Building Climate Change Resilience in
... recognizing the importance of measures taken now to begin the long-term changes needed in urban form. These measures must also address changing spatial distribution of urban populations to reduce vulnerability to risks that may only become manifest several decades in the future (urbanization process ...
... recognizing the importance of measures taken now to begin the long-term changes needed in urban form. These measures must also address changing spatial distribution of urban populations to reduce vulnerability to risks that may only become manifest several decades in the future (urbanization process ...
Torres Strait Regional Adaptation and Resilience Plan
... change will continue to bring to the Torres Strait. This Plan considers those impacts and proposes a number of strategies and actions that will prepare the region for the future. Climate change impacts are greater in vulnerable communities compared to those that are better resourced and less vulnera ...
... change will continue to bring to the Torres Strait. This Plan considers those impacts and proposes a number of strategies and actions that will prepare the region for the future. Climate change impacts are greater in vulnerable communities compared to those that are better resourced and less vulnera ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Coffee Production
... may grow much quicker when a certain threshold (often unknown or difficult to measure) is crossed. The rate of global warming is uneven due to the effect of the oceans, which absorb about 92% of the sun’s energy and then move it around through horizontal and vertical currents. There may still be man ...
... may grow much quicker when a certain threshold (often unknown or difficult to measure) is crossed. The rate of global warming is uneven due to the effect of the oceans, which absorb about 92% of the sun’s energy and then move it around through horizontal and vertical currents. There may still be man ...
Reconstructing Climatic and Environmental Changes of the Past
... What are the regional and global patterns of climatic change over the last 1000 years? Accurate answers to these questions are important, both as benchmarks for the 20th century global average warming exhibited by surface thermometer records and as physical constraints for theories or mechanisms of ...
... What are the regional and global patterns of climatic change over the last 1000 years? Accurate answers to these questions are important, both as benchmarks for the 20th century global average warming exhibited by surface thermometer records and as physical constraints for theories or mechanisms of ...
Annex A2: Climate Change Scenarios for West Africa
... contribute to the improved management and sustainable use of biological diversity of coastal and marine resources in several pilot sites in the West African region. 3. The time frame for implementation of the project is four years. As of to-date, co-financing of approximately US$9,800,000 in cash, p ...
... contribute to the improved management and sustainable use of biological diversity of coastal and marine resources in several pilot sites in the West African region. 3. The time frame for implementation of the project is four years. As of to-date, co-financing of approximately US$9,800,000 in cash, p ...
In the Supreme Court of the State of California
... “Must the environmental impact report for a regional transportation plan include an analysis of the plan’s consistency with the greenhouse gas emission reduction goals reflected in Executive Order No. S-3-05 to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq ...
... “Must the environmental impact report for a regional transportation plan include an analysis of the plan’s consistency with the greenhouse gas emission reduction goals reflected in Executive Order No. S-3-05 to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq ...
Israel`s Second National Communication on Climate
... Foreword by the Minister of Environmental Protection On behalf of the Government of Israel, it is an honor and a privilege to present Israel’s Second National Communication to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Much has happened in Israel sin ...
... Foreword by the Minister of Environmental Protection On behalf of the Government of Israel, it is an honor and a privilege to present Israel’s Second National Communication to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Much has happened in Israel sin ...
G. NAPA Team - Global Environment Facility
... Various institutions (Annex 1) in the country are potential players/actors in the formulation and implementation of the country’s National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA). Although their participation in the preparation and promotion of the NAPA will be valuable, their specific levels of involv ...
... Various institutions (Annex 1) in the country are potential players/actors in the formulation and implementation of the country’s National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA). Although their participation in the preparation and promotion of the NAPA will be valuable, their specific levels of involv ...
Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2016
... economic well-being. This risk justifies action to mitigate climate change, including reducing greenhouse gas that causes climate change. The global community is mobilizing around this goal through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its related agreements, and Ontario is c ...
