Environmentally induced migration and displacement: a
... The report argues for the development of inclusive definitions of environmentally induced migration and environmental migrants/displaced persons, taking into account the full range of human mobility caused by environmental factors, the length of displacement and possibility to return. New concepts s ...
... The report argues for the development of inclusive definitions of environmentally induced migration and environmental migrants/displaced persons, taking into account the full range of human mobility caused by environmental factors, the length of displacement and possibility to return. New concepts s ...
Forests and Climate Change in Latin America: Linking Adaptation
... conservation and sustainable management of ecosystems and their services can generate multiple socio-ecological benefits and promote long-term approaches to climate change adaptation [31]. Under the UNFCCC, least-developed countries are required to produce a National Adaptation Programme of Action ( ...
... conservation and sustainable management of ecosystems and their services can generate multiple socio-ecological benefits and promote long-term approaches to climate change adaptation [31]. Under the UNFCCC, least-developed countries are required to produce a National Adaptation Programme of Action ( ...
Working Paper 235 - Watkiss and Cimato (opens in new window)
... these methods, which can capture core concepts of decision making under uncertainty while maintaining a degree of economic rigour. An analysis of the IDRC portfolio and other literature provides some case studies of these. Future work to advance and to demonstrate these light-touch approaches is nee ...
... these methods, which can capture core concepts of decision making under uncertainty while maintaining a degree of economic rigour. An analysis of the IDRC portfolio and other literature provides some case studies of these. Future work to advance and to demonstrate these light-touch approaches is nee ...
Overview of biodiversity finance mechanisms
... Payments for ecosystem services Biodiversity offsets Markets for green products Biodiversity in climate change funding (e.g. REDD+) Biodiversity in international development finance ...
... Payments for ecosystem services Biodiversity offsets Markets for green products Biodiversity in climate change funding (e.g. REDD+) Biodiversity in international development finance ...
Climate and Human-Related Drivers of Biodiversity Decline
... The world is on the brink of a confounding crisis, which is brought about by a cumulating cascade of factors such as rapid changes in our natural climatic conditions, environmental degradation brought about by unsustainable production and consumption practices, depletion of environmental and biologi ...
... The world is on the brink of a confounding crisis, which is brought about by a cumulating cascade of factors such as rapid changes in our natural climatic conditions, environmental degradation brought about by unsustainable production and consumption practices, depletion of environmental and biologi ...
SECOND-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 24 Do Not Cite
... sea-levels. Widespread damage to coral reefs correlated with episodes of high sea-surface temperature has been reported in recent decades and there is high confidence that such damage will increase during the 21st century as a result of both warming and ocean acidification. Multiple stresses caused ...
... sea-levels. Widespread damage to coral reefs correlated with episodes of high sea-surface temperature has been reported in recent decades and there is high confidence that such damage will increase during the 21st century as a result of both warming and ocean acidification. Multiple stresses caused ...
GHG Market Sentiment Survey 2015
... mechanism could stimulate private investment in green infrastructure while there was demand for the credits generated.” But have these markets delivered meaningful emissions reductions to date? The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) stimulated low-carbon investment in developing countries. There has ...
... mechanism could stimulate private investment in green infrastructure while there was demand for the credits generated.” But have these markets delivered meaningful emissions reductions to date? The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) stimulated low-carbon investment in developing countries. There has ...
The Pacific Experience in Developing Policy and Legislation on
... of doing so to reduce more effectively the risks to sustainable national development from multiple hazards or phenomena. An integrated approach takes into account the existing national and regional capacities to address these disaster and climate change concerns overlapping through common factors of ...
... of doing so to reduce more effectively the risks to sustainable national development from multiple hazards or phenomena. An integrated approach takes into account the existing national and regional capacities to address these disaster and climate change concerns overlapping through common factors of ...
Microsoft Word
... CASE STUDY: Global Warming – the forest from the trees 3. Measuring the daily maximum and minimum air temperature. Air temperatures over land are usually measured at a height of between 1.2 and 2.0 m above ground in a Stevenson Screen. Liquid-in-glass thermometers are the traditional instruments us ...
... CASE STUDY: Global Warming – the forest from the trees 3. Measuring the daily maximum and minimum air temperature. Air temperatures over land are usually measured at a height of between 1.2 and 2.0 m above ground in a Stevenson Screen. Liquid-in-glass thermometers are the traditional instruments us ...
Depletion of fossil fuels and anthropogenic climate change—A review
... production of fossil fuels, the principal CO2 emission source. Meanwhile, fossil fuel depletion has also been identified as a future challenge. This chapter reviews the connection between these two issues and concludes that limits to availability of fossil fuels will set a limit for mankind’s ability ...
... production of fossil fuels, the principal CO2 emission source. Meanwhile, fossil fuel depletion has also been identified as a future challenge. This chapter reviews the connection between these two issues and concludes that limits to availability of fossil fuels will set a limit for mankind’s ability ...
Institutionalizing delay
... that are opposed to the objectives of social movements. Counter-movements are “networks of individuals and organizations that share many of the same objects of concern as the social movements that they oppose. They make competing claims on the state on matters of policy and politics and vie for atte ...
... that are opposed to the objectives of social movements. Counter-movements are “networks of individuals and organizations that share many of the same objects of concern as the social movements that they oppose. They make competing claims on the state on matters of policy and politics and vie for atte ...
