Climate Change Impacts on the Water Resources of the Cooper
... of the Queensland Murray Darling Basin, simulated by the models in Table 1, expressed as a percentage change per degree of global warming ........................................................................12 Table 3. Dry, average and wet climate change scenarios for 2030 for the Border Rivers c ...
... of the Queensland Murray Darling Basin, simulated by the models in Table 1, expressed as a percentage change per degree of global warming ........................................................................12 Table 3. Dry, average and wet climate change scenarios for 2030 for the Border Rivers c ...
Climate change vulnerability in South East Queensland: a spatial
... Human settlements, infrastructure, unique ecosystems, and primary industries all face threats from more extreme weather events, increased temperatures and altered rainfall patterns as a result of increased greenhouse gas emissions. Despite these risks and challenges, climate change may also bring so ...
... Human settlements, infrastructure, unique ecosystems, and primary industries all face threats from more extreme weather events, increased temperatures and altered rainfall patterns as a result of increased greenhouse gas emissions. Despite these risks and challenges, climate change may also bring so ...
Playing the Climate Dominoes: Tipping Points and the Cost of
... system. The first tipping point (a) makes temperature more sensitive to CO2 emissions. It reflects the possibility that warming mobilizes large methane stores locked in permafrost and in shallow ocean clathrates [18, 19, 20, 21]. It also reflects the possibility that land ice sheets begin to retreat ...
... system. The first tipping point (a) makes temperature more sensitive to CO2 emissions. It reflects the possibility that warming mobilizes large methane stores locked in permafrost and in shallow ocean clathrates [18, 19, 20, 21]. It also reflects the possibility that land ice sheets begin to retreat ...
Climate change in Strategic Environmental Assessment
... characteristics of climate change itself. It was found that generally, little political urgency exists to include climate change in SEA. The added value of considering climate change in SEA is often not acknowledged and it is considered to be expensive to research. Furthermore, the long-term influen ...
... characteristics of climate change itself. It was found that generally, little political urgency exists to include climate change in SEA. The added value of considering climate change in SEA is often not acknowledged and it is considered to be expensive to research. Furthermore, the long-term influen ...
Changing Communities: Changing Climate,
... mitigate and adapt to the impacts on our community and environment. We knew we had to look inward and so began a series of changes. We have promoted discussion, sometimes at the risk of ridicule, encouraged our staff to put their sound ideas into practice, and participated in national programs, like ...
... mitigate and adapt to the impacts on our community and environment. We knew we had to look inward and so began a series of changes. We have promoted discussion, sometimes at the risk of ridicule, encouraged our staff to put their sound ideas into practice, and participated in national programs, like ...
Building Climate Resilience in the Agriculture Sector of Asia and the
... Water Financing Partnership Facility World Meteorological Organization World Savings Bank Institute World Trade Organization ...
... Water Financing Partnership Facility World Meteorological Organization World Savings Bank Institute World Trade Organization ...
Why is socially-just climate change adaptation in sub
... current development approaches. Our framework also reflects the conceptualizations of multidimensional vulnerabilities and inequalities, as well as poverty traps, as described in chapter 13 ‘Livelihoods and Poverty’50 in the IPPC’s AR5, and the categories described in chapter 16 ‘Adaptation Opportun ...
... current development approaches. Our framework also reflects the conceptualizations of multidimensional vulnerabilities and inequalities, as well as poverty traps, as described in chapter 13 ‘Livelihoods and Poverty’50 in the IPPC’s AR5, and the categories described in chapter 16 ‘Adaptation Opportun ...
Global Environment Facility 4th Assembly Punta del Este, Uruguay
... The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference was an exceptional event. Climate Change and Climate Finance were discussed at the highest political level. The outcome is reflected in the Copenhagen Accord that contains important provisions on scaled-up finance, both in the short and in the long term. We a ...
... The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference was an exceptional event. Climate Change and Climate Finance were discussed at the highest political level. The outcome is reflected in the Copenhagen Accord that contains important provisions on scaled-up finance, both in the short and in the long term. We a ...
The Role of Local Institutions in Adaptation to Climate Change
... populations in the global South. Earlier writings on climate change had tended to focus more on its links with biodiversity loss, spread of pathogens and diseases, land use planning, ecosystem change, and insurance markets, rather than its connections with development (Easterling and Apps 2005, Harv ...
