Precipitation and temperatures extremes in East Africa in past and
... EA like most National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) around the world are generally aware of climate change, but find it difficult to include this notion and the available scientific results in their services and products. To improve the information services on extremes under clima ...
... EA like most National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) around the world are generally aware of climate change, but find it difficult to include this notion and the available scientific results in their services and products. To improve the information services on extremes under clima ...
State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2007
... Much of the demand driving the voluntary carbon markets comes from the developed and more environmentally aware markets in North America and Europe. Survey respondents reported that 68% of their customers are based in the United States and 3% in Canada. In addition, about half of the suppliers respo ...
... Much of the demand driving the voluntary carbon markets comes from the developed and more environmentally aware markets in North America and Europe. Survey respondents reported that 68% of their customers are based in the United States and 3% in Canada. In addition, about half of the suppliers respo ...
Report of a global survey on Lessons learned about the ways and means to conserve and use genetic diversity to build resilience to climate change in food and agriculture systems
... implications for food and agriculture production are generally recognized by respondents. The additional information provided by respondents suggests that there is a substantial amount of information around the world that provides evidence on what are perceived to be the main effects. 2. The direct ...
... implications for food and agriculture production are generally recognized by respondents. The additional information provided by respondents suggests that there is a substantial amount of information around the world that provides evidence on what are perceived to be the main effects. 2. The direct ...
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO: annual
... of Climate: the Essential Role of the IOC”, one can be informed of the timeline of events that has brought us to 2010 - without clear and bold commitments on emissions that will cap global temperature rise to 2 degrees C. In a changing world, IOC has nevertheless striven to address climate from seve ...
... of Climate: the Essential Role of the IOC”, one can be informed of the timeline of events that has brought us to 2010 - without clear and bold commitments on emissions that will cap global temperature rise to 2 degrees C. In a changing world, IOC has nevertheless striven to address climate from seve ...
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO: annual
... of Climate: the Essential Role of the IOC”, one can be informed of the timeline of events that has brought us to 2010 - without clear and bold commitments on emissions that will cap global temperature rise to 2 degrees C. In a changing world, IOC has nevertheless striven to address climate from seve ...
... of Climate: the Essential Role of the IOC”, one can be informed of the timeline of events that has brought us to 2010 - without clear and bold commitments on emissions that will cap global temperature rise to 2 degrees C. In a changing world, IOC has nevertheless striven to address climate from seve ...
Disaster Risk Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa
... he number of disasters reported in Africa has increased significantly since the 1970s. Over the last four decades, Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced more than one thousand disasters. Disasters are a major threat to development, putting at risk many recent development gains. Africa’s disaster profil ...
... he number of disasters reported in Africa has increased significantly since the 1970s. Over the last four decades, Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced more than one thousand disasters. Disasters are a major threat to development, putting at risk many recent development gains. Africa’s disaster profil ...
FARM-LEVEL VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY,
... This thesis examines farm-level vulnerability to climate change of agricultural producers from the Eastern Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. The study area has a diverse agricultural economy, founded upon pastoral farming (dairy and drystock) and kiwifruit. This dependence on agricultural production, and ...
... This thesis examines farm-level vulnerability to climate change of agricultural producers from the Eastern Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. The study area has a diverse agricultural economy, founded upon pastoral farming (dairy and drystock) and kiwifruit. This dependence on agricultural production, and ...
English - Inter-Parliamentary Union
... by the European Union in December 2008 to achieve by 2020 the following objectives: reduce by at least 20 per cent its greenhouse gas emissions (this percentage would increase to 30% should a global post-Kyoto accord be concluded in Copenhagen in 2009), enhance its energy efficiency by 20 per cent a ...
... by the European Union in December 2008 to achieve by 2020 the following objectives: reduce by at least 20 per cent its greenhouse gas emissions (this percentage would increase to 30% should a global post-Kyoto accord be concluded in Copenhagen in 2009), enhance its energy efficiency by 20 per cent a ...
Flowering phenology in a species-rich temperate grassland is
... arctic plants (Price & Waser, 1998; Arft et al., 1999; Suzuki & Kudo, 2000; De Valpine & Harte, 2001; Dunne et al., 2003) and crops (Estrella et al., 2007). However, current global changes involve more than just an increasing mean surface temperature. Especially important in this regard, particularl ...
