A just transition to climate-resilient economies and societies
... Secondly, some of the existing jobs will be substituted as a result of shifts in the economy from less to more efficient, from high-carbon to low-carbon, and from more to less polluting technologies, processes, and products. Examples include, a shift from truck-based transportation to rail, from in ...
... Secondly, some of the existing jobs will be substituted as a result of shifts in the economy from less to more efficient, from high-carbon to low-carbon, and from more to less polluting technologies, processes, and products. Examples include, a shift from truck-based transportation to rail, from in ...
A safe climate scenario
... we are experiencing now (2013) are the result of full warming from about 1980. This is because it takes a number of decades for any particular quantity of greenhouse gases to fully heat the upper layers of the oceans that dominate the temperature of the atmosphere. So unless a lot of CO2 is taken ou ...
... we are experiencing now (2013) are the result of full warming from about 1980. This is because it takes a number of decades for any particular quantity of greenhouse gases to fully heat the upper layers of the oceans that dominate the temperature of the atmosphere. So unless a lot of CO2 is taken ou ...
PDF Download
... The contributions to the public goods literature that are structurally closest to ours are Ihori and McGuire (2007), Ihori and McGuire (2010), and, in particular, Lohse, Robledo and Schmidt (2010). These contributions consider voluntary contributions to a group public good, with the public good bein ...
... The contributions to the public goods literature that are structurally closest to ours are Ihori and McGuire (2007), Ihori and McGuire (2010), and, in particular, Lohse, Robledo and Schmidt (2010). These contributions consider voluntary contributions to a group public good, with the public good bein ...
2. The Irish Response to Climate Change
... energy use which increased by 45.1 percent during the 12 year period. The bulk of this increase occurred in the years between 1995 and 2001, when emissions grew by an average of 5.5 percent annually as Ireland experienced unprecedented economic growth. The rate of economic growth slowed down from 20 ...
... energy use which increased by 45.1 percent during the 12 year period. The bulk of this increase occurred in the years between 1995 and 2001, when emissions grew by an average of 5.5 percent annually as Ireland experienced unprecedented economic growth. The rate of economic growth slowed down from 20 ...
Abstracts - The PRUDENCE project
... systems, mainly influenced by local complex orography, land-sea contrasts and important airsea fluxes. So, using Regional Climate Models is well adapted for studying this particular cyclogenesis and its possible change during the 21st century. ARPEGE-Climat is a global spectral AGCM with a stretched ...
... systems, mainly influenced by local complex orography, land-sea contrasts and important airsea fluxes. So, using Regional Climate Models is well adapted for studying this particular cyclogenesis and its possible change during the 21st century. ARPEGE-Climat is a global spectral AGCM with a stretched ...
the nansen conference
... 3) A more coherent and consistent approach at the international level to meet protection needs of people displaced across borders is needed. 4) Responses and policies should be based on non-discrimination, consent, empowerment, participation and partnerships with those directly affected. We ...
... 3) A more coherent and consistent approach at the international level to meet protection needs of people displaced across borders is needed. 4) Responses and policies should be based on non-discrimination, consent, empowerment, participation and partnerships with those directly affected. We ...
File
... uptake of P, N, and other elements also increases. If decomposition rates increase, flux of elements back to inorganic compartments increases. Any nutrient can limit biological functions; the limiting one is the one that is in lowest supply relative to demand. ...
... uptake of P, N, and other elements also increases. If decomposition rates increase, flux of elements back to inorganic compartments increases. Any nutrient can limit biological functions; the limiting one is the one that is in lowest supply relative to demand. ...
adapt to climate change
... and animals depend for survival. Waterbirds are the most widely used tool to identify, designate and justify the protection of important wetlands. Their sensitivity to environmental change, the relative ease with which they can be counted and their tendency to congregate at key locations make them e ...
