The role of ecosystems in climate change adaptation and disaster
... human systems makes adaptation imperative. Adaptation, in human systems, is defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects, in order to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, it refers ...
... human systems makes adaptation imperative. Adaptation, in human systems, is defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects, in order to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, it refers ...
Changing Risk Perceptions Policy Brief
... Climate experts generally express high levels of risk perception of climate change, citing the uncertainty in scientific knowledge of the climate system and the future trajectory of climate change not as reasons to delay action, but as reasons to invoke the precautionary principle. In the words of R ...
... Climate experts generally express high levels of risk perception of climate change, citing the uncertainty in scientific knowledge of the climate system and the future trajectory of climate change not as reasons to delay action, but as reasons to invoke the precautionary principle. In the words of R ...
noaa climate program
... *S 245 Abrupt Climate Change Research Act of 2005 (Collins), February 2005: NOAA ordered to set up an abrupt climate change research program within OAR *S 342 Climate Stewardship Act of 2005 (McCain), February 2005 *S 786 National Weather Services Duties Act (Santorum), November 2005: Prohibits the ...
... *S 245 Abrupt Climate Change Research Act of 2005 (Collins), February 2005: NOAA ordered to set up an abrupt climate change research program within OAR *S 342 Climate Stewardship Act of 2005 (McCain), February 2005 *S 786 National Weather Services Duties Act (Santorum), November 2005: Prohibits the ...
N°20 - AFD
... subjects: the link between development projects and “climate” projects, prioritisation of initiatives, assessment of project additionality, budget priority given to policies contributing to mitigation or adaptation targets, etc. France is one of Vietnam’s leading partners in climate change mitigatio ...
... subjects: the link between development projects and “climate” projects, prioritisation of initiatives, assessment of project additionality, budget priority given to policies contributing to mitigation or adaptation targets, etc. France is one of Vietnam’s leading partners in climate change mitigatio ...
Choosing and Using Climate-Change Scenarios for Ecological
... Abstract: Increased concern over climate change is demonstrated by the many efforts to assess climate effects and develop adaptation strategies. Scientists, resource managers, and decision makers are increasingly expected to use climate information, but they struggle with its uncertainty. With the c ...
... Abstract: Increased concern over climate change is demonstrated by the many efforts to assess climate effects and develop adaptation strategies. Scientists, resource managers, and decision makers are increasingly expected to use climate information, but they struggle with its uncertainty. With the c ...
Mass-media coverage, its influence on public awareness of climate
... Undo). This program was still running at the time of writing (July 2008). It is a unique step for the Japanese environment policy because it involves collaboration with an advertising agency in the organization and running of the campaign. The program was designed to heavily utilize the mass media a ...
... Undo). This program was still running at the time of writing (July 2008). It is a unique step for the Japanese environment policy because it involves collaboration with an advertising agency in the organization and running of the campaign. The program was designed to heavily utilize the mass media a ...
Climate change effects on above- and below
... traits and above-ground herbivore abundance. Enhanced rain altered the interaction between detritivores and plants affecting flower and fruit production, and also had a direct effect on fruit and seed set. Despite this finding, there was no net effect on plant reproductive output. This finding suppo ...
... traits and above-ground herbivore abundance. Enhanced rain altered the interaction between detritivores and plants affecting flower and fruit production, and also had a direct effect on fruit and seed set. Despite this finding, there was no net effect on plant reproductive output. This finding suppo ...
a system with dangerous thresholds?
... the data inconclusive. Nevertheless I believe that a fairly consistent picture has emerged during the past years. The first robust conclusion - taken for granted now but unknown only two-anda-half decades ago (Oort and Stommel, 1976) - is that the thermohaline circulation makes a major contribution ...
... the data inconclusive. Nevertheless I believe that a fairly consistent picture has emerged during the past years. The first robust conclusion - taken for granted now but unknown only two-anda-half decades ago (Oort and Stommel, 1976) - is that the thermohaline circulation makes a major contribution ...
Building Climate Resilience in the Blue Nile/Abay Highlands: A Role
... projections of future climate for the region. While these constraints are the subject of major research ...
... projections of future climate for the region. While these constraints are the subject of major research ...
Climate Change and Respiratory Health
... airborne allergens, increased vector-borne diseases, and higher levels of ground-level ozone. Climate change discussions often focus on extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, heat waves, and blizzards. For people with respiratory health issues, extreme weather presents a number of hazards. ...
... airborne allergens, increased vector-borne diseases, and higher levels of ground-level ozone. Climate change discussions often focus on extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, heat waves, and blizzards. For people with respiratory health issues, extreme weather presents a number of hazards. ...
Key lessons from practitioners` experiences
... not need to cover all aspects of an adaptive process, but should fit into one, some, or all of the steps to ensure that good adaptation outcomes can be achieved. To support stakeholders to use the AGP case studies more effectively a generic adaptation framework was developed and then used to identif ...
... not need to cover all aspects of an adaptive process, but should fit into one, some, or all of the steps to ensure that good adaptation outcomes can be achieved. To support stakeholders to use the AGP case studies more effectively a generic adaptation framework was developed and then used to identif ...
WRS-08 Presentation
... climate monitoring, weather forecasting, disaster prediction, detection, mitigation of negative effect of disasters and data exchange and dissimilation systems; develops mandatory and voluntary radiocommunication standards (Radio Regulations and ITU-R Recommendations) to foster the operation witho ...
