20160718_request_submission_form_energy_efficiency_in_rac
... Past and ongoing efforts (up to half a page): {Please describe here past and on-going processes, projects and initiatives implemented in the country to tackle the difficulties and gaps explained above. Explain why CTCN technical assistance is needed to complement these efforts, and how the assistanc ...
... Past and ongoing efforts (up to half a page): {Please describe here past and on-going processes, projects and initiatives implemented in the country to tackle the difficulties and gaps explained above. Explain why CTCN technical assistance is needed to complement these efforts, and how the assistanc ...
CHAPTER 13
... poorer overall economic performance, but this effect is quite small because pesticide expenditures are in many cases a relatively small share of production costs. The Assessment did not consider increased crop losses due to pests, implicitly assuming that all additional losses were eliminated throug ...
... poorer overall economic performance, but this effect is quite small because pesticide expenditures are in many cases a relatively small share of production costs. The Assessment did not consider increased crop losses due to pests, implicitly assuming that all additional losses were eliminated throug ...
Elizabeth Marino - Initiative on Climate Adaptation Research and
... agency approval and funding, which in turn are dependent on governance structures, federal and state regulations, local capacity for administrative response, and more. Responses to flooding, through these channels are thus politicized and thereby entering the world of political economy, political ec ...
... agency approval and funding, which in turn are dependent on governance structures, federal and state regulations, local capacity for administrative response, and more. Responses to flooding, through these channels are thus politicized and thereby entering the world of political economy, political ec ...
Climate extremes and ozone pollution: a growing threat to China`s
... Abstract. Ensuring global food security requires a sound understanding of climate and environmental controls on crop productivity. The majority of existing assessments have focused on physical climate variables (i.e., mean temperature and precipitation), but less on the increasing climate extremes ( ...
... Abstract. Ensuring global food security requires a sound understanding of climate and environmental controls on crop productivity. The majority of existing assessments have focused on physical climate variables (i.e., mean temperature and precipitation), but less on the increasing climate extremes ( ...
Climate Change: The Scientific Debate
... don't know. It would be unwise for governments to throw in the towel now. We do need to make sure we reduce carbon dioxide emissions. We have a responsibility to stabilise greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and, in the very long term, reduce them. The scientific community have been telling the gover ...
... don't know. It would be unwise for governments to throw in the towel now. We do need to make sure we reduce carbon dioxide emissions. We have a responsibility to stabilise greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and, in the very long term, reduce them. The scientific community have been telling the gover ...
Climate change and plant invasions: restoration opportunities ahead?
... maximum temperature based on the PRISM dataset (Daly et al., 2002). Bioclimatic envelopes for each invasive species were created based on the Mahalanobis distance (Farber & Kadmon, 2003; Tsoar et al., 2007), which is a presenceonly multivariate technique that defines perpendicular major and minor ax ...
... maximum temperature based on the PRISM dataset (Daly et al., 2002). Bioclimatic envelopes for each invasive species were created based on the Mahalanobis distance (Farber & Kadmon, 2003; Tsoar et al., 2007), which is a presenceonly multivariate technique that defines perpendicular major and minor ax ...
Review of relevant assessment processes and their theoretical
... following its procedures. In these assessments such demands have been taken to a new level. Scientific method is taken to involve a sequential process involving: definition of the question, observation, formulation of hypotheses, experimentation and data collection, analysis, interpretation and conc ...
... following its procedures. In these assessments such demands have been taken to a new level. Scientific method is taken to involve a sequential process involving: definition of the question, observation, formulation of hypotheses, experimentation and data collection, analysis, interpretation and conc ...
impact of global warming on biodiversity
... effects, and much concern about its effects on biological diversity (Botkin, 2007). There is very little doubt today among the scientific community that anthropogenic, or human-induced, greenhouse gas pollution has contributed significantly to the global warming experienced since the beginning of th ...
... effects, and much concern about its effects on biological diversity (Botkin, 2007). There is very little doubt today among the scientific community that anthropogenic, or human-induced, greenhouse gas pollution has contributed significantly to the global warming experienced since the beginning of th ...
