Oxfam Education Session 5: adapting to climate change Age range
... Sahena and her husband are day labourers and tend to their fields to make a living. They are agricultural farmers and make about 50-60 BDT (Bangladesh Taka – less than £0.50) a day for the days they work. There is not enough paid work for them to do every day. Floods have been always been a part of ...
... Sahena and her husband are day labourers and tend to their fields to make a living. They are agricultural farmers and make about 50-60 BDT (Bangladesh Taka – less than £0.50) a day for the days they work. There is not enough paid work for them to do every day. Floods have been always been a part of ...
Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Scientific
... climate change is difficult to identify in the context of major natural cycles, but observed changes are consistent with modelled effects of GHG emissions. Modelling indicates that in future, continued increases in greenhouse gas concentrations will drive more climate change and more extreme weather ...
... climate change is difficult to identify in the context of major natural cycles, but observed changes are consistent with modelled effects of GHG emissions. Modelling indicates that in future, continued increases in greenhouse gas concentrations will drive more climate change and more extreme weather ...
New South Wales Climate Change Policy Framework
... Where there are state-based climate change policies, governments should ensure they are consistent with national legislation, minimise variations between jurisdictions and are only enacted to address clear gaps or unique state circumstances. In relation to energy efficiency measures, these should on ...
... Where there are state-based climate change policies, governments should ensure they are consistent with national legislation, minimise variations between jurisdictions and are only enacted to address clear gaps or unique state circumstances. In relation to energy efficiency measures, these should on ...
The Effects of Climate Change on the Full Enjoyment of Human Rights
... the Covenant has stated that the right to heath extends to “the underlying determinants of health, such as access to safe and potable water and adequate sanitation, an adequate supply of safe food, nutrition and housing, healthy occupational and environmental conditions, and access to health-related ...
... the Covenant has stated that the right to heath extends to “the underlying determinants of health, such as access to safe and potable water and adequate sanitation, an adequate supply of safe food, nutrition and housing, healthy occupational and environmental conditions, and access to health-related ...
PowerPoint **** - UCLA Land Surface Hydrology Research Group
... We used the DHSVM-RBM model to simulate streamflow and stream temperature at 150 m spatial resolution and sub-daily timescale. DHSVM-RBM (Sun et al., 2014) integrates the Distributed Hydrology-Soil-Vegetation Model, a semi-Lagrangian stream temperature model RBM (Yearsley, 2009), and a riparian shad ...
... We used the DHSVM-RBM model to simulate streamflow and stream temperature at 150 m spatial resolution and sub-daily timescale. DHSVM-RBM (Sun et al., 2014) integrates the Distributed Hydrology-Soil-Vegetation Model, a semi-Lagrangian stream temperature model RBM (Yearsley, 2009), and a riparian shad ...
Poverty, Environment and Health Linkages
... Inadequate governance (accountability, planning, financing, organizational capacity, etc.) affecting both access (87%) and water-related diseases (22 death per 100,000 from diarrhea mainly in rural) Poor utility performance (water losses between 30 and 60% and operating cost coverage ratio less ...
... Inadequate governance (accountability, planning, financing, organizational capacity, etc.) affecting both access (87%) and water-related diseases (22 death per 100,000 from diarrhea mainly in rural) Poor utility performance (water losses between 30 and 60% and operating cost coverage ratio less ...
METAP Policy Note
... Inadequate governance (accountability, planning, financing, organizational capacity, etc.) affecting both access (87%) and water-related diseases (22 death per 100,000 from diarrhea mainly in rural) Poor utility performance (water losses between 30 and 60% and operating cost coverage ratio less ...
... Inadequate governance (accountability, planning, financing, organizational capacity, etc.) affecting both access (87%) and water-related diseases (22 death per 100,000 from diarrhea mainly in rural) Poor utility performance (water losses between 30 and 60% and operating cost coverage ratio less ...
Adapting to drought in the Sahel: Lessons for
... capacity to adapt. If so, adaptation in a region as vast and as populous as the Sahel is a global and not only a local concern as it will affect the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. How can a better understanding of this ‘adaptive poverty’ be achieved? 3. The Sahel countries have amo ...
... capacity to adapt. If so, adaptation in a region as vast and as populous as the Sahel is a global and not only a local concern as it will affect the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. How can a better understanding of this ‘adaptive poverty’ be achieved? 3. The Sahel countries have amo ...
Maldives Climate Change Policy Framework
... The Maldives believes that climate change is the 21st Century’s greatest development and security challenge. Climate change threatens the integrity of Earth’s climate system and ecosystems. Negative effects are already taking place and these will gravely undermine our efforts towards sustainable dev ...
... The Maldives believes that climate change is the 21st Century’s greatest development and security challenge. Climate change threatens the integrity of Earth’s climate system and ecosystems. Negative effects are already taking place and these will gravely undermine our efforts towards sustainable dev ...
A brief guide to the current EU programmes (2014
... The Connecting Europe Facility has a total budget of €30bn for: Energy; Transport; Digital. The majority of the funding (€26bn) is for pre-identified strategic transport projects (none in Devon). ...
... The Connecting Europe Facility has a total budget of €30bn for: Energy; Transport; Digital. The majority of the funding (€26bn) is for pre-identified strategic transport projects (none in Devon). ...
Resolution – very draft
... altered in response to the physical parameters of climate change (IPCC 2007, Parmesan 2006). The ability of marine species to adapt to environmental change is largely unknown. A recent study investigated the ability of mammals to evolve with current levels of environmental change associated with cli ...
