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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Climate vulnerability"”.
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Analyzing the intersection of climate vulnerability and household food insecurity in northern ghana: a sustainable livelihoods approach
… challenge of the present time. Without doubt, climate change is one among a set of interconnected trends and risks facing agriculture and food systems, especially in the rural settings of developing countries. In Africa, rural households are adversely impacted by climate change. This is …
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An integrated approach to climate vulnerability and adaptation assessment of smallholder production systems: evidence from horticultural production in Ghana
The consequences of changing climate mainly impact negatively on agricultural production, particularly smallholder producers. Despite increased research on vulnerability and adaptation, African countries have still not realized their full potential in adapting to changing climate. Climate …
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The Impact of Welfare Colonialism on Inuit Responses to Climate Change in Qikiqtani, Canada
Climate instability in the Arctic poses large challenges for Inuit who live there and whilst climate vulnerability research is effective on many levels, this approach has been critiqued for overlooking the impacts of colonialism. Therefore, a niche exists that investigates how the ongoing issues of …
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Climate ready Boston? : identifying indicators to evaluate the City of Boston's efforts to implement its climate change adaptation initiatives
As a leader in municipal climate change adaptation, the City of Boston has recently updated its climate projections, completed a climate vulnerability assessment, and identified several resilience initiatives. To understand whether these initiatives are leading to a less vulnerable, more resilient …
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Moving towards climate-smart flood management in Bangkok and Tokyo
Managing the impacts of climate change is no longer a concern of the future, but a significant reality of the present. Preparing for, and mitigating extreme weather events and adapting to the gradual shift in climatic trends are pressing concerns, especially for local governments of coastal …
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Dryland vulnerability : typical patterns and dynamics in support of vulnerability reduction efforts
… advancing dryland development. The concept of vulnerability as applied in this dissertation describes this relation as encompassing the exposure to climate, market and other stresses as well as the sensitivity of the systems to these stresses and their capacity to adapt. With regard to the …
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The nature of choice: unraveling individual decision-making for climate-adaptation, science-participation, and environmental stewardship in Mexico
… of internal cognitive factors like climate perceptions and motivations as well as environmental, socio-economic, and demographics factors remains siloed in their respective disciplines of social psychology and environmental psychology. This dissertation addresses these deficiencies …
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Análisis de vulnerabilidad y medidas de adaptación de cambio climático para el Puerto Compas Tolú
El presente documento tiene como propósito analizar e identificar los riesgos frente al cambio climático que presenta el Puerto de la Compañía de Puertos Asociados S.A.S (Compas S.A.S) localizado en el municipio de Santiago de Tolú (Sucre). Inicialmente se realiza una breve presentación de la …