Identifying adaptation options
... potential or real benefit or negative impact). It is also recognised that stakeholders not only bring their own knowledge and skills, but in many cases also represent the interests of their respective community and are able to effect change (ie. they can act as “agents of change”). In the case of ad ...
... potential or real benefit or negative impact). It is also recognised that stakeholders not only bring their own knowledge and skills, but in many cases also represent the interests of their respective community and are able to effect change (ie. they can act as “agents of change”). In the case of ad ...
ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON
... I am grateful to God, the almighty for the strength and well being that enabled me to complete this course. I extend my sincere thanks to my supervisor Dr. Mulungu of the Department of Water Resources Engineering for his assistance, supervision and encouragement during the preparation of this disser ...
... I am grateful to God, the almighty for the strength and well being that enabled me to complete this course. I extend my sincere thanks to my supervisor Dr. Mulungu of the Department of Water Resources Engineering for his assistance, supervision and encouragement during the preparation of this disser ...
Using the IPCC`s Assessment Report data and climate change
... • Dr. Ruth Dixon- critiqued “ if the reports are to be seen as truly authoritative, a far more challenging review process should be involved. In my opinion, the IPCC reports cannot be described as peer reviewed, rather than a process of public comment” • David Holland stated “IPCC... Has failed to e ...
... • Dr. Ruth Dixon- critiqued “ if the reports are to be seen as truly authoritative, a far more challenging review process should be involved. In my opinion, the IPCC reports cannot be described as peer reviewed, rather than a process of public comment” • David Holland stated “IPCC... Has failed to e ...
Review of existing emissions pathways and evaluation of
... authors argue that with further ambitious global policies, the target is reachable ([6]; [7]; [8]), although others suggest it could be too late, as we are already locked into a fossil based energy system under the weaker-than-optimal “Copenhagen pledges” ([9]; [10]; [11]). Part of the reason for th ...
... authors argue that with further ambitious global policies, the target is reachable ([6]; [7]; [8]), although others suggest it could be too late, as we are already locked into a fossil based energy system under the weaker-than-optimal “Copenhagen pledges” ([9]; [10]; [11]). Part of the reason for th ...
Restoration of peatlands and greenhouse gas balances
... Työ: 4881 Peatsland and climate change [09.05.2008 Työ: ...
... Työ: 4881 Peatsland and climate change [09.05.2008 Työ: ...
factors influencing climate change adaptation
... therefore need to carefully analyse the implications and implement adaptations and diversifications. The purpose of this study was to assess the factors influencing climate change adaptations among tea farmers in Chebut catchment area in Nandi Central District. The research was based on a descriptiv ...
... therefore need to carefully analyse the implications and implement adaptations and diversifications. The purpose of this study was to assess the factors influencing climate change adaptations among tea farmers in Chebut catchment area in Nandi Central District. The research was based on a descriptiv ...
Energy Partisanship - Scholarship Repository
... This Article provides a novel analysis of how to make progress on energy and climate change issues by translating this emerging psychological research into a framework for action. It proposes two interconnected strategies— substantive and structural—for moving past imbedded partisanship and politica ...
... This Article provides a novel analysis of how to make progress on energy and climate change issues by translating this emerging psychological research into a framework for action. It proposes two interconnected strategies— substantive and structural—for moving past imbedded partisanship and politica ...
Activity report_year N-Template - MONARCH-A
... CNRS-Russia GDRI "CAR-WET-SIB") with scientists from the Novosibirsk Institute of Soil Sciences and Agriculture (ISSA RAS). During the field trip, observations of snow depth and density, snow vertical profiles and snow grain size distribution hav3 been made along the route from Novosibirsk to Purpe ...
... CNRS-Russia GDRI "CAR-WET-SIB") with scientists from the Novosibirsk Institute of Soil Sciences and Agriculture (ISSA RAS). During the field trip, observations of snow depth and density, snow vertical profiles and snow grain size distribution hav3 been made along the route from Novosibirsk to Purpe ...
