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 ...
Turning points in climate change adaptation
... and consequences of this new framing. We focus on the specific situation in which a social-political threshold of concern is likely to be exceeded as a result of climate change, requiring consideration of alternative strategies. Action is imperative when such a situation is conceivable, and at this ...
... and consequences of this new framing. We focus on the specific situation in which a social-political threshold of concern is likely to be exceeded as a result of climate change, requiring consideration of alternative strategies. Action is imperative when such a situation is conceivable, and at this ...
Changing weather and climate in Northern Ghana
... months (June and July). Many respondents also said that conditions had become windier, and we find that this perception varies spatially within the districts, but no meteorological data are available for this climate parameter in this region. The common perception that deforestation is responsible f ...
... months (June and July). Many respondents also said that conditions had become windier, and we find that this perception varies spatially within the districts, but no meteorological data are available for this climate parameter in this region. The common perception that deforestation is responsible f ...
A DYNAMIC SIMULATION MODEL OF CARBON CIRCULATION
... change is the most serious, and the most difficult to manage (Dessler and Parson, 2007). Although climate change in IPCC usage refers to “any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity”, activities of mankind have surely precipitated it with disa ...
... change is the most serious, and the most difficult to manage (Dessler and Parson, 2007). Although climate change in IPCC usage refers to “any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity”, activities of mankind have surely precipitated it with disa ...
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Coastal Zone Management
... gases could lead to the development of alternative renewable energy sources some of which could be generated along the coast from tides, waves or wind. Much of the nation’s coastal resources have already been destroyed, damaged or over-exploited to accommodate a growing population and their economic ...
... gases could lead to the development of alternative renewable energy sources some of which could be generated along the coast from tides, waves or wind. Much of the nation’s coastal resources have already been destroyed, damaged or over-exploited to accommodate a growing population and their economic ...
Document
... Lawler et al. 2009b) or changes in phenology and the potential for phenological mismatches (e.g., Bradley et al. 1999, Visser and Both 2005). More recently, scientists have emphasized how key behavioral or demographic characteristics may contribute to vulnerability (e.g., Humphries et al. 2004, Jigu ...
... Lawler et al. 2009b) or changes in phenology and the potential for phenological mismatches (e.g., Bradley et al. 1999, Visser and Both 2005). More recently, scientists have emphasized how key behavioral or demographic characteristics may contribute to vulnerability (e.g., Humphries et al. 2004, Jigu ...
Call for proposals - Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural
... understand the impacts of such solutions and draw lessons for scaling them up. It will gather and disseminate evidence in appropriate forms to key audiences, with a view to strengthening the capacity of farmers and stakeholders to develop, identify and adopt policies and practices that help agricul ...
... understand the impacts of such solutions and draw lessons for scaling them up. It will gather and disseminate evidence in appropriate forms to key audiences, with a view to strengthening the capacity of farmers and stakeholders to develop, identify and adopt policies and practices that help agricul ...
selvaraju
... towards longer-term resilient adaptation. Adaptation to climate variability and extreme events serves as a basis for reducing vulnerability to longer-term climate change. Development of long-term adaptation strategy in agriculture depends on addressing similar issues in the short-term, recognizing t ...
... towards longer-term resilient adaptation. Adaptation to climate variability and extreme events serves as a basis for reducing vulnerability to longer-term climate change. Development of long-term adaptation strategy in agriculture depends on addressing similar issues in the short-term, recognizing t ...
The Kyoto Protocol accounting rules
... Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2007. 1 Under this international agreement, Australia is committed to maintaining its national greenhouse gas emissions at (or below) 108 per cent of its 1990 emission levels for each year from 2008 to 2 ...
... Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2007. 1 Under this international agreement, Australia is committed to maintaining its national greenhouse gas emissions at (or below) 108 per cent of its 1990 emission levels for each year from 2008 to 2 ...
