Population Engineering and the Fight against Climate Change
... Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in Earth’s atmosphere are raising mean surface temperatures and altering our climate. These changes already imperil human well-being and will only get worse without intervention. The most frequently cited harms of climate change include those asso ...
... Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in Earth’s atmosphere are raising mean surface temperatures and altering our climate. These changes already imperil human well-being and will only get worse without intervention. The most frequently cited harms of climate change include those asso ...
Cost Benefit Analysis Tool and Guidance
... benefits of a proposal or range of options. For periodization purposes, a policy analyst using CBA would select the best option amongst them – i.e. the one with the greatest benefits compared to costs. As long as benefits exceed the costs, the policy change or option is justified and allows resource ...
... benefits of a proposal or range of options. For periodization purposes, a policy analyst using CBA would select the best option amongst them – i.e. the one with the greatest benefits compared to costs. As long as benefits exceed the costs, the policy change or option is justified and allows resource ...
Introduction to Integrated Environment Assessment Models
... • Diverse socio-economic scenarios • Macro and micro-economies • Local and regional boundaries • Short and long time horizons • Local and global environmental concerns • Rural and urban perspectives • Regional emissions and impact assessment • Probability and Decision under uncertainty • Technology ...
... • Diverse socio-economic scenarios • Macro and micro-economies • Local and regional boundaries • Short and long time horizons • Local and global environmental concerns • Rural and urban perspectives • Regional emissions and impact assessment • Probability and Decision under uncertainty • Technology ...
Climate change, wine, and conservation
... will also show a decrease in available water discharge ranging between 20% and 30% by 2050 (30, 31). The increasing demand on water resources will place Chile’s freshwater ecosystems at risk. Western North America has the greatest area of increasing ecological footprint, especially in the Rocky Moun ...
... will also show a decrease in available water discharge ranging between 20% and 30% by 2050 (30, 31). The increasing demand on water resources will place Chile’s freshwater ecosystems at risk. Western North America has the greatest area of increasing ecological footprint, especially in the Rocky Moun ...
Why recognising variability and scale matters for t
... patterns in each part. Through NDVI analysis, we found that due to the control of monsoon climate and geological structure, the temperature, precipitation and the vegetation are characterizing of zonality in Mongolia Plateau, consistent with the field study data calculated in the MP in 2013. Non-veg ...
... patterns in each part. Through NDVI analysis, we found that due to the control of monsoon climate and geological structure, the temperature, precipitation and the vegetation are characterizing of zonality in Mongolia Plateau, consistent with the field study data calculated in the MP in 2013. Non-veg ...
Climate Thermodynamics
... ‘‘characteristic emission level/altitude’’ to a higher level at lower temperature caused by less radiation escaping to space from lower levels by increasing absorption by CO2 . In this argument the outgoing radiation is connected to a lapse rate (decrease of temperature with increasing altitude) su ...
... ‘‘characteristic emission level/altitude’’ to a higher level at lower temperature caused by less radiation escaping to space from lower levels by increasing absorption by CO2 . In this argument the outgoing radiation is connected to a lapse rate (decrease of temperature with increasing altitude) su ...
Africa Talks Climate
... The stark impacts of changing rainfall patterns on Africa are manifest. A more powerful hydrological cycle will bring other challenges, including flooding. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says that “by the 2080s, many millions more people than today are projected to experience f ...
... The stark impacts of changing rainfall patterns on Africa are manifest. A more powerful hydrological cycle will bring other challenges, including flooding. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says that “by the 2080s, many millions more people than today are projected to experience f ...
Recommendations for Animal-Friendly and Sustainable Agriculture
... Indeed, improved animal welfare can support rural livelihoods and food security, benefiting both the people and animals.1 Climate change is already endangering animals and communities around the globe. Diseases are more frequently emerging and spreading to new areas; rising air and sea temperatures ...
... Indeed, improved animal welfare can support rural livelihoods and food security, benefiting both the people and animals.1 Climate change is already endangering animals and communities around the globe. Diseases are more frequently emerging and spreading to new areas; rising air and sea temperatures ...
Impacts of Chinese reactive nitrogen on climate change
... In this study, the GTP is used as the common metric to assess and inter-compare the climate impacts of Nr compounds. The quantified results of GTP for climate forces E1-E6 ...
... In this study, the GTP is used as the common metric to assess and inter-compare the climate impacts of Nr compounds. The quantified results of GTP for climate forces E1-E6 ...
Jessica Ayers - Initiative on Climate Adaptation Research and
... therefore based on a different framing of ‘risk’ that acknowledges the interaction between local drivers of vulnerability and climate impacts; as well as the associated factors of culture and social organisation that would facilitate or inhibit adaptations. Some observers have therefore called for a ...
... therefore based on a different framing of ‘risk’ that acknowledges the interaction between local drivers of vulnerability and climate impacts; as well as the associated factors of culture and social organisation that would facilitate or inhibit adaptations. Some observers have therefore called for a ...
Uncertainties of Climate Observation Data and Simulation Modelling
... emphasizes that in the years to come, efforts will be undertaken in three directions: 1) coordination of strategies of global observations; 2) provision of the pure, stable and efficient use of energy; 3) provision of stable agricultural production and biodiversity. In the context of climate problem ...
... emphasizes that in the years to come, efforts will be undertaken in three directions: 1) coordination of strategies of global observations; 2) provision of the pure, stable and efficient use of energy; 3) provision of stable agricultural production and biodiversity. In the context of climate problem ...
