Risk management and decision making in relation to sustainable development
Executive summary Increases in global mean surface temperature are projected to result in
continued permafrost degradation and coastal degradation (high confidence), increased …
continued permafrost degradation and coastal degradation (high confidence), increased …
The role of institutions in the transformation of coping capacity to sustainable adaptive capacity
How current coping capacity could be transformed into longer term adaptive capacity is a
crucial question for those involved in adaptation planning, especially to enhance …
crucial question for those involved in adaptation planning, especially to enhance …
[HTML][HTML] Climate change perceptions and local adaptation strategies of hazard-prone rural households in Bangladesh
Adaptation is a key strategy that can alleviate the severity of climate change impacts on
agriculture and food production. Adaptation strategies are unlikely to be effective without an …
agriculture and food production. Adaptation strategies are unlikely to be effective without an …
Desertification
A Mirzabaev, J Wu, J Evans, F García-Oliva… - 2019 - philpapers.org
Abstract IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND (SRCCL) Chapter 3:
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …
[HTML][HTML] Farmer's perception and factors determining the adaptation decisions to cope with climate change: An evidence from rural India
The farmer's adaptation decision to cope with climate change has drawn considerable
attention and recognition of the local and global scale's human-environmental approach. In …
attention and recognition of the local and global scale's human-environmental approach. In …
Rural areas
Rural areas still account for almost half the world's population, and about 70% of the
developing world's poor people.{9.1. 1}. There is a lack of clear definition of what constitutes …
developing world's poor people.{9.1. 1}. There is a lack of clear definition of what constitutes …
Community resilience and land degradation in forest and shrubland socio-ecological systems: Evidence from Gorgoglione, Basilicata, Italy
Assessing the resilience of communities is assuming greater importance at a time of global
economic upheaval, climatic and socio-demographic changes. The past 10–15 years have …
economic upheaval, climatic and socio-demographic changes. The past 10–15 years have …
Vulnerability to climatic change in riparian char and river-bank households in Bangladesh: Implication for policy, livelihoods and social development
Bangladesh is vulnerable to climate-driven hazards, including river-bank erosion causing
the loss of land and associated natural resources of riparian households, which threatens …
the loss of land and associated natural resources of riparian households, which threatens …
Contrasting ecosystem vegetation response in global drylands under drying and wetting conditions
Increasing aridity is one major consequence of ongoing global climate change and is
expected to cause widespread changes in key ecosystem attributes, functions, and …
expected to cause widespread changes in key ecosystem attributes, functions, and …
Livelihood cycle and vulnerability of rural households to climate change and hazards in Bangladesh
GMM Alam - Environmental management, 2017 - Springer
Rural riverine households in Bangladesh are confronted with many climate-driven hazards,
including riverbank erosion, which results in loss of productive land and other natural …
including riverbank erosion, which results in loss of productive land and other natural …