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2. Enabling conditions for integrating government institutions for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the SADC region and beyond.
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Nemakonde, Livhuwani D. and Van Niekerk, Dewald
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CLIMATE change ,EXTREME weather ,PUBLIC institutions ,DISASTERS - Abstract
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- 2023
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3. How is climate change adaptation aid allocated? A study of climate justice in Ecuador.
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Cisneros, Paul and Ilbay-Yupa, Mercy
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CLIMATE change adaptation ,CLIMATE justice ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,CURRENT distribution ,GOVERNMENT aid - Abstract
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- 2023
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4. Casas resilientes en Puerto Rico: resistir al desastre redefiniendo la vivienda.
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Rivera-Crespo, Omayra and Rodríguez, Yara Colón
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- 2021
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5. Do Administrative Traditions Matter for Climate Change Adaptation Policy? A Comparative Analysis of 32 High‐Income Countries.
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Biesbroek, Robbert, Lesnikowski, Alexandra, Ford, James D., Berrang‐Ford, Lea, and Vink, Martinus
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ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,ACCLIMATIZATION ,ENVIRONMENTAL impact analysis ,PUBLIC administration ,BUREAUCRACY ,HIGH-income countries - Abstract
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- 2018
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6. THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ELECTRICITY DEMAND. CASE STUDY IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY.
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Solaun, Kepa and Cerdá, Emilio
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ELECTRIC power consumption ,CLIMATE change ,AIR conditioning ,COLD (Temperature) ,DECISION making - Abstract
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- 2020
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7. Planning for Climate Leadership.
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Infield, Elisabeth, Shi, Linda, García, Ivis, Minner, Jennifer, Whittington, Jan, Goh, Kian, Hsu, David, Agyeman, Julian, Boswell, Michael, and Stone, Brian
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CLIMATE change mitigation ,CLIMATE research ,GREENHOUSE gas mitigation ,CLIMATE change ,CLIMATE justice ,CARBON dioxide mitigation - Abstract
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- 2023
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8. Implementación de un sistema de alerta temprana integral contra las inundaciones urbanas y desbordamientos de sistemas de saneamiento: el Proyecto LIFE BAETULO
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Montse Martínez Puentes, Beniamino Russo, Andrea Paindelli, Paula Recolons Lopez-Pinto, Rubens Hernández Pérez, Joaquin Bofill Ananos, Josep Montes Carretero, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental, and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Geo2Aqua - Monitoring, modelling and geomatics for hydro-geomorphological processes
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Enginyeria civil::Geologia::Hidrologia [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] ,Urban floods ,Risk management ,Inundación urbana ,Desbordamientos del sistema de saneamiento ,Inundacions -- Catalunya ,Climate change adaptation ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Integrated early warning system ,Sistema de alerta temprana ,Evaluación de riesgo ,Floods -- Catalonia ,Adaptación al cambio climático - Abstract
[EN] LIFE BAETULO (www.life-BAETULO.eu) is an European pilot project led by AQUATEC, funded by the LIFE Climate Action programme, with a budget of around 1.2 million of euros and with a duration of 2.5 years (from July 2020 to December 2022). An Integrated Early Warning System was developed and implemented in Badalona as a technical and adaption measure to reduce exposure and vulnerability of urban assets and citizens to climate change. The system considers major climate change-derived hazards such as floods, combined sewer overflows (CSOs) (mainly addressed in this paper), but also storm surges, heat and cold waves, snowfalls, windstorms, air pollution and forest fires. The platform was built on top of existing infrastructure such as meteorological and weather services, drainage infrastructure monitoring systems and official information channels. BAETULO adopted a multi-risk approach, in contrast with classic sectorial solutions which focus on just one hazard at a time. This paper describes the objectives of the project, the solution architecture, the validation methodology and the benefits for the city of Badalona., [ES] LIFE BAETULO (www.life-BAETULO.eu) ha sido un proyecto piloto de adaptación al cambio climático liderado por AQUATEC y con presupuesto de 1.2 millones de euros, financiado por la Comisión Europea en el marco del programa LIFE Climate Action. El objetivo del proyecto ha sido el desarrollo y la implementación de un sistema de Alerta Temprana Integral Multirriesgo en la ciudad de Badalona para reducir la exposición y la vulnerabilidad de los ciudadanos frente a los eventos climáticos. La duración de LIFE BAETULO ha sido de dos años y medio (Julio 2020 - Diciembre 2022). Tanto la fase de desarrollo como de implementación han contado con la participación de diferentes entidades como el Ayuntamiento de Badalona, el Área Metropolitana de Barcelona y Aigües de Barcelona, también socios del proyecto. Los principales peligros climáticos que permite gestionar el sistema de alerta integral son las inundaciones pluviales urbanas, los desbordamientos del sistema de saneamiento (DSS) (estas dos amenazas principalmente tratadas en este artículo), los temporales marítimos, las olas de calor y de frío, las nevadas, los temporales de viento, los incendios forestales y los episodios de contaminación atmosférica. El proyecto ha proporcionado un sistema capaz de detectar de manera temprana dichos eventuales peligros climáticos y ayudar en la gestión de eventos de crisis asociados a su ocurrencia. Como colofón al proyecto se ha desarrollado también una aplicación móvil como canal de comunicación del sistema con la ciudadanía, operadores y otros actores locales involucrados. BAETULO adopta un enfoque multirriesgo, en contraste con las soluciones sectoriales clásicas que se enfocan en un solo peligro a la vez. Este artículo describe los objetivos del proyecto, la arquitectura de la solución, la metodología de validación y los beneficios para la ciudad de Badalona., El Proyecto LIFE BAETULO se ha llevado a cabo gracias a la financiación del programa LIFE Climate Action LIFE19 CCA/ES/001180-LIFE BAETULO
