Tuvalu and Climate Change in the Sydney Morning
... Tuvalu and climate change discourse Various discourses relate to the uptake of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies with which Tuvaluans are most concerned. Connell (2003, 98) identifies a ‘garbage can’ discourse by which diverse environmental changes on Tuvalu are attributed to clima ...
... Tuvalu and climate change discourse Various discourses relate to the uptake of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies with which Tuvaluans are most concerned. Connell (2003, 98) identifies a ‘garbage can’ discourse by which diverse environmental changes on Tuvalu are attributed to clima ...
Protecting Cultural Heritage and Adapting to Climate Change
... sustainable planning and adaptation to climate change. Using the concept of indigenous blue infrastructure, the aim is to present and raise questions concerning contemporary planning and stormwater management of the urban core, and the consequent flooding incidents in the surrounding countryside. ...
... sustainable planning and adaptation to climate change. Using the concept of indigenous blue infrastructure, the aim is to present and raise questions concerning contemporary planning and stormwater management of the urban core, and the consequent flooding incidents in the surrounding countryside. ...
The Spatial Dimensions of Climate Change at the Mega
... An adaptation of the mega-urban region of HCMC to climate change can only be achieved through the broad integration of urban and environmental planning approaches (see Figure 2). The scale of the megacity itself presents the opportunity for sector-specific adaptation and mitigation approaches to com ...
... An adaptation of the mega-urban region of HCMC to climate change can only be achieved through the broad integration of urban and environmental planning approaches (see Figure 2). The scale of the megacity itself presents the opportunity for sector-specific adaptation and mitigation approaches to com ...
Republican and Democratic Views on Climate Change
... States signed (but did not ratify) the Kyoto Protocol on reducing carbon dioxide emissions, conservatives began to critique not only the proposals for reducing carbon emissions but the evidence for global warming itself. Indeed, a significant part of the U.S. conservative movement—made up of conserv ...
... States signed (but did not ratify) the Kyoto Protocol on reducing carbon dioxide emissions, conservatives began to critique not only the proposals for reducing carbon emissions but the evidence for global warming itself. Indeed, a significant part of the U.S. conservative movement—made up of conserv ...
Climate Change and Internal Displacement
... Over the past five years, an average of nearly 27 million people have been displaced annually by natural hazard-related disasters.1 It has long been recognized that the effects of climate change will displace people and that most of this displacement will be within national borders. The Intergovernm ...
... Over the past five years, an average of nearly 27 million people have been displaced annually by natural hazard-related disasters.1 It has long been recognized that the effects of climate change will displace people and that most of this displacement will be within national borders. The Intergovernm ...
Exploring the relationship between climate change and rice yield in
... Because of increasing emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gases as a result of human activities, climate change has emerged as a key concern for environmentally and economically vulnerable countries, such as Bangladesh. Combined with the potential increase in global temperature, rainfall has alrea ...
... Because of increasing emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gases as a result of human activities, climate change has emerged as a key concern for environmentally and economically vulnerable countries, such as Bangladesh. Combined with the potential increase in global temperature, rainfall has alrea ...
PDF - unu-wider - United Nations University
... are also rising. These funds are used either in general or specific areas (e.g., forests) to address both adaptation and mitigation issues. The total of these funds, if the sums can be raised in full, is indeed impressive (Table 3). Despite the recent funds that have emerged, they are still far from ...
... are also rising. These funds are used either in general or specific areas (e.g., forests) to address both adaptation and mitigation issues. The total of these funds, if the sums can be raised in full, is indeed impressive (Table 3). Despite the recent funds that have emerged, they are still far from ...
Ecological and methodological drivers of species` distribution and
... mode, explain variation in observed rates of shift for some taxa. However, estimates of relationships between traits and climate responses could be influenced by how responses are measured. We compiled a global data set of 651 published marine species’ responses to climate change, from 47 papers on ...
