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... Climate change and change in climate variability pose serious risks to the environment and to life itself. All people and all sectors are likely to be affected. Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – almost all countries in the world - have recognized the need to take ...
... Climate change and change in climate variability pose serious risks to the environment and to life itself. All people and all sectors are likely to be affected. Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – almost all countries in the world - have recognized the need to take ...
unhedgeable risk: how climate change sentiment impacts investment
... average temperatures rise above 3°C (Pachauri et al., 2014). Financial markets, however, could show the impact of risk aggregation much sooner as the effects of climate change will be driven by the projections of likely future impacts, changing regulation, and shifting market sentiment. Therefore, i ...
... average temperatures rise above 3°C (Pachauri et al., 2014). Financial markets, however, could show the impact of risk aggregation much sooner as the effects of climate change will be driven by the projections of likely future impacts, changing regulation, and shifting market sentiment. Therefore, i ...
Climate Change for Forest Policy-Makers
... Climate change and change in climate variability pose serious risks to the environment and to life itself. All people and all sectors are likely to be affected. Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – almost all countries in the world - have recognized the need to take ...
... Climate change and change in climate variability pose serious risks to the environment and to life itself. All people and all sectors are likely to be affected. Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – almost all countries in the world - have recognized the need to take ...
Module 2: The Legal Framework of the Disaster Risk Reduction and
... Based on the agreement, the parties have the following general obligations13: a. Co-operate in developing and implementing measures to reduce disaster losses including identification of disaster risk, development of monitoring, assessment and early warning systems, standby arrangements for disaster ...
... Based on the agreement, the parties have the following general obligations13: a. Co-operate in developing and implementing measures to reduce disaster losses including identification of disaster risk, development of monitoring, assessment and early warning systems, standby arrangements for disaster ...
Regional breakdown for IPCC AR5 WGII
... rates of urban poverty. Climate change will likely compound these issues by driving additional rural-urban migration and further stresses on food and water resources. Large urban centers located on mega-deltas (e.g., Alexandria in Egypt in the Nile delta, and Benin City, Port Harcourt, and Aba in Ni ...
... rates of urban poverty. Climate change will likely compound these issues by driving additional rural-urban migration and further stresses on food and water resources. Large urban centers located on mega-deltas (e.g., Alexandria in Egypt in the Nile delta, and Benin City, Port Harcourt, and Aba in Ni ...
Lecture 1 CIP Module Montreal Conference Draft
... When scientists speak of climate change, they are referring simply to the warming of the Earth’s surface, including the oceans and the atmosphere, and to the many consequences flowing from that global warmingi. A warming trend has been observed in recent decades and is reflected in a rise in the glo ...
... When scientists speak of climate change, they are referring simply to the warming of the Earth’s surface, including the oceans and the atmosphere, and to the many consequences flowing from that global warmingi. A warming trend has been observed in recent decades and is reflected in a rise in the glo ...
Audubon`s Birds and Climate Change Report
... arbitrary definition. Some species fall on the border of two classifications and may merit conservation action. ...
... arbitrary definition. Some species fall on the border of two classifications and may merit conservation action. ...
Chapter 1: Introduction - Committee on Climate Change
... writing the CCRA Evidence Report. It should be noted however that the individual Evidence Report chapters are the product of their respective authors only, and the synthesis report and urgency scores represent the Adaptation Sub-Committee’s (ASC’s) interpretation of the evidence set out in the chapt ...
... writing the CCRA Evidence Report. It should be noted however that the individual Evidence Report chapters are the product of their respective authors only, and the synthesis report and urgency scores represent the Adaptation Sub-Committee’s (ASC’s) interpretation of the evidence set out in the chapt ...
Adapting to change – forming new habits
... The RDA Barossa region (henceforth the “Region”) stretches from the Gulf St Vincent 80 kilometres east through the Mount Lofty Ranges to the western edge of the Murray-Darling Basin. From south to north the Region extends from the boundaries of northern Adelaide through the central Mount Lofty Range ...
... The RDA Barossa region (henceforth the “Region”) stretches from the Gulf St Vincent 80 kilometres east through the Mount Lofty Ranges to the western edge of the Murray-Darling Basin. From south to north the Region extends from the boundaries of northern Adelaide through the central Mount Lofty Range ...
PBL rapport 500114012 Meeting the 2 degrees Celsius target
... it has become clear that climate change may lead to severe impacts. In response, policymakers have expressed interest in a goal to avoid an increase in global mean temperature of more than 2 °C, as a means for operationalising the ambition of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (to ‘avoid ...
... it has become clear that climate change may lead to severe impacts. In response, policymakers have expressed interest in a goal to avoid an increase in global mean temperature of more than 2 °C, as a means for operationalising the ambition of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (to ‘avoid ...
