Chapter 2 Citizens` voices in environmental policy
... In dealing with complex environmental problems, decision-makers are often confronted with uncertainty in scientific knowledge and ambiguous and conflicting goals. For example, climate policy on the local and regional level is confronted with such uncertainty and ambiguity, and such policy has direct ...
... In dealing with complex environmental problems, decision-makers are often confronted with uncertainty in scientific knowledge and ambiguous and conflicting goals. For example, climate policy on the local and regional level is confronted with such uncertainty and ambiguity, and such policy has direct ...
GHG projections of Romania
... • WEM will be enough for 2012 commitment • Projected emissions for 2015 and 2020 will remain still very much below the Kyoto target. • A high potential of further GHG reduction • High potential for GIS projects • However, there is a potential of accelerated increase of emissions • Changes in the mod ...
... • WEM will be enough for 2012 commitment • Projected emissions for 2015 and 2020 will remain still very much below the Kyoto target. • A high potential of further GHG reduction • High potential for GIS projects • However, there is a potential of accelerated increase of emissions • Changes in the mod ...
Global warming and the Arctic: a new world beyond the reach of the
... over this century that have no analogue today or in the recent geological past. It is also likely that some existing climatic regimes will disappear altogether. Saxon et al. calculated that by 2100 about 53% of the United States of America (including Alaska) could experience climatic conditions that ...
... over this century that have no analogue today or in the recent geological past. It is also likely that some existing climatic regimes will disappear altogether. Saxon et al. calculated that by 2100 about 53% of the United States of America (including Alaska) could experience climatic conditions that ...
Adapting to a changing climate
... species, ecosystems and natural processes. This is consistent with conservation management’s focus on the negative impacts on native biodiversity. This framework also identifies positive benefits to native biodiversity from climate change. An up-to-date review of the likely and possible impacts of p ...
... species, ecosystems and natural processes. This is consistent with conservation management’s focus on the negative impacts on native biodiversity. This framework also identifies positive benefits to native biodiversity from climate change. An up-to-date review of the likely and possible impacts of p ...
Kazakhstan
... A draft National Concept on Adaptation to Climate Change was developed within the framework of the joint United Nations Development Programme and Ministry of Environment and Water Resources Project “Strengthening the capacity in the field of sustainable development through integration of climate ch ...
... A draft National Concept on Adaptation to Climate Change was developed within the framework of the joint United Nations Development Programme and Ministry of Environment and Water Resources Project “Strengthening the capacity in the field of sustainable development through integration of climate ch ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable
... of analysis; it may be represented as either long-term changes in climate conditions, or by changes in climate variability, including the magnitude and frequency of extreme events” (IPCC 2001). Smit et al. (2000), define sensitivity as, “the degree to which a system will be affected by, or responsiv ...
... of analysis; it may be represented as either long-term changes in climate conditions, or by changes in climate variability, including the magnitude and frequency of extreme events” (IPCC 2001). Smit et al. (2000), define sensitivity as, “the degree to which a system will be affected by, or responsiv ...
PALIMMN in the classroom Lesson Plan Author: Marie
... changes the atmosphere composition and the land surface (deforestation etc). Global warming refers to an average increase in the Earth's temperature, which in turn causes changes in climate. A warmer Earth may lead to a wide range of impacts on plants, wildlife, and humans, such as a change in preci ...
... changes the atmosphere composition and the land surface (deforestation etc). Global warming refers to an average increase in the Earth's temperature, which in turn causes changes in climate. A warmer Earth may lead to a wide range of impacts on plants, wildlife, and humans, such as a change in preci ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the context of Sustainable
... of analysis; it may be represented as either long-term changes in climate conditions, or by changes in climate variability, including the magnitude and frequency of extreme events” (IPCC 2001). Smit et al. (2000), define sensitivity as, “the degree to which a system will be affected by, or responsiv ...
... of analysis; it may be represented as either long-term changes in climate conditions, or by changes in climate variability, including the magnitude and frequency of extreme events” (IPCC 2001). Smit et al. (2000), define sensitivity as, “the degree to which a system will be affected by, or responsiv ...
Animal Agriculture and Climate Change
... Sudan‘s Darfur region. There, the effects of climate change and population growth, including dwindling water supplies and diminishing arable land, have reportedly created an untenable and devastating situation. Farmers and herders have taken up arms, fighting to gain and maintain control of increasi ...
... Sudan‘s Darfur region. There, the effects of climate change and population growth, including dwindling water supplies and diminishing arable land, have reportedly created an untenable and devastating situation. Farmers and herders have taken up arms, fighting to gain and maintain control of increasi ...
The Impact of Animal Agriculture on Global Warming and Climate
... Sudan‘s Darfur region. There, the effects of climate change and population growth, including dwindling water supplies and diminishing arable land, have reportedly created an untenable and devastating situation. Farmers and herders have taken up arms, fighting to gain and maintain control of increasi ...
... Sudan‘s Darfur region. There, the effects of climate change and population growth, including dwindling water supplies and diminishing arable land, have reportedly created an untenable and devastating situation. Farmers and herders have taken up arms, fighting to gain and maintain control of increasi ...
Cooperation on Climate-Change Mitigation
... there is a large scientific literature warning of the dangers of failing to successfully address the issue and continuing business-as-usual. For climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that continued emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) would likely lead to sign ...
... there is a large scientific literature warning of the dangers of failing to successfully address the issue and continuing business-as-usual. For climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that continued emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) would likely lead to sign ...
Climate change and ocean acidification in OSPAR
... To adequately protect the oceans, reducing CO2 emissions is important for two primary reasons: to limit both global warming and ocean acidification. Climate change and ocean acidification are two of the most serious examples of global environmental change linked to CO2 emissions. Absorption of CO2 i ...
