Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate
... In particular, applying a ‘climate mark-up’ is not appropriate when current investment flows are well below what they should be. In several parts of the world, current levels of investment are considered far from adequate, and lead to high current vulnerability to climate, including its variability ...
... In particular, applying a ‘climate mark-up’ is not appropriate when current investment flows are well below what they should be. In several parts of the world, current levels of investment are considered far from adequate, and lead to high current vulnerability to climate, including its variability ...
Macarthy, J.M. 12 - Newcastle University eTheses: Home
... Much of the climate change literature is replete with discussions about the potential impact of climate change on cities. Whilst urban planners are increasingly being urged to develop robust and clear strategies for dealing with the impacts, in reality there is very little knowledge about the way th ...
... Much of the climate change literature is replete with discussions about the potential impact of climate change on cities. Whilst urban planners are increasingly being urged to develop robust and clear strategies for dealing with the impacts, in reality there is very little knowledge about the way th ...
South America - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... the continent’s rich diversity of ecosystems and natural resources that provide the base for many South American countries’ economies. Development levels in the continent are relatively high, with all countries being classified as at least a middle income country (OECD, 2009). Some, such as Brazil, ...
... the continent’s rich diversity of ecosystems and natural resources that provide the base for many South American countries’ economies. Development levels in the continent are relatively high, with all countries being classified as at least a middle income country (OECD, 2009). Some, such as Brazil, ...
Implications of climate change for Australia`s World Heritage properties
... Framework is the basis for government action on adaptation over the next five to seven years, and it includes actions to assist the most vulnerable sectors and regions of the country. $126 million has been provided towards the implementation of the framework, including the establishment of a Climate ...
... Framework is the basis for government action on adaptation over the next five to seven years, and it includes actions to assist the most vulnerable sectors and regions of the country. $126 million has been provided towards the implementation of the framework, including the establishment of a Climate ...
A Climate Modelling Primer - THIRD EDITION
... Printed and bound in Great Britain by TJ International Ltd, Padstow, Cornwall This book is printed on acid-free paper responsibly manufactured from sustainable forestry in which at least two trees are planted for each one used for paper production. ...
... Printed and bound in Great Britain by TJ International Ltd, Padstow, Cornwall This book is printed on acid-free paper responsibly manufactured from sustainable forestry in which at least two trees are planted for each one used for paper production. ...
An Evidence Base Review of Public Attitudes to Climate Change
... one hand and travel behaviour at the individual level on the other. Raising public awareness of this link is necessary, particularly to galvanise support for carbon abatement policy, but it is not sufficient to change behaviour on its own. In order to effect change, many other factors need to be add ...
... one hand and travel behaviour at the individual level on the other. Raising public awareness of this link is necessary, particularly to galvanise support for carbon abatement policy, but it is not sufficient to change behaviour on its own. In order to effect change, many other factors need to be add ...
Climate Change Induced Vulnerability to Malaria and
... The regional assessments were executed over the period 2002-2005 by multidisciplinary, multiinstitutional regional teams of investigators. The teams, selected through merit review of submitted proposals, were supported by the AIACC project with funding, technical assistance, mentoring and training. ...
... The regional assessments were executed over the period 2002-2005 by multidisciplinary, multiinstitutional regional teams of investigators. The teams, selected through merit review of submitted proposals, were supported by the AIACC project with funding, technical assistance, mentoring and training. ...
Tripura - Ministry of Environment and Forests
... the philosophy of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”, the universe as a family. The state is always committed towards protecting its natural resources which acts as an insurance cover against the catastrophic disruption of life due to the impacts of climate change. In the light of risk and impact assessment hi ...
... the philosophy of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”, the universe as a family. The state is always committed towards protecting its natural resources which acts as an insurance cover against the catastrophic disruption of life due to the impacts of climate change. In the light of risk and impact assessment hi ...
