Combating Climate Change - The German Adaptation Strategy
... greenhouse increase, the cost of adaptation measures will also increase. Conversely, it is also true that keeping down the amount of harmful greenhouse gases that escape into the atmosphere helps to keep down the cost of adaptation. To this extent there is an inextricable connection between climate ...
... greenhouse increase, the cost of adaptation measures will also increase. Conversely, it is also true that keeping down the amount of harmful greenhouse gases that escape into the atmosphere helps to keep down the cost of adaptation. To this extent there is an inextricable connection between climate ...
Chapter 6 Climate Science and Politics in the United States
... In the early 1970s, two important scientific working groups, the Study of Critical Environmental Problems (SCEP) and the Study of Man’s Impact on Climate (SMIC) underscored climate change concerns (Study of Critical Environmental Problems 1970; Study of Man's Impact on Climate 1971). The entrepreneu ...
... In the early 1970s, two important scientific working groups, the Study of Critical Environmental Problems (SCEP) and the Study of Man’s Impact on Climate (SMIC) underscored climate change concerns (Study of Critical Environmental Problems 1970; Study of Man's Impact on Climate 1971). The entrepreneu ...
Rodent's rambles
... The body involved had five ex-cabinet ministers, was all-party, and its report was unanimous. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the body mainly responsible for putting out very strong views to the effect that climate change is a major problem. Yet the House of Lords Committee a ...
... The body involved had five ex-cabinet ministers, was all-party, and its report was unanimous. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the body mainly responsible for putting out very strong views to the effect that climate change is a major problem. Yet the House of Lords Committee a ...
Climate Change Adaptation in the Water Sector
... economic activity in flood-prone urban-rural coastal areas; the significant dependence on climatesensitive agriculture; to tropical-like weathers and the increase of natural disaster events with their associated toll in terms of diseases, injuries, premature death and losses, as well as disease pat ...
... economic activity in flood-prone urban-rural coastal areas; the significant dependence on climatesensitive agriculture; to tropical-like weathers and the increase of natural disaster events with their associated toll in terms of diseases, injuries, premature death and losses, as well as disease pat ...
DISCUSSION PAPER: Cross Cutting Climate Change
... This paper explores the relevance of climate change for five different post-2015 goal areas and suggests concrete targets that should be embedded in the respective goal area to ensure it is climate smart. The research shows that climate change is to a varying degree relevant to different goal areas. ...
... This paper explores the relevance of climate change for five different post-2015 goal areas and suggests concrete targets that should be embedded in the respective goal area to ensure it is climate smart. The research shows that climate change is to a varying degree relevant to different goal areas. ...
Links between the Built Environment, Climate and Population Health
... events expressed differentially across the planet.4 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report projects that the globally averaged surface temperatures will increase by 1.8°C to 4.0°C (3.2°F to 7.2°F) by 2100. A warming climate over the next 50 years will confront ...
... events expressed differentially across the planet.4 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report projects that the globally averaged surface temperatures will increase by 1.8°C to 4.0°C (3.2°F to 7.2°F) by 2100. A warming climate over the next 50 years will confront ...
The Second Annual Report
... the UK government-commissioned 'Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change,' 14 who stated that his report underestimated the risks, and that he should have been more "blunt" ...
... the UK government-commissioned 'Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change,' 14 who stated that his report underestimated the risks, and that he should have been more "blunt" ...
... exercise. This event brings together scientists, national security strategists, political leaders, and members of the business communities from Asia, Europe, South Asia, and the United States to look at plausible future scenarios and consider the national security and foreign policy implications of ...
Climate Change, Human Rights and the Problem of Motivation
... with the minimalist approach I have introduced above, I will instead consider them as negative rights. I assess how climate change threatens them by using mainly the 2007 IPCC Report,10 the most authoritative scientific source for multidisciplinary debates on the topic. Beginning with the right to s ...
... with the minimalist approach I have introduced above, I will instead consider them as negative rights. I assess how climate change threatens them by using mainly the 2007 IPCC Report,10 the most authoritative scientific source for multidisciplinary debates on the topic. Beginning with the right to s ...
