Africa Talks Climate
... bring other challenges, including flooding. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says that “by the 2080s, many millions more people than today are projected to experience floods every year due to sea-level rise… [largely] in the densely populated and low-lying mega-deltas of Asia and ...
... bring other challenges, including flooding. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says that “by the 2080s, many millions more people than today are projected to experience floods every year due to sea-level rise… [largely] in the densely populated and low-lying mega-deltas of Asia and ...
The Vulnerability of Biodiversity to Rapid Climate Change
... Over recent decades, conservation biologists and land stewards have become increasingly aware of the need to incorporate rapid changes in climate as a threat to biodiversity in conservation planning and practice. This chapter (1) generalizes future outlooks for climate and discusses uncertainties in ...
... Over recent decades, conservation biologists and land stewards have become increasingly aware of the need to incorporate rapid changes in climate as a threat to biodiversity in conservation planning and practice. This chapter (1) generalizes future outlooks for climate and discusses uncertainties in ...
India`s INDCs - Just Climate Action
... highest across developing countries. India is running one of the largest renewable capacity expansion programs in the world. The share of non-fossil fuels in India’s total installed capacity is projected to increase from 30% in 2015 to about 40% by 2030. Additionally, the ratio of ...
... highest across developing countries. India is running one of the largest renewable capacity expansion programs in the world. The share of non-fossil fuels in India’s total installed capacity is projected to increase from 30% in 2015 to about 40% by 2030. Additionally, the ratio of ...
Curriculum Vitae - Center for Research on Environmental
... Benjamin Orlove and David Guillet. Theoretical and methodological considerations on the study of mountain peoples: reflections on the idea of subsistence type and the role of history in human ecology. Mountain Research and Development 5(1):3-18. Benjamin Orlove and David Guillet, eds. Convergences a ...
... Benjamin Orlove and David Guillet. Theoretical and methodological considerations on the study of mountain peoples: reflections on the idea of subsistence type and the role of history in human ecology. Mountain Research and Development 5(1):3-18. Benjamin Orlove and David Guillet, eds. Convergences a ...
Changes in alpine plant growth under future climate conditions
... Abstract. Alpine shrub- and grasslands are shaped by extreme climatic conditions such as a long-lasting snow cover and a short vegetation period. Such ecosystems are expected to be highly sensitive to global environmental change. Prolonged growing seasons and shifts in temperature and precipitation ...
... Abstract. Alpine shrub- and grasslands are shaped by extreme climatic conditions such as a long-lasting snow cover and a short vegetation period. Such ecosystems are expected to be highly sensitive to global environmental change. Prolonged growing seasons and shifts in temperature and precipitation ...
The Hartwell Paper - LSE Research Online
... reason for this is that the UNFCCC/Kyoto model was structurally flawed and doomed to fail because it systematically misunderstood the nature of climate change as a policy issue between 1985 and 2009. However, the currently dominant approach has acquired immense political momentum because of the quan ...
... reason for this is that the UNFCCC/Kyoto model was structurally flawed and doomed to fail because it systematically misunderstood the nature of climate change as a policy issue between 1985 and 2009. However, the currently dominant approach has acquired immense political momentum because of the quan ...
El Ni˜no Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and global - adv
... Climate variability and change over the 20th century have been detected in the observational records. In its assessment of the scientific literature, the IPCC (2001) concluded “an increasing body of observations gives a collective picture of a warming world and other changes in the climate system” a ...
... Climate variability and change over the 20th century have been detected in the observational records. In its assessment of the scientific literature, the IPCC (2001) concluded “an increasing body of observations gives a collective picture of a warming world and other changes in the climate system” a ...
changes in high flows in Sweden in the past and the future (1911
... Schmocker-Fackel and Naef, 2010) or process-based numerical modeling and a scenario approach (e.g., Dankers and Feyen, 2008; Arheimer et al., 2012; Bergström et al., 2012). Both these strategies have potential advantages but also many challenges, as discussed by Hall et al. (2014). The two fundament ...
... Schmocker-Fackel and Naef, 2010) or process-based numerical modeling and a scenario approach (e.g., Dankers and Feyen, 2008; Arheimer et al., 2012; Bergström et al., 2012). Both these strategies have potential advantages but also many challenges, as discussed by Hall et al. (2014). The two fundament ...
