Climate Change Policy Framework and Action Plan November 2013
... mitigation actions which can lead not only to reduced emissions, but also cost savings and social and environmental benefits for the country. Jamaica will also focus in the negotiations on approaches to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including impacts ...
... mitigation actions which can lead not only to reduced emissions, but also cost savings and social and environmental benefits for the country. Jamaica will also focus in the negotiations on approaches to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including impacts ...
The EU and the progressive alliance negotiating in Durban
... measures needed; burden sharing; and mechanisms to ensure compliance. It is important to understand the drivers of collective action on these topics, on which there are two schools of thought. The realist school of thought sees international negotiations primarily in terms of selfinterest, with nego ...
... measures needed; burden sharing; and mechanisms to ensure compliance. It is important to understand the drivers of collective action on these topics, on which there are two schools of thought. The realist school of thought sees international negotiations primarily in terms of selfinterest, with nego ...
IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
... grants. Between 2006 and 2014, IIASA’s research was awarded grants that amounted to €69 million. This was part of a total funding portfolio of €329 million of the external projects in which IIASA was and is involved. ...
... grants. Between 2006 and 2014, IIASA’s research was awarded grants that amounted to €69 million. This was part of a total funding portfolio of €329 million of the external projects in which IIASA was and is involved. ...
Assessing pricing assumptions for weather index insurance in a changing climate
... associated premiums are usually unaffordable for low-income small-holder farmers and the speed at which payouts are made is often too slow to alleviate the adverse impacts of loss events on their livelihoods. Alternative forms of crop insurance are being sought and over the past decade, a number of ...
... associated premiums are usually unaffordable for low-income small-holder farmers and the speed at which payouts are made is often too slow to alleviate the adverse impacts of loss events on their livelihoods. Alternative forms of crop insurance are being sought and over the past decade, a number of ...
Feeling the Heat - Development and Peace
... People in the Global South are struggling to survive in the face of drought, storms and floods. Rains are becoming more erratic and extreme weather more common. Year after year crops are failing. Families can no longer plan and the lean season is growing longer. We cannot continue to tackle poverty ...
... People in the Global South are struggling to survive in the face of drought, storms and floods. Rains are becoming more erratic and extreme weather more common. Year after year crops are failing. Families can no longer plan and the lean season is growing longer. We cannot continue to tackle poverty ...
Slides
... How Much Will it Warm? It mainly depends on how much greenhouse gases we emit. Global average surface temperature ...
... How Much Will it Warm? It mainly depends on how much greenhouse gases we emit. Global average surface temperature ...
The impact of Atmospheric and Oceanic Resolution on
... for Micro- and Macro-Scale Processes – Local Weather and Climate: Impacts, Decision ...
... for Micro- and Macro-Scale Processes – Local Weather and Climate: Impacts, Decision ...
Public health and climate change in the Republic of Kiribati
... narrow strips of coral atolls rising no more than 2 meters above sea level. Global warming, climate change and rising sea levels seriously threaten the basis of our existence and we sometimes feel that our days are numbered (Tito, 2000:2). Four years later, Kribati’s then President Anote Tong, conti ...
... narrow strips of coral atolls rising no more than 2 meters above sea level. Global warming, climate change and rising sea levels seriously threaten the basis of our existence and we sometimes feel that our days are numbered (Tito, 2000:2). Four years later, Kribati’s then President Anote Tong, conti ...
Enhanced weathering strategies for stabilizing climate and averting
... Chemical breakdown of rocks, weathering, is an important but very slow part of the carbon cycle that ultimately leads to CO2 being locked up in carbonates on the ocean floor. Artificial acceleration of this carbon sink via distribution of pulverized silicate rocks across terrestrial landscapes may h ...
... Chemical breakdown of rocks, weathering, is an important but very slow part of the carbon cycle that ultimately leads to CO2 being locked up in carbonates on the ocean floor. Artificial acceleration of this carbon sink via distribution of pulverized silicate rocks across terrestrial landscapes may h ...
Temperature - The Atmospheric Vortex Engine
... number of cyclones in some ocean basins, including the South Indian and South Pacific, will decrease as a function of global warming.” “One recent study examining the frequency of tropical cyclone activity in the Australian region showed that total seasonal cyclone activity was at its lowest level i ...
... number of cyclones in some ocean basins, including the South Indian and South Pacific, will decrease as a function of global warming.” “One recent study examining the frequency of tropical cyclone activity in the Australian region showed that total seasonal cyclone activity was at its lowest level i ...
The study - WWF
... WWF-Australia recently commissioned Ecofys to update their 2009 analysis and to define possible long-term carbon budgets for Australia, based on the three effort sharing approaches listed in Table 1. The key findings of the Ecofys analysis are presented below, with a more detailed presentation of t ...
... WWF-Australia recently commissioned Ecofys to update their 2009 analysis and to define possible long-term carbon budgets for Australia, based on the three effort sharing approaches listed in Table 1. The key findings of the Ecofys analysis are presented below, with a more detailed presentation of t ...
The Rules of the Game
... These reports have already drawn together the majority of the evidence base on behaviour change and the communication of sustainable development issues. Rather than duplicate the effort and insight of these experts, we have stood upon their shoulders to create this applicable set of principles for ...
... These reports have already drawn together the majority of the evidence base on behaviour change and the communication of sustainable development issues. Rather than duplicate the effort and insight of these experts, we have stood upon their shoulders to create this applicable set of principles for ...
Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological
... of those actions is that they could produce global cooling, if applied at sufficient scale. Geoengineering can therefore be differentiated from actions that mitigate (reduce or prevent) anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) linked to fossil fuel combustion is not h ...
