Management of Federally Owned Grasslands in the Climate Change
... preserve historic conditions that climate change has irreparably altered, and active management of at least some areas in which non-intervention has to date been the norm. In addition, Part IIIB calls for the appropriate use of adaptive strategies that test new management approaches, monitor their p ...
... preserve historic conditions that climate change has irreparably altered, and active management of at least some areas in which non-intervention has to date been the norm. In addition, Part IIIB calls for the appropriate use of adaptive strategies that test new management approaches, monitor their p ...
BASE Evaluation Criteria for Climate Adaptation (BECCA)
... adaptation at the level of specific activities that are the focus of adaptation cases . This also means considering the context specificity of adaptation and also policy coherence in the way it is experienced at ‘street’ and/or actor level. Criteria must be chosen based on the relationship between p ...
... adaptation at the level of specific activities that are the focus of adaptation cases . This also means considering the context specificity of adaptation and also policy coherence in the way it is experienced at ‘street’ and/or actor level. Criteria must be chosen based on the relationship between p ...
- Nottingham ePrints
... which highlights the importance of examining visual images of extreme weather. It is possible to differentiate between individual-level and social-level emotional value in visual images. While individual differences do play a role in how some images may be processed by individuals (Iyer and Oldmeado ...
... which highlights the importance of examining visual images of extreme weather. It is possible to differentiate between individual-level and social-level emotional value in visual images. While individual differences do play a role in how some images may be processed by individuals (Iyer and Oldmeado ...
Indoor air pollution
... Stratospheric ozone depletion Reasons for success of the Montreal Protocol: • Government and industry cooperated on finding solutions (cheap replacement technologies for CFCs), so battles typical to environmental debates were minimized. • Protocol was implemented with “adaptive management”—ability ...
... Stratospheric ozone depletion Reasons for success of the Montreal Protocol: • Government and industry cooperated on finding solutions (cheap replacement technologies for CFCs), so battles typical to environmental debates were minimized. • Protocol was implemented with “adaptive management”—ability ...
egypt third national communication
... priorities, objectives and circumstances, need to periodically report to the Convention a National Communication as per Article 4.1 and 12.1 of the UNFCCC. Towards fulfillment of obligation under the Convention, Egypt submitted its Initial National Communication (INC) and Second National Communicati ...
... priorities, objectives and circumstances, need to periodically report to the Convention a National Communication as per Article 4.1 and 12.1 of the UNFCCC. Towards fulfillment of obligation under the Convention, Egypt submitted its Initial National Communication (INC) and Second National Communicati ...
Geographical Variation of Climate Change Impact on Rice Yield in
... subject to error on larger scales [7]. Conversely, statistical models do not consider growth processes but instead employ statistical relationships between historical crop yields and climate trends; these models are easy to use and suitable for scales from site to global. However, statistical models ...
... subject to error on larger scales [7]. Conversely, statistical models do not consider growth processes but instead employ statistical relationships between historical crop yields and climate trends; these models are easy to use and suitable for scales from site to global. However, statistical models ...
SHAKY SCIENCE: INCONVENIENT TRUTHS CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
... gases] would differ from developing such criteria for other pollutants such as ozone and particular matter, given the long-lived nature of GHGs and the breadth of impacts and other special issues involved with global climate change. EPA also invites comment on the extent to which it would be appropr ...
... gases] would differ from developing such criteria for other pollutants such as ozone and particular matter, given the long-lived nature of GHGs and the breadth of impacts and other special issues involved with global climate change. EPA also invites comment on the extent to which it would be appropr ...
Gaziantep Climate Change Action Plan Executive Summary
... A Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) sets a strategy, including specific policy recommendations, for a country, state, province or city to tackle climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A CCAP includes an evaluation of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the area (local/region), outline ...
... A Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) sets a strategy, including specific policy recommendations, for a country, state, province or city to tackle climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A CCAP includes an evaluation of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the area (local/region), outline ...
