Mainstreaming Environment and Climate Change in the
... Global climate change reinforces the need to integrate poverty reduction and environmental management strategies. Climate change is widely recognized as a growing problem whose impact could be devastating and costly (IPCC 2007; Stern 2006a). Poor countries, and poorer people everywhere, are critical ...
... Global climate change reinforces the need to integrate poverty reduction and environmental management strategies. Climate change is widely recognized as a growing problem whose impact could be devastating and costly (IPCC 2007; Stern 2006a). Poor countries, and poorer people everywhere, are critical ...
Climate Change Assessment for the San Juan Mountain Regions
... Southwestern Colorado, USA: A Review of Scientific Research. Prepared by Mountain Studies Institute in cooperation with USDA San Juan National Forest Service and USDOI Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office. Durango, CO. Available for download from: ...
... Southwestern Colorado, USA: A Review of Scientific Research. Prepared by Mountain Studies Institute in cooperation with USDA San Juan National Forest Service and USDOI Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office. Durango, CO. Available for download from: ...
challenges and expectations in implementing reduce emissions
... • The Office of Climate Change and Environment Sustainability (OCC&ES) will be responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of the REDD Program Framework and National REDD Strategy. • The OCC&ES will partner with other key Government Agencies on specific aspects of the REDD. For e ...
... • The Office of Climate Change and Environment Sustainability (OCC&ES) will be responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of the REDD Program Framework and National REDD Strategy. • The OCC&ES will partner with other key Government Agencies on specific aspects of the REDD. For e ...
development and climate change in egypt
... climate trends and climate change scenarios for Egypt are assessed and key sectoral impacts are identified and ranked along multiple indicators to establish priorities for adaptation. Second, donor portfolios are analyzed to examine the proportion of development assistance activities affected by cli ...
... climate trends and climate change scenarios for Egypt are assessed and key sectoral impacts are identified and ranked along multiple indicators to establish priorities for adaptation. Second, donor portfolios are analyzed to examine the proportion of development assistance activities affected by cli ...
Climate Change and Health Communications
... climate change risks overall across their program areas, and specific resources will be needed for the climate and health communications efforts discussed here. NOTE: Messaging will need to be updated as new knowledge is gained climate impacts occur and efforts are evaluated. ...
... climate change risks overall across their program areas, and specific resources will be needed for the climate and health communications efforts discussed here. NOTE: Messaging will need to be updated as new knowledge is gained climate impacts occur and efforts are evaluated. ...
Durban Climate Change Strategy
... most at risk. These impacts are likely to be compounded by indirect or non-climate changerelated risks, such as population growth rate. Ten interrelated climate change response themes were identified through the strategy development process: Water; Sea level rise; Biodiversity; Food security; Healt ...
... most at risk. These impacts are likely to be compounded by indirect or non-climate changerelated risks, such as population growth rate. Ten interrelated climate change response themes were identified through the strategy development process: Water; Sea level rise; Biodiversity; Food security; Healt ...
Working Paper 205 - Watkiss (opens in new window)
... approach, in which the primary objective of the analysis is framed around adaptation (‘adaptation assessment’). This involves major differences in scope and approach to the previous literature, which uses a science-first, ‘impact assessment’ driven method. Second, there is a greater emphasis on inte ...
... approach, in which the primary objective of the analysis is framed around adaptation (‘adaptation assessment’). This involves major differences in scope and approach to the previous literature, which uses a science-first, ‘impact assessment’ driven method. Second, there is a greater emphasis on inte ...
The evolution of, and revolution in, land surface schemes designed
... which may change the physical characteristics of vegetation). In terms of climate modelling, it is important to partition Rn between H and λE as well as possible, since less λE contributes less water vapour to the atmosphere and tends towards decreasing cloudiness and precipitation, whereas decrease ...
