Public Lecture
... COP 16 was held in Cancun, Mexico in NovemberDecember 2010. The agenda was scaled back in order to achieve some agreement. The text strengthened the Green Climate Fund established at Copenhagen, and made some progress on measures to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) b ...
... COP 16 was held in Cancun, Mexico in NovemberDecember 2010. The agenda was scaled back in order to achieve some agreement. The text strengthened the Green Climate Fund established at Copenhagen, and made some progress on measures to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) b ...
Climate Change in the Sydney Metropolitan Catchments
... Changes in rainfall and higher evaporation rates are likely to lead to less water for streams and rivers in the Sydney Metropolitan Catchments, which will have downstream consequences for storages and place strains on the catchment’s water resources. For example, due to recent trends toward reduced ...
... Changes in rainfall and higher evaporation rates are likely to lead to less water for streams and rivers in the Sydney Metropolitan Catchments, which will have downstream consequences for storages and place strains on the catchment’s water resources. For example, due to recent trends toward reduced ...
Climate finance additionality - Overseas Development Institute
... The European Commission is currently requesting that all EU Member States declare their working definitions of new and additional finance, with the goal of having a common and unified definition by 2013. In light of this, the EU, through the European Council’s Economic and Financial Committee (EFC) ...
... The European Commission is currently requesting that all EU Member States declare their working definitions of new and additional finance, with the goal of having a common and unified definition by 2013. In light of this, the EU, through the European Council’s Economic and Financial Committee (EFC) ...
Professor Sir John Beddington`s Speech at SDUK 09
... the next time you're sitting down to your steak and chips, ponder that! By 2030, the demand for food is going to be increased by about 50%. Can we do it? One of the questions. There is a major food security issue by 2030. We've got to somehow produce 50% more by that time. The second issue I want to ...
... the next time you're sitting down to your steak and chips, ponder that! By 2030, the demand for food is going to be increased by about 50%. Can we do it? One of the questions. There is a major food security issue by 2030. We've got to somehow produce 50% more by that time. The second issue I want to ...
Chapter 2: AFRICAN CLIMATE CHANGE: PAST AND FUTURE
... 2.4.1 Natural versus anthropogenic climate forcing The climate system is driven by the sun’s energy and regulated by natural processes and cycles in the Earth system. These include the carbon cycle and greenhouse effect, orbital cycles, ocean currents that distribute warmer and colder water around ...
... 2.4.1 Natural versus anthropogenic climate forcing The climate system is driven by the sun’s energy and regulated by natural processes and cycles in the Earth system. These include the carbon cycle and greenhouse effect, orbital cycles, ocean currents that distribute warmer and colder water around ...
Comparisons of Observed Paleoclimate and Model
... •Proxy reconstructions and model simulations both suggest that late 20th century warmth is anomalous in the context of the past 1000-2000 years •Primary source of differences between various reconstructions appear to be related to issues of seasonality and spatial representativeness • Important diff ...
... •Proxy reconstructions and model simulations both suggest that late 20th century warmth is anomalous in the context of the past 1000-2000 years •Primary source of differences between various reconstructions appear to be related to issues of seasonality and spatial representativeness • Important diff ...
Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... Regardless of the cause, the average temperature in Windsor has increased by almost 1°C since 1940. Scientists predict that by 2050, the average annual temperature in Ontario will increase by 2.5°C to 3.7°C from the1961-1990 baseline average. This change, along with predictions that the number of “h ...
... Regardless of the cause, the average temperature in Windsor has increased by almost 1°C since 1940. Scientists predict that by 2050, the average annual temperature in Ontario will increase by 2.5°C to 3.7°C from the1961-1990 baseline average. This change, along with predictions that the number of “h ...
Rafaela David Report - International Union Of Socialist Youth
... The IUSY APC Meeting focused on the topic “World without borders and Freedom for All”, a critical topic in the region where labor migration and human trafficking has led to various human rights abuses. Herein, there were workshops and sessions on: (1) Understanding Forced Migration/World without Bor ...