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- 2023
9. Vulnerabilidad y adaptación al cambio climático: debates acerca del concepto de vulnerabilidad y su medición.
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Lampis, Andrea
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CLIMATE change ,BIOLOGICAL adaptation ,PSYCHOLOGICAL vulnerability ,ENVIRONMENTAL risk assessment ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy - Abstract
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- 2013
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10. Identifying climate change refugia for South American biodiversity.
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Sales, Lilian P. and Pires, Mathias M.
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CLIMATE change models ,SPECIES diversity ,SPECIES distribution ,FOREST microclimatology ,BIODIVERSITY - Abstract
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- 2023
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11. Urban Heat Management in Louisville, Kentucky: A Framework for Climate Adaptation Planning.
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Stone Jr., Brian, Lanza, Kevin, Mallen, Evan, Vargo, Jason, and Russell, Armistead
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GREEN infrastructure ,HEAT waves (Meteorology) ,WASTE minimization ,WASTE heat ,TREE planting ,URBAN heat islands ,CITIES & towns - Abstract
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- 2023
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12. WATER CO-MANAGEMENT BETWEEN PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY ACTORS AS A TOOL FOR ADAPTATION TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: THE CASE OF SANTA CLARA DE SAN MILLÁN COMMUNE, DM QUITO.
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Pacheco-Peña, Daniel, Lema-Quinga, Luis, and Yánez-Moretta, Patricio
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CLIMATE change adaptation ,FISHERY co-management ,CLIMATE change ,GEOGRAPHIC information system software ,COMMUNITIES ,WATER management ,NATURAL resources ,COMMUNAL living - Abstract
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- 2023
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13. Coordinating Plans for Climate Adaptation.
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Woodruff, Sierra C
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LAND use planning ,URBAN planning ,ENVIRONMENTAL protection planning - Abstract
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- 2022
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14. Desafíos de la gestión territorial integral, para la implementación de estrategias de adaptación al cambio climático.
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Segura Guerrero, Edwin, López Bernal, Oswaldo, and Figueroa Casas, Apolinar
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CLIMATE change adaptation ,COMMUNITIES ,PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation ,DECISION making ,SUCCESS - Abstract
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- 2022
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15. Analytical framework for integrating climate change mitigation and adaptation in local urban planning policy.
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RAPARTHI, Kiranmayi
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CLIMATE change adaptation ,CLIMATE change mitigation ,URBAN planning ,URBAN policy ,CITIES & towns ,CLIMATE change - Abstract
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- 2022
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16. Early warning system on extreme weather events for disaster risk reduction.
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Valencia, Jacipt Alexander Ramón, Gonzalez, Jordi Rafael Palacios, Granados, German Ricardo Santos, and Valencia, Jarol Derley Ramón
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NUMERICAL weather forecasting ,WEATHER ,WATERSHEDS ,FINANCIAL risk ,DISASTERS - Abstract
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- 2019
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17. Public Bureaucracy and Climate Change Adaptation.
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Biesbroek, Robbert, Peters, B. Guy, and Tosun, Jale
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BUREAUCRACY ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy - Abstract
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- 2018
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18. New frontiers in agricultural geography: transformations, food security, land grabs and climate change.
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Robinson, Guy M.
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AGRICULTURAL geography ,CLIMATE change ,FOOD security ,FOOD consumption ,PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation - Abstract
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- 2018
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19. Effects of temperature and precipitation on grassland bird nesting success as mediated by patch size.
