Lost in the problem: the role of boundary organisations in the
... work: they indicate that scientists and policymakers in their coordination efforts have ignored relevant demarcation issues. The evidence of dual participation, dual accountability and use of boundary objects can also be used to assess conditions under which creating credible, legitimate and salient ...
... work: they indicate that scientists and policymakers in their coordination efforts have ignored relevant demarcation issues. The evidence of dual participation, dual accountability and use of boundary objects can also be used to assess conditions under which creating credible, legitimate and salient ...
Game-Changers in the Paris Climate Deal
... continued to grow.5 But coal and other fossil fuel use continues to rise at an alarming rate in spite of this progress,6 and fossil fuels continue to receive more than nine times more finance than renewable energy from the world’s major banks.7 A shifting political climate… In many respects the pre- ...
... continued to grow.5 But coal and other fossil fuel use continues to rise at an alarming rate in spite of this progress,6 and fossil fuels continue to receive more than nine times more finance than renewable energy from the world’s major banks.7 A shifting political climate… In many respects the pre- ...
“Smart Climate Change” for Professional Societies Workshop WORKSHOP REPORT
... There are 3 options that Kenya has in terms of enacting climate smart legislation: Dedicated framework legislation - this provides obligations for sectors to perform; Dedicated substantive legislation - this creates hardcore standards most of which take long to fulfill, for example emission targ ...
... There are 3 options that Kenya has in terms of enacting climate smart legislation: Dedicated framework legislation - this provides obligations for sectors to perform; Dedicated substantive legislation - this creates hardcore standards most of which take long to fulfill, for example emission targ ...
Overcoming Behavioral and Institutional Inertia
... a gallon; see ICCT 2007) results in a reduction of 142 million tons of CO2 (39 million tons of carbon) annually. Electricity consumption of poor households in developing countries is estimated at 170 kilowatt hours a person-year and electricity is assumed to be provided at the current world average ...
... a gallon; see ICCT 2007) results in a reduction of 142 million tons of CO2 (39 million tons of carbon) annually. Electricity consumption of poor households in developing countries is estimated at 170 kilowatt hours a person-year and electricity is assumed to be provided at the current world average ...
China, the United States and the European Union: Multiple
... are gradually abandoned and replaced by a new, perhaps more decentralized but potentially more inclusive approach to the collective action problem that is climate change. Each of the three actors is faced with different kinds of political and economic interests and norma- ...
... are gradually abandoned and replaced by a new, perhaps more decentralized but potentially more inclusive approach to the collective action problem that is climate change. Each of the three actors is faced with different kinds of political and economic interests and norma- ...
PDF
... outside the scope of the reparative obligation”.4 In other words, since specific impacts of climate change cannot (yet) be attributed to specific emissions of greenhouse gases by polluters, there is no basis for liability claims (yet). Another complexity is the question of which actor should be held ...
... outside the scope of the reparative obligation”.4 In other words, since specific impacts of climate change cannot (yet) be attributed to specific emissions of greenhouse gases by polluters, there is no basis for liability claims (yet). Another complexity is the question of which actor should be held ...
Potential effects of climate change and adaptive
... phenotypic and genetic plasticity) indices. These indicators can support practitioners’ planning needs. As with any adaptive management process, ongoing assessment and modification are necessary as new information emerges. Vulnerability assessment techniques continue to evolve and it is important fo ...
... phenotypic and genetic plasticity) indices. These indicators can support practitioners’ planning needs. As with any adaptive management process, ongoing assessment and modification are necessary as new information emerges. Vulnerability assessment techniques continue to evolve and it is important fo ...
FAO - NWP: Adaptation Planning and Strategies 2009 (pp. 42-50)
... Adaptation Planning and Strategies FAO Contribution to “The Nairobi Work Programme (NWP) on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change” On invitation of SBSTA to submit to the secretariat, by 31 May 2007, information on the relevant programmes, activities and views on the issues listed ...
... Adaptation Planning and Strategies FAO Contribution to “The Nairobi Work Programme (NWP) on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change” On invitation of SBSTA to submit to the secretariat, by 31 May 2007, information on the relevant programmes, activities and views on the issues listed ...
