4_4_Human_health_revised_checked - Eionet Forum
... The WHO Regional Office for Europe works on climate change and health since 1997. The activities include the assessment of the health effects, the development of measures to protect population health from climate change and to integrate health in climate change related policies. WHO has developed nu ...
... The WHO Regional Office for Europe works on climate change and health since 1997. The activities include the assessment of the health effects, the development of measures to protect population health from climate change and to integrate health in climate change related policies. WHO has developed nu ...
Adaptability and Change - UCD Energy Research Group
... 1. To show that increased energy use (e.g. conventional air conditioning) is not the solution to adapting to the urban microclimate or climate change. 2. To demonstrate how low energy design and comfort theory can address both mitigation and adaptation. ...
... 1. To show that increased energy use (e.g. conventional air conditioning) is not the solution to adapting to the urban microclimate or climate change. 2. To demonstrate how low energy design and comfort theory can address both mitigation and adaptation. ...
Helsinki Metropolitan Area Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... Climate change can no longer be completely prevented. The mean temperature in Finland is expected to rise by more than the global average. The speed of such change is a major challenge to society and to nature. It is vitally important to mitigate the progress of climate change and to reduce greenhou ...
... Climate change can no longer be completely prevented. The mean temperature in Finland is expected to rise by more than the global average. The speed of such change is a major challenge to society and to nature. It is vitally important to mitigate the progress of climate change and to reduce greenhou ...
How can decision-makers in developing countries incorporate uncertainty about future climate risks into existing planning and policymaking processes? (424 kB) (opens in new window)
... catastrophes in low and lower middle income countries have caused almost 850,000 fatalities and led to damages amounting to US$40 billion6. Such disasters have long-term impacts on economic development and poverty reduction through drawing resources away from development and putting individuals, fi ...
... catastrophes in low and lower middle income countries have caused almost 850,000 fatalities and led to damages amounting to US$40 billion6. Such disasters have long-term impacts on economic development and poverty reduction through drawing resources away from development and putting individuals, fi ...
Sára Hrabovszky-Horváth The climate strategy aspects of the energy
... adaptation to the changing meteorological and environmental conditions [Láng et al, 2007], [IPCC, 2007]. With mitigation in mind we have to investigate how to reduce harmful emissions by both new and existing buildings throughout their entire lifecycle – from construction to operation and to demolit ...
... adaptation to the changing meteorological and environmental conditions [Láng et al, 2007], [IPCC, 2007]. With mitigation in mind we have to investigate how to reduce harmful emissions by both new and existing buildings throughout their entire lifecycle – from construction to operation and to demolit ...
Weather and climate: changing human exposures
... ature range would increase dramatically and the average temperature would be about 33 °C colder (3). Changes in the composition of gases in the atmosphere alter the intensity of the greenhouse effect. This analogy arose because these gases have been likened to the glass of a greenhouse that lets in ...
... ature range would increase dramatically and the average temperature would be about 33 °C colder (3). Changes in the composition of gases in the atmosphere alter the intensity of the greenhouse effect. This analogy arose because these gases have been likened to the glass of a greenhouse that lets in ...
Perceptions of Obvious and Disruptive Climate Change: Community
... CBA initiatives, however, have challenges: they are time, resource, and labor intensive [37,39]; local perspectives may not be taken seriously by decision makers and/or their perspectives may be distorted [38]; and it may be difficult to identify who speaks for the community and account for marginal ...
... CBA initiatives, however, have challenges: they are time, resource, and labor intensive [37,39]; local perspectives may not be taken seriously by decision makers and/or their perspectives may be distorted [38]; and it may be difficult to identify who speaks for the community and account for marginal ...
How Climate Change Will Affect People Around the World
... Extreme weather events. Climate change is likely to increase the costs imposed by extreme weather, both by shifting the probability distribution upwards (more heatwaves, but fewer coldsnaps) and by intensifying the water cycle, so that severe floods, droughts and storms occur more often (Chapter 1). ...
... Extreme weather events. Climate change is likely to increase the costs imposed by extreme weather, both by shifting the probability distribution upwards (more heatwaves, but fewer coldsnaps) and by intensifying the water cycle, so that severe floods, droughts and storms occur more often (Chapter 1). ...
