Terms of Reference Pilot Program for Climate Resilience and Forest
... pilot landscape interventions and preservation efforts to transform the country’s rural sector into a more sustainable and low carbon economy through sustainable forest management and preservation of national forest ecosystems. Proposed objectives of the Rwanda FIP interventions include, among other ...
... pilot landscape interventions and preservation efforts to transform the country’s rural sector into a more sustainable and low carbon economy through sustainable forest management and preservation of national forest ecosystems. Proposed objectives of the Rwanda FIP interventions include, among other ...
Joint projections of temperature and precipitation change from
... of the problem, but a quantification of the risks that are associated with it is far from straightforward. There are considerable uncertainties, in terms of limits to predicting future changes in the drivers of GHG emissions (population, economic growth, technology, international collaboration, etc.) ...
... of the problem, but a quantification of the risks that are associated with it is far from straightforward. There are considerable uncertainties, in terms of limits to predicting future changes in the drivers of GHG emissions (population, economic growth, technology, international collaboration, etc.) ...
ECD - advantage publication June18_Layout 1
... increased use of animal manure and organic matter inputs from crop residues, and crop rotation with legumes provide the greatest benefits (4 million tons of CO2e). In contrast, the project in Nicaragua – which covers areas of 100,000 hectares or less – promotes actions that provide strong mitigation ...
... increased use of animal manure and organic matter inputs from crop residues, and crop rotation with legumes provide the greatest benefits (4 million tons of CO2e). In contrast, the project in Nicaragua – which covers areas of 100,000 hectares or less – promotes actions that provide strong mitigation ...
Republic of Guatemala
... Readiness support is required to strengthen the capacities of the FP to leverage a greater participation of different stakeholders at the national level, including the Private Sector (whose participation has been very limited so far) as well as to support appropriate oversight of Fund activities in ...
... Readiness support is required to strengthen the capacities of the FP to leverage a greater participation of different stakeholders at the national level, including the Private Sector (whose participation has been very limited so far) as well as to support appropriate oversight of Fund activities in ...
Individual consumers and climate change: searching for a new moral compass - Working Paper 81 (358 kB) (opens in new window)
... from industrial and commercial sources, largely ignoring emissions from individuals and households. However, this sector is responsible for a very large proportion of total carbon emissions, with personal transport and domestic heating responsible for 30-40% of all carbon emissions in the U.S. (Vand ...
... from industrial and commercial sources, largely ignoring emissions from individuals and households. However, this sector is responsible for a very large proportion of total carbon emissions, with personal transport and domestic heating responsible for 30-40% of all carbon emissions in the U.S. (Vand ...
Vietnam Climate Change Country Profile
... The climate science community sources a suite of models to inform decision makers on future climate. Among the most widely used are GCMs (Global Climate Models), RCMs (Regional Climate Models), and downscaling techniques (both empirical and statistical) and several comprehensive reviews are availabl ...
... The climate science community sources a suite of models to inform decision makers on future climate. Among the most widely used are GCMs (Global Climate Models), RCMs (Regional Climate Models), and downscaling techniques (both empirical and statistical) and several comprehensive reviews are availabl ...
Global temperature change
... Global warming is now 0.6°C in the past three decades and 0.8°C in the past century. It is no longer correct to say ‘‘most global warming occurred before 1940.’’ A better summary is: slow global warming, with large fluctuations, over the century up to 1975, followed by rapid warming at a rate ⬇0.2°C ...
... Global warming is now 0.6°C in the past three decades and 0.8°C in the past century. It is no longer correct to say ‘‘most global warming occurred before 1940.’’ A better summary is: slow global warming, with large fluctuations, over the century up to 1975, followed by rapid warming at a rate ⬇0.2°C ...
Climate variability and vulnerability to climate change: a review
... Climate change is inevitably resulting in changes in climate variability and in the frequency, intensity, spatial extent, duration, and timing of extreme weather and climate events (IPCC, 2012). Changes in climate variability and extremes can be visualized in relation to changes in probability distr ...
