A naturally occurring epiallele associates with leaf senescence and local climate adaptation in Arabidopsis accessions

Municipal actors are increasingly expected to consider climate adaptation in operative and strategic work. Here, digital environments can support strategic decisions and planning through visual representations of local climate risks and vulnerabilities. This study targets visualization of vulnerability to heat and floods as a means of supporting adaptation action in preschools, primary schools, caring units, and municipal residential buildings in Norrköping, Sweden. Workshops with sector leaders identified vulnerability indicators used as a basis for collecting, calculating and representing self-assessed vulnerability of individual units and buildings. Informed by user inputs, a map-based interactive visual tool representing resulting vulnerability scores and risk maps was developed to support (1) planners and sector leaders in strategic prioritization and investments, and (2) unit heads in identifying adaptation measures to reduce local flood and heat risks. The tool was tested with adaptation coordinators from targeted sectors. The study finds that the tool made it possible to overview climate risks and adaptation measures, which arguably increases general governance capacity Allowing yearly updates of set scores, the tool was also found to be useful for monitoring how vulnerability in the municipality evolves over time, and for evaluating how adaptive efforts influence calculated risks.

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Are local climate adaptation policies credible? A conceptual and operational assessment framework

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development ◽

10.1080/19463138.2019.1583234 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 277-296 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Marta Olazabal ◽

Ibon Galarraga ◽

James Ford ◽

Elisa Sainz De Murieta ◽

Alexandra Lesnikowski

Keyword(s):

Climate Adaptation ◽

Assessment Framework ◽

Local Climate ◽

Adaptation Policies ◽

Operational Assessment

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Design and test of a model-assisted participatory process for the formulation of a local climate adaptation plan

Climate and Development ◽

10.1080/17565529.2013.812955 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 217-228 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Lotta Andersson ◽

Julie Wilk ◽

L. Phil Graham ◽

Michele Warburton

Keyword(s):

Climate Adaptation ◽

Participatory Process ◽

Local Climate

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Tackling Uncertainty in US Local Climate Adaptation Planning

Journal of Planning Education and Research ◽

10.1177/0739456x18769134 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 416-431 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Missy Stults ◽

Larissa Larsen

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Adaptation ◽

Scenario Planning ◽

Adaptation Planning ◽

Planning Techniques ◽

Local Climate ◽

Climate Change Uncertainty ◽

Climate Adaptation Planning ◽

Robust Strategies

Climate adaptation presents some new forms of planning uncertainty. We identified thirteen types of climate change uncertainty and grouped these into four categories. Next, we summarized eleven planning techniques, noting that only six of these techniques reflect an adapt and monitor approach that actively engages uncertainty. We then evaluated the types of uncertainty and planning techniques identified in forty-four US local climate adaptation plans. We found no communities used scenario planning or robust strategies despite the emphasis placed on these techniques in the literature.

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Continuous Negotiation in Climate Adaptation: The Challenge of Co-Evolution for the Capability Approach to Justice

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su132313072 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (23) ◽

pp. 13072

Author(s):

Lieke Brackel

Keyword(s):

Capability Approach ◽

Climate Adaptation ◽

Climate Impacts ◽

Illustrative Case ◽

Local Climate ◽

Ecological Thresholds ◽

Ecological Capacity ◽

Evolving Systems ◽

Ecosystem State ◽

The Capability Approach

The capability approach is increasingly presented as a promising approach to address questions of justice in local climate adaptation. In an attempt to integrate environmental protections into the capability approach, Breena Holland developed the meta-capability Sustainable Ecological Capacity to establish substantive ecological limits. This article, however, empirically demonstrates that defining ecosystem thresholds in co-evolving systems is subject to conflict and continuous negotiation. Taking the Haringvliet dam in the Dutch South-West Delta as an illustrative case, this paper shows how people uphold different views about the Haringvliet’s most desirable ecosystem state. Future shifts in the socio-ecological system, such as decreased fresh water availability and sea-level rise, are expected to uproot today’s compromise about chloride levels in the Haringvliet. This suggests that anticipatory water management should not only address climate impacts, but also prepare for re-negotiations of established ecological thresholds. The associated politics of climate adaptation deals with questions about which functions to protect, at what costs and for whom. Hence, it is critical to integrate procedural justice and attention to political inequalities in capabilities-based adaptation justice frameworks.

