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Adaptation of Land Use to Climate Change in Russia

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The concept of land use adaptation to climate change and a short history of its formation in Russia are described. The global problems and disadvantages of the adaptation policy are listed, the Russian approaches and developed methods of land use adaptation to climate change are specified. Although there are a lot of legislative acts and scientific recommendations in Russia, the tendency of developing only evaluation and monitoring activities is observed. Also, there is a lack of specific implemented agrotechnological projects aimed at the adaptation of agriculture to changing environmental conditions.

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The research was carried out under the theme of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation within the state assignment of the Institute of Geography of Russian Academy of Sciences 0148-2019-0009 “Climate Change and Its Consequences for the Environment and Population Life on the Territory of Russia.”

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Sukhoveeva, O.E. Adaptation of Land Use to Climate Change in Russia. Russ. Meteorol. Hydrol. 45, 830–834 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3103/S106837392012002X

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