... economic well-being. This risk justifies action to mitigate climate change, including reducing greenhouse gas that causes climate change. The global community is mobilizing around this goal through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its related agreements, and Ontario is c ...
Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2016 - Name
... economic well-being. This risk justifies action to mitigate climate change, including reducing greenhouse gas that causes climate change. The global community is mobilizing around this goal through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its related agreements, and Ontario is c ...
... economic well-being. This risk justifies action to mitigate climate change, including reducing greenhouse gas that causes climate change. The global community is mobilizing around this goal through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its related agreements, and Ontario is c ...
- Wiley Online Library
... appealing, and should enable a more accurate prediction of the consequences of changing climatic conditions for wild populations and intensive aquaculture practices alike. However, at present, such comparison is not straightforward. This is partly due to the different experimental measures and repor ...
... appealing, and should enable a more accurate prediction of the consequences of changing climatic conditions for wild populations and intensive aquaculture practices alike. However, at present, such comparison is not straightforward. This is partly due to the different experimental measures and repor ...
Adaptation to climate change: the attitude and behaviour of rice
... incorporates socio-economic and psychological factors to explain farmers’ adaptation intentions and behaviours to climate change. Focus group discussions and agricultural officer interviews generated insights into the research context and supplemented the questionnaire design. A structured questionn ...
... incorporates socio-economic and psychological factors to explain farmers’ adaptation intentions and behaviours to climate change. Focus group discussions and agricultural officer interviews generated insights into the research context and supplemented the questionnaire design. A structured questionn ...
The Economic Effects of Long(Term Climate Change
... the Little Ice Age. Unlike grain, potatoes thrive in cold and wet conditions and resist storm and hail (Deppe, 2010: 34). There is, however, no evidence of adaptation through potato adoption. I then discuss the relevance of these results for understanding the impact of today’s climate change. I show ...
... the Little Ice Age. Unlike grain, potatoes thrive in cold and wet conditions and resist storm and hail (Deppe, 2010: 34). There is, however, no evidence of adaptation through potato adoption. I then discuss the relevance of these results for understanding the impact of today’s climate change. I show ...
The Global Green Economy Index ™ GGEI 2016
... and private actors interacting with them. Now in its 5th edition, this new GGEI also illuminates where nations are making actual progress towards a green economy model, as well as cases where countries are moving in the opposite direction, sometimes in contrast to rhetorical commitments to pursue mo ...
... and private actors interacting with them. Now in its 5th edition, this new GGEI also illuminates where nations are making actual progress towards a green economy model, as well as cases where countries are moving in the opposite direction, sometimes in contrast to rhetorical commitments to pursue mo ...
Climate Change The UK Programme 2006
... change is happening and that man-made emissions are its main cause. The ten warmest years globally since formal records began in 1861 have all occurred since 1994. If left unchecked, climate change will have profound impacts on our societies and way of life, affecting agriculture and food security, ...
... change is happening and that man-made emissions are its main cause. The ten warmest years globally since formal records began in 1861 have all occurred since 1994. If left unchecked, climate change will have profound impacts on our societies and way of life, affecting agriculture and food security, ...
multiple demands on water and needs for adaptation to climate
... runoff in Ankara is investigated through correlation analysis between meteorological records of DMİ and streamflow gauging logs of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ). The expected impacts of climate change on temperature and precipitation in Turkey are identified by referring to the results of available cl ...
... runoff in Ankara is investigated through correlation analysis between meteorological records of DMİ and streamflow gauging logs of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ). The expected impacts of climate change on temperature and precipitation in Turkey are identified by referring to the results of available cl ...
Assessing the Impacts of Land Cover Change on
... develops new data sets of changes in land surface characteristics for this period and applies a high resolution regional climate model to simulate the potential impacts of changes in natural vegetation cover. ...
... develops new data sets of changes in land surface characteristics for this period and applies a high resolution regional climate model to simulate the potential impacts of changes in natural vegetation cover. ...
