Central African Republic
... country. Moreover, not only do most of the adaptation measures, particularly those that help deal with land use change and reduce the fundamentally non-remunerative nature of agriculture, also contribute to mitigation. However, the adaptation component, which concerns the poorest, most exposed and m ...
... country. Moreover, not only do most of the adaptation measures, particularly those that help deal with land use change and reduce the fundamentally non-remunerative nature of agriculture, also contribute to mitigation. However, the adaptation component, which concerns the poorest, most exposed and m ...
Social Costs of Greenhouse Gases
... rates, plus a 95th percentile estimate that represents catastrophic, low-probability outcomes.16 Discount rates allow economists to measure the value of money over time—the tradeoff between what a dollar is worth today and what a dollar would be worth in the future.17 Higher discount rates result i ...
... rates, plus a 95th percentile estimate that represents catastrophic, low-probability outcomes.16 Discount rates allow economists to measure the value of money over time—the tradeoff between what a dollar is worth today and what a dollar would be worth in the future.17 Higher discount rates result i ...
UNFCCC: UNITING ON CLIMATE
... become an economic, trade and security issue that will increasingly dominate global and national policies as its impacts become more apparent. We know that the costs of inaction outweigh the costs of action. Whilst mitigating climate change needs to be financed, so does adapting its inevitable effec ...
... become an economic, trade and security issue that will increasingly dominate global and national policies as its impacts become more apparent. We know that the costs of inaction outweigh the costs of action. Whilst mitigating climate change needs to be financed, so does adapting its inevitable effec ...
Context Analysis - Kenya livestock Marketing Council
... In addition, due to the perception of uneconomical value of pastoralism, governments, investors and donors are sceptical about investing in Pastoralism. This has also led to coercion of pastoralists towards settlement in contrast to mobility. This is manifested, for instance, in increased investment ...
... In addition, due to the perception of uneconomical value of pastoralism, governments, investors and donors are sceptical about investing in Pastoralism. This has also led to coercion of pastoralists towards settlement in contrast to mobility. This is manifested, for instance, in increased investment ...
Chapter 7 - UCLA: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
... • Natural variability will tend to cause variations about the forced response, especially at the regional scale. • Precipitation increase (about 5%-15%) on a global average; high latitudes and tropical areas with high precipitation tend to have precipitation increase but subtropical areas that curre ...
... • Natural variability will tend to cause variations about the forced response, especially at the regional scale. • Precipitation increase (about 5%-15%) on a global average; high latitudes and tropical areas with high precipitation tend to have precipitation increase but subtropical areas that curre ...
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
... become an economic, trade and security issue that will increasingly dominate global and national policies as its impacts become more apparent. We know that the costs of inaction outweigh the costs of action. Whilst mitigating climate change needs to be financed, so does adapting its inevitable effec ...
... become an economic, trade and security issue that will increasingly dominate global and national policies as its impacts become more apparent. We know that the costs of inaction outweigh the costs of action. Whilst mitigating climate change needs to be financed, so does adapting its inevitable effec ...
“Smart Climate Change” for Professional Societies Workshop WORKSHOP REPORT
... disaster risk reduction, watershed management, forest management, health care as well as other social systems. The establishment of a clear policy framework will create a conducive environment for private investors. With clear government policies the business community will be confident to undertake ...
... disaster risk reduction, watershed management, forest management, health care as well as other social systems. The establishment of a clear policy framework will create a conducive environment for private investors. With clear government policies the business community will be confident to undertake ...
Infosylva 23/2009
... Deal on forests likely As debate ratchets up ahead of working out a climate change deal, a Dutch study says emissions from deforestation and land degradation are far lower than has been assumed. Will this have an impact on a deal to protect forests in Africa? Palm oil production making limited progr ...
... Deal on forests likely As debate ratchets up ahead of working out a climate change deal, a Dutch study says emissions from deforestation and land degradation are far lower than has been assumed. Will this have an impact on a deal to protect forests in Africa? Palm oil production making limited progr ...
Ocean Model Working Group
... One of the main accomplishments this year of the Biogeochemistry Working Group (BGCWG) has been the incorporation of active land, ocean, and atmosphere carbon cycle modules into the CCSM1 physical framework (CCSM1 carbon-climate model). The land biogeochemistry module is based on a merging of Carneg ...
