Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Climate Change
... In other parts of the world the effect of climate change on agriculture are expected to be more severe. A recent attempt to simulate the consequences of two scenarios of climate change using a model of global agriculture concluded that the net effects of climate change on agriculture would generally ...
... In other parts of the world the effect of climate change on agriculture are expected to be more severe. A recent attempt to simulate the consequences of two scenarios of climate change using a model of global agriculture concluded that the net effects of climate change on agriculture would generally ...
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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 ...
1 - Australian Human Rights Commission
... on a map, and the Torres Strait Islands and its Indigenous peoples are often overlooked in policy, research and Indigenous’ affairs discourse in Australia. This is also true for many issues on the islands related to the environment. As one researcher has put it, the Torres Strait Islands have effect ...
... on a map, and the Torres Strait Islands and its Indigenous peoples are often overlooked in policy, research and Indigenous’ affairs discourse in Australia. This is also true for many issues on the islands related to the environment. As one researcher has put it, the Torres Strait Islands have effect ...
Particulate air pollution from wildfires in the Western US under
... therefore used a multi-model approach: we first calculated the future change in area burned for each model separately and then determined median changes for the model ensemble (Yue et al. 2013). The predicted median increase from present day to future in area burned ranged from 10 % to 170 %, depend ...
... therefore used a multi-model approach: we first calculated the future change in area burned for each model separately and then determined median changes for the model ensemble (Yue et al. 2013). The predicted median increase from present day to future in area burned ranged from 10 % to 170 %, depend ...
Jul 2, 2016 - Science and Environmental Policy Project
... The real danger comes with the time of day production from solar, which increases rapidly after about 7 am, reaching a peak around 1 pm, then diminishing rapidly. The risks of over-generation of electricity with increasing government renewable mandates is demonstrated by the descending belly of the ...
... The real danger comes with the time of day production from solar, which increases rapidly after about 7 am, reaching a peak around 1 pm, then diminishing rapidly. The risks of over-generation of electricity with increasing government renewable mandates is demonstrated by the descending belly of the ...
Working Paper 183 - Averchenkova et al (opens in new window)
... the exception of certain sectors, such as insurance, tourism, energy and utilities or the food and beverage sector, that have been more visible in terms of their response to climate risks. There is also very little assessment of how private sector action can potentially increase risks and lead to ma ...
... the exception of certain sectors, such as insurance, tourism, energy and utilities or the food and beverage sector, that have been more visible in terms of their response to climate risks. There is also very little assessment of how private sector action can potentially increase risks and lead to ma ...
Adapting to Climate Change - City of Sydney
... to future shocks and stresses including climate change. Participating in the 100 Resilient Cities Initiative will allow us to learn from how others are adapting to climate change. As part of the 100 Resilient Cities Initiative, the City will be developing a resilience strategy for Metropolitan Sydne ...
... to future shocks and stresses including climate change. Participating in the 100 Resilient Cities Initiative will allow us to learn from how others are adapting to climate change. As part of the 100 Resilient Cities Initiative, the City will be developing a resilience strategy for Metropolitan Sydne ...
Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change across Oceans
... profound changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean that have serious implications for marine species, with concomitant risks to marine industries dependent on those species (Hartmann et al., 2013; Rhein et al., 2013; Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2014; Pörtner et al., 2014). The global o ...
... profound changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean that have serious implications for marine species, with concomitant risks to marine industries dependent on those species (Hartmann et al., 2013; Rhein et al., 2013; Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2014; Pörtner et al., 2014). The global o ...
ccaf.gc.ca
... Since our 1998 audit there have been three additional Conferences of the Parties to the FCCC. In November 2000, the first part of the Sixth Conference of the Parties (CoP 6) was held in The Hague, Netherlands. Decisions on some key issues of the Protocol, such as an international emissions trading s ...
... Since our 1998 audit there have been three additional Conferences of the Parties to the FCCC. In November 2000, the first part of the Sixth Conference of the Parties (CoP 6) was held in The Hague, Netherlands. Decisions on some key issues of the Protocol, such as an international emissions trading s ...
Climate finance for cities: how can climate funds best support low
... world provides an opportunity to make investments that take climate change into account, in contrast to the more complicated challenge of retrofitting and adapting existing infrastructure in the more mature cities of the developed world (Dodman and Satterthwaite 2009). Decentralisation means that mu ...
... world provides an opportunity to make investments that take climate change into account, in contrast to the more complicated challenge of retrofitting and adapting existing infrastructure in the more mature cities of the developed world (Dodman and Satterthwaite 2009). Decentralisation means that mu ...
Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change
... profound changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean that have serious implications for marine species, with concomitant risks to marine industries dependent on those species (Hartmann et al., 2013; Rhein et al., 2013; Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2014; Pörtner et al., 2014). The global o ...
... profound changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean that have serious implications for marine species, with concomitant risks to marine industries dependent on those species (Hartmann et al., 2013; Rhein et al., 2013; Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2014; Pörtner et al., 2014). The global o ...
