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tackling the double injustice of climate change and gender inequality
... Gender equity and building community resilience. CARE’s work to strengthen community resilience to climate change strikes at the root causes of poverty, including gender inequality. Addressing the uncertainties and risks involved in climate change, while at the same time dealing with deeply entrenc ...
... Gender equity and building community resilience. CARE’s work to strengthen community resilience to climate change strikes at the root causes of poverty, including gender inequality. Addressing the uncertainties and risks involved in climate change, while at the same time dealing with deeply entrenc ...
Southern Africa Climate Change Framework
... life of the people of southern Africa and support the socially disadvantaged through regional integration. These objectives are to be achieved through harmonisation of political and socio-economic policies and plans of member states, mobilisation of the peoples of the region and their institutions t ...
... life of the people of southern Africa and support the socially disadvantaged through regional integration. These objectives are to be achieved through harmonisation of political and socio-economic policies and plans of member states, mobilisation of the peoples of the region and their institutions t ...
CDM from LDC perspective by Pascale Junker, Lux Dev
... • General feeling that international Climate Change conferences aiming at universally binding reduction legislation is not the way forward (contrary to emerging economies’ take off). • Market based approaches are more accurate, if they guarantee real net reductions and environmental integrity • End ...
... • General feeling that international Climate Change conferences aiming at universally binding reduction legislation is not the way forward (contrary to emerging economies’ take off). • Market based approaches are more accurate, if they guarantee real net reductions and environmental integrity • End ...
Climate Change Analysis
... This report has been prepared as a collaborative effort led by the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium. We gratefully acknowledge: • The financial support of the Columbia Basin Trust, a regional corporation created to deliver social, economic and environmental benefits to the residents of the Columbi ...
... This report has been prepared as a collaborative effort led by the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium. We gratefully acknowledge: • The financial support of the Columbia Basin Trust, a regional corporation created to deliver social, economic and environmental benefits to the residents of the Columbi ...
geog_466_final_paper - Protected Areas Law Capacity
... the Everglades with precipitation being the highest contributor (FotE: Early Formation of the Everglades Ecosystem 2011). Other water inputs include seawater, the Biscayne Aquifer, Lake Okeechobee, and storm surges. Besides being a wetland, the Everglades is also characterized as a peatland. This pe ...
... the Everglades with precipitation being the highest contributor (FotE: Early Formation of the Everglades Ecosystem 2011). Other water inputs include seawater, the Biscayne Aquifer, Lake Okeechobee, and storm surges. Besides being a wetland, the Everglades is also characterized as a peatland. This pe ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LIMITED
... sector until 2050 under the A2 and B2 climate scenarios with the Business as Usual (BAU) as a comparator climate scenario, and the third is to estimate the cost of adaptation and mitigation strategies that can be undertaken by Aruba to address climate change in the tourism sector. A tourism demand m ...
... sector until 2050 under the A2 and B2 climate scenarios with the Business as Usual (BAU) as a comparator climate scenario, and the third is to estimate the cost of adaptation and mitigation strategies that can be undertaken by Aruba to address climate change in the tourism sector. A tourism demand m ...
Adaptation to climate change ininternationalriver basins in Africa: a
... precipitation as the basis for calculating total water availability so that accounting for green and blue water flows (and changes thereof) is relevant to discussions and agreements on water allocation. The hydrological monitoring network for surface water in Africa is poorly developed with general ...
... precipitation as the basis for calculating total water availability so that accounting for green and blue water flows (and changes thereof) is relevant to discussions and agreements on water allocation. The hydrological monitoring network for surface water in Africa is poorly developed with general ...
CSC Report_Laura Roth_geändert 07.04
... nowadays. Scientific evidence shows unequivocally that the climate system is warming (IPCC, 2007a). The impacts of climate change are already beginning to be experienced and no country or region of the world will probably stay unaffected. Atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations as important ...
... nowadays. Scientific evidence shows unequivocally that the climate system is warming (IPCC, 2007a). The impacts of climate change are already beginning to be experienced and no country or region of the world will probably stay unaffected. Atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations as important ...
profile brochure - Resilient Cities 2015
... forum covered six sessions including partner-led workshops, nine city case study presentations, and open sessions of the Mayors Adaptation Forum. During special breaks, participants connected with innovators like forum sponsor Plantagon International AB. Resilient Building and Construction Forum (20 ...
