PDF - World Agroforestry Centre
... rose by of 0.16 ℃/decade, much higher than the rate of increase for the northern hemisphere as a whole. The rate of increase in winter minimum temperatures (0.32-0.33 ℃decade) has been particularly rapid. Temperatures have risen more rapidly at higher altitudes and in the northwest Plateau. Most pre ...
... rose by of 0.16 ℃/decade, much higher than the rate of increase for the northern hemisphere as a whole. The rate of increase in winter minimum temperatures (0.32-0.33 ℃decade) has been particularly rapid. Temperatures have risen more rapidly at higher altitudes and in the northwest Plateau. Most pre ...
Quantitative Assessment of Climate Carrying Capacity for Cities: A
... system constitute a loop linking energy consumption behavior with underlying surface changes, as shown in Fig. 1. Initially, fossil fuel energy is consumed in the process of socioeconomic development, which produces large amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that have led to climate ...
... system constitute a loop linking energy consumption behavior with underlying surface changes, as shown in Fig. 1. Initially, fossil fuel energy is consumed in the process of socioeconomic development, which produces large amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that have led to climate ...
driving sustainable development through better infrastructure
... This paper has been developed to inform discussions on smart infrastructure development and financing as part of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and climate processes in 2015. It builds on the work of the Global Commission for the Economy and Climate (New Climate Economy), as well as that o ...
... This paper has been developed to inform discussions on smart infrastructure development and financing as part of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and climate processes in 2015. It builds on the work of the Global Commission for the Economy and Climate (New Climate Economy), as well as that o ...
What to include in INDCs - Low Emission Capacity Building
... Overview of existing submissions Coverage: Countries cover a range of regions and income levels. INDC types: Most are based on economy-wide GHG targets; less than half of all Parties are eventually expected to include these. Mitigation and adaptation: All focus primarily on mitigation; of 22 INDC su ...
... Overview of existing submissions Coverage: Countries cover a range of regions and income levels. INDC types: Most are based on economy-wide GHG targets; less than half of all Parties are eventually expected to include these. Mitigation and adaptation: All focus primarily on mitigation; of 22 INDC su ...
Bhattacharya et al. 2015 (opens in new window)
... This paper has been developed to inform discussions on smart infrastructure development and financing as part of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and climate processes in 2015. It builds on the work of the Global Commission for the Economy and Climate (New Climate Economy), as well as that o ...
... This paper has been developed to inform discussions on smart infrastructure development and financing as part of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and climate processes in 2015. It builds on the work of the Global Commission for the Economy and Climate (New Climate Economy), as well as that o ...
European Perceptions of Climate Change (EPCC) - ORCA
... The EPCC project was designed to maximise the relevance of the survey results for academic and nonacademic audiences. The countries involved in this project represent four key energy producing nations in Europe. They are significant not only for their large and varied energy systems, but also becaus ...
... The EPCC project was designed to maximise the relevance of the survey results for academic and nonacademic audiences. The countries involved in this project represent four key energy producing nations in Europe. They are significant not only for their large and varied energy systems, but also becaus ...
In the Supreme Court of the State of California
... Where the proposed update to a 40-year regional transportation plan shows near-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, but the reductions are not projected to continue over the longer-term, the lead agency must make a good faith, reasonable effort to analyze and discuss in its Environmental Imp ...
... Where the proposed update to a 40-year regional transportation plan shows near-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, but the reductions are not projected to continue over the longer-term, the lead agency must make a good faith, reasonable effort to analyze and discuss in its Environmental Imp ...
ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN CARBON MITIGATION: THE NEW ZEALAND PUBLIC SECTOR Stephen Jeffrey Birchall
... two programmes. Fieldwork is informed by publicly available information that provides insight into Government’s rationale for creating and discontinuing the CNPS and the CCPNZ programmes. Narrative analysis and termination theory serve as the primary methodological tools for this study, providing in ...
