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What is the difference between compound and cascading impacts in climate change?

Compound regards multiple events happening at once increasing the total impact than if happened seperatly

cascading is domino effect from one event

Describe the reactive and proactive adaptation

Reactive:
1. In response to observed conditions
2. Mitigating against the damages that have already occured
3. Low uncertainty
4. Eg. Diversification of Crop , water managemetn etc.

Proactive:
1. In anticipation of future climate change
2. Planning for damages that may occur in the future
3. High uncertainty
4. Eg dykes  for lfood protection

What is the definition of incremental adaptation?

Incremental adaptation to CC are understood as extensions of actions and behaviours that already reduce the losses or enhance the benefits of natural variations in exterme weather/ climate events.
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What is the definition of Transformative adaptation?

Adaptation that changes the fundamental attributes of a social-ecological system in anticipation of CC and its impacts

What are examples of transformative adaptatoin?

Giving land back to the sea
Large scale migration
new food systems
large scale wetland restoration
shriking population and economies

What are examples of incremental adaptation?

Higher dikes
solar panels
air conditioners
irrigation
new crop carieties

Which directions can compount impacts have?

Unidirectional-
drought --> wildfire
sea level rise --> coastal erosion

bidirectional- (creates feedback loop)
drought heatwave drought

forest loss --> lcimate change --> forest loss

What factors affect adaptive capacity?

Social capital
information/knowledge and skills
economic wealth
equity
infrastructure and access to technologies
institutions and governance

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