Climate change policies and the WTO: Greening the GATT
... of countries. From a Realpolitik perspective, one must first understand how climate change policies fare under the current WTO mandate and ensuing legal discipline. The focus of the framers of the GATT was on tariff protection, leaving to members the freedom to design all domestic policies (includin ...
... of countries. From a Realpolitik perspective, one must first understand how climate change policies fare under the current WTO mandate and ensuing legal discipline. The focus of the framers of the GATT was on tariff protection, leaving to members the freedom to design all domestic policies (includin ...
A review of the consideration of climate change in the planning of
... There may also be complacency in certain parts of the continent because the results of several GCMs for certain regions of sub-Saharan Africa predict an increase in annual average precipitation under various scenarios. However, these figures mask the temporal variability of the data that indicates t ...
... There may also be complacency in certain parts of the continent because the results of several GCMs for certain regions of sub-Saharan Africa predict an increase in annual average precipitation under various scenarios. However, these figures mask the temporal variability of the data that indicates t ...
NEWSLETTER - UU Ministry for Earth
... Well, low-lying landmasses such as Captiva Island provide both a laboratory and a platform to address rising waters worldwide and will be among the first to be affected by global weather disturbances. Resting so near sea level, the island offers an opportunity to serve as a “ground zero” threshold ...
... Well, low-lying landmasses such as Captiva Island provide both a laboratory and a platform to address rising waters worldwide and will be among the first to be affected by global weather disturbances. Resting so near sea level, the island offers an opportunity to serve as a “ground zero” threshold ...
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... but a negative direct impact on health is noteworthy. For instance, Galindo (2009) shows that, in Mexico, the same increases in temperature or precipitation may benefit or damage crop yields depending on the region, the category of crops and the season in which they occur. While these changes increa ...
... but a negative direct impact on health is noteworthy. For instance, Galindo (2009) shows that, in Mexico, the same increases in temperature or precipitation may benefit or damage crop yields depending on the region, the category of crops and the season in which they occur. While these changes increa ...
karfakis
... but a negative direct impact on health is noteworthy. For instance, Galindo (2009) shows that, in Mexico, the same increases in temperature or precipitation may benefit or damage crop yields depending on the region, the category of crops and the season in which they occur. While these changes increa ...
... but a negative direct impact on health is noteworthy. For instance, Galindo (2009) shows that, in Mexico, the same increases in temperature or precipitation may benefit or damage crop yields depending on the region, the category of crops and the season in which they occur. While these changes increa ...
ProClim– Flash - Naturwissenschaften Schweiz
... An international group of scientists – more than 70 scientists from 18 countries – have mapped all of the world’s glaciers. Glaciologists can now study with unprecedented accuracy the impacts of a changing climate on glaciers worldwide and determine their total extent and volume on a glacier-by-glac ...
... An international group of scientists – more than 70 scientists from 18 countries – have mapped all of the world’s glaciers. Glaciologists can now study with unprecedented accuracy the impacts of a changing climate on glaciers worldwide and determine their total extent and volume on a glacier-by-glac ...
city-level climate change adaptation strategies: the case of quito
... THE CASE OF CURRENT STATUS AND QUITO ONGOING CHALLENGES Quito’s approach to climate adaptation is now consolidated through the QCCS and CCAP. The commitment of local actors to adaptation, including public, private and civil society, is high; problems have been identified jointly, and innovative act ...
... THE CASE OF CURRENT STATUS AND QUITO ONGOING CHALLENGES Quito’s approach to climate adaptation is now consolidated through the QCCS and CCAP. The commitment of local actors to adaptation, including public, private and civil society, is high; problems have been identified jointly, and innovative act ...
Climate - Net Texts
... moisture and could build up even more clouds. These clouds would then trap more heat and…well, you get the idea. This is called a positive feedback mechanism. There are many positive feedback mechanisms in climate change. Another is albedo. As temperatures warm, snow and ice melt. This reduces albed ...
