Draft Discussion Paper Ilaria Carrozza ESCAP/FfD/04/2015
... opens a window of opportunity to streamline and harmonize both agendas. For example, policies to lower emissions from the energy sector through investment in renewable resources will not only deliver on lower CO2 emissions, but also positively impact levels of air pollution and minimize vulnerabilit ...
... opens a window of opportunity to streamline and harmonize both agendas. For example, policies to lower emissions from the energy sector through investment in renewable resources will not only deliver on lower CO2 emissions, but also positively impact levels of air pollution and minimize vulnerabilit ...
Climate change and
... provision of food to seabirds (Jahncke et al., 2004) and transport of nutrients (Allan et al., 2005). By introducing a new and dominant selection pressure, fishing probably also affects the genetic character of fish stocks (Hutchings, 2000). Many industrialised fisheries suffer from over-investment ...
... provision of food to seabirds (Jahncke et al., 2004) and transport of nutrients (Allan et al., 2005). By introducing a new and dominant selection pressure, fishing probably also affects the genetic character of fish stocks (Hutchings, 2000). Many industrialised fisheries suffer from over-investment ...
hewitson_regionalcl
... GCM/RCM combination generate an appropriate regional climate. Apply GCM future climate simulation, run 10+ year simulation: Finally, the regionalized future climate! “Signal to noise”: Ideally, repeat control and future climate nested simulations with other ensemble members from the GCM runs. Then r ...
... GCM/RCM combination generate an appropriate regional climate. Apply GCM future climate simulation, run 10+ year simulation: Finally, the regionalized future climate! “Signal to noise”: Ideally, repeat control and future climate nested simulations with other ensemble members from the GCM runs. Then r ...
Food Commodity Footprints, Global GHG footprints and
... A transformation from one type of land use to another means a change in carbon stock. Such land transformation is called land use change (LUC). When for example forest is converted to agricultural land, the carbon stock of the land is reduced and is emitted as CO2. The Direct Land Use Change Assessm ...
... A transformation from one type of land use to another means a change in carbon stock. Such land transformation is called land use change (LUC). When for example forest is converted to agricultural land, the carbon stock of the land is reduced and is emitted as CO2. The Direct Land Use Change Assessm ...
Report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and
... of the Group as defined by the sixth meeting of SBSTTA in its recommendation VI/7, and also drawing attention to the decisions of the fifth and sixth meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity relevant to the interlinkages between biodiversity and climate cha ...
... of the Group as defined by the sixth meeting of SBSTTA in its recommendation VI/7, and also drawing attention to the decisions of the fifth and sixth meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity relevant to the interlinkages between biodiversity and climate cha ...
5. integrated impacts on coastal areas and river flooding
... in RegIS) and North West regions of the Environment Agency could exceed £700 million and £400 million/year, respectively. The Regional Enterprise storyline will enhance these impacts due to increased exposure to flooding. The annual damages would increase by an additional 35 to 42 %, so that the mai ...
... in RegIS) and North West regions of the Environment Agency could exceed £700 million and £400 million/year, respectively. The Regional Enterprise storyline will enhance these impacts due to increased exposure to flooding. The annual damages would increase by an additional 35 to 42 %, so that the mai ...
Post Paris: Australia`s climate policy options
... greenhouse gases produced by human activity since the middle of last century are the main cause.1 The international community is committed to avoiding the dangerous consequences of climate change. To that end, the world’s governments have agreed to limit the increase in global temperature to 2.0 deg ...
... greenhouse gases produced by human activity since the middle of last century are the main cause.1 The international community is committed to avoiding the dangerous consequences of climate change. To that end, the world’s governments have agreed to limit the increase in global temperature to 2.0 deg ...
Meeting Three Challenges in Risk Communication
... Hayes, Bell, and Naylor (2001) reported an instance where negative affect (e.g., anxiety) may actually increase the perception of benefit. They found that patients’ estimates of the benefits associated with their cardiovascular surgery were significantly higher the day before this major operation th ...
... Hayes, Bell, and Naylor (2001) reported an instance where negative affect (e.g., anxiety) may actually increase the perception of benefit. They found that patients’ estimates of the benefits associated with their cardiovascular surgery were significantly higher the day before this major operation th ...
