Assessing the Costs of Climate Change and Adaptation in South Asia
... rising to a loss of nearly 9% by 2100 under business-as-usual (BAU) scenario—higher still if losses due to extreme weather events are added. It further reveals that a significant part of the losses could be avoided if an agreement along the Copenhagen–Cancun proposal could be implemented sooner than ...
... rising to a loss of nearly 9% by 2100 under business-as-usual (BAU) scenario—higher still if losses due to extreme weather events are added. It further reveals that a significant part of the losses could be avoided if an agreement along the Copenhagen–Cancun proposal could be implemented sooner than ...
Voluntary Guidance for States to Incorporate Climate Change into
... The document provides an overview of the information currently available on climate change, tools that can be used to plan for and implement climate change adaptation, voluntary guidance and case studies. Climate change is a large and growing threat to all wildlife and natural systems and will also ...
... The document provides an overview of the information currently available on climate change, tools that can be used to plan for and implement climate change adaptation, voluntary guidance and case studies. Climate change is a large and growing threat to all wildlife and natural systems and will also ...
Auditing the Government Response to Climate Change: Guidance
... is needed to adapt to present and expected future changes. Historically, human caused GHG emissions have been directly related to our economic growth and welfare, along with extensive use of fossil fuels. Therefore, it is challenging to reduce the GHG emissions. The negative impacts of climate chang ...
... is needed to adapt to present and expected future changes. Historically, human caused GHG emissions have been directly related to our economic growth and welfare, along with extensive use of fossil fuels. Therefore, it is challenging to reduce the GHG emissions. The negative impacts of climate chang ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable
... nonclimatic stresses. The costs of adaptation often are marginal to other management or development costs. The capacity to adapt varies considerably among regions, countries, and socioeconomic groups and will vary over time. The most vulnerable regions and communities are those that are highly expos ...
... nonclimatic stresses. The costs of adaptation often are marginal to other management or development costs. The capacity to adapt varies considerably among regions, countries, and socioeconomic groups and will vary over time. The most vulnerable regions and communities are those that are highly expos ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Of Mountain
... Mountains are among the most fragile environments on Earth. They are also rich repositories of biodiversity and water and providers of ecosystem goods and services on which downstream communities (both regional and global) rely. Mountains are home to some of the world’s most threatened and endemic s ...
... Mountains are among the most fragile environments on Earth. They are also rich repositories of biodiversity and water and providers of ecosystem goods and services on which downstream communities (both regional and global) rely. Mountains are home to some of the world’s most threatened and endemic s ...
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management in
... Fisheries and aquaculture in the CARICOM region are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and variability, and to several hazards that typically result in disasters. The concern is with hydro-meteorological and geological hazards while acknowledging interaction with technological haz ...
... Fisheries and aquaculture in the CARICOM region are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and variability, and to several hazards that typically result in disasters. The concern is with hydro-meteorological and geological hazards while acknowledging interaction with technological haz ...
Volume 1 - Assessment Report - Caribbean Regional Fisheries
... Fisheries and aquaculture in the CARICOM region are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and variability, and to several hazards that typically result in disasters. The concern is with hydro-meteorological and geological hazards while acknowledging interaction with technological haz ...
... Fisheries and aquaculture in the CARICOM region are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and variability, and to several hazards that typically result in disasters. The concern is with hydro-meteorological and geological hazards while acknowledging interaction with technological haz ...
the identification of a solar signal in climate records of the last 500
... There has been confirmation in the last two decades, through instrumental measurements onboard satellites, that the ‘solar constant’ does, as has long been hypothesized, vary. While there is no consensus as to the best method for estimating past variations in solar output, it seems likely that over ...
... There has been confirmation in the last two decades, through instrumental measurements onboard satellites, that the ‘solar constant’ does, as has long been hypothesized, vary. While there is no consensus as to the best method for estimating past variations in solar output, it seems likely that over ...
The Anatomy of A Silent Crisis The Anatomy of A Silent Crisis
... This report clearly demonstrates that climate change is already highly dangerous at well below one degree of warming. Two degrees would be catastrophic. Weak political leadership as evident today is all the more alarming then. It is not, however, surprising, since so few people are aware of just how ...
