IFC Climate Implementation Plan (April 2016)
... New FI Models: There are numerous opportunities to expand the business of Financial Institutions in financing the transition to a low carbon economy. For example, IFC will use its expertise (FIG and Treasury) to help FI (and corporate) clients develop their own green bonds with IFC taking an anchor ...
... New FI Models: There are numerous opportunities to expand the business of Financial Institutions in financing the transition to a low carbon economy. For example, IFC will use its expertise (FIG and Treasury) to help FI (and corporate) clients develop their own green bonds with IFC taking an anchor ...
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... expected that increased temperatures will be beneficial to plant growth up to some point after which the effects of heat stress will dominate, resulting in declining yields. The point at which these detrimental effects will occur varies greatly depending on crop, soil moisture, rainfall, carbon diox ...
... expected that increased temperatures will be beneficial to plant growth up to some point after which the effects of heat stress will dominate, resulting in declining yields. The point at which these detrimental effects will occur varies greatly depending on crop, soil moisture, rainfall, carbon diox ...
Towards climate resilience in agriculture for Southeast Asia
... also include ensuring that agricultural and social security systems alike are robust enough to respond to future climatic shocks. At the same time, communities will need to adapt to the immediate impacts of climate change, while mitigating future impacts. This sourcebook is a guide for those who nee ...
... also include ensuring that agricultural and social security systems alike are robust enough to respond to future climatic shocks. At the same time, communities will need to adapt to the immediate impacts of climate change, while mitigating future impacts. This sourcebook is a guide for those who nee ...
Arctic Environment Ministers meeting
... few of the major findings include3 the minimum Arctic sea ice extent in September 2012 that set a new record low and the nearly ice sheet-wide melt event on the Greenland ice sheet in July, covering about 97 percent of the ice sheet on a single day. Possible future developments are also described in ...
... few of the major findings include3 the minimum Arctic sea ice extent in September 2012 that set a new record low and the nearly ice sheet-wide melt event on the Greenland ice sheet in July, covering about 97 percent of the ice sheet on a single day. Possible future developments are also described in ...
managing risks and increasing resilience
... London is currently very well protected against tidal flooding, but has a lower and much more variable standard of protection against fluvial flooding and a relatively low standard of protection against surface water flooding. The probability of all forms of flooding is projected to increase as sea ...
... London is currently very well protected against tidal flooding, but has a lower and much more variable standard of protection against fluvial flooding and a relatively low standard of protection against surface water flooding. The probability of all forms of flooding is projected to increase as sea ...
Impacts of climate change on coastal erosion
... A large proportion of the coastline of the UK and Ireland is currently suffering from erosion (17% in the UK; 20% in Ireland) and of the 3,700 km coastline of England and Wales 28% is experiencing erosion greater than 10 cm per year. The natural response of coastal systems to sea-level rise is to mi ...
... A large proportion of the coastline of the UK and Ireland is currently suffering from erosion (17% in the UK; 20% in Ireland) and of the 3,700 km coastline of England and Wales 28% is experiencing erosion greater than 10 cm per year. The natural response of coastal systems to sea-level rise is to mi ...
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... Average summer temperatures over South Georgia have risen by around 1oC since the 1920s. Coupled with this has been an increase in the rate of glacial retreat, with glaciers on the northeast of the island retreating faster than those on the southwest side. These asymmetrical changes are thought to b ...
... Average summer temperatures over South Georgia have risen by around 1oC since the 1920s. Coupled with this has been an increase in the rate of glacial retreat, with glaciers on the northeast of the island retreating faster than those on the southwest side. These asymmetrical changes are thought to b ...
carbOn in the bank: OntariO`s Greenbelt and its rOle in MitiGatinG
... of households pursue the same dream, suburban development sprawls further from the urban centres, consuming more and more of the countryside with car-dependent subdivisions. The Toronto region already features some of the worst traffic congestion in North America and the Neptis study cited above pro ...
... of households pursue the same dream, suburban development sprawls further from the urban centres, consuming more and more of the countryside with car-dependent subdivisions. The Toronto region already features some of the worst traffic congestion in North America and the Neptis study cited above pro ...
NRDC: In Hot Water: Water Management Strategies to Weather the
... of Water Systems to Global Warming Impacts • Conduct agency assessments of climate change impacts on water supply. Assessments should analyze water supply and other impacts from projected climate change effects, including reductions of snowpack and earlier peak ...
