6 Using advocacy to help protect the environment - TILZ
... whatever the advocacy looks like, there will always be a relationship at its core. Effective advocacy work requires planning. It works best when it fits around, and complements, other development work, and when it concerns an issue that is central to the entire work of an organisation or church. The ...
... whatever the advocacy looks like, there will always be a relationship at its core. Effective advocacy work requires planning. It works best when it fits around, and complements, other development work, and when it concerns an issue that is central to the entire work of an organisation or church. The ...
Local Climate Change Governance
... 1.2 Defining Governance and the Local Several commentators have noted a general political shift—from a central government model to decentralised governance processes—that has been accompanied by growing scholarly attention to this mode of policy-making (among others Eversole/Scholfield 2006; Betsill ...
... 1.2 Defining Governance and the Local Several commentators have noted a general political shift—from a central government model to decentralised governance processes—that has been accompanied by growing scholarly attention to this mode of policy-making (among others Eversole/Scholfield 2006; Betsill ...
Needs Assessment: Turks and Caicos Islands
... This report forms one of a suite of 16 individual needs assessments of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) produced as part of the process of developing a DFID/FCO led cross HMG programme design to address climate change by promoting low carbon climate resilient development in the UKOTs. The purpose ...
... This report forms one of a suite of 16 individual needs assessments of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) produced as part of the process of developing a DFID/FCO led cross HMG programme design to address climate change by promoting low carbon climate resilient development in the UKOTs. The purpose ...
Land use planning tools for local adaptation to climate change
... wildfires. A changing climate magnifies all these risks. In 2008, Elkford, with support of the Columbia Basin Trust, a provincial crown corporation, developed a local adaptation strategy to assess the risks posed by climate change and identify corresponding adaptation actions. The Adaptation Strateg ...
... wildfires. A changing climate magnifies all these risks. In 2008, Elkford, with support of the Columbia Basin Trust, a provincial crown corporation, developed a local adaptation strategy to assess the risks posed by climate change and identify corresponding adaptation actions. The Adaptation Strateg ...
Assessment of impacts of agricultural and climate change scenarios
... advanced perennial biofuel crops such as switchgrass, which has been found to provide multiple environmental benefits including carbon sequestration, soil water nutrient scavenging, remediating contaminated soil and/or providing a suitable habitat for grassland birds (Khanna et al., 2008; Secchi et ...
... advanced perennial biofuel crops such as switchgrass, which has been found to provide multiple environmental benefits including carbon sequestration, soil water nutrient scavenging, remediating contaminated soil and/or providing a suitable habitat for grassland birds (Khanna et al., 2008; Secchi et ...
The role of discourse in the quest for low
... in nature (soil, minerals, etcetera). In contrast, findings on the causes of climate change target the transformation of certain natural elements, not least the most significant input factor in economic processes, fossil fuels, which account for approximately 86% of world energy consumption (EIA, 20 ...
... in nature (soil, minerals, etcetera). In contrast, findings on the causes of climate change target the transformation of certain natural elements, not least the most significant input factor in economic processes, fossil fuels, which account for approximately 86% of world energy consumption (EIA, 20 ...
Cognitive and affective risk judgements related to climate change
... Current scientific knowledge indicates that the global climate is affected by human activities. The average global temperature has increased by approximately +0.7 °C during the last 100 years, and it is expected to increase more rapidly in the future. Conclusions about warming of the climate system ...
... Current scientific knowledge indicates that the global climate is affected by human activities. The average global temperature has increased by approximately +0.7 °C during the last 100 years, and it is expected to increase more rapidly in the future. Conclusions about warming of the climate system ...
Estimating climate change effects on net primary production of
... assumed to increase at the same rate as nitrogen emissions, therefore, permitting the rate of increase of nitrogen emissions as a proxy for the rate of increase of nitrogen deposition. Since these data were tabular, data from Holland et al. (2005), describing current patterns of nitrogen deposition, ...
