Pastoralism as a tool for mitigating climate change
... Are pastoralists truly at risk from Climate Change? Opinions over what the future holds in store for the world’s pastoralists are polarised, with some experts considering pastoralists to be the “canaries in the coal mine” of climate change, whilst others consider that, since pastoralism is an adapta ...
... Are pastoralists truly at risk from Climate Change? Opinions over what the future holds in store for the world’s pastoralists are polarised, with some experts considering pastoralists to be the “canaries in the coal mine” of climate change, whilst others consider that, since pastoralism is an adapta ...
Climate Change and Hazard Mitigation Planning
... In accordance with Section 322 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. §5165), all States must have an approved statewide hazard mitigation plan in place in order to receive federal disaster mitigation funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The purpose of these State ...
... In accordance with Section 322 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. §5165), all States must have an approved statewide hazard mitigation plan in place in order to receive federal disaster mitigation funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The purpose of these State ...
Arid and Semi-Arid Regions
... projected impact of climate change. There are multi- discussed below. The Nile River basin extends over 10 nations, ple stakeholders in a region, and the interest of each will have to be prioritized. Moreover, the community eight upstream riparian (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, ...
... projected impact of climate change. There are multi- discussed below. The Nile River basin extends over 10 nations, ple stakeholders in a region, and the interest of each will have to be prioritized. Moreover, the community eight upstream riparian (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, ...
trinidad and tobago
... Trinidad and Tobago is the most industrialized economy in the English-speaking Caribbean. It is the leading Caribbean producer of oil and gas, and its economy is mainly based upon these resources. Trinidad and Tobago also supplies manufactured goods, mainly food products and beverages, as well as ce ...
... Trinidad and Tobago is the most industrialized economy in the English-speaking Caribbean. It is the leading Caribbean producer of oil and gas, and its economy is mainly based upon these resources. Trinidad and Tobago also supplies manufactured goods, mainly food products and beverages, as well as ce ...
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... Change Conference in Copenhagen (2009) and in Cancun (2010) can be ascribed to the vagaries of the diplomatic process and the divergences in views about how to untie the climate and development Gordian Knot (Hourcade et al, 2009b), it revealed large differences in the willingness to pay to tackle cl ...
... Change Conference in Copenhagen (2009) and in Cancun (2010) can be ascribed to the vagaries of the diplomatic process and the divergences in views about how to untie the climate and development Gordian Knot (Hourcade et al, 2009b), it revealed large differences in the willingness to pay to tackle cl ...
copenhagen, climate change `refugees` and the need for a global
... divisions, confusion and setbacks’ (Pew Center on Global Climate Change 2009: 2) and acrimonious discussions (IISD 2009: 1) – was the Copenhagen Accord, a two and a half page political agreement negotiated directly by heads of state and one not based on the draft negotiation texts prepared by the ...
... divisions, confusion and setbacks’ (Pew Center on Global Climate Change 2009: 2) and acrimonious discussions (IISD 2009: 1) – was the Copenhagen Accord, a two and a half page political agreement negotiated directly by heads of state and one not based on the draft negotiation texts prepared by the ...
communicating climate change: closing the science
... while science alone can never compel us to action (which instead rests on a value-driven interpretative judgment of the meaning of scientific findings), we believe science has sufficiently well established that climate change is underway, that the problem is mostly human-caused, and that there are sign ...
... while science alone can never compel us to action (which instead rests on a value-driven interpretative judgment of the meaning of scientific findings), we believe science has sufficiently well established that climate change is underway, that the problem is mostly human-caused, and that there are sign ...
The São Paulo Proposal for an Improved International Climate Agreement
... If one of these conditions is met, compliance becomes easier or less costly, and the commitment of each developed country for the subsequent year (2019 for the 2013 decision) is reduced by 1.5 percent from that of the previous year (2018 for the 2019 commitment). A reduction of 1.5 percent per year ...
... If one of these conditions is met, compliance becomes easier or less costly, and the commitment of each developed country for the subsequent year (2019 for the 2013 decision) is reduced by 1.5 percent from that of the previous year (2018 for the 2019 commitment). A reduction of 1.5 percent per year ...
