Arctic Climate Change and Security Policy Conference
... Moreover, the pace of change is accelerating. Greenhouse gas emissions from industrial pollution and land use changes are the key factors. Recent studies suggest that black carbon emitted from industrial combustion and boreal forest fires are responsible for up to half of the observed warming in the ...
... Moreover, the pace of change is accelerating. Greenhouse gas emissions from industrial pollution and land use changes are the key factors. Recent studies suggest that black carbon emitted from industrial combustion and boreal forest fires are responsible for up to half of the observed warming in the ...
Societal Adaptation to Abrupt Climate Change and Monsoon
... that such oscillations have occurred in the past and may occur in future, potentially with large impacts on society, economy and ecosystems. There is evidence to show that gradual and smooth climate changes in the Earth’s history were interspersed with abrupt climate changes such as rapid cooling, w ...
... that such oscillations have occurred in the past and may occur in future, potentially with large impacts on society, economy and ecosystems. There is evidence to show that gradual and smooth climate changes in the Earth’s history were interspersed with abrupt climate changes such as rapid cooling, w ...
- Konrad-Adenauer
... the South should bear far less responsibility than the North, whose high per capita emissions and opulent lifestyles were assumed to be the primary causes of climate change. As early as the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, most developing countries insisted on the principle of “common but differentiated respo ...
... the South should bear far less responsibility than the North, whose high per capita emissions and opulent lifestyles were assumed to be the primary causes of climate change. As early as the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, most developing countries insisted on the principle of “common but differentiated respo ...
THE WAY FORWARD - Canada`s Ecofiscal Commission
... 5.4 Choices for revenue recycling depend on priorities................................................................................................................ 38 5.5 Policy design can address risks to competitiveness.......................................................................... ...
... 5.4 Choices for revenue recycling depend on priorities................................................................................................................ 38 5.5 Policy design can address risks to competitiveness.......................................................................... ...
PDF 4.2MB - Strong Growth, Low Pollution
... The world is moving to act. At the Copenhagen and Cancun conferences, we saw the world step up with pledges to take action to put the world on a path to reduce the risks of dangerous climate change. Australia must contribute its fair share to this world action. The Government is committed to taking ...
... The world is moving to act. At the Copenhagen and Cancun conferences, we saw the world step up with pledges to take action to put the world on a path to reduce the risks of dangerous climate change. Australia must contribute its fair share to this world action. The Government is committed to taking ...
Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change - EEG, TU-Wien
... weather events can be costly, not only in both in human lives and suffering but also in terms of sheer economics. The flooding which swept Europe in 2002 not only caused 37 deaths but cost US$16 billion in direct costs; the European heat-wave in 2003 led to 26,000 premature deaths and US$13.5 billio ...
... weather events can be costly, not only in both in human lives and suffering but also in terms of sheer economics. The flooding which swept Europe in 2002 not only caused 37 deaths but cost US$16 billion in direct costs; the European heat-wave in 2003 led to 26,000 premature deaths and US$13.5 billio ...
Protected Areas: Buffering nature against climate change
... The key message from this meeting of experts is that climate change is already well underway. Indeed it is coming faster and harder than we realise. There is no time to dither. More than enough is known already to implement a concrete rescue package quickly. The first and most important step the exp ...
... The key message from this meeting of experts is that climate change is already well underway. Indeed it is coming faster and harder than we realise. There is no time to dither. More than enough is known already to implement a concrete rescue package quickly. The first and most important step the exp ...
Deconstructing the BRICS: Bargaining Coalition
... challenges. Yet according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates, the BRICS share of global gross domestic product will still surpass that of the G7 in or around 2020, at least in purchase power parity.1 At their April 2011 Summit in Hainan, moreover, BRICS leaders announced they had rea ...
... challenges. Yet according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates, the BRICS share of global gross domestic product will still surpass that of the G7 in or around 2020, at least in purchase power parity.1 At their April 2011 Summit in Hainan, moreover, BRICS leaders announced they had rea ...
Climate Change and Natural Resources Conflicts in Africa
... Programme (ESP) of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Nairobi Office. The climate change phenomenon is a global concern, which typically threatens the sustainability of the livelihoods of the majority of the population living in the developing countries. Africa, particularly the sub-Saharan r ...
... Programme (ESP) of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Nairobi Office. The climate change phenomenon is a global concern, which typically threatens the sustainability of the livelihoods of the majority of the population living in the developing countries. Africa, particularly the sub-Saharan r ...