The Human Condition in the Anthropocene
... for actions dealing with climate change.1 Today I want to discuss this expression: “common but differentiated responsibilities.” Why responsibility should be differentiated is easy to understand. Climate change is a back-loaded problem. We do not suffer immediately from the effects of our emissio ...
... for actions dealing with climate change.1 Today I want to discuss this expression: “common but differentiated responsibilities.” Why responsibility should be differentiated is easy to understand. Climate change is a back-loaded problem. We do not suffer immediately from the effects of our emissio ...
In Defense of Emissions Egalitarianism?
... required. It is neither obvious what exactly the good is that we are concerned with nor how to classify it. Starting with the former, different terminologies are employed throughout the literature: in addition to “the atmosphere” the respective common good is referred to as “climate”, “climate chang ...
... required. It is neither obvious what exactly the good is that we are concerned with nor how to classify it. Starting with the former, different terminologies are employed throughout the literature: in addition to “the atmosphere” the respective common good is referred to as “climate”, “climate chang ...
Sample Chapter - Brookings Institution
... any release—or reduction—of greenhouse gases from any source has global ramifications. Global climate change thus constitutes a unique type of environmental problem and challenge to collective action. Whereas most environmental policy constitutes a response to pollutants or substances widely perceiv ...
... any release—or reduction—of greenhouse gases from any source has global ramifications. Global climate change thus constitutes a unique type of environmental problem and challenge to collective action. Whereas most environmental policy constitutes a response to pollutants or substances widely perceiv ...
Climate change implications for the glaciers of the Hindu Kush
... balance data available and the variation in glaciological conditions. Other non-climatic drivers such as deposition of dust and soot may also play a role, with some evidence that this may already be having an effect on some Tibetan glaciers (Xu et al., 2009). There are relatively few studies that ai ...
... balance data available and the variation in glaciological conditions. Other non-climatic drivers such as deposition of dust and soot may also play a role, with some evidence that this may already be having an effect on some Tibetan glaciers (Xu et al., 2009). There are relatively few studies that ai ...
Climate Conventions and Africa/Ethiopia - EfD
... Fundamentally, there are two choices to deal with the problem of climate change: mitigation and/or adaptation. Mitigation refers to taking steps today to reduce greenhouse gas emissions so as to delay further global temperature increases and other related effects. Adaptation refers to the efforts of ...
... Fundamentally, there are two choices to deal with the problem of climate change: mitigation and/or adaptation. Mitigation refers to taking steps today to reduce greenhouse gas emissions so as to delay further global temperature increases and other related effects. Adaptation refers to the efforts of ...
On the Importance of Strengthening Moderate Beliefs in Climate
... required to motivate action. While additional factors such as values and worldviews, discussed below, play a role in views about climate change, strength of belief seems rooted in understanding climate change and associated risks. With respect to climate science, the likelihood of preferring immedia ...
... required to motivate action. While additional factors such as values and worldviews, discussed below, play a role in views about climate change, strength of belief seems rooted in understanding climate change and associated risks. With respect to climate science, the likelihood of preferring immedia ...
English - Summit of the Americas
... Improving land and water markets will be necessary to use these resources better, but is also good development policy ...
... Improving land and water markets will be necessary to use these resources better, but is also good development policy ...
Biogeophysical Effects of Sea Level Rise
... degradation and mortality are exceeding the adaptive capacity of coral reef organisms and communities. The severity of this crisis will only intensify with future changes in the global climate. While the net effects of climate change on coral reefs will be negative, coral reef organisms and communit ...
... degradation and mortality are exceeding the adaptive capacity of coral reef organisms and communities. The severity of this crisis will only intensify with future changes in the global climate. While the net effects of climate change on coral reefs will be negative, coral reef organisms and communit ...
flying blind: navigating climate change without the
... further model development will leave us dangerously exposed to the escalating risks of climate change. In addition, the next generation of climate models will provide detailed risk assessments of how climate extremes will change. This data will play a vital role in helping to calculate risk and dete ...
