wrm bulletin # 37 - World Rainforest Movement
... There is no discussion regarding the major role that fossil fuels have on climate change. It follows that humanity needs to switch its prevailing energy system --highly dependent on fossil fuels-- to another one based on clean, renewable and low impact energy sources. Local peoples preventing oil ex ...
... There is no discussion regarding the major role that fossil fuels have on climate change. It follows that humanity needs to switch its prevailing energy system --highly dependent on fossil fuels-- to another one based on clean, renewable and low impact energy sources. Local peoples preventing oil ex ...
Shifting cultivation and climate change
... developmentalist rhetoric. With the official aim of protecting forests from what is seen as an ecologically harmful practice, of modernizing what is considered a backward form of agriculture, and of controlling and integrating into the nation a population that is viewed with suspicion due to its “no ...
... developmentalist rhetoric. With the official aim of protecting forests from what is seen as an ecologically harmful practice, of modernizing what is considered a backward form of agriculture, and of controlling and integrating into the nation a population that is viewed with suspicion due to its “no ...
Climate Change Risk Assessment
... of climate change during the planning, design, operation and maintenance of the State’s main road infrastructure. In particular, it addresses how VicRoads will factor in anticipated changes in climatic parameters into the delivery of its activities and develop appropriate management and mitigation s ...
... of climate change during the planning, design, operation and maintenance of the State’s main road infrastructure. In particular, it addresses how VicRoads will factor in anticipated changes in climatic parameters into the delivery of its activities and develop appropriate management and mitigation s ...
Animal Agriculture and Climate Change
... As grazing areas dry up in sub-Saharan Africa, pastoralists will be forced to travel farther to find food and many animals will likely starve. In particular, cattle, goats, camels, sheep, and other animals who depend on access to grazing areas for food will suffer from hunger and dehydration.35 Con ...
... As grazing areas dry up in sub-Saharan Africa, pastoralists will be forced to travel farther to find food and many animals will likely starve. In particular, cattle, goats, camels, sheep, and other animals who depend on access to grazing areas for food will suffer from hunger and dehydration.35 Con ...
Protecting People Displaced by Weather
... As early as 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that one of the most significant impacts of climate change could be on human mobility.5 Since then, understanding of the various ways in which climate change and its environmental effects impact human movement has subst ...
... As early as 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that one of the most significant impacts of climate change could be on human mobility.5 Since then, understanding of the various ways in which climate change and its environmental effects impact human movement has subst ...
Canada`s Marine Coasts in a Changing Climate
... arising from intermittent extreme events such as storms that erode beaches and cliffs, and long-term changes in sea level and ecosystems (Chapter 2), the social and economic environments of Canada’s coasts are similarly dynamic (Chapter 3). Although Canada’s coastal economies were historically based ...
... arising from intermittent extreme events such as storms that erode beaches and cliffs, and long-term changes in sea level and ecosystems (Chapter 2), the social and economic environments of Canada’s coasts are similarly dynamic (Chapter 3). Although Canada’s coastal economies were historically based ...
STRUCTURE OF THE INDC
... Risk Management (KJIP) (2014) (comparable to NAPA required under UNFCCC) which defines priority adaptation measures to address current and ongoing risks from climate change. Similarly, the Kiribati Adaptation Project III (KAP), initiated by the World Bank, is currently ongoing. The need for Kiribati ...
... Risk Management (KJIP) (2014) (comparable to NAPA required under UNFCCC) which defines priority adaptation measures to address current and ongoing risks from climate change. Similarly, the Kiribati Adaptation Project III (KAP), initiated by the World Bank, is currently ongoing. The need for Kiribati ...
Global climate change scenario
... population growth, and less concern for rapid economic development. B1 - a convergent world with the same global population, that peaks in mid-century and declines thereafter, as in the A1 storyline. B2 - a world in which the emphasis is on local solutions to economic, social and environmental s ...
... population growth, and less concern for rapid economic development. B1 - a convergent world with the same global population, that peaks in mid-century and declines thereafter, as in the A1 storyline. B2 - a world in which the emphasis is on local solutions to economic, social and environmental s ...
Climate Change Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers in Southeast Asia
... Human activities are very likely the cause of most of the observed increases in global average temperatures in the last 100 years, with faster rate of increase observed from the 1950s onwards. Observed average retreat of mountain glaciers and snow cover in both hemispheres (not including the Greenla ...
... Human activities are very likely the cause of most of the observed increases in global average temperatures in the last 100 years, with faster rate of increase observed from the 1950s onwards. Observed average retreat of mountain glaciers and snow cover in both hemispheres (not including the Greenla ...
OPEN-ENDED CONSULTATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
... rise to a variety of legal questions apart from human rights issues (for example, maritime issues, succession law, security issues). Moreover, when looking at the human rights implication of climate change, the displacement of populations from States which would completely disappear was just one amo ...
... rise to a variety of legal questions apart from human rights issues (for example, maritime issues, succession law, security issues). Moreover, when looking at the human rights implication of climate change, the displacement of populations from States which would completely disappear was just one amo ...
Mid-21st century projections in temperature extremes in
... changes in these variables. Tmin and Tmax are generally affected differently by different climatic processes, and they are, usually, more relevant for impacts assessment than the mean daily temperature. We evaluate seasonal and elevational dependency of the responses in these two variables. We also ...
... changes in these variables. Tmin and Tmax are generally affected differently by different climatic processes, and they are, usually, more relevant for impacts assessment than the mean daily temperature. We evaluate seasonal and elevational dependency of the responses in these two variables. We also ...
