1 Darrel Moellendorf Forthcoming in Dominic Roser and Jennifer
... Rawls holds that some matters of justice have priority over others, such as for example the priority of liberty over distributive justice (Rawls 1999a, p. 214-220 & p. 474-480). Perhaps if principles of climate change justice had priority over other principles of justice, an ideal theory of climate ...
... Rawls holds that some matters of justice have priority over others, such as for example the priority of liberty over distributive justice (Rawls 1999a, p. 214-220 & p. 474-480). Perhaps if principles of climate change justice had priority over other principles of justice, an ideal theory of climate ...
July 2016 - American Bar Association
... [email protected]; and SIL IELC: Guillermo Malm Green at [email protected]). Stephanie Altman and R. Juge Gregg are co-chairs of the International Environmental and Resources Law Committee. Shannon Broome and Emily Fisher are co-chairs of the Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ec ...
... [email protected]; and SIL IELC: Guillermo Malm Green at [email protected]). Stephanie Altman and R. Juge Gregg are co-chairs of the International Environmental and Resources Law Committee. Shannon Broome and Emily Fisher are co-chairs of the Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ec ...
Workshop report ”Adaptation options in the Barents – Writers
... adaptation actions and the adaptation options. The analyses and assessments are based on data, results, reports and other input from the four different countries and communities composing the Barents Region. ...
... adaptation actions and the adaptation options. The analyses and assessments are based on data, results, reports and other input from the four different countries and communities composing the Barents Region. ...
Carbon on the Move
... carbon source. Because fossil fuels cannot be created as fast as we are extracting and combusting them, they are considered a carbon source. ...
... carbon source. Because fossil fuels cannot be created as fast as we are extracting and combusting them, they are considered a carbon source. ...
Climate Change: ImplIcatIons and strategIes for the luxury fashIon
... luxury fashion companies, it also focuses on the impact of climate change at the very base of the supply chain where raw materials are produced and where the impact will be significant on the natural and agricultural systems that deliver these materials. Current and future climate risks around six k ...
... luxury fashion companies, it also focuses on the impact of climate change at the very base of the supply chain where raw materials are produced and where the impact will be significant on the natural and agricultural systems that deliver these materials. Current and future climate risks around six k ...
674_0 - Global Environment Facility
... This is not ignoring that Kiribati must carry out its obligations under the Convention which are intended to minimize impacts of climate change that would otherwise be experienced. For Kiribati to be able to do this, external assistance is needed. It will enable Kiribati to consolidate its needs for ...
... This is not ignoring that Kiribati must carry out its obligations under the Convention which are intended to minimize impacts of climate change that would otherwise be experienced. For Kiribati to be able to do this, external assistance is needed. It will enable Kiribati to consolidate its needs for ...
Gulf Coast Wetland Sustainability in a Changing Climate
... unfortunate. Although serious reductions in manmade greenhouse gas emissions must be undertaken to reduce the extent of future impacts, climate change is already here and some impacts are clearly unavoidable. It is imperative, therefore, that we take stock of current and projected impacts so that we ...
... unfortunate. Although serious reductions in manmade greenhouse gas emissions must be undertaken to reduce the extent of future impacts, climate change is already here and some impacts are clearly unavoidable. It is imperative, therefore, that we take stock of current and projected impacts so that we ...
trees on the move - the National Sea Grant Library
... consists of crops that people plant, we can expect that people will just try to plant them elsewhere or find a better crop for the new climate. With forest vegetation, it’s a different story. Trees can’t migrate very rapidly to the places where climate is favorable! In past ice ages, the changes in ...
... consists of crops that people plant, we can expect that people will just try to plant them elsewhere or find a better crop for the new climate. With forest vegetation, it’s a different story. Trees can’t migrate very rapidly to the places where climate is favorable! In past ice ages, the changes in ...
Climatic changes and associated impacts in the Mediterranean
... have shown that results from different models for the 2026–2060 period agree with one another fairly well, while most of the divergence takes place in the latter part of the century (2070–2100) (IPCC, 2001b). The same conclusion is drawn from Fig. 1, particularly if the outlier series cgcm1/2 IS92aG ...
... have shown that results from different models for the 2026–2060 period agree with one another fairly well, while most of the divergence takes place in the latter part of the century (2070–2100) (IPCC, 2001b). The same conclusion is drawn from Fig. 1, particularly if the outlier series cgcm1/2 IS92aG ...
Climate Change, Public Health and Health Inequalities
... of action on climate change. It must be embedded in the political debate, in strategies to change how we live and in how we plan for the future It has taken heatwaves, floods and crop failures in Europe and the USA to force climate change up the political agenda. The existence of climate change or a ...
... of action on climate change. It must be embedded in the political debate, in strategies to change how we live and in how we plan for the future It has taken heatwaves, floods and crop failures in Europe and the USA to force climate change up the political agenda. The existence of climate change or a ...
Sensitivity of Twentieth-Century Sahel Rainfall to
... been attributed to natural modes of ocean variability by Sutton and Hodson (2005), Hoerling et al. (2006), and Ting et al. (2009), suggesting that anthropogenic activity alone is unlikely to be the sole cause of the Sahel drying. Another process that has been discussed as playing a role in the histo ...
... been attributed to natural modes of ocean variability by Sutton and Hodson (2005), Hoerling et al. (2006), and Ting et al. (2009), suggesting that anthropogenic activity alone is unlikely to be the sole cause of the Sahel drying. Another process that has been discussed as playing a role in the histo ...
