Transformative Learning and Engagement with Climate
... Lorenzoni et al. (2007) define engagement as a “personal state of connection” with an issue (in their analysis, climate change) – not just knowing about the issue or being part of policy processes, but actually caring and being motivated and able to take action. That distinction may help explain the ...
... Lorenzoni et al. (2007) define engagement as a “personal state of connection” with an issue (in their analysis, climate change) – not just knowing about the issue or being part of policy processes, but actually caring and being motivated and able to take action. That distinction may help explain the ...
Appendix D: Economic modelling and adaptation to climate change
... re-run to examine the impact of the ‘shock’ on the economy. For example, the impact of climate change on agriculture may be represented as a reduction in agricultural productivity. The model provides estimates of the effects of the shock on other sectors. In some cases, model results could be broken ...
... re-run to examine the impact of the ‘shock’ on the economy. For example, the impact of climate change on agriculture may be represented as a reduction in agricultural productivity. The model provides estimates of the effects of the shock on other sectors. In some cases, model results could be broken ...
Developing and Implementing Climate Change Adaptation
... of (proposed or completed) changes in their policies, programs, and regulations that would help make ecosystems and the people that depend on them more resilient to climate change. Along with increasing recognition of the importance of addressing climate change, these Executive-level orders have spu ...
... of (proposed or completed) changes in their policies, programs, and regulations that would help make ecosystems and the people that depend on them more resilient to climate change. Along with increasing recognition of the importance of addressing climate change, these Executive-level orders have spu ...
Climate change, the environment and armed con
... However, the link between climate change, environmental degradation and armed conflict is more complicated in reality. The Implications of Climate Change for Armed Conflict study commissioned by the World Bank for the “Social Dimensions of Climate Change” workshop [hereafter, World Bank Climate Chan ...
... However, the link between climate change, environmental degradation and armed conflict is more complicated in reality. The Implications of Climate Change for Armed Conflict study commissioned by the World Bank for the “Social Dimensions of Climate Change” workshop [hereafter, World Bank Climate Chan ...
Read More... - Greater Sudbury Climate Change Consortium
... leading to flooding, ice storms, etc. Water was identified as being a driving force that will also have impacts on the infrastructure, health and emergency measures. All felt a need to start planning and work on potential adaptation strategies. Discussion of the Peterborough flood event (July, 2004) ...
... leading to flooding, ice storms, etc. Water was identified as being a driving force that will also have impacts on the infrastructure, health and emergency measures. All felt a need to start planning and work on potential adaptation strategies. Discussion of the Peterborough flood event (July, 2004) ...
Fact sheets of the international experiences on the formulation and
... developed and consensus‐based seasonal climate outlooks and related information on a regional scale. There is a similar forum for ASEAN Member States at the Meteorological Service Office in Singapore.[4] RCOF activities support both decision‐making on managing climate‐re ...
... developed and consensus‐based seasonal climate outlooks and related information on a regional scale. There is a similar forum for ASEAN Member States at the Meteorological Service Office in Singapore.[4] RCOF activities support both decision‐making on managing climate‐re ...
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... The 4th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change (IPCC) – a consensus document produced by over 2,000 scientists representing every country in the United Nations; provided regional assessment which showed Africa to be the most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate ch ...
... The 4th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change (IPCC) – a consensus document produced by over 2,000 scientists representing every country in the United Nations; provided regional assessment which showed Africa to be the most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate ch ...
Climate Change Risks and Supply Chain Responsibility
... Increasingly, more definitive statements about attribution are becoming possible. According to Kevin Trenberth, Head of Climate Analysis at the US-based National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), scientists can now say that particular events would not ...
... Increasingly, more definitive statements about attribution are becoming possible. According to Kevin Trenberth, Head of Climate Analysis at the US-based National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), scientists can now say that particular events would not ...
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... adding additional analysis that examines global trends and other factors that are changing with the climate, including gross domestic products (GDPs), populations, and agricultural technology development and use (Thomas and Rosegrant, Chapter 5). The model identifies hotspots under climate change wh ...
... adding additional analysis that examines global trends and other factors that are changing with the climate, including gross domestic products (GDPs), populations, and agricultural technology development and use (Thomas and Rosegrant, Chapter 5). The model identifies hotspots under climate change wh ...
atmospheric phenomena and climate evaluating the effect of climatic
... al., 2008]. To avoid the problem of lowering predictive function, permafrost models should take into account vegetation variations among other input data. The authors have constructed an empirical statistical model, which links biome ranges to climatic indices of warmth capacity and moisture conditi ...
... al., 2008]. To avoid the problem of lowering predictive function, permafrost models should take into account vegetation variations among other input data. The authors have constructed an empirical statistical model, which links biome ranges to climatic indices of warmth capacity and moisture conditi ...
