Psychological barriers and climate change action
... been effectively addressed despite the potentially dire consequences to all life on the planet. In spite of the increased public awareness, knowledge, and concern we still have not seen widespread action on behalf of individuals either in their role as consumers or in the role as citizens. The discu ...
... been effectively addressed despite the potentially dire consequences to all life on the planet. In spite of the increased public awareness, knowledge, and concern we still have not seen widespread action on behalf of individuals either in their role as consumers or in the role as citizens. The discu ...
b) To build capacity to reduce vulnerability to
... 2.2.11 The approach adopted for this project responds to the territories’ needs articulated during the initial consultations noted above. The CCCCC will offer support to the territories within available financial resources and the scope of the project activities and outputs as set out in the logical ...
... 2.2.11 The approach adopted for this project responds to the territories’ needs articulated during the initial consultations noted above. The CCCCC will offer support to the territories within available financial resources and the scope of the project activities and outputs as set out in the logical ...
Adaptation behavior in the face of global climate change: Survey
... exposure in their jurisdictions, specifically the potential for reducing risk associated with accelerating sea-level rise or adaptation behavior in general. Only a hand-full of expert surveys have been conducted on the links between risk perceptions, experience, and adaptation behavior in the context ...
... exposure in their jurisdictions, specifically the potential for reducing risk associated with accelerating sea-level rise or adaptation behavior in general. Only a hand-full of expert surveys have been conducted on the links between risk perceptions, experience, and adaptation behavior in the context ...
Agriculture and Climate Change in Kenya: Climate Chaos, Policy
... critical sectors of interest. However, there are concerns about whether policy goals may be achieved amidst the actors’ many and diverging interests. This paper sets out to map how these debates are starting to take place in practice, and poses the following questions: what are the arguments, who is ...
... critical sectors of interest. However, there are concerns about whether policy goals may be achieved amidst the actors’ many and diverging interests. This paper sets out to map how these debates are starting to take place in practice, and poses the following questions: what are the arguments, who is ...
Uncertainty in the impacts of projected climate change on the
... useful for this type of study; however, the SLURP (Semidistributed Land Use-based Runoff Processes) model (version 12.2) was selected for use as it has been well-tested in mountainous basins (Kite et al., 1994), particularly the Liard Basin (Thorne and Woo, 2006; Woo and Thorne, 2006). SLURP divides ...
... useful for this type of study; however, the SLURP (Semidistributed Land Use-based Runoff Processes) model (version 12.2) was selected for use as it has been well-tested in mountainous basins (Kite et al., 1994), particularly the Liard Basin (Thorne and Woo, 2006; Woo and Thorne, 2006). SLURP divides ...
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... I was glad to see that a new report was coming from the NIPCC. The work of this group of scientists to present the evidence for natural climate warming and climate change is an essential counter-balance to the biased reporting of the IPCC. They have brought to focus a range of peer-reviewed publica ...
... I was glad to see that a new report was coming from the NIPCC. The work of this group of scientists to present the evidence for natural climate warming and climate change is an essential counter-balance to the biased reporting of the IPCC. They have brought to focus a range of peer-reviewed publica ...
Marine Science
... Rykaczewski and Dunne (2010) hypothesized that decreased ventilation in upwelling zones may increase production due to increased residence times (the period where producers are retained in the high production zone) and nutrient remineralization; however, we note that these benefits could be offset b ...
... Rykaczewski and Dunne (2010) hypothesized that decreased ventilation in upwelling zones may increase production due to increased residence times (the period where producers are retained in the high production zone) and nutrient remineralization; however, we note that these benefits could be offset b ...
On the use of imagery for climate change engagement
... actions to take in the face of climate challenges. But in making the intangible tangible, climate imagery can also paralyse and demobilise. In making climate change meaningful through imagery, communications can act to increase or decrease peoples’ sense of both issue salience (whether climate chang ...
... actions to take in the face of climate challenges. But in making the intangible tangible, climate imagery can also paralyse and demobilise. In making climate change meaningful through imagery, communications can act to increase or decrease peoples’ sense of both issue salience (whether climate chang ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES INCORPORATING CLIMATE UNCERTAINTY INTO ESTIMATES OF CLIMATE
... mortality, or violent conflict. We limited our search to peer-reviewed published articles as well as unpublished papers in well-known working paper series, such as the National Bureau of Economic Research and the World Bank’s Policy Research series. These search criteria yielded a large number of st ...
