Urban Areas - Southwest Climate Assessment Report
... Specifically, the dynamics of an increase in urban heat, or heat flux, that results from the transfer of heat energy to the atmosphere from pavement and other hard surfaces, heat generation from vehicles, and the consumption of electricity and heating fuel, are poorly understood. Sailor and Lu (2004 ...
... Specifically, the dynamics of an increase in urban heat, or heat flux, that results from the transfer of heat energy to the atmosphere from pavement and other hard surfaces, heat generation from vehicles, and the consumption of electricity and heating fuel, are poorly understood. Sailor and Lu (2004 ...
10 IISD (17 March 2016):Arctic Council Addresses
... scientific and socio-ecological research and are based on rechecks and caution.15 In this context there was a remarkable “social turn” in the latest IPCC-assessment report which stressed, for example, “globalisation” as an aggravating factor for climate change in arctic societies: “In addition, ther ...
... scientific and socio-ecological research and are based on rechecks and caution.15 In this context there was a remarkable “social turn” in the latest IPCC-assessment report which stressed, for example, “globalisation” as an aggravating factor for climate change in arctic societies: “In addition, ther ...
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... DRR in Sectoral Policies • Nicaraguan government has promoted in all governmental institutions a culture of prevention through Sectoral Commissions that have been created by the Law 337. The DRR responsibilities are being gradually delegated to the municipalities as a contribution to decentralisati ...
... DRR in Sectoral Policies • Nicaraguan government has promoted in all governmental institutions a culture of prevention through Sectoral Commissions that have been created by the Law 337. The DRR responsibilities are being gradually delegated to the municipalities as a contribution to decentralisati ...
Livelihoods and Climate Change - International Institute for
... seasons, shifting eco-zones and thawing permafrost have all been observed in different regions around the world. Compounded by human pressures and modifications to the environment, these changes threaten to further entrench global inequities, as those with the least stand to suffer the most. There i ...
... seasons, shifting eco-zones and thawing permafrost have all been observed in different regions around the world. Compounded by human pressures and modifications to the environment, these changes threaten to further entrench global inequities, as those with the least stand to suffer the most. There i ...
Joint Parliamentary meeting on Climate change and climate change
... The international dimension: post-2012, external climate policy and international trade R. whereas the negotiations towards a post-2012 agreement are being carried on under UN leadership in accordance with the Bali roadmap in the following core areas: emissions reductions and new binding reduction ...
... The international dimension: post-2012, external climate policy and international trade R. whereas the negotiations towards a post-2012 agreement are being carried on under UN leadership in accordance with the Bali roadmap in the following core areas: emissions reductions and new binding reduction ...
Impacts of changes in land use and land cover on atmospheric
... a Values are for annual means, unless specified otherwise. b Values in parentheses denote the percentage change from the 2000 values. c For Northern Hemisphere summer June–August. ...
... a Values are for annual means, unless specified otherwise. b Values in parentheses denote the percentage change from the 2000 values. c For Northern Hemisphere summer June–August. ...
REACT Ferruginous Hawk Climate Change Study Summary
... University of Alberta undergraduate research project Climate change models project increases in intensity and frequency of storm-like weather. These inclement weather conditions are usually associated with cool temperatures and high amounts of precipitation that can cause high amounts of stress to b ...
... University of Alberta undergraduate research project Climate change models project increases in intensity and frequency of storm-like weather. These inclement weather conditions are usually associated with cool temperatures and high amounts of precipitation that can cause high amounts of stress to b ...
Marine Science
... Rykaczewski and Dunne (2010) hypothesized that decreased ventilation in upwelling zones may increase production due to increased residence times (the period where producers are retained in the high production zone) and nutrient remineralization; however, we note that these benefits could be offset b ...
... Rykaczewski and Dunne (2010) hypothesized that decreased ventilation in upwelling zones may increase production due to increased residence times (the period where producers are retained in the high production zone) and nutrient remineralization; however, we note that these benefits could be offset b ...