Global Climate Risk Index 2006
... the available scientific evidence indicates that it is likely that global warming will make and possibly already is making - those hurricanes that form more destructive than they otherwise would have been." Rahmstorf et al. 2005 ...
... the available scientific evidence indicates that it is likely that global warming will make and possibly already is making - those hurricanes that form more destructive than they otherwise would have been." Rahmstorf et al. 2005 ...
Interesting times: winners, losers, and system shifts under climate
... The effect of cumulative human action on the climate and biosphere of Earth has the potential of affecting significantly many critical marine ecosystem services, in particular biodiversity and food security, as highlighted by the work of Cheung et al. (2008, 2009). IPCC (2007) scenarios for fossil-f ...
... The effect of cumulative human action on the climate and biosphere of Earth has the potential of affecting significantly many critical marine ecosystem services, in particular biodiversity and food security, as highlighted by the work of Cheung et al. (2008, 2009). IPCC (2007) scenarios for fossil-f ...
F.3 External funding at IIASAand selected large externally funded
... During the last century more than 16,000 people were killed by landslides in Europe and property damage topped €1.2 billion. With climate change expected to bring more extreme weather and faster mountain snow melts, the number of landslides is predicted to increase. SafeLand is designed to provide i ...
... During the last century more than 16,000 people were killed by landslides in Europe and property damage topped €1.2 billion. With climate change expected to bring more extreme weather and faster mountain snow melts, the number of landslides is predicted to increase. SafeLand is designed to provide i ...
Projected climate change impacts on forest land cover and land use
... For the ModClim scenario, the simulated forest area burned per decade in the 2010–2100 period was 0.6 % year−1. Fire tended to be concentrated in particular years, with as much as 25 % of the forested area burning in a high fire year late in the 21st century (Fig. 2). The HighClim scenario (warmest ...
... For the ModClim scenario, the simulated forest area burned per decade in the 2010–2100 period was 0.6 % year−1. Fire tended to be concentrated in particular years, with as much as 25 % of the forested area burning in a high fire year late in the 21st century (Fig. 2). The HighClim scenario (warmest ...
Climate Change Adaptation in the Great Barrier Reef Iconic National
... The GRB is subject to local, regional, national and global external drivers (Table 1). The Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2014 indicates that the three major threats to the GBR’s environmental, economic and social values continue to be climate change, declining water quality from land-based runof ...
... The GRB is subject to local, regional, national and global external drivers (Table 1). The Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2014 indicates that the three major threats to the GBR’s environmental, economic and social values continue to be climate change, declining water quality from land-based runof ...
Global Warming and its Impact on Cane Production under Pakistan
... Global warming is a long term universal challenge being faced in Agricultural sectors in all contents of the world. It is directly associated with increasing atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gases like nitrous oxide and methane. It results in climatic change with change in rainfall pattern and t ...
... Global warming is a long term universal challenge being faced in Agricultural sectors in all contents of the world. It is directly associated with increasing atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gases like nitrous oxide and methane. It results in climatic change with change in rainfall pattern and t ...
The Evolution of Multilateral Regimes: Implications for
... result, instead, was the Copenhagen Accord, a non-binding agreement that captured political consensus on a number of core issues but in the end was not formally adopted by the official Conference of the Parties (COP). Copenhagen’s “failure” has led many in and outside governments to begin rethinking ...
... result, instead, was the Copenhagen Accord, a non-binding agreement that captured political consensus on a number of core issues but in the end was not formally adopted by the official Conference of the Parties (COP). Copenhagen’s “failure” has led many in and outside governments to begin rethinking ...
Risk, uncertainty and the institutional geographies of
... which proved institutionally robust in spurring local authorities to make precautionary allowances for climate change, at least in part because its scientific limitations were only partly acknowledged. By contrast in the second case, greater scientific confidence led to successively more elaborate g ...
... which proved institutionally robust in spurring local authorities to make precautionary allowances for climate change, at least in part because its scientific limitations were only partly acknowledged. By contrast in the second case, greater scientific confidence led to successively more elaborate g ...
