UQx Carbon101x 2.5.1.1b: Adaptation in the private sector
Channel: UQx CARBON101x Essential tools for the low carbon economy
Date: 2017-02-06

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Many private sector companies are implementing climate change adaptation strategies of their own. Here, Associate Professor Paul Dargusch tells us about initiatives by the Panamanian company Copa Airlines.

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References:
UNFCCC (2013) “Private Sector Initiative actions on adaptation”:  http://unfccc.int/files/adaptation/nairobi_work_programme/private_sector_initiative/application/pdf/copa_airlines.pdf  

University of Southampton (2015) “Mangroves help protect against sea level rise News and Events”. Published 23 July 2015: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2015/07/mangroves-help-protect-against-sea-level-rise.page