Contributions received (68)
... High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) to conduct a study on climate change, and in particular, to assess: “review existing assessments and initiatives on the effects of climate change on food security and nutrition, with a focus on the most affected and vulnerable regions ...
... High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) to conduct a study on climate change, and in particular, to assess: “review existing assessments and initiatives on the effects of climate change on food security and nutrition, with a focus on the most affected and vulnerable regions ...
Behavioural Adaptation of Skiers and Snowboarders in
... the future, to understand the role of substitution (time, place, activity) within specific behavioural responses to both past and future snow conditions, and to examine the extent to which activity commitment and place loyalty influence climate‐induced behavioural change. Skier/snowboarder survey ...
... the future, to understand the role of substitution (time, place, activity) within specific behavioural responses to both past and future snow conditions, and to examine the extent to which activity commitment and place loyalty influence climate‐induced behavioural change. Skier/snowboarder survey ...
Building climate change resilience for African livestock in sub
... Mixed farming systems in which farmers produce both livestock and crops, although it is recognized that livestock in such systems may also rely on rangelands and therefore overlap with the first category; ...
... Mixed farming systems in which farmers produce both livestock and crops, although it is recognized that livestock in such systems may also rely on rangelands and therefore overlap with the first category; ...
Climate driven changes to malaria transmission patterns in
... populated African highlands. In this chapter we intend to validate the existing African malaria Suitability index for Ethiopian conditions in order to study potential shifts in the epidemiology of malaria with past and predicted warming. With a modified suitability index for Ethiopia, we estimate t ...
... populated African highlands. In this chapter we intend to validate the existing African malaria Suitability index for Ethiopian conditions in order to study potential shifts in the epidemiology of malaria with past and predicted warming. With a modified suitability index for Ethiopia, we estimate t ...
Bill McKibben on NY Attorney General`s Exxon Investigation
... Economics (LSE) Divest. Wednesday’s announcement is another sign in the early days of the Paris Climate Summit that investors are reading the writing on the wall and dramatically shifting capital away from fossil fuels and towards clean, renewable energy. On Monday, Bill Gates and a group of invest ...
... Economics (LSE) Divest. Wednesday’s announcement is another sign in the early days of the Paris Climate Summit that investors are reading the writing on the wall and dramatically shifting capital away from fossil fuels and towards clean, renewable energy. On Monday, Bill Gates and a group of invest ...
Peat stratigraphy and climate change
... in individual records involves tuning (to common events) and stacking of records. Swindles et al. (2012) address the uncertainties involved in this method from peat records, and note the importance of fully understanding the errors within individual records, as there is a potentially flawed assumptio ...
... in individual records involves tuning (to common events) and stacking of records. Swindles et al. (2012) address the uncertainties involved in this method from peat records, and note the importance of fully understanding the errors within individual records, as there is a potentially flawed assumptio ...
Vulnerability of reef-building corals on the Great Barrier Reef to
... corals might, or might not, be able to cope with the major environmental changes projected to occur over this century. This is particularly relevant to problems associated with the acidification of ocean waters caused by rising atmospheric carbon dioxide94. Under almost all future scenarios, changes ...
... corals might, or might not, be able to cope with the major environmental changes projected to occur over this century. This is particularly relevant to problems associated with the acidification of ocean waters caused by rising atmospheric carbon dioxide94. Under almost all future scenarios, changes ...
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... On September 1 st, a group of scientists quietly senta letter to President Obama, the US Attorney General and the Head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. In the letter, the scientists asked them to use the powers of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to invest ...
... On September 1 st, a group of scientists quietly senta letter to President Obama, the US Attorney General and the Head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. In the letter, the scientists asked them to use the powers of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to invest ...
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 ...
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DESERTIFICATION
... Along with climate change, there are a range of other factors that have been identified as major causes of desertification. The most commonly cited forms of unsustainable land use are over-cultivation, over-grazing, deforestation, and poor irrigation practices. Seventy percent of the world’s dry-lan ...
... Along with climate change, there are a range of other factors that have been identified as major causes of desertification. The most commonly cited forms of unsustainable land use are over-cultivation, over-grazing, deforestation, and poor irrigation practices. Seventy percent of the world’s dry-lan ...
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 ...
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... science researchers. Social psychologists in particular have increasingly focused on the possible psychological mechanisms underlying denial and scepticism of anthropogenic climate change. I argue that all responses to climate change can be considered rational and adaptive, because these responses ( ...
