LOCAL INSTITUTIONS IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
... Initiative (AHI) have shown that rural communities in East Africa are highly inequitable and differentiated. The differentiation is mostly socio-cultural and economic, leading to unequal access to, and control over land and other resources between people of different economic and social groups. Most ...
... Initiative (AHI) have shown that rural communities in East Africa are highly inequitable and differentiated. The differentiation is mostly socio-cultural and economic, leading to unequal access to, and control over land and other resources between people of different economic and social groups. Most ...
Waterborne transport, ports and waterways: A review of
... The navigation community should work with the climate researchers to incorporate and to understand the propagation of uncertainty from greenhouse gas forcing, through climatological variables, to navigation related variables (Figure 2.2, top) when considering impacts, responses, vulnerabilities, and ...
... The navigation community should work with the climate researchers to incorporate and to understand the propagation of uncertainty from greenhouse gas forcing, through climatological variables, to navigation related variables (Figure 2.2, top) when considering impacts, responses, vulnerabilities, and ...
as a PDF
... Gendered division of labor during and after disasters show overrepresentation of women. This is usually most apparent in agriculture and among informal settlers. In agriculture-based households, the indepth interviews indicated that although husbands and sons also tend to contribute more work in pro ...
... Gendered division of labor during and after disasters show overrepresentation of women. This is usually most apparent in agriculture and among informal settlers. In agriculture-based households, the indepth interviews indicated that although husbands and sons also tend to contribute more work in pro ...
The impact of global warming on the tropical Pacific and El Niño
... The simplest way of describing the vertical overturning of the tropical atmosphere is in terms of the zonally symmetric Hadley Circulation and the zonally-asymmetric Pacific Walker circulation (shown schematically in figure 2). Because of the reduction in the vertical circulation expected as global ...
... The simplest way of describing the vertical overturning of the tropical atmosphere is in terms of the zonally symmetric Hadley Circulation and the zonally-asymmetric Pacific Walker circulation (shown schematically in figure 2). Because of the reduction in the vertical circulation expected as global ...
planned relocations, disasters and climate change
... climate change forces people to leave or how to differentiate those who are displaced by the effects of climate change and other environmental/economic reasons. The Peninsula Principles were developed as part of a multi-year project by Displacement Solutions to provide a comprehensive normative fram ...
... climate change forces people to leave or how to differentiate those who are displaced by the effects of climate change and other environmental/economic reasons. The Peninsula Principles were developed as part of a multi-year project by Displacement Solutions to provide a comprehensive normative fram ...
Rapporteurs Report (RapporteurReport2012)
... impacts against the predicted climate variations from the national and international climate models for various aspects in Malaysia, such as the agriculture, human health, economy, energy and human settlement. Such study requires the establishment of the assessment tools in order to identify the rig ...
... impacts against the predicted climate variations from the national and international climate models for various aspects in Malaysia, such as the agriculture, human health, economy, energy and human settlement. Such study requires the establishment of the assessment tools in order to identify the rig ...
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... chemistry is just one of the sciences to understand the (chemical) processes in the atmosphere (see above for definition of atmospheric chemistry). Antoine Lavoisier, who revolutionized the science of chemistry in the eighteenth century and replaced the mythical “phlogiston” with the term and conce ...
... chemistry is just one of the sciences to understand the (chemical) processes in the atmosphere (see above for definition of atmospheric chemistry). Antoine Lavoisier, who revolutionized the science of chemistry in the eighteenth century and replaced the mythical “phlogiston” with the term and conce ...
NRDC: Temperatures Rising: Global Warming Turns up the Heat on
... problems; skin disease; or psychiatric problems. Other factors associated with increased heat risk include social isolation, use of drugs, and taking medications to treat depression, high blood pressure, or insomnia. Very young children are also especially susceptible during heat waves.12 And many s ...
... problems; skin disease; or psychiatric problems. Other factors associated with increased heat risk include social isolation, use of drugs, and taking medications to treat depression, high blood pressure, or insomnia. Very young children are also especially susceptible during heat waves.12 And many s ...
