Chapter 2: International Legal Approaches: Treaties and Non
... Because of the global dimensions of climate change, policymakers have attempted to address this problem at an international level through treaty law. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the agreements under it form the core international legal response to climate c ...
... Because of the global dimensions of climate change, policymakers have attempted to address this problem at an international level through treaty law. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the agreements under it form the core international legal response to climate c ...
Uncertainty analysis in carbon cycle models of forest ecosystems
... Approaches based on the analysis of function derivatives have also been applied. The analytical solution of differential equations consists in estimating uncertainty by analyzing model output response from the partial derivatives of the equation(s) with respect to the input parameters (Hammonds et a ...
... Approaches based on the analysis of function derivatives have also been applied. The analytical solution of differential equations consists in estimating uncertainty by analyzing model output response from the partial derivatives of the equation(s) with respect to the input parameters (Hammonds et a ...
Indian Ocean Territory Climate Change Risk Assessment
... east-north-east of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and is the top of a seamount rising to 361 m above sea level at its highest point. Christmas Island lies approximately 360 m south of Java. Despite their different elevation and morphology, the two Island Territories share similarities (small physical s ...
... east-north-east of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and is the top of a seamount rising to 361 m above sea level at its highest point. Christmas Island lies approximately 360 m south of Java. Despite their different elevation and morphology, the two Island Territories share similarities (small physical s ...
Climate Change for Forest Policy-Makers
... widely recognized. Forests contribute significantly to climate change mitigation through their carbon sink and carbon storage functions. They play an essential role in reducing vulnerabilities and enhancing adaptation of people and ecosystems to climate change and climate variability, the negative i ...
... widely recognized. Forests contribute significantly to climate change mitigation through their carbon sink and carbon storage functions. They play an essential role in reducing vulnerabilities and enhancing adaptation of people and ecosystems to climate change and climate variability, the negative i ...
Climate Change Impacts and Opportunities for Biodiversity and
... water, agriculture and human health sectors, prepared by State’s technical committees established by the NAP project, consist of experts from line ministries, research, academia and civil societies organizations. In addition there are also recent reports from NAP preparation on climate scenarios and ...
... water, agriculture and human health sectors, prepared by State’s technical committees established by the NAP project, consist of experts from line ministries, research, academia and civil societies organizations. In addition there are also recent reports from NAP preparation on climate scenarios and ...
China and South-South Scoping Assessment for
... significantly since 2000. However the HIV infection rate has stabilised at about 10 % and new infections among young people (aged 15-24) have fallen, due to improved treatment resulting in the reduction of the death rate and an increase life expectancy. There is a high unemployment rate. All these f ...
... significantly since 2000. However the HIV infection rate has stabilised at about 10 % and new infections among young people (aged 15-24) have fallen, due to improved treatment resulting in the reduction of the death rate and an increase life expectancy. There is a high unemployment rate. All these f ...
English
... widely recognized. Forests contribute significantly to climate change mitigation through their carbon sink and carbon storage functions. They play an essential role in reducing vulnerabilities and enhancing adaptation of people and ecosystems to climate change and climate variability, the negative i ...
... widely recognized. Forests contribute significantly to climate change mitigation through their carbon sink and carbon storage functions. They play an essential role in reducing vulnerabilities and enhancing adaptation of people and ecosystems to climate change and climate variability, the negative i ...
Lessons from the field: experiences of FAO climate change projects
... agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors are all highly vulnerable to impacts of climate change. This includes short-term impacts of increased climate variability, and long-term impacts such as shifts in precipitation and temperature patterns, agro-ecological zones and species distribution. To pr ...
... agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors are all highly vulnerable to impacts of climate change. This includes short-term impacts of increased climate variability, and long-term impacts such as shifts in precipitation and temperature patterns, agro-ecological zones and species distribution. To pr ...
Conserving Freshwater and Coastal Resources in a Changing Climate
... most likely, centuries. It is important for organizations, agencies, and individuals working on environmental conservation to understand the probable ecological and societal effects of climate change and to identify and implement appropriate policies to plan for and adapt to climate changes and depl ...
