Climate Change Adaptation Planning: A Handbook for Small
... locally, while the long-term benefits are global, even though there may be some local savings. The costs of adaptation actions are borne locally as well, but the benefits accrue locally also. ...
... locally, while the long-term benefits are global, even though there may be some local savings. The costs of adaptation actions are borne locally as well, but the benefits accrue locally also. ...
Petition to the World Heritage Committee
... UCAR, Tropospheric Ozone, the Polluter, http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_7_1.htm, accessed January 23, 2009. ...
... UCAR, Tropospheric Ozone, the Polluter, http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_7_1.htm, accessed January 23, 2009. ...
OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050
... National action to mitigate climate change ............................................................................................24 National action to adapt to climate change.............................................................................................38 Getting the policy mix r ...
... National action to mitigate climate change ............................................................................................24 National action to adapt to climate change.............................................................................................38 Getting the policy mix r ...
heat waves, floods and the health impacts of climate change
... yy to develop health measures and integrate them into plans for adaptation to climate change as appropriate; yy to build the capacity of public health leaders to be proactive in providing technical guidance on health issues, be competent in developing and implementing strategies for addressing the e ...
... yy to develop health measures and integrate them into plans for adaptation to climate change as appropriate; yy to build the capacity of public health leaders to be proactive in providing technical guidance on health issues, be competent in developing and implementing strategies for addressing the e ...
The tipping point trend in climate change communication
... model. Moreover, successful generative metaphors rarely bear the traces of the earliest efforts to apply them. For example, the metaphor of the great ocean conveyor belt no longer prompts much pause or reflection. Its first use was almost whimsical, as the example of a fun-house ride was used to expla ...
... model. Moreover, successful generative metaphors rarely bear the traces of the earliest efforts to apply them. For example, the metaphor of the great ocean conveyor belt no longer prompts much pause or reflection. Its first use was almost whimsical, as the example of a fun-house ride was used to expla ...
Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan 2014 – 2023
... separated from economic development and poverty alleviation, which are vital in a transition towards a green economy and low-carbon, climate-resilient development. In this regard, it is my great honour and pleasure on behalf of the Royal Government of Cambodia to announce the official promulgation o ...
... separated from economic development and poverty alleviation, which are vital in a transition towards a green economy and low-carbon, climate-resilient development. In this regard, it is my great honour and pleasure on behalf of the Royal Government of Cambodia to announce the official promulgation o ...
Rapid response of silicate weathering rates to climate change in the
... The strontium (Sr) isotope composition of bulk sediments also shows systematic variations with time, similar to that of d7 Li (Fig. 3). Strontium isotopes have been used to study changes in the provenance of sediments, on the basis of different 87Sr/86Sr ratios in the source rocks found in the catch ...
... The strontium (Sr) isotope composition of bulk sediments also shows systematic variations with time, similar to that of d7 Li (Fig. 3). Strontium isotopes have been used to study changes in the provenance of sediments, on the basis of different 87Sr/86Sr ratios in the source rocks found in the catch ...
Arctic Climate Impact Science – an update since ACIA
... spans from such satellite studies are still relatively short (about one decade), making the longterm response of the ice sheet to global climate change difficult to assess. Second, dynamic responses of the ice sheet (i.e. increased glacier flow) to temperature changes, which are believed to have cau ...
... spans from such satellite studies are still relatively short (about one decade), making the longterm response of the ice sheet to global climate change difficult to assess. Second, dynamic responses of the ice sheet (i.e. increased glacier flow) to temperature changes, which are believed to have cau ...
Word - Council of Europe
... change on biodiversity in Europe (T-PVS/Inf 2007-3). More detailed reports for plant and invertebrate species were drafted by Vermon Heywood (T-PVS/Inf-2009-9) and by Robert J. Wilson (T-PVS/Inf2009-8) respectively. These reports provide a number of recommendations towards the development of adaptat ...
