Di Gregorio et al 2016 - Centre for Climate Change Economics and
... research on environmental change, climate change mitigation and adaptation, natural resource management and governance. She is currently involved in research on synergies between mitigation and adaptation policies and REDD+. Emilia Pramova is a researcher with the Center for International Forestry R ...
... research on environmental change, climate change mitigation and adaptation, natural resource management and governance. She is currently involved in research on synergies between mitigation and adaptation policies and REDD+. Emilia Pramova is a researcher with the Center for International Forestry R ...
follow the energy! earth`s dynamic climate system
... differ from one place to another and to vary on time scales from seasons to millennia. The range of climate, including extremes, places limitations on living things and a region’s habitability. Climate is inherently variable and now appears to be changing at rates unprecedented in recent Earth histo ...
... differ from one place to another and to vary on time scales from seasons to millennia. The range of climate, including extremes, places limitations on living things and a region’s habitability. Climate is inherently variable and now appears to be changing at rates unprecedented in recent Earth histo ...
Lecture 3 CIP Module Montreal Conference Draft
... Section B examines the “Getting Started” activities, or Step 1, in CIP’s framework. These are the methods for building public and official support for planning activities. Section C presents methods to analyse how the climate will change in the local area. A key concern here is how to establish and ...
... Section B examines the “Getting Started” activities, or Step 1, in CIP’s framework. These are the methods for building public and official support for planning activities. Section C presents methods to analyse how the climate will change in the local area. A key concern here is how to establish and ...
Climate Change Effects on Forest and Alpine (and Western Prairie
... Please note that we accepted information as it was presented in synthesis reports. Readers may wish to return to the primary sources utilized in those synthesis reports for more information. In cases where we accepted the interpretation of primary information as it was stated in a secondary source, ...
... Please note that we accepted information as it was presented in synthesis reports. Readers may wish to return to the primary sources utilized in those synthesis reports for more information. In cases where we accepted the interpretation of primary information as it was stated in a secondary source, ...
Integrating Mitigation and Adaptation in Climate and Land Use
... Monica Di Gregorio is a Lecturer in Environmental Politics and Governance at the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds, UK and an Associate of the ESRC funded Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) and of the Center for International Forestry Research. Her main ...
... Monica Di Gregorio is a Lecturer in Environmental Politics and Governance at the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds, UK and an Associate of the ESRC funded Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) and of the Center for International Forestry Research. Her main ...
Tackling the Limits to Adaptation
... and disregard these obligations, imperilling the very well-being of other nation states who have often contributed so little to the problem of climate change. The UNFCCC has established clear obligations for developed countries, both to lead on efforts to reduce global emissions and to provide suppo ...
... and disregard these obligations, imperilling the very well-being of other nation states who have often contributed so little to the problem of climate change. The UNFCCC has established clear obligations for developed countries, both to lead on efforts to reduce global emissions and to provide suppo ...
Carbon Management Accounting - Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
... e.g. companies that have recently won sustainability prizes, have achieved a good sustainability report rating by a recognised institution (e.g. the Global Reporting Initiative, or the Institute for Ecological Economy Research in Germany) or have been subject to positive shadow reporting by non-gove ...
... e.g. companies that have recently won sustainability prizes, have achieved a good sustainability report rating by a recognised institution (e.g. the Global Reporting Initiative, or the Institute for Ecological Economy Research in Germany) or have been subject to positive shadow reporting by non-gove ...
ICT research for Climate Change
... Although the impacts of climate change on the water sector are wide-ranging and significant, there are a number of positive measures that can be taken to increase the adaptive capacity of the sector. ...
... Although the impacts of climate change on the water sector are wide-ranging and significant, there are a number of positive measures that can be taken to increase the adaptive capacity of the sector. ...
carbOn in the bank: OntariO`s Greenbelt and its rOle in MitiGatinG
... that $33 billion in new investments would be needed in water and wastewater treatment infrastructure under the business as usual scenario to 2031, and a further $43.8 billion for transportation infrastructure, mostly roads and highways. It has become increasingly evident that “business as usual” dev ...
... that $33 billion in new investments would be needed in water and wastewater treatment infrastructure under the business as usual scenario to 2031, and a further $43.8 billion for transportation infrastructure, mostly roads and highways. It has become increasingly evident that “business as usual” dev ...
disaster related human mobility within relevant pacific regional laws
... possible.” Thus, the Document stresses that abandoning one’s own country is the least preferred measure. At the same time, it was recognized that sea‑level rise and ocean acidification, coupled with destructive extreme weather events, have already prompted forced displacement, planned relocation an ...
... possible.” Thus, the Document stresses that abandoning one’s own country is the least preferred measure. At the same time, it was recognized that sea‑level rise and ocean acidification, coupled with destructive extreme weather events, have already prompted forced displacement, planned relocation an ...
2. Global warming is occurring
... hottest year or the second hottest year since temperatures began to be systematically recorded in the midnineteenth century; 40 per cent of the Arctic icecap has retreated during the past several decades; and glaciers around the world have been rapidly retreating. The United Nations' Intergovernment ...
