Climate change and human health
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
Economic Costs and Benefits of Climate Change Impacts and
... Tourism is the largest sector of the economy in the Maldives, and it is critical to the country’s economic future. However, tourism in the Maldives is at risk to climate and non-climate influences. Non-climate influences – such as land-use pressure and coastal erosion, waste management, limited fres ...
... Tourism is the largest sector of the economy in the Maldives, and it is critical to the country’s economic future. However, tourism in the Maldives is at risk to climate and non-climate influences. Non-climate influences – such as land-use pressure and coastal erosion, waste management, limited fres ...
Climate change and human health RISKS AND RESPONSES Editors
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change
... STERN REVIEW: The Economics of Climate Change models of the global effects – shows that climate change will have serious impacts on world output, on human life and on the environment. All countries will be affected. The most vulnerable – the poorest countries and populations – will suffer earliest ...
... STERN REVIEW: The Economics of Climate Change models of the global effects – shows that climate change will have serious impacts on world output, on human life and on the environment. All countries will be affected. The most vulnerable – the poorest countries and populations – will suffer earliest ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of the Galápagos Islands
... The Galápagos Islands are among the many places in the world already experiencing the impacts of climate change. It is predicted that climate change will cause rising sea level, higher ocean temperatures and more acidic waters. As the ocean largely regulates the climate, changes in ocean temperature ...
... The Galápagos Islands are among the many places in the world already experiencing the impacts of climate change. It is predicted that climate change will cause rising sea level, higher ocean temperatures and more acidic waters. As the ocean largely regulates the climate, changes in ocean temperature ...
Addressing Climate Change and Migration in Asia
... society organizations, finance institutions, and specialized international agencies is also necessary. Climateinduced migration has only recently moved up the policy agenda, but there are already many good practices and promising initiatives to draw upon. Several are highlighted in this report, such ...
... society organizations, finance institutions, and specialized international agencies is also necessary. Climateinduced migration has only recently moved up the policy agenda, but there are already many good practices and promising initiatives to draw upon. Several are highlighted in this report, such ...
South America - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... increasing in south-east Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and the Argentinean Pampas, but decreasing in southern Chile, south-western Argentina and southern Peru. Temperatures increases of 0.5° to 1°C have been observed, which have contributed to the dramatic receding of Andean glaciers over the past few d ...
... increasing in south-east Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and the Argentinean Pampas, but decreasing in southern Chile, south-western Argentina and southern Peru. Temperatures increases of 0.5° to 1°C have been observed, which have contributed to the dramatic receding of Andean glaciers over the past few d ...
America's Climate Choices: Panel on Informing Effective
... expertise, especially Kathy Jacobs, Jim Geringer, and Tom Karl. We are especially grateful to Adam Bumpus for his assistance with Chapters 2 and 6. The study was conducted during a period when climate issues and climate policy were being debated and developed at all levels of government, and our tim ...
... expertise, especially Kathy Jacobs, Jim Geringer, and Tom Karl. We are especially grateful to Adam Bumpus for his assistance with Chapters 2 and 6. The study was conducted during a period when climate issues and climate policy were being debated and developed at all levels of government, and our tim ...
Vulnerability ofPaci c Island agriculture and forestry to climate change
... the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. The region has always been highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability and extreme weather, such as floods, intense rain, droughts and cyclones and these have been the cause of significant production losses to the agriculture and for ...
... the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. The region has always been highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability and extreme weather, such as floods, intense rain, droughts and cyclones and these have been the cause of significant production losses to the agriculture and for ...
MASTER THESIS`S 2010
... demonstrated that, in terms of leaf chemistry, angiosperms are more responsive to elevated O 3 than gymnosperms (Valkama et al., 2007). The variation between species in responses to elevated O 3 among angiosperms can be exemplified by nutrient concentrations being reduced in Betula pendula and Popul ...
... demonstrated that, in terms of leaf chemistry, angiosperms are more responsive to elevated O 3 than gymnosperms (Valkama et al., 2007). The variation between species in responses to elevated O 3 among angiosperms can be exemplified by nutrient concentrations being reduced in Betula pendula and Popul ...
