Compilation of information contained in recently submitted national
... Lack of institutional arrangements for data collection, quality assurance and control and data sharing ...
... Lack of institutional arrangements for data collection, quality assurance and control and data sharing ...
Integrating Climate Change into Invasive Species Risk Assessment
... The gypsy moth is a defoliator from Eurasia first reported in Canada in the 1930s, but it did not become firmly established until the 1960s. Today, the gypsy moth is established in southern Ontario, southern Quebec, southwestern New Brunswick, and southwestern Nova Scotia. There are over 300 known h ...
... The gypsy moth is a defoliator from Eurasia first reported in Canada in the 1930s, but it did not become firmly established until the 1960s. Today, the gypsy moth is established in southern Ontario, southern Quebec, southwestern New Brunswick, and southwestern Nova Scotia. There are over 300 known h ...
Probabilistic regional and seasonal predictions of twenty-first century temperature and precipitation: Working Paper 23 (440 kB) (opens in new window)
... (GHG) emissions. By contrast one of the motivations for national commitments to such agreements, and for national adaptation planning, is concern about national scale impacts. Climate predictions on regional scales are therefore highly sought after by policy and decision makers, yet robust, relevant ...
... (GHG) emissions. By contrast one of the motivations for national commitments to such agreements, and for national adaptation planning, is concern about national scale impacts. Climate predictions on regional scales are therefore highly sought after by policy and decision makers, yet robust, relevant ...
Climate finance additionality - Overseas Development Institute
... definitions of new and additional finance, with the goal of having a common and unified definition by 2013. In light of this, the EU, through the European Council’s Economic and Financial Committee (EFC) and Economic Policy Committee (EPC) Joint Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Climate Chan ...
... definitions of new and additional finance, with the goal of having a common and unified definition by 2013. In light of this, the EU, through the European Council’s Economic and Financial Committee (EFC) and Economic Policy Committee (EPC) Joint Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Climate Chan ...
IPCC (2007) - climate crime index
... According to the IPCC’s highly conservative figures, at a 2ºC global average temperature increase, an additional 1.5 billion people will be deprived of food and water – almost all of them in the developing nations. ...
... According to the IPCC’s highly conservative figures, at a 2ºC global average temperature increase, an additional 1.5 billion people will be deprived of food and water – almost all of them in the developing nations. ...
1. COUNTRY PROFILE: CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY
... Burkina Faso is a flat landlocked country with an area of 274,200 sq km. Located between 10 and 15 degrees northern latitude, the country is found in the Niger River Loop, despite a close link to the Gulf of Guinea through Volta River. Burkina Faso is bordered by six countries from the sub-region (s ...
... Burkina Faso is a flat landlocked country with an area of 274,200 sq km. Located between 10 and 15 degrees northern latitude, the country is found in the Niger River Loop, despite a close link to the Gulf of Guinea through Volta River. Burkina Faso is bordered by six countries from the sub-region (s ...
Does Climate Affect the World`s Vegetation – Or is it
... oxygen; trees absorb groundwater and release moisture into the atmosphere; trees absorb impurities – or pollution – from the air; trees provide shelter for birds and other animals; trees provide raw materials for human civilisation. In short, trees are miraculous creations in nature that we should s ...
... oxygen; trees absorb groundwater and release moisture into the atmosphere; trees absorb impurities – or pollution – from the air; trees provide shelter for birds and other animals; trees provide raw materials for human civilisation. In short, trees are miraculous creations in nature that we should s ...
NARWHALS
... Climate Change and Narwhals • A recent assessment of the sensitivity of all Arctic marine mammals to climate change ranked the narwhal as one of the three most sensitive species, primarily due to its “narrow geographic distribution, specialized feeding and habitat choice, and high site fidelity” ( ...
... Climate Change and Narwhals • A recent assessment of the sensitivity of all Arctic marine mammals to climate change ranked the narwhal as one of the three most sensitive species, primarily due to its “narrow geographic distribution, specialized feeding and habitat choice, and high site fidelity” ( ...
