Livelihoods and Climate Change - International Institute for
... This “bottom-up” approach therefore requires an understanding of how livelihoods are conducted and sustained—that is, how resources are mobilized to earn an income and meet basic needs. Central to both the definition of livelihoods and household resilience are livelihood assets, i.e., the means of p ...
... This “bottom-up” approach therefore requires an understanding of how livelihoods are conducted and sustained—that is, how resources are mobilized to earn an income and meet basic needs. Central to both the definition of livelihoods and household resilience are livelihood assets, i.e., the means of p ...
Analyzing Urban Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change: A
... emissions. Cities occupy two percent of the world’s land mass and contribute more than twothirds of global GHG emissions. But cities should not only be blamed for their role as problem causers. They can also contribute substantially to problem-solving. The analysis of mega-cities as key areas of res ...
... emissions. Cities occupy two percent of the world’s land mass and contribute more than twothirds of global GHG emissions. But cities should not only be blamed for their role as problem causers. They can also contribute substantially to problem-solving. The analysis of mega-cities as key areas of res ...
The Psychological Distance of Climate Change
... to be more specific with the terminology used. Survey evidence indicates that whilst significant majorities of Europeans and Americans believe that climate change is anthropogenic,(11,13) some do perceive scientific disagreement on climate change.(50,51) In reality, there may be most scientific disa ...
... to be more specific with the terminology used. Survey evidence indicates that whilst significant majorities of Europeans and Americans believe that climate change is anthropogenic,(11,13) some do perceive scientific disagreement on climate change.(50,51) In reality, there may be most scientific disa ...
Macedonia: National Climate Vulnerability Assessment
... The reviewers of the “Report on Climate Vulnerability Assessment on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia”: Prof. Dr. Stojan Kuzev, Professor at the European University - Republic of Macedonia, “, reviewer, Prof. Dr Drage Petreski, Associate Professor at the Military Academy “General Mihailo Ap ...
... The reviewers of the “Report on Climate Vulnerability Assessment on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia”: Prof. Dr. Stojan Kuzev, Professor at the European University - Republic of Macedonia, “, reviewer, Prof. Dr Drage Petreski, Associate Professor at the Military Academy “General Mihailo Ap ...
Community Climate Petition to the House of Representatives
... More resources .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 ...
... More resources .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 ...
Incorporating estuaries as a source or sink of
... Coastal hazard and risk assessments have typically focused on open coasts subject to marine climate drivers. However, along the New South Wales coast, many more people live on the margins of estuaries or other coastal water bodies than along the open shoreline. The impact of climate change will be f ...
... Coastal hazard and risk assessments have typically focused on open coasts subject to marine climate drivers. However, along the New South Wales coast, many more people live on the margins of estuaries or other coastal water bodies than along the open shoreline. The impact of climate change will be f ...
Global Change Impacts on Australian Rangelands
... by 12% and substantially increase variability of stocking rates compared with the present thus having strongly negative impacts on farm income. These assessments do not explicitly take into account increased frequency of El Niño events - an increasing concern. It is important to also note that the l ...
... by 12% and substantially increase variability of stocking rates compared with the present thus having strongly negative impacts on farm income. These assessments do not explicitly take into account increased frequency of El Niño events - an increasing concern. It is important to also note that the l ...
Three-dimensional Models of the Membranous Vestibular Labyrinth
... The vestibular labyrinth in the inner ear provides cues which detect head motion and posture in order to keep balance during movement[1]. The vestibular system is divided into bony and membranous labyrinths. The membranous labyrinth is similar in shape, but much smaller than bony labyrinths. The mem ...
... The vestibular labyrinth in the inner ear provides cues which detect head motion and posture in order to keep balance during movement[1]. The vestibular system is divided into bony and membranous labyrinths. The membranous labyrinth is similar in shape, but much smaller than bony labyrinths. The mem ...
Identifying and Overcoming Common Data Mining Mistakes
... modeling rare events, it is still possible that an infrequently occurring level of the predictor is very useful in predicting the outcome. In this situation, the predictor variable should be prepared so that each level has a nontrivial number of observations from which to estimate the model. This pr ...
