Deze Engelstalige database biedt een verzameling van maatregelen en mogelijke acties op het gebied van adaptatie voor de eilanden Aruba, Curaçao en Sint-Maarten. De database biedt inspiratie, praktische voorbeelden en handvatten om lokale overheden, professionals en gemeenschappen te helpen bij het maken van goed onderbouwde keuzes voor een klimaatbestendige toekomst. De adaptatie-opties zijn ingedeeld in de volgende categorieën: impactgebied, thema, sector, type maatregel, klimaatdreiging, schaalniveau en type ecosysteem.
Adaptation Options
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Agro-forestry
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Air pollution control in urban zones
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Align marine protection with land protection
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Assisted/planned relocation
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Beach Nourishment
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Bioswales
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Built coastal flood defenses
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Check-dam cascades in seasonal streams
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Check-in programs
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Climate proof design
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Climate resilient & accessible healthcare
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Climate resilient housing for vulnerable populations
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Climate Smart Agriculture
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Coastal setbacks
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Community-based disaster preparedness
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Community-based seed banks
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Composting & soil health hubs
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Conflict resolution mechanisms
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Conservation of salt lakes / Salinas
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Constructed wetlands for municipal wastewater treatment
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Contingency funds
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Contour trenching for water retention
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Coral reef protection and restoration
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Diversifying and greening tourism experiences
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Diversion channels for flood management
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Drip irrigation
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Early warning systems
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Earmark environmental fines
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Ecosystem service valuation studies for decision making
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Embedding climate change into education
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Environmental stewardship education for locals and tourists
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Farmer and fisher cooperatives
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Farmer training and extension services
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Floating or elevated roads
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Flood risk assessments
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Food access during disaster
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Governance of climate adaptation
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Green roofs
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Green school yards
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Greening gardens
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Grey water reuse
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Hazard mapping
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Heat resistant building design
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Heat-Health Action Plans
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Improve financial tools for local farming
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Improved & climate resilient public transportation
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Improved wastewater treatment
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Improving climate resilience of existing tourism infrastructure
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Increased enforcement and patrols in natural parks
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Integrated Vector Management
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Integrated Water Resource Management
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International/regional knowledge exchange
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Land reforms & access
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Living sea walls
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Lower water tariffs for households producing food at home
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Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR)
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Mangrove restoration
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Marine Protected Areas
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Micro disaster risk insurance
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Multi-purpose water plazas
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National climate trust fund
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Native fruit tree corridor networks
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Nursery of endangered plants
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Open access platform for climate and environmental data
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Permeable pavements & design
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Precision agriculture
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Preserving and restoring seagrass beds
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Protect Nature Corridors
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Protection of cultural heritage
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Public awareness campaigns on adaptation
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Public awareness campaigns on climate-health hazards
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Rainwater harvesting
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Reduce surface & coastal water pollution
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Reduced groundwater extraction
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Reducing roadside erosion
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Reforestation of upper catchments & degraded slopes
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Regulating sand mining/removal
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Renewable energy expansion
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Renewable energy storage scale-up
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Restoring dry-tropical forests
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Ridge to Reef approach
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Rights of Nature
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Risk assessments
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Runoff control with vegetation & Vegetated waterways
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Saline agriculture
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Scenario planning
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Securing funds from private and international donors
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Small grants for local climate adaptation
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Smart grids
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Social safety nets
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Solar parks & solar PV expansion
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Solid waste management
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Stormwater drainage systems
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Stormwater pumping stations
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Strenghtening building codes for climate resilience
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Strengthening governance and institutions
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Strengthening mental health services
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Sustainable fishing practices
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SWAC (Sea Water Air Conditioning) for hotel districts
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Technology transfers/exchange
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Traditional dryland farming revival/Kunukus
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Train landscapers in ecology
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Urban agriculture
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Urban green pockets
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Vegetation filter zones
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Visitor caps
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Vulnerability assessments
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Water governance
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Wetland restoration
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Workplace adaptations
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Zoning regulations