... Climate change is inevitably resulting in changes in climate variability and in the frequency, intensity, spatial extent, duration, and timing of extreme weather and climate events (IPCC, 2012). Changes in climate variability and extremes can be visualized in relation to changes in probability distr ...
Climate Change and Geohazards in South West England
... Politicians and policy-makers, informed by these projections, are typically then involved with coordinating a policy response to climate change at a variety of administrative levels (international, national, local, etc.). Finally, either directly in response to projected changes, or indirectly in re ...
... Politicians and policy-makers, informed by these projections, are typically then involved with coordinating a policy response to climate change at a variety of administrative levels (international, national, local, etc.). Finally, either directly in response to projected changes, or indirectly in re ...
Evaluation of FAO's contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation - Management Response
... to assist and influence member countries and international stakeholders. FAO will build upon and especially strengthen its partnerships and collaboration with other UN organizations, such as the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in ...
... to assist and influence member countries and international stakeholders. FAO will build upon and especially strengthen its partnerships and collaboration with other UN organizations, such as the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in ...
GLOBAL COOLING - scienceandpublicpolicy.org
... quote from her Chapter 2: “A physical chill settled on the 14th century at its very start, initiating the misery to come. The Baltic Sea froze over twice, in 1303 and 1306-07; years followed of unseasonable cold, storms and rains, and a rise in the level of the Caspian Sea [note by GJvdL: the Caspia ...
... quote from her Chapter 2: “A physical chill settled on the 14th century at its very start, initiating the misery to come. The Baltic Sea froze over twice, in 1303 and 1306-07; years followed of unseasonable cold, storms and rains, and a rise in the level of the Caspian Sea [note by GJvdL: the Caspia ...
Climate Change in Southeast Asia
... roadmaps. The country partnership strategies include technical assistance programs that tackle the knowledge and capacity-building needs of the various sectors and related government agencies and substantial investments that will lower future greenhouse gas emissions while enhancing resilience to cl ...
... roadmaps. The country partnership strategies include technical assistance programs that tackle the knowledge and capacity-building needs of the various sectors and related government agencies and substantial investments that will lower future greenhouse gas emissions while enhancing resilience to cl ...
Climate change and planning: carbon control and spatial regulation
... in more stringent low carbon standards for housing and transport sectors, targets for non-renewable energy generation, government experiments with low-carbon communities, and monitoring the climate-change impacts of regional spatial strategies. The problem for governments is that pushing further via ...
... in more stringent low carbon standards for housing and transport sectors, targets for non-renewable energy generation, government experiments with low-carbon communities, and monitoring the climate-change impacts of regional spatial strategies. The problem for governments is that pushing further via ...
A changing climate of skepticism? The factors shaping climate
... The United States display a development of climate change politics that puts them in stark contrast to most other advanced industrial societies and has created opportunities for a strong climate skeptical movement to take hold. While the US was considered for some time an “environmental pioneer” (Dr ...
... The United States display a development of climate change politics that puts them in stark contrast to most other advanced industrial societies and has created opportunities for a strong climate skeptical movement to take hold. While the US was considered for some time an “environmental pioneer” (Dr ...
PFCs
... This report considers the effects of total emissions of ODSs and their substitutes on the climate system and the ozone layer. In particular, this provides a context for understanding how replacement options could affect global warming. The report does not attempt to cover comprehensively the effect ...
... This report considers the effects of total emissions of ODSs and their substitutes on the climate system and the ozone layer. In particular, this provides a context for understanding how replacement options could affect global warming. The report does not attempt to cover comprehensively the effect ...
Business Plan - Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance
... without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequences which may arise from you relying on information in this publication. ...
... without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequences which may arise from you relying on information in this publication. ...
