Word - UNEP
... significantly to increase investment in the environment as a new engine for economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction in the twenty-first century. The concept was subsequently adopted in 2009 as one of the eight priorities of the High-Level Committee on Programmes and the United Nations S ...
... significantly to increase investment in the environment as a new engine for economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction in the twenty-first century. The concept was subsequently adopted in 2009 as one of the eight priorities of the High-Level Committee on Programmes and the United Nations S ...
On Applying the Test of a False Prophet to the
... for the society around them. The prophet Joel observed the massive destruction of the agricultural bounty of the land brought on by a plague of locusts and interpreted its significance as a ) שובthat they should repent ( HWH, a warning to the people of Y HWHforeshadowing of the day of Y by redirec ...
... for the society around them. The prophet Joel observed the massive destruction of the agricultural bounty of the land brought on by a plague of locusts and interpreted its significance as a ) שובthat they should repent ( HWH, a warning to the people of Y HWHforeshadowing of the day of Y by redirec ...
Polar oceans in peril and a planet at risk
... questions arise regarding security and safety. New access to shipping routes and new opportunities for oil extraction bring with them the increasing risk of environmental degradation caused by these activities. One obvious concern is oil spills and other industrial accidents. It is clear from studie ...
... questions arise regarding security and safety. New access to shipping routes and new opportunities for oil extraction bring with them the increasing risk of environmental degradation caused by these activities. One obvious concern is oil spills and other industrial accidents. It is clear from studie ...
How does climate change alter agricultural strategies to - PIM
... evidence that a combination of heat stress and salinity stress leads to additional physiological effects over and above the effects that each stress has in isolation. In general, much is unknown about how stresses may combine in agricultural and aquacultural systems in the face of climate change. Th ...
... evidence that a combination of heat stress and salinity stress leads to additional physiological effects over and above the effects that each stress has in isolation. In general, much is unknown about how stresses may combine in agricultural and aquacultural systems in the face of climate change. Th ...
Climate change impact on available water resources obtained using
... future changes in precipitation show similar patterns to the ensemble of 21 GCM results summarized in the 4th IPCC Assessment Report (Solomon et al., 2007). Noticeable uncertainties in the simulated precipitation change occur over northern Africa, the Indian monsoon region and Himalaya, some norther ...
... future changes in precipitation show similar patterns to the ensemble of 21 GCM results summarized in the 4th IPCC Assessment Report (Solomon et al., 2007). Noticeable uncertainties in the simulated precipitation change occur over northern Africa, the Indian monsoon region and Himalaya, some norther ...
Chinese Food Security and Climate Change: Agriculture Futures
... the Green Revolution (Evenson and Gollin, 2003), have greatly contributed to the ease of the population burden in various parts of the world. However, some 800 million to 1 billion people still experience chronic and transitory hunger at present, partly due to the rapid rise in food price (Sanchez a ...
... the Green Revolution (Evenson and Gollin, 2003), have greatly contributed to the ease of the population burden in various parts of the world. However, some 800 million to 1 billion people still experience chronic and transitory hunger at present, partly due to the rapid rise in food price (Sanchez a ...
Protection and Planned Relocations in the Context of
... displacement and planned relocation of communities as areas become uninhabitable because of the effects of global warming. While considerable attention has been directed toward the first two categories – particularly from humanitarian actors and migration specialists – the third form of movement has ...
... displacement and planned relocation of communities as areas become uninhabitable because of the effects of global warming. While considerable attention has been directed toward the first two categories – particularly from humanitarian actors and migration specialists – the third form of movement has ...
Note on the Assumption of Hydrologic Stationarity
... discussions of the impact of climate change on hydrology at smaller spatial scales. In the absence of detailed knowledge of the driving forces of the hydrologic cycle and the seasonal variation in the global water balance, it is difficult to assess the unfolding of hydrologic changes at spatial and ...
