Implications of global climate change for natural resource damage
... geophysical factors, including increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, there will be an increase in the likelihood of spills, releases of hazardous substances from storage facilities (Table 2), and mobilization of pollutants from contaminated sites [9]. Here, we only briefly ...
... geophysical factors, including increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, there will be an increase in the likelihood of spills, releases of hazardous substances from storage facilities (Table 2), and mobilization of pollutants from contaminated sites [9]. Here, we only briefly ...
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 ...
The International and Domestic Law of Climate Change: A Binding
... typically annual, conference of the parties to the Convention and meetings of the parties of any protocols to it;12 and (4) requirements for periodic review of developments in science, policy, and procedural issues, typically addressed at the conference of the parties.13 Outputs from the conference ...
... typically annual, conference of the parties to the Convention and meetings of the parties of any protocols to it;12 and (4) requirements for periodic review of developments in science, policy, and procedural issues, typically addressed at the conference of the parties.13 Outputs from the conference ...
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 ...
V. Conclusion - Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
... essential elements and explore potential solutions, and to equip those involved with the means to achieve a better result. In my view, complex environmental problems demand not only a detailed understanding of why they arise, but also the development of transformational pathways to more sustainable ...
... essential elements and explore potential solutions, and to equip those involved with the means to achieve a better result. In my view, complex environmental problems demand not only a detailed understanding of why they arise, but also the development of transformational pathways to more sustainable ...
A Global Carbon Market? Michael G. Pollitt
... enforcement authority. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) does issue Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs), which approximately have this property and in some sense already provide a global carbon price at the moment. However, in general, global markets do not have th ...
... enforcement authority. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) does issue Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs), which approximately have this property and in some sense already provide a global carbon price at the moment. However, in general, global markets do not have th ...
Russia`s Climate Policy: International Bargaining and Domestic
... In demonstrating the key role that domestic politics play in influencing treaty adoption and, ultimately, implementation, we incorporate theoretical concepts and arguments from both comparative politics and international relations. In the case of Russia, we argue that Medvedev strategically leveraged ...
... In demonstrating the key role that domestic politics play in influencing treaty adoption and, ultimately, implementation, we incorporate theoretical concepts and arguments from both comparative politics and international relations. In the case of Russia, we argue that Medvedev strategically leveraged ...
CSPR Briefing C SP R B
... of including additional LULUCF-activities under CDM, mainly the negotiations occurring after the adoption of the Bali Road map. LULUCF under CDM has been discussed mainly in the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP). There are diverging ide ...
... of including additional LULUCF-activities under CDM, mainly the negotiations occurring after the adoption of the Bali Road map. LULUCF under CDM has been discussed mainly in the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP). There are diverging ide ...
Climate Change and the Skiing Industry: Impacts and Potential
... 2.2.3 Impacts of buildings and infrastructure The number of hotels in Switzerland was around 6300 in 1993. Although this number has fallen by 1800 since 1970, the amount of private accommodation not used for permanent living has more than doubled in the same period to about 300000. Private accommoda ...
... 2.2.3 Impacts of buildings and infrastructure The number of hotels in Switzerland was around 6300 in 1993. Although this number has fallen by 1800 since 1970, the amount of private accommodation not used for permanent living has more than doubled in the same period to about 300000. Private accommoda ...
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... above normal (normal based on period, 1961-1990) since 1993. This warming is primarily due to rise in maximum temperature across the country, over a larger part of the data set. Apart from direct impacts, higher temperatures also increase the water requirements of crops putting more pressure on the ...
... above normal (normal based on period, 1961-1990) since 1993. This warming is primarily due to rise in maximum temperature across the country, over a larger part of the data set. Apart from direct impacts, higher temperatures also increase the water requirements of crops putting more pressure on the ...
ALC Working Paper Climate Change, Gender and Human Development:
... further serve to entrench gender inequality3These practices have in many ways disempowered women by denying and/or limiting their right of access to resources, opportunities and entitlements, particularly in: emergency communication and action; the use of relief assets; access to shelter and relief ...
... further serve to entrench gender inequality3These practices have in many ways disempowered women by denying and/or limiting their right of access to resources, opportunities and entitlements, particularly in: emergency communication and action; the use of relief assets; access to shelter and relief ...
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... 2001, Jamaica has long played a leading role in confronting air pollution and promoting air quality management.4 Broadly committed to sustainable development and energy efficient, Jamaica made significant progress on 91 of 171 concrete actions listed in Jamaica’s National Environmental Action Plan i ...
... 2001, Jamaica has long played a leading role in confronting air pollution and promoting air quality management.4 Broadly committed to sustainable development and energy efficient, Jamaica made significant progress on 91 of 171 concrete actions listed in Jamaica’s National Environmental Action Plan i ...
Future climate in world regions - the IPCC Data Distribution Centre
... given changes in greenhouse gas and aerosol concentrations; an increase of greenhouse gases tends to warm the Earth, while most aerosols have a cooling effect. The ability of the models to simulate climate is best at large horizontal scales and is severely restricted as the scale is decreased. There ...
