vii. annexes
... objective for climate change is to reduce the risk that it poses to developing countries – particularly the poor – so that the MDGs may be achieved. Therefore, UNDP focuses on: (a) assessing vulnerability in key sectors; (b) integrating climate change risk considerations into development plans and ...
... objective for climate change is to reduce the risk that it poses to developing countries – particularly the poor – so that the MDGs may be achieved. Therefore, UNDP focuses on: (a) assessing vulnerability in key sectors; (b) integrating climate change risk considerations into development plans and ...
An Independent National Adaptation Programme for England (625 kB) (opens in new window)
... There is a case for early Government action to promote and enable better adaptation to climate change. Although the UK’s climate is relatively benign, it is already vulnerable to extremes of weather. Climate change will exacerbate these risks. Adaptation is about risk management – to reduce harm and ...
... There is a case for early Government action to promote and enable better adaptation to climate change. Although the UK’s climate is relatively benign, it is already vulnerable to extremes of weather. Climate change will exacerbate these risks. Adaptation is about risk management – to reduce harm and ...
task force on climate remediation research
... imprecise. The task force avoids using the term “geoengineering” in the body of this report.1 We prefer the term “climate remediation,” which describes technologies that are intentionally designed to counteract the climate effects of past greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere.2 The basket of co ...
... imprecise. The task force avoids using the term “geoengineering” in the body of this report.1 We prefer the term “climate remediation,” which describes technologies that are intentionally designed to counteract the climate effects of past greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere.2 The basket of co ...
Vulnerability and Feedbacks of Permafrost to Climate Change
... or growth) will affect methane emissions and carbon sequestration and thus permafrost– carbon cycle feedbacks. Changes in thermokarst lake extent observed during recent decades show both increases and decreases in area depending on region. Other processes also degrade permafrost and mobilize deep s ...
... or growth) will affect methane emissions and carbon sequestration and thus permafrost– carbon cycle feedbacks. Changes in thermokarst lake extent observed during recent decades show both increases and decreases in area depending on region. Other processes also degrade permafrost and mobilize deep s ...
Climate sensitivity, sea level and atmospheric carbon dioxide
... and ice sheets to fully respond to the changed atmospheric composition. In addition, there is the potential that global warming from fossil fuel CO2 could spur release of CH4 and CO2 from methane hydrates or permafrost. Carbon release during the hyperthermals required several thousand years, but tha ...
... and ice sheets to fully respond to the changed atmospheric composition. In addition, there is the potential that global warming from fossil fuel CO2 could spur release of CH4 and CO2 from methane hydrates or permafrost. Carbon release during the hyperthermals required several thousand years, but tha ...
Agricultural and Forest Land Use Potential for REDD
... not adequately prepared to utilize their forest and forestfrontier potentials to benefit from the REDD+ market [26]. More emphasis on educating farmers on the benefits of sustainable resource management and specifically agroforestry and conservation practices would reduce hindrances to the adoption ...
... not adequately prepared to utilize their forest and forestfrontier potentials to benefit from the REDD+ market [26]. More emphasis on educating farmers on the benefits of sustainable resource management and specifically agroforestry and conservation practices would reduce hindrances to the adoption ...
Component:
... national strategy for disaster mitigation and response has been prepared under the leadership of MARD. Concern has been voiced over its quality; for instance, it does not adequately take account of climate change. Although policy is set at the central level, action is coordinated and taken at local ...
... national strategy for disaster mitigation and response has been prepared under the leadership of MARD. Concern has been voiced over its quality; for instance, it does not adequately take account of climate change. Although policy is set at the central level, action is coordinated and taken at local ...
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... research issue in recent years [6]. In China, rain-fed agriculture is the dominant source of food production, employment and income for the majority of the rural people. However, due to global climate change, farmers are facing challenges to benefiting from agricultural production. Therefore, it is ...
... research issue in recent years [6]. In China, rain-fed agriculture is the dominant source of food production, employment and income for the majority of the rural people. However, due to global climate change, farmers are facing challenges to benefiting from agricultural production. Therefore, it is ...
