Migration and Climate Change: Toward an Integrated Assessment of
... Most of these reports share the underlying assumption that climate-related migration essentially represents either a failure to mitigate climate change, and/or a failure of adaptation, and taken together they have produced some alarming estimates of the total volume of migration that might result fr ...
... Most of these reports share the underlying assumption that climate-related migration essentially represents either a failure to mitigate climate change, and/or a failure of adaptation, and taken together they have produced some alarming estimates of the total volume of migration that might result fr ...
here - Urgenda
... At the moment, the damaging consequences of anthropogenic CO2 emissions might not be apparent, but these appearances are deceptive. The damage of historical and current emissions is not only creeping, but also dormant. That is to say that the damage has already been caused, but cannot immediately be ...
... At the moment, the damaging consequences of anthropogenic CO2 emissions might not be apparent, but these appearances are deceptive. The damage of historical and current emissions is not only creeping, but also dormant. That is to say that the damage has already been caused, but cannot immediately be ...
WOMEN AND CLiMAtE ChANGE - Georgetown Institute for Women
... limate change is one of the greatest ecological and environmental challenges of our time. It is also an incontrovertible challenge to human rights, security, and economic development. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has declared 2015 the year for global action on climate change. In Nove ...
... limate change is one of the greatest ecological and environmental challenges of our time. It is also an incontrovertible challenge to human rights, security, and economic development. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has declared 2015 the year for global action on climate change. In Nove ...
Southern Africa Climate Change Framework
... emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and through sustainable land use practices, are not only important for mitigation, but also enhance the resilience for local communities and other stakeholders for adaptation actions. ...
... emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and through sustainable land use practices, are not only important for mitigation, but also enhance the resilience for local communities and other stakeholders for adaptation actions. ...
European cities adapt to climate change
... optimal data to be collected or processed. Nonetheless, some flexibility in plans is required to take account of the uncertainty of the future climate. So how have cities been developing their evidence base? It is important to use the available knowledge and resources. In Stirling, the local authori ...
... optimal data to be collected or processed. Nonetheless, some flexibility in plans is required to take account of the uncertainty of the future climate. So how have cities been developing their evidence base? It is important to use the available knowledge and resources. In Stirling, the local authori ...
Learning to Live in a Changing Climate
... warming to “well below 2°C1” as agreed last year in the UNFCCC Paris agreement; and crucially also to create space for some increase in emissions from developing countries in order to support poverty reduction and address global inequality. Even with concerted action on mitigation, adapting to clima ...
... warming to “well below 2°C1” as agreed last year in the UNFCCC Paris agreement; and crucially also to create space for some increase in emissions from developing countries in order to support poverty reduction and address global inequality. Even with concerted action on mitigation, adapting to clima ...
German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change - BMUB
... effects can be expected. Then it would be necessary to make much greater adaptation efforts worldwide, and these would be more difficult and involve higher costs. Reducing greenhouse gases in all countries is thus the central requirement for minimising the need for adaptation – and hence the cost of ...
... effects can be expected. Then it would be necessary to make much greater adaptation efforts worldwide, and these would be more difficult and involve higher costs. Reducing greenhouse gases in all countries is thus the central requirement for minimising the need for adaptation – and hence the cost of ...
the schmidt family foundation
... realization of a future where a new energy economy can lift millions out of poverty. Green For All engages lower-income communities, a constituency that has been left behind in past environmental movements. ...
... realization of a future where a new energy economy can lift millions out of poverty. Green For All engages lower-income communities, a constituency that has been left behind in past environmental movements. ...
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... and ATEAM offer a long-term projection with a reasonable level of detail. In SEAMLESS, climate change scenarios are intended to be implemented at a later stage. Most of the current impact studies predict rather small impacts of climate change in Germany over the next 10-20 years, and some studies pr ...
... and ATEAM offer a long-term projection with a reasonable level of detail. In SEAMLESS, climate change scenarios are intended to be implemented at a later stage. Most of the current impact studies predict rather small impacts of climate change in Germany over the next 10-20 years, and some studies pr ...
