National Policy on Climate Change for Namibia 2011
... could also increase due to the extension of malaria prone zones as predicted in the projected climate change scenarios for Namibia. These problems will be exacerbated by the inability of many communities to cope with increased diseases. With respect to water resources, even in the absence of signifi ...
... could also increase due to the extension of malaria prone zones as predicted in the projected climate change scenarios for Namibia. These problems will be exacerbated by the inability of many communities to cope with increased diseases. With respect to water resources, even in the absence of signifi ...
Communicating climate change in mainstream
... Through eight years of analyzing reports for our annual ‘How does it stack up?’ research, we know that the best environmental and social disclosures help to tell a more rounded story about a company’s performance and priorities. However, narrative on these topics is all too frequently disconnected a ...
... Through eight years of analyzing reports for our annual ‘How does it stack up?’ research, we know that the best environmental and social disclosures help to tell a more rounded story about a company’s performance and priorities. However, narrative on these topics is all too frequently disconnected a ...
click to - White Rose Research Online
... dynamic governance contexts, which have experienced recent (<30 years ago) localised tensions and widespread conflict in the form of civil war or political unrest. In nations and areas affected by these issues, climate change can act as a threat multiplier, while at the same time the flux in govern ...
... dynamic governance contexts, which have experienced recent (<30 years ago) localised tensions and widespread conflict in the form of civil war or political unrest. In nations and areas affected by these issues, climate change can act as a threat multiplier, while at the same time the flux in govern ...
climate changes and adaptation policies in the baltic and the adriatic
... whatever impacts were, by then, inevitable. By 1995, countries world-wide realized that emission reductions provisions in the Convention were unsuitable. They decided to launch negotiations to strengthen the global response to climate change, and after two years, the Kyoto Protocol was adopted. The ...
... whatever impacts were, by then, inevitable. By 1995, countries world-wide realized that emission reductions provisions in the Convention were unsuitable. They decided to launch negotiations to strengthen the global response to climate change, and after two years, the Kyoto Protocol was adopted. The ...
Challenges to adaptation - National Center for Atmospheric Research
... adaptation has taken place (O’Brien et al. 2007; Füssel 2007; Kelly and Adger 2000; Romero-Lankao and Qin 2011). The IPCC-AR4 definition of vulnerability generally reflects this framing (O’Brien et al. 2007; Füssel 2009; Parry et al. 2007). The outcome approach is seen in the many impact assessments ...
... adaptation has taken place (O’Brien et al. 2007; Füssel 2007; Kelly and Adger 2000; Romero-Lankao and Qin 2011). The IPCC-AR4 definition of vulnerability generally reflects this framing (O’Brien et al. 2007; Füssel 2009; Parry et al. 2007). The outcome approach is seen in the many impact assessments ...
- Centre for Climate Change Research (CCCR)
... mosquito growth (> End) – Impact on the animals is projected to be the maximum in the months of June, July and August INRM Consultants , New Delhi ...
... mosquito growth (> End) – Impact on the animals is projected to be the maximum in the months of June, July and August INRM Consultants , New Delhi ...
the relationships between marine phytoplankton
... the geological environment, but they also produce deep and long-lasting effects on this same environment. This theoretical standpoint is part of the explanation of why Lovelock and colleagues (1972) saw, in Fred Challenger’s observation that many marine organisms release dimethylsulphide (DMS), a re ...
... the geological environment, but they also produce deep and long-lasting effects on this same environment. This theoretical standpoint is part of the explanation of why Lovelock and colleagues (1972) saw, in Fred Challenger’s observation that many marine organisms release dimethylsulphide (DMS), a re ...
THE DURBAN PLATFORM: ISSUES AND OPTIONS FOR A 2015 AGREEMENT INTERNATIONAL
... such as treaties, protocols, and amendments are subject to the rule of pacta sunt servanda (promises must be kept) and give rise to international legal responsibility if they are violated. In that sense, they are binding under international law, even if they contain no enforcement machinery. In gene ...
... such as treaties, protocols, and amendments are subject to the rule of pacta sunt servanda (promises must be kept) and give rise to international legal responsibility if they are violated. In that sense, they are binding under international law, even if they contain no enforcement machinery. In gene ...
2.0 air quality, climate and climate change
... “The Arctic is now experiencing some of the most rapid and severe climate change on Earth. Over the next 100 years, climate change is expected to accelerate, contributing to major physical, ecological, social and economic changes, many of which have already begun. Changes in arctic climate will also ...
... “The Arctic is now experiencing some of the most rapid and severe climate change on Earth. Over the next 100 years, climate change is expected to accelerate, contributing to major physical, ecological, social and economic changes, many of which have already begun. Changes in arctic climate will also ...
Training Your People How to Think About Climate Change
... over deserts and uninhabited regions, to denser measurements in developed areas with high population density. Sensor maintenance and quality control varies widely from country to country. ...
... over deserts and uninhabited regions, to denser measurements in developed areas with high population density. Sensor maintenance and quality control varies widely from country to country. ...
Almada - NACLIM
... Randomly convert pixels to vegetation Change vegetation cover and soil sealing of this area Include effects on radiation at ground level ...
... Randomly convert pixels to vegetation Change vegetation cover and soil sealing of this area Include effects on radiation at ground level ...