... One of the main accomplishments this year of the Biogeochemistry Working Group (BGCWG) has been the incorporation of active land, ocean, and atmosphere carbon cycle modules into the CCSM1 physical framework (CCSM1 carbon-climate model). The land biogeochemistry module is based on a merging of Carneg ...
5.9.2 Heat and health - Eionet Forum
... infectious diseases in Europe, including the seasonal activity of local vectors, and the establishment of tropical and semi-tropical species. Shifts in the global and regional distribution and behaviour of insect and bird species are early signs that biological systems are already responding to clim ...
... infectious diseases in Europe, including the seasonal activity of local vectors, and the establishment of tropical and semi-tropical species. Shifts in the global and regional distribution and behaviour of insect and bird species are early signs that biological systems are already responding to clim ...
Handbook on the OECD-DAC Climate Markers
... can contribute to biodiversity conservation, to capturing carbon (climate change mitigation) and to reducing climate risk (climate change adaptation). In drylands such a project can also help to combat desertification. Therefore, in certain cases, the same activity can obtain more than one principal ...
... can contribute to biodiversity conservation, to capturing carbon (climate change mitigation) and to reducing climate risk (climate change adaptation). In drylands such a project can also help to combat desertification. Therefore, in certain cases, the same activity can obtain more than one principal ...
Emissions Trading and Deforestation Casey McKenzie BUEC 560
... 25% of all man-made emissions. The second impact that a reduced level of forest cover has on CO2 levels is that the remaining carbon sink is smaller. So not only does cutting down trees or clearing land though burning, a common practice in Africa and Latin America, release CO2 into the atmosphere, ...
... 25% of all man-made emissions. The second impact that a reduced level of forest cover has on CO2 levels is that the remaining carbon sink is smaller. So not only does cutting down trees or clearing land though burning, a common practice in Africa and Latin America, release CO2 into the atmosphere, ...
Obj 5 - Neighbourhood Planning v0.6 CR logox
... Question 2: What actions would you like to take in your community to respond to weather and climate risks? — What were the main risks (flooding, water use restrictions, overheating or subsidence) for your area following question 1? — What actions are available to deal with these risks? — Which actio ...
... Question 2: What actions would you like to take in your community to respond to weather and climate risks? — What were the main risks (flooding, water use restrictions, overheating or subsidence) for your area following question 1? — What actions are available to deal with these risks? — Which actio ...
Standards and Suggestions
... Examples of qualitative observations could include descriptions of the weather (such as sunny, cloudy, rainy, and warm). Examples of quantitative observations could include numbers of sunny, windy, and rainy days in a month. Examples of patterns could include the fact that it is usually cooler in th ...
... Examples of qualitative observations could include descriptions of the weather (such as sunny, cloudy, rainy, and warm). Examples of quantitative observations could include numbers of sunny, windy, and rainy days in a month. Examples of patterns could include the fact that it is usually cooler in th ...
A normative account of dangerous climate change
... In trying to understand the nature of dangerous climate change it would be folly not to incorporate the findings of climate science. We need to understand what CO2 does in the atmosphere, how long it stays there, what its likely climatic effects are, and the variety of positive feedbacks that warmin ...
... In trying to understand the nature of dangerous climate change it would be folly not to incorporate the findings of climate science. We need to understand what CO2 does in the atmosphere, how long it stays there, what its likely climatic effects are, and the variety of positive feedbacks that warmin ...
http://germanwatch.org/en/download/8551.pdf
... a single extreme event cannot be solely attributed to anthropogenic climate change. Nevertheless, climate change is an increasingly important factor for changing the odds of occurrence and intensity of these events. There is an increasing number of particularly extreme weather events (such as the 20 ...
... a single extreme event cannot be solely attributed to anthropogenic climate change. Nevertheless, climate change is an increasingly important factor for changing the odds of occurrence and intensity of these events. There is an increasing number of particularly extreme weather events (such as the 20 ...
