Working Paper 171 - Steeves and Surminski 2014 (opens in new window)
... of interest, exploring climate adaptation as a risk and opportunity for companies. This approach looks at the ‘business case’ for adaptation (see IEMA 2013). The benefits for the private sector are framed in two broad categories, closely following the IPCC definition of adaptation: mitigating risk a ...
... of interest, exploring climate adaptation as a risk and opportunity for companies. This approach looks at the ‘business case’ for adaptation (see IEMA 2013). The benefits for the private sector are framed in two broad categories, closely following the IPCC definition of adaptation: mitigating risk a ...
- UNM Digital Repository
... in northern winter/southern summer. Atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns reflect this asymmetry, which will be intensified by CO2 -induced warming, particularly in the case of an ice-free Arctic. Some evidence exists to indicate that the West Antarctic ice sheet is unstable, and that relativ ...
... in northern winter/southern summer. Atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns reflect this asymmetry, which will be intensified by CO2 -induced warming, particularly in the case of an ice-free Arctic. Some evidence exists to indicate that the West Antarctic ice sheet is unstable, and that relativ ...
Climate finance for cities: how can climate funds best support low
... populations) are disproportionately likely to reside in the low elevation coastal zones most at risk from sea level rise (McGranahan, Balk and Anderson 2007). A focus on cities therefore entails a consideration of both mitigation and adaptation to climate change. The next half-century will witness a ...
... populations) are disproportionately likely to reside in the low elevation coastal zones most at risk from sea level rise (McGranahan, Balk and Anderson 2007). A focus on cities therefore entails a consideration of both mitigation and adaptation to climate change. The next half-century will witness a ...
Seminar paper
... deliver the stabilisation targets commonly discussed in the policy arena were identified. In the present paper, we take stock of our previous work and, within the set of all possible climate coalitions, we focus on those that have the potential to meet an ambitious enough global mitigation target. Th ...
... deliver the stabilisation targets commonly discussed in the policy arena were identified. In the present paper, we take stock of our previous work and, within the set of all possible climate coalitions, we focus on those that have the potential to meet an ambitious enough global mitigation target. Th ...
Climate change and impacts in the Eastern Mediterranean and the
... Overall, the future effects of climate change on crop production are expected to be negative, at least for the major crops grown in the EMME. This could have important consequences for countries with economies that are dependent on agricultural production and where the adaptive capacity is limited. ...
... Overall, the future effects of climate change on crop production are expected to be negative, at least for the major crops grown in the EMME. This could have important consequences for countries with economies that are dependent on agricultural production and where the adaptive capacity is limited. ...
Gender and CO2 info_accepted
... about whether the most common means of presenting that information, as a mass, motivates those who are not already convinced of a the need to reduce emissions. Theories such as the Knowledge-Deficit theory suggest that a lack of knowledge is related to lower concern and lower action on a problem. So ...
... about whether the most common means of presenting that information, as a mass, motivates those who are not already convinced of a the need to reduce emissions. Theories such as the Knowledge-Deficit theory suggest that a lack of knowledge is related to lower concern and lower action on a problem. So ...
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6 February 2007. This meeting[2] discussed a background
... The World Heritage Convention’s comparative advantage lies in its management of diverse cultural and natural properties around the world and the breadth of States Parties’ obligations to protect these properties. The World Heritage Centre will focus its efforts on optimizing this comparative advanta ...
... The World Heritage Convention’s comparative advantage lies in its management of diverse cultural and natural properties around the world and the breadth of States Parties’ obligations to protect these properties. The World Heritage Centre will focus its efforts on optimizing this comparative advanta ...
674_0 - Global Environment Facility
... appropriate that each of the root causes has contributed to each of the issues. At the same time this Table indicates the priorities of the root causes on the basis of their relevance to each of the ...
... appropriate that each of the root causes has contributed to each of the issues. At the same time this Table indicates the priorities of the root causes on the basis of their relevance to each of the ...
Devils Postpile National Monument
... Challenges and Opportunities in Managing for Climate Change Research underway *Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USGS, CA DWR and NPS meteorological station initiated in 2005. (Data available at www.nps.gov/depo/climate). *Inyo National Forest-Calfed Grant with UMFSJ ...
... Challenges and Opportunities in Managing for Climate Change Research underway *Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USGS, CA DWR and NPS meteorological station initiated in 2005. (Data available at www.nps.gov/depo/climate). *Inyo National Forest-Calfed Grant with UMFSJ ...
Effects of Global Warming Lesson Plan
... Paul Ratner, an immunologist with the American College of Allergies. "It's definitely bad news for people who have allergies." Asthma and other respiratory ailments are already on the rise in much of the world. The World Health Organization estimates that 300 million people globally have asthma, wit ...
... Paul Ratner, an immunologist with the American College of Allergies. "It's definitely bad news for people who have allergies." Asthma and other respiratory ailments are already on the rise in much of the world. The World Health Organization estimates that 300 million people globally have asthma, wit ...
Migration, Environment and Climate Change
... black dzud (little snow, and colder than average temperatures), iron dzud (cover of ice over pastureland), hoof dzud (drought) or combined dzud (a combination of the above) (CFE-DMHA, 2014:20). Dzud conditions typically evolve slowly, but can be triggered by rapid-onset events such as snowstorms. Th ...
... black dzud (little snow, and colder than average temperatures), iron dzud (cover of ice over pastureland), hoof dzud (drought) or combined dzud (a combination of the above) (CFE-DMHA, 2014:20). Dzud conditions typically evolve slowly, but can be triggered by rapid-onset events such as snowstorms. Th ...
Community Climate Petition to the House of Representatives
... More resources .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 ...