Adaptation to Climate Change
... fisheries and marine ecosystems, including coral reefs. These concentrations will not completely dissipate for thousands of years. The need for action to prevent further damage steadily grows more urgent. Given the far-ranging adverse impacts of climate change, adaptation must be an integral compone ...
... fisheries and marine ecosystems, including coral reefs. These concentrations will not completely dissipate for thousands of years. The need for action to prevent further damage steadily grows more urgent. Given the far-ranging adverse impacts of climate change, adaptation must be an integral compone ...
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... Vulnerabilities for the Allocation of Resources With Gaël Giraud, Chief Economist, Executive Research Director at AFD Climate Generations AreaS, Room 1 ...
... Vulnerabilities for the Allocation of Resources With Gaël Giraud, Chief Economist, Executive Research Director at AFD Climate Generations AreaS, Room 1 ...
Energy-Water-Climate Change Scenario Report
... climate change is occurring, there is a range of estimates about the degree to which climate change might affect the average global temperature. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (ICPP) has published a method for estimating future global average temperatures based on the “Representative ...
... climate change is occurring, there is a range of estimates about the degree to which climate change might affect the average global temperature. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (ICPP) has published a method for estimating future global average temperatures based on the “Representative ...
united nations - Stockholm Convention
... Programme (AMAP) data is very important. Add: The results obtained from the analysis of data from 20 years of air monitoring in the Arctic, show that if conditions remain or become warmer it would release a larger amount of persistent organic pollutants into the atmosphere. •You are kindly asked to ...
... Programme (AMAP) data is very important. Add: The results obtained from the analysis of data from 20 years of air monitoring in the Arctic, show that if conditions remain or become warmer it would release a larger amount of persistent organic pollutants into the atmosphere. •You are kindly asked to ...
Québec and Climate change 2006-2012 Action Plan
... mechanism for collecting the duty that will finance the Action Plan. On June 6, 2007, for the purpose of publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec, the government submitted the draft regulation that will introduce the mechanism. The consultation period for the draft regulation is 45 days. Thus ...
... mechanism for collecting the duty that will finance the Action Plan. On June 6, 2007, for the purpose of publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec, the government submitted the draft regulation that will introduce the mechanism. The consultation period for the draft regulation is 45 days. Thus ...
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... variability, economic development is bound to result in an increase in the engineering and technological inputs that are in place, even without climate change. For example, in coastal areas a shortage of flood control facilities and techniques and drought-proof crops, and poorly built houses increas ...
... variability, economic development is bound to result in an increase in the engineering and technological inputs that are in place, even without climate change. For example, in coastal areas a shortage of flood control facilities and techniques and drought-proof crops, and poorly built houses increas ...
Chapter 14: Climate Phenomena and their Relevance for Future
... series of ensemble mean, (bottom) 2081-2100 vs 1986-2005 time means considerably as stratospheric ozone recovers through the mid21st c. with some, but not well documented, implications for S. America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. ...
... series of ensemble mean, (bottom) 2081-2100 vs 1986-2005 time means considerably as stratospheric ozone recovers through the mid21st c. with some, but not well documented, implications for S. America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. ...
Waterborne transport, ports and waterways: A review of
... energy-related GHG emissions (Kahn Ribeiro et al., 2007) and to this part navigation contributes less than 10 % (Kahn Ribeiro et al., 2007; Fugelstvedt et al., 2008, and references therein). Although navigation is not a main driving force to increase climate change caused by GHG emissions, the navig ...
... energy-related GHG emissions (Kahn Ribeiro et al., 2007) and to this part navigation contributes less than 10 % (Kahn Ribeiro et al., 2007; Fugelstvedt et al., 2008, and references therein). Although navigation is not a main driving force to increase climate change caused by GHG emissions, the navig ...
Death by Degrees - Physicians for Social Responsibility
... years, from 1987 to 2000, are among the 15 warmest years on record (4). Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that the winter of 2000 was the warmest winter on record since the United States government began keeping weather statistics 105 years ago (5). A ...
... years, from 1987 to 2000, are among the 15 warmest years on record (4). Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that the winter of 2000 was the warmest winter on record since the United States government began keeping weather statistics 105 years ago (5). A ...
Eleven Antitheses on Cities and States
... policymaking focus on curbing carbon emissions is thus fundamentally flawed merely feeding energy for continuing an accelerating global consumption in a different way that is only marginally more climate-friendly. Reflecting on the antitheses, we conclude by discussing the difficulties of translatin ...
... policymaking focus on curbing carbon emissions is thus fundamentally flawed merely feeding energy for continuing an accelerating global consumption in a different way that is only marginally more climate-friendly. Reflecting on the antitheses, we conclude by discussing the difficulties of translatin ...
1 - Utrecht University Repository
... (Supplementary Fig. 7). An associated increase in runoff is expected for all ensemble members (Fig. 1 and Supplementary Fig. 5). At the outlet of the upstream basins, increased flows are expected for August–May related to increased precipitation and a shift in snow melt peak to earlier spring, where ...
... (Supplementary Fig. 7). An associated increase in runoff is expected for all ensemble members (Fig. 1 and Supplementary Fig. 5). At the outlet of the upstream basins, increased flows are expected for August–May related to increased precipitation and a shift in snow melt peak to earlier spring, where ...