... most likely, centuries. It is important for organizations, agencies, and individuals working on environmental conservation to understand the probable ecological and societal effects of climate change and to identify and implement appropriate policies to plan for and adapt to climate changes and depl ...
Directory of finance sources for climate change mitigation in
... the author’s past experience working for the Canadian International Development Agency. The search focused on organizations and their respective funds that would support agricultural sector initiatives that stand to increase productivity and/or mitigate GHG emissions. Most information was gathered u ...
... the author’s past experience working for the Canadian International Development Agency. The search focused on organizations and their respective funds that would support agricultural sector initiatives that stand to increase productivity and/or mitigate GHG emissions. Most information was gathered u ...
Climate modulation of the Tibetan Plateau on haze in China
... sea ice decline could intensify haze pollution in CEC (Wang et al., 2015). It is generally accepted that meteorological conditions in China are closely connected to the large topography of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) (Yanai et al., 1992; Xu et al., 2010; Wu et al., 2012; Ye and Wu, 1998). Precipitation ...
... sea ice decline could intensify haze pollution in CEC (Wang et al., 2015). It is generally accepted that meteorological conditions in China are closely connected to the large topography of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) (Yanai et al., 1992; Xu et al., 2010; Wu et al., 2012; Ye and Wu, 1998). Precipitation ...
Australia and New Zealand
... Zealand. Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, M.L. Parry, O.F. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. van der Linden and C.E. Hanson, Eds., ...
... Zealand. Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, M.L. Parry, O.F. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. van der Linden and C.E. Hanson, Eds., ...
Appendix A. Statistical Issues Regarding Trends. From Synthesis
... start to the end of the record (see Figure 2 in the Executive Summary). In Figure 1 here, the data shown span January Alternatively, there may be some physical process that 1979 through December 2004 (312 months or 2.6 decades). causes a rapid switch or change from one mode of behavior The total cha ...
... start to the end of the record (see Figure 2 in the Executive Summary). In Figure 1 here, the data shown span January Alternatively, there may be some physical process that 1979 through December 2004 (312 months or 2.6 decades). causes a rapid switch or change from one mode of behavior The total cha ...
Linking Climate Change and Fish Conservation Efforts Using
... represent probabilistic relationships among a set of variables or nodes and support consistent reasoning based on existing knowledge and uncertainty (Jensen 1996; Marcot et al. 2001; Newton et al. 2007). Causal relationships among nodes are represented by directed arrows called “links.” Bayesian net ...
... represent probabilistic relationships among a set of variables or nodes and support consistent reasoning based on existing knowledge and uncertainty (Jensen 1996; Marcot et al. 2001; Newton et al. 2007). Causal relationships among nodes are represented by directed arrows called “links.” Bayesian net ...
Trillion Dollar Transformation: Fiduciary Duty, Divestment and Fossil
... Vision of a world well below 2 degrees of warming and as markets respond to that action, carbon assets and carbon intensive industries face a fundamental change of economic circumstances that will affect not only their long-term valuation but also, in some cases, their inherent viability. The questi ...
... Vision of a world well below 2 degrees of warming and as markets respond to that action, carbon assets and carbon intensive industries face a fundamental change of economic circumstances that will affect not only their long-term valuation but also, in some cases, their inherent viability. The questi ...
Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Climate
... consequence of historical, social, political and economic exclusion are among those who are at greatest risk. On the other hand, people living in marginal lands have long been exposed to many kinds of environmental changes and have developed strategies for coping with these phenomena. They have valu ...
... consequence of historical, social, political and economic exclusion are among those who are at greatest risk. On the other hand, people living in marginal lands have long been exposed to many kinds of environmental changes and have developed strategies for coping with these phenomena. They have valu ...
