Bridging the Adaptation Gap: Approaches to
... Although substantial progress has been made on the path toward mitigating climate change through the Paris Agreement and other initiatives, the physical impacts of a changing climate are already being experienced and are expected to increase. The frequency and severity of extreme weather events are ...
... Although substantial progress has been made on the path toward mitigating climate change through the Paris Agreement and other initiatives, the physical impacts of a changing climate are already being experienced and are expected to increase. The frequency and severity of extreme weather events are ...
Scanning the Conservation Horizon
... • Explore why specific targets are vulnerable to inform possible adaptation responses • Consider how targets might fare under various management and climatic scenarios • Share assessment results with stakeholders and decision-makers • Use results to advance development of adaptation strategies and p ...
... • Explore why specific targets are vulnerable to inform possible adaptation responses • Consider how targets might fare under various management and climatic scenarios • Share assessment results with stakeholders and decision-makers • Use results to advance development of adaptation strategies and p ...
Rising Temperatures, Worsening Ozone Pollution
... asthma attack may not only fall behind in their studies but also get less exercise and lose time with friends (because they cannot play outside when ozone levels are high). And for every child who goes to the doctor or stays home from school, there is probably a worried parent who is stressed and mi ...
... asthma attack may not only fall behind in their studies but also get less exercise and lose time with friends (because they cannot play outside when ozone levels are high). And for every child who goes to the doctor or stays home from school, there is probably a worried parent who is stressed and mi ...
Scanning the Conservation Horizon
... • Explore why specific targets are vulnerable to inform possible adaptation responses • Consider how targets might fare under various management and climatic scenarios • Share assessment results with stakeholders and decision-makers • Use results to advance development of adaptation strategies and p ...
... • Explore why specific targets are vulnerable to inform possible adaptation responses • Consider how targets might fare under various management and climatic scenarios • Share assessment results with stakeholders and decision-makers • Use results to advance development of adaptation strategies and p ...
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in the Land Use Sector
... where x1, x2,…xn represent interventions/practices, V stands for the values/outcomes, and I is an interaction term being zero for the additive synergy case. The second type, the non-additive synergy, is of three main categories: superadditive (I [ 0 in Eq. 1), subadditive (I \ 0 in Eq. 1), and isola ...
... where x1, x2,…xn represent interventions/practices, V stands for the values/outcomes, and I is an interaction term being zero for the additive synergy case. The second type, the non-additive synergy, is of three main categories: superadditive (I [ 0 in Eq. 1), subadditive (I \ 0 in Eq. 1), and isola ...
INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION A Thesis Presented
... modes) are less than the emissions flowing out (i.e. through sequestration efforts and planetary waste absorption capacity) then establishing a sustainable scale may be possible. If the stock of atmospheric emissions exceeds a potential tipping point, estimated at greater than approximately 350 part ...
... modes) are less than the emissions flowing out (i.e. through sequestration efforts and planetary waste absorption capacity) then establishing a sustainable scale may be possible. If the stock of atmospheric emissions exceeds a potential tipping point, estimated at greater than approximately 350 part ...
Committee on America's Climate Choices; National Research Council
... studies of climate change: Why conduct another one? First among the reasons to do so is that the body of scientific knowledge about climate change is growing rapidly and, as it does, so too does our understanding of the nature and severity of potential consequences. Second, unlike most previous stud ...
... studies of climate change: Why conduct another one? First among the reasons to do so is that the body of scientific knowledge about climate change is growing rapidly and, as it does, so too does our understanding of the nature and severity of potential consequences. Second, unlike most previous stud ...
Climate Change Adaptation for Natural World Heritage Sites A
... We would like to thank the authors for going beyond the call of duty in assembling this very thorough guide. The authors were helped by an excellent team in the field, including representatives of the Soysambu Conservancy (Kenya), who agreed to participate in testing the guide in its draft format an ...
... We would like to thank the authors for going beyond the call of duty in assembling this very thorough guide. The authors were helped by an excellent team in the field, including representatives of the Soysambu Conservancy (Kenya), who agreed to participate in testing the guide in its draft format an ...
