Climate Change and Health Communications
... include low-income communities and communities of color in these efforts. Public health communications and climate communications experts should continue to share lessons learned and identify ways in which climate and health communications efforts can build on and be integrated into existing and ...
... include low-income communities and communities of color in these efforts. Public health communications and climate communications experts should continue to share lessons learned and identify ways in which climate and health communications efforts can build on and be integrated into existing and ...
Australia`s Energy Sector – Drivers for Change
... don't understand how far and how expensive that could be. The first thing that needs to happen there is mapping that risk right across Australia and making policy decisions in a planning sense about avoiding the risk into the future.”22 8. The next step in a risk assessment approach is to identify t ...
... don't understand how far and how expensive that could be. The first thing that needs to happen there is mapping that risk right across Australia and making policy decisions in a planning sense about avoiding the risk into the future.”22 8. The next step in a risk assessment approach is to identify t ...
Environics Climate Change Mitigation Messaging
... There is a gap in understanding of the connection between home energy use and climate change. Climate change is a complex subject and most residents do not feel well-informed about the issue. However, the general consensus in climate change literature is that simply providing information about the s ...
... There is a gap in understanding of the connection between home energy use and climate change. Climate change is a complex subject and most residents do not feel well-informed about the issue. However, the general consensus in climate change literature is that simply providing information about the s ...
Vegetation–climate feedbacks modulate rainfall patterns in Africa
... feedbacks operate locally and may also generate teleconnections via heat and moisture advection, leading to altered atmospheric circulation (e.g. Avissar and Werth, 2005; Nogherotto et al., 2013). Previous studies have shown the importance of vegetation-mediated biophysical feedbacks for the past (e ...
... feedbacks operate locally and may also generate teleconnections via heat and moisture advection, leading to altered atmospheric circulation (e.g. Avissar and Werth, 2005; Nogherotto et al., 2013). Previous studies have shown the importance of vegetation-mediated biophysical feedbacks for the past (e ...
Climate change and tourism: Where will the journey
... Not specified * Visiting family and relatives, health, religion etc. Source: UNWTO ...
... Not specified * Visiting family and relatives, health, religion etc. Source: UNWTO ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts: Egypt
... hard work in putting together such a comprehensive piece of work. I also thank the scientists and officials from the countries included in this project for their interest and valuable advice in putting it together. I hope this report will inform this key debate on one of the greatest threats to huma ...
... hard work in putting together such a comprehensive piece of work. I also thank the scientists and officials from the countries included in this project for their interest and valuable advice in putting it together. I hope this report will inform this key debate on one of the greatest threats to huma ...
Vector-Borne Diseases: Impact of Climate
... from 1951 to 1989. Up to now, 2006, this trend has continued. Europe experienced an extraordinary heat wave in summer 2003, with daily mean temperatures being about 10° warmer than the long term mean. The increase of temperature varies depending on the region and season. If the temperature of the at ...
... from 1951 to 1989. Up to now, 2006, this trend has continued. Europe experienced an extraordinary heat wave in summer 2003, with daily mean temperatures being about 10° warmer than the long term mean. The increase of temperature varies depending on the region and season. If the temperature of the at ...
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... assets. With regard to adaptation to climate change, farmers who are adapting to changing climate are resilient to weather shocks. Membership in community-based organizations help households in accumulating livestock assets, and this suggests the importance of local institutions in risk management. ...
... assets. With regard to adaptation to climate change, farmers who are adapting to changing climate are resilient to weather shocks. Membership in community-based organizations help households in accumulating livestock assets, and this suggests the importance of local institutions in risk management. ...
Contribution of oceanic and vegetation feedbacks to Holocene
... JSBACH includes the dynamic vegetation module of Brovkin et al. (2009). For the ocean, MPIOM (Jungclaus et al., 2006) is used at a horizontal resolution of approximately 3◦ and 40 vertical levels. The models have been tested against observation and reanalysis data. They capture the major structure o ...