V. Objectives of the Inter-Regional Technical Support Component
... multiple biophysical and developmental stresses coupled with low adaptive capacity. In many countries, the economies are heavily reliant on climate-sensitive sectors such as rain-fed agriculture, fisheries, natural resources, and tourism. The extreme poverty in parts of Africa also severely constrai ...
... multiple biophysical and developmental stresses coupled with low adaptive capacity. In many countries, the economies are heavily reliant on climate-sensitive sectors such as rain-fed agriculture, fisheries, natural resources, and tourism. The extreme poverty in parts of Africa also severely constrai ...
Effects of Global Climate Change at the Virginia Coast Reserve
... developed hypotheses of how the resources might change due to specific climate factors and, where possible, identified key thresholds where ecosystems are likely to undergo a state change. For the purposes of this project, we have made the following assumptions: • By 2100, sea level will rise by app ...
... developed hypotheses of how the resources might change due to specific climate factors and, where possible, identified key thresholds where ecosystems are likely to undergo a state change. For the purposes of this project, we have made the following assumptions: • By 2100, sea level will rise by app ...
North America
... of the weather stations studied in the western mountains of the U.S. from 1949 to 2004 (Knowles et al., 2006). In Canada, warming from 1900 to 2003 led to a decrease in total precipitation as snowfall in the west and Prairies (Vincent and Mekis, 2006). Spring and summer snow cover has decreased in t ...
... of the weather stations studied in the western mountains of the U.S. from 1949 to 2004 (Knowles et al., 2006). In Canada, warming from 1900 to 2003 led to a decrease in total precipitation as snowfall in the west and Prairies (Vincent and Mekis, 2006). Spring and summer snow cover has decreased in t ...
Malaysia`s First National Communication
... biomass fuels accounted for 86.4% of total N2O emissions. In estimating GHG inventories, a conservative approach was adopted, that is, default values and data sets used represent the worst possible scenario in terms of GHG emissions, and therefore the inventory computed represents the upper limits o ...
... biomass fuels accounted for 86.4% of total N2O emissions. In estimating GHG inventories, a conservative approach was adopted, that is, default values and data sets used represent the worst possible scenario in terms of GHG emissions, and therefore the inventory computed represents the upper limits o ...
Trends in the land and ocean carbon uptake
... as the leaf area index and fire counts provide constraints on the extent and timing of relevant processes. As a result, improved knowledge exists, for instance, in quantifying the contributions of fires [38,39] and nitrogen limitation [40–42] on terrestrial fluxes. Improved information is also begi ...
... as the leaf area index and fire counts provide constraints on the extent and timing of relevant processes. As a result, improved knowledge exists, for instance, in quantifying the contributions of fires [38,39] and nitrogen limitation [40–42] on terrestrial fluxes. Improved information is also begi ...
English - Plan International
... countries the hardest, Africa being the most vulnerable continent. The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines climate changes as a change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its prop ...
... countries the hardest, Africa being the most vulnerable continent. The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines climate changes as a change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its prop ...
follow the energy! earth`s dynamic climate system
... 11. Local climatic data, including records of observed temperature, precipitation, humidity, and wind, are examples of [(dynamically)(empirically)] derived information. 12. The determination of actual climate change, also from the AMS Glossary, (“any systematic change in the long-term statistics of ...
... 11. Local climatic data, including records of observed temperature, precipitation, humidity, and wind, are examples of [(dynamically)(empirically)] derived information. 12. The determination of actual climate change, also from the AMS Glossary, (“any systematic change in the long-term statistics of ...
Linköping University Postprint Technology obscuring equity
... responsibility? In talks regarding the future commitments of the South, this seems not to have been the case. For example: according to Pinguelli Rosa and others, as of 1990 the relative share of energy sector CO2 emissions for Annex 1 and non-Annex 1 parties were of the order of 75% and 25%, respec ...
... responsibility? In talks regarding the future commitments of the South, this seems not to have been the case. For example: according to Pinguelli Rosa and others, as of 1990 the relative share of energy sector CO2 emissions for Annex 1 and non-Annex 1 parties were of the order of 75% and 25%, respec ...