INTRODUCTION What can demographers contribute to the study of
... that the well-being of humans should be at the center of our concern about the effects of climate change. We also point out that vulnerability is differentiated across different sub-groups of a population, and argue that an explicit focus on demographic differential vulnerability should therefore be ...
... that the well-being of humans should be at the center of our concern about the effects of climate change. We also point out that vulnerability is differentiated across different sub-groups of a population, and argue that an explicit focus on demographic differential vulnerability should therefore be ...
Topic 12: Agriculture, Climate Change and Adaptation
... Autonomous adaptation actions are undertaken by individuals and groups in their own best interest. A substantial degree of adaptation can be observed in any climate dependent industry; agricultural cropping patterns vary geographically adapting to local temperature and rainfall conditions. Autonomou ...
... Autonomous adaptation actions are undertaken by individuals and groups in their own best interest. A substantial degree of adaptation can be observed in any climate dependent industry; agricultural cropping patterns vary geographically adapting to local temperature and rainfall conditions. Autonomou ...
Global Climate Change and Children`s Health
... organizations and climatologists that these broad effects, known as climate change, are the result of contemporary human activity. Climate change poses threats to human health, safety, and security. Children are uniquely vulnerable to these threats. The effects of climate change on child health incl ...
... organizations and climatologists that these broad effects, known as climate change, are the result of contemporary human activity. Climate change poses threats to human health, safety, and security. Children are uniquely vulnerable to these threats. The effects of climate change on child health incl ...
Chapter 10 Liability
... Chapter 10 – Liability It may be argued that because climate change is gradual and its effects are still unclear in detail, existing market models will be able to adapt and cope. This may in part explain why climate change appears low on the radar of liability insurance (except perhaps D&O), compar ...
... Chapter 10 – Liability It may be argued that because climate change is gradual and its effects are still unclear in detail, existing market models will be able to adapt and cope. This may in part explain why climate change appears low on the radar of liability insurance (except perhaps D&O), compar ...
Agriculture and Climate Change
... Without consistent policy signals, farmers may not be able to do enough to create a sustainable, productive and resilient agriculture sector. Where there are market failures, where private costs are lower than social benefits, farmers will not invest enough in adaptation and mitigation. Moreover, fa ...
... Without consistent policy signals, farmers may not be able to do enough to create a sustainable, productive and resilient agriculture sector. Where there are market failures, where private costs are lower than social benefits, farmers will not invest enough in adaptation and mitigation. Moreover, fa ...
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... As one of the countries most severely affected by climate change, Vietnam considers response to climate change issues is vital. This is because rising temperatures, rising sea levels will cause flooding, salinity. As a result, water affects agriculture, creating great risks for industry and socio-ec ...
... As one of the countries most severely affected by climate change, Vietnam considers response to climate change issues is vital. This is because rising temperatures, rising sea levels will cause flooding, salinity. As a result, water affects agriculture, creating great risks for industry and socio-ec ...
- White Rose Research Online
... vulnerable (Haile, 2005). This is in part because a large fraction of Africa’s crop ...
... vulnerable (Haile, 2005). This is in part because a large fraction of Africa’s crop ...
Climate Change: Law, Policy, and Business
... WELCOME! Nearly all climate scientists believe that human activities are warming the planet1, and many warn that climate change will devastate human communities here and abroad, and cripple the ecological systems upon which human life depends. Some market analysts predict that trading in carbon will ...
... WELCOME! Nearly all climate scientists believe that human activities are warming the planet1, and many warn that climate change will devastate human communities here and abroad, and cripple the ecological systems upon which human life depends. Some market analysts predict that trading in carbon will ...
Climate Change and First Nations: Recommendations for Action
... Mitigation measures for limiting future climate changes are focussed on reducing greenhouse gas production and release into the atmosphere. Common mitigation measures include looking at new technologies that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in community buildings and in vehicles relied upon for ...
... Mitigation measures for limiting future climate changes are focussed on reducing greenhouse gas production and release into the atmosphere. Common mitigation measures include looking at new technologies that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in community buildings and in vehicles relied upon for ...
