Review and recommendations for climate change vulnerability
... and approaches used to conduct climate change vulnerability assessments and, second, to provide managers with an updated summary of knowledge regarding vulnerability to climate change of species and habitats in the American Southwest. We begin by defining and discussing climate change vulnerability ...
... and approaches used to conduct climate change vulnerability assessments and, second, to provide managers with an updated summary of knowledge regarding vulnerability to climate change of species and habitats in the American Southwest. We begin by defining and discussing climate change vulnerability ...
Licence 1
... passed and they are ....................... seriously by Parliament - which is good. The Big Ask, a 3% cut thing in carbon emissions, to me is like ...yes, that was the ....................... piece of sense that I'd read about the whole thing for ages. There is no longer this sense of powerlessness ...
... passed and they are ....................... seriously by Parliament - which is good. The Big Ask, a 3% cut thing in carbon emissions, to me is like ...yes, that was the ....................... piece of sense that I'd read about the whole thing for ages. There is no longer this sense of powerlessness ...
Avoiding Adaptation Apartheid: Climate Change Adaptation and
... analytical gap: small island states and indigenous populations have claimed in a variety of international fora that climate change has threatened the human rights of their people; an increasing number of academic commentators have worked to explain how climate change issues implicate human rights la ...
... analytical gap: small island states and indigenous populations have claimed in a variety of international fora that climate change has threatened the human rights of their people; an increasing number of academic commentators have worked to explain how climate change issues implicate human rights la ...
Green Allies: Speculative Realism, Evangelical Christianity, and
... have ever known. The political challenge, in turn, is creating the political will to change, for instance, human reliance on coal, gas, and oil. For years, environmentalists have tried to convince politicians and CEOs that humans are destroying the planet, but moral cajoling alone has not worked. ‘‘ ...
... have ever known. The political challenge, in turn, is creating the political will to change, for instance, human reliance on coal, gas, and oil. For years, environmentalists have tried to convince politicians and CEOs that humans are destroying the planet, but moral cajoling alone has not worked. ‘‘ ...
measurement, reporting and verification
... In the context of the MRV framework for developing countries, it is critical that a full understanding of the associated concepts, elements, and requirements resulting from intergovernmental negotiations be realized at the national level by experts, practitioners and other stakeholders on the ground ...
... In the context of the MRV framework for developing countries, it is critical that a full understanding of the associated concepts, elements, and requirements resulting from intergovernmental negotiations be realized at the national level by experts, practitioners and other stakeholders on the ground ...
Pastoralism and climate change in East Africa
... in East Africa. The result is chronic under-investment in pastoralist communities across the region, and the consequent increase in vulnerability. Pastoralist communities are marginalised on the basis of their geographical remoteness, their ethnicity, and their livelihood, which is still seen by man ...
... in East Africa. The result is chronic under-investment in pastoralist communities across the region, and the consequent increase in vulnerability. Pastoralist communities are marginalised on the basis of their geographical remoteness, their ethnicity, and their livelihood, which is still seen by man ...
Federal Agency Actions Following the Supreme Court’s Climate Change Decision Robert Meltz
... On April 2, 2007, the Supreme Court rendered one of its most important environmental decisions. In Massachusetts v. EPA, the Court held 5-4 that greenhouse gases (GHGs), widely viewed as contributing to climate change, constitute “air pollutants” as that phrase is used in the Clean Air Act (CAA). As ...
... On April 2, 2007, the Supreme Court rendered one of its most important environmental decisions. In Massachusetts v. EPA, the Court held 5-4 that greenhouse gases (GHGs), widely viewed as contributing to climate change, constitute “air pollutants” as that phrase is used in the Clean Air Act (CAA). As ...
national adaptation strategy and plan of action on climate change for
... Figure 10 NASPA-CCN Implementation: Recommended Role of the Federal Government ....... 66 Figure 11 NASPA-CCN Implementation: Recommended Role of State Governments ................ 68 Figure 12 NASPA-CCN Implementation: Recommended Role of Local Governments ................. 70 Figure 13 NASPA-CCN I ...
... Figure 10 NASPA-CCN Implementation: Recommended Role of the Federal Government ....... 66 Figure 11 NASPA-CCN Implementation: Recommended Role of State Governments ................ 68 Figure 12 NASPA-CCN Implementation: Recommended Role of Local Governments ................. 70 Figure 13 NASPA-CCN I ...