Why Have the Leading Journals in Management
... To do this, I use bibliometric methods. I count how many times the top-30 business and management journals reference the terms “global warming” or “climate change” in their article titles, abstracts, or key words1. These general expressions have been selected over other word combinations because the ...
... To do this, I use bibliometric methods. I count how many times the top-30 business and management journals reference the terms “global warming” or “climate change” in their article titles, abstracts, or key words1. These general expressions have been selected over other word combinations because the ...
Mapping institutional fragmentation in the climate governance
... issue area as “sets of issues that are in fact dealt with in common negotiations and by the same and closely coordinated bureaucracies’, as opposed to issues that are dealt with separately and in uncoordinated fashion” (R. O. Keohane 1984, 61). He also takes a constructivist perspective by arguing t ...
... issue area as “sets of issues that are in fact dealt with in common negotiations and by the same and closely coordinated bureaucracies’, as opposed to issues that are dealt with separately and in uncoordinated fashion” (R. O. Keohane 1984, 61). He also takes a constructivist perspective by arguing t ...
Climate Change and Security in Africa
... facilitate conflict. Climate change is only one of the many security, environmental and developmental challenges facing Africa. Climate change is, in effect, a ‘threat multiplier’ that makes existing concerns, such as water scarcity and food insecurity, more complex and intractable. However, it is n ...
... facilitate conflict. Climate change is only one of the many security, environmental and developmental challenges facing Africa. Climate change is, in effect, a ‘threat multiplier’ that makes existing concerns, such as water scarcity and food insecurity, more complex and intractable. However, it is n ...
what is climate change? and how it will affect bangladesh
... (Alley et al, 2007). How high exactly depends on whether tough action is taken to stop greenhouse gas pollution now or if very little action is taken as at present. However, if current trends are followed, it can be expected that average global temperatures will rise by 1 - 3°C within the next fifty ...
... (Alley et al, 2007). How high exactly depends on whether tough action is taken to stop greenhouse gas pollution now or if very little action is taken as at present. However, if current trends are followed, it can be expected that average global temperatures will rise by 1 - 3°C within the next fifty ...
13_02 Unstable Climates
... therefore a compromise between a number of different perspectives. Yet it was very weakly based on any (good) understanding of the variability of climate; nor were dimensions of human or social memory explicitly considered. Instead, the adoption of this common base period reflected two - almost cont ...
... therefore a compromise between a number of different perspectives. Yet it was very weakly based on any (good) understanding of the variability of climate; nor were dimensions of human or social memory explicitly considered. Instead, the adoption of this common base period reflected two - almost cont ...
Global response of the terrestrial biosphere to CO2 and climate
... carbon dioxide has increased by about 30% since 1860 (Figure 1). The induced positive radiative forcing tends to warm the surface. Indeed, the global temperature has risen up by 0.6C over the same period. This increase of temperature is modulated by other greenhouse gases and aerosols changes, but ...
... carbon dioxide has increased by about 30% since 1860 (Figure 1). The induced positive radiative forcing tends to warm the surface. Indeed, the global temperature has risen up by 0.6C over the same period. This increase of temperature is modulated by other greenhouse gases and aerosols changes, but ...
GDI 12 – Pre institute Aff and Case Neg
... consequences of the Great Recession—the housing crisis, the jobs crisis, the fear among businesses to invest their earnings despite record profits—continue to push against faster economic growth and job creation. In short, the economy continues to suffer from a lack of demand. Monetary authorities h ...
... consequences of the Great Recession—the housing crisis, the jobs crisis, the fear among businesses to invest their earnings despite record profits—continue to push against faster economic growth and job creation. In short, the economy continues to suffer from a lack of demand. Monetary authorities h ...
“Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate variability
... aggravated by the interaction of multiple stresses, occurring at various levels, and low adaptive capacity. The South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas project is a flagship scienceinto-policy initiative of the Department of Science and Technologys Global Change Grand Challenge. It will suppor ...
... aggravated by the interaction of multiple stresses, occurring at various levels, and low adaptive capacity. The South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas project is a flagship scienceinto-policy initiative of the Department of Science and Technologys Global Change Grand Challenge. It will suppor ...
Climatic drivers of potential hazards in Mediterranean coasts
... Wind-generated waves are the more energetic driving term among all meteo-oceanographic factors, given the limited tidal range in the Mediterranean. The available observational series span less than three decades, which suggests the use of numerically generated series. However, the hindcast fields sh ...
