Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. (2010) Adapting Institutions to Climate Change, Twenty-eighth report. David Stainforth is acknowledged in the report as a key contributor
... Recent legislation and government policy does indeed require adaptation to climate change to be addressed, but little detailed attention has been given to the central issue of this study, which focuses on capabilities of institutions – on the organisations and the institutional frameworks which regu ...
... Recent legislation and government policy does indeed require adaptation to climate change to be addressed, but little detailed attention has been given to the central issue of this study, which focuses on capabilities of institutions – on the organisations and the institutional frameworks which regu ...
Adapting for a green economy updated
... first global agreement to tackle climate change. At the time, the impacts of climate change on communities and economies were just beginning to be understood, and the role of the private sector in responding to these challenges was only just emerging. But two decades later, climate change is no long ...
... first global agreement to tackle climate change. At the time, the impacts of climate change on communities and economies were just beginning to be understood, and the role of the private sector in responding to these challenges was only just emerging. But two decades later, climate change is no long ...
Linking Adaptation Research and Practice
... Compiling the inventory has highlighted the difficulty of judging which actions can be classified as ‘climate change adaptations’ and of these which are really planned as adaptations to climate change. By this we mean that it is difficult to identify which adaptations are taking place as a response ...
... Compiling the inventory has highlighted the difficulty of judging which actions can be classified as ‘climate change adaptations’ and of these which are really planned as adaptations to climate change. By this we mean that it is difficult to identify which adaptations are taking place as a response ...
South Africa`s Second National Communication under the
... made in this regard, significant development challenges remain. There is high social inequality in the population of about 50 million people, revealed by a Gini coefficient of between 0.66 and 0.69; and several poverty and human development indices emphasise this. These disparities, together with a ...
... made in this regard, significant development challenges remain. There is high social inequality in the population of about 50 million people, revealed by a Gini coefficient of between 0.66 and 0.69; and several poverty and human development indices emphasise this. These disparities, together with a ...
The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada
... How do we get costs down? Global mitigation leading to a low climate change future reduces costs to Canada in the long term. This reinforces the argument that Canada would benefit environmentally and economically from a post-2012 international climate arrangement that systematically reduced emission ...
... How do we get costs down? Global mitigation leading to a low climate change future reduces costs to Canada in the long term. This reinforces the argument that Canada would benefit environmentally and economically from a post-2012 international climate arrangement that systematically reduced emission ...
Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Change
... capacity and rated the current state as well as the importance of improving the individual indicators for climate variability, droughts and floods, building upon the approach developed by Brown et al. (2010). Ratings were done in group settings and separately for men and women. The study area, Sasum ...
... capacity and rated the current state as well as the importance of improving the individual indicators for climate variability, droughts and floods, building upon the approach developed by Brown et al. (2010). Ratings were done in group settings and separately for men and women. The study area, Sasum ...
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... Facilitating improved transportation networks with options that both reduce urban traffic congestion and support greener modes of transportation (public transportation, van and bus transportation, cycling, walking, etc.); ...
... Facilitating improved transportation networks with options that both reduce urban traffic congestion and support greener modes of transportation (public transportation, van and bus transportation, cycling, walking, etc.); ...
Equator Principles and Climate Change Issues
... I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. This is a true copy of the thesis, including any required final revisions, as accepted by my examiners. I understand that my thesis may be made electronically available to the public. ...
... I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. This is a true copy of the thesis, including any required final revisions, as accepted by my examiners. I understand that my thesis may be made electronically available to the public. ...
Coastal Ecosystems Responses to Climate Change
... level) have changed over the last century and are projected to change over the next century under the current projected climate change scenarios. These changes vary regionally around the coastline as well as seasonally in many cases. With respect to the terrestrial climate, mean annual air temperatu ...
... level) have changed over the last century and are projected to change over the next century under the current projected climate change scenarios. These changes vary regionally around the coastline as well as seasonally in many cases. With respect to the terrestrial climate, mean annual air temperatu ...