... of Water Systems to Global Warming Impacts • Conduct agency assessments of climate change impacts on water supply. Assessments should analyze water supply and other impacts from projected climate change effects, including reductions of snowpack and earlier peak ...
Impacts of deforestation on weather PATTERNs and agriculture
... expected to impact agriculture and crop harvests, with an approximate 10% reduction in crop yields for a 1°C rise in temperature (Lobell et al., 2011). Other potential impacts include poor air quality and the spread of diseases. In Southeast Asia, smoke from fires associated with deforestation, part ...
... expected to impact agriculture and crop harvests, with an approximate 10% reduction in crop yields for a 1°C rise in temperature (Lobell et al., 2011). Other potential impacts include poor air quality and the spread of diseases. In Southeast Asia, smoke from fires associated with deforestation, part ...
Climate Change and Tourism - Sustainable Development of Tourism
... The Second International Conference on Climate Change and Tourism (Davos, Switzerland, October 2007) was a milestone event that brought together a wide variety of stakeholders and delivered a clear commitment for action to respond to the climate change challenge. It underscored the need for the tour ...
... The Second International Conference on Climate Change and Tourism (Davos, Switzerland, October 2007) was a milestone event that brought together a wide variety of stakeholders and delivered a clear commitment for action to respond to the climate change challenge. It underscored the need for the tour ...
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... We recognize the media as a very effective and efficient tool to convey information of mass interest. Climate change issues have in past received considerable airplay by the media. However, as we all are aware, the technical language would be incomprehensible to local communities who have little or ...
... We recognize the media as a very effective and efficient tool to convey information of mass interest. Climate change issues have in past received considerable airplay by the media. However, as we all are aware, the technical language would be incomprehensible to local communities who have little or ...
Estimating natural and anthropogenic responses of the water cycle
... At this point climate models become an indispensable tool, oering unique possibilities to tackle these issues. Unlike in the real world, natural and anthropogenic forcing can be kept constant or applied separately in models and thereby permit the study of their isolated inuence on climate. Additio ...
... At this point climate models become an indispensable tool, oering unique possibilities to tackle these issues. Unlike in the real world, natural and anthropogenic forcing can be kept constant or applied separately in models and thereby permit the study of their isolated inuence on climate. Additio ...
Grassland afforestation impact on primary productivity
... co-dominated by C3 and C4 grasses (Soriano 1991; Paruelo et al. 2007) from the genera Axonopus, Paspalum, Stipa, Schizachyrium and Bothriocloa. In addition, Baccharis and Eupatorium shrubs can be locally abundant or even dominant (Altesor et al. 2006). Mean annual temperature ranges between 17 °C an ...
... co-dominated by C3 and C4 grasses (Soriano 1991; Paruelo et al. 2007) from the genera Axonopus, Paspalum, Stipa, Schizachyrium and Bothriocloa. In addition, Baccharis and Eupatorium shrubs can be locally abundant or even dominant (Altesor et al. 2006). Mean annual temperature ranges between 17 °C an ...
Link - University of Washington
... projections for each time horizon using two greenhouse gas scenarios from the IPCC Fourth Assessment: A1B and A2 (Nakicenovic et al. 2000).3 Greenhouse gas scenarios were developed by climate modeling centers for use in modeling global and regional climate impacts. The A1B scenario is a medium em ...
... projections for each time horizon using two greenhouse gas scenarios from the IPCC Fourth Assessment: A1B and A2 (Nakicenovic et al. 2000).3 Greenhouse gas scenarios were developed by climate modeling centers for use in modeling global and regional climate impacts. The A1B scenario is a medium em ...
Workstream I: Scope, guiding principles, and cross-cutting
... Cluster of views 2: in line with keeping global average temperature increase below 2 C and reduce vulnerability and build resilience, taking into account the urgent and immediate needs of those developing countries that are particularly vulnerable. An approach was also presented that the GCF should ...
... Cluster of views 2: in line with keeping global average temperature increase below 2 C and reduce vulnerability and build resilience, taking into account the urgent and immediate needs of those developing countries that are particularly vulnerable. An approach was also presented that the GCF should ...
Surface Observed Global Land Precipitation Variations during 1900
... period of 1900–88. Statistical analyses suggest that discontinuities associated with instrumental errors are large for many high-latitude station records, although they are unlikely to be significant for the majority of the stations. The first leading EOF in global precipitation fields is an ENSO-re ...