... climate monitoring, weather forecasting, disaster prediction, detection, mitigation of negative effect of disasters and data exchange and dissimilation systems; develops mandatory and voluntary radiocommunication standards (Radio Regulations and ITU-R Recommendations) to foster the operation witho ...
Chapter 4 Climate change and its implications for catastrophe
... years. It is suggested that a correlation exists between warmer periods and heightened hurricane activity (Goldenberg et al. ,Science, 2001). As a warm phase is reached, then warmer SSTs, reduced vertical wind shear over the Atlantic and an African Easterly Jet (AEJ) are all conducive to tropical cy ...
... years. It is suggested that a correlation exists between warmer periods and heightened hurricane activity (Goldenberg et al. ,Science, 2001). As a warm phase is reached, then warmer SSTs, reduced vertical wind shear over the Atlantic and an African Easterly Jet (AEJ) are all conducive to tropical cy ...
The effects of extreme drought on climate change beliefs, risk
... Whether or not firsthand experience with extreme events shapes people’s perceptions of climate change and galvanizes them to take action has been the focus of growing attention in the risk management literature and in policy circles. There are several reasons for this important debate. First, the co ...
... Whether or not firsthand experience with extreme events shapes people’s perceptions of climate change and galvanizes them to take action has been the focus of growing attention in the risk management literature and in policy circles. There are several reasons for this important debate. First, the co ...
Double exposure: assessing the impacts of climate change within
... technological change, business strategies, employment, and environmental policies. While qualitative research has been carried out on many aspects of globalization-environment relationships, OECD (1997a, p. 17) notes that quantitative evidence is currently lacking on virtually all components of the ...
... technological change, business strategies, employment, and environmental policies. While qualitative research has been carried out on many aspects of globalization-environment relationships, OECD (1997a, p. 17) notes that quantitative evidence is currently lacking on virtually all components of the ...
Attribution of the record high Central England temperature of
... where PHistNat and PRCP8.5 are the probabilities of a warm annual CET value (T > + 1.38 °C) in the historicalNat and RCP8.5 simulations respectively. The threshold for the FAR analysis of +1.38 °C was chosen as it is the second warmest annual CET anomaly in the observed 1659–2014 series and occurred ...
... where PHistNat and PRCP8.5 are the probabilities of a warm annual CET value (T > + 1.38 °C) in the historicalNat and RCP8.5 simulations respectively. The threshold for the FAR analysis of +1.38 °C was chosen as it is the second warmest annual CET anomaly in the observed 1659–2014 series and occurred ...
Modelling the impact of future changes in climate, CO2
... The future emissions of greenhouse gases will depend on future trends in the global economy, population growth, and technological change. The recognition that these factors are linked led the IPCC to develop a set of scenarios, in which change in each factor is consistent with a particular ‘storylin ...
... The future emissions of greenhouse gases will depend on future trends in the global economy, population growth, and technological change. The recognition that these factors are linked led the IPCC to develop a set of scenarios, in which change in each factor is consistent with a particular ‘storylin ...
Project Document for CEO Approval
... Politically, it should be noted that although the country gained its independence in 1975, democratic reforms were not instituted until the end of the 1980s when the single party system was abolished. Since 1991, elections (three general and one autarchic), which were considered to be free, have bee ...
... Politically, it should be noted that although the country gained its independence in 1975, democratic reforms were not instituted until the end of the 1980s when the single party system was abolished. Since 1991, elections (three general and one autarchic), which were considered to be free, have bee ...
Case Study - Sorsogon City
... The Cities and Climate Change Initiative, a key component of UN-HABITAT’s Sustainable Urban Development Network (SUD-Net), promotes enhanced climate change mitigation and adaptation in developing country cities. More specifically, the Initiative supports the development of pro-poor innovative approa ...
... The Cities and Climate Change Initiative, a key component of UN-HABITAT’s Sustainable Urban Development Network (SUD-Net), promotes enhanced climate change mitigation and adaptation in developing country cities. More specifically, the Initiative supports the development of pro-poor innovative approa ...
NG-ACCESS
... comprises general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, ...
... comprises general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, ...
The EU and Strategies for New Climate Treaty Negotiations
... or international laws and, if so, would the national legislations, private contracts and environmental contracts serve as alternatives to a treaty? Drawing insights from international law and relations, this policy analysis focuses on the future negotiations, exploring viable strategies for concludi ...
... or international laws and, if so, would the national legislations, private contracts and environmental contracts serve as alternatives to a treaty? Drawing insights from international law and relations, this policy analysis focuses on the future negotiations, exploring viable strategies for concludi ...
Climate change impacts in Sub-Saharan Africa
... Abstract The repercussions of climate change will be felt in various ways throughout both natural and human systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Climate change projections for this region point to a warming trend, particularly in the inland subtropics; frequent occurrence of extreme heat events; increasin ...
... Abstract The repercussions of climate change will be felt in various ways throughout both natural and human systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Climate change projections for this region point to a warming trend, particularly in the inland subtropics; frequent occurrence of extreme heat events; increasin ...
Lost in the problem: the role of boundary organisations in the
... work: they indicate that scientists and policymakers in their coordination efforts have ignored relevant demarcation issues. The evidence of dual participation, dual accountability and use of boundary objects can also be used to assess conditions under which creating credible, legitimate and salient ...
... work: they indicate that scientists and policymakers in their coordination efforts have ignored relevant demarcation issues. The evidence of dual participation, dual accountability and use of boundary objects can also be used to assess conditions under which creating credible, legitimate and salient ...