a proposal for a convention on climate change refugees
... humanitarian, and international environmental law. It looks to legal precedent to provide models and support for its proposals, yet it adapts or departs from this precedent when appropriate to tackle the unique problem of climate change. The Article also crafts an original definition of climate chan ...
... humanitarian, and international environmental law. It looks to legal precedent to provide models and support for its proposals, yet it adapts or departs from this precedent when appropriate to tackle the unique problem of climate change. The Article also crafts an original definition of climate chan ...
Sean B. Hecht - UCLA Law Review
... impacts on insured risks. These impacts will negatively affect insurability and insurers’ willingness and ability to supply insurance. In Part III, I examine the potential for the insurance industry to influence private responses to climate change through the industry’s products. I analyze the facto ...
... impacts on insured risks. These impacts will negatively affect insurability and insurers’ willingness and ability to supply insurance. In Part III, I examine the potential for the insurance industry to influence private responses to climate change through the industry’s products. I analyze the facto ...
Ocean Acidification THE KNOWLEDGE BASE 2012
... Ocean acidification at Rio+20 and beyond Nations of the world met in June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. Ocean issues featured more highly than ever before. In the outcome document The Future We Want, world leaders observed (paragraph 166): ‘We ca ...
... Ocean acidification at Rio+20 and beyond Nations of the world met in June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. Ocean issues featured more highly than ever before. In the outcome document The Future We Want, world leaders observed (paragraph 166): ‘We ca ...
the knowledge base. Updating what we know about ocean
... approximately 25% of all the CO2 emitted by human activities. ...
... approximately 25% of all the CO2 emitted by human activities. ...
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 ...
A Climate Modelling Primer - THIRD EDITION
... 1.3 Climate forcings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3.1 External causes of climatic change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milankovitch variations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solar activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... 1.3 Climate forcings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3.1 External causes of climatic change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milankovitch variations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solar activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
key parameters for trend detection
... The Second Report1 on the Adequacy of the Global Observing Systems for Climate was prepared in response to UNFCCC decision 5/CP.5 and endorsed by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) at it 15th session. The goals of the Report were to: Determine what progress has been ...
... The Second Report1 on the Adequacy of the Global Observing Systems for Climate was prepared in response to UNFCCC decision 5/CP.5 and endorsed by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) at it 15th session. The goals of the Report were to: Determine what progress has been ...
Final Consultants Report
... the global average, with economy-wide costs of climate change for Thailand and Viet Nam of 6.7% of GDP per year by 2100 (ADB 2009). Likewise, a recent World Bank study suggests that the East Asia and Pacific Region would have the highest cost of adaptation in both wetter and drier scenarios (World B ...
... the global average, with economy-wide costs of climate change for Thailand and Viet Nam of 6.7% of GDP per year by 2100 (ADB 2009). Likewise, a recent World Bank study suggests that the East Asia and Pacific Region would have the highest cost of adaptation in both wetter and drier scenarios (World B ...
Proceedings of the European Conference on Biodiversity and
... Climate change is arguably one of the most significant conservation challenges of the 21st century. Not only will there be direct climate change with effects on biodiversity but also societal mitigation and adaptation measures may seriously impact on biodiversity. In the light of a changing climate ...
... Climate change is arguably one of the most significant conservation challenges of the 21st century. Not only will there be direct climate change with effects on biodiversity but also societal mitigation and adaptation measures may seriously impact on biodiversity. In the light of a changing climate ...
RE-CONSTRUCTING CLIMATE CHANGE: DISCOURSES OF THE EMERGING MOVEMENT FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE
... (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bali, Poznan, and Copenhagen (CJA 2008; CJN 2004; Klimaforum 2009; PMCC 2009; Tokar 2010; Newell and Paterson 2010; Roberts and Parks 2009). As the movement grew, it developed strong support from Indigenous individuals, g ...
... (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bali, Poznan, and Copenhagen (CJA 2008; CJN 2004; Klimaforum 2009; PMCC 2009; Tokar 2010; Newell and Paterson 2010; Roberts and Parks 2009). As the movement grew, it developed strong support from Indigenous individuals, g ...
Di Gregorio et al 2016 - Centre for Climate Change Economics and
... domain, or the extent to which positive and negative interactions between mitigation and adaptation are taken into account in policy formulation. The paper is based on a systematic content analysis of major federal level climate change and land use policies. The results indicate a stronger focus on ...
... domain, or the extent to which positive and negative interactions between mitigation and adaptation are taken into account in policy formulation. The paper is based on a systematic content analysis of major federal level climate change and land use policies. The results indicate a stronger focus on ...
World Bank Document
... around the world. Policy Research Working Papers are also posted on the Web at http://econ.worldbank.org. The authors may be contacted at [email protected] and [email protected]. ...
... around the world. Policy Research Working Papers are also posted on the Web at http://econ.worldbank.org. The authors may be contacted at [email protected] and [email protected]. ...
Integrating Mitigation and Adaptation in Climate and Land Use
... change domain, or the extent to which positive and negative interactions between mitigation and adaptation are taken into account in policy formulation. The paper is based on a systematic content analysis of major federal level climate change and land use policies. The results indicate a stronger fo ...
... change domain, or the extent to which positive and negative interactions between mitigation and adaptation are taken into account in policy formulation. The paper is based on a systematic content analysis of major federal level climate change and land use policies. The results indicate a stronger fo ...
