Economics of flood risk in Italy under current and future climate
... physical drivers of flood risk (hazard and exposure), with a regionally-calibrated global Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model of Italy, to estimate expected annual output losses (EAOL) per region (NUTS2) over the time period 1960-2100. CGE models have been increasingly applied to assess the e ...
... physical drivers of flood risk (hazard and exposure), with a regionally-calibrated global Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model of Italy, to estimate expected annual output losses (EAOL) per region (NUTS2) over the time period 1960-2100. CGE models have been increasingly applied to assess the e ...
What Antarctic Science is Funded by National Antarctic Programs?
... stewardship, and/or collaboration and partnerships through science. Security-related motivations include those focused on economic security such as the pursuit of opportunities arising from fisheries, bioprospecting, tourism, other forms of resource exploitation (i.e., oil, gas and minerals), the de ...
... stewardship, and/or collaboration and partnerships through science. Security-related motivations include those focused on economic security such as the pursuit of opportunities arising from fisheries, bioprospecting, tourism, other forms of resource exploitation (i.e., oil, gas and minerals), the de ...
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... CO2 capture and storage (CCS) is a set of technologies that facilitates the reduction of CO2 emissions from coal-based electricity production. In order for CCS to be utilised on a large scale, there is a need for its public acceptance. Based on the results of several studies, it is believed that the ...
... CO2 capture and storage (CCS) is a set of technologies that facilitates the reduction of CO2 emissions from coal-based electricity production. In order for CCS to be utilised on a large scale, there is a need for its public acceptance. Based on the results of several studies, it is believed that the ...
Lee County Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
... provided for informational and discussion purposes only. This document is not intended, nor can it be relied upon, to create any rights enforceable by any party in litigation with the United States. Reference herein to any specific commercial products, non-profit organization, process, or service by ...
... provided for informational and discussion purposes only. This document is not intended, nor can it be relied upon, to create any rights enforceable by any party in litigation with the United States. Reference herein to any specific commercial products, non-profit organization, process, or service by ...
state action plan on climate change for telangana state
... to prepare the State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC) consistent with the strategy outlined in National Action Plan on Climate Change. EPTRI has prepared the SAPCC for combined Andhra Pradesh, which was endorsed by National Steering Committee on Climate Change, Ministry of Environment, Forest ...
... to prepare the State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC) consistent with the strategy outlined in National Action Plan on Climate Change. EPTRI has prepared the SAPCC for combined Andhra Pradesh, which was endorsed by National Steering Committee on Climate Change, Ministry of Environment, Forest ...
the schmidt family foundation
... partner once more with The Regeneration Project as well as foster new partnerships with Green for All and Energy Action. We recognize that no single entity can solve the climate problem and we must forge new and unexpected alliances to find a way forward. ...
... partner once more with The Regeneration Project as well as foster new partnerships with Green for All and Energy Action. We recognize that no single entity can solve the climate problem and we must forge new and unexpected alliances to find a way forward. ...
concluded
... medians also appear to be increasing, although both the magnitude and the significance of the increase are weaker in the east; summer medians are significantly decreasing in southern area. Trend significance for each region was tested using a moving-block bootstrap (Efron and Tibshirani, 1993), of b ...
... medians also appear to be increasing, although both the magnitude and the significance of the increase are weaker in the east; summer medians are significantly decreasing in southern area. Trend significance for each region was tested using a moving-block bootstrap (Efron and Tibshirani, 1993), of b ...
On connecting climate change with security and armed conflicts.
... implications of climate change on security is that they mainly emerge from historical analyses. Moreover, a number of these historically based studies are derived on the basis of the interlinkages between altered natural resources, climate change and conflicts. Thus, they have limited value in predi ...
... implications of climate change on security is that they mainly emerge from historical analyses. Moreover, a number of these historically based studies are derived on the basis of the interlinkages between altered natural resources, climate change and conflicts. Thus, they have limited value in predi ...
Making the AF work for the most vulnerable people
... The Adaptation Fund is on its way to becoming fully operational. The Poznan Conference will have to adopt key documents the Adaptation Fund Board has successfully elaborated throughout the year 2008 in its previous three meetings. The uniqueness of the Adaptation Fund is expressed by the list of inn ...
