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MALADAPTATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Management
- Climate Change
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- maladaptation
1, record 1, English, maladaptation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- maladaptive action 2, record 1, English, maladaptive%20action
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any deliberate adjustment in natural or human systems that increases vulnerability to negative climate change impacts or that fails to reduce it. 3, record 1, English, - maladaptation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Maladaptation is usually an unintended consequence. 4, record 1, English, - maladaptation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
maladaptive action: designation usually used in the plural. 5, record 1, English, - maladaptation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
prevent maladaptation 3, record 1, English, - maladaptation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- maladaptive actions
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion environnementale
- Changements climatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maladaptation
1, record 1, French, maladaptation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toute modification délibérée des systèmes naturels ou humains qui augmente la vulnérabilité aux répercussions négatives des changements climatiques ou qui ne réussit pas à la réduire. 2, record 1, French, - maladaptation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce résultat est rarement intentionnel. 3, record 1, French, - maladaptation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
prévenir la maladaptation 2, record 1, French, - maladaptation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión del medio ambiente
- Cambio climático
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mala adaptación
1, record 1, Spanish, mala%20adaptaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- adaptación inadecuada 1, record 1, Spanish, adaptaci%C3%B3n%20inadecuada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Según el glosario del IPCC [Grupo Intergubernamental de Expertos sobre el Cambio Climático], la mala adaptación (o adaptación inadecuada) se refiere a las acciones o la falta de acciones que pueden: i) aumentar el riesgo de resultados adversos relacionados con el clima, ii) aumentar la vulnerabilidad al cambio climático, o iii) reducir el bienestar (propio o ajeno) en el presente o en el futuro. 1, record 1, Spanish, - mala%20adaptaci%C3%B3n
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