Closing the “consensus gap” by communicating
... (Anderegget al., 2010; Carlton et al., 2015; Cook et al., 2013; Cook et al., 2016; Doran & Zimmermann, 2009; Oreskes, 2004; Stenhouse et al., 2014; Verheggen et al., 2014). This consensus is mirrored in the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which have emphatically affirmed th ...
... (Anderegget al., 2010; Carlton et al., 2015; Cook et al., 2013; Cook et al., 2016; Doran & Zimmermann, 2009; Oreskes, 2004; Stenhouse et al., 2014; Verheggen et al., 2014). This consensus is mirrored in the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which have emphatically affirmed th ...
The key role of heavy precipitation events in climate
... The global models and downscaling methods applied to each are listed in Table 1. ...
... The global models and downscaling methods applied to each are listed in Table 1. ...
Environmental Change and Migration: State of the
... ferent environmental changes affect people’s lives and their propensity to move would be useful in increasing understanding of the interconnections between the environment and migration. Also needed is research on the forms of movement that are likely to be associated with different environmental c ...
... ferent environmental changes affect people’s lives and their propensity to move would be useful in increasing understanding of the interconnections between the environment and migration. Also needed is research on the forms of movement that are likely to be associated with different environmental c ...
Scoping study: Modelling the interaction between mitigation and adaptation
... in the literature on tipping points (Schellnhuber et al, 2005) or tipping extremes1 (Lenton et al, 2008), for example, the abrupt solid ice discharge from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, a critical threshold temperature at which a complete disintegration of Greenland Ice Sheet is certain, etc. These e ...
... in the literature on tipping points (Schellnhuber et al, 2005) or tipping extremes1 (Lenton et al, 2008), for example, the abrupt solid ice discharge from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, a critical threshold temperature at which a complete disintegration of Greenland Ice Sheet is certain, etc. These e ...
Name and describe 2 external factors which affect climate change
... St Ivo School Geography Department - GCSE REVISION Different types of surface have a different albedo – capacity of surface to reflect radiation. Lighter surfaces – e.g. snow and ice reflect large amounts of radiation back to space (high albedo) – reduces temperatures. Fold along here ...
... St Ivo School Geography Department - GCSE REVISION Different types of surface have a different albedo – capacity of surface to reflect radiation. Lighter surfaces – e.g. snow and ice reflect large amounts of radiation back to space (high albedo) – reduces temperatures. Fold along here ...
Climate Change and Urban Greenspace. PhD thesis, The University
... Table 1.1. General alterations in climate created by cities ……………………………... 29 Chapter 2. Climate Change Table 2.1. A brief description of the IPCC storylines used for calculating future greenhouse gas and other pollutant emissions for the UKCIP02 climate change scenarios, also showing linkages to th ...
... Table 1.1. General alterations in climate created by cities ……………………………... 29 Chapter 2. Climate Change Table 2.1. A brief description of the IPCC storylines used for calculating future greenhouse gas and other pollutant emissions for the UKCIP02 climate change scenarios, also showing linkages to th ...
UNEP Regional Office for Africa
... At the Seventh African Development Forum (ADF VII) which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in October 2010, policy-makers recognizing the need to move with urgency in preparing for the impacts of climate change, as the international negotiations continue on the reduction of Green House Gases (GHG) ...
... At the Seventh African Development Forum (ADF VII) which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in October 2010, policy-makers recognizing the need to move with urgency in preparing for the impacts of climate change, as the international negotiations continue on the reduction of Green House Gases (GHG) ...
The making of a riskier future: How our decisions are
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... The text in this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or nonprofit uses, without special permission, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. The GFDRR Secretariat would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this report as a sour ...
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... Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore 30124 Venice Italy E-mail: [email protected] The opinions expressed in this paper do not necessarily reflect the position of ...
Learning tool on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in agriculture, forestry and other land use sector
... • 3 to 7.2 gigatonnes of CO2eq per year in 2030 at 20 and 100 USD per tonne of CO2eq. • 70 percent of economic mitigation potential is in developing countries (IPCC, 2014a). A number of agricultural practices can not only reduce and remove GHG emissions, but can also deliver many other important ben ...
