Klimafolgenanpassung
English translation: adapting to climate change
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1adjustment to the consequences of climate change Explanation: or adaptation to the consequences.... |
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adaptation to the consequences of climate change Explanation: Climate Change and changing water availability threatens different people in different ways. Poor and vulnerable groups suffer most from a changing climate, whilst they are not reckoned with, and they have no say in decisions regarding adaptation. The problems and needs of these groups should lie at the heart of adaptation to the consequences of climate change. http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:zy3GFMSlilYJ:portal.wor... Adaptation to the consequences of climate change is another critical community planning challenge. Cities and counties must consider how to protect their communities from the potentially increased environmental hazards and impacts related to sea-level rise, coastal storms and erosion, modified flood hydrographs, increased stress on levees, wildfire risks, and growing demands for water supply while the Sierra snowpack shrinks. http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:kgLyM2NFHXgJ:www.calapa... -- national and international agencies to adequately support comprehensive observation and research programs that can clarify the urgency and extent of needed mitigation and promote adaptation to the consequences of climate change, http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:dTUHw2t1y5wJ:www.iamas.... |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1climate change adaptation Explanation: DE Irene Lucius ist Associate bei Ecologic, befasst mit den Themen nachhaltiges Küstenzonenmanagement und Klimafolgenanpassung. http://ecologic.eu/de/2130 EN Irene Lucius is an Associate with Ecologic. She deals with topics such as integrated coastal zone management and climate change adaptation. http://ecologic.eu/2131 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2009-10-07 21:51:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) http://www.idrc.ca/ccaa/ altogether some 400,000 google hits for this term http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&safe=active&num=100&q="cli... |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +6
peer agreement (net): +6adapting to climate change Explanation: is the simple version I would use. see: # Adapting to climate change - Oxfam GB - leading charity working to ... www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we.../climate_change/bp104_climate.ht... - Similar - # [PDF] ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View postnote October 2006 Number 269 Adapting to climate change in developing countries Page 2 .... how the UK is adapting to climate change itself. The UK ... www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/postpn269.pdf - Similar - # Adapting to climate change - Research Theme 3 3 Jul 2008 ... examining ways to adapt to unavoidable climate change, whether gradual changes in average conditions, rapid changes as have happened in the ... tyndall.uea.ac.uk/research/theme3/theme3.shtml - Cached - Similar - # London Climate Change Partnership| Publications | Adapting to ... The Adapting to climate change: a case study companion to the checklist for development provides case studies of developments or buildings that use ... www.london.gov.uk/lccp/publications/adapting-mar07.jsp - Cached - Similar - # Practical Action - Adapting to climate change 11 Oct 2007 ... Around the world, Practical Action is working together with people to help them adapt to the effects of climate change. practicalaction.org/disaster.../climatechange_adaptation |
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