... discussions of the impact of climate change on hydrology at smaller spatial scales. In the absence of detailed knowledge of the driving forces of the hydrologic cycle and the seasonal variation in the global water balance, it is difficult to assess the unfolding of hydrologic changes at spatial and ...
Climate sensitivity, sea level and atmospheric carbon dioxide
... large warming at intermediate ocean depths in response to initial surface warming are consistent with the concept of a methane hydrate role in hyperthermal events. The hyperthermals confirm understanding about the long recovery time of the Earth’s carbon cycle [21] and reveal the potential for thresh ...
... large warming at intermediate ocean depths in response to initial surface warming are consistent with the concept of a methane hydrate role in hyperthermal events. The hyperthermals confirm understanding about the long recovery time of the Earth’s carbon cycle [21] and reveal the potential for thresh ...
assessment of the vulnerability of rural livelihoods in the Pacific to
... these values to rank the relative biophysical vulnerability of PICs to climate change. Although the ranking indicated a hierarchy of vulnerability amongst the PICs, there was little difference between the values assigned to each country and the results indicated that adaptive capacity in all PICs is ...
... these values to rank the relative biophysical vulnerability of PICs to climate change. Although the ranking indicated a hierarchy of vulnerability amongst the PICs, there was little difference between the values assigned to each country and the results indicated that adaptive capacity in all PICs is ...
IE for Children with Difficulties Trung Nguyen Primary
... Disaster Risk Reduction • Assessment of situations and needs and development of project log-frame for a new project on “Safer schools and communities in the face of natural disasters and climate change in Vietnam”, under the 7th DIPECHO Action Plan for SEA • Final evaluation of the project "Increasi ...
... Disaster Risk Reduction • Assessment of situations and needs and development of project log-frame for a new project on “Safer schools and communities in the face of natural disasters and climate change in Vietnam”, under the 7th DIPECHO Action Plan for SEA • Final evaluation of the project "Increasi ...
International Geographical Union Regional Conference, Chile 2011
... significant threat to biodiversity, ecosystems and the goods and services they provide. The projected changes in temperature and CO2 concentration may alter growth and reproduction in both plants and animals. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its summary report has estimated huge loss ...
... significant threat to biodiversity, ecosystems and the goods and services they provide. The projected changes in temperature and CO2 concentration may alter growth and reproduction in both plants and animals. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its summary report has estimated huge loss ...
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... one-fifth of the GHGs reduction) is due to the capture of CO2 by forest trees and land. This occurs mainly in regions with vast forest, such as South America (i.e. Amazon Region), Central America, Sub Saharan Africa, United States and India (fig. 2). Including the presence of climate change impacts ...
... one-fifth of the GHGs reduction) is due to the capture of CO2 by forest trees and land. This occurs mainly in regions with vast forest, such as South America (i.e. Amazon Region), Central America, Sub Saharan Africa, United States and India (fig. 2). Including the presence of climate change impacts ...
Danish strategy for adaptation to a changing climate
... the form of drought, flooding, storm surges, hurricanes and rising sea levels due to melting glaciers. Responsible politicians must take account of this now at the start of the 21st century. It would be irresponsible to just cross our fingers and hope that things will be alright in our lifetimes. Th ...
... the form of drought, flooding, storm surges, hurricanes and rising sea levels due to melting glaciers. Responsible politicians must take account of this now at the start of the 21st century. It would be irresponsible to just cross our fingers and hope that things will be alright in our lifetimes. Th ...
Author`s personal copy - Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung
... may conflict with adaptations in other sectors and/or may entail direct or indirect social and environmental problems in other sectors or areas (Adger et al. 2007). Similarly to situations where current management practices exacerbate climate change impacts (Hulme 2005); Turner et al. (2010) point o ...
... may conflict with adaptations in other sectors and/or may entail direct or indirect social and environmental problems in other sectors or areas (Adger et al. 2007). Similarly to situations where current management practices exacerbate climate change impacts (Hulme 2005); Turner et al. (2010) point o ...
