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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.10.012
	Adaptation action and research in glaciated mountain systems: Are they enough to meet the challenge of climate change?
	McDowell G.; Huggel C.; Frey H.; Wang F.M.; Cramer K.; Ricciardi V.
发表日期	2019
ISSN	0959-3780
EISSN	1872-9495
起始页码	19
结束页码	30
卷号	54 页码:19-30
英文摘要	The challenge of climate change in glaciated mountain systems is significant and cannot be met without adaptation actions and research that addresses the interwoven scientific, human, and socio-ecological dimensions of climate change. However, our understanding of the effectiveness of existing efforts in meeting this challenge is lacking, a shortcoming compounded by a lack of consistent and comparable information about adaptation action and research in glaciated mountain systems. This study develops a typology of the challenge of climate change in glaciated mountain systems and uses formal systematic review methods to critically evaluate existing adaptation actions and research in light of this framework. Our results––based on an evaluation of 170 English-language peer-reviewed and grey literature documents––indicate that socially-relevant climate-related changes are already manifesting in glaciated mountain systems, with the most commonly documented stimuli for adaptation being hydrological changes related to the degradation of the high mountain cryosphere. Some degree of adaptation action has occurred in 78% of countries with glaciated mountain ranges, but most adaptations are reactions to experienced climatic stimuli and carried out without guidance from a formal adaptation plan. The study also identified the emergence of explicitly mountain-focused adaptation research, yet studies framed in this way are still relatively scarce and have only been carried out in about half of the countries with glaciated mountain ranges. Although we document several laudable adaptation action and research efforts, few initiatives are adequately addressing the difficulties outlined in our evaluation framework for the challenge of climate change. The study discusses the consequences of observed shortcomings and identifies recommendations for more fully meeting the challenge of climate change in glaciated mountain systems. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Mountains Climate change Adaptation Systematic review Socio-ecological systems
英文关键词	Adaptation; Climate change; Mountains; Socio-ecological systems; Systematic review
学科领域	Environmental Sciences;Environmental Studies;Geography
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000458468400003
scopus关键词	adaptive management; climate change; degradation; glaciation; glacier; hydrological change; literature review; mountain region; research; strategic approach
来源期刊	Global Environmental change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/78424
作者单位	Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	McDowell G.,Huggel C.,Frey H.,et al. Adaptation action and research in glaciated mountain systems: Are they enough to meet the challenge of climate change?[J],2019,54:19-30.
APA	McDowell G.,Huggel C.,Frey H.,Wang F.M.,Cramer K.,&Ricciardi V..(2019).Adaptation action and research in glaciated mountain systems: Are they enough to meet the challenge of climate change?.Global Environmental change,54,19-30.
MLA	McDowell G.,et al."Adaptation action and research in glaciated mountain systems: Are they enough to meet the challenge of climate change?".Global Environmental change 54(2019):19-30.