Effects of climate change on agriculture - Deltaproof
... calculation methods that are applied to forecast the effects and, the possibilities for adaptation. Much of the information is derived from the research programs ‘Climate changes Spatial Planning’ [Klimaat voor Ruimte] and ‘Knowledge for Climate’ [Kennis voor Klimaat]. Mitigating climate change by m ...
... calculation methods that are applied to forecast the effects and, the possibilities for adaptation. Much of the information is derived from the research programs ‘Climate changes Spatial Planning’ [Klimaat voor Ruimte] and ‘Knowledge for Climate’ [Kennis voor Klimaat]. Mitigating climate change by m ...
O 3 Environmental Advocacy in the Obama Years
... a moral example for countries like China to change course, all in the hope that these countries will accept a “grand bargain” toward a cleaner energy path.16 In February 2005, as a scholar in residence at Middlebury College, McKibben began meeting informally with students to discuss strategies for m ...
... a moral example for countries like China to change course, all in the hope that these countries will accept a “grand bargain” toward a cleaner energy path.16 In February 2005, as a scholar in residence at Middlebury College, McKibben began meeting informally with students to discuss strategies for m ...
The Demographic Implications of Climate Change for Aotearoa New
... change on the total fertility rate. Philibert et al. (2013) found that climate change influenced conception/birth seasonality in the Kayes region of Mali through changes in rainfall affecting rates of foetal loss (following patterns of change in malaria incidence among pregnant women) and changes in ...
... change on the total fertility rate. Philibert et al. (2013) found that climate change influenced conception/birth seasonality in the Kayes region of Mali through changes in rainfall affecting rates of foetal loss (following patterns of change in malaria incidence among pregnant women) and changes in ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... The project outcomes are closely aligned and coordinated with efforts already underway within Benin to promote development which is resilient to climate change at the national and local levels. The project is focused on strengthening the capacity of national and sub-national entities to monitor clim ...
... The project outcomes are closely aligned and coordinated with efforts already underway within Benin to promote development which is resilient to climate change at the national and local levels. The project is focused on strengthening the capacity of national and sub-national entities to monitor clim ...
1 CV KAREN L. O`BRIEN Department of Sociology and Human
... Scientific Steering Committee, Global Environmental Change and Human Security (GECHS) project of the International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP) on Global Environmental Change, 2001 – 2010. (Chair of Scientific Steering Committee from 2005-2010) Editorial Board: Resilience: International Policie ...
... Scientific Steering Committee, Global Environmental Change and Human Security (GECHS) project of the International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP) on Global Environmental Change, 2001 – 2010. (Chair of Scientific Steering Committee from 2005-2010) Editorial Board: Resilience: International Policie ...
Factors Affecting Climate Change Mitigation Policy
... attendance at the meeting may directly advocate for policy implementation within their own national governments. While the upper level certainly begins an international discussion on the need to reduce emissions, political elite support at the lower level can have a larger effect upon public percept ...
... attendance at the meeting may directly advocate for policy implementation within their own national governments. While the upper level certainly begins an international discussion on the need to reduce emissions, political elite support at the lower level can have a larger effect upon public percept ...
How the UN System Supports Ambitious Action on Climate Change
... of Ghana to explore policy options for increasing the use of low-carbon energy. The study used the IAEA energy planning model to analyse the country’s energy system, and it obtained data on renewable and other energy sources from a number of UN agencies. The focus of this particular study was on ren ...
... of Ghana to explore policy options for increasing the use of low-carbon energy. The study used the IAEA energy planning model to analyse the country’s energy system, and it obtained data on renewable and other energy sources from a number of UN agencies. The focus of this particular study was on ren ...
Global climate change impacts on Australia`s wheat crops
... Wheat is the major crop in Australia in terms of value ($4.2 billion), volume (22 Mt) and area (11 Mha). Yields are generally low due to low rainfall, high vapour pressure deficit and low physical and chemical soil fertility and can vary by as much as 60% in response to climate variability (Howden a ...
... Wheat is the major crop in Australia in terms of value ($4.2 billion), volume (22 Mt) and area (11 Mha). Yields are generally low due to low rainfall, high vapour pressure deficit and low physical and chemical soil fertility and can vary by as much as 60% in response to climate variability (Howden a ...
