Climate Change Resources Working Group
... The PCCR invited Pacific Island Countries to encourage the participation of NGOs and youth in their UNFCCC delegations to Durban. The PCCR noted the need to encourage region wide inclusion of climate change issues in the education curriculum. The PCCR invited SPREP to work with PICs and CROP agencie ...
... The PCCR invited Pacific Island Countries to encourage the participation of NGOs and youth in their UNFCCC delegations to Durban. The PCCR noted the need to encourage region wide inclusion of climate change issues in the education curriculum. The PCCR invited SPREP to work with PICs and CROP agencie ...
Poverty and climate change: assessing impacts in developing
... disparity in wealth between the developed and developing world and redistributive impacts are one of the major reasons for concern about the climate change phenomena as expressed by the IPCC in its 2001 report. Although there is still a lot of uncertainty in scientific predictions, levels of vulnera ...
... disparity in wealth between the developed and developing world and redistributive impacts are one of the major reasons for concern about the climate change phenomena as expressed by the IPCC in its 2001 report. Although there is still a lot of uncertainty in scientific predictions, levels of vulnera ...
Climate Change, Agricultural Production and Food Security
... effects of climate change in Yemen. Given the importance of agriculture for income generation and the satisfaction of consumption needs, the model captures both the sectoral and spatial heterogeneity of crop production and its linkages to other sectors such as food processing, manufacturing and serv ...
... effects of climate change in Yemen. Given the importance of agriculture for income generation and the satisfaction of consumption needs, the model captures both the sectoral and spatial heterogeneity of crop production and its linkages to other sectors such as food processing, manufacturing and serv ...
article - Minnesota Public Radio
... Canada and the northern lake states of the US, where fire Stand-killing disturbances, such as fire and wind, can give frequency is predicted to increase with global warming tree species adapted to a warmer climate a chance to (Flannigan et al. 2001). A variety of vegetation types replace existing sp ...
... Canada and the northern lake states of the US, where fire Stand-killing disturbances, such as fire and wind, can give frequency is predicted to increase with global warming tree species adapted to a warmer climate a chance to (Flannigan et al. 2001). A variety of vegetation types replace existing sp ...
Emissions Reductions - American Public Power Association
... Presidential goal of reducing U.S. emissions intensity 18% by 2012 Registered reductions may be transferred to other entities using private agreements [but no changes to DOE records] To retain reductions from sequestration, entities must continue to report Page 29 ...
... Presidential goal of reducing U.S. emissions intensity 18% by 2012 Registered reductions may be transferred to other entities using private agreements [but no changes to DOE records] To retain reductions from sequestration, entities must continue to report Page 29 ...
PDF - sudan academy of sciences
... been added to the rural category. This implies that most of Sudan’s population secures their livelihood by using natural resources. This situation has put intensive pressure on these resources, and has thereby led to serious degradation in biodiversity and the rest of ecosystems components. The end ...
... been added to the rural category. This implies that most of Sudan’s population secures their livelihood by using natural resources. This situation has put intensive pressure on these resources, and has thereby led to serious degradation in biodiversity and the rest of ecosystems components. The end ...
European atmosphere in 2050, a regional
... of radiative forcing explored by the RCP scenarios. The corresponding emissions of short lived species are used in the global chemistry model that will be used to constrain the regional air quality model at its boundaries. The RCP2.6 is designed to keep global warming below 2 ◦ C by the end of the c ...
... of radiative forcing explored by the RCP scenarios. The corresponding emissions of short lived species are used in the global chemistry model that will be used to constrain the regional air quality model at its boundaries. The RCP2.6 is designed to keep global warming below 2 ◦ C by the end of the c ...
Top-down vs bottom-up - working paper version
... I then argue that there are good theoretical reasons for appealing to a broader range of values in thinking about how national efforts should be distributed. In particular, in addition to effectiveness, feasibility and distributive equity, considerations of procedural equity are important. Top-down ...
... I then argue that there are good theoretical reasons for appealing to a broader range of values in thinking about how national efforts should be distributed. In particular, in addition to effectiveness, feasibility and distributive equity, considerations of procedural equity are important. Top-down ...
Amazonian forest dieback under climate-carbon cycle
... compartments in order for it to be economical enough for use in long integrations. This means that the behaviours of many different species and size-fractions are aggregated into a single component for each of phytoplankton and zooplankton. The model calculates the flow of nitrogen between the four ...
... compartments in order for it to be economical enough for use in long integrations. This means that the behaviours of many different species and size-fractions are aggregated into a single component for each of phytoplankton and zooplankton. The model calculates the flow of nitrogen between the four ...
Climatic change in mountain regions: a review of
... climatic (e.g., CO2, radiation) and environmental factors, such as differences in soil types. In some mountain regions, it has been shown that there is an elevation dependency on temperature trends and anomalies (e.g., Beniston and Rebetez, 1996 for the Alps; Giorgi et al., 1997), a feature that is ...
... climatic (e.g., CO2, radiation) and environmental factors, such as differences in soil types. In some mountain regions, it has been shown that there is an elevation dependency on temperature trends and anomalies (e.g., Beniston and Rebetez, 1996 for the Alps; Giorgi et al., 1997), a feature that is ...
Rodent's rambles
... all of the reports of the House of Lords Select Committee into the Economics of Climate Change. The body involved had five ex-cabinet ministers, was all-party, and its report was unanimous. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the body mainly responsible for putting out very stron ...
... all of the reports of the House of Lords Select Committee into the Economics of Climate Change. The body involved had five ex-cabinet ministers, was all-party, and its report was unanimous. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the body mainly responsible for putting out very stron ...
