Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the International Climate Change Policy Agenda
... take the lead in combating climate change and the adverse effects thereof.”10 Parties to the Convention agree to develop national programmes to slow climate change, and take climate change into account in sectors such as agriculture, industry, energy, natural resources and coastal areas. Acknowledgi ...
... take the lead in combating climate change and the adverse effects thereof.”10 Parties to the Convention agree to develop national programmes to slow climate change, and take climate change into account in sectors such as agriculture, industry, energy, natural resources and coastal areas. Acknowledgi ...
Cooperation on Climate-Change Mitigation
... likely lead to significant warming over the coming centuries with the potential for large consequences on the global environment (IPCC 2007). Climate change and other global environmental problems, however, are particularly difficult to address because actions that address these problems impose priv ...
... likely lead to significant warming over the coming centuries with the potential for large consequences on the global environment (IPCC 2007). Climate change and other global environmental problems, however, are particularly difficult to address because actions that address these problems impose priv ...
NAMA Mia! - Carbon Market Watch
... NAMAs by sector New NAMAs 1 new NAMA was submitted in February: Uruguay: "Climate change mitigation through sustainable and more productive beef production in grasslands" in Uruguay. 4 new NAMAs were submitted in January: 3 NAMA was submitted by Ethiopia: "Ethiopia's National Railway Network and A ...
... NAMAs by sector New NAMAs 1 new NAMA was submitted in February: Uruguay: "Climate change mitigation through sustainable and more productive beef production in grasslands" in Uruguay. 4 new NAMAs were submitted in January: 3 NAMA was submitted by Ethiopia: "Ethiopia's National Railway Network and A ...
Tuesday 1150 H.Thorleifson - Geological Specification
... Association of American State Geologists ...
... Association of American State Geologists ...
English
... posed by climate change on forests and people and to take actions to reduce their vulnerability, increase their resilience and facilitate their adaptation to climate change. Also in this context, maintaining and enhancing the level of biodiversity in forests and across forested landscapes is crucial ...
... posed by climate change on forests and people and to take actions to reduce their vulnerability, increase their resilience and facilitate their adaptation to climate change. Also in this context, maintaining and enhancing the level of biodiversity in forests and across forested landscapes is crucial ...
Planning for Climate Change in the West
... longer. This averaging tends to smooth out weather extremes and give a clearer overall picture of the temperature and precipitation patterns typical of an area. However, the terms “climate change” and “global warming” refer to long-term, far-reaching changes to the planet’s average temperature, whic ...
... longer. This averaging tends to smooth out weather extremes and give a clearer overall picture of the temperature and precipitation patterns typical of an area. However, the terms “climate change” and “global warming” refer to long-term, far-reaching changes to the planet’s average temperature, whic ...
Climate Change for Forest Policy-Makers
... posed by climate change on forests and people and to take actions to reduce their vulnerability, increase their resilience and facilitate their adaptation to climate change. Also in this context, maintaining and enhancing the level of biodiversity in forests and across forested landscapes is crucial ...
... posed by climate change on forests and people and to take actions to reduce their vulnerability, increase their resilience and facilitate their adaptation to climate change. Also in this context, maintaining and enhancing the level of biodiversity in forests and across forested landscapes is crucial ...
II. Biodiversity and Climate Change Mitigation
... reference scenarios, time frame, etc.) can have important impacts on biodiversity conservation; o Addressing forest degradation is important because degradation leads to loss of carbon and biodiversity, decreases forest resilience to fire and drought, and often leads to deforestation; o Both intra-n ...
... reference scenarios, time frame, etc.) can have important impacts on biodiversity conservation; o Addressing forest degradation is important because degradation leads to loss of carbon and biodiversity, decreases forest resilience to fire and drought, and often leads to deforestation; o Both intra-n ...
POSITION Choosing between stagnation and change – Why the EU Summary
... participate in this process could be won. In 2012, the Parties will negotiate legally binding quantified emission limitation or reduction objectives (QELROs) for greenhouse gases in developed countries in the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol from 1 January 2013. ...
... participate in this process could be won. In 2012, the Parties will negotiate legally binding quantified emission limitation or reduction objectives (QELROs) for greenhouse gases in developed countries in the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol from 1 January 2013. ...
WP C /Gap Analysis
... WP C i SIOS-PP: WP C covers the very important work of assessing the existing infrastructure in the light of the scientific topics which are to be addressed by SIOS and identifying needs for upgrading facilities and additional infrastructure. This is a process which was started in 2009 using Norweg ...
... WP C i SIOS-PP: WP C covers the very important work of assessing the existing infrastructure in the light of the scientific topics which are to be addressed by SIOS and identifying needs for upgrading facilities and additional infrastructure. This is a process which was started in 2009 using Norweg ...
Integrating Climate-Change Adaptation into Sectoral Policies in Ireland Report Series No. 10
... This report is published as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Change Research Programme 2007-2013. The programme is financed by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan 2007–2013. It is administered on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Loca ...
... This report is published as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Change Research Programme 2007-2013. The programme is financed by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan 2007–2013. It is administered on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Loca ...
Cost Benefit Analysis Tool and Guidance
... Background on Cost Benefit Analysis The Pacific is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events. According to Brown et al. (2014a), climate oriented disasters cause average annual direct losses of USFJ$284 million in the region, which are amongst the highest per capita losses in the world. In Fiji, f ...
... Background on Cost Benefit Analysis The Pacific is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events. According to Brown et al. (2014a), climate oriented disasters cause average annual direct losses of USFJ$284 million in the region, which are amongst the highest per capita losses in the world. In Fiji, f ...
