Framework for City Climate Risk Assessment
... level rise and enhanced flooding in cities by the coasts, leading to changes in the spatial distribution and density of both formal and informal settlements. Degradation of building and infrastructure materials is also projected to occur. As warmer temperatures extend in ...
... level rise and enhanced flooding in cities by the coasts, leading to changes in the spatial distribution and density of both formal and informal settlements. Degradation of building and infrastructure materials is also projected to occur. As warmer temperatures extend in ...
Climate Change and Variability in the Sahel Region
... fforts to address climate change have so far focused on two response strategies: mitigation and adaptation. This has been strongly stated in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol. Mitigation seeks to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to avoid f ...
... fforts to address climate change have so far focused on two response strategies: mitigation and adaptation. This has been strongly stated in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol. Mitigation seeks to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to avoid f ...
The Perspectives of Climate Scientists on Global Climate Change
... but rather by scientists repeatedly testing current hypotheses and proposing new ones. In the case of global warming, much of the science is so new that more is unknown than known. Nevertheless, scientists bring expertise to the debate that most people do not have, and knowing what they believe can ...
... but rather by scientists repeatedly testing current hypotheses and proposing new ones. In the case of global warming, much of the science is so new that more is unknown than known. Nevertheless, scientists bring expertise to the debate that most people do not have, and knowing what they believe can ...
Ecosystem services - International Risk Governance Council
... During the 20 century, the human population quadrupled, growing from about 1.6 billion to over 6 billion, and population continues to increase by about 75 million people per year. All of these people have been ultimately dependent upon the world’s ecosystems and the benefits that flow from them, and ...
... During the 20 century, the human population quadrupled, growing from about 1.6 billion to over 6 billion, and population continues to increase by about 75 million people per year. All of these people have been ultimately dependent upon the world’s ecosystems and the benefits that flow from them, and ...
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... growth model. We therefore believe that this aspect is a contribution of our paper relative to the traditional IAM with regional disaggregation but without the natural mechanism of heat transport across locations. The second objective is to provide insights regarding the optimal spatial and tempora ...
... growth model. We therefore believe that this aspect is a contribution of our paper relative to the traditional IAM with regional disaggregation but without the natural mechanism of heat transport across locations. The second objective is to provide insights regarding the optimal spatial and tempora ...
Working Paper 192 - Waldinger (opens in new window)
... Migration can take many forms. Depending on a migrant’s destination it can be international (crossing a country border) or internal migration (staying within home country borders). Migrants can decide to stay for a temporarily (e.g. seasonal or circular migration) or permanently in the destination l ...
... Migration can take many forms. Depending on a migrant’s destination it can be international (crossing a country border) or internal migration (staying within home country borders). Migrants can decide to stay for a temporarily (e.g. seasonal or circular migration) or permanently in the destination l ...
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... the environment to national wealth by developing so-called ‘satellite’ accounts for natural assets such as fish, forests, wildlife, water and minerals. Data from the NRA can be fed into the conventional national economic accounts. This capability potentially allows for sound sustainable development ...
... the environment to national wealth by developing so-called ‘satellite’ accounts for natural assets such as fish, forests, wildlife, water and minerals. Data from the NRA can be fed into the conventional national economic accounts. This capability potentially allows for sound sustainable development ...
Sensitivity of marine systems to climate and fishing - Archimer
... is on the effects of fishing on the responses of marine systems to climate forcing. We also consider management approaches which may mitigate the effects of human exploitation on marine systems when climate is changing. In addition, we provide recommendations for research needed to further explore a ...
... is on the effects of fishing on the responses of marine systems to climate forcing. We also consider management approaches which may mitigate the effects of human exploitation on marine systems when climate is changing. In addition, we provide recommendations for research needed to further explore a ...
Science Communication - Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
... typical of a traditional “objective” approach of presenting conflict or competing truth claims (Mindich, 1998; Tuchman, 1972). As a journalist gains interactional expertise, he or she can use this knowledge to put scientific claims into a broader context instead of relying on conflict. More recently ...
