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Climate change mitigation policies can have a large and complex impact on the socio-economic status of individuals and countries This can be both positive and negative. [299] It is important to design policies well and make them inclusive. Otherwise climate change mitigation measures can impose higher financial costs on poor households. [300]
However, if the leverage points associated with the root causes of change resistance exist and can be found, the system will not resist changing them. This is an important principle of social system behavior. For example, Harich found the main root cause of successful systemic change resistance to be high "deception effectiveness."
Climate change adaptation is the process of adjusting to the effects of climate change. These can be both current or expected impacts. [46] Adaptation aims to moderate or avoid harm for people, and is usually done alongside climate change mitigation. It also aims to exploit opportunities. Humans may also intervene to help adjust for natural ...
Worldwide population growth is considered to be a challenge for climate change mitigation. [130] [need quotation to verify] Proposed measures include an improved access to family planning and access of women to education and economic opportunities. [131] [132] [133] Targeting natalistic politics involves cultural, ethical and societal issues.
Because climate change is a major and growing driver of biodiversity loss, and that biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, significantly contribute to climate change adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk reduction, proponents of ecosystem-based adaptation suggest that the resilience of vulnerable human populations and the ...
Flood mitigation is a related but separate concept describing a broader set of strategies taken to reduce flood risk and potential impact while improving resilience against flood events. As climate change has led to increased flood risk an intensity, flood management is an important part of climate change adaptation and climate resilience.
Some researchers have estimated that the number of wedges needed to mitigate climate change may be much higher. [6] [9] [4] A 2020 update by the Carbon Mitigation Initiative projected mitigation efforts to 2060 with eight wedges. [1] Both the urgency and the difficulty of achieving substantial changes are emphasized. [4]
Climate change adaptation is the process of adjusting to the effects of climate change. These can be both current or expected impacts. [1] Adaptation aims to moderate or avoid harm for people, and is usually done alongside climate change mitigation. It also aims to exploit opportunities. Humans may also intervene to help adjust for natural ...