a tool to enhanCe Conservation tillage praCtiCes in namiBia
... waters, (3) improvement of dryland crop production, (4) increased use of new and drought-resistant crops, (5) introduction of energy efficient stoves and (6) increased awareness about adaptation and mitigating strategies. At present, the methods are being piloted at different sites. A comparative an ...
... waters, (3) improvement of dryland crop production, (4) increased use of new and drought-resistant crops, (5) introduction of energy efficient stoves and (6) increased awareness about adaptation and mitigating strategies. At present, the methods are being piloted at different sites. A comparative an ...
1 Meeting the targets or re-imagining society? An empirical study
... The target sample straddled what Shackley et al (2007) term ‘tier 2’ (peripheral stakeholders such as environmental NGOs, local officials in areas with CCS potential) and ‘tier 3’ (the general public). This focus on peripheral stakeholders and informed publics was because we sought to understand how ...
... The target sample straddled what Shackley et al (2007) term ‘tier 2’ (peripheral stakeholders such as environmental NGOs, local officials in areas with CCS potential) and ‘tier 3’ (the general public). This focus on peripheral stakeholders and informed publics was because we sought to understand how ...
Chapter 3 RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE: ADAPTATION
... structures. Furthermore, recent analysis argues that adaptive capacity is not a concern unique to regions with low levels of economic activity. Although economic development may provide greater access to technology and resources to invest in adaptation, high income per capita is considered neither a ...
... structures. Furthermore, recent analysis argues that adaptive capacity is not a concern unique to regions with low levels of economic activity. Although economic development may provide greater access to technology and resources to invest in adaptation, high income per capita is considered neither a ...
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... significantly different from ‘climatic variability’ known to and experienced by farmers. In spite of this it is widely accepted that understanding farmers’ behavior towards adapting to climatic variability could generate useful insights in facing the risk of climate change. In Sri Lanka, the village ...
... significantly different from ‘climatic variability’ known to and experienced by farmers. In spite of this it is widely accepted that understanding farmers’ behavior towards adapting to climatic variability could generate useful insights in facing the risk of climate change. In Sri Lanka, the village ...
Weather, Climate, and Worldviews: The Sources
... Egalitarians, by contrast, have strong group identities but prefer equality of status within the group. Egalitarians reject concentration of power and wealth, and tend to distrust experts representing those in positions of authority. The potentially hazardous byproducts of industrial technologies (s ...
... Egalitarians, by contrast, have strong group identities but prefer equality of status within the group. Egalitarians reject concentration of power and wealth, and tend to distrust experts representing those in positions of authority. The potentially hazardous byproducts of industrial technologies (s ...
Whangarei District Climate Change Constraints Report
... Climate change has long been perceived as a threat to the environment, but in recent years this threat perception has expanded to include social, cultural, security, and economic concerns. The theory underpinning anthropogenic climate change, put very simplistically, is that increased emissions of s ...
... Climate change has long been perceived as a threat to the environment, but in recent years this threat perception has expanded to include social, cultural, security, and economic concerns. The theory underpinning anthropogenic climate change, put very simplistically, is that increased emissions of s ...
Author`s personal copy - Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung
... regional, national and global scales. For instance, Brandenburg’s development perspectives also depend on the outcomes of the globally arising transformations in the energy and food production systems. Potentially rising prices as well as financial and economic crises caused in other sectors could c ...
... regional, national and global scales. For instance, Brandenburg’s development perspectives also depend on the outcomes of the globally arising transformations in the energy and food production systems. Potentially rising prices as well as financial and economic crises caused in other sectors could c ...
Changing times, changing stories: generational differences in
... along tributaries of the Yukon River in coastal areas. St. Mary’s, Pilot Station, and Kotlik are Yup’ik communities, whereas Chevak is a Cup’ik community whose residents speak the Cup’ik dialect of the central Yup’ik language and identify as a distinct population. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, ...
... along tributaries of the Yukon River in coastal areas. St. Mary’s, Pilot Station, and Kotlik are Yup’ik communities, whereas Chevak is a Cup’ik community whose residents speak the Cup’ik dialect of the central Yup’ik language and identify as a distinct population. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, ...
Climate Change Scenarios for the Congo Basin
... scenarios and potential impacts are discussed in detail in the previous chapters. From these analyses the most important climate change impacts are a future change in rainfall characteristics increasing the intensity of heavy precipitation events and an increased number of dry spells during the rain ...
... scenarios and potential impacts are discussed in detail in the previous chapters. From these analyses the most important climate change impacts are a future change in rainfall characteristics increasing the intensity of heavy precipitation events and an increased number of dry spells during the rain ...
College greenhouse gas inventory
... them (in both the absolute weight of the gases and in the internationally standard units of “Carbon Dioxide Equivalents”, or CDE, according to their Global Warming Potential (GWP), a measure of the relative contribution of each gas to climate change. Boundary definition As we cannot completely accou ...
... them (in both the absolute weight of the gases and in the internationally standard units of “Carbon Dioxide Equivalents”, or CDE, according to their Global Warming Potential (GWP), a measure of the relative contribution of each gas to climate change. Boundary definition As we cannot completely accou ...
Climate change response strategies for agriculture: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century
... 4. Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to surpass Asia as the most food insecure region. In most climate change scenarios, sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 40 to 50 percent of undernourished people globally by 2080, compared with about 24 percent today. 5. Although there is significant uncertainty regarding ...
