Africa
... alongside four dimensions: 1) as a help for global and regional assessments; 2) to fill data gaps and build capacity; 3) for QA/QC procedures and data analysis; and 4) for the development of indicators. A live demonstration of the FAOSTAT Emission database, working groups and a plenary were held. Ad ...
... alongside four dimensions: 1) as a help for global and regional assessments; 2) to fill data gaps and build capacity; 3) for QA/QC procedures and data analysis; and 4) for the development of indicators. A live demonstration of the FAOSTAT Emission database, working groups and a plenary were held. Ad ...
a sensitive matter - The Global Warming Policy Foundation
... 1. The scientific part (WGI) of the fifth IPCC assessment report (AR5), published in final form in January 2014, contains some really encouraging information. 1 The best observational evidence indicates our climate is considerably less sensitive to greenhouse gases than climate scientists had previo ...
... 1. The scientific part (WGI) of the fifth IPCC assessment report (AR5), published in final form in January 2014, contains some really encouraging information. 1 The best observational evidence indicates our climate is considerably less sensitive to greenhouse gases than climate scientists had previo ...
Adaptation and the Courtroom: Judging Climate Science
... A. The Litigation Context for Disputes over Climate Science Two of the main contexts in which judges will be required to evaluate climate science are challenges to agency action (or failure to act) in addressing climate change and actions for injunctive relief or damages attributable to climate chan ...
... A. The Litigation Context for Disputes over Climate Science Two of the main contexts in which judges will be required to evaluate climate science are challenges to agency action (or failure to act) in addressing climate change and actions for injunctive relief or damages attributable to climate chan ...
international conventions, agencies, agreements and programmes
... Three phases of development of these international bodies can be identified: (1) 1945 – 1975, beginning with UNESCO and IUCN and ending with FAO, Ramsar and CITES; (2) 1988 – 1995, from IPCC to WTO and SPS; and finally (3) UN-REDD in 2008 and MICCA in 2010. This chronology reflects the change in emp ...
... Three phases of development of these international bodies can be identified: (1) 1945 – 1975, beginning with UNESCO and IUCN and ending with FAO, Ramsar and CITES; (2) 1988 – 1995, from IPCC to WTO and SPS; and finally (3) UN-REDD in 2008 and MICCA in 2010. This chronology reflects the change in emp ...
Addressing Climate Change through a Risk Management Lens
... Abstract In the Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report for its Fourth Assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) achieved unanimous agreement from signatory countries of the Framework Convention that, “Responding to climate change involves an iterative risk manage ...
... Abstract In the Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report for its Fourth Assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) achieved unanimous agreement from signatory countries of the Framework Convention that, “Responding to climate change involves an iterative risk manage ...
Linkages between the Montreal and Kyoto Protocols
... However, in particular HFCs have been promoted as substitutes for CFCs and other ODS. Some Parties to the Montreal Protocol and branches of the industry concerned even claim that they agreed to total ODS phase-out under the Montreal Protocol on the understanding that HFCs would be available as subst ...
... However, in particular HFCs have been promoted as substitutes for CFCs and other ODS. Some Parties to the Montreal Protocol and branches of the industry concerned even claim that they agreed to total ODS phase-out under the Montreal Protocol on the understanding that HFCs would be available as subst ...
Aalborg Universitet Uncertainty in Impact Assessment – EIA in Denmark
... Uncertainty may be viewed as an inescapable part of the exercise of ex ante assessment of impacts of plans, programmes or projects – we do per definition not know the exact impacts before they u ...
... Uncertainty may be viewed as an inescapable part of the exercise of ex ante assessment of impacts of plans, programmes or projects – we do per definition not know the exact impacts before they u ...
Do Not Cite, Quote, or Distribute IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 7
... In spite of what the title suggests the chapter mainly deals with food production. It is indicated that food production is an important element for food security but at the same time it’s incomplete to cover food security. Food security deals with availability of food, access to food, stability and ...
