Author`s personal copy - Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange
... and increase adaptive capacity. In doing so we build upon completed community-based vulnerability assessments and take the next step, using understanding of how Inuit are experiencing and responding to climate change to identify and examine policy entry points. Specifically, we analyze how multiple ...
... and increase adaptive capacity. In doing so we build upon completed community-based vulnerability assessments and take the next step, using understanding of how Inuit are experiencing and responding to climate change to identify and examine policy entry points. Specifically, we analyze how multiple ...
THE PLEDGE PROJECT Overview - Red Cross Red Crescent
... climate is changing, in part due to human influences. And what matters most to us is that disaster risks are rising, not only due to changes in weather extremes, but also population growth, urbanization and other factors. To help people most affected by disasters, the Pledge Project wanted to achieve ...
... climate is changing, in part due to human influences. And what matters most to us is that disaster risks are rising, not only due to changes in weather extremes, but also population growth, urbanization and other factors. To help people most affected by disasters, the Pledge Project wanted to achieve ...
Adapting to Climate Change: Natural Resource Management and
... will be touched upon below. The point to be made, however, is that although these two communities have come to use somewhat different language or apply shared terminology in slightly different ways as a result of distinct evolutionary paths, they share a common core objective of reducing human vulne ...
... will be touched upon below. The point to be made, however, is that although these two communities have come to use somewhat different language or apply shared terminology in slightly different ways as a result of distinct evolutionary paths, they share a common core objective of reducing human vulne ...
Devils Postpile National Monument
... rocks. Later granitic rocks would also be uplifted to combine with this landscape. ...
... rocks. Later granitic rocks would also be uplifted to combine with this landscape. ...
Rethinking corporate social responsibility in the age of climate change
... obligations, required to be answerable (American Heritage Dictionary 1982). We italicize key words in this definition most important to our understanding of CSR. Words like legal or ethically accountable, welfare of another, personal accountability, acting without guidance, rational decision-making, ...
... obligations, required to be answerable (American Heritage Dictionary 1982). We italicize key words in this definition most important to our understanding of CSR. Words like legal or ethically accountable, welfare of another, personal accountability, acting without guidance, rational decision-making, ...
FACING UNCERTAINTY: the value of climate information for
... economies and above all, on the livelihoods of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. Added to these, longer term, slow onset impacts from rising temperatures and sea levels threaten development and economic growth at local, national, regional and international levels. In response, efforts to supp ...
... economies and above all, on the livelihoods of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. Added to these, longer term, slow onset impacts from rising temperatures and sea levels threaten development and economic growth at local, national, regional and international levels. In response, efforts to supp ...
Arctic Environmental Change of the Last Four Centuries
... years. From 1840 to the mid-20th century, the Arctic warmed to the highest temperatures in four centuries. This warming ended the Little Ice Age in the Arctic and has caused retreats of glaciers, melting of permafrost and sea ice, and alteration of terrestrial and lake ecosystems. Although warming, ...
... years. From 1840 to the mid-20th century, the Arctic warmed to the highest temperatures in four centuries. This warming ended the Little Ice Age in the Arctic and has caused retreats of glaciers, melting of permafrost and sea ice, and alteration of terrestrial and lake ecosystems. Although warming, ...
Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit (PDF File 1.9 MB)
... climate futures. Tool 3 complements existing decision-making processes by providing a methodology for incorporating climate change issues into the planning and design of initiatives. Each tool can be used in isolation and the Toolkit is free for download and use. The Toolkit was developed with the C ...
... climate futures. Tool 3 complements existing decision-making processes by providing a methodology for incorporating climate change issues into the planning and design of initiatives. Each tool can be used in isolation and the Toolkit is free for download and use. The Toolkit was developed with the C ...
Chapter 2 Current Legal Challenges in Climate Change Justice
... targets through national measures to reduce GHG emissions. The Kyoto Protocol also permits Annex B parties to participate in GHG emissions trading for the purpose of fulfilling commitments under Article 3 of the UNFCCC.150 In addition, the Kyoto Protocol established two other market-based mechanisms ...
... targets through national measures to reduce GHG emissions. The Kyoto Protocol also permits Annex B parties to participate in GHG emissions trading for the purpose of fulfilling commitments under Article 3 of the UNFCCC.150 In addition, the Kyoto Protocol established two other market-based mechanisms ...
7.6 adaptation
... concern that climate change is a significant threat to sustainable development, especially to non-Annex I Parties. Identifying which regions, populations and food production systems are at greatest risk from climate change can help in setting priorities for adaptation. This chapter focuses on the me ...
... concern that climate change is a significant threat to sustainable development, especially to non-Annex I Parties. Identifying which regions, populations and food production systems are at greatest risk from climate change can help in setting priorities for adaptation. This chapter focuses on the me ...
IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
... • How much would it cost to reduce sulfur dioxide levels to a given standard for all of Europe? • For the worst-affected areas only? • What is the cheapest way to stop acidification of forest soils in Bohemia? • What would be the impact of a new emissions standard for, say, power plants on eutrophic ...
... • How much would it cost to reduce sulfur dioxide levels to a given standard for all of Europe? • For the worst-affected areas only? • What is the cheapest way to stop acidification of forest soils in Bohemia? • What would be the impact of a new emissions standard for, say, power plants on eutrophic ...
The Wave Climate of Ireland: From Averages to Extremes
... Potential for both wind & wave renewable industry ...
... Potential for both wind & wave renewable industry ...
Climate Change and Agrarian Societies in Drylands
... Advance regional cooperation to help scale up successful initiatives in drylands Support to developing country governments in dryland regions to engage effectively with the Climate Change negotiation process, ensuring they shape the post-2012 agreement Focus on water resources and river basin manage ...