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... The report defined several emissions scenarios that reflect different sets of assumptions about global population change, technology adoption, energy use, and macroeconomic conditions. The uncertainty surrounding carbon dynamics and climate response is reflected by a wide array of models that attemp ...
... The report defined several emissions scenarios that reflect different sets of assumptions about global population change, technology adoption, energy use, and macroeconomic conditions. The uncertainty surrounding carbon dynamics and climate response is reflected by a wide array of models that attemp ...
Poverty, Inequality and Climate Change
... half were climate-related’.20 As well as living in areas most prone to natural disasters, including low-lying land liable to flood and arid areas prone to drought, poor communities tend to be dependent on farming and fishing. These livelihoods are sensitive to changes in weather patterns. Combined w ...
... half were climate-related’.20 As well as living in areas most prone to natural disasters, including low-lying land liable to flood and arid areas prone to drought, poor communities tend to be dependent on farming and fishing. These livelihoods are sensitive to changes in weather patterns. Combined w ...
Climate Change Legal Roadmap: A Snapshot of Alberta`s Climate
... Leadership Plan”) which is a policy document based upon the recommendations made in the Climate Change Advisory Panel Report (the “Report”). 1 The Climate Leadership Plan focuses on four key areas for further development: ● implementing a new carbon price on greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution, ● phasing ...
... Leadership Plan”) which is a policy document based upon the recommendations made in the Climate Change Advisory Panel Report (the “Report”). 1 The Climate Leadership Plan focuses on four key areas for further development: ● implementing a new carbon price on greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution, ● phasing ...
Climate Change Policy
... additional costs on companies, as they will need to adapt to, manage and mitigate climate change risks. Climate Change opportunities: refer to opportunities facing underlying companies that arise as a result of climate change including consequential changes to: ...
... additional costs on companies, as they will need to adapt to, manage and mitigate climate change risks. Climate Change opportunities: refer to opportunities facing underlying companies that arise as a result of climate change including consequential changes to: ...
Level 1: Foundational Understanding – concrete knowledge
... 26. Which of the following statements about the effects of global warming on agriculture is true? a) Global climate change may decrease the frequency of droughts. b) The warmer temperatures will result in increased soil moisture content in many agricultural soils. c) Global climate change will resul ...
... 26. Which of the following statements about the effects of global warming on agriculture is true? a) Global climate change may decrease the frequency of droughts. b) The warmer temperatures will result in increased soil moisture content in many agricultural soils. c) Global climate change will resul ...
Perverse incentives under the CDM: a comment - Working Paper 53 (757 kB) (opens in new window)
... and emissions would have been lower without the CDM. This accords with Schneider’s observation that “the amount of HCFC-22 produced in these cases is determined by the CDM rules and not by other factors, such as market demand.” Repetition of the ‘additionality game’ is unlikely to resolve the probl ...
... and emissions would have been lower without the CDM. This accords with Schneider’s observation that “the amount of HCFC-22 produced in these cases is determined by the CDM rules and not by other factors, such as market demand.” Repetition of the ‘additionality game’ is unlikely to resolve the probl ...
Climate Refugees and Rebels: Who Gets to Shape the
... period of European expansionism. As historian David Arnold writes, “While race was often regarded as a self-sufficient and self-evident dynamic, used to explain and justify the superiority of Europeans on a global scale, geographical and climatic determinism was also used to bolster racial argument ...
... period of European expansionism. As historian David Arnold writes, “While race was often regarded as a self-sufficient and self-evident dynamic, used to explain and justify the superiority of Europeans on a global scale, geographical and climatic determinism was also used to bolster racial argument ...
Summary of the ideas 2015 cut-off
... nursery habitats? All would have their advocates and ideally we could afford to do everything but this is not realistic. Can instead the NERC Community find an objective method to rank these challenges by their recorded impact on wildlife? If we could identify which challenge was having the biggest ...
... nursery habitats? All would have their advocates and ideally we could afford to do everything but this is not realistic. Can instead the NERC Community find an objective method to rank these challenges by their recorded impact on wildlife? If we could identify which challenge was having the biggest ...
