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... We work with young people because we want to support them in leading fulfilling lives, help them prepare for their future, and for them to believe that they can make a difference in the world. The best way to make this difference is by encouraging young people to embrace long-term behaviour change. ...
... We work with young people because we want to support them in leading fulfilling lives, help them prepare for their future, and for them to believe that they can make a difference in the world. The best way to make this difference is by encouraging young people to embrace long-term behaviour change. ...
The Economic Cost of Climate Change in Africa
... Climate change is already hitting Africa hard, not least economically. Any global deal on climate change must therefore reflect the region’s interests. The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), with support from Christian Aid, commissioned Practical Action Consulting to write this report in ...
... Climate change is already hitting Africa hard, not least economically. Any global deal on climate change must therefore reflect the region’s interests. The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), with support from Christian Aid, commissioned Practical Action Consulting to write this report in ...
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... CDP. Our climate change, forests, supply chain and water programs draw on our unique global system, to drive transparency and accountability for business impacts across the earth’s natural capital. www.cdp.net ...
... CDP. Our climate change, forests, supply chain and water programs draw on our unique global system, to drive transparency and accountability for business impacts across the earth’s natural capital. www.cdp.net ...
emissions - Alan Robock
... impacts of global warming are strongly correlated with global average surface air temperature, so it would in theory be possible to stop the rise of global-average temperature or even lower it, thus ameliorating these impacts. For example, reduced temperature would slow or reverse the current downwa ...
... impacts of global warming are strongly correlated with global average surface air temperature, so it would in theory be possible to stop the rise of global-average temperature or even lower it, thus ameliorating these impacts. For example, reduced temperature would slow or reverse the current downwa ...
A Brewing Storm: The climate change risks to
... the Bean Belt’) comprises around 70 countries, the chief producers of which include Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia and Indonesia. The livelihoods of more than 125 million people rely on a global trade worth over US$19 billion.3 World production has more than trebled since the 1960s, consumption ...
... the Bean Belt’) comprises around 70 countries, the chief producers of which include Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia and Indonesia. The livelihoods of more than 125 million people rely on a global trade worth over US$19 billion.3 World production has more than trebled since the 1960s, consumption ...
Climate change impacts on the burden of Ross River virus disease
... high in the list, especially as outbreaks rarely receive national media attention. However if a region (be that Australia, Queensland, or Brisbane) were to become associated with outbreaks of several infectious diseases, some potentially fatal such as dengue or Japanese encephalitis, this could poss ...
... high in the list, especially as outbreaks rarely receive national media attention. However if a region (be that Australia, Queensland, or Brisbane) were to become associated with outbreaks of several infectious diseases, some potentially fatal such as dengue or Japanese encephalitis, this could poss ...
The potential ecological costs and cobenefits of REDD: a critical
... a levy on emissions trading. In the near term, the flow of revenue into programs designed to reduce emissions from tropical forests could be greatest from individual states (e.g., California) and nations (e.g., the United States) that are unilaterally developing legislation that would impose caps on ...
... a levy on emissions trading. In the near term, the flow of revenue into programs designed to reduce emissions from tropical forests could be greatest from individual states (e.g., California) and nations (e.g., the United States) that are unilaterally developing legislation that would impose caps on ...
A Brewing Storm - The Climate Institute
... the Bean Belt’) comprises around 70 countries, the chief producers of which include Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia and Indonesia. The livelihoods of more than 125 million people rely on a global trade worth over US$19 billion.3 World production has more than trebled since the 1960s, consumption ...
... the Bean Belt’) comprises around 70 countries, the chief producers of which include Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia and Indonesia. The livelihoods of more than 125 million people rely on a global trade worth over US$19 billion.3 World production has more than trebled since the 1960s, consumption ...
Acceleration technique for Milankovitch type forcing in a coupled
... distribution, as well as long-term sea level variations are not considered in our simulations. Our survey is concerned with the middle to late Holocene, which can be considered as a relatively stable period, wherein rapid climate events were absent (Grootes et al. 1993, Clark et al. 2002). The tempe ...
... distribution, as well as long-term sea level variations are not considered in our simulations. Our survey is concerned with the middle to late Holocene, which can be considered as a relatively stable period, wherein rapid climate events were absent (Grootes et al. 1993, Clark et al. 2002). The tempe ...
ADAPTATION OPTIONS IN AGRICULTURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
... assessment and for the development of climate change policy. A wide variety of adaptation options has been proposed as having the potential to reduce vulnerability of agricultural systems to risks related to climate change, often in an ad hoc fashion. This paper develops a typology of adaptation to ...
... assessment and for the development of climate change policy. A wide variety of adaptation options has been proposed as having the potential to reduce vulnerability of agricultural systems to risks related to climate change, often in an ad hoc fashion. This paper develops a typology of adaptation to ...
“Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate variability
... information system. This publication draws upon information from various sources to comprehensively showcase different sectors of interest. The impact of global change will be felt across many sectors but the challenge is to provide information in such a way as to encourage an integrated approach to ...
... information system. This publication draws upon information from various sources to comprehensively showcase different sectors of interest. The impact of global change will be felt across many sectors but the challenge is to provide information in such a way as to encourage an integrated approach to ...
