Cities and Climate Change: Global Report on Human Settlements
... and services in cities around the world. It can disrupt local economies and strip populations of their assets and livelihoods, in some cases leading to mass migration. Such impacts are unlikely to be evenly spread among regions and cities, across sectors of the economy or among socioeconomic groups. ...
... and services in cities around the world. It can disrupt local economies and strip populations of their assets and livelihoods, in some cases leading to mass migration. Such impacts are unlikely to be evenly spread among regions and cities, across sectors of the economy or among socioeconomic groups. ...
Danish strategy for adaptation to a changing climate
... the form of drought, flooding, storm surges, hurricanes and rising sea levels due to melting glaciers. Responsible politicians must take account of this now at the start of the 21st century. It would be irresponsible to just cross our fingers and hope that things will be alright in our lifetimes. Th ...
... the form of drought, flooding, storm surges, hurricanes and rising sea levels due to melting glaciers. Responsible politicians must take account of this now at the start of the 21st century. It would be irresponsible to just cross our fingers and hope that things will be alright in our lifetimes. Th ...
Good-Bye Kyoto - Carbon Market Watch
... laudable step forward in ambition. Yet, if emission reductions from such jurisdictions are counted towards national targets and sold as CDM offset credits at the same time, these reductions are counted towards multiple reduction goals. This means that the actual global emissions could be higher than ...
... laudable step forward in ambition. Yet, if emission reductions from such jurisdictions are counted towards national targets and sold as CDM offset credits at the same time, these reductions are counted towards multiple reduction goals. This means that the actual global emissions could be higher than ...
PowerPoint - NIA :: ECSU - Elizabeth City State University
... [1] Callaghan, T. V., F. Bergholm, T. R. Christensen, C. Jonasson, U. Kokfelt, and M. Johansson (2010), A new climate era in the sub-Arctic: Accelerating climate changes and multiple impacts, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L14705, doi:10.1029/2009GL042064. [2] Nykänen, H., J. E. P. Heikkinen, L. Pirinen, ...
... [1] Callaghan, T. V., F. Bergholm, T. R. Christensen, C. Jonasson, U. Kokfelt, and M. Johansson (2010), A new climate era in the sub-Arctic: Accelerating climate changes and multiple impacts, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L14705, doi:10.1029/2009GL042064. [2] Nykänen, H., J. E. P. Heikkinen, L. Pirinen, ...
Public attitudes and behavior about climate change: what shapes
... often”) that would be personally inconvenient or cause discomfort.13 This same study found that the more that Americans believed that measures to protect the environment will threaten their jobs or personal freedom, the less likely they were to take voluntary pro-environmental actions or to support ...
... often”) that would be personally inconvenient or cause discomfort.13 This same study found that the more that Americans believed that measures to protect the environment will threaten their jobs or personal freedom, the less likely they were to take voluntary pro-environmental actions or to support ...
New England Climate Adaptation PROJECT - NECAP
... change poses to coastal communities, including an increased risk of intensified storms and flooding, sea level rise, saltwater intrusion into marshes and farmland, coastal erosion, and destruction of infrastructure and coastal properties. To help communities assess and decrease their vulnerability t ...
... change poses to coastal communities, including an increased risk of intensified storms and flooding, sea level rise, saltwater intrusion into marshes and farmland, coastal erosion, and destruction of infrastructure and coastal properties. To help communities assess and decrease their vulnerability t ...
teaching manual - Live and Learn
... The combination of the probability of an event and the scale of it’s negative consequences. Disaster risks are the potential disaster losses, in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets and services, which could occur in a particular community or a society over some specified future time period. ...
... The combination of the probability of an event and the scale of it’s negative consequences. Disaster risks are the potential disaster losses, in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets and services, which could occur in a particular community or a society over some specified future time period. ...
A comment on climate change, conflict and forced migration
... coverage when sudden disasters hit, those who move primarily due to gradual environmental degradation are often less visible. The degree of force in the migration may be considered differently at the different stages of gradual environmental degradation. Particularly for this group, there may be ope ...
... coverage when sudden disasters hit, those who move primarily due to gradual environmental degradation are often less visible. The degree of force in the migration may be considered differently at the different stages of gradual environmental degradation. Particularly for this group, there may be ope ...
Migration in response to environmental change
... Extreme environmental events such as hurricanes, tsunamis, floods and landslides can also cause immediate loss of income and therefore encourage population displacement. However these displacements tend to be at short distance and often within the same state. However, there are multiple drivers of m ...
... Extreme environmental events such as hurricanes, tsunamis, floods and landslides can also cause immediate loss of income and therefore encourage population displacement. However these displacements tend to be at short distance and often within the same state. However, there are multiple drivers of m ...
- International Studies Association
... development, the Agenda for Sustainable Development also lists “more frequent and intense natural disasters” and “forced displacement of people” among concerns that threaten “to reverse much of the development progress made in recent decades” (United Nations General Assembly, 2015: 14). Climate chan ...
... development, the Agenda for Sustainable Development also lists “more frequent and intense natural disasters” and “forced displacement of people” among concerns that threaten “to reverse much of the development progress made in recent decades” (United Nations General Assembly, 2015: 14). Climate chan ...
S08-2 Mistimed reproduction due to global climate change
... caterpillars on oak (Quercus robur) trees. We have measured caterpillar biomass there from 1985 onwards, and can thus compare changes in the date of maximum food abundance for great tits with changes in laying date. There has been a significant advance in the date of maximum biomass, but great tits ...
... caterpillars on oak (Quercus robur) trees. We have measured caterpillar biomass there from 1985 onwards, and can thus compare changes in the date of maximum food abundance for great tits with changes in laying date. There has been a significant advance in the date of maximum biomass, but great tits ...
