Indigenous knowledge about climate change
... precipitation and flash floods, sea level rise, etc. It is very likely that such extreme events will continue to become more frequent, posing potential threat to ecosystems especially agricultural production and productivity throughout the world. Adding to the misery, non-climatic stresses such as p ...
... precipitation and flash floods, sea level rise, etc. It is very likely that such extreme events will continue to become more frequent, posing potential threat to ecosystems especially agricultural production and productivity throughout the world. Adding to the misery, non-climatic stresses such as p ...
Pastoralism as a tool for mitigating climate change
... pastoralists who are faced with extreme political, social and economic marginalisation. The general consensus was that, if this multitude of constraints to pastoralism were relaxed, their adaptive strategies might enable pastoralists to manage climate change better than many other rural inhabitants. ...
... pastoralists who are faced with extreme political, social and economic marginalisation. The general consensus was that, if this multitude of constraints to pastoralism were relaxed, their adaptive strategies might enable pastoralists to manage climate change better than many other rural inhabitants. ...
MeetingReport-CC_and_Displacement
... on findings in the Maldives that relocation to empty territory tends to have the best results, given that this precludes possible tensions with host communities. At the same time, it was recognised that relocation and resettlement to empty areas may not be feasible and that key factors in the succes ...
... on findings in the Maldives that relocation to empty territory tends to have the best results, given that this precludes possible tensions with host communities. At the same time, it was recognised that relocation and resettlement to empty areas may not be feasible and that key factors in the succes ...
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... may be appropriate for climate change adaptation in agriculture. It discusses the extent to which different policy responses may be justified on the basis of market-failure and the likelihood of positive net benefits. While research and extension have the potential to generate significant benefits, ...
... may be appropriate for climate change adaptation in agriculture. It discusses the extent to which different policy responses may be justified on the basis of market-failure and the likelihood of positive net benefits. While research and extension have the potential to generate significant benefits, ...
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... response specifically. Previous research into attitudinal response of UK farmers to climate change has found there to now be a relatively low level of scepticism over the existence of climate change, but higher levels of scepticism over the risk that it poses (Farming Futures 2011; Islam, Barnes, an ...
... response specifically. Previous research into attitudinal response of UK farmers to climate change has found there to now be a relatively low level of scepticism over the existence of climate change, but higher levels of scepticism over the risk that it poses (Farming Futures 2011; Islam, Barnes, an ...
A PRIMER ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN THE
... 4. Impacts of Climate Change on Sub-Saharan Africa The fourth African assessment report on climate change released by IPCC in November 2007 highlights major issues related to potential impacts as a result of climate change. It indicates that Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climat ...
... 4. Impacts of Climate Change on Sub-Saharan Africa The fourth African assessment report on climate change released by IPCC in November 2007 highlights major issues related to potential impacts as a result of climate change. It indicates that Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climat ...
Ingénierie planétaire : fuite en avant ou solution d`avenir au
... • Estimate the total (i.e. CO2-equivalent) GHG emissions for countries and estimate time variations • Formulate emission targets at the international level • Break down emission targets between gases within individual countries • Trade emissions in emission trading scheme (ETS) or offset emissions t ...
... • Estimate the total (i.e. CO2-equivalent) GHG emissions for countries and estimate time variations • Formulate emission targets at the international level • Break down emission targets between gases within individual countries • Trade emissions in emission trading scheme (ETS) or offset emissions t ...
A Harsh Climate for Trade TRADE POL YSIS ANAL
... emissions that are supposedly responsible for climate change.1 Under a cap-and-trade program, firms would lower their greenhouse-gas emissions in response to a government-imposed cap on total national emissions. Those emitting less than their allotted cap would be able to sell their excess emission ...
... emissions that are supposedly responsible for climate change.1 Under a cap-and-trade program, firms would lower their greenhouse-gas emissions in response to a government-imposed cap on total national emissions. Those emitting less than their allotted cap would be able to sell their excess emission ...
