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Freedom from Hazard Impacts - AFES
... poverty, human tights and hazard impacts – Violence in local, regional, national and international conflicts – Violence in complex emergencies where a hazard impacts on a conflict region: e.g. Vulcano in Goma, tsunami in Sri Lanca and Aceh – Where hazards cause, trigger, intensify or influence viole ...
... poverty, human tights and hazard impacts – Violence in local, regional, national and international conflicts – Violence in complex emergencies where a hazard impacts on a conflict region: e.g. Vulcano in Goma, tsunami in Sri Lanca and Aceh – Where hazards cause, trigger, intensify or influence viole ...
Uganda Climate Change Profile General Climate
... The combination of loss of habitat and increasing stress of climate change will put Uganda’s rich biodiversity at greater risk. The country has lost at least 7 percent of its wetland, for example, which have been converted to other uses. Wetlands (excluding open water) currently cover around 13 perc ...
... The combination of loss of habitat and increasing stress of climate change will put Uganda’s rich biodiversity at greater risk. The country has lost at least 7 percent of its wetland, for example, which have been converted to other uses. Wetlands (excluding open water) currently cover around 13 perc ...
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... Farmers in countries such as Niger and Malawi as a well as those in low input agriculture in developing countries are already facing the risks of hunger seasons. Consequently, they prefer planting crops that store better while yielding less, or having less selling value. Faced with hunger seasons, h ...
... Farmers in countries such as Niger and Malawi as a well as those in low input agriculture in developing countries are already facing the risks of hunger seasons. Consequently, they prefer planting crops that store better while yielding less, or having less selling value. Faced with hunger seasons, h ...
PDF - Boston University
... the mitigation of these emissions with ambiguity and increasingly evident hesitation. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recommended in 1994 that “emissions from international aviation and marine bunker fuels should be calculated as part of the national GHG inventories of Parties ( ...
... the mitigation of these emissions with ambiguity and increasingly evident hesitation. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recommended in 1994 that “emissions from international aviation and marine bunker fuels should be calculated as part of the national GHG inventories of Parties ( ...
Urban Heat Island and Air Quality of London, UK
... intensity and regional weather, SDSM was then used to produce future estimates of the heat island under the SRES A2 and B2 emissions scenarios (Wilby, 2003). Under both scenarios there are progressives increases in both the intensity (i.e., annual average temperature difference between the sites) an ...
... intensity and regional weather, SDSM was then used to produce future estimates of the heat island under the SRES A2 and B2 emissions scenarios (Wilby, 2003). Under both scenarios there are progressives increases in both the intensity (i.e., annual average temperature difference between the sites) an ...
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... that leads the nation in production of fresh vegetables and specialty crops, a decrease in the tourism that depends on snowpack and healthy forests, more frequent and more intense heat waves and the ozone whose amount and effects they exacerbate - all these are serious threats to public health and w ...
... that leads the nation in production of fresh vegetables and specialty crops, a decrease in the tourism that depends on snowpack and healthy forests, more frequent and more intense heat waves and the ozone whose amount and effects they exacerbate - all these are serious threats to public health and w ...
SC C6684
... teraton store under the Arctic Ocean’s continental shelf could lead to gigatons being released, sufficient to overwhelm efforts to curb global warming; hence some means of methane capture and/or suppression has to be considered. The case for urgent action The paper, “Ice melt, sea level rise and sup ...
... teraton store under the Arctic Ocean’s continental shelf could lead to gigatons being released, sufficient to overwhelm efforts to curb global warming; hence some means of methane capture and/or suppression has to be considered. The case for urgent action The paper, “Ice melt, sea level rise and sup ...
... protection and pollution control, poor air quality and climate change are very different phenomena. However, there is an increasing awareness of the importance of addressing the linkages between the traditional air pollutants and greenhouse gases. Many air pollutants and greenhouse gases have not on ...
Science studies, climate change and the prospects for constructivist
... understood) condition, then it poses little threat to the future of our species’ (1994: 23). Confronted by the climate sceptics and other ‘dangerous extremists . . . using the same argument of social construction to destroy hard won evidence that could save our lives’ even that arch iconoclast Bruno ...
... understood) condition, then it poses little threat to the future of our species’ (1994: 23). Confronted by the climate sceptics and other ‘dangerous extremists . . . using the same argument of social construction to destroy hard won evidence that could save our lives’ even that arch iconoclast Bruno ...
- Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
... atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns, an accelerating rate of sea-level rise, and wider variations in precipitation. Together, these changes are projected to lead to wide-ranging consequences including significant impacts on coastal communities, animal and plant species, water resources, and ...
... atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns, an accelerating rate of sea-level rise, and wider variations in precipitation. Together, these changes are projected to lead to wide-ranging consequences including significant impacts on coastal communities, animal and plant species, water resources, and ...
CB-48 - Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr.