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... to several sympatric congeners and included: Dryomys sp., Psammomys sp., Eliomys sp., Allactaga sp., and Jaculus sp. Data were derived from sites spanning MIS 6-2 throughout Southern Levant. Data were analyzed by two different independent variables. The first was environment and the second was period ...
... to several sympatric congeners and included: Dryomys sp., Psammomys sp., Eliomys sp., Allactaga sp., and Jaculus sp. Data were derived from sites spanning MIS 6-2 throughout Southern Levant. Data were analyzed by two different independent variables. The first was environment and the second was period ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – Cenchrus
... shows a declining Ecoclimatic Index (EI) in central and northern Australia, but none of these areas became completely unsuitable for growth of buffel grass. This model is based on the current plant physiology and distribution records. The evidence from the plant physiology of buffel grass in respons ...
... shows a declining Ecoclimatic Index (EI) in central and northern Australia, but none of these areas became completely unsuitable for growth of buffel grass. This model is based on the current plant physiology and distribution records. The evidence from the plant physiology of buffel grass in respons ...
Climate Change: Mastering the Public Health Role
... Change Science The evidence is unequivocal; the Earth is warming and our climate is changing. In addition to the warming trend, changes in precipitation and an increase in extreme weather events are further warnings of climate change. Trends in average annual global temperatures show an increase fro ...
... Change Science The evidence is unequivocal; the Earth is warming and our climate is changing. In addition to the warming trend, changes in precipitation and an increase in extreme weather events are further warnings of climate change. Trends in average annual global temperatures show an increase fro ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – Cenchrus
... shows a declining Ecoclimatic Index (EI) in central and northern Australia, but none of these areas became completely unsuitable for growth of buffel grass. This model is based on the current plant physiology and distribution records. The evidence from the plant physiology of buffel grass in respons ...
... shows a declining Ecoclimatic Index (EI) in central and northern Australia, but none of these areas became completely unsuitable for growth of buffel grass. This model is based on the current plant physiology and distribution records. The evidence from the plant physiology of buffel grass in respons ...
Understanding prevention policy
... indisputable in my view that there has indeed been a broad historical improvement in our understanding of the determinants of welfare and need satisfaction in numerous domains of life (Doyal and Gough 1991). Second, prevention policy presumes some capacity for controlled intervention by government i ...
... indisputable in my view that there has indeed been a broad historical improvement in our understanding of the determinants of welfare and need satisfaction in numerous domains of life (Doyal and Gough 1991). Second, prevention policy presumes some capacity for controlled intervention by government i ...
Climate Change - The Consumer Goods Forum
... The climate challenge is one we all need to take up. The time for talk is over. If global temperatures increase more than 2°C, the consumer industry – like everyone else – will face increased business risks, disruption of supply chains, volatility of commodity prices and increased operational costs. ...
... The climate challenge is one we all need to take up. The time for talk is over. If global temperatures increase more than 2°C, the consumer industry – like everyone else – will face increased business risks, disruption of supply chains, volatility of commodity prices and increased operational costs. ...
Sensitivity of Northern Peatland Carbon
... the boreal ecoregion (Plate 2). Peatlands are often abundant in regions that receive <500 mm of mean annual precipitation, which is a broader climate range than suggested by previous analyses [Gignac and Vitt, 1994; Wieder et al., 2006]. This wide range in annual temperature versus precipitation (T- ...
... the boreal ecoregion (Plate 2). Peatlands are often abundant in regions that receive <500 mm of mean annual precipitation, which is a broader climate range than suggested by previous analyses [Gignac and Vitt, 1994; Wieder et al., 2006]. This wide range in annual temperature versus precipitation (T- ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Guyana
... support under the agricultural sector diversification programme. Sugar has historically been the largest agricultural and agro-industry in Guyana, representing 10% of GDP and 40% of the agricultural sector in 2009. It is also the largest net foreign exchange earner and principal contributor to Gover ...
... support under the agricultural sector diversification programme. Sugar has historically been the largest agricultural and agro-industry in Guyana, representing 10% of GDP and 40% of the agricultural sector in 2009. It is also the largest net foreign exchange earner and principal contributor to Gover ...
Climate change as a major risk management challenge: Prepared by
... 4. The insurance industry is prepared to help counter climate risks through active cooperation in implementing building codes or similar means which encourage the use of sustainable practices. Further, insurers offer to work closely with policy-makers on communicating to customers their climate risk ...