The Austrian Strategy for Adaptation to Climate
... has become a major focus of attention. The obligation to develop a national adaptation strategy can be found in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1 (UNFCCC 2007, ratified by Austria), as well as in Art. 10 (b) of the Kyoto Protocol, which came into force in 2005. These agreem ...
... has become a major focus of attention. The obligation to develop a national adaptation strategy can be found in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1 (UNFCCC 2007, ratified by Austria), as well as in Art. 10 (b) of the Kyoto Protocol, which came into force in 2005. These agreem ...
The Austrian Strategy for Adaptation to Climate
... has become a major focus of attention. The obligation to develop a national adaptation strategy can be found in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1 (UNFCCC 2007, ratified by Austria), as well as in Art. 10 (b) of the Kyoto Protocol, which came into force in 2005. These agreem ...
... has become a major focus of attention. The obligation to develop a national adaptation strategy can be found in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1 (UNFCCC 2007, ratified by Austria), as well as in Art. 10 (b) of the Kyoto Protocol, which came into force in 2005. These agreem ...
Quantifying the cost of climate change impacts on local
... Evans, A – Bureau of Meteorology Climate Division South Australia Acknowledgement This work was carried out with financial support from the Australian Government (Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) and the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility. The role of NCCARF is t ...
... Evans, A – Bureau of Meteorology Climate Division South Australia Acknowledgement This work was carried out with financial support from the Australian Government (Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) and the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility. The role of NCCARF is t ...
Draft Guidelines on Climate Change and Natura 2000
... vulnerable to climate change. For many of the invertebrates, not much is known of their response to climate change due to limited knowledge about their ecology or their present distribution. The Mediterranean and Alpine regions show the highest number of vulnerable species. The negative effects of c ...
... vulnerable to climate change. For many of the invertebrates, not much is known of their response to climate change due to limited knowledge about their ecology or their present distribution. The Mediterranean and Alpine regions show the highest number of vulnerable species. The negative effects of c ...
national adaptation strategy and plan of action on climate change for
... most parts of the country. Between 1941 and 2000, annual rainfall decreased by 2-8 mm across most of the country, but increased by 2-4 mm in a few places (e.g. Port Harcourt). Temperature: From 1941 to 2000 there was evidence of long-term temperature increase in most parts of the country. The main e ...
... most parts of the country. Between 1941 and 2000, annual rainfall decreased by 2-8 mm across most of the country, but increased by 2-4 mm in a few places (e.g. Port Harcourt). Temperature: From 1941 to 2000 there was evidence of long-term temperature increase in most parts of the country. The main e ...
Egypt`s National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate
... international research centers have investigated the particulars of this phenomenon with the aim of identifying how to cope with it and how to reduce its associated risks. Some countries were classified as more vulnerable to climate change and more prone to the damage it may cause, both on the short ...
... international research centers have investigated the particulars of this phenomenon with the aim of identifying how to cope with it and how to reduce its associated risks. Some countries were classified as more vulnerable to climate change and more prone to the damage it may cause, both on the short ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change in
... Table 4.14: NPP in Heihe river basin when climate change in future 40 year.................................................... 69 Table 4.15: NPP and HANPP of the middle reaches in Heihe River Basin, 2000 ............................................. 71 Table 4.16: HANPP of Heihe River Basin under ...
... Table 4.14: NPP in Heihe river basin when climate change in future 40 year.................................................... 69 Table 4.15: NPP and HANPP of the middle reaches in Heihe River Basin, 2000 ............................................. 71 Table 4.16: HANPP of Heihe River Basin under ...
ARTICLES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND THE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
... [I]nterest in adaptation was overwhelmed by concern about the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stabilize atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. Proponents of adaptation faced two obstacles that were attributed to adaptation: reducing the apparent need for mitigation; and playing down ...
... [I]nterest in adaptation was overwhelmed by concern about the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stabilize atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. Proponents of adaptation faced two obstacles that were attributed to adaptation: reducing the apparent need for mitigation; and playing down ...