Climate Projections for Metro Vancouver
... land use. These RCPs are used for making projections, and are based on the factors that drive anthropogenic GHG emissions: population size, economic activity, lifestyle, energy use, land use patterns, technology adoption, and climate policy. Each of the RCP emissions pathways is achievable, and dire ...
... land use. These RCPs are used for making projections, and are based on the factors that drive anthropogenic GHG emissions: population size, economic activity, lifestyle, energy use, land use patterns, technology adoption, and climate policy. Each of the RCP emissions pathways is achievable, and dire ...
Rapid attribution of the August 2016 flood
... flooding caused by conditions downstream) in many neighborhoods (Burton and Demas, 2016). Further downstream on the Amite River, provisional data showed that water levels exceeded the NWS flood stage from 13 to 23 August and also exceeded the previous height record (set 25 April 1977). Its levels de ...
... flooding caused by conditions downstream) in many neighborhoods (Burton and Demas, 2016). Further downstream on the Amite River, provisional data showed that water levels exceeded the NWS flood stage from 13 to 23 August and also exceeded the previous height record (set 25 April 1977). Its levels de ...
The BBC and ClimaTe Change: a Triple BeTrayal
... allowed to dominate the national airwaves as it does today. Its voice should be heard, but it should not be allowed to drown out the others. ...
... allowed to dominate the national airwaves as it does today. Its voice should be heard, but it should not be allowed to drown out the others. ...
Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Migration and Conflict
... climate change will undoubtedly affect the global south. As lesser developed countries are limited in their abilities to mitigate environmental hazards, researchers have speculated about the propensity of people to engage in mass movements. However, we find that international migration is quite limi ...
... climate change will undoubtedly affect the global south. As lesser developed countries are limited in their abilities to mitigate environmental hazards, researchers have speculated about the propensity of people to engage in mass movements. However, we find that international migration is quite limi ...
Effects of vegetation feedback on future climate change over West
... reduction of vegetation in Sahel could lead to an increase of albedo and decrease of precipitation, which could then trigger a positive feedback with the drought in this region. The reduction of precipitation caused by vegetation degradation was supported by desertification sensitivity experiments o ...
... reduction of vegetation in Sahel could lead to an increase of albedo and decrease of precipitation, which could then trigger a positive feedback with the drought in this region. The reduction of precipitation caused by vegetation degradation was supported by desertification sensitivity experiments o ...
View online () - National Intelligence University
... how the effects of climate change might lead to future violent conflicts, and assesses the best way to prevent these conflicts. In his research, Plowman reviews the environmental security literature and applies events from Darfur to climate change models. This research suggests that climate change i ...
... how the effects of climate change might lead to future violent conflicts, and assesses the best way to prevent these conflicts. In his research, Plowman reviews the environmental security literature and applies events from Darfur to climate change models. This research suggests that climate change i ...
A hydrogeologic framework for characterizing summer streamflow
... (e.g., rain-dominated, mixture of rain and snow, and snowdominated), sensitivity validation was primarily driven by the snow-dominated watersheds, which are subjected to a wider range of change in recharge timing and magnitude as a result of increased temperature. Overall, two patterns emerge from t ...
... (e.g., rain-dominated, mixture of rain and snow, and snowdominated), sensitivity validation was primarily driven by the snow-dominated watersheds, which are subjected to a wider range of change in recharge timing and magnitude as a result of increased temperature. Overall, two patterns emerge from t ...
Investment and growth in the time of climate change
... mitigation and adaptation. The findings following from this illustration show how the optimal balance between mitigation and adaptation depends on the magnitude of climate-change impacts and the relative weight society attaches to future costs and benefits relative to present ones. Moreover, the findin ...
... mitigation and adaptation. The findings following from this illustration show how the optimal balance between mitigation and adaptation depends on the magnitude of climate-change impacts and the relative weight society attaches to future costs and benefits relative to present ones. Moreover, the findin ...
Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Carpathian region
... Key climate change pressures (temperature and precipitation) Temperature Change - Rising winter and summer temperatures threaten local and national policy objectives related to agriculture, winter tourism, rural development and a host of economic and social issues. The Carpathian mountains are proje ...