Flowering time of butterfly nectar food plants is more
... systematic tendency to sample early/late flying/flowering individuals in warm or cold years). While this certainly represents a source of variance that might influence our power to detect differences, we have no reason to suspect any systematic bias in our estimates of phenology or temperature sensi ...
... systematic tendency to sample early/late flying/flowering individuals in warm or cold years). While this certainly represents a source of variance that might influence our power to detect differences, we have no reason to suspect any systematic bias in our estimates of phenology or temperature sensi ...
Tackling the Limits to Adaptation
... mitigation ambition to comprehensively tackle the problem. When global emission reductions – mitigation – are insufficient to prevent dangerous interference with the global climate, then countries are forced to increase their disaster risk reduction capacity and bear the cost of loss and damage when ...
... mitigation ambition to comprehensively tackle the problem. When global emission reductions – mitigation – are insufficient to prevent dangerous interference with the global climate, then countries are forced to increase their disaster risk reduction capacity and bear the cost of loss and damage when ...
Riparian Ecosystems in the 21st Century: Hotspots for Climate
... change depends largely on the degree of their exposure to climatic stimuli which, in turn, depends on both regional climate change and climate variability (Figure 1; Füssel and Klein 2006). Most riparian ecosystems are subject to the CO2 enrichment and rising air and water temperatures associated w ...
... change depends largely on the degree of their exposure to climatic stimuli which, in turn, depends on both regional climate change and climate variability (Figure 1; Füssel and Klein 2006). Most riparian ecosystems are subject to the CO2 enrichment and rising air and water temperatures associated w ...
Impacts of climate change on disadvantaged UK coastal communities
... changes in flooding, temperature and precipitation, they will also be affected by a rise in sea level and wave heights. Both direct effects (such as accelerated coastal erosion and more powerful and frequent storm surges) and indirect effects (loss of critical physical infrastructure and coastal res ...
... changes in flooding, temperature and precipitation, they will also be affected by a rise in sea level and wave heights. Both direct effects (such as accelerated coastal erosion and more powerful and frequent storm surges) and indirect effects (loss of critical physical infrastructure and coastal res ...
GCF - The Basics
... with the approval of the National Designated Authority (NDA) or, alternatively, an in-country “focal point”. NDAs are typically housed in government ministries, while a focal point can be a single government official. The primary task of NDAs and focal points is to ensure that funding proposals are ...
... with the approval of the National Designated Authority (NDA) or, alternatively, an in-country “focal point”. NDAs are typically housed in government ministries, while a focal point can be a single government official. The primary task of NDAs and focal points is to ensure that funding proposals are ...
Do Not Cite, Quote, or Distribute IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 7
... change is not put in context of other drivers clearly. Technological development, markets and policy also play a large role in both food supply and demand. It would be good to say more about the relative impact of climate change compared to other drivers. Effects may be negative, but still relativel ...
... change is not put in context of other drivers clearly. Technological development, markets and policy also play a large role in both food supply and demand. It would be good to say more about the relative impact of climate change compared to other drivers. Effects may be negative, but still relativel ...
Pacific Islands Meteorological Strategy 2012
... a Chair from an atoll country, the severe impacts of these and climate change provide more than enough motivation to ensure that our NMSs continue to grow in providing time critical and relevant data and information services to the public. The growth and sustenance of NMSs must be a priority for our ...
... a Chair from an atoll country, the severe impacts of these and climate change provide more than enough motivation to ensure that our NMSs continue to grow in providing time critical and relevant data and information services to the public. The growth and sustenance of NMSs must be a priority for our ...
Development Aid and Climate Finance: Working Paper 123 (397 kB) (opens in new window)
... issue, Pittel and Rübbelke (2013) develop a two-region model, similar to ours, to explore the merit of financial adaptation transfers that are conditional on mitigation efforts. Also Heuson et al. (2013) consider a stylized two-region model of mitigation and adaptation with different types of transf ...
... issue, Pittel and Rübbelke (2013) develop a two-region model, similar to ours, to explore the merit of financial adaptation transfers that are conditional on mitigation efforts. Also Heuson et al. (2013) consider a stylized two-region model of mitigation and adaptation with different types of transf ...
