Managing adaptation to environmental change in coastal
... zone. Rising temperatures, thermal expansion of water, and subsidence of the land base are contributing to sea level rise, changing precipitation patterns, more frequent intense weather events, storm surges and flooding, salinisation of fresh water, coastal erosion, increased sedimentation of coasta ...
... zone. Rising temperatures, thermal expansion of water, and subsidence of the land base are contributing to sea level rise, changing precipitation patterns, more frequent intense weather events, storm surges and flooding, salinisation of fresh water, coastal erosion, increased sedimentation of coasta ...
Rapid climate change did not cause population collapse at
... BC to 400 cal. AD (14, Supplementary Table 2). For the period 1200 cal. BC to 500 cal. BC the results (Fig. 3) demonstrate clear patterns in relative levels of human activity that appear to reflect demographic fluctuations (14). There appears to be a distinct peak in human activity in Ireland at aro ...
... BC to 400 cal. AD (14, Supplementary Table 2). For the period 1200 cal. BC to 500 cal. BC the results (Fig. 3) demonstrate clear patterns in relative levels of human activity that appear to reflect demographic fluctuations (14). There appears to be a distinct peak in human activity in Ireland at aro ...
A ricardian analysis of the distribution of climate change impacts on
... data from satellites operated by the Department of Defense (Basist et al. 2001). The Defense Department uses a set of polar orbiting satellites that pass above each location on earth between 6am and 6pm every day. These satellites are equipped with sensors that measure surface temperature by detecti ...
... data from satellites operated by the Department of Defense (Basist et al. 2001). The Defense Department uses a set of polar orbiting satellites that pass above each location on earth between 6am and 6pm every day. These satellites are equipped with sensors that measure surface temperature by detecti ...
Gender and Climate Change
... they are to be socially just. This means asking How do climate change interventions affect the gender division of labour? Are the costs, and benefits, distributed in ways which are socially just?: •Do climate change interventions rely on unpaid, caring or community work? (if so, whose unpaid labour? ...
... they are to be socially just. This means asking How do climate change interventions affect the gender division of labour? Are the costs, and benefits, distributed in ways which are socially just?: •Do climate change interventions rely on unpaid, caring or community work? (if so, whose unpaid labour? ...
RESILIENCE IN THE HORN OF AFRICA AND THE ARABIAN
... positive momentum to tackle climate change is the REDD+ Partnership, which was founded in the aftermath of COP 15 as an evolution of the U.N. program of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). Building national resilience does not concern only developing and less develop ...
... positive momentum to tackle climate change is the REDD+ Partnership, which was founded in the aftermath of COP 15 as an evolution of the U.N. program of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). Building national resilience does not concern only developing and less develop ...
Bangladesh Experience Mohammad Abdul Qayyum 1
... ∗ Bangladesh remains to be one of the world’s poorest countries, but also the most resilient! ∗ Left unaddressed, climate change will increase and intensify Bangladesh’s disaster risks: ∗ Frequency and intensity of hazards such as flood, drought, salinity, cyclone, tidal surge, sea level rise etc. ∗ ...
... ∗ Bangladesh remains to be one of the world’s poorest countries, but also the most resilient! ∗ Left unaddressed, climate change will increase and intensify Bangladesh’s disaster risks: ∗ Frequency and intensity of hazards such as flood, drought, salinity, cyclone, tidal surge, sea level rise etc. ∗ ...
the economics of climate change the economics of
... about the excellent work they have done on analysing the Economics of Climate Change in Mexico. The main finding of the Stern Review was that the costs of taking action to reduce the impacts of climate change are less than the costs of inaction. This simple statement is built on detailed analysis of ...
... about the excellent work they have done on analysing the Economics of Climate Change in Mexico. The main finding of the Stern Review was that the costs of taking action to reduce the impacts of climate change are less than the costs of inaction. This simple statement is built on detailed analysis of ...
Costs of Climate Policy when Pollution Affects Health and Labour
... Tolley et al., 1994) or as a capital stock in the utility function (Aronsson et al., 1994). This approach is constrained on the empirical level by the well-known difficulty of measuring and valuing human health. It is difficult to measure a positive value for “normal” health status in accounting ter ...
