Global Environment Facility 4th Assembly Punta del Este, Uruguay
... Climate Change and Climate Finance were discussed at the highest political level. The outcome is reflected in the Copenhagen Accord that contains important provisions on scaled-up finance, both in the short and in the long term. We are confident that, with the collective commitment by developed coun ...
... Climate Change and Climate Finance were discussed at the highest political level. The outcome is reflected in the Copenhagen Accord that contains important provisions on scaled-up finance, both in the short and in the long term. We are confident that, with the collective commitment by developed coun ...
Water Demand and Supply Analysis under Changing Climatic
... ABSTRACT Water is an essential natural resource, which plays a vital role in supporting human life, environmental and ecological systems. Water is increasingly being viewed as a severely stressed resource. This important resource is likely to be affected by climate change conditions in a negative wa ...
... ABSTRACT Water is an essential natural resource, which plays a vital role in supporting human life, environmental and ecological systems. Water is increasingly being viewed as a severely stressed resource. This important resource is likely to be affected by climate change conditions in a negative wa ...
Managing Seagrasses for Resilience to Climate Change
... provide are threatened by a multitude of environ- ...
... provide are threatened by a multitude of environ- ...
FINAL Amazon Scorecard
... 46 points on the 100-point scale for its efforts to incorporate climate change into its increasingly comprehensive corporate social responsibility profile. While the company’s reduction goals are still loosely defined, Starbucks has asserted itself in the policy and emissions accounting arenas and b ...
... 46 points on the 100-point scale for its efforts to incorporate climate change into its increasingly comprehensive corporate social responsibility profile. While the company’s reduction goals are still loosely defined, Starbucks has asserted itself in the policy and emissions accounting arenas and b ...
Kenya's Tea Sector under Climate Change: An impact assessment and formulation of a climate-smart strategy
... Figure 70: Percentage of land under tea in the west of the Great Rift Valley (in acres) 110 Figure 71: Percentage of land under tea in the west of the Great Rift Valley (in acres) 110 Figure 72: Types of extension services needed to better cope with climate change 120 Figure 73: Sampling fram ...
... Figure 70: Percentage of land under tea in the west of the Great Rift Valley (in acres) 110 Figure 71: Percentage of land under tea in the west of the Great Rift Valley (in acres) 110 Figure 72: Types of extension services needed to better cope with climate change 120 Figure 73: Sampling fram ...
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 ...
IFC Sustainability Resources Brochure 2013
... that we face today are often the result of cumulative impacts from a large number of activities that are for the most part individually insignificant, but which together have had regional or even global repercussions. Jointly prepared by IFC and ESSA Technologies, this publication is based on IFC’s ...
... that we face today are often the result of cumulative impacts from a large number of activities that are for the most part individually insignificant, but which together have had regional or even global repercussions. Jointly prepared by IFC and ESSA Technologies, this publication is based on IFC’s ...
Global Monsoon Dynamics and Climate Change
... for the transition from the thermal equilibrium to the angular momentum conservation regime. They demonstrated that for a forcing smaller than the threshold, the relative vorticity is weak, the absolute vorticity is determined by the planetary part, and the atmospheric response takes the regular lin ...
... for the transition from the thermal equilibrium to the angular momentum conservation regime. They demonstrated that for a forcing smaller than the threshold, the relative vorticity is weak, the absolute vorticity is determined by the planetary part, and the atmospheric response takes the regular lin ...
3rd GLOBE review of climate change legislation
... governmentsandthemediaalmostexclusivelyfocusontheinternationalnegotiaͲ tions,itwasimportanttorecognisetheenablingnatureofnationallegislation.By advancinglegislation,countriescanexperiencethepositivecoͲbenefitsoftackling climate change such as greater resource e ...
... governmentsandthemediaalmostexclusivelyfocusontheinternationalnegotiaͲ tions,itwasimportanttorecognisetheenablingnatureofnationallegislation.By advancinglegislation,countriescanexperiencethepositivecoͲbenefitsoftackling climate change such as greater resource e ...
No REDD! A Reader
... inequalities found in industrialised countries, the more developed of the developing countries, the World Bank and financial institutions. These powerful actors have economic systems that objectify, commodify and put a monetary value on land, water, forests and air that is antithetical to indigenous ...
... inequalities found in industrialised countries, the more developed of the developing countries, the World Bank and financial institutions. These powerful actors have economic systems that objectify, commodify and put a monetary value on land, water, forests and air that is antithetical to indigenous ...