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... RIVERTWIN-Neckar make medium-term projections of climateinduced changes in agricultural yield, whereas ACCELERATES and ATEAM offer a long-term projection with a reasonable level of detail. In SEAMLESS, climate change scenarios are intended to be implemented at a later stage. Most of the current impa ...
... RIVERTWIN-Neckar make medium-term projections of climateinduced changes in agricultural yield, whereas ACCELERATES and ATEAM offer a long-term projection with a reasonable level of detail. In SEAMLESS, climate change scenarios are intended to be implemented at a later stage. Most of the current impa ...
Injection of CO 2
... consequences, feasibility, and other issues. Now that I have attended some workshops on this issue and taken part in many discussions as a part of writing the US National Academy Sciences' "America's Climate Choices," I believe that science is only one component of this issue- other considerations s ...
... consequences, feasibility, and other issues. Now that I have attended some workshops on this issue and taken part in many discussions as a part of writing the US National Academy Sciences' "America's Climate Choices," I believe that science is only one component of this issue- other considerations s ...
Marine Biodiversity and Resources
... Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere due to human activities are driving changes in global climate. Climate change will lead to ocean warming, changes in ocean currents, increased intensity of storm events, and changed ocean chemistry associated with increased CO2 uptake. ...
... Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere due to human activities are driving changes in global climate. Climate change will lead to ocean warming, changes in ocean currents, increased intensity of storm events, and changed ocean chemistry associated with increased CO2 uptake. ...
On Welfare Frameworks and Catastrophic Climate Risks
... This paper provides a critical analysis of Weitzman’s dismal theorem, and the by now sizeable literature that comments on its content and interpretation. While the mathematical result Weitzman obtains (described in detail in Section 2) is beyond reproach, the assumptions upon which it is based are c ...
... This paper provides a critical analysis of Weitzman’s dismal theorem, and the by now sizeable literature that comments on its content and interpretation. While the mathematical result Weitzman obtains (described in detail in Section 2) is beyond reproach, the assumptions upon which it is based are c ...
(condensed)(large file! 10Mb) - Department of Physics and Astronomy
... pipeline.’ Yet, the magnitude of documented warming to date is comparatively small, about 0.6°C....Thus, there has been little motivation today to resort to a major effort to reduce global CO2 emissions. “On the other hand, delaying major CO2 emissions reductions until substantial climate warming oc ...
... pipeline.’ Yet, the magnitude of documented warming to date is comparatively small, about 0.6°C....Thus, there has been little motivation today to resort to a major effort to reduce global CO2 emissions. “On the other hand, delaying major CO2 emissions reductions until substantial climate warming oc ...
Chapter 18 (HLTH-3): Abiotic Factors
... in the sensitive soils under spruce-fir forests. Conversely, in an oak-pine forest in the North Carolina Piedmont, Johnson and others (1995) predict that forest floor nutrient contents will be virtually unaffected by a 50percent reduction in sulfur deposition over the next 20 years. Effects of acid ...
... in the sensitive soils under spruce-fir forests. Conversely, in an oak-pine forest in the North Carolina Piedmont, Johnson and others (1995) predict that forest floor nutrient contents will be virtually unaffected by a 50percent reduction in sulfur deposition over the next 20 years. Effects of acid ...
Effect of climate change on rice yield at Kharagpur, West... Tanmoyee Bhattacharya , Dr. R.K Panda
... The general statistical features of temperature from June-December are given in Table1. Standard deviation (represented by the symbol sigma, σ) shows how much variation or dispersion exists from the average or expected value. A low standard deviation indicates that the data points tend to be very cl ...
... The general statistical features of temperature from June-December are given in Table1. Standard deviation (represented by the symbol sigma, σ) shows how much variation or dispersion exists from the average or expected value. A low standard deviation indicates that the data points tend to be very cl ...
A Situation Analysis of Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives in
... bureaucracy, and local government institutions can be strengthened by engaging leading experts on climate change from the nongovernment sector. Build the capacity of local organizations on climate change: Local institutions, working especially in highly vulnerable areas, should be provided support t ...
... bureaucracy, and local government institutions can be strengthened by engaging leading experts on climate change from the nongovernment sector. Build the capacity of local organizations on climate change: Local institutions, working especially in highly vulnerable areas, should be provided support t ...
Scientific American - CMC Research Institutes
... • Value of CCS for EOR ~$20/ton (perhaps up to $30/ton) • Cost of producing CO2 from a power plant (not avoided cost) >$50/ton • Some CO2 sources are much lower costs, like gas processing, ammonia production, ethanol plants – these have better chance of being economical today Howard Herzog ...
... • Value of CCS for EOR ~$20/ton (perhaps up to $30/ton) • Cost of producing CO2 from a power plant (not avoided cost) >$50/ton • Some CO2 sources are much lower costs, like gas processing, ammonia production, ethanol plants – these have better chance of being economical today Howard Herzog ...
Role of volcanic forcing on future global carbon cycle
... important element for the future model projections (Meehl et al., 2007). For the reasons mentioned above, it is therefore necessary to better understand the role of potential future volcanic forcings on the global carbon cycle to better interpret any uncertainties associated with future climate and ...
... important element for the future model projections (Meehl et al., 2007). For the reasons mentioned above, it is therefore necessary to better understand the role of potential future volcanic forcings on the global carbon cycle to better interpret any uncertainties associated with future climate and ...