The Pacific Experience in Developing Policy and Legislation on
... Initiative (PCRAFI) has estimated that since 1950, extreme events have affected approximately 9.2 million people in the Pacific region, causing 9,811 reported deaths and damage of around US$3.2 billion. Tropical cyclones are the major cause for the loss and damage7. In addition, the increasing adver ...
... Initiative (PCRAFI) has estimated that since 1950, extreme events have affected approximately 9.2 million people in the Pacific region, causing 9,811 reported deaths and damage of around US$3.2 billion. Tropical cyclones are the major cause for the loss and damage7. In addition, the increasing adver ...
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... mays L.) production in two study regions in Switzerland. To this end, we assessed the profitability and production risks of both crops under current and future expected climate scenarios using a bioeconomic modeling approach that took a large number of adaptation strategies into account. Although va ...
... mays L.) production in two study regions in Switzerland. To this end, we assessed the profitability and production risks of both crops under current and future expected climate scenarios using a bioeconomic modeling approach that took a large number of adaptation strategies into account. Although va ...
multiannual indicative regional programme for latin america
... recognised in the region. This is also reflected in the EU-LAC dialogue at the highest political level (as illustrated in outcomes of the EU-CELAC7 Summit, January 2013). This expression of ownership and political will on the part of all the countries of the region is an asset for the purposes of im ...
... recognised in the region. This is also reflected in the EU-LAC dialogue at the highest political level (as illustrated in outcomes of the EU-CELAC7 Summit, January 2013). This expression of ownership and political will on the part of all the countries of the region is an asset for the purposes of im ...
A Tale of Two Carbon Sinks - Scholarly Commons @ FAMU Law
... Randall S. Abate, A Tale of Two Carbon Sinks: Can Forest Carbon Management Serve as a Framework to Implement Ocean Iron Fertilization as a Climate Change Treaty Compliance Mechanism? 1 Seattle J. Envtl. L. 1 (2011) ...
... Randall S. Abate, A Tale of Two Carbon Sinks: Can Forest Carbon Management Serve as a Framework to Implement Ocean Iron Fertilization as a Climate Change Treaty Compliance Mechanism? 1 Seattle J. Envtl. L. 1 (2011) ...
Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Change Impacts in Cambodia
... The study takes on the framework that vulnerability to climate change depends on the interrelationship of key elements of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity (Adger, 2006). The general objective of the study is to arrive at an understanding of the community and household vulnerability in th ...
... The study takes on the framework that vulnerability to climate change depends on the interrelationship of key elements of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity (Adger, 2006). The general objective of the study is to arrive at an understanding of the community and household vulnerability in th ...
Resilient Buffalo Niagara
... undertaken in this report reveals that as the world’s climate continues to change, and weather patterns become more unpredictable, the future will not be as safe. This region too will face an increasing number of hazards and risks. In order to realize the vision of sustainable and equitable developm ...
... undertaken in this report reveals that as the world’s climate continues to change, and weather patterns become more unpredictable, the future will not be as safe. This region too will face an increasing number of hazards and risks. In order to realize the vision of sustainable and equitable developm ...
II. Analysis of the Provisions of the Convention Preamble The
... regional organisation which enjoys this status. However, there are other regional organisations such as the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the League of Arab States, the Organisation of American States (OAS) and the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) which might also fall in ...
... regional organisation which enjoys this status. However, there are other regional organisations such as the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the League of Arab States, the Organisation of American States (OAS) and the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) which might also fall in ...
Research Article Environmetrics
... southern hemispheres. At least three scientific groups produce estimates of these hemispheric temperatures on a routinely basis: the University of East Anglia and the Hadley Centre (HadCRUT3), the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) and the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) (Table 1). The ...
... southern hemispheres. At least three scientific groups produce estimates of these hemispheric temperatures on a routinely basis: the University of East Anglia and the Hadley Centre (HadCRUT3), the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) and the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) (Table 1). The ...