... Key climate change pressures (temperature and precipitation) Temperature Change - Rising winter and summer temperatures threaten local and national policy objectives related to agriculture, winter tourism, rural development and a host of economic and social issues. The Carpathian mountains are proje ...
E Chapter 14 Impacts of Disturbances etc
... • Anthropogenic effects must be distinguishable from natural changes (by experimental design) • The continental shelves are most sensitive to anthopogenic disturbances (fisheries, aquaculture, oil industry, shipping, tourism and pollution) • Eutrophication caused by agriculture activity have resulte ...
... • Anthropogenic effects must be distinguishable from natural changes (by experimental design) • The continental shelves are most sensitive to anthopogenic disturbances (fisheries, aquaculture, oil industry, shipping, tourism and pollution) • Eutrophication caused by agriculture activity have resulte ...
Interaction of Land Use and Land Cover Change
... Test (SNHT) in surface temperature and precipitation data for the period of 1951-1999. We also compare the temperature trend computed from Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) datasets and from our analysis. (2) To assess the regional impacts of land surface type on surface temperature and p ...
... Test (SNHT) in surface temperature and precipitation data for the period of 1951-1999. We also compare the temperature trend computed from Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) datasets and from our analysis. (2) To assess the regional impacts of land surface type on surface temperature and p ...
Land subsidence Causes, impacts and adaptive
... satellite technology for large scale subsidence mapping is applied, building upon GMES services. In the SubCoast pilot areas (The Netherlands, Baltic and Italy) an Assessment Framework is introduced by Deltares as a guideline to inventory stakeholder information needs and to develop appropriate info ...
... satellite technology for large scale subsidence mapping is applied, building upon GMES services. In the SubCoast pilot areas (The Netherlands, Baltic and Italy) an Assessment Framework is introduced by Deltares as a guideline to inventory stakeholder information needs and to develop appropriate info ...
Investment and growth in the time of climate change
... mitigation and adaptation. The findings following from this illustration show how the optimal balance between mitigation and adaptation depends on the magnitude of climate-change impacts and the relative weight society attaches to future costs and benefits relative to present ones. Moreover, the findin ...
... mitigation and adaptation. The findings following from this illustration show how the optimal balance between mitigation and adaptation depends on the magnitude of climate-change impacts and the relative weight society attaches to future costs and benefits relative to present ones. Moreover, the findin ...
Flammable Planet - The Cost of Carbon Pollution
... and Russia likely to be particularly affected. In some cases, changes in forest fire patterns from climate change have already been identified (IPCC, 2014).11 Fire probability is likely to increase in part due to the interaction of fires with other drivers of forestry dynamics. Climate change affect ...
... and Russia likely to be particularly affected. In some cases, changes in forest fire patterns from climate change have already been identified (IPCC, 2014).11 Fire probability is likely to increase in part due to the interaction of fires with other drivers of forestry dynamics. Climate change affect ...
Demand reduction is key
... • “In Uganda, there is an apparent failure to recognise that by encouraging a favourable climate for agrofuels, foreign companies focussed on export are likely to take over the direction of biofuel production” Timothy Byakola, Uganda • “The most fertile lands, with best access to water are being tar ...
... • “In Uganda, there is an apparent failure to recognise that by encouraging a favourable climate for agrofuels, foreign companies focussed on export are likely to take over the direction of biofuel production” Timothy Byakola, Uganda • “The most fertile lands, with best access to water are being tar ...
Hydropower Vulnerability and Climate Change
... The main purpose of this study is to assess how climate change will impact global hydroelectric production. This assessment was carried out through an extensive literature review that investigated current trends in hydropower as well climate change effects predicted to influence hydroelectric produc ...
... The main purpose of this study is to assess how climate change will impact global hydroelectric production. This assessment was carried out through an extensive literature review that investigated current trends in hydropower as well climate change effects predicted to influence hydroelectric produc ...
WeatHerinG tHe storM options for Framing adaptation
... Weathering the Storm is among the first global reviews of adaptation efforts to date and, as such, takes a relatively early step in understanding how adaptation and development can best support one another. There is much left to learn. The report also represents the World Resources Institute’s first ...
... Weathering the Storm is among the first global reviews of adaptation efforts to date and, as such, takes a relatively early step in understanding how adaptation and development can best support one another. There is much left to learn. The report also represents the World Resources Institute’s first ...