Jessica Ayers - Initiative on Climate Adaptation Research and
... as Few et al., (2006) to suggest that, where the pursuit of adaptation to climate change (italics own) is the pre-determined goal, engaging the pubic in adaptation decisions is not necessarily productive, because “lay stakeholders cannot be ‘trusted’ to decide on an adaptation path because of compet ...
... as Few et al., (2006) to suggest that, where the pursuit of adaptation to climate change (italics own) is the pre-determined goal, engaging the pubic in adaptation decisions is not necessarily productive, because “lay stakeholders cannot be ‘trusted’ to decide on an adaptation path because of compet ...
The cost of inaction: Recognising the value at risk
... reduced, but fortunately, mitigation can greatly reduce these risks. Lower greenhouse gas emissions decrease the probability of temperature increases and thus the expected harms. Provided that warming from climate change can be kept under 2°C, the average projected losses can be cut in half, while t ...
... reduced, but fortunately, mitigation can greatly reduce these risks. Lower greenhouse gas emissions decrease the probability of temperature increases and thus the expected harms. Provided that warming from climate change can be kept under 2°C, the average projected losses can be cut in half, while t ...
Vivid Economics
... climate change (Parry et al. 2007, Wheeler 2010, World Bank 2010b). This does not mean that the adaptation challenges of Europe or other industrialised countries should be underestimated. There are areas of high vulnerability also in Europe (Parry et al. 2007; PESETA 2009, ESPON 2011) and in an inte ...
... climate change (Parry et al. 2007, Wheeler 2010, World Bank 2010b). This does not mean that the adaptation challenges of Europe or other industrialised countries should be underestimated. There are areas of high vulnerability also in Europe (Parry et al. 2007; PESETA 2009, ESPON 2011) and in an inte ...
Ecological footprint, climate change and cities
... 2. Climate changes and cities 2.1. Problems in current cities - introduction into the issue At present, 75 % of Europeans live in cities6 (in Slovakia this figure is 56.5 %, see Box 4). Cities are perceived as engines of regional development as they offer a broad spectrum of functions and services ( ...
... 2. Climate changes and cities 2.1. Problems in current cities - introduction into the issue At present, 75 % of Europeans live in cities6 (in Slovakia this figure is 56.5 %, see Box 4). Cities are perceived as engines of regional development as they offer a broad spectrum of functions and services ( ...
A Greener Dragon? - Department of Defence
... there is considerable potential for climate change to impact significantly on the national security of affected states. 16 However, climate change is also a transnational security issue. While effective state-level policies are critical, individual countries alone cannot remove the climate change th ...
... there is considerable potential for climate change to impact significantly on the national security of affected states. 16 However, climate change is also a transnational security issue. While effective state-level policies are critical, individual countries alone cannot remove the climate change th ...
The Land Use Model Intercomparison Project (LUMIP) contribution
... range of more detailed science questions to get at processlevel attribution, uncertainty, data requirements, and other related issues in more depth and sophistication than has been possible in a multi-model context to date. There will be particular focus on (1) the separation and quantification of t ...
... range of more detailed science questions to get at processlevel attribution, uncertainty, data requirements, and other related issues in more depth and sophistication than has been possible in a multi-model context to date. There will be particular focus on (1) the separation and quantification of t ...
Projected poleward shift of king penguins
... we were more interested in the rate of warming than in its baseline level, we applied a correction factor to scale each time series to the same SST baseline (see electronic supplementary material, §S3 for correction factor calculation and table S3). The rate of warming from 2000 to 2100 was then cal ...
... we were more interested in the rate of warming than in its baseline level, we applied a correction factor to scale each time series to the same SST baseline (see electronic supplementary material, §S3 for correction factor calculation and table S3). The rate of warming from 2000 to 2100 was then cal ...
Preparing Low-Emission Climate-Resilient Development
... Box 1: Low-Emission Climate-Resilient Development Strategy Materials Available or Under Development This guidebook is part of a series of manuals, guidebooks, and toolkits that draw upon the experience and information generated by UNDP’s support for climate change adaptation and mitigation projects ...
