Climate vulnerability of biophysical systems in
... tropical forests will be increasingly affected by changes in precipitation and temperature from global climate change (Nicholson et al. 2000, Lewis 2005, IPCC 2007). Climate projections suggested that tropical most forests of West Africa had been facing declining trends of rainfall by 20–40% for th ...
... tropical forests will be increasingly affected by changes in precipitation and temperature from global climate change (Nicholson et al. 2000, Lewis 2005, IPCC 2007). Climate projections suggested that tropical most forests of West Africa had been facing declining trends of rainfall by 20–40% for th ...
Historical responsibility for climate change: science and the science-policy interface
... review dissects the core assumptions underlying very different definitions of HR, ranging from strictly proportional to strictly conceptual versions. Our aim is to illuminate the full breadth of the complexities involved in scientifically defining HR and to discuss how these complexities have conse ...
... review dissects the core assumptions underlying very different definitions of HR, ranging from strictly proportional to strictly conceptual versions. Our aim is to illuminate the full breadth of the complexities involved in scientifically defining HR and to discuss how these complexities have conse ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Livelihoods
... export industries. Retailers, meanwhile, may see ...
... export industries. Retailers, meanwhile, may see ...
What is a “covered entity?” - Texas Association of Environmental
... Legislation is expected next year ...
... Legislation is expected next year ...
Policy tools for implementing assisted migration for species and
... Shirey and Lamberti, 2010). However, it is well known in the legal literature that the PP is not an effective decision-making tool and was never intended as such (Cooney, 2004; Hahn and Sunstein, 2005; IUCN (International Union for Conservation and Nature) Council, 2007; Peterson, 2007; Weier and Lo ...
... Shirey and Lamberti, 2010). However, it is well known in the legal literature that the PP is not an effective decision-making tool and was never intended as such (Cooney, 2004; Hahn and Sunstein, 2005; IUCN (International Union for Conservation and Nature) Council, 2007; Peterson, 2007; Weier and Lo ...
Conceptual framework: Definitions for key concepts
... climate hazards, and are typically modulated by changes in biogeophysical and social systems. Impact categories covered by the case studies in CIRCE might include: health (e.g., mortality due to heat stress; hospital admissions for respiratory disease); tourism (e.g., tourist bed nights; visits to t ...
... climate hazards, and are typically modulated by changes in biogeophysical and social systems. Impact categories covered by the case studies in CIRCE might include: health (e.g., mortality due to heat stress; hospital admissions for respiratory disease); tourism (e.g., tourist bed nights; visits to t ...
Shaping National Climate Change Legislation in Uganda, May 2015
... The majority of the policies, however, were formulated when impetus for mainstreaming climate change had not yet reached meaningful levels and this explains the absence of strategic interventions to address climate change in some of the policies. In the majority of cases where strategies are clearly ...
... The majority of the policies, however, were formulated when impetus for mainstreaming climate change had not yet reached meaningful levels and this explains the absence of strategic interventions to address climate change in some of the policies. In the majority of cases where strategies are clearly ...
The Role for Sustainably Managed Forests in Climate Change
... from any forestry offset project where emission reduction credits are issued, the amount of carbon sequestered must be additional to what would have occurred without the project. Such comparisons may require modeling and predictions of sequestration under alternate scenarios, injecting uncertainty i ...
... from any forestry offset project where emission reduction credits are issued, the amount of carbon sequestered must be additional to what would have occurred without the project. Such comparisons may require modeling and predictions of sequestration under alternate scenarios, injecting uncertainty i ...
Fossil fuel supply, green growth, and unburnable carbon
... reliant upon and thus supportive of fossil fuels, creating the economic and political constituencies that perpetuate global high-emission pathways. A prime example is Canada’s oil sands development, which has transformed the country’s domestic politics and helped precipitate an end to its internatio ...
... reliant upon and thus supportive of fossil fuels, creating the economic and political constituencies that perpetuate global high-emission pathways. A prime example is Canada’s oil sands development, which has transformed the country’s domestic politics and helped precipitate an end to its internatio ...
WRS-08 Presentation
... climate monitoring, weather forecasting, disaster prediction, detection, mitigation of negative effect of disasters and data exchange and dissimilation systems; develops mandatory and voluntary radiocommunication standards (Radio Regulations and ITU-R Recommendations) to foster the operation witho ...
... climate monitoring, weather forecasting, disaster prediction, detection, mitigation of negative effect of disasters and data exchange and dissimilation systems; develops mandatory and voluntary radiocommunication standards (Radio Regulations and ITU-R Recommendations) to foster the operation witho ...
KEY SECTOR ANALYSIS: AGRICULTURE (Adaptation)
... Development Agency (CDA). The implication is that the effect of climate change on agriculture will further hamper a country already reeling from host of socio-economic factors such as high unemployment, food insecurity, malnutrition, etc. and ecological setbacks in its desire to develop, resulting f ...