... To adequately protect the oceans, reducing CO2 emissions is important for two primary reasons: to limit both global warming and ocean acidification. Climate change and ocean acidification are two of the most serious examples of global environmental change linked to CO2 emissions. Absorption of CO2 i ...
21st century runoff sensitivities of major global river basins
... experiments generated for the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR4). In contrast to previous studies, we estimate the runoff sensitivity using global mean temperature change as an index of anthropogenic climate changes in temperature and precipitation, ...
... experiments generated for the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR4). In contrast to previous studies, we estimate the runoff sensitivity using global mean temperature change as an index of anthropogenic climate changes in temperature and precipitation, ...
Feeling the Heat - Development and Peace
... Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing our world today. The people who are doing least to cause it are suffering the most. Those with the power to address it, including our leaders here in Canada, have so far failed us. Canadians have one of the highest carbon footprints in the worl ...
... Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing our world today. The people who are doing least to cause it are suffering the most. Those with the power to address it, including our leaders here in Canada, have so far failed us. Canadians have one of the highest carbon footprints in the worl ...
Impact of climate change on photochemical air pollution in Southern
... et al., 2006) simulate future meteorology and air quality under different climate scenarios. With climate change these studies report ozone decreases in remote areas as destruction of ozone by water vapor increases with higher temperatures. The global models do not provide a consistent picture of th ...
... et al., 2006) simulate future meteorology and air quality under different climate scenarios. With climate change these studies report ozone decreases in remote areas as destruction of ozone by water vapor increases with higher temperatures. The global models do not provide a consistent picture of th ...
- Robert Falkner
... One of the core concerns of the GEP literature has been to advance an understanding of the different ways in which societies impact on the global environment and the global political efforts to reduce or manage these impacts. The early environmental debate in the 1960s and 1970s was strongly influenc ...
... One of the core concerns of the GEP literature has been to advance an understanding of the different ways in which societies impact on the global environment and the global political efforts to reduce or manage these impacts. The early environmental debate in the 1960s and 1970s was strongly influenc ...
Vol.5, No.2, 2005
... ainfall over the Indonesian region has a pronounced diurnal signature. One test of how well moist convection is represented in models is how well the diurnal rainfall cycle is simulated in this region. In typical atmospheric circulation models, the rainfall over the Maritime Continent peaks too earl ...
... ainfall over the Indonesian region has a pronounced diurnal signature. One test of how well moist convection is represented in models is how well the diurnal rainfall cycle is simulated in this region. In typical atmospheric circulation models, the rainfall over the Maritime Continent peaks too earl ...
The Oxford Principles | SpringerLink
... 6 The function of the Oxford Principles It is immediately obvious that the Oxford Principles are high-level and abstract. They should be regarded as akin to principles in the legal sense: as laying down the basic parameters for decision-making. Like legal principles, for example the principle of due ...
... 6 The function of the Oxford Principles It is immediately obvious that the Oxford Principles are high-level and abstract. They should be regarded as akin to principles in the legal sense: as laying down the basic parameters for decision-making. Like legal principles, for example the principle of due ...
Turning the Tide: Recognizing Climate Change Refugees in
... are clearly numerous problems created by the climate change phenomenon in terms of addressing and reconciling various economic, political, environmental, and technological interests. And there has been much written on the different problems and conflicting interests arising as a result of our changin ...
... are clearly numerous problems created by the climate change phenomenon in terms of addressing and reconciling various economic, political, environmental, and technological interests. And there has been much written on the different problems and conflicting interests arising as a result of our changin ...
Environmental Threats in Cold Deserts
... human and economic losses (ADRCNatural Disasters Data Book-2006), and within these the marginalized groups, poor and women, are the greatest sufferers of environmental threats. Female Human Development Index in relation to disasters derived from the HDI, reveal that countries with lower female human ...
... human and economic losses (ADRCNatural Disasters Data Book-2006), and within these the marginalized groups, poor and women, are the greatest sufferers of environmental threats. Female Human Development Index in relation to disasters derived from the HDI, reveal that countries with lower female human ...
K Eʻ P AI
... This can give the interviewee a sense of what the interviewer might be “looking for” leading them to give the responses that they perceive are desired. When the initial narrative is complete however, the interviewee may be gently prodded for additional information, overlooked details, and other usef ...
... This can give the interviewee a sense of what the interviewer might be “looking for” leading them to give the responses that they perceive are desired. When the initial narrative is complete however, the interviewee may be gently prodded for additional information, overlooked details, and other usef ...
California Climate Extremes Workshop Report Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA
... Office. Given the high praise offered by all the participants, including myself, I can safely conclude that the scientists were able to successfully convey their messages about the importance of preparing for extreme weather events that will be accentuated by global climate change. The summary talks ...
... Office. Given the high praise offered by all the participants, including myself, I can safely conclude that the scientists were able to successfully convey their messages about the importance of preparing for extreme weather events that will be accentuated by global climate change. The summary talks ...
Climate change and impacts in the Eastern Mediterranean and the
... EMME and are a major contributor to air pollution emissions. Since population growth and urbanisation in the southern and eastern parts of the EMME will likely continue, the situation of poor air quality is expected to aggravate until appropriate measures are implemented. It is anticipated that in t ...
... EMME and are a major contributor to air pollution emissions. Since population growth and urbanisation in the southern and eastern parts of the EMME will likely continue, the situation of poor air quality is expected to aggravate until appropriate measures are implemented. It is anticipated that in t ...
An HSI Report: The Impact of Animal Agriculture on Global Warming
... atmosphere due to human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation, has had the largest ...
... atmosphere due to human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation, has had the largest ...