... mode, explain variation in observed rates of shift for some taxa. However, estimates of relationships between traits and climate responses could be influenced by how responses are measured. We compiled a global data set of 651 published marine species’ responses to climate change, from 47 papers on ...
Climate change impacts on Australia`s alpine ecosystems
... In one large-scale study, areas with greater summer snowdrift persistence had a lower number and diversity of vascular plants (Edmonds et al. 2006). However, loss of this habitat under global warming is likely to result in diminution of plant species associated with persistent summer snow (Edmonds e ...
... In one large-scale study, areas with greater summer snowdrift persistence had a lower number and diversity of vascular plants (Edmonds et al. 2006). However, loss of this habitat under global warming is likely to result in diminution of plant species associated with persistent summer snow (Edmonds e ...
The Emergence of Climate Change Mitigation Action by Society: An
... exploration on uncertainties pertaining to the system have been used to construct two internally consistent and plausible narratives on the pathways of the emergence of mitigation action, which, as we argue, are a reasonable summary of the uncertainty space. The first narrative highlights how and wh ...
... exploration on uncertainties pertaining to the system have been used to construct two internally consistent and plausible narratives on the pathways of the emergence of mitigation action, which, as we argue, are a reasonable summary of the uncertainty space. The first narrative highlights how and wh ...
Climate change and European forests: What do we
... et al., 2013). In contrast, the majority of published model simulations of climate change impacts indicate increasing productivity and larger carbon stocks compared to the baseline climate (Reyer, 2013). There could be several explanations for such deviations between observations and simulations. Fo ...
... et al., 2013). In contrast, the majority of published model simulations of climate change impacts indicate increasing productivity and larger carbon stocks compared to the baseline climate (Reyer, 2013). There could be several explanations for such deviations between observations and simulations. Fo ...
climate change climate change - Toronto District School Board
... they can use climate change examples. (Students interpret graphs to predict how climate change will have an impact on temperatures.) Teachers can leave specific climate change applications off their formal tests, or they can include the key ideas, which are included in the Common Understandings with ...
... they can use climate change examples. (Students interpret graphs to predict how climate change will have an impact on temperatures.) Teachers can leave specific climate change applications off their formal tests, or they can include the key ideas, which are included in the Common Understandings with ...
Climate Change and Invasive Alien Species
... Adaptive strategies need to involve international co-operation and include research and development on monitoring, prediction, outbreak triggers, risk assessment and management strategies. Such approaches need to be developed at the regional scale CABI’s farmer field schools encourage uptake of indi ...
... Adaptive strategies need to involve international co-operation and include research and development on monitoring, prediction, outbreak triggers, risk assessment and management strategies. Such approaches need to be developed at the regional scale CABI’s farmer field schools encourage uptake of indi ...
ITU and Early Warning
... Radio and Environment Information Most of people think that the radio frequencies are used for radiocommunications. However, radio emissions are also used for obtaining information about the environment with which they have been in contact. In the radio frequency spectrum a limited number of freque ...
... Radio and Environment Information Most of people think that the radio frequencies are used for radiocommunications. However, radio emissions are also used for obtaining information about the environment with which they have been in contact. In the radio frequency spectrum a limited number of freque ...
chisoro elizabeth - Midlands State University
... from rural to urban areas in search of employment. This caused men to venture into the unknown as they migrated into urban areas at times not certain about where to get their food, shelter and other basic necessities. All these difficulties men had to endure in order for them to be able to send remi ...
... from rural to urban areas in search of employment. This caused men to venture into the unknown as they migrated into urban areas at times not certain about where to get their food, shelter and other basic necessities. All these difficulties men had to endure in order for them to be able to send remi ...
Addressing Climate Change through a Risk Management Lens
... reported in IPCC (2007a, pg 65), puts the likely range of this critical parameter at 2 – 4.5 oC, but higher values are possible and it is widely accepted that timely reductions in this uncertainty are unlikely.1 As reported in Roe and Baker (2007), for example, “the probability of large temperatu ...
