Planning Climate Resilient Cities: Early Lessons from Early Adapters
... As the previous discussion suggests, incentives, ideas, and capacity can foster institutional change in cities. Incentives create imperatives. In some instances they are a response to external pressures stemming from sources such as regulation and funder requirements. In other instances they are bas ...
... As the previous discussion suggests, incentives, ideas, and capacity can foster institutional change in cities. Incentives create imperatives. In some instances they are a response to external pressures stemming from sources such as regulation and funder requirements. In other instances they are bas ...
Climate change and sustainable water resources: placing the threat
... To the effects of expanding urbanization and irrigation must be added the problems of inefficiency and wastage in all spheres of consumption. Here the problems are very much a question of water quality as well as quantity. Lvovich's (1979) doomsday scenario of pollution essentially destroying global ...
... To the effects of expanding urbanization and irrigation must be added the problems of inefficiency and wastage in all spheres of consumption. Here the problems are very much a question of water quality as well as quantity. Lvovich's (1979) doomsday scenario of pollution essentially destroying global ...
AEC Report - Climate Change Roadmap
... coastal erosion and bushfire. Council develops management strategies to reduce exposure to these hazards through planning and policy documents. These documents influence the design, function, scale, type and location of infrastructure, buildings and facilities and how Council responds to natural dis ...
... coastal erosion and bushfire. Council develops management strategies to reduce exposure to these hazards through planning and policy documents. These documents influence the design, function, scale, type and location of infrastructure, buildings and facilities and how Council responds to natural dis ...
Resilience
... adaptive strategies. We deal with the adaptation of the integrated social-ecological system, and we analyze change through the lens of resilience. To clarify our terminology, we use the term “adaptive” in the usual evolutionary ecological sense to mean any response that increases a population's prob ...
... adaptive strategies. We deal with the adaptation of the integrated social-ecological system, and we analyze change through the lens of resilience. To clarify our terminology, we use the term “adaptive” in the usual evolutionary ecological sense to mean any response that increases a population's prob ...
The Semantics of Climate Change and Global Warming
... that the American journalistic norm of trying to strike a balance between both sides, no matter how unbalanced (climate scientists, for example, express a remarkable consensus; Anderegg, Prall, Harold, & Schneider, 2010), has declined. Several researchers have done substantial human coding of corpor ...
... that the American journalistic norm of trying to strike a balance between both sides, no matter how unbalanced (climate scientists, for example, express a remarkable consensus; Anderegg, Prall, Harold, & Schneider, 2010), has declined. Several researchers have done substantial human coding of corpor ...
How to communicate the scientific consensus on climate change
... between-subject design with a total of eleven treatment conditions, each of which contained approximately 100 participants. In order to disguise the real purpose of the experiment, subjects were informed at the start of the survey that they were participating in a public opinion poll about popular t ...
... between-subject design with a total of eleven treatment conditions, each of which contained approximately 100 participants. In order to disguise the real purpose of the experiment, subjects were informed at the start of the survey that they were participating in a public opinion poll about popular t ...
Agricultural development and food security under climate uncertainty
... • According to the International Water Management Institute (lWMI),the worldwide net irrigated area would have to increase by 52 million ha or 22% and gross (harvested) irrigated areas by 29% to meet the required nutritional levels. Within this scenario, irrigated cereal yields are projected to grow ...
... • According to the International Water Management Institute (lWMI),the worldwide net irrigated area would have to increase by 52 million ha or 22% and gross (harvested) irrigated areas by 29% to meet the required nutritional levels. Within this scenario, irrigated cereal yields are projected to grow ...
S C U UPREME
... and related sciences at major universities, intellectual institutions, and federal laboratories. Collectively, they have authored hundreds of articles in the refereed scientific literature, books, book chapters, and other publications on climate and climate change.1 Sallie Baliunas is an astrophysic ...
... and related sciences at major universities, intellectual institutions, and federal laboratories. Collectively, they have authored hundreds of articles in the refereed scientific literature, books, book chapters, and other publications on climate and climate change.1 Sallie Baliunas is an astrophysic ...
