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... their respective studies, Maddison (2006) and Nhemachena and Hassan (2007) observed that the awareness by farmers of climate change attributes - whether precipitation or temperature or both, is of essence in as far as their adaptation decision-making process is concerned. In this study, it was there ...
... their respective studies, Maddison (2006) and Nhemachena and Hassan (2007) observed that the awareness by farmers of climate change attributes - whether precipitation or temperature or both, is of essence in as far as their adaptation decision-making process is concerned. In this study, it was there ...
Young People`s Burden: Requirement of Negative CO2 Emissions
... alleged climate change consequences, if accurate, could be considered “beyond the pale”, and he rejected the motion to dismiss the case. Judge Coffin’s ruling must be certified by a second judge, after which the case can proceed to trial. It is anticipated that the plausibility of achieving the emis ...
... alleged climate change consequences, if accurate, could be considered “beyond the pale”, and he rejected the motion to dismiss the case. Judge Coffin’s ruling must be certified by a second judge, after which the case can proceed to trial. It is anticipated that the plausibility of achieving the emis ...
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... Africa. And when rainfall does come, it is likely to be in bursts of greater intensity leading to erosion and flood damage. But these predictions gain little policy traction in Southern African countries. Research in Namibia suggests that over 20 years, annual loses to the Namibian economy could be ...
... Africa. And when rainfall does come, it is likely to be in bursts of greater intensity leading to erosion and flood damage. But these predictions gain little policy traction in Southern African countries. Research in Namibia suggests that over 20 years, annual loses to the Namibian economy could be ...
Risk perception and commitment to reduce global climate change in
... Humans have been exposed to many threats throughout history: epidemic illnesses, world wars, terrorist attacks, and environmental catastrophes. Human’s survival instinct forces people to evaluate circumstances and make decisions when faced with risks. Many different factors determine the resulting c ...
... Humans have been exposed to many threats throughout history: epidemic illnesses, world wars, terrorist attacks, and environmental catastrophes. Human’s survival instinct forces people to evaluate circumstances and make decisions when faced with risks. Many different factors determine the resulting c ...
AHEAD OF THE STORM…. Preparing Toronto for Climate Change
... Climate changes are already being seen in Toronto. In the last decade, the City has been subjected to extreme heat, floods, drought, new insect pests, new vector-borne diseases and other problems made worse by climate change. Even if the world is successful in getting emissions under control, clima ...
... Climate changes are already being seen in Toronto. In the last decade, the City has been subjected to extreme heat, floods, drought, new insect pests, new vector-borne diseases and other problems made worse by climate change. Even if the world is successful in getting emissions under control, clima ...
Climate Change Essentials
... an additional 583 companies have indicated they will start carbon pricing by 2017. 3. The world’s two biggest emitters – China and the United States (US) – have made significant commitments in recent years to reducing their GHG emissions. In November 2014, the two countries issued a Joint Announceme ...
... an additional 583 companies have indicated they will start carbon pricing by 2017. 3. The world’s two biggest emitters – China and the United States (US) – have made significant commitments in recent years to reducing their GHG emissions. In November 2014, the two countries issued a Joint Announceme ...
Climate change - The Open University
... At the beginning of the 21st century, terms such as the 'greenhouse effect', 'greenhouse gases' and 'greenhouse warming' are printed or spoken thousands of times a week in the context of climate change caused by human activities. This section is designed to consolidate your understanding of the basi ...
... At the beginning of the 21st century, terms such as the 'greenhouse effect', 'greenhouse gases' and 'greenhouse warming' are printed or spoken thousands of times a week in the context of climate change caused by human activities. This section is designed to consolidate your understanding of the basi ...
Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Changes in Egypt
... of water as it is a reused source (CAPMAS 2009). Awareness and concern for problems related to environmental quality are growing at a steady pace: climate change, biodiversity, soil fertility decay and above all food quality and pollution are everyday subjects for debates and discussions. The comple ...
... of water as it is a reused source (CAPMAS 2009). Awareness and concern for problems related to environmental quality are growing at a steady pace: climate change, biodiversity, soil fertility decay and above all food quality and pollution are everyday subjects for debates and discussions. The comple ...