... Wind-generated waves are the more energetic driving term among all meteo-oceanographic factors, given the limited tidal range in the Mediterranean. The available observational series span less than three decades, which suggests the use of numerically generated series. However, the hindcast fields sh ...
Deepa Badrinarayana - Three Degrees Warmer
... sovereignty are largely absent. While affected states may consider approaching the International Court of Justice (ICJ), they may not compel controlling states, such as the United States or China, to accept the court’s jurisdiction.23 Further, even if all states accept the ICJ’s jurisdiction, it may ...
... sovereignty are largely absent. While affected states may consider approaching the International Court of Justice (ICJ), they may not compel controlling states, such as the United States or China, to accept the court’s jurisdiction.23 Further, even if all states accept the ICJ’s jurisdiction, it may ...
ethics and climate change cost-benefit analysis: stern and after
... governments in poor countries heed the recommendation, then they may spend more on tackling climate change than their people think it is worth, as revealed by market data. That is, the poor country governments would be adopting policies which may fail an unadjusted cost-benefit test when lives are v ...
... governments in poor countries heed the recommendation, then they may spend more on tackling climate change than their people think it is worth, as revealed by market data. That is, the poor country governments would be adopting policies which may fail an unadjusted cost-benefit test when lives are v ...
Honors Seminar - Advanced Presentation
... projects that reduce emissions in territories of nonAnnex I Parties. Like ERUs, CERs generated by CDM projects can also be used by Annex I Parties to help meet their emissions targets. Furthermore, CDM projects also help the nonAnnex I host Parties to achieve sustainable development as well as c ...
... projects that reduce emissions in territories of nonAnnex I Parties. Like ERUs, CERs generated by CDM projects can also be used by Annex I Parties to help meet their emissions targets. Furthermore, CDM projects also help the nonAnnex I host Parties to achieve sustainable development as well as c ...
Natural Variability, Anthropogenic Climate Change, and Impacts on
... strong presence in the West, but recent droughts have exhibited unusually warm temperatures, likely a harbinger of dry events in future decades when climate change threatens to make overall conditions even warmer. Other early signs of climate change that have been observed include declines of mounta ...
... strong presence in the West, but recent droughts have exhibited unusually warm temperatures, likely a harbinger of dry events in future decades when climate change threatens to make overall conditions even warmer. Other early signs of climate change that have been observed include declines of mounta ...
T M Global Climate Change, Human Security, and Democracy Overview of Core Issues
... security, and political security. The UNDP definition of environmental security can also be interpreted to include water security, climate security, and ecosystem (services) security. In turn, threats to human security threaten human rights. Climate change is already challenging the realization of a ...
... security, and political security. The UNDP definition of environmental security can also be interpreted to include water security, climate security, and ecosystem (services) security. In turn, threats to human security threaten human rights. Climate change is already challenging the realization of a ...
Climate Change and Coastal Human Settlements
... the Caribbean, with specific reference to Guyana, and evaluates the costs and benefits of undertaking various adaptation strategies. The aim is to assist Caribbean territories in developing the strategies and capacity needed to deal with the potential impact of severe weather events that are anticip ...
... the Caribbean, with specific reference to Guyana, and evaluates the costs and benefits of undertaking various adaptation strategies. The aim is to assist Caribbean territories in developing the strategies and capacity needed to deal with the potential impact of severe weather events that are anticip ...
National Capacity Self-Assessment
... Identification and submission of technology needs; Capacity building to assess technology needs, modalities to acquire and absorb them, design, evaluate and host projects; Capacity building for participation in systematic observation networks; and Preparation of programs to address climate change. ...
... Identification and submission of technology needs; Capacity building to assess technology needs, modalities to acquire and absorb them, design, evaluate and host projects; Capacity building for participation in systematic observation networks; and Preparation of programs to address climate change. ...
Under New Management - Forum for the Future
... of solar radiation reaching the Earth’s surface (so reducing global surface temperatures without tackling the cause of their rise). The former are sometimes referred to as ‘carbonnegative’ strategies; the latter as ‘global dimming’. The Royal Society favours the (arguably more precise) terms, carbon ...
... of solar radiation reaching the Earth’s surface (so reducing global surface temperatures without tackling the cause of their rise). The former are sometimes referred to as ‘carbonnegative’ strategies; the latter as ‘global dimming’. The Royal Society favours the (arguably more precise) terms, carbon ...