Report on climate change and migration scenario
... impact of climate change upon migration, both within countries and between countries. Of particular interest is the potential impact upon Europe, which includes the effect of climate change on European countries and the potential impact from displacement elsewhere in the world. The literature is rev ...
... impact of climate change upon migration, both within countries and between countries. Of particular interest is the potential impact upon Europe, which includes the effect of climate change on European countries and the potential impact from displacement elsewhere in the world. The literature is rev ...
DHM - MIS - Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
... working as a focal point for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and for the meteorological activities of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC). The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has recognized DHM as an authority to provide meteorological ...
... working as a focal point for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and for the meteorological activities of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC). The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has recognized DHM as an authority to provide meteorological ...
Training Needs Assessment of Relevant Stakeholders
... Familiarity with national-regional policy linkages …with regard to policy design and implementation related to trade, food security and climate change ...
... Familiarity with national-regional policy linkages …with regard to policy design and implementation related to trade, food security and climate change ...
Submission by Japan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate
... Adaptation to the impacts of climate change is nowadays essential for every country, as changes in climate have caused impacts on natural ecosystems and human societies on all continents and across the oceans. As a national adaptation planning process, the Central Environment Council conducted clima ...
... Adaptation to the impacts of climate change is nowadays essential for every country, as changes in climate have caused impacts on natural ecosystems and human societies on all continents and across the oceans. As a national adaptation planning process, the Central Environment Council conducted clima ...
“It won`t be any good to have democracy if we don`t have a country
... the Maldivian claim to be the climate change “synecdoche” (Connell, 2003), the country’s coral atoll ecosystem became a synecdoche for the fragile democratic political culture to which the new administration aspired. To discern the significance of the Maldives’ global environmental project for its in ...
... the Maldivian claim to be the climate change “synecdoche” (Connell, 2003), the country’s coral atoll ecosystem became a synecdoche for the fragile democratic political culture to which the new administration aspired. To discern the significance of the Maldives’ global environmental project for its in ...
Lost in the problem: the role of boundary organisations in the
... Second, even if data limitations were less serious, any criteria and conditions for ‘good’ boundary work can only be very broadly specified because successful boundary organisations have adjusted to their context of policy issue politics and political-cultural spheres. Moreover, boundary organisatio ...
... Second, even if data limitations were less serious, any criteria and conditions for ‘good’ boundary work can only be very broadly specified because successful boundary organisations have adjusted to their context of policy issue politics and political-cultural spheres. Moreover, boundary organisatio ...
Using the IPCC`s Assessment Report data and climate change
... • Dr. Ruth Dixon- critiqued “ if the reports are to be seen as truly authoritative, a far more challenging review process should be involved. In my opinion, the IPCC reports cannot be described as peer reviewed, rather than a process of public comment” • David Holland stated “IPCC... Has failed to e ...
... • Dr. Ruth Dixon- critiqued “ if the reports are to be seen as truly authoritative, a far more challenging review process should be involved. In my opinion, the IPCC reports cannot be described as peer reviewed, rather than a process of public comment” • David Holland stated “IPCC... Has failed to e ...
Key Steps: Mitigation
... Key messages of negotiations Importance to show flexibility to support any new agreement & new financial architecture Focus on national capacities for Broader participation of various decision makers Longer term planning Implementing broader programmatic approaches Understanding the fina ...
... Key messages of negotiations Importance to show flexibility to support any new agreement & new financial architecture Focus on national capacities for Broader participation of various decision makers Longer term planning Implementing broader programmatic approaches Understanding the fina ...
characterizing the phenology of southwest landscapes
... ongoing implementation of a U.S.A.-National Phenology Network (NPN) with regional branches. Subtropical and semi-arid regions like the southwestern U.S.A. (Southwest), where phenophases may be triggered by both temperature and precipitation, arguably present some of the biggest challenges. Not only ...
... ongoing implementation of a U.S.A.-National Phenology Network (NPN) with regional branches. Subtropical and semi-arid regions like the southwestern U.S.A. (Southwest), where phenophases may be triggered by both temperature and precipitation, arguably present some of the biggest challenges. Not only ...