Working Paper No.7 - Climate Learning and Knowledge
... The Uganda country study is part of a series of case studies carried out under a project entitled Climate Learning for African Agriculture, funded by the Climate and Knowledge Development Network. ...
... The Uganda country study is part of a series of case studies carried out under a project entitled Climate Learning for African Agriculture, funded by the Climate and Knowledge Development Network. ...
Faith Based Statements on Climate Change
... life in the developing world to people in the United States, who may not understand its direct effects. Michael Schut, economic and environmental affairs officer for the Episcopal Church, addressed the last point in an interview with ENS Dec. 10, when he said the level of climate change – related su ...
... life in the developing world to people in the United States, who may not understand its direct effects. Michael Schut, economic and environmental affairs officer for the Episcopal Church, addressed the last point in an interview with ENS Dec. 10, when he said the level of climate change – related su ...
climate justice - Buffalo Law Review
... the 1970s. Id. at 8. According to several American climate scientists, most practicing scientists “were skeptical that we would see strong signs of humaninduced climate change in our lifetimes.” Brief of Amici Curiae Climate Scientists David Battisti et al. in support of Petitioners at 2, Mass. v. E ...
... the 1970s. Id. at 8. According to several American climate scientists, most practicing scientists “were skeptical that we would see strong signs of humaninduced climate change in our lifetimes.” Brief of Amici Curiae Climate Scientists David Battisti et al. in support of Petitioners at 2, Mass. v. E ...
Farmers` perceptions of and adaptation strategies to climate change
... Agriculture is the main source of support for the majority of the rural households and attached urban populations in developing countries as well as in Pakistan. Hence, adapting the agricultural sector to the negative effects of climate variability may be necessary to assure food security for the co ...
... Agriculture is the main source of support for the majority of the rural households and attached urban populations in developing countries as well as in Pakistan. Hence, adapting the agricultural sector to the negative effects of climate variability may be necessary to assure food security for the co ...
Dis full and final - University of Otago
... discussion. At this conference, the Paris Agreement1 was drafted; an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change2 (UNFCCC), aimed at mitigating greenhouse gas emissions to reduce global warming.3 While France’s foreign minister Laurant Fabius stated that this agreement ...
... discussion. At this conference, the Paris Agreement1 was drafted; an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change2 (UNFCCC), aimed at mitigating greenhouse gas emissions to reduce global warming.3 While France’s foreign minister Laurant Fabius stated that this agreement ...
Understanding Farmers` Perceptions and Adaptations to
... Adaptation is widely recognized as a vital component of any policy response to climate change. Studies show that without adaptation, climate change is generally detrimental to the agriculture sector; but with adaptation, vulnerability can largely be reduced (Easterling et al. 1993; Rosenzweig and Pa ...
... Adaptation is widely recognized as a vital component of any policy response to climate change. Studies show that without adaptation, climate change is generally detrimental to the agriculture sector; but with adaptation, vulnerability can largely be reduced (Easterling et al. 1993; Rosenzweig and Pa ...
Climate change and Arctic ecosystems II
... in a scenario with unchecked atmospheric CO2 concentration increase. We compare the modeled vegetation to a map of present-day potential vegetation distribution, and to paleovegetation distributions inferred from pollen data. The future scenario allows us then to assess the sensitivity of Arctic veg ...
... in a scenario with unchecked atmospheric CO2 concentration increase. We compare the modeled vegetation to a map of present-day potential vegetation distribution, and to paleovegetation distributions inferred from pollen data. The future scenario allows us then to assess the sensitivity of Arctic veg ...
Planning for Climate Change in the West
... alpine tundra of the northern Rockies where glaciers are retreating as growing downstream communities rely more than ever on abundant snowpack for secure water supplies. Climate can be defined as weather averaged over a period of time, usually 30 years or longer. This averaging tends to smooth out ...
... alpine tundra of the northern Rockies where glaciers are retreating as growing downstream communities rely more than ever on abundant snowpack for secure water supplies. Climate can be defined as weather averaged over a period of time, usually 30 years or longer. This averaging tends to smooth out ...
student advisee presentations
... Waters Conference, University of Rhode Island April 4-5, (I) 51. Green, W., Becker, A., (2016). “Built environments and rising seas: Service learning recommendations for the future of the Port of Galilee.” A presentation of student work resulting from a course on resilient planning, policy, and desi ...
