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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Climate-change adaption"”.
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Perceptions of Climate Change adaption and learning Among residents of selected Areas of Zambia's Lusaka province
Climate change is deemed to be one of the most important issues facing humanity in the 21st Century and beyond. It is a complex issue that must never be viewed from a linear perspective. It cuts across various socio-ecological, political, economic and other issues. This study purposed to …
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Perceptions of Climate Change adaption and learning Among residents of selected Areas of Zambia's Lusaka province
Climate change is deemed to be one of the most important issues facing humanity in the 21st Century and beyond. It is a complex issue that must never be viewed from a linear perspective. It cuts across various socio-ecological, political, economic and other issues. This study purposed to …
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Community Resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaption: Learning with Coastal Communities in Central Vietnam
… through disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) programs to enhance the resilience of its coastal communities and reduce climate risks. These programs have contributed to significant declines in weather-related human fatalities, but the increases in human injuries …
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A political ecology of design : contested visions of urban climate change adaptation
… Asia, severe weather events and long-term climate impacts challenge how we live and work. As the debates over cities, planning, and climate change intensify, governments are proposing increasingly ambitious plans to respond to climate impacts. These involve extensive reconfigurations of …
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Enhancing resilience of women to hazards through mainstreaming gender into Disaster Risk Reduction policies in Botswana
… hazards (heavy rain storms) as a result of climate change. It is estimated that two-thirds of the world's disasters are related to climate change (Mitchell and van Aalst, 2008:1). Likewise, Botswana is currently experiencing an increase in the number of localised disasters climatological as …