... The IUSY APC Meeting focused on the topic “World without borders and Freedom for All”, a critical topic in the region where labor migration and human trafficking has led to various human rights abuses. Herein, there were workshops and sessions on: (1) Understanding Forced Migration/World without Bor ...
Death by Degrees: New York - Physicians for Social Responsibility
... the state with far-reaching negative socioeconomic impacts. Such changes may decrease the number of New York residents that can afford health insurance, resulting in reduced access to health care. State uninsured rates are already of concern. In 1999, 16.5% of New York residents were without health ...
... the state with far-reaching negative socioeconomic impacts. Such changes may decrease the number of New York residents that can afford health insurance, resulting in reduced access to health care. State uninsured rates are already of concern. In 1999, 16.5% of New York residents were without health ...
Understanding Climate Change: Lesson Plans for the Classroom
... this effect is estimated to have increased surface temperatures by about 0.06º C over the last century. [13] On a local scale, the effects of land use changes can be much more significant. For example, densely populated urban areas absorb more heat energy than grassy fields or forests do, creating w ...
... this effect is estimated to have increased surface temperatures by about 0.06º C over the last century. [13] On a local scale, the effects of land use changes can be much more significant. For example, densely populated urban areas absorb more heat energy than grassy fields or forests do, creating w ...
Abrupt Non-Linear Climate Change, Irreversibility and
... This paper was prepared for an OECD Workshop on the Benefits of Climate Policy: Improving Information for Policy Makers, held 12-13 December 2002. The aim of the Workshop and the underlying Project is to outline a conceptual framework to estimate the benefits of climate change policies, and to help ...
... This paper was prepared for an OECD Workshop on the Benefits of Climate Policy: Improving Information for Policy Makers, held 12-13 December 2002. The aim of the Workshop and the underlying Project is to outline a conceptual framework to estimate the benefits of climate change policies, and to help ...
PDF - Climate Diplomacy
... and implementing adaptation policies and setting mitigation goals and targets. Their role is also becoming increasingly important in the field of climate and environment as well as sustainability and green growth. Within the scope of climate diplomacy, cities have a clear role at three different lev ...
... and implementing adaptation policies and setting mitigation goals and targets. Their role is also becoming increasingly important in the field of climate and environment as well as sustainability and green growth. Within the scope of climate diplomacy, cities have a clear role at three different lev ...
Hedonic Pricing of Climate Change Impacts to
... Research work on the economic consequences of climate change has generally focused on changes in productivity in sectors where climate plays an important role, comparing the costs of preventing climate change to the benefits (IPCC, 1998; and more recently IPCC, 2001). Measurement of the value of cli ...
... Research work on the economic consequences of climate change has generally focused on changes in productivity in sectors where climate plays an important role, comparing the costs of preventing climate change to the benefits (IPCC, 1998; and more recently IPCC, 2001). Measurement of the value of cli ...
PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES
... There has been a steady evolution of the concept of security within international law and the United Nations Security Council. Since 1990, the Council has dramatically increased its activity in numerous spheres and the number of issues that threaten international peace and security. Among other item ...
... There has been a steady evolution of the concept of security within international law and the United Nations Security Council. Since 1990, the Council has dramatically increased its activity in numerous spheres and the number of issues that threaten international peace and security. Among other item ...
Climate Change Essentials
... energy and infrastructure, Canadian provinces, territories and municipalities have been leading the way on climate change action. 2. Calls from industry leaders and investors around the world for governments to put a price on carbon, aimed not only at reducing GHG emissions, but also at facilitating ...
... energy and infrastructure, Canadian provinces, territories and municipalities have been leading the way on climate change action. 2. Calls from industry leaders and investors around the world for governments to put a price on carbon, aimed not only at reducing GHG emissions, but also at facilitating ...