... • 3 to 7.2 gigatonnes of CO2eq per year in 2030 at 20 and 100 USD per tonne of CO2eq. • 70 percent of economic mitigation potential is in developing countries (IPCC, 2014a). A number of agricultural practices can not only reduce and remove GHG emissions, but can also deliver many other important ben ...
WestminsterResearch Climate change adaptation planning under
... are inextricably linked with climate change, as they are major contributors to it, while also being particularly vulnerable to its impacts. Climate change presents a ...
... are inextricably linked with climate change, as they are major contributors to it, while also being particularly vulnerable to its impacts. Climate change presents a ...
ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN CARBON MITIGATION: THE NEW ZEALAND PUBLIC SECTOR Stephen Jeffrey Birchall
... two programmes. Fieldwork is informed by publicly available information that provides insight into Government’s rationale for creating and discontinuing the CNPS and the CCPNZ programmes. Narrative analysis and termination theory serve as the primary methodological tools for this study, providing in ...
... two programmes. Fieldwork is informed by publicly available information that provides insight into Government’s rationale for creating and discontinuing the CNPS and the CCPNZ programmes. Narrative analysis and termination theory serve as the primary methodological tools for this study, providing in ...
An Evidence Base Review of Public Attitudes to Climate Change
... transport behaviour (Chapter 2). Together these chapters address such issues as the degree of sophistication of public knowledge of climate change, level of concern about the issues and the degree to which this may or may not be translated into travel behaviour, car purchasing and support for transp ...
... transport behaviour (Chapter 2). Together these chapters address such issues as the degree of sophistication of public knowledge of climate change, level of concern about the issues and the degree to which this may or may not be translated into travel behaviour, car purchasing and support for transp ...
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... service and outreach. He has an unparalleled international reputation not just as a researcher but also as a spokesman for his field. He was one of the first scientists to raise concerns over rising greenhouse gas concentrations, and he has since taken on a personal mission to educate decision maker ...
... service and outreach. He has an unparalleled international reputation not just as a researcher but also as a spokesman for his field. He was one of the first scientists to raise concerns over rising greenhouse gas concentrations, and he has since taken on a personal mission to educate decision maker ...
IFC Climate Implementation Plan (April 2016)
... finance. In addition, incorporation of a “climate carve out” in significant SME credit lines can boost climate investment without the need for dedicated lines. This strategy can also be used for corporate loans and investment funds. Urban Infrastructure: In addition to green buildings, targeting inv ...
... finance. In addition, incorporation of a “climate carve out” in significant SME credit lines can boost climate investment without the need for dedicated lines. This strategy can also be used for corporate loans and investment funds. Urban Infrastructure: In addition to green buildings, targeting inv ...
Climate change in the United States
Because of global warming, there has been concern in the United States and internationally, that the country should reduce total greenhouse gas which is relatively high per capita.In 2012, the United States experienced its warmest year on record. As of 2012, the thirteen warmest years for the entire planet have all occurred since 1998, transcending those from 1880.From 1950 to 2009, the American government's surface temperature record shows an increase by 1 °F (0.56 °C), approximately. Global warming has caused many changes in the U.S. According to a 2009 statement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), trends include lake and river ice melting earlier in the spring, plants blooming earlier, multiple animal species shifting their habitat ranges northward, and reductions in the size of glaciers.Predicting future climate changes are fraught with difficultly. Some research has warned against possible problems due to American climate changes such as the spread of invasive species and possibilities of floods as well as droughts. Changes in climate in the regions of the United States appear significant. Drought conditions appear to be worsening in the southwest while improving in the northeast for example.President Barack Obama committed in the December 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Summit to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the range of 17% below 2005 levels by 2020, 42% below 2005 levels by 2030, and 83% below 2005 levels by 2050. In an address towards the U.S. Congress in June 2013, Obama detailed a specific action plan to achieve the 17% carbon emissions cut from 2005 by 2020. He included such measures as shifting from coal-based power generation to solar and natural gas production.