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... All articles that focused on mitigation strategies, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency techniques, and any intervention, strategy or assessment related to increasing carbon sinks and /or reducing carbon emissions. Sustainable Development only Articles documenting or assessi ...
... All articles that focused on mitigation strategies, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency techniques, and any intervention, strategy or assessment related to increasing carbon sinks and /or reducing carbon emissions. Sustainable Development only Articles documenting or assessi ...
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... livelihoods, and low level of adaptive capacity due to higher incidence of poverty, is placed among the most vulnerable country to climate change (Oxfam, 2009). Nepal is already a country vulnerable to natural disasters particularly floods and landslides. With an increased intensity in monsoon risks ...
... livelihoods, and low level of adaptive capacity due to higher incidence of poverty, is placed among the most vulnerable country to climate change (Oxfam, 2009). Nepal is already a country vulnerable to natural disasters particularly floods and landslides. With an increased intensity in monsoon risks ...
Voluntary Guidance for States to Incorporate Climate Change into
... which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities (IPCC). Key concepts, approaches and processes are discussed, but just as each state faces a unique set of climate impacts, each will need to customize its approach to adapt to those changes. To illustrate the diversity of potential strategie ...
... which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities (IPCC). Key concepts, approaches and processes are discussed, but just as each state faces a unique set of climate impacts, each will need to customize its approach to adapt to those changes. To illustrate the diversity of potential strategie ...
Geoengineering the climate: science, governance
... gases, mainly caused by the burning of fossil fuels, is driving changes in the Earth’s climate. The long-term consequences will be exceedingly threatening, especially if nations continue ‘business as usual’ in the coming decades. Most nations now recognise the need to shift to a low-carbon economy, ...
... gases, mainly caused by the burning of fossil fuels, is driving changes in the Earth’s climate. The long-term consequences will be exceedingly threatening, especially if nations continue ‘business as usual’ in the coming decades. Most nations now recognise the need to shift to a low-carbon economy, ...
assessment of the vulnerability of rural livelihoods in the Pacific to
... Whilst the EVI climate change sub-index provides a comprehensive assessment of environmental vulnerability, it fails to take into account the broader economic and social capitals and interactions that are reflected in the broad range of livelihood strategies operating in the Pacific. The EVI also pr ...
... Whilst the EVI climate change sub-index provides a comprehensive assessment of environmental vulnerability, it fails to take into account the broader economic and social capitals and interactions that are reflected in the broad range of livelihood strategies operating in the Pacific. The EVI also pr ...
Yukon Climate Change Indicators and Key
... (IPCC) states: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished…” (IPCC, 2013). More change is anticipated and in fact the No ...
... (IPCC) states: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished…” (IPCC, 2013). More change is anticipated and in fact the No ...
working group on adaptation and climate resilience final report
... existing efforts while also creating a new culture of resilience where climate change risks and vulnerabilities are factored in as part of routine planning and decisions. The impacts of climate change do not respect political or sectoral boundaries. No single region, sector, order of government, or ...
... existing efforts while also creating a new culture of resilience where climate change risks and vulnerabilities are factored in as part of routine planning and decisions. The impacts of climate change do not respect political or sectoral boundaries. No single region, sector, order of government, or ...
Degrees of Change: Climate Warming and the Stakes for Canada
... change stemming from the carbon pollution and greenhouse gas concentrations already there. Years, even decades, of warming lie ahead because of this. We can expect more change and escalating levels of impacts going forward. It is clear that there are real risks to both Canada’s environment and econo ...
... change stemming from the carbon pollution and greenhouse gas concentrations already there. Years, even decades, of warming lie ahead because of this. We can expect more change and escalating levels of impacts going forward. It is clear that there are real risks to both Canada’s environment and econo ...
Implications of Recent Climate Change on Conservation Priorities in
... 2000, U.S.GAO 2007). Recent progress has been made with the recognition that current and future protected areas will play a pivotal role to conservation under climate change (Hannah et al. 2007) and with the preliminary identification of adaptation approaches that could be implemented across natural ...