... period of 1900–88. Statistical analyses suggest that discontinuities associated with instrumental errors are large for many high-latitude station records, although they are unlikely to be significant for the majority of the stations. The first leading EOF in global precipitation fields is an ENSO-re ...
Arctic tundra fires: natural variability and responses to climate change
... role in tundra burning preserved in the paleorecord. In n Climatic controls of tundra burning: threshold particular, the late-glacial shift from herb to shrub tundra effects and future estimates and an associated increase in biomass coincided with a marked increase in the frequency of tundra fires ( ...
... role in tundra burning preserved in the paleorecord. In n Climatic controls of tundra burning: threshold particular, the late-glacial shift from herb to shrub tundra effects and future estimates and an associated increase in biomass coincided with a marked increase in the frequency of tundra fires ( ...
The High Mountain Asia glacier contribution to sea
... altitude (ELA) sensitivity to summer temperatures. This sensitivity and also the glacier mass-balance gradients with elevation have the largest coefficients of variability (amounting to �50%) among factors examined. Prescribing ELA sensitivities from energy-balance models produces the highest sea-le ...
... altitude (ELA) sensitivity to summer temperatures. This sensitivity and also the glacier mass-balance gradients with elevation have the largest coefficients of variability (amounting to �50%) among factors examined. Prescribing ELA sensitivities from energy-balance models produces the highest sea-le ...
Arctic tundra fires: natural variability and responses to climate change
... role in tundra burning preserved in the paleorecord. In ! Climatic controls of tundra burning: threshold particular, the late-glacial shift from herb to shrub tundra effects and future estimates and an associated increase in biomass coincided with a marked increase in the frequency of tundra fires ( ...
... role in tundra burning preserved in the paleorecord. In ! Climatic controls of tundra burning: threshold particular, the late-glacial shift from herb to shrub tundra effects and future estimates and an associated increase in biomass coincided with a marked increase in the frequency of tundra fires ( ...
A Climate Modelling Primer - THIRD EDITION
... Printed and bound in Great Britain by TJ International Ltd, Padstow, Cornwall This book is printed on acid-free paper responsibly manufactured from sustainable forestry in which at least two trees are planted for each one used for paper production. ...
... Printed and bound in Great Britain by TJ International Ltd, Padstow, Cornwall This book is printed on acid-free paper responsibly manufactured from sustainable forestry in which at least two trees are planted for each one used for paper production. ...
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... housing) or securing structures (water regulation). However, case studies suggest that climate-smart solutions related to soil, water, nutrient and yield maintenance could be effective and implemented relatively easily by employing system understanding and agroecological knowledge and developing in- ...
... housing) or securing structures (water regulation). However, case studies suggest that climate-smart solutions related to soil, water, nutrient and yield maintenance could be effective and implemented relatively easily by employing system understanding and agroecological knowledge and developing in- ...
The Climate Change Impact of Retail Waste from Horticultural
... The early steps of production dominate the overall climate change impact of food with an animal origin, mainly due to feed provision and manure management connected to animal holding on farms (Sonesson 2009). The situation is somewhat different for food with a vegetable origin. For these products, t ...
... The early steps of production dominate the overall climate change impact of food with an animal origin, mainly due to feed provision and manure management connected to animal holding on farms (Sonesson 2009). The situation is somewhat different for food with a vegetable origin. For these products, t ...
Climate change and transboundary water resource conflicts in Africa
... and the quantity of water it carries in its course, which is estimated at 84 billion m3 of water. The Nile has more riparian states (Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda) than any international river basin in the world. While other countrie ...
... and the quantity of water it carries in its course, which is estimated at 84 billion m3 of water. The Nile has more riparian states (Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda) than any international river basin in the world. While other countrie ...
El Niño and Health - World Health Organization
... storms, floods, drought and forest/bush fires. Section three summarises the current state of knowledge on the health impacts of El Niño. The relationship between weather-related events and health outcomes is explored with an evaluation of the epidemiological and biological evidence. Section four add ...
... storms, floods, drought and forest/bush fires. Section three summarises the current state of knowledge on the health impacts of El Niño. The relationship between weather-related events and health outcomes is explored with an evaluation of the epidemiological and biological evidence. Section four add ...