... assumed to increase at the same rate as nitrogen emissions, therefore, permitting the rate of increase of nitrogen emissions as a proxy for the rate of increase of nitrogen deposition. Since these data were tabular, data from Holland et al. (2005), describing current patterns of nitrogen deposition, ...
Climate-driven enrichment of pollutants in peatlands
... gest that about 60% of all peatland area in Canada and a similar proportion in North Eurasia will be severely to extremely severely affected by climate change (Gorham, 1991; Tarnocai and Stolbovoy, 2006), leading to a higher release of carbon dioxide and methane to the atmosphere. Although the predi ...
... gest that about 60% of all peatland area in Canada and a similar proportion in North Eurasia will be severely to extremely severely affected by climate change (Gorham, 1991; Tarnocai and Stolbovoy, 2006), leading to a higher release of carbon dioxide and methane to the atmosphere. Although the predi ...
AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
... climate forcings and feedbacks over the last millennium in the CMIP5/PMIP3 models. J. Climate. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0063.1, in press. ...
... climate forcings and feedbacks over the last millennium in the CMIP5/PMIP3 models. J. Climate. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0063.1, in press. ...
Agricultural adaptation to climatic variation
... Most impact studies employ scenarios of climatic change, usually specifying 'norms' (representing annual means over several decades) for a limited set of climatic attributes, most commonly temperature and precipitation. Two issues arise from this. First, climate is inherently variable, with or witho ...
... Most impact studies employ scenarios of climatic change, usually specifying 'norms' (representing annual means over several decades) for a limited set of climatic attributes, most commonly temperature and precipitation. Two issues arise from this. First, climate is inherently variable, with or witho ...
Climate Change Adaptation Project Report
... greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Because the impacts of unchecked production of emissions would likely overwhelm efforts to adapt, both mitigation and adaptation are necessary for communities to fully deal with the impacts of climate change. Mitigation can be conducted by both org ...
... greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Because the impacts of unchecked production of emissions would likely overwhelm efforts to adapt, both mitigation and adaptation are necessary for communities to fully deal with the impacts of climate change. Mitigation can be conducted by both org ...
Climate Change in Pilot Point, Alaska
... between 1949 and 2008, average annual temperatures increased by 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) with most warming occurring in winter (+8.1°F) and the least in the fall (+0.6°F)(Alaska Climate Research Center). Long term records show a gradual increase in average annual temperature since 1925. The recor ...
... between 1949 and 2008, average annual temperatures increased by 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) with most warming occurring in winter (+8.1°F) and the least in the fall (+0.6°F)(Alaska Climate Research Center). Long term records show a gradual increase in average annual temperature since 1925. The recor ...
Barry - Climate change publications
... Climate change 1995: The Science of Climate Change. Cambridge Univ. Press, pp. 132-192. Recent decreases in Arctic summer ice cover and linkages to atmospheric circulation anomalies. J.A. Maslanik, M.C. Serreze and R.G. Barry. Geophys. Res. Lett., 23(13), 1,677-1,680. Aspects of climate variability ...
... Climate change 1995: The Science of Climate Change. Cambridge Univ. Press, pp. 132-192. Recent decreases in Arctic summer ice cover and linkages to atmospheric circulation anomalies. J.A. Maslanik, M.C. Serreze and R.G. Barry. Geophys. Res. Lett., 23(13), 1,677-1,680. Aspects of climate variability ...
France`s adaptation to global climate change
... The winter of 2013-2014 brought with it a number of extreme events: major droughts in Australia and California, an exceptionally cold spell in the eastern United States, severe flooding in France and the United Kingdom with both countries battered by giant waves on their seafronts, and all this duri ...
... The winter of 2013-2014 brought with it a number of extreme events: major droughts in Australia and California, an exceptionally cold spell in the eastern United States, severe flooding in France and the United Kingdom with both countries battered by giant waves on their seafronts, and all this duri ...
- Parliament of Vanuatu
... Board on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction. Clause 7 establishes the National Advisory Board on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction. Clause 8 sets out the composition of the Board. It also provides for persons who can be appointed by the Minister as observers at a meeting of the Boar ...