The State of Marine and Coastal Adaptation in North America: A
... Marine and coastal areas in North America already experience a multitude of climate change related impacts. These changes are beginning to affect ecological and socioeconomic aspects of marine and coastal systems. In this section, we provide a brief overview of the current and projected manifestatio ...
... Marine and coastal areas in North America already experience a multitude of climate change related impacts. These changes are beginning to affect ecological and socioeconomic aspects of marine and coastal systems. In this section, we provide a brief overview of the current and projected manifestatio ...
Presentation 16 Apr 2013
... WP 3B: Boreal protected area network as an adaptation means to preserve avian biodiversity in a changing climate Results: observed changes (1981-1999 to 2000-2009) • Southern species had increased significantly in protected areas by 29% • Northern species had decreased significantly in PAs by 21% • ...
... WP 3B: Boreal protected area network as an adaptation means to preserve avian biodiversity in a changing climate Results: observed changes (1981-1999 to 2000-2009) • Southern species had increased significantly in protected areas by 29% • Northern species had decreased significantly in PAs by 21% • ...
2015 (May - June) - The Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
... Beyond the expected shout-outs to the upcoming climate talks in Paris later this year and to the need for a strong Green Climate Fund, which will assist developing countries in climate adaptation, the U.N.’s Ban noted in no uncertain terms how “morally indefensible” it would be to allow a temperatur ...
... Beyond the expected shout-outs to the upcoming climate talks in Paris later this year and to the need for a strong Green Climate Fund, which will assist developing countries in climate adaptation, the U.N.’s Ban noted in no uncertain terms how “morally indefensible” it would be to allow a temperatur ...
Lake Superior Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation January 2014
... Figure 20. Historical observed occurrences of heavy rainfall in Ontario for the period ...
... Figure 20. Historical observed occurrences of heavy rainfall in Ontario for the period ...
Monitoring and Evaluating The 100 Billion Green Climate Fund: A
... Climate change is a global concern. Parties within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have been discussing for decades ways to address the financial challenges of reducing GHG emissions (mitigation) and adapting to climate change impacts. One of the most remarkable ag ...
... Climate change is a global concern. Parties within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have been discussing for decades ways to address the financial challenges of reducing GHG emissions (mitigation) and adapting to climate change impacts. One of the most remarkable ag ...
Egypt`s National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate
... climate change phenomenon. A significant number of institutions and regional and international research centers have investigated the particulars of this phenomenon with the aim of identifying how to cope with it and how to reduce its associated risks. Some countries were classified as more vulnerab ...
... climate change phenomenon. A significant number of institutions and regional and international research centers have investigated the particulars of this phenomenon with the aim of identifying how to cope with it and how to reduce its associated risks. Some countries were classified as more vulnerab ...
gReat plaiNs RegioNal teChNiCal iNput RepoRt
... have been above average temperature. Climate observations in the Great Plains show the warmest years on record were a tie between 1934 and 2006. The Northern Great Plains has experienced the most significant warming where North Dakota, for example, has experienced an annual average temperature incre ...
... have been above average temperature. Climate observations in the Great Plains show the warmest years on record were a tie between 1934 and 2006. The Northern Great Plains has experienced the most significant warming where North Dakota, for example, has experienced an annual average temperature incre ...
Review and recommendations for climate change vulnerability
... vulnerability to climate change of species and habitats in the American Southwest. We begin by defining and discussing climate change vulnerability assessment concepts and approaches and then examine major methods by which such assessments are conducted. Finally, we review and synthesize the informa ...
... vulnerability to climate change of species and habitats in the American Southwest. We begin by defining and discussing climate change vulnerability assessment concepts and approaches and then examine major methods by which such assessments are conducted. Finally, we review and synthesize the informa ...
PREPARING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE: An Implementation Guide
... Preparing for Climate Change: An Implementation Guide for Local Governments in BC is designed to assist local government elected officials and staff, including planners, engineers, chief administrative officers, financial officers and others, to plan and act in ways that will make their communities ...
... Preparing for Climate Change: An Implementation Guide for Local Governments in BC is designed to assist local government elected officials and staff, including planners, engineers, chief administrative officers, financial officers and others, to plan and act in ways that will make their communities ...
