Climate change and human health: Impacts, vulnerability and public
... and depletion of fresh water resources that themselves have implications for health and which could, in some instances interact with climate change to magnify the impacts. This article was the subject of the 2005 Harben Lecture of the Royal Institute of Public Health given by one of us (AH). It cove ...
... and depletion of fresh water resources that themselves have implications for health and which could, in some instances interact with climate change to magnify the impacts. This article was the subject of the 2005 Harben Lecture of the Royal Institute of Public Health given by one of us (AH). It cove ...
Projected continent-wide declines of the emperor penguin under
... implies Endangered8 ). The generation time of the emperor penguin is approximately 16 years (Supplementary Section 8). Thus, within three generations (that is, by 2061) the population will not have declined sufficiently for IUCN Vulnerable status. However, by 2100 the median growth rate (−3.2% per y ...
... implies Endangered8 ). The generation time of the emperor penguin is approximately 16 years (Supplementary Section 8). Thus, within three generations (that is, by 2061) the population will not have declined sufficiently for IUCN Vulnerable status. However, by 2100 the median growth rate (−3.2% per y ...
Social vulnerability and climate justice
... NGO based in São Paulo. The project’s design evolved throughout its implementation by organizers at ECOAR and York University in Toronto. The project developed and tested training programs by conducting workshops led by its local NGO partners with more than 1450 participants, approximately two-third ...
... NGO based in São Paulo. The project’s design evolved throughout its implementation by organizers at ECOAR and York University in Toronto. The project developed and tested training programs by conducting workshops led by its local NGO partners with more than 1450 participants, approximately two-third ...
View Dec, 2013, issue of the Pacific Region climate change science
... As existing ecosystems unravel, we are seeing the chemistry and hydrology of the physical environment change, with further feedback effects on the ecosystem. Ecosystem changes, in turn, feedback to climate. Ecosystem Services: Impacts on natural systems have direct consequences for crop and seafood ...
... As existing ecosystems unravel, we are seeing the chemistry and hydrology of the physical environment change, with further feedback effects on the ecosystem. Ecosystem changes, in turn, feedback to climate. Ecosystem Services: Impacts on natural systems have direct consequences for crop and seafood ...
Securing ocean benefits for society in the face of climate change
... affect three types of ocean benefits (food security, coastal protection, tourism and recreation). Type of impact indicated as either primarily positive (þ ), primarily negative ( ), or mixed (7 ). Solid lines indicate stronger interactions than dotted lines. Although this represents a simplified vie ...
... affect three types of ocean benefits (food security, coastal protection, tourism and recreation). Type of impact indicated as either primarily positive (þ ), primarily negative ( ), or mixed (7 ). Solid lines indicate stronger interactions than dotted lines. Although this represents a simplified vie ...
Chapter Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report Summary for
... weightings based on IPCC Second Assessment Report (SAR) and AR5 values. Unless otherwise stated, CO2-equivalent emissions in this report include the basket of Kyoto gases (CO2, CH4, N2O as well as F-gases) calculated based on 100-year Global Warming Potential (GWP100) values from the SAR (see Glossa ...
... weightings based on IPCC Second Assessment Report (SAR) and AR5 values. Unless otherwise stated, CO2-equivalent emissions in this report include the basket of Kyoto gases (CO2, CH4, N2O as well as F-gases) calculated based on 100-year Global Warming Potential (GWP100) values from the SAR (see Glossa ...
NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY - Indus Valley School of Art
... 4. Climate Change Adaptation Pakistan’s contribution to the total global greenhouse gas emissions is among the lowest but it is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change and has a very low technical and financial capacity to adapt to its adverse impacts. For Pakistan to continue on a de ...
... 4. Climate Change Adaptation Pakistan’s contribution to the total global greenhouse gas emissions is among the lowest but it is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change and has a very low technical and financial capacity to adapt to its adverse impacts. For Pakistan to continue on a de ...
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... Under a carbon market system, mitigation of tropical forest emissions, perhaps measured at a national scale against a reference level of historic emissions, would generate credits that could be sold and traded in a market for GHG emissions permits or “allowances” that could be used to satisfy legal ...
