ontario`s climate change
... last 50 years is almost double the rate of warming over the last 100 years. Worldwide, 14 of the last 15 years have been the warmest on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that 2015 will be the hottest year on record. Global warming is affecting agriculture, ecologic ...
... last 50 years is almost double the rate of warming over the last 100 years. Worldwide, 14 of the last 15 years have been the warmest on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that 2015 will be the hottest year on record. Global warming is affecting agriculture, ecologic ...
Moving beyond scientific knowledge: leveraging
... response to climate change is a difficult research goal. One problem is that knowledge acquisition is relatively easy to measure after an intervention (e.g., with a test), while behaviour change may occur well after learners have left the intervention context and returned to their lives. Thus, many ...
... response to climate change is a difficult research goal. One problem is that knowledge acquisition is relatively easy to measure after an intervention (e.g., with a test), while behaviour change may occur well after learners have left the intervention context and returned to their lives. Thus, many ...
Understanding Climate Change And Impacts On Tourism In The
... through sustainable tourism development and management in the United States. Weather conditions and the climate of a tourism area often dictates why people travel, where they travel, how they travel, and when they travel and for how long visitors stay at the destination. What tourists want in their ...
... through sustainable tourism development and management in the United States. Weather conditions and the climate of a tourism area often dictates why people travel, where they travel, how they travel, and when they travel and for how long visitors stay at the destination. What tourists want in their ...
City of North Vancouver Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... The effects of climate change are already evident in the City of North Vancouver, with measurable changes in temperature, precipitation, and extreme events in recent decades. Without adequate planning and adaptation these changes will have extensive impacts on the liveability of the City. The City h ...
... The effects of climate change are already evident in the City of North Vancouver, with measurable changes in temperature, precipitation, and extreme events in recent decades. Without adequate planning and adaptation these changes will have extensive impacts on the liveability of the City. The City h ...
Science Communication - Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
... focuses on the role of satire in climate change debates, examining a contemporary Canadian stage play that uses satire to mock irresponsible corporations and apathetic citizens. U: The Comedy of Global Warming (hereafter U) was written and directed by Ian Leung and ran for 9 days in Edmonton, Albert ...
... focuses on the role of satire in climate change debates, examining a contemporary Canadian stage play that uses satire to mock irresponsible corporations and apathetic citizens. U: The Comedy of Global Warming (hereafter U) was written and directed by Ian Leung and ran for 9 days in Edmonton, Albert ...
Climate finance additionality - Overseas Development Institute
... The European Commission is currently requesting that all EU Member States declare their working definitions of new and additional finance, with the goal of having a common and unified definition by 2013. In light of this, the EU, through the European Council’s Economic and Financial Committee (EFC) ...
... The European Commission is currently requesting that all EU Member States declare their working definitions of new and additional finance, with the goal of having a common and unified definition by 2013. In light of this, the EU, through the European Council’s Economic and Financial Committee (EFC) ...
climate-change scepticism and asserted rights to private property
... climate scepticism to a judgement of moral merits. To start with, the next section outlines a cultural view of climate change. It is followed by a discussion about how those competing beliefs can be assembled under a rights framework 1 to help uncover common moral grounds. Research methods, by which ...
... climate scepticism to a judgement of moral merits. To start with, the next section outlines a cultural view of climate change. It is followed by a discussion about how those competing beliefs can be assembled under a rights framework 1 to help uncover common moral grounds. Research methods, by which ...
Revisiting the urban - Durham Research Online
... Reconsidering sustainable cities and the multilevel politics of climate change Our analysis of the emergence of climate change on urban research and policy agendas during the 1990s and early 2000s started from a curious paradox. While the discourse of sustainable cities had provoked significant inte ...
... Reconsidering sustainable cities and the multilevel politics of climate change Our analysis of the emergence of climate change on urban research and policy agendas during the 1990s and early 2000s started from a curious paradox. While the discourse of sustainable cities had provoked significant inte ...
