ARTICLES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND THE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
... reducing the apparent need for mitigation; and playing down the urgency for action. For one, ‘adaptationists’ were distrusted because their proposals seemed to undermine the 6 A premise of this Article is that the climate system is changing at anomalously rapid rates compared to historical trends, a ...
... reducing the apparent need for mitigation; and playing down the urgency for action. For one, ‘adaptationists’ were distrusted because their proposals seemed to undermine the 6 A premise of this Article is that the climate system is changing at anomalously rapid rates compared to historical trends, a ...
Climate Change and Food Security
... Mean global temperatures have been increasing since about 1850, mainly owing to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The main causes are the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) to meet increasing energy demand, and the spread of intensive agriculture to meet increasing foo ...
... Mean global temperatures have been increasing since about 1850, mainly owing to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The main causes are the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) to meet increasing energy demand, and the spread of intensive agriculture to meet increasing foo ...
Review of Policy, Plans, Legislation and Regulations for Climate
... 2.1.2 Regional Requirements.................................................................................. 31 ...
... 2.1.2 Regional Requirements.................................................................................. 31 ...
On Climate Change A Human Health Perspective A Report Outlining the
... more information becomes available, new research needs may ...
... more information becomes available, new research needs may ...
Eco-Fiction: Bringing Climate Change into the Imagination
... though disproportionality, to the risks associated with our planet’s changing climate. These changes are largely caused by our unabated expulsion of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Our globalized world and economic activities have largely engendered the burning of fossil fuels. The 2014 report fr ...
... though disproportionality, to the risks associated with our planet’s changing climate. These changes are largely caused by our unabated expulsion of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Our globalized world and economic activities have largely engendered the burning of fossil fuels. The 2014 report fr ...
LCCARL299_en.pdf
... C. Approach to measuring the economic impact of climate change on tourism..................................... 97 D. Impact on tourist arrivals ................................................................................................................... 98 1. Impact on forecast arrivals based ...
... C. Approach to measuring the economic impact of climate change on tourism..................................... 97 D. Impact on tourist arrivals ................................................................................................................... 98 1. Impact on forecast arrivals based ...
Sociological Perspectives on Global Climate Change
... Arlington, Virginia. The workshop was funded by an NSF grant from the Sociology Program to Drs. Joane Nagel, University of Kansas; Jeffrey Broadbent, University of Minnesota; and Thomas Dietz, Michigan State University. The purpose of the workshop was threefold: identify ways to 1) increase sociolog ...
... Arlington, Virginia. The workshop was funded by an NSF grant from the Sociology Program to Drs. Joane Nagel, University of Kansas; Jeffrey Broadbent, University of Minnesota; and Thomas Dietz, Michigan State University. The purpose of the workshop was threefold: identify ways to 1) increase sociolog ...
Glacier volume response time and its links to climate
... and glacier geometry in Eq. (1) are difficult to separate. For example, H in Eq. (1) is clearly a geometrical property of the glacier but bt combines climatic and geometric properties. We therefore propose an improved derivation of the volume response time in Raper et al. (1996), where the climate a ...
... and glacier geometry in Eq. (1) are difficult to separate. For example, H in Eq. (1) is clearly a geometrical property of the glacier but bt combines climatic and geometric properties. We therefore propose an improved derivation of the volume response time in Raper et al. (1996), where the climate a ...
DownloadTéléchargez - Canadian Institute of Planners
... specialists, civil engineers, architects and urban designers, environmental experts, etc.) at all levels (e.g., county, region, state, province, etc.) have a role to play. While the terms ‘planner’, ‘urban planner’ and ‘city planner’ are used throughout this guide, they can be taken to represent all ...
... specialists, civil engineers, architects and urban designers, environmental experts, etc.) at all levels (e.g., county, region, state, province, etc.) have a role to play. While the terms ‘planner’, ‘urban planner’ and ‘city planner’ are used throughout this guide, they can be taken to represent all ...