... In spite of what the title suggests the chapter mainly deals with food production. It is indicated that food production is an important element for food security but at the same time it’s incomplete to cover food security. Food security deals with availability of food, access to food, stability and ...
O'Reilly et al (2010)
... provide a brief overview of categories of uncertainty. Then, we analyze two cases to illuminate some approaches to uncertainty in scientific assessments relating to global change. Our cases are: (1) stratospheric ozone depletion as discussed in international ozone assessments and (2) the response of ...
... provide a brief overview of categories of uncertainty. Then, we analyze two cases to illuminate some approaches to uncertainty in scientific assessments relating to global change. Our cases are: (1) stratospheric ozone depletion as discussed in international ozone assessments and (2) the response of ...
Anthropogenic Global Warming? Beyond CO2
... Hurricane in the eastern Pacific (Englehart, GRL, 2008): trend is negative! ...
... Hurricane in the eastern Pacific (Englehart, GRL, 2008): trend is negative! ...
Climate Change Action Plan Assessment Report
... When this assessment is narrowed down to the 16 actions that are required to be completed in 2012, it can be seen that some of these actions are routine works that already need to be realized within the regular operations of the public sector. While there is no sufficient information regarding the a ...
... When this assessment is narrowed down to the 16 actions that are required to be completed in 2012, it can be seen that some of these actions are routine works that already need to be realized within the regular operations of the public sector. While there is no sufficient information regarding the a ...
4.3 Approach to CLIMATE CHANGE Scenario Development
... sources available. Much has been written on the use of climate models in developing climate change scenarios, and this is not replicated here. Instead this chapter aims to provide a roadmap to the most commonly used approaches, models, tools and data sources available for climate change scenario dev ...
... sources available. Much has been written on the use of climate models in developing climate change scenarios, and this is not replicated here. Instead this chapter aims to provide a roadmap to the most commonly used approaches, models, tools and data sources available for climate change scenario dev ...
Cartography of pathways: A new model for environmental
... potential secondary, later effects in causality chains that diminish or increase the direct effects in total. (5) Evaluation after the actual implementation: do the hypotheses for means and objectives need to be revised in light of the real practical consequences of the implemented means? These five ...
... potential secondary, later effects in causality chains that diminish or increase the direct effects in total. (5) Evaluation after the actual implementation: do the hypotheses for means and objectives need to be revised in light of the real practical consequences of the implemented means? These five ...
Climate change challenges Tuvalu
... a total of 26 square kilometers - which is one quarter the size of the city of Bonn - none of which rise more than three meters above sea level. ...
... a total of 26 square kilometers - which is one quarter the size of the city of Bonn - none of which rise more than three meters above sea level. ...
climate science
... However, scientific investigations of the dynamics of the entire climate system have more in common with systems biology and economics than with laboratory physics and chemistry, owing to the complexity of the systems under investigation and the inability to conduct controlled experiments. Complexit ...
... However, scientific investigations of the dynamics of the entire climate system have more in common with systems biology and economics than with laboratory physics and chemistry, owing to the complexity of the systems under investigation and the inability to conduct controlled experiments. Complexit ...
Full Congressional testimonials
... However, scientific investigations of the dynamics of the entire climate system have more in common with systems biology and economics than with laboratory physics and chemistry, owing to the complexity of the systems under investigation and the inability to conduct controlled experiments. Complexit ...
... However, scientific investigations of the dynamics of the entire climate system have more in common with systems biology and economics than with laboratory physics and chemistry, owing to the complexity of the systems under investigation and the inability to conduct controlled experiments. Complexit ...
No Slide Title
... WGI contribution to IPCC Third Assessment Report Summary for Policymakers (SPM) Drafted by a team of 59 Approved ‘sentence by sentence’ by WGI plenary (99 Governments and 45 scientists) ...
