the Migration as Adaptation briefing.
... colonial ties to the framing of migration as a negative phenomenon, which has hitherto been perpetuated by the development community. He believes that sedentary bias permeates both the theory and practice of development. From a historical perspective, he argues, colonialism sought to exploit natural ...
... colonial ties to the framing of migration as a negative phenomenon, which has hitherto been perpetuated by the development community. He believes that sedentary bias permeates both the theory and practice of development. From a historical perspective, he argues, colonialism sought to exploit natural ...
- CSIRO Publishing
... radiation trapped near the Earth’s surface and driving accelerated warming. This process, called the enhanced greenhouse effect, is caused by a forced release of greenhouse gases from their terrestrial store into the atmosphere that has no precedent in history. The associated increases in global tem ...
... radiation trapped near the Earth’s surface and driving accelerated warming. This process, called the enhanced greenhouse effect, is caused by a forced release of greenhouse gases from their terrestrial store into the atmosphere that has no precedent in history. The associated increases in global tem ...
A values-based approach to vulnerability and adaptation to climate
... understandings of climate change. A values-based approach to climate change can be considered important for at least four reasons: climate change cannot be assessed or responded to in only one way; there may be value conflicts between different actors’ responses; future generations may judge based o ...
... understandings of climate change. A values-based approach to climate change can be considered important for at least four reasons: climate change cannot be assessed or responded to in only one way; there may be value conflicts between different actors’ responses; future generations may judge based o ...
Chapter 9 Major commercial risks
... A thorough and detailed risk assessment is essential. Although site surveys by engineers are market practice for the individual risks of a commercial client, there is usually not enough attention to a site-specific natural perils analysis. Predominantly, a location’s natural-hazard exposure is class ...
... A thorough and detailed risk assessment is essential. Although site surveys by engineers are market practice for the individual risks of a commercial client, there is usually not enough attention to a site-specific natural perils analysis. Predominantly, a location’s natural-hazard exposure is class ...
Draft Risk Assessment Framework Outline
... infrastructure and provide asset prioritization guidance to states and territories. During this pilot phase, FHWA is interested in how assets are currently prioritized by transportation agencies when making decisions related to safety, reliability, mobility, emergency management, and ultimately, cli ...
... infrastructure and provide asset prioritization guidance to states and territories. During this pilot phase, FHWA is interested in how assets are currently prioritized by transportation agencies when making decisions related to safety, reliability, mobility, emergency management, and ultimately, cli ...
Effects on Ecosystems
... important in and/semi and and infertile areas However there is great uncertainty about whethei 01 not these mechanisms operate for prolonged periods in natural ecosystems For example there are no field data from whole ecosystem studies of forests that demonstrate a ' CO2 feitilization etlect It elev ...
... important in and/semi and and infertile areas However there is great uncertainty about whethei 01 not these mechanisms operate for prolonged periods in natural ecosystems For example there are no field data from whole ecosystem studies of forests that demonstrate a ' CO2 feitilization etlect It elev ...
Republic of Yemen Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) With
... development of NAMAS is not compulsory but rather voluntary, and NAMAs demonstrates commitments to transition towards greener economy. ...
... development of NAMAS is not compulsory but rather voluntary, and NAMAs demonstrates commitments to transition towards greener economy. ...
The Climate System: an Overview
... is typically in the order of 1%. Because these greenhouse gases absorb the infrared radiation emitted by the Earth and emit infrared radiation up- and downward, they tend to raise the temperature near the Earth’s surface. Water vapour, CO2 and O3 also absorb solar short-wave radiation. The atmospher ...
... is typically in the order of 1%. Because these greenhouse gases absorb the infrared radiation emitted by the Earth and emit infrared radiation up- and downward, they tend to raise the temperature near the Earth’s surface. Water vapour, CO2 and O3 also absorb solar short-wave radiation. The atmospher ...
Beyond the Tipping Point: Understanding Perceptions of Abrupt
... The different ways in which the uncertain science and speculative impacts of abrupt climate changes are interpreted inevitably extends to the ways in which they and the risks they pose are communicated across societies. Such uncertainty is frequently deployed in climate change debates, as an argumen ...