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Motivating Local Climate Adaptation and Strengthening Resilience

10.17226/26261 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Keyword(s):

Climate Adaptation ◽

Local Climate

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Temperate-zone reforestation as a tool for local climate adaptation?

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-6662 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kimberly Novick

Keyword(s):

Surface Temperature ◽

Air Temperature ◽

Climate Adaptation ◽

Heat Waves ◽

Surface Air Temperature ◽

Climate Mitigation ◽

Surface Cooling ◽

Local Cooling ◽

Near Surface ◽

Local Climate

<p>In addition to dramatic reductions to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, most pathways for limiting global warming to less than 2 degrees C rely on managed alterations to the land surface designed to increase land carbon uptake and storage (so-called &#8220;natural climate solutions&#8221;, or NCS). Reforestation is the NCS with the largest estimated climate mitigation potential, and at least in energy-limited temperate climates, evidence is mounting that transitions from short-stature ecosystems (croplands, grasslands) to forests substantially reduce surface temperature. In this way, reforestation, at least in some places, may also represent a useful tool for local climate adaptation. However, existing work on the topic has tended to focus on how reforestation affects mean annual and seasonal surface temperature, with comparatively less attention paid to the biophysical impacts of reforestation when local cooling would be most beneficial (i.e. at mid-day, and especially droughts and heat waves). Moreover, while surface temperature is a critical driver of ecosystem processes, arguably the near-surface air temperature is the more relevant target for climate adaptation. The duality between reforestation impacts on surface and air temperature has historically been challenging to deconvolve, and thus we do not yet understand the extent to which forest surface cooling extends to the air. In this talk, new strategies are discussed for blending flux tower data and remote sensing observations to uncover the links between reforestation, surface energy balance, and near-surface air temperature dynamics, with a particular emphasis on how plant water use strategies mediate these relationships during summer days and periods of hydrologic stress. &#160;</p>

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Environmental change perception and engagement of mountainous people in Western Himalayas, at Rajouri District, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Weather Climate and Society ◽

10.1175/wcas-d-21-0051.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mohd Zeeshan ◽

Huanyuan Zhang ◽

Liqing Sha ◽

Gnanamoorthy Palingamoorthy ◽

Zayar Phyo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Wind Speed ◽

Climate Adaptation ◽

Scientific Information ◽

Household Survey ◽

Western Himalaya ◽

Crop Productivity ◽

Western Himalayas ◽

Jammu And Kashmir ◽

Local Climate

AbstractSubstantial temperature rise is reported in the Himalayas and the vulnerability of the region to climate change is well recognized. Apt adaptation strategy to cope with climate change calls for informed peoples’ participation, which was rarely investigated in Western Himalaya. Having been better informed, people in developed areas adopt better actions against climate change well guided by their perception. In contrast, Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir represents a relatively impoverished and climate change vulnerable region. We, therefore, gauge people’s perceptions and actions in this area based on a household survey from 717 randomly selected individuals. Further, consistency of perception was compared with meteorological records on temperature, humidity, wind speed, rainfall, and aboveground biomass from 1983 - 2013. The findings revealed that temperature increases significantly, while changes in rainfall, wind speed, and relative humidity were insignificant. Although people sensed a rise in temperature and deforestation right, most of them differ with respect to rainfall, wind speed, and humidity. They reported rising pollution and traffic, but no change in crop productivity or crop varieties. Of the respondents, 91% considered climate change as a risk, 86.8% reported reactive actions to it and 82.8% reported proactive actions. Locals from varied socio-economic backgrounds are not much informed about climate change; hence, the reasonability of their responses and positive adaptation actions needs further research. To engage people in climate adaptation actions, we suggest disseminating precise scientific information about local climate through awareness programs and by engaging them in climate change activities through suitable organizations.

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