... given changes in greenhouse gas and aerosol concentrations; an increase of greenhouse gases tends to warm the Earth, while most aerosols have a cooling effect. The ability of the models to simulate climate is best at large horizontal scales and is severely restricted as the scale is decreased. There ...
Global Change Grand Challenge National Research Plan
... governments and private-sector players strive to convert these investments into competitive advantages in the global economy. ...
... governments and private-sector players strive to convert these investments into competitive advantages in the global economy. ...
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... participation which is fundamental for any rights based approach and that the children can even play an active role in climate change mitigation activities at village, state and national level as the adaptation is not the only aspect that needs to be attended to. 1.2 Climate Change and India India, ...
... participation which is fundamental for any rights based approach and that the children can even play an active role in climate change mitigation activities at village, state and national level as the adaptation is not the only aspect that needs to be attended to. 1.2 Climate Change and India India, ...
Climate of the Past
... radiative forcing changes. Those simulations still have clear limitations because of the relatively coarse resolution used and of the uncertainties on past changes in external forcing as well as in the internal climate sensitivity. Nevertheless, the analysis of those simulations provides a very usef ...
... radiative forcing changes. Those simulations still have clear limitations because of the relatively coarse resolution used and of the uncertainties on past changes in external forcing as well as in the internal climate sensitivity. Nevertheless, the analysis of those simulations provides a very usef ...
Local Strategies for Addressing Climate Change Vol 2
... Local Strategies for Addressing Climate Change, Volume Two features 12 articles that previously ran in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center’s publication Coastal Services. These articles showcase examples of the tools, programs, and projects that coastal ...
... Local Strategies for Addressing Climate Change, Volume Two features 12 articles that previously ran in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center’s publication Coastal Services. These articles showcase examples of the tools, programs, and projects that coastal ...
Entire Report - Center for Climate and Energy
... Climate change will also influence the functioning of ecosystems — the characteristic ways in which energy and chemicals flow through the plants, herbivores, carnivores, and soil organisms that comprise the living components of ecosystems. Models of overall changes in plant productivity indicate a ...
... Climate change will also influence the functioning of ecosystems — the characteristic ways in which energy and chemicals flow through the plants, herbivores, carnivores, and soil organisms that comprise the living components of ecosystems. Models of overall changes in plant productivity indicate a ...
Land use planning tools for local adaptation to climate change
... Additional resources on select decision-support tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... Additional resources on select decision-support tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
National Park Service
... General findings included the need for increased traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) in planning; increased co-management, cooperation at local level, place-based education and valuebased planning; risk assessment and increased monitoring, particularly water quality and stream flow; invasive mana ...
... General findings included the need for increased traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) in planning; increased co-management, cooperation at local level, place-based education and valuebased planning; risk assessment and increased monitoring, particularly water quality and stream flow; invasive mana ...
Importance of stream temperature to climate change impact on water
... Climate change impacts on river systems are the subject of active research (as reviewed by Arnell et al., 2001), because of the importance of water for human activities, in terms of resource (quantitatively and qualitatively) and risk factor. Impacts on hydrology include changes in runoff, river flo ...
... Climate change impacts on river systems are the subject of active research (as reviewed by Arnell et al., 2001), because of the importance of water for human activities, in terms of resource (quantitatively and qualitatively) and risk factor. Impacts on hydrology include changes in runoff, river flo ...
Joint Comments to Army Corps of Engineers
... not require a formal cost-‐benefit analysis,8 agencies’ approaches to assessing costs and benefits must be balanced and reasonable. Courts have warned agencies, for example, that “[e]ven though NEPA does not ...
... not require a formal cost-‐benefit analysis,8 agencies’ approaches to assessing costs and benefits must be balanced and reasonable. Courts have warned agencies, for example, that “[e]ven though NEPA does not ...
Climate change and the Antarctic marine ecosystem: an essay on
... communities may change and consequently potentially affect entire food web systems. However, it is still unclear how the rich invertebrate biodiversity of the Southern Ocean will respond to medium/long-term warming. Changes have been found in some pelagic and benthic populations of some species over ...
... communities may change and consequently potentially affect entire food web systems. However, it is still unclear how the rich invertebrate biodiversity of the Southern Ocean will respond to medium/long-term warming. Changes have been found in some pelagic and benthic populations of some species over ...
Climate Change Implications for Crop Production in
... more intense rain (representing a change of about 30 percent) and a similarly hotter climate (0.6°C). There has been a small increase over ocean and small decrease in rainfall over land since 1970’s. An analysis of monthly rainfall patterns at Goroka in Eastern Highlands Province of PNG from 1946 to ...
... more intense rain (representing a change of about 30 percent) and a similarly hotter climate (0.6°C). There has been a small increase over ocean and small decrease in rainfall over land since 1970’s. An analysis of monthly rainfall patterns at Goroka in Eastern Highlands Province of PNG from 1946 to ...