The Climate Deception Dossiers - Union of Concerned Scientists
... The fundamentals of global warming have been well established for generations. The idea that heat-trapping emissions could alter our climate dates back to the late 1800s (Weart 2015). By the 1950s, scientists knew that climate change could present significant risks to people and places (Weart 2015; ...
... The fundamentals of global warming have been well established for generations. The idea that heat-trapping emissions could alter our climate dates back to the late 1800s (Weart 2015). By the 1950s, scientists knew that climate change could present significant risks to people and places (Weart 2015; ...
Climate Predictions and Projections Program
... and predicting long-term climate change which may have large impacts in the coastal zone (such as global warming and associated sea level rise) • Strategic plan for the Climate Change Science Program (CCSP): requires reduced uncertainty in projections of how the Earth’s climate may change in future. ...
... and predicting long-term climate change which may have large impacts in the coastal zone (such as global warming and associated sea level rise) • Strategic plan for the Climate Change Science Program (CCSP): requires reduced uncertainty in projections of how the Earth’s climate may change in future. ...
Cooling of US Midwest summer temperature extremes from cropland
... NPPan is associated with seven times more land area undergoing cooling of at least 0.2 ◦ C per decade than irrigation. It is remarkable that cooling has occurred despite increased atmospheric carbon dioxide, which is associated with lower rates of transpiration, increased water use efficiency44 , an ...
... NPPan is associated with seven times more land area undergoing cooling of at least 0.2 ◦ C per decade than irrigation. It is remarkable that cooling has occurred despite increased atmospheric carbon dioxide, which is associated with lower rates of transpiration, increased water use efficiency44 , an ...
Climate-driven expansion of blanket bogs in Britain during the
... has been considerable debate about the cause of Holocene blanket-bog initiation in the UK. There is a long-standing hypothesis, first proposed by Moore (1973), that it was a consequence of land use by Neolithic human populations, and in particular land clearing practices at the time of the “elm decl ...
... has been considerable debate about the cause of Holocene blanket-bog initiation in the UK. There is a long-standing hypothesis, first proposed by Moore (1973), that it was a consequence of land use by Neolithic human populations, and in particular land clearing practices at the time of the “elm decl ...
Will Geoengineering With Solar Radiation Management Ever Be
... them would be impossible to detect. In situ testing would essentially be full-scale implementation (Robock, Bunzl, Kravitz, & Stenchikov, 2010). MacMynowski, Keith, Caldeira and Shin (2011) propose periodic forcing of the climate system to conduct in situ testing at less than the full scale of imple ...
... them would be impossible to detect. In situ testing would essentially be full-scale implementation (Robock, Bunzl, Kravitz, & Stenchikov, 2010). MacMynowski, Keith, Caldeira and Shin (2011) propose periodic forcing of the climate system to conduct in situ testing at less than the full scale of imple ...
2014 DOE Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... Changes in the global climate system are unmistakable, as is now evident from observations of increased global average air and ocean temperatures, decreased historical snow pack, rising global average sea level, and more frequent severe weather events. 1 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognize ...
... Changes in the global climate system are unmistakable, as is now evident from observations of increased global average air and ocean temperatures, decreased historical snow pack, rising global average sea level, and more frequent severe weather events. 1 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognize ...
impact of climate change to small scale farmers
... highly vulnerable to climate change due to ‘social, economic and political constraints that determine the capacity of human systems to cope with external stressors such as climate change’. This is supported by Washington et al., (2006:1355) indicating that poverty and underdevelopment in sub-Saharan ...
... highly vulnerable to climate change due to ‘social, economic and political constraints that determine the capacity of human systems to cope with external stressors such as climate change’. This is supported by Washington et al., (2006:1355) indicating that poverty and underdevelopment in sub-Saharan ...