... and animals depend for survival. Waterbirds are the most widely used tool to identify, designate and justify the protection of important wetlands. Their sensitivity to environmental change, the relative ease with which they can be counted and their tendency to congregate at key locations make them e ...
How much more global warming and sea level rise?
... increases in temperatures, and sea level would continue to rise (2, 3, 4, 5, 6). That is, at any given point in time, due to the prior increases in GHGs, even if we could stabilize GHG concentrations we are committed to further anthropogenic climate change that we can do nothing about (7), and sea l ...
... increases in temperatures, and sea level would continue to rise (2, 3, 4, 5, 6). That is, at any given point in time, due to the prior increases in GHGs, even if we could stabilize GHG concentrations we are committed to further anthropogenic climate change that we can do nothing about (7), and sea l ...
Case Study: Colombia`s National Climate Change Process
... designing medium-to long-term climate change strategy. These staff members are positioned throughout the government and are constantly updated about international events and other issues relating to climate change. Another major pillar is the active government promotion and management of Clean Devel ...
... designing medium-to long-term climate change strategy. These staff members are positioned throughout the government and are constantly updated about international events and other issues relating to climate change. Another major pillar is the active government promotion and management of Clean Devel ...
170-179
... between one to six degrees Celsius by the end of this century. The IPCC forecast has special relevance for Pakistan, as IRS is heavily reliant on Himalayan Glaciers which release water in dry heat of summer before monsoon. The Himalayan glaciers feeding IRS can disappear in a few decades leaving ver ...
... between one to six degrees Celsius by the end of this century. The IPCC forecast has special relevance for Pakistan, as IRS is heavily reliant on Himalayan Glaciers which release water in dry heat of summer before monsoon. The Himalayan glaciers feeding IRS can disappear in a few decades leaving ver ...
2. Low Carbon Cities – The National Context
... change, it became clear that South Africa was not only a potentially significant victim of the negative impacts of climate change, but also a significant contributor to greenhouse gases. Given this difficult position of both climate change victim and perpetrator, South Africa’s negotiation efforts w ...
... change, it became clear that South Africa was not only a potentially significant victim of the negative impacts of climate change, but also a significant contributor to greenhouse gases. Given this difficult position of both climate change victim and perpetrator, South Africa’s negotiation efforts w ...
population dynamics and climate change - 12
... 1. INTRODUCTION Population trends are intimately interacting with environmental sustainability and the need for development in order to sustain or increase people’s quality of life. This interaction has become a major factor in the process of development planning and implementation on all levels; g ...
... 1. INTRODUCTION Population trends are intimately interacting with environmental sustainability and the need for development in order to sustain or increase people’s quality of life. This interaction has become a major factor in the process of development planning and implementation on all levels; g ...
SUBREGIONAL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ADAPTATION AND
... frequently responsible for the more intense storms that strike California. Atmospheric rivers generally deliver high levels of precipitation, up to 50% of the state’s total precipitation in any given year. Some recent studies indicate that atmospheric rivers may strengthen as a result of climate cha ...
... frequently responsible for the more intense storms that strike California. Atmospheric rivers generally deliver high levels of precipitation, up to 50% of the state’s total precipitation in any given year. Some recent studies indicate that atmospheric rivers may strengthen as a result of climate cha ...
The Ethical Responsibility of the Loss and Damage Mechanism: a
... In the past 20 years, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has focused on two main goals, mitigation and adaptation. In essence, mitigating the atmospheric damage that has already been done due to greenhouse gas emissions and considering adaptive measures which can be t ...
... In the past 20 years, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has focused on two main goals, mitigation and adaptation. In essence, mitigating the atmospheric damage that has already been done due to greenhouse gas emissions and considering adaptive measures which can be t ...
Slide 1
... 4. “Emissions” means the release of greenhouse gases and/or their precursors into the atmosphere over a specified area and period of time. 5. “Greenhouse gases” means those gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorb and re-emit infrared radiation. 6. “Regiona ...