... change on biodiversity in Europe (T-PVS/Inf 2007-3). More detailed reports for plant and invertebrate species were drafted by Vermon Heywood (T-PVS/Inf-2009-9) and by Robert J. Wilson (T-PVS/Inf2009-8) respectively. These reports provide a number of recommendations towards the development of adaptat ...
Sustainable Land-use Practices in European Mountain Regions
... Thus, management and policy alternatives that support the provision of EGS in these regions should not only be economically and ecologically efficient, but also institutionally feasible and socially acceptable. In addition, climate change, ecosystems and their dynamics, socioeconomics, and politics ...
... Thus, management and policy alternatives that support the provision of EGS in these regions should not only be economically and ecologically efficient, but also institutionally feasible and socially acceptable. In addition, climate change, ecosystems and their dynamics, socioeconomics, and politics ...
Implications of Recent Climate Change on Conservation Priorities in
... Climate change is likely to exacerbate the effects of natural and altered disturbance regimes, including wildfire, insect outbreaks, flooding and erosion, across all New Mexico’s habitat types and may prompt abrupt ecological changes. This is particularly true in ecosystems such as grasslands, ripar ...
... Climate change is likely to exacerbate the effects of natural and altered disturbance regimes, including wildfire, insect outbreaks, flooding and erosion, across all New Mexico’s habitat types and may prompt abrupt ecological changes. This is particularly true in ecosystems such as grasslands, ripar ...
Resilient Midwestern Cities - Neighborhood Solutions Inc.
... dangerous effects of climate change hit hardest in low-income communities and communities of color, where residents confront daily the symptoms of historic inequities. These symptoms include economic instability as well as poor-quality housing, which is ill-equipped to weather safely severe storms, ...
... dangerous effects of climate change hit hardest in low-income communities and communities of color, where residents confront daily the symptoms of historic inequities. These symptoms include economic instability as well as poor-quality housing, which is ill-equipped to weather safely severe storms, ...
Assessing Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation:
... A Climate Change Task Force (CCTF) was created by CCFM with a mission of providing forest professionals with tools, approaches and state-of-knowledge that will enable them to adapt SFM to climate change. One of CCMF-CCTF products is a framework and guidebook approach for assessing vulnerability and ...
... A Climate Change Task Force (CCTF) was created by CCFM with a mission of providing forest professionals with tools, approaches and state-of-knowledge that will enable them to adapt SFM to climate change. One of CCMF-CCTF products is a framework and guidebook approach for assessing vulnerability and ...
overcoming barriers to the adoption of climate-friendly
... action now so as to limit the impacts of climate change. Identifying the reasons behind the limited adoption of climate-friendly practices is essential to understand and address this gap. This activity is an important precursor to designing or restructuring policies to stimulate climate-friendly beh ...
... action now so as to limit the impacts of climate change. Identifying the reasons behind the limited adoption of climate-friendly practices is essential to understand and address this gap. This activity is an important precursor to designing or restructuring policies to stimulate climate-friendly beh ...
Climate Change and Agricultural Policy Processes in
... domestic policy space: First, various government documents and a number of respondents for this study stated that, while climate change is a problem caused by developed countries, it is now a global problem that demands a response from each country, and particularly from sub-Saharan countries that h ...
... domestic policy space: First, various government documents and a number of respondents for this study stated that, while climate change is a problem caused by developed countries, it is now a global problem that demands a response from each country, and particularly from sub-Saharan countries that h ...
NDVI-based increase in growth of temperate grasslands and its
... vegetated regions, only grid cells with annual mean NDVI greater than 0.1 during the 18 year period were used in this study. Monthly climate data used in this study include temperature and precipitation data, produced by our research group, for the years 1982–1999 (Piao et al., 2003). These datasets ...
... vegetated regions, only grid cells with annual mean NDVI greater than 0.1 during the 18 year period were used in this study. Monthly climate data used in this study include temperature and precipitation data, produced by our research group, for the years 1982–1999 (Piao et al., 2003). These datasets ...
