International Workshop on Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate
... governance, culture, etc., they would apply as well. Which means this is an issue of aid effectiveness. There is not really a need to harmonise tools but rather harmonise approaches of donors.” ...
... governance, culture, etc., they would apply as well. Which means this is an issue of aid effectiveness. There is not really a need to harmonise tools but rather harmonise approaches of donors.” ...
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... When one considers policy making in the context of global environment, the starting point must be the characteristics of global environmental issues themselves. These determine the nature of the assessment approach and also its implementation. a. Global environmental science is a very broad field, i ...
... When one considers policy making in the context of global environment, the starting point must be the characteristics of global environmental issues themselves. These determine the nature of the assessment approach and also its implementation. a. Global environmental science is a very broad field, i ...
The equilibrium sensitivity of Earth`s temperature to radiation changes.
... are associated with changes in lapse rate, albedo and clouds). To first order, the feedbacks are independent of T, yielding a climate sensitivity that is constant over time and similar between many forcings. The global temperature response from different forcings is therefore approximately additive1 ...
... are associated with changes in lapse rate, albedo and clouds). To first order, the feedbacks are independent of T, yielding a climate sensitivity that is constant over time and similar between many forcings. The global temperature response from different forcings is therefore approximately additive1 ...
Highlights Brochure - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
... unique to the Arctic have significant effects on global and regional climate. The Arctic also provides important natural resources to the rest of the world (such as oil, gas, and fish) that will be affected by climate change. And melting of arctic glaciers is one of the factors contributing to sea-l ...
... unique to the Arctic have significant effects on global and regional climate. The Arctic also provides important natural resources to the rest of the world (such as oil, gas, and fish) that will be affected by climate change. And melting of arctic glaciers is one of the factors contributing to sea-l ...
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... Emissions allowances are determined by the baseline emissions estimates and every allowance is equal to one ton of carbon dioxide emitted (RGGI, 2007). While cap-and-trade systems in the US (regulating air pollution monitored by the Clean Air Act) have historically tended to grandfather the majority ...
... Emissions allowances are determined by the baseline emissions estimates and every allowance is equal to one ton of carbon dioxide emitted (RGGI, 2007). While cap-and-trade systems in the US (regulating air pollution monitored by the Clean Air Act) have historically tended to grandfather the majority ...
The equilibrium sensitivity of the Earth`s temperature to radiation
... is not a directly tunable quantity in GCMs and depends on many parameters related mainly to atmospheric processes. Different sensitivities in GCMs can be obtained by perturbing parameters affecting clouds, precipitation, convection, radiation, land surface and other processes. Two decades ago, the l ...
... is not a directly tunable quantity in GCMs and depends on many parameters related mainly to atmospheric processes. Different sensitivities in GCMs can be obtained by perturbing parameters affecting clouds, precipitation, convection, radiation, land surface and other processes. Two decades ago, the l ...
2. Taking stock of the recommendations of the 2005 Communication
... sectors and gases; foster deployment and development of technologies, and strengthen work on adaptation. The European Council and the European Parliament have both confirmed the EU's objective to limit average global temperature increase to a maximum of 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels. To meet ...
... sectors and gases; foster deployment and development of technologies, and strengthen work on adaptation. The European Council and the European Parliament have both confirmed the EU's objective to limit average global temperature increase to a maximum of 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels. To meet ...
The FAOSTAT Emissions Database
... applications to soils and pastures. Overall, livestock and feed production—including their role as a major driver of deforestation—contribute three-quarters of total agricultural emissions. A focus on environmentally-sustainable production methods can lead to many synergies with current rural develo ...
... applications to soils and pastures. Overall, livestock and feed production—including their role as a major driver of deforestation—contribute three-quarters of total agricultural emissions. A focus on environmentally-sustainable production methods can lead to many synergies with current rural develo ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES USING THE MARKET TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE:
... In contrast with this, real‐world experience demonstrates the power of markets to drive changes in the investment and use of emission‐intensive technologies. The run‐up in gasoline prices in 2008 resulted in a shift in the composition of new cars and trucks sold toward ...