... typical of a traditional “objective” approach of presenting conflict or competing truth claims (Mindich, 1998; Tuchman, 1972). As a journalist gains interactional expertise, he or she can use this knowledge to put scientific claims into a broader context instead of relying on conflict. More recently ...
Climate change and food safety: A review
... of human salmonellosis and elevated temperature during the week preceding the onset of the disease, suggesting, that inappropriate storage temperature and food handling may be important factors in the transmission (Kovats et al., 2004). This is in accordance with modeling results of the WHO/FAO micr ...
... of human salmonellosis and elevated temperature during the week preceding the onset of the disease, suggesting, that inappropriate storage temperature and food handling may be important factors in the transmission (Kovats et al., 2004). This is in accordance with modeling results of the WHO/FAO micr ...
A framework to assess returns on investments in the dryland
... stakeholders across the region and beyond in order to enable local planners to apply the framework. • Increase the use of participatory GIS. This can be used to map and quantify the extent, composition and values of vegetation and responses to climatic variability. GIS tools and methods could also ...
... stakeholders across the region and beyond in order to enable local planners to apply the framework. • Increase the use of participatory GIS. This can be used to map and quantify the extent, composition and values of vegetation and responses to climatic variability. GIS tools and methods could also ...
Joint Comments to Army Corps of Engineers
... greenhouse gases, including to monetize methane and nitrous oxide as well as carbon dioxide, and to pay attention to how the estimates increase over time. ...
... greenhouse gases, including to monetize methane and nitrous oxide as well as carbon dioxide, and to pay attention to how the estimates increase over time. ...
All Countries Need to Take Major Steps on Climate Change: Global
... Nine out of ten say that action is necessary to address global warming. A substantial majority (65%) choose the strongest position, saying that “it is necessary to take major steps starting very soon.” The poll includes 14 of the 16 major economic powers invited by President Bush to Washington later ...
... Nine out of ten say that action is necessary to address global warming. A substantial majority (65%) choose the strongest position, saying that “it is necessary to take major steps starting very soon.” The poll includes 14 of the 16 major economic powers invited by President Bush to Washington later ...
CARE International Policy Brief
... Capacity building on DRR-related issues of its own staff and partner organizations, as well as advocacy for a more consistent consideration of the increasing disaster risks at all levels constitute important fields of activities, requiring appropriate allocation of human and financial resources. ...
... Capacity building on DRR-related issues of its own staff and partner organizations, as well as advocacy for a more consistent consideration of the increasing disaster risks at all levels constitute important fields of activities, requiring appropriate allocation of human and financial resources. ...
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... means that mitigation efforts will take a long time to have an impact and that it is necessary to plan for adaptation to damages arising from climatic change. The effects of climate change on extreme events vary across locations, signifying the role of local government decision-making. At present, l ...
... means that mitigation efforts will take a long time to have an impact and that it is necessary to plan for adaptation to damages arising from climatic change. The effects of climate change on extreme events vary across locations, signifying the role of local government decision-making. At present, l ...
Water Scarcity, Conflict, and Security in a Climate Change World
... global environment in its broadest sense, one of its earliest and most direct impacts will be on Earth's fresh water systems. While some regions will experience increased precipitation, others will suffer serious water scarcity. And some will endure both as climatic variability impacts regional weat ...
... global environment in its broadest sense, one of its earliest and most direct impacts will be on Earth's fresh water systems. While some regions will experience increased precipitation, others will suffer serious water scarcity. And some will endure both as climatic variability impacts regional weat ...
SEEKING CLIMATE JUSTICE: A CRITICAL RESPONSE TO SINGER
... We have already mentioned that scientists all over the world are now working to mitigate and adapt with global climate change. There are some global organizations to identify the problems and take initiatives to mitigate and adapt with changing climate. In 1988 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cha ...
... We have already mentioned that scientists all over the world are now working to mitigate and adapt with global climate change. There are some global organizations to identify the problems and take initiatives to mitigate and adapt with changing climate. In 1988 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cha ...