1. Which of the following statement is/are correct about cotton crop? i
... 71. The most visually striking evidence of global warming is: (a) The increased precipitation along the Gulf coast states (b) Highly varying temperature fluctuations felt during the winter months (c) Rapid melting of glacial ice on nearly every continent (d) All of the above 72. Climate represents…… ...
... 71. The most visually striking evidence of global warming is: (a) The increased precipitation along the Gulf coast states (b) Highly varying temperature fluctuations felt during the winter months (c) Rapid melting of glacial ice on nearly every continent (d) All of the above 72. Climate represents…… ...
Doing Business while Mitigating Climate Change
... Special case for Jakarta – already sinking due to draining of groundwater table, soil compression because of heavy construction. The sea level has risen 4.5 mm annually due to tectonic movements Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia ...
... Special case for Jakarta – already sinking due to draining of groundwater table, soil compression because of heavy construction. The sea level has risen 4.5 mm annually due to tectonic movements Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia ...
laying the foundations - Your Say Infrastructure Victoria
... of resources. It can also change how infrastructure is used or create new infrastructure needs. Technology will introduce new modes of transport, new forms of energy generation, new health treatments, new ways of learning and new manufacturing methods. Internet of Things and smart devices influence ...
... of resources. It can also change how infrastructure is used or create new infrastructure needs. Technology will introduce new modes of transport, new forms of energy generation, new health treatments, new ways of learning and new manufacturing methods. Internet of Things and smart devices influence ...
Glacier Tourism Research - Rannsóknamiðstöð ferðamála
... (e.g. McDowell, Stephenson and Ford, 2014). Glacial environments are extremely dynamic and sensitive to climate change and variability (e.g. UNEP and WGMS, 2008) and thus they are considered to be among the most visible and high confidence level indicators of global warming (IPCC, 201 ...
... (e.g. McDowell, Stephenson and Ford, 2014). Glacial environments are extremely dynamic and sensitive to climate change and variability (e.g. UNEP and WGMS, 2008) and thus they are considered to be among the most visible and high confidence level indicators of global warming (IPCC, 201 ...
Drivers of the tropospheric ozone budget throughout the 21st
... Figure 1. Boundary conditions used in the REF-C2 simulation (global-mean concentrations/emission fluxes). (a) CO2 , CH4 , N2 O mixing ratios following RCP 6.0, and long-lived chlorine mixing ratios following the WMO A1 scenario for ODSs. (b) Surface NOx emission fluxes, following RCP 6.0. (c) Surfac ...
... Figure 1. Boundary conditions used in the REF-C2 simulation (global-mean concentrations/emission fluxes). (a) CO2 , CH4 , N2 O mixing ratios following RCP 6.0, and long-lived chlorine mixing ratios following the WMO A1 scenario for ODSs. (b) Surface NOx emission fluxes, following RCP 6.0. (c) Surfac ...
Synthesis report
... such as rockfalls, landslides and debris flows. This can have direct consequences for infrastructures in permafrost areas and indirect consequences for other natural hazards such as floods. As increasing air temperature has a direct impact on the thermal characteristics and the geotechnical behaviou ...
... such as rockfalls, landslides and debris flows. This can have direct consequences for infrastructures in permafrost areas and indirect consequences for other natural hazards such as floods. As increasing air temperature has a direct impact on the thermal characteristics and the geotechnical behaviou ...
Plant ecophysiological responses to experimentally drier and L
... indicate that rising temperatures during the past century have advanced the timing of spring flowering and leaf unfolding in many species at northern latitudes both in Europe and the USA, whereas it has delayed the timing of leaf colouring and fall (see Peñuelas & Filella 2001 for a review; see also ...
... indicate that rising temperatures during the past century have advanced the timing of spring flowering and leaf unfolding in many species at northern latitudes both in Europe and the USA, whereas it has delayed the timing of leaf colouring and fall (see Peñuelas & Filella 2001 for a review; see also ...
Final report
... In this chapter the occurrence types of frost and their altitudinal distribution is described first. Thenpermafrostreactionstoclimatechangearediscussedundertwoaspects–thethermaland thegeomorphiconeaccordingtothealreadyexistingknowledge. Mainthermalreactionsa ...