... arctic plants (Price & Waser, 1998; Arft et al., 1999; Suzuki & Kudo, 2000; De Valpine & Harte, 2001; Dunne et al., 2003) and crops (Estrella et al., 2007). However, current global changes involve more than just an increasing mean surface temperature. Especially important in this regard, particularl ...
Adapting to Climate Change in Urban Areas - iied iied
... IV. IDENTIFYING INNOVATIVE LOCAL/CITY ADAPTATIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE ......... 50 Start with what you have, build on what you know .............................................................................. 50 Financial systems that encourage adaptation............................................. ...
... IV. IDENTIFYING INNOVATIVE LOCAL/CITY ADAPTATIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE ......... 50 Start with what you have, build on what you know .............................................................................. 50 Financial systems that encourage adaptation............................................. ...
Rise - Adam Farcus
... MacEachern, Diane. Save Our Planet: 750 Everyday Ways You can Help Clean up the Earth. New York: Dell Publishing, 1990. Print. Macy, Joanna and Chris Johnstone. Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in without Going Crazy. Novato: New World Library, 2012. Print. Mastrandrea, Michael D. and Stephen ...
... MacEachern, Diane. Save Our Planet: 750 Everyday Ways You can Help Clean up the Earth. New York: Dell Publishing, 1990. Print. Macy, Joanna and Chris Johnstone. Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in without Going Crazy. Novato: New World Library, 2012. Print. Mastrandrea, Michael D. and Stephen ...
Historical Responsibility in the UNFCCC Mathias Friman
... published at the UNFCCC website. These sources are very abundant thus it is appropriate to limit the focus of attention, in this case to official reports from meetings of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the UNFCCC (INC); the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP); the Ad hoc Gr ...
... published at the UNFCCC website. These sources are very abundant thus it is appropriate to limit the focus of attention, in this case to official reports from meetings of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the UNFCCC (INC); the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP); the Ad hoc Gr ...
Climate Change and the Clean Air Act
... EPA preferred a "different policy approach" for several reasons. First, noting that" [t] he science of climate change is extraordinarily complex and still evolving,"28 the agency trotted through a list of scientific issues that remain inconclusively resolved. 29 EPA relied primarily on selective quo ...
... EPA preferred a "different policy approach" for several reasons. First, noting that" [t] he science of climate change is extraordinarily complex and still evolving,"28 the agency trotted through a list of scientific issues that remain inconclusively resolved. 29 EPA relied primarily on selective quo ...
Is there an ASEAN policy on Climate Change?
... ASEAN Region At a Glance The ASEAN region lies within the waters of the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Andaman Sea and South China Sea, and stretches more than 3,300 kilometres from north to south (latitudes 30° North to 11° South) and 5,600 kilometres from west to east (longitudes 92° West to 142° Ea ...
... ASEAN Region At a Glance The ASEAN region lies within the waters of the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Andaman Sea and South China Sea, and stretches more than 3,300 kilometres from north to south (latitudes 30° North to 11° South) and 5,600 kilometres from west to east (longitudes 92° West to 142° Ea ...
Baseline study for the Climate Change, Agriculture and Poverty
... Immediate Objective 2 Indicator 1. Both Kilosa and Chamwino districts are currently involving Two districts demonstrate multi- different stakeholders; especially in agricultural activities planning. stakeholder coordination in support of This has been done through district agriculture stakeholder C3 ...
... Immediate Objective 2 Indicator 1. Both Kilosa and Chamwino districts are currently involving Two districts demonstrate multi- different stakeholders; especially in agricultural activities planning. stakeholder coordination in support of This has been done through district agriculture stakeholder C3 ...
Pacific Island Mangroves in a Changing Climate and Rising Sea
... sea level change scenarios. Professor Richard Coleman and Dr. Werner Hennecke of the University of Tasmania, Australia, assisted with the design of the case studies and commented on drafts of this report. Serena Fortuna and Mette Loyche Wilkie, Forestry Department, Food and Agriculture Organization ...
... sea level change scenarios. Professor Richard Coleman and Dr. Werner Hennecke of the University of Tasmania, Australia, assisted with the design of the case studies and commented on drafts of this report. Serena Fortuna and Mette Loyche Wilkie, Forestry Department, Food and Agriculture Organization ...