... populations in the global South. Earlier writings on climate change had tended to focus more on its links with biodiversity loss, spread of pathogens and diseases, land use planning, ecosystem change, and insurance markets, rather than its connections with development (Easterling and Apps 2005, Harv ...
download: - IMPRESSIONS project
... • Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA; MA, 2005). Focus: ecosystems and ecosystem services. This set of four scenarios does not specifically include information related to climate change (impacts), but the socio-economic scenarios are very elaborated and include an unmatched detail on changes in lan ...
... • Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA; MA, 2005). Focus: ecosystems and ecosystem services. This set of four scenarios does not specifically include information related to climate change (impacts), but the socio-economic scenarios are very elaborated and include an unmatched detail on changes in lan ...
Measuring Vulnerability - global change SysTem for Analysis
... Developing vulnerability measures and maps moves ”vulnerability science” forward; they force us to clarify concepts; address methodological challenges; interrogate assumptions, hypotheses, and the processes that contribute to vulnerability; They provide a means of depicting differential vulnerabilit ...
... Developing vulnerability measures and maps moves ”vulnerability science” forward; they force us to clarify concepts; address methodological challenges; interrogate assumptions, hypotheses, and the processes that contribute to vulnerability; They provide a means of depicting differential vulnerabilit ...
WeatHerinG tHe storM options for Framing adaptation
... consequences, so we must also learn to adapt to a warmer world. The question of how humanity adapts to climate change is a pressing development issue. As leaders begin to consider policies and measures to respond to mounting climate effects, it is critical that adaptation efforts be designed to reac ...
... consequences, so we must also learn to adapt to a warmer world. The question of how humanity adapts to climate change is a pressing development issue. As leaders begin to consider policies and measures to respond to mounting climate effects, it is critical that adaptation efforts be designed to reac ...
reducing australia`s greenhouse gas emissions— targets and
... The costs of delivering the recommended target depend very much on the policies used to pursue it. At this time, the government is still in the process of developing its policies and the Authority could not therefore assess the costs of pursuing the recommended target with such policies. In these ci ...
... The costs of delivering the recommended target depend very much on the policies used to pursue it. At this time, the government is still in the process of developing its policies and the Authority could not therefore assess the costs of pursuing the recommended target with such policies. In these ci ...
India - unfccc
... population almost completely dependent on agriculture, even though the share of agriculture in the gross domestic product (GDP) has been continuously declining. Spatially, it is the most widespread economic pursuit, claiming more than 40% of the country’s total area. Agriculture will continue to be ...
... population almost completely dependent on agriculture, even though the share of agriculture in the gross domestic product (GDP) has been continuously declining. Spatially, it is the most widespread economic pursuit, claiming more than 40% of the country’s total area. Agriculture will continue to be ...
Is there an ASEAN policy on Climate Change?
... change should be in a manner that complements and enhances sustainable development and sustained economic growth. The ASEAN Leaders also issued an ASEAN Summit Declaration on Environmental Sustainability, and together with their EAS counterparts issued the Singapore Declaration on Energy, Climate Ch ...
... change should be in a manner that complements and enhances sustainable development and sustained economic growth. The ASEAN Leaders also issued an ASEAN Summit Declaration on Environmental Sustainability, and together with their EAS counterparts issued the Singapore Declaration on Energy, Climate Ch ...
5. Analysis of effects of the megatrends - Eionet Forum
... The megatrends shaping the world’s future will affect the global environment, and they will ultimately have both direct and indirect consequences for Europe. However, those consequences may not necessarily arise directly from the drivers and megatrends, but also indirectly as the effects of megatren ...
... The megatrends shaping the world’s future will affect the global environment, and they will ultimately have both direct and indirect consequences for Europe. However, those consequences may not necessarily arise directly from the drivers and megatrends, but also indirectly as the effects of megatren ...
Discursive Constructions of Climate Change Engagement
... and knowledge and thus have a crucial role in addressing climate change. However, climate change is a complex issue with no commonly accepted standards and guidelines. This study is concerned with the dilemma that business organisations face when they are striving address climate change. This study ...
... and knowledge and thus have a crucial role in addressing climate change. However, climate change is a complex issue with no commonly accepted standards and guidelines. This study is concerned with the dilemma that business organisations face when they are striving address climate change. This study ...
sea level rise in the caribbean - M
... adapt to climate change “especially: (a) small island countries, (b) countries with low-lying coastal areas, (c) countries with areas prone to natural disasters.” Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have characteristics which make them particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, sea ...
... adapt to climate change “especially: (a) small island countries, (b) countries with low-lying coastal areas, (c) countries with areas prone to natural disasters.” Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have characteristics which make them particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, sea ...
UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON
... International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change International Maritime Organization Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change (1990–1995) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (of UNESCO) ...
