Integrating regional policies through scientific view to reduce vulnerability and impact of climate change using a new conceptual model, Euskal-adapt

Mendizabal, Maddalen; Feliú, Efrén; Sepúlveda, Joel

doi:10.1088/1755-1307/6/43/432015

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“…It is very important to start a progressive strategy of adaptation inside companies because the only certainty is that there will be changes. In order to achieve an optimal adaptation strategy an organised framework research scheme should be followed (Mendizabal and Sepúlveda, 2009). The starting point is the CC scenarios and the evaluation of their influence on different sectors.…”

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Business in climate or climate in business?

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Mendizabal

2011

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

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Purpose -The aim of this paper is to present a new methodological approach to help companies improve their decision-taking capacity regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the context of climate change (CC). Design/methodology/approach -The study was conducted by combining a wide variety of sources including articles and research reports. Taking into account the complexity of adapting in a context of climate change, the paper developed a simplified conceptual model that integrates multi-criteria analysis. A vulnerability matrix was generated as a combination of adaptive capacity, exposure and sensitivity and how to measure the magnitude, persistence, uncertainty, temporality, degree of importance in combination with the impacts. Findings -The first results reveal that activities related to water resources or natural ecosystems are more important than those related to energy or tourism sectors, and that there is a relationship between opportunities and adaptation needs. Practical implications -The paper documents the inverse relationship between adaptation measures and opportunities in a study that may be a starting-point for further research into empirical observations of sector vulnerability and the impact and integration of the factor of resilience. Originality/value -The paper provides a common language to use in the business world for concepts related to climate change. It provides a methodological approach for finding solutions to the problem of resource optimisation in companies and helps to find new business opportunities for sectors.

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confidence: 99%