... mortality, or violent conflict. We limited our search to peer-reviewed published articles as well as unpublished papers in well-known working paper series, such as the National Bureau of Economic Research and the World Bank’s Policy Research series. These search criteria yielded a large number of st ...
Climate-change studies in the western Himalaya
... occurrence of weather events such as heat and cold waves over India allow scientific communities to examine whether parameters associated with these events can be considered as evidence for climate change in India. Thus it is necessary to study different aspects of climate change, based on the avail ...
... occurrence of weather events such as heat and cold waves over India allow scientific communities to examine whether parameters associated with these events can be considered as evidence for climate change in India. Thus it is necessary to study different aspects of climate change, based on the avail ...
Marine Science - Climate
... may be affected differently by changes in habitat characteristics (Petitgas et al., 2013). Moreover, in some regions, changes in temperature will be accompanied by changes in other abiotic factors. For example, expected regional changes in precipitation could lead to decreases or increases in local ...
... may be affected differently by changes in habitat characteristics (Petitgas et al., 2013). Moreover, in some regions, changes in temperature will be accompanied by changes in other abiotic factors. For example, expected regional changes in precipitation could lead to decreases or increases in local ...
Financing climate change - Department of Environmental Affairs
... This report, prepared by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), synthesizes research that was conducted in order to strengthen the financing component of the National Climate Change Response White Paper. It is based on three separate studies. These included a desktop study of climate change ...
... This report, prepared by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), synthesizes research that was conducted in order to strengthen the financing component of the National Climate Change Response White Paper. It is based on three separate studies. These included a desktop study of climate change ...
The Construction of Global Warming and the Politics of Science
... been decisive in identifying the problem of future anthropogenic climate change and making it real for policy makers and the public.2 Ordinary senses struggle in the face of phenomena so extensive in space and time and incalculable in their potential impacts. For the social theorist Ulrich Beck (199 ...
... been decisive in identifying the problem of future anthropogenic climate change and making it real for policy makers and the public.2 Ordinary senses struggle in the face of phenomena so extensive in space and time and incalculable in their potential impacts. For the social theorist Ulrich Beck (199 ...
Barriers to Municipal Climate Adaptation: Examples From Coastal
... tolerance in paving materials with the awareness of increased heat projections under climate change or changing building codes to accommodate more flooding based on climate projections. Using the mainstreaming approach, planners still make specific reference to climate change as a motivating factor ...
... tolerance in paving materials with the awareness of increased heat projections under climate change or changing building codes to accommodate more flooding based on climate projections. Using the mainstreaming approach, planners still make specific reference to climate change as a motivating factor ...
the scientific article as a Word document here
... common in the health sciences, has not been extensively applied to environmental and climate change studies but offers considerable promise in a field characterized by an exploding body of research but seemingly insufficient means to keep track of what is going on (Ford and Pearce, 2010). The IPCC f ...
... common in the health sciences, has not been extensively applied to environmental and climate change studies but offers considerable promise in a field characterized by an exploding body of research but seemingly insufficient means to keep track of what is going on (Ford and Pearce, 2010). The IPCC f ...
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... current conditions that are difficult to control for.3 Baillon (2008) provides a detailed explanation of the EM and in what follows we only briefly describe the EM procedure in our context. The first step of the EM establishes the lower and upper bound of the event space, e.g., the range of potentia ...
... current conditions that are difficult to control for.3 Baillon (2008) provides a detailed explanation of the EM and in what follows we only briefly describe the EM procedure in our context. The first step of the EM establishes the lower and upper bound of the event space, e.g., the range of potentia ...
city-level climate change adaptation strategies: the case of quito
... agencies. Importantly, the plan was later presented to key community-based organisations and NGOs to integrate community perspectives. Figure 2 demonstrates some of the key moments in the process of elaborating the plan, building buy-in and ultimately getting it passed. The final QCCS adopted consol ...
