- Energy
... climate change, impacts of and adaptations to climate change, natural hazards and responses to hazards, particularly droughts, storms and floods, famine, and social and environmental indicators of sustainability. Many global and regional assessments of vulnerability to climate change rely primarily o ...
... climate change, impacts of and adaptations to climate change, natural hazards and responses to hazards, particularly droughts, storms and floods, famine, and social and environmental indicators of sustainability. Many global and regional assessments of vulnerability to climate change rely primarily o ...
Human Factors Explain the Increased Losses from Weather and
... from weather extremes during 1949–97 (Changnon et al. 1997). > $1 billion have not been increasing in frequency over time and these 22 ing climate (Lecomte 1993; Flavin 1994; American very costly events since 1949 are scattered randomly Insurance Association 1999). There has long been sci- throughou ...
... from weather extremes during 1949–97 (Changnon et al. 1997). > $1 billion have not been increasing in frequency over time and these 22 ing climate (Lecomte 1993; Flavin 1994; American very costly events since 1949 are scattered randomly Insurance Association 1999). There has long been sci- throughou ...
MAPPING CLIMATE CHANGE AND SECURITY IN NORTH AFRICA
... and Tunisia may be more physically vulnerable to climate change than others but possess more capacity at the household and governance levels to cope with these problems. Support for these countries should include more information-sharing to help them address their physical vulnerabilities largely th ...
... and Tunisia may be more physically vulnerable to climate change than others but possess more capacity at the household and governance levels to cope with these problems. Support for these countries should include more information-sharing to help them address their physical vulnerabilities largely th ...
Submission DR134 - Chairman of the Australian Building Codes
... required before BCA changes can be justified in accordance with COAG good regulatory principles. In regard to how climate change and its impacts are taken into account currently, the work of the ABCB is determined by its annual work program which is established annually by the Board and endorsed by ...
... required before BCA changes can be justified in accordance with COAG good regulatory principles. In regard to how climate change and its impacts are taken into account currently, the work of the ABCB is determined by its annual work program which is established annually by the Board and endorsed by ...
The impacts of climate change on human rights and forced migration
... The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is a UK-based charity (No. 1088128) working internationally to protect the environment and defend human rights. ...
... The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is a UK-based charity (No. 1088128) working internationally to protect the environment and defend human rights. ...
Chapter 3: Climate observations and projections
... In its 2007 Fourth Assessment Report, the IPCC documented a range of observed climate trends. Global surface temperature has increased about 1.3◦ F (0.7◦ C) over the past century. During that time, both hemispheres have experienced decreases in net snow and ice cover, and global sea level has risen ...
... In its 2007 Fourth Assessment Report, the IPCC documented a range of observed climate trends. Global surface temperature has increased about 1.3◦ F (0.7◦ C) over the past century. During that time, both hemispheres have experienced decreases in net snow and ice cover, and global sea level has risen ...
T - Climate Investment Funds
... climate in Jamaica. Jamaica’s yearly climatic cycles (or its climatology) form the backdrop for a number of lifestyle and livelihood related activities, making Jamaica a climate sensitive country. For example, Jamaica’s climate sensitivity can be found in planting and reaping cycles which are intima ...
... climate in Jamaica. Jamaica’s yearly climatic cycles (or its climatology) form the backdrop for a number of lifestyle and livelihood related activities, making Jamaica a climate sensitive country. For example, Jamaica’s climate sensitivity can be found in planting and reaping cycles which are intima ...
Global air temperature variability independent of sea
... The PCA of the SST data produced two principal components (PCs) that explained approximately 34% of the variance in global SST variability (Figure 1). PC1 explains 20% of the SST variability and PC2 explains 14% of the SST variability. Subsequent PCs explained 6% or less of the variability in the SS ...
... The PCA of the SST data produced two principal components (PCs) that explained approximately 34% of the variance in global SST variability (Figure 1). PC1 explains 20% of the SST variability and PC2 explains 14% of the SST variability. Subsequent PCs explained 6% or less of the variability in the SS ...
Clare Palmer, “Does Nature Matter? The Place of the Nonhuman in
... issues are controversial (although to different degrees) but have been widely discussed elsewhere. Setting them on one side here will allow me to focus on the less-explored ethical issues in which I’m principally interested. (1) I’ll assume that climate change really is happening and that human bein ...
... issues are controversial (although to different degrees) but have been widely discussed elsewhere. Setting them on one side here will allow me to focus on the less-explored ethical issues in which I’m principally interested. (1) I’ll assume that climate change really is happening and that human bein ...
Greening of the Earth and its drivers
... Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China. 2 Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Pek ...
... Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China. 2 Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Pek ...
Mirrors and Mazes: A guide through the climate debate – ANZEC
... Pasadena as to why the present satellite sea level rise data from the Jason satellites since 1992 were so much higher than the tide gauge data. I was shocked to learn that the NASA satellite design engineers desperately want to replace the present sea level satellite system due to large intrinsic in ...
