needs of developing countries
... emissions possible by 2050, but requires energy revolution • Targets for 2020 are modest; fundamental change is needed to achieve 2050 targets ...
... emissions possible by 2050, but requires energy revolution • Targets for 2020 are modest; fundamental change is needed to achieve 2050 targets ...
World Civic Forum UN-DESA Expert Group Meeting on “Citizen
... National level vulnerability At national level Poorer nations are disproportionately more vulnerable to disasters and hence to the effects of climate change . Firstly, the ability to adapt and cope with weather hazards depends on economic resources, infrastructure, technology, and social safety ...
... National level vulnerability At national level Poorer nations are disproportionately more vulnerable to disasters and hence to the effects of climate change . Firstly, the ability to adapt and cope with weather hazards depends on economic resources, infrastructure, technology, and social safety ...
Presentation - Climate Change & Green Economy
... Lowered agricultural productivity due to less favourable weather conditions, less available irrigation water, increased heat stress to plants, and an increase in pest activities due to warmer temperatures (food security – as much as 50% yield decline by 2020 in some African countries); ...
... Lowered agricultural productivity due to less favourable weather conditions, less available irrigation water, increased heat stress to plants, and an increase in pest activities due to warmer temperatures (food security – as much as 50% yield decline by 2020 in some African countries); ...
Modelling the interactions between climate change and rice
... due to heat, erratic weather, and decreased irrigation availability Adaptation strategies can help minimize negative impacts These need research and policy support Costs of adaptation and mitigation are unknown but likely to be high; costs of inaction could be even higher Start with ‘no-regrets’ ada ...
... due to heat, erratic weather, and decreased irrigation availability Adaptation strategies can help minimize negative impacts These need research and policy support Costs of adaptation and mitigation are unknown but likely to be high; costs of inaction could be even higher Start with ‘no-regrets’ ada ...
British Climate Lies will lead to Genocide
... Svensmark from the Danish Space Research Center, have proven that solar activity, not human activity, is the main factor in the Earth’s changing climate (as can be seen at www. schillerinstitut.dk/climatelies/). But even if one speculates that man’s activities could be involved in global climate cha ...
... Svensmark from the Danish Space Research Center, have proven that solar activity, not human activity, is the main factor in the Earth’s changing climate (as can be seen at www. schillerinstitut.dk/climatelies/). But even if one speculates that man’s activities could be involved in global climate cha ...
The Politicization of Climate Change
... • There is no reason to expect that the highamplitude, persistent ridge over the central U.S. is associated with global warming. • Thus, this event was mainly the result of natural variability, with a very small enhancement perhaps by global warming ...
... • There is no reason to expect that the highamplitude, persistent ridge over the central U.S. is associated with global warming. • Thus, this event was mainly the result of natural variability, with a very small enhancement perhaps by global warming ...
PPT Presentation
... The overarching themes in the intergovernmental climate change negotiations Mitigation • Involves human interventions to reduce the sources of GHGs or enhance their sinks. Adaptation: coping with climatic change – taking measures to reduce the negative effects, or exploit the positive ones, by maki ...
... The overarching themes in the intergovernmental climate change negotiations Mitigation • Involves human interventions to reduce the sources of GHGs or enhance their sinks. Adaptation: coping with climatic change – taking measures to reduce the negative effects, or exploit the positive ones, by maki ...
Coastal Resources Training – Provisional Agenda
... Web-based applications (Local Sealevel data) Group discussion ...
... Web-based applications (Local Sealevel data) Group discussion ...
Adapting and Living Below 1.5 Degrees Why does it Matter for India?
... become a major concern for many countries. In order to ensure the survival of the human race from the projected long term changes in weather patterns and disasters driven by temperature rise, the world’s big economies came together and formed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ...
... become a major concern for many countries. In order to ensure the survival of the human race from the projected long term changes in weather patterns and disasters driven by temperature rise, the world’s big economies came together and formed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ...
Climate change: New report from the world`s leading
... European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas called for an urgent start to international negotiations on a comprehensive new global climate change agreement following today's publication of alarming scientific evidence by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The consensus report ...
... European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas called for an urgent start to international negotiations on a comprehensive new global climate change agreement following today's publication of alarming scientific evidence by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The consensus report ...
Presentation
... Future multi-lateral process • Climate change is a global problem and requires a unified global response and action • SA committed to the multi-lateral process under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol • Future Climate Change regime must include a strengthened Kyoto • Future Climate Change regime mus ...
... Future multi-lateral process • Climate change is a global problem and requires a unified global response and action • SA committed to the multi-lateral process under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol • Future Climate Change regime must include a strengthened Kyoto • Future Climate Change regime mus ...