... agencies. Importantly, the plan was later presented to key community-based organisations and NGOs to integrate community perspectives. Figure 2 demonstrates some of the key moments in the process of elaborating the plan, building buy-in and ultimately getting it passed. The final QCCS adopted consol ...
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... 2014). For populations already facing natural hazards, climate change exacerbations may influence the extent to which short- and longer-term self-protective measures are needed. And while much research demonstrates physical links between climate conditions and hazard events, less research examines an ...
... 2014). For populations already facing natural hazards, climate change exacerbations may influence the extent to which short- and longer-term self-protective measures are needed. And while much research demonstrates physical links between climate conditions and hazard events, less research examines an ...
Public perception of cold weather events as evidence for
... A reliance on personal experiences such as with the weather may help anchor the abstract nature of climate change to the familiar and concrete (Smith and Joffe 2013). Perceived personal experience of climate consequences can also bring about acceptance of climate change as a genuine concern (Myers e ...
... A reliance on personal experiences such as with the weather may help anchor the abstract nature of climate change to the familiar and concrete (Smith and Joffe 2013). Perceived personal experience of climate consequences can also bring about acceptance of climate change as a genuine concern (Myers e ...
Submission from the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)
... required to support the work of UNFCCC and the IPCC, and are both technically and economically feasible for systematic observation. It is these variables for which international exchange is required as a matter of priority for both current and historical observations. The contributing systems ...
... required to support the work of UNFCCC and the IPCC, and are both technically and economically feasible for systematic observation. It is these variables for which international exchange is required as a matter of priority for both current and historical observations. The contributing systems ...
Dangerous human-made interference with climate
... The Earth’s atmospheric composition and surface properties are being altered by human activities. Some of the alterations are as large or larger than natural atmosphere and surface changes, even compared with natural changes that have occurred over hundreds of thousands of years. There is concern th ...
... The Earth’s atmospheric composition and surface properties are being altered by human activities. Some of the alterations are as large or larger than natural atmosphere and surface changes, even compared with natural changes that have occurred over hundreds of thousands of years. There is concern th ...
Independent Review of the Climate Change Act 2010 [MS Word
... The Independent Review of the Climate Change Act 2010 ensures Victoria will be a leader on the world stage in its response to climate change. The Andrews Labor Government commends the Independent Review Committee, chaired by Mr Martijn Wilder AM, with members Ms Anna Skarbek and Professor Rosemary L ...
... The Independent Review of the Climate Change Act 2010 ensures Victoria will be a leader on the world stage in its response to climate change. The Andrews Labor Government commends the Independent Review Committee, chaired by Mr Martijn Wilder AM, with members Ms Anna Skarbek and Professor Rosemary L ...
The Challenge of Climate Change Adaptation:
... damage to many parts of society, and thus a critical issue for adaptation is the degree to which frequency, intensity, and persistence of extreme events change.” 22 National governments are now beginning to consider how to adjust to these changes. Hopefully, mitigation efforts will limit the extent ...
... damage to many parts of society, and thus a critical issue for adaptation is the degree to which frequency, intensity, and persistence of extreme events change.” 22 National governments are now beginning to consider how to adjust to these changes. Hopefully, mitigation efforts will limit the extent ...
Impact of the global warming hiatus on Andean temperature
... cooling; yet up to now, these different results have not been reconciled in an overarching study combing data from the entire South American west coast. Hence, it remains uncertain whether the recent anomalous cooling affects only the midlatitudes of the South American west coast or whether it also ...
... cooling; yet up to now, these different results have not been reconciled in an overarching study combing data from the entire South American west coast. Hence, it remains uncertain whether the recent anomalous cooling affects only the midlatitudes of the South American west coast or whether it also ...
Our Climate Options Have Shrunk
... in conversation with political climate policy senior people • Political scientist (at request left un-named): “Too much has been invested in +2C for us to say it’s not possible – it would undermine all that’s been achieved. It’ll give a sense of hopelessness, that we may as well just give in” – (30 ...
... in conversation with political climate policy senior people • Political scientist (at request left un-named): “Too much has been invested in +2C for us to say it’s not possible – it would undermine all that’s been achieved. It’ll give a sense of hopelessness, that we may as well just give in” – (30 ...