... Under a carbon market system, mitigation of tropical forest emissions, perhaps measured at a national scale against a reference level of historic emissions, would generate credits that could be sold and traded in a market for GHG emissions permits or “allowances” that could be used to satisfy legal ...
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... Department of Agricultural Economics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC ...
... Department of Agricultural Economics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC ...
Interpretation of Climate Change Scenarios
... northern Quebec and decreased in the south (Brown 2010). Regarding the frequency of extreme weather events, some of them (e.g. stifling heat waves) increased somewhat in number whereas other events (e.g. bitterly cold nights) decreased. It is difficult to determine whether or not these events are du ...
... northern Quebec and decreased in the south (Brown 2010). Regarding the frequency of extreme weather events, some of them (e.g. stifling heat waves) increased somewhat in number whereas other events (e.g. bitterly cold nights) decreased. It is difficult to determine whether or not these events are du ...
The Impact of CO2 Emissions on Agricultural Productivity and
... Climate change has become one of the most important development challenges worldwide. It affects various sectors, with agriculture the most vulnerable. In Ethiopia, climate change impacts are exacerbated due to the economy’s heavy dependence on agriculture. The Ethiopian government has started to im ...
... Climate change has become one of the most important development challenges worldwide. It affects various sectors, with agriculture the most vulnerable. In Ethiopia, climate change impacts are exacerbated due to the economy’s heavy dependence on agriculture. The Ethiopian government has started to im ...
Climate Change Impacts on East Africa
... important ecosystems such as savannahs, tropical forests, coral reef marine and freshwater habitats, wetlands and montane ecosystems. These globally important ecosystems provide the economic foundation that many Africa countries rely on by providing water, food, and shelter. However, because of clim ...
... important ecosystems such as savannahs, tropical forests, coral reef marine and freshwater habitats, wetlands and montane ecosystems. These globally important ecosystems provide the economic foundation that many Africa countries rely on by providing water, food, and shelter. However, because of clim ...
Tokyo - IETA
... Tokyo’s metropolitan government (TMG) is the largest sub-national government in Japan and the largest jurisdiction in the world, covering 62 municipalities, which include cities, special wards, towns and villages. 1 The TMG governed 38 million people in 2014 2 and generated approximately one-fifth ...
... Tokyo’s metropolitan government (TMG) is the largest sub-national government in Japan and the largest jurisdiction in the world, covering 62 municipalities, which include cities, special wards, towns and villages. 1 The TMG governed 38 million people in 2014 2 and generated approximately one-fifth ...
Oxford College - Campus | Oxford Learning College
... whereby more economically developed countries were committed to reduce collective emissions of greenhouse gases by 5.2% below 1990 levels. This equates to a 29% decrease in values which would have occurred otherwise. Whilst reductions of 8% were recommended for the European Union, 7% for the United ...
... whereby more economically developed countries were committed to reduce collective emissions of greenhouse gases by 5.2% below 1990 levels. This equates to a 29% decrease in values which would have occurred otherwise. Whilst reductions of 8% were recommended for the European Union, 7% for the United ...
Make room for the climate! - Climate changes Spatial Planning
... and perspective of the role we play and use them as a basis for the formulation of ambitious goals that meet this challenge. The national adaptation strategy provides the national framework for this, representing the initial step towards placing political and policy decisions on the agenda. An integ ...
... and perspective of the role we play and use them as a basis for the formulation of ambitious goals that meet this challenge. The national adaptation strategy provides the national framework for this, representing the initial step towards placing political and policy decisions on the agenda. An integ ...
Climate change adaptation in Scotland Indicator
... Generalist species more able to cope with climate change than specialist species: snow-bed species This is one in a series of climate change adaptation 'indicator cards' which has been developed for the natural environment in Scotland. Using indicators, each card communicates the latest evidence abo ...
... Generalist species more able to cope with climate change than specialist species: snow-bed species This is one in a series of climate change adaptation 'indicator cards' which has been developed for the natural environment in Scotland. Using indicators, each card communicates the latest evidence abo ...
Wildlife Vulnerability to Climate Change
... Generalist requirements for food, nesting sites, etc Occurs over a broad geographic range ...
