Regional Climate Change Curriculum Development ToT Report
... One of the questions that posed to the LELUP team at the beginning and end of the TOT was: “Would you feel comfortable teaching this right now?” Initially we received a full spectrum of feedback from the participants, such as: “This is all new stuff for us.” “I ...
... One of the questions that posed to the LELUP team at the beginning and end of the TOT was: “Would you feel comfortable teaching this right now?” Initially we received a full spectrum of feedback from the participants, such as: “This is all new stuff for us.” “I ...
Does climate change pose a threat or opportunity to Swedish business?
... changing and will continue to change over this century. In fact, even if greenhouse gas emissions are brought to a halt today, the earth is already, to an extent, locked in towards climate change over the next 30-40 years, as a result of the emissions that have been released during the development o ...
... changing and will continue to change over this century. In fact, even if greenhouse gas emissions are brought to a halt today, the earth is already, to an extent, locked in towards climate change over the next 30-40 years, as a result of the emissions that have been released during the development o ...
6 Climate change impacts, adaptation measures and vulnerability
... for the original national adaptation strategy of 2005. Subsequently, more detailed studies of vulnerability in specific sectors or specific environments have been made. These include the following (see also Chapter 8): • Water: designating flood-prone areas and flood maps (work carried out and made ...
... for the original national adaptation strategy of 2005. Subsequently, more detailed studies of vulnerability in specific sectors or specific environments have been made. These include the following (see also Chapter 8): • Water: designating flood-prone areas and flood maps (work carried out and made ...
Adapting to Climate Change in Ottawa
... Pearson began by stating that Canada has already experienced climate change with significant warming in the west and northwest up to 2°C and cooling in the east due to the warming of the Arctic and subsequent flow of cold Arctic water along the eastern shore of Canada. Ontario lies in the boundary o ...
... Pearson began by stating that Canada has already experienced climate change with significant warming in the west and northwest up to 2°C and cooling in the east due to the warming of the Arctic and subsequent flow of cold Arctic water along the eastern shore of Canada. Ontario lies in the boundary o ...
Human Development Report 2007/2008 Climate Change and
... aquaculture and fisheries. 6. Whilst the threat of climate change will impact all, across Viet Nam, it is the rural poor who face the challenge of coping with and adapting to climate change most immediately and directly within the context of Viet Nam’s changing social-economic and institutional cont ...
... aquaculture and fisheries. 6. Whilst the threat of climate change will impact all, across Viet Nam, it is the rural poor who face the challenge of coping with and adapting to climate change most immediately and directly within the context of Viet Nam’s changing social-economic and institutional cont ...
Use of models in detection and attribution of climate change
... to assess9 ). Another important uncertainty affecting the accuracy of model simulations is radiative forcing uncertainty. Forcing uncertainty is generally understood to be small in the case of well-mixed greenhouse gases10 that have well understood effects on the planet’s radiative balance. Uncertai ...
... to assess9 ). Another important uncertainty affecting the accuracy of model simulations is radiative forcing uncertainty. Forcing uncertainty is generally understood to be small in the case of well-mixed greenhouse gases10 that have well understood effects on the planet’s radiative balance. Uncertai ...
Superannuation Trustees and Climate Change Report
... Climate change risk and opportunity The three main elements of climate change risk – technology impacts, physical impacts and law and policy development – create additional layers of uncertainty for asset owners in managing their investment portfolio.11 Climate change risk requires investors to cons ...
... Climate change risk and opportunity The three main elements of climate change risk – technology impacts, physical impacts and law and policy development – create additional layers of uncertainty for asset owners in managing their investment portfolio.11 Climate change risk requires investors to cons ...
Progress in Physical Geography
... to the impact of human activities on spring discharge, groundwater abstraction accounts for only about 34–52% of the declines; 48–66% of the declines are related to other human activities, such as dewatering from coal mining, dam building and deforestation. Key words: anthropogenic influence, climat ...
... to the impact of human activities on spring discharge, groundwater abstraction accounts for only about 34–52% of the declines; 48–66% of the declines are related to other human activities, such as dewatering from coal mining, dam building and deforestation. Key words: anthropogenic influence, climat ...
The Relevance of the No-Harm Principle to Climate Change Law
... meeting costs of adaptation to those effects,”27 most of the burden of addressing climate change impacts has remained borne by the most affected states. The Warsaw international mechanism for loss and damage associated with climate change impacts established by the parties to the UNFCCC in 2013 cont ...
... meeting costs of adaptation to those effects,”27 most of the burden of addressing climate change impacts has remained borne by the most affected states. The Warsaw international mechanism for loss and damage associated with climate change impacts established by the parties to the UNFCCC in 2013 cont ...
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6 February 2007. This meeting[2] discussed a background
... ongoing processes, to address adaptation to climate change at World Heritage properties. States Parties work at the national level, but may establish appropriate thematic, regional and global linkages and cooperation to understand, access, fund and implement mitigation and adaptation strategies, act ...
... ongoing processes, to address adaptation to climate change at World Heritage properties. States Parties work at the national level, but may establish appropriate thematic, regional and global linkages and cooperation to understand, access, fund and implement mitigation and adaptation strategies, act ...
Adapting bridge infrastructure to climate change: institutionalizing resilience in intergovernmental
... to climate change was authored by Eisenack et al. (2012). They note that while extensive research has been done regarding the influence of climate change on ecosystem, little literature focuses on the adaptation needs of the transportation sector and what literature does exist ends to be impractical ...