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Zuckerberg, Benjamin, Ribic, Christine A., and McCauley, Lisa A.
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BIRD ecology ,CLIMATE change ,GRASSLAND conservation ,NEST building ,METEOROLOGICAL precipitation - Abstract
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- 2018
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20. Threatening Dystopias: Development and Adaptation Regimes in Bangladesh.
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Paprocki, Kasia
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ACCLIMATIZATION ,CLIMATE change ,DYSTOPIAS ,EMIGRATION & immigration ,URBANIZATION - Abstract
Development in Bangladesh is increasingly defined by and through an adaptation regime, a socially and historically specific configuration of power that governs the landscape of possible intervention in the face of climate change. It includes institutions of development, research, media, and science, as well as various state actors both nationally and internationally. The adaptation regime operates through three interrelated processes: imagination, experimentation, and dispossession. Each of these processes is produced and manifested both materially and epistemically. The adaptation regime is built on a vision of development in which urbanization and export-led growth are both desirable and inevitable. For the rural poor, this entails dispossession from agrarian livelihoods and outmigration. As this shift contributes to the expansion of production of export commodities such as garments and frozen shrimp, the threat of climate change and its associated migrations is reframed as an opportunity for development and growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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21. A medio siglo de manejo pesquero en el noroeste de México, el futuro de la pesca como sistema socioecológico.
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Cisneros-Montemayor, Andrés M. and Cisneros-Mata, Miguel A.
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FISHERY management ,FISHERIES & the environment ,FISHERIES - Abstract
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- 2018
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22. Connecting today's climates to future climate analogs to facilitate movement of species under climate change.
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Littlefield, Caitlin E., McRae, Brad H., Michalak, Julia L., Lawler, Joshua J., and Carroll, Carlos
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SPECIES distribution ,CLIMATE change ,DISPERSAL (Ecology) ,ANTHROPOGENIC effects on nature ,BIOLOGICAL adaptation - Abstract
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- 2017
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23. Casas resilientes en Puerto Rico: resistir al desastre redefiniendo la vivienda
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Yara M. Colón Rodríguez and Omayra Rivera-Crespo
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Quality of life ,reconstruction ,Calidad de vida ,asentamiento humano ,Climate change adaptation ,Context (language use) ,Resistance (psychoanalysis) ,Housing design ,NA1-9428 ,Two stages ,Adaptación al cambio climático ,housing design ,Reconstrucción ,Architecture ,Agency (sociology) ,diseño de vivienda ,Sociology ,Resilience (network) ,Socioeconomic status ,climate change adaptation ,Welfare economics ,Interpretation (philosophy) ,Human settlements ,human settlements ,quality of life ,adaptación al cambio climático ,calidad de vida ,Reconstruction ,Asentamiento humano ,reconstrucción ,Diseño de vivienda - Abstract
Resumen El propósito de este artículo de reflexión es indagar sobre el concepto de resiliencia, como potenciador de resistencia en el caso de la vivienda y en un contexto posdesastre, natural y socioeconómico, en Puerto Rico. La resiliencia/resistencia se proponen como dos estadios de un proceso posible, radical y esperanzador. Algunos de los objetivos son: demostrar cómo es una casa resiliente/resistente, qué cualidades la constituyen y cómo esta puede posibilitar formas reales de resistencia física y social. La revisión bibliográfica asiste en la definición del problema y la pertinencia de la investigación, además de aportar algunas consideraciones teóricas sobre el desastre, la resiliencia y la casa, y en proveer referencias con las cuales ampliar la interpretación. La metodología consiste, principalmente, en el análisis de procesos de agenciamiento del espacio y proyectos de vivienda en Puerto Rico que han buscado resistir ante el desastre. Como parte de los resultados, se trazan parámetros para que la casa pueda resistir al desastre en todas sus facetas. Abstract The purpose of this reflection article is to investigate the concept of resilience as a resistance enhancer in the case of housing in a natural and socioeconomic post-disaster context, in Puerto Rico. Resilience/resistance are proposed as two stages of a possible, radical and hopeful process. The objectives of this paper are: to demonstrate what a resilient/resistant house looks like, what qualities constitute it and how it can enable real forms of physical and social resistance. The bibliographic review supports the definition of the problem and the relevance of the research, in addition to contributing some theoretical considerations on disaster, resilience and housing, and providing references to broaden the interpretation. The methodology consists mainly of the analysis of spatial agency processes and housing projects in Puerto Rico seeking to resist disaster. As part of the results, parameters are outlined so that the house can resist the disaster in all its facets.