Understanding the Social Cost of Carbon
... • SCC is an estimate of the damages to society from CO2 • SCC is in use broadly in USG rulemakings (going back to 2008) – states and others using as well • For foreseeable future, CO2 (all GHGs) will be regulated under the Clean Air Act and efficiency policies • USG legally obligated to value CO2 (9 ...
... • SCC is an estimate of the damages to society from CO2 • SCC is in use broadly in USG rulemakings (going back to 2008) – states and others using as well • For foreseeable future, CO2 (all GHGs) will be regulated under the Clean Air Act and efficiency policies • USG legally obligated to value CO2 (9 ...
The Australian Aerosol and Climate Research Program: A
... integrated Australian climate research program. The major rationale of an AACRP is to understand and quantify the role of aerosol in climate change – with particular emphasis on aerosol specific to the Australian region and/or impacts in the Australian region. The successive IPCC assessments, includ ...
... integrated Australian climate research program. The major rationale of an AACRP is to understand and quantify the role of aerosol in climate change – with particular emphasis on aerosol specific to the Australian region and/or impacts in the Australian region. The successive IPCC assessments, includ ...
Climate change - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
... and traditions than those of the country of which they now form a part (also referred to as ’native’ ‘aboriginal’ or ’tribal’ peoples) (Source: 7). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The IPCC is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change. It was established by ...
... and traditions than those of the country of which they now form a part (also referred to as ’native’ ‘aboriginal’ or ’tribal’ peoples) (Source: 7). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The IPCC is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change. It was established by ...
The design of a legacy indicator tool for measuring climate change
... Background: We are experiencing a period of climate change the extent and impact of which is uncertain. In the cultural heritage sector the need for monitoring to inform our understanding is widely agreed, yet there is a lack of consensus over what constitutes ‘monitoring for climate change’. This ...
... Background: We are experiencing a period of climate change the extent and impact of which is uncertain. In the cultural heritage sector the need for monitoring to inform our understanding is widely agreed, yet there is a lack of consensus over what constitutes ‘monitoring for climate change’. This ...
climate futures responses to climate change in 2030 October 2008
... was signed, to great fanfare. Or picture this: it’s 2030 and major companies are adopting ‘consumer wellbeing’ as a performance metric. South Korea has renounced the idea of economic growth, as spirituality and religion undergo a historic resurgence, allied with the mantra of 'live simply and slowly ...
... was signed, to great fanfare. Or picture this: it’s 2030 and major companies are adopting ‘consumer wellbeing’ as a performance metric. South Korea has renounced the idea of economic growth, as spirituality and religion undergo a historic resurgence, allied with the mantra of 'live simply and slowly ...
responses to climate change in 2030
... was signed, to great fanfare. Or picture this: it’s 2030 and major companies are adopting ‘consumer wellbeing’ as a performance metric. South Korea has renounced the idea of economic growth, as spirituality and religion undergo a historic resurgence, allied with the mantra of 'live simply and slowly ...
... was signed, to great fanfare. Or picture this: it’s 2030 and major companies are adopting ‘consumer wellbeing’ as a performance metric. South Korea has renounced the idea of economic growth, as spirituality and religion undergo a historic resurgence, allied with the mantra of 'live simply and slowly ...
Climate-human-environment interactions: resolving our past
... For example, Miller et al. (2005) argue that human use of fire in Australia was the most likely driver of major vegetation change and megafaunal extinction, 50 000–45 000 years ago. This conclusion is not just central to a complete understanding of anthropological and environmental change in Austral ...
... For example, Miller et al. (2005) argue that human use of fire in Australia was the most likely driver of major vegetation change and megafaunal extinction, 50 000–45 000 years ago. This conclusion is not just central to a complete understanding of anthropological and environmental change in Austral ...
Climate change impacts on New Zealand
... The reliance of Mäori on the environment as both a spiritual and economic resource makes them more vulnerable and less adaptable to climate change. Land presently owned by Mäori is often of lower quality which makes it more prone to invasion by subtropical grasses and erosion. Because of the high sp ...