... modeling rare events, it is still possible that an infrequently occurring level of the predictor is very useful in predicting the outcome. In this situation, the predictor variable should be prepared so that each level has a nontrivial number of observations from which to estimate the model. This pr ...
Climate change in Italy indicated by agrometeorological indices over
... to determine whether the recorded climate change is due to natural climate variability or due to increasing amounts of ‘greenhouse gases’ like CO2 and SO4 in the atmosphere. An increase, even moderate, in global temperature is expected to result in a change in frequency of extreme weather events lik ...
... to determine whether the recorded climate change is due to natural climate variability or due to increasing amounts of ‘greenhouse gases’ like CO2 and SO4 in the atmosphere. An increase, even moderate, in global temperature is expected to result in a change in frequency of extreme weather events lik ...
Climate 2020, rising to the challenge
... profitable investing. Climate action is also absolutely necessary to avoid the existential crises that unchecked climate change would present to humanity. Greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise in the atmosphere and global temperatures break record highs by the month. ...
... profitable investing. Climate action is also absolutely necessary to avoid the existential crises that unchecked climate change would present to humanity. Greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise in the atmosphere and global temperatures break record highs by the month. ...
Climate Change and Justice: A Non-Welfarist Treaty Negotiation
... they represent, by reference to a reasonable conception of justice that they all can endorse. Such a conception would be the focus of an overlapping consensus.13 This means that a treaty proposal justified in its terms could be offered in the belief that it is not unjust, and with the reasonable exp ...
... they represent, by reference to a reasonable conception of justice that they all can endorse. Such a conception would be the focus of an overlapping consensus.13 This means that a treaty proposal justified in its terms could be offered in the belief that it is not unjust, and with the reasonable exp ...
Assessment of the Effects of Large- scale Climate Oscillations on the
... This report, prepared for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, describes the main climate oscillations affecting New Zealand and the Bay of Plenty region and the impacts they have on rainfall, river flow and resulting flood risk. To set context for this report, the rainfall regime of New Zealand is d ...
... This report, prepared for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, describes the main climate oscillations affecting New Zealand and the Bay of Plenty region and the impacts they have on rainfall, river flow and resulting flood risk. To set context for this report, the rainfall regime of New Zealand is d ...
Safeguarding Washington`s Fish and Wildlife in an Era of Climate
... Through the generous support of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the National Wildlife Federation has been partnering with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to forward a collective agenda to restore and protect Washington’s fish and wildlife in an era of climate change. There are m ...
... Through the generous support of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the National Wildlife Federation has been partnering with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to forward a collective agenda to restore and protect Washington’s fish and wildlife in an era of climate change. There are m ...
The Arab Spring and Climate Change
... political and socioeconomic motives behind the protests were discussed abundantly, while significant indirect causes of the Arab Spring received little mention. In what could be called “hazard globalization,” a once-in-a-century winter drought in China reduced global wheat supply and contributed to ...
... political and socioeconomic motives behind the protests were discussed abundantly, while significant indirect causes of the Arab Spring received little mention. In what could be called “hazard globalization,” a once-in-a-century winter drought in China reduced global wheat supply and contributed to ...
Assessing Climate Risks to Low Carbon Urban Projects
... identified (e.g, by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. Climate change may be due to natural internal processes or external forcings such as modulations of the solar cycles, v ...
... identified (e.g, by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. Climate change may be due to natural internal processes or external forcings such as modulations of the solar cycles, v ...
Quantifying uncertainties of permafrost carbon
... The coupling between the global carbon cycle and the rest of the climate system gives rise to a range of feedbacks to climate on multiple time scales. These feedbacks are expressed in the future by either amplifying or mitigating any change implied by a given fossil fuel and cement production emissi ...
... The coupling between the global carbon cycle and the rest of the climate system gives rise to a range of feedbacks to climate on multiple time scales. These feedbacks are expressed in the future by either amplifying or mitigating any change implied by a given fossil fuel and cement production emissi ...
Public open house summary
... inform the province’s action plan on climate change. The engagement process was led by Alberta’s Climate Change Advisory Panel with support from the Climate Change Secretariat, within the Department of Environment and Parks. The engagement process included Aboriginal engagement, public open houses, ...