Conference - Carbon Expo
... International air traffic is currently responsible for approximately 2.5% of GHG emissions, and its anticipated growth could bring it closer to 5% by 2050. The industry has proposed to implement a Carbon Neutral Goal strategy (CNG) based on four pillars: Aircraft efficiency improvements, streamlinin ...
... International air traffic is currently responsible for approximately 2.5% of GHG emissions, and its anticipated growth could bring it closer to 5% by 2050. The industry has proposed to implement a Carbon Neutral Goal strategy (CNG) based on four pillars: Aircraft efficiency improvements, streamlinin ...
Architecture, Energy and Climate - Nordic Journal of Architectural
... still providing thermal comfort under warmer summer conditions produced by anthropogenic climate change—a key challenge for building designers in the 21st century. These issues are evaluated by predictions of thermal comfort performance under a climate change scenario. Climate conditions independent ...
... still providing thermal comfort under warmer summer conditions produced by anthropogenic climate change—a key challenge for building designers in the 21st century. These issues are evaluated by predictions of thermal comfort performance under a climate change scenario. Climate conditions independent ...
What is meant by `balancing sources and sinks of greenhouse gases
... anthropogenic (man-made) sources and sinks of greenhouse gases must be reached by 2050-2100. An overall greenhouse gas ‘balance’ must consider individual gases in terms of how strongly they absorb solar infrared radiation, their concentration in the atmosphere, and their lifetime in the atmosphere. ...
... anthropogenic (man-made) sources and sinks of greenhouse gases must be reached by 2050-2100. An overall greenhouse gas ‘balance’ must consider individual gases in terms of how strongly they absorb solar infrared radiation, their concentration in the atmosphere, and their lifetime in the atmosphere. ...
Climate Change Legislation in the 110 Congress
... climate change research to comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cap-andtrade programs. Additional bills focus on GHG reporting or registration, or on power plant emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) as part of wider controls on pollutant emissions. As of the date of this report, Congress has en ...
... climate change research to comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cap-andtrade programs. Additional bills focus on GHG reporting or registration, or on power plant emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) as part of wider controls on pollutant emissions. As of the date of this report, Congress has en ...
Chapter 5 - Government.se
... basis for Sweden's climate scenarios for the Nordic region and Sweden. Since 1997, this has been carried out as part of the SWECLIM programme, in which the Rossby Centre at SMHI has developed an advanced regional climate model system (see also Chapter 7). The system has been used to make detailed st ...
... basis for Sweden's climate scenarios for the Nordic region and Sweden. Since 1997, this has been carried out as part of the SWECLIM programme, in which the Rossby Centre at SMHI has developed an advanced regional climate model system (see also Chapter 7). The system has been used to make detailed st ...
Corporate Responses in an Emerging Climate Regime
... This paper examines the development of reporting mechanisms for greenhouse gases, more specifically carbon disclosure. We first present some background and context on the evolution of carbon trading and disclosure, and then develop a conceptual framework using theories of global governance, institut ...
... This paper examines the development of reporting mechanisms for greenhouse gases, more specifically carbon disclosure. We first present some background and context on the evolution of carbon trading and disclosure, and then develop a conceptual framework using theories of global governance, institut ...
Early effects of climate change: do they include changes in vector
... Accumulated laboratory and ¢eld evidence on the sensitivity of pathogens and vectors to environmental conditions suggests that climate change (particularly the global trend towards warmer temperatures) is likely to act on both individual organisms and potentially, over time, the genetic characterist ...
... Accumulated laboratory and ¢eld evidence on the sensitivity of pathogens and vectors to environmental conditions suggests that climate change (particularly the global trend towards warmer temperatures) is likely to act on both individual organisms and potentially, over time, the genetic characterist ...
