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... usimpacts). Midwestern farmers are increasingly uncertain how these long-term climate trends are impacting corn-based cropping systems and are seeking ways to ensure continued crop productivity while minimizing environmental impact. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has identified t ...
... usimpacts). Midwestern farmers are increasingly uncertain how these long-term climate trends are impacting corn-based cropping systems and are seeking ways to ensure continued crop productivity while minimizing environmental impact. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has identified t ...
Implications of Global Climatic Change on Water and Food Security
... even shrinking land resources due to increasing competition for land from the nonagricultural sector. Alleviating poverty and attaining food security at the household and sub-national/regional level is thus a major challenge. The net availability of food at any given time depends on a number of loca ...
... even shrinking land resources due to increasing competition for land from the nonagricultural sector. Alleviating poverty and attaining food security at the household and sub-national/regional level is thus a major challenge. The net availability of food at any given time depends on a number of loca ...
Multi-level governance through regional adaptation
... In which way and to which extent do regional partnerships serve as a coordination mechanism between different levels (local, regional, national) as well as between societal domains? In how far do partnerships contribute to climate change adaptation in terms of adaptive capacities and adaptation ...
... In which way and to which extent do regional partnerships serve as a coordination mechanism between different levels (local, regional, national) as well as between societal domains? In how far do partnerships contribute to climate change adaptation in terms of adaptive capacities and adaptation ...
Climate Change Impacts on Rural Based Women
... sources of income and means of production that enable them to provide for their families. This is due to the fact that women in a patriarchal nation such as Zimbabwe which celebrates male dominance evidenced particularly by land ownership, have limited adaptive capacity. This research is one which w ...
... sources of income and means of production that enable them to provide for their families. This is due to the fact that women in a patriarchal nation such as Zimbabwe which celebrates male dominance evidenced particularly by land ownership, have limited adaptive capacity. This research is one which w ...
CONVENTION ON - the Economics Web Institute
... developing countries, collaborate with the secretariat of the United Nations Forum on Forests, the Facility Management Team Forest Carbon Partnership Facility and the Climate Investment Funds Administrative Unit (CIF Admin Unit) of the World Bank, the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Conv ...
... developing countries, collaborate with the secretariat of the United Nations Forum on Forests, the Facility Management Team Forest Carbon Partnership Facility and the Climate Investment Funds Administrative Unit (CIF Admin Unit) of the World Bank, the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Conv ...
Contribution of overall portfolios of accredited entities to GCF
... contribution to the development of transition-relevant and forward-looking investment strategies. As a continuously learning institution, the GCF is actually a well-placed setting in which to hone in on the most effective and practical methodologies for establishing baselines, an exercise whose impo ...
... contribution to the development of transition-relevant and forward-looking investment strategies. As a continuously learning institution, the GCF is actually a well-placed setting in which to hone in on the most effective and practical methodologies for establishing baselines, an exercise whose impo ...
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT INSTITUTE
... the delegates can agree on regular reviews (say, every five years) that include gradual ratcheting up of targets. Another signpost would be the adoption of accounting guidelines that help price climate risks across the financial system. International financial regulators appear to be moving toward e ...
... the delegates can agree on regular reviews (say, every five years) that include gradual ratcheting up of targets. Another signpost would be the adoption of accounting guidelines that help price climate risks across the financial system. International financial regulators appear to be moving toward e ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES GLOBAL FINANCIAL STRUCTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE John Whalley
... are already close to critical temperature thresholds and it is believed that many countries have limited capacity to make the economy-wide adjustments to farming patterns needed. These impacts will be largest across Africa, Western and the Middle East Asia, where yields of the predominant regional c ...
... are already close to critical temperature thresholds and it is believed that many countries have limited capacity to make the economy-wide adjustments to farming patterns needed. These impacts will be largest across Africa, Western and the Middle East Asia, where yields of the predominant regional c ...
Clima Futura @ VU -- communicating (unconvenient) science
... In the Clima Futura game we choose for using climate sensitivity as as a parameter for setting the level of difficulty of the game play, where difficulty increases with the value for climate sensitivity. To give an example of game play, we let the player start in 2007, the year the IPCC10 (Intergove ...
