Adaptation to climate change in coastal areas and estuaries : synthesis report from the meeting of IDRC-funded partners working on climate change adaptation research in coastal areas and estuarine systems

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2013

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Coastal areas and estuaries are among the most productive systems on the earth (Adargy et al., 2005). They are responsible for providing important ecosystems services such as 25% of global primary productivity, 90-95% of global fishing production, and 80% of the world’s carbonate production (Tolba et al., 1992). Furthermore, coastal areas have a density population nearly three times higher than inland areas, housing a population of more than a billion people, with more than 71% of this population living within 50 km of an estuary (Adargy et al., 2005). Climate change is adding increasing pressure on those areas that are already seriously threatened by human activity...

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French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Adaptation aux changements climatiques dans les zones côtières et estuariennes : rapport de synthèse de la rencontre des partenaires soutenus par le CRDI qui mènent des recherches sur l'adaptation aux changements climatiques dans les zones côtières et estuariennes
This report was developed following the Regional Meeting for IDRC-funded partners in Coastal and Delta Areas. The meeting took place in Belém do Pará, Brazil on October 2-4, 2013 and was co-hosted by IDRC and the Núcleo de Altos Estudos Amazônicos (NEPA) at the Universidade Federal do Pará.

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CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, CLIMATE AND WATER, COASTAL, VULNERABILITY, ESTUARIES, FLOODS, NATURAL DISASTERS, DROUGHT, WATER LEVEL, SALINITY, LIVELIHOOD SECURITY

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/52767

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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
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