Adaptation Measures

SECTOR

ADAPTATION MEASURES

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Enhance water use efficiencies; metering; user pays

Industry

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Maintain high standards of effluent discharged to receiving waters

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Maintain high standards of air emissions

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Incentive system for innovation for new or improved technologies for waste management (liquid,

solid, or gaseous emissions)

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Compliance incentives:  financial; regulations and enforcement capability

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Forestry

Plant tree species more tolerant to changing climate

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breed drought/disease resistant varieties

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diversify species to promote flexibility

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Improve fire weather forecasting and fire monitoring

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Improve pest monitoring

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Increase tree thinning to aid in adaptation to stress

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Develop alternative products

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