Case studies in co-benefits approaches to climate change mitigation and adaptation |
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Authors: | Benjamin Spencer Josh Lawler Celia Lowe LuAnne Thompson Tom Hinckley Soo-Hyung Kim |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA;2. Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA;3. School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA;4. Department of Anthropology and Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA;5. School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA;6. School of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA |
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Abstract: | Attempts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions or manage the effects of climate change traditionally focus on management or policy options that promote single outcomes (e.g., either benefiting ecosystems or human health and well-being). In contrast, co-benefits approaches to climate change mitigation and adaptation address climate change impacts on human and ecological health in tandem and on a variety of spatial and temporal scales. The article engages the concept of co-benefits through four case studies. The case studies emphasize co-benefits approaches that are accessible and tractable in countries with human populations that are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts. They illustrate the potential of co-benefits approaches and provide a platform for further discussion of several interdependent principles relevant to the implementation of co-benefits strategies. These principles include providing incentives across multiple scales and time frames, promoting long-term integrated impact assessment, and fostering multidimensional communication networks. |
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Keywords: | human health ecological health incentives impact assessment multidimensional networks |
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