The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on US Transportation
... eading scientists on the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change published their fourth assessment of the state of knowledge about climate change and its impacts in spring 2007. They reached consensus that human activity is responsible for many observed climate changes, particularly the warming t ...
... eading scientists on the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change published their fourth assessment of the state of knowledge about climate change and its impacts in spring 2007. They reached consensus that human activity is responsible for many observed climate changes, particularly the warming t ...
Implications of Climate Change for Biodiversity
... • As certain ecological environments shrink in extent, due to climate change and/or land clearing, some species will be less able to persist over the long term. ...
... • As certain ecological environments shrink in extent, due to climate change and/or land clearing, some species will be less able to persist over the long term. ...
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... A key reform the IPCC could implement to improve its procedural efficiency is to strengthen the roles of the Technical Support Unit (TSU) and its Chapter Scientists. The TSUs should remain as centralized bodies that provide logistical support to each of the Working Groups, coordinating all logistica ...
... A key reform the IPCC could implement to improve its procedural efficiency is to strengthen the roles of the Technical Support Unit (TSU) and its Chapter Scientists. The TSUs should remain as centralized bodies that provide logistical support to each of the Working Groups, coordinating all logistica ...
Climate Change in the European Alps
... Climate Change in the European Alps: Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural Hazards Management is the product of a two-year study by the OECD Environment Directorate. The volume presents the first systematic cross-country analysis of snow-reliability of Alpine ski areas under climate change for five co ...
... Climate Change in the European Alps: Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural Hazards Management is the product of a two-year study by the OECD Environment Directorate. The volume presents the first systematic cross-country analysis of snow-reliability of Alpine ski areas under climate change for five co ...
Zero poverty, zero emissions - Overseas Development Institute
... Avoiding surpassing 2oC will require zero net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—deep decarbonisation, with any residual emissions offset by GHGs removed from the atmosphere—before the century’s end. This too will require prompt, global action: achieving zero net emissions before 2100 will necessitate p ...
... Avoiding surpassing 2oC will require zero net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—deep decarbonisation, with any residual emissions offset by GHGs removed from the atmosphere—before the century’s end. This too will require prompt, global action: achieving zero net emissions before 2100 will necessitate p ...
Exploring the Impact of Climate Change on Children in
... changing climate and development pressures requires efforts from all stakeholders as well as good coordination across multiple levels of governance, from household and community, through municipal and provincial, to national and international levels. There is an important international legal framewo ...
... changing climate and development pressures requires efforts from all stakeholders as well as good coordination across multiple levels of governance, from household and community, through municipal and provincial, to national and international levels. There is an important international legal framewo ...
Global warming
Global warming and climate change are terms for the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects.Multiple lines of scientific evidence show that the climate system is warming. Although the increase of near-surface atmospheric temperature is the measure of global warming often reported in the popular press, most of the additional energy stored in the climate system since 1970 has gone into ocean warming. The remainder has melted ice, and warmed the continents and atmosphere. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia.Scientific understanding of global warming is increasing. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported in 2014 that scientists were more than 95% certain that most of global warming is caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases and other human (anthropogenic) activities. Climate model projections summarized in the report indicated that during the 21st century the global surface temperature is likely to rise a further 0.3 to 1.7 °C (0.5 to 3.1 °F) for their lowest emissions scenario using stringent mitigation and 2.6 to 4.8 °C (4.7 to 8.6 °F) for their highest. These findings have been recognized by the national science academies of the major industrialized nations.Future climate change and associated impacts will differ from region to region around the globe. Anticipated effects include warming global temperature, rising sea levels, changing precipitation, and expansion of deserts in the subtropics. Warming is expected to be greatest in the Arctic, with the continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost and sea ice. Other likely changes include more frequent extreme weather events including heat waves, droughts, heavy rainfall, and heavy snowfall; ocean acidification; and species extinctions due to shifting temperature regimes. Effects significant to humans include the threat to food security from decreasing crop yields and the abandonment of populated areas due to flooding.Possible societal responses to global warming include mitigation by emissions reduction, adaptation to its effects, building systems resilient to its effects, and possible future climate engineering. Most countries are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),whose ultimate objective is to prevent dangerous anthropogenic climate change. The UNFCCC have adopted a range of policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to assist in adaptation to global warming. Parties to the UNFCCC have agreed that deep cuts in emissions are required, and that future global warming should be limited to below 2.0 °C (3.6 °F) relative to the pre-industrial level.