... Waters Conference, University of Rhode Island April 4-5, (I) 51. Green, W., Becker, A., (2016). “Built environments and rising seas: Service learning recommendations for the future of the Port of Galilee.” A presentation of student work resulting from a course on resilient planning, policy, and desi ...
FACING UNCERTAINTY: the value of climate information for
... Climate variability and change are bringing new and increasing risks and uncertainty about the future. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the impacts are already being felt and are adding another layer of difficulty for achieving productive and secure livelihoods among the most vulnerable people as well as thre ...
... Climate variability and change are bringing new and increasing risks and uncertainty about the future. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the impacts are already being felt and are adding another layer of difficulty for achieving productive and secure livelihoods among the most vulnerable people as well as thre ...
SAARC_ People`s Regionalism
... Commission a SAARC Inter-governmental Marine Initiative & SAARC Coastal Zone Management Centre to strengthen the understanding of shared oceans and water bodies in the region, and facilitate critical roles to promote sustainable living, Commission a SAARC Inter-governmental Climate-related Disasters ...
... Commission a SAARC Inter-governmental Marine Initiative & SAARC Coastal Zone Management Centre to strengthen the understanding of shared oceans and water bodies in the region, and facilitate critical roles to promote sustainable living, Commission a SAARC Inter-governmental Climate-related Disasters ...
Climate change : quantifying the health impact at national
... necessary to protect health under a changing climate are local. Quantitative assessment of the size and distribution of health risks can therefore be an important tool in identifying which actions will be most effective in adapting to climate change. They may also provide an incentive to cooperate a ...
... necessary to protect health under a changing climate are local. Quantitative assessment of the size and distribution of health risks can therefore be an important tool in identifying which actions will be most effective in adapting to climate change. They may also provide an incentive to cooperate a ...
Incorporating climate change and growth into the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (opens in new window)
... Natural climate variability also affects the severity and frequency of perils. For example, the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO)v has a major influence on the risk of drought, flooding and storms around the tropics (Holland, 2009). Indeed, there is evidence that for some perils, the affects of na ...
... Natural climate variability also affects the severity and frequency of perils. For example, the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO)v has a major influence on the risk of drought, flooding and storms around the tropics (Holland, 2009). Indeed, there is evidence that for some perils, the affects of na ...
Moral intensity and climate-friendly food choices
... evenly between the global south and north or between the rich and the poor; rather, the effects are more concentrated in vulnerable areas and groups of people (Roberts, 2001) (cf. the concentration of effects). Moreover, even though the vast majority of climate scientists accept the evidence for glo ...
... evenly between the global south and north or between the rich and the poor; rather, the effects are more concentrated in vulnerable areas and groups of people (Roberts, 2001) (cf. the concentration of effects). Moreover, even though the vast majority of climate scientists accept the evidence for glo ...
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... There is near undisputed scientific consensus that the rising atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases owing to human activities will cause warming (and other climatic changes) at Earth’s surface. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) revealed an increase in world average tempera ...
... There is near undisputed scientific consensus that the rising atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases owing to human activities will cause warming (and other climatic changes) at Earth’s surface. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) revealed an increase in world average tempera ...
English - Plan International
... pronounced negative effects on food, water and energy, with two distinctive features – gender and geographic inequality, where men, women and children are disproportionately affected and where some areas are more vulnerable and hit much harder than others. The study also revealed that the effects of ...
... pronounced negative effects on food, water and energy, with two distinctive features – gender and geographic inequality, where men, women and children are disproportionately affected and where some areas are more vulnerable and hit much harder than others. The study also revealed that the effects of ...
Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of Earth`s
... In recent years, more and more people are starting to think about the term „global warming”. Is it really something dangerous? Do we need, and is it possible to fight against it? No one really knows, how it started, but it’s clear, that we can blame only ourselves. „Over the past 50 years the ice ar ...
... In recent years, more and more people are starting to think about the term „global warming”. Is it really something dangerous? Do we need, and is it possible to fight against it? No one really knows, how it started, but it’s clear, that we can blame only ourselves. „Over the past 50 years the ice ar ...