Climate politics in the lower Mekong basin
... These official concerns are not always reflected in strong political support for climate policies and climate action. Economic growth, food and energy security dominate the daily business of development in most developing (and developed) countries, including the Mekong countries. The imperatives of ...
... These official concerns are not always reflected in strong political support for climate policies and climate action. Economic growth, food and energy security dominate the daily business of development in most developing (and developed) countries, including the Mekong countries. The imperatives of ...
Innovations LIVE - Inter-American Development Bank
... better tomorrow. That is the underlying philosophy the IDB has adopted, and the work on climate is no exception. We recognize that for climate action, three main building blocks have change the way we do things. New technology, changing financing schemes and generating policy frameworks that allows ...
... better tomorrow. That is the underlying philosophy the IDB has adopted, and the work on climate is no exception. We recognize that for climate action, three main building blocks have change the way we do things. New technology, changing financing schemes and generating policy frameworks that allows ...
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... and implementation of climate change adaptation, we conducted a survey based on a standardized questionnaire and additional interviews with experts. A prerequisite in identifying and defining tailored climate parameters important for adaptation is that a municipality already considers climate change ...
... and implementation of climate change adaptation, we conducted a survey based on a standardized questionnaire and additional interviews with experts. A prerequisite in identifying and defining tailored climate parameters important for adaptation is that a municipality already considers climate change ...
implications for ecosystem function and structure
... environmental changes continue to affect forest ecosystems, species-specific strategies and responses to changes in the N cycle may become increasingly important in determining plant–soil interactions, forest species composition and the associated long-term feedbacks to the climate system. Models th ...
... environmental changes continue to affect forest ecosystems, species-specific strategies and responses to changes in the N cycle may become increasingly important in determining plant–soil interactions, forest species composition and the associated long-term feedbacks to the climate system. Models th ...
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... • the process as a whole would occur over 1000’s of km (a couple of days to oxidize DMS to SO2…transport away from any phytoplankton bloom) • on the whole, is the ocean light or temperature limited? Regional behaviour? • how important is MBL nucleation vs. FT detrainment? • how do sea salt and organ ...
... • the process as a whole would occur over 1000’s of km (a couple of days to oxidize DMS to SO2…transport away from any phytoplankton bloom) • on the whole, is the ocean light or temperature limited? Regional behaviour? • how important is MBL nucleation vs. FT detrainment? • how do sea salt and organ ...
PDF - Florida Climate Change Task Force
... College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering Florida Atlantic University ...
... College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering Florida Atlantic University ...
Simulated and Observed Preindustrial to Modern
... interval was insufficient to significantly enhance photosynthesis. Fung instead proposed that increasing temperatures might have accelerated snowmelt and lengthened the growing season, thereby enhancing photosynthesis, while the melting of permafrost might have released trapped nutrients. Lucht et a ...
... interval was insufficient to significantly enhance photosynthesis. Fung instead proposed that increasing temperatures might have accelerated snowmelt and lengthened the growing season, thereby enhancing photosynthesis, while the melting of permafrost might have released trapped nutrients. Lucht et a ...
ecosystem approach to fisheries management
... Ecosystem approach (EA) – A strategy for the integrated management of land, water, and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way. Often used interchangeably with ecosystem-based management (EBM) (CBD 2000). Ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM) – ...
... Ecosystem approach (EA) – A strategy for the integrated management of land, water, and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way. Often used interchangeably with ecosystem-based management (EBM) (CBD 2000). Ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM) – ...
2015 - RSA Group
... collectively, to protect natural assets as well as the jobs and communities which depend on them, both locally and further afield. Environmental systemic risk can be defined as a risk that is caused by an environmental trigger that is not contained due to interlinkages and interdependencies between ...
... collectively, to protect natural assets as well as the jobs and communities which depend on them, both locally and further afield. Environmental systemic risk can be defined as a risk that is caused by an environmental trigger that is not contained due to interlinkages and interdependencies between ...
Climate Change and Himalayan Cold Deserts
... Although these marginal communities walk with a light carbon footprint they have to bear the brunt of unsustainable resource use elsewhere in the world. Climate shocks threaten lives, evoke a feeling of insecurity and also erode long-term opportunities for human development, eroding productivity and ...
... Although these marginal communities walk with a light carbon footprint they have to bear the brunt of unsustainable resource use elsewhere in the world. Climate shocks threaten lives, evoke a feeling of insecurity and also erode long-term opportunities for human development, eroding productivity and ...
Projected poleward shift of king penguins
... ecological impact of future climate changes on the Southern Ocean ecosystems. Numerous studies have pointed out the role of seabirds as convenient indicators of change in marine ecosystems because they are sensitive to physical and biological changes at several spatial and temporal scales [18,19]. D ...
