The Emissions Gap Report 2015
... Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Non-State Actor Zone for Climate Action, United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and World Resources Institute. Adaptation: The process of adjustmen ...
... Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Non-State Actor Zone for Climate Action, United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and World Resources Institute. Adaptation: The process of adjustmen ...
Where are the Vulnerable Places in Africa?
... household and community vulnerability, governance and political violence, and human exposure. In the final section, we map the relative vulnerability of marginalized ethnic groups in Africa. Section 1: The Attributes of Vulnerability Conceptual fragmentation characterizes the literature on vulnerabi ...
... household and community vulnerability, governance and political violence, and human exposure. In the final section, we map the relative vulnerability of marginalized ethnic groups in Africa. Section 1: The Attributes of Vulnerability Conceptual fragmentation characterizes the literature on vulnerabi ...
How Can African Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change?
... perception and adaptation. Specifically, farmers were asked what adjustments they made in response to long-term shifts in temperature and/or rainfall. Farmers in the study sites have undertaken a number of adaptation measures, including changing crop varieties, adopting soil conservation measures, a ...
... perception and adaptation. Specifically, farmers were asked what adjustments they made in response to long-term shifts in temperature and/or rainfall. Farmers in the study sites have undertaken a number of adaptation measures, including changing crop varieties, adopting soil conservation measures, a ...
THE PRINCIPLE OF COMMON BUT DIFFERENTIATED
... A distinction should be drawn between the concepts of “common interest”, “common concern”, “common heritage of mankind” and common responsibility under CBDR. While the former refer to collective responsibility to which state sovereignty must give way to some extent and were originally developed to d ...
... A distinction should be drawn between the concepts of “common interest”, “common concern”, “common heritage of mankind” and common responsibility under CBDR. While the former refer to collective responsibility to which state sovereignty must give way to some extent and were originally developed to d ...
First National Communication to UNFCCC
... issue of climate change. Enormous efforts have been made by many specialists to prepare this First National Communication and National Action Plan for Climate Change Mitigation. The First National Communication of Tajikistan is an assessment of the country's present status with respect to climate ch ...
... issue of climate change. Enormous efforts have been made by many specialists to prepare this First National Communication and National Action Plan for Climate Change Mitigation. The First National Communication of Tajikistan is an assessment of the country's present status with respect to climate ch ...
City of Thunder Bay Climate Adaptation Strategy - Climate
... The need to proactively plan for climate adaptation has become a priority for the City of Thunder Bay and is supported by the Mayor, Councillors, City staff, citizens, community stakeholders, regional groups, the Government of Ontario, and the Government of Canada. The work currently being done in T ...
... The need to proactively plan for climate adaptation has become a priority for the City of Thunder Bay and is supported by the Mayor, Councillors, City staff, citizens, community stakeholders, regional groups, the Government of Ontario, and the Government of Canada. The work currently being done in T ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES Yongyang Cai Kenneth L. Judd
... The third component towards a more realistic assessment of the SCC is the modeling of the cost of risk in a manner more compatible with empirical evidence about social risk preferences. Since riskiness is inherent in the nature of tipping points, the socio-economic effects of stochastic and irrevers ...
... The third component towards a more realistic assessment of the SCC is the modeling of the cost of risk in a manner more compatible with empirical evidence about social risk preferences. Since riskiness is inherent in the nature of tipping points, the socio-economic effects of stochastic and irrevers ...
Climate Change and Agriculture in Jamaica
... labour force. The agricultural economy is dualistic, comprising large-scale commercial plantations that produce primarily for the export market under a system of monoculture, and small-scale mixed farms that produce for household subsistence and the domestic market. This dualism extends beyond produ ...
... labour force. The agricultural economy is dualistic, comprising large-scale commercial plantations that produce primarily for the export market under a system of monoculture, and small-scale mixed farms that produce for household subsistence and the domestic market. This dualism extends beyond produ ...
Land Cover Land Use Change and Soil Organic Carbon Under
... inputs for those classes. White shows areas where no SOC was modeled (water bodies, clouds, cloud shadows, settlement areas, or no Landsat data). ......................................... 77 Figure 6 Histograms of the year 2000 SOC coefficient of variation (Figure 5) for each land cover land use cla ...