... This report clearly demonstrates that climate change is already highly dangerous at well below one degree of warming. Two degrees would be catastrophic. Weak political leadership as evident today is all the more alarming then. It is not, however, surprising, since so few people are aware of just how ...
Climate Change in Colorado: A Synthesis to Support Water Resources Management and Adaptation.
... Fig. ES-1. Colorado statewide annually-averaged temperature (°F), 1900–2012. Annual departures are shown relative to a 1971–2000 reference period. The light-orange, orange, and red lines are the 100-year, 50-year, and 30-year trends, respectively. All three warming trends are statistically significa ...
... Fig. ES-1. Colorado statewide annually-averaged temperature (°F), 1900–2012. Annual departures are shown relative to a 1971–2000 reference period. The light-orange, orange, and red lines are the 100-year, 50-year, and 30-year trends, respectively. All three warming trends are statistically significa ...
American Climate Prospectus - Goldman School of Public Policy
... possibilities of major abrupt change cannot be ruled out. Such tipping points could make our most extreme projections more likely than we estimate, though unexpected stabilizing feedbacks could also act in the opposite direction. Physical climate projections The scientific community has recently rel ...
... possibilities of major abrupt change cannot be ruled out. Such tipping points could make our most extreme projections more likely than we estimate, though unexpected stabilizing feedbacks could also act in the opposite direction. Physical climate projections The scientific community has recently rel ...
Abbreviations and acronyms - Caribbean Regional Fisheries
... Fisheries and aquaculture in the CARICOM region are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and variability, and to several hazards that typically result in disasters. The concern is with hydro-meteorological and geological hazards while acknowledging interaction with technological haz ...
... Fisheries and aquaculture in the CARICOM region are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and variability, and to several hazards that typically result in disasters. The concern is with hydro-meteorological and geological hazards while acknowledging interaction with technological haz ...
Different characteristics of cold day and cold surge frequency over
... as an abrupt temperature drop [e.g., Zhang et al., 1997a; Jeong and Ho, 2005; Park et al., 2011]. Because the surface pressure change is an essential factor in the cold surge definition, the cold surges are called ‘East Asian pressure surges’ [Compo et al., 1999]. During cold surge occurrences, the ...
... as an abrupt temperature drop [e.g., Zhang et al., 1997a; Jeong and Ho, 2005; Park et al., 2011]. Because the surface pressure change is an essential factor in the cold surge definition, the cold surges are called ‘East Asian pressure surges’ [Compo et al., 1999]. During cold surge occurrences, the ...
2015 Pennsylvania Climate Impacts Assessment Update
... Pennsylvania will be about 3 °C (5.4°F) warmer than it was at the end of the 20th century. The corresponding annual precipitation increase is expected to be 8%, with a winter increase of 14%. The likelihood for meteorological drought is expected to decrease while months with above-normal precipitati ...
... Pennsylvania will be about 3 °C (5.4°F) warmer than it was at the end of the 20th century. The corresponding annual precipitation increase is expected to be 8%, with a winter increase of 14%. The likelihood for meteorological drought is expected to decrease while months with above-normal precipitati ...
Modelling Abrupt Glacial Climate Change
... recently became so prominent on the public agenda. I came into contact with Hans Renssen and Jef Vandenberghe from the Department of Earth Sciences at the VU who, at that time, were looking for a PhD candidate in paleoclimate modelling. Accepting the job turned out to be one of the best decisions in ...
... recently became so prominent on the public agenda. I came into contact with Hans Renssen and Jef Vandenberghe from the Department of Earth Sciences at the VU who, at that time, were looking for a PhD candidate in paleoclimate modelling. Accepting the job turned out to be one of the best decisions in ...
Pension Fund Trustees and Climate Change Research report 106
... crucial to the maximisation of social welfare. There is a substantial and growing practitioner and policy-driven literature on the relevance of climate change to institutional investment, calling for pension fund trustees to incorporate it into their investment strategy decisions. Trustees are in a ...
