taking stock - Oxfam International
... This report is an overview of Oxfam’s progress against its objectives as expressed in the strategic plan “The Power of People against Poverty 2013 – 2019”.This mid-term assessment builds on program and project evaluations finalized between January 2013 and October 2015 in different outcome areas wit ...
... This report is an overview of Oxfam’s progress against its objectives as expressed in the strategic plan “The Power of People against Poverty 2013 – 2019”.This mid-term assessment builds on program and project evaluations finalized between January 2013 and October 2015 in different outcome areas wit ...
CDP`s 2016 Climate Change Scoring Methodology
... Several questions are scored for Leadership (please see Question level overview tab for further details) and a minimum threshold of Leadership points must be met to achieve the Leadership band. Your response must also be public upon submission. In order to achieve A-List status, the verification of ...
... Several questions are scored for Leadership (please see Question level overview tab for further details) and a minimum threshold of Leadership points must be met to achieve the Leadership band. Your response must also be public upon submission. In order to achieve A-List status, the verification of ...
Report of the investigation into ABARE`s external funding of climate
... climate change modelling projects to avoid the risk of such a perception (para 3.51). The Ombudsman considers that ABARE's climate change modelling is best characterised as a public good and relates to important public policy. In the circumstances it is generally desirable that such activities be fu ...
... climate change modelling projects to avoid the risk of such a perception (para 3.51). The Ombudsman considers that ABARE's climate change modelling is best characterised as a public good and relates to important public policy. In the circumstances it is generally desirable that such activities be fu ...
ITSSD – New NOAA FOIA Request (filed 9-22
... ITSSD files this new NOAA FOIA Request with the clear understanding that NOAA is obligated to release information regarding a peer review if it receives a Freedom of Information Act request, unless such information satisfies the criteria for a FOIA exemption. This new FOIA request seeks disclosure o ...
... ITSSD files this new NOAA FOIA Request with the clear understanding that NOAA is obligated to release information regarding a peer review if it receives a Freedom of Information Act request, unless such information satisfies the criteria for a FOIA exemption. This new FOIA request seeks disclosure o ...
REDD+ politics in the media - Center for International Forestry
... management and conservation and restoration of woodlands are key responses to climate change. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) is an agreed mechanism by the international community to mitigate climate change, while securing other environmental services. The REDD+ ...
... management and conservation and restoration of woodlands are key responses to climate change. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) is an agreed mechanism by the international community to mitigate climate change, while securing other environmental services. The REDD+ ...
Environmental Tutorial
... Since the development of agriculture thousands of years ago, the human population has greatly increased. Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. This has led to a large increase in the human population as ...
... Since the development of agriculture thousands of years ago, the human population has greatly increased. Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. This has led to a large increase in the human population as ...
Conference Programme and Abstracts Programme et
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
The Conference Programme and abstracts is now available
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
Kenya's Tea Sector under Climate Change: An impact assessment and formulation of a climate-smart strategy
... The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or ...
... The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or ...
ozone pollution - the ICP Vegetation
... greenhouse gas, after CO2 and methane. In contrast to CO2 and halocarbons, ozone is a short-lived greenhouse gas, so any reductions in ground-level ozone production will reduce atmospheric ozone concentrations within months and hence reduce its contribution to global warming. Long-lived greenhouse g ...
... greenhouse gas, after CO2 and methane. In contrast to CO2 and halocarbons, ozone is a short-lived greenhouse gas, so any reductions in ground-level ozone production will reduce atmospheric ozone concentrations within months and hence reduce its contribution to global warming. Long-lived greenhouse g ...
Managing Seagrasses for Resilience to Climate Change
... The IUCN Global Marine Programme provides vital linkages for the Union and its members to all the IUCN activities that deal with marine issues, including projects and initiatives of the Regional offices and the 6 IUCN Commissions. The IUCN Global Marine Programme works on issues such as integrated c ...
... The IUCN Global Marine Programme provides vital linkages for the Union and its members to all the IUCN activities that deal with marine issues, including projects and initiatives of the Regional offices and the 6 IUCN Commissions. The IUCN Global Marine Programme works on issues such as integrated c ...
Moose Listing Petition - Center for Biological Diversity
... Hunting was not a significant factor in the decline of Midwest moose populations, and subsistence hunting is not a current threat. Minnesota cancelled its moose hunt, and Michigan and Wisconsin have never allowed it. North Dakota does have a hunt, but the impact on populations in the state are poorl ...
... Hunting was not a significant factor in the decline of Midwest moose populations, and subsistence hunting is not a current threat. Minnesota cancelled its moose hunt, and Michigan and Wisconsin have never allowed it. North Dakota does have a hunt, but the impact on populations in the state are poorl ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Colorado Bureau of
... this diagram is straightforward and conceptually simple, the individual components of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity can be difficult to calculate with any precision. Uncertainty comes from both the degree of variation in the many climate projection models, and from the gaps in our ...
... this diagram is straightforward and conceptually simple, the individual components of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity can be difficult to calculate with any precision. Uncertainty comes from both the degree of variation in the many climate projection models, and from the gaps in our ...
Radiative Forcing of Climate Change
... lead to other indirect radiative forcings through, for instance, changes in the hydroxyl radical (OH) distribution and increase in stratospheric water vapour concentrations. • Models have been used to estimate the direct radiative forcing for five distinct aerosol species of anthropogenic origin. Th ...
... lead to other indirect radiative forcings through, for instance, changes in the hydroxyl radical (OH) distribution and increase in stratospheric water vapour concentrations. • Models have been used to estimate the direct radiative forcing for five distinct aerosol species of anthropogenic origin. Th ...