... inputs for those classes. White shows areas where no SOC was modeled (water bodies, clouds, cloud shadows, settlement areas, or no Landsat data). ......................................... 77 Figure 6 Histograms of the year 2000 SOC coefficient of variation (Figure 5) for each land cover land use cla ...
Assessing Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation:
... due to its potential adverse effects on human and natural systems. At the global scale, the average temperature of the earth surface is reported to have increased by 0.8°C over the period 1880-2012 with the great deal of the warming occurring since the 1970s (IPCC 2014). The most recent decade was r ...
... due to its potential adverse effects on human and natural systems. At the global scale, the average temperature of the earth surface is reported to have increased by 0.8°C over the period 1880-2012 with the great deal of the warming occurring since the 1970s (IPCC 2014). The most recent decade was r ...
Cities and Climate Change: An Urgent Agenda
... degradation and represent immense ecological burdens. However, cities can also be models of environmental efficiency, because increased density and better management reduce the cost of service delivery, promote innovation, and enable prosperity through economic development. Sustainable cities1 are t ...
... degradation and represent immense ecological burdens. However, cities can also be models of environmental efficiency, because increased density and better management reduce the cost of service delivery, promote innovation, and enable prosperity through economic development. Sustainable cities1 are t ...
climate variability and change in canada
... It is intended that this report serve as a ‘state of the science’ document on climate variability and climate change in Canada. First, climate changes which have already been observed in Canada are discussed and put into context with what has been happening globally and whether or not these changes ...
... It is intended that this report serve as a ‘state of the science’ document on climate variability and climate change in Canada. First, climate changes which have already been observed in Canada are discussed and put into context with what has been happening globally and whether or not these changes ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES AMBIGUITY AND CLIMATE POLICY Antony Millner Simon Dietz
... knowledge of the climate system is not very high quality, there would seem to be good reason to develop approaches to policy evaluation which account for uncertainty and not just risk, since these will either justify our reliance on existing methods, or provide appropriate tools for future work. Wh ...
... knowledge of the climate system is not very high quality, there would seem to be good reason to develop approaches to policy evaluation which account for uncertainty and not just risk, since these will either justify our reliance on existing methods, or provide appropriate tools for future work. Wh ...
climate change in the texan mind
... the pessimists outnumber the optimists. Nearly one in five (17%) believes humans simply can’t reduce global warming, while another three in ten (28%) believe that, although we could reduce global warming, people aren’t willing to change their behavior to do so. One in ten (9%) believes global warmin ...
... the pessimists outnumber the optimists. Nearly one in five (17%) believes humans simply can’t reduce global warming, while another three in ten (28%) believe that, although we could reduce global warming, people aren’t willing to change their behavior to do so. One in ten (9%) believes global warmin ...
ACIA Ch01 Final - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... of the Arctic countries to the challenges posed by climate change and UV radiation.The ACIA Policy Document (ACIA, 2004b) accomplishes this task. An assessment of expected impacts is a difficult and long-term undertaking.The conclusions presented here, while as complete as present information allows ...
... of the Arctic countries to the challenges posed by climate change and UV radiation.The ACIA Policy Document (ACIA, 2004b) accomplishes this task. An assessment of expected impacts is a difficult and long-term undertaking.The conclusions presented here, while as complete as present information allows ...
ACSRI report - Columbia University
... Specifically, the current CDCJ Proposal (October 2015) calls for (1) a “freeze” on any new investments in the publicly traded companies identified in the Carbon Underground 200TM list; (2) a public divestment commitment to divest from “direct ownership of fossil fuel holdings and from any commingled ...
... Specifically, the current CDCJ Proposal (October 2015) calls for (1) a “freeze” on any new investments in the publicly traded companies identified in the Carbon Underground 200TM list; (2) a public divestment commitment to divest from “direct ownership of fossil fuel holdings and from any commingled ...
Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK, Department of Health
... vector-borne diseases in the UK. We have focused on malaria and tick-borne diseases including Lyme disease and encephalitis. By 2050 the climate of the UK may be such that indigenous malaria could become re-established, but this is unlikely to present a major problem. Local outbreaks of malaria caus ...
... vector-borne diseases in the UK. We have focused on malaria and tick-borne diseases including Lyme disease and encephalitis. By 2050 the climate of the UK may be such that indigenous malaria could become re-established, but this is unlikely to present a major problem. Local outbreaks of malaria caus ...