Conference of the Parties (COP) in Paris
... warmest years have occurred in the 21st Century (1998 is in sixth place). This year will be considerably warmer than 2014. ...
... warmest years have occurred in the 21st Century (1998 is in sixth place). This year will be considerably warmer than 2014. ...
adaptation of road network to climate change
... Use of materials that are less affected by climate effects (concrete, stabilized soils, soil cement, etc.) ...
... Use of materials that are less affected by climate effects (concrete, stabilized soils, soil cement, etc.) ...
- UNDP-ALM
... Issues at hand Define the climate events related to water infrastructure of the city due to climate change Design adaptation strategies to reduce or remove impacts Separate cost of adaptation from other project costs? Objective is to claim the ‘additional costs’ from climate funds/climate ...
... Issues at hand Define the climate events related to water infrastructure of the city due to climate change Design adaptation strategies to reduce or remove impacts Separate cost of adaptation from other project costs? Objective is to claim the ‘additional costs’ from climate funds/climate ...
The 5th IPCC Assessment Report and Implications for - GEF-STAP
... currently underway and expected to be completed by the end of 2014. The first three reports from the IPCC WG I to III were released. Working Group I Report on the Physical Science Basis, has concluded the following: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the obse ...
... currently underway and expected to be completed by the end of 2014. The first three reports from the IPCC WG I to III were released. Working Group I Report on the Physical Science Basis, has concluded the following: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the obse ...
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
... ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ON CLIMATE CHANGE Marco Tulio Cabral – Ministry of Foreign Relations ...
... ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ON CLIMATE CHANGE Marco Tulio Cabral – Ministry of Foreign Relations ...
adaptation and climate change impacts: the role of icts
... production, health, internal security etc. are threatened by Climate Change according to studies by the Environmental Protection Agency. How Climate Change is dealt with today will have a direct bearing on human development prospects in future ...
... production, health, internal security etc. are threatened by Climate Change according to studies by the Environmental Protection Agency. How Climate Change is dealt with today will have a direct bearing on human development prospects in future ...
Perth and Kinross pilot project
... This could result in a gradual, but significant negative impact on the area A more strategic approach will help identify areas where there should be an emphasis on solutions Identify areas less sensitive to change Identify opportunities to use adaptation and mitigation to enhance, restore or create ...
... This could result in a gradual, but significant negative impact on the area A more strategic approach will help identify areas where there should be an emphasis on solutions Identify areas less sensitive to change Identify opportunities to use adaptation and mitigation to enhance, restore or create ...
Powerpoint
... Warm water fish will flourish, cold water may die out; changing habitats for terrestrial animals – will have to migrate – synergistic impacts with pre-existing habitat loss All these impacts are speculative, and regional – how do you make a country with no coastal resources, or who may benefit try a ...
... Warm water fish will flourish, cold water may die out; changing habitats for terrestrial animals – will have to migrate – synergistic impacts with pre-existing habitat loss All these impacts are speculative, and regional – how do you make a country with no coastal resources, or who may benefit try a ...
Programme of Work on Climate Change and Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
... Preparation of technical material on genetic resources for food and agriculture and climate change to facilitate the implementation of national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs) and national adaptation plans (NAPs), as well as awareness-raising material for planners, policy makers and farming ...
... Preparation of technical material on genetic resources for food and agriculture and climate change to facilitate the implementation of national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs) and national adaptation plans (NAPs), as well as awareness-raising material for planners, policy makers and farming ...
Diapositiva 1 - Global Water Partnership
... important for water and why is water important for climate change adaptation? • Water is the primary medium through which climate change impacts are felt by humans and the environment • The impacts of climate change on water resources in turn affect other sectors (agriculture, energy, environmental ...
... important for water and why is water important for climate change adaptation? • Water is the primary medium through which climate change impacts are felt by humans and the environment • The impacts of climate change on water resources in turn affect other sectors (agriculture, energy, environmental ...
School of Geography Seminar Series Semester 1, 2016
... Tuesdays, 1:00 – 2:00pm (except where marked ** Friday 4pm) Theatre 2, 221 Bouverie St, Carlton (except where marked * will be in Theatre 1) Date ...
... Tuesdays, 1:00 – 2:00pm (except where marked ** Friday 4pm) Theatre 2, 221 Bouverie St, Carlton (except where marked * will be in Theatre 1) Date ...
45176 - infoHouse
... Use the World Café process to explore what we can do to address climate change. Reflect on how the Environmental Partnership Summit can be a forum for action. Experience the World Café process and consider implications for your work Have fun together! ...
... Use the World Café process to explore what we can do to address climate change. Reflect on how the Environmental Partnership Summit can be a forum for action. Experience the World Café process and consider implications for your work Have fun together! ...