Manteca Draft Climate Action Plan
... emissions are included in the inventory. Conversely, for trips that begin outside the City but end within the City, half the emissions are included in the inventory. The inventories include estimates for two baseline years and two future years. The year 2005 is provided to account for the change in ...
... emissions are included in the inventory. Conversely, for trips that begin outside the City but end within the City, half the emissions are included in the inventory. The inventories include estimates for two baseline years and two future years. The year 2005 is provided to account for the change in ...
Planning instruments
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 5th Assessment Report concluded that climate change will have significant implications for cities and coastal development (IPCC 2014). For Australia, the impacts include warmer coastal futures, including drier coastal environments in the south east and s ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 5th Assessment Report concluded that climate change will have significant implications for cities and coastal development (IPCC 2014). For Australia, the impacts include warmer coastal futures, including drier coastal environments in the south east and s ...
Building resilience to climate change
... This Food Security Toolkit, designed specifically for Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs), aims to improve Pacific Islanders’ ability to produce and access safe and nutritious foods that meet their dietary and cultural needs. Targeting food security in the Pacific region is a critical actio ...
... This Food Security Toolkit, designed specifically for Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs), aims to improve Pacific Islanders’ ability to produce and access safe and nutritious foods that meet their dietary and cultural needs. Targeting food security in the Pacific region is a critical actio ...
How might Australian rainforest cloud interception
... from 69% at BK to 19% at ML1. However, as cloud may not be present for the entire day these values will be overestimates, or at best an upper limit. Several studies of cloud interception have estimated cloud frequency by assuming cloud presence when the relative humidity is >95% (e.g. Dasch, 1988; S ...
... from 69% at BK to 19% at ML1. However, as cloud may not be present for the entire day these values will be overestimates, or at best an upper limit. Several studies of cloud interception have estimated cloud frequency by assuming cloud presence when the relative humidity is >95% (e.g. Dasch, 1988; S ...
Tanzania: Country situation assessment Working paper
... well as prolonged droughts (Morris et al., 2001) (see Figure 2). The central ASALs that extend over Dodoma, Singida, Shinyanga and (less so) Mwanza and Tabora regions follow the unimodal rainfall pattern that prevails between December and March, covering a crop-growing period of 70-90 days (Morris e ...
... well as prolonged droughts (Morris et al., 2001) (see Figure 2). The central ASALs that extend over Dodoma, Singida, Shinyanga and (less so) Mwanza and Tabora regions follow the unimodal rainfall pattern that prevails between December and March, covering a crop-growing period of 70-90 days (Morris e ...
Synthesis of Climate Change Knowledge and Planning Practices
... This report provides a synthesis of local knowledge and experiences of climate change, specifically on how this knowledge was integrated with science and planning practice. We based this synthesis on the collection and review of 47 documents provided by the four Wet Tropics Cluster regional NRM orga ...
... This report provides a synthesis of local knowledge and experiences of climate change, specifically on how this knowledge was integrated with science and planning practice. We based this synthesis on the collection and review of 47 documents provided by the four Wet Tropics Cluster regional NRM orga ...
The Anatomy of A Silent Crisis The Anatomy of A Silent Crisis
... A global carbon economy has been the basis of all productive efforts since centuries. Emissions are still steadily increasing, and the world population is set to grow by forty percent by 2050. If we do not reverse current trends by close to 2020, however, we may have failed. Global warming will pass ...
... A global carbon economy has been the basis of all productive efforts since centuries. Emissions are still steadily increasing, and the world population is set to grow by forty percent by 2050. If we do not reverse current trends by close to 2020, however, we may have failed. Global warming will pass ...
Banner - Indigenous Peoples` Climate Change Portal
... Risks and Impacts of Mitigation Measures The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol have established that those mainly responsible with mitigation of climate change are the highly industrialized countries clustered in what is known as Annex 1 countries. Since these countrie ...
... Risks and Impacts of Mitigation Measures The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol have established that those mainly responsible with mitigation of climate change are the highly industrialized countries clustered in what is known as Annex 1 countries. Since these countrie ...