Policy Implications of Warming Permafrost
... gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon in the form of frozen organic matter, almost twice as much carbon as currently in the atmosphere. If the permafrost thaws, the organic matter will thaw and decay, potentially releasing large amounts of CO2 and methane into the atmosphere. This organic material was buried an ...
... gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon in the form of frozen organic matter, almost twice as much carbon as currently in the atmosphere. If the permafrost thaws, the organic matter will thaw and decay, potentially releasing large amounts of CO2 and methane into the atmosphere. This organic material was buried an ...
Phenology of coastal upwelling in the California Current
... central CCLME can be attributed to anomalously strong upwelling intensity. In the 1970s, TUMI decreased meridionally from southern California to Washington, while the latter period of strong upwelling led to higher TUMI in northern California (39° –42°N). Total upwelling intensity (indexed by TUMI) ...
... central CCLME can be attributed to anomalously strong upwelling intensity. In the 1970s, TUMI decreased meridionally from southern California to Washington, while the latter period of strong upwelling led to higher TUMI in northern California (39° –42°N). Total upwelling intensity (indexed by TUMI) ...
A FARMer`s View of the Ricardian Approach to Measuring
... 1996). Instead of direct econometric estimation, however, the FARM framework uses a GIS with over 62,000 half-degree grids to link climatic variables with agricultural production and land rents. FARM’s GIS divides the world into twelve geographic regions – the United States, Canada, the European Com ...
... 1996). Instead of direct econometric estimation, however, the FARM framework uses a GIS with over 62,000 half-degree grids to link climatic variables with agricultural production and land rents. FARM’s GIS divides the world into twelve geographic regions – the United States, Canada, the European Com ...
ENSO nonlinearity in a warming climate
... - The "distorsion" of the PDF of tropical Pacific climate variables is a signature of the presence of nonlinearity in the ENSO system. Quantifying this distorsion can provide insights on an integrated level of ENSO nonlinearity ...
... - The "distorsion" of the PDF of tropical Pacific climate variables is a signature of the presence of nonlinearity in the ENSO system. Quantifying this distorsion can provide insights on an integrated level of ENSO nonlinearity ...
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... forests, this results in a distinctively shaded forest floor, creating an inability for less shade tolerant co‐dominated) forests, this results in a distinctively shaded forest floor, creating an inability for less saplings to establish themselves. It is for this reason that some American beech for ...
... forests, this results in a distinctively shaded forest floor, creating an inability for less shade tolerant co‐dominated) forests, this results in a distinctively shaded forest floor, creating an inability for less saplings to establish themselves. It is for this reason that some American beech for ...
Major impacts of climate change on deep
... The deep sea encompasses the largest ecosystems on Earth. Although poorly known, deep seafloor ecosystems provide services that are vitally important to the entire ocean and biosphere. Rising atmospheric greenhouse gases are bringing about significant changes in the environmental properties of the o ...
... The deep sea encompasses the largest ecosystems on Earth. Although poorly known, deep seafloor ecosystems provide services that are vitally important to the entire ocean and biosphere. Rising atmospheric greenhouse gases are bringing about significant changes in the environmental properties of the o ...
Dynamics, Stratospheric Ozone, and Climate Change
... ozone changes. Over the coming century, changes in climate will affect the expected recovery of ozone. For policy reasons it is important to be able to distinguish and separately attribute the effects of ozone-depleting substances and greenhouse gases on both ozone and climate. While the radiative-c ...
... ozone changes. Over the coming century, changes in climate will affect the expected recovery of ozone. For policy reasons it is important to be able to distinguish and separately attribute the effects of ozone-depleting substances and greenhouse gases on both ozone and climate. While the radiative-c ...
Gene-flow through space and time: dispersal, dormancy and
... plants, because they both depend on attributes of the seed, albeit this anatomical association is rarely considered when analyzing interactions between dispersal and dormancy. In this paper, we investigate the extent to which dispersal and dormancy can be expected to correlate and how each might inf ...
... plants, because they both depend on attributes of the seed, albeit this anatomical association is rarely considered when analyzing interactions between dispersal and dormancy. In this paper, we investigate the extent to which dispersal and dormancy can be expected to correlate and how each might inf ...
IFC Sustainability Resources Brochure 2013
... Good Practice Note: Cumulative Impact Assessment and Management - Guidance for the Private Sector in Emerging Markets The major environmental and social management challenges that we face today are often the result of cumulative impacts from a large number of activities that are for the most part in ...
... Good Practice Note: Cumulative Impact Assessment and Management - Guidance for the Private Sector in Emerging Markets The major environmental and social management challenges that we face today are often the result of cumulative impacts from a large number of activities that are for the most part in ...
‑ ‑ GEF Secretariat Global Environment Facility 1818 H Street, NW
... funding cycle. In this new cycle, the aim is to enhance the sustainability of protected area systems such that they continue to deliver the global benefits of conserving biodiversity, provide a range of ecosystem goods and services, and enable climate change mitigation and adaptation. But this is no ...
... funding cycle. In this new cycle, the aim is to enhance the sustainability of protected area systems such that they continue to deliver the global benefits of conserving biodiversity, provide a range of ecosystem goods and services, and enable climate change mitigation and adaptation. But this is no ...
The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) - e-Learning
... called variability patterns or modi (Brönnimann, 2005). The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is one of the most prominent patterns of atmospheric circulation variability and is the only atmospheric mode, which can be observed during the whole year in the northern hemisphere (Hurrell et al., 2003). T ...
... called variability patterns or modi (Brönnimann, 2005). The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is one of the most prominent patterns of atmospheric circulation variability and is the only atmospheric mode, which can be observed during the whole year in the northern hemisphere (Hurrell et al., 2003). T ...
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"".