Citizen Involvement and Volunteering Along the Acadian Coastline: Challenges for Integrated Management and Adaptation in the Context of Climate Change

2016 ◽  
pp. 105-115
Author(s):  
Omer Chouinard
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Citizen Involvement

scholarly journals Adaptation to climate-change effects on fisheries in the Shiretoko World Natural Heritage area, Japan

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (7) ◽  
pp. 1134-1140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsutaku Makino ◽  
Yasunori Sakurai
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
The World ◽  
Heritage Area ◽  
World Natural Heritage

Abstract Makino, M., and Sakurai, Y. 2012. Adaptation to climate-change effects on fisheries in the Shiretoko World Natural Heritage area, Japan. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69: . In the Shiretoko World Natural Heritage area, many factors have been observed that imply effects of climate change on ecosystems, such as decreases in seasonal sea ice, changes in fishing grounds, and the appearance of non-local species. This study summarizes observed and anticipated effects of such climate change on fisheries in the heritage area and discusses policy and research needs for adapting to these changes. International research and monitoring at the scale of large marine ecosystems (LMEs) is the basis of all policy measures for adapting to climate change. Several measures need to be combined, taking into account the various socio-ecological aspects of fisheries and scales of ecosystems. Such measures of adaptation should be incorporated also into the cross-sector coordination system and the Integrated Management Plan, which were established to manage the World Heritage area. Also, culture is an important part of society, and the World Heritage programme may offer clues for creating a new and peaceful culture based on the LME.

scholarly journals Impactos da urbanização e das alterações climáticas no sistema de drenagem do Recife-PE (Impacts of urbanization and climate change in the drainage system of Recife-PE)

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 2034
Author(s):  
Marcos Antonio Barbosa da Silva Junior ◽  
Simone Rosa da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Drainage System ◽  
Urban Drainage ◽  
Structural Interventions ◽  
Intense Rainfall ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Combined Use ◽  
The City

Este trabalho discute a vulnerabilidade do sistema de drenagem urbana da cidade do Recife sob o aspecto urbanístico e climático (precipitações intensas e oscilações de maré). Realizou-se uma pesquisa bibliográfica, apresentando um diagnóstico expedito sobre as peculiaridades da drenagem urbana da cidade, discutindo as intervenções estruturais realizadas no sistema e as medidas implementadas para o enfrentamento das mudanças climáticas. Verificou-se que as ações e medidas que propiciem uma melhor adaptação para a adequação do sistema de drenagem na região, diante da influência das alterações climáticas, ainda são muito tímidas. De uma maneira geral, conclui-se pela necessária gestão integrada do saneamento, a efetiva aplicação das medidas não estruturais, e a utilização combinada de técnicas compensatórias e estruturais que vise à sustentabilidade do sistema, considerando também, os efeitos das alterações climáticas.    A B S T R A C T This paper discusses the vulnerability of urban drainage system of the city of Recife considering the urban and climate aspect (intense rainfall and tide oscillations). It presents an expeditious diagnosis on the urban drainage peculiarities of the city, discussing the structural interventions carried out in the system and the measures implemented for coping with climate change, considering the aspect of the urban drainage. It was verified that the actions and measures that allow a better adaptation to the adequacy of the drainage system in the region, given the influence of climate change, are still very timid. It is concluded, in general, in favor of the necessary integrated management of sanitation, the effective implementation of non-structural measures, and the combined use of compensatory and structural techniques aiming at the sustainability of the system, considering the effects of climate change as well.  Keywords: Urban planning; climate change; urban drainage.   

scholarly journals China’s Efforts in Marine Biodiversity Conservation: Recent Developments in Policy and Institutional Reform

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 409-423
Author(s):  
Jiayi Wang ◽  
Keyuan Zou
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Institutional Reform ◽  
Conservation Strategy ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Recent Policy

Abstract Marine biodiversity is essential for providing material foundations for sustainable social development and maintaining balance in the ecosystems of the earth. However, in recent years, marine biodiversity has been threatened by the combined effects of human activities and climate change, and has deteriorated at both domestic and international levels. Effective marine biodiversity conservation is dependent upon a comprehensive policy and legislation framework and scientific conservation measures. As a responsible developing country, China has made great efforts to protect marine biodiversity. This article provides an overview of recent policy and institutional developments in China with respect to marine biodiversity conservation. These current developments indicate that China’s marine biodiversity conservation strategy is increasingly holistic and unified, and emphasises integrated management of the sea.

