System · Rationale

Highland

Natural ecosystem comprising elevated plateau or upland of high altitude but lower relief than mountains, supporting distinct upland cropping and grazing systems.

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

Synonyms

none

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; Restructure (v5)

Identifier

SYS_082 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/SYS_082
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/SYS_082)