Hansen1998-ClimateForcings-in-the-IndustrialEra.p+
... (warming) forcing. But other, poorly measured, anthropogenic forcings, especially changes of atmospheric aerosols, clouds, and land-use patterns, cause a negative forcing that tends to offset greenhouse warming. One consequence of this partial balance is that the natural forcing due to solar irradia ...
... (warming) forcing. But other, poorly measured, anthropogenic forcings, especially changes of atmospheric aerosols, clouds, and land-use patterns, cause a negative forcing that tends to offset greenhouse warming. One consequence of this partial balance is that the natural forcing due to solar irradia ...
Protected areas, climate change and disaster mitigation
... that is more prolonged than in the past10. The intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall and the projected decline in return period (i.e. an estimate of how long it will be between rainfall events of a given magnitude) of extreme rainfall events are also likely to result in more numerous landslide ...
... that is more prolonged than in the past10. The intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall and the projected decline in return period (i.e. an estimate of how long it will be between rainfall events of a given magnitude) of extreme rainfall events are also likely to result in more numerous landslide ...
Climate Change and the Emergence of New Organizational
... to address them show a record of failure (McKibben, 2012). Despite high-level efforts by all states under the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol, there is still no global legally binding agreement to effectively cut carbon dioxide emissions globally. At the business level, while there is increasing aware ...
... to address them show a record of failure (McKibben, 2012). Despite high-level efforts by all states under the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol, there is still no global legally binding agreement to effectively cut carbon dioxide emissions globally. At the business level, while there is increasing aware ...
Crisis or Adaptation? Migration and Climate Change in
... (UNFPA, 2007; United Nations, 2008a). They also overlooked the fact that most migrants do better than those who remain in rural areas and that their remittances are an important component of the budgets of rural households. Plans intended to tackle the possible impacts of climate change on populatio ...
... (UNFPA, 2007; United Nations, 2008a). They also overlooked the fact that most migrants do better than those who remain in rural areas and that their remittances are an important component of the budgets of rural households. Plans intended to tackle the possible impacts of climate change on populatio ...
Yurok Tribe and Climate Change:
... “The term Climate Change is used to refer to changes in the Earth's climate. In the most general sense, it can be taken to mean changes over all timescales and in all of the components of climate, including precipitation and clouds as well as temperature. Climate changes can be caused both by natura ...
... “The term Climate Change is used to refer to changes in the Earth's climate. In the most general sense, it can be taken to mean changes over all timescales and in all of the components of climate, including precipitation and clouds as well as temperature. Climate changes can be caused both by natura ...
Climate notes
... • Even short-term changes in the climate may lead to long-lasting effects that may make the survival of life on Earth more difficult for both humans and other species. • Some of these potential climate changes include global warming, sea-level changes, and changes in precipitation. Chapter menu ...
... • Even short-term changes in the climate may lead to long-lasting effects that may make the survival of life on Earth more difficult for both humans and other species. • Some of these potential climate changes include global warming, sea-level changes, and changes in precipitation. Chapter menu ...
Yemen
... 3. Red Sea and Tihama Plain: tropical, hot and humid climate, while rainfall averages only 130 mm annually and occurs in irregular, torrential storms. 4. Arabian sea cost: average temperature of 25°C in January and 32°C in June, with an average annual rainfall of 127 mm 5. Internal Plateau: characte ...
... 3. Red Sea and Tihama Plain: tropical, hot and humid climate, while rainfall averages only 130 mm annually and occurs in irregular, torrential storms. 4. Arabian sea cost: average temperature of 25°C in January and 32°C in June, with an average annual rainfall of 127 mm 5. Internal Plateau: characte ...
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... implies the existence of a huge informal sector (Gerxhani, 2004). Indeed, in such a world, informal market labor is likely to be widely developed (undeclared labor, lack of social benefits, subminimum wages, poor working conditions, etc.) (Palmer, 2008). It is important for IAV analysis to take into ...
... implies the existence of a huge informal sector (Gerxhani, 2004). Indeed, in such a world, informal market labor is likely to be widely developed (undeclared labor, lack of social benefits, subminimum wages, poor working conditions, etc.) (Palmer, 2008). It is important for IAV analysis to take into ...