... Tolley et al., 1994) or as a capital stock in the utility function (Aronsson et al., 1994). This approach is constrained on the empirical level by the well-known difficulty of measuring and valuing human health. It is difficult to measure a positive value for “normal” health status in accounting ter ...
Psychological Impacts of Global Climate Change
... climate change can have psychological impacts even on individuals and communities that do not experience direct physical impacts (see Reser & Swim, 2011). Experiences of impacts often occur via virtual media representations of climate change rather than from changes in global weather patterns or ong ...
... climate change can have psychological impacts even on individuals and communities that do not experience direct physical impacts (see Reser & Swim, 2011). Experiences of impacts often occur via virtual media representations of climate change rather than from changes in global weather patterns or ong ...
The science behind southeast Australia`s wet, cool summer.
... Figure 6 shows the projected change in dryness using this definition from 17 different climate model simulations. Increased dryness is indicated with warm colours (positive changes in CDD). Differences are expressed in units of standard deviations, which are measures of how much the projections devi ...
... Figure 6 shows the projected change in dryness using this definition from 17 different climate model simulations. Increased dryness is indicated with warm colours (positive changes in CDD). Differences are expressed in units of standard deviations, which are measures of how much the projections devi ...
Cooperation on Climate-Change Mitigation
... biodiversity have risen to the top of the world’s environmental agenda. For each of these problems there is a large scientific literature warning of the dangers of failing to successfully address the issue and continuing business-as-usual. For climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate C ...
... biodiversity have risen to the top of the world’s environmental agenda. For each of these problems there is a large scientific literature warning of the dangers of failing to successfully address the issue and continuing business-as-usual. For climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate C ...
Anthropogenic CO2 emissions in Africa
... Improvements in the C intensity (decline) remain a challenge for African countries particularly for LDCs whose C intensity has stalled or worsened (increased) since 2000. This latter trend was also found at the global level driven largely by China’s strong economic performance coupled with increased ...
... Improvements in the C intensity (decline) remain a challenge for African countries particularly for LDCs whose C intensity has stalled or worsened (increased) since 2000. This latter trend was also found at the global level driven largely by China’s strong economic performance coupled with increased ...
After Kyoto: Approaches to Climate Change Mitigation Post-2012
... concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system”4. The EU has interpreted this statement to require a limit of a 2°C global average surface temperature rise by 2100. This limit first originated from the IPCC “Second Assessme ...
... concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system”4. The EU has interpreted this statement to require a limit of a 2°C global average surface temperature rise by 2100. This limit first originated from the IPCC “Second Assessme ...
Climate Change Policymaking in Germany and the USA
... consistency with the recommendations by the Enquete Commission. In addition, much weight was put on the possible positive effects that energy efficiency and new job markets could create in the national economy. The government based much of its information and decisions it made on studies ...
... consistency with the recommendations by the Enquete Commission. In addition, much weight was put on the possible positive effects that energy efficiency and new job markets could create in the national economy. The government based much of its information and decisions it made on studies ...
Assessing the Social Costs and Benefits of Regulating Carbon
... Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs), which include carbon dioxide and methane, have been increasing for more than a century. Rising human emissions of these gases, especially from the combustion of fossil fuels and from agriculture, appear to be the primary cause of this increase i ...
... Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs), which include carbon dioxide and methane, have been increasing for more than a century. Rising human emissions of these gases, especially from the combustion of fossil fuels and from agriculture, appear to be the primary cause of this increase i ...
Climate Change and International Protocols
... of Annex I country ratifications to allow it to enter into force. Among major developed countries, only the United States and Australia are not parties. ...
... of Annex I country ratifications to allow it to enter into force. Among major developed countries, only the United States and Australia are not parties. ...
Climate risks and their impact on agriculture and forests in Switzerland
... 2001), and an ‘extreme’ refers to the tail ends of a probability density function, for instance an event that occurs below the 10% or above the 90% quantile, or (2) the intensity of an event, which is described through the exceedance of a quantity measured per unit of time and/or area beyond some th ...
... 2001), and an ‘extreme’ refers to the tail ends of a probability density function, for instance an event that occurs below the 10% or above the 90% quantile, or (2) the intensity of an event, which is described through the exceedance of a quantity measured per unit of time and/or area beyond some th ...