... The different ways in which the uncertain science and speculative impacts of abrupt climate changes are interpreted inevitably extends to the ways in which they and the risks they pose are communicated across societies. Such uncertainty is frequently deployed in climate change debates, as an argumen ...
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... models; Peterson et al. 2002, Midgley et al. 2003, Thomas et al. 2004, Lawler et al. 2009b) or changes in phenology and the potential for phenological mismatches (e.g., Bradley et al. 1999, Visser and Both 2005). More recently, scientists have emphasized how key behavioral or demographic characteris ...
... models; Peterson et al. 2002, Midgley et al. 2003, Thomas et al. 2004, Lawler et al. 2009b) or changes in phenology and the potential for phenological mismatches (e.g., Bradley et al. 1999, Visser and Both 2005). More recently, scientists have emphasized how key behavioral or demographic characteris ...
Bewertung der Risiken des Klimawandels für
... This will involve, inter alia, assessing which water quantity and quality requirements should be further integrated into relevant CAP instruments as well as improving the efficiency of water use by agriculture especially in water stress regions. A reflection on possible support for farms which are p ...
... This will involve, inter alia, assessing which water quantity and quality requirements should be further integrated into relevant CAP instruments as well as improving the efficiency of water use by agriculture especially in water stress regions. A reflection on possible support for farms which are p ...
City of North Vancouver Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... these changes will have extensive impacts on the liveability of the City. The City has a strong history of mitigation – preventing or slowing climate change by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – but this is only one half of the two-pronged approach needed to address climate change. The other ...
... these changes will have extensive impacts on the liveability of the City. The City has a strong history of mitigation – preventing or slowing climate change by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – but this is only one half of the two-pronged approach needed to address climate change. The other ...
unlocking ambition - The Climate Group
... national governments remain hesitant? Their reasons vary, but three stand out. The first is efficiency. Of course, every company and government wants to be efficient. But committing to reduce emissions to near zero gives that intent a direction – demanding more productivity with less waste. It’s wha ...
... national governments remain hesitant? Their reasons vary, but three stand out. The first is efficiency. Of course, every company and government wants to be efficient. But committing to reduce emissions to near zero gives that intent a direction – demanding more productivity with less waste. It’s wha ...
Deepening the Food Crisis? A summary of the Study `Climate
... Climate change threatens to worsen the already critical situation of global food security. The Fourth Assessment Report (FAR) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has made a critical assessment of the possible impacts of climate change on agriculture, livestock and fishing. Poor a ...
... Climate change threatens to worsen the already critical situation of global food security. The Fourth Assessment Report (FAR) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has made a critical assessment of the possible impacts of climate change on agriculture, livestock and fishing. Poor a ...
Effectively addressing climate risk through adaptation for
... 1▪ The Gulf Coast is vulnerable to growing environmental risks today with >$350 billion of cumulative expected losses by 2030 – Losses continue to increase (20%+) due to subsidence and asset base growth – $350 billion of loss represents ▫ A Katrina-like hurricane becomes a once in every generation e ...
... 1▪ The Gulf Coast is vulnerable to growing environmental risks today with >$350 billion of cumulative expected losses by 2030 – Losses continue to increase (20%+) due to subsidence and asset base growth – $350 billion of loss represents ▫ A Katrina-like hurricane becomes a once in every generation e ...
Hasan, F.A. Human Agency, Climate Change, and Culture
... Human Agency, Climate Change, and Culture 41 ...
... Human Agency, Climate Change, and Culture 41 ...
Climate change drives a shift in peatland ecosystem plant
... The composition of a peatland plant community has considerable effect on a range of ecosystem functions. Peatland plant community structure is predicted to change under future climate change, making the quantification of the direction and magnitude of this change a research priority. We subjected in ...
... The composition of a peatland plant community has considerable effect on a range of ecosystem functions. Peatland plant community structure is predicted to change under future climate change, making the quantification of the direction and magnitude of this change a research priority. We subjected in ...
