Fequently Asked Questions
What are the benefits of well-planned and early implemented adaptation activities?
Good and planned adaptation activities; more efficient use of scarce water resources, adapting building codes to future climatic and extreme weather events, constructing flood protections and raising levees, developing famine-tolerant crops, selecting tree species and forestry practices that are less susceptible to storms and fires, contributing to species migration opening of terrestrial corridors to help, etc. can be listed as. In some cases (eg hydro-energy, wetland management) mitigation and adaptation strategies may be closely linked and complementary.
Why do we need to adapt to the effects of climate change?
Climate science indicates that we will continue to face the inevitable effects of climate change for a long time, even if there is a sharp decrease in greenhouse gas emissions. Here, adaptation describes the processes and measures taken to keep up with the current and expected changes in the climate system. Studies aimed at reducing the negative effects of global climate change are generally called "adaptation" studies. Adaptation also includes turning opportunities and concerns into benefits.
Should adaptation measures be included in development policies?
By taking into account interdependent systems with adaptation policies, thus increasing risks, especially to fragile systems (e.g. ecosystems) can be prevented. Countries need to systematically assess their climate risks and exposure levels and incorporate possible adaptation measures into their development policies, plans, and projects. Because in many cases, development activities that do not adapt to the effects of climate change will have negative effects on society, the economy, and natural resources.
What is the importance of creating synergies between climate change adaptation and mitigation?
Mitigation (emission reduction and increased sink capacity) and adaptation should be considered two interdependent components in the fight against climate change. In cost analyzes on combating climate change, it is stated that the costs to be incurred for adaptation to climate change should also be taken into account. One of the most important innovations brought by the Paris Agreement to the climate regime is the need to strengthen the place of adaptation to the effects of climate change in climate policy priorities.
What is maladaptation? What are the practices that cause incompatibility?
It is a change in natural or social systems that unintentionally increases the level of exposure or exposure to climate change by ignoring the effects of climate change. Mismatch practices, which can be explained by the phrase “raising an eye while raising an eyebrow”, can be defined as processes that increase vulnerability rather than reduce it. For example, a newly built urban infrastructure may not be designed to cope with changing extreme weather conditions and therefore may not provide adequate protection against extreme weather events or maybe more than anticipated. may have a shorter lifespan. Such consequences can hinder development by causing more loss of life and damage than the loss of life and property that would occur if the infrastructure was built to withstand the risks of climate change from extreme climate events. In some cases, governments can impede compliance and even encourage or trigger destructive or risky behavior by implementing wrong incentive policies. For example; flood insurance programs; Insuring homes against the risk of flooding can encourage construction in flood-prone areas, rather than making consumers fully assume the risks and therefore adopt a more risk-averse attitude. From an agricultural sector perspective, agricultural investments, in some cases, can be expected if the climate becomes unfavorable for certain crops. may not generate revenue. Crops may decrease and it may be necessary to import foodstuffs. In this case, economic growth takes place at a limited level.
What is the importance of taking precautions against sudden and heavy rains?
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