... inform the province’s action plan on climate change. The engagement process was led by Alberta’s Climate Change Advisory Panel with support from the Climate Change Secretariat, within the Department of Environment and Parks. The engagement process included Aboriginal engagement, public open houses, ...
Impacts of climate variability and extremes on global net primary
... DLEM). The specific objectives are to: 1) evaluate the DLEM performance on the simulation of terrestrial NPP at both site and global levels, 2) provide an independent estimate of global NPP for the first decade of the 21st century, and 3) quantify inter-annual and spatial variations of terrestrial N ...
... DLEM). The specific objectives are to: 1) evaluate the DLEM performance on the simulation of terrestrial NPP at both site and global levels, 2) provide an independent estimate of global NPP for the first decade of the 21st century, and 3) quantify inter-annual and spatial variations of terrestrial N ...
Defeating Kyoto: The Conservative Movement`s Impact on U.S.
... (McAdam, McCarthy, and Zald 1996a; Tarrow 1998) 4—as well as recent ideas on “Ideologically Structured Action” (e.g., Zald 2000a, 2000b) to solve the puzzle of the delegitimation of global warming as a major problem within the policy arena. Third, we extend the arguments made in our previous work in ...
... (McAdam, McCarthy, and Zald 1996a; Tarrow 1998) 4—as well as recent ideas on “Ideologically Structured Action” (e.g., Zald 2000a, 2000b) to solve the puzzle of the delegitimation of global warming as a major problem within the policy arena. Third, we extend the arguments made in our previous work in ...
Defeating Kyoto: The Conservative Movement`s Impact
... (McAdam, McCarthy, and Zald 1996a; Tarrow 1998) 4—as well as recent ideas on “Ideologically Structured Action” (e.g., Zald 2000a, 2000b) to solve the puzzle of the delegitimation of global warming as a major problem within the policy arena. Third, we extend the arguments made in our previous work in ...
... (McAdam, McCarthy, and Zald 1996a; Tarrow 1998) 4—as well as recent ideas on “Ideologically Structured Action” (e.g., Zald 2000a, 2000b) to solve the puzzle of the delegitimation of global warming as a major problem within the policy arena. Third, we extend the arguments made in our previous work in ...
Climate change, natural disasters and displacement: a
... One major impact of climate change is the increased frequency and severity of certain hazards, as well as changes in their time-frame and location.6 Hazards can combine with human vulnerability to produce disasters, such as floods and droughts. In other words, there is a crucial human element involv ...
... One major impact of climate change is the increased frequency and severity of certain hazards, as well as changes in their time-frame and location.6 Hazards can combine with human vulnerability to produce disasters, such as floods and droughts. In other words, there is a crucial human element involv ...
RESIN-D1.3-Conceptual Framework
... risk and resilience processes and outcomes in urban systems. Urban systems are complex, and display multiple interconnections and interdependencies across sectors, spatial scales and temporal scales. As a result urban systems are often viewed conceptually. For example, the European Environment Agenc ...
... risk and resilience processes and outcomes in urban systems. Urban systems are complex, and display multiple interconnections and interdependencies across sectors, spatial scales and temporal scales. As a result urban systems are often viewed conceptually. For example, the European Environment Agenc ...
A Formal Analysis Framework Using FODA
... hierarchically arranged with relationships between a parent feature and its child features categorized into mandatory nodes, optional or alternative nodes with the arcs and groupings of features representing feature variability. All mandatory features such as component, fitting, joint and support, w ...
... hierarchically arranged with relationships between a parent feature and its child features categorized into mandatory nodes, optional or alternative nodes with the arcs and groupings of features representing feature variability. All mandatory features such as component, fitting, joint and support, w ...
Potential mitigation of and adaptation to climate-driven
... In California, meteorological and hydrological records indicate that the state is already experiencing changes attributable to anthropogenic climate change (Barnett et al. 2008, Pierce et al. 2008, Bonfils et al. 2008, Das et al. 2009, Hidalgo et al. 2009). As a result, the State’s snowpacks are mel ...
... In California, meteorological and hydrological records indicate that the state is already experiencing changes attributable to anthropogenic climate change (Barnett et al. 2008, Pierce et al. 2008, Bonfils et al. 2008, Das et al. 2009, Hidalgo et al. 2009). As a result, the State’s snowpacks are mel ...