Complex Value Choices at the Environment
... the oil and dispersants to ecosystems and humans will only become clearer over decades." Hydraulic fracturing does not take place at such extreme depths and has existed for some time, but its rapid expansion due to developments in horizontal drilling technology creates difficult questions around ris ...
... the oil and dispersants to ecosystems and humans will only become clearer over decades." Hydraulic fracturing does not take place at such extreme depths and has existed for some time, but its rapid expansion due to developments in horizontal drilling technology creates difficult questions around ris ...
HFC air-conditioners
... radiative forcing that would result from the emissions of one kilogram of a greenhouse gas to the emission of one kilogram of carbon dioxide over a period of time (taking into account both warming potential of each molecule of a gas, and its atmospheric lifetime, which explains how long the gas will ...
... radiative forcing that would result from the emissions of one kilogram of a greenhouse gas to the emission of one kilogram of carbon dioxide over a period of time (taking into account both warming potential of each molecule of a gas, and its atmospheric lifetime, which explains how long the gas will ...
1AC - HawkDebate
... has the ability to reverse this trend and lessen the blow to all consumers. ¶ Take the shale gas boom for example. Increasing access to private and state lands and sound state regulatory programs have boosted production of natural gas and led to a significant lowering of prices. IHS CERA predicted t ...
... has the ability to reverse this trend and lessen the blow to all consumers. ¶ Take the shale gas boom for example. Increasing access to private and state lands and sound state regulatory programs have boosted production of natural gas and led to a significant lowering of prices. IHS CERA predicted t ...
Economic Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts on Ground
... frequency of extreme weather events and sea level rise directly damage transportation infrastructure and negatively affect vehicle operations, which cause reduction in asset value. On the other hand, because of increased frequency of extreme weather events and greater magnitude of temperature/precip ...
... frequency of extreme weather events and sea level rise directly damage transportation infrastructure and negatively affect vehicle operations, which cause reduction in asset value. On the other hand, because of increased frequency of extreme weather events and greater magnitude of temperature/precip ...
A probabilistic analysis of human influence on
... average monthly temperatures exceeding the 20th century average for each corresponding month resulting in a total of 346 months. Such a fact would seem to strongly support the hypothesis that global warming is occurring, but the question remains: how strong is this evidence (Bowman et al., 2010)? Ev ...
... average monthly temperatures exceeding the 20th century average for each corresponding month resulting in a total of 346 months. Such a fact would seem to strongly support the hypothesis that global warming is occurring, but the question remains: how strong is this evidence (Bowman et al., 2010)? Ev ...
Report on Greenpeace NZ Campaign to Raise
... and worldwide oil industry in particular would not be keen to see a downturn in fossil fuel usage. Oil provides 40% to 43% of all energy used by the world. Oil and coal each account for 40% of global warming emissions from fossil fuels worldwide. Current reserves of oil alone are more than enough to ...
... and worldwide oil industry in particular would not be keen to see a downturn in fossil fuel usage. Oil provides 40% to 43% of all energy used by the world. Oil and coal each account for 40% of global warming emissions from fossil fuels worldwide. Current reserves of oil alone are more than enough to ...
Zaugg summary - Climate Shift
... preferred frames were late reflected in the statements Obama later released when justifying his decision to cancel the pipeline's construction. In his conclusion Hestres cites areas of future study, such as the research into the alternate frames that are most likely to activate consensus and action ...
... preferred frames were late reflected in the statements Obama later released when justifying his decision to cancel the pipeline's construction. In his conclusion Hestres cites areas of future study, such as the research into the alternate frames that are most likely to activate consensus and action ...
PDF, 176 KB - Global Change System for Analysis, Research and
... surveys and field reports. While composite indices and other methods of aggregation or disaggregation capture the multi-dimensionality of vulnerability in a comprehensible form, they are still unable to capture the direct linkages between local, national, and global processes (Dow 1992; Wilbanks and ...