... The Adaptation Fund is on its way to becoming fully operational. The Poznan Conference will have to adopt key documents the Adaptation Fund Board has successfully elaborated throughout the year 2008 in its previous three meetings. The uniqueness of the Adaptation Fund is expressed by the list of inn ...
How does CDP & the Climate Disclosure Standards Board drive change?
... “We are a group of companies and investors sharing a concern that financial markets do not yet take sufficient account of climate-related corporate performance, risks and opportunities relevant to future shareholder value because of a lack of comprehensive and comparable information in “mainstream” ...
... “We are a group of companies and investors sharing a concern that financial markets do not yet take sufficient account of climate-related corporate performance, risks and opportunities relevant to future shareholder value because of a lack of comprehensive and comparable information in “mainstream” ...
Environment and Climate Change Assessment
... ADB, focusing on environmentally sustainable growth during the 2012–2015 CPS period. It analyzes priority development constraints, the government’s strategy and plans, other development partner support, lessons learned from past ADB support, and possible future ADB assistance. The product serves as ...
... ADB, focusing on environmentally sustainable growth during the 2012–2015 CPS period. It analyzes priority development constraints, the government’s strategy and plans, other development partner support, lessons learned from past ADB support, and possible future ADB assistance. The product serves as ...
Methods of assessing human health vulnerability and public health
... Climate change is one of several unprecedented, large-scale, environmental changes that are affecting our planet.These changes reflect the overload of several of the Earth’s biophysical and ecological systems caused by the combined impact of growing human population and economic activities. Environm ...
... Climate change is one of several unprecedented, large-scale, environmental changes that are affecting our planet.These changes reflect the overload of several of the Earth’s biophysical and ecological systems caused by the combined impact of growing human population and economic activities. Environm ...
April 2015 Tayanah O`Donnell and Brian Weir
... So let me just tell you a very quick story. CURF is very small. The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network is very big. So they came to Australia and said we’d like to have some engagement with Australia. Monash University jumped on board straight away, yes, the Sustainability Inst ...
... So let me just tell you a very quick story. CURF is very small. The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network is very big. So they came to Australia and said we’d like to have some engagement with Australia. Monash University jumped on board straight away, yes, the Sustainability Inst ...
Ambiguity and climate policy
... responses. The programme draws on both science and economics, particularly in interpreting and applying climate and impact information in decision-making for both the short and long term. The programme is also identifying and developing approaches that enable the financial services industries to sup ...
... responses. The programme draws on both science and economics, particularly in interpreting and applying climate and impact information in decision-making for both the short and long term. The programme is also identifying and developing approaches that enable the financial services industries to sup ...
COM SEC(2009)
... Following the publication of the Green Paper on adaptation to climate change, the Commission consulted widely with stakeholders and the public in developing this subsequent White Paper. From the feedback gathered through various channels (see Appendix), it was clear that stakeholders found it easier ...
... Following the publication of the Green Paper on adaptation to climate change, the Commission consulted widely with stakeholders and the public in developing this subsequent White Paper. From the feedback gathered through various channels (see Appendix), it was clear that stakeholders found it easier ...
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... use of energy, increased use of non-carbon-emitting energy sources, and carbon capture and storage. Adaptation options also have the potential to moderate harmful impacts of current and future climate variability and change. While this report does address adaptation, it does not do so comprehensivel ...
... use of energy, increased use of non-carbon-emitting energy sources, and carbon capture and storage. Adaptation options also have the potential to moderate harmful impacts of current and future climate variability and change. While this report does address adaptation, it does not do so comprehensivel ...
climate change vulnerability of ski tourism in
... 2000s, in which the warmest 14 years of the past 135 years have occurred,16 there has been an exponential growth in the number of studies focused on climate change and ski tourism, reflecting geographical17 and methodological diversity (Fig. 3). Some researchers have focused on the recent impacts of ...
... 2000s, in which the warmest 14 years of the past 135 years have occurred,16 there has been an exponential growth in the number of studies focused on climate change and ski tourism, reflecting geographical17 and methodological diversity (Fig. 3). Some researchers have focused on the recent impacts of ...
CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION, AND THE PUGET SOUND REGION
... Warming is already driving change Global climate change is not a future phenomenon but an active process that is currently underway. Warming of the earth’s surface since the pre-industrial era is well-documented and has resulted in losses in snow and ice, sea level rise, and, in some regions, shifts ...
... Warming is already driving change Global climate change is not a future phenomenon but an active process that is currently underway. Warming of the earth’s surface since the pre-industrial era is well-documented and has resulted in losses in snow and ice, sea level rise, and, in some regions, shifts ...
New York City Begins Planning for Climate
... use of energy, increased use of non-carbon-emitting energy sources, and carbon capture and storage. Adaptation options also have the potential to moderate harmful impacts of current and future climate variability and change. While this report does address adaptation, it does not do so comprehensivel ...
... use of energy, increased use of non-carbon-emitting energy sources, and carbon capture and storage. Adaptation options also have the potential to moderate harmful impacts of current and future climate variability and change. While this report does address adaptation, it does not do so comprehensivel ...
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... use of energy, increased use of non-carbon-emitting energy sources, and carbon capture and storage. Adaptation options also have the potential to moderate harmful impacts of current and future climate variability and change. While this report does address adaptation, it does not do so comprehensivel ...
... use of energy, increased use of non-carbon-emitting energy sources, and carbon capture and storage. Adaptation options also have the potential to moderate harmful impacts of current and future climate variability and change. While this report does address adaptation, it does not do so comprehensivel ...
Modelling the response of glaciers to climate warming
... sea level, the issue needs to be considered. In an attempt to address this problem, methods have been proposed to deal with all glaciers ‘‘in a single equation’’ (e.g. Oerlemans 1989; Wigley and Raper 1993). Essentially, these equations attempt to account for the fact that under any warming scenario ...
... sea level, the issue needs to be considered. In an attempt to address this problem, methods have been proposed to deal with all glaciers ‘‘in a single equation’’ (e.g. Oerlemans 1989; Wigley and Raper 1993). Essentially, these equations attempt to account for the fact that under any warming scenario ...
Good Practice Guide -Chapter 5 - Isle of Wight coastal management
... This example of Map 2 is drawn from the Regione Marche study area on the central east coast of Italy. Much of the coastline of Europe is not able to operate 'naturally' because of the impact of coastal defence structures. The distribution and nature of coastal defences need to be understood as they ...
... This example of Map 2 is drawn from the Regione Marche study area on the central east coast of Italy. Much of the coastline of Europe is not able to operate 'naturally' because of the impact of coastal defence structures. The distribution and nature of coastal defences need to be understood as they ...
IPCC report
... Climate change will affect different energy sources and technologies differently, depending on the resources (water flow, wind, insolation), the technological processes (cooling), or the locations (coastal regions, floodplains) involved (robust evidence, high agreement). Gradual changes in various c ...
... Climate change will affect different energy sources and technologies differently, depending on the resources (water flow, wind, insolation), the technological processes (cooling), or the locations (coastal regions, floodplains) involved (robust evidence, high agreement). Gradual changes in various c ...
Climate change in Central America and Mexico
... precipitation is projected in some parts of northeastern Mexico and the ITCZ region in the eastern Pacific. Giorgi (2006) developed a Regional Climate Change Index (RCCI) based on projected changes in the mean and variability of regional temperature and precipitation relative to their global values ...
... precipitation is projected in some parts of northeastern Mexico and the ITCZ region in the eastern Pacific. Giorgi (2006) developed a Regional Climate Change Index (RCCI) based on projected changes in the mean and variability of regional temperature and precipitation relative to their global values ...
Tropical Fruit Tree Species and Climate Change
... While the reality of climate change has finally penetrated the popular psyche, another environmental crisis – the dramatic loss of agricultural biodiversity – silently threatens the world’s food supply. It has been noted by several authorities on the topic that changes in the world’s climate will re ...
... While the reality of climate change has finally penetrated the popular psyche, another environmental crisis – the dramatic loss of agricultural biodiversity – silently threatens the world’s food supply. It has been noted by several authorities on the topic that changes in the world’s climate will re ...