Tools and Approaches for Capacity Building for - ClimDev
... models, which are representations of the climate system developed to help scientists understand present climate as well as exploring possible climatic conditions in the future. Climate models help policy and decision makers in understanding the future climate risks and uncertainties, allowing them t ...
... models, which are representations of the climate system developed to help scientists understand present climate as well as exploring possible climatic conditions in the future. Climate models help policy and decision makers in understanding the future climate risks and uncertainties, allowing them t ...
Geoengineering the climate: science, governance
... Climate change is happening. Its impacts and costs will be large, serious, and unevenly spread. The impacts may be reduced by adaptation, and moderated by mitigation, especially by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. However, global efforts to reduce emissions have not yet been sufficiently succ ...
... Climate change is happening. Its impacts and costs will be large, serious, and unevenly spread. The impacts may be reduced by adaptation, and moderated by mitigation, especially by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. However, global efforts to reduce emissions have not yet been sufficiently succ ...
Ocean Acidification: Scientific Surges, Lagging Law and Policy
... by the ocean’s uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, although the ocean’s acidity can increase due to other processes as well, e.g. acid rain and decomposition of organic material. Since the industrial revolution human activities have led to the emission of roughly 590 Gt ...
... by the ocean’s uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, although the ocean’s acidity can increase due to other processes as well, e.g. acid rain and decomposition of organic material. Since the industrial revolution human activities have led to the emission of roughly 590 Gt ...
The impact of climate change on the UK
... mitigate them. The clearest risk is from the first category – physical risks – and accordingly most of the report is focused on that aspect. The other two risk categories are less well developed and more uncertain – nonetheless, they could have a meaningful impact on the PRA’s objectives over time. ...
... mitigate them. The clearest risk is from the first category – physical risks – and accordingly most of the report is focused on that aspect. The other two risk categories are less well developed and more uncertain – nonetheless, they could have a meaningful impact on the PRA’s objectives over time. ...
development and climate change in bangladesh
... The Bangladesh case study was conducted in parallel with five other country case studies1 in Africa, Latin America, and Asia and the Pacific. Each case study is based upon a three-tiered framework for analysis (Agrawala and Berg 2002): 1. Review of climate trends and scenarios at the country level b ...
... The Bangladesh case study was conducted in parallel with five other country case studies1 in Africa, Latin America, and Asia and the Pacific. Each case study is based upon a three-tiered framework for analysis (Agrawala and Berg 2002): 1. Review of climate trends and scenarios at the country level b ...
Win-win? CDM hydropower projects and their - diss.fu
... GHGs regulated under the Kyoto Protocol1. Eligible are mainly renewable energy and energy efficiency projects as well as technologies that capture and burn certain industrial or landfill gases. Hydropower is by far the most common project type, accounting for more than one quarter of all projects in ...
... GHGs regulated under the Kyoto Protocol1. Eligible are mainly renewable energy and energy efficiency projects as well as technologies that capture and burn certain industrial or landfill gases. Hydropower is by far the most common project type, accounting for more than one quarter of all projects in ...
Understanding Climate Diplomacy
... International agreement is vital to manage climate risk The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)1 and United Nations Security Council (UNSC)2 have both stated that uncontrolled climate change poses a threat to international peace and security. In 2009, and on several subsequent occasions since, le ...
... International agreement is vital to manage climate risk The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)1 and United Nations Security Council (UNSC)2 have both stated that uncontrolled climate change poses a threat to international peace and security. In 2009, and on several subsequent occasions since, le ...
Interaction of impacts of doubling CO2 and changing regional land
... retreat in response to a warmer climate. CCSM is integrated into a fully coupled mode with 26 vertical layers and a spectral truncation of 42, corresponding to a horizontal grid increment of about 2.8° × 2.8° . CCSM is initialized with the astrophysical conditions for 1 January, 1990. Each model com ...
... retreat in response to a warmer climate. CCSM is integrated into a fully coupled mode with 26 vertical layers and a spectral truncation of 42, corresponding to a horizontal grid increment of about 2.8° × 2.8° . CCSM is initialized with the astrophysical conditions for 1 January, 1990. Each model com ...