... International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change International Maritime Organization Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change (1990–1995) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (of UNESCO) ...
pLAnnIng fOR cLIMATE chAngE
... for field testing and piloting in training was released and extensively reviewed and tested in numerous Cities and Climate Change Initiative (CCCI) countries around the globe by UN-Habitat. Detailed testing of the tools (including versions of most of the tools that are now in this version) was under ...
... for field testing and piloting in training was released and extensively reviewed and tested in numerous Cities and Climate Change Initiative (CCCI) countries around the globe by UN-Habitat. Detailed testing of the tools (including versions of most of the tools that are now in this version) was under ...
Australia`s country towns 2050: What will a climate
... that climate change is likely to have a wide range of impacts on Australia’s system of inland settlement and that not all of these impacts are likely to be adverse. The published literature highlights the fact that some industries – including wool production, grains, viticulture and some grazing – a ...
... that climate change is likely to have a wide range of impacts on Australia’s system of inland settlement and that not all of these impacts are likely to be adverse. The published literature highlights the fact that some industries – including wool production, grains, viticulture and some grazing – a ...
Potential for Abrupt Changes in Atmospheric Methane
... substantial quantities of methane are consumed in soils, oxic freshwater, and the ocean before reaching the atmosphere (Reeburgh, 2004). (The soil sink in Table 5.1 refers only to removal of atmospheric methane by oxidation in soils.) Given the short CH4 lifetime (~9 yr), short-term changes in metha ...
... substantial quantities of methane are consumed in soils, oxic freshwater, and the ocean before reaching the atmosphere (Reeburgh, 2004). (The soil sink in Table 5.1 refers only to removal of atmospheric methane by oxidation in soils.) Given the short CH4 lifetime (~9 yr), short-term changes in metha ...
Climate Change in the European Alps
... Climate Change in the European Alps: Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural Hazards Management is the product of a two-year study by the OECD Environment Directorate. The volume presents the first systematic cross-country analysis of snow-reliability of Alpine ski areas under climate change for five co ...
... Climate Change in the European Alps: Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural Hazards Management is the product of a two-year study by the OECD Environment Directorate. The volume presents the first systematic cross-country analysis of snow-reliability of Alpine ski areas under climate change for five co ...
Understanding Earth`s Deep Past: Lessons for Our Climate Future
... the potential for positive feedbacks that typically operate on century to millennial timescales but may become operative on much shorter, human timescales with continued warming. There are important lessons to be learned from the repeated inability of existing climate models to recreate the large ch ...
... the potential for positive feedbacks that typically operate on century to millennial timescales but may become operative on much shorter, human timescales with continued warming. There are important lessons to be learned from the repeated inability of existing climate models to recreate the large ch ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on London
... and Environment Minister Michael Meacher launched London’s Warming on 24 October 2002. The launch event was very successful, attracting a large number of people from a wide range of sectors. Many individuals attended who had not previously been involved in the Climate Impacts study but recognised th ...
... and Environment Minister Michael Meacher launched London’s Warming on 24 October 2002. The launch event was very successful, attracting a large number of people from a wide range of sectors. Many individuals attended who had not previously been involved in the Climate Impacts study but recognised th ...
2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference
The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 7 and 18 December. The conference included the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 5th Meeting of the Parties (MOP 5) to the Kyoto Protocol. According to the Bali Road Map, a framework for climate change mitigation beyond 2012 was to be agreed there.On Friday 18 December, the final day of the conference, international media reported that the climate talks were ""in disarray"". Media also reported that in lieu of a summit collapse, only a ""weak political statement"" was anticipated at the conclusion of the conference. The Copenhagen Accord was drafted by the United States, China, India, Brazil and South Africa on 18 December, and judged a ""meaningful agreement"" by the United States government. It was ""taken note of"", but not ""adopted"", in a debate of all the participating countries the next day, and it was not passed unanimously. The document recognised that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the present day and that actions should be taken to keep any temperature increases to below 2 °C. The document is not legally binding and does not contain any legally binding commitments for reducing CO2 emissions.In January 2014, documents leaked by Edward Snowden and published by Dagbladet Information revealed that the US government negotiators were in receipt of information during the conference that was being obtained by spying against other conference delegations. The US National Security Agency provided US delegates with advance details other delegations' positions, including the Danish plan to ""rescue"" the talks should they flounder. Members of the Danish negotiating team said that both the US and Chinese delegations were ""peculiarly well-informed"" about closed-door discussions: ""They simply sat back, just as we had feared they would if they knew about our document.""