Changing Climates, Fading Cultures: A Study of Place Annihilation
... Ken Hewitt (1983) asserts that humans create our places by endowing them with our collective cultural identity. As a geographer, Hewitt (1983) examined the effects that war has on cultures and drew a link between the wellbeing of the places upon which a culture is built, and the success of a culture ...
... Ken Hewitt (1983) asserts that humans create our places by endowing them with our collective cultural identity. As a geographer, Hewitt (1983) examined the effects that war has on cultures and drew a link between the wellbeing of the places upon which a culture is built, and the success of a culture ...
The Evangelical Debate Over Climate Change
... from Calcutta and Bangladesh.20 A number of scientists and policymakers, though, contest these more apocalyptic scenarios. 21 The international community responded to climate change in 1992 with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which sought to stabilize greenhouse gas emiss ...
... from Calcutta and Bangladesh.20 A number of scientists and policymakers, though, contest these more apocalyptic scenarios. 21 The international community responded to climate change in 1992 with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which sought to stabilize greenhouse gas emiss ...
An Analysis of Sweden`s Carbon Footprint
... be a leader in sustainability policies within the EU and push for stronger climate change agreements between Member States. The EU Emission Trading Scheme is having little success as caps (the overall limit of emissions per country) have been set too high, meaning that countries do not need to trade ...
... be a leader in sustainability policies within the EU and push for stronger climate change agreements between Member States. The EU Emission Trading Scheme is having little success as caps (the overall limit of emissions per country) have been set too high, meaning that countries do not need to trade ...
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... security and poverty reduction. In view of this impending climate change threat upon the poor, it is critical to have a deeper understanding of the household adaptation strategies and targeted measures that could protect and improve the livelihoods of the poor and ensure food security (Bradshaw et a ...
... security and poverty reduction. In view of this impending climate change threat upon the poor, it is critical to have a deeper understanding of the household adaptation strategies and targeted measures that could protect and improve the livelihoods of the poor and ensure food security (Bradshaw et a ...
Beyond Known Worlds: Climate Change Governance by Arbitral
... (whether due to natural factors or as a result of human activity), has become a pressing global concern.2 Climate change can affect diverse determinants of human well-being, such as access to water, energy supplies, and public health, and can determine social disruptions, such as migration due to dr ...
... (whether due to natural factors or as a result of human activity), has become a pressing global concern.2 Climate change can affect diverse determinants of human well-being, such as access to water, energy supplies, and public health, and can determine social disruptions, such as migration due to dr ...
synthesis report - Icelandic Meteorological office
... Roads and transport systems are vulnerable to climate change impacts. Furthermore, the future road system will have to provide an adequate service level while accounting also for other long term changes, such as in demography (ageing), in economic structure (possibly reinforced by mitigation policy) ...
... Roads and transport systems are vulnerable to climate change impacts. Furthermore, the future road system will have to provide an adequate service level while accounting also for other long term changes, such as in demography (ageing), in economic structure (possibly reinforced by mitigation policy) ...
Climate change adaptation plan for the
... The last decades have been crucial in terms of the climate. There have been countless extreme meteorological events throughout the world and their impacts have been extremely varied. Climate change and their amplification have been confirmed by the scientific community, including the Intergovernment ...
... The last decades have been crucial in terms of the climate. There have been countless extreme meteorological events throughout the world and their impacts have been extremely varied. Climate change and their amplification have been confirmed by the scientific community, including the Intergovernment ...
climate change law: the emergence of a new legal discipline
... climate change and the importance of taking actions to address the problem. In Australia, for example, the former federal government led by John Howard gave up its long-professed scepticism over climate change in 2007. The then Prime Minister announced a raft of measures in July 2007, including the ...
... climate change and the importance of taking actions to address the problem. In Australia, for example, the former federal government led by John Howard gave up its long-professed scepticism over climate change in 2007. The then Prime Minister announced a raft of measures in July 2007, including the ...
Maintaining Stability
... of ecosystems. According to an IMF paper,2 for example, in the aftermath of the Asian and Russian crises, Brazil reduced public expenditures (excluding wages, social security benefits, and interest payments) for 1999 by 11 percent in nominal terms with respect to 1998. However, some key Amazon envi ...
... of ecosystems. According to an IMF paper,2 for example, in the aftermath of the Asian and Russian crises, Brazil reduced public expenditures (excluding wages, social security benefits, and interest payments) for 1999 by 11 percent in nominal terms with respect to 1998. However, some key Amazon envi ...
global warming, climate change and tourism: a review of
... change: a joint analysis for sea level rise and tourism. Mitigation & Adaptation Strategy for Global Change, Vol. 13, pp. 765–791. This study follows a joint analysis of climate change impacts on tourism and sea level. Combining the two impact studies into a single, integrated analysis provides two ...
... change: a joint analysis for sea level rise and tourism. Mitigation & Adaptation Strategy for Global Change, Vol. 13, pp. 765–791. This study follows a joint analysis of climate change impacts on tourism and sea level. Combining the two impact studies into a single, integrated analysis provides two ...
3. project framework - REDD
... roadmap of prioritized and costed actions; and (iii) development of investment proposals and the identification of their financing, in the context of the strategic framework. The reason for using such a methodology is to enable policy and strategy formulation to be based on country/agro-ecological, ...
... roadmap of prioritized and costed actions; and (iii) development of investment proposals and the identification of their financing, in the context of the strategic framework. The reason for using such a methodology is to enable policy and strategy formulation to be based on country/agro-ecological, ...