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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… change. Population growth in at-risk areas increases vulnerability to natural disasters, and climate change is … and create new river- floodplain habitats. Because of the vulnerability to erosion mentioned above, these levees often … wetlands can store up to 285 Mm3 of floodwaters, reducing vulnerability to flooding in the central Yangtze region, …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… isolated habitats by these birds is low, it appears that vulnerability to extinction based on low population density … succession) can also have a strong influence on the vulnerability of species to local extinction. Consequently, … (such as risk of predation), and there is a greater vulnerability to sudden disturbance or catastrophe, such as …
Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation: international law, policy guidelines and best practice application
… of the Strategy for Water Scarcity and Droughts and of the vulnerability of water and environmental resources to climate … a comparative analysis of the concepts of resilience and vulnerability, see Miller et al. (2010). 4 ‘Proper’ in this … data collection and sharing 8 8 For more information on vulnerability assessments as a policy tool, see UNECE (2009). …
Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management
… were involved in deciding and developing these practices. Vulnerability and capacity assessments were conducted and the … in Cutter, S.L. and Corendea, C. (Eds.) From Social Vulnerability to Resilience: Measuring Progress Towards … J. and Lammers, R. B., (2000) Global water resources: vulnerability from climate change and population growth. …
The Role of legal instruments to support Green low-emission and climate-resilient development - A guidebook on assessing, selecting and implementing legal instruments
… coordinated planning, assessments of on-the-ground vulnerability scenarios and identification and prioritization … Country Study as an initial assessment of the coun- try’s vulnerability to climate change. In 1997, 2001, 2006 and … Impact Assessments to contain assessment of, among others, vulnerability and capacity of adapta- tion to climate …