Long-term changes in vegetation and land use in mountainous areas with heavy snowfalls in northern Japan: an 80-year comparison of vegetation maps by Takuto Shitara, Hiroko Kurokawa, Michio Oguro, Takehiro Sasaki, Haruka Ohashi, Kaoru Niiyama, Mitsue Shibata, Tetsuya Matsui, Tetsuya Matsui

“…These results will be useful for future ecosystem and biodiversity research/conservation and will provide baseline information for climate change adaptation policies.…”
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Rangeland vegetation dynamics in the Altai mountain region of Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan and China: effects of climate, topography, and socio-political context for livestock herd... by Liza V Iegorova, James P Gibbs, Giorgos Mountrakis, Guillaume Bastille-Rousseau, Mikhail Yu Paltsyn, Atay Ayatkhan, Leonid V Baylagasov, Yury V Robertus, Andrey V Chelyshev

“…We conclude that rangeland policy development to assure sustainability of herder livelihoods in the Altai Mountain region should focus on climate change adaptation measures rather than modifying herders’ grazing practices.…”
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Effect of High-Temperature Events When Heading into the Maturity Period on Summer Maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) Yield in the Huang-Huai-Hai Region, China by Shengbao Wei, Jing Liu, Tiantian Li, Xiaoying Wang, Anchun Peng, Changqing Chen

“…The results of this study can provide a reference for policymakers to use in the formulation of corresponding climate change adaptation strategies.…”
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GFDL-ESM2M Modeli temelinde RCP4.5 ve RCP8.5 senaryolarına göre Türkiye için sıcaklık ve yağış projeksiyonları by Hüdaverdi Gürkan, Hüseyin Arabaci, Mesut Demircan, Osman Eskioğlu, Serhat Şensoy, Başak Yazici

“…Basin-based, regional-based and provincial-based temperature and precipitation projections were developed for minimizing the negative effects of climate change adaptation and to support activities to combat climate change on a sectoral basis. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variations of Global Human-Perceived Heatwave Risks and their Driving Factors Based on Machine Learning by Yuwei Wang, Na Zhao

“…This study offers valuable insights for enhancing climate change adaptation, disaster prevention, and mitigation strategies, ultimately contributing to the alleviation of extreme heatwaves and risk reduction.…”
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Scaling Climate Smart Agriculture in East Africa: Experiences and Lessons by Thomas Kirina, Annemarie Groot, Helena Shilomboleni, Fulco Ludwig, Teferi Demissie

“…Most cases promoted technologies and models geared towards climate change adaptation in crop-based value chains, and only a few cases incorporated mitigation measures. …”
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Hydroclimatic Extremes in the Limpopo River Basin, South Africa, under Changing Climate by Christina M. Botai, Joel O. Botai, Nosipho N. Zwane, Patrick Hayombe, Eric K. Wamiti, Thabo Makgoale, Miriam D. Murambadoro, Abiodun M. Adeola, Katlego P. Ncongwane, Jaco P. de Wit, Michael G. Mengistu, Henerica Tazvinga

“…In general, the findings of this research study will inform and enhance climate change adaptation and mitigation policy decisions and implementation thereof, to sustain the livelihoods of vulnerable communities.…”
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Factors affecting urban climate at different times of the day in China: A case study in Yibin, a riverside mountain city by Yining Kou, Deqing Xian, Yisha Liu, Jie Chen, Chunlu Wang, Bin Cheng, Wei Guo, Ying Li, Longxin Tang

“…This finding is helpful for future generations in terms of climate change adaptation.…”
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Uncertainty in land-use adaptation persists despite crop model projections showing lower impacts under high warming by Edna J. Molina Bacca, Miodrag Stevanović, Benjamin Leon Bodirsky, Kristine Karstens, David Meng-Chuen Chen, Debbora Leip, Christoph Müller, Sara Minoli, Jens Heinke, Jonas Jägermeyr, Christian Folberth, Toshichika Iizumi, Atul K. Jain, Wenfeng Liu, Masashi Okada, Andrew Smerald, Florian Zabel, Hermann Lotze-Campen, Alexander Popp

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A Decision-Support Tool to Augment Global Mountain Protection and Conservation, including a Case Study from Western Himalaya by Peter Jacobs, Clinton Carbutt, Erik A. Beever, J. Marc Foggin, Madeline Martin, Shane Orchard, Roger Sayre