ARM_EU_clima_East_ProDoc
... Armenia is a small mountainous, landlocked country in the South Caucasus. Around 76.5% of Armenia’s territory is 1000-2500m above sea level. Armenia is a country of climate contradictions: even in small distances almost six climate patterns – from sub-tropical to frosty highlands - may be observed d ...
... Armenia is a small mountainous, landlocked country in the South Caucasus. Around 76.5% of Armenia’s territory is 1000-2500m above sea level. Armenia is a country of climate contradictions: even in small distances almost six climate patterns – from sub-tropical to frosty highlands - may be observed d ...
In Search of Shelter: Mapping the Effects of Climate Change
... displacement and migration. This report, therefore, offers: • empirical evidence from a first-time global survey of environmental change and migration; • original maps illustrating how, and where, the impacts of climate change may prompt significant displacement and migration; • policy recommendatio ...
... displacement and migration. This report, therefore, offers: • empirical evidence from a first-time global survey of environmental change and migration; • original maps illustrating how, and where, the impacts of climate change may prompt significant displacement and migration; • policy recommendatio ...
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... Energy and Resources Group (ERG). Two years later, the oil embargo stimulated a number of physicists to start thinking about the physics of energy use and energy efficiency. The American Physical Society sponsored a study of energy efficiency for the summer of 1974, which led to the production of a ...
... Energy and Resources Group (ERG). Two years later, the oil embargo stimulated a number of physicists to start thinking about the physics of energy use and energy efficiency. The American Physical Society sponsored a study of energy efficiency for the summer of 1974, which led to the production of a ...
ARTICLE Potential climate change impacts on temperate forest ecosystem processes
... 2010; Fisichelli et al. 2012). For example, increases in productivity under elevated CO2 can be partially offset by reductions in productivity from warming-induced drought stress (Dieleman et al. 2012). Additionally, studies typically conducted at plot or stand scales and over relatively short time ...
... 2010; Fisichelli et al. 2012). For example, increases in productivity under elevated CO2 can be partially offset by reductions in productivity from warming-induced drought stress (Dieleman et al. 2012). Additionally, studies typically conducted at plot or stand scales and over relatively short time ...
11.2MB - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... temperature increase of 2°C into greenhouse gas concentrations and emission paths; ... ... however, RECOGNISES that recent scientific research and work under the IPCC indicates that it is unlikely that stabilisation of greenhouse gas concentrations above 550 ppmv CO2 equivalent would be consistent w ...
... temperature increase of 2°C into greenhouse gas concentrations and emission paths; ... ... however, RECOGNISES that recent scientific research and work under the IPCC indicates that it is unlikely that stabilisation of greenhouse gas concentrations above 550 ppmv CO2 equivalent would be consistent w ...
Multiyear Rainfall and Temperature Trends in the Volta River Basin
... www.mdpi.com/journal/climate ...
... www.mdpi.com/journal/climate ...
Understanding Farmers` Perceptions and Adaptations to
... Adaptation is widely recognized as a vital component of any policy response to climate change. Studies show that without adaptation, climate change is generally detrimental to the agriculture sector; but with adaptation, vulnerability can largely be reduced (Easterling et al. 1993; Rosenzweig and Pa ...
... Adaptation is widely recognized as a vital component of any policy response to climate change. Studies show that without adaptation, climate change is generally detrimental to the agriculture sector; but with adaptation, vulnerability can largely be reduced (Easterling et al. 1993; Rosenzweig and Pa ...
Greening of the Earth and its drivers
... including fertilization, irrigation, forestry and grazing10. None of these driving factors ...
... including fertilization, irrigation, forestry and grazing10. None of these driving factors ...
Assessments of moisture fluxes east of the Andes in South America
... (2004) show that this transport exhibits an annual cycle, where in summer, the moisture that goes into the La Plata Basin is mostly from the Amazon region. In winter, on the other hand, even though we can have moisture transport from the Amazon region, it is observed that the moisture transport of t ...
... (2004) show that this transport exhibits an annual cycle, where in summer, the moisture that goes into the La Plata Basin is mostly from the Amazon region. In winter, on the other hand, even though we can have moisture transport from the Amazon region, it is observed that the moisture transport of t ...
Strategies for the use of biochar for climate change mitigation
... Under current conditions and assumptions, the production of biochar is not economically viable However, with more research and improved technology, and an emissions trading scheme, the economics could change dramatically and biochar production may emerge as a profitable strategy for climate change m ...
... Under current conditions and assumptions, the production of biochar is not economically viable However, with more research and improved technology, and an emissions trading scheme, the economics could change dramatically and biochar production may emerge as a profitable strategy for climate change m ...
Report
... These shifts have led to new land use patterns and increased combustion of fossil fuel for energy, which in turn have resulted in a significant increase in the emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. The accumulation of these gases in the atmosphere has altered the Earth’s ...
... These shifts have led to new land use patterns and increased combustion of fossil fuel for energy, which in turn have resulted in a significant increase in the emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. The accumulation of these gases in the atmosphere has altered the Earth’s ...