How can drought risk from climate change be reduced?   Question 15 options:   A.Limit the rate and magnitude of climate change   B.Reduce the exposure of people, infrastructure, livelihoods, etc.   C.Decrease vulnerability by increasing the populations capacity to cope with and adapt to drought events

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15.How can drought risk from climate change be reduced?

 

Question 15 options:

 

A.Limit the rate and magnitude of climate change

 

B.Reduce the exposure of people, infrastructure, livelihoods, etc.

 

C.Decrease vulnerability by increasing the populations capacity to cope with and adapt to drought events

 

D.All of the above 

16.What is not a main source of uncertainty for future runoff projections?

 

Question 16 options:

 

A.Differences in projections of regional precipitation

 

B.Differences among models in how vegetation responds to increased CO2

 

C.Differences among models in how precipitation infiltrates into soils

 

D.Differences among models in how evapotranspiration responds to vegetation changes

 

 

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