The Global Commission on Adaptation report presents comprehensive adaptation and mitigation measures, the need to invest, and their benefits.
Month: September 2019
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Funding Water Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation
Sectors and organisations believe that protecting and building resilient water infrastructure for climate change adaptation needs funding.
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Are Greenland’s Ice Sheets and Glaciers Melting for Good?
Ice sheets and glaciers in Greenland are melting and receding, which results in sea-level rise. Know its impact on the land and people.
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Climate Change and Land – the IPCC Special Report
Climate change affects food production, and farming impacts the environment. IPPC shares some climate adaptation and mitigation measures.
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Building Climate Resilient Infrastructure – Critical Issues and Resolutions
Existing infrastructures were built using old climate data. There is a need for new methods and strategies to include new climate scenarios.
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Climate Change Adaptation for Transportation Infrastructure
Transport infrastructure must be climate change resilient because utility pipes, power and telecommunication lines run along with it.
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Climate Adaptation Capability and Its Relevance to Peace
The Global Peace Index 2019 says that climate change vulnerability is a peace factor. Can climate adaptation solutions help low GPI nations?
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Climate Adaptation Solutions Some Cities Are Implementing
Climate change events of cataclysmic proportion led some cities to design infrastructure with climate adaptation in mind.
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Demand and Cost of Building Climate Change Resilient Infrastructure in Asia
The ADB report, "Meeting Asia's Infrastructure Needs," looks into infrastructure investments, climate adaptation and mitigation needs.
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Does the Ocean Offer Solutions to Climate Change?
Most climate change studies focus on land-based mitigation efforts. This research article looks into the ocean for climate change solutions. Are there any?