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- 2021
24. What Shapes Colombia’s Foreign Position on Climate Change?
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Maria Camila Bustos
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History ,Adaptação à mudança climática ,unfccc ,Sociology and Political Science ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,climate change adaptation (Thesaurus) ,Developing country ,Climate change ,02 engineering and technology ,ailac ,Colombia ,unfccc (convención marco de las naciones unidas sobre el cambio climático) ,lcsh:Political science (General) ,Political science ,unfccc (convenção-quadro das nações unidas sobre mudanças climáticas) ,050602 political science & public administration ,mudança climática ,lcsh:JA1-92 ,climate change adaptation ,UNFCCC (author) ,021110 strategic, defence & security studies ,05 social sciences ,lcsh:International relations ,Colômbia ,International economics ,política exterior ,0506 political science ,climate change ,foreign policy ,adaptación al cambio climático ,Foreign policy ,Political Science and International Relations ,Position (finance) ,AILAC ,cambio climático ,lcsh:JZ2-6530 - Abstract
Colombia presents a revealing and much needed case study which helps us to understand the formulation of foreign policy on climate change in rising developing countries. This paper analyzes the main factors which shape Colombia’s position, and provides useful insights into the evolution of the country’s international stance on climate change and the role in it of the bargaining among government agencies and interest groups. It concludes that Colombia´s policy has been governed by its institutional structure, ecological vulnerability, emission abatement costs, wish to enhance its global prestige and seek benefits from international cooperation, strategic aims at the United Nations climate negotiations, and the limited influence of domestic pressure groups. Colombia presenta un revelador y muy necesario estudio de caso que ayuda a comprender la formulación de la política exterior con relación al cambio climático en países emergentes en vías de desarrollo. El presente artículo analiza los factores principales que determinan la posición de Colombia y provee perspectivas útiles de la evolución de la postura internacional sobre el cambio climático y el papel de este en las negociaciones entre agencias del gobierno y grupos de interés. Se concluye que la política colombiana ha tenido fuerte influencia de la estructura institucional, la vulnerabilidad ecológica, los costos de la reducción de emisiones, el deseo de reforzar el prestigio mundial y la búsqueda de beneficios por cooperación internacional, los objetivos estratégicos de las negociaciones sobre el clima de las Naciones Unidas y la limitada influencia de grupos de presión locales. a Colômbia apresenta um revelador e muito necessário estudo de caso que ajuda a compreender a formulação da política exterior a respeito da mudança climática em países emergentes em vias de desenvolvimento. Este artigo analisa os fatores principais que determinam a posição da Colômbia e oferece perspectivas úteis da evolução do posicionamento internacional sobre a mudança climática e o papel desta nas negociações entre agências do governo e grupos de interesse. Conclui-se que a política colombiana vem tendo forte influência da estrutura institucional, da vulnerabilidade ecológica, dos custos da redução de emissões, do desejo de reforçar o prestígio mundial, da busca de benefícios por cooperação internacional, dos objetivos estratégicos das negociações sobre o clima das Nações Unidas e da limitada influência de grupos de pressão locais.
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- 2018
25. Beyond Adapting to Climate Change: Embedding Adaptation in Responses to Multiple Threats and Stresses.
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Wilbanks, ThomasJ. and Kates, RobertW.
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CLIMATE change ,ENVIRONMENTAL history ,CLIMATOLOGY ,CLIMATE & civilization ,ECONOMIC development & the environment ,RISK management in business - Abstract
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- 2010
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26. Fatores que determinam a posição da política exterior da Colômbia quanto à mudança climática
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Bustos, María Camila
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adaptação à mudança climática ,Colômbia ,Colombia ,política exterior ,UNFCCC ,climate change ,foreign policy ,adaptación al cambio climático ,UNFCCC (Convenção-Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre Mudanças Climáticas) ,AILAC ,mudança climática ,cambio climático ,climate change adaptation ,UNFCCC (Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático - Abstract
Colombia presents a revealing and much needed case study which helps us to understand the formulation of foreign policy on climate change in rising developing countries. This paper analyzes the main factors which shape Colombia’s position, and provides useful insights into the evolution of the country’s international stance on climate change and the role in it of the bargaining among government agencies and interest groups. It concludes that Colombia´s policy has been governed by its institutional structure, ecological vulnerability, emission abatement costs, wish to enhance its global prestige and seek benefits from international cooperation, strategic aims at the United Nations climate negotiations, and the limited influence of domestic pressure groups. RESUMEN: Colombia presenta un revelador y muy necesario estudio de caso que ayuda a comprender la formulación de la política exterior con relación al cambio climático en países emergentes en vías de desarrollo. El presente artículo analiza los factores principales que determinan la posición de Colombia y provee perspectivas útiles de la evolución de la postura internacional sobre el cambio climático y el papel de este en las negociaciones entre agencias del gobierno y grupos de interés. Se concluye que la política colombiana ha tenido fuerte influencia de la estructura institucional, la vulnerabilidad ecológica, los costos de la reducción de emisiones, el deseo de reforzar el prestigio mundial y la búsqueda de beneficios por cooperación internacional, los objetivos estratégicos de las negociaciones sobre el clima de las Naciones Unidas y la limitada influencia de grupos de presión locales. RESUMO: A Colômbia apresenta um revelador e muito necessário estudo de caso que ajuda a compreender a formulação da política exterior a respeito da mudança climática em países emergentes em vias de desenvolvimento. Este artigo analisa os fatores principais que determinam a posição da Colômbia e oferece perspectivas úteis da evolução do posicionamento internacional sobre a mudança climática e o papel desta nas negociações entre agências do governo e grupos de interesse. Conclui-se que a política colombiana vem tendo forte influência da estrutura institucional, da vulnerabilidade ecológica, dos custos da redução de emissões, do desejo de reforçar o prestígio mundial, da busca de benefícios por cooperação internacional, dos objetivos estratégicos das negociações sobre o clima das Nações Unidas e da limitada influência de grupos de pressão locais.