PDF - ECC Platform Library
... within the region, this briefing focuses on the need and options for (diplomatic) cooperation on three geographical levels: transboundary river basin cooperation, regional cooperation and multilateral cooperation. Then the signs and impacts throughout the region - of climate change in particular - a ...
... within the region, this briefing focuses on the need and options for (diplomatic) cooperation on three geographical levels: transboundary river basin cooperation, regional cooperation and multilateral cooperation. Then the signs and impacts throughout the region - of climate change in particular - a ...
A strategic approach to adaptation in Europe (628 kB) (opens in new window)
... The first step in a strategic approach to adaptation is to develop an understanding of the main areas of vulnerability to climate change. A broad sense of the main vulnerabilities will help policy makers to set the right sector and geographic priorities. Developing this sense of key vulnerabilities ...
... The first step in a strategic approach to adaptation is to develop an understanding of the main areas of vulnerability to climate change. A broad sense of the main vulnerabilities will help policy makers to set the right sector and geographic priorities. Developing this sense of key vulnerabilities ...
Climate Change in Japanese History and Prehistory
... Until recently, it was believed that instrument-based meteorological observations in Japan began as part of the Meiji government’s modernization program, specifically with the establishment of a meteorological station in Hakodate, Hokkaido, in 1872. (Observations in Tokyo began three years later, in ...
... Until recently, it was believed that instrument-based meteorological observations in Japan began as part of the Meiji government’s modernization program, specifically with the establishment of a meteorological station in Hakodate, Hokkaido, in 1872. (Observations in Tokyo began three years later, in ...
climate change and the hydrological cycle
... water vapour, carbon dioxide, ozone, and several other gases make up the remaining 1% of the atmospheric volume (Baede et al. 2001; Salby 1992). Nitrogen, oxygen, and argon are not greenhouse gases; however, trace gases like carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, nitrous oxide, and others are, and therefore ...
... water vapour, carbon dioxide, ozone, and several other gases make up the remaining 1% of the atmospheric volume (Baede et al. 2001; Salby 1992). Nitrogen, oxygen, and argon are not greenhouse gases; however, trace gases like carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, nitrous oxide, and others are, and therefore ...
Public Perception of Climate Change in a Period of Economic Crisis
... the impact of climate change [9,11], even though culturally constructed beliefs can strongly influence people’s perceptions of their experience of global warming [12]. Moreover, people need to be better informed on the issue, in order to gain knowledge of every possible action they can undertake to ...
... the impact of climate change [9,11], even though culturally constructed beliefs can strongly influence people’s perceptions of their experience of global warming [12]. Moreover, people need to be better informed on the issue, in order to gain knowledge of every possible action they can undertake to ...
Bringin Adaptation to Ground in British Columbia
... 2009); for example, some plants will initiate growth earlier, taking advantage of warmer temperatures, while others may respond to precipitation changes and not to temperature (Griesbauer & Green 2010). Vegetation productivity may increase as a result of an increase in the number of growing degree-d ...
... 2009); for example, some plants will initiate growth earlier, taking advantage of warmer temperatures, while others may respond to precipitation changes and not to temperature (Griesbauer & Green 2010). Vegetation productivity may increase as a result of an increase in the number of growing degree-d ...
Regional Security Implications of Climate Change A
... resources for humanitarian aid and peacekeeping. Additionally, at present relatively stable states such as South Africa may experience instability if the pressures induced by climate change are not managed adequately. Climate change trends: Overall, Africa will be negatively affected by climate chan ...
... resources for humanitarian aid and peacekeeping. Additionally, at present relatively stable states such as South Africa may experience instability if the pressures induced by climate change are not managed adequately. Climate change trends: Overall, Africa will be negatively affected by climate chan ...
Climate Change and its Implications for the Nile Region
... changes associated with global climate, and the man-made factors that have caused these changes. It reviews the efforts to understand and predict the future climate in the Nile Basin, and discusses the reasons why the basin is so sensitive to a changing climate. This is followed by an analysis of ho ...
