Accounting for Extreme Events in the Economic Assessment of
... perfectly adapted to LWEE - their costs cannot be reduced further by adaptation measures - and that society is able to adapt to any climate as well as to the current one: no climate is better than another. Thus, we focus only on the transition period in which the socio-economic system is not adapted ...
... perfectly adapted to LWEE - their costs cannot be reduced further by adaptation measures - and that society is able to adapt to any climate as well as to the current one: no climate is better than another. Thus, we focus only on the transition period in which the socio-economic system is not adapted ...
Biodiversity in the Eastern Himalayas
... Whereas people in the mountain region would be directly affected by changes in climate, there would also be impacts on river basins downstream and eventually the impacts would have global consequences (Malcolm et al. 2006). According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), at the cu ...
... Whereas people in the mountain region would be directly affected by changes in climate, there would also be impacts on river basins downstream and eventually the impacts would have global consequences (Malcolm et al. 2006). According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), at the cu ...
Community Adaptation Plan Port Antonio, Jamaica
... 5.2 Goal 2: To improve livelihood opportunities by using local community resources to create new or diversified businesses and by strengthening local infrastructure .................................................... 31 5.3 Goal 3: Engage in, or encourage, activities that aid in habitat restoration ...
... 5.2 Goal 2: To improve livelihood opportunities by using local community resources to create new or diversified businesses and by strengthening local infrastructure .................................................... 31 5.3 Goal 3: Engage in, or encourage, activities that aid in habitat restoration ...
2011 Climate Action Plan - Summary Report (pdf)
... In 2007 UCSC became a founding signatory to the CAC, a Monterey Bay regional compact to collectively address GHG emissions. The charter statement of the CAC is: “to develop effective collaborative, solu ...
... In 2007 UCSC became a founding signatory to the CAC, a Monterey Bay regional compact to collectively address GHG emissions. The charter statement of the CAC is: “to develop effective collaborative, solu ...
Independent review of the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008
... policy; the strengthening of the scientific evidence for climate change; and the recent Paris Agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions to contain global warming below 2°C. The State has also reduced its emissions to well below the Act’s 2050 target and the reviewers have been asked to advise on a ...
... policy; the strengthening of the scientific evidence for climate change; and the recent Paris Agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions to contain global warming below 2°C. The State has also reduced its emissions to well below the Act’s 2050 target and the reviewers have been asked to advise on a ...
A Climate Chronology - University of Maine
... including new taxes on automobiles, on utilities that burn oil or natural gas instead of coal, and a gasoline tax intended to create a floor on gasoline prices. Plan architect James Schlesinger describes goal to transition away from “cheap and abundant energy used wastefully….to an era of more expan ...
... including new taxes on automobiles, on utilities that burn oil or natural gas instead of coal, and a gasoline tax intended to create a floor on gasoline prices. Plan architect James Schlesinger describes goal to transition away from “cheap and abundant energy used wastefully….to an era of more expan ...
Climate change and global water resources: SRES emissions and
... also used in UNEP’s Global Environment Outlook-3 (UNEP, 2001), with different projections of future resource use and including the effects of climate change ...
... also used in UNEP’s Global Environment Outlook-3 (UNEP, 2001), with different projections of future resource use and including the effects of climate change ...
Appendix D: Economic modelling and adaptation to climate change
... Review by expert groups. These ‘shocks’ were incorporated into the Monash Multi-Regional Forecasting (MMRF) model — a dynamic multi-sector CGE model of the Australian economy. For example, in the case of coastal buildings, the costs associated with upgrading or relocating homes and businesses were m ...
... Review by expert groups. These ‘shocks’ were incorporated into the Monash Multi-Regional Forecasting (MMRF) model — a dynamic multi-sector CGE model of the Australian economy. For example, in the case of coastal buildings, the costs associated with upgrading or relocating homes and businesses were m ...
Understanding By Design Unit Template for
... MS-ESS2-5. Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on how air masses flow from regions of high pressure to low pressure, causing weather (defined by temperature, pressu ...
... MS-ESS2-5. Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on how air masses flow from regions of high pressure to low pressure, causing weather (defined by temperature, pressu ...
TIEE Global Temperature Change in the 21 Century ISSUES : DATA SET
... In these exercises, you will work with output from one set of climate models, created by the Canadian Centre for Climate Modeling and Analysis (CCCma), who have kindly made the results of a number of runs of their models available online. Information on the models can be found on the Models section ...
... In these exercises, you will work with output from one set of climate models, created by the Canadian Centre for Climate Modeling and Analysis (CCCma), who have kindly made the results of a number of runs of their models available online. Information on the models can be found on the Models section ...
First International Workshop on the “Responses of Marine Hazards
... 2008, with the generous host of the First Institute of Oceanography, SOA. Twenty‐two Scientists attended this workshop, coming from ten Member States of IOC/WESTPAC including Australia, China, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, United States and Vietnam. The wor ...
... 2008, with the generous host of the First Institute of Oceanography, SOA. Twenty‐two Scientists attended this workshop, coming from ten Member States of IOC/WESTPAC including Australia, China, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, United States and Vietnam. The wor ...