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- 2018
27. La adaptación al cambio climático en la ciudad de Alicante. Medidas adoptadas desde la gestión de los recursos hídricos
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Morote Seguido, Álvaro Francisco, Olcina, Jorge, Hernández-Hernández, María, Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Análisis Geográfico Regional y Geografía Física, Universidad de Alicante. Instituto Interuniversitario de Geografía, Clima y Ordenación del Territorio, Grupo de Investigación en Historia y Clima, and Agua y Territorio
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Inundación ,Consumption ,Resilience ,Mitigation ,Aguas pluviales ,Rainwater ,Resiliencia ,Consumo ,Flood ,Adaptación al cambio climático - Abstract
En la actualidad, las políticas y medidas de adaptación al cambio climático son uno de los grandes retos que afrontan las sociedades. En el ámbito mediterráneo, sus consecuencias se manifestarán en una mayor frecuencia de los episodios de sequía y episodios de lluvias de gran intensidad horaria. Ello hará cada vez más complejo garantizar el suministro de agua, especialmente en áreas con estrés hídrico y agravar el riesgo de inundación. En este trabajo se analizarán las actuaciones adoptadas en la ciudad de Alicante para reducir y adaptarse al cambio climático con particular atención a lo que se refiere a la gestión de los recursos hídricos y, especialmente, en relación con el uso de las aguas pluviales. Como principal conclusión extraída, se puede señalar que el nuevo uso del agua de lluvia ha permitido, por un lado, reducir el gasto de agua potable para determinados usos municipales y, por otro, aminorar el riesgo de inundación coincidiendo con episodios de lluvias intensas. Currently, policies and measures to adapt to Climate Change are one of the major challenges of the societies. In the Mediterranean area, its consequences will be manifested in a greater frequency of drought episodes and high‐intensity rainfall episodes. This will make it increasingly complex to guarantee water supply, especially in water stress areas and aggravate the risk of flooding. This paper will analyze the actions taken in the city of Alicante to reduce and adapt to Climate Change with particular attention to the management of water resources and especially in relation to the use of rainwater. As the main conclusion drawn, it can be pointed out that the new use of rainwater has allowed, on the one hand, to reduce the consumption of drinking water for certain municipal uses and, on the other hand, to reduce the risk of flooding coinciding with episodes of intense rains. Esta investigación es resultado del Proyecto de investigación “Usos y gestión de recursos hídricos no convencionales en el litoral de las regiones de Valencia y Murcia como estrategia de adaptación a la sequía” (CSO2015‐65182‐C2‐2‐P) financiado por el Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad.