... science researchers. Social psychologists in particular have increasingly focused on the possible psychological mechanisms underlying denial and scepticism of anthropogenic climate change. I argue that all responses to climate change can be considered rational and adaptive, because these responses ( ...
The City of Lewes Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Action
... effort. Section 1 focuses on providing a context for this effort and details the methods used. Section 2 provides a case for engaging in both hazard mitigation and climate adaptation. Section 3 details the natural hazards assessed. Section 4 is focused on the climate ...
... effort. Section 1 focuses on providing a context for this effort and details the methods used. Section 2 provides a case for engaging in both hazard mitigation and climate adaptation. Section 3 details the natural hazards assessed. Section 4 is focused on the climate ...
Investment and growth in the time of climate change
... greenhouse-gas emission pathways – both for a continuation of current trends and action aimed at preventing dangerous anthropogenic interference in the climate system.2 Section 1.4 gives an idea of how much EU countries need to invest in mitigating emissions if they want to deliver their contributio ...
... greenhouse-gas emission pathways – both for a continuation of current trends and action aimed at preventing dangerous anthropogenic interference in the climate system.2 Section 1.4 gives an idea of how much EU countries need to invest in mitigating emissions if they want to deliver their contributio ...
Investment and growth in the time of climate change
... greenhouse-gas emission pathways – both for a continuation of current trends and action aimed at preventing dangerous anthropogenic interference in the climate system.2 Section 1.4 gives an idea of how much EU countries need to invest in mitigating emissions if they want to deliver their contributio ...
... greenhouse-gas emission pathways – both for a continuation of current trends and action aimed at preventing dangerous anthropogenic interference in the climate system.2 Section 1.4 gives an idea of how much EU countries need to invest in mitigating emissions if they want to deliver their contributio ...
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... decades, the permafrost is thawing and the sea ice has been thinner and the extent of the summer sea ice reduced since satellite observations started in the 70-ties. Combined effects with Short Lived Climate Forces (black carbon, ozone, etc.) and feedback mechanisms (reduced albedo and increased hea ...
... decades, the permafrost is thawing and the sea ice has been thinner and the extent of the summer sea ice reduced since satellite observations started in the 70-ties. Combined effects with Short Lived Climate Forces (black carbon, ozone, etc.) and feedback mechanisms (reduced albedo and increased hea ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Montana`s Outdoor Economy
... earth since the mid-20th century and that the warming will continue through into the next century. Using geographically more detailed versions of Global Climate Models, the earth’s observed and predicted warming can be brought down to a regional U.S. state level and smaller sub0state regions to anal ...
... earth since the mid-20th century and that the warming will continue through into the next century. Using geographically more detailed versions of Global Climate Models, the earth’s observed and predicted warming can be brought down to a regional U.S. state level and smaller sub0state regions to anal ...
The Faithful Skeptics: Conservative Christian Religious Beliefs and
... The Faithful Skeptics: Conservative Christian Religious Beliefs and Perceptions of Climate Change Chairperson: Michael Patterson, Ph.D. Global climate change presents one of the most challenging ecological and social problems facing the world today. In order to prevent potentially harmful ecological ...
... The Faithful Skeptics: Conservative Christian Religious Beliefs and Perceptions of Climate Change Chairperson: Michael Patterson, Ph.D. Global climate change presents one of the most challenging ecological and social problems facing the world today. In order to prevent potentially harmful ecological ...
Africa Agriculture Status Report 2014
... strengthening the vigor of farming systems and make them less vulnerable to climate change is explicitly addressed in this Report. In addition, the possibilities and limitations of the various farming systems are illustrated and analyzed. It also highlights the many differences between systems and h ...
... strengthening the vigor of farming systems and make them less vulnerable to climate change is explicitly addressed in this Report. In addition, the possibilities and limitations of the various farming systems are illustrated and analyzed. It also highlights the many differences between systems and h ...
South Asia - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... community level, are not fully represented within the review. Climate Vulnerability Over the past several decades, South Asian countries have become increasingly prone to weatherrelated threats that previously had not been experienced at a regional scale, and have witnessed an increase in the intens ...
... community level, are not fully represented within the review. Climate Vulnerability Over the past several decades, South Asian countries have become increasingly prone to weatherrelated threats that previously had not been experienced at a regional scale, and have witnessed an increase in the intens ...