Word format - Australian Human Rights Commission
... The modern human rights system is founded in international law. It traces back to, and is based upon the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948.6 The human rights enshrined in the UDHR have been further articul ...
... The modern human rights system is founded in international law. It traces back to, and is based upon the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948.6 The human rights enshrined in the UDHR have been further articul ...
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... Our planet is heating up. Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, and extreme weather events like droughts, cyclones and floods are becoming more common. All of these events have two things in common: 1. they have the worst effect on the world’s poorest people, many of whom work as farmers, and ...
... Our planet is heating up. Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, and extreme weather events like droughts, cyclones and floods are becoming more common. All of these events have two things in common: 1. they have the worst effect on the world’s poorest people, many of whom work as farmers, and ...
flood risk in liege area
... higher in the central part of the Meuse basin compared to the upper and lower parts. This results from the narrower shape of the valley as the river crosses the Ardennes massif close to the French-Belgian border and in most of the Belgian part of the Meuse. The hydraulic modelling results were subse ...
... higher in the central part of the Meuse basin compared to the upper and lower parts. This results from the narrower shape of the valley as the river crosses the Ardennes massif close to the French-Belgian border and in most of the Belgian part of the Meuse. The hydraulic modelling results were subse ...
A Modelling Study on the Variability of Global Storm Activity on Time
... which is lacking in the pre-industrial period in H2. Since during the industrially influenced period the GHG concentrations first have to increase until they reach present day conditions, the increase simulated for the most recent past has not yet an effect on the time mean. Finally, we analyze the ...
... which is lacking in the pre-industrial period in H2. Since during the industrially influenced period the GHG concentrations first have to increase until they reach present day conditions, the increase simulated for the most recent past has not yet an effect on the time mean. Finally, we analyze the ...
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... on which this report is based, has undoubtedly been the Paris Climate Summit. The IKI did its part to ensure that the international community was able to reach a breakthrough agreement. It offered advisory services far in advance of the crucial days of negotiation in November and December 2015: alre ...
... on which this report is based, has undoubtedly been the Paris Climate Summit. The IKI did its part to ensure that the international community was able to reach a breakthrough agreement. It offered advisory services far in advance of the crucial days of negotiation in November and December 2015: alre ...
REVIEW OF AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE TAX SYSTEM NFF SUBMISSION
... resources including dealing with climate change. The NFF has continued to emphasise that an effective stewardship programme is fundamental to changing the current regulation based natural resource management approach to a market-driven approach based on incentives. Farmers currently provide, either ...
... resources including dealing with climate change. The NFF has continued to emphasise that an effective stewardship programme is fundamental to changing the current regulation based natural resource management approach to a market-driven approach based on incentives. Farmers currently provide, either ...
Origin of agriculture and domestication of plants and animals linked
... process of reciprocation, by which animal and plant species come to depend on humans for survival, while providing humans with numerous benefits in turn. The process of domestication has been markedly important for spatial expansion and population increase of humans during the Holocene. Domesticated ...
... process of reciprocation, by which animal and plant species come to depend on humans for survival, while providing humans with numerous benefits in turn. The process of domestication has been markedly important for spatial expansion and population increase of humans during the Holocene. Domesticated ...
Observed climate - Climatic Research Unit
... The Mediterranean coast is highly vulnerable to variations in sea level. Rising sea level increases the likelihood of storm surges, landward intrusion of salt water and endangers coastal ecosystems and wetlands. Decreasing sea level may impact port operations and coastal structures performance. This ...
... The Mediterranean coast is highly vulnerable to variations in sea level. Rising sea level increases the likelihood of storm surges, landward intrusion of salt water and endangers coastal ecosystems and wetlands. Decreasing sea level may impact port operations and coastal structures performance. This ...
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... World Food Programme concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products in this publication does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended ...
... World Food Programme concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products in this publication does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended ...
Changing Shades of Green: The environmental and cultural impacts
... and the speed with which those policy changes are adopted. It will depend, as well, on changes indi viduals make in their energy consumption, and the speed at which those changes are embraced. ...
... and the speed with which those policy changes are adopted. It will depend, as well, on changes indi viduals make in their energy consumption, and the speed at which those changes are embraced. ...
Paris Agreement and Marrakech Climate Conference
... Agreement was reached in Paris on 12 December 2015 on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol that will apply to all signatory states, not just developed countries. Prior to the conference, countries published Intended NDCs for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. This was a bottom-up approach, with ...
... Agreement was reached in Paris on 12 December 2015 on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol that will apply to all signatory states, not just developed countries. Prior to the conference, countries published Intended NDCs for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. This was a bottom-up approach, with ...
Climate Change and Hunger - Responding to the Challenge
... World Food Programme concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products in this publication does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended ...
... World Food Programme concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products in this publication does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended ...
Desertification: a security threat?
... arid areas. In 2003, NATO organised a workshop in Valencia on the same subject. Experts came up with the conclusion that migration into cities or onto marginal lands accelerate the impoverishment of natural resources and the inhabitants of drylands, which could lead to persistent upheaval or further ...
... arid areas. In 2003, NATO organised a workshop in Valencia on the same subject. Experts came up with the conclusion that migration into cities or onto marginal lands accelerate the impoverishment of natural resources and the inhabitants of drylands, which could lead to persistent upheaval or further ...