... reported in IPCC (2007a, pg 65), puts the likely range of this critical parameter at 2 – 4.5 oC, but higher values are possible and it is widely accepted that timely reductions in this uncertainty are unlikely.1 As reported in Roe and Baker (2007), for example, “the probability of large temperatu ...
Climate Change & Resource Development Scenarios for the
... The, ‘Climate change and resource development scenarios for the Nechako watershed,’ project was envisioned to address a research need identified in a previous project, ‘Preparing proactively for the impacts of climate change on natural and human systems in the Nechako River Basin’ (als0 funded by th ...
... The, ‘Climate change and resource development scenarios for the Nechako watershed,’ project was envisioned to address a research need identified in a previous project, ‘Preparing proactively for the impacts of climate change on natural and human systems in the Nechako River Basin’ (als0 funded by th ...
Adaptation to climate change in Israel
... scientific report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concludes that warming of the climate system is unequivocal and that “most aspects of climate change will persist for many centuries even if emissions of carbon dioxide are stopped.” To address the challenges of climate change, both ...
... scientific report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concludes that warming of the climate system is unequivocal and that “most aspects of climate change will persist for many centuries even if emissions of carbon dioxide are stopped.” To address the challenges of climate change, both ...
Apocalyptic Rhetoric 1NC
... of climate change, apocalyptic framing endows an array of experts and elites (including scientists, actuaries, politicians, and journalists) with the power to understand, frame, and perhaps resolve the issue; helping fuel the common sentiment that ordinary people cannot do anything to reduce global ...
... of climate change, apocalyptic framing endows an array of experts and elites (including scientists, actuaries, politicians, and journalists) with the power to understand, frame, and perhaps resolve the issue; helping fuel the common sentiment that ordinary people cannot do anything to reduce global ...
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... have doubled. Yet the needs remain enormous, with the number of hungry people having passed the billion mark this year for the first time in history.2 With so many still in poverty and hunger, growth and poverty alleviation remain the overarching priority for developing countries. Climate change onl ...
... have doubled. Yet the needs remain enormous, with the number of hungry people having passed the billion mark this year for the first time in history.2 With so many still in poverty and hunger, growth and poverty alleviation remain the overarching priority for developing countries. Climate change onl ...
Full Congressional testimonials
... However, scientific investigations of the dynamics of the entire climate system have more in common with systems biology and economics than with laboratory physics and chemistry, owing to the complexity of the systems under investigation and the inability to conduct controlled experiments. Complexit ...
... However, scientific investigations of the dynamics of the entire climate system have more in common with systems biology and economics than with laboratory physics and chemistry, owing to the complexity of the systems under investigation and the inability to conduct controlled experiments. Complexit ...
national climate change policy
... institutions and civil society provided valuable inputs to the policy document. In view of Pakistan’s high vulnerability to the adverse impacts of climate change, in particular extreme events, adaptation effort is the focus of this policy document. The vulnerabilities of various sectors to climate c ...
... institutions and civil society provided valuable inputs to the policy document. In view of Pakistan’s high vulnerability to the adverse impacts of climate change, in particular extreme events, adaptation effort is the focus of this policy document. The vulnerabilities of various sectors to climate c ...
Future Impacts of Climate Change across Europe
... Northern Europe will face more storms, resulting in storm surges and coastal erosion, which will be more pronounced and more frequent in the Baltic and North Sea regions (especially Denmark and the Netherlands) (European Commission, 2009e; IPCC, 2007b). The PRUDENCE and ASTRA projects, which deal wi ...
... Northern Europe will face more storms, resulting in storm surges and coastal erosion, which will be more pronounced and more frequent in the Baltic and North Sea regions (especially Denmark and the Netherlands) (European Commission, 2009e; IPCC, 2007b). The PRUDENCE and ASTRA projects, which deal wi ...