scholarly journals Climate Change Impacts on Drought-Flood Abrupt Alternation and Water Quality in the Hetao Area, China

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuheng Yang ◽  
Baisha Weng ◽  
Wuxia Bi ◽  
Ting Xu ◽  
Dengming Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Model Soil ◽  
The Future ◽  
Increasing Temperature ◽  
Water Quality Deterioration

Drought-flood abrupt alternation (DFAA) is an extreme hydrological phenomenon caused by meteorological anomalies. To combat the climate change, the watershed integrated management model—Soil and Water Assessment Tool model (SWAT)—was used to simulate DFAA, total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) from 1961 to 2050, based on measured precipitation data in the Hetao area and the downscaled Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) climate scenarios. In the future, the increase in temperature and the increase in extreme precipitation will aggravate the pollution of water bodies. Results indicate that the risk of water quality exceeding the standard will increase when DFAA happens, and the risk of water quality exceeding the standard was the greatest in the case of drought-to-flood events. Results also indicate that, against the backdrop of increasing temperature and increasing precipitation in the future, the frequency of long-cycle and short-cycle drought-flood abrupt alternation index (LDFAI, SDFAI) in the Hetao area will continue to decrease, and the number of DFAA situations will decrease. However, the zone of high-frequency DFAA situations will move westward from the eastern Ulansuhai Nur Lake, continuing to pose a risk of water quality deterioration in that region. These results could provide a basis for flood control, drought resistance and pollution control in the Hetao and other areas.

scholarly journals Major threats of pollution and climate change to global coastal ecosystems and enhanced management for sustainability

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yonglong Lu ◽  
Jingjing Yuan ◽  
Xiaotian Lu ◽  
Chao Su ◽  
Yueqing Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Coastal Ecosystems ◽  
Observation System ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Coastal Marine ◽  
Large Populations ◽  
Coastal Marine Ecosystems

<p>Coastal zone is of great importance in the provision of various valuable ecosystem services. However, it is also sensitive and vulnerable to environmental changes due to high human populations and interactions between the land and ocean. Major threats of pollution from over enrichment of nutrients, increasing metals and persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and climate change have led to severe ecological degradation in the coastal zone, while few studies have focused on the combined impacts of pollution and climate change on the coastal ecosystems at the global level. A global overview of nutrients, metals, POPs, and major environmental changes due to climate change and their impacts on coastal ecosystems was carried out in this study. Coasts of the Eastern Atlantic and Western Pacific were hotspots of concentrations of several pollutants, and mostly affected by warming climate. These hotspots shared the same features of large populations, heavy industry and (semi-) closed sea. Estimation of coastal ocean capital, integrated management of land-ocean interaction in the coastal zone, enhancement of integrated global observation system, and coastal ecosystem-based management can play effective roles in promoting sustainable management of coastal marine ecosystems. Enhanced management from the perspective of mitigating pollution and climate change was proposed.</p>

scholarly journals Research for all, an Initiative to Promote Research in the Mauritian Society

2015 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 73-80
Author(s):  
Nirmal Kumar Betchoo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Citizen Involvement ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Broad Concept ◽  
The Impact

At a time when leaders are globally discussing of the impact of climate change on the environment, it has become a necessity for strategists to think of democratising research to enable the wider community to get opportunities to undertake and participate in research. Very often, this aspect is dismissed and the lack of citizen involvement in research leaves a majority as users of models prescribed by knowledgeable people. This paper addresses a broad concept ‘Research for All’ with the intention of sensitising information on allowing the community to develop, create and contribute to research in a meaningful way since bright ideas sometimes come from the community and these are commercialised by researchers. The effort of the community is usually underestimated with biased thoughts like they are not deep enough to be claimed as research but, in essence, have their contribution in society. The paper focus is on initiatives to democratise research and see how the wider community provides useful input to innovation, research and development.

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