The integrated Earth system model version 1
... changing climate system to affect the human components of energy, water resources, or land use in a systematic fashion. Finally, it does not allow for an evaluation of how differences in human decision-making might affect either climate outcomes or the actual impacts of a changing physical climate s ...
... changing climate system to affect the human components of energy, water resources, or land use in a systematic fashion. Finally, it does not allow for an evaluation of how differences in human decision-making might affect either climate outcomes or the actual impacts of a changing physical climate s ...
Growing Together in a Changing Climate
... Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and their actions have resulted in widespread media coverage and the mobilization of thousands of their peers. It is estimated that 200 young people participated at the Conference of the Parties (COP) at its thirteenth session held in Bali in December 2007, 500 at COP 14 in ...
... Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and their actions have resulted in widespread media coverage and the mobilization of thousands of their peers. It is estimated that 200 young people participated at the Conference of the Parties (COP) at its thirteenth session held in Bali in December 2007, 500 at COP 14 in ...
Public Understanding of Climate Change in the United States
... 1990). Although these methods do not prevent all error, and errors in climate change research—as in other areas of scientific inquiry— have occurred and can be expected to occur in the future, the scientific methods clarify the unresolved issues and allow for continuing correction of error. Nonscien ...
... 1990). Although these methods do not prevent all error, and errors in climate change research—as in other areas of scientific inquiry— have occurred and can be expected to occur in the future, the scientific methods clarify the unresolved issues and allow for continuing correction of error. Nonscien ...
Public Understanding of Climate Change in the United States
... 1990). Although these methods do not prevent all error, and errors in climate change research—as in other areas of scientific inquiry— have occurred and can be expected to occur in the future, the scientific methods clarify the unresolved issues and allow for continuing correction of error. Nonscien ...
... 1990). Although these methods do not prevent all error, and errors in climate change research—as in other areas of scientific inquiry— have occurred and can be expected to occur in the future, the scientific methods clarify the unresolved issues and allow for continuing correction of error. Nonscien ...
Climate Change Is Harming Our Health
... Consortium on Climate & Health and others—will highlight the urgency of this challenge and provide direction on how to respond to climate change to improve the health of Americans today and in the future. The health harms and risks from climate change vary from region to region, but all regions of t ...
... Consortium on Climate & Health and others—will highlight the urgency of this challenge and provide direction on how to respond to climate change to improve the health of Americans today and in the future. The health harms and risks from climate change vary from region to region, but all regions of t ...
Environmental refugees: The impact of climate change on emigration
... people still opt for alternatives within the state of their origin, as migration across countries is presumably more costly. Along these lines, I examine in the next section the effect of climate change on transnational migration. While some forms of climate change may only affect specific regions o ...
... people still opt for alternatives within the state of their origin, as migration across countries is presumably more costly. Along these lines, I examine in the next section the effect of climate change on transnational migration. While some forms of climate change may only affect specific regions o ...
Discussion Paper - LEDS Global Partnership
... hinder action because it is uncertain what adaptation strategies would be most beneficial. Furthermore, these projections are often on long-term time scales, whereas decision-making is often based on short-term information. These levels of uncertainty can often lead to disagreement among stakeholder ...
... hinder action because it is uncertain what adaptation strategies would be most beneficial. Furthermore, these projections are often on long-term time scales, whereas decision-making is often based on short-term information. These levels of uncertainty can often lead to disagreement among stakeholder ...
Massachusetts v. EPA, 127 S.Ct. 1438 (2007)
... scientific, technical, legal, economic or other aspect of these issues that may be relevant to EPA's consideration of this petition." 66 Fed. Reg. ...
... scientific, technical, legal, economic or other aspect of these issues that may be relevant to EPA's consideration of this petition." 66 Fed. Reg. ...
the schmidt family foundation
... between human, industrial, and natural systems. In the United States and abroad, we support local efforts to create the infrastructure needed for a more resilient world. Much like a self-correcting ecosystem, the Foundation continues to shape our mission to adjust to the urgent needs of the times. T ...
... between human, industrial, and natural systems. In the United States and abroad, we support local efforts to create the infrastructure needed for a more resilient world. Much like a self-correcting ecosystem, the Foundation continues to shape our mission to adjust to the urgent needs of the times. T ...
nota di lavoro - Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
... literature on uncertainty. Section 3 is about parametric uncertainty. It discusses DUM (3.1) and ROA (3.2). Section 4 discusses stochasticity in a SDP framework. Section 5 contains the conclusions and some future research needs. ...
... literature on uncertainty. Section 3 is about parametric uncertainty. It discusses DUM (3.1) and ROA (3.2). Section 4 discusses stochasticity in a SDP framework. Section 5 contains the conclusions and some future research needs. ...
2015 Issue - Northwest Climate Science Center
... Century are more complex than ever before. In addition to those previously confronted at the local level, widespread stressors, such as drought, climate change, and large-scale habitat fragmentation, are complicating efforts to plan and conduct conservation. These complex stressors don’t just affect ...
... Century are more complex than ever before. In addition to those previously confronted at the local level, widespread stressors, such as drought, climate change, and large-scale habitat fragmentation, are complicating efforts to plan and conduct conservation. These complex stressors don’t just affect ...