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... holding everything constant except for temperature and per capita income. Note that the ratio of Equation (4) is not necessarily smaller than unity; we restrict the ratio of domestic to total tourists to lie between 0.01 and 0.99. Note also that the temperature parameters of (4) are highly uncertain ...
... holding everything constant except for temperature and per capita income. Note that the ratio of Equation (4) is not necessarily smaller than unity; we restrict the ratio of domestic to total tourists to lie between 0.01 and 0.99. Note also that the temperature parameters of (4) are highly uncertain ...
Increasing water cycle extremes in California and in relation to
... question posed is whether the state of California will experience more frequent drought conditions in upcoming years. The effects of global warming on the regional climate include a hotter and drier climate2,3, as well as earlier snowmelt4, both of which exacerbate drought conditions. An understandi ...
... question posed is whether the state of California will experience more frequent drought conditions in upcoming years. The effects of global warming on the regional climate include a hotter and drier climate2,3, as well as earlier snowmelt4, both of which exacerbate drought conditions. An understandi ...
An HSI Report: The Impact of Animal Agriculture on Global Warming
... farmers and herders are living out an ancient struggle over land and water resources. One startling example is in Sudan’s Darfur region. There, the effects of climate change and population growth, including dwindling water supplies and diminishing arable land, have reportedly created an untenable an ...
... farmers and herders are living out an ancient struggle over land and water resources. One startling example is in Sudan’s Darfur region. There, the effects of climate change and population growth, including dwindling water supplies and diminishing arable land, have reportedly created an untenable an ...
Global change and marine communities: Alien species and climate
... include vertical stability of the water column and upwelling. Changes in atmospheric circulation might also change storm frequency and precipitation patterns and alter circulation (Astraldi et al., 1995), and hence the dispersion routes of introduced species. Together, increases in global mean tempe ...
... include vertical stability of the water column and upwelling. Changes in atmospheric circulation might also change storm frequency and precipitation patterns and alter circulation (Astraldi et al., 1995), and hence the dispersion routes of introduced species. Together, increases in global mean tempe ...
Chinese Food Security and Climate Change: Agriculture Futures
... The world faces multiple challenges to food security ranging from continuous population growth and rapid diet transition to decreasing cropland area and insufficient production practices (Beddington et al., 2012). The world’s population, for example, has increased from 1.65 billion in 1900 to over 6 ...
... The world faces multiple challenges to food security ranging from continuous population growth and rapid diet transition to decreasing cropland area and insufficient production practices (Beddington et al., 2012). The world’s population, for example, has increased from 1.65 billion in 1900 to over 6 ...
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... considered to be negative in an economic, ecological and social dimension. The impacts of climate change will be the worse, the faster a rise in temperature takes place. 2 Relative and absolute emission levels of developing countries are very low compared to industrialized countries both historicall ...
... considered to be negative in an economic, ecological and social dimension. The impacts of climate change will be the worse, the faster a rise in temperature takes place. 2 Relative and absolute emission levels of developing countries are very low compared to industrialized countries both historicall ...
Corporate Responses in an Emerging Climate Regime
... pressure from investors and environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to disclose information related to their GHG emissions. NGOs are actively mobilizing large institutional investors in this respect with the argument that carbon disclosure represents information that is crucial for the m ...
... pressure from investors and environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to disclose information related to their GHG emissions. NGOs are actively mobilizing large institutional investors in this respect with the argument that carbon disclosure represents information that is crucial for the m ...
PART VI Burden Sharing and Development
... timely fashion to those who need it can help avoid long-term, irreversible consequences and poverty traps (Pelham et al. 2011). ...
... timely fashion to those who need it can help avoid long-term, irreversible consequences and poverty traps (Pelham et al. 2011). ...
The Impact of Animal Agriculture on Global Warming and Climate
... As grazing areas dry up in sub-Saharan Africa, pastoralists will be forced to travel farther to find food and many animals will likely starve. In particular, cattle, goats, camels, sheep, and other animals who depend on access to grazing areas for food will suffer from hunger and dehydration.35 Con ...
... As grazing areas dry up in sub-Saharan Africa, pastoralists will be forced to travel farther to find food and many animals will likely starve. In particular, cattle, goats, camels, sheep, and other animals who depend on access to grazing areas for food will suffer from hunger and dehydration.35 Con ...
Curriculum Vitae - Department of Atmospheric Sciences
... Faculty Affiliate, Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, IL, USA. Honors, Recognitions, and Outstanding Achievements Invited Expert$, Dahlen Workshop on Limiting The Greenhouse Effect: Options for Controlling Atmospheric CO2 Accumulation, Berlin, Dec ...
... Faculty Affiliate, Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, IL, USA. Honors, Recognitions, and Outstanding Achievements Invited Expert$, Dahlen Workshop on Limiting The Greenhouse Effect: Options for Controlling Atmospheric CO2 Accumulation, Berlin, Dec ...
Workshop-questions
... Summary of BACC Results Baltic Area Climate Change Assessment • Presently a warming is going on in the Baltic Sea region. • No formal detection and attribution studies available. • BACC considers it plausible that this warming is at least partly related to anthropogenic factors. • So far, and in the ...
... Summary of BACC Results Baltic Area Climate Change Assessment • Presently a warming is going on in the Baltic Sea region. • No formal detection and attribution studies available. • BACC considers it plausible that this warming is at least partly related to anthropogenic factors. • So far, and in the ...
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.