Adapting for climate change - City of Sydney
... and the actions the City of Sydney, businesses and communities must take now and in the decades to come. This is our first adaptation strategy and has been written to raise the issues and opportunities that adapting to climate change will present. As our understanding of the risks and responses deve ...
... and the actions the City of Sydney, businesses and communities must take now and in the decades to come. This is our first adaptation strategy and has been written to raise the issues and opportunities that adapting to climate change will present. As our understanding of the risks and responses deve ...
Scenario
... Most scenarios of the future suggest that the world will get more populated and wealthier during this century. While this ought to advance human well-being, it may also increase climate change which might at least partly offset any advances in well-being. The IPCC reports in its last (2001) assessme ...
... Most scenarios of the future suggest that the world will get more populated and wealthier during this century. While this ought to advance human well-being, it may also increase climate change which might at least partly offset any advances in well-being. The IPCC reports in its last (2001) assessme ...
Change is in the air
... world, such as Europe, where observations are supported by a long history of data collection, funding and many people working on the problem. Not surprisingly, the effects of warming on species’ ranges are widely reported and many people and policy makers assume that plants and animals will respond ...
... world, such as Europe, where observations are supported by a long history of data collection, funding and many people working on the problem. Not surprisingly, the effects of warming on species’ ranges are widely reported and many people and policy makers assume that plants and animals will respond ...
Migration as a contribution to resilience and innovation
... by climate change despite efforts for local adaptation and protection, migration is a legitimate adaptive response to look for opportunities elsewhere. Before families are relocated, individual members are sent away to diversify income, gain knowledge, spread risk, and gather capabilities to sustain ...
... by climate change despite efforts for local adaptation and protection, migration is a legitimate adaptive response to look for opportunities elsewhere. Before families are relocated, individual members are sent away to diversify income, gain knowledge, spread risk, and gather capabilities to sustain ...
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... Climatic risks (e.g rainfall variability, droughts) account for a significant share of agricultural production risk (World Bank, 2001; FAO, 2008). Climate risks have severe impacts on food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in developing countries mainly through crop yield and livestock ...
... Climatic risks (e.g rainfall variability, droughts) account for a significant share of agricultural production risk (World Bank, 2001; FAO, 2008). Climate risks have severe impacts on food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in developing countries mainly through crop yield and livestock ...
Nunavut`s Natural Environment - Nunavut Climate Change Centre
... diversity, and behavior of species. For instance, polar bears may be reduced or cease to exist in some areas, while other areas may experience and increase in polar bear numbers. ...
... diversity, and behavior of species. For instance, polar bears may be reduced or cease to exist in some areas, while other areas may experience and increase in polar bear numbers. ...
et al
... Both biogenic and anthropogenic CO2 emissions cause a perturbation to atmospheric CO2 concentrations This perturbation is modeled with an Impulse Response Function (IRF) to simulate interactions among the atmosphere, the oceans, and the terrestrial biosphere An IRF essentially gives us the tim ...
... Both biogenic and anthropogenic CO2 emissions cause a perturbation to atmospheric CO2 concentrations This perturbation is modeled with an Impulse Response Function (IRF) to simulate interactions among the atmosphere, the oceans, and the terrestrial biosphere An IRF essentially gives us the tim ...
ETC Market Intelligence Symposium 2006
... Carla Aguirre, Head of Research, VisitSweden Visit Sweden – Achieving a Climate Neutral Operations Programme ...
... Carla Aguirre, Head of Research, VisitSweden Visit Sweden – Achieving a Climate Neutral Operations Programme ...
Climate Change Briefing: Questions for Directors to Ask
... Information and Reporting Q15: How is reliable and timely GHG emission and other climate change information gathered for management decision-making and disclosures to capital markets and governments? Q16: Do the company’s disclosures fairly present the information that investors need to assess the ...
... Information and Reporting Q15: How is reliable and timely GHG emission and other climate change information gathered for management decision-making and disclosures to capital markets and governments? Q16: Do the company’s disclosures fairly present the information that investors need to assess the ...
Environment and Urbanization
... when errors and inconsistencies can be reduced or eliminated through instrumentation changes, tests for changes in the intensity of extreme events can be made, and tend to show significant increases in the intensity of extreme rainfall events.(13) In the future, rising temperatures are projected to ...
... when errors and inconsistencies can be reduced or eliminated through instrumentation changes, tests for changes in the intensity of extreme events can be made, and tend to show significant increases in the intensity of extreme rainfall events.(13) In the future, rising temperatures are projected to ...