Making Science Useful to Decision Makers: Climate
... and forecast producers show that mutual learning informed by climate information can occur among different disciplines and between scientists and managers. We focus on the role of knowledge networks as vehicles for bridging the gap between knowledge and action. These are composed of policy makers, s ...
... and forecast producers show that mutual learning informed by climate information can occur among different disciplines and between scientists and managers. We focus on the role of knowledge networks as vehicles for bridging the gap between knowledge and action. These are composed of policy makers, s ...
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... warming causes crop productivity to increase in northern Europe and decrease in southern Europe. However, there are important limitations to these crop models. First, they are focused on major grains and do not cover all crops and so not cover livestock. Second at all, they do not incorporate decisi ...
... warming causes crop productivity to increase in northern Europe and decrease in southern Europe. However, there are important limitations to these crop models. First, they are focused on major grains and do not cover all crops and so not cover livestock. Second at all, they do not incorporate decisi ...
Ealing Borough Climate Change Strategy 2008-2011
... more frequent extreme weather events. With the enormity of this problem, action must also take place at the local level as well as the global and national level. This is not work which we can do in isolation: as well as environmental, there are economic, social and health consequences to climate cha ...
... more frequent extreme weather events. With the enormity of this problem, action must also take place at the local level as well as the global and national level. This is not work which we can do in isolation: as well as environmental, there are economic, social and health consequences to climate cha ...
Health Climate Change impacts report card technical paper
... Similarly, a weighted risk analysis following systematic review identified 26 (49%) out of 53 reportable infectious diseases of humans in Europe to be directly or indirectly linked to climate (Lindgren et al., 2012). Therefore, systematic reviews suggest that as many as a half to two-thirds of human ...
... Similarly, a weighted risk analysis following systematic review identified 26 (49%) out of 53 reportable infectious diseases of humans in Europe to be directly or indirectly linked to climate (Lindgren et al., 2012). Therefore, systematic reviews suggest that as many as a half to two-thirds of human ...
Community based adaptation to climate change
... particular. For example, Bangladesh was one of the first countries to submit its National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) to the UNFCCC and more recently has developed a national climate change strategy to deal with mitigation and adaptation. At the same time, community-based adaptation respo ...
... particular. For example, Bangladesh was one of the first countries to submit its National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) to the UNFCCC and more recently has developed a national climate change strategy to deal with mitigation and adaptation. At the same time, community-based adaptation respo ...
Navigating scales of knowledge and decision
... spatial, temporal, jurisdictional, and institutional scales of a problem. For example, climate information developed and presented at a national level of spatial scale can be so broad that it may not apply well to local-level decisions. Whether or not information is credible relates to users’ percep ...
... spatial, temporal, jurisdictional, and institutional scales of a problem. For example, climate information developed and presented at a national level of spatial scale can be so broad that it may not apply well to local-level decisions. Whether or not information is credible relates to users’ percep ...
Vulnerability to climate change and adaptation strategies of local
... The absence of conflict may also help to explain that an increasing number of natural hazards have not resulted in humanitarian disasters. A study conducted by ActionAid finds that the country has already seen an increase in the number of extreme weather events in terms of floods and droughts betwee ...
... The absence of conflict may also help to explain that an increasing number of natural hazards have not resulted in humanitarian disasters. A study conducted by ActionAid finds that the country has already seen an increase in the number of extreme weather events in terms of floods and droughts betwee ...
The Second Annual Report
... “There is a widespread view that a four degree future is incompatible with an organised global community, is likely to be beyond ‘adaptation’ and is devastating to the majority of ecosystems and has a high probability of not being stable.” The summer of 2012 was the UK’s 3rd wettest since Met Office r ...
... “There is a widespread view that a four degree future is incompatible with an organised global community, is likely to be beyond ‘adaptation’ and is devastating to the majority of ecosystems and has a high probability of not being stable.” The summer of 2012 was the UK’s 3rd wettest since Met Office r ...