COM SEC(2009)
... Following the publication of the Green Paper on adaptation to climate change, the Commission consulted widely with stakeholders and the public in developing this subsequent White Paper. From the feedback gathered through various channels (see Appendix), it was clear that stakeholders found it easier ...
... Following the publication of the Green Paper on adaptation to climate change, the Commission consulted widely with stakeholders and the public in developing this subsequent White Paper. From the feedback gathered through various channels (see Appendix), it was clear that stakeholders found it easier ...
Flooding Workshop, Canberra, 7-9th February 2001
... coastlines. Vulnerability is also increasing, as our society becomes more complex and inter-dependent. So, the argument goes, if risk is to be managed, the most effective way is to manage each of the three components of risk so far as is possible, because any reduction in any of the components will ...
... coastlines. Vulnerability is also increasing, as our society becomes more complex and inter-dependent. So, the argument goes, if risk is to be managed, the most effective way is to manage each of the three components of risk so far as is possible, because any reduction in any of the components will ...
Evaluating land-use related environmental impacts of biomass
... “to provide decision-makers with an evaluation of global to local integrated nature-society systems in short and long term perspectives in order to assist them to determine which actions should or should not be taken in attempt to make society sustainable.” (Ness et al. 2007) ...
... “to provide decision-makers with an evaluation of global to local integrated nature-society systems in short and long term perspectives in order to assist them to determine which actions should or should not be taken in attempt to make society sustainable.” (Ness et al. 2007) ...
mount allison university
... burden for the harm they are imposing on others, and similarly, those who consume the most fossil fuels are the last to feel the effects of climate change. In the last 25 years, 95% of deaths resulting from natural disasters occurred in developing nations.7 Burning a large portion of the world’s pro ...
... burden for the harm they are imposing on others, and similarly, those who consume the most fossil fuels are the last to feel the effects of climate change. In the last 25 years, 95% of deaths resulting from natural disasters occurred in developing nations.7 Burning a large portion of the world’s pro ...
Optimal intensity targets for greenhouse gas emissions
... mean and median around one. Thus, in most countries, emissions on average move in tandem with GDP, but with large divergences from the mean in individual episodes due to changes in emissions intensity. No such correlation is evident between GDP and non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions, and between GDP a ...
... mean and median around one. Thus, in most countries, emissions on average move in tandem with GDP, but with large divergences from the mean in individual episodes due to changes in emissions intensity. No such correlation is evident between GDP and non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions, and between GDP a ...
Addendum to Northampton University Relocation Flood Risk
... Discussion of results The proposed design revisions are minor and conclusions drawn from examination of Figures B1 to B6 are the same as those drawn in the approved FRA, as below: Figure B5 shows that, for an occurrence of a breach of Northampton flood defences, the mitigation provided by Upton FAA ...
... Discussion of results The proposed design revisions are minor and conclusions drawn from examination of Figures B1 to B6 are the same as those drawn in the approved FRA, as below: Figure B5 shows that, for an occurrence of a breach of Northampton flood defences, the mitigation provided by Upton FAA ...
(Impenetrable) Jungle - Villanova University Charles Widger School
... previously questioned the very existence of climate change, today most members of those groups recognize that such a phenomenon is indeed occurring-and at an ever-quickening pace. 18 Statistics and studies indicate an array of phenomena, including rising air and water temperatures, increased extreme ...
... previously questioned the very existence of climate change, today most members of those groups recognize that such a phenomenon is indeed occurring-and at an ever-quickening pace. 18 Statistics and studies indicate an array of phenomena, including rising air and water temperatures, increased extreme ...
Hydropower Vulnerability and Climate Change
... The main purpose of this study is to assess how climate change will impact global hydroelectric production. This assessment was carried out through an extensive literature review that investigated current trends in hydropower as well climate change effects predicted to influence hydroelectric produc ...
... The main purpose of this study is to assess how climate change will impact global hydroelectric production. This assessment was carried out through an extensive literature review that investigated current trends in hydropower as well climate change effects predicted to influence hydroelectric produc ...
Module: Introduction
... Stora Enso is the global rethinker of the paper, biomaterials, wood products and packaging industry. We always rethink the old and expand to the new to offer our customers innovative solutions based on renewable materials. The Group has some 28 000 employees in more than 35 countries worldwide, and ...
... Stora Enso is the global rethinker of the paper, biomaterials, wood products and packaging industry. We always rethink the old and expand to the new to offer our customers innovative solutions based on renewable materials. The Group has some 28 000 employees in more than 35 countries worldwide, and ...
Climate change and challenges for tourism in Central America
... Even if the concentrations of all GHGs and aerosols had been kept constant at year 2000 levels, a further warming of about 0.1°C per decade would be expected. Afterwards, temperature projections increasingly depend on specific emissions scenarios” (IPCC, 2007a, Synthesis Report, page 7). According t ...
... Even if the concentrations of all GHGs and aerosols had been kept constant at year 2000 levels, a further warming of about 0.1°C per decade would be expected. Afterwards, temperature projections increasingly depend on specific emissions scenarios” (IPCC, 2007a, Synthesis Report, page 7). According t ...
Quantifying uncertainties of permafrost carbon
... carbon released under low emission scenarios provides a more significant climate feedback than the permafrost carbon released under high emission scenarios. Indeed a kilogram of CO 2 transferred to the atmosphere under a low emissions pathway has a higher radiative efficiency than the same kilogram ...