The Economics of Climate Change in Brazil: Costs and
... IPCC – scenarios A2 and B2. These IPCC climate trends are based on the hypothetical future behaviour of the global economy. This study makes an attempt, to the extent possible, to simulate the future behaviour of the Brazilian economy that is consistent with the same hypotheses made by IPCC in relat ...
... IPCC – scenarios A2 and B2. These IPCC climate trends are based on the hypothetical future behaviour of the global economy. This study makes an attempt, to the extent possible, to simulate the future behaviour of the Brazilian economy that is consistent with the same hypotheses made by IPCC in relat ...
climate change adaptation: a collective action
... IV. CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................... 1192 ...
... IV. CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................... 1192 ...
RASSEGNA STAMPA PRESS REVIEW
... The ICCG Best Climate Practices contest (this year at its third edition) in 2015 focused on the theme “Climate Change and Water Availability for Food Production". It was launched in March 2015 and the evaluation process ended in October, with the winner project being presented at Expo ...
... The ICCG Best Climate Practices contest (this year at its third edition) in 2015 focused on the theme “Climate Change and Water Availability for Food Production". It was launched in March 2015 and the evaluation process ended in October, with the winner project being presented at Expo ...
IOSR Journal Of Environmental Science, Toxicology And Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT)
... areas where feed and water is scarce. Climate change has caused a marked seasonality in feed quantity and quality on rangelands in Southern Africa, which have been worsened by the frequent dry spells in some part of the region. Lack of high quality feed throughout the year on rangeland has been cite ...
... areas where feed and water is scarce. Climate change has caused a marked seasonality in feed quantity and quality on rangelands in Southern Africa, which have been worsened by the frequent dry spells in some part of the region. Lack of high quality feed throughout the year on rangeland has been cite ...
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... al., 2014). This is true for all three of the models used by the IWG in 2013: FUND 3.5 (see Table 1), DICE2010 (see Table 2 for calibration sources of DICE-99 upon which DICE-2010 is based), and PAGE09.1 Given that many of the economic studies from the 1990s cited by these model developers in turn ...
... al., 2014). This is true for all three of the models used by the IWG in 2013: FUND 3.5 (see Table 1), DICE2010 (see Table 2 for calibration sources of DICE-99 upon which DICE-2010 is based), and PAGE09.1 Given that many of the economic studies from the 1990s cited by these model developers in turn ...
Coalition formation in Integrated Assessment Models
... The project aims to provide an exploration of the current state of the art in research on the economic incentives of regions to engage in international climate policies, with special attention to the formation and stability of international climate agreements using Integrated Assessment Models. The ...
... The project aims to provide an exploration of the current state of the art in research on the economic incentives of regions to engage in international climate policies, with special attention to the formation and stability of international climate agreements using Integrated Assessment Models. The ...
On the relationship between personal experience, affect and risk perception: The case of climate change.
... affect. Yet, closer examination strongly indicates that at the same time, risk perception and affect reciprocally influence each other in a stable feedback system. It is therefore concluded that both theoretical claims are valid and that a dual-process perspective provides a superior fit to the data. ...
... affect. Yet, closer examination strongly indicates that at the same time, risk perception and affect reciprocally influence each other in a stable feedback system. It is therefore concluded that both theoretical claims are valid and that a dual-process perspective provides a superior fit to the data. ...
Changing Climate, Changing Forests: The Impacts of Climate Change on
... and land use change are driving up concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The emissions of these gases, which are accelerating, are trapping heat and altering the Earth’s climate. Our climate shapes our basic living conditions. It controls the growth of agricu ...
... and land use change are driving up concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The emissions of these gases, which are accelerating, are trapping heat and altering the Earth’s climate. Our climate shapes our basic living conditions. It controls the growth of agricu ...
Prospering in a Changing Climate
... organisations, business and the community. Many communities around South Australia have already begun to prepare for changes in our weather patterns and rising sea levels. Communities on Eyre Peninsula have undertaken several projects to better understand and deal with climate change. The Barossa, Y ...
... organisations, business and the community. Many communities around South Australia have already begun to prepare for changes in our weather patterns and rising sea levels. Communities on Eyre Peninsula have undertaken several projects to better understand and deal with climate change. The Barossa, Y ...
Policy Briefings SUMERNET Research Projects Phase 2 (2010–2013) Sustainable Mekong Research Network
... natural resources becomes increasingly common, often cutting across national boundaries. With the purpose of supporting sustainable development in the Mekong Region, the Sustainable Mekong Research Network (SUMERNET) programme was established in 2005. SUMERNET aims to inform and influence sustainabl ...
... natural resources becomes increasingly common, often cutting across national boundaries. With the purpose of supporting sustainable development in the Mekong Region, the Sustainable Mekong Research Network (SUMERNET) programme was established in 2005. SUMERNET aims to inform and influence sustainabl ...
Changing climate, changing forests
... and land use change are driving up concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The emissions of these gases, which are accelerating, are trapping heat and altering the Earth’s climate. Our climate shapes our basic living conditions. It controls the growth of agricu ...
... and land use change are driving up concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The emissions of these gases, which are accelerating, are trapping heat and altering the Earth’s climate. Our climate shapes our basic living conditions. It controls the growth of agricu ...