... Box 1: Low-Emission Climate-Resilient Development Strategy Materials Available or Under Development This guidebook is part of a series of manuals, guidebooks, and toolkits that draw upon the experience and information generated by UNDP’s support for climate change adaptation and mitigation projects ...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTATION SUCCESS: THE SCOPE OF
... land use and emissions dating back much longer) – are largely driven by human activities and not merely the result of natural fluctuations (IPCC 2007). The US National Research Council (NRC 2010a) confirmed this with new scientific insights in a more recent synthesis of the literature. With impacts ...
... land use and emissions dating back much longer) – are largely driven by human activities and not merely the result of natural fluctuations (IPCC 2007). The US National Research Council (NRC 2010a) confirmed this with new scientific insights in a more recent synthesis of the literature. With impacts ...
draft for USGS Review - UAF SNAP
... efforts and subsequent IPCC reports. CMIP3 models for scenario A1B include CCCMA-CGCM3.1(T47) and MPI-ECHAM5/MPI-OM. CMIP5 models for RCP 8.5 include NCAR-CCSM4 and MRI-CGCM3. We also completed a research data management plan that adheres to the Department of Interior Climate Science Center Policy. ...
... efforts and subsequent IPCC reports. CMIP3 models for scenario A1B include CCCMA-CGCM3.1(T47) and MPI-ECHAM5/MPI-OM. CMIP5 models for RCP 8.5 include NCAR-CCSM4 and MRI-CGCM3. We also completed a research data management plan that adheres to the Department of Interior Climate Science Center Policy. ...
Washing Away Our Heritage: The Impacts of Rising Sea
... released from different agencies. In 2010, the Shoreline Change Advisory Committee released its report titled Adapting to Shoreline Change: A Foundation for Improved Management and Planning in South Carolina. This report’s main focus is responsible planning and development in coastal areas and flood ...
... released from different agencies. In 2010, the Shoreline Change Advisory Committee released its report titled Adapting to Shoreline Change: A Foundation for Improved Management and Planning in South Carolina. This report’s main focus is responsible planning and development in coastal areas and flood ...
Kathmandu Valley Nepal - UN
... The Kathmandu Valley consists of three districts, Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur. These districts comprise five municipalities and 99 Village Development Committees. Municipalities are the same administrative level as Village Development Committees, but are considered urban, whereas VDCs are rura ...
... The Kathmandu Valley consists of three districts, Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur. These districts comprise five municipalities and 99 Village Development Committees. Municipalities are the same administrative level as Village Development Committees, but are considered urban, whereas VDCs are rura ...
RSM-ASCC_conceptpape..
... process. For the Southeast Asian civil society, a people-centered ASEAN is the only way to achieve its vision of a sharing and caring community of ASEAN peoples. ...
... process. For the Southeast Asian civil society, a people-centered ASEAN is the only way to achieve its vision of a sharing and caring community of ASEAN peoples. ...
The Long-Run Effects of Climate Change on Conflict
... The goal of this study is to address this important gap in the literature and estimate the long-run effects of climate change on conflict, and to provide evidence that the effects are non-linear with respect to the duration of change. The main barrier to estimating long run effects is the lack of l ...
... The goal of this study is to address this important gap in the literature and estimate the long-run effects of climate change on conflict, and to provide evidence that the effects are non-linear with respect to the duration of change. The main barrier to estimating long run effects is the lack of l ...
international conventions, agencies, agreements and programmes
... internationally from concern for individual humans, animals and plants, linking conservation to the needs of sustainable development, to a more recent focus on ecosystem management and the services ecosystems provide to humankind. Over this time period International priorities have also changed. In ...
... internationally from concern for individual humans, animals and plants, linking conservation to the needs of sustainable development, to a more recent focus on ecosystem management and the services ecosystems provide to humankind. Over this time period International priorities have also changed. In ...
ccaf.gc.ca
... In 1992 Canada signed and ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC). The ultimate objective of the FCCC is the stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous human-induced interference with the climate system. ...
... In 1992 Canada signed and ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC). The ultimate objective of the FCCC is the stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous human-induced interference with the climate system. ...
Bangladesh: Climate Change Impacts and
... world to climate change impacts (McCarthy et al., 2001). The international community also recognizes that Bangladesh ranks high in the list of most vulnerable countries on earth. Bangladesh’s high vulnerability to climate change is due to a number of hydro-geological and socio-economic factors that ...