... JSBACH includes the dynamic vegetation module of Brovkin et al. (2009). For the ocean, MPIOM (Jungclaus et al., 2006) is used at a horizontal resolution of approximately 3◦ and 40 vertical levels. The models have been tested against observation and reanalysis data. They capture the major structure o ...
China and South-South Scoping Assessment for
... Development’ (CASSALD). CASSALD is a scoping study on climate adaptation needs, good practice and potential for collaboration in 10 priority developing countries. The aim of the project is to identify key opportunities and avenues for South-South learning on climate change adaptation and how to best ...
... Development’ (CASSALD). CASSALD is a scoping study on climate adaptation needs, good practice and potential for collaboration in 10 priority developing countries. The aim of the project is to identify key opportunities and avenues for South-South learning on climate change adaptation and how to best ...
US Climate Change Policy Under President Clinton
... On October 22, 1997, President Clinton gave an eagerly anticipated speech at the National Geographic Society outlining the Administration's policy on climate change prior to the Kyoto negotiations on the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). He said Today we have a clear responsibili ...
... On October 22, 1997, President Clinton gave an eagerly anticipated speech at the National Geographic Society outlining the Administration's policy on climate change prior to the Kyoto negotiations on the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). He said Today we have a clear responsibili ...
Indicators of Canada`s Changing Climate
... The kinds of plants and animals that inhabit a particular place are determined to a great extent by climate. So is the amount of water in a river or the height of a shoreline. Likewise, our health and safety, our comfort and mobility, our food supply, and our access to water all depend in one way or ...
... The kinds of plants and animals that inhabit a particular place are determined to a great extent by climate. So is the amount of water in a river or the height of a shoreline. Likewise, our health and safety, our comfort and mobility, our food supply, and our access to water all depend in one way or ...
Visual Images and the Rhetoric of Environmental Advocacy
... the 18th Century, human activities have resulted in a rise in global temperatures. The burning of fossil fuels, for example, has led to an increased production of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, such as methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone, which accumulate in the atmosphere and alter our clima ...
... the 18th Century, human activities have resulted in a rise in global temperatures. The burning of fossil fuels, for example, has led to an increased production of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, such as methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone, which accumulate in the atmosphere and alter our clima ...
Climate Change Adaptation Planning: A Handbook for Small
... or as part of a climate change adaptation planning team, to prepare a community adaptation plan. It is based on community planning principles and a planner works with the community and facilitates the preparation of the CCAP. This Handbook is made available to the community and becomes an educationa ...
... or as part of a climate change adaptation planning team, to prepare a community adaptation plan. It is based on community planning principles and a planner works with the community and facilitates the preparation of the CCAP. This Handbook is made available to the community and becomes an educationa ...
A Greener Dragon? - Department of Defence
... impact the Australian economy. 6 China has been signalling the importance of the environment and climate to its economy since the release in 2001 of its 10th Five Year Plan (2001-05), in which it set targets for fuel consumption and energy conservation, and foreshadowed an expansion of forests as ‘c ...
... impact the Australian economy. 6 China has been signalling the importance of the environment and climate to its economy since the release in 2001 of its 10th Five Year Plan (2001-05), in which it set targets for fuel consumption and energy conservation, and foreshadowed an expansion of forests as ‘c ...
The Conditional Nature of the Local Warming Effect
... Others have shown that such a measure can serve as a proxy for intelligence or ability. For example, Rasmussen (2016, p. 7) explains, ‘‘Research demonstrates that people who are more intelligent are also more politically knowledgeable[.]’’ This measure, which may have the advantage of being a domain ...
... Others have shown that such a measure can serve as a proxy for intelligence or ability. For example, Rasmussen (2016, p. 7) explains, ‘‘Research demonstrates that people who are more intelligent are also more politically knowledgeable[.]’’ This measure, which may have the advantage of being a domain ...
Forecasting climate change impacts on plant populations over large
... little evidence for overdispersion beyond what our model was already accommodating via the spatial random effects (η). There was no evidence of zero inflation in our data, but see below (Accommodating zeros) for how we handled the small number of zero percent cover observations. We assume that the r ...