Land transport`s contribution to a 2°C target
... o Recent studies show that the mitigation potential of mode shifting, in particular for urban passenger transport, is greater than previously reported. Strategies to shape the sector and steer it towards a 2°C pathway are readily available; and they have been tested at scale in both developed and ...
... o Recent studies show that the mitigation potential of mode shifting, in particular for urban passenger transport, is greater than previously reported. Strategies to shape the sector and steer it towards a 2°C pathway are readily available; and they have been tested at scale in both developed and ...
Extreme Storms in Michigan
... its emissions to do its part to reduce the future severity of those events. Actions by both the state and local governments can play a role in limiting the worst effects of climate change and the extreme storms it fuels, and will be most effective if undertaken with a framework of national (and glob ...
... its emissions to do its part to reduce the future severity of those events. Actions by both the state and local governments can play a role in limiting the worst effects of climate change and the extreme storms it fuels, and will be most effective if undertaken with a framework of national (and glob ...
The role of land carbon sinks in mitigating global
... and then to structural plant polymers such as cellulose and lignin. Since virtually all such carbon is eventually returned to the atmosphere in the process of respiration, fixation of this kind is essentially a temporary solution, but the period of carbon sequestration (i.e. uptake and storage) can ...
... and then to structural plant polymers such as cellulose and lignin. Since virtually all such carbon is eventually returned to the atmosphere in the process of respiration, fixation of this kind is essentially a temporary solution, but the period of carbon sequestration (i.e. uptake and storage) can ...
Organizational learning in regional governance: A study of the Arctic
... ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING IN REGIONAL GOVERNANCE: A STUDY OF THE ARCTIC COUNCIL ...
... ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING IN REGIONAL GOVERNANCE: A STUDY OF THE ARCTIC COUNCIL ...
climate change in the texan mind
... Texans are uncertain about whether humanity will do what is necessary to reduce global warming. One in three (35%), a plurality, believes humans could reduce global warming but that it’s unclear at this point whether we will do what’s needed. Aside from those who are uncertain, the pessimists outnum ...
... Texans are uncertain about whether humanity will do what is necessary to reduce global warming. One in three (35%), a plurality, believes humans could reduce global warming but that it’s unclear at this point whether we will do what’s needed. Aside from those who are uncertain, the pessimists outnum ...
The Emissions Gap Report 2013 www.unep.org
... by the deliberate inclusion of woody perennials on farms, which usually leads to significant economic and/or ecological benefits between woody and non-woody system components. In most documented cases of successful agroforestry, tree-based systems are more productive, more sustainable and more attun ...
... by the deliberate inclusion of woody perennials on farms, which usually leads to significant economic and/or ecological benefits between woody and non-woody system components. In most documented cases of successful agroforestry, tree-based systems are more productive, more sustainable and more attun ...
Helping Biodiversity Adapt
... Evidence over the last decade has shown that ecological change in response to climate change is likely to be unavoidable, widespread and substantial. As a result, some of our approaches to biodiversity conservation may need to change – including not just the actions we take now but also the overarch ...
... Evidence over the last decade has shown that ecological change in response to climate change is likely to be unavoidable, widespread and substantial. As a result, some of our approaches to biodiversity conservation may need to change – including not just the actions we take now but also the overarch ...
- adaptation
... • Poor do autonomous adaptation • For example, household farms may adapt better than commercial farms because more diversified (less specialized) • Can help poor for equity reasons: but must be careful not to provide mal-incentives discouraging adaptation such as subsidized insurance (market distort ...
... • Poor do autonomous adaptation • For example, household farms may adapt better than commercial farms because more diversified (less specialized) • Can help poor for equity reasons: but must be careful not to provide mal-incentives discouraging adaptation such as subsidized insurance (market distort ...
(2012) Blue Carbon Policy Framework 2.0
... Many natural environments contain large stores of carbon laid down by vegetation and other natural processes over centuries. The storage of carbon is the consequence of the capacity of those ecosystems to act as a net carbon sink over very long periods of time. If these ecosystems are degraded or da ...
