Climate Change is Real How can Utilities Cope with Potential Risks?

Opflow ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel B. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Potential Risks

scholarly journals Environmental and sanitary and hygienic aspects of the prevention of wild helminthosis in the contemporary climate change

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-47
Author(s):  
V. O. Pepko ◽  
S. V. Zhigalyuk ◽  
R. M. Sachuk
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Intermediate Hosts ◽  
Soil Layers ◽  
Nematode Larvae ◽  
Landing Sites ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Inorganic Constituents ◽  
Contemporary Climate ◽  
Intensity Of Invasion

The intensification of the hunting industry leads to an increase in the number of animals and creates conditions for the spread of invasions, incl. helminthic. The transboundary position of the Western regions of Ukraine contributes to the expansion of the species composition and habitats of helminths, which in the current climate change can complicate the epizootic situation of dangerous invasions. On the basis of the literature and the results of our own research, potential risks to the hunting economy for the emergence of new helminthiasis caused by the species-species have been identified. In the work the influence on the helminth fauna of ungulates, kept under conditions in the aviary, modifying and regulating environmental factors, is analyzed. The modern changes in the phenology and ontogeny of pathogens of mass infestations, first of all in geo-helminths, have been investigated. For the causative agent of dictiocaulosis, prolongation of the seasonality of invasion by larvae has been established. It is shown that the decrease in the extent and intensity of invasion of individual trematodes correlates with the dynamics of their intermediate hosts. The data on the effectiveness of remediation with aqueous solutions of polyhexamethyleneguanidine chloride, landing sites were obtained by decontamination of soil in wildlife clusters, in order to minimize their infestation by nematode larvae. The proposed remedy is an organic compound, does not scare away animals, but by contacting organic and inorganic constituents of the soil and lose their potential toxicity. Efficiency of destruction of larvae of Strongylid and Strongylate in the sample ranged from 78 % to 87 %, and in the surface (up to 5 cm) soil layers – 96–100 %. Research findings should be reflected in planned antiparasitic measures.

scholarly journals Emergence and Transition in London’s Climate Change Adaptation Pathways

2016 ◽  
Vol 03 (03) ◽  
pp. 1650012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Pelling ◽  
Thomas Abeling ◽  
Matthias Garschagen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Extreme Events ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Professional Judgment ◽  
Risk And Resilience ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Emergency Managers ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Development Trajectories

Climate change adaptation coevolves with urban development trajectories presenting decision-makers with a choice of positioning adaptation to protect or revise development. This relational view of adaptation in the context of large cities opens questions on the ways in which city and other actors interact. This interaction may be as or more important than resource and information access for shaping the adaptive capacity and direction of such assemblages. Transitions between modes of adaptation are little understood and will likely combine autonomous and deliberate change both incremental and transformative. Using London as a case study, the paper identifies the contemporary adaptation regime to extreme events and its lines of movement. Interviews and a scenario workshop with resilience planners and emergency managers show the orientation of London’s adaptation is firmly positioned in a mode of resilience, protecting development through flexibility. Maintaining resilience to extremes under conditions of economic austerity is seen to result in the shifting of risk management burdens onto those at risk. Self-reliance is emerging as a mechanism for deepening the resilience mode of adaptation. At the same time, when considering potential risks for extreme events in 2035, most planners express a desire for more transformative adaptation that can tackle root causes in social conditions. A gap is revealed between the professional judgment of risk and resilience planning needs and likely trajectories constrained by national administrations and policy.

scholarly journals Spatial Data Infrastructure in Natural Disaster Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-461
Author(s):  
Slobodanka Ključanin ◽  
Milan Rezo ◽  
Suada Džebo ◽  
Emina Hadžić
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Spatial Data Infrastructure ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Data Infrastructure ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Professional Fields