... moisture and could build up even more clouds. These clouds would then trap more heat and…well, you get the idea. This is called a positive feedback mechanism. There are many positive feedback mechanisms in climate change. Another is albedo. As temperatures warm, snow and ice melt. This reduces albed ...
Risk of ruin paper - Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
... include the full effects of changes in ice sheet flow, because a basis in published literature is lacking. The projections include a contribution due to increased ice flow from Greenland and Antarctica at the rates observed for 1993 to 2003, but these flow rates could increase or decrease in the fut ...
... include the full effects of changes in ice sheet flow, because a basis in published literature is lacking. The projections include a contribution due to increased ice flow from Greenland and Antarctica at the rates observed for 1993 to 2003, but these flow rates could increase or decrease in the fut ...
Attributing regional trends of evapotranspiration and gross primary
... stomatal conductance, leading to more biomass accumulation and higher water productivity (Field et al., 1995; Buckley and Mott, 2013). Simultaneously, land use change and land management also noticeably affect the ecosystem production and hydrological fluxes (Shi et al., 2011). Separating the contri ...
... stomatal conductance, leading to more biomass accumulation and higher water productivity (Field et al., 1995; Buckley and Mott, 2013). Simultaneously, land use change and land management also noticeably affect the ecosystem production and hydrological fluxes (Shi et al., 2011). Separating the contri ...
Phase relationships between Antarctic and Greenland
... Steig and Alley: Relationships between Antarctic and Greenland climate As would be expected from previous work (e.g. Imbrie and others, 1993), Figure 2 shows that secular variations, i.e. the lower frequencies associated with the ice-age cycles, are generally in phase in both hemispheres.This is in ...
... Steig and Alley: Relationships between Antarctic and Greenland climate As would be expected from previous work (e.g. Imbrie and others, 1993), Figure 2 shows that secular variations, i.e. the lower frequencies associated with the ice-age cycles, are generally in phase in both hemispheres.This is in ...
Chapter 5
... * Sub-chapter 5.1 was co-authored by Christos Zerefos, John Kapsomenakis and Costas Douvis. The environmental, economic and social impacts of climate change in Greece ...
... * Sub-chapter 5.1 was co-authored by Christos Zerefos, John Kapsomenakis and Costas Douvis. The environmental, economic and social impacts of climate change in Greece ...
amoeba downing
... through increased metabolic and organic matter turnover rates. Increased decay of organic matter is independently shown by the increased humification (reduced optical transmission of extracts) of the moss bank since the mid-1950s (Fig. 3d), coincident with the increased testate amoeba population gro ...
... through increased metabolic and organic matter turnover rates. Increased decay of organic matter is independently shown by the increased humification (reduced optical transmission of extracts) of the moss bank since the mid-1950s (Fig. 3d), coincident with the increased testate amoeba population gro ...
From mitigation to creativity: the agency of museums and science
... Thinking of institutional forms and programming in new ways allows us to explore creatively the multifarious ways in which museums have the powers and capacities to intervene in debates and decision processes beyond the normative biopolitical, science and technological lessons. By looking at museums ...
... Thinking of institutional forms and programming in new ways allows us to explore creatively the multifarious ways in which museums have the powers and capacities to intervene in debates and decision processes beyond the normative biopolitical, science and technological lessons. By looking at museums ...
Climate change impact in a shallow coastal Mediterranean
... level rise; renewables and energy efficiency; c) A1FI scenario, which is the worst case scenario. ...
... level rise; renewables and energy efficiency; c) A1FI scenario, which is the worst case scenario. ...
The impact of high-end climate change on agricultural welfare
... producers and consumers are calculated in this analysis based on these differences in surpluses. Three indicators are considered: change in consumer surplus, change in producer surplus, and change in total agricultural welfare (the last indicator being the sum of the first two) (Fig. 1C). The econom ...
... producers and consumers are calculated in this analysis based on these differences in surpluses. Three indicators are considered: change in consumer surplus, change in producer surplus, and change in total agricultural welfare (the last indicator being the sum of the first two) (Fig. 1C). The econom ...
