Adaptation Strategies Flashcards
1
Q
What is adaptation?
A
Adopting new ways of doing things to cope with climate change
2
Q
Water conservation
A
Smart irrigation, recycle sewage water, virtual water
60% US irrigation systems will be smart by 2030
3
Q
Land use planning/ Flood risk
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Development on floodplains is low impact e.g. parks
Netherlands has ‘floating homes’ that rise and fall with water level, cost 20% more, but save in long term as less flood damage
4
Q
Drought resistant crops
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Brazil use on wide scale e.g. wheat
Able to cope with extreme weather events
5
Q
Overall evaluation
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Provides immediate solution, unlike mitigation, affordable for LICs
Doesn’t solve underlying causes of climate issues, not sustainable as eventually may not work if warming gets too much