Hydrological drought across the world: impact of climate and
... Likely, drought will worsen in many parts of the world because of climate change (e.g., Bates et al., 2008; Seneviratne et al., 2012). Moreover, vulnerability will increase in numerous regions as a response to population growth and, thus, higher demand for water. Water security and associated food s ...
... Likely, drought will worsen in many parts of the world because of climate change (e.g., Bates et al., 2008; Seneviratne et al., 2012). Moreover, vulnerability will increase in numerous regions as a response to population growth and, thus, higher demand for water. Water security and associated food s ...
UK Climate Change Programme 2006
... change is happening and that man-made emissions are its main cause. The ten warmest years globally since formal records began in 1861 have all occurred since 1994. If left unchecked, climate change will have profound impacts on our societies and way of life, affecting agriculture and food security, ...
... change is happening and that man-made emissions are its main cause. The ten warmest years globally since formal records began in 1861 have all occurred since 1994. If left unchecked, climate change will have profound impacts on our societies and way of life, affecting agriculture and food security, ...
THE WAY FORWARD - Canada`s Ecofiscal Commission
... the design and implementation of more-stringent policies. Delaying such policy actions will mean higher future costs for Canadians. Getting moving now allows policy to begin reducing GHG emissions and then ramping up to yield more significant reductions over time. In this way, households will have t ...
... the design and implementation of more-stringent policies. Delaying such policy actions will mean higher future costs for Canadians. Getting moving now allows policy to begin reducing GHG emissions and then ramping up to yield more significant reductions over time. In this way, households will have t ...
Inequality and the Social Cost of CarbonThe authors would like to
... damages to all countries at all future times, so it includes for example harms to a rich developed society like the US today and a poor developing country like Mozambique today. But it also includes impacts to these same countries in a hundred years, and typically they are assumed to have dramatical ...
... damages to all countries at all future times, so it includes for example harms to a rich developed society like the US today and a poor developing country like Mozambique today. But it also includes impacts to these same countries in a hundred years, and typically they are assumed to have dramatical ...
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... researchers and approximately 200 research papers selected from more than 500 initial proposals. The symposium was a groundbreaking event, given its scale and its focus on cities and climate change. The symposium’s research topics were organized around five clusters. The first dealt with models and ...
... researchers and approximately 200 research papers selected from more than 500 initial proposals. The symposium was a groundbreaking event, given its scale and its focus on cities and climate change. The symposium’s research topics were organized around five clusters. The first dealt with models and ...
A Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Aquatic
... This vulnerability assessment is an initial science-‐based effort to identify how and why important resources (snow, ice, and water features; riparian vegetation; fish species) across the Tongass National Forest ...
... This vulnerability assessment is an initial science-‐based effort to identify how and why important resources (snow, ice, and water features; riparian vegetation; fish species) across the Tongass National Forest ...
- Critical Information Collective
... The GCF Secretariat is based in Songdo, South Korea. The size of the GCF Secretariat is relatively small, with around 55 staff (as compared to, for example, the World Bank, which employs around 9,000 staff). An organisational chart of the GCF Secretariat can be found here. ...
... The GCF Secretariat is based in Songdo, South Korea. The size of the GCF Secretariat is relatively small, with around 55 staff (as compared to, for example, the World Bank, which employs around 9,000 staff). An organisational chart of the GCF Secretariat can be found here. ...
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change
... Mearns, Anne Kuriakose, and Carina Bachofen coordinated the social dimensions of the study. The study would not have been possible without the exceptional administrative support from Hawanty Page, Jasna Vukoje, Grace Aguilar, Hugo Mansilla, Arathi Sundaravadanan, and Patricia Noel. Since the beginni ...
... Mearns, Anne Kuriakose, and Carina Bachofen coordinated the social dimensions of the study. The study would not have been possible without the exceptional administrative support from Hawanty Page, Jasna Vukoje, Grace Aguilar, Hugo Mansilla, Arathi Sundaravadanan, and Patricia Noel. Since the beginni ...