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... As researchers, we would like to show how universities can play an important role in helping indigenous communities, namely Native American tribes, better understand and adapt to climate change. For instance, these institutions and their scientists can provide climate information, such as paleo-cl ...
... As researchers, we would like to show how universities can play an important role in helping indigenous communities, namely Native American tribes, better understand and adapt to climate change. For instance, these institutions and their scientists can provide climate information, such as paleo-cl ...
Preparing for climate change guide for local government
... Natural variations in our climate will continue to impact on the New Zealand climate in the future and will be superimposed on human-induced, long-term climate change trends. Climate change is expected to shift the range of variability and, in some instances, to alter the patterns of variability. It ...
... Natural variations in our climate will continue to impact on the New Zealand climate in the future and will be superimposed on human-induced, long-term climate change trends. Climate change is expected to shift the range of variability and, in some instances, to alter the patterns of variability. It ...
White Paper on the Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change
... For issues about which we see substantial disagreement among ethicists, we will identify those competing ethical analyses. Facts about climate change and fundamental human rights provide the starting point for our ethical analysis. (Sachs, 2005) A recent article in the respected scientific journal N ...
... For issues about which we see substantial disagreement among ethicists, we will identify those competing ethical analyses. Facts about climate change and fundamental human rights provide the starting point for our ethical analysis. (Sachs, 2005) A recent article in the respected scientific journal N ...
Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit (PDF File 1.9 MB)
... The risk assessment process using the ISO 31000 methodology will produce a list of risks that have been prioritised based on a risk matrix using likelihood and consequence criteria. The criteria should specify ‘priority risks’, that is, those considered most important and/or pressing. The priority r ...
... The risk assessment process using the ISO 31000 methodology will produce a list of risks that have been prioritised based on a risk matrix using likelihood and consequence criteria. The criteria should specify ‘priority risks’, that is, those considered most important and/or pressing. The priority r ...
Security implications of climate change in the Sahel region
... attention in recent times, reaching a peak at the United Nations COP15 Conference in Copenhagen, December 2009. Climate has always directly influenced the life of human beings. Over the past decade, however, a new focus on the possible impacts of climate change in all its myriad forms and aspects ha ...
... attention in recent times, reaching a peak at the United Nations COP15 Conference in Copenhagen, December 2009. Climate has always directly influenced the life of human beings. Over the past decade, however, a new focus on the possible impacts of climate change in all its myriad forms and aspects ha ...
Detectability of Anthropogenic Changes in Annual Temperature and
... reanalysis data are generally considered not to be reliable enough for the study of long-term trends (e.g., Chelliah and Ropelewski 2000). Datasets that blend satellite and surface data are becoming available for averages of a few days, such as pentads (e.g., Xie et al. 2003), but they remain the su ...
... reanalysis data are generally considered not to be reliable enough for the study of long-term trends (e.g., Chelliah and Ropelewski 2000). Datasets that blend satellite and surface data are becoming available for averages of a few days, such as pentads (e.g., Xie et al. 2003), but they remain the su ...
Climate policy under sustainable discounted utilitarianism: Working Paper 42 (830 kB) (opens in new window)
... 4. Governance of climate change 5. Management of forests and ecosystems More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found at: http://www.lse.ac.uk/grantham. ...
... 4. Governance of climate change 5. Management of forests and ecosystems More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found at: http://www.lse.ac.uk/grantham. ...
Communication for Climate Change Multi
... communication for development in support of climate change awareness. The main objectives of the MDTF are to: • Raise awareness about climate change and its impacts at various levels: public at large, private sector, and policy and decision-makers • Promote commitment among the public, private secto ...
... communication for development in support of climate change awareness. The main objectives of the MDTF are to: • Raise awareness about climate change and its impacts at various levels: public at large, private sector, and policy and decision-makers • Promote commitment among the public, private secto ...
Adapted from a Public Briefing
... season storms are likely to become more frequent, with stronger winds and more extreme wave heights. Current and future impacts resulting from these changes depend not only on the changes in extremes, but also on responses by human and natural systems. ...
... season storms are likely to become more frequent, with stronger winds and more extreme wave heights. Current and future impacts resulting from these changes depend not only on the changes in extremes, but also on responses by human and natural systems. ...
The Nation Ex-Situ: On climate change, deterritorialized nationhood
... associated sea-level rise threaten the very survival of their entire territory. This consequence, particularly when juxtaposed with their meager contribution to global warming, is also compelling when viewed through an ethical, legal, or geopolitical lens. It becomes particularly consequential as it ...
... associated sea-level rise threaten the very survival of their entire territory. This consequence, particularly when juxtaposed with their meager contribution to global warming, is also compelling when viewed through an ethical, legal, or geopolitical lens. It becomes particularly consequential as it ...
- FUND - Climate Framework for Uncertainty, Negotiation
... (1996), and Tsigas et al. (1996). These studies all use a global computable general equilibrium model, and report results with and without adaptation, and with and without CO2 fertilisation. The regional results from these studies are assumed to hold for each country in the respective regions. They ...
... (1996), and Tsigas et al. (1996). These studies all use a global computable general equilibrium model, and report results with and without adaptation, and with and without CO2 fertilisation. The regional results from these studies are assumed to hold for each country in the respective regions. They ...