Ecosystems, their properties, goods and services
... positive trends in the terrestrial carbon sink will peak before mid-century, then begin diminishing, even without accounting for tropical deforestation trends and biosphere feedback, tending strongly towards a net carbon source before 2100, assuming continued greenhouse gas emissions and land-use ch ...
... positive trends in the terrestrial carbon sink will peak before mid-century, then begin diminishing, even without accounting for tropical deforestation trends and biosphere feedback, tending strongly towards a net carbon source before 2100, assuming continued greenhouse gas emissions and land-use ch ...
Transformational Adaptation: Concepts, Examples, and their
... growing area in East Africa after the 2050s. In most areas transformational adaptation is likely to involve a mix of substitute crops, although in some locations suitable substitute crops are limited to low-productivity subsistence crops such as pearl millet, and in certain areas the potential for c ...
... growing area in East Africa after the 2050s. In most areas transformational adaptation is likely to involve a mix of substitute crops, although in some locations suitable substitute crops are limited to low-productivity subsistence crops such as pearl millet, and in certain areas the potential for c ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Semi
... water, economic livelihoods, health, social protection, migration, environmental management and conservation. Similarly, a project identification exercise was applied for the East Africa region and in the focal countries of study (Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda). A variety of recent and ongoing projects ...
... water, economic livelihoods, health, social protection, migration, environmental management and conservation. Similarly, a project identification exercise was applied for the East Africa region and in the focal countries of study (Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda). A variety of recent and ongoing projects ...
ecosystem approach to fisheries management
... is a practical way to implement sustainable development for the management of fisheries by finding a balance between ecological and human well-being through good governance. The purpose of EAFM is to plan, develop, and manage fisheries in a manner that addresses the multiple needs and desires of soc ...
... is a practical way to implement sustainable development for the management of fisheries by finding a balance between ecological and human well-being through good governance. The purpose of EAFM is to plan, develop, and manage fisheries in a manner that addresses the multiple needs and desires of soc ...
UNDERSTANDING EL NIÑO IN OCEAN–ATMOSPHERE GENERAL
... and Philander 2000). In addition, El Niño involves interactions extending through different time scales with various climate phenomena, such as the seasonal cycle, intraseasonal oscillations, or decadal oscillations. For example, ENSO is more sensitive to wind perturbations in spring and autumn but ...
... and Philander 2000). In addition, El Niño involves interactions extending through different time scales with various climate phenomena, such as the seasonal cycle, intraseasonal oscillations, or decadal oscillations. For example, ENSO is more sensitive to wind perturbations in spring and autumn but ...
Climate Change and Ontario`s Provincial Parks: Towards an
... climate change are critical to informed decision-making. Accordingly, MNR will work to: • Strategy 1.A: Develop a provincial capability to describe, predict, and assess the important short- (0-5 years), medium(5-20 years), and long-term (20+ years) impacts of climate change on the province’s ecosyst ...
... climate change are critical to informed decision-making. Accordingly, MNR will work to: • Strategy 1.A: Develop a provincial capability to describe, predict, and assess the important short- (0-5 years), medium(5-20 years), and long-term (20+ years) impacts of climate change on the province’s ecosyst ...
Glantz 2004 - Ilan Kelman
... Barry Commoner’s Law of Ecology, which states that “you can’t do just one thing.” For example, climate science research receives government support to the extent that the government deems it valuable to address societal needs. So, science clearly has a political aspect, as well as other aspects. The ...
... Barry Commoner’s Law of Ecology, which states that “you can’t do just one thing.” For example, climate science research receives government support to the extent that the government deems it valuable to address societal needs. So, science clearly has a political aspect, as well as other aspects. The ...
Climate Change and Ontario`s Provincial Parks
... climate change are critical to informed decision-making. Accordingly, MNR will work to: • Strategy 1.A: Develop a provincial capability to describe, predict, and assess the important short- (0-5 years), medium(5-20 years), and long-term (20+ years) impacts of climate change on the province’s ecosyst ...