... The reliance of Mäori on the environment as both a spiritual and economic resource makes them more vulnerable and less adaptable to climate change. Land presently owned by Mäori is often of lower quality which makes it more prone to invasion by subtropical grasses and erosion. Because of the high sp ...
Sustainability of the Great Plains in an Uncertain Climate
... A wide range of dryland strategies are available for coping with aridity and drought though not consistently implemented, they provide a roster of feasible options in the face of climate degradation (Hargreaves 1957,1977; Borchert 1971). Prototypes for farming and ranching in a worsened climate exis ...
... A wide range of dryland strategies are available for coping with aridity and drought though not consistently implemented, they provide a roster of feasible options in the face of climate degradation (Hargreaves 1957,1977; Borchert 1971). Prototypes for farming and ranching in a worsened climate exis ...
climate change in cincinnati
... predictions for changes in the local climate and its biological communities. The first chapter reports the historical trends in climate data as measured by meteorological instruments. Chapter 2 investigates what is predicted to occur locally based on some of the most sophisticated computer models. T ...
... predictions for changes in the local climate and its biological communities. The first chapter reports the historical trends in climate data as measured by meteorological instruments. Chapter 2 investigates what is predicted to occur locally based on some of the most sophisticated computer models. T ...
The Surveyor’s Role in Monitoring, Mitigating, and Adapting to Climate Change FIG REPORT
... This publication is the result of extensive debates, discussions, and presentations by the FIG Task Force on Surveyors and Climate Change over the past three years. The Task Force was established at FIG’s Working Week in Marrakech, Morocco, in May 2011, to facilitate the work of the international su ...
... This publication is the result of extensive debates, discussions, and presentations by the FIG Task Force on Surveyors and Climate Change over the past three years. The Task Force was established at FIG’s Working Week in Marrakech, Morocco, in May 2011, to facilitate the work of the international su ...
Climate change, phenological shifts, eco
... lation viability with future climate change may guide conservation and management programs. For example, the polar bear was recently listed on the US Endangered Species Act because its population is endangered by future sea ice change (Hunter et al. 2010). Current predictive models linking climate t ...
... lation viability with future climate change may guide conservation and management programs. For example, the polar bear was recently listed on the US Endangered Species Act because its population is endangered by future sea ice change (Hunter et al. 2010). Current predictive models linking climate t ...
Climate change impacts on Australia`s alpine ecosystems
... In one large-scale study, areas with greater summer snowdrift persistence had a lower number and diversity of vascular plants (Edmonds et al. 2006). However, loss of this habitat under global warming is likely to result in diminution of plant species associated with persistent summer snow (Edmonds e ...
... In one large-scale study, areas with greater summer snowdrift persistence had a lower number and diversity of vascular plants (Edmonds et al. 2006). However, loss of this habitat under global warming is likely to result in diminution of plant species associated with persistent summer snow (Edmonds e ...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Wales February 2013
... overall emissions of such gases by at least 5 per cent below 1990 levels in the commitment period 2008 to 2012‟. The European Union participated in both the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol on behalf of its Member States. The EU countries have a target to reduce emissions by 8 per cent, and the UK has ...
... overall emissions of such gases by at least 5 per cent below 1990 levels in the commitment period 2008 to 2012‟. The European Union participated in both the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol on behalf of its Member States. The EU countries have a target to reduce emissions by 8 per cent, and the UK has ...
PDF - Climate Diplomacy
... Cities have become important actors in climate change discussions, formulating and implementing adaptation policies and setting mitigation goals and targets. Their role is also becoming increasingly important in the field of climate and environment as well as sustainability and green growth. Within ...
... Cities have become important actors in climate change discussions, formulating and implementing adaptation policies and setting mitigation goals and targets. Their role is also becoming increasingly important in the field of climate and environment as well as sustainability and green growth. Within ...
The impact of climate change is one of the biggest and most complicated challenges facing society today
... [1], according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). A global warming of more than 2oC increase in global average temperature will lead to serious consequences. ...
... [1], according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). A global warming of more than 2oC increase in global average temperature will lead to serious consequences. ...
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.