“…It also makes use of other key attributes including opportunities for disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, developing mountain tourism, maintaining elevational gradients and natural ecological corridors, and conserving flagship species. …”
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Complex climate change risk and emerging directions for vulnerability research in Africa by Ayansina Ayanlade, Thomas A. Smucker, Mary Nyasimi, Harald Sterly, Lemlem F. Weldemariam, Nicholas P. Simpson

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Assessment of total and extreme precipitation over central Asia via statistical downscaling: Added value and multi-model ensemble projection by Li-Jun Fan, Zhong-Wei Yan, Deliang Chen, Zhen Li

“…The SD projection of the possible future changes in precipitation and extremes improves the knowledge base for local risk management and climate change adaptation in CA.…”
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ALIMUS—We are feeding! Study protocol of a multi-center, cluster-randomized controlled trial on the effects of a home garden and nutrition counseling intervention to reduce child u... by Isabel Mank, Raissa Sorgho, Fanta Zerbo, Moubassira Kagoné, Boubacar Coulibaly, John Oguso, Michael Mbata, Sammy Khagayi, Erick M. O. Muok, Ali Sié, Ina Danquah

“…This project will determine the potential of an integrated home gardening and nutrition counseling program as one possible climate change adaptation strategy to improve child health in rural Burkina Faso and Kenya. …”
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Allometric models for the estimation of foliage area and biomass from stem metrics in black locust by Tziaferidis SR, Spyroglou G, Fotelli MN, Radoglou K

“…The produced species-specific relationships between stem and foliage metrics may be a useful tool to predict the carbon sequestration and climate change adaptation potential of black locust restoration plantations, which are often characterized by harsh site conditions.…”
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Research Themes, Trends and Future Priorities in the Field of Climate Change and Health: A Review by Huiling Ouyang, Xu Tang, Renhe Zhang

“…More funding should be mobilized to support the research capacity building in developing countries and to support climate change adaptation strategies for sustainable development.…”
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Significant underestimation of peatland permafrost along the Labrador Sea coastline in northern Canada by Y. Wang, R. G. Way, J. Beer, A. Forget, R. Tutton, R. Tutton, M. C. Purcell

“…This study constitutes the first dedicated peatland permafrost inventory for Labrador and provides an important baseline for future mapping, modelling, and climate change adaptation strategy development in the region.…”
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Enhancing the Definitions of Climate-Change Loss and Damage Based on Land Conversion in Florida, U.S.A. by Elena A. Mikhailova, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman, Gregory C. Post, George B. Shepherd, Sarah J. Kolarik

“…Programs for compensation on the international level should be carefully designed to help people who have suffered climate-related L&D, without creating reverse climate change adaptation (RCCA), where compensation causes people to remain in areas that are vulnerable to climate-related L&D.…”
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Expert elicitations of smallholder agroforestry practices in Seychelles: A SWOT-AHP analysis by Daniel Etongo, Uvicka Bristol, Terence Epule Epule, Ajith Bandara, Sandra Sinon

“…Agroforestry can leverage the co-benefits of climate change adaptation and mitigation while conserving biodiversity and restoring degraded and deforested lands. …”
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Flood‐irrigated agriculture mediates climate‐induced wetland scarcity for summering sandhill cranes in western North America by J. Patrick Donnelly, Daniel P. Collins, Jeffrey M. Knetter, James H. Gammonley, Matthew A. Boggie, Blake A. Grisham, M. Cathy Nowak, David E. Naugle

“…Findings suggest greater sandhill cranes function as a surrogate species for agroecology and climate change adaptation strategies seeking to reduce agricultural water use through improved efficiency while also maintaining distinct flood‐irrigation practices supporting greater sandhill cranes and other wetland‐dependent wildlife. …”
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Crop Wild Relatives Crosses: Multi-Location Assessment in Durum Wheat, Barley, and Lentil by Noureddine El Haddad, Miguel Sanchez-Garcia, Andrea Visioni, Abderrazek Jilal, Rola El Amil, Amadou Tidiane Sall, Wasihun Lagesse, Shiv Kumar, Filippo M. Bassi

“…Crop wild relatives (CWR) are a good source of useful alleles for climate change adaptation. Here, 19 durum wheat, 24 barley, and 24 lentil elites incorporating CWR in their pedigrees were yield tested against commercial checks across 19 environments located in Morocco, Ethiopia, Lebanon, and Senegal. …”
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