Narratives of Climate Change. Outline of a systematic approach to
... discourse as paradigm of cultural sociology. It thus pays tribute to the understanding of culture as an independent variable in the analysis of social phenomena. It shows how narrative analysis can benefit from cultural sociology’s understanding of culture. This model is applied to the discourse abo ...
... discourse as paradigm of cultural sociology. It thus pays tribute to the understanding of culture as an independent variable in the analysis of social phenomena. It shows how narrative analysis can benefit from cultural sociology’s understanding of culture. This model is applied to the discourse abo ...
IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 18 FIRST-‐ORDER DRAFT Expert Review
... As I see, many Boxes are dealing with methodological issues. I like to suggest locating those Boxes in the method section of 18.2 The entire sequence of boxes has been modified and all boxes are ...
... As I see, many Boxes are dealing with methodological issues. I like to suggest locating those Boxes in the method section of 18.2 The entire sequence of boxes has been modified and all boxes are ...
Situation Analysis on Climate Change - 400 Bad Request
... This situation analysis will proceed first by giving a background on the GBM region, including relevant demographic, geographic, hydrological and social statistics; relevant information in these areas will also be given for India’s GBM states. In terms of geography/demography, the ratio of the GBM f ...
... This situation analysis will proceed first by giving a background on the GBM region, including relevant demographic, geographic, hydrological and social statistics; relevant information in these areas will also be given for India’s GBM states. In terms of geography/demography, the ratio of the GBM f ...
Responding to climate change in national forests: a
... have established science-management partnerships to develop scientific bases for adaptation and find effective ways to communicate and implement this knowledge. This effort builds on existing principles of adaptation to climate change (Bosworth et al. 2008, Joyce et al. 2008, Julius and West 2008, M ...
... have established science-management partnerships to develop scientific bases for adaptation and find effective ways to communicate and implement this knowledge. This effort builds on existing principles of adaptation to climate change (Bosworth et al. 2008, Joyce et al. 2008, Julius and West 2008, M ...
Full Report - A New Climate for Peace
... most vulnerable groups within those countries — are the most threatened. In places affected by fragility and conflict, people face especially challenging obstacles to successful adaptation. If they fail to adapt to the effects of climate change, the risk of instability will increase, trapping them i ...
... most vulnerable groups within those countries — are the most threatened. In places affected by fragility and conflict, people face especially challenging obstacles to successful adaptation. If they fail to adapt to the effects of climate change, the risk of instability will increase, trapping them i ...
Warming up the region The impacts of climate change in the
... • The Humber estuary stands out as an area of high importance and high vulnerability to climate change. Flooding will affect internationally important wetlands, high quality agricultural land, ports and other industries in the flood plain and leisure facilities. • A changing climate will present opp ...
... • The Humber estuary stands out as an area of high importance and high vulnerability to climate change. Flooding will affect internationally important wetlands, high quality agricultural land, ports and other industries in the flood plain and leisure facilities. • A changing climate will present opp ...
Projected changes in temperature and heating degree
... contained in this report, including, without limitation, any liability which is consequential on the use of such opinion, advice or information to the full extent of the law, including, without limitation, consequences arising as a result of action or inaction taken by that person or any third parti ...
... contained in this report, including, without limitation, any liability which is consequential on the use of such opinion, advice or information to the full extent of the law, including, without limitation, consequences arising as a result of action or inaction taken by that person or any third parti ...
World Climate Conference-3
... to climate variability. Adaptation to current climate variability would address not only present situations but also the challenges of future climate change in terms of building capacity. Early action will bring clear ...
... to climate variability. Adaptation to current climate variability would address not only present situations but also the challenges of future climate change in terms of building capacity. Early action will bring clear ...
English
... 1. Climate-related geoengineering is here defined as a deliberate intervention in the planetary environment of a nature and scale intended to counteract anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. This definition is the same as used in CBD (2012)1, and is used here without prejudice to any definit ...
... 1. Climate-related geoengineering is here defined as a deliberate intervention in the planetary environment of a nature and scale intended to counteract anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. This definition is the same as used in CBD (2012)1, and is used here without prejudice to any definit ...
