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… Climate change is expected to increase the frequency of extreme weather events such as droughts, floods and heat waves. The … of climate change that cannot be adapted to, such as extreme weather events. In its pro- posed format, it should …

… Climate change is expected to increase the frequency of extreme weather events such as droughts, floods and heat waves. The … of climate change that cannot be adapted to, such as extreme weather events. In its pro- posed format, it should …

… Climate change is expected to increase the frequency of extreme weather events such as droughts, floods and heat waves. The … of climate change that cannot be adapted to, such as extreme weather events. In its pro- posed format, it should …

… as risk management strategies against pests and severe weather conditions. The need to adopt ecologically sound … that achieve higher yields and are resistant to pests and extreme weather events need to be developed. At the same … to conserve PGRFA diversity incurs a risk. For example, extreme weather conditions can cause the extinction of target …

… protection Largely unprotected Pollution persistent Often extreme Mainly transitory Socio-Economic Factors Public … the water table is lowered. Crystalline rocks tend to weather at and near the surface to become unconfined … FAO, 2003; Burke and Moench, 2000) and finally leads to extreme lowering of water tables. The impacts of groundwater …

… is at best persistently under-valued, and at the extreme is omitted completely from decision-making. Because … as mangroves in mitigating or minimising the impact of extreme events such as the tsunami appear to have been … present value of mangroves in protecting against extreme weather events lies at around $5,000/km2 (Tri et al 1998). …

… most densely populated part of the world, where there are extreme pressures not only on unprotected wetlands but also … in the marine environ- ment; climate change and severe weather; natural system modific ations (owing to, e.g., dams, … of East Asia b. ensuring best practice, and exercising extreme caution, in the location and construction of man- …

… food harvests, it affects harvests of the future. The weather conditions have brought high rainfall and humidity … creating new varieties with the potential to adapt to extreme conditions. However, the survival of wild relatives … when farmers grow local varieties they must be mindful of weather conditions, as the different varieties may require …

… liability, specifically related to an increase in extreme weather events caused by climate change. Economic losses from … risks. The most noteworthy of all are the increases in extreme weather events as a result of climate change. …

… in international law”, in Ferenc L. Toth, ed., Fair Weather? Equity Concerns in Climate Change (London: … as mentioned before, equal treatment “may yield extreme outcomes when pre-existing economic or other … purpose is to alter atmospheric conditions, for example, weather modification (weather control). Weather modification …