Climate Risk and Business
... This study analyzes climate related risks and opportunities facing IFC’s client, Muelles el Bosque, and provides a quantitative assessment of climate impacts and related adaptation responses. While the work focuses on the impacts on this specific port and its surroundings, it also briefly explores h ...
... This study analyzes climate related risks and opportunities facing IFC’s client, Muelles el Bosque, and provides a quantitative assessment of climate impacts and related adaptation responses. While the work focuses on the impacts on this specific port and its surroundings, it also briefly explores h ...
O b s e rved Impacts climate change in the U.S.
... species will present a major challenge to future conservation of U.S. ecological resources. Many if not most of the ecosystems and organisms in the United States are already suffering from other anthropogenic stre ssors such as habitat destruction or fragmentation, introduction of invasive species, ...
... species will present a major challenge to future conservation of U.S. ecological resources. Many if not most of the ecosystems and organisms in the United States are already suffering from other anthropogenic stre ssors such as habitat destruction or fragmentation, introduction of invasive species, ...
Climate Change Impacts On Rainfed Corn Production In
... changes in precipitation during these periods are -17 to 11%, -26 to 0%, and -29 to -3%. Corn ...
... changes in precipitation during these periods are -17 to 11%, -26 to 0%, and -29 to -3%. Corn ...
2 Echoes of 1983 `Weather Alert` report
... we do not have the rain at times to water our land. The soil has become dry and crops have changed in quality and in colour. We have irrigation channels but no water. We cannot leave this village as we have nowhere to go and no money to leave. God has given us this weather so we will need to learn h ...
... we do not have the rain at times to water our land. The soil has become dry and crops have changed in quality and in colour. We have irrigation channels but no water. We cannot leave this village as we have nowhere to go and no money to leave. God has given us this weather so we will need to learn h ...
Prospect Theory, Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change
... behavioural economics on environmental policy. Brekke and Johansson-Stenman discuss PT, but they focus exclusively on the role of loss aversion for the appropriate discount rate for abatement projects (Brekke and Johansson-Stenman 2008, page 283-284). Loss aversion is also mentioned by other authors ...
... behavioural economics on environmental policy. Brekke and Johansson-Stenman discuss PT, but they focus exclusively on the role of loss aversion for the appropriate discount rate for abatement projects (Brekke and Johansson-Stenman 2008, page 283-284). Loss aversion is also mentioned by other authors ...
Climate Change and Heat Deaths: Newest Estimates
... trends may have stopped and may now be increasing again. At the same time, climate models generally project increasing average temperatures in the coming decades (Solomon et al. 2007). More focused studies that evaluate climate change impacts on future EHE trends have similarly concluded many region ...
... trends may have stopped and may now be increasing again. At the same time, climate models generally project increasing average temperatures in the coming decades (Solomon et al. 2007). More focused studies that evaluate climate change impacts on future EHE trends have similarly concluded many region ...
decadal climate variability, predictability and prediction
... National Center for Atmospheric Research, P. O. Box, 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, USA, [email protected] National Center for Atmospheric Research, P. O. Box, 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, USA, [email protected] ...
... National Center for Atmospheric Research, P. O. Box, 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, USA, [email protected] National Center for Atmospheric Research, P. O. Box, 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, USA, [email protected] ...
Adaptation Research Programs and Funding
... integrated with development aid, and through the use of insurance instruments (6). These global efforts serve as a resource for examples of adaptation actions and also define much of the common vocabulary used to describe adaptation options. International Efforts The international sources reviewed w ...
... integrated with development aid, and through the use of insurance instruments (6). These global efforts serve as a resource for examples of adaptation actions and also define much of the common vocabulary used to describe adaptation options. International Efforts The international sources reviewed w ...
Inuit population
... 2007b, Min et al., 2008, Serreze et al., 2007). These climatic changes are having implications for Canada’s Inuit population, many of whom depend on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods (ACIA, 2005, Furgal et al. , 2008, Furgal & Prowse 2008). Climate models indicate that climate change will be ...
... 2007b, Min et al., 2008, Serreze et al., 2007). These climatic changes are having implications for Canada’s Inuit population, many of whom depend on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods (ACIA, 2005, Furgal et al. , 2008, Furgal & Prowse 2008). Climate models indicate that climate change will be ...
2015 Conference Final Program - Climate Change: Impacts and
... associated journal have been created to promote dialogue across diverse fields and multiple perspectives, on the question of climate change. It examines evidence of climate change, considers its impacts, and addresses current and potential responses. Thank you for joining this important dialogue and ...
... associated journal have been created to promote dialogue across diverse fields and multiple perspectives, on the question of climate change. It examines evidence of climate change, considers its impacts, and addresses current and potential responses. Thank you for joining this important dialogue and ...
Lake Victoria CC Readness brief No. 3 English
... The livelihoods of countless African households will be imperiled without efforts to improve resilience to environmental hazards, including those attributable to climate change. Sustaining progress on the MDGs will require strengthening capacities to anticipate and respond to cl ...
... The livelihoods of countless African households will be imperiled without efforts to improve resilience to environmental hazards, including those attributable to climate change. Sustaining progress on the MDGs will require strengthening capacities to anticipate and respond to cl ...