... Circulating fluids, such as the atmosphere and oceans, communicate information over large parts their volume and these teleconnections can be defined to occur in two ways. First, the atmosphere and oceans organize themselves into coherent circulations on a variety of time and spatial scales. These i ...
... Circulating fluids, such as the atmosphere and oceans, communicate information over large parts their volume and these teleconnections can be defined to occur in two ways. First, the atmosphere and oceans organize themselves into coherent circulations on a variety of time and spatial scales. These i ...
Copernicus the EU`s Earth Observation Programme
... C3S: Monitors and analyses the Earth System to build a global picture and provide the data, tools and products needed by policy makers, societal and economic sectors to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate. • The climate is changing and with it an increase in extreme weather events such as flood ...
... C3S: Monitors and analyses the Earth System to build a global picture and provide the data, tools and products needed by policy makers, societal and economic sectors to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate. • The climate is changing and with it an increase in extreme weather events such as flood ...
Systems Engineering Office for CEOS Constellations
... Disaster-induced losses can be reduced through observations relating to hazards such as: wildland fires, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, subsidence, landslides, avalanches, ice, floods, extreme weather, and pollution events. GEOSS implementation will bring a more timely dissemination of i ...
... Disaster-induced losses can be reduced through observations relating to hazards such as: wildland fires, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, subsidence, landslides, avalanches, ice, floods, extreme weather, and pollution events. GEOSS implementation will bring a more timely dissemination of i ...
Climate change and coral reefs – key issues and risks for the
... Climate change is affecting coral reefs in many ways. While coral bleaching is one of the most dramatic and worrying consequences, disease, sea level rise, increased storm intensity, changes in ocean curre ...
... Climate change is affecting coral reefs in many ways. While coral bleaching is one of the most dramatic and worrying consequences, disease, sea level rise, increased storm intensity, changes in ocean curre ...
Groundwater and climate in Africa—a review
... storage due to the restricted area and depth of mountain aquifers. Due to the noted variability in African hydrological systems, inter- and intra-annual contributions of freshwater from storage can be used to strengthen the sustainability of water supplies and maintenance of aquatic ecosystems (Howa ...
... storage due to the restricted area and depth of mountain aquifers. Due to the noted variability in African hydrological systems, inter- and intra-annual contributions of freshwater from storage can be used to strengthen the sustainability of water supplies and maintenance of aquatic ecosystems (Howa ...
Phases of LCA
... In addition - it was demonstrated how experiences and techniques for the sensitivity analysis of multi-criteria decision making models can be utilised in LCIA - an interval ratio estimation method for the elicitation of impact category weights was developed, allowing a solution in which interval-va ...
... In addition - it was demonstrated how experiences and techniques for the sensitivity analysis of multi-criteria decision making models can be utilised in LCIA - an interval ratio estimation method for the elicitation of impact category weights was developed, allowing a solution in which interval-va ...
Pluviothermal Conditions in Poland in Light of Contemporary
... taken for granted, and furthermore the legitimacy of analyzing present and future climate conditions by employing 30-year norm periods has recently been seriously undermined [4]. The main problem is that climatic norms are calculated retroactively, which is a serious drawback. At the same time they ...
... taken for granted, and furthermore the legitimacy of analyzing present and future climate conditions by employing 30-year norm periods has recently been seriously undermined [4]. The main problem is that climatic norms are calculated retroactively, which is a serious drawback. At the same time they ...
One Report: Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable
... generating profits, and positively contributing to social and environmental sustainability. However, Cramer and Karabell are not disillusioned. Even with all of the great work that has been completed to date, they recognise that there is often a gap between what companies say they will do and what t ...
... generating profits, and positively contributing to social and environmental sustainability. However, Cramer and Karabell are not disillusioned. Even with all of the great work that has been completed to date, they recognise that there is often a gap between what companies say they will do and what t ...
Scientific Uncertainty and the Political Process
... section is indebted to Brian Wynne, "Uncertainty and Environmental Learning: Reconceiving Science and Policy in the Preventive Paradigm," Global Environmental Change, ...
... section is indebted to Brian Wynne, "Uncertainty and Environmental Learning: Reconceiving Science and Policy in the Preventive Paradigm," Global Environmental Change, ...
Mexico City - World Bank
... Action Program (MCCAP) 2008‐2012 requires a high level of coordination among multiple agencies and civil society. The MCCAP was developed as part of both the Green Plan and the Environmental Agenda of Mexico City. The Green Plan is a 15‐year plan that lays out strategies and actions ...
... Action Program (MCCAP) 2008‐2012 requires a high level of coordination among multiple agencies and civil society. The MCCAP was developed as part of both the Green Plan and the Environmental Agenda of Mexico City. The Green Plan is a 15‐year plan that lays out strategies and actions ...
study of future climatic variations of a teleconnection pattern
... emphasis is on local solutions to economic, social, and environmental sustainability. It describes a world with continuously increasing global population at a rate lower than A2, intermediate levels of economic development. While the scenario is also oriented toward environmental protection and soci ...