... 2000, U.S.GAO 2007). Recent progress has been made with the recognition that current and future protected areas will play a pivotal role to conservation under climate change (Hannah et al. 2007) and with the preliminary identification of adaptation approaches that could be implemented across natural ...
climate change adaptation plan
... HUD developed this plan in response to Executive Orders 13514 and 13653. Under these Executive Orders, each Executive department and agency is required to evaluate risks related to climate change that threaten their mission, programs, or operations. In addition, lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy ...
... HUD developed this plan in response to Executive Orders 13514 and 13653. Under these Executive Orders, each Executive department and agency is required to evaluate risks related to climate change that threaten their mission, programs, or operations. In addition, lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy ...
CHAPTER 13 CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND WESTERN WILDFIRE WITH IMPLICATIONS
... wildfire activity based on our analysis. Similar trends have been reported for other regions of the western U.S. Thus, forest fire activity has been sensitive to past climate variability, even in the face of altered dynamics due to fire suppression, as in the case of our analysis. It is likely that ...
... wildfire activity based on our analysis. Similar trends have been reported for other regions of the western U.S. Thus, forest fire activity has been sensitive to past climate variability, even in the face of altered dynamics due to fire suppression, as in the case of our analysis. It is likely that ...
APPENDIX VII. Thesis and Dissertations authored by GREF Fellows.
... Jennifer M. Fraterrigo, PhD 2005: “Influence of land-use change on the long-term persistence of forest understory herbs in the southern Appalachian highlands.” Advisor – Monica Turner, University of WisconsinMadison. Holly K. Gibbs, PhD 2008: “Shifting pathways of tropical land use and their implica ...
... Jennifer M. Fraterrigo, PhD 2005: “Influence of land-use change on the long-term persistence of forest understory herbs in the southern Appalachian highlands.” Advisor – Monica Turner, University of WisconsinMadison. Holly K. Gibbs, PhD 2008: “Shifting pathways of tropical land use and their implica ...
REPORTS A CLIMATIC DRIVER FOR ABRUPT MID-HOLOCENE VEGETATION D
... evidence for an increase in effective moisture coinciding with the post-decline increases in oak and hemlock at ca. 3300 cal. yr BP. The Hemlock Hollow record shows that spruce (Picea), a northern or montane taxon that occupies wetlands in southern New England, increased in abundance at that time. A ...
... evidence for an increase in effective moisture coinciding with the post-decline increases in oak and hemlock at ca. 3300 cal. yr BP. The Hemlock Hollow record shows that spruce (Picea), a northern or montane taxon that occupies wetlands in southern New England, increased in abundance at that time. A ...
Climate Change and the Clean Air Act
... As a separate basis for its decision-discussed in a section entitled "Different Policy Approach"-EPA stated that it "disagrees with the regulatory approach urged by petitioners" and that it would not be "effective or appropriate for EPA to establish GHG [greenhouse gas] standards for motor vehicles ...
... As a separate basis for its decision-discussed in a section entitled "Different Policy Approach"-EPA stated that it "disagrees with the regulatory approach urged by petitioners" and that it would not be "effective or appropriate for EPA to establish GHG [greenhouse gas] standards for motor vehicles ...
Is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change an
... the objective of bringing nations together to negotiate policies in a global effort to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system. Today, with increasing scientific certainty regarding the current and future ...
... the objective of bringing nations together to negotiate policies in a global effort to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system. Today, with increasing scientific certainty regarding the current and future ...
A Review of Downscaling Methods for Climate
... relative humidity) spanning several hundred to several thousand kilometers. Lateral boundaries: Information about the air masses, obtained from GCM output or observations, used by RCMs to derive fine-scale information. Markovian process: When values of the future depend solely on the present state o ...