Blöschl, G., A. Viglione and A. Montanari (2013)
... (economic) risk framework. This is illustrated by examples from fluvial flood management: Emergency actions such as evacuations are rarely based on cost/benefit considerations but on (social) humanitarian goals. Also, when prioritizing flood defense structures, often, worst-case scenarios that are at va ...
... (economic) risk framework. This is illustrated by examples from fluvial flood management: Emergency actions such as evacuations are rarely based on cost/benefit considerations but on (social) humanitarian goals. Also, when prioritizing flood defense structures, often, worst-case scenarios that are at va ...
Advancing adaptation through climate information services
... n the past when businesses, governments or civil society spoke about action on climate change, they usually spoke about reducing greenhouse gas emissions. While the reasons for focusing on climate change mitigation are manifold and convincing, it appears true that the urgent need to seriously think ...
... n the past when businesses, governments or civil society spoke about action on climate change, they usually spoke about reducing greenhouse gas emissions. While the reasons for focusing on climate change mitigation are manifold and convincing, it appears true that the urgent need to seriously think ...
Comments on target - Ministry for the Environment
... raised caution about managing the use of markets and ensuring they have environmental integrity. For example: o "We support access to genuine international emission reductions as a cost effective means of meeting national targets. Continued access to international permits will be an important part o ...
... raised caution about managing the use of markets and ensuring they have environmental integrity. For example: o "We support access to genuine international emission reductions as a cost effective means of meeting national targets. Continued access to international permits will be an important part o ...
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... there is very little empirical research on Asia in spite of the general interest in the economic impact of climate change. Although there have been extensive debates over the concerns about the impacts of climate change, a broad concensus among climate scientists is that there would be drastic tempe ...
... there is very little empirical research on Asia in spite of the general interest in the economic impact of climate change. Although there have been extensive debates over the concerns about the impacts of climate change, a broad concensus among climate scientists is that there would be drastic tempe ...
Observed Strengthening of the Zonal Sea Surface Temperature Gradient
... that is not significantly different from zero, which is when DxSST is a climatological maximum and has been strengthening. Because the mean annual cycle of DxSLP is in phase with that of DxSST, it is a valid interpretation of Figs. 4a–c that, amid a general weakening, the seasonality of the zonal at ...
... that is not significantly different from zero, which is when DxSST is a climatological maximum and has been strengthening. Because the mean annual cycle of DxSLP is in phase with that of DxSST, it is a valid interpretation of Figs. 4a–c that, amid a general weakening, the seasonality of the zonal at ...
Review of the consensus and asymmetric quality of research on
... the conclusions of Anderegg et al., (2010) was that only 2% of the top 50 scientists fell into the UE category. They also found that on average, the UE authors as a group possessed a lower expertise and a lower prominence than the CE researchers. For instance, the average number of publications of t ...
... the conclusions of Anderegg et al., (2010) was that only 2% of the top 50 scientists fell into the UE category. They also found that on average, the UE authors as a group possessed a lower expertise and a lower prominence than the CE researchers. For instance, the average number of publications of t ...
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... shocks on livestock asset and whether adapting to climate change could help build the livestock holdings. There is probable existence of unobserved factors that could affect shocks, adaptations and outcomes thus the use of naive OLS could result to biased estimates. To address the problem of unobser ...
... shocks on livestock asset and whether adapting to climate change could help build the livestock holdings. There is probable existence of unobserved factors that could affect shocks, adaptations and outcomes thus the use of naive OLS could result to biased estimates. To address the problem of unobser ...
Impacts of climate change on coastal flooding
... As we reported in 2010/11, extreme coastal water levels and hence the increasing likelihood of coastal flooding in the future are likely to be dominated by climate driven changes to the mean sea level, rather than waves or storm surges. There is a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the magnitude ...
... As we reported in 2010/11, extreme coastal water levels and hence the increasing likelihood of coastal flooding in the future are likely to be dominated by climate driven changes to the mean sea level, rather than waves or storm surges. There is a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the magnitude ...