Essays about: "Adaptive capacity"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 172 essays containing the words Adaptive capacity.
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21. How do we get everybody at the table? Enhancing diversity in multi-stakeholder processes for landscape restoration.
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utvecklingAbstract : Global ecosystem degradation challenging ecological and social thresholds demands urgent responses that address systemically the complex interrelationships between humans and nature. To improve the adaptive capacity of the social systems and strengthen its resilience to respond to external challenges affecting landscapes, multi-stakeholder approaches for landscape restoration involving diverse actors expressing different perspectives are important. READ MORE
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22. Including a Vulnerability Centred Adaptation Perspective in Urban Climate Assessment : The Case of International Women in the Malmö Lund Region
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)Abstract : The topic of climate adaptation has gained momentum in the last decade as a response to the increasing rate at which global climate is changing. There are two leading discourses to climate adaptation, Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) perspectives, which focuses on adapting to specific climate hazards and scenarios, and Vulnerability Centred Adaptation (VCA), which focuses on the socio-economic and environmental factors that compound climate impacts. READ MORE
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23. Factors Influencing Farmers’ Adoption of Climate Change Adaptation Practices : Evidence from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Southeast Asia is among the most vulnerable regions to climate change, and its high dependence on agriculture imposes significant challenges on its farming systems. Given these challenges, farmers’ climate change adaptation is becoming increasingly important. READ MORE
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24. Performance analysis of adaptive streaming algorithms for a low-latency environment
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknikAbstract : Streaming video over the internet can face issues when met with poor and varying network conditions, which can be especially noticeable when streaming live video such as security footage or video calling. To handle this, there exists congestion control algorithms that monitor network conditions based on feedback from the receiver and adapt the video output. READ MORE
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25. Socio-Ecological Resilience: ‘Weaving’ to scale Nature-based Solutions
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utvecklingAbstract : The sustainability challenge is a complex interplay of interconnected challenges that requires an integrated and systemic approach. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are seen as a key tool for addressing such challenges but are currently not mainstreaming and scaling to the landscape level. READ MORE