PART VI Burden Sharing and Development
... across crops and regions. These impacts are also extremely uncertain – they depend on the extent to which CO2 fertilization materialises, the availability of water, and the development of new varieties and techniques better suited to future climates. Productivity impacts will be transmitted through ...
... across crops and regions. These impacts are also extremely uncertain – they depend on the extent to which CO2 fertilization materialises, the availability of water, and the development of new varieties and techniques better suited to future climates. Productivity impacts will be transmitted through ...
Scottish Government Consultation Response
... Introduction 1. Climate change is one of the greatest challenges the world faces, with significant consequences for the environment, society and the economy. The Scottish Government and Parliament have shown clear leadership in passing the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, which sets clear and amb ...
... Introduction 1. Climate change is one of the greatest challenges the world faces, with significant consequences for the environment, society and the economy. The Scottish Government and Parliament have shown clear leadership in passing the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, which sets clear and amb ...
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation
... measurements available and it's also hard to find reliable proxies of the sea surface temperature in the North Pacific. Typically precipitation sensitive proxies are used. Bondi et al. 2001, for example, used tree rings for the period from 1660 to 1992 from trees collected between Southern California ...
... measurements available and it's also hard to find reliable proxies of the sea surface temperature in the North Pacific. Typically precipitation sensitive proxies are used. Bondi et al. 2001, for example, used tree rings for the period from 1660 to 1992 from trees collected between Southern California ...
Global climate change scenario
... development. B1 - a convergent world with the same global population, that peaks in mid-century and declines thereafter, as in the A1 storyline. B2 - a world in which the emphasis is on local solutions to economic, social and environmental sustainability. Copy right @ Dr. A.K.M. Saiful Islam, IW ...
... development. B1 - a convergent world with the same global population, that peaks in mid-century and declines thereafter, as in the A1 storyline. B2 - a world in which the emphasis is on local solutions to economic, social and environmental sustainability. Copy right @ Dr. A.K.M. Saiful Islam, IW ...
water - Evian
... for combating climate change, by helping to limit its effects, especially thanks to wetlands and their properties. In fact, wetlands can capture more carbon than any other ecosystem on earth, and therefore play a key role in maintaining the water cycle and biodiversity. They also slow the deteriorat ...
... for combating climate change, by helping to limit its effects, especially thanks to wetlands and their properties. In fact, wetlands can capture more carbon than any other ecosystem on earth, and therefore play a key role in maintaining the water cycle and biodiversity. They also slow the deteriorat ...
Flood risk and climate change: global and regional perspectives
... 2012), are “climatological normal” occurrences, for example, occurring every spring during snowmelt (Kundzewicz 2012), or during an annual monsoon. The antecedent conditions of a river basin predetermine flooding potential (e.g. S12). Should storage be limited because groundwater levels are elevated ...
... 2012), are “climatological normal” occurrences, for example, occurring every spring during snowmelt (Kundzewicz 2012), or during an annual monsoon. The antecedent conditions of a river basin predetermine flooding potential (e.g. S12). Should storage be limited because groundwater levels are elevated ...
Antarctic Penguin Response to Habitat Change
... Abstract Unlike the SCAR report, “Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment,” which gauges climate impacts at CO2 scenarios extrapolated to the year 2100, this paper assesses the responses of Adélie and Emperor penguin — size and distribution — to projected Southern Ocean changes when Earth’s ave ...
... Abstract Unlike the SCAR report, “Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment,” which gauges climate impacts at CO2 scenarios extrapolated to the year 2100, this paper assesses the responses of Adélie and Emperor penguin — size and distribution — to projected Southern Ocean changes when Earth’s ave ...
Individual-scale inference to anticipate climate
... on an individual’s health. The ensemble of predictions across individuals over time can provide insights concerning the context where different factors become important for individual health. The approach can be especially helpful when subjects are responding to inputs that operate at different scal ...
... on an individual’s health. The ensemble of predictions across individuals over time can provide insights concerning the context where different factors become important for individual health. The approach can be especially helpful when subjects are responding to inputs that operate at different scal ...
Intraspecific consistency and geographic variability in temporal
... this end, we collated information on changes in migration dates, expressed as days per year, from time series spanning between 1960 and 2006. Changes in migration dates were then analysed in relation to phylogenetic information and geographic location by means of mixed models. In addition, species w ...
... this end, we collated information on changes in migration dates, expressed as days per year, from time series spanning between 1960 and 2006. Changes in migration dates were then analysed in relation to phylogenetic information and geographic location by means of mixed models. In addition, species w ...
Documentation of Research on Climate change and water
... cycle and hydrological systems as evidenced by changing precipitation patterns, intensity and extremes; widespread melting of snow and ice; increasing atmospheric vapour; increasing evaporation; and changes in soil moisture and runoff. However, there are still substantial uncertainties in trends of ...
... cycle and hydrological systems as evidenced by changing precipitation patterns, intensity and extremes; widespread melting of snow and ice; increasing atmospheric vapour; increasing evaporation; and changes in soil moisture and runoff. However, there are still substantial uncertainties in trends of ...
Implications of Climate Change for Armed Conflict
... causal model depicts a two-stage process: first, whether climate change has adverse sociopolitical and economic effects on a given society, and second, whether any resulting negative consequences increases the baseline risk of armed conflict. The issue of climate change and armed conflict is charact ...
... causal model depicts a two-stage process: first, whether climate change has adverse sociopolitical and economic effects on a given society, and second, whether any resulting negative consequences increases the baseline risk of armed conflict. The issue of climate change and armed conflict is charact ...