Sensory systems exhibit mechanisms of neural adaptation, which adjust neuronal activity on the basis of recent stimulus history. In primary visual cortex (V1) in particular, adaptation controls the ...
As the term transformation gains ground in discussions of climate change adaptation, it is necessary to take a step back, review quite what commentators mean when they use the word, and consider the ...
Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Director, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota Most of the international and scientific community knows that adaptation is a vital part ...
It’s a big question: Is the world doing enough to adapt to the effects of climate change? According to University of Delaware disaster researcher A.R. Siders, there are no easy answers, but scientists ...
The amount of money going towards adapting to climate change in ten of the world’s biggest cities has increased by a quarter in recent years, according to new research. Against a backdrop of a global ...
In Indonesia, the tsunami of December 2004 led to the development of the Disaster Management law of 2007. This is one example of flood risk law-making occurring only after a significant disaster. More ...
The four-day UN Climate Adaptation Conference titled “National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Expo 2024” will begin at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Dhaka on Monday. Prime Minister ...
Against a backdrop of a global recession, this might seem like good news. But representing at most 0.33 per cent of a city’s wealth, resilience-building is still a small fraction of total spending.
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