a proposal for a convention on climate change refugees
... While other writers have set forth a number of general proposals to deal with climate change refugees,7 this Article presents several advances. It provides a more in-depth examination of a climate change refugee legal instrument that draws on multiple areas of the law, including human rights, humani ...
... While other writers have set forth a number of general proposals to deal with climate change refugees,7 this Article presents several advances. It provides a more in-depth examination of a climate change refugee legal instrument that draws on multiple areas of the law, including human rights, humani ...
KPMG - UNFCCC PSI database report
... Climate change adaptation • Climate change adaptation is an adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climate impacts.1 Adaptation measures can target both climate variability (at an inter-annual scale) as well as longer-term mean climatic changes. • Adaptation is an e ...
... Climate change adaptation • Climate change adaptation is an adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climate impacts.1 Adaptation measures can target both climate variability (at an inter-annual scale) as well as longer-term mean climatic changes. • Adaptation is an e ...
Climatic controls on diffuse groundwater
... climate types. It has been shown that, in general, rainfall is the most important climate parameter influencing recharge (Allen et al., 2004; Serrat-Capdevila et al., 2007). However, many exceptions have been reported (Crosbie et al., 2010b; Döll, 2009; Rosenberg et al., 1999) which indicates that ...
... climate types. It has been shown that, in general, rainfall is the most important climate parameter influencing recharge (Allen et al., 2004; Serrat-Capdevila et al., 2007). However, many exceptions have been reported (Crosbie et al., 2010b; Döll, 2009; Rosenberg et al., 1999) which indicates that ...
Regulation of stream water dissolved organic
... despite covering only 6% of the catchment area. There is also a seasonal variation in the soil water concentrations which increase during the snow free period and are at their minimum at the time of snowmelt (Seibert et al., 2009). When new water (precipitation or snowmelt) enters into the catchment ...
... despite covering only 6% of the catchment area. There is also a seasonal variation in the soil water concentrations which increase during the snow free period and are at their minimum at the time of snowmelt (Seibert et al., 2009). When new water (precipitation or snowmelt) enters into the catchment ...
The Impact of Climate Change and Population Growth
... annual expected loss levels, and possible administrative considerations. The study is groundbreaking in two major ways. First, it demonstrates innovative methods to capture the influence of climate change and population growth on the nation's flood hazards through the century, accounting for both ri ...
... annual expected loss levels, and possible administrative considerations. The study is groundbreaking in two major ways. First, it demonstrates innovative methods to capture the influence of climate change and population growth on the nation's flood hazards through the century, accounting for both ri ...
LCCARL299_en.pdf
... The following symbols have been used in this study: A full stop (.) is used to indicate decimals n.a. is used to indicated that data are not available The use of a hyphen (-) between years, for example, 2010-2019, signifies an annual average for the calendar years involved, including the beginning a ...
... The following symbols have been used in this study: A full stop (.) is used to indicate decimals n.a. is used to indicated that data are not available The use of a hyphen (-) between years, for example, 2010-2019, signifies an annual average for the calendar years involved, including the beginning a ...
In the Supreme Court of the State of California
... Warming Solutions Act of 2006, commonly referred to as AB 32 (Health & Saf. Code, § 38500 et seq.). Where the proposed update to a 40-year regional transportation plan shows near-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, but the reductions are not projected to continue over the longer-term, the l ...
... Warming Solutions Act of 2006, commonly referred to as AB 32 (Health & Saf. Code, § 38500 et seq.). Where the proposed update to a 40-year regional transportation plan shows near-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, but the reductions are not projected to continue over the longer-term, the l ...
WHITE PAPER Climate Change Adaptation in the Nordic Countries
... Adaptation Strategy and suggests priorities for Nordic decision-makers. UNDERSTANDING ADAPTATION For many decades, climate policy debates focused on how to curb greenhouse gas emissions. This remains an urgent priority, but it is also clear that some warming – at least 1.5°C above pre-industrial lev ...
... Adaptation Strategy and suggests priorities for Nordic decision-makers. UNDERSTANDING ADAPTATION For many decades, climate policy debates focused on how to curb greenhouse gas emissions. This remains an urgent priority, but it is also clear that some warming – at least 1.5°C above pre-industrial lev ...