Observations: Surface and Atmospheric Climate Change
... The impact of random discontinuities on area-averaged values typically becomes smaller as the area or region becomes larger, and is negligible on hemispheric scales (Easterling et al., 1996). However, trends averaged over small regions, in particular, may be biased by systematic heterogeneities in t ...
... The impact of random discontinuities on area-averaged values typically becomes smaller as the area or region becomes larger, and is negligible on hemispheric scales (Easterling et al., 1996). However, trends averaged over small regions, in particular, may be biased by systematic heterogeneities in t ...
Climate Investment Funds (CIFs): An Overview CRS Report for Congress Richard K. Lattanzio
... For political, social, economic, and environmental reasons, the United States helps finance programs in developing countries to address global climate change and other environmental issues. Several factors are important in structuring the U.S. agenda, including, among others, the choice of recipient ...
... For political, social, economic, and environmental reasons, the United States helps finance programs in developing countries to address global climate change and other environmental issues. Several factors are important in structuring the U.S. agenda, including, among others, the choice of recipient ...
Environmentally Induced Population Displacements
... it is spatially differentiated, as environmental hazards, population exposure and vulnerabilities and risks, including security risks, are not uniformly distributed across the globe. Levels of development, living conditions, livelihoods, institutional capacities and the strength of States can be qui ...
... it is spatially differentiated, as environmental hazards, population exposure and vulnerabilities and risks, including security risks, are not uniformly distributed across the globe. Levels of development, living conditions, livelihoods, institutional capacities and the strength of States can be qui ...
North Sea Sustainable Development Framework
... your strategy, inform decisions, and drive new innovation. This framework, specific to the North Sea region, is based on the Sustainable Economy Framework – also called Horizons – which was developed by Forum for the Future, Innovate UK and Aviva Investors. It defines what we mean by a sustainable e ...
... your strategy, inform decisions, and drive new innovation. This framework, specific to the North Sea region, is based on the Sustainable Economy Framework – also called Horizons – which was developed by Forum for the Future, Innovate UK and Aviva Investors. It defines what we mean by a sustainable e ...
The Framing of Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
... climate change issues than did USA Today. Though USA Today had fewer stories, it carried a wider range of frames in its coverage. ...
... climate change issues than did USA Today. Though USA Today had fewer stories, it carried a wider range of frames in its coverage. ...
Spatial and interannual variations of seasonal sea surface
... On the basis of monthly averaged satellite data, this study examined how the annual cycle of the Baltic Sea surface temperature (SST) varied spatially and temporally during the period 1986–2005. We conclude that there are two main thermal seasons in the Baltic Sea separated only by short transitiona ...
... On the basis of monthly averaged satellite data, this study examined how the annual cycle of the Baltic Sea surface temperature (SST) varied spatially and temporally during the period 1986–2005. We conclude that there are two main thermal seasons in the Baltic Sea separated only by short transitiona ...
Guide to Considering Climate Change in Project Development in
... concentration of all greenhouse gases and aerosols is kept constant at year 2000 levels, a further warming of about 0.1 degrees centigrade per decade is expected. As a consequence it is anticipated that sea‐levels and global sea water temperature will increase; weather patterns w ...
... concentration of all greenhouse gases and aerosols is kept constant at year 2000 levels, a further warming of about 0.1 degrees centigrade per decade is expected. As a consequence it is anticipated that sea‐levels and global sea water temperature will increase; weather patterns w ...
Intermodel variability of the poleward shift of the austral jet stream in
... negative correlation between position and shift in all seasons suggests that the equatorward bias in the climatology increases the sensitivity to climate forcing throughout the year. The correlation, however, effectively disappears in austral summer. The breakdown of the relationship in summer is li ...
... negative correlation between position and shift in all seasons suggests that the equatorward bias in the climatology increases the sensitivity to climate forcing throughout the year. The correlation, however, effectively disappears in austral summer. The breakdown of the relationship in summer is li ...