The importance of getting the numbers right
... This ignores the reality that production systems can become more efficient at higher production levels. For example in Europe (EU-12), livestock production increased slightly between 1990 and 2002, while emissions of CH4 and N2 O decreased 8–9% (EA, 2009). Some European countries have seen even more ...
... This ignores the reality that production systems can become more efficient at higher production levels. For example in Europe (EU-12), livestock production increased slightly between 1990 and 2002, while emissions of CH4 and N2 O decreased 8–9% (EA, 2009). Some European countries have seen even more ...
for International Climate Action? - Penn Law
... by 8% within the agreed-upon period. 40 The United States would reduce its emissions by 7%.41 Economies in transition had the option of using a different baseline year than 1990, taking into account that the transition to market economies for many of these countries began around that year. 42 In add ...
... by 8% within the agreed-upon period. 40 The United States would reduce its emissions by 7%.41 Economies in transition had the option of using a different baseline year than 1990, taking into account that the transition to market economies for many of these countries began around that year. 42 In add ...
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... climate change are significantly greater if change takes the form of more frequent droughts, rather than a uniform reduction in inflows across all states of nature. However, these adverse impacts may be partially offset by adaptation. Finally, some concluding comments are offered. 1. Climate change ...
... climate change are significantly greater if change takes the form of more frequent droughts, rather than a uniform reduction in inflows across all states of nature. However, these adverse impacts may be partially offset by adaptation. Finally, some concluding comments are offered. 1. Climate change ...
The relationship between the United Nations Framework
... 4(1) sets out general commitments, which apply to all Parties. Article 4(2) sets out specific commitments concerning the adoption of national policies and measures to limit greenhouse gas emissions and to enhance sources and sinks, which apply to Annex I Parties (then, OECD Member States and transit ...
... 4(1) sets out general commitments, which apply to all Parties. Article 4(2) sets out specific commitments concerning the adoption of national policies and measures to limit greenhouse gas emissions and to enhance sources and sinks, which apply to Annex I Parties (then, OECD Member States and transit ...
Pattern scaling using ClimGen: monthly
... (geographical, seasonal and multi-variable structure) are commonly derived from simulations with general circulation models (GCMs) or regional climate models (RCMs). The magnitude of the change is not always obtained from the same GCM or RCM simulation, however, because the patterns may be scaled to ...
... (geographical, seasonal and multi-variable structure) are commonly derived from simulations with general circulation models (GCMs) or regional climate models (RCMs). The magnitude of the change is not always obtained from the same GCM or RCM simulation, however, because the patterns may be scaled to ...
Community Adaptation Plan Bluefields, Jamaica
... less strain on the use of local natural resources .................................................................................. 41 5.5 Goal 5: Strengthen community partnerships to reduce vulnerability .................................................. 44 5.6 Goal 6: Establish early warning syst ...
... less strain on the use of local natural resources .................................................................................. 41 5.5 Goal 5: Strengthen community partnerships to reduce vulnerability .................................................. 44 5.6 Goal 6: Establish early warning syst ...
Dealing with the uncertainties of climate engineering
... With the help of an example commonly referred to by scientists in the field of CE, we will establish that a problem in this context features the characteristics complexity, intransparency, dynamics, and polytely. For each of these characteristics, we will exemplify the experienced uncertainties and c ...
... With the help of an example commonly referred to by scientists in the field of CE, we will establish that a problem in this context features the characteristics complexity, intransparency, dynamics, and polytely. For each of these characteristics, we will exemplify the experienced uncertainties and c ...
challenges for future sustainable water resources management in
... countries where water has always been scarce per se - the situation is being exacerbated since the middle of the last century by adverse changes of the global and local climate, with corresponding alterations in the hydrological cycle. Whether these climate changes are a reflection of what is called ...
... countries where water has always been scarce per se - the situation is being exacerbated since the middle of the last century by adverse changes of the global and local climate, with corresponding alterations in the hydrological cycle. Whether these climate changes are a reflection of what is called ...