Climate Change and Displacement for Indigenous Communities in
... This paper explores anthropogenic climate change influencing displacement/migration for the Saami in Finland, Norway and Sweden near or above the Arctic Circle. Norway plays a large role throughout this discussion because (i) most residents in Arctic Scandinavia live in Norway, (ii) most indigenous ...
... This paper explores anthropogenic climate change influencing displacement/migration for the Saami in Finland, Norway and Sweden near or above the Arctic Circle. Norway plays a large role throughout this discussion because (i) most residents in Arctic Scandinavia live in Norway, (ii) most indigenous ...
The representative concentration pathways: an overview
... needed as input for climate modeling and atmospheric chemistry modeling (emissions of greenhouse gases, air pollutants and land use). Moreover, they should make such information available in a geographically explicit way; 3) The RCPs should have harmonized base year assumptions for emissions and lan ...
... needed as input for climate modeling and atmospheric chemistry modeling (emissions of greenhouse gases, air pollutants and land use). Moreover, they should make such information available in a geographically explicit way; 3) The RCPs should have harmonized base year assumptions for emissions and lan ...
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... To evaluate the capacity of a forest area and forest-dependent communities to adapt to climate change, the forest manager, in partnership with other stakeholders, should consider: • the current capacity of a forest or forest-dependent community to adapt to climate change; • constraints on the capa ...
... To evaluate the capacity of a forest area and forest-dependent communities to adapt to climate change, the forest manager, in partnership with other stakeholders, should consider: • the current capacity of a forest or forest-dependent community to adapt to climate change; • constraints on the capa ...
Situation Analysis on Climate Change - 400 Bad Request
... Covering 1.2% of the world’s landmass, it is also home to 10% of the world’s population (Biswas, 2008). India and Bangladesh dominate the GBM region (see Table 1). The fact that India has such a large population residing in the GBM region should make it especially concerned about climate development ...
... Covering 1.2% of the world’s landmass, it is also home to 10% of the world’s population (Biswas, 2008). India and Bangladesh dominate the GBM region (see Table 1). The fact that India has such a large population residing in the GBM region should make it especially concerned about climate development ...
Understanding Sustainability Jon Barrett
... and demanding of our attention. Whilst a new vocabulary of sustainability has entered our lives, a common understanding of what it means for us has yet to do so. It is, of course, a good thing that we have become used now to hearing the word ‘sustainable’ joined up with others like ‘energy’, ‘agricu ...
... and demanding of our attention. Whilst a new vocabulary of sustainability has entered our lives, a common understanding of what it means for us has yet to do so. It is, of course, a good thing that we have become used now to hearing the word ‘sustainable’ joined up with others like ‘energy’, ‘agricu ...
Adapting to Climate Change: Challenges for
... Most Canadians recognize that climate change is underway, fuelled largely by human activities. The changes that have occurred are measureable and the impacts are growing. More and more governments and other organizations have begun to commit to climate change adaptation – taking action to reduce the ...
... Most Canadians recognize that climate change is underway, fuelled largely by human activities. The changes that have occurred are measureable and the impacts are growing. More and more governments and other organizations have begun to commit to climate change adaptation – taking action to reduce the ...
Climate change leadership: A study of climate change
... climate is rapidly changing in response to the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) from human economic activities. ...
... climate is rapidly changing in response to the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) from human economic activities. ...
Chapter 18 - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... are from a vegetation model driven by output from the Hadley Centre model (section 7.1.1, Fig. 7.2 and section 7.5.3.2, Fig. 7.32). The change in the permafrost boundary assumes that the present areas of discontinuous permafrost (section 6.6.1, Fig. 6.21, although published sources differ) will be f ...
... are from a vegetation model driven by output from the Hadley Centre model (section 7.1.1, Fig. 7.2 and section 7.5.3.2, Fig. 7.32). The change in the permafrost boundary assumes that the present areas of discontinuous permafrost (section 6.6.1, Fig. 6.21, although published sources differ) will be f ...
Coral Bleaching and Global Climate Change: Scientific Findings
... Abstract: In 1998, tropical sea surface temperatures were the highest on record, topping off a 50year trend for some tropical oceans. In the same year, coral reefs around the world suffered the most extensive and severe bleaching (loss of symbiotic algae) and subsequent mortality on record. These ev ...
... Abstract: In 1998, tropical sea surface temperatures were the highest on record, topping off a 50year trend for some tropical oceans. In the same year, coral reefs around the world suffered the most extensive and severe bleaching (loss of symbiotic algae) and subsequent mortality on record. These ev ...
Introduction
... transmission of malaria and schistosomiasis. For each of these three areas, we will make recommendations on how we might change the operating parameters or dimensions of the dam in order to extend its productivity and lessen its negative impacts. ...
... transmission of malaria and schistosomiasis. For each of these three areas, we will make recommendations on how we might change the operating parameters or dimensions of the dam in order to extend its productivity and lessen its negative impacts. ...
global temperature trends
... ensemble of simulated trends31 shows no apparent bias (Fig. 1e), indicating that the observed and simulated distributions of 15-year trends are broadly consistent with each other. Any position of the observed trend within the ensemble of simulated trends—including a position at or near the margin—is ...