... surveys and field reports. While composite indices and other methods of aggregation or disaggregation capture the multi-dimensionality of vulnerability in a comprehensible form, they are still unable to capture the direct linkages between local, national, and global processes (Dow 1992; Wilbanks and ...
website and book lists
... Climate and Energy Crises Short Web and Book List With global warming visibly happening now, not in the distant future, notably with the tipping point crisis of Arctic sea ice, coal power plants have become a policy battleground. With conventional oil plateauing starting in 2005, and world fuel supp ...
... Climate and Energy Crises Short Web and Book List With global warming visibly happening now, not in the distant future, notably with the tipping point crisis of Arctic sea ice, coal power plants have become a policy battleground. With conventional oil plateauing starting in 2005, and world fuel supp ...
Climate Change Adaptation in the Water Sector
... In order to tackle this future challenge, immediate and imperative actions are required as IPCC scientists still consider the climate change phenomena in its inertia stage but could grow out of control if not seriously addressed. With 385 parts per million (ppm) by volume in the Earth's atmosphere i ...
... In order to tackle this future challenge, immediate and imperative actions are required as IPCC scientists still consider the climate change phenomena in its inertia stage but could grow out of control if not seriously addressed. With 385 parts per million (ppm) by volume in the Earth's atmosphere i ...
twelve things we´ve learned on the road to paris
... In July 2014, the International Council for Science launched Road to Paris, an experiment by the scientific community to create an independent media project around climate change and sustainable development. Looking ahead at the pivotal year of 2015 that was to bring new international political agre ...
... In July 2014, the International Council for Science launched Road to Paris, an experiment by the scientific community to create an independent media project around climate change and sustainable development. Looking ahead at the pivotal year of 2015 that was to bring new international political agre ...
Zomer, R. - Third Pole Environment
... HKH Transect Vision: • A framework for regionally cooperative effort to facilitate and build capacity for, and establish long-term environmental monitoring and ecological research, and associated institutional networks, across the HKH, • Spatially delineate a geographic sampling frame to encourage ...
... HKH Transect Vision: • A framework for regionally cooperative effort to facilitate and build capacity for, and establish long-term environmental monitoring and ecological research, and associated institutional networks, across the HKH, • Spatially delineate a geographic sampling frame to encourage ...
Rising Temperatures and Rising Seas
... The attention of climate scientists is turning to the melting ice sheets of Greenland and West Antarctica. If we cannot cut carbon emissions quickly enough to save these, then sea level will rise 12 meters (39 feet). Many of the world’s coastal cities ...
... The attention of climate scientists is turning to the melting ice sheets of Greenland and West Antarctica. If we cannot cut carbon emissions quickly enough to save these, then sea level will rise 12 meters (39 feet). Many of the world’s coastal cities ...
Carbon and the Anthropocene
... rate of change are so great that the epoch since the start of the industrial revolution is often called the ‘Anthropocene’ to distinguish it from the preceding Holocene (starting about 12 000 BP). In the Anthropocene, human activities are significantly modifying the great natural cycles of carbon, w ...
... rate of change are so great that the epoch since the start of the industrial revolution is often called the ‘Anthropocene’ to distinguish it from the preceding Holocene (starting about 12 000 BP). In the Anthropocene, human activities are significantly modifying the great natural cycles of carbon, w ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Natural Disasters
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a special report on extreme events and disasters in 2012 (IPCC SREX). In this report, IPCC assessed the impact of climate change on extreme events and the consequences of these events for the society and the environment as well as the imp ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a special report on extreme events and disasters in 2012 (IPCC SREX). In this report, IPCC assessed the impact of climate change on extreme events and the consequences of these events for the society and the environment as well as the imp ...
Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability in the Eastern Himalayas
... few resources for meeting the challenges of developing the detailed scientific knowledge needed to assess the current situation or make projections of the likely impacts of climate change. Supported by the MacArthur Foundation, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) un ...
... few resources for meeting the challenges of developing the detailed scientific knowledge needed to assess the current situation or make projections of the likely impacts of climate change. Supported by the MacArthur Foundation, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) un ...