Vietnam Climate Change Country Profile
... land, oceans, and biological processes. The bullet points below offer insights into a changing climate are thusly derived for Vietnam from a suite of GCMs used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change26: It is important to note, however, that Vietnam has 7 distinct climate regions that diffe ...
... land, oceans, and biological processes. The bullet points below offer insights into a changing climate are thusly derived for Vietnam from a suite of GCMs used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change26: It is important to note, however, that Vietnam has 7 distinct climate regions that diffe ...
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... firms reactions to climate change may not be optimal and therefore public policy may have a central role in climate change (Mendelsohn 2012; Zilberman, Zhao and Heiman 2012). The purpose of this article is to study Nicaraguan coffee growers’ perceptions on climate change in the long run, the adaptat ...
... firms reactions to climate change may not be optimal and therefore public policy may have a central role in climate change (Mendelsohn 2012; Zilberman, Zhao and Heiman 2012). The purpose of this article is to study Nicaraguan coffee growers’ perceptions on climate change in the long run, the adaptat ...
Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems
... Humans influence climate primarily through fossil-fuel, industrial, agricultural, and other landuse emissions that alter atmospheric composition. Long-lived, heat-trapping greenhouse gases (CO2 , CH4 , N2 O, tropospheric ozone, and chlorofluorocarbons) warm the planet’s surface globally, whereas short ...
... Humans influence climate primarily through fossil-fuel, industrial, agricultural, and other landuse emissions that alter atmospheric composition. Long-lived, heat-trapping greenhouse gases (CO2 , CH4 , N2 O, tropospheric ozone, and chlorofluorocarbons) warm the planet’s surface globally, whereas short ...
Adaptation to climate change starts with human–environment
... (IPCC, 2001b), and that serious and irreversible damages will occur within ranges of climate change projected for this century (IPCC, 2001a). These conclusions increase the need to develop policy for adaptation to climate change. Regional estimates of the magnitude and rate of climate change vary wi ...
... (IPCC, 2001b), and that serious and irreversible damages will occur within ranges of climate change projected for this century (IPCC, 2001a). These conclusions increase the need to develop policy for adaptation to climate change. Regional estimates of the magnitude and rate of climate change vary wi ...
Terms of Reference for the Climate Support Facility under the GCCA
... technical assistance to regional institutions and countries in a range of areas related to climate change. Typical TA will include the organisation of workshops and seminars, developing climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies and priorities, elaborating climate change mitigation and adap ...
... technical assistance to regional institutions and countries in a range of areas related to climate change. Typical TA will include the organisation of workshops and seminars, developing climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies and priorities, elaborating climate change mitigation and adap ...
Final Programme
... in nature, many people do not believe it is related to them. Yet, most impacts of climate change are local in nature. The sooner people (especially decision-makers but also representatives from industry, the housing and agriculture sectors, as well as normal citizens) realise that climate change is ...
... in nature, many people do not believe it is related to them. Yet, most impacts of climate change are local in nature. The sooner people (especially decision-makers but also representatives from industry, the housing and agriculture sectors, as well as normal citizens) realise that climate change is ...
A Portfolio System of Climate Treaties
... The goal of the Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements is to help identify key design elements of a scientifically sound, economically rational, and politically pragmatic post-2012 international policy architecture for global climate change. It draws upon leading thinkers from academia, ...
... The goal of the Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements is to help identify key design elements of a scientifically sound, economically rational, and politically pragmatic post-2012 international policy architecture for global climate change. It draws upon leading thinkers from academia, ...
IPCC - unfccc
... Information on the uncertainty associated with activity data and emission factors; Rationale for choice of methods; Methods used, including those used to estimate uncertainty; Changes in data inputs or methods from previous years; Individuals providing expert judgement for uncertainty esti ...
... Information on the uncertainty associated with activity data and emission factors; Rationale for choice of methods; Methods used, including those used to estimate uncertainty; Changes in data inputs or methods from previous years; Individuals providing expert judgement for uncertainty esti ...