Using climate information for drought planning
... short and long term. Proactive planning also enables a more coordinated and rapid response when an event does occur — as with other natural disasters for which comprehensive planning is more common. Comprehensive drought risk management includes the development of monitoring, mitigation, and respons ...
... short and long term. Proactive planning also enables a more coordinated and rapid response when an event does occur — as with other natural disasters for which comprehensive planning is more common. Comprehensive drought risk management includes the development of monitoring, mitigation, and respons ...
Climate Policy Integration, Coherence, and Governance
... Based on this definition, we used criteria to assess the degree of policy integration as follows: • The first criterion is the inclusion of integrated climate change aspects. Some degree of inclusion is a prerequisite for the other criteria utilised. When integrating a policy, it is essential that ...
... Based on this definition, we used criteria to assess the degree of policy integration as follows: • The first criterion is the inclusion of integrated climate change aspects. Some degree of inclusion is a prerequisite for the other criteria utilised. When integrating a policy, it is essential that ...
AMERICAN CLIMATE VALUES 2014 insights by racial
... If we seek to make climate solutions a national priority, it’s time we recognize the true meaning of “national.” For too long, important communities have not been well included in the climate change dialogue or the design of climate solutions. Climate change is coming once again to the forefront of ...
... If we seek to make climate solutions a national priority, it’s time we recognize the true meaning of “national.” For too long, important communities have not been well included in the climate change dialogue or the design of climate solutions. Climate change is coming once again to the forefront of ...
Why Regulation of Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act`s
... – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Press Release “Someday, our children, and our children’s children, will look at us in the eye and they'll ask us, did we do all that we could when we had the chance to deal with this problem and leave them a cleaner, safer, more stable world?”2 – Pr ...
... – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Press Release “Someday, our children, and our children’s children, will look at us in the eye and they'll ask us, did we do all that we could when we had the chance to deal with this problem and leave them a cleaner, safer, more stable world?”2 – Pr ...
Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability
... predominantly been on strategies to reduce greenhouse emissions. There has been, in many countries and in the international negotiations on climate change, an unwillingness to devote serious attention to adaptation strategies. Some level of climate change is inevitable irrespective of emission reduc ...
... predominantly been on strategies to reduce greenhouse emissions. There has been, in many countries and in the international negotiations on climate change, an unwillingness to devote serious attention to adaptation strategies. Some level of climate change is inevitable irrespective of emission reduc ...
the effects of climate stability on northern temperate forests
... 2012), and areas of Paleogene and Neogene biomes showed better correlation to tree species richness than area of modern biomes when climate effect was controlled (Fine and Ree, 2006) . Quaternary climate and phylogenetic structure of temperate forests The Quaternary Period is marked by glacial-inte ...
... 2012), and areas of Paleogene and Neogene biomes showed better correlation to tree species richness than area of modern biomes when climate effect was controlled (Fine and Ree, 2006) . Quaternary climate and phylogenetic structure of temperate forests The Quaternary Period is marked by glacial-inte ...
Planning for Climate Change Effects on Coastal Margins
... Socioeconomic pressures to develop and occupy coastal and estuarine margins1 are growing faster than ever, as more New Zealanders clamour to be near the sea – to live, holiday and play. Many of our major urban areas already encroach on harbours or estuaries. Worldwide, over 20% (some 1.2 billion peo ...
... Socioeconomic pressures to develop and occupy coastal and estuarine margins1 are growing faster than ever, as more New Zealanders clamour to be near the sea – to live, holiday and play. Many of our major urban areas already encroach on harbours or estuaries. Worldwide, over 20% (some 1.2 billion peo ...
Tipping elements in the Arctic marine ecosystem Carlos M. Duarte1
... occurs in synergy with other pressures, such as the release of pollutants to the atmosphere. An example of these synergies is the severe Arctic ozone loss during the past decades, which occurred as a result of the combined effect of anthropogenic climate change and the anthropogenic increase in stra ...
