Realizing the human right to adequate food in times of climate
... Undernutrition accounts for nearly 10% of the global burden of disease, and between one sixth and one quarter of the burden of disease are related to childhood and maternal undernutrition. In developed countries, with low mortality rates, diet-related risks accounts for between one tenth and one qua ...
... Undernutrition accounts for nearly 10% of the global burden of disease, and between one sixth and one quarter of the burden of disease are related to childhood and maternal undernutrition. In developed countries, with low mortality rates, diet-related risks accounts for between one tenth and one qua ...
Current models broadly neglect specific needs of under climate change
... Given the typically large scales associated with climatic change and species distributions, it seems reasonable to focus on more than a single protected area. However, in order to understand mechanisms of local species and community dynamics it is necessary to also examine specific protected areas o ...
... Given the typically large scales associated with climatic change and species distributions, it seems reasonable to focus on more than a single protected area. However, in order to understand mechanisms of local species and community dynamics it is necessary to also examine specific protected areas o ...
here - Environmental Law Australia
... Act and no conditions were imposed upon them to reduce or off-set their emissions. While the outcome of the case indicates that there is no effective mechanism in the EPBC Act for regulating even large emissions of greenhouse gases at the present time, this is an issue that is likely to see further ...
... Act and no conditions were imposed upon them to reduce or off-set their emissions. While the outcome of the case indicates that there is no effective mechanism in the EPBC Act for regulating even large emissions of greenhouse gases at the present time, this is an issue that is likely to see further ...
Linking Population, Fertility and Family Planning with
... and People’s (SNNP) region. This study in Ethiopia is one of the first to include first-hand linkages of population, fertility and family size to notions of vulnerability and resilience to climate change. Impacts of Climate Change in Ethiopia Ethiopia is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climat ...
... and People’s (SNNP) region. This study in Ethiopia is one of the first to include first-hand linkages of population, fertility and family size to notions of vulnerability and resilience to climate change. Impacts of Climate Change in Ethiopia Ethiopia is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climat ...
A human-induced hothouse climate?
... at geologically unprecedented rates that far outstrip natural rates of change in CO2 emissions. Evaluating related warming in coming centuries has warranted considerable scientific attention (e.g., IPCC, 2007, and references therein). The geologic record preserves accounts of ancient warmth beyond t ...
... at geologically unprecedented rates that far outstrip natural rates of change in CO2 emissions. Evaluating related warming in coming centuries has warranted considerable scientific attention (e.g., IPCC, 2007, and references therein). The geologic record preserves accounts of ancient warmth beyond t ...
Summary
... Environmental market failures: these arise as a result of not pricing GHGs in spite of the damage they cause. Creating a price for carbon, through taxes or markets, or a shadow price through regulations, are all examples of instruments that can potentially be used to address this externality. In ...
... Environmental market failures: these arise as a result of not pricing GHGs in spite of the damage they cause. Creating a price for carbon, through taxes or markets, or a shadow price through regulations, are all examples of instruments that can potentially be used to address this externality. In ...
Why Have the Leading Journals in Management
... To do this, I use bibliometric methods. I count how many times the top-30 business and management journals reference the terms “global warming” or “climate change” in their article titles, abstracts, or key words1. These general expressions have been selected over other word combinations because the ...
... To do this, I use bibliometric methods. I count how many times the top-30 business and management journals reference the terms “global warming” or “climate change” in their article titles, abstracts, or key words1. These general expressions have been selected over other word combinations because the ...
Heat Turn Down the Confronting
... social vulnerability, the poor and underprivileged, as well as the elderly and children, are found to be often hit the hardest. There is growing evidence, that even with very ambitious mitigation action, warming close to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by mid-century is already locked-in to the Ea ...
... social vulnerability, the poor and underprivileged, as well as the elderly and children, are found to be often hit the hardest. There is growing evidence, that even with very ambitious mitigation action, warming close to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by mid-century is already locked-in to the Ea ...
Climate vulnerability of socio-economic systems
... industrial productivity. All these events will likely exacerbate management problems relating to social services, infrastructure and technologies of production (lPCC 1996). Forests have a buffering effect on infrastructure and settlements in case of hazards associated with climate change. Floods are ...
... industrial productivity. All these events will likely exacerbate management problems relating to social services, infrastructure and technologies of production (lPCC 1996). Forests have a buffering effect on infrastructure and settlements in case of hazards associated with climate change. Floods are ...
The Cost of Climate Change: What We`ll Pay if
... failures cause individuals and businesses to underinvest in cost-effective energy efficiency and emerging lowcarbon technologies. Price signals alone will not adequately drive these investments, which are already profitable at current energy prices. Therefore, while a mandatory cap on emissions is e ...
... failures cause individuals and businesses to underinvest in cost-effective energy efficiency and emerging lowcarbon technologies. Price signals alone will not adequately drive these investments, which are already profitable at current energy prices. Therefore, while a mandatory cap on emissions is e ...
Hot or Not?: Recognizing and Preparing for Climate
... epidemics, creates health crises at the same time that it instigates empirical outcome measures to assess policies of containment and control. In this way, illness experiences and local responses are interlinked with scientific developments and public policy. Affected communities respond first to di ...
... epidemics, creates health crises at the same time that it instigates empirical outcome measures to assess policies of containment and control. In this way, illness experiences and local responses are interlinked with scientific developments and public policy. Affected communities respond first to di ...
