Lesson 17 - Adaption Strategies Flashcards
What are the 5 adaption strategies?
Water conservation/management
Resilient agriculture
Land use planning
Flood risk management
Solar radiation management
Define Adaption
Action/Change that reacts + adjusts to changing climate conditions
What does water conservation + management involve?
Efficiency + less abstraction
Changing attitudes to grey water
Stringent farming + industry
What is Grey Water?
Recycled water
What are the drawbacks of water conservation + management?
Can’t meet rising demand
Requires grey water acceptance
What does resilient agriculture system involve?
Development of drought resistant crop
Generation of healthier soils
Give 3 examples of resilient agriculture
Selective irrigation
Cover crops
Drought tolerant species
What are the drawbacks of resilient agriculture?
Costs
Unavailable to poor subsistence farmers
Energy intensive
What are the benefits of resilient agriculture?
Sequestration capacity
Field capacity
Soil health
What does land use planning involve?
Urban planning + land use zoning
Divide land use according to flood risk
Valuable people + property protected
What are the benefits of land use planning?
Protects valued resources
Low cost soft engineering
Improves infiltration
What are the drawbacks of land use planning?
Laws + regs
Requires strong governance
May be too late
What does flood risk management generally involve?
Strengthen flood defences
Upstream soft engineering
What are the issues with flood risk management?
Potential costs
Constant maintenance
Land owners
What does solar radiation management involve?
Geoengineering to intervene in climate systems
Orbiting satellites reflect inward radiation