... world to climate change impacts (McCarthy et al., 2001). The international community also recognizes that Bangladesh ranks high in the list of most vulnerable countries on earth. Bangladesh’s high vulnerability to climate change is due to a number of hydro-geological and socio-economic factors that ...
Incorporating estuaries as a source or sink of
... Coastal hazard and risk assessments have typically focused on open coasts subject to marine climate drivers. However, along the New South Wales coast, many more people live on the margins of estuaries or other coastal water bodies than along the open shoreline. The impact of climate change will be f ...
... Coastal hazard and risk assessments have typically focused on open coasts subject to marine climate drivers. However, along the New South Wales coast, many more people live on the margins of estuaries or other coastal water bodies than along the open shoreline. The impact of climate change will be f ...
Methods of assessing human health vulnerability and public health
... Environmental changes are now affecting the whole planet and disrupting earth’s life-supporting mechanisms, but the extent to which this affects human well-being and health varies substantially in different parts of the world. Many research activities have been carried out in recent years to improve ...
... Environmental changes are now affecting the whole planet and disrupting earth’s life-supporting mechanisms, but the extent to which this affects human well-being and health varies substantially in different parts of the world. Many research activities have been carried out in recent years to improve ...
climate change adaptation guided by the law
... Following on from its findings, DLA Piper has sought to address concerns about legal liability associated with climate change, and to facilitate the implementation of climate change adaptation strategies within organisations, that is, not only private sector but government organisations as well. It ...
... Following on from its findings, DLA Piper has sought to address concerns about legal liability associated with climate change, and to facilitate the implementation of climate change adaptation strategies within organisations, that is, not only private sector but government organisations as well. It ...
Assessing Climate Risks to Low Carbon Urban Projects
... Report terms use the definitions from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II Summary for Policymakers (IPCC 2014: 3 and 5). These definitions, and related figure showing the intersection of vulnerability, risk, exposure, hazards and impacts, are repeated here. Adaptati ...
... Report terms use the definitions from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II Summary for Policymakers (IPCC 2014: 3 and 5). These definitions, and related figure showing the intersection of vulnerability, risk, exposure, hazards and impacts, are repeated here. Adaptati ...
what is climate change? and how it will affect bangladesh
... breach of our responsibility to care for God’s other creatures (Genesis. 2:15). Failure to act to reduce the impacts of global warming denies Christ’s Lordship. We are called to love and protect those with less power, such as the poor, children, the unborn, those yet to be born, and our fellow creat ...
... breach of our responsibility to care for God’s other creatures (Genesis. 2:15). Failure to act to reduce the impacts of global warming denies Christ’s Lordship. We are called to love and protect those with less power, such as the poor, children, the unborn, those yet to be born, and our fellow creat ...
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... change adaptation and the need to build community resilience to natural disasters for Australia has also been pointed out by, e.g., Newton (2009), Roiko et al (2012), Ross and Carter (2011). Irrespective of the level of mitigation policy, the long life time of Greenhouse Gases means that mitigation ...
... change adaptation and the need to build community resilience to natural disasters for Australia has also been pointed out by, e.g., Newton (2009), Roiko et al (2012), Ross and Carter (2011). Irrespective of the level of mitigation policy, the long life time of Greenhouse Gases means that mitigation ...
Climatic Research Unit documents
Climatic Research Unit documents including thousands of e-mails and other computer files were stolen from a server at the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia in a hacking incident in November 2009. The documents were redistributed first through the blogosphere of global warming skeptics, and allegations were made that they indicated misconduct by leading climate scientists. A series of investigations rejected these allegations, while concluding that CRU scientists should have been more open with distributing data and methods on request. Precisely six committees investigated the allegations and published reports, finding no evidence of fraud or scientific misconduct. The scientific consensus that global warming is occurring as a result of human activity remained unchanged by the end of the investigations.The incident occurred shortly before the opening December 2009 Copenhagen global climate summit. It has prompted general discussion about increasing the openness of scientific data (though the majority of climate data have always been freely available). Scientists, scientific organisations, and government officials have stated that the incident does not affect the overall scientific case for climate change. Andrew Revkin reported in the New York Times that ""The evidence pointing to a growing human contribution to global warming is so widely accepted that the hacked material is unlikely to erode the overall argument.""