Grade 9: Climate Change
... thermal infrared radiation and travels toward the atmosphere. At this point, greenhouse gases (water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) in the atmosphere trap the thermal radiation and reflect it back toward the earth’s surface. These gases are acting as a blanket to keep the earth w ...
... thermal infrared radiation and travels toward the atmosphere. At this point, greenhouse gases (water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) in the atmosphere trap the thermal radiation and reflect it back toward the earth’s surface. These gases are acting as a blanket to keep the earth w ...
Climate Change Adaptation Actions for Local
... Preparing Australia for the unavoidable impacts of climate change is imperative. Australia’s climate is clearly changing and increasing temperatures, sea level rise, changing rainfall patterns and more frequent and intense extreme climatic events are likely. Many Australian sectors and systems are h ...
... Preparing Australia for the unavoidable impacts of climate change is imperative. Australia’s climate is clearly changing and increasing temperatures, sea level rise, changing rainfall patterns and more frequent and intense extreme climatic events are likely. Many Australian sectors and systems are h ...
Climate change, development, and migration: an African Diaspora
... has attracted considerable interest from policymakers in recent years but it is not yet clear to governments or development actors how they can best engage with the Diaspora community 4 . Diasporas are a potential source of skilled labour or expertise for their ‘home’ countries through return migrat ...
... has attracted considerable interest from policymakers in recent years but it is not yet clear to governments or development actors how they can best engage with the Diaspora community 4 . Diasporas are a potential source of skilled labour or expertise for their ‘home’ countries through return migrat ...
by The Hon. Justice Brian J Preston Chief Judge
... the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report on climate change, even if important mitigation action were to be taken now (for example by reducing the level of greenhouse gases emitted), its impact on the world’s climate and on the effects of the changes that have occ ...
... the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report on climate change, even if important mitigation action were to be taken now (for example by reducing the level of greenhouse gases emitted), its impact on the world’s climate and on the effects of the changes that have occ ...
Today
... sea level, and changes in many other climate-related variables and impacts. 1 Most of the observed increases in global temperatures since the mid-20th century are very likely due to human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases.1 Under a broad range of non-mitigation scenarios considered by the Interg ...
... sea level, and changes in many other climate-related variables and impacts. 1 Most of the observed increases in global temperatures since the mid-20th century are very likely due to human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases.1 Under a broad range of non-mitigation scenarios considered by the Interg ...
Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change in Indian Policy Planning
... India's economy is tied to crucial sectors such as agriculture, water resources, natural ecosystems and forestry, health, sanitation, infrastructure and energy. A 2004 study by National Communications (NATCOM) highlights these sectors as most vulnerable to the projected changes in surface temperatur ...
... India's economy is tied to crucial sectors such as agriculture, water resources, natural ecosystems and forestry, health, sanitation, infrastructure and energy. A 2004 study by National Communications (NATCOM) highlights these sectors as most vulnerable to the projected changes in surface temperatur ...
Impacts of climate change on Australian marine life
... • Preliminary analysis from this report suggests that there is regional variability in sensitivity or vulnerability to climate change impacts, with the Tasman Sea in the south-east and the east coast identified as examples of hot-spots of change. 4. How will ocean productivity alter with climate cha ...
... • Preliminary analysis from this report suggests that there is regional variability in sensitivity or vulnerability to climate change impacts, with the Tasman Sea in the south-east and the east coast identified as examples of hot-spots of change. 4. How will ocean productivity alter with climate cha ...
- Inderscience Online
... through a combination of large-scale government efforts and international cooperation as well as major changes in individual and collective attitudes and behaviours (Leiserowitz, 2007). Although governments are important in establishing priorities and in promoting and applying policies (Moser, 2006) ...
... through a combination of large-scale government efforts and international cooperation as well as major changes in individual and collective attitudes and behaviours (Leiserowitz, 2007). Although governments are important in establishing priorities and in promoting and applying policies (Moser, 2006) ...
