Adaptive Capacity. The ability of a system to adjust to climate change (including climate variability and extremes) to moderate potential damages, to take advantage of opportunities, or to cope with the consequences. Carbon Cycle All parts (reservoirs) and fluxes of carbon. The cycle is usually thought of as four main reservoirs of carbon interconnected by pathways of exchange. The reservoirs are the atmosphere, terrestrial biosphere (usually includes freshwater systems), oceans, and sediments (includes fossil fuels). The annual movements of carbon, the carbon exchanges between reservoirs, occur because of various chemical, physical, geological, and biological processes. The ocean contains the largest pool of carbon near the surface of the Earth, but most of that pool is not involved with rapid exchange with the atmosphere. Carbon Dioxide A naturally occurring gas, and also a by-product of burning fossil fuels and biomass, as well as land-use changes and other industrial processes. It is the principal human caused greenhouse gas that affects the Earth's radiative balance. It is the reference gas against which other greenhouse gases are measured and therefore has a Global Warming Potential of 1.
Adaptive Capacity. The ability of a system to adjust to climate change (including variability and extremes) to reduce adverse impacts, moderate potential damages (moderate impacts to reduce vulnerability), take advantage of beneficial opportunities, or cope with the consequences. It includes the strengths, weaknesses, attributes and resources available to prepare and respond.
Adaptive Capacity. This task will evaluate and characterize the structures and mechanisms that are currently available to respond to the identified potential impacts identified in Task 2.3, such as flood risk management levees and structures, flood-proofing and raising homes, evacuation plans, flood insurance, etc. Xxxxx’x demonstrated record on environmental innovation and leadership, combined with the creativity, foresight and accomplishment of other C-SMART partners, lay a solid foundation for this task.
Adaptive Capacity. Although beyond the scope of the current study, workplace hygiene factors including the distance of toileting facilities from the worksite have been shown to be associated with a higher odds of developing HRI symptoms (8). Different methods of dehydration assessment precluded the examination of hydration status as a predictor of a worker’s temperature meeting or exceeding 38.0ºC and will be included in a future study.
