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 ...
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 ...
Climate Change Impacts and Responses in Bangladesh
... Bangladesh is frequently cited as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change [4-7] because of its disadvantageous geographic location; flat and low-lying topography; high population density; high levels of poverty; reliance of many livelihoods on climate sensitive sectors, particularly a ...
... Bangladesh is frequently cited as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change [4-7] because of its disadvantageous geographic location; flat and low-lying topography; high population density; high levels of poverty; reliance of many livelihoods on climate sensitive sectors, particularly a ...
Programme Plan - Norges forskningsråd
... KlimaProg – Research Programme on Climate and Climate Change is a continuation of the Research Programme on Changes in Climate and the Ozone Layer. The scientific area represented by the programme is both a politically important field and one with a great need for knowledge. In a governmental resear ...
... KlimaProg – Research Programme on Climate and Climate Change is a continuation of the Research Programme on Changes in Climate and the Ozone Layer. The scientific area represented by the programme is both a politically important field and one with a great need for knowledge. In a governmental resear ...
Programme plan - Norges forskningsråd
... KlimaProg – Research Programme on Climate and Climate Change is a continuation of the Research Programme on Changes in Climate and the Ozone Layer. The scientific area represented by the programme is both a politically important field and one with a great need for knowledge. In a governmental resear ...
... KlimaProg – Research Programme on Climate and Climate Change is a continuation of the Research Programme on Changes in Climate and the Ozone Layer. The scientific area represented by the programme is both a politically important field and one with a great need for knowledge. In a governmental resear ...
Climate Change Effects on North American Inland Fish Populations
... the greatest significance for North American aquatic ecosystems include warming of the atmosphere and oceans, reduced snow and ice, and rising sea levels (IPCC 2014). Dramatic changes in precipitation patterns have already been observed, with wet regions becoming wetter and dry and arid regions beco ...
... the greatest significance for North American aquatic ecosystems include warming of the atmosphere and oceans, reduced snow and ice, and rising sea levels (IPCC 2014). Dramatic changes in precipitation patterns have already been observed, with wet regions becoming wetter and dry and arid regions beco ...
Polisdigitocracy
... Cities are leading the smart revolution… Cities are increasingly taking a leading role in delivering climate action. The Climate Action in Megacities 3.01 (CAM 3.0) report shows that since 2011 C40 cities have taken 9,831 actions to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change. In 2015, 51% of these ...
... Cities are leading the smart revolution… Cities are increasingly taking a leading role in delivering climate action. The Climate Action in Megacities 3.01 (CAM 3.0) report shows that since 2011 C40 cities have taken 9,831 actions to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change. In 2015, 51% of these ...
Opportunities and risks of climate change
... In 1994, when Swiss Re published “Global warming: element of risk”, its first brochure on the climate issue, there was still a great deal of uncertainty as to whether global climate could be influenced noticeably by human intervention. Today, global warming is a fact. The climate has changed: visibl ...
... In 1994, when Swiss Re published “Global warming: element of risk”, its first brochure on the climate issue, there was still a great deal of uncertainty as to whether global climate could be influenced noticeably by human intervention. Today, global warming is a fact. The climate has changed: visibl ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... levels in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as in much of the Sahelian region. Overall, this has led to a decreasing trend of an average 2.3 mm per month (2.4%) per decade from 1960 to 2006. ...
... levels in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as in much of the Sahelian region. Overall, this has led to a decreasing trend of an average 2.3 mm per month (2.4%) per decade from 1960 to 2006. ...
Osman-Elasha_IPCC_5AR_Adaptation needs
... Africa Specific Findings (3) Despite implementation limitations, Africa’s adaptation experiences nonetheless highlight valuable lessons for enhancing and scaling up the adaptation response, including principles for good practice and integrated approaches to adaptation (high confidence). Strengthe ...
... Africa Specific Findings (3) Despite implementation limitations, Africa’s adaptation experiences nonetheless highlight valuable lessons for enhancing and scaling up the adaptation response, including principles for good practice and integrated approaches to adaptation (high confidence). Strengthe ...
Adaptation - Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
... Increasing wildfires, insects, and species shifts pose challenges for ecosystems and the forest products industry ...
... Increasing wildfires, insects, and species shifts pose challenges for ecosystems and the forest products industry ...
Climate adaptation: what it means for Australian consumers
... If we don't worry too much about it, we would not even notice how we adapted to it. Climate change is happening and it has always been happening. Nothing new. ...
... If we don't worry too much about it, we would not even notice how we adapted to it. Climate change is happening and it has always been happening. Nothing new. ...
Zimbabwe Capacity Development Needs Assessment Report
... countries to adapt to a new climate regime through increased investments in water security The project supports 8 African countries and 5 river basins to better cope with the impacts of climate change. In Zimbabwe, WACDEP was launched April 2013 and is being coordinated through the Ministry of Envir ...
... countries to adapt to a new climate regime through increased investments in water security The project supports 8 African countries and 5 river basins to better cope with the impacts of climate change. In Zimbabwe, WACDEP was launched April 2013 and is being coordinated through the Ministry of Envir ...
Micro-level Practices to Adapt to Climate Change for African Small
... Socioeconomic developments exacerbate the effects of climate change on ecosystems and humanity. Boko et al. (2007) mention endemic poverty, poor governance, limited access to capital and global markets, ecosystem degradation, complex disasters and conflicts, and urbanization as factors that may unde ...
