Agricultural development and food security under climate uncertainty
... water management system (Table 1). In this context it is expected that 90% of the increase in food production will have to come from existing cultivated land and only 10% from new land reclamations. In the rainfed areas without a water management system, some improvements can be made by water harves ...
... water management system (Table 1). In this context it is expected that 90% of the increase in food production will have to come from existing cultivated land and only 10% from new land reclamations. In the rainfed areas without a water management system, some improvements can be made by water harves ...
Agriculture and Forestry Climate Change Impacts
... classification: H high confidence; M medium confidence; L low confidence. For more details on this classification, see p.20. ...
... classification: H high confidence; M medium confidence; L low confidence. For more details on this classification, see p.20. ...
Atmosphere and Climate Change Section 1
... – This cool air is forced away from the equators toward the North and South Poles where it accumulates at about 30º north latitude and 30º south latitude. • Some of the air sinks back to the Earth’s surface and becomes warmer as it descends. • This warm, dry air then moves across the surface and cau ...
... – This cool air is forced away from the equators toward the North and South Poles where it accumulates at about 30º north latitude and 30º south latitude. • Some of the air sinks back to the Earth’s surface and becomes warmer as it descends. • This warm, dry air then moves across the surface and cau ...
Jack, Jill, and Jane in a Perfect Moral Storm
... other people the perception persists that there is something morally questionable about this case. This is because what some people take to be at the center of a moral problem persists: some people have acted in a way that harms other people. However, most of what typically accompanies this core has ...
... other people the perception persists that there is something morally questionable about this case. This is because what some people take to be at the center of a moral problem persists: some people have acted in a way that harms other people. However, most of what typically accompanies this core has ...
On non-marginal cost-benefit analysis: Abstract of Working Paper 18 (1 MB) (opens in new window)
... 4. Governments, markets and climate change mitigation 5. The Munich Re Programme - Evaluating the economics of climate risks and opportunities in the insurance sector More information about the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy can be found at: http://www.cccep.ac.uk. The Grantham Resea ...
... 4. Governments, markets and climate change mitigation 5. The Munich Re Programme - Evaluating the economics of climate risks and opportunities in the insurance sector More information about the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy can be found at: http://www.cccep.ac.uk. The Grantham Resea ...
Full-Text - MDPI.com
... a closer look at the dynamics of position development among some of the major developing countries. Since COP-13 at Bali, there has been a surge of national programs aimed at limiting the growth of emissions among developing countries [1]. This is certainly linked to the stronger call for action by ...
... a closer look at the dynamics of position development among some of the major developing countries. Since COP-13 at Bali, there has been a surge of national programs aimed at limiting the growth of emissions among developing countries [1]. This is certainly linked to the stronger call for action by ...
1 introduction to atmosphere and climate
... 2008 going forward are expected to be higher due to the increased electricity demand in the country. Trends in household energy use have not changed substantially since 2003. This may be because data obtained from Statistics South Africa was collected during the 2003 national census. However, inform ...
... 2008 going forward are expected to be higher due to the increased electricity demand in the country. Trends in household energy use have not changed substantially since 2003. This may be because data obtained from Statistics South Africa was collected during the 2003 national census. However, inform ...
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... in landfills (i.e., enhancing LULUCF removals). An example is planting trees where there have not been trees in the past (afforestation). ...
... in landfills (i.e., enhancing LULUCF removals). An example is planting trees where there have not been trees in the past (afforestation). ...
CLIMATE POLICY IN LIGHT OF CLIMATE SCIENCE: THE ICLIPS
... the MERGE model, see Manne et al., 1995; or the Connecticut model, see Yohe and Wallace, 1996; Yohe and Jacobsen, 1999). These aggregated representations provide the basis for assessing the impacts of technological development on the long-term evolution of carbon emission reduction costs. Globally a ...
... the MERGE model, see Manne et al., 1995; or the Connecticut model, see Yohe and Wallace, 1996; Yohe and Jacobsen, 1999). These aggregated representations provide the basis for assessing the impacts of technological development on the long-term evolution of carbon emission reduction costs. Globally a ...
Cultural dimensions of climate change impacts and adaptation
... change will lead to losses of cultural assets that communities value. But some consequences are less ambiguous. The loss of access to places as a result of coastal inundation, for example, or even as a consequence of climate change adaptation or mitigation policies, will have clear impacts on cultur ...
... change will lead to losses of cultural assets that communities value. But some consequences are less ambiguous. The loss of access to places as a result of coastal inundation, for example, or even as a consequence of climate change adaptation or mitigation policies, will have clear impacts on cultur ...
Climate Changes, Impacts and Implications for New Zealand to
... designed to be extended to regional and sectoral scenarios but make no assumptions about global or national-level climate change policy. In addition, Shared climate Policy Assumptions (SPAs) describe potential climate change mitigation and/ or adaptation policies specific to New Zealand, which enabl ...
... designed to be extended to regional and sectoral scenarios but make no assumptions about global or national-level climate change policy. In addition, Shared climate Policy Assumptions (SPAs) describe potential climate change mitigation and/ or adaptation policies specific to New Zealand, which enabl ...
DRACULA AND THE ECO WARRIOR Teacher`s Notes Synopsis 1
... Hansen has long called for a straightforward rising price on greenhouse gas emissions, which he argues would “quicken the transition to cleaner energy.” “This is a tragic situation, because it is unnecessary,” he says. We could already be phasing out fossil fuel emissions if only we stopped allowing ...
... Hansen has long called for a straightforward rising price on greenhouse gas emissions, which he argues would “quicken the transition to cleaner energy.” “This is a tragic situation, because it is unnecessary,” he says. We could already be phasing out fossil fuel emissions if only we stopped allowing ...
