Tonga Climate Change Policy
... 1.2 Policy Approach ............................................................................................................................ 7 1.3 Policy Context and Linkages .......................................................................................................... 8 ...
... 1.2 Policy Approach ............................................................................................................................ 7 1.3 Policy Context and Linkages .......................................................................................................... 8 ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES THE PERCEPTION AND VALUATION
... change till the later date would be accomplishing more. The survey also included a variety of other background questions and belief questions, which will be discussed in this section below, and Section 3. Qualifications. Before turning to our findings and analysis, we should issue some qualification ...
... change till the later date would be accomplishing more. The survey also included a variety of other background questions and belief questions, which will be discussed in this section below, and Section 3. Qualifications. Before turning to our findings and analysis, we should issue some qualification ...
Challenges of a Sustained Climate Observing System
... engineering, and predicting climate variability and change and their consequences. A major challenge is to adequately deal with the continually changing observing system, especially from satellites and other remote sensing platforms such as in the ocean, in order to provide a continuous climate reco ...
... engineering, and predicting climate variability and change and their consequences. A major challenge is to adequately deal with the continually changing observing system, especially from satellites and other remote sensing platforms such as in the ocean, in order to provide a continuous climate reco ...
Climate Predictions and Projections Program
... Earth’s past and present climate and environment • Understand and predict long-term climate change and evaluate its impacts on the coastal zone ...
... Earth’s past and present climate and environment • Understand and predict long-term climate change and evaluate its impacts on the coastal zone ...
Are there pre-Quaternary geological analogues for a future
... 5 Deaprtment of Geology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK Given the inherent uncertainties in predicting how climate and environments will respond to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases, it would be beneficial to society if science could identify geological anal ...
... 5 Deaprtment of Geology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK Given the inherent uncertainties in predicting how climate and environments will respond to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases, it would be beneficial to society if science could identify geological anal ...
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... The IMPACT model was originally developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for projecting global food supply, food demand, and food security to 2020 and beyond.4 It analyzes 32 crop and livestock commodities in 281 regions of the world that together cover the earth’s land ...
... The IMPACT model was originally developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for projecting global food supply, food demand, and food security to 2020 and beyond.4 It analyzes 32 crop and livestock commodities in 281 regions of the world that together cover the earth’s land ...
Gender perspectives on climate change
... achievement of the Millennium Development Goals1, more specifically to the achievement of sustainable development of poor, rural, mainly women, who will suffer disproportionately from its impacts (Nampinga 2008). Finally, it is becoming highly recognized that the critical roles women play within soc ...
... achievement of the Millennium Development Goals1, more specifically to the achievement of sustainable development of poor, rural, mainly women, who will suffer disproportionately from its impacts (Nampinga 2008). Finally, it is becoming highly recognized that the critical roles women play within soc ...
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... In its latest report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated that the African continent is poised to be among the most vulnerable regions to climate change and climate variability, a situation that is aggravated by existing developmental challenges such as endemic poverty, compl ...
... In its latest report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated that the African continent is poised to be among the most vulnerable regions to climate change and climate variability, a situation that is aggravated by existing developmental challenges such as endemic poverty, compl ...
Authoritarian environmentalism and China`s response to climate
... by Heilbroner (1974, p. 38) who believed that ‘an absence of inhibitions with respect to the exercise of power’ and limits on the freedom of speech would be needed to control population growth. More recently, the concept was described by Beeson (2010) as having two dimensions. One is a ‘decrease in ...
... by Heilbroner (1974, p. 38) who believed that ‘an absence of inhibitions with respect to the exercise of power’ and limits on the freedom of speech would be needed to control population growth. More recently, the concept was described by Beeson (2010) as having two dimensions. One is a ‘decrease in ...
EPA Research - 2015 Call Technical Description
... are compatible with EPA IT infrastructure and can be maintained by EPA after the completion of the project. ...
... are compatible with EPA IT infrastructure and can be maintained by EPA after the completion of the project. ...
A Proposal for the Design of the Successor to the Kyoto Protocol
... Reserve provides. The short duration of Kyoto II provides a means of setting an efficient goal, given our current understanding of climate science and technology. The second major reason for a short duration is that it makes it easier to incorporate changing responsibilities between the developed an ...
... Reserve provides. The short duration of Kyoto II provides a means of setting an efficient goal, given our current understanding of climate science and technology. The second major reason for a short duration is that it makes it easier to incorporate changing responsibilities between the developed an ...
Allergies and Asthma - The Medical Society Consortium on Climate
... and earlier in the year because pollen is produced earlier and earlier. (Tennessee) Asthma triggered by seasonal allergies which have been getting worse over the past 5 years, with longer pollen periods due to warmer weather. (Nevada) We all see each year the pollen counts breaking new records which ...
... and earlier in the year because pollen is produced earlier and earlier. (Tennessee) Asthma triggered by seasonal allergies which have been getting worse over the past 5 years, with longer pollen periods due to warmer weather. (Nevada) We all see each year the pollen counts breaking new records which ...
Climate policy under sustainable discounted utilitarianism: Working Paper 42 (830 kB) (opens in new window)
... 3. Adaptation to climate change and human development 4. Governments, markets and climate change mitigation 5. The Munich Re Programme - Evaluating the economics of climate risks and opportunities in the insurance sector More information about the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy can b ...