Geoengineering the climate: science, governance
... technically possible. However, the technology to do so is barely formed, and there are major uncertainties regarding its effectiveness, costs, and environmental impacts. Methods that act rapidly by reflecting sunlight may prove to be ineffective in offsetting changes in rainfall patterns and storms, ...
... technically possible. However, the technology to do so is barely formed, and there are major uncertainties regarding its effectiveness, costs, and environmental impacts. Methods that act rapidly by reflecting sunlight may prove to be ineffective in offsetting changes in rainfall patterns and storms, ...
Science Communication - Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
... were too “green” or biased in favor of environmentalism, but they agreed that environmental reporters were not biased in favor of industry (Sachsman et al., 2006). The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), founded in 1989, addressed the issue by prohibiting members from being paid for lobbying ...
... were too “green” or biased in favor of environmentalism, but they agreed that environmental reporters were not biased in favor of industry (Sachsman et al., 2006). The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), founded in 1989, addressed the issue by prohibiting members from being paid for lobbying ...
yukon government climate change action plan
... Impact Assessment (2004), winter temperatures in Alaska and western Canada (including Yukon) have increased by as much as 3-4˚ C in the same time period. Climate change impacts are classified as being one of two general types: bio-physical impacts include physical changes to northern landscapes and ...
... Impact Assessment (2004), winter temperatures in Alaska and western Canada (including Yukon) have increased by as much as 3-4˚ C in the same time period. Climate change impacts are classified as being one of two general types: bio-physical impacts include physical changes to northern landscapes and ...
Adapting To Climate Change In Pacific Island Countries: The
... surface temperature of 0.2% per decade this century (Salinger et al 1995). The most recent study has estimated that, given emissions of greenhouse gases up to 1995, a 5-12 cm rise in sea-level is inevitable (Jones 1999). However, the study suggests that even if all countries met their Kyoto Protocol ...
... surface temperature of 0.2% per decade this century (Salinger et al 1995). The most recent study has estimated that, given emissions of greenhouse gases up to 1995, a 5-12 cm rise in sea-level is inevitable (Jones 1999). However, the study suggests that even if all countries met their Kyoto Protocol ...
Identifying and Prioritising Adaptation Actions
... to and ensure there will be staff members from each of these service areas present at the workshop. Prepare a plan for grouping staff together in groups of 3-4 based on their service area and categorise the risks that relate to their service area which they will address (in the exercise under 3.2.1) ...
... to and ensure there will be staff members from each of these service areas present at the workshop. Prepare a plan for grouping staff together in groups of 3-4 based on their service area and categorise the risks that relate to their service area which they will address (in the exercise under 3.2.1) ...
Climate Resilient Floodplains
... Climate change was widely recognized as an issue that will affect floodplain management and planning activities in the Stillaguamish. In most cases, climate change was expected to exacerbate existing challenges associated with today’s extreme events (Table 1). For example, warmer summer temperatures ...
... Climate change was widely recognized as an issue that will affect floodplain management and planning activities in the Stillaguamish. In most cases, climate change was expected to exacerbate existing challenges associated with today’s extreme events (Table 1). For example, warmer summer temperatures ...
Climate change and Health Across Africa: Issues
... ways and to varying degrees across Africa with consequences for human health. With the strong connection between a population’s health and economic and environmental health, the impact of climate change on each is one of the major ways in which climate change may impede the development of the Afr ...
... ways and to varying degrees across Africa with consequences for human health. With the strong connection between a population’s health and economic and environmental health, the impact of climate change on each is one of the major ways in which climate change may impede the development of the Afr ...
from cnrs.fr - Station d`Ecologie Théorique et Expérimentale
... could lead to overly optimistic predictions of range shifts with climate change when dispersal possibilities were restricted (Valladares et al. 2014). However, despite interesting modelling studies on interpopulation variation (Cobben et al. 2012; Valladares et al. 2014), the effects of intrapopulat ...
... could lead to overly optimistic predictions of range shifts with climate change when dispersal possibilities were restricted (Valladares et al. 2014). However, despite interesting modelling studies on interpopulation variation (Cobben et al. 2012; Valladares et al. 2014), the effects of intrapopulat ...
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... predictive capability, of the models. However, in general, there is agreement between observed ...
... predictive capability, of the models. However, in general, there is agreement between observed ...
Black carbon aerosols and the third polar ice cap
... (referred to as (D+I+SA)C ). This results in an average increase of 0.19 ◦ C in surface temperatures probably driven by GHG changes among other climate influences. (5) To isolate the role of black carbon, we remove BC for both Year 1990 and 2000 aerosol emissions for the (D+I+SA) simulation (referre ...
