Ways To Adapt To Climate Change Flashcards
What are climate change adaptations?
Responses to the changes climate change is causing.
Name climate change adaptions.
Managing water supply, changing agricultural systems and coping with rising sea levels
How is water supply managed?
Capturing and storing rainwater using more efficient taps and water meters to improve the accessibility of water
Name ways to change agricultural systems when adapting to climate change.
Different places growing different crops, vertical farming, developing meat substitutes and biotechnology to create more resistant and nutritious crops
How might HICs adapt to rising sea levels compared to LICs?
HICs may build flood defences, like the London Thames barrier, and other prevention systems could be designed, whilst LICs may build houses on stilts or hillsides