... hottest year or the second hottest year since temperatures began to be systematically recorded in the midnineteenth century; 40 per cent of the Arctic icecap has retreated during the past several decades; and glaciers around the world have been rapidly retreating. The United Nations' Intergovernment ...
Dynamic Coasts in a Changing Climate
... changes in coastal hazards and the implications for human communities and infrastructure. Whereas the effects of climate change on sea level are widely understood (IPCC, 2013), the secondary effects of sea-level change on coasts continue to challenge our understanding and management practices (David ...
... changes in coastal hazards and the implications for human communities and infrastructure. Whereas the effects of climate change on sea level are widely understood (IPCC, 2013), the secondary effects of sea-level change on coasts continue to challenge our understanding and management practices (David ...
The Pacific Experience in Developing Policy and Legislation on
... and Cook Islands) or are currently in the process of doing so to reduce more effectively the risks to sustainable national development from multiple hazards or phenomena. An integrated approach takes into account the existing national and regional capacities to address these disaster and climate cha ...
... and Cook Islands) or are currently in the process of doing so to reduce more effectively the risks to sustainable national development from multiple hazards or phenomena. An integrated approach takes into account the existing national and regional capacities to address these disaster and climate cha ...
Chapter 12
... Winter floods are likely to increase in maritime regions and flash floods are likely to increase throughout Europe [12.4.1]. Coastal flooding related to increasing storminess and sea-level rise is likely to threaten up to 1.6 million additional people annually [12.4.2]. Warmer, drier conditions will ...
... Winter floods are likely to increase in maritime regions and flash floods are likely to increase throughout Europe [12.4.1]. Coastal flooding related to increasing storminess and sea-level rise is likely to threaten up to 1.6 million additional people annually [12.4.2]. Warmer, drier conditions will ...
Children and Climate Change
... countries with weak institutions face the greatest risks. 4. The uncertainties associated with climate change and its mitigation—coupled with the fact that the costs of climate change mitigation policies need to be paid now, but the benefits will accrue in the future—make it difficult to enact appr ...
... countries with weak institutions face the greatest risks. 4. The uncertainties associated with climate change and its mitigation—coupled with the fact that the costs of climate change mitigation policies need to be paid now, but the benefits will accrue in the future—make it difficult to enact appr ...
Policy Tools for Local Adaptation to Sea Level Rise
... Outreach and partnership building is another key area for leadership action. Such activities should focus on three main objectives: increasing community knowledge about sea level rise and associated climate change, building partnerships with a broad range of stakeholders and promoting supportive pol ...
... Outreach and partnership building is another key area for leadership action. Such activities should focus on three main objectives: increasing community knowledge about sea level rise and associated climate change, building partnerships with a broad range of stakeholders and promoting supportive pol ...
Consequences of climate change for biogeochemical cycling in
... Understanding the consequences of climate change in this relatively populated region is important because there is an active effort to develop policies aimed at reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The governors of New England and premiers of eastern Canada approved a climate change action plan ...
... Understanding the consequences of climate change in this relatively populated region is important because there is an active effort to develop policies aimed at reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The governors of New England and premiers of eastern Canada approved a climate change action plan ...
drainage development in a changing environment:overview
... of achieving food security and improvements in the quality of life, while conserving the environment, in both the developed and developing countries, especially in the prospect of global population growth from almost 6 billion today to, at least, 8 billion by 2025. In this context, the constraints p ...
... of achieving food security and improvements in the quality of life, while conserving the environment, in both the developed and developing countries, especially in the prospect of global population growth from almost 6 billion today to, at least, 8 billion by 2025. In this context, the constraints p ...
Basic Teacher Planning (for Lent 2017 lessons)
... Values and Attitudes towards Climate Change * Make a judgement about the level of responsibility humans should be taking in terms of reducing global warming * Debate the adequacy of the New Zealand Government’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan ...
... Values and Attitudes towards Climate Change * Make a judgement about the level of responsibility humans should be taking in terms of reducing global warming * Debate the adequacy of the New Zealand Government’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan ...
Institutionalizing delay
... movements, and counter-movements. The locus of cultural contests over the appropriate field frame centers on the interaction between social movements and counter-movements. Social movements seek to bring about change through redefining the dominant field frame, spreading familiarity and acceptance o ...
... movements, and counter-movements. The locus of cultural contests over the appropriate field frame centers on the interaction between social movements and counter-movements. Social movements seek to bring about change through redefining the dominant field frame, spreading familiarity and acceptance o ...
The roles of public and private actors in the governance of adaptation
... underlying factors support adaptation (Jones et al., 2010; WRI, 2010), and how to evaluate adaptation measures (Brooks et al., 2011; PPCRWorkingGroup, 2010-11). Whilst these have provided a wealth of ways to think about adaptive capacity, vulnerability and resilience this has not provided many conc ...
... underlying factors support adaptation (Jones et al., 2010; WRI, 2010), and how to evaluate adaptation measures (Brooks et al., 2011; PPCRWorkingGroup, 2010-11). Whilst these have provided a wealth of ways to think about adaptive capacity, vulnerability and resilience this has not provided many conc ...