Going Global - The George Wright Society
... Sue Stolton and Nigel Dudley outlined the way in which the IUCN WCPA was responding to this opportunity. In terms of social and governance issues (element 2 of the PoWPA), the IUCN WCPA is moving forward though these efforts: • Working with experts to develop a methodology and best practices on soc ...
... Sue Stolton and Nigel Dudley outlined the way in which the IUCN WCPA was responding to this opportunity. In terms of social and governance issues (element 2 of the PoWPA), the IUCN WCPA is moving forward though these efforts: • Working with experts to develop a methodology and best practices on soc ...
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... believed to be the greatest impediment to the realisation of the first Millennium Development Goal of reducing poverty and food insecurity in arid and semi-arid regions of developing countries. Conversely, agriculture is a major contributor to climate variability and change by emitting greenhouse ga ...
... believed to be the greatest impediment to the realisation of the first Millennium Development Goal of reducing poverty and food insecurity in arid and semi-arid regions of developing countries. Conversely, agriculture is a major contributor to climate variability and change by emitting greenhouse ga ...
A 5˚C Arctic in a 2˚C World
... The Arctic system is moving toward a new state with much less ice on land and on the ocean (EOS article). However, scientific understanding of potential trajectories the system might take toward such a new state is still inadequate. Many uncertainties persist in our understanding of the interaction ...
... The Arctic system is moving toward a new state with much less ice on land and on the ocean (EOS article). However, scientific understanding of potential trajectories the system might take toward such a new state is still inadequate. Many uncertainties persist in our understanding of the interaction ...
Abstract Key words - OpenDocs Home
... (IPCC) concluded that warming is unequivocal, and “very likely” (with 90%95% probability than the 66%-90% probability in 2001) that warming is due to human activity.32 The effects of climate change include increase in global mean temperature [commonly referred to as global warming], increase in glob ...
... (IPCC) concluded that warming is unequivocal, and “very likely” (with 90%95% probability than the 66%-90% probability in 2001) that warming is due to human activity.32 The effects of climate change include increase in global mean temperature [commonly referred to as global warming], increase in glob ...
profile brochure - Resilient Cities 2015
... and climate change adaptation. It is convened by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and co-hosted by the World Mayors Council on Climate Change and the City of Bonn. Resilient Cities was launched in 2010 with the goal of forging partnerships and dialogues that matter, with lasting impacts ...
... and climate change adaptation. It is convened by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and co-hosted by the World Mayors Council on Climate Change and the City of Bonn. Resilient Cities was launched in 2010 with the goal of forging partnerships and dialogues that matter, with lasting impacts ...
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... that the trade-off between wellbeing in the first two periods be separable from the remainder of the stream. Regarding (i), there is a large literature, starting with Diamond (1965), which has established a conflict between imposing equity conditions (like equal treatment and “Hammond Equity for th ...
... that the trade-off between wellbeing in the first two periods be separable from the remainder of the stream. Regarding (i), there is a large literature, starting with Diamond (1965), which has established a conflict between imposing equity conditions (like equal treatment and “Hammond Equity for th ...
Extracting and analyzing the warming trend in
... the NASA database (GN , N H N , SH N ; GISTEMP Team, 2015; Hansen et al., 2010). These databases di¤er basically in two aspects: 1) the way temperatures are extrapolated (or not) into regions without observing stations. This is particularly important since the HadCRUT4 excludes most of the Arctic, w ...
... the NASA database (GN , N H N , SH N ; GISTEMP Team, 2015; Hansen et al., 2010). These databases di¤er basically in two aspects: 1) the way temperatures are extrapolated (or not) into regions without observing stations. This is particularly important since the HadCRUT4 excludes most of the Arctic, w ...
Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines
... I. A message from the project delivery team Humanity will need to act decisively now if the global average temperature rise is to be contained within the 2°C limit agreed to by world governments in Paris. This landmark agreement furthermore called for substantial action to adapt to climate change. A ...
... I. A message from the project delivery team Humanity will need to act decisively now if the global average temperature rise is to be contained within the 2°C limit agreed to by world governments in Paris. This landmark agreement furthermore called for substantial action to adapt to climate change. A ...
(Accredited) - AS Level Geography - H081
... boards. Our new AS Level in Geography course has been developed in consultation with teachers, employers and Higher Education to provide learners with a qualification that’s relevant to them and meets their needs. We’re part of the Cambridge Assessment Group, Europe’s largest assessment agency and a ...
... boards. Our new AS Level in Geography course has been developed in consultation with teachers, employers and Higher Education to provide learners with a qualification that’s relevant to them and meets their needs. We’re part of the Cambridge Assessment Group, Europe’s largest assessment agency and a ...
English - unfccc
... threatens the very existence of humankind on the earth. It is against this background, that Ghana signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in June 1992, after the Convention was adopted on 9 May 1992. The climate Convention entered ...
... threatens the very existence of humankind on the earth. It is against this background, that Ghana signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in June 1992, after the Convention was adopted on 9 May 1992. The climate Convention entered ...
international, national, and state responses to climate change
... Figure courtesy of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change – http://www.pewclimate.org/global-warming-basics/facts_and_figures/climate_science_basics/. ...
... Figure courtesy of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change – http://www.pewclimate.org/global-warming-basics/facts_and_figures/climate_science_basics/. ...
EPA Research - 2016 Call EPA Research –Climate Research Call 2016
... Research undertaken under this thematic area aims to improve understanding of greenhouse gas emissions and sinks thereby providing better information to support actions to mitigate emissions and enhance sinks. Research in this area contributes to improving inventory and projections methodologies for ...