Natural disasters that cause tremendous material harm and threaten human lives, infrastructure, and economic and social activities become more frequent. While most material and human casualties are the effects of sudden and brief natural disasters, it is not possible to disregard long-term disasters, most frequently triggered by climate change. Damage from long-term disasters is quite significant and hampers the sustainability of the economy and life in densely populated cities. Following climate change, it is concluded that special attention should be paid to coastal cities, cities along rivers and the potential risks of possible disasters should be reduced before they materialize. The reduction of disaster risk is an endeavor involving various professional fields, viewpoints, and stakeholders. An integrated approach that brings together all the necessary elements is therefore required. The planning for protection against natural disasters and in the very moments when it occurs, it is necessary to quickly obtain reliable data to coordinate activities in the field well. However, there are problems in the field with the availability, access, and spatial data use. In this sense, the Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) can provide an appropriate framework for sharing spatial data through the cooperation of administration, public, and private institutions and citizens.

A qualitative prioritization of the risks imposed on bridges due to climate change

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amro Nasr ◽  
Ivar Björnsson ◽  
Oskar Larsson Ivanov ◽  
Jonas Johansson ◽  
Erik Kjellström
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Infrastructure Networks ◽  
Risk Prioritization ◽  
Hazard Exposure ◽  
Efficient Performance ◽  
Bridge Structures ◽  
The Face ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Prioritization Scheme

<p>Climate change and its impacts on infrastructures may seriously affect the functionality of societies. Despite the alarming potential consequences climate change pose, not enough effort has been directed towards averting these impacts or managing them in some other way (e.g. mitigation, reduction, etc.). Well-functioning infrastructure networks play a key role in societies’ resilience and their ability to cope with climate-induced hazards. Therefore, ensuring the efficient performance of infrastructure networks, even during climate related emergencies, is central to the resilience of societies in the face of climate change. At the heart of a resilient transportation infrastructure network lays robust bridge structures. This paper builds on previous work where the potential risks from climate change on bridges were surveyed. Here, a qualitative risk prioritization scheme for bridges to rank these risks is presented. The aim of this work is hence to provide a tool for determining which of these risks are more worthy of closer investigation. The suggested framework is based on the basic elements of risk; i.e. hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and consequences. Several indices reflecting these four components and their different characteristics are introduced. Subsequently, a method for ranking the different risks based on these indices is presented. This framework can be used to optimize investments in adapting bridges to climate change.</p>

scholarly journals Potential Risks of Plant Invasions in Protected Areas of Sri Lanka under Climate Change with Special Reference to Threatened Vertebrates

Climate ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Champika S. Kariyawasam ◽  
Lalit Kumar ◽  
Sujith S. Ratnayake
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Plant Invasions ◽  
Alien Plant Species ◽  
Alien Plant ◽  
Tropical Island ◽  
Invasive Alien Plant ◽  
Climate Suitability ◽  
Potential Risks

There is substantial global concern over the potential impacts of plant invasions on native biodiversity in protected areas (PAs). Protected areas in tropical island countries that host rich biodiversity face an imminent risk from the potential spread of invasive alien plant species. Thus, the aim of this study was to gain a general understanding of the potential risks of multiple plant invasions in PAs located in the tropical island of Sri Lanka under projected climate change. We conducted a further analysis of a multi-species climate suitability assessment, based on a previous study using the Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) modeling approach, and tested how species invasion may change in protected areas under climate change. We evaluated how the climate suitability of 14 nationally recognized invasive alien plant species (IAPS) will vary within PAs and outside PAs by 2050 under two climate change scenarios, representative concentration pathways (RCP) 4.5 and 8.5. Our findings suggest that there will be increased risks from multiple IAPS inside PAs and outside PAs in Sri Lanka in the future; however, the potential risk is comparatively less in PAs. We provide an overview of the species richness of selected threatened vertebrate groups, which can be potentially impacted by IAPS in PAs. The findings of this study highlight important implications for the strategic management of plant invasions in PAs in order to safeguard native biodiversity, with special reference to vertebrates.

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