... 4. Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to surpass Asia as the most food insecure region. In most climate change scenarios, sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 40 to 50 percent of undernourished people globally by 2080, compared with about 24 percent today. 5. Although there is significant uncertainty regarding ...
(Un)Natural Disasters: Communicating Linkages Between Extreme
... climate change (MMA, June 2015). While not as widespread as they should be, there have been other examples of good media coverage of the linkages between extreme weather and climate change. However, there is still room for improvement when it comes to media coverage of extreme weather events as the ...
... climate change (MMA, June 2015). While not as widespread as they should be, there have been other examples of good media coverage of the linkages between extreme weather and climate change. However, there is still room for improvement when it comes to media coverage of extreme weather events as the ...
Rethinking Support for Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change
... have been made. Since people’s assets and technologies will need to change with changing circumstances, projects could have helped establish permanent links between people and sources of a range of technologies. Assets, such as irrigation infrastructure, only deliver benefits to people if there are i ...
... have been made. Since people’s assets and technologies will need to change with changing circumstances, projects could have helped establish permanent links between people and sources of a range of technologies. Assets, such as irrigation infrastructure, only deliver benefits to people if there are i ...
Unit: Paleoclimatology: Climate Discovery Teacher`s Guide
... • Ask students to brainstorm what other aspects or characteristics of the weather might influence temperature (such as cloudiness, precipitation, and wind). Students will collect data about these factors too. • Introduce students to the thermometer. Explain that each day a different pair of students ...
... • Ask students to brainstorm what other aspects or characteristics of the weather might influence temperature (such as cloudiness, precipitation, and wind). Students will collect data about these factors too. • Introduce students to the thermometer. Explain that each day a different pair of students ...
Single PDF in small font of the following:
... Goal: To develop an understanding of the physics and applications of devices that are key to a clean energy environment with an electrical engineering perspective. Overview: Energy issues have now reached a level of urgency that unconventional applications of existing devices and the development of ...
... Goal: To develop an understanding of the physics and applications of devices that are key to a clean energy environment with an electrical engineering perspective. Overview: Energy issues have now reached a level of urgency that unconventional applications of existing devices and the development of ...
Climate impact on airborne particulate matter concentrations in
... moisture yielded considerably degraded performance for ambient relative humidity in California. The lack of soil moisture feedback disconnects the hydrology cycle from the air quality system other than the direct washout of pollutants during precipitation events. It would be highly desirable to cons ...
... moisture yielded considerably degraded performance for ambient relative humidity in California. The lack of soil moisture feedback disconnects the hydrology cycle from the air quality system other than the direct washout of pollutants during precipitation events. It would be highly desirable to cons ...
Macedonia: National Climate Vulnerability Assessment
... The influence of climate change represents an important social, ecological and economic threat to European and global community. The frequent extreme weather conditions – rains and flood, heat waves and droughts – reduced snow falls, increased temperatures and rising sea level will increasingly have ...
... The influence of climate change represents an important social, ecological and economic threat to European and global community. The frequent extreme weather conditions – rains and flood, heat waves and droughts – reduced snow falls, increased temperatures and rising sea level will increasingly have ...
Climate Change, Political Truth, and the Marketplace of Ideas
... INTRODUCTION In an interview last year in Time magazine, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson commented on congressional efforts to undo her greenhouse gas (GHG) endangerment finding under Clean Air Act section 202: “I don’t think that history will forget the first time t ...
... INTRODUCTION In an interview last year in Time magazine, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson commented on congressional efforts to undo her greenhouse gas (GHG) endangerment finding under Clean Air Act section 202: “I don’t think that history will forget the first time t ...
Fiji Development Bank
... European Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Fund for Agricultural Development World Wildlife Fund United Nations Industrial Development Organization Conservation International ...
... European Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Fund for Agricultural Development World Wildlife Fund United Nations Industrial Development Organization Conservation International ...
A brief description of models used in this staff working document
... The model distinguishes between eight categories of government revenues, including indirect taxes, environmental taxes, direct taxes, value added taxes, production subsidies, social security contributions, import duties, and foreign transfers. The model evaluates the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO ...
... The model distinguishes between eight categories of government revenues, including indirect taxes, environmental taxes, direct taxes, value added taxes, production subsidies, social security contributions, import duties, and foreign transfers. The model evaluates the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO ...
Farmer Resiliency in a Changing Climate
... Burlington, and even Vermont as a whole. How interesting it could be to observe the differing experiences, knowledge, and risk management surrounding climate change of farmers from both states. Thus, my thesis project was born. To accomplish my project, the first step was to consult with experienced ...
... Burlington, and even Vermont as a whole. How interesting it could be to observe the differing experiences, knowledge, and risk management surrounding climate change of farmers from both states. Thus, my thesis project was born. To accomplish my project, the first step was to consult with experienced ...
WORD - UNCTAD Virtual Institute
... Figure 7: IPAT: The impact of projected population growth on CO2 emissions.................... 17 Figure 8: IPAT: The impact of projected GDP per capita growth on CO2 emissions ............ 18 Figure 9: Trade openness and CO2 emissions, 1960–2014..................................................... ...
... Figure 7: IPAT: The impact of projected population growth on CO2 emissions.................... 17 Figure 8: IPAT: The impact of projected GDP per capita growth on CO2 emissions ............ 18 Figure 9: Trade openness and CO2 emissions, 1960–2014..................................................... ...