Climate Change Adaptation for Natural World Heritage Sites A
... The impact of climate change on World Heritage natural and cultural properties was brought to the attention of the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2005 by a group of concerned organizations and individuals. The Committee requested the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration wi ...
... The impact of climate change on World Heritage natural and cultural properties was brought to the attention of the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2005 by a group of concerned organizations and individuals. The Committee requested the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration wi ...
Climate Change Adaptation and the Australian Urban Water Industry
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report, Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to advance Climate Change Adaptation which states that "where extreme weather events become more intense and/or more frequent, the economic and social costs of those events will increase, and these ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report, Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to advance Climate Change Adaptation which states that "where extreme weather events become more intense and/or more frequent, the economic and social costs of those events will increase, and these ...
Maintaining Stability
... of ecosystems. According to an IMF paper,2 for example, in the aftermath of the Asian and Russian crises, Brazil reduced public expenditures (excluding wages, social security benefits, and interest payments) for 1999 by 11 percent in nominal terms with respect to 1998. However, some key Amazon envi ...
... of ecosystems. According to an IMF paper,2 for example, in the aftermath of the Asian and Russian crises, Brazil reduced public expenditures (excluding wages, social security benefits, and interest payments) for 1999 by 11 percent in nominal terms with respect to 1998. However, some key Amazon envi ...
10 Cenozoic Climatic Record for Monsoonal Rainfall over the Indian
... Atmospheric carbon dioxide level is one of the major drivers responsible for the global temperature change (Lacis et al., 2010). The role of carbon dioxide as an important greenhouse gas, and its contribution towards regulation of global surface temperature has been recognized for over a century (Ar ...
... Atmospheric carbon dioxide level is one of the major drivers responsible for the global temperature change (Lacis et al., 2010). The role of carbon dioxide as an important greenhouse gas, and its contribution towards regulation of global surface temperature has been recognized for over a century (Ar ...
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... deforestation or foment reforestation resulting in sequestered GHGs above a “business as usual” (BAU) baseline.21 Tropical deforestation accounts for about 15-20% of GHG emissions, a greater contribution than all forms of transport combined, and equal to the annual emissions of China or the United S ...
... deforestation or foment reforestation resulting in sequestered GHGs above a “business as usual” (BAU) baseline.21 Tropical deforestation accounts for about 15-20% of GHG emissions, a greater contribution than all forms of transport combined, and equal to the annual emissions of China or the United S ...
Coastal and marine ecosystems in a changing climate: the case of
... (Nicholls et al., 2007; Wong, 2010). Such anthropogenic induced changes compounded by climatic induced changes are expected to expose the coastal populations and ecosystems into several dangers (Michel and Pandya, 2010). For example, the rising sea levels could lead to saltwater intrusion into fresh ...
... (Nicholls et al., 2007; Wong, 2010). Such anthropogenic induced changes compounded by climatic induced changes are expected to expose the coastal populations and ecosystems into several dangers (Michel and Pandya, 2010). For example, the rising sea levels could lead to saltwater intrusion into fresh ...
For the TransRe project, we`ve chosen to analyze “social resilience.”
... Thailand were declared disaster areas by the Interior Ministry due to water shortages brought on by a severe drought (UPI 2010). A year later, Thailand was underwater: more than one million people were affected by severe flooding for several weeks as a result of persistent rainfall (World Bank 2011b ...
... Thailand were declared disaster areas by the Interior Ministry due to water shortages brought on by a severe drought (UPI 2010). A year later, Thailand was underwater: more than one million people were affected by severe flooding for several weeks as a result of persistent rainfall (World Bank 2011b ...
Southern Africa Climate Change Framework
... a downward trend in rainfall. Below-normal rainfall years are becoming more frequent. For example, between 1988 and 1992 the sub-region experienced recurrent drought events. There has also been an increase in the frequency and intensity of El Niño episodes. The early 1980s marked the beginning of a ...
... a downward trend in rainfall. Below-normal rainfall years are becoming more frequent. For example, between 1988 and 1992 the sub-region experienced recurrent drought events. There has also been an increase in the frequency and intensity of El Niño episodes. The early 1980s marked the beginning of a ...
English
... through the selection and use of fuel for cookstoves, with the accompanying health- and environment-related effects; transport for themselves or products; energy use and supply; and livestock management. For example, in the livestock sector men and women often manage different types of animals and a ...
... through the selection and use of fuel for cookstoves, with the accompanying health- and environment-related effects; transport for themselves or products; energy use and supply; and livestock management. For example, in the livestock sector men and women often manage different types of animals and a ...
Working paper: Preference Attainment: Why are some Countries
... ideas about how strategic behavior may influence negotiation positions (Frieden, 1999; Moravcsik, 1997; Putnam, 1988). For the climate change case, Bailer and Weiler (2011) empirically show that strategic considerations do indeed influence negotiation positions in the climate change case. Unfortunat ...
... ideas about how strategic behavior may influence negotiation positions (Frieden, 1999; Moravcsik, 1997; Putnam, 1988). For the climate change case, Bailer and Weiler (2011) empirically show that strategic considerations do indeed influence negotiation positions in the climate change case. Unfortunat ...
Mosquitoes and Culicoides biting midges: vector range and
... climate on Earth has changed. According to the report by Working Group I of the IPCC (4), the Earth’s surface has become increasingly warmer during each of the last three decades. In addition, in the Northern Hemisphere, the years between 1983 and 2012 marked the warmest 30year period in the last 1, ...