LIFE and Climate change mitigation
... ropean Union is at the forefront of global efforts to address this challenge. The transition to a low-carbon society is an essential underpinning of Europe 2020 – Europe’s growth strategy. At the heart of the flagship initiative “resource-efficient Europe” is the 2050 Roadmap for moving to a competi ...
... ropean Union is at the forefront of global efforts to address this challenge. The transition to a low-carbon society is an essential underpinning of Europe 2020 – Europe’s growth strategy. At the heart of the flagship initiative “resource-efficient Europe” is the 2050 Roadmap for moving to a competi ...
DIVESTMENT 101
... question. Companies can, and frequently do, throw out shareholder resolutions that are “related to the company’s ordinary business operations.”11 There has in fact been an attempt to use shareholder action to change the behavior of the fossil fuel industry. While there have been some limited success ...
... question. Companies can, and frequently do, throw out shareholder resolutions that are “related to the company’s ordinary business operations.”11 There has in fact been an attempt to use shareholder action to change the behavior of the fossil fuel industry. While there have been some limited success ...
Chapter 17 CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE COURTS: JURISDICTION
... Supreme Court’s first standing ruling regarding climate change. However, that case left many questions unanswered, particularly because the Court narrowly found the plaintiffs had standing by acknowledging the “special solicitude” given to states. It thus left unanswered whether private citizens ha ...
... Supreme Court’s first standing ruling regarding climate change. However, that case left many questions unanswered, particularly because the Court narrowly found the plaintiffs had standing by acknowledging the “special solicitude” given to states. It thus left unanswered whether private citizens ha ...
The Impact of Climate Change and Variability on Heavy
... water-holding capacity of air increases 6–7% for every 1 ◦ C increase in temperature. This comes from a wellestablished physical law (the Clausius–Clapeyron equation). In winter, as temperatures drop below freezing point, the air becomes “freeze dried” and at very low temperatures, below −10 ◦ C, sn ...
... water-holding capacity of air increases 6–7% for every 1 ◦ C increase in temperature. This comes from a wellestablished physical law (the Clausius–Clapeyron equation). In winter, as temperatures drop below freezing point, the air becomes “freeze dried” and at very low temperatures, below −10 ◦ C, sn ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... Climate change is a continuous process that began centuries ago. Today the pace of change has increased with greater rapidity because of global warming induced by anthropogenically generated greenhouse gases (GHG). Failure to effectively deal with the adverse outcomes can easily disrupt plans for su ...
... Climate change is a continuous process that began centuries ago. Today the pace of change has increased with greater rapidity because of global warming induced by anthropogenically generated greenhouse gases (GHG). Failure to effectively deal with the adverse outcomes can easily disrupt plans for su ...
Implications of Climate Change for Armed Conflict
... envisioned the core foreign-policy challenge for the twenty-first century as the ‘political and strategic impact of surging populations, spreading disease, deforestation and soil erosion, water depletion, air pollution, and possibly, rising sea levels – developments that will prompt mass migration a ...
... envisioned the core foreign-policy challenge for the twenty-first century as the ‘political and strategic impact of surging populations, spreading disease, deforestation and soil erosion, water depletion, air pollution, and possibly, rising sea levels – developments that will prompt mass migration a ...
impact of climate change on precipitation
... The climate of North-Eastern region of India is depicted by its extreme humidity. Its most distinguishing feature being the abundant rainfall between March and May at a time when rain in other India is at its minimum. Along with ample precipitation in this part of the country is the associated water ...
... The climate of North-Eastern region of India is depicted by its extreme humidity. Its most distinguishing feature being the abundant rainfall between March and May at a time when rain in other India is at its minimum. Along with ample precipitation in this part of the country is the associated water ...