Guidelines for Use of Climate Scenarios Developed from Statistical
... To date, most of the SD approaches described in this document are practiced by climatologists rather than by impact analysts undertaking fully fledged, policy orientated impact assessments. This is because the scenarios have largely been regarded as unreliable, too difficult to interpret, or do not ...
... To date, most of the SD approaches described in this document are practiced by climatologists rather than by impact analysts undertaking fully fledged, policy orientated impact assessments. This is because the scenarios have largely been regarded as unreliable, too difficult to interpret, or do not ...
Facilitator Guide - Climate Finance and Markets
... Walmart holds a very small (>1%) equity stake in EVM, the point of which is solely to exploit a “selfsupply” loophole in Mexican energy laws. This allows Walmart to claim that it is producing power for its own use, and so receive electricity more cheaply under a special Mexican law. Slide 9 – Some i ...
... Walmart holds a very small (>1%) equity stake in EVM, the point of which is solely to exploit a “selfsupply” loophole in Mexican energy laws. This allows Walmart to claim that it is producing power for its own use, and so receive electricity more cheaply under a special Mexican law. Slide 9 – Some i ...
Presents
... Farmers using a shared and already scarce groundwater resource that is declining under climate change Public actor wanting to influence farmers so that they keep migration corridors open in order to allow species to migrate and thus maintain biodiversity ...
... Farmers using a shared and already scarce groundwater resource that is declining under climate change Public actor wanting to influence farmers so that they keep migration corridors open in order to allow species to migrate and thus maintain biodiversity ...
Challenges of Growth 2013
... SESAR research programme, industry associations, the academic community and European policy makers. Participants concluded that there is a growing need for climate change risk assessment and planning for adaptation measures. However, concerns were expressed about acquiring financial resources for so ...
... SESAR research programme, industry associations, the academic community and European policy makers. Participants concluded that there is a growing need for climate change risk assessment and planning for adaptation measures. However, concerns were expressed about acquiring financial resources for so ...
Climate Change: Current Issues and Policy Tools
... On June 2, 2008, the Senate agreed to consider a bill (S. 3036) to control greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. This action is indicative of the pressures Members of Congress increasingly face on whether and how to address human-induced climate change. Contentious debates scrutinize issues ...
... On June 2, 2008, the Senate agreed to consider a bill (S. 3036) to control greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. This action is indicative of the pressures Members of Congress increasingly face on whether and how to address human-induced climate change. Contentious debates scrutinize issues ...
climate, water, and political-economic crises
... objective requires more initial theoretical consideration about explanatory compatibilities. Some attempt must also be made to develop an appropriate index of marginal returns. A second objective entails further exploration of the relationships among the indicators previously examined (climate chang ...
... objective requires more initial theoretical consideration about explanatory compatibilities. Some attempt must also be made to develop an appropriate index of marginal returns. A second objective entails further exploration of the relationships among the indicators previously examined (climate chang ...
ALBEDO ENHANCEMENT BY STRATOSPHERIC SULFUR
... formation of ozone holes. This and the consequences of soot deposition on polar glaciers should be checked by model calculations. In contrast to the slowly developing effects of greenhouse warming associated with anthropogenic CO2 emissions, the climatic response of the albedo enhancement experiment ...
... formation of ozone holes. This and the consequences of soot deposition on polar glaciers should be checked by model calculations. In contrast to the slowly developing effects of greenhouse warming associated with anthropogenic CO2 emissions, the climatic response of the albedo enhancement experiment ...
The impact of climate change on domestic and international tourism
... higher altitudes and latitudes. The redistribution of tourism flows could negatively affect countries and regions that depend heavily on income from tourism. On the other hand, it could also bring benefits to places that are currently not popular with tourists. The size of this impact is potentially ...
... higher altitudes and latitudes. The redistribution of tourism flows could negatively affect countries and regions that depend heavily on income from tourism. On the other hand, it could also bring benefits to places that are currently not popular with tourists. The size of this impact is potentially ...
Consequences of Climate Change and Variability in the for a Vulnerability Assessment
... Change (USNA) - in which we were involved-did not attempt to provide regional or even national predictions of climate change.” Later in the letter in Nature, they conclude with, “We strongly agree that much more reliable regional climate simulations and analyses are needed. However, at present,...su ...
... Change (USNA) - in which we were involved-did not attempt to provide regional or even national predictions of climate change.” Later in the letter in Nature, they conclude with, “We strongly agree that much more reliable regional climate simulations and analyses are needed. However, at present,...su ...
Detection and Attribution of Temperature Changes in the
... mountainous areas of the western United States, a critical area for the regional hydrology. In the present work, we conduct a formal D&A analysis over nine mountainous regions of the west (Fig. 1) using four different hydrologically related surface air temperature variables. In the detection phase, ...
... mountainous areas of the western United States, a critical area for the regional hydrology. In the present work, we conduct a formal D&A analysis over nine mountainous regions of the west (Fig. 1) using four different hydrologically related surface air temperature variables. In the detection phase, ...
Climate Change in the Wet Tropics
... that a warming planet will cause widespread and mostly harmful effects, scientists and policy makers have proposed various mitigation strategies that might reduce the rate of climate change – a national and international response for those officials in government who must plan now for an uncertain f ...
... that a warming planet will cause widespread and mostly harmful effects, scientists and policy makers have proposed various mitigation strategies that might reduce the rate of climate change – a national and international response for those officials in government who must plan now for an uncertain f ...