Climate change and the demise of Minoan civilization
... and coexisted with neighboring civilizations as the dominant influence in the region (apparently without being significantly threatened). Contact with Egypt and Mesopotamia influenced their culture, as the Minoan civilization evolved to become the forerunner of Greek civilization; thus Minoan societ ...
... and coexisted with neighboring civilizations as the dominant influence in the region (apparently without being significantly threatened). Contact with Egypt and Mesopotamia influenced their culture, as the Minoan civilization evolved to become the forerunner of Greek civilization; thus Minoan societ ...
How climate adaptation in cities creates a resilient place for
... action across the private sector. Last year, a record number of financial institutions, representing $92 trillion in assets, asked the companies they invest in to disclose their climate emissions, risks and actions, leading to greater management and accountability. In this report, we analyze data fr ...
... action across the private sector. Last year, a record number of financial institutions, representing $92 trillion in assets, asked the companies they invest in to disclose their climate emissions, risks and actions, leading to greater management and accountability. In this report, we analyze data fr ...
National Arrangements
... This training material is suitable for persons with beginner to intermediate level knowledge of national GHG inventory development. After having read this Presentation, in combination with the related documentation, the reader should: have an overview of how important national arrangements are ...
... This training material is suitable for persons with beginner to intermediate level knowledge of national GHG inventory development. After having read this Presentation, in combination with the related documentation, the reader should: have an overview of how important national arrangements are ...
Adaptation to climate change starts with human–environment
... emphasising human-environment interactions under current climate and climate change. It shifts from a linear, predictive climate changeimpactsadaptation methodology to one of risk assessment that integrates the biophysical and socio-economic interactions of an activity or system. The major questio ...
... emphasising human-environment interactions under current climate and climate change. It shifts from a linear, predictive climate changeimpactsadaptation methodology to one of risk assessment that integrates the biophysical and socio-economic interactions of an activity or system. The major questio ...
weather and climate: engaging youth
... Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, OCEANA; 2013 6pp. ISBN: 978-0-9519618-6-5 (available at www.oceanunderstress.com). ...
... Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, OCEANA; 2013 6pp. ISBN: 978-0-9519618-6-5 (available at www.oceanunderstress.com). ...
Hot Damned America: Evangelicalism and the Climate Change
... seems to be more extreme and erratic, and the global mean temperature appears to be steadily rising—all consequences, scientists argue, of global climate change. One could learn this much—and also that the United States is lagging far behind other industrial nations, particularly in the European Uni ...
... seems to be more extreme and erratic, and the global mean temperature appears to be steadily rising—all consequences, scientists argue, of global climate change. One could learn this much—and also that the United States is lagging far behind other industrial nations, particularly in the European Uni ...
Articulating Climate Justice in Copenhagen: Antagonism, the
... has been and continues to be one of the markers through which post-politicization is wrought” (Swyngedouw 2010:216). There are, however, important tensions in such arguments, not least a rather limited engagement with the actually existing forms of contestation that are emerging. First, while there ...
... has been and continues to be one of the markers through which post-politicization is wrought” (Swyngedouw 2010:216). There are, however, important tensions in such arguments, not least a rather limited engagement with the actually existing forms of contestation that are emerging. First, while there ...
Vulnerability and Resilience in the Face of Climate Change: Current
... Tension exists between the need to conduct global analyses of climate change and the likely highly differentiated small-scale impacts of climate change. Because of the global nature of the issue—neither greenhouse gas concentrations nor global climate are regional or local phenomena—studies of green ...
... Tension exists between the need to conduct global analyses of climate change and the likely highly differentiated small-scale impacts of climate change. Because of the global nature of the issue—neither greenhouse gas concentrations nor global climate are regional or local phenomena—studies of green ...
Greening of the Earth and its drivers
... land use effects9. Biogeochemical drivers include the fertilization effect of elevated ...
... land use effects9. Biogeochemical drivers include the fertilization effect of elevated ...
Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions
... mined that they represent important issues in climate change science and could serve as a useful framework for addressing the two general questions from the White House. For the task of comparing IPCC Reports and Summaries, the committee focused its review on the work of IPCC Working Group I, which ...
... mined that they represent important issues in climate change science and could serve as a useful framework for addressing the two general questions from the White House. For the task of comparing IPCC Reports and Summaries, the committee focused its review on the work of IPCC Working Group I, which ...
We Speak for the Trees: Media Reporting on the Environment
... science and politics and the realities of how people experience and interact with their environments. People abundantly turn to media—such as television, newspapers, magazines, radio, and Internet—to help make sense of the many complexities relating to environmental science and governance that (un)c ...
... science and politics and the realities of how people experience and interact with their environments. People abundantly turn to media—such as television, newspapers, magazines, radio, and Internet—to help make sense of the many complexities relating to environmental science and governance that (un)c ...