1 - QUBES Hub
... An important component of climate change studies is the analysis of temperature change over long timescales in the region of interest. For our analysis of Ohio, you will assess temperature change across the entire state as well as at smaller, regional scales. The U.S. Historical Climatology Network ...
... An important component of climate change studies is the analysis of temperature change over long timescales in the region of interest. For our analysis of Ohio, you will assess temperature change across the entire state as well as at smaller, regional scales. The U.S. Historical Climatology Network ...
Engaging state officials and agencies to advocate for landmark
... delaying the time and the extent of an eventual grey response. Priority should be given to these multi-benefit actions. Moreover, natural infrastructure has lower long-term maintenance costs than “grey” infrastructure. More information, including the cost effectiveness, is provided in our recent rep ...
... delaying the time and the extent of an eventual grey response. Priority should be given to these multi-benefit actions. Moreover, natural infrastructure has lower long-term maintenance costs than “grey” infrastructure. More information, including the cost effectiveness, is provided in our recent rep ...
Environment, Politics and Development Working Paper Series
... from counter-claims worthy of consideration on various aspects of climate change. Without providing such context, it becomes more (rather than less) challenging for citizens and policy actors to make sense of these issues, influencing their everyday lives and livelihoods. There are many reasons why ...
... from counter-claims worthy of consideration on various aspects of climate change. Without providing such context, it becomes more (rather than less) challenging for citizens and policy actors to make sense of these issues, influencing their everyday lives and livelihoods. There are many reasons why ...
proposed FY13 - Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
... and Flow-ecology Relationships for Monitoring Riverine Resources in the Marcellus Shale Region ...
... and Flow-ecology Relationships for Monitoring Riverine Resources in the Marcellus Shale Region ...
the low-carbon development strategy of cyprus
... The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets. In 1997 Parties to the UNFCCC took the next step by agreeing the Kyoto Protocol, the world's ...
... The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets. In 1997 Parties to the UNFCCC took the next step by agreeing the Kyoto Protocol, the world's ...
Climate Change: The Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Egypt
... need in the developing world to understand the threats from climate change, formulate policies that will lessen the risks and to take action (Abou-Hadid, 2006). The danger is greatest where natural systems are severely degraded and human systems are failing and therefore incapable of effective respo ...
... need in the developing world to understand the threats from climate change, formulate policies that will lessen the risks and to take action (Abou-Hadid, 2006). The danger is greatest where natural systems are severely degraded and human systems are failing and therefore incapable of effective respo ...
Mongolia Country Paper
... The Government of Mongolia signed the UNFCCC on June 12, 1992 at the Rio Summit and the Great Khural (Parliament) of Mongolia ratified it on September 30, 1993. In order to comply with the obligations and commitments under the UNFCCC, the Government of Mongolia has constituted a National Climate Com ...
... The Government of Mongolia signed the UNFCCC on June 12, 1992 at the Rio Summit and the Great Khural (Parliament) of Mongolia ratified it on September 30, 1993. In order to comply with the obligations and commitments under the UNFCCC, the Government of Mongolia has constituted a National Climate Com ...
3. Global change scenarios
... Mathematical programming models are widely used for modelling changes in land use or land cover, since they are able to address the core decision making process that drive agricultural land use/land cover change (Lambin et al. 2000) and offer a unique opportunity to link economic elements with ecolo ...
... Mathematical programming models are widely used for modelling changes in land use or land cover, since they are able to address the core decision making process that drive agricultural land use/land cover change (Lambin et al. 2000) and offer a unique opportunity to link economic elements with ecolo ...
Mobility choices and climate change
... • “Social norms” what are they? • Economic incentives: – “carbon” tax (additional to current fuel duties) – “quotas”: Personal Carbon Allowances (“carbon trading”) – “bonus-malus”: a bonus for emitting less than a given threshold, a malus for emitting more (i.e. feebate) ...
... • “Social norms” what are they? • Economic incentives: – “carbon” tax (additional to current fuel duties) – “quotas”: Personal Carbon Allowances (“carbon trading”) – “bonus-malus”: a bonus for emitting less than a given threshold, a malus for emitting more (i.e. feebate) ...
A Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the
... impact still remains impossible to distinguish from this natural noise,” and that “observational evidence does not support today’s computer climate models, so there is little reason to trust model predictions of the future.”8 The discerning reader of the ECI statement should ask: How much of current ...
... impact still remains impossible to distinguish from this natural noise,” and that “observational evidence does not support today’s computer climate models, so there is little reason to trust model predictions of the future.”8 The discerning reader of the ECI statement should ask: How much of current ...
PDF File - Patrick Gonzalez
... vegetation types that are characterized by the same life-form (Woodward et al., 2004). Vulnerability is a function of three components: exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity. In our analysis, observed and projected climate changes indicated degree of exposure. Deviation of climate from long-te ...
... vegetation types that are characterized by the same life-form (Woodward et al., 2004). Vulnerability is a function of three components: exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity. In our analysis, observed and projected climate changes indicated degree of exposure. Deviation of climate from long-te ...
Climate Change Science for Mesoamerican Decision Makers
... adequate tools to assess vulnerability to, and anticipated impacts of, climate change. Nowadays, information provided by state-of-the-art high-resolution climate system models adds considerable value to the planning and policy development process. However, results from climate models are not always ...
... adequate tools to assess vulnerability to, and anticipated impacts of, climate change. Nowadays, information provided by state-of-the-art high-resolution climate system models adds considerable value to the planning and policy development process. However, results from climate models are not always ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on London
... In the UK there has been a string of unusually warm and dry summers in 1976, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1994 and 1995 that has no modern close parallel. Winter rainfall has steadily increased, resulting in a greater contrast between winter and summer rainfall over the Thames region (Figure 1). There ha ...
... In the UK there has been a string of unusually warm and dry summers in 1976, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1994 and 1995 that has no modern close parallel. Winter rainfall has steadily increased, resulting in a greater contrast between winter and summer rainfall over the Thames region (Figure 1). There ha ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on London
... London is protected from major flooding by a combination of tidal defences (the Thames Barrier and associated sea defence system), and river defences upstream of the Barrier. The current flood defence standard for the tidal defences is estimated to be about a 2000 to 1 chance of flooding in any year ...
... London is protected from major flooding by a combination of tidal defences (the Thames Barrier and associated sea defence system), and river defences upstream of the Barrier. The current flood defence standard for the tidal defences is estimated to be about a 2000 to 1 chance of flooding in any year ...
Development Aid and Climate Finance: Working Paper 123 (397 kB) (opens in new window)
... This paper discusses the implications of climate change for official transfers from rich countries (the North) to poor countries (the South). The concern is no longer just about poverty alleviation (i.e. income in the South), but also about global emissions and resilience to climate risk. Another im ...
... This paper discusses the implications of climate change for official transfers from rich countries (the North) to poor countries (the South). The concern is no longer just about poverty alleviation (i.e. income in the South), but also about global emissions and resilience to climate risk. Another im ...
Slide 1
... “The expanding Sahara desert had brought with it some cross-border problems … nomadic Fulani cattle herdsmen arming themselves with sophisticated assault rifles to confront local farming communities… It was important that, from time to time, the Council evaluate the dangers of such confrontations. T ...
... “The expanding Sahara desert had brought with it some cross-border problems … nomadic Fulani cattle herdsmen arming themselves with sophisticated assault rifles to confront local farming communities… It was important that, from time to time, the Council evaluate the dangers of such confrontations. T ...
Forward shift in flowering periods of Leptospermum laevegatum due
... students by ClimateWatch (2013). The data were collected by citizen scientists between 2011 and 2013, and downloaded as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Observations that were defective or identified as an outlier were excluded from the count. The number of sightings for the first and full flowering p ...
... students by ClimateWatch (2013). The data were collected by citizen scientists between 2011 and 2013, and downloaded as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Observations that were defective or identified as an outlier were excluded from the count. The number of sightings for the first and full flowering p ...