... Advance regional cooperation to help scale up successful initiatives in drylands Support to developing country governments in dryland regions to engage effectively with the Climate Change negotiation process, ensuring they shape the post-2012 agreement Focus on water resources and river basin manage ...
Impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystems: a global
... Döll et al. (2009) found that river flow regime alterations are strongest in semi-arid regions with extensive irrigation but also downstream of large dams. In these regions, river flow alterations can be expected to be a major cause of biodiversity decline. Investigating human impacts on river flow ...
... Döll et al. (2009) found that river flow regime alterations are strongest in semi-arid regions with extensive irrigation but also downstream of large dams. In these regions, river flow alterations can be expected to be a major cause of biodiversity decline. Investigating human impacts on river flow ...
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... 6. Student #3 will hang the level on the survey line and direct student #2, helping them to keep the bubble in the line level evenly positioned as the string is extended until it intersects with the shore (in other words, it hits ground). Student #4 marks this location ‘A’ with a stake or othe ...
... 6. Student #3 will hang the level on the survey line and direct student #2, helping them to keep the bubble in the line level evenly positioned as the string is extended until it intersects with the shore (in other words, it hits ground). Student #4 marks this location ‘A’ with a stake or othe ...
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... steady state values are small in absolute value, the percentage change rather than absolute change in values is the relevant statistic. For example, with η = 1, increasing the PRTP from 0.1% to 3% increases the fraction of steady state expenditures (relative to available income) by about 19%. Increa ...
... steady state values are small in absolute value, the percentage change rather than absolute change in values is the relevant statistic. For example, with η = 1, increasing the PRTP from 0.1% to 3% increases the fraction of steady state expenditures (relative to available income) by about 19%. Increa ...
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... that the trade-off between wellbeing in the first two periods be separable from the remainder of the stream. Regarding (i), there is a large literature, starting with Diamond (1965), which has established a conflict between imposing equity conditions (like equal treatment and “Hammond Equity for th ...
... that the trade-off between wellbeing in the first two periods be separable from the remainder of the stream. Regarding (i), there is a large literature, starting with Diamond (1965), which has established a conflict between imposing equity conditions (like equal treatment and “Hammond Equity for th ...
Prospect Theory, Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change
... Kundzewicz 2002; Pramova et al. 2012). Possible explanations for this discrepancy include reasons from the political economy sphere (building structural protection brings an immediate and local economic stimulus), or non-internalisation of external effects of some soft protection measures (environme ...
... Kundzewicz 2002; Pramova et al. 2012). Possible explanations for this discrepancy include reasons from the political economy sphere (building structural protection brings an immediate and local economic stimulus), or non-internalisation of external effects of some soft protection measures (environme ...
What is a “covered entity?” - Texas Association of Environmental
... Low and zero carbon electricity technology fund ...
... Low and zero carbon electricity technology fund ...
FACING THE STORM Indian Tribes, Climate
... traditional practices and ceremonies that have bound Tribal peoples and societies together for generations may begin to unravel. Despite the significant climate-related challenges they face, Tribes have traditional ecological knowledge and government structures that can be used to alleviate some of ...
... traditional practices and ceremonies that have bound Tribal peoples and societies together for generations may begin to unravel. Despite the significant climate-related challenges they face, Tribes have traditional ecological knowledge and government structures that can be used to alleviate some of ...
Multimodel assessment of water scarcity under climate change
... in many countries (4, 5), the expected growth of global population over the coming decades, together with growing economic prosperity, will increase water demand and thus aggravate these problems (6–8). Climate change poses an additional threat to water security because changes in precipitation and ...
... in many countries (4, 5), the expected growth of global population over the coming decades, together with growing economic prosperity, will increase water demand and thus aggravate these problems (6–8). Climate change poses an additional threat to water security because changes in precipitation and ...
III. Mitigation of Climate Change: Summary for Policy Makers
... Box SPM.1: The emission scenarios of the IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) A1. The A1 storyline and scenario family describes a future world of very rapid economic growth, global population that peaks in mid-century and declines thereafter, and the rapid introduction of new and more e ...
... Box SPM.1: The emission scenarios of the IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) A1. The A1 storyline and scenario family describes a future world of very rapid economic growth, global population that peaks in mid-century and declines thereafter, and the rapid introduction of new and more e ...
Programme Plan - Norges forskningsråd
... between national research niches and strategies within climate research and the requirements in order to achieve an improved understanding of the global changes. Included in this is an obligation to participate in building up climate change expertise in the lesserdeveloped countries. What the progra ...
... between national research niches and strategies within climate research and the requirements in order to achieve an improved understanding of the global changes. Included in this is an obligation to participate in building up climate change expertise in the lesserdeveloped countries. What the progra ...
Governing the future under climate change: contested visions of
... the name given to the emergent outcome. The difference between adaptation as “fitting to” or “fitting with” the environment is seen in debates about the relationship between adaptation and mitigation. Adaptation as the “flip side to mitigation” is perhaps the most immed ...
... the name given to the emergent outcome. The difference between adaptation as “fitting to” or “fitting with” the environment is seen in debates about the relationship between adaptation and mitigation. Adaptation as the “flip side to mitigation” is perhaps the most immed ...
IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
... • How much would it cost to reduce sulfur dioxide levels to a given standard for all of Europe? • For the worst-affected areas only? • What is the cheapest way to stop acidification of forest soils in Bohemia? • What would be the impact of a new emissions standard for, say, power plants on eutrophic ...
... • How much would it cost to reduce sulfur dioxide levels to a given standard for all of Europe? • For the worst-affected areas only? • What is the cheapest way to stop acidification of forest soils in Bohemia? • What would be the impact of a new emissions standard for, say, power plants on eutrophic ...