Conceptualizing urban adaptation to climate change. Findings from
... responsibilities of urban areas for the reduction and mitigation of global environmental impacts. Since the beginning of the nineties, after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, an increasing number of networks and initiatives among cities and local administrations have been established with the objective ...
... responsibilities of urban areas for the reduction and mitigation of global environmental impacts. Since the beginning of the nineties, after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, an increasing number of networks and initiatives among cities and local administrations have been established with the objective ...
Deconstructing the BRICS: Bargaining Coalition
... remembered as a geopolitical fad? Supporters of the developing world’s most coveted club have reason to be optimistic. Growth may be slowing in China, and Brazil, Russia, India, and South Africa face huge structural challenges. Yet according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates, the BR ...
... remembered as a geopolitical fad? Supporters of the developing world’s most coveted club have reason to be optimistic. Growth may be slowing in China, and Brazil, Russia, India, and South Africa face huge structural challenges. Yet according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates, the BR ...
Banner - Indigenous Peoples` Climate Change Portal
... The key solution to climate change is the shift from the use of fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas), which is the main source of greenhouse gases. This means a shift away from a development path and consumerist, wasteful, high energy lifestyles which are totally dependent on fossil fuel use, whether in ...
... The key solution to climate change is the shift from the use of fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas), which is the main source of greenhouse gases. This means a shift away from a development path and consumerist, wasteful, high energy lifestyles which are totally dependent on fossil fuel use, whether in ...
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... limited value loans, is also consistent with the fundamental nature of a majority of adaptation actions that will ultimately consist of thousands of decentralised actions by individuals, households and communities, as they continuously seek to internalise climate risks in their activities. Despite ...
... limited value loans, is also consistent with the fundamental nature of a majority of adaptation actions that will ultimately consist of thousands of decentralised actions by individuals, households and communities, as they continuously seek to internalise climate risks in their activities. Despite ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on London
... and Environment Minister Michael Meacher launched London’s Warming on 24 October 2002. The launch event was very successful, attracting a large number of people from a wide range of sectors. Many individuals attended who had not previously been involved in the Climate Impacts study but recognised th ...
... and Environment Minister Michael Meacher launched London’s Warming on 24 October 2002. The launch event was very successful, attracting a large number of people from a wide range of sectors. Many individuals attended who had not previously been involved in the Climate Impacts study but recognised th ...
Do Not Cite, Quote, or Distribute IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 7
... The chapter presents a very interesting analysis of likely climate change effecst on various food production systems. The discussion of literature on direct effects of climate change on crop yields and other food production systems is extensive and covers all important crops and regions. In contrast ...
... The chapter presents a very interesting analysis of likely climate change effecst on various food production systems. The discussion of literature on direct effects of climate change on crop yields and other food production systems is extensive and covers all important crops and regions. In contrast ...
Central Asia - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... activities that are increasing the adaptive capacity of communities and countries. As well, within the review, adaptation action have been deemed to be “current” if they were ongoing or completed in 2009 or later. As such, the review does not include projects completed prior to 2009 that may have co ...
... activities that are increasing the adaptive capacity of communities and countries. As well, within the review, adaptation action have been deemed to be “current” if they were ongoing or completed in 2009 or later. As such, the review does not include projects completed prior to 2009 that may have co ...
Distributions and climate effects of atmospheric aerosols from the
... century are estimated using an on-line global aerosol climate model, SPRINTARS (Takemura et al., 2000, 2002a, 2005, 2009), and using the Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) (Moss et al., 2010) for the latest future emission scenarios. The historical emissions database developed by Lamarque ...
... century are estimated using an on-line global aerosol climate model, SPRINTARS (Takemura et al., 2000, 2002a, 2005, 2009), and using the Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) (Moss et al., 2010) for the latest future emission scenarios. The historical emissions database developed by Lamarque ...
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. (2010) Adapting Institutions to Climate Change, Twenty-eighth report
... such as local partnerships between agencies to manage flood risk; or it can be a legal, regulatory or policy framework, such as the EU Habitats Directive which defines the objectives and measures required to achieve some aspects of nature conservation. For the purposes of this report, we will use the ...
... such as local partnerships between agencies to manage flood risk; or it can be a legal, regulatory or policy framework, such as the EU Habitats Directive which defines the objectives and measures required to achieve some aspects of nature conservation. For the purposes of this report, we will use the ...