The Macroeconomics of Climate Change Final Report, May 2013
... a consequence. Simple models may not provide consistent answers and this requires policy makers to interpret which results are most important, but this must be balanced with the gain in ease of use and explanatory power that comes from abstracting away from all but the most crucial mechanisms that a ...
... a consequence. Simple models may not provide consistent answers and this requires policy makers to interpret which results are most important, but this must be balanced with the gain in ease of use and explanatory power that comes from abstracting away from all but the most crucial mechanisms that a ...
Technical Summary
... Climate change: A change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. Climate change may be due to natural internal process ...
... Climate change: A change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. Climate change may be due to natural internal process ...
Proceedings of the European Conference on Biodiversity and
... identification of further research needs. With attendance of more than 200 experts from 22 European and four non-European countries the conference provided a broad platform for international information exchange on these issues. 25 presentations covering the above mentioned topics as well as represe ...
... identification of further research needs. With attendance of more than 200 experts from 22 European and four non-European countries the conference provided a broad platform for international information exchange on these issues. 25 presentations covering the above mentioned topics as well as represe ...
Understanding pUblic perception of climate change in
... development path. This second assessment of the general public’s knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP2) in relation to climate change is an important element in shaping climate change response in Cambodia. It provides us with evidence of how people’s perceptions and behaviours have evolved since ...
... development path. This second assessment of the general public’s knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP2) in relation to climate change is an important element in shaping climate change response in Cambodia. It provides us with evidence of how people’s perceptions and behaviours have evolved since ...
Cool Response: The seC & CoRpoRaTe ClimaTe Change RepoRTing SEC Climate Guidance &
... companies.4 The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that no more than one-third of coal, oil and gas companies’ reserves can be burned without causing dangerous global warming of 2 degrees Celsius or more.5 If publicly traded fossil fuel companies cannot use significant amounts of fossil fue ...
... companies.4 The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that no more than one-third of coal, oil and gas companies’ reserves can be burned without causing dangerous global warming of 2 degrees Celsius or more.5 If publicly traded fossil fuel companies cannot use significant amounts of fossil fue ...
Tools and Approaches for Capacity Building for - ClimDev
... decision making. This includes weather forecasting tools and climate scenarios, which are plausible and simplified representation of the future climate constructed from climate simulations for longer term planning. The section also elaborates on climate models, which are representations of the clima ...
... decision making. This includes weather forecasting tools and climate scenarios, which are plausible and simplified representation of the future climate constructed from climate simulations for longer term planning. The section also elaborates on climate models, which are representations of the clima ...
Climate Models and Their Evaluation
... IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR). Climate models are based on well-established physical principles and have been demonstrated to reproduce observed features of recent climate (see Chapters 8 and 9) and past climate changes (see Chapter 6). There is considerable confidence that Atmosphere-Ocean Gen ...
... IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR). Climate models are based on well-established physical principles and have been demonstrated to reproduce observed features of recent climate (see Chapters 8 and 9) and past climate changes (see Chapter 6). There is considerable confidence that Atmosphere-Ocean Gen ...
Climate Change and Conflict: Findings and Lessons Learned from
... pastoralist regions, Niger’s arid zones, Burkina Faso’s high-demand land areas, the low-lying slums of coastal West Africa, and the water-stressed Andes of Peru without taking into account the impact of climate change would result in an incomplete and flawed analysis. Climate-related impacts are dir ...
... pastoralist regions, Niger’s arid zones, Burkina Faso’s high-demand land areas, the low-lying slums of coastal West Africa, and the water-stressed Andes of Peru without taking into account the impact of climate change would result in an incomplete and flawed analysis. Climate-related impacts are dir ...
IPCC-ar4-wg1-chapter8-ClimateModels.pdf
... IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR). Climate models are based on well-established physical principles and have been demonstrated to reproduce observed features of recent climate (see Chapters 8 and 9) and past climate changes (see Chapter 6). There is considerable confidence that Atmosphere-Ocean Gen ...
... IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR). Climate models are based on well-established physical principles and have been demonstrated to reproduce observed features of recent climate (see Chapters 8 and 9) and past climate changes (see Chapter 6). There is considerable confidence that Atmosphere-Ocean Gen ...
Rethinking Development in a Carbon
... Expectations are mounting as the ongoing climate negotiations approach their culmination in Copenhagen in December 2009. The road travelled has been a learning process: many insights have been gained during the gradual establishment of the international system to address the daunting problems of cli ...
