I. Sustainability Risk Management
... Earth’s Atmosphere is getting warmer and will continue to get warmer ...
... Earth’s Atmosphere is getting warmer and will continue to get warmer ...
Where have the family farmers gone?
... the winter drying trend has intensified and geographically expanded, indicating the stepwise nature of climate change in this region (IOCI 2012). September frost risk and seasonal variability (rainfall and temperature) have also intensified since 2000. Moreover, average temperatures throughout the W ...
... the winter drying trend has intensified and geographically expanded, indicating the stepwise nature of climate change in this region (IOCI 2012). September frost risk and seasonal variability (rainfall and temperature) have also intensified since 2000. Moreover, average temperatures throughout the W ...
Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Threatened Species in
... Introduction The last 100 years have seen significant changes in the global climate that are very likely to be attributed to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions [1]. Mean global surface temperature has increased by approximately 0.1uC per decade since the late 1950s and is projected to be 1.4–2.1 ...
... Introduction The last 100 years have seen significant changes in the global climate that are very likely to be attributed to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions [1]. Mean global surface temperature has increased by approximately 0.1uC per decade since the late 1950s and is projected to be 1.4–2.1 ...
Past and projected trends in London`s urban heat island
... annual average temperature difference between the sites and number of days on which the nocturnal UHI exceeded 4 degC Table 4 . For comparison, the averages for 1961± 90 were +1.8 degC and 38 days/year respectively. In line with observations, there remains considerable interannual variability in bot ...
... annual average temperature difference between the sites and number of days on which the nocturnal UHI exceeded 4 degC Table 4 . For comparison, the averages for 1961± 90 were +1.8 degC and 38 days/year respectively. In line with observations, there remains considerable interannual variability in bot ...
Best practice in utilizing energy and climate policies to develop NDC
... In the first sentences of the opening statement of Antigua and Barbuda’s National Energy Policy (adopted August 2011), the Prime Minister firmly places this policy in the context of climate change: “Antigua & Barbuda in an effort to play our part in combating climate change and rising fuel prices ha ...
... In the first sentences of the opening statement of Antigua and Barbuda’s National Energy Policy (adopted August 2011), the Prime Minister firmly places this policy in the context of climate change: “Antigua & Barbuda in an effort to play our part in combating climate change and rising fuel prices ha ...
Centre of Excellence Programme 2014-2019
... their interface (Arneth et al. 2010, Carslaw et al. 2010, Mahowald 2011). Human and societal actions, such as emission policy, forest management and land use change, as well as various natural feedback mechanisms involving the biosphere and atmosphere, have substantial impacts on the complicated cou ...
... their interface (Arneth et al. 2010, Carslaw et al. 2010, Mahowald 2011). Human and societal actions, such as emission policy, forest management and land use change, as well as various natural feedback mechanisms involving the biosphere and atmosphere, have substantial impacts on the complicated cou ...
european weather derivatives - Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
... The introduction covers some examples of weather derivative contracts and the underlying variable on which they are based. It also details who the current players are and the current situation in the market. It then goes on to describe some of the recent deals and the factors that were taken into co ...
... The introduction covers some examples of weather derivative contracts and the underlying variable on which they are based. It also details who the current players are and the current situation in the market. It then goes on to describe some of the recent deals and the factors that were taken into co ...
Separating Forced from Chaotic Climate Variability over the Past
... Reconstructions of past climate show notable temperature variability over the past millennium, with relatively warm conditions during the Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA) and a relatively cold Little Ice Age (LIA). Multimodel simulations of the past millennium are used together with a wide range of re ...
... Reconstructions of past climate show notable temperature variability over the past millennium, with relatively warm conditions during the Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA) and a relatively cold Little Ice Age (LIA). Multimodel simulations of the past millennium are used together with a wide range of re ...
Model Law on Lighting for Developed Countries
... responsibility (CBDR) pertaining to energy poverty and access to safe and sustainable lighting products through this Act. (3) It is estimated that of the 1.5 billion people worldwide without access to electricity, most rely on kerosene for illumination. (4) The use of kerosene for lighting generates ...
... responsibility (CBDR) pertaining to energy poverty and access to safe and sustainable lighting products through this Act. (3) It is estimated that of the 1.5 billion people worldwide without access to electricity, most rely on kerosene for illumination. (4) The use of kerosene for lighting generates ...
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... a project such as this. The focus of this report is, therefore, rather on Integrated Water Resources Management, IWRM, which is a (still wideranging) subset of ICM (cf. Chapter 1). Simultaneously, the late 1990s saw major paradigm shifts in the management of water resources as well as, of course, th ...
... a project such as this. The focus of this report is, therefore, rather on Integrated Water Resources Management, IWRM, which is a (still wideranging) subset of ICM (cf. Chapter 1). Simultaneously, the late 1990s saw major paradigm shifts in the management of water resources as well as, of course, th ...
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change
... its views on deforestation and forest degradation. It pointed out that “Unsustainable forest management is the main cause of forest degradation, while the conversion of forests into agricultural land is by far the main cause of deforestation. The expansion of large-scale agro-industrial monocultures ...
