Difference between revisions of "Adaptive Capacity"

From CIPedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m
Line 17: Line 17:
 
==== [[Germany]]====
 
==== [[Germany]]====
 
{{definition|The adaptive capacity of a country depends on what institutions, skills and resources it has available. <ref>[http://www.germany.info/contentblob/2293498/Daten/426241/Adaptation_DD.pdf Combating Climate Change: The German Adaptation Strategy]</ref>}}<br /><br/>
 
{{definition|The adaptive capacity of a country depends on what institutions, skills and resources it has available. <ref>[http://www.germany.info/contentblob/2293498/Daten/426241/Adaptation_DD.pdf Combating Climate Change: The German Adaptation Strategy]</ref>}}<br /><br/>
 
+
==== [[Rwanda]] ====
 +
{{definition|Adaptive capacity is ‘the ability of a system to adjust to climate change (including climate variability and extremes) to moderate potential damages, to take advantage of opportunities, or to cope with the consequences’ (Parry et al, 2007). <ref>[http://www.rema.gov.rw/fileadmin/templates/Documents/rema_doc/CC%20depart/Climate%20change%20vulnerability_RwandaBaseline.pdf BASELINE CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY INDEX FOR RWANDA 2015]</ref><br /><br/>
 
==== [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]] ====
 
==== [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]] ====
 
{{definition|Adaptive capacity describes the ability of a sector to design or implement effective adaptation measures, using information on possible future [[Climate Change|climate change]] and [[Extreme Weather Event (EWE)|extreme weather]] to moderate potential damage, take advantage of opportunities or to cope with the [[Consequence|consequences]].  <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209866/pb13942-nap-20130701.pdf The National Adaptation Programme: Making the country resilient to a changing climate, UK Government (2013)]</ref>}}<br /><br/>
 
{{definition|Adaptive capacity describes the ability of a sector to design or implement effective adaptation measures, using information on possible future [[Climate Change|climate change]] and [[Extreme Weather Event (EWE)|extreme weather]] to moderate potential damage, take advantage of opportunities or to cope with the [[Consequence|consequences]].  <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209866/pb13942-nap-20130701.pdf The National Adaptation Programme: Making the country resilient to a changing climate, UK Government (2013)]</ref>}}<br /><br/>
Line 52: Line 53:
 
[[Category:Main]]
 
[[Category:Main]]
 
[[Category:RESIN-Glossary]]
 
[[Category:RESIN-Glossary]]
{{#set:defined by=EU project|defined by=Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)|defined by=Germany|defined by=United Kingdom|defined by=Scotland}}
+
{{#set:defined by=EU project|defined by=Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)|defined by=Germany|defined by=Rwanda|defined by=United Kingdom|defined by=Scotland}}

Revision as of 23:34, 6 February 2017

Some of the definitions below may refer to Adaptation to Climate Change.

Definitions

European Definitions

RESIN project

The RESIN project [1] gives the following definition:

The ability of systems, institutions, humans and other organisms to adjust to potential damage, to take advantage of opportunities, or to respond to consequences [2]


Other International Definitions

National Definitions

Germany

The adaptive capacity of a country depends on what institutions, skills and resources it has available. [3]



Rwanda

{{definition|Adaptive capacity is ‘the ability of a system to adjust to climate change (including climate variability and extremes) to moderate potential damages, to take advantage of opportunities, or to cope with the consequences’ (Parry et al, 2007). [4]

United Kingdom (UK)

Adaptive capacity describes the ability of a sector to design or implement effective adaptation measures, using information on possible future climate change and extreme weather to moderate potential damage, take advantage of opportunities or to cope with the consequences. [5]



Other Definitions

Scotland

The ability of a system to adjust to climate change (including climate change variability and extremes) to moderate potential damages, to take advantage of opportunities, or to cope with the consequences. [6]



Standard Definition

Discussion Topic

See also

Notes

[7] [8]

  1. http://www.resin-cities.eu/
  2. Mach, K.J., S. Planton and C. von Stechow (eds.). Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Annex II: Glossary. [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, pp. 117-130.
  3. Combating Climate Change: The German Adaptation Strategy
  4. BASELINE CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY INDEX FOR RWANDA 2015
  5. The National Adaptation Programme: Making the country resilient to a changing climate, UK Government (2013)
  6. Preparing for a Changing Climate: Second Consultation to Inform Scotland's Climate Change Adaptation Framework
  7. RESIN project webpage
  8. IPCC, 2014: Annex II: Glossary

References