Project Document for CEO Approval (Revised)
... Mitigation of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases is important as it will also help counter the current trade imbalance that results from the importation of large quantities of fossil fuels, and in light of the increasing national energy need, at all levels; Through further research and impr ...
... Mitigation of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases is important as it will also help counter the current trade imbalance that results from the importation of large quantities of fossil fuels, and in light of the increasing national energy need, at all levels; Through further research and impr ...
Climate Change
... all of you - committed and interested members of the food and nutrition community. A year has gone by since the publication of the SCN News 37 and many , conferences, meetings and initiatives important for moving the nutrition agenda forward have taken place. We can see that nutrition is high on the ...
... all of you - committed and interested members of the food and nutrition community. A year has gone by since the publication of the SCN News 37 and many , conferences, meetings and initiatives important for moving the nutrition agenda forward have taken place. We can see that nutrition is high on the ...
Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... effort to identify and understand areas of Advancing Sustainable Development. vulnerability by Flooding from sea-level undertaking research, Vulnerability assessment is an ongoing rise, more intense and assessment, and process. EPA’s Climate Change Adaptation frequent storm surges, as monitoring act ...
... effort to identify and understand areas of Advancing Sustainable Development. vulnerability by Flooding from sea-level undertaking research, Vulnerability assessment is an ongoing rise, more intense and assessment, and process. EPA’s Climate Change Adaptation frequent storm surges, as monitoring act ...
Climate finance in the Pacific: An overview of flows to the region`s
... funding with a wider range of sectors, than Micronesian countries. It is beyond the scope of this paper to explore the reasons for this pattern, but it is a question worth considering, as it might offer useful lessons that could help all Pacific Island countries in future efforts to access climate f ...
... funding with a wider range of sectors, than Micronesian countries. It is beyond the scope of this paper to explore the reasons for this pattern, but it is a question worth considering, as it might offer useful lessons that could help all Pacific Island countries in future efforts to access climate f ...
Ocean Iron Fertilization, Climate Change, and the International
... John Martin, recognized that wind-swept atmospheric dust from land formed an important source of iron for ocean waters, and that iron-deficient regions of the ocean received minimal amounts of that dust.34 Martin also observed that there is an inverse correlation between ice core records of carbon d ...
... John Martin, recognized that wind-swept atmospheric dust from land formed an important source of iron for ocean waters, and that iron-deficient regions of the ocean received minimal amounts of that dust.34 Martin also observed that there is an inverse correlation between ice core records of carbon d ...
Global change reduces long-term tree water use efficiency and
... and decreasing water availability (negative feedback). The increasing water limitation (particularly seasonal drying) then decreases tree growth and hence increases the atmospheric CO2 (positive feedback). Our study represents the first attempt to test the atmospheric CO2-water limitation model. We ...
... and decreasing water availability (negative feedback). The increasing water limitation (particularly seasonal drying) then decreases tree growth and hence increases the atmospheric CO2 (positive feedback). Our study represents the first attempt to test the atmospheric CO2-water limitation model. We ...
Occasional Paper #2 - Institute for Science Innovation and Society
... were collected in the second category. The third category comprises all literature that analyzes one or a number of specific frames and issues connected with understanding climate engineering in that specific way. While some monographs, anthologies, and policy reports have been published which attem ...
... were collected in the second category. The third category comprises all literature that analyzes one or a number of specific frames and issues connected with understanding climate engineering in that specific way. While some monographs, anthologies, and policy reports have been published which attem ...
Asia-Pacific Human Development Report
... 70 per cent of underweight children, and 67 per cent of the extreme poor (living below $1.25/day). These large deprivations are compounded by geographic exposure, climate-sensitive livelihoods and low capacity to recover from shocks. Human beings can no longer continue to think of themselves as dist ...
... 70 per cent of underweight children, and 67 per cent of the extreme poor (living below $1.25/day). These large deprivations are compounded by geographic exposure, climate-sensitive livelihoods and low capacity to recover from shocks. Human beings can no longer continue to think of themselves as dist ...
The Glaciers of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region
... glacier condition or health. Such measurements represent nothing more than the location of the terminus at a given point in time as it responds to both the dynamics of the ice body and the current climate. For example, if a glacier is noted to be retreating, this simply means that the ice at the ter ...
