I. SUMMARY OF THE PETITION - Inuit Circumpolar Council
... climate change caused by acts and omissions of the United States. Ms. Watt-Cloutier submits this petition on behalf of herself, 62 other named individuals, and all Inuit of the arctic regions of the United States of America and Canada who have been affected by the impacts of climate change described ...
... climate change caused by acts and omissions of the United States. Ms. Watt-Cloutier submits this petition on behalf of herself, 62 other named individuals, and all Inuit of the arctic regions of the United States of America and Canada who have been affected by the impacts of climate change described ...
Climate change: The implications for child health in Australasia
... for children, given their particular vulnerabilities, are especially concerning. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and very likely (>90% probability) to be because of human greenhouse gas emissions. While not all of the risk ...
... for children, given their particular vulnerabilities, are especially concerning. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and very likely (>90% probability) to be because of human greenhouse gas emissions. While not all of the risk ...
Progress and Future Perspectives capitalizing the Province of
... To actively engage in the plenary and workshops foreseen in the program, it is necessary to register to [email protected] no later than the January 19th, 2015, filling in and submitting the following form according to the specifications listed below. As duly explained in the “Concept o ...
... To actively engage in the plenary and workshops foreseen in the program, it is necessary to register to [email protected] no later than the January 19th, 2015, filling in and submitting the following form according to the specifications listed below. As duly explained in the “Concept o ...
Reinert et al. Reindeer Herding
... • German Geographer Carl Troll (1899-1975): Extreme climatic zones of the earth produce a huge number of ecological niches relatively close to each other ...
... • German Geographer Carl Troll (1899-1975): Extreme climatic zones of the earth produce a huge number of ecological niches relatively close to each other ...
Hearts or minds? Identifying persuasive messages on climate change
... surveys of Americans, climate change is an important environmental concern, but environmental concerns rank lower than issues such as national security and the economy (Pew Research Center, 2010a). Advocates of climate change policies must confront the challenge that the public historically has view ...
... surveys of Americans, climate change is an important environmental concern, but environmental concerns rank lower than issues such as national security and the economy (Pew Research Center, 2010a). Advocates of climate change policies must confront the challenge that the public historically has view ...
A Review of Climate Fiction (Cli-Fi)
... After the autumnal equinox, the number of character-based and/or epic dramas appearing in theatres generally increases. It may be that Americans become more somber as the days grow shorter — or because nominations for Academy Awards are due in early January. Over the past four years, three-quarters ...
... After the autumnal equinox, the number of character-based and/or epic dramas appearing in theatres generally increases. It may be that Americans become more somber as the days grow shorter — or because nominations for Academy Awards are due in early January. Over the past four years, three-quarters ...
Warsaw: On the Road to Paris
... Through a series of decisions adopted at COP 17 in Durban, South Africa, countries reaffirmed their resolve to tackle climate change. They further built on those decisions at COP 18 in Doha, Qatar. This resolve is yet to be put into action as global emissions continue to push the world towards warmi ...
... Through a series of decisions adopted at COP 17 in Durban, South Africa, countries reaffirmed their resolve to tackle climate change. They further built on those decisions at COP 18 in Doha, Qatar. This resolve is yet to be put into action as global emissions continue to push the world towards warmi ...
Coastal Vulnerability Handout
... o Rise in sea level o Increase in number and intensity of tropical weather systems o Increase in severity of storm surges o Changes in rainfall ...
... o Rise in sea level o Increase in number and intensity of tropical weather systems o Increase in severity of storm surges o Changes in rainfall ...
What is Human Dimensions Research? - arcus
... In system analysis the structure of the variables gives rise to the behavior of the system (Allison and Hobbs 2004). Understanding impacts on and feedbacks from the human dimension requires the integrated use of qualitative and quantitative datasets. For example analyses of linkages among the climat ...
... In system analysis the structure of the variables gives rise to the behavior of the system (Allison and Hobbs 2004). Understanding impacts on and feedbacks from the human dimension requires the integrated use of qualitative and quantitative datasets. For example analyses of linkages among the climat ...
Climate change - Description
... Winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, the IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization to produce expert scientific, technical, and socioeconomic information on the risk of human-induced climate change. Most members of the United Nations are also members of the IPCC, which assess ...
... Winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, the IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization to produce expert scientific, technical, and socioeconomic information on the risk of human-induced climate change. Most members of the United Nations are also members of the IPCC, which assess ...
the interaction between Global Climate Change AND Tropical Forest
... Climate is one of the primary constraints on species distributions and ecosystem function and Ecologists are faced with the challenge of forecasting species range shifts, extinction risks, biome shifts, altered disturbance regimes, biogeochemical cycling, and other ecological responses to climate ch ...
... Climate is one of the primary constraints on species distributions and ecosystem function and Ecologists are faced with the challenge of forecasting species range shifts, extinction risks, biome shifts, altered disturbance regimes, biogeochemical cycling, and other ecological responses to climate ch ...
Climate change in the North Atlantic has become a reality which we
... Climate change in the North Atlantic has become a reality which we each experience in different ways and I believe that the effects will be increasingly apparent in the future. One of the areas where I feel we need to adjust our practices in order to meet the challenges caused by climate change is i ...
