System · Rationale

Savanna

Natural ecosystem of tropical and subtropical zones characterised by a grass-dominated layer with scattered trees, providing grazing and biodiversity.

Definition source: AGROVOC: savannahs

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.

Example of use

Climate context: exposed to climate hazards including drought, fire, and rainfall variability.

Provenance

Domain expert; Restructure (v5)

Identifier

SYS_087 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/SYS_087
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/SYS_087)