... In the Clima Futura game we choose for using climate sensitivity as as a parameter for setting the level of difficulty of the game play, where difficulty increases with the value for climate sensitivity. To give an example of game play, we let the player start in 2007, the year the IPCC10 (Intergove ...
Making your own Climate Story - Top Tips
... reveals details, or generally enhances the story. For example, at a school play, besides shooting the play, you could get b-roll of the outside of the school, the program, faces of audience members, cast members hiding in the wings, or costume details. These clips can be used to cover any cuts, or s ...
... reveals details, or generally enhances the story. For example, at a school play, besides shooting the play, you could get b-roll of the outside of the school, the program, faces of audience members, cast members hiding in the wings, or costume details. These clips can be used to cover any cuts, or s ...
- IONS - Bangladesh Navy
... • The IPCC- 4th Assessment Report (2007) concluded, and reconfirmed by 5th Report in 2013, that global warming is unequivocally the result of human activities. • Scientific consensus is clear; now the whole world collectively needs to urgently focus on what to do about it. • CC has risen to the top ...
... • The IPCC- 4th Assessment Report (2007) concluded, and reconfirmed by 5th Report in 2013, that global warming is unequivocally the result of human activities. • Scientific consensus is clear; now the whole world collectively needs to urgently focus on what to do about it. • CC has risen to the top ...
(Still) Disagreeing about Climate Change: What Way
... Climate change is an environmental, cultural and political phenomenon which is reshaping the way people think about themselves, their societies and their Earthly futures. It is therefore an exemplar case of scientific knowledge, personal experience and the human imagination interacting in multiple, ...
... Climate change is an environmental, cultural and political phenomenon which is reshaping the way people think about themselves, their societies and their Earthly futures. It is therefore an exemplar case of scientific knowledge, personal experience and the human imagination interacting in multiple, ...
The Delta Project: Past and Future Dr. Jeroen Aerts March 2009
... Design criteria in 1970 = 20cm sea level rise in 100 years ÆBarrier is 50 years old: “ only10cm sea level rise to go” Æ With a SLR of 60cm/100years, the barrier would not fit design criteria in ~2025 Æ In 2025 invest 100 Million Euro to replace doors (replacement whole barrier in 2070-2120) ...
... Design criteria in 1970 = 20cm sea level rise in 100 years ÆBarrier is 50 years old: “ only10cm sea level rise to go” Æ With a SLR of 60cm/100years, the barrier would not fit design criteria in ~2025 Æ In 2025 invest 100 Million Euro to replace doors (replacement whole barrier in 2070-2120) ...
UEFA EURO 2016 eco-calculator
... UEFA is responsible for the staging of various football competitions including the final tournament of the UEFA European Football Championship™ 2016 which is due to be held in France between 10 June 2016 and 10 July 2016. What is the UEFA EURO 2016 eco-calculator? The UEFA EURO 2016 eco-calculator i ...
... UEFA is responsible for the staging of various football competitions including the final tournament of the UEFA European Football Championship™ 2016 which is due to be held in France between 10 June 2016 and 10 July 2016. What is the UEFA EURO 2016 eco-calculator? The UEFA EURO 2016 eco-calculator i ...
A Self-Assessment to Address Climate Change Readiness
... Communities!within!the!Midwest!have!and!always!will!be!impacted!by!climate,!whether!it!is!an! extreme!rainfall!event,!drought,!intense!heat!wave,!or!some!other!type!of!event.!!Climatologists! have!found!that!the!climate!in!the!Midwest!may!be!shifting.!!This!shift!may!include!more! frequent!extreme!s ...
... Communities!within!the!Midwest!have!and!always!will!be!impacted!by!climate,!whether!it!is!an! extreme!rainfall!event,!drought,!intense!heat!wave,!or!some!other!type!of!event.!!Climatologists! have!found!that!the!climate!in!the!Midwest!may!be!shifting.!!This!shift!may!include!more! frequent!extreme!s ...