Report Workshop on Regional and National Climate
... global warming scenario (IPCC 2007). These are likely to include changes in the intensity, duration, and frequency of droughts, floods, and other extreme conditions, which will have serious implications for agriculture, human health, and many other human activities. Though GCMs can satisfactorily si ...
... global warming scenario (IPCC 2007). These are likely to include changes in the intensity, duration, and frequency of droughts, floods, and other extreme conditions, which will have serious implications for agriculture, human health, and many other human activities. Though GCMs can satisfactorily si ...
an analysis of factors affecting climate change adaptation strategies
... country. Following some analysis, adaptation has been suggested as the way to combat the effects of climate change, but however, these adaptation strategies are area specific and affected by different factors thus the researcher sought to analyse the factors affecting climate change adaptation strat ...
... country. Following some analysis, adaptation has been suggested as the way to combat the effects of climate change, but however, these adaptation strategies are area specific and affected by different factors thus the researcher sought to analyse the factors affecting climate change adaptation strat ...
Mitigation of What and by What? Adaptation by Whom and
... are met and that their wellbeing is positively influenced and improved through changes in development (ActionAid, 2009 and 2010; Cole, 2007; Page, 2006 cited in Sowers, 2007). Thus, issues of social justice have started to extend beyond the moral (as an abstract) to include considerations of how the ...
... are met and that their wellbeing is positively influenced and improved through changes in development (ActionAid, 2009 and 2010; Cole, 2007; Page, 2006 cited in Sowers, 2007). Thus, issues of social justice have started to extend beyond the moral (as an abstract) to include considerations of how the ...
Marine climate change in South East Australia
... seaboard, has been the focus of much research effort over recent years. This research effort has been, and continues to be, relevant at State, Regional and National levels with the diversity of issues examined reflected in the 27 presentations delivered at the ‘Meeting of primary investigator's work ...
... seaboard, has been the focus of much research effort over recent years. This research effort has been, and continues to be, relevant at State, Regional and National levels with the diversity of issues examined reflected in the 27 presentations delivered at the ‘Meeting of primary investigator's work ...
SNFI 2011 1 MHLM Solar Storms Neg Solar Storms Negative – 4
... In his presentation James McGovern also provided an example from October 2003 when a significant solar flare and coronal mass ejection (CME) occurred (Figure 5.5). NOAA’s SWPC issued a series of alerts, warnings, and predictions, giving power grid operators advance warning that severe space weather ...
... In his presentation James McGovern also provided an example from October 2003 when a significant solar flare and coronal mass ejection (CME) occurred (Figure 5.5). NOAA’s SWPC issued a series of alerts, warnings, and predictions, giving power grid operators advance warning that severe space weather ...
the impact of climate change on the development - UN
... Climate change affects all, but it does not affect us equally. Nor do we possess the same capacity to respond to its challenges. As is often the case, the most vulnerable countries – particularly the Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States – find themselves in the worst situatio ...
... Climate change affects all, but it does not affect us equally. Nor do we possess the same capacity to respond to its challenges. As is often the case, the most vulnerable countries – particularly the Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States – find themselves in the worst situatio ...
National Security Accelerating Risks of Climate Change
... It is through this analytical prism that 11 retired Generals and Admirals came together in 2007, under the moniker of CNA’s Military Advisory Board, to examine the security implications of climate change. Their landmark report, National Security and the Threat of Climate Change, was the first time t ...
... It is through this analytical prism that 11 retired Generals and Admirals came together in 2007, under the moniker of CNA’s Military Advisory Board, to examine the security implications of climate change. Their landmark report, National Security and the Threat of Climate Change, was the first time t ...
Explaining Public Support for Climate Change Mitigation Policies
... from carbon tax to international carbon trading scheme, the other policy sets included policies which were not only impractical but also stretched assumptions about the respondents‟ knowledge to give a meaningful response. Solutions such as „Putting more dust in the atmosphere‟ or „Reducing air poll ...
... from carbon tax to international carbon trading scheme, the other policy sets included policies which were not only impractical but also stretched assumptions about the respondents‟ knowledge to give a meaningful response. Solutions such as „Putting more dust in the atmosphere‟ or „Reducing air poll ...
Feeling the Heat - Development and Peace
... effective action to reduce emissions. It is therefore vital that the most vulnerable people and communities around the world are supported so that they can adapt to these inevitable impacts. The scale and complexity of climate change can sometimes make the task of adaptation appear extremely difficu ...
... effective action to reduce emissions. It is therefore vital that the most vulnerable people and communities around the world are supported so that they can adapt to these inevitable impacts. The scale and complexity of climate change can sometimes make the task of adaptation appear extremely difficu ...
Quantifying the relative contribution of the climate and direct human
... [9] In this paper, the direct human impact represents the change of precipitation partitioning given climate conditions, and it does not include indirect human-induced climate change. The climate change represents the contribution of mean annual potential evaporation and precipitation to the streamf ...
... [9] In this paper, the direct human impact represents the change of precipitation partitioning given climate conditions, and it does not include indirect human-induced climate change. The climate change represents the contribution of mean annual potential evaporation and precipitation to the streamf ...