Climate Change in Latin America
... Sustainable Development and Climate Change at the V Latin America and Caribbean-European Union Summit Climate Change is the most serious challenge of our time and a large-scale global problem that involves complex interactions between climatological, environ mental, economic, social, political and ...
... Sustainable Development and Climate Change at the V Latin America and Caribbean-European Union Summit Climate Change is the most serious challenge of our time and a large-scale global problem that involves complex interactions between climatological, environ mental, economic, social, political and ...
National Integrated Mitigation Planning in Agriculture: A guidance document
... and delivers a range of other social and environmental services that are critical to sustainable development (FAOa, 2012). Currently 870 million people, mostly in developing countries, remain chronically undernourished (FAOb, 2012). In a world in which the global demand for food and food security is ...
... and delivers a range of other social and environmental services that are critical to sustainable development (FAOa, 2012). Currently 870 million people, mostly in developing countries, remain chronically undernourished (FAOb, 2012). In a world in which the global demand for food and food security is ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Semi
... East Africa is characterized by great topographical diversity with elevation that ranges below sea level in the rift valley system to high and rugged mountains and flat-topped plateaus. The highlands are commonly dissected by deep gorges and incised river valleys. The complex topography has created ...
... East Africa is characterized by great topographical diversity with elevation that ranges below sea level in the rift valley system to high and rugged mountains and flat-topped plateaus. The highlands are commonly dissected by deep gorges and incised river valleys. The complex topography has created ...
Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict in South Asia
... pressures on hundreds of millions of people, increase the number of humanitarian disasters, disrupt economies all over the world, and threaten military preparedness.4 Recent disasters in South Asia demonstrate what could be a more frequent reality for the region. Floods in September 2012 displaced 1 ...
... pressures on hundreds of millions of people, increase the number of humanitarian disasters, disrupt economies all over the world, and threaten military preparedness.4 Recent disasters in South Asia demonstrate what could be a more frequent reality for the region. Floods in September 2012 displaced 1 ...
Food security and adaptation in the context of potential CSA
... Conclusions- yield effects • Climatic shock variables significantly change the impacts of practices • Rainfall variability drives yield effects: In high variability areas… • Crop rotation has positive effects • Inorganic fertilizer & hybrids not effective ...
... Conclusions- yield effects • Climatic shock variables significantly change the impacts of practices • Rainfall variability drives yield effects: In high variability areas… • Crop rotation has positive effects • Inorganic fertilizer & hybrids not effective ...
Coastal Councils and Planning for Climate Change
... where prediction has been attempted, e.g. sea level rise, the decision maker is faced with a very large range of choices. 2 This has left many councils unsure of how to proceed. This study attempts to alleviate some of this uncertainty for Sydney Coastal Councils Group (SCCG) by identifying the curr ...
... where prediction has been attempted, e.g. sea level rise, the decision maker is faced with a very large range of choices. 2 This has left many councils unsure of how to proceed. This study attempts to alleviate some of this uncertainty for Sydney Coastal Councils Group (SCCG) by identifying the curr ...
Groundwater and climate change
... Framework Convention on Climate Change COP21) – will define the ambition and direction of economic advance, social inclusion and environmental sustainability; to which climate change is the greatest threat. ...
... Framework Convention on Climate Change COP21) – will define the ambition and direction of economic advance, social inclusion and environmental sustainability; to which climate change is the greatest threat. ...
CPF - AWG/LCA - Strategic framework for forests and climate change (February 2009)
... The Collaborative Partnership on Forests has prepared this document to support the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process, particularly the Bali Action Plan, as well as the NonLegally Binding Instrument on All Types of Forests of the United Nations Forum on Forests an ...
... The Collaborative Partnership on Forests has prepared this document to support the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process, particularly the Bali Action Plan, as well as the NonLegally Binding Instrument on All Types of Forests of the United Nations Forum on Forests an ...
A Discussion of the Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the
... where X is the landward shoreline retreat due to a rise in sea level R, and S is a slope defined from the local geometry (Figure 3a). In this formulation, S is the shoreface slope, defined by the location of the ‘depth of closure’ or ‘wave base’ where cross-shore sediment exchange is assumed to beco ...