... of those actions is that they could produce global cooling, if applied at sufficient scale. Geoengineering can therefore be differentiated from actions that mitigate (reduce or prevent) anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) linked to fossil fuel combustion is not h ...
Terrestrial Biodiversity Climate Change Impacts
... get drier and winters will get wetter on average, although the annual average rainfall may not change greatly across the UK. However, there could be other influences of a changing climate which may override this expected pattern on shorter timescales. • River flooding is expected to increase in mag ...
... get drier and winters will get wetter on average, although the annual average rainfall may not change greatly across the UK. However, there could be other influences of a changing climate which may override this expected pattern on shorter timescales. • River flooding is expected to increase in mag ...
The Potential Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Puerto Rico
... • Historical data for Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico showed increasing trends in air temperature. • Historical data from Adjuntas and Mayagüez indicated significant increasing trend in air temperature •Historical data from Lajas did not indicate a significant trend in air temperatur ...
... • Historical data for Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico showed increasing trends in air temperature. • Historical data from Adjuntas and Mayagüez indicated significant increasing trend in air temperature •Historical data from Lajas did not indicate a significant trend in air temperatur ...
cc-impact-by-State_FWS
... the shallow water and mucky substrate upon which they depend for foraging, cover and hibernation. // another unknown for the northern population of bog turtles is how climate change might affect nesting, or more specifically, “degree days”—the length of time in which a certain temperature is reached ...
... the shallow water and mucky substrate upon which they depend for foraging, cover and hibernation. // another unknown for the northern population of bog turtles is how climate change might affect nesting, or more specifically, “degree days”—the length of time in which a certain temperature is reached ...
Mapping of Climate Change Threats and Human Development
... to 359 million. The Arab Region is expected to have 598 million inhabitants by 2050, increasing by two-thirds or 239 million more people than in 2010 (UNDESA 2009). ...
... to 359 million. The Arab Region is expected to have 598 million inhabitants by 2050, increasing by two-thirds or 239 million more people than in 2010 (UNDESA 2009). ...
INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION INTO
... carbon emission scenarios. Annex II to the Working Group 1 report provides regional projections for climate-related parameters; it is a useful but coarse starting point for assessing future climate in particular places. The IPCC’s probability approach and widely differing scenarios emphasize the unc ...
... carbon emission scenarios. Annex II to the Working Group 1 report provides regional projections for climate-related parameters; it is a useful but coarse starting point for assessing future climate in particular places. The IPCC’s probability approach and widely differing scenarios emphasize the unc ...
Sea level Rise impact on Singapore, Solomon Island, Saint Vincent
... climate/temperature which in turn increases drought condition, reduction in agriculture, coastal erosion and sea level rise etc. But it will have more contrasting regional implications. In some areas temperatures may not rise for several years, but rainfall occurrence may change, and tropical cyclon ...
... climate/temperature which in turn increases drought condition, reduction in agriculture, coastal erosion and sea level rise etc. But it will have more contrasting regional implications. In some areas temperatures may not rise for several years, but rainfall occurrence may change, and tropical cyclon ...
PwC Survey on Sustainable Development in Latin America
... Sustainable Development in Latin America: we wanted to know the vision of CEOs of the companies in the region, their analyses of risks and opportunities, and how they identify –when they do– measures of mitigation. Also, we share this information at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nation ...
... Sustainable Development in Latin America: we wanted to know the vision of CEOs of the companies in the region, their analyses of risks and opportunities, and how they identify –when they do– measures of mitigation. Also, we share this information at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nation ...
SIDS Brochure - the United Nations
... groups from international debates on climate change, the Climate Frontlines Forum - available online in English, French and Spanish - promotes the sharing and exchange of community-level observations, concerns and innovations with respect to climate change: impacts, opportunities and adaptation. It ...
... groups from international debates on climate change, the Climate Frontlines Forum - available online in English, French and Spanish - promotes the sharing and exchange of community-level observations, concerns and innovations with respect to climate change: impacts, opportunities and adaptation. It ...
Adapting to Climate Change: Natural Resource Management and
... advance of climate change, to prepare for and minimise its potential impacts. Such actions can aim at enhancing the buffering capacities of natural systems in the face of climate extremes. In assessing the economic efficiency of alternative adaptation strategies, analysts distinguish between ‘no-reg ...
... advance of climate change, to prepare for and minimise its potential impacts. Such actions can aim at enhancing the buffering capacities of natural systems in the face of climate extremes. In assessing the economic efficiency of alternative adaptation strategies, analysts distinguish between ‘no-reg ...
How do human CO2 emissions compare to natural CO2 emissions?
... Figure 7.3, IPCC AR4). But consider what happens when more CO2 is released from outside of the natural carbon cycle – by burning fossil fuels. Although our output of 29 gigatons of CO2 is tiny compared to the 750 gigatons moving through the carbon cycle each year, it adds up because the land and oce ...
... Figure 7.3, IPCC AR4). But consider what happens when more CO2 is released from outside of the natural carbon cycle – by burning fossil fuels. Although our output of 29 gigatons of CO2 is tiny compared to the 750 gigatons moving through the carbon cycle each year, it adds up because the land and oce ...
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... composition. In the top- and bottom-most samples less than 20 head capsules were recovered and they were combined with adjoining intervals to achieve appropriate count sizes. The dry sediment weight used in head capsule isolation ranged from 0.2-2.0 g, reflecting the variable head capsule concentrat ...
... composition. In the top- and bottom-most samples less than 20 head capsules were recovered and they were combined with adjoining intervals to achieve appropriate count sizes. The dry sediment weight used in head capsule isolation ranged from 0.2-2.0 g, reflecting the variable head capsule concentrat ...
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.