... Development Agency (CDA). The implication is that the effect of climate change on agriculture will further hamper a country already reeling from host of socio-economic factors such as high unemployment, food insecurity, malnutrition, etc. and ecological setbacks in its desire to develop, resulting f ...
Social and cultural issues raised by climate change in Pacific Island
... Many of these issues are similar to those facing other small island developing states (SIDS) in other parts of the world. We first outline major projected biophysical impacts of climate change in the Pacific Islands and describe some of the many adaptations already under way in response, both tradit ...
... Many of these issues are similar to those facing other small island developing states (SIDS) in other parts of the world. We first outline major projected biophysical impacts of climate change in the Pacific Islands and describe some of the many adaptations already under way in response, both tradit ...
Constraints on radiative forcing and future climate change from
... expressed as the increase of global-mean equilibrium surface temperature for a doubling of pre-industrial atmospheric CO2 concentration. The mean and standard deviation of all model simulations (Fig. 1a and b, solid lines and shaded bands) denote the uncertainty in ocean heat uptake and surface warm ...
... expressed as the increase of global-mean equilibrium surface temperature for a doubling of pre-industrial atmospheric CO2 concentration. The mean and standard deviation of all model simulations (Fig. 1a and b, solid lines and shaded bands) denote the uncertainty in ocean heat uptake and surface warm ...
Projected GS signal
... deconstructing a given record with the intention to identify „predictable“ components. „Predictable“ -- either natural processes, which are known of having limited life times, -- or man-made processes, which are subject to decisions (e.g., GHG, urban effect) Differently understood in different socia ...
... deconstructing a given record with the intention to identify „predictable“ components. „Predictable“ -- either natural processes, which are known of having limited life times, -- or man-made processes, which are subject to decisions (e.g., GHG, urban effect) Differently understood in different socia ...
Have disaster losses increased due to anthropogenic climate change?
... accepted for publication. Since it is being posted so soon after acceptance, it has not yet been copyedited, formatted, or processed by AMS Publications. This preliminary version of the manuscript may be downloaded, distributed, and cited, but please be aware that there will be visual differences an ...
... accepted for publication. Since it is being posted so soon after acceptance, it has not yet been copyedited, formatted, or processed by AMS Publications. This preliminary version of the manuscript may be downloaded, distributed, and cited, but please be aware that there will be visual differences an ...
coping with climate change: the importance of genetic resources for
... to be carried out under changing climatic conditions, especially in the most vulnerable parts of the developing world. In these areas in particular, adaptation of agriculture, fishery and forestry sectors will not be an option but an imperative for survival. Yet, within the present international pol ...
... to be carried out under changing climatic conditions, especially in the most vulnerable parts of the developing world. In these areas in particular, adaptation of agriculture, fishery and forestry sectors will not be an option but an imperative for survival. Yet, within the present international pol ...
Climate Change Vulnerabilities: Case Studies of the Maldives and
... also notes that these migrations, forced by “quick changes” of the climate and sudden effects on the population, are likely to increase in frequency and magnitude (Reuveny 2007). Some uptick in this frequency has already been noted: “in recent decades Asia, Africa, and Latin America have both faced ...
... also notes that these migrations, forced by “quick changes” of the climate and sudden effects on the population, are likely to increase in frequency and magnitude (Reuveny 2007). Some uptick in this frequency has already been noted: “in recent decades Asia, Africa, and Latin America have both faced ...
International Climate Policy, National Positions, and Their Domestic
... to farmers’ unwillingness to become “environmental managers” and their “angst for domestic redistributions”. While the agricultural lobby is very small in Denmark, it is growing in other countries like Canada, a country that has recently decided to back off from coordinated climate efforts (Bayer, 2 ...
... to farmers’ unwillingness to become “environmental managers” and their “angst for domestic redistributions”. While the agricultural lobby is very small in Denmark, it is growing in other countries like Canada, a country that has recently decided to back off from coordinated climate efforts (Bayer, 2 ...
Integrating Climate Change into Invasive Species Risk Assessment
... model is based on a different emission scenario and therefore yields different outputs. Scenarios are based on regionalized measures of population, economic development, energy efficiency, the availability of various forms of energy, agricultural productivity, and local pollution controls. Based on ...
... model is based on a different emission scenario and therefore yields different outputs. Scenarios are based on regionalized measures of population, economic development, energy efficiency, the availability of various forms of energy, agricultural productivity, and local pollution controls. Based on ...
Project Name
... In addition, the project responds to the guidelines of the Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA), a separate Global Environmental Facility (GEF)-funding mechanism for adaptation measures, recently adopted by the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCC and made available to support the implemen ...
... In addition, the project responds to the guidelines of the Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA), a separate Global Environmental Facility (GEF)-funding mechanism for adaptation measures, recently adopted by the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCC and made available to support the implemen ...