Economic Costs and Benefits of Climate Change Impacts and
... global tourism, recent studies have estimated that changes in tourism preferences because of climate change could result in a significant loss of tourism revenues in the Maldives of over 30% by 2100. Based on existing studies, we found that coral bleaching events may further limit tourism related to ...
... global tourism, recent studies have estimated that changes in tourism preferences because of climate change could result in a significant loss of tourism revenues in the Maldives of over 30% by 2100. Based on existing studies, we found that coral bleaching events may further limit tourism related to ...
Sea-Level Rise
... Impacts and Economic Costs of Sea-Level Rise on Coastal Zones in the EU and the Costs and Benefits of Adaptation. Summary of Results from the EC RTD ClimateCost Project. In Watkiss, P (Editor), 2011. The ClimateCost Project. Final Report. Volume 1: Europe. Published by the Stockholm Environment Inst ...
... Impacts and Economic Costs of Sea-Level Rise on Coastal Zones in the EU and the Costs and Benefits of Adaptation. Summary of Results from the EC RTD ClimateCost Project. In Watkiss, P (Editor), 2011. The ClimateCost Project. Final Report. Volume 1: Europe. Published by the Stockholm Environment Inst ...
Southeast Asia and the Economics of Global Climate Stabilization
... 1.2 Purpose, Structure, and Audience for this Report 1.3 Climate Change Should Matter to Southeast Asia 1.3.1 Global warming scenarios suggest a substantially hotter planet 1.3.2 Southeast Asia will be strongly affected by continued climate change 1.3.3 Climate inaction poses economy-wide risks ...
... 1.2 Purpose, Structure, and Audience for this Report 1.3 Climate Change Should Matter to Southeast Asia 1.3.1 Global warming scenarios suggest a substantially hotter planet 1.3.2 Southeast Asia will be strongly affected by continued climate change 1.3.3 Climate inaction poses economy-wide risks ...
Application for CMIP6-Endorsed MIPs
... from these so-called ongoing CMIP Diagnostic, Evaluation and Characterization of Klima (DECK) experiments and the CMIP6 Historical Simulation will be distributed for community use via the ESGF infrastructure. Other Model Intercomparison Projects (MIPs) will build on the CMIP DECK experiments and the ...
... from these so-called ongoing CMIP Diagnostic, Evaluation and Characterization of Klima (DECK) experiments and the CMIP6 Historical Simulation will be distributed for community use via the ESGF infrastructure. Other Model Intercomparison Projects (MIPs) will build on the CMIP DECK experiments and the ...
Chapters X and XI: Appendices and Bibliography
... atmospheric layers.3167 Simulations of 21st century climate require projections of future greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols (which reflect sunlight and also promote cloud formation, thereby offsetting greenhouse gases locally), of which more than 40 were produced and six “marker” scenarios selec ...
... atmospheric layers.3167 Simulations of 21st century climate require projections of future greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols (which reflect sunlight and also promote cloud formation, thereby offsetting greenhouse gases locally), of which more than 40 were produced and six “marker” scenarios selec ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Clayoquot Sound
... carbonic acid. In addition, the ocean is becoming more stratified in some areas, as surface temperatures increase, and there is also decreasing oxygen availability at the surface, and also in ‘dead zones’. All these factors have been observed to be occurring already, which climate change will amplif ...
... carbonic acid. In addition, the ocean is becoming more stratified in some areas, as surface temperatures increase, and there is also decreasing oxygen availability at the surface, and also in ‘dead zones’. All these factors have been observed to be occurring already, which climate change will amplif ...
Strong influence of 2000-2050 climate change on particulate matter
... changes under a changing climate (e.g., Liao et al., 2006; Racherla and Adams, 2006; Tagaris et al., 2007; Heald et al., 2008; Avise et al., 2009; Pye et al., 2009). Reviewing earlier studies, Jacob and Winner (2009) concluded that the projected effects of 21st century climate changes on PM2.5 conce ...