... Board on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction. Clause 7 establishes the National Advisory Board on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction. Clause 8 sets out the composition of the Board. It also provides for persons who can be appointed by the Minister as observers at a meeting of the Boar ...
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... emissions make up almost half of New Zealand‟s gross emissions: at current targets, with a conservative carbon price of NZ$25, by 2020 New Zealand agricultural emissions will have an annual opportunity cost of $1 billion11. If New Zealanders could even halve emissions from agriculture we would benef ...
... emissions make up almost half of New Zealand‟s gross emissions: at current targets, with a conservative carbon price of NZ$25, by 2020 New Zealand agricultural emissions will have an annual opportunity cost of $1 billion11. If New Zealanders could even halve emissions from agriculture we would benef ...
SUMA K4035 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Measuring and
... Global greenhouse gas emissions are now at a record high, and the world’s scientific community agrees that continued unabated release of greenhouse gases will have catastrophic consequences. Many efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, both public and private, have been underway for decades, yet i ...
... Global greenhouse gas emissions are now at a record high, and the world’s scientific community agrees that continued unabated release of greenhouse gases will have catastrophic consequences. Many efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, both public and private, have been underway for decades, yet i ...
Review of the White Paper on the contribution of the GFCS to
... – together with other relevant information – into customized products such as projections, trends, economic analysis and services to user communities in different sectors. It is important to recognize that the goals in themselves are not independent. That is, a lack of food security will impact on p ...
... – together with other relevant information – into customized products such as projections, trends, economic analysis and services to user communities in different sectors. It is important to recognize that the goals in themselves are not independent. That is, a lack of food security will impact on p ...
ALC Working Paper Climate Change, Gender and Human Development:
... Executive Summary Today, climate change is a global issue with the potential to have a negative impact on development in countries already suffering social, political, environmental and economic stress. However, the extent to which its impacts are felt within population groups, particularly women, ...
... Executive Summary Today, climate change is a global issue with the potential to have a negative impact on development in countries already suffering social, political, environmental and economic stress. However, the extent to which its impacts are felt within population groups, particularly women, ...
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Nunavut Setting the
... There are two main ways of managing climate change. One method, mitigation, involves finding and implementing methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions*. The other method, adaptation, means taking action to minimize the negative impacts and maximize potential benefits from a changing climate. ...
... There are two main ways of managing climate change. One method, mitigation, involves finding and implementing methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions*. The other method, adaptation, means taking action to minimize the negative impacts and maximize potential benefits from a changing climate. ...
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... regions determine to a large extent the location of the world’s major ecosystems. These regions, called biomes, include forest, grassland, savanna, tundra, and desert. Plant, soil, and animal communities are associated with these biomes. Because climate cycles through periodic change, it is never re ...
... regions determine to a large extent the location of the world’s major ecosystems. These regions, called biomes, include forest, grassland, savanna, tundra, and desert. Plant, soil, and animal communities are associated with these biomes. Because climate cycles through periodic change, it is never re ...
nullius in verba - The Global Warming Policy Foundation
... of the perversion not only of The Royal Society but of science itself, wherein the legitimate role of science as a powerful mode of inquiry is replaced by the pretence of science to a position of political authority. The simple chronology speaks for itself, though one cannot read it without thinking ...
... of the perversion not only of The Royal Society but of science itself, wherein the legitimate role of science as a powerful mode of inquiry is replaced by the pretence of science to a position of political authority. The simple chronology speaks for itself, though one cannot read it without thinking ...
Young People`s Burden: Requirement of Negative CO2 Emissions
... alleged climate change consequences, if accurate, could be considered “beyond the pale”, and he rejected the motion to dismiss the case. Judge Coffin’s ruling must be certified by a second judge, after which the case can proceed to trial. It is anticipated that the plausibility of achieving the emis ...
... alleged climate change consequences, if accurate, could be considered “beyond the pale”, and he rejected the motion to dismiss the case. Judge Coffin’s ruling must be certified by a second judge, after which the case can proceed to trial. It is anticipated that the plausibility of achieving the emis ...
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.