... forum covered six sessions including partner-led workshops, nine city case study presentations, and open sessions of the Mayors Adaptation Forum. During special breaks, participants connected with innovators like forum sponsor Plantagon International AB. Resilient Building and Construction Forum (20 ...
Guidelines on Analysis of extremes in a changing climate in support
... Many practical problems require knowledge of the behaviour of extreme values. In particular, the infrastructures we depend upon for food, water, energy, shelter and transportation are sensitive to high or low values of meteorological variables. For example, high precipitation amounts and resulting s ...
... Many practical problems require knowledge of the behaviour of extreme values. In particular, the infrastructures we depend upon for food, water, energy, shelter and transportation are sensitive to high or low values of meteorological variables. For example, high precipitation amounts and resulting s ...
Table of Content
... institutions are working on downscaling global climate models to regions of Tanzania in cooperation with foreign universities. Main finding within policy and institutional context: Climate change is an emerging subject in Tanzania, and although the issue is attracting some attention, there is still ...
... institutions are working on downscaling global climate models to regions of Tanzania in cooperation with foreign universities. Main finding within policy and institutional context: Climate change is an emerging subject in Tanzania, and although the issue is attracting some attention, there is still ...
Briefing Paper Five - University of Newcastle
... and Development (UN Conference on Environment and Development 1992), in particular: Principle 3 The right to development must be fulfilled so as to equitably meet developmental and environmental needs of present and future generations. Principle 4 In order to achieve sustainable development, environ ...
... and Development (UN Conference on Environment and Development 1992), in particular: Principle 3 The right to development must be fulfilled so as to equitably meet developmental and environmental needs of present and future generations. Principle 4 In order to achieve sustainable development, environ ...
Selection of Climate Models for Developing - hi
... In the climate modelling community, four representative concentration pathways (RCPs) are used as a basis for long-term and near-term climate modelling experiments (van Vuuren et al. 2011b). The four RCPs together span the range of radiative forcing values for the year 2100 as found in literature, f ...
... In the climate modelling community, four representative concentration pathways (RCPs) are used as a basis for long-term and near-term climate modelling experiments (van Vuuren et al. 2011b). The four RCPs together span the range of radiative forcing values for the year 2100 as found in literature, f ...
migratory species and climate change
... The impacts of a steadily changing climate, such as rising global average temperatures and increases in frequency and severity of extreme events, droughts and floods, are already affecting human well-being, biodiversity and ecosystems, economies and societies worldwide. The scientific evidence on C ...
... The impacts of a steadily changing climate, such as rising global average temperatures and increases in frequency and severity of extreme events, droughts and floods, are already affecting human well-being, biodiversity and ecosystems, economies and societies worldwide. The scientific evidence on C ...
Desertification In The Sahel
... of the rainfall band, giving it year-to-year variability. Starting in the 1960s, the rainfall band shifted southward, drying out Central Africa and parts of South America and South Asia, the study found. At the same time, northeast Brazil and Africa's Great Lakes started to see more rain, thanks to ...
... of the rainfall band, giving it year-to-year variability. Starting in the 1960s, the rainfall band shifted southward, drying out Central Africa and parts of South America and South Asia, the study found. At the same time, northeast Brazil and Africa's Great Lakes started to see more rain, thanks to ...
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... countries (China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam) and is a UN recognized partnership of 230 organizations in Asia and worldwide. CAI-Asia uses knowledge and partnerships to enable Asia’s 2500 cities and national governments understand the problems, identify so ...
... countries (China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam) and is a UN recognized partnership of 230 organizations in Asia and worldwide. CAI-Asia uses knowledge and partnerships to enable Asia’s 2500 cities and national governments understand the problems, identify so ...
Changing climate, changing biodiversity in South-East Europe
... of invited experts from the region and beyond. I believe that this is the first time that an event with this specific purpose and format has been organized within South-East Europe, and we are therefore expecting a range of interesting and novel outcomes. We intend to publish these outcomes in the f ...
