The NCCRA report showed NZ's most significant risks in 5 domains - natural environment, human, economy, and built environment, and governance.
Category: <span>Environment</span>
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Does the Plummeting Oil Prices Signal the End of the Fossil Fuel Era?
The Economist reports that oil giant companies are trying to sell their billion-dollar assets, cutting investments amid the worldwide plummeting oil prices.
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Ecosystem-based Approach to Climate Adaptation in Malmö, Sweden
The ecosystem-based adaptation of Augustenborg enabled them to control flooding, improve the city’s image, and enhance their stormwater and sewer systems.
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Climate Adaptation in Salt Lake County’s Watershed Management
In this YouTube video, the lecturer Marian Hubbard Rice explains how Salt Lake City has integrated climate change adaptation in its watershed management.
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Climate Change Adaptation and Impact in Asia Pacific Forests
The study shows that climate change's impacts differ in each region; adaptation strategies and policies should be appropriated and contextualised.
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Climate Adaptation and Mitigation in the Developing World’s Drylands
The paper presents research results and case studies on the use of innovative techniques to cope with drought and contribute to food security in dry areas.
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Effect of the Pandemic to Climate Change Explained
This interesting article published on Bloomberg discusses the benefits of the COVID-19 to the environment and whether it has slowed down climate change.
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Learning the Carbon Cycle and Anthropogenic Climate Change
The Economist's short film explains the Carbon Cycle, how its equilibrium works, and how human activities became one of the causes of climate change.
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Adapting to Floods by Creating “Sponge Cities” in China
Prof Kongjian Yu, after graduating from Harvard Univ. came back to China to create and design a "sponge city," an ecologically-based adaptation to flooding.
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Rapid Deforestation in Brazil and Climate Change Implications
The Economist magazine reports a worrying trend in Brazil currently. Deforestation is happening because of aggressive deregulation, and lagging enforcement.