Results compilation 2B - Charles Sturt University
... There was also evidence that these value conflicts shaped landholder responses to remnant vegetation programs. There was some evidence of landholders ploughing native grasslands ahead of the introduction of the „ten year‟ regulations to ensure they didn‟t lose the potential to use areas for producti ...
... There was also evidence that these value conflicts shaped landholder responses to remnant vegetation programs. There was some evidence of landholders ploughing native grasslands ahead of the introduction of the „ten year‟ regulations to ensure they didn‟t lose the potential to use areas for producti ...
Loss and Damage: The Role of Ecosystem Services
... Mechanism (WIM) for Loss and Damage associated with climate change impacts was established under the UNFCCC. Functions of WIM include enhancing knowledge to address loss and damage, strengthening dialogue among stakeholders, and enhancing action and support. To date, studies of loss and damage have ...
... Mechanism (WIM) for Loss and Damage associated with climate change impacts was established under the UNFCCC. Functions of WIM include enhancing knowledge to address loss and damage, strengthening dialogue among stakeholders, and enhancing action and support. To date, studies of loss and damage have ...
Annex II Risk profile outline
... evaluating the socio-economic considerations in the risk management evaluation of a new POP (Annex F). When evaluating possible actions according to the criteria under Annex F it may thus be important to also consider the positive and/or negative impacts on society of implementing possible control m ...
... evaluating the socio-economic considerations in the risk management evaluation of a new POP (Annex F). When evaluating possible actions according to the criteria under Annex F it may thus be important to also consider the positive and/or negative impacts on society of implementing possible control m ...
Key factors governing uncertainty in the response to sunshade
... two approaches differ in important ways, both allow identification of common responses and also of disagreement in model response. They can both be used to project likely outcomes and give some measure of the uncertainty of such projections. Furthermore, they highlight the most important and sensitiv ...
... two approaches differ in important ways, both allow identification of common responses and also of disagreement in model response. They can both be used to project likely outcomes and give some measure of the uncertainty of such projections. Furthermore, they highlight the most important and sensitiv ...
Omitted Damages What`s Missing from the Social Cost of Carbon.indd
... in output and GDP. Market damages can also be the result of the loss or depreciation of capital such as land or infrastructure (Goulder and Pizer 2006; Mendelsohn 2003).8 Sectors in which market damages from climate change are forecast include agriculture, due to increased temperatures, CO2 fertili ...
... in output and GDP. Market damages can also be the result of the loss or depreciation of capital such as land or infrastructure (Goulder and Pizer 2006; Mendelsohn 2003).8 Sectors in which market damages from climate change are forecast include agriculture, due to increased temperatures, CO2 fertili ...
Rethinking Private Land Conservation in the
... inflow of freshwater from melting glaciers and from thermal expansion. From 1961 to 2003, scientists estimate that the average sea level rose 1.8 mm per year, plus or minus half a millimeter, with an increase also in “high water events” (defined as sea-level extreme that exceed the 99th percentile o ...
... inflow of freshwater from melting glaciers and from thermal expansion. From 1961 to 2003, scientists estimate that the average sea level rose 1.8 mm per year, plus or minus half a millimeter, with an increase also in “high water events” (defined as sea-level extreme that exceed the 99th percentile o ...
Selection of Climate Models for Developing - hi
... cycle of precipitation in the region. However, even these three models had difficulties reproducing observed trends in precipitation. The authors conclude that since no single model can be chosen as best performing, it is important to use results from the whole range of models in climate change impa ...
... cycle of precipitation in the region. However, even these three models had difficulties reproducing observed trends in precipitation. The authors conclude that since no single model can be chosen as best performing, it is important to use results from the whole range of models in climate change impa ...
Draft Findings of the Ad Hoc Technical expert group
... sustain this ecosystem service are inseparably linked to biodiversity. An estimated 2,400 Gt carbon is stored in terrestrial ecosystems, compared to approximately 750Gt in the atmosphere. Primary forests in all biomes – boreal, temperate and tropical – have been shown to be, even at a very old age, ...
... sustain this ecosystem service are inseparably linked to biodiversity. An estimated 2,400 Gt carbon is stored in terrestrial ecosystems, compared to approximately 750Gt in the atmosphere. Primary forests in all biomes – boreal, temperate and tropical – have been shown to be, even at a very old age, ...