Climate Change in the Caribbean and the Challenge of Adaptation
... the scientific credibility surrounding global warming. The fourth IPCC Report reveals consistent trends of how the world’s climate is evolving2 towards increased warming with profound consequences for the global climate and, therefore, for human beings. The IPCC 2007 Report indicates that, since 175 ...
... the scientific credibility surrounding global warming. The fourth IPCC Report reveals consistent trends of how the world’s climate is evolving2 towards increased warming with profound consequences for the global climate and, therefore, for human beings. The IPCC 2007 Report indicates that, since 175 ...
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... According to the IPCC and Erland Källén at Stockholm University, it is very likely that man’s use of fossil fuels is the cause of the majority of warming during the 20th century. The technology exists to limit these emissions, however, and the costs are not too alarming. We do not have that much tim ...
... According to the IPCC and Erland Källén at Stockholm University, it is very likely that man’s use of fossil fuels is the cause of the majority of warming during the 20th century. The technology exists to limit these emissions, however, and the costs are not too alarming. We do not have that much tim ...
NC 4 - unfccc
... a gross domestic product in 2004 of $821 billion1 (around US$616 billion). Australia is, in many respects, unique among the countries listed in Annex I to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Australia’s size, diverse environments and above Organisation for Economic Co-operatio ...
... a gross domestic product in 2004 of $821 billion1 (around US$616 billion). Australia is, in many respects, unique among the countries listed in Annex I to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Australia’s size, diverse environments and above Organisation for Economic Co-operatio ...
Observational evidence for human impact on aerosol cloud
... During the late 1980s, enormous amounts of particulate matter and aerosol precursor gas emissions, such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and ammonia, made a strong contribution to the aerosol load over Europe. The extraordinarily high sulphur dioxide emissions in the former German Democratic Repu ...
... During the late 1980s, enormous amounts of particulate matter and aerosol precursor gas emissions, such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and ammonia, made a strong contribution to the aerosol load over Europe. The extraordinarily high sulphur dioxide emissions in the former German Democratic Repu ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in Low‐Income Countries
... Imperfect information, or uncertainty, is also likely to have a significant effect on the adaptations undertaken by private agents and governments. The problems posed by uncertainty are well recognized in the literature on both climate impacts and mitigation (e.g. see Heal and Kriström 2002, Cline 2 ...
... Imperfect information, or uncertainty, is also likely to have a significant effect on the adaptations undertaken by private agents and governments. The problems posed by uncertainty are well recognized in the literature on both climate impacts and mitigation (e.g. see Heal and Kriström 2002, Cline 2 ...
Climate Policy Integration, Coherence, and Governance
... specifications ex ante about how climate change aims are to be followed up and reported. The reporting also takes into account the information on climate change mitigation and adoption actually included in ex post assessments of policy instruments utilised to ...
... specifications ex ante about how climate change aims are to be followed up and reported. The reporting also takes into account the information on climate change mitigation and adoption actually included in ex post assessments of policy instruments utilised to ...
BVOCs emission in a semi-arid grassland under climate warming
... where A. frigida will greatly expand in future, might be an important BVOCs source. At the regional scale, the emission potential of BVOCs is controlled by temperature and species composition (Arneth et al., 2008; Peñuelas and Staudt, 2010), which are greatly affected by global warming and nitrogen ...
... where A. frigida will greatly expand in future, might be an important BVOCs source. At the regional scale, the emission potential of BVOCs is controlled by temperature and species composition (Arneth et al., 2008; Peñuelas and Staudt, 2010), which are greatly affected by global warming and nitrogen ...
climate change adaptation, planning, and the law
... The workshop was designed specifically for law students, and urban and regional planning students interested in climate change. The objectives of the workshop were: (i) to encourage discussion on current climate change legal matters, including climate change policy, regulation and litigation (ii) ...
... The workshop was designed specifically for law students, and urban and regional planning students interested in climate change. The objectives of the workshop were: (i) to encourage discussion on current climate change legal matters, including climate change policy, regulation and litigation (ii) ...
Climate challenge – the safety`s off
... However, the sun is not just a white disc 150 million kilometres away, and the number of sunspots does not give a good picture of the sun’s activity. Henrik Lundstedt at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Lund paints a more dynamic portrait of an active corona sun with solar flares and solar ...