Microsoft Word - geoadv070108_2.doc
... service and outreach. He has an unparalleled international reputation not just as a researcher but also as a spokesman for his field. He was one of the first scientists to raise concerns over rising greenhouse gas concentrations, and he has since taken on a personal mission to educate decision maker ...
... service and outreach. He has an unparalleled international reputation not just as a researcher but also as a spokesman for his field. He was one of the first scientists to raise concerns over rising greenhouse gas concentrations, and he has since taken on a personal mission to educate decision maker ...
Africa Agriculture Status Report 2014
... none of us will be immune to its impacts. It is time we acted together and be reminded that, when it comes to the devastating effects if climate change, we all swim – or sink – together. This is not the time to play the blame game. While considerable progress is being made on a number of fronts rega ...
... none of us will be immune to its impacts. It is time we acted together and be reminded that, when it comes to the devastating effects if climate change, we all swim – or sink – together. This is not the time to play the blame game. While considerable progress is being made on a number of fronts rega ...
Implications of global change for Important Bird Areas in South Africa
... that the study of biodiversity is still largely in the Linnaean phase of discovering and naming new species. Although our tools are more advanced, in many ways the science of biodiversity is not much farther along then medicine in the Middle Ages. We are still at the stage, as it were, of cutting op ...
... that the study of biodiversity is still largely in the Linnaean phase of discovering and naming new species. Although our tools are more advanced, in many ways the science of biodiversity is not much farther along then medicine in the Middle Ages. We are still at the stage, as it were, of cutting op ...
Climate Change and Buildings in Nigeria: A Search for Mitigation
... research. Tools for the investigation were; literature review, pilot study, questionnaires and interviews. A Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient value of 0.96 was achieved from the survey instrument used. The questionnaire had 283 participants and a total of 30 interviewees were interviewed. The quantitati ...
... research. Tools for the investigation were; literature review, pilot study, questionnaires and interviews. A Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient value of 0.96 was achieved from the survey instrument used. The questionnaire had 283 participants and a total of 30 interviewees were interviewed. The quantitati ...
Spatial Planning in Coastal Regions
... This report highlights the core issues of coastal adaptation to climate change and discusses the impacts of climate change on spatial planning in coastal regions. It outlines the objectives of the working group 8.4 and its achievements over the past four years. It also draws members’ attention to FI ...
... This report highlights the core issues of coastal adaptation to climate change and discusses the impacts of climate change on spatial planning in coastal regions. It outlines the objectives of the working group 8.4 and its achievements over the past four years. It also draws members’ attention to FI ...
Trends in Intense Precipitation in the Climate Record
... 0.3% of daily precipitation events) have been analyzed for over half of the land area of the globe. These changes have been linked to changes in intense precipitation for three transient climate model simulations, all with greenhouse gas concentrations increasing during the twentieth and twenty-firs ...
... 0.3% of daily precipitation events) have been analyzed for over half of the land area of the globe. These changes have been linked to changes in intense precipitation for three transient climate model simulations, all with greenhouse gas concentrations increasing during the twentieth and twenty-firs ...
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
... Developing an effective strategy for adaptation requires an understanding of our vulnerability to climate change. Vulnerability is determined by three factors: the nature of climate change, the climatic sensitivity of the system or region being considered, and our capacity to adapt to the resulting ...
... Developing an effective strategy for adaptation requires an understanding of our vulnerability to climate change. Vulnerability is determined by three factors: the nature of climate change, the climatic sensitivity of the system or region being considered, and our capacity to adapt to the resulting ...
Solar radiation management
Solar radiation management (SRM) projects (proposed and theoretical) are a type of climate engineering which seek to reflect sunlight and thus reduce global warming. Proposed examples include the creation of stratospheric sulfate aerosols. They would not reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, and thus do not address problems such as ocean acidification caused by excess carbon dioxide (CO2). Their principal advantages as an approach to climate engineering is the speed with which they can be deployed and become fully active, as well as their potential low financial cost. By comparison, other climate engineering techniques based on greenhouse gas remediation, such as ocean iron fertilization, need to sequester the anthropogenic carbon excess before any reversal of global warming would occur. Solar radiation management projects can therefore be used as a climate engineering ""quick fix"" while levels of greenhouse gases can be brought under control by greenhouse gas remediation techniques.