Impacts of climate change on disadvantaged UK coastal communities
... of coastal communities Our case studies indicate that people’s knowledge and awareness of climate change is often increased by having experienced recent severe events such as storms or flooding. Focus-group participants in areas where no recent events had been experienced were less likely to be awar ...
... of coastal communities Our case studies indicate that people’s knowledge and awareness of climate change is often increased by having experienced recent severe events such as storms or flooding. Focus-group participants in areas where no recent events had been experienced were less likely to be awar ...
SECOND BIENNIAL REPORT of the United States of America
... define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other.” The United States is strongly committed to taking action and leading internationally to meet this challenge. Working together, we can set a new global course that will reduce the greatest risks of climate change and keep the worl ...
... define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other.” The United States is strongly committed to taking action and leading internationally to meet this challenge. Working together, we can set a new global course that will reduce the greatest risks of climate change and keep the worl ...
2 20 Century Portuguese Climate and Climate Scenarios
... direction, has definitively put the climate change problem at the top of the world’s priorities. At the same time, it has become clear that there is a need for the definition of climate change scenarios at a scale of the different countries and regions, where many of the relevant decisions have to b ...
... direction, has definitively put the climate change problem at the top of the world’s priorities. At the same time, it has become clear that there is a need for the definition of climate change scenarios at a scale of the different countries and regions, where many of the relevant decisions have to b ...
An Inconvenient Trial - Digital Commons @ Liberty University
... discoverable and accessible in an international clearinghouse, and every testifying witness will be subject to the truth-seeking spotlight of crossexamination.6 This Article contends that the best way to seek the truth behind claims of climate change is to force its proponents to plead and prove the ...
... discoverable and accessible in an international clearinghouse, and every testifying witness will be subject to the truth-seeking spotlight of crossexamination.6 This Article contends that the best way to seek the truth behind claims of climate change is to force its proponents to plead and prove the ...
The Climate of the Last Millennium
... Changes in temperature have large-scale spatial coherence, making it easier to identify major variations with relatively few records. Spatially coherent precipitation changes are more local or regional in extent, but they often reflect circulation changes that may have large-scale significance (as, ...
... Changes in temperature have large-scale spatial coherence, making it easier to identify major variations with relatively few records. Spatially coherent precipitation changes are more local or regional in extent, but they often reflect circulation changes that may have large-scale significance (as, ...
Di Gregorio et al 2016 - Centre for Climate Change Economics and
... domain, or the extent to which positive and negative interactions between mitigation and adaptation are taken into account in policy formulation. The paper is based on a systematic content analysis of major federal level climate change and land use policies. The results indicate a stronger focus on ...
... domain, or the extent to which positive and negative interactions between mitigation and adaptation are taken into account in policy formulation. The paper is based on a systematic content analysis of major federal level climate change and land use policies. The results indicate a stronger focus on ...
S1501144_en.pdf
... the British Government (UKAID) and the Subregional Headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Mexico City, and the Agreement between the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) and ECLAC as part of the “The Economics of Climate Change in Central A ...
... the British Government (UKAID) and the Subregional Headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Mexico City, and the Agreement between the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) and ECLAC as part of the “The Economics of Climate Change in Central A ...
Xeni Gwet`in Community-based Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... scale and at local and regional levels. As a result, climate change will increasingly impact natural and human systems to alter the productivity, diversity and functions of many ecosystems and livelihoods globally. For resource-dependent communities, such as many First Nations in BC, climate change ...
... scale and at local and regional levels. As a result, climate change will increasingly impact natural and human systems to alter the productivity, diversity and functions of many ecosystems and livelihoods globally. For resource-dependent communities, such as many First Nations in BC, climate change ...
development and climate change in bangladesh
... Analysis of donor portfolios in Bangladesh using the OECD-World Bank Creditor Reporting System (CRS) database reveals that between 22-53% of development assistance (by aid amount) or 22-37% of donor projects (by number) are in sectors potentially affected by climatic risks. However, these numbers ar ...
... Analysis of donor portfolios in Bangladesh using the OECD-World Bank Creditor Reporting System (CRS) database reveals that between 22-53% of development assistance (by aid amount) or 22-37% of donor projects (by number) are in sectors potentially affected by climatic risks. However, these numbers ar ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal Areas of the
... the sea and from the land, and because of their high socioeconomic and naturalistic value. These hazards are not limited to climate change. The coasts of ECA may be particularly vulnerable as part of an economic system that is still struggling to complete the transition after the fall of the Soviet ...
... the sea and from the land, and because of their high socioeconomic and naturalistic value. These hazards are not limited to climate change. The coasts of ECA may be particularly vulnerable as part of an economic system that is still struggling to complete the transition after the fall of the Soviet ...
Co-ordination, Communication and Adaptation for Climate Change
... Climate Adaptation Platform or Climate-ADAPT, ...
... Climate Adaptation Platform or Climate-ADAPT, ...
Source IPCC 2012
... depending upon ore concentration, mine location and mining technologies • Iamgold emissions raised from 170 kg/troy ounce in 2008 to 280 kg/troy ounce in 2010 and 316 kg/troy ounce in 2011 • Gold is 100% recyclable. Only about 15% of world gold consumption is recycled annually thus mining and proces ...
... depending upon ore concentration, mine location and mining technologies • Iamgold emissions raised from 170 kg/troy ounce in 2008 to 280 kg/troy ounce in 2010 and 316 kg/troy ounce in 2011 • Gold is 100% recyclable. Only about 15% of world gold consumption is recycled annually thus mining and proces ...
