Adaptation Actions | National Advisory Board

Sector Impact

Animals develop sickness (33) Apply Animals develop sickness filter
Crops do not have sufficient water (31) Apply Crops do not have sufficient water filter
Animals do not have sufficient drinking water/food (25) Apply Animals do not have sufficient drinking water/food filter
Shortage of drinking water (22) Apply Shortage of drinking water filter
Crops are infested/infected by pests and disease (19) Apply Crops are infested/infected by pests and disease filter
Crops are killed (18) Apply Crops are killed filter
Crops become waterlogged and rot in ground (16) Apply Crops become waterlogged and rot in ground filter
Sediments and Debris contaminate water supply (16) Apply Sediments and Debris contaminate water supply filter
Damage to planted forests (wind damage, breakage, toppling) (15) Apply Damage to planted forests (wind damage, breakage, toppling) filter
Logging operations are compromised: erosion in logging area (14) Apply Logging operations are compromised: erosion in logging area filter
Crops experience die off (11) Apply Crops experience die off filter
Endemic, rare or endangered species may be lost (11) Apply Endemic, rare or endangered species may be lost filter
Increase soil erosion, landslides and nutrient loss (11) Apply Increase soil erosion, landslides and nutrient loss filter
Change in flowering & fruiting seasons (10) Apply Change in flowering & fruiting seasons filter
Damage to infrastructure (roads, water tanks/storage facilities- wooden tanks etc (10) Apply Damage to infrastructure (roads, water tanks/storage facilities- wooden tanks etc filter
Crops are exposed to excessive temperatures (9) Apply Crops are exposed to excessive temperatures filter
Increase incidence and severity of forest fires (9) Apply Increase incidence and severity of forest fires filter
Livestock are exposed to high salinity feeds and environments (9) Apply Livestock are exposed to high salinity feeds and environments filter
(x) Remove Sea water contaminates ground water filter Sea water contaminates ground water
Water sources are destroyed directly (9) Apply Water sources are destroyed directly filter
Wind physically damages crops (9) Apply Wind physically damages crops filter
Crops are exposed to excessive sunlight (8) Apply Crops are exposed to excessive sunlight filter
Erosion of coastal forest areas (8) Apply Erosion of coastal forest areas filter
Toilets over flow and contaminate water resources (8) Apply Toilets over flow and contaminate water resources filter
Animals suffer shortage of water and decreased productivity (7) Apply Animals suffer shortage of water and decreased productivity filter
Physical Damage to Animals (7) Apply Physical Damage to Animals filter
Trees wither and experience sun burn (7) Apply Trees wither and experience sun burn filter
Water in storage reservoirs is hot (7) Apply Water in storage reservoirs is hot filter
Water in streams and pools becomes stagnant (7) Apply Water in streams and pools becomes stagnant filter
Animals are exposed to excessive sunlight (6) Apply Animals are exposed to excessive sunlight filter
Animals are Killed (6) Apply Animals are Killed filter
Animals develop sunlight-related problems (6) Apply Animals develop sunlight-related problems filter
Outbreaks of timber and forest pests and diseases (6) Apply Outbreaks of timber and forest pests and diseases filter
Wilting of tree leaves/stems, loss of productivity (6) Apply Wilting of tree leaves/stems, loss of productivity filter
Animal feed is unavailable or productivity is reduced (5) Apply Animal feed is unavailable or productivity is reduced filter
Animal movement in flooded areas leads to enhanced erosion of topsoil (5) Apply Animal movement in flooded areas leads to enhanced erosion of topsoil filter
Animals overheat inside their enclosures (5) Apply Animals overheat inside their enclosures filter
Impacts on Forest Eco-tourism (5) Apply Impacts on Forest Eco-tourism filter
Increase growth of weeds and invasive species (5) Apply Increase growth of weeds and invasive species filter
Infrastructure and Pastures are burned (5) Apply Infrastructure and Pastures are burned filter
Loss of coastal habitat, flora and fauna (5) Apply Loss of coastal habitat, flora and fauna filter
Change in timing of fruiting seasons (4) Apply Change in timing of fruiting seasons filter
Fire burns crops (4) Apply Fire burns crops filter
Floods wash away sensitive flora and fauna (4) Apply Floods wash away sensitive flora and fauna filter
Overflowing creeks/rivers damage some piping infrastructure (4) Apply Overflowing creeks/rivers damage some piping infrastructure filter
Top Soil is eroded (4) Apply Top Soil is eroded filter
Water-catchments and watersheds dry up (4) Apply Water-catchments and watersheds dry up filter
Change in wood properties and timber quality (twisting, compacting etc) (3) Apply Change in wood properties and timber quality (twisting, compacting etc) filter
Crops are exposed to high levels of salinity in soils (3) Apply Crops are exposed to high levels of salinity in soils filter
Death of wild animals (3) Apply Death of wild animals filter
Direct damage to ecosystems or flora and fauna (3) Apply Direct damage to ecosystems or flora and fauna filter
Food web, flora association, and symbiotic species disruptions (3) Apply Food web, flora association, and symbiotic species disruptions filter
Heat Stresson humans (3) Apply Heat Stresson humans filter
Reduce forest and tree biodiversity (3) Apply Reduce forest and tree biodiversity filter
Waterlogged and anaerobic soils (3) Apply Waterlogged and anaerobic soils filter
Air pollution (including volcanic ash) is washed into tanks (2) Apply Air pollution (including volcanic ash) is washed into tanks filter
Decrease in Timber quality (moulding, insufficient drying) (2) Apply Decrease in Timber quality (moulding, insufficient drying) filter
Reduction in germination rates (2) Apply Reduction in germination rates filter
Salt Spray will damage crops (2) Apply Salt Spray will damage crops filter
Salt Spray will damage pastures (2) Apply Salt Spray will damage pastures filter
Underground wells are contaminated (2) Apply Underground wells are contaminated filter
Animals and their enclosures are exposed to climate extremes (1) Apply Animals and their enclosures are exposed to climate extremes filter
Animals are directly affected (1) Apply Animals are directly affected filter
Animals are sluggish and unproductive (1) Apply Animals are sluggish and unproductive filter
Forest seeds burnt and do not have a chance to germinate (1) Apply Forest seeds burnt and do not have a chance to germinate filter
Loss of endemic species (1) Apply Loss of endemic species filter
Tree Death (1) Apply Tree Death filter

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488 - Use proper surveys and an altimeter to select site

489 - Conduct a series of tests on source water quality prior to installing a new supply system

490 - Ensure proper site selection for bore water

491 - Seal bore hole when drilling

492 - Review government internal processes and guidelines for selecting bore sites

493 - Build capacity of govt and local communities on desalination options

494 - Use desalination in emergency situations

495 - Trial small scale inexpensive desalination technology

496 - Desalinate sea water