Media Echo
... different summits sited in all major European mountain systems, first in 2001 and then again just seven years later in 2008. They found strong indications that, at a continental scale, cold-loving plants traditionally found in alpine regions are being pushed out of many habitats by warm-loving plant ...
... different summits sited in all major European mountain systems, first in 2001 and then again just seven years later in 2008. They found strong indications that, at a continental scale, cold-loving plants traditionally found in alpine regions are being pushed out of many habitats by warm-loving plant ...
Read the Adaptation Strategy
... people, communities and economies across the nation ever y day. The obser ved changes in the climate are already impacting these valuable resources and systems. These impacts are expected to increase with ...
... people, communities and economies across the nation ever y day. The obser ved changes in the climate are already impacting these valuable resources and systems. These impacts are expected to increase with ...
Implications of climate change for Australia`s World Heritage properties
... flora, expansion of woody vegetation into arid and semi-arid rangelands, and continued coral bleaching. Changes in the abundance and distribution of many species, including the extinction of indigenous plants and animals with limited dispersal capabilities and/or narrow climatic tolerance ranges, ar ...
... flora, expansion of woody vegetation into arid and semi-arid rangelands, and continued coral bleaching. Changes in the abundance and distribution of many species, including the extinction of indigenous plants and animals with limited dispersal capabilities and/or narrow climatic tolerance ranges, ar ...
Economic Analysis of Climate-Proofing Investment Projects
... Adjusting to the need for climate-resilient development will mean integrating responses to the physical, social, and economic impacts of climate change into all aspects of development planning and investment. The long-term strategic framework of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Strategy 2020, and i ...
... Adjusting to the need for climate-resilient development will mean integrating responses to the physical, social, and economic impacts of climate change into all aspects of development planning and investment. The long-term strategic framework of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Strategy 2020, and i ...
Technical Summary
... Box TS.2. Terms Critical for Understanding the Summary Core concepts defined in the glossary and used throughout the report include: Climate change: A change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its pro ...
... Box TS.2. Terms Critical for Understanding the Summary Core concepts defined in the glossary and used throughout the report include: Climate change: A change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its pro ...
The Poverty and Welfare Impacts of Climate Change
... Reduction and Equity Group. He received his master’s degree in economics from the National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina. He worked as assistant professor of labor economics in the UNLP Department of Economics and as a researcher in UNLP’s Center of Distributional, Labor and Social Studie ...
... Reduction and Equity Group. He received his master’s degree in economics from the National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina. He worked as assistant professor of labor economics in the UNLP Department of Economics and as a researcher in UNLP’s Center of Distributional, Labor and Social Studie ...
Extreme flood events in changing climate for a long-term
... mean value, the coefficient of variation and coefficient of skewness calculated from the observed time series with an assumption that these values do not change during the planning horizon (Thomas, 1985). However, the frequency and magnitude of extreme flood events based on historical data do not pr ...
... mean value, the coefficient of variation and coefficient of skewness calculated from the observed time series with an assumption that these values do not change during the planning horizon (Thomas, 1985). However, the frequency and magnitude of extreme flood events based on historical data do not pr ...
Avoiding Adaptation Apartheid: Climate Change Adaptation and
... analysts, and policymakers who collectively negotiate and design long-term, coordinated solutions to a particular problem; in the case of climate change, these solutions require coordinated action at the international level to regulate public actors and the private sector alike.' 8 That human rights ...
... analysts, and policymakers who collectively negotiate and design long-term, coordinated solutions to a particular problem; in the case of climate change, these solutions require coordinated action at the international level to regulate public actors and the private sector alike.' 8 That human rights ...
colorado climate plan
... experts concerning energy efficiency technologies, markets, and practices involving electric utility end-users. In this role, Colorado Energy Office will convene one or more forums over the next year to engage stakeholders and ensure energy efficiency options best fit within a compliance plan for the state ...
... experts concerning energy efficiency technologies, markets, and practices involving electric utility end-users. In this role, Colorado Energy Office will convene one or more forums over the next year to engage stakeholders and ensure energy efficiency options best fit within a compliance plan for the state ...
Understanding and responding to climate change in the
... developments are likely to affect nearly every part of the seafood industry (from production to consumption). Such developments may be negative, but could also be positive. Observations suggest current rates of change far greater than in recent history. As such industry stakeholders will need to: • ...