... In this chapter the occurrence types of frost and their altitudinal distribution is described first. Thenpermafrostreactionstoclimatechangearediscussedundertwoaspects–thethermaland thegeomorphiconeaccordingtothealreadyexistingknowledge. Mainthermalreactionsa ...
DRAFT Chapter 6 Arctic Tundra and Polar Desert Ecosystems
... number of source areas currently exceeds the sink areas. However, geographical representation of research sites is currently small. Future warming of tundra soils would probably lead to a pulse of trace gases into the atmosphere, particularly in disturbed areas and areas that are drying. It is not k ...
... number of source areas currently exceeds the sink areas. However, geographical representation of research sites is currently small. Future warming of tundra soils would probably lead to a pulse of trace gases into the atmosphere, particularly in disturbed areas and areas that are drying. It is not k ...
Vital but vulnerable: Climate change vulnerability and human use of
... Also available at http://www.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/SSC-OP-048.pdf ...
... Also available at http://www.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/SSC-OP-048.pdf ...
investment and financial flows to address climate change
... use of biofuels are likely to require government policies, but the investment would come mostly from the private sector; For waste, additional investment and financial flows are estimated at about USD 1 billion. Capture and use of methane from landfills and wastewater treatment could reduce emission ...
... use of biofuels are likely to require government policies, but the investment would come mostly from the private sector; For waste, additional investment and financial flows are estimated at about USD 1 billion. Capture and use of methane from landfills and wastewater treatment could reduce emission ...
investment and financial flows to address climate change
... use of biofuels are likely to require government policies, but the investment would come mostly from the private sector; For waste, additional investment and financial flows are estimated at about USD 1 billion. Capture and use of methane from landfills and wastewater treatment could reduce emission ...
... use of biofuels are likely to require government policies, but the investment would come mostly from the private sector; For waste, additional investment and financial flows are estimated at about USD 1 billion. Capture and use of methane from landfills and wastewater treatment could reduce emission ...
Free version - Derek Lemoine
... integrated assessment model 19, 20 , see Methods. DICE combines an economic growth model with a climate module (Figure 1). The policymaker decides how to allocate output between consumption, investment in capital, and emission reductions. Unabated emissions accumulate in the atmosphere where they ch ...
... integrated assessment model 19, 20 , see Methods. DICE combines an economic growth model with a climate module (Figure 1). The policymaker decides how to allocate output between consumption, investment in capital, and emission reductions. Unabated emissions accumulate in the atmosphere where they ch ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Colorado Bureau of
... high. Only streams of higher elevations were considered to have low vulnerability. Nearly all freshwater ecosystems have moderate to high exposure to potential impacts from climate change, and generally moderate levels of resilience or adaptive capacity. As a result, most of these types will rem ...
... high. Only streams of higher elevations were considered to have low vulnerability. Nearly all freshwater ecosystems have moderate to high exposure to potential impacts from climate change, and generally moderate levels of resilience or adaptive capacity. As a result, most of these types will rem ...
Effects of global warming on humans
Climate change has brought about possibly permanent alterations to our planet’s geological, biological and ecological systems. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) contended in 2003 that “there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities”. These changes have led to the emergence of large-scale environmental hazards to human health, such as extreme weather, ozone depletion, increased danger of wildland fires, loss of biodiversity, stresses to food-producing systems and the global spread of infectious diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 160,000 deaths, since 1950, are directly attributable to climate change. Many believe this to be a conservative estimate.To date, a neglected aspect of the climate change debate, much less research has been conducted on the impacts of climate change on health, food supply, economic growth, migration, security, societal change, and public goods, such as drinking water, than on the geophysical changes related to global warming. Human impacts can be both negative and positive. Climatic changes in Siberia, for instance, are expected to improve food production and local economic activity, at least in the short to medium term. Numerous studies suggest, however, that the current and future impacts of climate change on human society are and will continue to be overwhelmingly negative.The majority of the adverse effects of climate change are experienced by poor and low-income communities around the world, who have much higher levels of vulnerability to environmental determinants of health, wealth and other factors, and much lower levels of capacity available for coping with environmental change. A report on the global human impact of climate change published by the Global Humanitarian Forum in 2009, estimated more than 300,000 deaths and about $125 billion in economic losses each year, and indicating that most climate change induced mortality is due to worsening floods and droughts in developing countries. This also raises questions of climate justice, since the 50 least developed countries of the world account for not more than 1% of worldwide emissions of greenhouse gases.