Detection and attribution
... A measure of consistency between the observed trend in the global mean annual temperature, should it continue for a total of n years (A), and the trends simulated by the CMIP3 and CMIP5 climate model ensemble in the 21st century up to year 2060; B indicates the number of non-overlapping trends; C an ...
... A measure of consistency between the observed trend in the global mean annual temperature, should it continue for a total of n years (A), and the trends simulated by the CMIP3 and CMIP5 climate model ensemble in the 21st century up to year 2060; B indicates the number of non-overlapping trends; C an ...
Lagos - Urban Climate Change Research Network
... Lagos megacity still does not have a comprehensive analysis of the possible climate risks facing it. The Goethe Institute and the Heirich Boll Stiftung Foundation, Lagos were NGOs at the fore of raising the alarm specifically on the vulnerability of the city to inundatio ...
... Lagos megacity still does not have a comprehensive analysis of the possible climate risks facing it. The Goethe Institute and the Heirich Boll Stiftung Foundation, Lagos were NGOs at the fore of raising the alarm specifically on the vulnerability of the city to inundatio ...
Chapter 8 - Teacher Friendly Guides
... transmitted heat, which has a free oxygen could finally build up in the atmosphere. With longer wavelength than light, this addition, the modern is trapped by gases in the atmosphere was complete, atmosphere including water though the relative amounts vapor, carbon dioxide, and of the gases composin ...
... transmitted heat, which has a free oxygen could finally build up in the atmosphere. With longer wavelength than light, this addition, the modern is trapped by gases in the atmosphere was complete, atmosphere including water though the relative amounts vapor, carbon dioxide, and of the gases composin ...
DOC - unece
... Changes in the average climate conditions can also lead to fluctuations in the frequency, intensity, spatial coverage, duration, and timing of weather and climate extremes, which can, in turn, modify the distributions of the future climatic conditions. Extreme events (e.g. storms, storm surges, floo ...
... Changes in the average climate conditions can also lead to fluctuations in the frequency, intensity, spatial coverage, duration, and timing of weather and climate extremes, which can, in turn, modify the distributions of the future climatic conditions. Extreme events (e.g. storms, storm surges, floo ...
NRDC: Killer Summer Heat - Projected Death Toll from Rising
... that rising temperatures can be projected to produce in the coming decades. In doing so, the authors made several choices that are key to understanding the results presented later in this brief. First, they used a sophisticated climate model from the National Center for Atmospheric Research to devel ...
... that rising temperatures can be projected to produce in the coming decades. In doing so, the authors made several choices that are key to understanding the results presented later in this brief. First, they used a sophisticated climate model from the National Center for Atmospheric Research to devel ...
Climate and Weather Discourse in Anthropology: From Determinism
... relationships between media, governance, and society to critique assumptions about control and power. Strauss (2003) illustrates this in her fascinating analysis of the “synopticon” in which local information becomes part of a global weather discourse through outlets like the Weather Channel. Thirdl ...
... relationships between media, governance, and society to critique assumptions about control and power. Strauss (2003) illustrates this in her fascinating analysis of the “synopticon” in which local information becomes part of a global weather discourse through outlets like the Weather Channel. Thirdl ...
Professor Sir John Beddington`s Speech at SDUK 09
... know the climate change models are going to predict affect Africa and Asia. The monsoons, hugely important for feeding vast parts of the developing world and making them viable, will they weaken or strengthen? We don't know. What is the effect of glacial melt? We can see some effects of it but we ar ...
... know the climate change models are going to predict affect Africa and Asia. The monsoons, hugely important for feeding vast parts of the developing world and making them viable, will they weaken or strengthen? We don't know. What is the effect of glacial melt? We can see some effects of it but we ar ...
Are Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rising More Rapidly Than Expected?
... Monitoring Emissions Trends. Watchfulness over annual CO2 and other GHG emissions is a vital element of addressing climate change and evaluating the effectiveness of actions to mitigate it, and it is important to use appropriate data in monitoring progress. Evaluating recent trends may help to disce ...
... Monitoring Emissions Trends. Watchfulness over annual CO2 and other GHG emissions is a vital element of addressing climate change and evaluating the effectiveness of actions to mitigate it, and it is important to use appropriate data in monitoring progress. Evaluating recent trends may help to disce ...