... which may change the physical characteristics of vegetation). In terms of climate modelling, it is important to partition Rn between H and λE as well as possible, since less λE contributes less water vapour to the atmosphere and tends towards decreasing cloudiness and precipitation, whereas decrease ...
Climate-Smart Development - Open Knowledge Repository
... Figure 3.1: Climate Benefits of Sustainable Transport Policies in 2030......................................................................12 Figure 3.2: Socioeconomic and Climate Benefits of Sustainable Transport Policies in 2030 by Region....................12 Figure 3.3: Climate Benefits of E ...
... Figure 3.1: Climate Benefits of Sustainable Transport Policies in 2030......................................................................12 Figure 3.2: Socioeconomic and Climate Benefits of Sustainable Transport Policies in 2030 by Region....................12 Figure 3.3: Climate Benefits of E ...
Evaluation of FAO's contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation
... Some developing member countries in the UNFCCC and the Global Alliance for Climatesmart Agriculture (GACSA) remain unclear regarding FAO’s reasons for promoting Climate-smart Agriculture, specifically the pillar for mitigation, when the priority of members has been adaptation and mitigation is seen ...
... Some developing member countries in the UNFCCC and the Global Alliance for Climatesmart Agriculture (GACSA) remain unclear regarding FAO’s reasons for promoting Climate-smart Agriculture, specifically the pillar for mitigation, when the priority of members has been adaptation and mitigation is seen ...
Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change
... Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2014; Pörtner et al., 2014). The global ocean has absorbed 93% of the extra energy arising from anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in an increase in average global sea surface temperatures since the beginning of the twentieth century, that approaches 1◦ C (0.89◦ ...
... Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2014; Pörtner et al., 2014). The global ocean has absorbed 93% of the extra energy arising from anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in an increase in average global sea surface temperatures since the beginning of the twentieth century, that approaches 1◦ C (0.89◦ ...
Future Changes in Drought Characteristics over Southern South
... The impact of climate change on drought main characteristics was assessed over Southern South America. This was done through the precipitation outputs from a multi-model ensemble of 15 climate models of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). The Standardized Precipitation Index w ...
... The impact of climate change on drought main characteristics was assessed over Southern South America. This was done through the precipitation outputs from a multi-model ensemble of 15 climate models of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). The Standardized Precipitation Index w ...
Sustainable Land-use Practices in European Mountain Regions
... Global Change: an Integrated Research Approach Robert Huber 1, Harald Bugmann 2, Alexandre Buttler 1,3 and Andreas Rigling 1 ABSTRACT. This Special Feature on sustainable land-use practices in European mountain regions presents results from the inter- and transdisciplinary research project MOUNTLAND ...
... Global Change: an Integrated Research Approach Robert Huber 1, Harald Bugmann 2, Alexandre Buttler 1,3 and Andreas Rigling 1 ABSTRACT. This Special Feature on sustainable land-use practices in European mountain regions presents results from the inter- and transdisciplinary research project MOUNTLAND ...
Consequences of climate change for biogeochemical cycling in
... 2006). Models indicate that sugar maple could be replaced by other species (Mohan et al. 2009), thereby offseting increases in nitrification commonly associated with warmer temperatures. These examples demonstrate that the indirect effect of a change in species composition could be potentially quite ...
... 2006). Models indicate that sugar maple could be replaced by other species (Mohan et al. 2009), thereby offseting increases in nitrification commonly associated with warmer temperatures. These examples demonstrate that the indirect effect of a change in species composition could be potentially quite ...
Phoenix Islands Protected Area Climate Change Vulnerability
... dateline, in the Central Pacific Ocean. Its land area is some 811 km2 spread across 3.6 million km2 of ocean. With human populations growing and testing the limits of island resources, climate change is now becoming the most pressing threat to the nation. With three primary concerns: (1) eventual re ...
... dateline, in the Central Pacific Ocean. Its land area is some 811 km2 spread across 3.6 million km2 of ocean. With human populations growing and testing the limits of island resources, climate change is now becoming the most pressing threat to the nation. With three primary concerns: (1) eventual re ...
