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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT
Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages 272-289Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/IJCCSM-02-2014-0027
Keywords
Greece; Climate change; ELECTRE III; Country studies; Decision analysis; Geoengineering
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- European Union (European Social Fund - ESF)
- Greek national funds through the Operational Program Education and Lifelong Learning of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) - Research Funding Program: Heracleitus II. Investing in knowledge society through the European Social Fund
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Purpose - The purpose of this study is to put forward a methodological framework to provide a comparative assessment of available mitigation and adaptation strategies against climate change. Mitigation options aim at minimizing CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, in an effort to reduce the rate of increase in global temperature. On the other hand, adaptation options relate to the ability of the natural or human systems to handle the impact of the climate change and to adjust to its effects, seeking to eliminate the adverse consequences and take advantage of any beneficial outcomes. Design/methodology/approach - The methodology focuses on specific parameters, leading to the most efficient package of alternatives for the area of Greece. The selection of the optimal ranking of alternatives in a defined strategy is a sophisticated procedure, and a multi-criteria decision-making process was established. A questionnaire was designed and used as input to the overall framework, based on specific decision criteria. Climate change experts gave their feedback via a face-to-face interview. ELECTRE III multi-criteria decision analysis was adopted for the comparative evaluation, as it fits best to complex environmental problems. An optimal sequence of mitigation and adaptation strategies was provided for Greece. Findings - The use of renewable energy sources, increase of energy efficiency and improved forest management - tree planting and rational water management - are among the most promising options to strategically plan climate change mitigation and adaptation for Greece. Originality/value - The presented study provides an insight into alternative mitigation and adaptation strategies against climate change. The use of the multi-criteria analysis is an innovative approach to outline the optimal bundle of strategies. The methodology focuses on specific parameters, leading to the most efficient package of measures for the area of Greece. Such an approach is implemented for the first time in Greece, at least up to the authors' knowledge, and provides a basis for strategic governance and policy modeling for the area under consideration.
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