... 4. The insurance industry is prepared to help counter climate risks through active cooperation in implementing building codes or similar means which encourage the use of sustainable practices. Further, insurers offer to work closely with policy-makers on communicating to customers their climate risk ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
... At the first World Climate Conference (WCC) in 1979, scientific evidence was presented linking human interference with climate. In 1988, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution urging the ‘Protection of global climate for present and future generations of mankind.’ Two years later, ...
... At the first World Climate Conference (WCC) in 1979, scientific evidence was presented linking human interference with climate. In 1988, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution urging the ‘Protection of global climate for present and future generations of mankind.’ Two years later, ...
Survey of Climate Change Considerations in Federal Environmental
... emissions and climate change impacts in the context of different types of activities. These include: Lifecycle Emissions from Fossil Fuel Extraction and Transportation – The survey included nineteen EISs for proposals related to fossil fuel development, such as the approval of coal, oil and gas leas ...
... emissions and climate change impacts in the context of different types of activities. These include: Lifecycle Emissions from Fossil Fuel Extraction and Transportation – The survey included nineteen EISs for proposals related to fossil fuel development, such as the approval of coal, oil and gas leas ...
Rainfall in Australia`s eastern seaboard: a review of confidence in
... there is relatively high uncertainty in the rainfall projections for this region as compared to other regions throughout Australia. A wide range of factors relating to the uncertainty in these projections are examined here in order to estimate the degree of confidence that could be attached to them. ...
... there is relatively high uncertainty in the rainfall projections for this region as compared to other regions throughout Australia. A wide range of factors relating to the uncertainty in these projections are examined here in order to estimate the degree of confidence that could be attached to them. ...
Climate Change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas - HimalDoc
... will be important to decide whether a change course may be beneficial; and for this scientific evidence is essential. This report captures the cutting-edge knowledge from the region with a specific focus on the mountain situation. It is intended to provide inputs to support the discussions that will ...
... will be important to decide whether a change course may be beneficial; and for this scientific evidence is essential. This report captures the cutting-edge knowledge from the region with a specific focus on the mountain situation. It is intended to provide inputs to support the discussions that will ...
Climate change and its impact on the livelihood of farmers and
... Especially in the last twenty (20) years, a drastic rise in global temperatures has become evident. Global warming is a human-caused phenomenon due to an increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and other greenhouse gases (GHG) into the earth’s atmosphere. An overwhelming body of scientific eviden ...
... Especially in the last twenty (20) years, a drastic rise in global temperatures has become evident. Global warming is a human-caused phenomenon due to an increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and other greenhouse gases (GHG) into the earth’s atmosphere. An overwhelming body of scientific eviden ...
Climate Change in the Caribbean and the Challenge of Adaptation
... climate change due to human activities, and putting an end to arguments on the scientific credibility surrounding global warming. The fourth IPCC Report reveals consistent trends of how the world’s climate is evolving2 towards increased warming with profound consequences for the global climate and, ...
... climate change due to human activities, and putting an end to arguments on the scientific credibility surrounding global warming. The fourth IPCC Report reveals consistent trends of how the world’s climate is evolving2 towards increased warming with profound consequences for the global climate and, ...
Perception of Climate Change Among Egyptians Living in Egypt and
... Atmospheric composition is changing through the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), which is known as anthropogenic forcing of changes to the climate. Since the industrial revolution, the global concentration of carbon dioxide has been estimated to hav ...
... Atmospheric composition is changing through the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), which is known as anthropogenic forcing of changes to the climate. Since the industrial revolution, the global concentration of carbon dioxide has been estimated to hav ...
Rethinking Development in a Carbon
... World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) Expert Team on climate and tourism and was the lead author of the 2008 Technical Report ‘Climate Change and Tourism: Responding to the Challenges’ published by the World Tourism Organization. Dan Smith is Secretary General of International Alert, London, and ...
... World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) Expert Team on climate and tourism and was the lead author of the 2008 Technical Report ‘Climate Change and Tourism: Responding to the Challenges’ published by the World Tourism Organization. Dan Smith is Secretary General of International Alert, London, and ...
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.