... Generalist requirements for food, nesting sites, etc Occurs over a broad geographic range ...
Memorandum by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee
... Changes to societal choice e.g. increased concern for sustainable consumption and production, although this might be ameliorated in at least the short-term by recession in the economy. A change to global distribution of wealth is likely to affect trade and the demand for particular goods. For examp ...
... Changes to societal choice e.g. increased concern for sustainable consumption and production, although this might be ameliorated in at least the short-term by recession in the economy. A change to global distribution of wealth is likely to affect trade and the demand for particular goods. For examp ...
Agenda Setting and Issue Definition at the Micro Level: Giving
... (Pralle, 2009). This agenda setting has been mostly limited to the United States and European nations. Some notable exceptions include Shibuya’s (1996) study of agenda setting concerning climate change in Vanuatu and Kwansah-Aidoo’s (2001, 2003) work on the influence of the media on the public agend ...
... (Pralle, 2009). This agenda setting has been mostly limited to the United States and European nations. Some notable exceptions include Shibuya’s (1996) study of agenda setting concerning climate change in Vanuatu and Kwansah-Aidoo’s (2001, 2003) work on the influence of the media on the public agend ...
Air Pollution: Action in a Changing Climate
... 1950s are a thing of the past, driven by concerted action especially on energy use and transport. But air pollution still significantly reduces average life expectancy, causes many extra admissions to hospitals, and damages the natural environment. Surveys repeatedly show that people care strongly a ...
... 1950s are a thing of the past, driven by concerted action especially on energy use and transport. But air pollution still significantly reduces average life expectancy, causes many extra admissions to hospitals, and damages the natural environment. Surveys repeatedly show that people care strongly a ...
INDC Chile english version
... such as health and education, improving the quality of such services remains an issue. In this regard, reducing the high levels of inequality in the Chilean economy as well as providing security to vulnerable groups with little social protection are still pending tasks. These are important challenge ...
... such as health and education, improving the quality of such services remains an issue. In this regard, reducing the high levels of inequality in the Chilean economy as well as providing security to vulnerable groups with little social protection are still pending tasks. These are important challenge ...
Responding to Climate Change: The Three Spheres of
... cultural dimensions of climate change, including the psychological barriers to responding (Gifford, 2011; Swim et al., 2011). Cognitive psychology shows that people have multiple strategies for dealing with the reality of climate change (Kahan, 2012), whereas cognitive anthropology puts these within ...
... cultural dimensions of climate change, including the psychological barriers to responding (Gifford, 2011; Swim et al., 2011). Cognitive psychology shows that people have multiple strategies for dealing with the reality of climate change (Kahan, 2012), whereas cognitive anthropology puts these within ...
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... response to today’s climate challenges. As a result, the concept of transformation is moving to the forefront of debates about responses to climate change (WBGU, 2011; O’Brien, 2012; Park et al., 2012). Nonetheless, there are some very different conversations taking place around transformation. Tran ...
... response to today’s climate challenges. As a result, the concept of transformation is moving to the forefront of debates about responses to climate change (WBGU, 2011; O’Brien, 2012; Park et al., 2012). Nonetheless, there are some very different conversations taking place around transformation. Tran ...
The Kyoto Protocol, Citizens` Suits under the Clean Air Act, and the
... proposed international environmental treaty obligation in history, the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change," (Protocol).5 Protocol drafters called for a five percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions 6 in industrialized countries, based on their 1990 stati ...
... proposed international environmental treaty obligation in history, the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change," (Protocol).5 Protocol drafters called for a five percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions 6 in industrialized countries, based on their 1990 stati ...
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... increasing primarily because of the use of fossil fuels, with deforestation and other land use changes also making a contribution. Increases in carbon dioxide are the single largest climate forcing contributing to global warming (see Figure 5). Methane (CH4) has both human and natural sources, and l ...
... increasing primarily because of the use of fossil fuels, with deforestation and other land use changes also making a contribution. Increases in carbon dioxide are the single largest climate forcing contributing to global warming (see Figure 5). Methane (CH4) has both human and natural sources, and l ...
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.