... changes associated with global climate, and the man-made factors that have caused these changes. It reviews the efforts to understand and predict the future climate in the Nile Basin, and discusses the reasons why the basin is so sensitive to a changing climate. This is followed by an analysis of ho ...
Case Study: Colombia`s National Climate Change Process
... Through the development of a well-planned and executed climate strategy, Colombia has positioned itself as a leader in the development of climate change mitigation and adaptation actions. These efforts go back as far as 1994, when Colombia joined the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Since ...
... Through the development of a well-planned and executed climate strategy, Colombia has positioned itself as a leader in the development of climate change mitigation and adaptation actions. These efforts go back as far as 1994, when Colombia joined the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Since ...
6. Whatever the weather. Media attitudes to reporting
... they are rarely discussed. The dramatic impacts of extreme weather events, for example, rarely feature in relation to climate change and the topic remains ...
... they are rarely discussed. The dramatic impacts of extreme weather events, for example, rarely feature in relation to climate change and the topic remains ...
Climate finance briefing: the global climate finance architecture
... was in place, commonly understood to be the operationalisation of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), it was decided in 2016 that its operations would be extended through 2019 at which point options to sunset would be revisited. Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) play a prominent role in delivering mul ...
... was in place, commonly understood to be the operationalisation of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), it was decided in 2016 that its operations would be extended through 2019 at which point options to sunset would be revisited. Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) play a prominent role in delivering mul ...
The conquering of climate
... contexts in which they arose, are summarised and the way in which these discourses of fear were (partially) dissolved - in a sense how climate was conquered – is suggested. The outlines of the contemporary discourse of ‘climate as catastrophe’ are then traced, as well as three elements of convention ...
... contexts in which they arose, are summarised and the way in which these discourses of fear were (partially) dissolved - in a sense how climate was conquered – is suggested. The outlines of the contemporary discourse of ‘climate as catastrophe’ are then traced, as well as three elements of convention ...
P R I N C E T O N ... P R I N C E T O N ... Wagner_ClimateShock_FINAL.indd 3 12/30/14 8:32 AM
... certainty is conveying what it ought to convey. The increasing likelihood of anthropogenic climate change has three sides to it. Only one of them is good. The first piece of bad news is that we humans are, in fact, increasing global temperatures and sea levels alike. It would have been cause for cel ...
... certainty is conveying what it ought to convey. The increasing likelihood of anthropogenic climate change has three sides to it. Only one of them is good. The first piece of bad news is that we humans are, in fact, increasing global temperatures and sea levels alike. It would have been cause for cel ...
action kit - Climate Reality Project
... Just days after the Paris Agreement, our first universally-accepted global climate accord, entered into force, the results of the US presidential election cast a long shadow of doubt over where action on the climate crisis goes from here. But no matter what moves the US president-elect and his admini ...
... Just days after the Paris Agreement, our first universally-accepted global climate accord, entered into force, the results of the US presidential election cast a long shadow of doubt over where action on the climate crisis goes from here. But no matter what moves the US president-elect and his admini ...
EPA Research - 2015 Call Technical Description
... In order to assess the potential response of peatlands to changes in management and climate change itself, the EPA wishes to establish a robust and representative database which characterises peatland types in Ireland, including field observation of key parameters and indicators. The EPA also wishes ...
... In order to assess the potential response of peatlands to changes in management and climate change itself, the EPA wishes to establish a robust and representative database which characterises peatland types in Ireland, including field observation of key parameters and indicators. The EPA also wishes ...
STRATEGIES FOR A HOLISTIC RESPONSE TO OZONE
... these policies lies on the attempt to reduce the emissions of, inter alia, HFCs and PFCs, used as ODSs substitutes,15 without affecting the achievement of Montreal Protocol’s goals. This would be in accordance with decision 17/CP.5 entitled “Relationship between efforts to protect the stratospheric ...
... these policies lies on the attempt to reduce the emissions of, inter alia, HFCs and PFCs, used as ODSs substitutes,15 without affecting the achievement of Montreal Protocol’s goals. This would be in accordance with decision 17/CP.5 entitled “Relationship between efforts to protect the stratospheric ...