A Framework for the Development of New Socio
... variety of mitigation strategies. Concurrently, the climate impacts community has used the outputs from General Circulation Models (GCMs) as the raw material for climate scenarios, from which studies of potential impacts have been derived. Such climate scenarios may be taken directly from GCMs, or m ...
... variety of mitigation strategies. Concurrently, the climate impacts community has used the outputs from General Circulation Models (GCMs) as the raw material for climate scenarios, from which studies of potential impacts have been derived. Such climate scenarios may be taken directly from GCMs, or m ...
Disaster risk reduction or climate change adaptation: Are we
... through ‘building back better’ or ‘building back safer’ (for further discussion on these terms see Kennedy et al., 2008). Additionally, disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies and strategies are well established within the international development community (Lewis, 1999; Wisner et al., 2004). These ...
... through ‘building back better’ or ‘building back safer’ (for further discussion on these terms see Kennedy et al., 2008). Additionally, disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies and strategies are well established within the international development community (Lewis, 1999; Wisner et al., 2004). These ...
BASE Evaluation Criteria for Climate Adaptation (BECCA)
... socio-economic, political, environmental and climatic context in which they will be implemented. The criteria must also be salient from the point of view of their primary user. The latter may vary from those vulnerable to a particular impact of climate change to local implementers of adaptation meas ...
... socio-economic, political, environmental and climatic context in which they will be implemented. The criteria must also be salient from the point of view of their primary user. The latter may vary from those vulnerable to a particular impact of climate change to local implementers of adaptation meas ...
Reshaping the Debate on Climate Change A lecture by Mary Robinson,
... or reduce the chance of it becoming severe or irreversible. A second way of managing it is to learn how to adapt to those changes that will take place. As to the first, the idea that we can stop climate change happening at all is looking increasingly out of reach. As things stand, as I think you wel ...
... or reduce the chance of it becoming severe or irreversible. A second way of managing it is to learn how to adapt to those changes that will take place. As to the first, the idea that we can stop climate change happening at all is looking increasingly out of reach. As things stand, as I think you wel ...
European Collaboration
... In addition to the above mechanisms, the Met office also collaborates multi-laterally and bi-laterally in Europe. One important area of collaboration not mentioned so far concerns model code development, particularly with regard to i) portability onto different HPC platforms; ii) common code develop ...
... In addition to the above mechanisms, the Met office also collaborates multi-laterally and bi-laterally in Europe. One important area of collaboration not mentioned so far concerns model code development, particularly with regard to i) portability onto different HPC platforms; ii) common code develop ...
Report
... decade upward. If northern range boundaries are restricted the loss of suitable habitat at southern boundaries causes absolute range size to be reduced, increasing species’ risk of extinction (Parmesan, 2006). Polar species and species occupying tops of mountain habitats are especially at risk ...
... decade upward. If northern range boundaries are restricted the loss of suitable habitat at southern boundaries causes absolute range size to be reduced, increasing species’ risk of extinction (Parmesan, 2006). Polar species and species occupying tops of mountain habitats are especially at risk ...
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... how price increases in key commodities are expected to impact the import bills for food. It shows that the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have to calculate expenditures increased by 25 percent in 2007 as compared to 2006. The estimates for the Low-Income Food Deficit Countries result in an even hi ...
... how price increases in key commodities are expected to impact the import bills for food. It shows that the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have to calculate expenditures increased by 25 percent in 2007 as compared to 2006. The estimates for the Low-Income Food Deficit Countries result in an even hi ...
CLIMATE CHANGE TRENDS IN SOME ROMANIAN VITICULTURAL
... trend, mainly during the growing season, especially during the ripening of the grapes. There have been highlighted relatively large differences between the values of the main bioclimatic indicators of the country's wine regions, as well as a stronger growth trend of these ones in the northern areas ...
... trend, mainly during the growing season, especially during the ripening of the grapes. There have been highlighted relatively large differences between the values of the main bioclimatic indicators of the country's wine regions, as well as a stronger growth trend of these ones in the northern areas ...