... 4. “Emissions” means the release of greenhouse gases and/or their precursors into the atmosphere over a specified area and period of time. 5. “Greenhouse gases” means those gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorb and re-emit infrared radiation. 6. “Regiona ...
Climate Change / Global Warming and Its Impacts on Parasitology
... Stacey et al. [38] puts it that virulence of parasites may either not alter, may decrease, or may respond in an undefined manner to increasing temperatures. In this regard they further noted that vital rates increase with hotness until some optimum is reached and that once temperature exceeds this o ...
... Stacey et al. [38] puts it that virulence of parasites may either not alter, may decrease, or may respond in an undefined manner to increasing temperatures. In this regard they further noted that vital rates increase with hotness until some optimum is reached and that once temperature exceeds this o ...
PDF
... To date, official development assistance and global adaptation finance have sought to reduce vulnerability primarily by increasing local capacities to undertake discrete climate adaptation efforts, such as climate monitoring and disaster response. It is clear, however, that to significantly increase ...
... To date, official development assistance and global adaptation finance have sought to reduce vulnerability primarily by increasing local capacities to undertake discrete climate adaptation efforts, such as climate monitoring and disaster response. It is clear, however, that to significantly increase ...
Diapositiva 1
... of the population, such as its demographic structure. The exposure the climate-related hazard, including the character, magnitude, and rate of climate variation. The adaptation measures and actions in place to reduce the burden of a specific adverse health outcome (the adaptation baseline), the effe ...
... of the population, such as its demographic structure. The exposure the climate-related hazard, including the character, magnitude, and rate of climate variation. The adaptation measures and actions in place to reduce the burden of a specific adverse health outcome (the adaptation baseline), the effe ...
Climate change adaptation plan for the
... This first adaptation plan highlights our territory’s vulnerabilities to climate change. The impacts observed and anticipated on the population, infrastructures, the natural environment and all of the activities that take place on the island are undeniable. The sum of the data consolidated in this p ...
... This first adaptation plan highlights our territory’s vulnerabilities to climate change. The impacts observed and anticipated on the population, infrastructures, the natural environment and all of the activities that take place on the island are undeniable. The sum of the data consolidated in this p ...
TIBET`S NOMADIC PASTORALISTS
... imperative” of climate change adaptation and the need to act on behalf of “the one third of the world’s population – two billion people – who are potential victims of desertification”. He also declared that the climate negotiations, both in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( ...
... imperative” of climate change adaptation and the need to act on behalf of “the one third of the world’s population – two billion people – who are potential victims of desertification”. He also declared that the climate negotiations, both in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( ...
quantifying the impact of climate change on
... New ground-breaking scientific research in 2014 can now tell us just how much of an influence climate change has on a single heatwave or heat records. Climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of many extreme weather events, with adverse impacts on Australians. Extreme heat is one the ...
... New ground-breaking scientific research in 2014 can now tell us just how much of an influence climate change has on a single heatwave or heat records. Climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of many extreme weather events, with adverse impacts on Australians. Extreme heat is one the ...
A noodle, hockey stick, and spaghetti plate: a perspective on high-resolution paleoclimatology
... first quantitative reconstruction of Northern Hemisphere (NH) annual mean temperatures in Geophysical Research Letters.7 The authors compiled 20 time-series of mostly instrumental and a few proxy records (including two tree-ring series) that individually correlated between 0.28 and 0.62 with NH temp ...
... first quantitative reconstruction of Northern Hemisphere (NH) annual mean temperatures in Geophysical Research Letters.7 The authors compiled 20 time-series of mostly instrumental and a few proxy records (including two tree-ring series) that individually correlated between 0.28 and 0.62 with NH temp ...
IPCC Sea level rise AR 5 SLR etc
... It provides important tools for smart decision making when both uncertainties and consequences are large. ...
... It provides important tools for smart decision making when both uncertainties and consequences are large. ...