A 5˚C Arctic in a 2˚C World
... less ice on land and on the ocean (EOS article). However, scientific understanding of potential trajectories the system might take toward such a new state is still inadequate. Many uncertainties persist in our understanding of the interaction between the Earth system and the Arctic subsystems along ...
... less ice on land and on the ocean (EOS article). However, scientific understanding of potential trajectories the system might take toward such a new state is still inadequate. Many uncertainties persist in our understanding of the interaction between the Earth system and the Arctic subsystems along ...
Biogeophysical effects of historical land cover changes simulated by
... mechanisms of land cover changes on climate are quite complex (Foley et al. 2003; Kabat et al. 2004); hydrological and radiative effects on surface air temperature often have opposite sign, and depend on season and geographical location (Brovkin et al. 1999; Betts 2001). Land cover changes affect not ...
... mechanisms of land cover changes on climate are quite complex (Foley et al. 2003; Kabat et al. 2004); hydrological and radiative effects on surface air temperature often have opposite sign, and depend on season and geographical location (Brovkin et al. 1999; Betts 2001). Land cover changes affect not ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Indian Country
... hunting and fishing areas, and rebuild community-gathering spaces as traditional villages are overcome by flooding as a result of rising sea levels.: 6 Federal officials recognize that Indian communities are more severely impacted by climate change than are other areas of the country.37 Climate chan ...
... hunting and fishing areas, and rebuild community-gathering spaces as traditional villages are overcome by flooding as a result of rising sea levels.: 6 Federal officials recognize that Indian communities are more severely impacted by climate change than are other areas of the country.37 Climate chan ...
climate change document
... the surface. The surface 2 emits heat to the atmosphere, where some of it 3 is absorbed by greenhouse gases and 4 re-emitted toward the surface; some of the heat is not trapped by greenhouse gases and 5 escapes into space. Human activities that emit additional greenhouse gases to the atmosphere 6 in ...
... the surface. The surface 2 emits heat to the atmosphere, where some of it 3 is absorbed by greenhouse gases and 4 re-emitted toward the surface; some of the heat is not trapped by greenhouse gases and 5 escapes into space. Human activities that emit additional greenhouse gases to the atmosphere 6 in ...
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... Real Reductions – Activity must be lower aggregate emissions from an agreed-upon baseline emissions level in the past Permanence – Activity cannot be easily undone (efficiency upgrades, reforestation projects) Quantifiability and Verifiability – Detailed monitoring and verification plan specific to ...
... Real Reductions – Activity must be lower aggregate emissions from an agreed-upon baseline emissions level in the past Permanence – Activity cannot be easily undone (efficiency upgrades, reforestation projects) Quantifiability and Verifiability – Detailed monitoring and verification plan specific to ...
Climate Change Adaptation for Natural World Heritage Sites A
... The Committee requested the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with its Advisory Bodies (ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN), interested States Parties and the petitioners who had drawn the attention of the Committee to this issue, to convene a broad working group of experts on the impact of climat ...
... The Committee requested the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with its Advisory Bodies (ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN), interested States Parties and the petitioners who had drawn the attention of the Committee to this issue, to convene a broad working group of experts on the impact of climat ...
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
... Real Reductions – Activity must be lower aggregate emissions from an agreed-upon baseline emissions level in the past Permanence – Activity cannot be easily undone (efficiency upgrades, reforestation projects) Quantifiability and Verifiability – Detailed monitoring and verification plan specific to ...
... Real Reductions – Activity must be lower aggregate emissions from an agreed-upon baseline emissions level in the past Permanence – Activity cannot be easily undone (efficiency upgrades, reforestation projects) Quantifiability and Verifiability – Detailed monitoring and verification plan specific to ...
Historical and idealized climate model experiments: an
... complexity of one or more climate model component. Often EMICs are used at lower resolution, and model components may have reduced dimensionality. While generally simpler, EMICs sometimes include more subcomponent models than Earth system AOGCMs. New subcomponents (for example, continental ice sheet ...
... complexity of one or more climate model component. Often EMICs are used at lower resolution, and model components may have reduced dimensionality. While generally simpler, EMICs sometimes include more subcomponent models than Earth system AOGCMs. New subcomponents (for example, continental ice sheet ...
Strategy and Action Plan - Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism
... aim is to develop a strategy and action plan for integrating DRM, CCA and fisheries and aquaculture, with a focus on small-scale fisheries (SSF) and small-scale aquaculture. This strategy and action plan is built upon, and integrates into, core policy documents. The regional policy context is primar ...
... aim is to develop a strategy and action plan for integrating DRM, CCA and fisheries and aquaculture, with a focus on small-scale fisheries (SSF) and small-scale aquaculture. This strategy and action plan is built upon, and integrates into, core policy documents. The regional policy context is primar ...
Climate Change Futures: Health, Ecological and Economic
... aspect of life, from municipal budgets for snowplowing to the spread of disease. Climate is already changing, and quite rapidly. With rare unanimity, the scientific community warns of more abrupt and greater change in the future. Many in the business community have begun to understand the risks that ...
... aspect of life, from municipal budgets for snowplowing to the spread of disease. Climate is already changing, and quite rapidly. With rare unanimity, the scientific community warns of more abrupt and greater change in the future. Many in the business community have begun to understand the risks that ...
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... The necessity for international cooperation in conceiving a global strategy to both mitigate and adapt to climate change, coupled with the absence of a sovereign international authority, bestowed upon individual governing bodies world-wide a sense of collective responsibility to engender binding and ...
... The necessity for international cooperation in conceiving a global strategy to both mitigate and adapt to climate change, coupled with the absence of a sovereign international authority, bestowed upon individual governing bodies world-wide a sense of collective responsibility to engender binding and ...