... However, the sun is not just a white disc 150 million kilometres away, and the number of sunspots does not give a good picture of the sun’s activity. Henrik Lundstedt at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Lund paints a more dynamic portrait of an active corona sun with solar flares and solar ...
Climate Change - The Consumer Goods Forum
... The climate challenge is one we all need to take up. The time for talk is over. If global temperatures increase more than 2°C, the consumer industry – like everyone else – will face increased business risks, disruption of supply chains, volatility of commodity prices and increased operational costs. ...
... The climate challenge is one we all need to take up. The time for talk is over. If global temperatures increase more than 2°C, the consumer industry – like everyone else – will face increased business risks, disruption of supply chains, volatility of commodity prices and increased operational costs. ...
Turn Down - Climate Analytics
... Observed wintertime precipitation (blue), which contributes most to the annual budget, and summertime temperature (red), which is most important with respect to evaporative drying, with their long-term trend for the eastern Mediterranean region Probabilistic temperature estimates for old (SRES) and ...
... Observed wintertime precipitation (blue), which contributes most to the annual budget, and summertime temperature (red), which is most important with respect to evaporative drying, with their long-term trend for the eastern Mediterranean region Probabilistic temperature estimates for old (SRES) and ...
Preparing for climate change guide for local government
... Extreme weather events Natural variations in our climate will continue to impact on the New Zealand climate in the future and will be superimposed on human-induced, long-term climate change trends. Climate change is expected to shift the range of variability and, in some instances, to alter the pat ...
... Extreme weather events Natural variations in our climate will continue to impact on the New Zealand climate in the future and will be superimposed on human-induced, long-term climate change trends. Climate change is expected to shift the range of variability and, in some instances, to alter the pat ...
Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering
... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was established in 1992. Signed by 194 countries and ratified by 189, including the United States, it came into force in 1994. It says in part, ‘‘The ultimate objective of this Convention . . . is to achieve . . . stabilization of gr ...
... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was established in 1992. Signed by 194 countries and ratified by 189, including the United States, it came into force in 1994. It says in part, ‘‘The ultimate objective of this Convention . . . is to achieve . . . stabilization of gr ...
Climate Change and Adaptation in Muskoka
... plant growth, decomposition, and nutrient cycling. Disturbance regimes, including fire, insect pests, and invasive species, will also likely increase in frequency and severity in a warming climate, and will test the ability of existing ecosystems to withstand change. Since much of Muskoka’s economy ...
... plant growth, decomposition, and nutrient cycling. Disturbance regimes, including fire, insect pests, and invasive species, will also likely increase in frequency and severity in a warming climate, and will test the ability of existing ecosystems to withstand change. Since much of Muskoka’s economy ...
Climate Change and Resource Depletion:The Challenges for Actuarie
... House. It covers energy security, particularly regarding what it describes as the forthcoming “energy crunch” caused by a restricted oil supply. The review considers that the possible consequences of restrictions in energy supply identified in the report, might be a recession and/or high inflation, ...
... House. It covers energy security, particularly regarding what it describes as the forthcoming “energy crunch” caused by a restricted oil supply. The review considers that the possible consequences of restrictions in energy supply identified in the report, might be a recession and/or high inflation, ...
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... economic and social performance of every dollar of government spending and every regulation. Chief among the state’s priorities is Governor Schwarzenegger’s Executive Order #S-3-05 (Schwarzenegger 2005) which calls for a 30 percent reduction below business-as-usual of greenhouse gas emissions by 202 ...
... economic and social performance of every dollar of government spending and every regulation. Chief among the state’s priorities is Governor Schwarzenegger’s Executive Order #S-3-05 (Schwarzenegger 2005) which calls for a 30 percent reduction below business-as-usual of greenhouse gas emissions by 202 ...
Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict
... indirect links has yet to lead to substantial and sustained action to address its security implications. Still the potential for the changing climate to induce conflict or exacerbate existing instability in some of the world’s most vulnerable regions is now recognized in national security circles in ...
... indirect links has yet to lead to substantial and sustained action to address its security implications. Still the potential for the changing climate to induce conflict or exacerbate existing instability in some of the world’s most vulnerable regions is now recognized in national security circles in ...