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- 2018
28. Adaptación a la variabilidad climática entre los caficultores de las cuencas de los ríos Porce y Chinchiná, Colombia
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Sandra Turbay, Jorge Julián Vélez, Olga Lucía Ocampo, Beatriz Nates, and Fabio Jaramillo
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climate variability ,coffee growers in Colombia ,adaptación al cambio climático, caficultura, agroecología, variabilidad climática ,coffee ,Geography, Planning and Development ,lcsh:G1-922 ,climate extreme events ,Extreme weather ,Caficultura - Colombia ,Geography. Anthropology. Recreation ,Cambio climático ,variabilidad climática ,coffee plant agriculture ,Precipitation ,Geography (General) ,Agroforestry ,agroecología ,lcsh:Geography. Anthropology. Recreation ,Caficultores ,vulnerability to climate change ,Agroturismo ,Agroecología ,Geography ,governance ,lcsh:G ,caficultura ,adaptación al cambio climático ,G1-922 ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Adaptation ,Caficultura ,Adaptation to climate change ,lcsh:Geography (General) - Abstract
ResumenEste artículo pretende dar cuenta de las prácticas usadas por algunos caficultores de dos cuencas andinas colombianas para enfrentar la variabilidad climática. La información fue recogida a través de entrevistas, observaciones en las fincas y talleres. Los resultados indican que el manejo de la sombra en los cafetales, la renovación con variedades resistentes a la roya, la asociación de cultivos, las coberturas vegetales, la siembra escalonada y la reforestación son estrategias utilizadas para minimizar los efectos de la variabilidad climática. Sin embargo, en una de las cuencas estas estrategias son más frecuentes que en la otra, donde la producción ha cambiado hacia un sistema más tecnificado. Los caficultores utilizan además otras alternativas como el agroturismo, la integración de la mano de obra familiar, la asociatividad comunitaria y gremial, el jornaleo y estrategias de comercialización como los mercados justos y las certificaciones que ayudan a mejorar los precios de venta para resistir los momentos de crisis.AbstractThis article seeks to explain the practices used by small farmers to cope with climate variability and extreme weather events in the basins of the Chinchiná and Porce rivers located on the central Andes in Colombia. The information wasglacie collected through interviews, observations on farms and workshops with farmers. Additionally historical averages on temperature, precipitation and sunshine were compared with those values recorded in 2010 during the transition between El Niño an La Niña events. During the first quarter of 2010 the average temperature in Chinchiná increased by 1.4 C° and the solar brightness by 14%, while the precipitation experienced a 46% reduction. In contrast, during the second half of the year there was a decrease of 0.8 C° in temperature, a 31% reduction in solar brightness and an increase in precipitation of 62%. The coffee production in the years 2011 and 2012 was the lowest in the country in the last 35 years despite the cultivated area increased. These changes affected the coffee plantations and substantially decreased grain coffe production. Coffee production in the years 2011 and 2012 was the lowest in the country in the last 35 years despite the cultivated area increase. These fall in coffee production was also a result of the renewal with rust resistant varieties, which at that time had not yet begun to produce. Most of the farmers have 5 hectares or less and are union members in the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia (fncc), which provides multiple services to them including an extension service with spread of the findings of field investigations carried out by the National Coffee Research Center (cenicafe). These study results indicates some strategies used by peasants to minimize the effects of climate variability: the shade management in coffee plantations, especially with banana (Musa sp.) and guamo (Inga sp); their renewal with the rust resistant variety named Castillo; the association of crops, particularly coffee, maize and bean; the use of mulches, organic fertilizers and mycorrhizae; a proper fertilization; the cultivation of two-axis coffee plants; the staggered planting of coffee in different plots and the reforestation of hillsides and births water, especially with (Guadua angustifolia), are strategies used to minimize the effects of climate variability. However these strategies are more frequent in Porce than in Chinchiná where sun coffee plantations and intensive agriculture are predominants. The article indicates that adaptation to climate variability is not achieved only by technological measures if do not decrease the sources of vulnerability of the rural population. The farmers are more exposed to the effects of weather because of their poverty, as a result of building on steep slopes, by cause of the volatility in the international price of coffee, by virtue of the exchange rate, due to the lack of a culture of crop insurance and for the lack of generational renewal in agriculture. Additionally peasants in Chinchiná faced threats of earthquakes, eruption of Nevado del Ruiz volcano, susceptibility of volcanic soils to mass removals and glacier melting, an increasingly process accelerated by climate change. This paper also highlights the social, economic and political adaptation strategies to climate variability. We found that the resilience of rural households increases when resorting to agrotourism, integration of family labor, associations, political mobilization for claiming benefits, casual wage labor on other farms, integration to fair markets coffee and coffee certifications that increase the price of This work also highlights the social, economic and political adaptation strategies to climate variability. We found that the resilience of rural households increases when resorting to the agrotourism, integration of family labor, the union associations, political mobilization for claiming benefits, the casual wage labor on other farms, the integration to fair markets of coffee and coffee certifications that increase the price of grain of coffee grain. Not all spontaneous adaptation measures are positive, it is necessary to evaluate the experience of many coffee farms of medium length that were converted to livestock, rural tourism and citrus growing. Since climate change and climate variability has increased the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, this work also helps to identify vulnerabilities and adaptation of rural populations to climate change and extreme events.
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29. Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change; Debates over the Concept of Vulnerability and Its Measurement
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Lampis, Andrea
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vulnerabilidade ,riesgo ,adaptation, climate change ,climate change adaptation policy ,enfoque riesgo-amenaza ,vulnerabilidad ,vulnerability ,políticas públicas de adaptación ,abordagem riscoameaça ,adaptación al cambio climático ,adaptação às mudanças climáticas ,risco ,políticas públicas de adaptação ,riskhazard approach ,risk - Abstract
Resumen La existencia de definiciones contrastantes acerca de la vulnerabilidad al cambio climático plantea un desafío central para la relación entre la ciencia y las políticas públicas para la adaptación a este. Tras revisar las principales corrientes de conceptualización de la vulnerabilidad al cambio climático, el artículo critica la utilización del enfoque de riesgo-amenaza como base conceptual para su medición. Con ejemplos concretos se ilustra cómo el concepto de vulnerabilidad resultante es profundamente diferente en cuanto al tipo de conocimiento generado y al enfoque epistemológico empleado dependiendo de si se utiliza el concepto de vulnerabilidad inherente o el de vulnerabilidad resultante. El trabajo concluye que la utilización de uno u otro conlleva políticas públicas radicalmente diferentes en sus alcances. Resumo A existência de definições contrastantes sobre a vulnerabilidade às mudanças climáticas representa um desafio fundamental para a relação entre a ciência e as políticas públicas para a adaptação a esta. Após revisar as principais correntes de conceitos acerca da vulnerabilidade às mudanças climáticas, o artigo critica a utilização da abordagem de risco-ameaça como base conceitual para a sua medição. Com exemplos concretos ilustra-se como o conceito de vulnerabilidade resultante é profundamente diferente em relação ao tipo de conhecimento gerado e à abordagem epistemológica empregados dependendo de se utilizar o conceito de vulnerabilidade inerente ou o conceito de vulnerabilidade resultante. O trabalho conclui que a utilização de um ou outro implica políticas públicas radicalmente diferentes nos seus alcances. Abstract The existence of contrasting definitions of vulnerability to climate change poses a crucial challenge for the relationship between science and public policy in the context of adaptation to climate change. After reviewing the mainstream conceptualization of vulnerability to climate change, the article criticizes the use of the risk-hazard approach as a conceptual basis for measuring that vulnerability. Using concrete examples, the article illustrates how the resulting concept of vulnerability varies profoundly with respect to the type of knowledge generated and the epistemological approach depending on whether the concept of inherent vulnerability or that of outcome vulnerability is used. The paper concludes that the use of one or the other leads to public policies that are radically different in scope.
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30. La Reserva de la Biósfera Cinturón Andino, Colombia: ¿Una región modelo de estrategias de adaptación al cambio climático y el desarrollo regional sustentable?
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Borsdorf, Axel, Mergili, Martin, and Ortega, Luis Alfonso
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organizaciones de la sociedad civil ,Biosphere reserve ,Reservas de la biósfera ,mountain agriculture ,adaptación al cambio climático ,servicios ecosistémicos ,civil society organizations ,ecosystem services ,climate change adaptation ,agricultura de montaña - Abstract
La cuenca del río Piedras en la Reserva de la Biósfera Cinturón Andino puede considerarse un laboratorio para el desarrollo de iniciativas orientadas a la aplicación de técnicas de agricultura sustentable, adaptadas a las condiciones del cambio climático. Las estrategias utilizadas se basan en el fortalecimiento del capital social y buscan mejorar las condiciones de vida de la población rural y conservar la biodiversidad y servicios ecosistémicos. Este trabajo identifica indicadores de cambio climático evidenciados por la población local y evalúa el éxito de las estrategias utilizadas, para considerarlas en otros contextos de áreas montañosas. Los resultados indican que las estrategias aplicadas son exitosas para asegurar la producción agrícola y los servicios ecosistémicos en un contexto de cambio climático. Sin embargo, mayores avances en la calidad de vida y seguridad social son todavía dificultados por las limitaciones financieras. The Río Las Piedras basin in the Biosphere Reserve Cinturón Andino (Colombia) serves as a laboratory for initiatives directed towards sustainable agricultural techniques adapted to climate change conditions. Building on an improved social capital, the strategies applied aim at the improvement of the livelihood of the rural population and at the conservation of biodiversity and other ecosystem services. The present paper identifies the indicators of climate change experienced by the local population and tries to evaluate the success of the strategies applied in order to assess the applicability of such strategies to other mountain areas. The results indicate that the strategies applied are largely successful in ensuring the agricultural production and the ecosystem services also under changing climatic conditions. However, further improvement of the livelihood and social security are impeded by limited financial resources.
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- 2013
31. De la «ciudad resiliente» a la resiliencia urbana. Un estado de la cuestión sobre la comprensión e integración de la perspectiva de la resiliencia en sistemas urbanos
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Lorenzo Chelleri
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Sostenibilitat ,Adaptation au changement climatique ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Dévelopment durable ,Ciudades en transición ,Transition towns ,Transicions urbanes ,Resilient cities ,Ciudad resiliente ,Villes en transition ,Villes résiliente ,Resilience (network) ,Earth-Surface Processes ,Ciutats resilients ,Sostenibilidad ,Geography ,Sustainability ,Resiliència urbana ,Urban resilience ,Urban system ,Adaptación al cambio climatico ,Adaptació al canvi climàtic ,Cartography ,Humanities ,Résilience urbaine ,Adaptation to climate change ,Resiliencia urban - Abstract
El concepte de resiliència sembla que actualment ha perdut significat. La banalització del concepte es deu, potser, a la proliferació del seu denominador comú o «capacitat de fer front a les pertorbacions» en moltes disciplines diferents. Un problema que se’n deriva és la manca de comprensió d’un nou concepte relacionat amb l’adaptació al canvi climàtic: «Resilient City». En aquest article, es pretén revisar l’evolució i les perspectives diferents del concepte de resiliència i analitzar la possible relació i aplicació d’aquestes perspectives a l’àmbit urbà. Un resultat de la revisió són les possibles malinterpretacions de la resiliència aplicada a l’ambient urbà quan ens referim a la principal propietat de conservació (resiliència entesa com a recuperació i tornada a l’estat previ després d’una pertorbació), que pot promoure un model urbà insostenible. Hi ha unes altres perspectives (la resiliència dels sistemes complexos) que ens transmeten missatges més sostenibles per a l’aplicació urbana d’aquest concepte, ja que s’interessen per les propietats de transformació i transició sostenible d’un sistema. D’aquesta manera, el concepte de resiliència aplicat a les ciutats ha de tenir en compte les propietats de conservació (capacitat de sobreviure al canvi), transició (mudar i adaptar-se al canvi) i transformació (reconfiguració del sistema) al mateix temps i desenvolupar-se d’acord amb unes dimensions socioeconòmiques i polítiques específiques., Resilience appears to have become a buzz word since the ecological, psychological, social and economic sciences began to use it to refer, respectively, to the capacity of ecosystems, people, societies, the economy, and more recently even urban systems to cope with disturbance. In fact, it is unclear exactly what the catchword «resilient city» means. Based on these assumptions, this article reviews resilience perspectives and their possible application to urban systems. In the first part of the paper, the concept of resilience, its evolution and perspectives (from engineering to social ecology) are analyzed with reference to ecosystems, societies and complex systems. In the second part we try to shed light on this panacea of concepts applied to cities. Important insights of this review are that certain resilience engineering perspectives (such as recovery and persistence views) can lead to unsustainable patterns of development in cities, while from complex systems resilience perspectives the principles of sustainability and transformability emerge as the consequent and necessary trajectory. While the term «resilient cities» often refers only to the capacity to maintain functions and structures, we argue that urban resilience should be framed within the resilience (system persistence), transition (system incremental change) and transformation (system reconfiguration) views., El concepto de resiliencia parece haber perdido significado en la actualidad. La banalización del concepto se debe quizás a su proliferación de su denominador común o «la capacidad de hacer frente a las perturbaciones» en muchas disciplinas diferentes. Un problema derivado es la falta de comprensión de un nuevo concepto relacionado con la adaptación al cambio climático: «Resilient City». En ese artículo, se pretende revisar la evolución y distintas perspectivas del concepto de resiliencia y analizar la posible relación y aplicación de estas perspectivas al ámbito urbano. Un resultado de la revisión son las posibles malinterpretaciones de la resiliencia aplicada al ambiente urbano cuando nos referimos a la principal propiedad de conservación (resiliencia entendida como recuperación y vuelta al estado previo después de una perturbación), que puede promover la resistencia de un modelo urbano insostenible. Otras perspectivas (la resiliencia de los sistemas complejos) nos transmiten mensajes más sostenibles para la aplicación urbana de este concepto, más interesados en las propiedades de transformación y transición sostenible de un sistema. De este modo, el concepto de resiliencia aplicado a las ciudades debe de tener en cuenta las propiedades de conservación (capacidad de sobrevivir al cambio), transición (mudar y adaptarse al cambio) y transformación (reconfiguración del sistema) a la vez y desarrollarse según dimensiones socioeconómicas y políticas específicas.
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- 2012
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