From `fearing` to `empowering` climate refugees: Governing climate
... Resilience thus implies the ability of a social or ecological system to ‘absorb changes […] and still persist’ (Holling 1973: 27). However, beyond this general consensus resilience can refer to different conceptions. The ‘father’ of the resilience concept, C. S. Holling (1973), was eager to distingu ...
... Resilience thus implies the ability of a social or ecological system to ‘absorb changes […] and still persist’ (Holling 1973: 27). However, beyond this general consensus resilience can refer to different conceptions. The ‘father’ of the resilience concept, C. S. Holling (1973), was eager to distingu ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 24 Subject to Final Copyedit
... and affect many people in future. Integrated water management strategies could help adapt to climate change, including developing water saving technologies, increasing water productivity, and water reuse. The impacts of climate change on food production and food security in Asia will vary by region ...
... and affect many people in future. Integrated water management strategies could help adapt to climate change, including developing water saving technologies, increasing water productivity, and water reuse. The impacts of climate change on food production and food security in Asia will vary by region ...
Ecosystem-based approaches to building resilience in urban areas
... In an urbanising world, where more than 50% of the population already lives in cities, addressing the effects of climate change at the local level is critical to saving lives and livelihoods as well as to maintain social and economic well-being. In the global south, where Millennium Development Goal ...
... In an urbanising world, where more than 50% of the population already lives in cities, addressing the effects of climate change at the local level is critical to saving lives and livelihoods as well as to maintain social and economic well-being. In the global south, where Millennium Development Goal ...
STRIPS: A New Approach to the Application of Theorem Proving to
... In a very simple problem-solving system, we might first apply all of the applicable operators to the initial world model to create a set of successor models. We would continue to apply all applicable operators to these successors and to their descendants (say in breadth-first fashion) until a model ...
... In a very simple problem-solving system, we might first apply all of the applicable operators to the initial world model to create a set of successor models. We would continue to apply all applicable operators to these successors and to their descendants (say in breadth-first fashion) until a model ...
Agricultural Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation and
... to the development, diffusion and use of relevant technologies can surface at several levels – from the inception and innovation stages to the transfer of technologies and the access to agricultural innovations by vulnerable smallholders in developing countries. Potential constraints to innovation i ...
... to the development, diffusion and use of relevant technologies can surface at several levels – from the inception and innovation stages to the transfer of technologies and the access to agricultural innovations by vulnerable smallholders in developing countries. Potential constraints to innovation i ...
Collateral transgression of planetary boundaries due to climate
... The basis of our co-evolutionary model is the conceptual carbon cycle model by Anderies et al. (2013). The model covers the most basic interactions between terrestrial, atmospheric and marine carbon pools, and was developed specifically to enable a bifurcation analysis of carbon-related planetary bo ...
... The basis of our co-evolutionary model is the conceptual carbon cycle model by Anderies et al. (2013). The model covers the most basic interactions between terrestrial, atmospheric and marine carbon pools, and was developed specifically to enable a bifurcation analysis of carbon-related planetary bo ...
China and South-South Scoping Assessment for
... Development’ (CASSALD). CASSALD is a scoping study on climate adaptation needs, good practice and potential for collaboration in 10 priority developing countries. The aim of the project is to identify key opportunities and avenues for South-South learning on climate change adaptation and how to best ...
... Development’ (CASSALD). CASSALD is a scoping study on climate adaptation needs, good practice and potential for collaboration in 10 priority developing countries. The aim of the project is to identify key opportunities and avenues for South-South learning on climate change adaptation and how to best ...
Climate Change in Kiana, Alaska - Alaska Native Tribal Health
... Potential adaptation: improve local weather observations and capacity for climate analysis. ...
... Potential adaptation: improve local weather observations and capacity for climate analysis. ...