Best practices and available tools for the use of indigenous
... empowerment efforts, in addition to analysis, highlighting the linkages and interaction between climate change, adaptation, ITK and gender, among other factors. Such tools and approaches may address both ITK as well as gender issues, although additional efforts may be required to ensure that the pra ...
... empowerment efforts, in addition to analysis, highlighting the linkages and interaction between climate change, adaptation, ITK and gender, among other factors. Such tools and approaches may address both ITK as well as gender issues, although additional efforts may be required to ensure that the pra ...
Vulnerability Index to climate change in the Latin
... climate-related events, will affect population health, livelihoods, economies, the environment and natural resource availability across national borders. Sea level rise, already observed in recent decades, will likely lead to greater inundation, coastal erosion, saltwater intrusion and greater susce ...
... climate-related events, will affect population health, livelihoods, economies, the environment and natural resource availability across national borders. Sea level rise, already observed in recent decades, will likely lead to greater inundation, coastal erosion, saltwater intrusion and greater susce ...
ESCC Hub Research Plan Version 2 (2016)
... • Improve understanding and simulation of Southern Hemisphere climate drivers1 in our climate models (especially ACCESS) to increase our confidence in projections of likely future climate change at multi-annual to multi-decadal time scales. Improve our understanding of how climate variability (e.g. ...
... • Improve understanding and simulation of Southern Hemisphere climate drivers1 in our climate models (especially ACCESS) to increase our confidence in projections of likely future climate change at multi-annual to multi-decadal time scales. Improve our understanding of how climate variability (e.g. ...
Understanding and responding to climate change in the
... conditions, the importance of climate change is increasing. Climate change affects everyone regardless of national and business boundaries. Climate change developments are likely to affect nearly every part of the seafood industry (from production to consumption). Such developments may be negative, ...
... conditions, the importance of climate change is increasing. Climate change affects everyone regardless of national and business boundaries. Climate change developments are likely to affect nearly every part of the seafood industry (from production to consumption). Such developments may be negative, ...
Preparing for coastal change - Ministry for the Environment
... Sea-level rise considerations within such a risk assessment are best based on the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report sea-level rise estimates. Consideration should also be given to the potential consequences from higher sea levels resulting from factors not yet included in the current global climate mod ...
... Sea-level rise considerations within such a risk assessment are best based on the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report sea-level rise estimates. Consideration should also be given to the potential consequences from higher sea levels resulting from factors not yet included in the current global climate mod ...
Comparison of land-surface humidity between observations and
... albeit with large variability and large observational uncertainty, leading to low confidence in this conclusion. However, since the turn of the century a decrease in the relative humidity and a plateauing of the specific humidity have been observed over land (Simmons et al., 2010; Willett et al., 20 ...
... albeit with large variability and large observational uncertainty, leading to low confidence in this conclusion. However, since the turn of the century a decrease in the relative humidity and a plateauing of the specific humidity have been observed over land (Simmons et al., 2010; Willett et al., 20 ...
COM SEC(2009)
... well as in future socio-economic trends. The latter are important in determining the vulnerability of social and economic systems to climate change, as well as their adaptive capacity. There are also major uncertainties over the future baseline for adaptation, i.e. in considering which emission and ...
... well as in future socio-economic trends. The latter are important in determining the vulnerability of social and economic systems to climate change, as well as their adaptive capacity. There are also major uncertainties over the future baseline for adaptation, i.e. in considering which emission and ...
Integrated Assessment Modelling and Analysis Study Tour Workshop, Canberra 12
... • Crisis can spread to entire economy through rising food cost. • Crisis can change production and consumption patterns. • Not all countries are equally impacted. • Food production moves from less productive regions to less productive. • Food consumption shifts from less affordable crops to more aff ...
... • Crisis can spread to entire economy through rising food cost. • Crisis can change production and consumption patterns. • Not all countries are equally impacted. • Food production moves from less productive regions to less productive. • Food consumption shifts from less affordable crops to more aff ...
