Cross-sectoral interactions of adaptation and mitigation measures
Authors: Berry, P.M., Brown, S., Chen, M., Kontogianni, A., Rowlands, O., Simpson, G. and Skourtos, M.
Journal: Climatic Change
Volume: 128
Issue: 3-4
Pages: 381-393
eISSN: 1573-1480
ISSN: 0165-0009
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-014-1214-0
Abstract:Adaptation and mitigation are complementary strategies for addressing the impacts of climate change, yet are often considered separately. This paper examines the literature for evidence of the interactions of adaptation and mitigation measures across the agriculture, biodiversity, coasts, forests, urban and water sectors, focusing on Europe. It found that often adaptation and mitigation synergies and conflicts were not explicitly mentioned within a sector, let alone between sectors. Most measures, however, were found to have an effect on another sector, resulting in neutral, positive (synergies) or negative (conflicts) interactions within and between sectors. Many positive cross-sectoral interactions involved biodiversity or water and thus these could represent good starting places for the implementation of integrated, cross-sectoral strategies. Previous studies suggest that adaptation and mitigation are undertaken on different time and geographical scales; this study found many local scale measures which could facilitate integration between both adaptation and mitigation. It is important that cross-sectoral interaction of adaptation and mitigation measures are explicitly recognised if they are to be mainstreamed into policy, so that positive outcomes are enhanced and unintended consequences avoided.
Source: Scopus
Cross-sectoral interactions of adaptation and mitigation measures
Authors: Berry, P.M., Brown, S., Chen, M., Kontogianni, A., Rowlands, O., Simpson, G. and Skourtos, M.
Journal: CLIMATIC CHANGE
Volume: 128
Issue: 3-4
Pages: 381-393
eISSN: 1573-1480
ISSN: 0165-0009
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-014-1214-0
Source: Web of Science (Lite)