Transformational adaptation
... country has responded to its vulnerability to flooding through a combination of dikes, drainage, sea walls and storm surge barriers. Flooding from the North Sea in 1953, which led to the loss of 1,800 lives, led the government to commit to building higher coastal dikes. However, significant flooding ...
... country has responded to its vulnerability to flooding through a combination of dikes, drainage, sea walls and storm surge barriers. Flooding from the North Sea in 1953, which led to the loss of 1,800 lives, led the government to commit to building higher coastal dikes. However, significant flooding ...
Submission regarding Australia UNFCC
... now and which might or might not be continuing is often referred to as a "pause". This is poor terminology because it assumes a resumption of warming at some point, which might or might not be true. The real challenge for scientists is to explain how an absence of warming could occur when the amount ...
... now and which might or might not be continuing is often referred to as a "pause". This is poor terminology because it assumes a resumption of warming at some point, which might or might not be true. The real challenge for scientists is to explain how an absence of warming could occur when the amount ...
House science testimony apr 15 final - Climate Etc.
... the climate is to these increases. Climate sensitivity is defined as the global surface warming that occurs when the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere doubles. If climate sensitivity is high, then we can expect substantial warming in the coming century as emissions continue to increa ...
... the climate is to these increases. Climate sensitivity is defined as the global surface warming that occurs when the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere doubles. If climate sensitivity is high, then we can expect substantial warming in the coming century as emissions continue to increa ...
TAMK - University of Applied Sciences Tampere, Finland
... In spite of the fact that assessments of international conferences do usually not represent a typical topic for a final thesis of an engineering student, I consciously chose this topic to show that a -however designed - multinational binding climate treaty will affect the life of billions directly o ...
... In spite of the fact that assessments of international conferences do usually not represent a typical topic for a final thesis of an engineering student, I consciously chose this topic to show that a -however designed - multinational binding climate treaty will affect the life of billions directly o ...
Making the Connection: Population Dynamics and Climate
... would put the world on a path to slower population growth, leading to substantial reductions in future carbon dioxide emissions.5 Furthermore, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the leading intergovernmental body for the assessment of climate change, in their 5th assessment report ...
... would put the world on a path to slower population growth, leading to substantial reductions in future carbon dioxide emissions.5 Furthermore, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the leading intergovernmental body for the assessment of climate change, in their 5th assessment report ...
BSR Creating an Action Agenda for Private
... We will translate climate risk with actionable and tailored insights for business that will provide them with a platform for action. We will also respond to increasing demands from member companies to equip them to engage with the international negotiations conducted under the United Nations Framewo ...
... We will translate climate risk with actionable and tailored insights for business that will provide them with a platform for action. We will also respond to increasing demands from member companies to equip them to engage with the international negotiations conducted under the United Nations Framewo ...
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 ...
The Challenge of Climate Change Adaptation:
... IPCC, supra note , at 17. Failure to reach international agreement on binding greenhouse gas limitations makes the need for adaptation all the greater: The fight to limit global warming to easily tolerated levels is thus over. Analysts who have long worked on adaptation to climate change – finding w ...
... IPCC, supra note , at 17. Failure to reach international agreement on binding greenhouse gas limitations makes the need for adaptation all the greater: The fight to limit global warming to easily tolerated levels is thus over. Analysts who have long worked on adaptation to climate change – finding w ...
Proceedings Report - Government of New Brunswick
... related infrastructure, with an organizational body to oversee its implementation. The proposal is a key two year initiative as part of the larger Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Atlantic Canada. The RAC would: ...
... related infrastructure, with an organizational body to oversee its implementation. The proposal is a key two year initiative as part of the larger Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Atlantic Canada. The RAC would: ...
Winter Sports and Climate Change
... Scientists say to avoid dangerous levels of global warming, concerted international action is required and industrial countries such as Canada need to take significant first steps, as developed countries are primarily responsible for the problem. ...
... Scientists say to avoid dangerous levels of global warming, concerted international action is required and industrial countries such as Canada need to take significant first steps, as developed countries are primarily responsible for the problem. ...
The impacts of climate change on human rights and forced migration
... livelihood option. The rural economy constitutes a significant component of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with agriculture (including crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry) accounting for in excess of 21 percent26/27. Most other economic sectors or activities are dependent on it, eit ...
... livelihood option. The rural economy constitutes a significant component of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with agriculture (including crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry) accounting for in excess of 21 percent26/27. Most other economic sectors or activities are dependent on it, eit ...
Preparing for Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
... Andy Buchsbaum, Director of the National Wildlife Federation’s Great Lakes Natural Resource Center, opened the plenary session. He presented the day’s agenda and reminded participants that the workshop’s focus was on adaptation, not mitigation, and that discussion should be focused on processes t ...
... Andy Buchsbaum, Director of the National Wildlife Federation’s Great Lakes Natural Resource Center, opened the plenary session. He presented the day’s agenda and reminded participants that the workshop’s focus was on adaptation, not mitigation, and that discussion should be focused on processes t ...
Call for proposals - Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural
... policies and practices that help agriculture become more resilient and productive under changing climate while also contributing to reducing emissions where possible. Proposals may be prepared on any of the following areas: a. Practices and technologies for adapting to climate change that have been ...
... policies and practices that help agriculture become more resilient and productive under changing climate while also contributing to reducing emissions where possible. Proposals may be prepared on any of the following areas: a. Practices and technologies for adapting to climate change that have been ...