... crucial to the maximisation of social welfare. There is a substantial and growing practitioner and policy-driven literature on the relevance of climate change to institutional investment, calling for pension fund trustees to incorporate it into their investment strategy decisions. Trustees are in a ...
National Research Council Report
... reconstruct surface temperature records for the Earth over approximately the last 2,000 years. (The full Statement of Task appears in Appendix A.) Normally, a technical issue such as surface temperature reconstructions might not generate widespread attention, but this case brings interesting lessons ...
... reconstruct surface temperature records for the Earth over approximately the last 2,000 years. (The full Statement of Task appears in Appendix A.) Normally, a technical issue such as surface temperature reconstructions might not generate widespread attention, but this case brings interesting lessons ...
a proposal for a convention on climate change refugees
... with climate change refugees,7 this Article presents several advances. It provides a more in-depth examination of a climate change refugee legal instrument that draws on multiple areas of the law, including human rights, humanitarian, and international environmental law. It looks to legal precedent ...
... with climate change refugees,7 this Article presents several advances. It provides a more in-depth examination of a climate change refugee legal instrument that draws on multiple areas of the law, including human rights, humanitarian, and international environmental law. It looks to legal precedent ...
working group on adaptation and climate resilience final report
... well-being, the economy, and the natural environment. These impacts will persist and worsen, even with a concerted effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mobilizing action on adaptation will help protect Canadians from climate change risks, build resilience, and ensure that society thrives in a ...
... well-being, the economy, and the natural environment. These impacts will persist and worsen, even with a concerted effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mobilizing action on adaptation will help protect Canadians from climate change risks, build resilience, and ensure that society thrives in a ...
http://www.undp.org/content/dam/jordan/docs/News/Climate%20change%20policy_JO.pdf
... Being a pioneer is not new to Jordan as it was the first Non-Annex I country to produce an Initial National Communication back in 1997 and has been an active member in almost all Climate Change and other UN Conventions’ global treaties, partnerships and programmes. UNDP, as a neutral and trusted glo ...
... Being a pioneer is not new to Jordan as it was the first Non-Annex I country to produce an Initial National Communication back in 1997 and has been an active member in almost all Climate Change and other UN Conventions’ global treaties, partnerships and programmes. UNDP, as a neutral and trusted glo ...
An Integrated Assessment of Changes in the Thermohaline Circulation
... triggered this century, with some estimates even exceeding the 50% level for scenarios with high global temperature rise. Narrowing down this uncertainty will first of all require a better physical understanding of what determines ocean circulation stability; sensitivity studies with model ensembles ...
... triggered this century, with some estimates even exceeding the 50% level for scenarios with high global temperature rise. Narrowing down this uncertainty will first of all require a better physical understanding of what determines ocean circulation stability; sensitivity studies with model ensembles ...
Tracking adaptation and measuring development
... or undermine adaptive capacity at different levels. Longersighted, more context-specific approaches that address changing risk contexts and that allow for flexible responses to uncertain changes in climate and unintended consequences of development interventions are needed for planning, implementing ...
... or undermine adaptive capacity at different levels. Longersighted, more context-specific approaches that address changing risk contexts and that allow for flexible responses to uncertain changes in climate and unintended consequences of development interventions are needed for planning, implementing ...
Climate Change Effects and Impacts Assessment
... community services. Local authorities own community assets that may be vulnerable to climate change effects. In 2007, the IPCC concluded that most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely a result of the observed increase in anthropogenic gree ...
... community services. Local authorities own community assets that may be vulnerable to climate change effects. In 2007, the IPCC concluded that most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely a result of the observed increase in anthropogenic gree ...
Aalborg Universitet Climate for Change? Wejs, Anja
... The PhD thesis is the result of a three-year PhD fellowship at the Department of Development and Planning at Aalborg University. The subject of the research is the institutional dynamics in the processes of integrating climate change into planning at the local level in Denmark. The thesis consists o ...
... The PhD thesis is the result of a three-year PhD fellowship at the Department of Development and Planning at Aalborg University. The subject of the research is the institutional dynamics in the processes of integrating climate change into planning at the local level in Denmark. The thesis consists o ...
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.