International Law-Making Process in the United Nations
... writer would like to thank the Fulbright-Mobil scholarship for the financial support during the preparation of this article. The writer would also like to thank Professors Thomas Franck, Paul zasz, Philippe Sands and Gregory Fox for their invaluable comments on the draft version of this article. How ...
... writer would like to thank the Fulbright-Mobil scholarship for the financial support during the preparation of this article. The writer would also like to thank Professors Thomas Franck, Paul zasz, Philippe Sands and Gregory Fox for their invaluable comments on the draft version of this article. How ...
The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) - e-Learning
... The analysis of pressure fields shows that their variability always exhibit certain patterns, which are called variability patterns or modi (Brönnimann, 2005). The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is one of the most prominent patterns of atmospheric circulation variability and is the only atmospheri ...
... The analysis of pressure fields shows that their variability always exhibit certain patterns, which are called variability patterns or modi (Brönnimann, 2005). The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is one of the most prominent patterns of atmospheric circulation variability and is the only atmospheri ...
Projected expansion of the subtropical biome and contraction of the
... Marine ecosystems are likely to be affected by future anthropogenic climate change through a suite of changes in ocean conditions and dynamics that alter ecological processes, including primary production, species distributions, phenology, and foodweb structure. Climate models have simulated changes ...
... Marine ecosystems are likely to be affected by future anthropogenic climate change through a suite of changes in ocean conditions and dynamics that alter ecological processes, including primary production, species distributions, phenology, and foodweb structure. Climate models have simulated changes ...
Vulnerability ofPaci c Island agriculture and forestry to climate change
... Island countries and territories (PICTs). These sectors underpin the livelihoods of a significant proportion of the region’s population and also account for an important share of export earnings for many countries. It is essential therefore to assess the potential impacts of climate change on the ag ...
... Island countries and territories (PICTs). These sectors underpin the livelihoods of a significant proportion of the region’s population and also account for an important share of export earnings for many countries. It is essential therefore to assess the potential impacts of climate change on the ag ...
Addressing Climate Change and Migration in Asia
... Yet forced migration due to extreme environmental events is not a foregone conclusion, at least not in all instances. The countries of Asia and the Pacific can choose to turn the threat of climate-induced migration into an opportunity to improve lives, advance the development process, and adapt to l ...
... Yet forced migration due to extreme environmental events is not a foregone conclusion, at least not in all instances. The countries of Asia and the Pacific can choose to turn the threat of climate-induced migration into an opportunity to improve lives, advance the development process, and adapt to l ...
National Integrated Mitigation Planning in Agriculture: A review paper
... not been officially communicated to the UNFCCC. A total of 62 agricultural NAMAs from 30 countries have been identified. Those NAMAs that have quantified emission reduction targets or mitigation potentials indicate significant mitigation potential in the agriculture sector. Synergies with other deve ...
... not been officially communicated to the UNFCCC. A total of 62 agricultural NAMAs from 30 countries have been identified. Those NAMAs that have quantified emission reduction targets or mitigation potentials indicate significant mitigation potential in the agriculture sector. Synergies with other deve ...
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... Socio-economic systems have a large potential to adapt to climate change, but market signals might not be sufficient to induce the necessary expenditure (Bosello et al. 2010a). Marketdriven adaptation can have a strong damage-smoothing potential at the global level, yet global damages remain positiv ...
... Socio-economic systems have a large potential to adapt to climate change, but market signals might not be sufficient to induce the necessary expenditure (Bosello et al. 2010a). Marketdriven adaptation can have a strong damage-smoothing potential at the global level, yet global damages remain positiv ...
Petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human
... this petition on behalf of herself, 62 other named individuals, and all Inuit of the arctic regions of the United States of America and Canada who have been affected by the impacts of climate change described in this petition. Global warming refers to an average increase in the Earth’s temperature, ...
... this petition on behalf of herself, 62 other named individuals, and all Inuit of the arctic regions of the United States of America and Canada who have been affected by the impacts of climate change described in this petition. Global warming refers to an average increase in the Earth’s temperature, ...
Petition - Center for International Environmental Law
... this petition on behalf of herself, 62 other named individuals, and all Inuit of the arctic regions of the United States of America and Canada who have been affected by the impacts of climate change described in this petition. Global warming refers to an average increase in the Earth’s temperature, ...
... this petition on behalf of herself, 62 other named individuals, and all Inuit of the arctic regions of the United States of America and Canada who have been affected by the impacts of climate change described in this petition. Global warming refers to an average increase in the Earth’s temperature, ...
Australia`s Sixth National Communication on Climate Change
... particular, has led to a dominance of coal-fired electricity generation and energyintensive industries. These industries make a significant contribution to economic growth, employment and regional development in Australia. Australia has one of the most naturally variable climates in the world (see F ...
... particular, has led to a dominance of coal-fired electricity generation and energyintensive industries. These industries make a significant contribution to economic growth, employment and regional development in Australia. Australia has one of the most naturally variable climates in the world (see F ...
Climatic and Habitat Drivers of American Pika
... Extirpations occurred only at sites that were consistently dry over the last century. While there was no climate change signal in our results, these data provide valuable insight into the potential future effects of climate change on O. princeps throughout its range. ...
... Extirpations occurred only at sites that were consistently dry over the last century. While there was no climate change signal in our results, these data provide valuable insight into the potential future effects of climate change on O. princeps throughout its range. ...
CONSIDERATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY ADAPTATION ON THE
... snow and ice have diminished, sea level has risen, and the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased.” (IPCC, 2013). The IPCC also reported evidence of ocean acidification as well as changes in ocean salinity in various regions (IPCC, 2013). On land, the IPCC report observed more frequent wa ...