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... After more than a decade in opposition, the win by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) at the 2007 federal election focuses attention on their preelection policies. The paper summarises policies for primary industries, including the resources and seafood sectors; indicates program and policy funding wh ...
... After more than a decade in opposition, the win by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) at the 2007 federal election focuses attention on their preelection policies. The paper summarises policies for primary industries, including the resources and seafood sectors; indicates program and policy funding wh ...
Ecosystem Based Adaptation
... increase the vulnerabilities of people and nature by impacting them adversely. These impacts can be environmental (degradation, conversion, effects of increasingly frequent and severe events such as floods and droughts, and ecological changes), social (loss of adaptive capacities, knowledge and inst ...
... increase the vulnerabilities of people and nature by impacting them adversely. These impacts can be environmental (degradation, conversion, effects of increasingly frequent and severe events such as floods and droughts, and ecological changes), social (loss of adaptive capacities, knowledge and inst ...
A Game of Preferences:
... nonetheless assumes that “individuals define their … ideational interests independently of politics and then advance those interests through political exchange and collective action” (1997, p. 517). As such, his theory lacks any mechanism to address how the content of actors’ ideational interests ma ...
... nonetheless assumes that “individuals define their … ideational interests independently of politics and then advance those interests through political exchange and collective action” (1997, p. 517). As such, his theory lacks any mechanism to address how the content of actors’ ideational interests ma ...
Cities: The new frontier
... climate change will fall mainly on city governments, with responses falling into two broad policy domains. Mitigation is action designed to reduce the emissions that cause global warming, principally GHGs, while adaptation refers to measures to help populations to adjust to the unavoidable effects o ...
... climate change will fall mainly on city governments, with responses falling into two broad policy domains. Mitigation is action designed to reduce the emissions that cause global warming, principally GHGs, while adaptation refers to measures to help populations to adjust to the unavoidable effects o ...
Climate-driven expansion of blanket bogs in Britain during the
... Ireland also pointed to land use as a principal cause of paludification (Huang, 2002). However, a number of authors have suggested the initiation of blanket bogs at specific locations solely as a result of a climatic shift during the mid Holocene “Atlantic” period in Scotland (Ellis and Tallis, 2000 ...
... Ireland also pointed to land use as a principal cause of paludification (Huang, 2002). However, a number of authors have suggested the initiation of blanket bogs at specific locations solely as a result of a climatic shift during the mid Holocene “Atlantic” period in Scotland (Ellis and Tallis, 2000 ...
Systems thinking methodology in researching the
... In addition, it is important to note that the levels of climate change impacts on livestock production likely depend on the mental models of the key stakeholders. Their beliefs, attitudes and perceptions on climate change will impact the industry both in short term and long term. There are four main ...
... In addition, it is important to note that the levels of climate change impacts on livestock production likely depend on the mental models of the key stakeholders. Their beliefs, attitudes and perceptions on climate change will impact the industry both in short term and long term. There are four main ...
Barry - Climate change publications
... Understanding Climate Change. Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado: 35-67. The present climate of the Arctic Ocean and possible past and future states. R.G. Barry. In: Y. Herman, ed., The Arctic Seas: Climatology, Oceanography, Biology and Geology. Van Nostrand, Reinhold Co.: 1-46. Evidence of recent c ...
... Understanding Climate Change. Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado: 35-67. The present climate of the Arctic Ocean and possible past and future states. R.G. Barry. In: Y. Herman, ed., The Arctic Seas: Climatology, Oceanography, Biology and Geology. Van Nostrand, Reinhold Co.: 1-46. Evidence of recent c ...
Poverty - International Policy Centre for inclusive Growth
... For one thing, the continuing decline of the quantity and quality of natural resources and of ecosystem functions is likely to exacerbate the likelihood of conflict over resources, particularly water. According to UNDP’s Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, 35 countries had entered what could ...
... For one thing, the continuing decline of the quantity and quality of natural resources and of ecosystem functions is likely to exacerbate the likelihood of conflict over resources, particularly water. According to UNDP’s Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, 35 countries had entered what could ...