Global systems
... rare. On average, only two species died out every million years. In the last 500 years, however, at least 80 of 5570 mammal species have become extinct. This is alarming in terms of biodiversity. Of concern is the increasing list of critically endangered or currently threatened species. If these spe ...
... rare. On average, only two species died out every million years. In the last 500 years, however, at least 80 of 5570 mammal species have become extinct. This is alarming in terms of biodiversity. Of concern is the increasing list of critically endangered or currently threatened species. If these spe ...
Read the full report
... states in part that Skidmore will “enhance our ability to function as a socially and environmentally responsible corporate citizen," and "make the Skidmore campus an environmental laboratory, increase our emphasis on responsible planning for sustainable operation and continue efforts to reduce the C ...
... states in part that Skidmore will “enhance our ability to function as a socially and environmentally responsible corporate citizen," and "make the Skidmore campus an environmental laboratory, increase our emphasis on responsible planning for sustainable operation and continue efforts to reduce the C ...
Building Climate Resilience in the Blue Nile/Abay Highlands: A
... report). These factors often interact with one another, resulting in a reinforcing cycle of “poverty, food insecurity and natural resources degradation trap” [2]. A recent study by the World Bank projects that unless steps to build resilience are effective, climate change will reduce Ethiopia’s GDP ...
... report). These factors often interact with one another, resulting in a reinforcing cycle of “poverty, food insecurity and natural resources degradation trap” [2]. A recent study by the World Bank projects that unless steps to build resilience are effective, climate change will reduce Ethiopia’s GDP ...
Climate change in the Sahel
... Different institutions have been established at the international level to address the scientific, diplomatic and legal aspects of these changes. Thus, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has begun to sensitize the States, particularly those which have most contributed ...
... Different institutions have been established at the international level to address the scientific, diplomatic and legal aspects of these changes. Thus, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has begun to sensitize the States, particularly those which have most contributed ...
WORKING DOCUMENT: NOT FOR CITATION (please also note that this
... the negotiations they will have a far more significant impact on a negotiated outcome. Individually, member states do not possess the sufficient political and economic clout to make drastic changes to the international process, nor do they have the adequate diplomatic capital to ensure favourable ou ...
... the negotiations they will have a far more significant impact on a negotiated outcome. Individually, member states do not possess the sufficient political and economic clout to make drastic changes to the international process, nor do they have the adequate diplomatic capital to ensure favourable ou ...
EU cities and regions leading the way against climate change
... of Mayors and its sister initiative Mayors Adapt. The renewed Covenant of Mayors initiative was just launched and overwhelmingly supported by the Covenant Community. It takes on many of the suggestions highlighted by Climate Alliance: long term vision for 2050, concrete 2030 target, bringing mitigat ...
... of Mayors and its sister initiative Mayors Adapt. The renewed Covenant of Mayors initiative was just launched and overwhelmingly supported by the Covenant Community. It takes on many of the suggestions highlighted by Climate Alliance: long term vision for 2050, concrete 2030 target, bringing mitigat ...
who left carbon footprints in my greenhouse?
... water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. Solar radiation penetrates Earth’s atmosphere and reaches the surface. Some of that heat is radiated back through the atmosphere and into space. Greenhouse gases absorb some of that reflected energy and act as a barrier to this process, trappi ...
... water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. Solar radiation penetrates Earth’s atmosphere and reaches the surface. Some of that heat is radiated back through the atmosphere and into space. Greenhouse gases absorb some of that reflected energy and act as a barrier to this process, trappi ...
CIDSE_encyclical_press_release
... (A conference organized by CIDSE and Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace on 2-3 July in Rome will provide a platform for further discussion about the encyclical, more information below) Today CIDSE echoed the Pope’s urgent and timely call for politicians, communities and people of all generatio ...
... (A conference organized by CIDSE and Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace on 2-3 July in Rome will provide a platform for further discussion about the encyclical, more information below) Today CIDSE echoed the Pope’s urgent and timely call for politicians, communities and people of all generatio ...
changing patterns of rain or power? how an idea of
... research agenda and international politics, this paper proposes an alternative ontology of adaptation by exploring it as a travelling idea (cf. Weisser et al. 2014; Hulme 2008; de Wit 2011). In 2001 adaptation became officially recognized as a key principle of the international climate change policy ...
... research agenda and international politics, this paper proposes an alternative ontology of adaptation by exploring it as a travelling idea (cf. Weisser et al. 2014; Hulme 2008; de Wit 2011). In 2001 adaptation became officially recognized as a key principle of the international climate change policy ...
The Economics of "When" Flexibility in the Design of Greenhouse Gas
... develops the related but distinct issue of fixed versus more flexible targets at any point in time. The sixth and concluding section pulls together the arguments in the paper and their implications for the Kyoto Protocol. Issues involving developing countries are largely beyond the scope of this pap ...
... develops the related but distinct issue of fixed versus more flexible targets at any point in time. The sixth and concluding section pulls together the arguments in the paper and their implications for the Kyoto Protocol. Issues involving developing countries are largely beyond the scope of this pap ...
Building Resilience and Reducing Emissions
... The World Bank has done analyses of some countries in LAC using DesInventar data (more data points but fewer countries are covered) that indicates that EM DAT probably underestimates the cost of damages by at least 50%. Climate change can lead to a significant reduction in agricultural productivity: ...
... The World Bank has done analyses of some countries in LAC using DesInventar data (more data points but fewer countries are covered) that indicates that EM DAT probably underestimates the cost of damages by at least 50%. Climate change can lead to a significant reduction in agricultural productivity: ...