Resolving a Paradox: Can Regionalism Help to Promote A Global
... (Carraro and Siniscalco, 1998; Carraro and Galeotti, 2003; Kemfert and Buchner, 2003; Egenhofer and Fujiwara, 2003; Egenhofer, at al., 2004). The issue is to investigate whether RTAs have the potential to bring about the implementation of environmental agreements aimed at tackling global concerns su ...
... (Carraro and Siniscalco, 1998; Carraro and Galeotti, 2003; Kemfert and Buchner, 2003; Egenhofer and Fujiwara, 2003; Egenhofer, at al., 2004). The issue is to investigate whether RTAs have the potential to bring about the implementation of environmental agreements aimed at tackling global concerns su ...
THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND TRANSNATIONAL
... understand the role of local governments and transnational environmental networks within the context of climate change governance; and second, can these networks be effective actors in both mobilizing local governments to action and capable of making a difference? A third, ancillary question asks wh ...
... understand the role of local governments and transnational environmental networks within the context of climate change governance; and second, can these networks be effective actors in both mobilizing local governments to action and capable of making a difference? A third, ancillary question asks wh ...
A Complex Constellation: Displacement, Climate Change and Arctic
... elsewhere. Often they move to cities within their own countries. Sometimes they migrate to other countries. In other cases, they are forcibly displaced because their homes have been destroyed, their land has become uninhabitable, conflicts threaten their lives or because someone forces them off thei ...
... elsewhere. Often they move to cities within their own countries. Sometimes they migrate to other countries. In other cases, they are forcibly displaced because their homes have been destroyed, their land has become uninhabitable, conflicts threaten their lives or because someone forces them off thei ...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
... inadequate to provide a comprehensive definition of sustainomics, but we are learning about some of its key constituent elements, and how they might fit together. Starting from such an initial approach, sustainomics is emerging as a heuristic, dynamically evolving framework that could address rapidl ...
... inadequate to provide a comprehensive definition of sustainomics, but we are learning about some of its key constituent elements, and how they might fit together. Starting from such an initial approach, sustainomics is emerging as a heuristic, dynamically evolving framework that could address rapidl ...
How Climate Change Uniquely Impacts the Physical, Social and
... Nations. It is clear from Report 1 in this series “An Introduction to the Science of Climate Change and How It Impacts First Nations”, that many facets of First Nation’s life will be affected by climate change. These effects include, but are not limited to physical and biological climate and ecosyst ...
... Nations. It is clear from Report 1 in this series “An Introduction to the Science of Climate Change and How It Impacts First Nations”, that many facets of First Nation’s life will be affected by climate change. These effects include, but are not limited to physical and biological climate and ecosyst ...
Chapter 6- Canada in a Changing Climate: Sector Perspectives on
... Biogeochemical cycles: Pathways by which chemical elements or molecules move through both living and non-living compartments of an ecosystem. Biodiversity: The variety of species and ecosystems and the ecological processes of which they are a part. Biogeographical zones: Divisions of a land surface ...
... Biogeochemical cycles: Pathways by which chemical elements or molecules move through both living and non-living compartments of an ecosystem. Biodiversity: The variety of species and ecosystems and the ecological processes of which they are a part. Biogeographical zones: Divisions of a land surface ...
English - Plan International
... Climate change is anticipated to have far-reaching adverse effects on Africa’s sustainable development. Climate change is anticipated to have greater impact on sectors related to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) such as agriculture, water supply and demand, health, energy, ...
... Climate change is anticipated to have far-reaching adverse effects on Africa’s sustainable development. Climate change is anticipated to have greater impact on sectors related to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) such as agriculture, water supply and demand, health, energy, ...
Chapter 1: Introduction - Committee on Climate Change
... This chapter was written before the results of the EU Referendum were known. Leaving the European Union is unlikely to change the overall scale of current and future risks from climate change, but in some areas it may affect policies and programmes important to address climaterelated vulnerabilities ...
... This chapter was written before the results of the EU Referendum were known. Leaving the European Union is unlikely to change the overall scale of current and future risks from climate change, but in some areas it may affect policies and programmes important to address climaterelated vulnerabilities ...
Paleoecological evidence for abrupt cold reversals during peak
... 4.4°C). Therefore, the obvious chironomid assemblage changes in the late Holocene do not result in correspondingly lower temperature inferences (Fig. 3 and Fig. 4). For this reason, the amplitude of late Holocene temperature variation is presumably underestimated, and we restrict our discussion here ...
... 4.4°C). Therefore, the obvious chironomid assemblage changes in the late Holocene do not result in correspondingly lower temperature inferences (Fig. 3 and Fig. 4). For this reason, the amplitude of late Holocene temperature variation is presumably underestimated, and we restrict our discussion here ...
Climate Resilient Floodplains
... The low elevation coastal floodplains of Puget Sound are among the region’s most valuable natural assets. These lowland river valleys contain rich farmland, host the Sound’s signature salmon runs, and support wetlands and forests that filter pollutants and recharge aquifers. They also contain commer ...
... The low elevation coastal floodplains of Puget Sound are among the region’s most valuable natural assets. These lowland river valleys contain rich farmland, host the Sound’s signature salmon runs, and support wetlands and forests that filter pollutants and recharge aquifers. They also contain commer ...