... Expectations are mounting as the ongoing climate negotiations approach their culmination in Copenhagen in December 2009. The road travelled has been a learning process: many insights have been gained during the gradual establishment of the international system to address the daunting problems of cli ...
Learning to Live in a Changing Climate
... Climate change presents one of the greatest development challenges of our time, and it is now clear that the eradication of poverty and inequality cannot be achieved without also addressing the causes and consequences of climate change. At the global level this requires a twin-track approach, of bot ...
... Climate change presents one of the greatest development challenges of our time, and it is now clear that the eradication of poverty and inequality cannot be achieved without also addressing the causes and consequences of climate change. At the global level this requires a twin-track approach, of bot ...
Di Gregorio et al 2016 - Centre for Climate Change Economics and
... ecology, sociology, politics, planning, economics and management. Our specialist areas are: sustainable development and environmental change; environmental policy, planning and governance; ecological and environmental economics; business, environment and corporate responsibility; sustainable product ...
... ecology, sociology, politics, planning, economics and management. Our specialist areas are: sustainable development and environmental change; environmental policy, planning and governance; ecological and environmental economics; business, environment and corporate responsibility; sustainable product ...
Adapting to Climate Change: Challenges for
... Most Canadians recognize that climate change is underway, fuelled largely by human activities. The changes that have occurred are measureable and the impacts are growing. More and more governments and other organizations have begun to commit to climate change adaptation – taking action to reduce the ...
... Most Canadians recognize that climate change is underway, fuelled largely by human activities. The changes that have occurred are measureable and the impacts are growing. More and more governments and other organizations have begun to commit to climate change adaptation – taking action to reduce the ...
Global Catastrophic Risks - The Global Priorities Project
... Justinian’ killed 25-33 million people come close to the nightmare scenar– between 13% and 17% of the world io on a number of occasions. Perhaps population at the time.1 The plague the narrowest escape came on 27th had trans-generational consequencOctober 1962. Two Russian B-59 subes: many historian ...
... Justinian’ killed 25-33 million people come close to the nightmare scenar– between 13% and 17% of the world io on a number of occasions. Perhaps population at the time.1 The plague the narrowest escape came on 27th had trans-generational consequencOctober 1962. Two Russian B-59 subes: many historian ...
Global warming controversy
The global warming controversy concerns the public debate over whether global warming is occurring, how much has occurred in modern times, what has caused it, what its effects will be, whether any action should be taken to curb it, and if so what that action should be. In the scientific literature, there is a strong consensus that global surface temperatures have increased in recent decades and that the trend is caused primarily by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases. No scientific body of national or international standing disagrees with this view, though a few organizations with members in extractive industries hold non-committal positions. Disputes over the key scientific facts of global warming are now more prevalent in the popular media than in the scientific literature, where such issues are treated as resolved, and more in the United States than globally.Political and popular debate concerning the existence and cause of climate change includes the reasons for the increase seen in the instrumental temperature record, whether the warming trend exceeds normal climatic variations, and whether human activities have contributed significantly to it. Scientists have resolved many of these questions decisively in favour of the view that the current warming trend exists and is ongoing, that human activity is the primary cause, and that it is without precedent in at least 2000 years. Disputes that also reflect scientific debate include estimates of how responsive the climate system might be to any given level of greenhouse gases (climate sensitivity), and what the consequences of global warming will be.Global warming remains an issue of widespread political debate, often split along party political lines, especially in the United States. Many of the largely settled scientific issues, such as the human responsibility for global warming, remain the subject of politically or economically motivated attempts to downplay, dismiss or deny them – an ideological phenomenon categorised by academics and scientists as climate change denial. The sources of funding for those involved with climate science – both supporting and opposing mainstream scientific positions – have been questioned by both sides. There are debates about the best policy responses to the science, their cost-effectiveness and their urgency. Climate scientists, especially in the United States, have reported official and oil-industry pressure to censor or suppress their work and hide scientific data, with directives not to discuss the subject in public communications. Legal cases regarding global warming, its effects, and measures to reduce it have reached American courts. The fossil fuels lobby and free market think tanks have often been identified as overtly or covertly supporting efforts to undermine or discredit the scientific consensus on global warming.