... emphasis is on local solutions to economic, social, and environmental sustainability. It describes a world with continuously increasing global population at a rate lower than A2, intermediate levels of economic development. While the scenario is also oriented toward environmental protection and soci ...
DOC - Europa.eu
... 11) What does the Commission see as the way forward regarding deforestation and the carbon market? The Commission is committed to building a global carbon market. The EU ETS is widely regarded as the most significant step towards such a global carbon market. One of the defining characteristics of th ...
... 11) What does the Commission see as the way forward regarding deforestation and the carbon market? The Commission is committed to building a global carbon market. The EU ETS is widely regarded as the most significant step towards such a global carbon market. One of the defining characteristics of th ...
Questions and answers on deforestation and forest
... 11) What does the Commission see as the way forward regarding deforestation and the carbon market? The Commission is committed to building a global carbon market. The EU ETS is widely regarded as the most significant step towards such a global carbon market. One of the defining characteristics of th ...
... 11) What does the Commission see as the way forward regarding deforestation and the carbon market? The Commission is committed to building a global carbon market. The EU ETS is widely regarded as the most significant step towards such a global carbon market. One of the defining characteristics of th ...
After years of large empty promises among rich countries, the
... Further ideas for formulas have been developed that would set targets for countries joining Kyoto. As an illustrative example, when the pattern is extrapolated to Latin America, in one calculation the projected target is about 4% below BAU. The formulas in subsequent budget periods would put gradua ...
... Further ideas for formulas have been developed that would set targets for countries joining Kyoto. As an illustrative example, when the pattern is extrapolated to Latin America, in one calculation the projected target is about 4% below BAU. The formulas in subsequent budget periods would put gradua ...
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... about the environment, especially their vulnerability to the adverse effects of global climate change,”24 Jamaica has a relatively small population and land area compared to the United States and other large, highly developed nations.25 The Commonwealth of Virginia, for instance, has an area nearly ...
... about the environment, especially their vulnerability to the adverse effects of global climate change,”24 Jamaica has a relatively small population and land area compared to the United States and other large, highly developed nations.25 The Commonwealth of Virginia, for instance, has an area nearly ...
Years of Living Dangerously
Years of Living Dangerously is a documentary television series focusing on global warming. The first season premiered on April 13, 2014, consisted of 9 episodes, and ran on Showtime. It won an Emmy Award as Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. The second season, consisting of 8 episodes, is expected to air on the National Geographic Channel in late 2016, with broader distribution than the first season. James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and clean energy investor and environmental activist Daniel Abbasi are executive producers of the series, as was the late Jerry Weintraub for the first season. Joel Bach and David Gelber, former 60 Minutes producers, are co-creators of the series as well as executive producers. Joseph Romm and Heidi Cullen are the chief science advisors.The weekly episodes feature celebrity investigators, who each have a history of environmental activism, and well-known journalists, each of whom have a background in environmental reportage. These ""correspondents"" travel to areas around the world and throughout the U.S. affected by global warming to interview experts and ordinary people affected by, and seeking solutions to, the effects of global warming. They act as proxies for the audience, asking questions to find out people's opinions and to discover the scientific evidence. The celebrities in season 1 included Harrison Ford, Matt Damon, Ian Somerhalder, Jessica Alba, Don Cheadle, America Ferrera, Michael C. Hall, Olivia Munn and Schwarzenegger. The journalists include Lesley Stahl, Thomas Friedman, Chris Hayes and Mark Bittman. The final episode of season 1 featured an interview by Friedman of President Barack Obama. In season 2, David Letterman has agreed to travel to India to interview the prime minister and examine how the country plans to distribute solar power to its entire population over the next decade. The show will send Schwarzenegger as a correspondent to China. Other hosts for season 2 include Cameron, Somerhalder, Munn, Friedman, Cheadle, and newcomers Jack Black, Joshua Jackson, Aasif Mandvi, Cecily Strong and Ty Burrell in an episode about electric cars. Season 2 is expected to cover more impacts of climate change, like hurricanes, historic droughts and the rapidly increasing extinction rate of species, but Bach noted that the season will ""focus much more ... on solutions that individuals, communities, companies and even governments can use to address worldwide climate change.""Schwarzenegger reflected on how the series tries to make the issue of climate change resonate with the public: ""I think the environmental movement only can be successful if we are simple and clear and make it a human story. We will tell human stories in this project. The scientists would never get the kind of attention that someone in show business gets."" Cameron elaborated: ""We didn’t use our celebrities as talking head experts, because they’re not climate experts. They were concerned, intelligent, curious citizens who were out to find answers. They were functioning as journalists."" Newsweek said that the celebrity reporters ""lend sparks to an issue that sends most viewers for the exits"".