System · Rationale

Mountain

Natural ecosystem comprising high-relief, steeply sloping terrain at elevation, with pronounced altitudinal zonation and snow- and ice-influenced hydrology.

Definition source: IPCC SROCC Ch.2 (high mountain areas)

Synonyms

montane area

Broader

Natural ecosystem

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

System is exposed to a climate hazard, OR is acted on by a hazard-addressing intervention, OR benefits from a qualifying outcome or an adaptation-specific impact; NOT adaptation when named only as the sector or commodity of work, with no exposure and no hazard-addressing action on it.

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

SYS_051 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/SYS_051
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/SYS_051)