Building resilience to climate shocks and stresses: knowledge gap Learning paper #1
... what Holling (1973) referred to as ‘engineering resilience’) into a more elaborated concept their time and resources in access and control over, or which embraces the ability not simply to bounce back but also to adapt and to transform. In productive activities. management of, resources the (relativ ...
... what Holling (1973) referred to as ‘engineering resilience’) into a more elaborated concept their time and resources in access and control over, or which embraces the ability not simply to bounce back but also to adapt and to transform. In productive activities. management of, resources the (relativ ...
Be skeptical of Skeptic`s skepticism of skeptics
... The existence of a prolonged warm period so recently in the Earth’s climate history was making it impossible for the environmental extremists driving the climate scare to convince the world’s policymakers that today’s comparatively temperate temperatures were anything to worry about. The “hockey st ...
... The existence of a prolonged warm period so recently in the Earth’s climate history was making it impossible for the environmental extremists driving the climate scare to convince the world’s policymakers that today’s comparatively temperate temperatures were anything to worry about. The “hockey st ...
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... 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 ...
fulltext pdf - Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics
... the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and efforts to reduce extreme poverty. It is a change in the state of the climate that can be identified by using statistical tests, by change in the mean and the variability of climatic properties that persist for an extended period typical ...
... the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and efforts to reduce extreme poverty. It is a change in the state of the climate that can be identified by using statistical tests, by change in the mean and the variability of climatic properties that persist for an extended period typical ...
Shifting public opinion on climate change: an
... considered global warming a serious problem. Since then, nearly 300 different surveys have been performed on this topic, making opinions about the threat of climate change an expanding area of intense political (Pooley 2010) and academic (Krosnick et al. 2008; Kellstedt et al. 2008) interest. Along ...
... considered global warming a serious problem. Since then, nearly 300 different surveys have been performed on this topic, making opinions about the threat of climate change an expanding area of intense political (Pooley 2010) and academic (Krosnick et al. 2008; Kellstedt et al. 2008) interest. Along ...
Shaping National Climate Change Legislation in Uganda, May 2015
... responsible for drought and accelerates desertification, thereby contributing to increased aridity and reduction in the area available for cultivation or grazing. The response policy statement to this concern is to promote practices and strategies that minimize the impact of climate variability and ...
... responsible for drought and accelerates desertification, thereby contributing to increased aridity and reduction in the area available for cultivation or grazing. The response policy statement to this concern is to promote practices and strategies that minimize the impact of climate variability and ...
high confidence
... Climate change may adversely affect background levels of tropospheric ozone [low confidence, limited evidence, low agreement], assuming no change in emissions, but the implications for future particulate pollution (which is more health-damaging) are very uncertain Higher temperatures may have affect ...
... Climate change may adversely affect background levels of tropospheric ozone [low confidence, limited evidence, low agreement], assuming no change in emissions, but the implications for future particulate pollution (which is more health-damaging) are very uncertain Higher temperatures may have affect ...
IPCC (2007) - climate crime index
... From the EU Climate Change Site 2010 The EU 2⁰C climate policy adopted in 1996… a level that scientists say will avoid the worst consequences …. But even below this level climate change will have significant impacts. Many poor developing countries are among the most vulnerable to climate change but ...
... From the EU Climate Change Site 2010 The EU 2⁰C climate policy adopted in 1996… a level that scientists say will avoid the worst consequences …. But even below this level climate change will have significant impacts. Many poor developing countries are among the most vulnerable to climate change but ...
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... from $1/tonCO2e to $100/tonCO2e), forest carbon sequestration represented the biggest share in abatement of GHG emissions. In an extension of this paper, Gollub et al (2013): (i) disaggregated into more regions incorporating more detailed information on GHG emissions, and (ii) divided the ruminant s ...
... from $1/tonCO2e to $100/tonCO2e), forest carbon sequestration represented the biggest share in abatement of GHG emissions. In an extension of this paper, Gollub et al (2013): (i) disaggregated into more regions incorporating more detailed information on GHG emissions, and (ii) divided the ruminant s ...