Deep uncertainty in long-term hurricane risk: Scenario generation and implications for future climate experiments (opens in new window)
... those used by the Dynamical Model scenarios there is evidence that they provide adequate predictions of basin-scale tropical cyclone frequency and intensity over the near- and long-term (Emanuel, 2005; Hoyos et al., 2006). They also have the advantage of being directly driven by large-scale climate ...
... those used by the Dynamical Model scenarios there is evidence that they provide adequate predictions of basin-scale tropical cyclone frequency and intensity over the near- and long-term (Emanuel, 2005; Hoyos et al., 2006). They also have the advantage of being directly driven by large-scale climate ...
Spring 2008
... however, current models simplify biogeochemical processes, such as the carbon cycle – making future predictions less certain. Earth System Models will allow GFDL and Princeton scientists to make better predictions of climate responses to greenhouse gas emissions and land use changes. Like GFDL’s cli ...
... however, current models simplify biogeochemical processes, such as the carbon cycle – making future predictions less certain. Earth System Models will allow GFDL and Princeton scientists to make better predictions of climate responses to greenhouse gas emissions and land use changes. Like GFDL’s cli ...
Report
... The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 addresses the problem of global warming, which can be defined as the human-induced increase in average global temperature that began with the onset of industrialization. Global warming is driven by the enhanced greenhouse effect, which results from ...
... The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 addresses the problem of global warming, which can be defined as the human-induced increase in average global temperature that began with the onset of industrialization. Global warming is driven by the enhanced greenhouse effect, which results from ...
Underwater: The Need for Massachusetts to Become Climate Ready
... increased flow will inundate the sewer system, due to lack of surfaces to absorb the water. These major weather events stand to cause billions of dollars of damage to infrastructure and ecosystems, impacting both private and public assets. Some needs are immediate, calling for near-term action, whil ...
... increased flow will inundate the sewer system, due to lack of surfaces to absorb the water. These major weather events stand to cause billions of dollars of damage to infrastructure and ecosystems, impacting both private and public assets. Some needs are immediate, calling for near-term action, whil ...
Towards Climate-Friendly Farming
... Agriculture is the country’s second largest source of emissions after electricity generation. Proportionally, Australian agriculture emits more than the farm sectors of almost any other developed country. Ignoring farm sector emissions while demanding reductions from others is shortsighted, unsustai ...
... Agriculture is the country’s second largest source of emissions after electricity generation. Proportionally, Australian agriculture emits more than the farm sectors of almost any other developed country. Ignoring farm sector emissions while demanding reductions from others is shortsighted, unsustai ...
minister dr. shakeela participates in the high level segment of un
... forum. We have no choice. No time to spare. So please do not say that this is not the right forum to address what impacts global warming when actions that are promoted in this very forum has negative impacts on climate change affecting lives and livelihood. It is morally wrong not to acknowledge it ...
... forum. We have no choice. No time to spare. So please do not say that this is not the right forum to address what impacts global warming when actions that are promoted in this very forum has negative impacts on climate change affecting lives and livelihood. It is morally wrong not to acknowledge it ...
u.s.climate.US position paper
... Second, whether a State is a party to the Kyoto Protocol does not equate, as the petitioners argue, to a reduction in alleged harmful emissions. In some cases, States that have ratified Kyoto show tremendous trends of increased emissions, while some non-Party States demonstrate a more positive emiss ...
... Second, whether a State is a party to the Kyoto Protocol does not equate, as the petitioners argue, to a reduction in alleged harmful emissions. In some cases, States that have ratified Kyoto show tremendous trends of increased emissions, while some non-Party States demonstrate a more positive emiss ...
Greenhouse gas emissions: Risks and challenges for
... Assessing greenhouse gas emission investment risk The measurement of the exposure of a fund is an important first step to assessing the greenhouse gas emission investment risk. However, further analysis is needed to assess the risk. The risk from a company having greenhouse gas emissions depends on ...
... Assessing greenhouse gas emission investment risk The measurement of the exposure of a fund is an important first step to assessing the greenhouse gas emission investment risk. However, further analysis is needed to assess the risk. The risk from a company having greenhouse gas emissions depends on ...