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Estimation of potential impacts of climate change on growth and yield of temperate tree species

Ashraf, M.; Bourque, Charles; MacLean, David; Erdle, Thom; … - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 20 (2015) 1, pp. 159-178

Studies assessing impacts of climate change on forests are numerous, but most evaluate potential tree growth for current and future conditions at discrete time intervals, which is generally insufficient for developing short to medium term forest policies and strategies. Analysis of forest growth...

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A framework for analysing regional adaptive capacity assessments: challenges for methodology and policy making

Juhola, Sirkku; Kruse, Sylvia - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 20 (2015) 1, pp. 99-120

The assessment of regional vulnerability to climate change has become an important issue in climate change adaptation. In order to aid decision making in terms of prioritising adaptation action or allocating resources for adaptation measures, both scholars and policy makers emphasise the need...

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Small scale farmers’ vulnerability to climatic changes in southern Benin: the importance of farmers’ perceptions of existing institutions

Baudoin, Marie-Ange; Sanchez, Aida; Fandohan, Belarmain - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 19 (2014) 8, pp. 1195-1207

Farmers in rural Africa use a number of adaptive strategies to cope with observed climatic changes and their impacts on agriculture. Most studies on adaptive capacity focus on socio-economic parameters (such as poverty or education), and few provide detailed analysis on the role played by...

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Economic impacts of climate change on water resources in the coterminous United States

Henderson, James; Rodgers, Charles; Jones, Russell; … - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 20 (2015) 1, pp. 135-157

changes in water supply and demand as influenced by climate change. Water balances were modeled for the 99 assessment sub …-regions, and are presented for 18 water resource regions in the United States. Benefit functions are developed for irrigated … agriculture, municipal and domestic water use, commercial and industrial water use, and hydroelectric power generation …

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Integrating ecosystem services and climate change responses in coastal wetlands development plans for Bangladesh

Hossain, Md.; Hein, Lars; Rip, Frans; Dearing, John - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 20 (2015) 2, pp. 241-261

increase in rainfall of 25 % by the end of this century. Water diversion in the upstream regions of the Ganges River delta … contributes to increase water scarcity in the dry season. Enhanced rainfall and the immense pressure of water discharges from … upstream water sources are increasing the risk of floods and river erosion in the dry season. An increase in the water holding …

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The role of small scale sand dams in securing water supply under climate change in Ethiopia

Lasage, Ralph; Aerts, Jeroen; Verburg, Peter; Sileshi, Alemu - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 20 (2015) 2, pp. 317-339

Community-based water storage in semi arid areas can help to adapt to climate change and mitigate household water … shortages. Since little is known on the downstream effects of local water storage, this study employs a water balance model to … perform a catchment scale assessment of upscaling local scale water storage in sand dams. The impacts of increasing water …

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Relevant drivers of farmers’ decision behavior regarding their adaptation to climate change: a case study of two regions in Côte d’Ivoire

Comoé, Hermann; Siegrist, Michael - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 20 (2015) 2, pp. 179-199

In addition to many other stressors, climate change has emerged as one of the major threats for smallholder farmers from Toumodi in the center and Korhogo in the north of Côte d’Ivoire. This study examined farmers’ adaptation behavior with respect to subjective, socio-demographic,...

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Energy education and the dilemma of mitigating climate change

Perkins, John; Middlecamp, Catherine; Blockstein, David; … - In: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 4 (2014) 4, pp. 354-359

<Para ID="Par1">This study argues that enhanced energy education will help resolve the dilemmas of mitigating climate change and thus promote sustainability. Without enhanced energy literacy among both the energy workforce and citizens, society will be hard-pressed to make strategic choices about energy. We...</para>

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The social cost of carbon in U.S. regulatory impact analyses: an introduction and critique

Johnson, Laurie; Hope, Chris - In: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 2 (2012) 3, pp. 205-221

In 2010, as part of a rulemaking on efficiency standards, the U.S. government published its first estimates of the benefits of reducing CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> emissions, referred to as the social cost of carbon (SCC). Using three climate economic models, an interagency task force concluded that regulatory impact...</subscript>

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Incorporating climate change and morphological uncertainty into coastal change hazard assessments

Baron, Heather; Ruggiero, Peter; Wood, Nathan; Harris, Erica - In: Natural Hazards 75 (2015) 3, pp. 2081-2102

projections, and the frequency of major El Niño events. Extreme total water levels are more influenced by wave height variability …

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