Global response of terrestrial ecosystem structure and function to
... rate of increase of NEP begins to level off around 2030 as a consequence of the `diminishing return' of physiological CO2 effects at high CO2 concentrations. Four out of the six models show a further, climate-induced decline in NEP resulting from increased heterotrophic respiration and declining tro ...
... rate of increase of NEP begins to level off around 2030 as a consequence of the `diminishing return' of physiological CO2 effects at high CO2 concentrations. Four out of the six models show a further, climate-induced decline in NEP resulting from increased heterotrophic respiration and declining tro ...
Realizing the human right to adequate food in times of climate
... UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Relationship between climate change and human rights, 15 January 2009, A/HRC/10/61; for a detailed study on the impact of climate change on pastoralists and subsistence farmers ...
... UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Relationship between climate change and human rights, 15 January 2009, A/HRC/10/61; for a detailed study on the impact of climate change on pastoralists and subsistence farmers ...
What Is El Niño? - Institute For Global Environmental Strategies
... water to rise to the surface to nourish plankton, fishes, seabirds, sea lions, and other marine life of the coastal region. The trade winds pile up warm water in the western Pacific north of Australia, keeping surface water temperatures and sea level in the western Pacific higher than elsewhere. ...
... water to rise to the surface to nourish plankton, fishes, seabirds, sea lions, and other marine life of the coastal region. The trade winds pile up warm water in the western Pacific north of Australia, keeping surface water temperatures and sea level in the western Pacific higher than elsewhere. ...
Earth System interactions
... collaboration between the relevant Nordic groups, with improved exchange of knowledge, models and simulation results. Why and how this can be done is the essence of this document. In the Nordic and Arctic regions there are numerous specific processes that are likely to provide strong feedbacks to ex ...
... collaboration between the relevant Nordic groups, with improved exchange of knowledge, models and simulation results. Why and how this can be done is the essence of this document. In the Nordic and Arctic regions there are numerous specific processes that are likely to provide strong feedbacks to ex ...
A Stitch in Time: Lessons for Climate Change Adaptation from the
... communities that help to limit, hedge and spread risks. They do this by sharing knowledge, human and animal labor, equipment and food reserves; mobilizing local resources for community projects and public works; regulating use of land and water; and providing education, marketing, credit, insurance ...
... communities that help to limit, hedge and spread risks. They do this by sharing knowledge, human and animal labor, equipment and food reserves; mobilizing local resources for community projects and public works; regulating use of land and water; and providing education, marketing, credit, insurance ...
Climate change - Time to act
... here – a responsibility that Germany continues to assume with vigour. We have the know-how and the technologies. The global energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy must succeed. It is equally clear that the global climate goals can only be achieved if there is a global tra ...
... here – a responsibility that Germany continues to assume with vigour. We have the know-how and the technologies. The global energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy must succeed. It is equally clear that the global climate goals can only be achieved if there is a global tra ...
Cities at Risk from Rising Sea Levels
... dwellers at risk of flooding in the low elevation coastal zone, with more than 235 million people (15 per cent of the total urban population) living there. Japan alone has more than 27 million people at risk of the consequences of sea level rise in the event of global warming.6 Heavily populated del ...
... dwellers at risk of flooding in the low elevation coastal zone, with more than 235 million people (15 per cent of the total urban population) living there. Japan alone has more than 27 million people at risk of the consequences of sea level rise in the event of global warming.6 Heavily populated del ...
US Climate Engagement - Skoll Global Threats Fund
... University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication, The Norman Lear Center U.S. Climate Action Network William and Flora Hewlett Foundation ...
... University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication, The Norman Lear Center U.S. Climate Action Network William and Flora Hewlett Foundation ...
No. 63, JANUARY 2010 Norbert P. Psuty, Editor
... ensuring vibrant coasts. The Conference will bring timely national attention to the challenges and opportunities for restoration and will bring together a unique blend of people involved in policy, science, strategy, business, and on-the-ground restoration work. The Conference will be held November ...
... ensuring vibrant coasts. The Conference will bring timely national attention to the challenges and opportunities for restoration and will bring together a unique blend of people involved in policy, science, strategy, business, and on-the-ground restoration work. The Conference will be held November ...
Evolution of Marine Organisms under Climate Change
... Studies investigating biological responses to climate change will often be carried out with a particular focus, whether that be physiology, evolutionary biology or community ecology. Such focus naturally means that other interacting facets of eco-evolution are often neglected [24]. Clearly, there ar ...
... Studies investigating biological responses to climate change will often be carried out with a particular focus, whether that be physiology, evolutionary biology or community ecology. Such focus naturally means that other interacting facets of eco-evolution are often neglected [24]. Clearly, there ar ...