Simulating climate change and its effects on the wind energy
... The Rossby Center regional atmospheric climate model version 3 (RCA3)12,13 has been developed from the High Resolution Limited Area Model (HIRLAM; see www.hirlam.org). Compared with the numerical weather prediction model HIRLAM, several changes have been made to the radiation scheme, the turbulence ...
... The Rossby Center regional atmospheric climate model version 3 (RCA3)12,13 has been developed from the High Resolution Limited Area Model (HIRLAM; see www.hirlam.org). Compared with the numerical weather prediction model HIRLAM, several changes have been made to the radiation scheme, the turbulence ...
Presentation pack - The Global Calculator
... •the global mean temperature could increase by 6°C in the long term. •sea levels could rise, changing coastlines worldwide •precipitation patterns are likely to change so that dry parts of the world will get drier and the rainy parts will get wetter •fragile ecosystems will be put at risk •some extr ...
... •the global mean temperature could increase by 6°C in the long term. •sea levels could rise, changing coastlines worldwide •precipitation patterns are likely to change so that dry parts of the world will get drier and the rainy parts will get wetter •fragile ecosystems will be put at risk •some extr ...
Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change across Oceans
... Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2014; Pörtner et al., 2014). The global ocean has absorbed 93% of the extra energy arising from anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in an increase in average global sea surface temperatures since the beginning of the twentieth century, that approaches 1◦ C (0.89◦ ...
... Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2014; Pörtner et al., 2014). The global ocean has absorbed 93% of the extra energy arising from anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in an increase in average global sea surface temperatures since the beginning of the twentieth century, that approaches 1◦ C (0.89◦ ...
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 ...
Federal Agency Actions Following the Supreme Court’s Climate Change Decision Robert Meltz
... On April 2, 2007, the Supreme Court rendered one of its most important environmental decisions. In Massachusetts v. EPA, the Court held 5-4 that greenhouse gases (GHGs), widely viewed as contributing to climate change, constitute “air pollutants” as that phrase is used in the Clean Air Act (CAA). As ...
... On April 2, 2007, the Supreme Court rendered one of its most important environmental decisions. In Massachusetts v. EPA, the Court held 5-4 that greenhouse gases (GHGs), widely viewed as contributing to climate change, constitute “air pollutants” as that phrase is used in the Clean Air Act (CAA). As ...
rapid evolution in the face of climate change
... CHILL COMA the loss of mobility in insects and other ectotherms at low temperatures CHILL COMA RECOVERY the period of time that it takes for an insect to regain mobility after being in a chill coma CLIMATE CHANGE a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from t ...
... CHILL COMA the loss of mobility in insects and other ectotherms at low temperatures CHILL COMA RECOVERY the period of time that it takes for an insect to regain mobility after being in a chill coma CLIMATE CHANGE a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from t ...
tackling the double injustice of climate change and gender inequality
... are pervasive, but also dynamic and different in each context. Gender, climate, food security and agriculture. Changes in climate directly and indirectly affect the food security of smallholder farmers and many others. Roles in producing food are often strictly divided by gender, and while deep gend ...
... are pervasive, but also dynamic and different in each context. Gender, climate, food security and agriculture. Changes in climate directly and indirectly affect the food security of smallholder farmers and many others. Roles in producing food are often strictly divided by gender, and while deep gend ...
tackling the double injustice of climate change and gender inequality
... are pervasive, but also dynamic and different in each context. Gender, climate, food security and agriculture. Changes in climate directly and indirectly affect the food security of smallholder farmers and many others. Roles in producing food are often strictly divided by gender, and while deep gend ...
... are pervasive, but also dynamic and different in each context. Gender, climate, food security and agriculture. Changes in climate directly and indirectly affect the food security of smallholder farmers and many others. Roles in producing food are often strictly divided by gender, and while deep gend ...