... carbon released under low emission scenarios provides a more significant climate feedback than the permafrost carbon released under high emission scenarios. Indeed a kilogram of CO 2 transferred to the atmosphere under a low emissions pathway has a higher radiative efficiency than the same kilogram ...
Why tropical forest lizards are vulnerable to climate warming
... Biological impacts of climate warming are predicted to increase with latitude, paralleling increases in warming. However, the magnitude of impacts depends not only on the degree of warming but also on the number of species at risk, their physiological sensitivity to warming and their options for beh ...
... Biological impacts of climate warming are predicted to increase with latitude, paralleling increases in warming. However, the magnitude of impacts depends not only on the degree of warming but also on the number of species at risk, their physiological sensitivity to warming and their options for beh ...
Implications of Future Climate for Marine Fish
... that teleost fish. Slower-growth and lower reproductive potential of many chrondrichthyan species can make them less resilient to fishing and environmental perturbations than faster growing species with high reproductive potential and shorter generational intervals/times. The type, extent and confi ...
... that teleost fish. Slower-growth and lower reproductive potential of many chrondrichthyan species can make them less resilient to fishing and environmental perturbations than faster growing species with high reproductive potential and shorter generational intervals/times. The type, extent and confi ...
SADC Policy paper on Climate Change
... historical CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion, 1900-1999). Source: WRI Changes in minimum temperature for Gaborone, Botswana (red line represents actual data for 1910 to 2000 and projection based on the IS92a climate change scenarios for the period up to 2080. Source: computed by author based ...
... historical CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion, 1900-1999). Source: WRI Changes in minimum temperature for Gaborone, Botswana (red line represents actual data for 1910 to 2000 and projection based on the IS92a climate change scenarios for the period up to 2080. Source: computed by author based ...
The Age of Western Wildfires
... The number of large and very large fires on Forest Service land is increasingly dramatically. Compared to the average year in the 1970’s, in the past decade there were: • 7 times more fires greater than 10,000 acres each year • Nearly 5 times more fires larger than 25,000 acres each year • Twice as ...
... The number of large and very large fires on Forest Service land is increasingly dramatically. Compared to the average year in the 1970’s, in the past decade there were: • 7 times more fires greater than 10,000 acres each year • Nearly 5 times more fires larger than 25,000 acres each year • Twice as ...
Victoria Policy Institute- Air Pollution Costs
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which consists of hundreds of scientists, concluded, “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice and rising global average s ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which consists of hundreds of scientists, concluded, “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice and rising global average s ...
Food security and adaptation in the context of potential CSA
... • Climatic shock variables significantly change the impacts of practices • Rainfall variability drives yield effects: In high variability areas… • Crop rotation has positive effects • Inorganic fertilizer & hybrids not effective ...
... • Climatic shock variables significantly change the impacts of practices • Rainfall variability drives yield effects: In high variability areas… • Crop rotation has positive effects • Inorganic fertilizer & hybrids not effective ...
Public Perception of geoengineering and its consequences for
... carbon dioxide removal to tackle the cause of climate change and not its consequences. Furthermore, it was believed that using CDR would bring the environment back to its balance while SRM measures are not controllable, are likely to be irreversible, impose costs and risks onto others and may not be ...
... carbon dioxide removal to tackle the cause of climate change and not its consequences. Furthermore, it was believed that using CDR would bring the environment back to its balance while SRM measures are not controllable, are likely to be irreversible, impose costs and risks onto others and may not be ...
- Central Tibetan Administration
... grassland Soil Organic Carbon is stored in its permafrost regions. The release of the carbon contained within the Plateau’s grasslands (positive feedback) could also accelerate global warming. Like the vast Amazon rainforest, it is on the brink of being turned into a desert, which could in turn have ...
... grassland Soil Organic Carbon is stored in its permafrost regions. The release of the carbon contained within the Plateau’s grasslands (positive feedback) could also accelerate global warming. Like the vast Amazon rainforest, it is on the brink of being turned into a desert, which could in turn have ...
London Councils TEC (Executive)
... Practical guidance for decision-makers (at all tiers of government) and those living, working and investing in the Thames tidal floodplain to enable informed decisions to be made on managing the consequences of flooding, including the robust application of PPS25, improved emergency planning and desi ...
... Practical guidance for decision-makers (at all tiers of government) and those living, working and investing in the Thames tidal floodplain to enable informed decisions to be made on managing the consequences of flooding, including the robust application of PPS25, improved emergency planning and desi ...
Chapter 11 Hunting, Herding, Fishing and Gathering
... Arctic communities have experienced, and are experiencing, stress from a number of different forces that threaten to restrict harvesting activities and sever these relationships. The Arctic regions are tightly tied politically, economically and socially to the national mainstream and are inextricabl ...
... Arctic communities have experienced, and are experiencing, stress from a number of different forces that threaten to restrict harvesting activities and sever these relationships. The Arctic regions are tightly tied politically, economically and socially to the national mainstream and are inextricabl ...
Rationing Environmental Law in a Time of Climate Change
... serious drought in many areas where warming trends exacerbate conditions.3 Heat and drought combined have contributed to massive wildfires that have devastated public and private lands.4 Reports from governmental and non-governmental organizations confirm that challenges threatening human and wildli ...
... serious drought in many areas where warming trends exacerbate conditions.3 Heat and drought combined have contributed to massive wildfires that have devastated public and private lands.4 Reports from governmental and non-governmental organizations confirm that challenges threatening human and wildli ...