The Role of Local Institutions in Adaptation to Climate Change
... intensity of such threats (Mortimore and Adams 2001, Scoones 2001). Whether historically developed adaptation practices among the rural poor will be successful depends crucially on the nature of prevailing formal and informal rural institutions. Historical experience and knowledge about adaptation p ...
... intensity of such threats (Mortimore and Adams 2001, Scoones 2001). Whether historically developed adaptation practices among the rural poor will be successful depends crucially on the nature of prevailing formal and informal rural institutions. Historical experience and knowledge about adaptation p ...
Climate Change and Water Quality in the Great Lakes Basin
... Will climate change impair beneficial uses that have already been restored? There is, however, a lack of specific research about the impacts of climate change on several beneficial uses. Therefore, impacts were assessed indirectly from associated literature. The Uncertainty of Climate Change and Imp ...
... Will climate change impair beneficial uses that have already been restored? There is, however, a lack of specific research about the impacts of climate change on several beneficial uses. Therefore, impacts were assessed indirectly from associated literature. The Uncertainty of Climate Change and Imp ...
Tanzania: Country situation assessment Working paper
... in the latter climatological period. It also indicates that, although there has been no significant trend in rainfall at the central ASAL stations, there has been a significant positive temperature trend in both maximum and minimum temperatures at the two stations observed. The trend in minimum temp ...
... in the latter climatological period. It also indicates that, although there has been no significant trend in rainfall at the central ASAL stations, there has been a significant positive temperature trend in both maximum and minimum temperatures at the two stations observed. The trend in minimum temp ...
Working Paper 170 - Doda 2014 (opens in new window)
... 2 See Robock et al (2009) and Table 3.6 in Royal Society (2009). 3 See Socolow et al (2011), Mcglashan et al (2012), Socolow and Tavoni (2013) and references therein. ...
... 2 See Robock et al (2009) and Table 3.6 in Royal Society (2009). 3 See Socolow et al (2011), Mcglashan et al (2012), Socolow and Tavoni (2013) and references therein. ...
Why is geoengineering so tempting?
... 2 See Robock et al (2009) and Table 3.6 in Royal Society (2009). 3 See Socolow et al (2011), Mcglashan et al (2012), Socolow and Tavoni (2013) and references therein. ...
... 2 See Robock et al (2009) and Table 3.6 in Royal Society (2009). 3 See Socolow et al (2011), Mcglashan et al (2012), Socolow and Tavoni (2013) and references therein. ...
Malaria in the African highlands: past, present and future
... Malaria en Afrique (ARMA), unpublished data, 1997). Thus while it may be possible to predict the physical location of epidemic-prone areas, identifying when an epidemic is likely to occur may be more problematic. Global temperature change. More recently there has been growing concern that global war ...
... Malaria en Afrique (ARMA), unpublished data, 1997). Thus while it may be possible to predict the physical location of epidemic-prone areas, identifying when an epidemic is likely to occur may be more problematic. Global temperature change. More recently there has been growing concern that global war ...
national adaptation strategy and plan of action on climate change for
... Increased aridity, increased intensity and variability of rainfall, and sea level rise all have impacts on organisms, species, and habitats. Climate change can also lead to loss of livelihoods (for instance loss of agricultural productivity), leading to increased dependence on biodiversity for incom ...
... Increased aridity, increased intensity and variability of rainfall, and sea level rise all have impacts on organisms, species, and habitats. Climate change can also lead to loss of livelihoods (for instance loss of agricultural productivity), leading to increased dependence on biodiversity for incom ...
Monitoring and Evaluating The 100 Billion Green Climate Fund: A
... financing by 2020 through a new Green Climate Fund (GCF) that will be used to support climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts in developing countries. While there is a significant amount of literature on issues related to the GCF‘s governance and structure, there is yet limited discussion o ...
... financing by 2020 through a new Green Climate Fund (GCF) that will be used to support climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts in developing countries. While there is a significant amount of literature on issues related to the GCF‘s governance and structure, there is yet limited discussion o ...
Application of environmentally sound technologies for adaptation to
... potential technologies for adaptation. This is essential to retain the flexibility to transfer and adopt needed technology. Barriers, such as lack of information, lack of financial and human capital, and unreliable equipment and supplies, can rarely be surmounted unless the transferred technology ha ...
... potential technologies for adaptation. This is essential to retain the flexibility to transfer and adopt needed technology. Barriers, such as lack of information, lack of financial and human capital, and unreliable equipment and supplies, can rarely be surmounted unless the transferred technology ha ...
Inferred gas hydrate and permafrost stability history models linked to
... nor affect climate. Ground surface or seafloor temperature changes can be inferred to precede and be greater than temperature changes of GHs at depth, since ground surface temperature (GST) variations propagate downward like a damped wave. Therefore, it seems intuitively more likely that GH destabil ...
... nor affect climate. Ground surface or seafloor temperature changes can be inferred to precede and be greater than temperature changes of GHs at depth, since ground surface temperature (GST) variations propagate downward like a damped wave. Therefore, it seems intuitively more likely that GH destabil ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Marine and
... century.53 In the NPLCC region by 2100, relative change in sea levels are projected to range from -25.2 inches (-64 cm) to +55 inches (+139.7 cm).54 Sea level is projected to rise in British Columbia and parts of Washington, Oregon, and California,55 while sea level is projected to decline or remain ...
... century.53 In the NPLCC region by 2100, relative change in sea levels are projected to range from -25.2 inches (-64 cm) to +55 inches (+139.7 cm).54 Sea level is projected to rise in British Columbia and parts of Washington, Oregon, and California,55 while sea level is projected to decline or remain ...