... WGI contribution to IPCC Third Assessment Report Summary for Policymakers (SPM) Drafted by a team of 59 Approved ‘sentence by sentence’ by WGI plenary (99 Governments and 45 scientists) ...
Peter Lee: Ethics of Climate Change Policy
... affected and much avoidable poverty generated by the wrong global policy decisions. What experimental support, beyond sophisticated computer projections, exists of the theories behind the current IPCC consensus? What proof iii ...
... affected and much avoidable poverty generated by the wrong global policy decisions. What experimental support, beyond sophisticated computer projections, exists of the theories behind the current IPCC consensus? What proof iii ...
TAMK - University of Applied Sciences Tampere, Finland
... This Bachelor‟s Thesis represents an intermediate result of a mental process, which became more concrete and intensive during the autumn periods of the Academic year 2009/10. Based on the lecture series “On the Road to Copenhagen: Climate Change, Development and Gender” at the University of Tampere ...
... This Bachelor‟s Thesis represents an intermediate result of a mental process, which became more concrete and intensive during the autumn periods of the Academic year 2009/10. Based on the lecture series “On the Road to Copenhagen: Climate Change, Development and Gender” at the University of Tampere ...
3 Climate change and the Law of the Sea Convention
... that the United States of America is not a party to the Convention. Despite the novelty and delicacies of the topic, much has already been written and it would only foment controversy or confusion to attempt to address all its obstacles. We shall therefore limit the scope of this research to present ...
... that the United States of America is not a party to the Convention. Despite the novelty and delicacies of the topic, much has already been written and it would only foment controversy or confusion to attempt to address all its obstacles. We shall therefore limit the scope of this research to present ...
P:\10 Publications\Books\Why Scientists Disagree\Second Edition\(6
... production, extreme weather events, rainfall changes, etc. have not properly considered factors such as physical impacts of human activities, natural variability in climate, lopsided models used in the prediction of production estimates, etc. There is a need to look into these phenomena at local and ...
... production, extreme weather events, rainfall changes, etc. have not properly considered factors such as physical impacts of human activities, natural variability in climate, lopsided models used in the prediction of production estimates, etc. There is a need to look into these phenomena at local and ...
Selecting and Using Climate Change Scenarios for British Columbia
... These guidelines and suggestions on the use of regional climate change scenarios were developed to support two major British Columbia climate change initiatives: the Future Forests and Ecosystems Scientific Council (FFESC) research program and the British Columbia Regional Adaptation Collaborative ( ...
... These guidelines and suggestions on the use of regional climate change scenarios were developed to support two major British Columbia climate change initiatives: the Future Forests and Ecosystems Scientific Council (FFESC) research program and the British Columbia Regional Adaptation Collaborative ( ...
Key Adaptation Concepts and Terms
... is to illustrate a range of existing definitions of key terms and to facilitate consensus on their use, while noting that some of these terms may not need to be strictly defined, at least until more data and/or understanding is developed. ...
... is to illustrate a range of existing definitions of key terms and to facilitate consensus on their use, while noting that some of these terms may not need to be strictly defined, at least until more data and/or understanding is developed. ...
adaptation to climate change: key terms
... is to illustrate a range of existing definitions of key terms and to facilitate consensus on their use, while noting that some of these terms may not need to be strictly defined, at least until more data and/or understanding is developed. ...
... is to illustrate a range of existing definitions of key terms and to facilitate consensus on their use, while noting that some of these terms may not need to be strictly defined, at least until more data and/or understanding is developed. ...
An Introduction to Simple Climate Models
... An Introduction to Simple Climate Models used in the IPCC Second Assessment Report The equilibrium climate sensitivity is also the single most important source of uncertainty for projections of global mean sea level rise, although the variation of temperature change with depth in the ocean and the ...
... An Introduction to Simple Climate Models used in the IPCC Second Assessment Report The equilibrium climate sensitivity is also the single most important source of uncertainty for projections of global mean sea level rise, although the variation of temperature change with depth in the ocean and the ...