... occurs in synergy with other pressures, such as the release of pollutants to the atmosphere. An example of these synergies is the severe Arctic ozone loss during the past decades, which occurred as a result of the combined effect of anthropogenic climate change and the anthropogenic increase in stra ...
World Heritage and Climate Change
... Like other reefs around the world, this global treasure is under threat. An accumulation of decades of harm caused by human activities such as coastal development (including port development, dredging, and dumping of dredge spoil) and water pollution have deteriorated the Great Barrier Reef 22 to th ...
... Like other reefs around the world, this global treasure is under threat. An accumulation of decades of harm caused by human activities such as coastal development (including port development, dredging, and dumping of dredge spoil) and water pollution have deteriorated the Great Barrier Reef 22 to th ...
Looking Backwards, Looking Forward
... climate requirements of specific types of plant communities, the fossil pollen reflects both plant community and climate. Since each slice is also dated, it is also clear when these communities existed and how long a period of time was associated with a forest-type transition, i.e., how slowly or ra ...
... climate requirements of specific types of plant communities, the fossil pollen reflects both plant community and climate. Since each slice is also dated, it is also clear when these communities existed and how long a period of time was associated with a forest-type transition, i.e., how slowly or ra ...
world heritage and climate change
... Like other reefs around the world, this global treasure is under threat. An accumulation of decades of harm caused by human activities such as coastal development (including port development, dredging, and dumping of dredge spoil) and water pollution have deteriorated the Great Barrier Reef 22 to th ...
... Like other reefs around the world, this global treasure is under threat. An accumulation of decades of harm caused by human activities such as coastal development (including port development, dredging, and dumping of dredge spoil) and water pollution have deteriorated the Great Barrier Reef 22 to th ...
Cool Response: The seC & CoRpoRaTe ClimaTe Change RepoRTing SEC Climate Guidance &
... Most comment letters—38—were issued in 2010 following the release of the interpretive guidance. Since then, there has been a significant fall-off in SEC attention to this area. õ Most S&P 500 climate disclosures in 10-Ks are very brief, provide little discussion of material issues, and do not quanti ...
... Most comment letters—38—were issued in 2010 following the release of the interpretive guidance. Since then, there has been a significant fall-off in SEC attention to this area. õ Most S&P 500 climate disclosures in 10-Ks are very brief, provide little discussion of material issues, and do not quanti ...
SADC Policy paper on Climate Change
... scientific community agrees that emission of so-called ‘greenhouse gases’ such as carbon dioxide, contribute to global warming, thus causing the ‘greenhouse effect’, and associated climate change. The SADC region, at 1.3 %, is a minor contributor to global emissions, yet stands to be significantly impa ...
... scientific community agrees that emission of so-called ‘greenhouse gases’ such as carbon dioxide, contribute to global warming, thus causing the ‘greenhouse effect’, and associated climate change. The SADC region, at 1.3 %, is a minor contributor to global emissions, yet stands to be significantly impa ...
Mitigating climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas emissions: the science and economics of future paths for global annual emissions (1 MB) (opens in new window)
... bound for annual emissions in 2020 of 48 Gt CO2e would be more prudent. Further, our analysis suggests that it would now be politically unfeasible and probably prohibitively expensive to reduce annual global emissions to much less than 40 gigatonnes (Gt) of CO2e by 2020 (i.e. close to 1990 levels). ...
... bound for annual emissions in 2020 of 48 Gt CO2e would be more prudent. Further, our analysis suggests that it would now be politically unfeasible and probably prohibitively expensive to reduce annual global emissions to much less than 40 gigatonnes (Gt) of CO2e by 2020 (i.e. close to 1990 levels). ...
Programme 4: Climate Change - Parliamentary Monitoring Group
... Long-term Adaptation Scenarios study initiated Number of climate change response alignment audits carried out on specific sector policies strategies plans and legislation per year Number of flagship programmes facilitated SO: A fair contribution to the global effort to stabilize GHG concentrations i ...
