ʻAimalama: E Mauliauhonua – Readapting to Ancestral Knowledge
... environmental activities around them through keen observation and were able to study the daily activities and trends. Eventually the kāhuna kilo could make predictions based on the collected information observed to guide the chiefs and communities towards the best practices for survival. The combina ...
... environmental activities around them through keen observation and were able to study the daily activities and trends. Eventually the kāhuna kilo could make predictions based on the collected information observed to guide the chiefs and communities towards the best practices for survival. The combina ...
urbanization and climate change in small island developing states
... Nations (UN) member states, while the remaining 14 are non-UN member states or associate members of regional commissions1. Despite social, cultural, economic and geographical differences, SIDS identify themselves as a group that shares similar environmental and development issues. This is largely du ...
... Nations (UN) member states, while the remaining 14 are non-UN member states or associate members of regional commissions1. Despite social, cultural, economic and geographical differences, SIDS identify themselves as a group that shares similar environmental and development issues. This is largely du ...
Climate Trends in the Casco Bay Region
... Ph.D., of Natural Choices LLC. The research was supported by the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate-Ready Estuaries Program, as part of a climate change vulnerability assessment, under Cooperative Agreements #CE96185501 and #CE96190301 with the University of Southern Maine. The Casco Bay E ...
... Ph.D., of Natural Choices LLC. The research was supported by the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate-Ready Estuaries Program, as part of a climate change vulnerability assessment, under Cooperative Agreements #CE96185501 and #CE96190301 with the University of Southern Maine. The Casco Bay E ...
What is climate change - Committees
... the responsibility of us all to act now in taking preventative measures before its too late. The Stern Review1 2006 examines the evidence on the economic impacts of climate change. It recommends that early actions on climate change are required as ignoring climate change will damage economic growth. ...
... the responsibility of us all to act now in taking preventative measures before its too late. The Stern Review1 2006 examines the evidence on the economic impacts of climate change. It recommends that early actions on climate change are required as ignoring climate change will damage economic growth. ...
Climate Change and Water in Africa: Analysis of Knowledge Gaps
... the impact and developing long term and medium term preparedness strategy (adaptation) which is cost effective and considers the future uncertainty. The scientific knowledge and understanding of climate change science in Africa however requires a fresh look such developing ...
... the impact and developing long term and medium term preparedness strategy (adaptation) which is cost effective and considers the future uncertainty. The scientific knowledge and understanding of climate change science in Africa however requires a fresh look such developing ...
IUCN TILCEPA COP18 Climate Negotiations Report
... Damage financing should come from the overall “package” of USD 100 billion for climate impacts, or whether it was supplementary. The decision reads: Requests developed country Parties to provide developing country Parties with finance, technology and capacity-building, in accordance with decision 1/ ...
... Damage financing should come from the overall “package” of USD 100 billion for climate impacts, or whether it was supplementary. The decision reads: Requests developed country Parties to provide developing country Parties with finance, technology and capacity-building, in accordance with decision 1/ ...
the american council on science and health presents
... Policies that weaken economies tend to weaken increased from 46 years to 64 years. Nevertheless, infec public health programs. Thus, it is likely that tious and parasitic diseases continue to constitute the implementation of such policies would (a) increase main cause of premature death (i.e., deat ...
... Policies that weaken economies tend to weaken increased from 46 years to 64 years. Nevertheless, infec public health programs. Thus, it is likely that tious and parasitic diseases continue to constitute the implementation of such policies would (a) increase main cause of premature death (i.e., deat ...
Comparison of Carbon Offset Standards for Climate Forestation
... than those involving afforestation or reforestation. In contrast to this, an analysis by the Clinton Foundation (2008) demonstrates that the potential to mitigate climate change through Climate Forestation Projects is equal to that of REDD. In March 2008 WWF published a general evaluation of eight s ...
... than those involving afforestation or reforestation. In contrast to this, an analysis by the Clinton Foundation (2008) demonstrates that the potential to mitigate climate change through Climate Forestation Projects is equal to that of REDD. In March 2008 WWF published a general evaluation of eight s ...
Arctic Environmental Challenges
... placed at the interface between the local and the global and thereby have some obvious tasks: taking part in decisions about supporting various local adaptation efforts, taking part in decisions that affect national contributions to environmental challenges, and taking part in decisions about the na ...
... placed at the interface between the local and the global and thereby have some obvious tasks: taking part in decisions about supporting various local adaptation efforts, taking part in decisions that affect national contributions to environmental challenges, and taking part in decisions about the na ...
Climate change. - Institut für Kommunikations
... Codebook for the analysis of frames in online documents and newspaper articles Issues: Food safety/climate change This codebook is used to code frames mentioned in online documents and articles dealing with the issue of “food safety” or the issue of “climate change”. Definition of “food safety”: Foo ...
... Codebook for the analysis of frames in online documents and newspaper articles Issues: Food safety/climate change This codebook is used to code frames mentioned in online documents and articles dealing with the issue of “food safety” or the issue of “climate change”. Definition of “food safety”: Foo ...
Consulta: creatorFacets:"Wu, Ximing" Registros recuperados: 11
... framework. To test the hypothesis that US natural gas market may switch between two states of market: bullish market and bearish market, a 2-state regime-switching model with Markov transition chain is carried out. GARCH effects are also built into the model to account for the conditional heterosked ...
... framework. To test the hypothesis that US natural gas market may switch between two states of market: bullish market and bearish market, a 2-state regime-switching model with Markov transition chain is carried out. GARCH effects are also built into the model to account for the conditional heterosked ...