Carbon Disclosure Project Report
... Group Five is working towards the development of emission reduction targets for its fixed sites. It is anticipated that absolute emissions could be reduced by as much as 3% over the next five years, with 2012 as a base year. Whilst it is more complex to anticipate changes in absolute emissions for G ...
... Group Five is working towards the development of emission reduction targets for its fixed sites. It is anticipated that absolute emissions could be reduced by as much as 3% over the next five years, with 2012 as a base year. Whilst it is more complex to anticipate changes in absolute emissions for G ...
When Islands Drown: The Plight Of "Climate Change Refugees" And
... Contrast this state of affairs with that of the United States or another developed nation continuing to burn fossil fuels at an alarming rate with no signs of slowing down, and it becomes clear just how disparate climate change effects can be. The primary contributors tend to be the least affected.2 ...
... Contrast this state of affairs with that of the United States or another developed nation continuing to burn fossil fuels at an alarming rate with no signs of slowing down, and it becomes clear just how disparate climate change effects can be. The primary contributors tend to be the least affected.2 ...
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 ...
English
... changing settlement patterns, and more extreme sea levels, the number of people exposed to coastal flooding in Asia will increase by 50% by 2030 from 2000 levels, threatening their assets and lives. The poor will be particularly disadvantaged as they have less capacity for response and adaptatio ...
... changing settlement patterns, and more extreme sea levels, the number of people exposed to coastal flooding in Asia will increase by 50% by 2030 from 2000 levels, threatening their assets and lives. The poor will be particularly disadvantaged as they have less capacity for response and adaptatio ...
PDF 4MB - Parliament of Australia
... American coal producer Peabody Energy after successfully driving down the share price. Why? ...
... American coal producer Peabody Energy after successfully driving down the share price. Why? ...
Abrupt climate change: can society cope?
... gives two examples from the work of Rahmstorf & Ganopolski, in both cases with a reversal in temperature trend. Severity. Strictly speaking, the severity of climate change is not related to abruptness, although there are two aspects here that are sometimes related to abrupt climate change: the excee ...
... gives two examples from the work of Rahmstorf & Ganopolski, in both cases with a reversal in temperature trend. Severity. Strictly speaking, the severity of climate change is not related to abruptness, although there are two aspects here that are sometimes related to abrupt climate change: the excee ...
The potential impacts of climate change on the mid
... were incorrect. These data have been corrected here ...
... were incorrect. These data have been corrected here ...
126 Montevideo, Uruguay
... quantifying emissions associated with human activity. Drawing upon this information, policy-makers can use this tool to develop and implement strategies and policies for emission reductions and climate action plans. Although Uruguay does not contribute significantly to global warming, it is vulnerab ...
... quantifying emissions associated with human activity. Drawing upon this information, policy-makers can use this tool to develop and implement strategies and policies for emission reductions and climate action plans. Although Uruguay does not contribute significantly to global warming, it is vulnerab ...
Ranking of the World`s Cities Most Exposed to Coastal Flooding
... dependency means that projecting protection levels in the long-term is difficult, and we have not attempted to develop individual city estimates of protection standard. However, at a global level, it can be expected that economic growth will allow a general improvement in protection levels in coasta ...
... dependency means that projecting protection levels in the long-term is difficult, and we have not attempted to develop individual city estimates of protection standard. However, at a global level, it can be expected that economic growth will allow a general improvement in protection levels in coasta ...
PDF
... sustainable development globally. The “mean global temperatures have been increasing in line with precipitation increases since 1850, mainly due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere” (FAO, 2007). Exposure to climate change, most particularly flooding poses substantial risks to f ...
... sustainable development globally. The “mean global temperatures have been increasing in line with precipitation increases since 1850, mainly due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere” (FAO, 2007). Exposure to climate change, most particularly flooding poses substantial risks to f ...
Economic Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts on Ground
... changing precipitation patterns as well as increasing frequency of extreme weather events should be also mentioned. All these impacts affect the existing transportation system. As a result of these climate change impacts, there are some rather significant economic consequences for the regional trans ...
... changing precipitation patterns as well as increasing frequency of extreme weather events should be also mentioned. All these impacts affect the existing transportation system. As a result of these climate change impacts, there are some rather significant economic consequences for the regional trans ...
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... in the world are chronically hungry today. Population growth and diet changes will drive food needs up by 60 percent by 2050. Climate change is already putting stress on food systems and rural livelihoods all around the globe. Today’s response to climate change determines how we will feed ...
... in the world are chronically hungry today. Population growth and diet changes will drive food needs up by 60 percent by 2050. Climate change is already putting stress on food systems and rural livelihoods all around the globe. Today’s response to climate change determines how we will feed ...
Inaugural Lecture
... Large Observational Uncertainty Left plot shows cooling in the tropical atmosphere. Contradicts climate models which predict largest warming in the tropics. ...
... Large Observational Uncertainty Left plot shows cooling in the tropical atmosphere. Contradicts climate models which predict largest warming in the tropics. ...
Word - war changes climate
... situation is described precisely and the goals and the extent of rights and obligations are set. This is done by means of applicable and enforceable laws and rules. Laws and international agreements are therefore the ultima ratio for overcoming conflicts and problems. It was therefore only natural t ...
... situation is described precisely and the goals and the extent of rights and obligations are set. This is done by means of applicable and enforceable laws and rules. Laws and international agreements are therefore the ultima ratio for overcoming conflicts and problems. It was therefore only natural t ...