Targeted interventions refer to a set of relatively locally applied methods for slowing down or even reversing specific impacts of climate change. This contrasts with global solar geoengineering which seeks to control temperatures through increasing albedo (reflectivity).
While the global sea level rise commitment form Jakobshavn is tiny compared with that from West Antarctica over the coming century or two, the presence of active indigenous communities in the Ilulissat region means that there are also social, cultural, economic and ecological impacts to consider, as well as local ecosystem service benefits as well as global impacts.