System · Rationale

Microalgae

Aquatic system based on the cultivation of microalgae for food, feed, or other products, providing carbon-capture potential.

Definition source: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture (microalgae culture)

Synonyms

microalgal system

Broader

Aquatic system

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.

Example of use

Climate context: sensitive to climate-driven changes in water temperature and light.

Provenance

Domain expert; Restructure (v5)

Identifier

SYS_086 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/SYS_086
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/SYS_086)