Understanding vulnerability in coastal and estuary areas : background research paper
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2014
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This background paper explores vulnerability in coastal areas or estuaries, with a focus on enhancing adaptive capacity. “Vulnerability” may refer to the vulnerable system itself, or to the impact on a given system, such as flooding in low-lying coastal cities. The projects in this report identified socio-ecological variables in order to improve understanding of vulnerabilities in coastal zone areas, with vulnerability seen as not strictly related to climate, but bound up with socio-economic and developmental processes. The research projects provide insights into a set of inter-relationships involving actors and processes, at a wide range of scales and locales.
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A Synthesis of Discussions from the “Research on Climate Change Adaptation in Coastal and Delta Areas” workshop, co-hosted by Universidad do Pará and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
IDRC would like to acknowledge the following people for their contributions to this background paper: Abdrabo, Mohamed; Almansi, Florencia; Almeida, Oriana; Bidegain, Mario; Caffera, Mario; Cartwright, Anton; Conde, Daniel; Deadman, Peter; Fernandes, Katia; Khan, Muhammad Shah Alam; Kumar, Ritesh; Martinez, Alejandra; Rivero, Sergio; Santibañez, Paula; Takahashi, Ken; and Vogt, Nathan.
IDRC would like to acknowledge the following people for their contributions to this background paper: Abdrabo, Mohamed; Almansi, Florencia; Almeida, Oriana; Bidegain, Mario; Caffera, Mario; Cartwright, Anton; Conde, Daniel; Deadman, Peter; Fernandes, Katia; Khan, Muhammad Shah Alam; Kumar, Ritesh; Martinez, Alejandra; Rivero, Sergio; Santibañez, Paula; Takahashi, Ken; and Vogt, Nathan.
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CLIMATE CHANGE, ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE, GLOBAL SOUTH, COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT, VULNERABILITY, ADAPTIVE CAPACITY, SEA LEVEL RISE, FLOODS, LEADERSHIP, LOCAL LEVEL, DELTAS
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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Coastal Vulnerability / Vulnérabilité des communautés côtières
Disaster Risk Reduction / Réduction des risques de catastrophes
Economics of Climate Change Adaptation / Économie de l’adaptation aux changements climatiques
Knowledge Sharing / Mise en commun des connaissances
Load more 2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Coastal Vulnerability / Vulnérabilité des communautés côtières
Disaster Risk Reduction / Réduction des risques de catastrophes
Economics of Climate Change Adaptation / Économie de l’adaptation aux changements climatiques
Knowledge Sharing / Mise en commun des connaissances