... Long-term Adaptation Scenarios study initiated Number of climate change response alignment audits carried out on specific sector policies strategies plans and legislation per year Number of flagship programmes facilitated SO: A fair contribution to the global effort to stabilize GHG concentrations i ...
The Macroeconomics of Climate Change Final Report, May 2013
... Quality assurance: there has been little work on quality assurance and independent scrutiny; transparency regarding model assumptions and input data is often poor. Unless these issues are resolved current models will not be fit for use in policy decisions. Ways of resolving these issues may be more ...
... Quality assurance: there has been little work on quality assurance and independent scrutiny; transparency regarding model assumptions and input data is often poor. Unless these issues are resolved current models will not be fit for use in policy decisions. Ways of resolving these issues may be more ...
Why Maintaining Tropical Forests Is Essential and Urgent for a Stable Climate
... Forests, climate, climate change, and climate change mitigation are inextricably linked. Natural systems cycle enormous amounts of carbon and, if treated appropriately, could be utilized to remove anthropogenic emissions from the atmosphere. On land, annual carbon fluxes are dominated by forests, wh ...
... Forests, climate, climate change, and climate change mitigation are inextricably linked. Natural systems cycle enormous amounts of carbon and, if treated appropriately, could be utilized to remove anthropogenic emissions from the atmosphere. On land, annual carbon fluxes are dominated by forests, wh ...
Mitigating climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas
... bound for annual emissions in 2020 of 48 Gt CO2e would be more prudent. Further, our analysis suggests that it would now be politically unfeasible and probably prohibitively expensive to reduce annual global emissions to much less than 40 gigatonnes (Gt) of CO2e by 2020 (i.e. close to 1990 levels). ...
... bound for annual emissions in 2020 of 48 Gt CO2e would be more prudent. Further, our analysis suggests that it would now be politically unfeasible and probably prohibitively expensive to reduce annual global emissions to much less than 40 gigatonnes (Gt) of CO2e by 2020 (i.e. close to 1990 levels). ...
Institutionalizing delay
... Accordingly, at the core of social change lie cultural and political disputes to maintain or redefine a field of practice involving a number of organizational actors, including industry organizations and their trade associations, professional bodies, government actors, social movements, and counter- ...
... Accordingly, at the core of social change lie cultural and political disputes to maintain or redefine a field of practice involving a number of organizational actors, including industry organizations and their trade associations, professional bodies, government actors, social movements, and counter- ...
climate variability and change in canada
... peak flows (high confidence), reduction in summer flows (medium confidence) and reduced lake levels and outflows for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence under most scenarios (medium confidence); adaptive responses would offset some, but not all, of the impacts on water users and on aquatic ecosystems (medi ...
... peak flows (high confidence), reduction in summer flows (medium confidence) and reduced lake levels and outflows for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence under most scenarios (medium confidence); adaptive responses would offset some, but not all, of the impacts on water users and on aquatic ecosystems (medi ...
Climate Intervention: Carbon Dioxide Removal and
... response to this request realized that carbon dioxide removal and albedo modification (i.e., modification of the fraction of short-wavelength solar radiation reflected from Earth back into space) have traditionally been lumped together under the term “geoengineering” but are sufficiently different t ...
... response to this request realized that carbon dioxide removal and albedo modification (i.e., modification of the fraction of short-wavelength solar radiation reflected from Earth back into space) have traditionally been lumped together under the term “geoengineering” but are sufficiently different t ...
A New Climate for Conservation: Nature Carbon and Climate
... Forest Ecologist Dr. Jim Pojar, who prepared the report, has extensive professional experience in applied conservation biology, forest ecology, sustainable forest management, ecological land classification, and conservation, with a wealth of field experience throughout British Columbia. The hope is ...
... Forest Ecologist Dr. Jim Pojar, who prepared the report, has extensive professional experience in applied conservation biology, forest ecology, sustainable forest management, ecological land classification, and conservation, with a wealth of field experience throughout British Columbia. The hope is ...
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.