... developments are likely to affect nearly every part of the seafood industry (from production to consumption). Such developments may be negative, but could also be positive. Observations suggest current rates of change far greater than in recent history. As such industry stakeholders will need to: • ...
promoting resilience to climate change in australian conservation
... of species, providing the international legal legitimacy for species-specific conservation efforts in national and state legislation. Below this, the conservation laws of the Commonwealth and each state and territory adopt a two-pronged approach. Primary emphasis is on reserving large areas of publi ...
... of species, providing the international legal legitimacy for species-specific conservation efforts in national and state legislation. Below this, the conservation laws of the Commonwealth and each state and territory adopt a two-pronged approach. Primary emphasis is on reserving large areas of publi ...
It Depends Which Way the Wind Blows
... This work has been financially supported by the Alinytjara Wilurara Natural Resources Management Regional Board. The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of a number of important contributors. Thanks to the many Anangu elders and other community members for welcoming Douglas to their com ...
... This work has been financially supported by the Alinytjara Wilurara Natural Resources Management Regional Board. The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of a number of important contributors. Thanks to the many Anangu elders and other community members for welcoming Douglas to their com ...
The ocean carbon sink – impacts, vulnerabilities and challenges
... Received: 17 November 2014 – Published in Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss.: 5 December 2014 Revised: 30 April 2015 – Accepted: 14 May 2015 – Published: 9 June 2015 ...
... Received: 17 November 2014 – Published in Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss.: 5 December 2014 Revised: 30 April 2015 – Accepted: 14 May 2015 – Published: 9 June 2015 ...
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. (2010) Adapting Institutions to Climate Change, Twenty-eighth report. David Stainforth is acknowledged in the report as a key contributor
... such as local partnerships between agencies to manage flood risk; or it can be a legal, regulatory or policy framework, such as the EU Habitats Directive which defines the objectives and measures required to achieve some aspects of nature conservation. For the purposes of this report, we will use th ...
... such as local partnerships between agencies to manage flood risk; or it can be a legal, regulatory or policy framework, such as the EU Habitats Directive which defines the objectives and measures required to achieve some aspects of nature conservation. For the purposes of this report, we will use th ...
Chapter 3: Natural environment and natural assets
... Climate change presents a substantial risk to the UK’s native wildlife and also to the vital goods and services provided by the natural environment to people. These goods and services include clean water, food and fibre, pollination, carbon storage, climate regulation, and natural protection from ha ...
... Climate change presents a substantial risk to the UK’s native wildlife and also to the vital goods and services provided by the natural environment to people. These goods and services include clean water, food and fibre, pollination, carbon storage, climate regulation, and natural protection from ha ...
State of Climate Change Science in the Great Lakes Basin
... • The consideration of impacts of climate change on the local scale, including micro-climate niches is limited. • Research is limited on the impacts of climate change on coastal ecosystems. • Monitoring of species and community-level changes is necessary to refine hybrid models, which could lead ...
... • The consideration of impacts of climate change on the local scale, including micro-climate niches is limited. • Research is limited on the impacts of climate change on coastal ecosystems. • Monitoring of species and community-level changes is necessary to refine hybrid models, which could lead ...
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (or CPRS) was a proposed cap-and-trade system of emissions trading for anthropogenic greenhouse gases, due to be introduced in Australia in 2010 by the Rudd government, as part of its climate change policy. It marked a major change in the energy policy of Australia. The policy began when the Australian Labor Party was in opposition and the six Labor-controlled states commissioned an independent review on energy policy, the Garnaut Climate Change Review, which published a number of reports. Labor, after winning the federal election and forming a government, published a Green paper for discussion and comment. The Federal Treasury then modelled some of the financial and economic impacts of the proposed scheme.The Rudd Government published a final white paper on 15 December 2008. The Government announced that the legislation was intended to take effect in July 2010; but the legislation for the CPRS (aka ETS) failed to gain adequate support and was twice rejected creating a double dissolution election trigger. After a bitter political debate which saw former opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull lose his leadership of the opposition to the anti-CPRS Tony Abbott. The Rudd government did not call an election and the CPRS lost public support. In April 2010, Labor then deferred the CPRS. A successor to the CPRS, the Carbon Pricing Mechanism (CPM) was passed into law as part of the Clean Energy Futures Package (CEF) in 2011, but was repealed in July 2014 following a change in government.