Week 8 Adaptation Flashcards
What is a Trade-off?
Mitigating one risk that may exacerbate others
“Avoid the unmanageable” and “Manage the unavoidable” are each examples of what?
Mitigation, adaption (respectively)
What is the definition of Adaptation (as per lecture notes)?
The process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects. In human systems, adaptation seeks to moderate or avoid harm or exploit beneficial opportunities. In some natural systems, human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate and its effects.
What is the definition of Vulnerability (as per lecture notes)?
The characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard.
What is the definition of Risk (as per lecture notes)?
The consequences of an activity and associated uncertainty.
What is the definition of Resilience (as per lecture notes)?
The ability of a system to achieved desired functionality (bouncing back).
What are the three pillars of justice?
Distributive, procedural, recognitial
Fill in the blanks: Risks are interconnected. We must: - be careful when __________ one risk, learn from ____ _______, and look for _____ __________ _______.
- be careful when addressing one risk, learn from small failures, and look for early warning signals.
What is the risk management process?
- Planning
- Risk Assessment
a. Identification
b. Analysis
c. Evaluation - Risk Treatment
What is the Climate Change Adaptation in NZ cycle? (10 steps)
- Preparation and context
- Hazard assessments
- Values + objectives
- Risk assessment
- Identify options (to reduce risk)
- Evaluate options
- Develop a strategy
- Implement the strategy
- Monitor the strategy
- Adjust
What are the 4 Maori interest domains?
- Natural environment
- Main enterprise
- Healthy people
- Maori culture and practices
What are the 5 treatment options
- Avoid
- Reduce/control
- Mitigate
- Transfer
- Do nothing
What are some pointers of what Central government does?
- Sets policy
- Allocates funding
- Manages risk to infrastructure
What are some pointers of what Local government does?
- Development + implement plans
- Regulations
- Responsible for managing risk to council owned structures
What are the types of uncertainty?
Ambiguity, Epistemic, Aleatory
What are black swans?
Surprising events given current knowledge
Actions are taken when which three points are reached?
Thresholds, triggers and signals
(I dont think this is right, action is taken when trigger is reached)
What is the definition of a natural hazard (as per lecture notes)?
Natural process or phenomenon that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services social and economic disruption or environmental damage.
What are shocks and stresses? Give examples.
Shocks are acute events (hazards) eg. any rapid onset event, short duration
Stresses are chronic isssues eg. of stresses are sea level rise, vertical land movement, temperature change and poverty
Give examples of natural hazards.
Tropical storms, flooding, storm surge, tsunami, alluvial fans, extreme heat, wildfire, volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, tornados
What is the definition of a compounding hazard?
When two or more hazards occur at the same time and increase the overall threat.
What is the definition of exposure (as per lecture notes)?
People, property, systems or other elements present in hazard zones that are thereby subject to potential losses.
What is the definition of sensitivity (as per lecture notes)?
The degree to which a system is affected adversely or beneficially by climate related drivers.