... of invited experts from the region and beyond. I believe that this is the first time that an event with this specific purpose and format has been organized within South-East Europe, and we are therefore expecting a range of interesting and novel outcomes. We intend to publish these outcomes in the f ...
Fishermen`s Views of a Changing Ocean
... The profession of fishing is often multigenerational, with knowledge typically passed down from parent to child to grandchild. The combination of constant exposure to all kinds of weather; the consistent logging of data in the form of catch totals and locations; and a seemingly imperceptible unders ...
... The profession of fishing is often multigenerational, with knowledge typically passed down from parent to child to grandchild. The combination of constant exposure to all kinds of weather; the consistent logging of data in the form of catch totals and locations; and a seemingly imperceptible unders ...
Adaptation of crops to climate change through genotypic responses
... coupled GCM (HadCM3) was used to simulate changes in climate and these changes were added to the baseline values in order to produce the boundary conditions. Availability of the data at the time of the present study limited the scenarios used to a baseline 1961–1990 simulation, and a 2071–2100 A2 si ...
... coupled GCM (HadCM3) was used to simulate changes in climate and these changes were added to the baseline values in order to produce the boundary conditions. Availability of the data at the time of the present study limited the scenarios used to a baseline 1961–1990 simulation, and a 2071–2100 A2 si ...
Policy Tools for Local Adaptation to Sea Level Rise
... it is based were made possible by a grant from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice. Printing, dissemination and outreach activities associated with this synopsis and full assessment have been supported through the same grant. The assessment is authored by Barbara J. Lausche, Deputy Directo ...
... it is based were made possible by a grant from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice. Printing, dissemination and outreach activities associated with this synopsis and full assessment have been supported through the same grant. The assessment is authored by Barbara J. Lausche, Deputy Directo ...
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... to include contributions from a large and diverse set of modeling groups and model types. The number of models used in a particular analysis shown below is often limited by availability of data at the time of this study or local storage space, although we try to be as comprehensive as possible. For ...
... to include contributions from a large and diverse set of modeling groups and model types. The number of models used in a particular analysis shown below is often limited by availability of data at the time of this study or local storage space, although we try to be as comprehensive as possible. For ...
Injection of CO 2
... Geoengineering technologies were found to be very likely technically possible and some were considered to be potentially useful to augment the continuing efforts to mitigate climate change by reducing emissions. However, the report identified major uncertainties regarding their effectiveness, costs ...
... Geoengineering technologies were found to be very likely technically possible and some were considered to be potentially useful to augment the continuing efforts to mitigate climate change by reducing emissions. However, the report identified major uncertainties regarding their effectiveness, costs ...
Climate change vulnerability of the US northeast winter recreation
... Winter sports tourism, or more specifically the skiing industry, has been repeatedly identified by government assessments as highly vulnerable to global climate change (Canada Country Study 1998; ACACIA 2000; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] 2001; US National Assessment Team 2000; Wo ...
... Winter sports tourism, or more specifically the skiing industry, has been repeatedly identified by government assessments as highly vulnerable to global climate change (Canada Country Study 1998; ACACIA 2000; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] 2001; US National Assessment Team 2000; Wo ...
The effects of climate change on tropical birds
... warming could lead to approximately 100–500 additional bird extinctions. Protected areas will be more important than ever, but they need to be designed with climate change in mind. Although 92% of currently protected areas are likely to become climatically unsuitable in a century, for example only 7 ...
... warming could lead to approximately 100–500 additional bird extinctions. Protected areas will be more important than ever, but they need to be designed with climate change in mind. Although 92% of currently protected areas are likely to become climatically unsuitable in a century, for example only 7 ...
Climate Change and Health in New Zealand
... A recent analysis by DARA and The Climate Vulnerable Forum suggests that climate change already causes 400,000 deaths per year (through malnutrition, heat illnesses, diarrhoeal infections, vector borne disease, meningitis and environmental disasters) and that this number will increase to more than 6 ...
... A recent analysis by DARA and The Climate Vulnerable Forum suggests that climate change already causes 400,000 deaths per year (through malnutrition, heat illnesses, diarrhoeal infections, vector borne disease, meningitis and environmental disasters) and that this number will increase to more than 6 ...