Adaption to climate change

1. Climate Change
Adaption

2. Introduction
 Climate change adaption is response to global warming also known as climate
change
 Adaption actions can be considered as either incremental adaption ( action
where central aim is to maintain the essence of integrity of system) or
transformational adaption (actions that change the fundamental attributes of
a system in response to climate change and its impacts)

3. Climate Change
 Effects of Global warming: Temperature has been continuously increasing.
 Green House effect or carbon emission is the most common benchmark to
measure the atmosphere .
 Matter of concern.

4. Effects of Climate Change
 Rising sea level
 Average sea level rose about 8 inches in past 100 years
 Ice caps at North and south pole is constantly melting
 97 % water 3% land so direct warning that the land surrounding sea will sink
 Animal likes polar bear continuously disappearing

5.  There can be cloud outburst instead of slow down pour in the form of rain.
 Hurricanes and typhoons and flooding will become very common.
 Despite of downpours drought may be common at some places and prolonged
heat waves will become common
 Rising temperature are hardly surprising, although it does not mean that no
pace in earth will be cold.
 Cold places may experience heat or vice versa.
 As the world warms up , entire ecosystem will change
 One of most striking impact will be on the global agriculture
 33% of worlds population survives on rice, Increase in temperature leads to
10% decline in production

6.  Time to think

7. Adaption
 The Adaptation Fund was established under the Kyoto Protocol of the UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change.
 Adaptation finance is finance for actions that help communities reduce the risks
they face and harm they might suffer from climate hazards like storms or
droughts. It pays for things like stronger housing, more drought-tolerant crops,
social safety nets, or improved decision-making around climate-related risks.
 Adaptation finance includes both finance from developed to developing
countries (which can help fulfill the $100 billion wealthy nations committed to
pay annually from 2020-2025), as well as finance that governments — both
developing and developed — invest to cover the costs of climate change
impacts within their own borders. Adaptation finance can also come from
private sources.

8. Principles of effective Adaptation policy
 Adaptive policy can occur at the global , national or local scale with outcomes
dependent on the political will in that particular area.
 Scheraga and Grambsch have identified 9 principles to be considered when
designing a adaptation policy, Which included the effects of climate change
varying by region , demographic and effectiveness .
 They have made it clear that climate change policy is impeded by high level
of variance surrounding climate change impacts as well as the diverse nature
of the problems they face.

9. Types of Adaptation
 Installing Protective /or resilient technologies and materials in properties that
are prone to flooding.
 Changing to heat tolerant tree varieties.
 Rain water storage to prevent more frequent flooding
 Reducing paved areas to deal with rain water and heat
 Adding green roofs to deal with rain water and heat.
 Adding air conditioning in Public Schools
 Requiring water front properties to have high foundations.

10.  Thank You