Climate Change and Resource Depletion:The Challenges for Actuarie
... House. It covers energy security, particularly regarding what it describes as the forthcoming “energy crunch” caused by a restricted oil supply. The review considers that the possible consequences of restrictions in energy supply identified in the report, might be a recession and/or high inflation, ...
... House. It covers energy security, particularly regarding what it describes as the forthcoming “energy crunch” caused by a restricted oil supply. The review considers that the possible consequences of restrictions in energy supply identified in the report, might be a recession and/or high inflation, ...
56 - University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
... factors combine to influence vulnerability provides a useful starting point for directing future research and climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives (Allison et al. 2009). The authors concluded that two-thirds of the most vulnerable countries are in tropical Africa. Many of these inclu ...
... factors combine to influence vulnerability provides a useful starting point for directing future research and climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives (Allison et al. 2009). The authors concluded that two-thirds of the most vulnerable countries are in tropical Africa. Many of these inclu ...
GCC Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool v1.0
... If evidence does not back up the organization’s selected score, it is the responsibility of the facilitator(s) to suggest that a different score better reflects the current reality. Evidence collected through this process can enable an independent review of the organization’s capacity (e.g., an exte ...
... If evidence does not back up the organization’s selected score, it is the responsibility of the facilitator(s) to suggest that a different score better reflects the current reality. Evidence collected through this process can enable an independent review of the organization’s capacity (e.g., an exte ...
Reducing the Future to Climate: a Story of Climate Determinism and
... nations 22. And to emphasise the message and the mood, the New Economics Foundation and its partners have wound up the climate clock which is now ticking, second-by-second, until 1 December 2016 when human fate is handed over to the winds, ocean currents and drifting icefloes of a de-stabilised glob ...
... nations 22. And to emphasise the message and the mood, the New Economics Foundation and its partners have wound up the climate clock which is now ticking, second-by-second, until 1 December 2016 when human fate is handed over to the winds, ocean currents and drifting icefloes of a de-stabilised glob ...
North America
... decentralised response framework where adaptation tends to be reactive, unevenly distributed, and focused on coping with rather than preventing problems. ‘Mainstreaming’ climate change issues into decision making is a key prerequisite for sustainability. ...
... decentralised response framework where adaptation tends to be reactive, unevenly distributed, and focused on coping with rather than preventing problems. ‘Mainstreaming’ climate change issues into decision making is a key prerequisite for sustainability. ...
Air Quality and Climate Connections - Lamont
... “unmasking” of warming induced by rising CO2. Air pollutant controls on CH4, a potent GHG and precursor to global O3 levels, and on sources with high black carbon (BC) to organic carbon (OC) ratios could offset near-term warming induced by SO2 emission reductions, while reducing global background O3 ...
... “unmasking” of warming induced by rising CO2. Air pollutant controls on CH4, a potent GHG and precursor to global O3 levels, and on sources with high black carbon (BC) to organic carbon (OC) ratios could offset near-term warming induced by SO2 emission reductions, while reducing global background O3 ...
2010 - National Center for Science Education
... 16d. model temperature values for the next 50 years ______________________________________ 16e. model precipitation values for the next 10 years______________________________________ 16f. model precipitation values for the next 50 years ______________________________________ 16g. model sea level ri ...
... 16d. model temperature values for the next 50 years ______________________________________ 16e. model precipitation values for the next 10 years______________________________________ 16f. model precipitation values for the next 50 years ______________________________________ 16g. model sea level ri ...
the compendium of adaptation models for climate
... Adaptation is essential to decreasing the current and unavoidable impacts from climate change. The net benefits of adaptation are experienced earlier than those of mitigations as they are immediate (Berkhout, 2005). While mitigation measures can be implemented now, the residence time (atmospheric li ...
... Adaptation is essential to decreasing the current and unavoidable impacts from climate change. The net benefits of adaptation are experienced earlier than those of mitigations as they are immediate (Berkhout, 2005). While mitigation measures can be implemented now, the residence time (atmospheric li ...
Economics of climate change mitigation
This article is about the economics of climate change mitigation. Mitigation of climate change involves actions that are designed to limit the amount of long-term climate change (Fisher et al.., 2007:225). Mitigation may be achieved through the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or through the enhancement of sinks that absorb GHGs, for example forests.