Today
... human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases.1 Under a broad range of non-mitigation scenarios considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, warming over this century is projected to be substantially larger than over the past century. Changes in many other components of the climate sys ...
... human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases.1 Under a broad range of non-mitigation scenarios considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, warming over this century is projected to be substantially larger than over the past century. Changes in many other components of the climate sys ...
Climate Change and Health on the US Gulf Coast
... Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida—may be especially severe and further exacerbated by a range of threats facing the coastline areas, including severe erosion, subsidence, and—given the amount of energy production infrastructure—the ever-present potential for large-scale industrial accidents. The Gul ...
... Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida—may be especially severe and further exacerbated by a range of threats facing the coastline areas, including severe erosion, subsidence, and—given the amount of energy production infrastructure—the ever-present potential for large-scale industrial accidents. The Gul ...
Optimal intensity targets for greenhouse gas emissions
... pulling out of the agreement. Bringing developing countries on board, essential for a meaningful post-Kyoto treaty, faces even greater challenges from economic uncertainty. Poor countries’ decision-makers can ill afford to sign a treaty that risks major cost blow-outs or ‘stifling development’. This ...
... pulling out of the agreement. Bringing developing countries on board, essential for a meaningful post-Kyoto treaty, faces even greater challenges from economic uncertainty. Poor countries’ decision-makers can ill afford to sign a treaty that risks major cost blow-outs or ‘stifling development’. This ...
Roles of religion and ethics in addressing climate
... p. 398) observes more directly: …we cannot get very far in discussing why climate change is a problem without invoking ethical considerations. If we do not think that our own actions are open to moral assessment, or that various interests (our own, those of our kin and country, those of distant peop ...
... p. 398) observes more directly: …we cannot get very far in discussing why climate change is a problem without invoking ethical considerations. If we do not think that our own actions are open to moral assessment, or that various interests (our own, those of our kin and country, those of distant peop ...
Implications of Climate Change for the Construction Sector.
... The built environment will be affected by climate change in many ways: the purpose of this research was to identify how, and (where possible) how much. Climate change research has so far concentrated on climate models, measurements of climate variables, and research underpinning impact and adaptatio ...
... The built environment will be affected by climate change in many ways: the purpose of this research was to identify how, and (where possible) how much. Climate change research has so far concentrated on climate models, measurements of climate variables, and research underpinning impact and adaptatio ...
Preparing BC for Climate Migration
... investments. However, within wealthy countries, it is typically the poorest people who have the least capacity to respond to extreme weather — for instance, they have a limited ability to pay higher cooling bills during summer heat waves and the fewest resources to rebuild after storms and floods. D ...
... investments. However, within wealthy countries, it is typically the poorest people who have the least capacity to respond to extreme weather — for instance, they have a limited ability to pay higher cooling bills during summer heat waves and the fewest resources to rebuild after storms and floods. D ...
National Climate Change Action Plan
... acknowledgement of the impacts of climate change on areas such as population health, water resources and biodiversity, and on different economic sectors such as agriculture, mining, energy generation, infrastructure and transportation. It is therefore important to focus not only on assessing the imp ...
... acknowledgement of the impacts of climate change on areas such as population health, water resources and biodiversity, and on different economic sectors such as agriculture, mining, energy generation, infrastructure and transportation. It is therefore important to focus not only on assessing the imp ...
Zimbabwe Capacity Development Needs Assessment Report
... Dr Madyiwa, Dr Mutambara, Veronica Gundu and Kennedy Mabehla for their inputs into this assessment. We are also Prof Nhapi. This process, so far, has also benefitted immensely from other non-governmental agencies such as the Country Water Partnership, IWSD and, IES who have responded positively to c ...
... Dr Madyiwa, Dr Mutambara, Veronica Gundu and Kennedy Mabehla for their inputs into this assessment. We are also Prof Nhapi. This process, so far, has also benefitted immensely from other non-governmental agencies such as the Country Water Partnership, IWSD and, IES who have responded positively to c ...
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.