Aalborg Universitet Climate for Change? Wejs, Anja
... in Norway. Locals said the channel went all the way to the bedrock beneath the glacier, and these vertical meltwater channels appeared increasingly each year. Experts had told them it was caused by climate change, although for me at the time it provided an exciting experience rather than an insight ...
... in Norway. Locals said the channel went all the way to the bedrock beneath the glacier, and these vertical meltwater channels appeared increasingly each year. Experts had told them it was caused by climate change, although for me at the time it provided an exciting experience rather than an insight ...
2013-2020 Climate Change Action Plan
... measures proposed in it. Moreover, depending on changes in the price of a ton of GHG on the carbon market, revenue from the carbon market could exceed $2.7 billion. Accordingly, in light of the additional budgets available, other initiatives aimed at further GHG reductions will be added under the se ...
... measures proposed in it. Moreover, depending on changes in the price of a ton of GHG on the carbon market, revenue from the carbon market could exceed $2.7 billion. Accordingly, in light of the additional budgets available, other initiatives aimed at further GHG reductions will be added under the se ...
The Virgin Islands Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment of the
... APPENDIX 4 - INITIAL PLANS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE CANE GARDEN BAY BEACH COMMUNITY ........................................................................................................................ 265 APPENDIX 5 - SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS RELEVANT TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION & MIT ...
... APPENDIX 4 - INITIAL PLANS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE CANE GARDEN BAY BEACH COMMUNITY ........................................................................................................................ 265 APPENDIX 5 - SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS RELEVANT TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION & MIT ...
Climate Change and Conflict - AFES
... stress. Taking the specific global and national conditions into account, these causes may lead to several groups of outcomes: a) distress migration, b) natural hazards and disaster, c) domestic crises, and d) internal or international conflicts. Among the six structural factors of Global Environment ...
... stress. Taking the specific global and national conditions into account, these causes may lead to several groups of outcomes: a) distress migration, b) natural hazards and disaster, c) domestic crises, and d) internal or international conflicts. Among the six structural factors of Global Environment ...
Review of Policy, Plans, Legislation and Regulations for Climate
... PLANNING INSTITUTE OF JAMAICA ...
... PLANNING INSTITUTE OF JAMAICA ...
E Chapter 14 Impacts of Disturbances etc
... chemical industry (river-transported vaste) eventually ends up affecting marine habitats and ecosystems. A more subtle and slow-working impact, but not less serious, is the increasing deforestation several places on earth. It leads to soil-erosion and increased rivertransport of soil, humus and mud ...
... chemical industry (river-transported vaste) eventually ends up affecting marine habitats and ecosystems. A more subtle and slow-working impact, but not less serious, is the increasing deforestation several places on earth. It leads to soil-erosion and increased rivertransport of soil, humus and mud ...
Responding to climate change in national forests: a
... In response to this need, Forest Service research scientists and cooperators have been working to develop tools and guidelines relevant for adaptation to climate change on national forests. Forest Service research stations and national forests have established science-management partnerships to deve ...
... In response to this need, Forest Service research scientists and cooperators have been working to develop tools and guidelines relevant for adaptation to climate change on national forests. Forest Service research stations and national forests have established science-management partnerships to deve ...
ARTICLES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND THE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
... [I]nterest in adaptation was overwhelmed by concern about the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stabilize atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. Proponents of adaptation faced two obstacles that were attributed to adaptation: reducing the apparent need for mitigation; and playing down ...
... [I]nterest in adaptation was overwhelmed by concern about the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stabilize atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. Proponents of adaptation faced two obstacles that were attributed to adaptation: reducing the apparent need for mitigation; and playing down ...
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... welfare. Third, both adaptation avenues (adoption of a major management practice and reallocations of inputs and outputs along the frontier) are allowed to vary across asset levels incorporating inherent differences in adaptation possibilities across the wealth spectrum. Table 1 illustrates how the ...
... welfare. Third, both adaptation avenues (adoption of a major management practice and reallocations of inputs and outputs along the frontier) are allowed to vary across asset levels incorporating inherent differences in adaptation possibilities across the wealth spectrum. Table 1 illustrates how the ...
Environment and Climate Change Assessment
... Energy Division. The report was written by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Centre for Environmental Management. Guidance and support were provided by Tomoyuki Kimura, country director, VRM; Ancha Srinivasan, principal climate change specialist, and Richard Bolt, advisor, Offic ...
... Energy Division. The report was written by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Centre for Environmental Management. Guidance and support were provided by Tomoyuki Kimura, country director, VRM; Ancha Srinivasan, principal climate change specialist, and Richard Bolt, advisor, Offic ...
Asia-Pacific Human Development Report
... Human beings can no longer continue to think of themselves as distinct from the environment. They have been transforming nature for too long — notably by releasing huge quantities of fossil carbon. The consequences are a warmer earth, with melting glaciers, higher sea levels and altered cycles of pr ...
... Human beings can no longer continue to think of themselves as distinct from the environment. They have been transforming nature for too long — notably by releasing huge quantities of fossil carbon. The consequences are a warmer earth, with melting glaciers, higher sea levels and altered cycles of pr ...
Sceptical Climate Part 2: Climate Science in Australian Newspapers
... • The Australian, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, all of which are targeted at higher income readers, published most of the features about climate science. ...
... • The Australian, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, all of which are targeted at higher income readers, published most of the features about climate science. ...
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.