... Pasadena as to why the present satellite sea level rise data from the Jason satellites since 1992 were so much higher than the tide gauge data. I was shocked to learn that the NASA satellite design engineers desperately want to replace the present sea level satellite system due to large intrinsic in ...
- Harvard University
... aerosols, land-use and land-cover change, and modifications to biogeochemistry— impact the climate system in non-radiative ways, in particular by modifying the hydrological cycle and vegetation dynamics. Priority recommendations: Improve understanding and parameterizations of aerosol-cloud thermod ...
... aerosols, land-use and land-cover change, and modifications to biogeochemistry— impact the climate system in non-radiative ways, in particular by modifying the hydrological cycle and vegetation dynamics. Priority recommendations: Improve understanding and parameterizations of aerosol-cloud thermod ...
Effects of climate change on European ducks: what do we know and
... earlier ice-break-up, which dictates habitat availability and the start of breeding, as found for two early arriving species, mallard and common goldeneye (e.g. Fredga & Dow 1983, Oja & Pöysä 2007). Positive relationships between warmer and drier springs and duck nest success have also been record ...
... earlier ice-break-up, which dictates habitat availability and the start of breeding, as found for two early arriving species, mallard and common goldeneye (e.g. Fredga & Dow 1983, Oja & Pöysä 2007). Positive relationships between warmer and drier springs and duck nest success have also been record ...
solidarity, justice and climate change law
... provided for. In this way, solidarity might be viewed as ‘the principle that the strength of a society is measured by the extent that its rich members support their vulnerable fellow citizens’.24 This clearly resonates with the problem presented by climate change where there exists vast inequity in ...
... provided for. In this way, solidarity might be viewed as ‘the principle that the strength of a society is measured by the extent that its rich members support their vulnerable fellow citizens’.24 This clearly resonates with the problem presented by climate change where there exists vast inequity in ...
Climate Resilient Planning : A Tool for Long
... Development Scenario and Climate Change Despite enormous challenges, Nepal has done fairly well in certain areas of development. The GDP increased from USD 180 in the early 1980s to USD 472 in 2009 and the population below the poverty line has dropped to 25.4%. The infant mortality rate has fallen t ...
... Development Scenario and Climate Change Despite enormous challenges, Nepal has done fairly well in certain areas of development. The GDP increased from USD 180 in the early 1980s to USD 472 in 2009 and the population below the poverty line has dropped to 25.4%. The infant mortality rate has fallen t ...
State of the Jamaican Climate 2012:Information for
... yearly in the impact of climate extreme events on the Jamaican economy (Table 1). But it is also true when the climate change is more gradual i.e. over decades or longer. There is strong scientific evidence to suggest that Jamaica’s climate has changed in the recent past. There is equally strong sci ...
... yearly in the impact of climate extreme events on the Jamaican economy (Table 1). But it is also true when the climate change is more gradual i.e. over decades or longer. There is strong scientific evidence to suggest that Jamaica’s climate has changed in the recent past. There is equally strong sci ...
Paper 10: Climate Change Impacts on Coastal
... biodiversity as the variability among living organisms from all sources, including the ecological complexes of which they are a part (UNCBD, 2000). The World Meteorological Organization and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change (IPCC) define “climate” as the average state of the weather over ...
... biodiversity as the variability among living organisms from all sources, including the ecological complexes of which they are a part (UNCBD, 2000). The World Meteorological Organization and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change (IPCC) define “climate” as the average state of the weather over ...
151725 Public Policy Text - A Convention For Persons Displaced By
... population movements. Climate change displacement presents an urgent problem for the international community. The existence and scale of climate change displacement are often established by reference to the likely numbers of displaced people; figures range from 50 million to 1 billion. The most cite ...
... population movements. Climate change displacement presents an urgent problem for the international community. The existence and scale of climate change displacement are often established by reference to the likely numbers of displaced people; figures range from 50 million to 1 billion. The most cite ...
A Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor 2014: The
... “Climategate”—the release of thousands of emails plus computer programs and documentation from the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia, first in 2009 and with many thousands more in 2011—revealed that a small cadre of climate scientists at the core of IPCC had been exaggerating d ...
... “Climategate”—the release of thousands of emails plus computer programs and documentation from the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia, first in 2009 and with many thousands more in 2011—revealed that a small cadre of climate scientists at the core of IPCC had been exaggerating d ...
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN TRAINING ON VULNERABILITY
... In February 2012, through the Adaptation Partnership , 39 participants representing nine Western Indian Ocean (WIO) countries and non-governmental organizations from throughout the region and the United States convened in Cape Town, South Africa to identify climate change capacity building needs for ...
... In February 2012, through the Adaptation Partnership , 39 participants representing nine Western Indian Ocean (WIO) countries and non-governmental organizations from throughout the region and the United States convened in Cape Town, South Africa to identify climate change capacity building needs for ...