Drivers and uncertainties of future global marine primary production
... et al. (2010) suggested a substantial decrease in phytoplankton biomass over the last 50 years, implying a very strong response of phytoplankton to ocean warming. This result has been met with a lot of scepticism (e.g., Rykaczewski and Dunne, 2011), especially because an independent assessment of lo ...
... et al. (2010) suggested a substantial decrease in phytoplankton biomass over the last 50 years, implying a very strong response of phytoplankton to ocean warming. This result has been met with a lot of scepticism (e.g., Rykaczewski and Dunne, 2011), especially because an independent assessment of lo ...
Climate Scientists` Perceptions of Climate
... sample of German scientists was drawn from the mailing list of the Deutsche Meteorlogische Gesellschaft by its administration, resulting in the distribution of 450 survey questionnaires. A further 50 questionnaires were distributed to members of the Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie, Hamburg, an ...
... sample of German scientists was drawn from the mailing list of the Deutsche Meteorlogische Gesellschaft by its administration, resulting in the distribution of 450 survey questionnaires. A further 50 questionnaires were distributed to members of the Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie, Hamburg, an ...
doc - Eldis
... Climate change refers to the increasingly erratic weather patterns, rising sea levels and extreme events that may be attributed to human activity and the greenhouse gas (GHG)4 emissions that have created global warming. It is often viewed as a purely scientific and technical phenomenon, and yet clim ...
... Climate change refers to the increasingly erratic weather patterns, rising sea levels and extreme events that may be attributed to human activity and the greenhouse gas (GHG)4 emissions that have created global warming. It is often viewed as a purely scientific and technical phenomenon, and yet clim ...
chapter 1 - UNDPCC.org
... Research on Farming Systems Change to Enable Adaptation to Climate Change ...
... Research on Farming Systems Change to Enable Adaptation to Climate Change ...
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... as they continuously seek to internalise climate risks in their activities. Despite its theoretical potential, very little is actually known about how microfinance interacts with adaptation in practice Through the provision of credit and other financial services microfinance helps the poor develop a ...
... as they continuously seek to internalise climate risks in their activities. Despite its theoretical potential, very little is actually known about how microfinance interacts with adaptation in practice Through the provision of credit and other financial services microfinance helps the poor develop a ...
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... Many of the risks and hazards confronting cities as a result of climate change are modifications in scale of existing risks and hazards, or the result of a combination of climate dependent and climate independent impacts (Nicholls et al. 2008), so urban areas that are unable to cope with the challen ...
... Many of the risks and hazards confronting cities as a result of climate change are modifications in scale of existing risks and hazards, or the result of a combination of climate dependent and climate independent impacts (Nicholls et al. 2008), so urban areas that are unable to cope with the challen ...
R Cook Master Thesis 2010
... negotiate a post 2012 agreement on global climate change.1 It was the largest environmental negotiation to have taken place2 and the most contentious. The expectations were extremely high, yet the outcome was disappointing. However, the size of the negotiations and the acute disagreement between par ...
... negotiate a post 2012 agreement on global climate change.1 It was the largest environmental negotiation to have taken place2 and the most contentious. The expectations were extremely high, yet the outcome was disappointing. However, the size of the negotiations and the acute disagreement between par ...
Selected Tools to Evaluate Water Monitoring Networks for Climate
... The impacts of a changing climate are evident in every region of Canada. Planned adaptation to climate change (the result of deliberate policy decisions based on an awareness of changing conditions) requires decision-makers to understand the degree to which a system is susceptible to and able to cop ...
... The impacts of a changing climate are evident in every region of Canada. Planned adaptation to climate change (the result of deliberate policy decisions based on an awareness of changing conditions) requires decision-makers to understand the degree to which a system is susceptible to and able to cop ...
Global warming in the American mind
... the public perceives as a risk, why they perceive it that way and how they will subsequently behave are thus vital questions for policy makers attempting to address global climate change, in which the effects are delayed, have inequitable distributions of costs and benefits, and are beyond the contr ...
... the public perceives as a risk, why they perceive it that way and how they will subsequently behave are thus vital questions for policy makers attempting to address global climate change, in which the effects are delayed, have inequitable distributions of costs and benefits, and are beyond the contr ...
Impacts of ocean acidification on marine organisms: quantifying
... well as the literature cited of the identified studies, resulting in 403 published studies. We included the data from any study that measured a biological response to a 0.5 unit reduction or less in mean seawater pH (on any pH scale), which reduced the 403 studies to 155 studies. The 0.5 unit reduct ...
... well as the literature cited of the identified studies, resulting in 403 published studies. We included the data from any study that measured a biological response to a 0.5 unit reduction or less in mean seawater pH (on any pH scale), which reduced the 403 studies to 155 studies. The 0.5 unit reduct ...
Quantifying the cost of climate change impacts on local
... Evans, A – Bureau of Meteorology Climate Division South Australia Acknowledgement This work was carried out with financial support from the Australian Government (Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) and the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility. The role of NCCARF is t ...
... Evans, A – Bureau of Meteorology Climate Division South Australia Acknowledgement This work was carried out with financial support from the Australian Government (Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) and the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility. The role of NCCARF is t ...
Conceptualizing urban adaptation to climate change. Findings from
... Many of the risks and hazards confronting cities as a result of climate change are modifications in scale of existing risks and hazards, or the result of a combination of climate dependent and climate independent impacts (Nicholls et al. 2008), so urban areas that are unable to cope with the challen ...
... Many of the risks and hazards confronting cities as a result of climate change are modifications in scale of existing risks and hazards, or the result of a combination of climate dependent and climate independent impacts (Nicholls et al. 2008), so urban areas that are unable to cope with the challen ...