... altered in response to the physical parameters of climate change (IPCC 2007, Parmesan 2006). The ability of marine species to adapt to environmental change is largely unknown. A recent study investigated the ability of mammals to evolve with current levels of environmental change associated with cli ...
GCSE Humanities Revision Guide Environmental Issues
... projects, cattle ranching and small-scale farming. You could choose any of these as your case study of how they are destroying the ecosystem of the Brazilian rainforest. ...
... projects, cattle ranching and small-scale farming. You could choose any of these as your case study of how they are destroying the ecosystem of the Brazilian rainforest. ...
Chumbe Island Coral Park an Eco-tourism Destination Responding
... The development of coastal tourism infrastructure can both increase the overall vulnerability of a coastline (and other coastal infrastructure) to climate change impacts and be vulnerable to conditions caused by climate change. In tropical areas, threats from coastal tourist development include poll ...
... The development of coastal tourism infrastructure can both increase the overall vulnerability of a coastline (and other coastal infrastructure) to climate change impacts and be vulnerable to conditions caused by climate change. In tropical areas, threats from coastal tourist development include poll ...
Climate Change, Adaptive Strategies and Rural Livelihoods in
... and variability, a situation that is aggravated by the interaction of multiple stresses, occurring at various levels [1,4]. This is partly due to low adaptive capacity and higher reliance on natural resources, such as agricultural land, forests and water which are very sensitive to ...
... and variability, a situation that is aggravated by the interaction of multiple stresses, occurring at various levels [1,4]. This is partly due to low adaptive capacity and higher reliance on natural resources, such as agricultural land, forests and water which are very sensitive to ...
The Energy Act Policy of 2005: A Comprehensive Overview
... • 9/18/07 – Large institutional investors, state AGs, 11 state pension funds, environmental groups • Seeks: “Interpretive guidance clarifying registrants’ obligation under existing regulations to disclose material information concerning the effect of climate change and regulation of greenhouse gas e ...
... • 9/18/07 – Large institutional investors, state AGs, 11 state pension funds, environmental groups • Seeks: “Interpretive guidance clarifying registrants’ obligation under existing regulations to disclose material information concerning the effect of climate change and regulation of greenhouse gas e ...
The impact of future climate change on sweet potato production
... • Sweet potato may be thus viewed as a resilient and reliable food source even in times of adverse weather. ...
... • Sweet potato may be thus viewed as a resilient and reliable food source even in times of adverse weather. ...
Climate change negotiations reconsidered
... to meet its goals—predicted that Canada’s emissions would exceed the Kyoto target by 45% by 2010.6 This prediction may still be close to the mark. Kyoto has failed to get its parties to take substantial action. Participation in the Framework Convention on Climate Change is nearly full (the only non- ...
... to meet its goals—predicted that Canada’s emissions would exceed the Kyoto target by 45% by 2010.6 This prediction may still be close to the mark. Kyoto has failed to get its parties to take substantial action. Participation in the Framework Convention on Climate Change is nearly full (the only non- ...
read a sample chapter
... general. What obstacles are we facing? What solutions have we come up with? The great thing about history happening right now is that it’s all around you. That’s also the not-so-great thing. There are plenty of facts, but we’re so close to them that it’s hard to know what they mean or which ones are ...
... general. What obstacles are we facing? What solutions have we come up with? The great thing about history happening right now is that it’s all around you. That’s also the not-so-great thing. There are plenty of facts, but we’re so close to them that it’s hard to know what they mean or which ones are ...
MS Climate 1AC Jiao-Taori Tournament
... of these ratified the climate deal during the signing ceremony. Now there is every indication the agreement could enter into force this year. Many countries, led by the two biggest emitters, China and the United States, have signaled their intent to ratify by the end of 2016, leaving just four count ...
... of these ratified the climate deal during the signing ceremony. Now there is every indication the agreement could enter into force this year. Many countries, led by the two biggest emitters, China and the United States, have signaled their intent to ratify by the end of 2016, leaving just four count ...
Integrated science and art education for creative climate change
... humanities to help students understand the broader context of individual and collective actions regarding the environment (Jacobson et al. 2007). However, different perspectives and ways of knowing the world can help students and researchers more holistically explore the problems and think more crea ...
... humanities to help students understand the broader context of individual and collective actions regarding the environment (Jacobson et al. 2007). However, different perspectives and ways of knowing the world can help students and researchers more holistically explore the problems and think more crea ...
B.Cicin-Sain PPT-Mon..
... • Support the greening of ocean industries through efficiency measures, low carbon technologies, and enhanced access to international markets and finance, especially for the developing and least developed countries; ...
... • Support the greening of ocean industries through efficiency measures, low carbon technologies, and enhanced access to international markets and finance, especially for the developing and least developed countries; ...
Climate change and bushfire incidence
... and Conservation (NSW), the Australian National University and the University of NSW, is undertaking a seven year research project on managing bush fire risk in a changing world. The study areas—the Sydney region, the NSW southern tablelands, south-west Tasmania and central or arid Australia—give a ...
... and Conservation (NSW), the Australian National University and the University of NSW, is undertaking a seven year research project on managing bush fire risk in a changing world. The study areas—the Sydney region, the NSW southern tablelands, south-west Tasmania and central or arid Australia—give a ...
Full Paper - Agronomy 2015
... Due to the combination of increasing population and rising living standards, demand for staple foods such as wheat continues to increase. Most Australian wheat is produced in water-limited environments, and is exported. Recent climate projections indicate that Australia will experience increased tem ...
... Due to the combination of increasing population and rising living standards, demand for staple foods such as wheat continues to increase. Most Australian wheat is produced in water-limited environments, and is exported. Recent climate projections indicate that Australia will experience increased tem ...