THE WAY FORWARD - Canada`s Ecofiscal Commission
... 5.3 Coverage determines which GHG emissions are priced......................................................................................................... 36 5.4 Choices for revenue recycling depend on priorities................................................................................. ...
... 5.3 Coverage determines which GHG emissions are priced......................................................................................................... 36 5.4 Choices for revenue recycling depend on priorities................................................................................. ...
I am sorry to say that global warming is not just "hot air"
... Between the absorptions of water vapor and those of carbon dioxide, there is an atmospheric window where, prior to the industrial era, no infrared radiation was trapped, lying between 8 and 15 micrometres. Compounds such as perflurocarbons (CF4, C2F6 etc.), chlorofluorocarbons, halons and SF6 absorb ...
... Between the absorptions of water vapor and those of carbon dioxide, there is an atmospheric window where, prior to the industrial era, no infrared radiation was trapped, lying between 8 and 15 micrometres. Compounds such as perflurocarbons (CF4, C2F6 etc.), chlorofluorocarbons, halons and SF6 absorb ...
Synergies between adaptation and mitigation in a nutshell
... Adaptation projects can directly affect ecosystems and carbon stocks, thus having an impact on mitigation. Ecosystem-based adaptation projects can directly benefit climate change mitigation, through either increasing or maintaining carbon stocks. The synergies between ecosystem services explain the ...
... Adaptation projects can directly affect ecosystems and carbon stocks, thus having an impact on mitigation. Ecosystem-based adaptation projects can directly benefit climate change mitigation, through either increasing or maintaining carbon stocks. The synergies between ecosystem services explain the ...
Effective media reporting of sea level rise projections: 1989–2009
... for 2050 and double that number for 2100. However, articles that reported current sea level rise rates but did not provide projections were not included. Moreover, articles that reported sea level rise from only one source (e.g. ice sheet melting) were not included in the data set, but many articles ...
... for 2050 and double that number for 2100. However, articles that reported current sea level rise rates but did not provide projections were not included. Moreover, articles that reported sea level rise from only one source (e.g. ice sheet melting) were not included in the data set, but many articles ...
Adapting to change – forming new habits
... The cross sectoral priorities suggest that coordinated preparation and planning for climate extremes (i.e. whole property management, community scale emergency response planning, climate sensitive design) and continued innovation in water resources management (water efficiency measures, backup power ...
... The cross sectoral priorities suggest that coordinated preparation and planning for climate extremes (i.e. whole property management, community scale emergency response planning, climate sensitive design) and continued innovation in water resources management (water efficiency measures, backup power ...
Understanding patterns of resilient economic development. Rwanda
... educational development, also singalled improved adaptive capacity in addition to the creation of training programmes for far mers on climate resilience. This was complemented by efforts to institutionalise DRRM though establishing food stores, early warning systems, support programmes for climate-s ...
... educational development, also singalled improved adaptive capacity in addition to the creation of training programmes for far mers on climate resilience. This was complemented by efforts to institutionalise DRRM though establishing food stores, early warning systems, support programmes for climate-s ...
English - Stockholm Convention
... review by Fox et al. (2009) the boundary for colder water/warmer water species have moved north wards for plankton, benthos, fishes and pole wards for some sea mammals during the last 30 years with increasing temperatures in the surface layers of the north-eastern Atlantic. Immigration of temperate ...
... review by Fox et al. (2009) the boundary for colder water/warmer water species have moved north wards for plankton, benthos, fishes and pole wards for some sea mammals during the last 30 years with increasing temperatures in the surface layers of the north-eastern Atlantic. Immigration of temperate ...
PBL rapport 500114012 Meeting the 2 degrees Celsius target
... climate change’). This ‘2 °C’ target has gained more support, but also raised several questions; is this target sufficient to avoid severe impacts? What is needed to achieve this target? When do emissions need to be reduced and to which level? The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) ha ...
... climate change’). This ‘2 °C’ target has gained more support, but also raised several questions; is this target sufficient to avoid severe impacts? What is needed to achieve this target? When do emissions need to be reduced and to which level? The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) ha ...
Climate policy under sustainable discounted utilitarianism
... corresponding to the modified Golden Rule, then the SDU-optimal stream coincides with the increasing DU-optimal stream and the concavity of the U -function smooths consumption as for the DU-optimal stream. However, if initial capital productivity is lower than the one corresponding to the modified G ...
... corresponding to the modified Golden Rule, then the SDU-optimal stream coincides with the increasing DU-optimal stream and the concavity of the U -function smooths consumption as for the DU-optimal stream. However, if initial capital productivity is lower than the one corresponding to the modified G ...
Historical and idealized climate model experiments: an
... climate processes and feedbacks while compromising on the complexity of one or more climate model component. Often EMICs are used at lower resolution, and model components may have reduced dimensionality. While generally simpler, EMICs sometimes include more subcomponent models than Earth system AOG ...
... climate processes and feedbacks while compromising on the complexity of one or more climate model component. Often EMICs are used at lower resolution, and model components may have reduced dimensionality. While generally simpler, EMICs sometimes include more subcomponent models than Earth system AOG ...