... 3. Adaptation to climate change and human development 4. Governments, markets and climate change mitigation 5. The Munich Re Programme - Evaluating the economics of climate risks and opportunities in the insurance sector More information about the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy can b ...
Unit Roots in the Climate: Is the Recent Warming Due to Persistent
... regression. If both the dependent and independent variables are non-stationary, ordinary least squares is no longer asymptotically well-behaved. We perform several unit root tests on both global mean temperature and in radiative forcing from GHG concentrations. We are unable to reject the hypothesis ...
... regression. If both the dependent and independent variables are non-stationary, ordinary least squares is no longer asymptotically well-behaved. We perform several unit root tests on both global mean temperature and in radiative forcing from GHG concentrations. We are unable to reject the hypothesis ...
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... assess costs, benefits and effectiveness of adaptation policies/measures; scale up bottom-up information on local adaptation and aggregate it at EU and national level; better understand inter-linkages of adaptation policies with other policies. ...
... assess costs, benefits and effectiveness of adaptation policies/measures; scale up bottom-up information on local adaptation and aggregate it at EU and national level; better understand inter-linkages of adaptation policies with other policies. ...
State of the Jamaican Climate 2012:Information for
... yearly in the impact of climate extreme events on the Jamaican economy (Table 1). But it is also true when the climate change is more gradual i.e. over decades or longer. There is strong scientific evidence to suggest that Jamaica’s climate has changed in the recent past. There is equally strong sci ...
... yearly in the impact of climate extreme events on the Jamaican economy (Table 1). But it is also true when the climate change is more gradual i.e. over decades or longer. There is strong scientific evidence to suggest that Jamaica’s climate has changed in the recent past. There is equally strong sci ...
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... ACG also reported on the south west of Western Australia. They suggested that this region is likely to already be experiencing the impact of climate change with its winter rainfall having decreased by 10 to 20 per cent over the last 30 years and having experienced an overall warming of its daily tem ...
... ACG also reported on the south west of Western Australia. They suggested that this region is likely to already be experiencing the impact of climate change with its winter rainfall having decreased by 10 to 20 per cent over the last 30 years and having experienced an overall warming of its daily tem ...
A Tipping-Elements Expedition in the Footsteps of
... A tipping element is a component of the Earth system that is at least subcontinental in scale and might be switched to a qualitatively different state by small perturbations (Lenton et al. 2008). A tipping point is the associated critical threshold of a pertinent forcing parameter at which the (futu ...
... A tipping element is a component of the Earth system that is at least subcontinental in scale and might be switched to a qualitatively different state by small perturbations (Lenton et al. 2008). A tipping point is the associated critical threshold of a pertinent forcing parameter at which the (futu ...
Handbook for Local Elected Officials on Climate Change
... Now that you have an idea of what your community is facing with respect to the impacts of a changing Canadian climate, it is easy to see why adapting to climate change must be an essential part of your community’s future. Staff from across all municipal departments should be involved in your adaptat ...
... Now that you have an idea of what your community is facing with respect to the impacts of a changing Canadian climate, it is easy to see why adapting to climate change must be an essential part of your community’s future. Staff from across all municipal departments should be involved in your adaptat ...
Integrating Dendrochronology, Climate and Satellite Remote
... information regarding the response of tree species to changing environmental conditions, emphasizing the need for data collection in this understudied region which paradoxically is also one of the areas identified as being most vulnerable to droughts under future climate scenarios. Spatio-temporal t ...
... information regarding the response of tree species to changing environmental conditions, emphasizing the need for data collection in this understudied region which paradoxically is also one of the areas identified as being most vulnerable to droughts under future climate scenarios. Spatio-temporal t ...
Global Climate Risk Index 2006
... level, one question becomes more and more important in the climate debate: which countries will be affected in which way and to which degree by the impacts and which options are there to adapt to the consequences of climate change. Weather events that cause damage play a central role in this context ...
... level, one question becomes more and more important in the climate debate: which countries will be affected in which way and to which degree by the impacts and which options are there to adapt to the consequences of climate change. Weather events that cause damage play a central role in this context ...
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... If a nation wishes to take a regulatory approach, at least three avenues are open to it. It can regulate forest use and management directly. For example, it could limit harvests or require prompt reforestation of harvested or degraded areas. It can regulate the manufacture and use of forest products ...
... If a nation wishes to take a regulatory approach, at least three avenues are open to it. It can regulate forest use and management directly. For example, it could limit harvests or require prompt reforestation of harvested or degraded areas. It can regulate the manufacture and use of forest products ...
the coping mechanism in ilaje community of lagos state
... Flooding, as one of the most frequent and widespread of all environmental hazards and of various types and magnitudes, occur in most terrestrial portions of the globe, causing huge annual losses in terms of damage and disruption to economic livelihoods, businesses, infrastructure, services and publi ...
... Flooding, as one of the most frequent and widespread of all environmental hazards and of various types and magnitudes, occur in most terrestrial portions of the globe, causing huge annual losses in terms of damage and disruption to economic livelihoods, businesses, infrastructure, services and publi ...
... and consistent priority on effective coordination among the working groups. This is being implemented through joint planning and management of expert meetings and IPCC workshops, ongoing coordination at the TSU and author level on key topics where perspectives from more than one working group are re ...