Adaptation & Mitigation to Climate Change

Italy has a National plan for irrigation to support the agricultural sector and has a some money to alleviate the effects for extreme events including droughts.  The Italian regional governments have included the Climate change in there Rural Developments Plans (RDPs).  The purpose of the RDPs is for energy saving and green energy reducing Green House Gases emissions. Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils and for the new forests. investments in renewable energy and adapting to the climate change. ( http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/ita_nc5.pdf).  A  couple regions are focusing on adaptation measures in practices that are compatible with changing climate.   The RDPs is aiming at protecting the soil and restoring is stability as improving soil quality and reducing the organic content loss, water resources like water saving technologies. 

This graph is from (http://metrostate.blackboard.com/webct/urw/lc5116011.tp0/cobaltMainFrame.dowebct)

 The top graph shows that the extremely hot weather in 2003. It was recorded the hottest it has ever been that year. there were a lot of deaths that year due to the heat wave estimated of 35,000 elderly people were effected in June to August from the heat.  The red part of the graph shows the areas where is it was the hottest. The temperatures has risen 3- 5  degree's Celsius in the Southern and Eastern  parts of Europe. 

Italy has ratified the Kyoto Protocol they signed April 28, 1998, Ratification Acceptance was May 5, 2002 and Entry into force was February 16, 2005 and the % of emissions is 3.1%

This graph is from (http://climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Tracking-Emissions-and-Mitigation-Actions.pdf)

Some of the alternative energy sources that Italy is taking in consideration is renewable energy that comes from resources that replenished sunlight, wind, rain, and geothermal heat.   

 after taking this class, it makes you  think more about the feature and how the green house gases have affect on our country, I think Italy should try to adapt and reduce the problem. having the sea leaving rise you can't stop that from happening but trying to reduce the green house gases, looking at other opportunities  for 

growing crop and using renewable energy.