... changes under a changing climate (e.g., Liao et al., 2006; Racherla and Adams, 2006; Tagaris et al., 2007; Heald et al., 2008; Avise et al., 2009; Pye et al., 2009). Reviewing earlier studies, Jacob and Winner (2009) concluded that the projected effects of 21st century climate changes on PM2.5 conce ...
Torres Strait Regional Adaptation and Resilience Plan
... wellbeing, culture and environment. It is timely to take serious action to address the impacts that climate change will continue to bring to the Torres Strait. This Plan considers those impacts and proposes a number of strategies and actions that will prepare the region for the future. Climate chang ...
... wellbeing, culture and environment. It is timely to take serious action to address the impacts that climate change will continue to bring to the Torres Strait. This Plan considers those impacts and proposes a number of strategies and actions that will prepare the region for the future. Climate chang ...
Adapting to Climate Change in Urban Areas - iied iied
... Professor at the University of Hull and in 2004 was one of the recipients of the Volvo Environment Prize. He has also been active in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, particularly in regard to the possibilities for and constraints on adaptation for cities in low- and middle-income natio ...
... Professor at the University of Hull and in 2004 was one of the recipients of the Volvo Environment Prize. He has also been active in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, particularly in regard to the possibilities for and constraints on adaptation for cities in low- and middle-income natio ...
Buying Time: a user`s manual for building resistance and
... hydrology, and habitat fragmentation, conservation practitioners must now address climate change. This manual aims to assist natural resource and protected area managers as they begin to consider how to respond to this growing threat. The need to respond couldn’t be clearer; effects of climate chang ...
... hydrology, and habitat fragmentation, conservation practitioners must now address climate change. This manual aims to assist natural resource and protected area managers as they begin to consider how to respond to this growing threat. The need to respond couldn’t be clearer; effects of climate chang ...
colorado climate plan
... project temperatures rising an additional 2.5oF to 5oF by 2050, meaning the warmest summers from our past may become the average summers in our future. With increasing temperatures come shifts in snowmelt runoff, water quality concerns, stressed ecosystems and transportation infrastructure, impacts ...
... project temperatures rising an additional 2.5oF to 5oF by 2050, meaning the warmest summers from our past may become the average summers in our future. With increasing temperatures come shifts in snowmelt runoff, water quality concerns, stressed ecosystems and transportation infrastructure, impacts ...
New Thinking on Low-carbon Consumption Under Low-carbon Economy Era
... 2.1 What is low-carbon economy? Low carbon refers to low or lower emissions of greenhouse gases (mainly CO). The concept “low-carbon economy” appeared for the first time in the UK Energy White Paper, Our Energy Future: Creating a Low-carbon Economy, in 2003 and has since then attracted worldwide at ...
... 2.1 What is low-carbon economy? Low carbon refers to low or lower emissions of greenhouse gases (mainly CO). The concept “low-carbon economy” appeared for the first time in the UK Energy White Paper, Our Energy Future: Creating a Low-carbon Economy, in 2003 and has since then attracted worldwide at ...
Peat stratigraphy and climate change
... Aaby, 1976). Peats themselves were used as sedimentary archives from which pollen could be extracted and, in some cases, related to broad-scale climate change, but it was long believed that peat growth was cyclical, after the work of Osvald (1923) and his theory of cyclic regeneration. If peats were ...
... Aaby, 1976). Peats themselves were used as sedimentary archives from which pollen could be extracted and, in some cases, related to broad-scale climate change, but it was long believed that peat growth was cyclical, after the work of Osvald (1923) and his theory of cyclic regeneration. If peats were ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Freshwater
... This Phase 1 draft final report provides a first-ever compilation of what is known—and not known— about climate change effects on freshwater aquatic and riparian ecosystems in the geographic extent of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fu ...
... This Phase 1 draft final report provides a first-ever compilation of what is known—and not known— about climate change effects on freshwater aquatic and riparian ecosystems in the geographic extent of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fu ...