... Research undertaken under this thematic area aims to improve understanding of greenhouse gas emissions and sinks thereby providing better information to support actions to mitigate emissions and enhance sinks. Research in this area contributes to improving inventory and projections methodologies for ...
Simulated interannual variation in summertime atmospheric
... in surface temperature over the continents (the latest results can be seen in the IPCC Data Distribution Centre website; http://www.ipcc-ddc.cru.uea.ac.uk). This means that summertime land–sea temperature contrast increases, and it is inferred that monsoonal circulation over East Asia is intensified ...
... in surface temperature over the continents (the latest results can be seen in the IPCC Data Distribution Centre website; http://www.ipcc-ddc.cru.uea.ac.uk). This means that summertime land–sea temperature contrast increases, and it is inferred that monsoonal circulation over East Asia is intensified ...
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL IPCC-XVIII/Doc. 2 ON CLIMATE
... The Chairman introduced document IPCC-XVII/Doc.4, Add. 2 about the outcome of discussions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) to the Convention on Biological Diversity on a wider assessment of the inter linkages between biological diversity and climate ...
... The Chairman introduced document IPCC-XVII/Doc.4, Add. 2 about the outcome of discussions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) to the Convention on Biological Diversity on a wider assessment of the inter linkages between biological diversity and climate ...
Conference Proceedings, 2011 Low Impact Development
... In the vast majority of cases, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that implementing well-chosen LID practices reduced total project costs while also protecting and restoring water quality (USEPA, 2007). Specifically, utilizing LID can result in project cost savings by decreasin ...
... In the vast majority of cases, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that implementing well-chosen LID practices reduced total project costs while also protecting and restoring water quality (USEPA, 2007). Specifically, utilizing LID can result in project cost savings by decreasin ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES PRESERVING THE OCEAN
... greenhouse gas concentrations [Manabe and Stouffer, 1993, Wood et al., 1999, Schmittner and Stocker, 1999, Rahmstorf and Ganopolski, 1999]. An important link between atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and the ocean circulation is the density of the surface waters in regions like the North Atl ...
... greenhouse gas concentrations [Manabe and Stouffer, 1993, Wood et al., 1999, Schmittner and Stocker, 1999, Rahmstorf and Ganopolski, 1999]. An important link between atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and the ocean circulation is the density of the surface waters in regions like the North Atl ...
AICRPAM - NICRA Annual Report 2014-15
... 3.1 Sensitivity of Indian wheat yields to temperature: District level dynamics Wheat yields during 1970-2012 period in major wheat growing districts were found to be inversely related to minimum temperatures (Tn) especially during post-anthesis period. Correlations worked out between temperatures an ...
... 3.1 Sensitivity of Indian wheat yields to temperature: District level dynamics Wheat yields during 1970-2012 period in major wheat growing districts were found to be inversely related to minimum temperatures (Tn) especially during post-anthesis period. Correlations worked out between temperatures an ...
NF3, the greenhouse gas missing from Kyoto
... data, we estimate 2008 production to be about 4,000 tons, with a likely range of ±25%. Planned expansion could double this by 2010. [3] The published global warming potentials (GWP) of NF3 are 12,300, 17,200 and 20,700 for time horizons of 20, 100, and 500 years, respectively [Forster et al., 2007]. ...
... data, we estimate 2008 production to be about 4,000 tons, with a likely range of ±25%. Planned expansion could double this by 2010. [3] The published global warming potentials (GWP) of NF3 are 12,300, 17,200 and 20,700 for time horizons of 20, 100, and 500 years, respectively [Forster et al., 2007]. ...
Moral intensity and climate-friendly food choices
... the latest technological innovations may take years, nor is this enough to achieve a necessary mitigation level. Therefore, it is necessary to combine technological improvements with immediate behavioral changes in the patterns of individual food consumption (Garnett, 2007). A number of scholars hav ...
... the latest technological innovations may take years, nor is this enough to achieve a necessary mitigation level. Therefore, it is necessary to combine technological improvements with immediate behavioral changes in the patterns of individual food consumption (Garnett, 2007). A number of scholars hav ...
Climate Change: Northern Australia (CERF)
... risk of saltwater inundation and erosion in coastal areas. While inland areas may experience more extreme high temperatures, drought, flooding, dust storms and bushfires (CSIRO, 2009a; Green, 2006). Although northern Australia produces over half of Australia‘s runoff, it is considered to be water li ...
... risk of saltwater inundation and erosion in coastal areas. While inland areas may experience more extreme high temperatures, drought, flooding, dust storms and bushfires (CSIRO, 2009a; Green, 2006). Although northern Australia produces over half of Australia‘s runoff, it is considered to be water li ...
The Geoengineering Option
... the technology involved turns the normal debate over climate change on its head. The best way to reduce the danger of global warming is, of course, to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. But success in that venture will require all the major emitting countries, with their div ...
... the technology involved turns the normal debate over climate change on its head. The best way to reduce the danger of global warming is, of course, to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. But success in that venture will require all the major emitting countries, with their div ...
Framework Programme on Climate Change Adaptation
... Climate change affects all agricultural sectors in a multitude of ways that vary region by region. For example, it reduces the predictability of seasonal weather patterns and increases the frequency and intensity of severe weather events such as floods, cyclones and hurricanes. Some regions face prol ...
... Climate change affects all agricultural sectors in a multitude of ways that vary region by region. For example, it reduces the predictability of seasonal weather patterns and increases the frequency and intensity of severe weather events such as floods, cyclones and hurricanes. Some regions face prol ...