... to climate change was authored by Eisenack et al. (2012). They note that while extensive research has been done regarding the influence of climate change on ecosystem, little literature focuses on the adaptation needs of the transportation sector and what literature does exist ends to be impractical ...
Working Paper - University of Sussex
... about as good/bad for welfare as a year of economic growth. Statements that climate change is the biggest (environmental) problem of humankind are unfounded: We can readily think of bigger problems. For example, the people of Greece lost a third of their income in five years’ time, arguably because ...
... about as good/bad for welfare as a year of economic growth. Statements that climate change is the biggest (environmental) problem of humankind are unfounded: We can readily think of bigger problems. For example, the people of Greece lost a third of their income in five years’ time, arguably because ...
Global Increasing Trends in Annual Maximum Daily Precipitation
... This study investigates the presence of trends in annual maximum daily precipitation time series obtained from a global dataset of 8326 high-quality land-based observing stations with more than 30 years of record over the period from 1900 to 2009. Two complementary statistical techniques were adopte ...
... This study investigates the presence of trends in annual maximum daily precipitation time series obtained from a global dataset of 8326 high-quality land-based observing stations with more than 30 years of record over the period from 1900 to 2009. Two complementary statistical techniques were adopte ...
Impacts and adaptation of European crop production systems to
... and climate change on agriculture in Europe was distributed to agro-climatic and agronomy experts in 26 countries. Europe was divided into 13 Environmental Zones (EZ). In total, we had 50 individual responses for specific EZ. The questionnaires provided both country and EZ specific information on th ...
... and climate change on agriculture in Europe was distributed to agro-climatic and agronomy experts in 26 countries. Europe was divided into 13 Environmental Zones (EZ). In total, we had 50 individual responses for specific EZ. The questionnaires provided both country and EZ specific information on th ...
click to - White Rose Research Online
... (Stringer et al., 2012b; Chasek et al., 2011). This is especially so in countries with particularly ...
... (Stringer et al., 2012b; Chasek et al., 2011). This is especially so in countries with particularly ...
contributions by the world meteorological organization to the
... 2015: the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The first MDG is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. The next five Goals are related to the consequences of acute paucity. From the beginning, WMO has been highly proactive in contributing to the achievement of these MDGs, often in partnership with ...
... 2015: the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The first MDG is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. The next five Goals are related to the consequences of acute paucity. From the beginning, WMO has been highly proactive in contributing to the achievement of these MDGs, often in partnership with ...
Climate Induced Migration - The International Journal of Climate
... ISSN: 1835-7156 © 2014 (individual papers), the author(s) © 2014 (selection and editorial matter) Common Ground All rights reserved. Apart from fair dealing for the purposes of study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the applicable copyright legislation, no part of this work may be r ...
... ISSN: 1835-7156 © 2014 (individual papers), the author(s) © 2014 (selection and editorial matter) Common Ground All rights reserved. Apart from fair dealing for the purposes of study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the applicable copyright legislation, no part of this work may be r ...
Mapping of Climate Change Threats and Human Development
... to 359 million. The Arab Region is expected to have 598 million inhabitants by 2050, increasing by two-thirds or 239 million more people than in 2010 (UNDESA 2009). ...
... to 359 million. The Arab Region is expected to have 598 million inhabitants by 2050, increasing by two-thirds or 239 million more people than in 2010 (UNDESA 2009). ...
The IPCC`s Fifth Assessment Report
... atmosphere due to human activities have been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century.6 Current science provides the clearest evidence yet that human activity is changing our climate.7 The impacts of climate change will affect water availability, food production and qual ...
... atmosphere due to human activities have been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century.6 Current science provides the clearest evidence yet that human activity is changing our climate.7 The impacts of climate change will affect water availability, food production and qual ...
Forecasting climate change impacts on plant populations over large
... Our model of percent cover change includes a density-dependent effect of log-transformed cover in the previous year (yi,t − 1), climate effects (xt), and a spatial random effect (η) for each pixel i. Climate effects were standardized [(xi − x̄ )∕σ(x)] to improve convergence during the model fittin ...
... Our model of percent cover change includes a density-dependent effect of log-transformed cover in the previous year (yi,t − 1), climate effects (xt), and a spatial random effect (η) for each pixel i. Climate effects were standardized [(xi − x̄ )∕σ(x)] to improve convergence during the model fittin ...
Climate Change and College Students
... to avoid ambiguity and uncertainty whenever possible (Kruglanski 1989, 1990). The uncertainties surrounding scientific as well as political debate on human-induced climate change could cause what Kruglanski calls ‘‘freezing,’’ or coming to a decision too quickly, which can result in close-mindedness ...
... to avoid ambiguity and uncertainty whenever possible (Kruglanski 1989, 1990). The uncertainties surrounding scientific as well as political debate on human-induced climate change could cause what Kruglanski calls ‘‘freezing,’’ or coming to a decision too quickly, which can result in close-mindedness ...
Financing climate change - Department of Environmental Affairs
... Although the independent research and findings contained in this publication do not necessarily represent the views, opinions and/or position of Government, the department believes that this research is an important addition to the evolving climate change discourse. Hence, the department is happy to ...
... Although the independent research and findings contained in this publication do not necessarily represent the views, opinions and/or position of Government, the department believes that this research is an important addition to the evolving climate change discourse. Hence, the department is happy to ...