Tools for measuring climate change impacts on urban drainage systems
... The global mean temperature has increased during the last hundred years according to IPCC (2001), consequently changing the hydrological cycle. In recent years we have seen weather considered by many as “extreme weather events”, but what will be the consequences if these events occur more often in t ...
... The global mean temperature has increased during the last hundred years according to IPCC (2001), consequently changing the hydrological cycle. In recent years we have seen weather considered by many as “extreme weather events”, but what will be the consequences if these events occur more often in t ...
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... Commission short-change the people they actually represent. And, the application of monetization and cost-benefit techniques introduces inconsistencies. This of course is the consequence of using equity weights only for specific policy areas, i.e. climate change, which is wrong from a theoretical po ...
... Commission short-change the people they actually represent. And, the application of monetization and cost-benefit techniques introduces inconsistencies. This of course is the consequence of using equity weights only for specific policy areas, i.e. climate change, which is wrong from a theoretical po ...
The Geopolitical Implications of Environmental Change
... change could have profound effects on political, social, and economic systems (Tol, 2002; Handmer et al., 1999). Yet these effects are largely ignored in most geopolitical analyses. Consider, for example, the recent U.S. National Intelligence Council’s Report, Mapping the Global Future -- a 123-page ...
... change could have profound effects on political, social, and economic systems (Tol, 2002; Handmer et al., 1999). Yet these effects are largely ignored in most geopolitical analyses. Consider, for example, the recent U.S. National Intelligence Council’s Report, Mapping the Global Future -- a 123-page ...
Global scale climate–crop yield relationships and the impacts of
... been countered by adaptation measures taken by farmers, such as changes in planting dates or use of different cultivars. Any such gradual changes would not have been captured by the statistical models, which utilized detrended data. Thus, the yield impacts of climate trends reported here can be view ...
... been countered by adaptation measures taken by farmers, such as changes in planting dates or use of different cultivars. Any such gradual changes would not have been captured by the statistical models, which utilized detrended data. Thus, the yield impacts of climate trends reported here can be view ...
Carbon taxation and corporate behaviour
... cushion for those affected by other parts of the policy, but the element of most interest across industry is the introduction of a carbon pricing mechanism (CPM). The CPM will be introduced in two phases. During the first, fixed price phase, which will run for three years, no cap will be set on emis ...
... cushion for those affected by other parts of the policy, but the element of most interest across industry is the introduction of a carbon pricing mechanism (CPM). The CPM will be introduced in two phases. During the first, fixed price phase, which will run for three years, no cap will be set on emis ...
Workshop report
... is in response to an expressed need by countries. In many countries, climate change issues have not been fully addressed in national forest policies, forestry mitigation and adaptation needs at national level have not been thoroughly considered in national climate change strategies, and cross-sector ...
... is in response to an expressed need by countries. In many countries, climate change issues have not been fully addressed in national forest policies, forestry mitigation and adaptation needs at national level have not been thoroughly considered in national climate change strategies, and cross-sector ...
Environmental Questions. Affordable Answers?
... The climate change bills being discussed in Wash- do the right thing, rather than what is expedi- small, supplemental options. ington would require drastic reductions of CO2 , partic- ent or popularly driven by special interests.” Credible studies on the cost impacts of the pending Congressional ...
... The climate change bills being discussed in Wash- do the right thing, rather than what is expedi- small, supplemental options. ington would require drastic reductions of CO2 , partic- ent or popularly driven by special interests.” Credible studies on the cost impacts of the pending Congressional ...
Advances in Environmental Biology Ecotourism and Climate Change: Challenges and Solutions
... indigenous people, and generating jobs and income opportunities for the community. Utility value of biodiversity makes an important motivation directly by tourism for conservation of biodiversity especially in developing countries. Over the past decades, ecotourism has become one of the fastest grow ...
... indigenous people, and generating jobs and income opportunities for the community. Utility value of biodiversity makes an important motivation directly by tourism for conservation of biodiversity especially in developing countries. Over the past decades, ecotourism has become one of the fastest grow ...