Poverty and climate change: Natural disasters, agricultural
... The final impacts will depend on how changes in prices and in productivity balance (an increase in food prices due to reduced productivity does not automatically lead to increased revenues) and on how increased revenues are distributed among farm workers and landowners (Jacoby et al. 2014). Taking a ...
... The final impacts will depend on how changes in prices and in productivity balance (an increase in food prices due to reduced productivity does not automatically lead to increased revenues) and on how increased revenues are distributed among farm workers and landowners (Jacoby et al. 2014). Taking a ...
Estimation of Climate Change Impacts (Pece Ristevski
... compared to 0,4ºC in year 2000. Concerning the precipitation, this scenario predicts decrease of 3.4-4.4% in the period 2075-2100 compared to the period 1961-1990. The changes of climate and its fluctuations and variations imply some changes in many sectors, such as: agriculture, forestry, water res ...
... compared to 0,4ºC in year 2000. Concerning the precipitation, this scenario predicts decrease of 3.4-4.4% in the period 2075-2100 compared to the period 1961-1990. The changes of climate and its fluctuations and variations imply some changes in many sectors, such as: agriculture, forestry, water res ...
Climate Models for the Layman - The Global Warming Policy
... the norm for engineering and regulatory science. • There are valid concerns about a fundamental lack of predictability in the complex nonlinear climate system. • There are numerous arguments supporting the conclusion that climate models are not fit for the purpose of identifying with high confidence ...
... the norm for engineering and regulatory science. • There are valid concerns about a fundamental lack of predictability in the complex nonlinear climate system. • There are numerous arguments supporting the conclusion that climate models are not fit for the purpose of identifying with high confidence ...
Air Pollution, Climate Disruption, and Ozone Depletion
... • People in such cities, especially during winter, were exposed to industrial smog consisting mostly of an unhealthy mix of sulfur dioxide, suspended droplets of sulfuric acid, and a variety of suspended solid particles in outside air. Those burning coal inside their homes were exposed to dangerous ...
... • People in such cities, especially during winter, were exposed to industrial smog consisting mostly of an unhealthy mix of sulfur dioxide, suspended droplets of sulfuric acid, and a variety of suspended solid particles in outside air. Those burning coal inside their homes were exposed to dangerous ...
Carbon Cycling, Climate Regulation, and Disturbances in Canadian
... cover [8,12,15,16,38,46]. Other less prominent activities related to resource extraction also provide goods and income to Canadians [14,38,47]. In particular, the extraction of non-timber forest products (NTFP) is important and shows an interesting growth potential. Besides the emblematic maple syru ...
... cover [8,12,15,16,38,46]. Other less prominent activities related to resource extraction also provide goods and income to Canadians [14,38,47]. In particular, the extraction of non-timber forest products (NTFP) is important and shows an interesting growth potential. Besides the emblematic maple syru ...
Reducing Resource Consumption - Gesellschaft für wirtschaftliche
... emissions into nature. There is a material flow from extractions to emissions, powered by the use of energy, and the total amount of emissions in physical units differs from the extractions only in the amount of material inputs that become embodied in the physical capital stock during the period. In ...
... emissions into nature. There is a material flow from extractions to emissions, powered by the use of energy, and the total amount of emissions in physical units differs from the extractions only in the amount of material inputs that become embodied in the physical capital stock during the period. In ...
Section 10: Freshwater Ecosystems
... SALMONIDS Many Pacific salmonid populations are projected to be harmed by warming stream temperatures, increasing winter peak flows, and decreasing summer low flows. These changes could affect growth and survival across many life stages and habitats,8 particularly for salmonid populations for which ...
... SALMONIDS Many Pacific salmonid populations are projected to be harmed by warming stream temperatures, increasing winter peak flows, and decreasing summer low flows. These changes could affect growth and survival across many life stages and habitats,8 particularly for salmonid populations for which ...