... snow and ice have diminished, sea level has risen, and the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased.” (IPCC, 2013). The IPCC also reported evidence of ocean acidification as well as changes in ocean salinity in various regions (IPCC, 2013). On land, the IPCC report observed more frequent wa ...
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... Climate change has been defined as a wicked problem; complex at all levels, riddled with uncertainty, and influenced by multiple, plausible perspectives (Ludwig 2001). For wildlife managers, climate change impacts involve complex ecological interactions that are difficult to understand and predict. ...
... Climate change has been defined as a wicked problem; complex at all levels, riddled with uncertainty, and influenced by multiple, plausible perspectives (Ludwig 2001). For wildlife managers, climate change impacts involve complex ecological interactions that are difficult to understand and predict. ...
Geoengineering: Governance and Technology Policy
... The term “geoengineering” describes this array of technologies that aim, through large-scale and deliberate modifications of the Earth’s energy balance, to reduce temperatures and counteract anthropogenic climate change. Most of these technologies are at the conceptual and research stages, and their ...
... The term “geoengineering” describes this array of technologies that aim, through large-scale and deliberate modifications of the Earth’s energy balance, to reduce temperatures and counteract anthropogenic climate change. Most of these technologies are at the conceptual and research stages, and their ...
protected areas and climate change in canada
... worldwide attention as the most serious environmental concern of the 21st century. Both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) and Canada’s national synthesis on climate change, From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007, have clearly ...
... worldwide attention as the most serious environmental concern of the 21st century. Both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) and Canada’s national synthesis on climate change, From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007, have clearly ...
IFC Climate Implementation Plan (April 2016)
... finance. In addition, incorporation of a “climate carve out” in significant SME credit lines can boost climate investment without the need for dedicated lines. This strategy can also be used for corporate loans and investment funds. Urban Infrastructure: In addition to green buildings, targeting inv ...
... finance. In addition, incorporation of a “climate carve out” in significant SME credit lines can boost climate investment without the need for dedicated lines. This strategy can also be used for corporate loans and investment funds. Urban Infrastructure: In addition to green buildings, targeting inv ...
a study of public understanding of and response to climate
... Prevalence of and reasons for energy-reduction action ..................................... 67 Theoretical perspectives relevant to energy conservation.................................. 68 Costs and benefits of energy conservation.......................................................... 69 Social a ...
... Prevalence of and reasons for energy-reduction action ..................................... 67 Theoretical perspectives relevant to energy conservation.................................. 68 Costs and benefits of energy conservation.......................................................... 69 Social a ...
Climate-Smart Conservation - National Wildlife Federation
... limate change already is having significant impacts on the nation’s species and ecosystems, and these effects are projected to increase considerably over time. As a result, climate change is now a primary lens through which conservation and natural resource management must be viewed. How should we p ...
... limate change already is having significant impacts on the nation’s species and ecosystems, and these effects are projected to increase considerably over time. As a result, climate change is now a primary lens through which conservation and natural resource management must be viewed. How should we p ...
English - Inter-Parliamentary Union
... particular for the alleviation of poverty, but that its current supply is reliant on fossil fuels, the use of which has led to a build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that has had the unintended consequence of causing changes to the climate, (Canada) Amend to read as follows: (7) Aware that ...
... particular for the alleviation of poverty, but that its current supply is reliant on fossil fuels, the use of which has led to a build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that has had the unintended consequence of causing changes to the climate, (Canada) Amend to read as follows: (7) Aware that ...
Drought in the Midwest - Atmospheric Science Program
... The dynamics of blocking are not completely understood, even though the climatological behavior is well-understood (see Lupo and Smith, 1995a,b, Tellus; Weidenmann et al.m 2002, J. Climate; Burkhardt and Lupo, 2005, J. of Atms. Sci.) ...
... The dynamics of blocking are not completely understood, even though the climatological behavior is well-understood (see Lupo and Smith, 1995a,b, Tellus; Weidenmann et al.m 2002, J. Climate; Burkhardt and Lupo, 2005, J. of Atms. Sci.) ...
(2013) Evidence of multiple carbon sources and prey communities
... Welker, J. M. (1994) Comparative responses of moist and dry tundra to altered snow cover and warmer summer temperatures. NSF Office of Polar Programs. $700,000. ...
... Welker, J. M. (1994) Comparative responses of moist and dry tundra to altered snow cover and warmer summer temperatures. NSF Office of Polar Programs. $700,000. ...
Attribution of recent climate change
Attribution of recent climate change is the effort to scientifically ascertain mechanisms responsible for recent changes observed in the Earth's climate, commonly known as 'global warming'. The effort has focused on changes observed during the period of instrumental temperature record, when records are most reliable; particularly in the last 50 years, when human activity has grown fastest and observations of the troposphere have become available. The dominant mechanisms (to which recent climate change has been attributed) are anthropogenic, i.e., the result of human activity. They are: increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases global changes to land surface, such as deforestation increasing atmospheric concentrations of aerosols.There are also natural mechanisms for variation including climate oscillations, changes in solar activity, and volcanic activity.According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it is ""extremely likely"" that human influence was the dominant cause of global warming between 1951 and 2010. The IPCC defines ""extremely likely"" as indicating a probability of 95 to 100%, based on an expert assessment of all the available evidence.Multiple lines of evidence support attribution of recent climate change to human activities: A basic physical understanding of the climate system: greenhouse gas concentrations have increased and their warming properties are well-established. Historical estimates of past climate changes suggest that the recent changes in global surface temperature are unusual. Computer-based climate models are unable to replicate the observed warming unless human greenhouse gas emissions are included. Natural forces alone (such as solar and volcanic activity) cannot explain the observed warming.The IPCC's attribution of recent global warming to human activities is a view shared by most scientists, and is also supported by 196 other scientific organizations worldwide (see also: scientific opinion on climate change).