... relative humidity) spanning several hundred to several thousand kilometers. Lateral boundaries: Information about the air masses, obtained from GCM output or observations, used by RCMs to derive fine-scale information. Markovian process: When values of the future depend solely on the present state o ...
Chapter 12. Human Security - Center for International Earth Science
... address climate change and human security links, but provide evidence of climate change impacts on human security (Ford et al., 2010). Individual case studies often make causal claims in given contexts, but their results may not be generalized. Where results from multiple comparative case studies ag ...
... address climate change and human security links, but provide evidence of climate change impacts on human security (Ford et al., 2010). Individual case studies often make causal claims in given contexts, but their results may not be generalized. Where results from multiple comparative case studies ag ...
C. Survey on the impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage
... between research and monitoring actions should be explored. a) Global level actions (World Heritage Convention): i) Establish cooperation with IPCC to assess the impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage; investigate opportunities to mention issues related to World Heritage in future Climate Chang ...
... between research and monitoring actions should be explored. a) Global level actions (World Heritage Convention): i) Establish cooperation with IPCC to assess the impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage; investigate opportunities to mention issues related to World Heritage in future Climate Chang ...
The terrestrial carbon cycle on the regional and global scale
... and land use, and the consequences for the global and regional C cycle. Developing a more robust understanding of this response and its consequences is needed to define the required long-term emission reductions of greenhouse gases, with the aim of keeping climate change and its impacts at manageabl ...
... and land use, and the consequences for the global and regional C cycle. Developing a more robust understanding of this response and its consequences is needed to define the required long-term emission reductions of greenhouse gases, with the aim of keeping climate change and its impacts at manageabl ...
IPCC report
... Climate change will affect different energy sources and technologies differently, depending on the resources (water flow, wind, insolation), the technological processes (cooling), or the locations (coastal regions, floodplains) involved (robust evidence, high agreement). Gradual changes in various c ...
... Climate change will affect different energy sources and technologies differently, depending on the resources (water flow, wind, insolation), the technological processes (cooling), or the locations (coastal regions, floodplains) involved (robust evidence, high agreement). Gradual changes in various c ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage Properties
... between research and monitoring actions should be explored. a) Global level actions (World Heritage Convention): i) Establish cooperation with IPCC to assess the impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage; investigate opportunities to mention issues related to World Heritage in future Climate Chang ...
... between research and monitoring actions should be explored. a) Global level actions (World Heritage Convention): i) Establish cooperation with IPCC to assess the impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage; investigate opportunities to mention issues related to World Heritage in future Climate Chang ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources
... FOREWORD The Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) is responsible for the management of the State’s natural resources, ranging from policy leadership to on-ground delivery in consultation with government, industry and communities. High-quality science and effective monitori ...
... FOREWORD The Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) is responsible for the management of the State’s natural resources, ranging from policy leadership to on-ground delivery in consultation with government, industry and communities. High-quality science and effective monitori ...
Topic paper 1: Climate change
... states that a home must be warm, weatherproof and have reasonably modern facilities in order to be classed as 'decent'. Decentralised energy: Energy from local renewable and low-carbon sources (i.e. on-site and near-site, but not remote off-site). District heating network: A system where a centralis ...
... states that a home must be warm, weatherproof and have reasonably modern facilities in order to be classed as 'decent'. Decentralised energy: Energy from local renewable and low-carbon sources (i.e. on-site and near-site, but not remote off-site). District heating network: A system where a centralis ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Semi
... East Africa is characterized by great topographical diversity with elevation that ranges below sea level in the rift valley system to high and rugged mountains and flat-topped plateaus. The highlands are commonly dissected by deep gorges and incised river valleys. The complex topography has created ...
... East Africa is characterized by great topographical diversity with elevation that ranges below sea level in the rift valley system to high and rugged mountains and flat-topped plateaus. The highlands are commonly dissected by deep gorges and incised river valleys. The complex topography has created ...
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.