... In contrast with this, real‐world experience demonstrates the power of markets to drive changes in the investment and use of emission‐intensive technologies. The run‐up in gasoline prices in 2008 resulted in a shift in the composition of new cars and trucks sold toward ...
Climate Change and the Arctic
... ice on Greenland’s icecap will eventually raise sea levels throughout the world; others are more cautious in their predictions. Although to date climate change has not had nearly the same negative effects on temperate regions, scientific climate modelling suggests that global warming will increase i ...
... ice on Greenland’s icecap will eventually raise sea levels throughout the world; others are more cautious in their predictions. Although to date climate change has not had nearly the same negative effects on temperate regions, scientific climate modelling suggests that global warming will increase i ...
earth friendly agriculture for soil, water, and climate
... moving greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is there a chance to curtail the looming devastation that will affect communities, worldwide. The new safe-climate goal of limiting warming to well below 2°C with an aim of a 1.5°C limit, which was detailed in Article 2 of the Paris Agreement reached by cons ...
... moving greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is there a chance to curtail the looming devastation that will affect communities, worldwide. The new safe-climate goal of limiting warming to well below 2°C with an aim of a 1.5°C limit, which was detailed in Article 2 of the Paris Agreement reached by cons ...
Chapter 3: Climate Projections for the Future
... of human choices. We can picture a scenario in which humans continue to burn all available fossil fuels and open up new reservoirs as much as possible, and one in which human society moves rapidly towards a low-carbon economy thanks to already known or yet to be developed new technologies. The clima ...
... of human choices. We can picture a scenario in which humans continue to burn all available fossil fuels and open up new reservoirs as much as possible, and one in which human society moves rapidly towards a low-carbon economy thanks to already known or yet to be developed new technologies. The clima ...
Changes in species` distributions during and after environmental
... explored, namely the roles of age/stage structure and plasticity. We develop a novel model, that incorporates a greater degree of mechanism than previous theory, to address the issue of how a species’ response to environmental change may be dependent on a set of potentially interacting biological de ...
... explored, namely the roles of age/stage structure and plasticity. We develop a novel model, that incorporates a greater degree of mechanism than previous theory, to address the issue of how a species’ response to environmental change may be dependent on a set of potentially interacting biological de ...
The Effects of Climate Change on the Full Enjoyment of Human Rights
... “an increase in moderate nutritional stunting, an indicator linked to increased risk of death and poor health, of 1 to 29%, depending of the region assessed, compared to a future without climate change, and a much greater impact on severe stunting for particular regions, such as 23% for central sub- ...
... “an increase in moderate nutritional stunting, an indicator linked to increased risk of death and poor health, of 1 to 29%, depending of the region assessed, compared to a future without climate change, and a much greater impact on severe stunting for particular regions, such as 23% for central sub- ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and
... climate change begins with the discovery and assessment of infrastructure vulnerabilities to natural and man-made hazards. Adapting to climate change, particularly with regard to public health, safety and infrastructure services for coastal communities, like the City of Sarasota, will become an incr ...
... climate change begins with the discovery and assessment of infrastructure vulnerabilities to natural and man-made hazards. Adapting to climate change, particularly with regard to public health, safety and infrastructure services for coastal communities, like the City of Sarasota, will become an incr ...
Climate change, food, water and population health in China
... of the country, which is similar in land area and population to the south, holds only 18% of the total fresh water despite having 65% of the total arable land. The Huanghe – or Yellow – and Yangtze Rivers are the two largest rivers in China. In the south, the Yangtze River has shown a small and stat ...
... of the country, which is similar in land area and population to the south, holds only 18% of the total fresh water despite having 65% of the total arable land. The Huanghe – or Yellow – and Yangtze Rivers are the two largest rivers in China. In the south, the Yangtze River has shown a small and stat ...
Uncertainties of Climate Observation Data and Simulation Modelling
... An unprecedented increase of interest in the problems of climate observed during the last decades (this refers, in particular, to mass media) has stimulated the working out of both scientific and applied developments, which provided a considerable advance in understanding the causes of present clima ...