... two programmes. Fieldwork is informed by publicly available information that provides insight into Government’s rationale for creating and discontinuing the CNPS and the CCPNZ programmes. Narrative analysis and termination theory serve as the primary methodological tools for this study, providing in ...
The Sixth National Communication of the Republic of Belarus
... density - 46 people per km2 and the urban population made up 76.8%. The urban population is characterized by a high concentration. 1.9 mln people (26.8% of the urban population) reside in Minsk. Five regional centers account for 26.7% of the urban residents. 8 cities numbering from 100 thousand to 2 ...
... density - 46 people per km2 and the urban population made up 76.8%. The urban population is characterized by a high concentration. 1.9 mln people (26.8% of the urban population) reside in Minsk. Five regional centers account for 26.7% of the urban residents. 8 cities numbering from 100 thousand to 2 ...
here - Berkeley Food Institute - University of California, Berkeley
... Soil health is a key driver of agricultural productivity, environmental resilience, and human security worldwide. In the United States, soils are one of the most valuable commodities, producing $835 billion in agriculture and related industries annually, and providing 17.3 million jobs at 9.4% of to ...
... Soil health is a key driver of agricultural productivity, environmental resilience, and human security worldwide. In the United States, soils are one of the most valuable commodities, producing $835 billion in agriculture and related industries annually, and providing 17.3 million jobs at 9.4% of to ...
Project researcher workbook - Ecosystems Knowledge Network
... The size of the economy within the LEP area is a central focus of this toolkit. Put simply, the size of the economy is measured by considering the total amount of money changing hands for goods and services. The best known indicator of the size of the national economy is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ...
... The size of the economy within the LEP area is a central focus of this toolkit. Put simply, the size of the economy is measured by considering the total amount of money changing hands for goods and services. The best known indicator of the size of the national economy is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ...
Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological
... counteract warming and associated climatic changes by reducing the incidence and subsequent absorption of short-wave solar radiation, reflecting a small proportion of it back into space. They are expected to rapidly have an effect once deployed at the appropriate scale, and thus have the potential t ...
... counteract warming and associated climatic changes by reducing the incidence and subsequent absorption of short-wave solar radiation, reflecting a small proportion of it back into space. They are expected to rapidly have an effect once deployed at the appropriate scale, and thus have the potential t ...
biodiversity focal area strategy for gef-5
... and seascape mosaics that include protected areas and a variety of other land and resource uses outside of these protected areas. Thus, in order to complement its investments to strengthen the sustainability of protected area systems, GEF will promote sustainability measures to help reduce the negat ...
... and seascape mosaics that include protected areas and a variety of other land and resource uses outside of these protected areas. Thus, in order to complement its investments to strengthen the sustainability of protected area systems, GEF will promote sustainability measures to help reduce the negat ...
Building on the Montreal Protocol`s Success and Facing
... CFCs, found in products such as refrigerants, were the prime motivation for global action to protect the Earth’s ozone layer as a result of scientific evidence showing their production and consumption were destroying this thin, gassy shield and putting the public at greater risk of skin cancers and ...
... CFCs, found in products such as refrigerants, were the prime motivation for global action to protect the Earth’s ozone layer as a result of scientific evidence showing their production and consumption were destroying this thin, gassy shield and putting the public at greater risk of skin cancers and ...
Climate Risk and Adaptation Strategy Discussion Paper (DOCX, 6.9
... Council is strongly committed to both types of action. Our mitigation response is outlined in our Carbon Neutral Strategy1 – which is guiding Council to 2020 and 2025 reduction targets. This discussion paper will focus on our adaptation response. While we acknowledge that mitigation is necessary to ...
... Council is strongly committed to both types of action. Our mitigation response is outlined in our Carbon Neutral Strategy1 – which is guiding Council to 2020 and 2025 reduction targets. This discussion paper will focus on our adaptation response. While we acknowledge that mitigation is necessary to ...