Overlooked and Neglected Issues in Climate Change Studies: The Need for a
... Norris: Speaking of multilateralism, do you notice, as many have suggested, that there's an increasing unilateralist bent in the United States government? Blix: Yeah. On big issues like war in Iraq, but in many other issues they simply must be multilateral. There's no other way around. You have the ...
... Norris: Speaking of multilateralism, do you notice, as many have suggested, that there's an increasing unilateralist bent in the United States government? Blix: Yeah. On big issues like war in Iraq, but in many other issues they simply must be multilateral. There's no other way around. You have the ...
Transitions in climate and energy discourse between Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy
... 2015), which highlights the critical interpretive role of the media in public discourse. Here, we quantitatively compare media coverage of climate change, energy, and the links between climate and energy after Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, two of the most disruptive and costly hurricanes to ever hit ...
... 2015), which highlights the critical interpretive role of the media in public discourse. Here, we quantitatively compare media coverage of climate change, energy, and the links between climate and energy after Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, two of the most disruptive and costly hurricanes to ever hit ...
Carbon Accounting and Management
... • Carbon trading – benefit from carbon credits or reduce exposure to carbon debits • Green innovation – emit less GHG in order to be morally responsive to social issues surrounding excessive emissions • Brand positioning – build a positive reputation platform to communicate to consumers and stakehol ...
... • Carbon trading – benefit from carbon credits or reduce exposure to carbon debits • Green innovation – emit less GHG in order to be morally responsive to social issues surrounding excessive emissions • Brand positioning – build a positive reputation platform to communicate to consumers and stakehol ...
Cosmopolitan Justice, Responsibility, and Global Climate Change
... like John Rawls, clearly think that they do, for he holds that the ‘difference principle’ (that the basic structure should be designed to maximize the condition of the least advantaged) should govern the distribution of resources within one generation but should not be applied intergenerationally. A ...
... like John Rawls, clearly think that they do, for he holds that the ‘difference principle’ (that the basic structure should be designed to maximize the condition of the least advantaged) should govern the distribution of resources within one generation but should not be applied intergenerationally. A ...
Climatic Impact of Volcanic Emissions
... -9the plume or would some be injected into the stratosphere, with consequences for ozone chemistry [Tabazadeh and Turco, 1993]? Does the injection of water vapor from the volcanic input plus that entrained from the atmosphere, especially in a moist, tropical environment, provide an important source ...
... -9the plume or would some be injected into the stratosphere, with consequences for ozone chemistry [Tabazadeh and Turco, 1993]? Does the injection of water vapor from the volcanic input plus that entrained from the atmosphere, especially in a moist, tropical environment, provide an important source ...
http://www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/019/k7582e.pdf
... PACHAURI, R.K AND REISINGER, A. (EDS.)]. IPCC, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 104 PP. This document is printed in limited numbers to minimize the environmental impact of FAO's processes and contribute to climate neutrality. Delegates and observers are kindly requested to bring their copies to meetings and to ...
... PACHAURI, R.K AND REISINGER, A. (EDS.)]. IPCC, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 104 PP. This document is printed in limited numbers to minimize the environmental impact of FAO's processes and contribute to climate neutrality. Delegates and observers are kindly requested to bring their copies to meetings and to ...
Item 5 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... In 2007, the direct cost of the damage caused by the flooding in England came to a total of £1.5 billion (source: Channel 4 News). This figure does not include the amount of business lost as a result of the flooding, and many small businesses will have been forced to cease trading as a result. The s ...
... In 2007, the direct cost of the damage caused by the flooding in England came to a total of £1.5 billion (source: Channel 4 News). This figure does not include the amount of business lost as a result of the flooding, and many small businesses will have been forced to cease trading as a result. The s ...
Development of a metamodel tool for regional integrated climate
... allows the impacts and interactions of future climate or socio-economic change to be assessed by stakeholders across the agricultural, hydrological, biodiversity and coastal sectors. The Regional Impact Simulator contains the: Metamodels – a range of calibrated and validated metamodels simulating ...
... allows the impacts and interactions of future climate or socio-economic change to be assessed by stakeholders across the agricultural, hydrological, biodiversity and coastal sectors. The Regional Impact Simulator contains the: Metamodels – a range of calibrated and validated metamodels simulating ...
Selecting and Using Climate Change Scenarios for British Columbia
... Examples of using global climate model output to meet each of these tasks are included in this report. Sources of scenario data as well as visual images of the degree of projected climate change for western North America and regions of British Columbia are described with a focus on the Pacific Clima ...
... Examples of using global climate model output to meet each of these tasks are included in this report. Sources of scenario data as well as visual images of the degree of projected climate change for western North America and regions of British Columbia are described with a focus on the Pacific Clima ...
Perceptions of Obvious and Disruptive Climate Change: Community
... and enables affected people to participate in their own assessment of risk and identify responses that can enhance resilience by strengthening social-institutional measures including social relations” [3] (p. 321). In other words, CBA directly allows at risk people being affected by climate change t ...
... and enables affected people to participate in their own assessment of risk and identify responses that can enhance resilience by strengthening social-institutional measures including social relations” [3] (p. 321). In other words, CBA directly allows at risk people being affected by climate change t ...
Climate and Biodiversity - Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
... reefs due to increased water temperature and acidification, and other mass extinctions and ecosystem collapse. That can only be achieved by protecting existing ecosystems and their diversity along with an ambitious restoration program. By funding conservation efforts implemented by civil society in ...
... reefs due to increased water temperature and acidification, and other mass extinctions and ecosystem collapse. That can only be achieved by protecting existing ecosystems and their diversity along with an ambitious restoration program. By funding conservation efforts implemented by civil society in ...