Impacts of future climate change on soil frost in the midwestern
... VIC model version 4.1.0 r3 was used in this study with the finite difference thermal solution described by Cherkauer and Lettenmaier [1999] using a constant bottom boundary temperature based on the annual average air temperature for each grid cell. The initial temperature at the thermal damping dept ...
... VIC model version 4.1.0 r3 was used in this study with the finite difference thermal solution described by Cherkauer and Lettenmaier [1999] using a constant bottom boundary temperature based on the annual average air temperature for each grid cell. The initial temperature at the thermal damping dept ...
Perceptions and Awareness of Climate Change in Andros Island the
... This research looks specifically at Blue Holes as indicators of environmental and cultural change for Androsians. The underlying purpose of this project is twofold: 1) conduct research into how Androsians perceive the threat of Climate Change; and 2) increase awareness by providing educational oppor ...
... This research looks specifically at Blue Holes as indicators of environmental and cultural change for Androsians. The underlying purpose of this project is twofold: 1) conduct research into how Androsians perceive the threat of Climate Change; and 2) increase awareness by providing educational oppor ...
The Long Time Scales of Human-Caused Climate Warming: Further
... human-caused climate warming. The scientific basis for global warming has thus been sufficiently established to enable meaningful planning of appropriate policy responses to address global warming. As a result, the world's policymakers, governments, industries, energy producers/planners, and individ ...
... human-caused climate warming. The scientific basis for global warming has thus been sufficiently established to enable meaningful planning of appropriate policy responses to address global warming. As a result, the world's policymakers, governments, industries, energy producers/planners, and individ ...
Poland`s Climate Policy- The strategies for greenhouse gas
... The decade of the 1990s brought growing unfavourable atmospheric phenomena causing a variety of weather anomalies. The international research and development and political communities quite generally believe that the dynamics of atmospheric phenomena now to be observed may be the effect of cumulated ...
... The decade of the 1990s brought growing unfavourable atmospheric phenomena causing a variety of weather anomalies. The international research and development and political communities quite generally believe that the dynamics of atmospheric phenomena now to be observed may be the effect of cumulated ...
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: Engaging
... This report focuses on South and Southeast Asia and examines the role of the private sector in responding to climate change impacts in this particularly vulnerable part of the world. Five focus countries were selected for study: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam. This sele ...
... This report focuses on South and Southeast Asia and examines the role of the private sector in responding to climate change impacts in this particularly vulnerable part of the world. Five focus countries were selected for study: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam. This sele ...
Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on Climate Change
... households, which were coping well had either an employed spouse or children or their spouses had other income generating projects. This also points to gender imbalances in decision-making at household level. The household questionnaire participants and focus group discussants both confirmed that de ...
... households, which were coping well had either an employed spouse or children or their spouses had other income generating projects. This also points to gender imbalances in decision-making at household level. The household questionnaire participants and focus group discussants both confirmed that de ...
georgia - Climate Forum East
... a major role to play in alerting decision makers and the public to the risks of climate change and motivating people to take action based on these risks. Climate Forum East is a project in the six countries of the Eastern Partnership, aimed at building the capacity of civil society to engage with de ...
... a major role to play in alerting decision makers and the public to the risks of climate change and motivating people to take action based on these risks. Climate Forum East is a project in the six countries of the Eastern Partnership, aimed at building the capacity of civil society to engage with de ...
Research paper: Improving Communication of Uncertainty in the
... minimize problems associated with misinterpretation of numerical probabilities (e.g., Budescu & Wallsten, 1995; Fox & Irwin, 1998; Lipkus, 2007). Because verbal probability descriptors are vague and elastic, they are consistent with wide ranges of numerical probabilities (e.g., Wallsten, Budescu, Ra ...
... minimize problems associated with misinterpretation of numerical probabilities (e.g., Budescu & Wallsten, 1995; Fox & Irwin, 1998; Lipkus, 2007). Because verbal probability descriptors are vague and elastic, they are consistent with wide ranges of numerical probabilities (e.g., Wallsten, Budescu, Ra ...