... Socioeconomic developments exacerbate the effects of climate change on ecosystems and humanity. Boko et al. (2007) mention endemic poverty, poor governance, limited access to capital and global markets, ecosystem degradation, complex disasters and conflicts, and urbanization as factors that may unde ...
national latino climate leadership forum
... a Latino neighborhood in New York City. Latinos organized, protested, and shut down the Williamsburg Bridge every other day. We then started reaching out to the Orthodox Jew community in the area who had the same concerns and motivations. And together, we stopped the incinerator from being built. It ...
... a Latino neighborhood in New York City. Latinos organized, protested, and shut down the Williamsburg Bridge every other day. We then started reaching out to the Orthodox Jew community in the area who had the same concerns and motivations. And together, we stopped the incinerator from being built. It ...
Use of general circulation model output in the creation of climate
... possible solar variations, and all agree that surface air temperatures will rise, precipitation patterns will change, and sea level will rise. Even though such projections of the future are relatively crude, it is important to begin the assessment of the human impacts of potential climate changes on ...
... possible solar variations, and all agree that surface air temperatures will rise, precipitation patterns will change, and sea level will rise. Even though such projections of the future are relatively crude, it is important to begin the assessment of the human impacts of potential climate changes on ...
Global warming - The Open University
... There are several factors that could cause this. Only one is affected by human activity. Click on the link below to view a chart showing the rates of energy gain and loss by the Earth's surface and atmosphere Energy gain and loss Up to this point we have been primarily concerned with evidence and tr ...
... There are several factors that could cause this. Only one is affected by human activity. Click on the link below to view a chart showing the rates of energy gain and loss by the Earth's surface and atmosphere Energy gain and loss Up to this point we have been primarily concerned with evidence and tr ...
Community based adaptation to climate change
... recently has developed a national climate change strategy to deal with mitigation and adaptation. At the same time, community-based adaptation responses are emerging both autonomously and supported by NGOs and local partners. One example can be drawn from the Gaibandha district in northern Banglades ...
... recently has developed a national climate change strategy to deal with mitigation and adaptation. At the same time, community-based adaptation responses are emerging both autonomously and supported by NGOs and local partners. One example can be drawn from the Gaibandha district in northern Banglades ...
Future Impacts of Climate Change across Europe
... The impacts outlined in this paper are a useful starting point for policy-makers when shaping effective adaptation policies for Europe. They underline the need for a European response in the spirit of solidarity, while stressing that the fight against climate change is clearly in the self-interest o ...
... The impacts outlined in this paper are a useful starting point for policy-makers when shaping effective adaptation policies for Europe. They underline the need for a European response in the spirit of solidarity, while stressing that the fight against climate change is clearly in the self-interest o ...
Preparing for Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
... • Avoid reinventing the wheel – existing policies provide opportunities to address climate change adaptation, and we can incorporate adaptation efforts into work already being done; • Target actions at the scale (local, state, national) where implementation is most feasible and will achieve high ...
... • Avoid reinventing the wheel – existing policies provide opportunities to address climate change adaptation, and we can incorporate adaptation efforts into work already being done; • Target actions at the scale (local, state, national) where implementation is most feasible and will achieve high ...
From science to policy: developing responses to climate change
... may have conflicting desires and conflict resolution is likely to be required. Policy-makers dealing with multiple social objectives (e.g. elimination of poverty, support for agriculture, promotion of economic growth, protection of cultural resources) and competing stakeholder desires must make diff ...
... may have conflicting desires and conflict resolution is likely to be required. Policy-makers dealing with multiple social objectives (e.g. elimination of poverty, support for agriculture, promotion of economic growth, protection of cultural resources) and competing stakeholder desires must make diff ...
Weathercaster Views on Informal Climate Education: Similarities
... as possible (Lising and Elby, 2005). Since it is difficult to fully describe how particular groups of people make sense of the world around them and construct their epistemology (Carey et al., 1989; Khishfe and Abd-El-Khalick, 2002; Linn and Songer, 1993), a network analysis could be promising in el ...
... as possible (Lising and Elby, 2005). Since it is difficult to fully describe how particular groups of people make sense of the world around them and construct their epistemology (Carey et al., 1989; Khishfe and Abd-El-Khalick, 2002; Linn and Songer, 1993), a network analysis could be promising in el ...
The influence of climate change on flood risks in France
... each day “D” of a climate projection is downscaled in accordance with its SLP and surface temperature. In the learning period, a day “D0 ” belonging to the same weather type as day “D” with the most similar precipitation and temperature indices is selected and its corresponding SF data are used. It ...
... each day “D” of a climate projection is downscaled in accordance with its SLP and surface temperature. In the learning period, a day “D0 ” belonging to the same weather type as day “D” with the most similar precipitation and temperature indices is selected and its corresponding SF data are used. It ...
Predicting regional climate change: living with uncertainty
... prompted countries to sign and ratify the UN/FCCC and then to negotiate the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 (which sets specific targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions – Masood, 1997) has been summarized in a series of influential reports prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC ...
... prompted countries to sign and ratify the UN/FCCC and then to negotiate the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 (which sets specific targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions – Masood, 1997) has been summarized in a series of influential reports prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC ...