Mitigation
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Policies (5)
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Source/publisher:
MYLAFF
Date of entry/update:
2016-06-08
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Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Adaptation, Mitigation, Policies and projects, Policies and projects
Language:
English
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"Climate change mitigation consists of actions to limit the magnitude or rate of long-term climate change.[3] Climate change mitigation generally involves reductions in human (anthropogenic) emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs).[4] Mitigation may also be achieved by increasing the capacity of carbon sinks, e.g., through reforestation.[4] Mitigation policies can substantially reduce the risks associated with human-induced global warming.[5]
According to the IPCC?s 2014 assessment report, "Mitigation is a public good; climate change is a case of the ?tragedy of the commons?. Effective climate change mitigation will not be achieved if each agent (individual, institution or country) acts independently in its own selfish interest (see international cooperation and emissions trading), suggesting the need for collective action. Some adaptation actions, on the other hand, have characteristics of a private good as benefits of actions may accrue more directly to the individuals, regions, or countries that undertake them, at least in the short term. Nevertheless, financing such adaptive activities remains an issue, particularly for poor individuals and countries."[6..."
Source/publisher:
Wikipedia
Date of entry/update:
2012-08-20
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Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Mitigation
Language:
English
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Individual Documents
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Authors:
Johan Rockström;
Benjamin Leon Bodirsky;
Brent Loken;
Charles Godfray;
Daniel Mason-D?Croz;
David Tilman;
Fabrice DeClerck;
Jess Fanzo;
Keith Wiebe;
Kimberly M. Carlson;
Line J. Gordon;
Luis Lassalettas;
Malin Jonell;
Marco Springmann;
Mario Herrero;
Max Troell;
Michael Clark;
Mike Rayner;
Peter Scarborough;
Rami Zurayk;
Sonja J. Vermuelen;
Walter Willett;
Wim de Vries...
Abstract:
"The food system is a major driver of climate change, changes in land use, depletion of freshwater resources, and pollution of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems through excessive nitrogen and phosphorus inputs. Here we show that between 2010 and 2050, as a result of expected changes in population and income levels, the environmental effects of the food system could increase by 50?90% in the absence of technological changes and dedicated mitigation measures, reaching levels that are beyond the planetary boundaries that define a safe operating space for humanity. We analyse several options for reducing the environmental effects of the food system, including dietary changes towards healthier, more plant-based diets, improvements in technologies and management, and reductions in food loss and waste. We find that no single measure is enough to keep these effects within all planetary boundaries simultaneously, and that a synergistic combination of measures will be needed to sufficiently mitigate the projected increase in environmental pressures."
Source/publisher:
"Nature"
Date of publication:
2018-10-10
Date of entry/update:
2018-10-15
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"Adopting healthy and more plant-based diets globally could reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of the food system by more than half...Amid fresh warnings from United Nations researchers that there is a closing window to enact the "rapid, far-reaching, and unprecedented" societal changes needed to prevent a climate catastrophe, a new study of the global food system underscores the environmental necessity of a massive reduction in meat consumption worldwide.
Considering projections that the world?s population could grow to 10 billion by 2050, "Options for Keeping the Food System Within Environmental Limits", published Wednesday in the scientific journal "Nature", found that mitigating the climate crisis requires overhauling the current system by shifting toward more plant-based diets, improving technologies and management, and slashing food waste by at least half.
"Feeding a world population of 10 billion is possible, but only if we change the way we eat and the way we produce food," study co-author Johan Rockström of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Germany told the Guardian. "Greening the food sector or eating up our planet: this is what is on the menu today."..."
Source/publisher:
"Common Dreams"
Date of publication:
2018-10-11
Date of entry/update:
2018-10-14
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Abstract:
"Adaptation to climate change includes addressing sea level rise and increased storm surges in many coastal areas. Mangroves can substantially reduce the vulnerability of the adjacent coastal land from inundation and erosion. However, climate change poses a large threat to mangroves. This paper quantifies the coastal protection provided by mangroves for 42 developing countries in the current climate, and a future climate change scenario with a one-meter sea level rise and 10 percent intensification of storms. The benefits of the coastal protection provided by mangroves are measured in terms of population and gross domestic product at a reduced risk from inundation; the loss of benefits under climate change is measured as the increased population and gross domestic product at risk. The findings demonstrate that although sea level rise and increased storm intensity would increase storm surge areas and the amounts of built resources at risk, the greatest impact is the expected loss of mangroves. Under current climate and mangrove coverage, 3.5 million people and roughly $400 million in gross domestic product of are at risk. In the future climate change scenario, the vulnerable population and gross domestic product at risk would increase by 103 and 233 percent, respectively. The greatest risk is in East Asia, especially in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Myanmar"
Author Blankespoor, Brian; Dasgupta, Susmita; Lange, Glenn-Marie;
Source/publisher:
World Bank
Date of publication:
2016-03-14
Date of entry/update:
2016-03-17
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Wetlands (global and regional) description, Adaptation, Mitigation, Natural Disasters - General
Language:
English
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849.24 KB
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Authors: Carol
Hunsberger,
Esteve
Corbera,
Saturnino
M.
Borras
Jr.,
Romulo
de
la
Rosa,
Vuthy
Eang,
Jennifer
C.
Franco,
Roman
Herre,
Sai
Sam
Kham,
Clara
Park,
David
Pred,
Heng
Sokheng,
Max
Spoor,
Shwe
Thein,
Kyaw
Thu,
Ratha
Thuon,
Chayan
Vaddhanaphuti,
Kevin
Woods
and
Courtney
Work.....
Abstract:
"Recent research highlights the potential for climate change mitigation projects and large-
scale land deals to produce conflicts over land and resources. However, this literature
generally views climate change policies and land grabbing as separate processes, and
focuses on discrete areas where displacement or
contested claims occur. We argue that
additional research strategies are needed to understand the social and ecological spill-over
effects that take place within larger areas where land-based climate change projects (e.g.
biofuel production, forest conservation, or hydroelectric projects) and large land-based
investments (e.g. plantations or mines) are found. We propose adopting a landscape
perspective to study intersections and complex interactions within and across social,
ecological and institutional domains. By co-producing knowledge with local actors, building
capacity with civil society groups, and informing advocacy that targets policy processes at
multiple scales, we suggest that such research could contribute to preventing, resolving or
transforming conflicts ? even in places where difficult political transitionLand
‐
based
climate
change
mitigation,
land
grabbing
and
conflict:
understanding
intersections
and
linkages,
exploring
actions
for
changes are underway".....
Keywords:
Conflict, climate change mitigation, land grab, resource conflict, green grab,
biofuel, REDD+
Carol Hunsberger et al
Source/publisher:
MOSAIC Research Project, International Institute of Social Studies, (Netherlands) RCSD, Chiangmai University)
Date of publication:
2015-05-00
Date of entry/update:
2015-06-26
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Mitigation, Policies and projects, Land confiscation for military, commercial and other purposes
Language:
English
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pdf
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221.9 KB
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"...This report on community forest rights and climate
change provides much-needed evidence at the
global scale to demonstrate the tremendous potential for reducing emissions by strengthening communities? forest rights. It analyzes examples from
14 forest-rich countries in Latin America, Africa,
and Asia that include over two thirds of all government-recognized community forests in low- and
middle-income countries. The report also presents
recommendations for the international community
of world leaders, government officials, advocates,
and others who, if they are seriously committed
to finding a far-reaching and concrete climate
change solution, will call upon forested nations to
strengthen community rights in their forests.
For too long this approach to mitigating climate
change has not received the attention it deserves.
We hope this report will turn that around and draw
the world?s focus to the most important factor in
turning the tide against climate change and saving
the world?s forests: the Indigenous Peoples and
local communities who depend on them..."
Caleb Stevens, Robert Winterbottom, Jenny Springer, Katie Reytar
Source/publisher:
World Resources Institute
Date of publication:
2014-08-00
Date of entry/update:
2015-06-19
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Mitigation
Language:
English
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pdf
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6.97 MB
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