Presentation slides
... An ambitious global deal A deal must be effective, efficient and equitable. A deal that fails on one or more of these fundamental principles will not be sustainable. •Effectiveness – it must lead to the necessary cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases; ...
... An ambitious global deal A deal must be effective, efficient and equitable. A deal that fails on one or more of these fundamental principles will not be sustainable. •Effectiveness – it must lead to the necessary cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases; ...
Climate Ready Stirling`s Main Issues Report
... 1983 and 2012 were probably the warmest in the past 1,400 years and both the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are shrinking, along with most glaciers. Climate change is driven mainly by increases in levels of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide (CO2), from burning fossil fuels and land use ...
... 1983 and 2012 were probably the warmest in the past 1,400 years and both the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are shrinking, along with most glaciers. Climate change is driven mainly by increases in levels of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide (CO2), from burning fossil fuels and land use ...
Climate change - Public Documents Profile Viewer
... global threat, it is of most danger to developing countries, which are both more exposed to its impact and less well equipped to deal with it (World Bank 2012). The World Development Report 2010 (World Bank 2009) describes three sources of inertia that make responding to climate change such a pressi ...
... global threat, it is of most danger to developing countries, which are both more exposed to its impact and less well equipped to deal with it (World Bank 2012). The World Development Report 2010 (World Bank 2009) describes three sources of inertia that make responding to climate change such a pressi ...
IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
... Climate change is defined a change in the statistical properties of the climate system in particular region when considered over long periods of time, regardless of cause. Beside according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), climate change refers to any change in climate over ti ...
... Climate change is defined a change in the statistical properties of the climate system in particular region when considered over long periods of time, regardless of cause. Beside according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), climate change refers to any change in climate over ti ...
Section 10: Freshwater Ecosystems
... may favor the spread of warm-adapted invasive fish, which compete with or prey on native salmonid species.18,19,20 This could exacerbate the effect of native predators on resident populations. For example, a study based in the Columbia River projected that a 4°F increase in summer water temperature ...
... may favor the spread of warm-adapted invasive fish, which compete with or prey on native salmonid species.18,19,20 This could exacerbate the effect of native predators on resident populations. For example, a study based in the Columbia River projected that a 4°F increase in summer water temperature ...
Adapting to climate change in The Netherlands: an inventory of
... refers to the ‘potential or ability of a system, region, or community to adapt to the effects or impacts of climate change’ (Smit et al. 2001; Smit and Pilifosova 2003), mostly interpreted to reflect only adjustments to moderate potential damages, not to extreme scenarios. The report ‘Impacts, adapt ...
... refers to the ‘potential or ability of a system, region, or community to adapt to the effects or impacts of climate change’ (Smit et al. 2001; Smit and Pilifosova 2003), mostly interpreted to reflect only adjustments to moderate potential damages, not to extreme scenarios. The report ‘Impacts, adapt ...
cambodia climate change vulnerability profile
... higher increases during certain months of the year. Eastern Cambodia provinces such as Mondulkiri will experience some of the largest increases in temperature projected for the LMB with significant impacts on agriculture, livestock and fisheries, and non-timber forest products (NTFPs) (Figure 1); ...
... higher increases during certain months of the year. Eastern Cambodia provinces such as Mondulkiri will experience some of the largest increases in temperature projected for the LMB with significant impacts on agriculture, livestock and fisheries, and non-timber forest products (NTFPs) (Figure 1); ...
Ch15Pres - Leornian.org
... is responsible for the build-up of carbon dioxide and other infrared-absorbing gases in the atmosphere – The amount of anthropogenic CO2 already emitted into the atmosphere ensures a magnitude of warming that will cause an unacceptable rise in sea level in some localities – The 2007 IPCC Fourth Asse ...
... is responsible for the build-up of carbon dioxide and other infrared-absorbing gases in the atmosphere – The amount of anthropogenic CO2 already emitted into the atmosphere ensures a magnitude of warming that will cause an unacceptable rise in sea level in some localities – The 2007 IPCC Fourth Asse ...
Impact of climate change on crops, irrigation and
... Runoff modelling converts the climate changes into changes in surface water availability important for the water resource modeling endeavour. Surface water runoff was modeled with the rainfall-runoff model CLIRUN-II, the latest available model in a family of hydrologic models developed specifically ...