... its views on deforestation and forest degradation. It pointed out that “Unsustainable forest management is the main cause of forest degradation, while the conversion of forests into agricultural land is by far the main cause of deforestation. The expansion of large-scale agro-industrial monocultures ...
Urban Climate Change Adaptation and - East
... implementation of climate adaptation strategies, programs and projects; and finally looks at the options available for financing adaptation projects and methods of accessing climate change finance. A hallmark of USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific’s standalone capacity building programs is to ensure knowledge ...
... implementation of climate adaptation strategies, programs and projects; and finally looks at the options available for financing adaptation projects and methods of accessing climate change finance. A hallmark of USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific’s standalone capacity building programs is to ensure knowledge ...
Exploring high-end climate change scenarios for
... a review of recent studies, model projections and expert opinions of more than 20 leading climate scientists from different countries around the North Sea, Australia and the USA. Although building on the previous IPCC AR4 (2007) and KNMI (2006) assessments, this report deliberately explores low prob ...
... a review of recent studies, model projections and expert opinions of more than 20 leading climate scientists from different countries around the North Sea, Australia and the USA. Although building on the previous IPCC AR4 (2007) and KNMI (2006) assessments, this report deliberately explores low prob ...
Climate Change Reporting Framework
... the CCRF has been to consolidate and complement, but not to unnecessarily duplicate, those shared characteristics in order to help standardise climate change-related disclosure in mainstream financial reports. CDSB has developed its CCRF and guidance based on research, analysis and good practice, dr ...
... the CCRF has been to consolidate and complement, but not to unnecessarily duplicate, those shared characteristics in order to help standardise climate change-related disclosure in mainstream financial reports. CDSB has developed its CCRF and guidance based on research, analysis and good practice, dr ...
Urban Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
... implementation of climate adaptation strategies, programs and projects; and finally looks at the options available for financing adaptation projects and methods of accessing climate change finance. A hallmark of USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific’s standalone capacity building programs is to ensure knowledge ...
... implementation of climate adaptation strategies, programs and projects; and finally looks at the options available for financing adaptation projects and methods of accessing climate change finance. A hallmark of USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific’s standalone capacity building programs is to ensure knowledge ...
Come Rain or Shine - Integrating Climate Risk Management into
... changes during the next decades are inevitable (IPCC, 2007a). During the last century, the global climate warmed by about 0.7°C. At the same time, there were distinct changes in rainfall patterns, an increase in both frequency and severity of extreme weather events, and a rise in sea levels. The imp ...
... changes during the next decades are inevitable (IPCC, 2007a). During the last century, the global climate warmed by about 0.7°C. At the same time, there were distinct changes in rainfall patterns, an increase in both frequency and severity of extreme weather events, and a rise in sea levels. The imp ...
Technical Assessment of the Carbon
... carbon from the air than is produced by the engine of today’s typical lawnmower. The study also finds that well-managed turfgrasses that are cut regularly and at the appropriate height, fed with nutrients left by grass clippings, watered in a responsible way, and not disturbed at the root zone activ ...
... carbon from the air than is produced by the engine of today’s typical lawnmower. The study also finds that well-managed turfgrasses that are cut regularly and at the appropriate height, fed with nutrients left by grass clippings, watered in a responsible way, and not disturbed at the root zone activ ...
World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan Climate Change in the
... The general change of glacier extend is different in the Karakoram compared to observations for the majority of glaciers on the globe. While, in the rest of the world, glaciers are retreating dramatically (Lemke et al. 2007), a large number of glaciers in the Karakoram central ridge are stable or ev ...
... The general change of glacier extend is different in the Karakoram compared to observations for the majority of glaciers on the globe. While, in the rest of the world, glaciers are retreating dramatically (Lemke et al. 2007), a large number of glaciers in the Karakoram central ridge are stable or ev ...
Climate adaptation in the dutCh delta
... understanding of the vulnerability of the country to climate changes, over the shorter and longer term, and how to reduce this vulnerability through structural measures and spatial development, combined with sectoral or technological measures. In 2011, the Delta Programme was launched, under the lea ...
... understanding of the vulnerability of the country to climate changes, over the shorter and longer term, and how to reduce this vulnerability through structural measures and spatial development, combined with sectoral or technological measures. In 2011, the Delta Programme was launched, under the lea ...
A Region Responds to a Changing Climate
... Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe Counties, their municipalities and partners, has worked over the past two years to develop this plan with an initial five-year horizon. The plan is a critical milestone of the Compact, entered into by Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties in Jan ...
... Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe Counties, their municipalities and partners, has worked over the past two years to develop this plan with an initial five-year horizon. The plan is a critical milestone of the Compact, entered into by Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties in Jan ...
Climate change-induced migration and violent conflict
... employ it for environmental migration. Facing severe environmental degradation due to climate change, people can mitigate the effects (voice), do nothing and accept a lower quality of life (loyalty), or leave the affected areas (exit). Choosing to exit may lead to conflict in receiving areas. Predic ...
... employ it for environmental migration. Facing severe environmental degradation due to climate change, people can mitigate the effects (voice), do nothing and accept a lower quality of life (loyalty), or leave the affected areas (exit). Choosing to exit may lead to conflict in receiving areas. Predic ...