MEECS Climate Change Unit Introduction
... As with all MEECS units, Climate Change: Science and Impacts is science-based, Michigan specific, and tries to help students develop an information-based assessment of a complex issue. MEECS units try to provide students with the understanding they need to make decisions, not to tell them which deci ...
... As with all MEECS units, Climate Change: Science and Impacts is science-based, Michigan specific, and tries to help students develop an information-based assessment of a complex issue. MEECS units try to provide students with the understanding they need to make decisions, not to tell them which deci ...
Assessing risk of and adaptation to sea-level rise
... Fennoscandia, although the relatively low human population in this area means that in aggregate terms, our European estimates are still greatly improved. Details on the methods used for calculating the elevation and area parameters in DIVA can be found in Vafeidis et al. (2006). It is important to n ...
... Fennoscandia, although the relatively low human population in this area means that in aggregate terms, our European estimates are still greatly improved. Details on the methods used for calculating the elevation and area parameters in DIVA can be found in Vafeidis et al. (2006). It is important to n ...
Climate Change Paper - American College of Real Estate Lawyers
... economic growth. The reality is that increased development results in increased costs to adapt the built environment. Anne Siders describes the need for actual retreat in her recent handbook.24 This article will focus on sea level rise and coastal flooding as its main example of the threat of climat ...
... economic growth. The reality is that increased development results in increased costs to adapt the built environment. Anne Siders describes the need for actual retreat in her recent handbook.24 This article will focus on sea level rise and coastal flooding as its main example of the threat of climat ...
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... This study analyzes the potential impact of climate change on China's corn, wheat and rice domestic agricultural markets and the international markets out to the year 2050. The study provides a brief background and reviews research literature of climate change effects on China's crop yields. The pap ...
... This study analyzes the potential impact of climate change on China's corn, wheat and rice domestic agricultural markets and the international markets out to the year 2050. The study provides a brief background and reviews research literature of climate change effects on China's crop yields. The pap ...
Adapting to climate change
... The UK Climate Projections 2009 (UKCP09) are an important step forward in improving understanding of our complex climate. There are assumptions and uncertainties in any work of this kind, but these Projections represent strong and credible climate science. They begin to quantify the uncertainties we ...
... The UK Climate Projections 2009 (UKCP09) are an important step forward in improving understanding of our complex climate. There are assumptions and uncertainties in any work of this kind, but these Projections represent strong and credible climate science. They begin to quantify the uncertainties we ...
Price Caps and Price Floors in Climate Policy
... costs of acting, the many uncertainties relative to the cost of such a big shift in our energy system make actual implementation problematic for many governments. Policies that have ill-defined costs may be unpopular and there will be resistance to adopting them. Price caps or “safety valves”, and p ...
... costs of acting, the many uncertainties relative to the cost of such a big shift in our energy system make actual implementation problematic for many governments. Policies that have ill-defined costs may be unpopular and there will be resistance to adopting them. Price caps or “safety valves”, and p ...
Linking the scales of process, observation and modeling of dust
... [Prospero et al., 2002]. Some of these areas, especially in the "dust belt" of North Africa, comprise the most significant source regions in the world. (b) D. Westphal has achieved great success in predicting dust concentrations in real time. These products are used by to the U.S. military for opera ...
... [Prospero et al., 2002]. Some of these areas, especially in the "dust belt" of North Africa, comprise the most significant source regions in the world. (b) D. Westphal has achieved great success in predicting dust concentrations in real time. These products are used by to the U.S. military for opera ...
Planning for transport in the wake of Stern and Eddington
... the level of economic activity and population should be distributed between regions – will remain an important area for debate in England, especially given the significant differentials in economic performance between regions (Figure 1). The UK Government’s view can be characterised as the belief th ...
... the level of economic activity and population should be distributed between regions – will remain an important area for debate in England, especially given the significant differentials in economic performance between regions (Figure 1). The UK Government’s view can be characterised as the belief th ...
CDM and project overview - Capacity Development for the CDM
... What the CDM is & How It Works (1) • Art. 12 of the KP - the CDM is to assist Non-Annex I Parties in achieving SD, and to assist Annex I Parties in achieving compliance under Art. 3. - the CDM could stimulate international investment and provide the essential resources for cleaner economic growth. - ...
... What the CDM is & How It Works (1) • Art. 12 of the KP - the CDM is to assist Non-Annex I Parties in achieving SD, and to assist Annex I Parties in achieving compliance under Art. 3. - the CDM could stimulate international investment and provide the essential resources for cleaner economic growth. - ...
Adaptation to climate change in Israel
... scientific report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concludes that warming of the climate system is unequivocal and that “most aspects of climate change will persist for many centuries even if emissions of carbon dioxide are stopped.” To address the challenges of climate change, both ...
... scientific report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concludes that warming of the climate system is unequivocal and that “most aspects of climate change will persist for many centuries even if emissions of carbon dioxide are stopped.” To address the challenges of climate change, both ...
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Green Paper
... held accountable for the costs they impose on us all. The resulting environmental degradation is not currently reflected in the costs of business or the price of goods and services. Because firms face no cost from increasing emissions, the level of emissions is too high. Unless businesses and indivi ...
... held accountable for the costs they impose on us all. The resulting environmental degradation is not currently reflected in the costs of business or the price of goods and services. Because firms face no cost from increasing emissions, the level of emissions is too high. Unless businesses and indivi ...
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.