... Runoff modelling converts the climate changes into changes in surface water availability important for the water resource modeling endeavour. Surface water runoff was modeled with the rainfall-runoff model CLIRUN-II, the latest available model in a family of hydrologic models developed specifically ...
The climate and climate change - Dept of Meteorology Home Page
... but from a slightly different point The temperature evolves differently. Butterfly effect. Sensitivity to the initial conditions. Because we do not know the exact state of the Climate system now, we cannot predict the exact future state of the climate. ...
... but from a slightly different point The temperature evolves differently. Butterfly effect. Sensitivity to the initial conditions. Because we do not know the exact state of the Climate system now, we cannot predict the exact future state of the climate. ...
The Gender and Climate Debate: More of the Same or New
... gender through the materially distinct daily work activities and responsibilities of women and men. As a result, it was assumed that women and men hold gender-specific interests in natural resource management through distinctive roles, responsibilities and knowledge (Elmhirst and Resurreccion, 2008) ...
... gender through the materially distinct daily work activities and responsibilities of women and men. As a result, it was assumed that women and men hold gender-specific interests in natural resource management through distinctive roles, responsibilities and knowledge (Elmhirst and Resurreccion, 2008) ...
E Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific /ESCAP/CDR(2)/INF/7
... E/ESCAP/CDR(2)/INF/7 Distr.: For participants only ...
... E/ESCAP/CDR(2)/INF/7 Distr.: For participants only ...
The increased risk of catastrophic bushfires due to
... 13. Based on analysis from Climate Analytics, Ecofys and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, presented in www.climateactiontracker.org. The 3.5ºC figure is in relation to pre-industrial levels. 14. 3.5ºC warming above pre-industrial levels by 2100 most closely corresponds with the IPC ...
... 13. Based on analysis from Climate Analytics, Ecofys and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, presented in www.climateactiontracker.org. The 3.5ºC figure is in relation to pre-industrial levels. 14. 3.5ºC warming above pre-industrial levels by 2100 most closely corresponds with the IPC ...
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
... 2. A 2015 Obama executive order requiring agencies to take steps to reduce their energy consumption fossil fuels, with a goal of a 40% reduction in greenhouse gases produced by the federal government. 3. A 2013 Obama executive order directing federal agencies to prepare for and mitigate the effects ...
... 2. A 2015 Obama executive order requiring agencies to take steps to reduce their energy consumption fossil fuels, with a goal of a 40% reduction in greenhouse gases produced by the federal government. 3. A 2013 Obama executive order directing federal agencies to prepare for and mitigate the effects ...
high confidence
... Hydropower production is likely to decrease in all sub-regions except Scandinavia [high confidence] Climate change is • unlikely to affect wind energy production before 2050 [medium confidence] but will have a negative impact in summer and a varied impact in winter after 2050 [medium confidence]. • ...
... Hydropower production is likely to decrease in all sub-regions except Scandinavia [high confidence] Climate change is • unlikely to affect wind energy production before 2050 [medium confidence] but will have a negative impact in summer and a varied impact in winter after 2050 [medium confidence]. • ...
Talk 1
... middle of the 20th Century soon after WWII. This was a period of unprecedented industrial expansion and massive economic growth. In the 1970’s scientists warned society that the excessive use of fossil fuels will heat the atmosphere due to CO2. In the 1980’s they discovered that this was true and co ...
... middle of the 20th Century soon after WWII. This was a period of unprecedented industrial expansion and massive economic growth. In the 1970’s scientists warned society that the excessive use of fossil fuels will heat the atmosphere due to CO2. In the 1980’s they discovered that this was true and co ...
The ECO-ACTIVE guide to the Science and Impacts of Climate
... The spectacular development and economic growth of the Western World in the 19th and 20th Centuries was matched by a parallel growth in the use of energy. One has driven the other. Consider for instance heating, lighting, travel and transport, food production, manufacture of goods and materials, and ...
... The spectacular development and economic growth of the Western World in the 19th and 20th Centuries was matched by a parallel growth in the use of energy. One has driven the other. Consider for instance heating, lighting, travel and transport, food production, manufacture of goods and materials, and ...