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Discuss one adaptation measure that responds to a climate change effect/impact that is harmful to people/society.

This essay should demonstrate your understanding of CC adaptation to climate change effects and their impacts on people, responses (= adaptation measures), and a consideration of possible EJ issues concerning the adaptation measures themselves. The four items below are organized so that you will clearly address part of this question. Please address the following points. (Please number each item, 1-4)

Title. Name the adaptation measure in the title of your essay

Question 1. Identify the climate change effect that the adaptation measure addresses. (Weather & climate effects. Bio-geo-physical effects.) Because the climate system produces geographically varied climate change effects, this description should include the type of places where this effect occurs, and in some cases a specific place.

Question 2. How is the effect impacting, or expected to impact, people/society (e.g., health, economy, security, etc.)? Identify the social impacts that the adaptation measures are intended to address. This item focuses how the effect in item (#1) impacts people.

Question 3. Describe the adaptation measure. Describe and explain the adaptation measure and how it responds to the impact or impacts discussed in items 1 and 2?

Question 4. Vulnerability. How might this adaptation measure be affected by environmental justice issues? For example, are there particular social groups or categories that may be more vulnerable to harm by the impact, or that have fewer resources or capabilities for adaptation? Identify & explain unequal abilities to implement or utilize this adaptation measure. How might the adaptation measured be compromised by these inequalities? Note that there may even be unintended or unexpected harmful effects of the adaptation measures themselves, if they are not conscientiously implemented.

Give one example of how the mitigation measure (discussed in c.) could be designed to address the problems, and to benefit, rather than harm, vulnerable groups.