Primar y E duc ation Sect
... environmental degradation. A number of initiatives have been undertaken to address CC and other related environmental challenges that we are likely to face. Both public and private sectors are making efforts to integrate issues of climate change in new development strategies. The Government recogniz ...
... environmental degradation. A number of initiatives have been undertaken to address CC and other related environmental challenges that we are likely to face. Both public and private sectors are making efforts to integrate issues of climate change in new development strategies. The Government recogniz ...
Climate Change Vulnerability: Linking Impacts and Adaptation
... Vulnerability profile for Ethiopia Vulnerability Profile, Delanta Dawunt, Ethiopia ...
... Vulnerability profile for Ethiopia Vulnerability Profile, Delanta Dawunt, Ethiopia ...
WebText- GEOGRAPHY OF UTAH
... Ocean currents act as a ribbon of conveyor belts that redistribute Earth’s heat. So do currents of the atmosphere. The jet streams are like commanders of armies (weather systems) that collide as fronts. The weather systems sling air masses from “where weather is born” across Utah bringing highly var ...
... Ocean currents act as a ribbon of conveyor belts that redistribute Earth’s heat. So do currents of the atmosphere. The jet streams are like commanders of armies (weather systems) that collide as fronts. The weather systems sling air masses from “where weather is born” across Utah bringing highly var ...
Assessing the adequacy of current fisheries
... Research to date has focused on terrestrial impacts, although major changes in temperature, acidity, ocean currents, and productivity are predicted to occur in the oceans (Behrenfeld et al., 2006; IPCC, 2007). Climate change is likely to have a significant impact on both target and non-target marine ...
... Research to date has focused on terrestrial impacts, although major changes in temperature, acidity, ocean currents, and productivity are predicted to occur in the oceans (Behrenfeld et al., 2006; IPCC, 2007). Climate change is likely to have a significant impact on both target and non-target marine ...
The United Kingdom (UK) Climate Policy
... Sustainable Prosperity would like to thank Andrés Drew for undertaking a large part of the research and writing (related to the UK only) of this piece. Sustainable Prosperity would also like to thank Dr. Alex Bowen of the London School of Economics and Dr. Matthew Patterson of the University of Otta ...
... Sustainable Prosperity would like to thank Andrés Drew for undertaking a large part of the research and writing (related to the UK only) of this piece. Sustainable Prosperity would also like to thank Dr. Alex Bowen of the London School of Economics and Dr. Matthew Patterson of the University of Otta ...
Appetite for Change - Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute
... The symbolic hour has grown into the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment, with Earth Hour-inspired projects and initiatives supported by WWF globally throughout the year. In 2015 Earth Hour is very proud to have partnered with the University of Melbourne to highlight the need ...
... The symbolic hour has grown into the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment, with Earth Hour-inspired projects and initiatives supported by WWF globally throughout the year. In 2015 Earth Hour is very proud to have partnered with the University of Melbourne to highlight the need ...
THE COST OF DELAYING ACTION TO STEM CLIMATE CHANGE
... instead, the delayed policy is to achieve the same climate target as the non-delayed policy. Taking meaningful steps now sends a signal to the market that reduces long-run costs of meeting the target. Part of this signal is that new carbon-intensive polluting facilities will be seen as bad investmen ...
... instead, the delayed policy is to achieve the same climate target as the non-delayed policy. Taking meaningful steps now sends a signal to the market that reduces long-run costs of meeting the target. Part of this signal is that new carbon-intensive polluting facilities will be seen as bad investmen ...
climate-change scepticism and asserted rights to private property
... While most environmental campaigns have a well-articulated moral basis, the case for climate scepticism is more contested. The latter is often understood as a social ill (Hamilton 2010, Washington and Cook 2011). Washington and Cook (2011, p. 154), for instance, describe it as ‘a delusion that has ...