... ensemble of simulated trends31 shows no apparent bias (Fig. 1e), indicating that the observed and simulated distributions of 15-year trends are broadly consistent with each other. Any position of the observed trend within the ensemble of simulated trends—including a position at or near the margin—is ...
Addendum to Northampton University Relocation Flood Risk
... The proposed design revisions are minor and conclusions drawn from examination of Figures B1 to B6 are the same as those drawn in the approved FRA, as below: Figure B5 shows that, for an occurrence of a breach of Northampton flood defences, the mitigation provided by Upton FAA results in a widesprea ...
... The proposed design revisions are minor and conclusions drawn from examination of Figures B1 to B6 are the same as those drawn in the approved FRA, as below: Figure B5 shows that, for an occurrence of a breach of Northampton flood defences, the mitigation provided by Upton FAA results in a widesprea ...
WHITE PAPER Climate Change Adaptation in the Nordic Countries
... Yet despite all the progress in research and, to some extent, in high-level policy-making, a great deal of work remains to be done. Iceland, for example, has yet to develop a national adaptation policy, and many other countries’ climate policies focus mostly on mitigation, or else fail to make conne ...
... Yet despite all the progress in research and, to some extent, in high-level policy-making, a great deal of work remains to be done. Iceland, for example, has yet to develop a national adaptation policy, and many other countries’ climate policies focus mostly on mitigation, or else fail to make conne ...
Green Finance Solves - UMKC Summer Debate Institute
... Deborah Lehr June 13, 2016, Chief Executive Officer of Basilinna, a strategic business consulting firm focused on China and the Middle East. In addition, Ms. Lehr is a Senior Fellow of the Paulson Institute, a think tank founded by former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson located at the University of ...
... Deborah Lehr June 13, 2016, Chief Executive Officer of Basilinna, a strategic business consulting firm focused on China and the Middle East. In addition, Ms. Lehr is a Senior Fellow of the Paulson Institute, a think tank founded by former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson located at the University of ...
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... yields is -0.17. While this value is not directly transferable to our model since we are using a logistic regression, we approximate it by setting a coefficient of corn yield to be -1.85 so that migration intention will increase about 0.17% when the value of corn yield decreases from 1 to 0.99. Two ...
... yields is -0.17. While this value is not directly transferable to our model since we are using a logistic regression, we approximate it by setting a coefficient of corn yield to be -1.85 so that migration intention will increase about 0.17% when the value of corn yield decreases from 1 to 0.99. Two ...
IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSR-JRME)
... climate overtime. Climate variability on the other hand refers to variations in the mean state and other statistics of climate on all sequential and spatial scales beyond that of individual weather events (Prasad, et al., 2009). United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA, 2009) explains climate change as ...
... climate overtime. Climate variability on the other hand refers to variations in the mean state and other statistics of climate on all sequential and spatial scales beyond that of individual weather events (Prasad, et al., 2009). United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA, 2009) explains climate change as ...
Restoring a River of Grass: Everglades policy recommendations for
... One of the largest and most extensive wetland systems in the United States is contained within the Florida Everglades National Park. Like most of the world’s wetlands it has been reduced to half of its size and heavily altered by human pressures. The Everglades were heavily drained during the first ...
... One of the largest and most extensive wetland systems in the United States is contained within the Florida Everglades National Park. Like most of the world’s wetlands it has been reduced to half of its size and heavily altered by human pressures. The Everglades were heavily drained during the first ...
Primer on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
... In addition to supporting efforts to negotiate an agreed outcome under the UNFCCC by 2015 to go into effect by 2020 with legal force applicable to all Parties, many countries, including the members of the G2013 and G8,14 have acknowledged the important role that ‘international cooperative [or comple ...
... In addition to supporting efforts to negotiate an agreed outcome under the UNFCCC by 2015 to go into effect by 2020 with legal force applicable to all Parties, many countries, including the members of the G2013 and G8,14 have acknowledged the important role that ‘international cooperative [or comple ...
Implementation Framework for Climate Change Adaptation Planning
... associated with these watersheds, specific adaptation actions are required to respond to impacts on specific ecosystem components. In addition, when evaluating the adaptation actions, adaptation planners should be careful to ensure that an adaptive response that reduces the risk in one area does not ...
... associated with these watersheds, specific adaptation actions are required to respond to impacts on specific ecosystem components. In addition, when evaluating the adaptation actions, adaptation planners should be careful to ensure that an adaptive response that reduces the risk in one area does not ...
Non-Economic Loss and Damage Caused by Climatic
... from the community level in South-West Bangladesh. The main goal of this research study was to begin deconstructing what non-economic losses and damages might entail and evaluate qualitative methods for its research. The research was conducted in partnership with the International Centre for Climate ...
... from the community level in South-West Bangladesh. The main goal of this research study was to begin deconstructing what non-economic losses and damages might entail and evaluate qualitative methods for its research. The research was conducted in partnership with the International Centre for Climate ...