... further model development will leave us dangerously exposed to the escalating risks of climate change. In addition, the next generation of climate models will provide detailed risk assessments of how climate extremes will change. This data will play a vital role in helping to calculate risk and dete ...
Climate Change, Planning and Development in the Eastern
... have to be considered as projections, rather than predictions and will always be associated with a significant degree of uncertainty. Emission scenarios are estimations of future quantities of greenhouse gases that may be released into the atmosphere. Levels of future emissions are highly uncertain, ...
... have to be considered as projections, rather than predictions and will always be associated with a significant degree of uncertainty. Emission scenarios are estimations of future quantities of greenhouse gases that may be released into the atmosphere. Levels of future emissions are highly uncertain, ...
Will Geoengineering With Solar Radiation Management Ever Be
... to implement mitigation of greenhouse gases emissions? I am participating in the Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative, sponsored by the Royal Society, and so far we have not even been able to agree on rules for in situ testing of cloud brightening or stratospheric aerosols. For example, ...
... to implement mitigation of greenhouse gases emissions? I am participating in the Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative, sponsored by the Royal Society, and so far we have not even been able to agree on rules for in situ testing of cloud brightening or stratospheric aerosols. For example, ...
economics of climate change: sensitivity analysis of social cost
... Nordhaus (1977). Nordhaus estimated “shadow prices” for carbon dioxide at 20year intervals from 1980 to 2160 for different emission scenarios. In the most stringent scenario, the shadow price of carbon in year 2020 is $109 (in 1977 dollars). In 2006, British government published a study known as Ste ...
... Nordhaus (1977). Nordhaus estimated “shadow prices” for carbon dioxide at 20year intervals from 1980 to 2160 for different emission scenarios. In the most stringent scenario, the shadow price of carbon in year 2020 is $109 (in 1977 dollars). In 2006, British government published a study known as Ste ...
Reducing climate change impacts on agriculture: Global and
... and availability and access to technology and development. In the past three decades, for instance, average daily per capita intake has risen globally from 2400 to 2800 calories, spurred by economic growth, improved production systems, international trade, and globalization of food markets. Feedback ...
... and availability and access to technology and development. In the past three decades, for instance, average daily per capita intake has risen globally from 2400 to 2800 calories, spurred by economic growth, improved production systems, international trade, and globalization of food markets. Feedback ...
Climate change adaptation strategies for marine turtles - Eco
... published non-anthropogenic threats to marine turtles, such as predation, disease, and prey availability could be altered by future climate change (Hamann, Limpus & Read, 2007). The magnitude and direction of such compounding effects are, however, very complex to predict with any confidence as yet. ...
... published non-anthropogenic threats to marine turtles, such as predation, disease, and prey availability could be altered by future climate change (Hamann, Limpus & Read, 2007). The magnitude and direction of such compounding effects are, however, very complex to predict with any confidence as yet. ...
4.3 Approach to CLIMATE CHANGE Scenario Development
... regional and local scale have a high degree of uncertainty. Regional scale can mean scales ranging from the sub-continental scale to country level to provincial level. Although it is likely that temperatures will rise in most regions of the world,2 changes at the regional scale in many other key var ...
... regional and local scale have a high degree of uncertainty. Regional scale can mean scales ranging from the sub-continental scale to country level to provincial level. Although it is likely that temperatures will rise in most regions of the world,2 changes at the regional scale in many other key var ...
national climate change policy
... Force has been used as a building block for the preparation of this policy. Furthermore, extensive consultations with provincial and federal ministries, institutions and civil society provided valuable inputs to the policy document. In view of Pakistan’s high vulnerability to the adverse impacts of ...
... Force has been used as a building block for the preparation of this policy. Furthermore, extensive consultations with provincial and federal ministries, institutions and civil society provided valuable inputs to the policy document. In view of Pakistan’s high vulnerability to the adverse impacts of ...