... glacier condition or health. Such measurements represent nothing more than the location of the terminus at a given point in time as it responds to both the dynamics of the ice body and the current climate. For example, if a glacier is noted to be retreating, this simply means that the ice at the ter ...
Extreme Environmental Events Induced by Climate Change:
... 1.1 Problem Statement Over the past two decades, climate change has emerged as the leading global environmental issue. The negative impacts associated with climate change are already well documented throughout the world and in Canada (Lemmen et al., 2008; Van Aalst, 2006). Research by the Inter-gove ...
... 1.1 Problem Statement Over the past two decades, climate change has emerged as the leading global environmental issue. The negative impacts associated with climate change are already well documented throughout the world and in Canada (Lemmen et al., 2008; Van Aalst, 2006). Research by the Inter-gove ...
DRAFT Chapter 6 Arctic Tundra and Polar Desert Ecosystems
... of this area from sink to source. Although other areas still maintain their sink status, the 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 gase ...
... of this area from sink to source. Although other areas still maintain their sink status, the 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 gase ...
The Glaciers of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region
... glacier condition or health. Such measurements represent nothing more than the location of the terminus at a given point in time as it responds to both the dynamics of the ice body and the current climate. For example, if a glacier is noted to be retreating, this simply means that the ice at the ter ...
... glacier condition or health. Such measurements represent nothing more than the location of the terminus at a given point in time as it responds to both the dynamics of the ice body and the current climate. For example, if a glacier is noted to be retreating, this simply means that the ice at the ter ...
On Climate Change A Human Health Perspective A Report Outlining the
... agents and other health-enhancing products is also needed. Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke— Climate change may exacerbate existing cardiovascular disease by increasing heat stress, increasing the body burden of airborne particulates, and changing the distribution of zoonotic vectors that cause inf ...
... agents and other health-enhancing products is also needed. Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke— Climate change may exacerbate existing cardiovascular disease by increasing heat stress, increasing the body burden of airborne particulates, and changing the distribution of zoonotic vectors that cause inf ...
The Poverty and Welfare Impacts of Climate Change
... Sergio Olivieri is an economist with the World Bank’s PREM Poverty Reduction and Equity Group. He received his master’s degree in economics from the National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina. He worked as assistant professor of labor economics in the UNLP Department of Economics and as a res ...
... Sergio Olivieri is an economist with the World Bank’s PREM Poverty Reduction and Equity Group. He received his master’s degree in economics from the National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina. He worked as assistant professor of labor economics in the UNLP Department of Economics and as a res ...
Final Report
... The results of the vulnerability assessment of Alpine tourism give a better understanding of the impacts of climate change on the tourism sector and the adaptive capacity of the studied tourism regions in the European Alps. The expected effects of changing climate stimuli on the tourism industry can ...
... The results of the vulnerability assessment of Alpine tourism give a better understanding of the impacts of climate change on the tourism sector and the adaptive capacity of the studied tourism regions in the European Alps. The expected effects of changing climate stimuli on the tourism industry can ...
Climate change feedback
Climate change feedback is important in the understanding of global warming because feedback processes may amplify or diminish the effect of each climate forcing, and so play an important part in determining the climate sensitivity and future climate state. Feedback in general is the process in which changing one quantity changes a second quantity, and the change in the second quantity in turn changes the first. Positive feedback amplifies the change in the first quantity while negative feedback reduces it.The term ""forcing"" means a change which may ""push"" the climate system in the direction of warming or cooling. An example of a climate forcing is increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. By definition, forcings are external to the climate system while feedbacks are internal; in essence, feedbacks represent the internal processes of the system. Some feedbacks may act in relative isolation to the rest of the climate system; others may be tightly coupled; hence it may be difficult to tell just how much a particular process contributes. Forcings, feedbacks and the dynamics of the climate system determine how much and how fast the climate changes. The main positive feedback in global warming is the tendency of warming to increase the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, which in turn leads to further warming. The main negative feedback comes from the Stefan–Boltzmann law, the amount of heat radiated from the Earth into space changes with the fourth power of the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere.Some observed and potential effects of global warming are positive feedbacks, which contribute directly to further global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report states that ""Anthropogenic warming could lead to some effects that are abrupt or irreversible, depending upon the rate and magnitude of the climate change.""