... little evidence for overdispersion beyond what our model was already accommodating via the spatial random effects (η). There was no evidence of zero inflation in our data, but see below (Accommodating zeros) for how we handled the small number of zero percent cover observations. We assume that the r ...
Northern African climate at the end of the twenty
... reliable as possible given the current state of climate system modeling (and the accuracy with which greenhouse gas emissions can be projected). We develop and apply a method for simulating future climate that addresses issues that are particular to our region of interest, but will certainly be usef ...
... reliable as possible given the current state of climate system modeling (and the accuracy with which greenhouse gas emissions can be projected). We develop and apply a method for simulating future climate that addresses issues that are particular to our region of interest, but will certainly be usef ...
Impact of climate change on ozone related mortality and morbidity in
... Ozone is one of the most important air pollutants. Ozone is formed in photochemical reactions, with concentrations affected by weather and the supply of chemical precursors, including nitrogen oxides (NOX), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), methane (CH4) and carbon monoxide (CO). Climate change ...
... Ozone is one of the most important air pollutants. Ozone is formed in photochemical reactions, with concentrations affected by weather and the supply of chemical precursors, including nitrogen oxides (NOX), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), methane (CH4) and carbon monoxide (CO). Climate change ...
Islamabad Pakistan
... This abridged report is based on a comprehensive report entitled: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of Islamabad which was jointly published by the Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD), Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICT), Capital Development Authority (CDA), Pak ...
... This abridged report is based on a comprehensive report entitled: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of Islamabad which was jointly published by the Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD), Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICT), Capital Development Authority (CDA), Pak ...
Royal Government of Cambodia Climate Change
... Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, for his full support and strong commitment to addressing climate change . In 2013, the Royal Government of Cambodia, under the leadership of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, launched the Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan 2014-2023 setting the visi ...
... Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, for his full support and strong commitment to addressing climate change . In 2013, the Royal Government of Cambodia, under the leadership of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, launched the Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan 2014-2023 setting the visi ...
Ecosystem-based approaches to building resilience in urban areas
... more sustainable in the long term; provide labour intensive job opportunities; and, provide multiplebenefits (jobs, mitigation of GHGs, beautification and in many instances other ecosystem services in addition to the climate change protection service as well as being “no-regret” options). A grounded ...
... more sustainable in the long term; provide labour intensive job opportunities; and, provide multiplebenefits (jobs, mitigation of GHGs, beautification and in many instances other ecosystem services in addition to the climate change protection service as well as being “no-regret” options). A grounded ...
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... relationship between climate and migration by exploiting the cross-section variation of climate and of long run migration decisions. What is the expected shape of the relationship between climate and migration? It is reasonable to assume that with less favorable climatic conditions the incentive to ...
... relationship between climate and migration by exploiting the cross-section variation of climate and of long run migration decisions. What is the expected shape of the relationship between climate and migration? It is reasonable to assume that with less favorable climatic conditions the incentive to ...
Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan 2014 – 2023
... non-governmental organizations, and all of you who have contributed to making this CCCSP possible. Our ability to address climate impacts on national development processes will be enhanced by coordinated efforts to reduce the vulnerability of people and natural systems that support livelihoods and d ...
... non-governmental organizations, and all of you who have contributed to making this CCCSP possible. Our ability to address climate impacts on national development processes will be enhanced by coordinated efforts to reduce the vulnerability of people and natural systems that support livelihoods and d ...
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... 1.3 Global Climate Policy Broken Down to Activities Eligible in Citypartnerships Cities have joint forces in community networks to take effective voluntary action to protect the climate, independently of global climate policy. Worldwide 530 local governments participate in ICLEI´s Cities For Climate ...
... 1.3 Global Climate Policy Broken Down to Activities Eligible in Citypartnerships Cities have joint forces in community networks to take effective voluntary action to protect the climate, independently of global climate policy. Worldwide 530 local governments participate in ICLEI´s Cities For Climate ...