... More resources .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 ...
Inuit vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate change in
... There is strong consensus in the international scientific community that the global climate is changing, and these changes are already being experienced in the Arctic (ACIA 2005; Anisimov and others 2007; Furgal and Prowse 2008). The main response to concerns over climate change has been to seek red ...
... There is strong consensus in the international scientific community that the global climate is changing, and these changes are already being experienced in the Arctic (ACIA 2005; Anisimov and others 2007; Furgal and Prowse 2008). The main response to concerns over climate change has been to seek red ...
Infectious disease, development, and climate change: a
... were plagued by multicollinearity. One would preferably start with the model that includes all possible explanatory variables. Estimates could then be refined by eliminating variables that are neither individually nor jointly significant in a step-wise process. This procedure was not possible, howev ...
... were plagued by multicollinearity. One would preferably start with the model that includes all possible explanatory variables. Estimates could then be refined by eliminating variables that are neither individually nor jointly significant in a step-wise process. This procedure was not possible, howev ...
5. Conclusion: Political change in social
... states are ratified signatories to the UNFCCC. However, and as we discuss below, support for climate change mitigation, while widespread, is not universal, and, we suggest, will not ever be.2 Specific forms of policy responses are also choices. Even where there is agreement on mitigation’s desirabil ...
... states are ratified signatories to the UNFCCC. However, and as we discuss below, support for climate change mitigation, while widespread, is not universal, and, we suggest, will not ever be.2 Specific forms of policy responses are also choices. Even where there is agreement on mitigation’s desirabil ...
Kelman 2007 Vulnerability definitions
... The capacity of a system, community or society potentially exposed to hazards to adapt, by resisting or changing in order to reach and maintain an acceptable level of functioning and structure. This is determined by the degree to which the social system is capable of organizing itself to increase it ...
... The capacity of a system, community or society potentially exposed to hazards to adapt, by resisting or changing in order to reach and maintain an acceptable level of functioning and structure. This is determined by the degree to which the social system is capable of organizing itself to increase it ...
Climate Change and Nutrition Security
... on food security and nutrition in low and middle income countries in the future. However, mitigation strategies should not increase food and nutrition insecurity. For example, biofuel production can have a negative impact on food production and nutrition10. Biofuel production requires large amounts ...
... on food security and nutrition in low and middle income countries in the future. However, mitigation strategies should not increase food and nutrition insecurity. For example, biofuel production can have a negative impact on food production and nutrition10. Biofuel production requires large amounts ...
Climate Conventions and Africa/Ethiopia - EfD
... a group of nations alone cannot solve the problem. This calls for global solutions to the problem. Almost two decades ago, most countries joined an international treaty—the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—to begin considering what can be done to reduce global warming a ...
... a group of nations alone cannot solve the problem. This calls for global solutions to the problem. Almost two decades ago, most countries joined an international treaty—the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—to begin considering what can be done to reduce global warming a ...
Climate Change Paper - American College of Real Estate Lawyers
... Whether real estate lawyers advise developers, lenders, investors, owners of buildings or the government itself, they will need to appreciate the distinction between mitigation which like environmental law has a certain “stationarity”32 to it and adaptation. The stationarity which has suited enviro ...
... Whether real estate lawyers advise developers, lenders, investors, owners of buildings or the government itself, they will need to appreciate the distinction between mitigation which like environmental law has a certain “stationarity”32 to it and adaptation. The stationarity which has suited enviro ...
A Summary of the Assessment Process of the Intergovernmental
... 3. The IPCC Assessment Process This section covers the procedures used for preparing assessment reports which are the main products of the IPCC. These procedures have been determined by governments and are carefully documented3. From our personal experience we can say that these procedures are scrup ...
... 3. The IPCC Assessment Process This section covers the procedures used for preparing assessment reports which are the main products of the IPCC. These procedures have been determined by governments and are carefully documented3. From our personal experience we can say that these procedures are scrup ...
... distribution of the amount and timing of sea level rise, changes in extremes, regional patterns, and wave action. Special challenges of building and operating infrastructure in coastal and low-lying areas is a theme, with care to minimize overlap between the way this material is treated here, versus ...
The Availability Heuristic, Intuitive Cost
... States can be distinguished along a single axis: Europe accepts the Precautionary Principle, and the United States does not. On this view, Europeans attempt to build a “margin of safety” into public decisions, taking care to protect citizens against risks that cannot be established with certainty. B ...
... States can be distinguished along a single axis: Europe accepts the Precautionary Principle, and the United States does not. On this view, Europeans attempt to build a “margin of safety” into public decisions, taking care to protect citizens against risks that cannot be established with certainty. B ...
The Norwegian Earth System Model, NorESM1
... to temperature increases when other elements are kept unchanged, the feedback factors we present (e.g., for clouds) are termed gross feedback factors (Andrews et al., 2012). These factors can be influenced by simultaneous changes in other elements than the temperature (e.g., snow cover). See Gettelm ...
... to temperature increases when other elements are kept unchanged, the feedback factors we present (e.g., for clouds) are termed gross feedback factors (Andrews et al., 2012). These factors can be influenced by simultaneous changes in other elements than the temperature (e.g., snow cover). See Gettelm ...
Combat vs. Climate - Institute for Policy Studies
... As the comparison of the budgets for traditional military force and for climate security make clear, climate change does not occupy space in the federal budget commensurate with the threat it poses to our security. Bringing our security policy in line with our security budget therefore requires adju ...
... As the comparison of the budgets for traditional military force and for climate security make clear, climate change does not occupy space in the federal budget commensurate with the threat it poses to our security. Bringing our security policy in line with our security budget therefore requires adju ...
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.