A bitter cup: climate change profile of global production of Arabica
... Most coffee is produced from two species. Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora var. Robusta) accounts for 30 % of global production (USDA 2012). It is generally more heat tolerant, but is more susceptible to low temperatures than Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) (Wintgens 2009), which accounts for the re ...
... Most coffee is produced from two species. Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora var. Robusta) accounts for 30 % of global production (USDA 2012). It is generally more heat tolerant, but is more susceptible to low temperatures than Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) (Wintgens 2009), which accounts for the re ...
LONG-TERM CLIMATE POLICY TARGETSAND IMPLICATIONS
... trends and climate policies in key countries and regions worldwide. The resulting global greenhouse gas emission level by 2020 would be about 53 GtCO2eq, with an uncertainty range of about 2.5 GtCO2eq in both directions. The ‘least-cost’ 2 °C scenarios show lower 2020 emission levels, in the range o ...
... trends and climate policies in key countries and regions worldwide. The resulting global greenhouse gas emission level by 2020 would be about 53 GtCO2eq, with an uncertainty range of about 2.5 GtCO2eq in both directions. The ‘least-cost’ 2 °C scenarios show lower 2020 emission levels, in the range o ...
Climate Change in Prince George - Canadian Institute of Planners
... Northern-central British Columbia is susceptible to climate change and its impacts. The City of Prince George is preparing for climate change in order to avoid potential disruptions to the systems that residents rely on. Such long range planning requires regional climate information. This report sum ...
... Northern-central British Columbia is susceptible to climate change and its impacts. The City of Prince George is preparing for climate change in order to avoid potential disruptions to the systems that residents rely on. Such long range planning requires regional climate information. This report sum ...
Metabolic theory explains latitudinal variation in common carp
... fication, and prolonged hypoxic periods in the hypolimnion (Stefan et al. 2001). Changes to lake heat budgets and metabolism may in turn alter primary producer and consumer assemblages and biomass (Schindler et al. 2005, Carter and Schindler 2012). Although climate change impacts on physical charact ...
... fication, and prolonged hypoxic periods in the hypolimnion (Stefan et al. 2001). Changes to lake heat budgets and metabolism may in turn alter primary producer and consumer assemblages and biomass (Schindler et al. 2005, Carter and Schindler 2012). Although climate change impacts on physical charact ...
Are observed changes in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the
... Confusion about the global warming science is another reason why progress towards ratifying an international agreement has been slow. This is caused by uncertainty surrounding the science of global warming on the one hand, and public perception of the state of this scientific knowledge on the other. ...
... Confusion about the global warming science is another reason why progress towards ratifying an international agreement has been slow. This is caused by uncertainty surrounding the science of global warming on the one hand, and public perception of the state of this scientific knowledge on the other. ...
The Norwegian Earth System Model, NorESM1
... indications of more frequent occurrence of spring and summer blocking in the Euro-Atlantic sector, while the amplitude of ENSO events weakens although they tend to appear more frequently. These indications are uncertain because of biases in the model’s representation of present-day conditions. Posit ...
... indications of more frequent occurrence of spring and summer blocking in the Euro-Atlantic sector, while the amplitude of ENSO events weakens although they tend to appear more frequently. These indications are uncertain because of biases in the model’s representation of present-day conditions. Posit ...
The impact of weather shocks on trade diversification
... The consequences of climate change on economic and social development of countries have received increasing recognition. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) categorically states that aggregate economic losses accelerate with increasing temperature, but global economic impacts from c ...
... The consequences of climate change on economic and social development of countries have received increasing recognition. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) categorically states that aggregate economic losses accelerate with increasing temperature, but global economic impacts from c ...
Making Transboundary Waters Agreements Relevant
... of the over 260 international freshwater drainage basins alone that are shared by two or more sovereign states. [FN[FN9]] Even more striking than the absolute number of international freshwater drainage basins is a breakdown of each sovereign nation's land surface that falls within those drainage ba ...
... of the over 260 international freshwater drainage basins alone that are shared by two or more sovereign states. [FN[FN9]] Even more striking than the absolute number of international freshwater drainage basins is a breakdown of each sovereign nation's land surface that falls within those drainage ba ...