Upper bounds on twenty-first-century Antarctic ice loss assessed
... ice loss assessed using a probabilistic framework Christopher M. Little1 *, Michael Oppenheimer1,2 and Nathan M. Urban1,3 Climate adaptation and flood risk assessments1,2 have incorporated sea-level rise (SLR) projections developed using semi-empirical methods3–5 (SEMs) and expert-informed mass-bala ...
... ice loss assessed using a probabilistic framework Christopher M. Little1 *, Michael Oppenheimer1,2 and Nathan M. Urban1,3 Climate adaptation and flood risk assessments1,2 have incorporated sea-level rise (SLR) projections developed using semi-empirical methods3–5 (SEMs) and expert-informed mass-bala ...
Palutikof
... • Submissions of literature and/or text can be made to the appropriate CLA, the Co-Chairs or the TSU, for consideration IPCC Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability ...
... • Submissions of literature and/or text can be made to the appropriate CLA, the Co-Chairs or the TSU, for consideration IPCC Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability ...
Reasonably foreseeable futures
... 1969, is one of the most important environmental and government transparency laws in the United States. At its core, NEPA recognizes the importance of a healthy environment to our well-being and our economy and lays out a sound set of procedures to ensure the federal government has thought through t ...
... 1969, is one of the most important environmental and government transparency laws in the United States. At its core, NEPA recognizes the importance of a healthy environment to our well-being and our economy and lays out a sound set of procedures to ensure the federal government has thought through t ...
Chapter 19 - The Future
... IEA assumes that this scenario has a 50 percent probability of limiting the average global temperature increase to 2°C by keeping total GHG concentrations to 450 ppm CO2eq. However, the 450 Scenario requires investment in and consumer spending on energy-related equipment totaling $15.2 trillion rela ...
... IEA assumes that this scenario has a 50 percent probability of limiting the average global temperature increase to 2°C by keeping total GHG concentrations to 450 ppm CO2eq. However, the 450 Scenario requires investment in and consumer spending on energy-related equipment totaling $15.2 trillion rela ...
Water Scarcity, Conflict, and Security in a Climate Change World
... continent-will suffer a reduction in precipitation of up to 20% with longer bouts of dry spells between rain events.' Moreover, they are likely to experience more intense, more frequent and longer-lasting heat waves.' The result will be protracted droughts in many of the world's most populated areas ...
... continent-will suffer a reduction in precipitation of up to 20% with longer bouts of dry spells between rain events.' Moreover, they are likely to experience more intense, more frequent and longer-lasting heat waves.' The result will be protracted droughts in many of the world's most populated areas ...
IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA GAUTENG DIVISION
... 16. The DEA (the first, second and third respondents) argued that Earthlife’s interpretation of the governing legislation is unsustainable. In their submission, there is no provision in our domestic legislation, regulations or policies that expressly stipulates that a climate change assessment must ...
... 16. The DEA (the first, second and third respondents) argued that Earthlife’s interpretation of the governing legislation is unsustainable. In their submission, there is no provision in our domestic legislation, regulations or policies that expressly stipulates that a climate change assessment must ...
Strategy Guide on Climate Change: Implications and Strategies for the Community Sector
... Subgroup that oversaw this project: Seán Regan (Convener), Damien Walshe, Armin Krautgasser and Ann Irwin. The CWC would like to acknowledge and thank Tadhg O'Mahony for his work in developing the scenarios, facilitating the workshops and writing the methodology section of this report. The CWC would ...
... Subgroup that oversaw this project: Seán Regan (Convener), Damien Walshe, Armin Krautgasser and Ann Irwin. The CWC would like to acknowledge and thank Tadhg O'Mahony for his work in developing the scenarios, facilitating the workshops and writing the methodology section of this report. The CWC would ...
early human health effects of climate change and stratospheric
... United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United States Environment Protection Agency United States Global Change Research Programme Ultraviolet radiation West Antarctic ice sheet World Health Organization World Meteorologi ...
... United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United States Environment Protection Agency United States Global Change Research Programme Ultraviolet radiation West Antarctic ice sheet World Health Organization World Meteorologi ...