... ecological impact of future climate changes on the Southern Ocean ecosystems. Numerous studies have pointed out the role of seabirds as convenient indicators of change in marine ecosystems because they are sensitive to physical and biological changes at several spatial and temporal scales [18,19]. D ...
geog_466_final_paper - Protected Areas Law Capacity
... vehicles that park managers and staff use. Strategy 2 is to “reduce GHGs Through Buildings and Facilities Management” (NPS Environmental Leadership Program 2005). This will be done through sustainable facilities development, elimination of hazardous waste, utilization of better waste management prac ...
... vehicles that park managers and staff use. Strategy 2 is to “reduce GHGs Through Buildings and Facilities Management” (NPS Environmental Leadership Program 2005). This will be done through sustainable facilities development, elimination of hazardous waste, utilization of better waste management prac ...
SimCLIM 2013 Data Manual 1 November 2013 Prepared By:
... SimCLIM software system. Climatic data may come from miscellaneous sources and may have different characteristics: for example, spatial resolutions, data formations and time spans. According to specific cases, these data are post-processed, standardized, and then are maintained by CLIMsystems for in ...
... SimCLIM software system. Climatic data may come from miscellaneous sources and may have different characteristics: for example, spatial resolutions, data formations and time spans. According to specific cases, these data are post-processed, standardized, and then are maintained by CLIMsystems for in ...
American Evangelicals and Domestic Versus International Climate
... compare the relationship between identifying one’s self as evangelical and climate policies at the international and domestic levels. We find considerable support for the theory that evangelical opposition to action on climate change is driven primarily by an aversion to international cooperation. ...
... compare the relationship between identifying one’s self as evangelical and climate policies at the international and domestic levels. We find considerable support for the theory that evangelical opposition to action on climate change is driven primarily by an aversion to international cooperation. ...
July 2016 - American Bar Association
... html?pagewanted=2. Almost three decades later, at the end of 2015, with predicted climate change effects well under way, including rising temperatures, extreme weather events, melting ice, rising sea levels and ocean acidification, representatives from 195 nations and the European Union (EU) met in ...
... html?pagewanted=2. Almost three decades later, at the end of 2015, with predicted climate change effects well under way, including rising temperatures, extreme weather events, melting ice, rising sea levels and ocean acidification, representatives from 195 nations and the European Union (EU) met in ...
Climate Change and Justice: A Non-Welfarist Treaty Negotiation
... states) should be able to justify their proposals, to each other as well as to the people whom they represent, by reference to a reasonable conception of justice that they all can endorse. Such a conception would be the focus of an overlapping consensus.13 This means that a treaty proposal justified ...
... states) should be able to justify their proposals, to each other as well as to the people whom they represent, by reference to a reasonable conception of justice that they all can endorse. Such a conception would be the focus of an overlapping consensus.13 This means that a treaty proposal justified ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... vegetable crops, for all decades the production values are lowest under the baseline, with A2 having the highest values in all decades, so by 2050, gains of $333.31 mil under the A2 scenario and $313.82 mil under the B2 scenario (2008$) are expected. Relative to the 2005 catch for fish, there will b ...
... vegetable crops, for all decades the production values are lowest under the baseline, with A2 having the highest values in all decades, so by 2050, gains of $333.31 mil under the A2 scenario and $313.82 mil under the B2 scenario (2008$) are expected. Relative to the 2005 catch for fish, there will b ...
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... Ramsey optimal growth economic engine, with a breakdown of the energy sector into different uses and technologies. The economic system is fully integrated with a simple climate module that translates carbon emissions produced from the use of fossil fuels to radiative forcing and temperature increase ...
... Ramsey optimal growth economic engine, with a breakdown of the energy sector into different uses and technologies. The economic system is fully integrated with a simple climate module that translates carbon emissions produced from the use of fossil fuels to radiative forcing and temperature increase ...
Manuscript - CSIRO Research Publications Repository
... Adaptive capacity greatly influences the vulnerability status of communities and regions to climate change (Adger et al., 2005; Adger, 2006). Capacity to adapt includes not only the preconditions necessary to enable adaptation, including social and physical elements, but also the ability to mobilize ...
... Adaptive capacity greatly influences the vulnerability status of communities and regions to climate change (Adger et al., 2005; Adger, 2006). Capacity to adapt includes not only the preconditions necessary to enable adaptation, including social and physical elements, but also the ability to mobilize ...
Assessing Vulnerabilities to the Effects of Global Change: An Eight
... adapt to the effects of that sensitivity, such as by planting more heat-resistant cultivars or by ceasing to plant their current crop altogether. Global change vulnerability is the likelihood that a specific coupled human-environment system may experience harm from exposure to stresses associated wi ...
... adapt to the effects of that sensitivity, such as by planting more heat-resistant cultivars or by ceasing to plant their current crop altogether. Global change vulnerability is the likelihood that a specific coupled human-environment system may experience harm from exposure to stresses associated wi ...