... Climate change in the North Atlantic has become a reality which we each experience in different ways and I believe that the effects will be increasingly apparent in the future. One of the areas where I feel we need to adjust our practices in order to meet the challenges caused by climate change is i ...
Climate Change and Fairtrade
... Why Is It Time to Make the Links? Climate change is not fair. In fact, developing countries have contributed the least to this growing problem and are currently the most affected. Farmers from developing countries are increasingly showing their concern as they are more and more affected by this phen ...
... Why Is It Time to Make the Links? Climate change is not fair. In fact, developing countries have contributed the least to this growing problem and are currently the most affected. Farmers from developing countries are increasingly showing their concern as they are more and more affected by this phen ...
The Ocean and Climate Change
... climate and weather patterns and potential human displacement. Changing precipitation patterns will leave dry regions with even less rainfall, impede the replenishment of mountain glaciers and snow, and lead to intermittent destructive flooding interspersed with long, dry periods. ...
... climate and weather patterns and potential human displacement. Changing precipitation patterns will leave dry regions with even less rainfall, impede the replenishment of mountain glaciers and snow, and lead to intermittent destructive flooding interspersed with long, dry periods. ...
Climate in the Heartland
... developed from societal variables to which the GCMs respond. Scenarios are generally based on those adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Nakićenović et al. 2000), a program of the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Program. These allow models to ...
... developed from societal variables to which the GCMs respond. Scenarios are generally based on those adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Nakićenović et al. 2000), a program of the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Program. These allow models to ...
2. Low Carbon Cities – The National Context
... change, it became clear that South Africa was not only a potentially significant victim of the negative impacts of climate change, but also a significant contributor to greenhouse gases. Given this difficult position of both climate change victim and perpetrator, South Africa’s negotiation efforts w ...
... change, it became clear that South Africa was not only a potentially significant victim of the negative impacts of climate change, but also a significant contributor to greenhouse gases. Given this difficult position of both climate change victim and perpetrator, South Africa’s negotiation efforts w ...
Possible strategies to address socio-economic adaptation policies
... Therefore, tea producing countries need to formulate appropriate policy responses for their tea sub-sectors in keeping with overall national climate change policies for mitigation and adaptation. To this end, taking Kenya as an example, projections indicate that the areas currently suitable for tea ...
... Therefore, tea producing countries need to formulate appropriate policy responses for their tea sub-sectors in keeping with overall national climate change policies for mitigation and adaptation. To this end, taking Kenya as an example, projections indicate that the areas currently suitable for tea ...
Carbon Reduction
... In fiscal year 2016, Best Buy’s Vice President of Public Affairs & Sustainability attended COP21, the United Nations global conference on climate change. COP21 brought together business, nonprofit and government leaders from around the world to collectively agree to reduce the carbon emissions that ...
... In fiscal year 2016, Best Buy’s Vice President of Public Affairs & Sustainability attended COP21, the United Nations global conference on climate change. COP21 brought together business, nonprofit and government leaders from around the world to collectively agree to reduce the carbon emissions that ...
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
... Strengthening and Improve National Activities for Public Awareness and Education and Access to Information, Including Information from International Centers and Networks The take-off point for this activity is the massive dissemination of the Initial National Communication, which should serve to fur ...
... Strengthening and Improve National Activities for Public Awareness and Education and Access to Information, Including Information from International Centers and Networks The take-off point for this activity is the massive dissemination of the Initial National Communication, which should serve to fur ...
PHYS 4520: Physics in Meteorology Introduction to the Earth`s
... Vertical profile of atmospheric temperature Stratosphere and Stratopause (20 – 50 km) temperature increases slowly with height up to about 30 km, above which it rises rapidly free from cloud and weather phenomena, vertical mixing is inhibited by the stratification of temperature ozone layer formed ...
... Vertical profile of atmospheric temperature Stratosphere and Stratopause (20 – 50 km) temperature increases slowly with height up to about 30 km, above which it rises rapidly free from cloud and weather phenomena, vertical mixing is inhibited by the stratification of temperature ozone layer formed ...
Climate change scenarios for Peru and Ecuador
... The ECHAM climate model has been developed from the ECMWF atmospheric model (therefore the first part of its name: EC) and a comprehensive parameterisation package developed at Hamburg therefore the abbreviation HAM) which allows the model to be used for climate simulations. The model is a spectral ...
... The ECHAM climate model has been developed from the ECMWF atmospheric model (therefore the first part of its name: EC) and a comprehensive parameterisation package developed at Hamburg therefore the abbreviation HAM) which allows the model to be used for climate simulations. The model is a spectral ...
3104 EN
... There is now clear evidence, presented in the 4th Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC1), that humankind is contributing to significant changes in the Earth climate system and these changes are adversely affecting natural ecosystems, humans, communities and ...
... There is now clear evidence, presented in the 4th Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC1), that humankind is contributing to significant changes in the Earth climate system and these changes are adversely affecting natural ecosystems, humans, communities and ...