... An unprecedented increase of interest in the problems of climate observed during the last decades (this refers, in particular, to mass media) has stimulated the working out of both scientific and applied developments, which provided a considerable advance in understanding the causes of present clima ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – pastoral production
... A further consideration is the time frame over which management philosophies and the cascading assemblage of related strategies and tactics (i.e. responses) apply. In the short to medium term (10–30 years), largely reactive responses that counter increasing vulnerability may be more appropriate (Mar ...
... A further consideration is the time frame over which management philosophies and the cascading assemblage of related strategies and tactics (i.e. responses) apply. In the short to medium term (10–30 years), largely reactive responses that counter increasing vulnerability may be more appropriate (Mar ...
Carbon Sequestration via Wood Burial
... Regional climate changes predicted by previous generations of models had been highly uncertain, but the recent improvement and understanding of the IPCC climate models have allowed us to reach broad agreement in a number of key world regions. This enabled us to identify a relatively robust signal an ...
... Regional climate changes predicted by previous generations of models had been highly uncertain, but the recent improvement and understanding of the IPCC climate models have allowed us to reach broad agreement in a number of key world regions. This enabled us to identify a relatively robust signal an ...
CO2, the greenhouse effect and global warming: from the
... the melting of snow and ice (altering albedo: the reflection of solar radiation from the Earth’s surface), sequestration of CO2 by plants, changes to the amount and types of clouds, and altered atmospheric water vapour (a warmer atmosphere holds more water), among others. The need to include all the ...
... the melting of snow and ice (altering albedo: the reflection of solar radiation from the Earth’s surface), sequestration of CO2 by plants, changes to the amount and types of clouds, and altered atmospheric water vapour (a warmer atmosphere holds more water), among others. The need to include all the ...
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... question. Many potential reservoir classes exist, including depleted oil and gas wells, deep saline reservoirs, unminable coal seams, basalt formations, and oceans. Monitoring, verification, health, safety, and local environmental issues remain to be resolved before this technology can be deployed a ...
... question. Many potential reservoir classes exist, including depleted oil and gas wells, deep saline reservoirs, unminable coal seams, basalt formations, and oceans. Monitoring, verification, health, safety, and local environmental issues remain to be resolved before this technology can be deployed a ...
Executive Report
... of railway disruption, complementing traditional cost benefit analysis with other methods, and designing new metrics based on the concept of Journey Availability). The rail industry has a good understanding on what the risks are, and has already started to meet the challenges faced by climate change ...
... of railway disruption, complementing traditional cost benefit analysis with other methods, and designing new metrics based on the concept of Journey Availability). The rail industry has a good understanding on what the risks are, and has already started to meet the challenges faced by climate change ...
climate change and the conservation value of range
... Therefore, range-edge genotypes that are better adapted to extreme climates relative to core populations may be essential to species’ persistence during periods of rapid climate change. We use relatively simple conceptual models to highlight the importance of locally adapted range-edge populations ( ...
... Therefore, range-edge genotypes that are better adapted to extreme climates relative to core populations may be essential to species’ persistence during periods of rapid climate change. We use relatively simple conceptual models to highlight the importance of locally adapted range-edge populations ( ...
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... Following the request of the Commission,9 the Secretary transmitted the sectoral studies addressing genetic resources and climate change to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to the CBD and to the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE), as ...
... Following the request of the Commission,9 the Secretary transmitted the sectoral studies addressing genetic resources and climate change to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to the CBD and to the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE), as ...
Potential impacts of climate change on Northeast
... Figure 1. Coverage of five EwE models of the Northeast Pacific. Prince William Sound (PWS); southeast Alaska (SEA), northern British Columbia (NBC), west coast Vancouver Island (WCVI), northern California Current (NCC). consequently increasing (or decreasing) their biological productivity. Applied to ...
... Figure 1. Coverage of five EwE models of the Northeast Pacific. Prince William Sound (PWS); southeast Alaska (SEA), northern British Columbia (NBC), west coast Vancouver Island (WCVI), northern California Current (NCC). consequently increasing (or decreasing) their biological productivity. Applied to ...