CECILIA project
... ensure the consistent computation of the indices from the various data sources. The database is stored at DMI at the following location: http://cecilia.dmi.dk/. It will be made publicly available after the publication of the CECILIA special issue. An article will document the list of considered indi ...
... ensure the consistent computation of the indices from the various data sources. The database is stored at DMI at the following location: http://cecilia.dmi.dk/. It will be made publicly available after the publication of the CECILIA special issue. An article will document the list of considered indi ...
Mid-Holocene monsoons - Macquarie University ResearchOnline
... than differences between models (an assumption broadly supported by comparison of the two models that contributed simulations with two versions in PMIP1 (LMD4/ LMD5) and PMIP2 (MRI-fa/MRI-nfa), we have examined the ensemble of five models that ran atmosphereonly simulations in PMIP1 (CCM3/CCSM, ECHA ...
... than differences between models (an assumption broadly supported by comparison of the two models that contributed simulations with two versions in PMIP1 (LMD4/ LMD5) and PMIP2 (MRI-fa/MRI-nfa), we have examined the ensemble of five models that ran atmosphereonly simulations in PMIP1 (CCM3/CCSM, ECHA ...
UNDP-GEF Adaptation
... Adaptation funds cover the additional costs necessary for countries to achieve development goals in the face of climate change. Sliding scale can be used. SCCF: Does not need to address GEBs, focus on longer term measures and planning LCDF: Does not need to address GEBs, open to LDCs only, driven by ...
... Adaptation funds cover the additional costs necessary for countries to achieve development goals in the face of climate change. Sliding scale can be used. SCCF: Does not need to address GEBs, focus on longer term measures and planning LCDF: Does not need to address GEBs, open to LDCs only, driven by ...
cliMAtE chANGE ANd cANAdA`S FOREStS
... Climate change is already affecting Canada’s forests. Current visible effects include changes in the frequency and severity of disturbances (such as fires, drought, severe storms, and damaging insect and disease attacks): other less visible changes such as change in the timing of spring bud burst ar ...
... Climate change is already affecting Canada’s forests. Current visible effects include changes in the frequency and severity of disturbances (such as fires, drought, severe storms, and damaging insect and disease attacks): other less visible changes such as change in the timing of spring bud burst ar ...
Climate Threatens TI - northwesterndebateinstitute2012
... infrastructure at risk, especially along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and Alaska. Coupled with land subsidence, prevalent in many areas such as the Gulf Coast, the impacts will be felt tens of miles inland. More intense hurricanes packing higher wind speeds coming on shore on higher sea levels are a ...
... infrastructure at risk, especially along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and Alaska. Coupled with land subsidence, prevalent in many areas such as the Gulf Coast, the impacts will be felt tens of miles inland. More intense hurricanes packing higher wind speeds coming on shore on higher sea levels are a ...
Adaptation to Climate Change - Global Environment Facility
... from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018. Climate change adaptation is an issue of global concern. The 2014 Global Risks Report ranked a failure of climate change adaptation among the most severe global risks, both in terms of likelihood and impact. The effects of climate change are and will not be evenly ...
... from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018. Climate change adaptation is an issue of global concern. The 2014 Global Risks Report ranked a failure of climate change adaptation among the most severe global risks, both in terms of likelihood and impact. The effects of climate change are and will not be evenly ...
Ocean Acidification and the UNFCCC
... CO2 is the most important. Ocean acidification, on the other hand, is caused on a global scale by increased concentrations of CO2 alone.36 Solutions to mitigate ocean acidification and climate change are thus closely related, as the efforts to reduce CO2 for one problem will help to mitigate the oth ...
... CO2 is the most important. Ocean acidification, on the other hand, is caused on a global scale by increased concentrations of CO2 alone.36 Solutions to mitigate ocean acidification and climate change are thus closely related, as the efforts to reduce CO2 for one problem will help to mitigate the oth ...
A Global Response to HFCs through Fair and
... case for the kind of exemptions used for essential uses of ODS after their total phase-out. ...
... case for the kind of exemptions used for essential uses of ODS after their total phase-out. ...