... Many natural environments contain large stores of carbon laid down by vegetation and other natural processes over centuries. The storage of carbon is the consequence of the capacity of those ecosystems to act as a net carbon sink over very long periods of time. If these ecosystems are degraded or da ...
Framework for Implementation of Climate
... biodiversity, health and other vulnerable ecosystems. Notwithstanding the fact that Pakistan’s contribution to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is very small, its role as a responsible member of the global community in combating climate change has been highlighted by giving due importance to mi ...
... biodiversity, health and other vulnerable ecosystems. Notwithstanding the fact that Pakistan’s contribution to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is very small, its role as a responsible member of the global community in combating climate change has been highlighted by giving due importance to mi ...
On connecting climate change with security and armed conflicts.
... resulting from climate change are regarded as deteriorating the possibility of securing basic needs such as food and water, which in itself can constitute a conflict risk. We also acknowledge that the starting point for the climate debate is primarily research on natural resources; this means that t ...
... resulting from climate change are regarded as deteriorating the possibility of securing basic needs such as food and water, which in itself can constitute a conflict risk. We also acknowledge that the starting point for the climate debate is primarily research on natural resources; this means that t ...
Development of a Coastal Community Climate Change Action Plan
... Peter Kulchyski and Mr. Denis DePape, for their support, guidance and assistance. Thank you to all of the agencies that provided support and financial contributions to this project: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Manitoba Hydro, Ocean Management Research Network, Natural Resources Institute and the Un ...
... Peter Kulchyski and Mr. Denis DePape, for their support, guidance and assistance. Thank you to all of the agencies that provided support and financial contributions to this project: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Manitoba Hydro, Ocean Management Research Network, Natural Resources Institute and the Un ...
Atlantic National Seashores in Peril
... The good news is that summers in Assateague Island NS the Atlantic national seashores could become as a result need not get as hot as those of Key West, and summers of human emissions of heat-trapping gases. Projections in Cape Hatteras NS need not get as hot as those of were made for two different ...
... The good news is that summers in Assateague Island NS the Atlantic national seashores could become as a result need not get as hot as those of Key West, and summers of human emissions of heat-trapping gases. Projections in Cape Hatteras NS need not get as hot as those of were made for two different ...
Equity and Cost-Effectiveness of adaptation funding_CLEAN_woENx
... we find primarily a discussion of two potential goals or normative criteria of adaptation policy2: First, equity/fairness, or the equitable and fair treatment of countries and persons (e.g. Thomas and Twyman, 2005; Paavola and Adger, 2006; Dellink et al., 2009; Persson and Remling, forthcoming), and ...
... we find primarily a discussion of two potential goals or normative criteria of adaptation policy2: First, equity/fairness, or the equitable and fair treatment of countries and persons (e.g. Thomas and Twyman, 2005; Paavola and Adger, 2006; Dellink et al., 2009; Persson and Remling, forthcoming), and ...
Adaptation to Climate Change - Global Environment Facility
... of climate change is therefore not only urgent, but also indispensable if the human development needs of the world’s poor are to be met, and if past development gains are to be safeguarded. The scientific case for urgent action on adaptation is unequivocal. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cha ...
... of climate change is therefore not only urgent, but also indispensable if the human development needs of the world’s poor are to be met, and if past development gains are to be safeguarded. The scientific case for urgent action on adaptation is unequivocal. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cha ...
World Climate Conference-3
... International Centre on El Niño r e s e ar c h an d how i t p r ov i d e s climate information for climate risk management in wes tern South America. It meets the climate-related needs of the various socio-economic sectors through climate system monitoring, predictions of critical climatic elements ...
... International Centre on El Niño r e s e ar c h an d how i t p r ov i d e s climate information for climate risk management in wes tern South America. It meets the climate-related needs of the various socio-economic sectors through climate system monitoring, predictions of critical climatic elements ...