... While most environmental campaigns have a well-articulated moral basis, the case for climate scepticism is more contested. The latter is often understood as a social ill (Hamilton 2010, Washington and Cook 2011). Washington and Cook (2011, p. 154), for instance, describe it as ‘a delusion that has ...
eoi maría moliner listening february 2011
... So not only are the rainforests the world’s air‐ conditioning system and thermostat and home to much of the world’s biodiversity, but they also sustain the lives of some of the poorest people on this Earth. And yet the destruction goes on at a truly terrifying pace – despite the knowledge that carbo ...
... So not only are the rainforests the world’s air‐ conditioning system and thermostat and home to much of the world’s biodiversity, but they also sustain the lives of some of the poorest people on this Earth. And yet the destruction goes on at a truly terrifying pace – despite the knowledge that carbo ...
Will we leave the Great Barrier Reef for our children?
... change requires it to be assessed in terms of the likelihood that it will achieve its objective. This is because, in a legal context, “effectiveness” can be seen as a measure of how successful law is in solving the problem it was designed to address.4 The overall objective of environmental law and p ...
... change requires it to be assessed in terms of the likelihood that it will achieve its objective. This is because, in a legal context, “effectiveness” can be seen as a measure of how successful law is in solving the problem it was designed to address.4 The overall objective of environmental law and p ...
New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law
... The New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law is a fully refereed journal published by the New Zealand Centre for Public Law at the Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington. The Journal was established in 2003 as a forum for public and international legal scholarship. It is avail ...
... The New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law is a fully refereed journal published by the New Zealand Centre for Public Law at the Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington. The Journal was established in 2003 as a forum for public and international legal scholarship. It is avail ...
The carbon cycle in a changing climate
... up more carbon through photosynthesis than the amount released from plants and soils through respiration and other processes. The positive net uptake of CO2 into plants and soils is happening in part because plants are being “fertilized” by the extra CO2 in the atmosphere. Understanding past changes ...
... up more carbon through photosynthesis than the amount released from plants and soils through respiration and other processes. The positive net uptake of CO2 into plants and soils is happening in part because plants are being “fertilized” by the extra CO2 in the atmosphere. Understanding past changes ...
Managing climate change and overcoming poverty: facing the realities and building a global agreement (455 kB) (opens in new window)
... inaction are immense; far higher than any plausible estimates of the costs of action. We know only too well the impact of poverty around the world. But what may be less wellknown are the risks to which poor people will be most exposed and vulnerable at increases in global average temperature substan ...
... inaction are immense; far higher than any plausible estimates of the costs of action. We know only too well the impact of poverty around the world. But what may be less wellknown are the risks to which poor people will be most exposed and vulnerable at increases in global average temperature substan ...
Climate Trends in the Casco Bay Region
... Warming air temperatures and more frequent heat waves pose public health concerns. In the event of heat waves, the Casco Bay region has limited air conditioning and no cooling centers. Higher temperatures can exacerbate unhealthy ground-level ozone, airborne allergens, and the spread of vector-borne ...
... Warming air temperatures and more frequent heat waves pose public health concerns. In the event of heat waves, the Casco Bay region has limited air conditioning and no cooling centers. Higher temperatures can exacerbate unhealthy ground-level ozone, airborne allergens, and the spread of vector-borne ...
decacal climate prediction: opportunities and challenges.
... changes are also needed for predictions. Estimates of future emissions of radiatively important pollutants are needed for making predictions, as well as modeling capabilities to accurately simulate both how these pollutants affect the global energy, carbon and sulfur cycles, and how the climate syst ...
... changes are also needed for predictions. Estimates of future emissions of radiatively important pollutants are needed for making predictions, as well as modeling capabilities to accurately simulate both how these pollutants affect the global energy, carbon and sulfur cycles, and how the climate syst ...
Weighing the costs and benefits of climate change to our children
... or wind power), (2) sort them from least to most expensive, and (3) add them up until the desired level of abatement is reached.5 That approach has the advantage of extensive detail about low-carbon technologies. At the same time, since all of those options are being estimated separately, they might ...
... or wind power), (2) sort them from least to most expensive, and (3) add them up until the desired level of abatement is reached.5 That approach has the advantage of extensive detail about low-carbon technologies. At the same time, since all of those options are being estimated separately, they might ...
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.