The Business of AdApTing To ClimATe ChAnge
... to global challenges. It is for this reason that Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is proud to support the International Business Leaders Forum’s industry framework on climate change adaptation, “The Business of Adapting to Climate Change”. As well as laying out the business case for action, this report p ...
... to global challenges. It is for this reason that Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is proud to support the International Business Leaders Forum’s industry framework on climate change adaptation, “The Business of Adapting to Climate Change”. As well as laying out the business case for action, this report p ...
Adaptation and Food Security
... is a function of exposure to climate hazards, sensitivity to climate-related shocks and stresses and capacity to adapt. The level of exposure to climate-related hazards is often determined by geography. For example, communities in coastal areas experience much higher exposure to sea level rise and r ...
... is a function of exposure to climate hazards, sensitivity to climate-related shocks and stresses and capacity to adapt. The level of exposure to climate-related hazards is often determined by geography. For example, communities in coastal areas experience much higher exposure to sea level rise and r ...
Tracking pan-Canadian climate progress and
... 2016 is set to be a decisive year for climate policies in Canada. Building on a rush of climate policy commitments leading up to the Paris climate conference and strong growth in clean energy investments, Canada is now navigating uncharted territory. For the first time ever, Canadian political leade ...
... 2016 is set to be a decisive year for climate policies in Canada. Building on a rush of climate policy commitments leading up to the Paris climate conference and strong growth in clean energy investments, Canada is now navigating uncharted territory. For the first time ever, Canadian political leade ...
How to read a Climate-Fact-Sheet
... the fourth assessment report of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), published in 2007. Model simulations are available from several different global climate models for a low (B1); medium (A1B) and high (A2) emissions scenario 1, all of which find consideration within the Climate-Fa ...
... the fourth assessment report of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), published in 2007. Model simulations are available from several different global climate models for a low (B1); medium (A1B) and high (A2) emissions scenario 1, all of which find consideration within the Climate-Fa ...
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... modified the context for agriculture as well as policy making, and will continue to do so. Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) over the next ten to twenty years will largely determine the trajectory of temperature increase that the world will be experiencing by the end of the century. To face this c ...
... modified the context for agriculture as well as policy making, and will continue to do so. Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) over the next ten to twenty years will largely determine the trajectory of temperature increase that the world will be experiencing by the end of the century. To face this c ...
The Sub-Saharan Africa carbon balance, an overview
... The role of the African continent in the global carbon cycle, and therefore in climate change, is increasingly recognised (Houghton and Hackler, 2006; Williams et al., 2007). Even if Africa contributes only less than 4% to the global anthropogenic fossil fuel emissions (Canadell et al., 2008), 20% o ...
... The role of the African continent in the global carbon cycle, and therefore in climate change, is increasingly recognised (Houghton and Hackler, 2006; Williams et al., 2007). Even if Africa contributes only less than 4% to the global anthropogenic fossil fuel emissions (Canadell et al., 2008), 20% o ...
The Case Against a Carbon Tax CATO WORKING PAPER
... poorer citizens to help offset the impact of higher energy prices. Thus in practice the economic drag of a new carbon tax could be far worse than the idealized revenue‐ neutral simulations depict. ...
... poorer citizens to help offset the impact of higher energy prices. Thus in practice the economic drag of a new carbon tax could be far worse than the idealized revenue‐ neutral simulations depict. ...
The ecological citizen and climate change
... reducing an individual’s footprint in a developed country does not necessarily enable access of an individual in a developing country to any resources. In this case, even when focusing on bringing about structural change, it would be extremely difficult to effect ...
... reducing an individual’s footprint in a developed country does not necessarily enable access of an individual in a developing country to any resources. In this case, even when focusing on bringing about structural change, it would be extremely difficult to effect ...
What is climate change?
... conjunction with the evidence base document that gives more detailed information on the science of climate change, its policy context and why Merton must take action. Why do we need a strategy? ...
... conjunction with the evidence base document that gives more detailed information on the science of climate change, its policy context and why Merton must take action. Why do we need a strategy? ...
- Wiley Online Library
... in particular. Much attention has focused on the absolute magnitude of future climate change, and uncertainties in this magnitude [e.g., Randall et al., 2007]. But in many situations it is not the absolute magnitude that matters so much as the magnitude of change relative to the background levels of ...
... in particular. Much attention has focused on the absolute magnitude of future climate change, and uncertainties in this magnitude [e.g., Randall et al., 2007]. But in many situations it is not the absolute magnitude that matters so much as the magnitude of change relative to the background levels of ...
IPCC Sea level rise AR 5 SLR etc
... acceleration in GMSL when accounting for multi-decadal fluctuations, two out of three records still indicate a significant positive value. The trend in GMSL observed since 1993, however, is not significantly larger than the estimate of 18-year trends in previous decades (e.g., 1920–1950). ...
... acceleration in GMSL when accounting for multi-decadal fluctuations, two out of three records still indicate a significant positive value. The trend in GMSL observed since 1993, however, is not significantly larger than the estimate of 18-year trends in previous decades (e.g., 1920–1950). ...
INTRODUCTION What can demographers contribute to the study of
... changing educational composition of populations stratified by age and sex is a key determinant of future socioeconomic challenges, ranging from total population size (Lutz and KC 2011), to economic growth (Lutz et al. 2008), to disaster mortality (Lutz et al. 2014). Depending on the context, other d ...
... changing educational composition of populations stratified by age and sex is a key determinant of future socioeconomic challenges, ranging from total population size (Lutz and KC 2011), to economic growth (Lutz et al. 2008), to disaster mortality (Lutz et al. 2014). Depending on the context, other d ...