... climate on Earth has changed. According to the report by Working Group I of the IPCC (4), the Earth’s surface has become increasingly warmer during each of the last three decades. In addition, in the Northern Hemisphere, the years between 1983 and 2012 marked the warmest 30year period in the last 1, ...
climate change in the courts
... and Ruhl study, this paper casts light on the “who, what, why, and how” of climate change litigation and investigates the role of the courts in the development of climate change policy outside of the United States. This study includes all climate change litigation decisions we have found from all ju ...
... and Ruhl study, this paper casts light on the “who, what, why, and how” of climate change litigation and investigates the role of the courts in the development of climate change policy outside of the United States. This study includes all climate change litigation decisions we have found from all ju ...
Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological Diversity
... CDR approaches involve two steps: (1) carbon sequestration or removal of CO2 from the atmosphere; and (2) storage of the sequestered carbon. In the first three techniques, these two steps occur together; in the fourth and fifth, sequestration and storage may be separated in time and space. Ecosystem ...
... CDR approaches involve two steps: (1) carbon sequestration or removal of CO2 from the atmosphere; and (2) storage of the sequestered carbon. In the first three techniques, these two steps occur together; in the fourth and fifth, sequestration and storage may be separated in time and space. Ecosystem ...
Climate Science, the Public and the News Media
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is that, without action to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, there is a significant probability that global average temperatures will increase to be more than 2°C higher than in pre-industrial times, with substantial changes in regional climate an ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is that, without action to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, there is a significant probability that global average temperatures will increase to be more than 2°C higher than in pre-industrial times, with substantial changes in regional climate an ...
Aridification determines changes of leaf activity in Pinus halepensis
... al. (2002) suggested that in these areas the growth could be reduced as a consequence of water constraints associated to precipitation decrease and temperature increase in Mediterranean areas. In the present study, we analyzed trends in vegetation activity over a climate gradient (346626 mm averag ...
... al. (2002) suggested that in these areas the growth could be reduced as a consequence of water constraints associated to precipitation decrease and temperature increase in Mediterranean areas. In the present study, we analyzed trends in vegetation activity over a climate gradient (346626 mm averag ...
British Columbia
... with large storage reservoirs. Alternative ‘clean’ sources of energy, such as wind power, will help meet increasing energy demands in the future, but are currently only a small contributor to BC’s power supply. Coal-fired generating plants are also being considered, although their status is uncertain ...
... with large storage reservoirs. Alternative ‘clean’ sources of energy, such as wind power, will help meet increasing energy demands in the future, but are currently only a small contributor to BC’s power supply. Coal-fired generating plants are also being considered, although their status is uncertain ...
The Global Fossil Fuel Divestment and Clean Energy - Divest
... investment deals, capital commitments, and coalitions are driving more capital to the clean energy sector with the aim of accelerating the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy, and to support communities most impacted by climate change and energy poverty.3 Clean energy investment has cont ...
... investment deals, capital commitments, and coalitions are driving more capital to the clean energy sector with the aim of accelerating the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy, and to support communities most impacted by climate change and energy poverty.3 Clean energy investment has cont ...
Journal of Environmental Monitoring
... Tropical coral reefs are charismatic ecosystems that house a significant proportion of the world’s marine biodiversity. Their valuable goods and services are fundamental to the livelihood of large coastal populations in the tropics. The health of many of the world’s coral reefs, and the goods and ser ...
... Tropical coral reefs are charismatic ecosystems that house a significant proportion of the world’s marine biodiversity. Their valuable goods and services are fundamental to the livelihood of large coastal populations in the tropics. The health of many of the world’s coral reefs, and the goods and ser ...
7 Managing the Risks: International Level and Integration across Scales
... economic and ecological systems, can serve both to reduce vulnerability and to amplify disaster risks (high confidence). Global development pathways are becoming a more important factor in the management of vulnerability and disaster risk. [7.2.1] The international community has accumulated substant ...
... economic and ecological systems, can serve both to reduce vulnerability and to amplify disaster risks (high confidence). Global development pathways are becoming a more important factor in the management of vulnerability and disaster risk. [7.2.1] The international community has accumulated substant ...
Dynamics of the coupled human-climate system resulting from
... Our HadCM3L simulations involve a simple scenario of initiating SRM in year 2040 with the goal of returning the global mean temperature to 2020 levels. This is sufficient to illustrate both the ability for feedback-control to achieve the desired goal under uncertainty and the inherent trade-off betw ...
... Our HadCM3L simulations involve a simple scenario of initiating SRM in year 2040 with the goal of returning the global mean temperature to 2020 levels. This is sufficient to illustrate both the ability for feedback-control to achieve the desired goal under uncertainty and the inherent trade-off betw ...
Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research The Met. Office
... by the 2080s are predicted to have increased by about 3 °C above today’s (taken as the average over the period 1961–90). A global average temperature rise of 2 °C, which would occur by the 2050s with unmitigated emissions, will be delayed by about 50 years under 750 ppm stabilisation and by over 100 ...
... by the 2080s are predicted to have increased by about 3 °C above today’s (taken as the average over the period 1961–90). A global average temperature rise of 2 °C, which would occur by the 2050s with unmitigated emissions, will be delayed by about 50 years under 750 ppm stabilisation and by over 100 ...
Key players` perspective on climate change in the Mediterranean
... Scientific Update, undertaken by the IRD (French Research Institute for Development) and the AllEnvi (French Alliance for Environmental Research) at the request of myself and Morocco in view of the upcoming COP22. The report demonstrates that more than any other area of the world the Mediterranean r ...
... Scientific Update, undertaken by the IRD (French Research Institute for Development) and the AllEnvi (French Alliance for Environmental Research) at the request of myself and Morocco in view of the upcoming COP22. The report demonstrates that more than any other area of the world the Mediterranean r ...