... where X is the landward shoreline retreat due to a rise in sea level R, and S is a slope defined from the local geometry (Figure 3a). In this formulation, S is the shoreface slope, defined by the location of the ‘depth of closure’ or ‘wave base’ where cross-shore sediment exchange is assumed to beco ...
Climate change as a major risk management challenge: Prepared by
... policies. The insurance industry is now actively developing and launching products which both help policyholders adapt to climate change and incentivize them to offset or reduce greenhouse gas emissions by establishing risk-based pricing signals and using differentiated premium pricing. 4. The insur ...
... policies. The insurance industry is now actively developing and launching products which both help policyholders adapt to climate change and incentivize them to offset or reduce greenhouse gas emissions by establishing risk-based pricing signals and using differentiated premium pricing. 4. The insur ...
10-054a - Victorian Legislation
... capacity to respond to the challenges of climate change and enable a more effective response and reduce any economic and social impacts, ensuring Victoria remains a prosperous and sustainable State. Early action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will ease the task of long term transition to an envi ...
... capacity to respond to the challenges of climate change and enable a more effective response and reduce any economic and social impacts, ensuring Victoria remains a prosperous and sustainable State. Early action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will ease the task of long term transition to an envi ...
What are the next steps? - Environmental Law Institute
... through the GLCC. Moving forward, some of the keys to effective implementation include enhanced cohesion between levels of government and across agencies, an increased focus on the local level, and robust regulations. While there are numerous challenges, if these challenges are met, this law can off ...
... through the GLCC. Moving forward, some of the keys to effective implementation include enhanced cohesion between levels of government and across agencies, an increased focus on the local level, and robust regulations. While there are numerous challenges, if these challenges are met, this law can off ...
Victoria`s Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... adaptation and transition to ensure we keep making progress towards our 2050 vision. The Government will regularly and comprehensively analyse the risks of climate change to Victoria as part of developing these strategies. The strategies will include specific state-wide adaptation actions that will ...
... adaptation and transition to ensure we keep making progress towards our 2050 vision. The Government will regularly and comprehensively analyse the risks of climate change to Victoria as part of developing these strategies. The strategies will include specific state-wide adaptation actions that will ...
toward a constructive dialogue on federal and state roles in u.s.
... change. Indeed, some areas central to climate change policy, such as smart growth and land use planning, fall within the near-exclusive purview of state and local governments. At the other extreme are international climate change negotiations leading to international agreements, which is a matter fo ...
... change. Indeed, some areas central to climate change policy, such as smart growth and land use planning, fall within the near-exclusive purview of state and local governments. At the other extreme are international climate change negotiations leading to international agreements, which is a matter fo ...
Tipping elements and climate-economic shocks
... ‘rapidity’ depends on scale, the difference between ‘committed’ and ‘realized’ change gives rise to a scale-invariant distinction. This distinction has an analogy in chemical systems, where kinetic rate limitation may cause a system’s transformation to lag significantly behind a shift in its equilib ...
... ‘rapidity’ depends on scale, the difference between ‘committed’ and ‘realized’ change gives rise to a scale-invariant distinction. This distinction has an analogy in chemical systems, where kinetic rate limitation may cause a system’s transformation to lag significantly behind a shift in its equilib ...
OCR physical-systems Specimen
... Highest mark: If clear evidence of all the qualities in the level descriptors is shown, the HIGHEST Mark should be awarded. Lowest mark: If the answer shows the candidate to be borderline (i.e. they have achieved all the qualities of the levels below and show limited evidence of meeting the criteria ...
... Highest mark: If clear evidence of all the qualities in the level descriptors is shown, the HIGHEST Mark should be awarded. Lowest mark: If the answer shows the candidate to be borderline (i.e. they have achieved all the qualities of the levels below and show limited evidence of meeting the criteria ...
Potential Effects of Climate Change on Crop Pollination
... et al. 1987), with the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) being by far the most important species. Depending on only a few pollinator species belonging to the Apis genus has been shown to be risky. Apis-specific parasites and pathogens have lead to massive declines in honey bee numbers. Biotic stres ...
... et al. 1987), with the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) being by far the most important species. Depending on only a few pollinator species belonging to the Apis genus has been shown to be risky. Apis-specific parasites and pathogens have lead to massive declines in honey bee numbers. Biotic stres ...