Human Development Report 2007/2008 Climate Change and
... predicted to increase under current climate change scenarios. Viet Nam is located along the northwest Pacific Ocean’s typhoon route and is one of the ten countries worldwide considered most vulnerable to tropical cyclones (UNDP 2003). On average, 6.9 typhoons/tropical cyclones a year hit Viet Nam’s ...
... predicted to increase under current climate change scenarios. Viet Nam is located along the northwest Pacific Ocean’s typhoon route and is one of the ten countries worldwide considered most vulnerable to tropical cyclones (UNDP 2003). On average, 6.9 typhoons/tropical cyclones a year hit Viet Nam’s ...
Independent Climate
... Do the indirect effects of climate change via the linkages with other indicators influence the indicator’s ability to signal SFM, regardless of which category was assigned in the independent climate-change ...
... Do the indirect effects of climate change via the linkages with other indicators influence the indicator’s ability to signal SFM, regardless of which category was assigned in the independent climate-change ...
Climate vulnerability of socio-economic systems
... Central and West Africa may result in substantial rise in the use of agricultural chemicals, which in turn negatively affects environmental health. Climate change will have impacts on both forests and agriculture. In particular it will cut agricultural yields in dry and tropical regions, putting fur ...
... Central and West Africa may result in substantial rise in the use of agricultural chemicals, which in turn negatively affects environmental health. Climate change will have impacts on both forests and agriculture. In particular it will cut agricultural yields in dry and tropical regions, putting fur ...
ENSEMBLES_DoW_vn.4_RT5_and_RT6_overview
... consistent. Most presently available interpolation methods are based on correlation or covariance matrices and least-squares theory. Recently, these methods have been extended for some countries to interpolation on a daily time-scale by conditioning on synoptic states. Part of this work has been per ...
... consistent. Most presently available interpolation methods are based on correlation or covariance matrices and least-squares theory. Recently, these methods have been extended for some countries to interpolation on a daily time-scale by conditioning on synoptic states. Part of this work has been per ...
Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
... associated activities. Consideration of increasing temperatures raises the interesting question of the existence of thresholds for ORT activity. From a supply perspective, some thresholds are fixed, e.g., current snowmaking technologies within the US generally require conditions below 28ºF wetbulb f ...
... associated activities. Consideration of increasing temperatures raises the interesting question of the existence of thresholds for ORT activity. From a supply perspective, some thresholds are fixed, e.g., current snowmaking technologies within the US generally require conditions below 28ºF wetbulb f ...
GMT Description - Eionet Forum
... An increasingly complex mix of pollutants threatens the Earth's regulatory mechanisms. Particulates, nitrogen and ground-level ozone merit particular attention because of their complex and potentially far-reaching effects on ecosystem functioning, climate regulation and human health. In addition, ma ...
... An increasingly complex mix of pollutants threatens the Earth's regulatory mechanisms. Particulates, nitrogen and ground-level ozone merit particular attention because of their complex and potentially far-reaching effects on ecosystem functioning, climate regulation and human health. In addition, ma ...
1. Climate Catastrophe - Global Commons Institute
... “Remarkably, none of the papers disagreed with the consensus position... Many details about climate interactions are not well understood, and there are ample grounds for continued research to provide a better basis for understanding climate dynamics. The question of what to do about climate change ...
... “Remarkably, none of the papers disagreed with the consensus position... Many details about climate interactions are not well understood, and there are ample grounds for continued research to provide a better basis for understanding climate dynamics. The question of what to do about climate change ...
State of the Jamaican Climate 2012:Information for
... particular place and time — for example whether Kingston today is warm or cool, wet or dry, cloudy or windy — climate refers to the average state of the weather over long periods of time ranging from months or seasons to years and decades. Climate is important because it controls many things even wi ...
... particular place and time — for example whether Kingston today is warm or cool, wet or dry, cloudy or windy — climate refers to the average state of the weather over long periods of time ranging from months or seasons to years and decades. Climate is important because it controls many things even wi ...
Implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change in
... conduct preliminary actions in order to minimize “adverse effects of climate change". This means changes in the physical environment or biota resulting from climate change which have significant deleterious effects on both, natural and managed ecosystems, which in their turn lead to climate change. ...
... conduct preliminary actions in order to minimize “adverse effects of climate change". This means changes in the physical environment or biota resulting from climate change which have significant deleterious effects on both, natural and managed ecosystems, which in their turn lead to climate change. ...
presentation - Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative
... – To date, most collaboration related to adaptation has occurred through PRAC and further collaboration will likely be necessary to effectively deal with climate change – Through implementation of the PRAC program, the ground work has been completed for broadening the collaborative network within th ...
... – To date, most collaboration related to adaptation has occurred through PRAC and further collaboration will likely be necessary to effectively deal with climate change – Through implementation of the PRAC program, the ground work has been completed for broadening the collaborative network within th ...
Climate Change Report (2016)
... biodiversity, increase the ecosystem’s capacity to adapt to climate change, and ensure that more carbon is permanently sequestered in the soils of the region’s vast grasslands. *About the Authors Curtis Freese is a conservation biologist and was the founding executive director of American Prairie Re ...
... biodiversity, increase the ecosystem’s capacity to adapt to climate change, and ensure that more carbon is permanently sequestered in the soils of the region’s vast grasslands. *About the Authors Curtis Freese is a conservation biologist and was the founding executive director of American Prairie Re ...
(GHG) mitigation within the Agriculture and Forestry
... 2. Background context 2.1 The UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions feed into the atmosphere alongside the emissions of other countries, and as such, add to the global issue of climate change. The 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) p ...
... 2. Background context 2.1 The UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions feed into the atmosphere alongside the emissions of other countries, and as such, add to the global issue of climate change. The 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) p ...