Marine Science - Climate
... partnerships to quantify these impacts in many regions throughout the world (Figure 1; Barange et al., 2011; Wiese et al., 2012). Several international organizations [e.g. the International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES), the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES), the Intergov ...
... partnerships to quantify these impacts in many regions throughout the world (Figure 1; Barange et al., 2011; Wiese et al., 2012). Several international organizations [e.g. the International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES), the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES), the Intergov ...
REVIEW SUMMARY Multiple Dimensions of Climate Change and
... reflecting distinct dimensions of change with unequal spatial patterns across the world. Polar climates are projected to not only warm, but also to shrink in area. By contrast, today’s hot and arid climates are expected to expand worldwide and to reach climate states with no current analog. Although ...
... reflecting distinct dimensions of change with unequal spatial patterns across the world. Polar climates are projected to not only warm, but also to shrink in area. By contrast, today’s hot and arid climates are expected to expand worldwide and to reach climate states with no current analog. Although ...
Niger`s INDC
... expense of forests (the shrub-steppe habitat and grazing lands). This leads to the need to decouple the trends in these types of land occupation by upscaling the good practices of sustainable land management (SLM). The AFOLU sector consists of the following subsectors. • Land use, land-use change an ...
... expense of forests (the shrub-steppe habitat and grazing lands). This leads to the need to decouple the trends in these types of land occupation by upscaling the good practices of sustainable land management (SLM). The AFOLU sector consists of the following subsectors. • Land use, land-use change an ...
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
... War regime were responsible for the vast majority of internal displacements of people. It is remarkable that during the first fifty years of the 20th century, most of the people displacements were hosted in Europe, Russia and China, whereas during the last fifty years of that century, the displaceme ...
... War regime were responsible for the vast majority of internal displacements of people. It is remarkable that during the first fifty years of the 20th century, most of the people displacements were hosted in Europe, Russia and China, whereas during the last fifty years of that century, the displaceme ...
Investigation - Earthjustice
... The report concluded that “[g]lobal warming could well have serious adverse societal and ecological impacts by the end of this century, especially if globally-averaged temperature increases approach the upper end of the IPCC projections.”6 This year, the IPCC issued four new reports that further st ...
... The report concluded that “[g]lobal warming could well have serious adverse societal and ecological impacts by the end of this century, especially if globally-averaged temperature increases approach the upper end of the IPCC projections.”6 This year, the IPCC issued four new reports that further st ...
Chinese and Russian policies on climate change
... United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ...
... United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ...
Climate Change and Nutrition Security
... and coordinated nutrition-sensitive institutional and policy frameworks at local, national and international levels, to address the impacts of climate change on nutrition. Stakeholders involved in the climate change discussions should draw on support from the UNSCN and other related international in ...
... and coordinated nutrition-sensitive institutional and policy frameworks at local, national and international levels, to address the impacts of climate change on nutrition. Stakeholders involved in the climate change discussions should draw on support from the UNSCN and other related international in ...
General Law on Climate Change Mexico
... XXII. Clean Development Mechanism: A mechanism established by Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol. XXIII. Mitigation: The application of policies and actions aimed at reducing emissions at the source or improving the sinks for greenhouse gases and compounds. XXIV. Program: Special Climate Change Progra ...
... XXII. Clean Development Mechanism: A mechanism established by Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol. XXIII. Mitigation: The application of policies and actions aimed at reducing emissions at the source or improving the sinks for greenhouse gases and compounds. XXIV. Program: Special Climate Change Progra ...
Conference Proceeding
... development, poverty alleviation, and transition to a green economy. Communities in the Himalayan river basins need to be empowered and their livelihoods improved enabling them to take responsibility for the preservation of natural resources and fulfill their role as mountain stewards. In order to e ...
... development, poverty alleviation, and transition to a green economy. Communities in the Himalayan river basins need to be empowered and their livelihoods improved enabling them to take responsibility for the preservation of natural resources and fulfill their role as mountain stewards. In order to e ...