Climate Change Projections over India by a
... recent years that the frequency and intensity of heavy to very heavy rainfall events are increasing, whereas the events of low rainfall are declining in their frequency, particularly over the central parts of India (Goswami et al., 2006). Therefore, there is an urgent need of understanding the futur ...
... recent years that the frequency and intensity of heavy to very heavy rainfall events are increasing, whereas the events of low rainfall are declining in their frequency, particularly over the central parts of India (Goswami et al., 2006). Therefore, there is an urgent need of understanding the futur ...
Zimbabwe Capacity Development Needs Assessment Report
... m3), Lesotho (1658 m3) and South Africa (700 m3) during the same period. However, this apparent large storage index does not translate to water security as many sectors are faced with water supply and availability challenges. Projections indicate that, for Zimbabwe, the level of per capita water ava ...
... m3), Lesotho (1658 m3) and South Africa (700 m3) during the same period. However, this apparent large storage index does not translate to water security as many sectors are faced with water supply and availability challenges. Projections indicate that, for Zimbabwe, the level of per capita water ava ...
Australian attitudes on climate change
... The research clearly shows that there is no foundation for claims that the forthcoming election is a “referendum on the carbon tax”. Australians sense the opportunity in taking action and there is an emerging sentiment that supports giving carbon pricing a go. There was concern about the perceived “ ...
... The research clearly shows that there is no foundation for claims that the forthcoming election is a “referendum on the carbon tax”. Australians sense the opportunity in taking action and there is an emerging sentiment that supports giving carbon pricing a go. There was concern about the perceived “ ...
Document
... While evidence suggests a clear link between experience and response, the nature of the experience in question may have a bearing on an individual’s perceptive cues concerning risk, which in turn may determine the type of behaviour that prevails. Thus, it is important to focus on the relationships b ...
... While evidence suggests a clear link between experience and response, the nature of the experience in question may have a bearing on an individual’s perceptive cues concerning risk, which in turn may determine the type of behaviour that prevails. Thus, it is important to focus on the relationships b ...
Science Communication
... of a broader field of popular science. Scholars identify two general factors challenging effective popular climate change communication. First, individuals feel a high degree of spatial and temporal distance from the issue, making it hard to comprehend (Hulme, 2009; Moser & Dilling, 2004; O’Neill & ...
... of a broader field of popular science. Scholars identify two general factors challenging effective popular climate change communication. First, individuals feel a high degree of spatial and temporal distance from the issue, making it hard to comprehend (Hulme, 2009; Moser & Dilling, 2004; O’Neill & ...
Environment - West Sussex County Council
... South region over the last 10 years (July 2004 – June 2014). July typically sees the most sunshine, with an average of 218 hours, closely followed by June with 215 hours of sunshine. December typically has the least hours of sunshine with 57, followed by January with 59 hours. An average of 804mm of ...
... South region over the last 10 years (July 2004 – June 2014). July typically sees the most sunshine, with an average of 218 hours, closely followed by June with 215 hours of sunshine. December typically has the least hours of sunshine with 57, followed by January with 59 hours. An average of 804mm of ...
Caritas Guidelines on Environmental Justice
... environment some priority, the Oceania member organisations spoke from their own national and regional experiences, and with a sense of urgency, from their local experience of the deterioration of the global environment. The Caritas Oceania initiative did not seek to introduce a new element to the s ...
... environment some priority, the Oceania member organisations spoke from their own national and regional experiences, and with a sense of urgency, from their local experience of the deterioration of the global environment. The Caritas Oceania initiative did not seek to introduce a new element to the s ...
Early effects of climate change: do they include changes in vector
... arid and semi-arid areas are becoming dryer while other areas, especially mid-to-high latitudes, are becoming wetter. There is also evidence that where precipitation has increased, there has been a disproportionate increase in the frequency of the heaviest precipitation events (Karl & Knight 1998). ...
... arid and semi-arid areas are becoming dryer while other areas, especially mid-to-high latitudes, are becoming wetter. There is also evidence that where precipitation has increased, there has been a disproportionate increase in the frequency of the heaviest precipitation events (Karl & Knight 1998). ...