... climate change are critical to informed decision-making. Accordingly, MNR will work to: • Strategy 1.A: Develop a provincial capability to describe, predict, and assess the important short- (0-5 years), medium(5-20 years), and long-term (20+ years) impacts of climate change on the province’s ecosyst ...
Occasional Paper #2 - Institute for Science Innovation and Society
... Chilvers, Vaughan et al. 2012a, 1) In their analysis of a number of different appraisals, they come to the conclusion that appraisals “of geoengineering can be seen to be closing down around particular sets of values and assumptions with respect to the instrumental framing effects of contexts, metho ...
... Chilvers, Vaughan et al. 2012a, 1) In their analysis of a number of different appraisals, they come to the conclusion that appraisals “of geoengineering can be seen to be closing down around particular sets of values and assumptions with respect to the instrumental framing effects of contexts, metho ...
Scoping Study: Reviewing the Coverage of Economic Impacts in the
... projections or that may arise post 2100. It then considers the geographical domain of the risks, i.e. whether these effects occur directly in the UK, whether the effects occur at the international level and then subsequently impact on the UK (i.e. they are imported into the UK), and a final wider ca ...
... projections or that may arise post 2100. It then considers the geographical domain of the risks, i.e. whether these effects occur directly in the UK, whether the effects occur at the international level and then subsequently impact on the UK (i.e. they are imported into the UK), and a final wider ca ...
Climate finance in the Pacific: An overview of flows to the region`s
... funding with a wider range of sectors, than Micronesian countries. It is beyond the scope of this paper to explore the reasons for this pattern, but it is a question worth considering, as it might offer useful lessons that could help all Pacific Island countries in future efforts to access climate f ...
... funding with a wider range of sectors, than Micronesian countries. It is beyond the scope of this paper to explore the reasons for this pattern, but it is a question worth considering, as it might offer useful lessons that could help all Pacific Island countries in future efforts to access climate f ...
Project Document for CEO Approval (Revised)
... science and policy; Adaptation is an on-going process and requires Government, private sector and nongovernmental organization involvement; the process should be pursued in light of the sustainable management plans of Vanuatu, and for the benefit of the local communities in the longer term; Public a ...
... science and policy; Adaptation is an on-going process and requires Government, private sector and nongovernmental organization involvement; the process should be pursued in light of the sustainable management plans of Vanuatu, and for the benefit of the local communities in the longer term; Public a ...
Climate Change and Renewable Energy - Minnesota DNR - MN-dnr
... responsibility to prevent and mitigate the risk of damage to our woods, waters, prairies, and wildlife. While there is still considerable social and political debate about climate change and its causes, we should not be afraid to talk about climate change. The best science tells us that the risks ar ...
... responsibility to prevent and mitigate the risk of damage to our woods, waters, prairies, and wildlife. While there is still considerable social and political debate about climate change and its causes, we should not be afraid to talk about climate change. The best science tells us that the risks ar ...
Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines
... the impacts of climate change. Boards and senior executives of water utilities must be prepared to respond in a timely manner to the probable material risks to the businesses they run. It will also be important for water utilities to proactively engage with the community. The key measures of success ...
... the impacts of climate change. Boards and senior executives of water utilities must be prepared to respond in a timely manner to the probable material risks to the businesses they run. It will also be important for water utilities to proactively engage with the community. The key measures of success ...
... changing climate, together with an analysis of the climate variability in the approximately last forty years in one of the most economically dynamic coastal areas in Spain. My approach supports a position that vulnerability and adaptation analyses should be participatory and should include social, c ...
- Nottingham ePrints
... and media and communication analysts have mainly focused on studying how climate change is depicted in text (traditional media and social media). There is now growing recognition of the importance of investigating how climate change is conveyed in visual images (Nicholson-Cole, 2005; O’Neill and Hul ...
... and media and communication analysts have mainly focused on studying how climate change is depicted in text (traditional media and social media). There is now growing recognition of the importance of investigating how climate change is conveyed in visual images (Nicholson-Cole, 2005; O’Neill and Hul ...