Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

What is Climate?01:16

What is Climate?

20.3K
Climate refers to the prevailing weather conditions in a specific area over an extended period. As the saying goes, “Climate is what you expect. Weather is what you get.” Climate is influenced by geographic factors, such as latitude, terrain, and proximity to bodies of water.
20.3K
Global Climate Change01:50

Global Climate Change

28.3K
Throughout its ~4.5 billion year history, the Earth has experienced periods of warming and cooling. However, the current drastic increase in global temperatures is well outside of the Earth’s cyclic norms, and evidence for human-caused global climate change is compelling. Paleoclimatology, the study of ancient climate conditions, provides ample evidence for human-caused global climate change by comparing recent conditions with those in the past.
28.3K
Design Example: Analyzing Capacity Contours for Flood Risk Assessment01:17

Design Example: Analyzing Capacity Contours for Flood Risk Assessment

236
Flood risk assessment involves careful planning and analysis to ensure the safety of communities near water retention structures. Capacity contours are a vital tool in this process, as they illustrate the potential spread of water at specific levels in a given area. In the context of building a bund across a small valley, these contours play a critical role in evaluating the safety of nearby residential areas.In this example, the bund is intended to store stormwater in the valley. The engineers...
236
Applications of GIS: Disaster Management and Emergency Response01:29

Applications of GIS: Disaster Management and Emergency Response

371
Geographic Information System (GIS) technology is essential for risk identification, action prioritization, and resource optimization in critical situations like flooding and earthquakes. By integrating spatial and demographic data, GIS provides a comprehensive framework for emergency response.GIS integrates data layers, like rainfall intensity, topography, elevation profiles, and river levels, to model high-risk flood zones. These layers assess areas susceptible to flooding based on their...
371
Adaptations that Reduce Water Loss01:57

Adaptations that Reduce Water Loss

27.7K
Though evaporation from plant leaves drives transpiration, it also results in loss of water. Because water is critical for photosynthetic reactions and other cellular processes, evolutionary pressures on plants in different environments have driven the acquisition of adaptations that reduce water loss.
27.7K
Responses to Drought and Flooding02:41

Responses to Drought and Flooding

11.8K
Water plays a significant role in the life cycle of plants. However, insufficient or excess of water can be detrimental and pose a serious threat to plants.
11.8K

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Climate change adaptation through an integrative lens in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand·2024
Same author

Melting ice and rising seas - connecting projected change in Antarctica's ice sheets to communities in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand·2024
Same author

Adaptation to compound climate risks: A systematic global stocktake.

iScience·2023
Same author

Pathways to coastal retreat.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2021
Same author

Proteome-wide Prediction of Lysine Methylation Leads to Identification of H2BK43 Methylation and Outlines the Potential Methyllysine Proteome.

Cell reports·2020
Same author

Climate change: making decisions in the face of deep uncertainty.

Nature·2020

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Dec 22, 2025

Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework
12:44

Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework

Published on: July 24, 2016

8.4K

Elaborating a systems methodology for cascading climate change impacts and implications.

Nicholas A Cradock-Henry1, Justin Connolly2, Paula Blackett3

  • 1Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand.

Methodsx
|May 6, 2020
PubMed
Summary

Climate change can cause cascading impacts across human-environment systems. This study presents a systems methodology to identify and evaluate these cascading effects, aiding in management and intervention strategies.

Keywords:
Climate change adaptationComplex problemsFeedbackSystems thinkingVulnerability

More Related Videos

Simulating Impacts of Ice Storms on Forest Ecosystems
06:27

Simulating Impacts of Ice Storms on Forest Ecosystems

Published on: June 30, 2020

7.3K
Using Generative Art to Convey Past and Future Climate Transitions
06:10

Using Generative Art to Convey Past and Future Climate Transitions

Published on: March 31, 2023

1.4K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Dec 22, 2025

Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework
12:44

Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework

Published on: July 24, 2016

8.4K
Simulating Impacts of Ice Storms on Forest Ecosystems
06:27

Simulating Impacts of Ice Storms on Forest Ecosystems

Published on: June 30, 2020

7.3K
Using Generative Art to Convey Past and Future Climate Transitions
06:10

Using Generative Art to Convey Past and Future Climate Transitions

Published on: March 31, 2023

1.4K

Area of Science:

  • Environmental science
  • Systems science
  • Climate change adaptation

Background:

  • Climate change poses risks through cascading impacts in linked human-environment systems.
  • There is a lack of practical guidance and empirical examples for assessing climate-related cascades.
  • Understanding these interactions is crucial for anticipating surprises and feedbacks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elaborate a systems-based methodology for identifying and evaluating cascading climate change impacts.
  • To provide practical guidance for assessing climate-related cascades.
  • To enhance understanding of human-environment system interactions under climate change.

Main Methods:

  • Developed and applied a systems-based methodology.
  • Utilized a participatory process with urban infrastructure managers.
  • Employed causal diagrams for visualizing cascades and expert elicitation.

Main Results:

  • The proposed methodology offers a robust and flexible analytical framework for evaluating cascades.
  • Visualizing cascades as causal diagrams enhances stakeholder understanding of interdependencies.
  • The process generated valuable insights into potential cascades, their interactions, and management implications.

Conclusions:

  • The systems methodology effectively identifies interdependencies and transmission pathways for climate impacts.
  • It enhances stakeholder comprehension of climate change causes, effects, and cascading implications.
  • The approach provides a visual aid for exploring interventions and advancing methodological development.