Review of the White Paper on the contribution of the GFCS to
... and local scales. They connect natural and socioeconomic research with practice. They help society cope with climate variability and change through the transformation of climate-related data ...
... and local scales. They connect natural and socioeconomic research with practice. They help society cope with climate variability and change through the transformation of climate-related data ...
Forests and Climate Change in Latin America: Linking Adaptation
... which refers to reducing the sources or enhancing the sinks of greenhouse gases (GHGs), and adaptation, which refers to responding to the effects of climate change [1]. Mitigation and adaptation are two fundamentally dissimilar approaches and present well-documented differences [2,3]. With both thes ...
... which refers to reducing the sources or enhancing the sinks of greenhouse gases (GHGs), and adaptation, which refers to responding to the effects of climate change [1]. Mitigation and adaptation are two fundamentally dissimilar approaches and present well-documented differences [2,3]. With both thes ...
Afghanistan Initial National Communication
... exclusively on rain-fed agriculture, particularly farmers in the northern and western river basins, where more than 60 percent of the rain-fed land is located. Increased soil loss, reduced river flow from earlier snow melt, and less frequent rain during peak cultivation seasons will impact upon agri ...
... exclusively on rain-fed agriculture, particularly farmers in the northern and western river basins, where more than 60 percent of the rain-fed land is located. Increased soil loss, reduced river flow from earlier snow melt, and less frequent rain during peak cultivation seasons will impact upon agri ...
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas - C
... Agricultural production activities are responsible for about 10% of Canada's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, Canada would need to reduce its GHG emissions for the first commitment period of 2008–2012 to 94% of 1990 emission levels. Currently, analysis and con ...
... Agricultural production activities are responsible for about 10% of Canada's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, Canada would need to reduce its GHG emissions for the first commitment period of 2008–2012 to 94% of 1990 emission levels. Currently, analysis and con ...
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... Agricultural production activities are responsible for about 10% of Canada's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, Canada would need to reduce its GHG emissions for the first commitment period of 2008–2012 to 94% of 1990 emission levels. Currently, analysis and con ...
... Agricultural production activities are responsible for about 10% of Canada's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, Canada would need to reduce its GHG emissions for the first commitment period of 2008–2012 to 94% of 1990 emission levels. Currently, analysis and con ...
Technology Needs Assessment For Climate Change Adaptation
... vision to address the challenges of climate change and move towards a sustainable future. The challenges of addressing climate change, particularly by developing and least developed countries have been recognized at various international forums. Technology transfer as a vital instrument to overcome ...
... vision to address the challenges of climate change and move towards a sustainable future. The challenges of addressing climate change, particularly by developing and least developed countries have been recognized at various international forums. Technology transfer as a vital instrument to overcome ...
The Economic Cost of Climate Change in Africa
... Below is a short introduction to this report’s main findings and recommendations. ...
... Below is a short introduction to this report’s main findings and recommendations. ...
Sensitivity of Northern Peatland Carbon
... Holocene scales. However, different trajectories imply different underlying fundamental processes [Yu, 2006a], which may relate to persistent climatic or ecological controls. For example, a concave accumulation pattern, with increasing long-term apparent accumulation rates over time, indicates that ...
... Holocene scales. However, different trajectories imply different underlying fundamental processes [Yu, 2006a], which may relate to persistent climatic or ecological controls. For example, a concave accumulation pattern, with increasing long-term apparent accumulation rates over time, indicates that ...
- Wiley Online Library
... 100 years, glaciers on the plateau have been continuously retreating (Pu et al., 2004), with the rate of retreat accelerating in the past decade (Yao et al., 2007; Takeuchi et al., 2009). There is some spatial variation in the glacial retreat: rates are relatively low in the interior of the plateau, ...
... 100 years, glaciers on the plateau have been continuously retreating (Pu et al., 2004), with the rate of retreat accelerating in the past decade (Yao et al., 2007; Takeuchi et al., 2009). There is some spatial variation in the glacial retreat: rates are relatively low in the interior of the plateau, ...