... (referred to as (D+I+SA)C ). This results in an average increase of 0.19 ◦ C in surface temperatures probably driven by GHG changes among other climate influences. (5) To isolate the role of black carbon, we remove BC for both Year 1990 and 2000 aerosol emissions for the (D+I+SA) simulation (referre ...
Adapting to Climate Change - City of Sydney
... The impacts of climate change will occur over a long timeframe. There are many uncertainties. Depending on the action taken around the world to reduce emissions, the forecast temperature increases may be higher or lower. Consequently, we must also ensure we have the systems in place to refine and ch ...
... The impacts of climate change will occur over a long timeframe. There are many uncertainties. Depending on the action taken around the world to reduce emissions, the forecast temperature increases may be higher or lower. Consequently, we must also ensure we have the systems in place to refine and ch ...
The Missing Science from the Draft National Assessment on Climate Change
... that this is absolutely the worst of all. Virtually every sentence can be contested or does not represent a complete survey of a relevant literature… …There is an overwhelming amount of misleading material in the CCSP’s “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States.” It is immediately obvious ...
... that this is absolutely the worst of all. Virtually every sentence can be contested or does not represent a complete survey of a relevant literature… …There is an overwhelming amount of misleading material in the CCSP’s “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States.” It is immediately obvious ...
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... tourism flows could negatively affect countries and regions that depend heavily on income from tourism. On the other hand, it could also bring benefits to places that are currently not popular with tourists. The size of this impact is potentially important economically; tourism and recreation is, af ...
... tourism flows could negatively affect countries and regions that depend heavily on income from tourism. On the other hand, it could also bring benefits to places that are currently not popular with tourists. The size of this impact is potentially important economically; tourism and recreation is, af ...
- Macquarie University ResearchOnline
... The palaeoceanographic community has recently completed a global reconstruction of LGM sea surface temperatures (MARGO Project Members 2009), which supersedes the widely used CLIMAP data set developed in the 1980s. Terrestrial environments are at least as diverse as marine environments, and as in th ...
... The palaeoceanographic community has recently completed a global reconstruction of LGM sea surface temperatures (MARGO Project Members 2009), which supersedes the widely used CLIMAP data set developed in the 1980s. Terrestrial environments are at least as diverse as marine environments, and as in th ...
climate change - Saskatchewan.ca
... In the last decade, global temperatures have been higher 75 percent of the time when compared to the last 11,300 years. The global concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached 400 parts per million. This is the highest rate in recorded history. Carbon and water cycle scientists like ...
... In the last decade, global temperatures have been higher 75 percent of the time when compared to the last 11,300 years. The global concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached 400 parts per million. This is the highest rate in recorded history. Carbon and water cycle scientists like ...
Climate engineering
Climate engineering, also referred to as geoengineering or climate intervention, is the deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth’s climatic system with the aim of limiting adverse climate change. Climate engineering is an umbrella term for two types of measures: carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management. Carbon dioxide removal addresses the cause of climate change by removing one of the greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere. Solar radiation management attempts to offset effects of greenhouse gases by causing the Earth to absorb less solar radiation.Climate engineering approaches are sometimes viewed as additional potential options for limiting climate change, alongside mitigation and adaptation. There is substantial agreement among scientists that climate engineering cannot substitute climate change mitigation. Some approaches might be used as accompanying measures to sharp cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Given that all types of measures addressing climate change have economic, political or physical limitations a some climate engineering approaches might eventually be used as part of an ensemble of measures. Research on costs, benefits, and various types of risks of most climate engineering approaches is at an early stage and their understanding needs to improve to judge their adequacy and feasibility.No known large-scale climate engineering projects have taken place to date. Almost all research into solar geoengineering has consisted of computer modelling or laboratory tests, and attempts to move to real-world experimentation have proved controversial for many types of climate engineering. Some practices, such as planting of trees and whitening of surfaces as well as bio-energy with carbon capture and storage projects are underway, their scalability to effectively affect global climate is however debated. Ocean iron fertilization has been given small-scale research trials, sparking substantial controversy.Most experts and major reports advise against relying on geoengineering techniques as a simple solution to climate change, in part due to the large uncertainties over effectiveness and side effects. However, most experts also argue that the risks of such interventions must be seen in the context of risks of dangerous climate change. Interventions at large scale may run a greater risk disrupting natural systems resulting in a dilemma that those approaches that could prove highly (cost-) effective in addressing extreme climate risk, might themselves cause substantial risk. Some have suggested that the concept of geoengineering the climate presents a moral hazard because it could reduce political and public pressure for emissions reduction, which could exacerbate overall climate risks.Groups such as ETC Group and some climate researchers (such as Raymond Pierrehumbert) are in favour of a moratorium on out-of-doors testing and deployment of SRM.