Historical responsibility for climate change: science and the science-policy interface
... for creating this table is, on the one hand, to provide researchers and policymakers with an improved understanding of the choices made in various limited discussions and definitions of HR, and thus to illuminate the inherent complexity of and inconsistencies between various definitions. On the othe ...
... for creating this table is, on the one hand, to provide researchers and policymakers with an improved understanding of the choices made in various limited discussions and definitions of HR, and thus to illuminate the inherent complexity of and inconsistencies between various definitions. On the othe ...
here - Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy
... Agreement presents a real opportunity to ramp up the global response to climate change. However, if the Paris COP falls short it will create even greater disappointment in the international community than the Copenhagen Accord in 2009. Raising the trajectory of the Paris outcome demands fresh thinki ...
... Agreement presents a real opportunity to ramp up the global response to climate change. However, if the Paris COP falls short it will create even greater disappointment in the international community than the Copenhagen Accord in 2009. Raising the trajectory of the Paris outcome demands fresh thinki ...
Do the stock markets price climate change risks?
... national strategies including provisions of financial and technological support for developing countries, and cooperating on preparing for adaptation to climate change impacts.7 In 1995, under the framework of the UNFCCC, whose commitments were considered not adequate, developed countries committed ...
... national strategies including provisions of financial and technological support for developing countries, and cooperating on preparing for adaptation to climate change impacts.7 In 1995, under the framework of the UNFCCC, whose commitments were considered not adequate, developed countries committed ...
Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
... Regmi and Hanaoka (2011) conducted a survey of stakeholders to determine which impacts of climate change on road transport infrastructure are of greatest concern in Asia; and what adaptation strategies have been identified and utilized. The most significant climate change impacts on road transport s ...
... Regmi and Hanaoka (2011) conducted a survey of stakeholders to determine which impacts of climate change on road transport infrastructure are of greatest concern in Asia; and what adaptation strategies have been identified and utilized. The most significant climate change impacts on road transport s ...
China and South-South Scoping Assessment for
... Climate change impacts such as increased temperatures, changes in rainfall patterns, extreme weather events, sea level rise and changes in biodiversity will significantly affect national economies, livelihoods and development. Developing countries are expected to experience severe climate change imp ...
... Climate change impacts such as increased temperatures, changes in rainfall patterns, extreme weather events, sea level rise and changes in biodiversity will significantly affect national economies, livelihoods and development. Developing countries are expected to experience severe climate change imp ...
Geoengineering and the Accusation of Hubris
... After distinguishing the relevant from the irrelevant aspects of the concept of hubris for GE, we can now formulate a definition of hubris which is suitable for our topic and which will be the basis of our subsequent discussion: Persons (or groups of persons) show hubris, if they act with a reprehen ...
... After distinguishing the relevant from the irrelevant aspects of the concept of hubris for GE, we can now formulate a definition of hubris which is suitable for our topic and which will be the basis of our subsequent discussion: Persons (or groups of persons) show hubris, if they act with a reprehen ...
Climate Change Impacts on International Seaports
... The evidence that the climate system is warming is unequivocal. Projections of climate change suggest new problems for the world and for coastal communities in particular (IPCC 2007; Karl et al. 2009; USEPA 2008). Coastal communities face direct threats to urban areas and indirect ramifications due ...
... The evidence that the climate system is warming is unequivocal. Projections of climate change suggest new problems for the world and for coastal communities in particular (IPCC 2007; Karl et al. 2009; USEPA 2008). Coastal communities face direct threats to urban areas and indirect ramifications due ...
1 - WMO
... Climate system monitoring, climate change detection and assessment of impacts of climate change. Accurate data for economic development. Research related to climate activities. The WMO Annual Global Monitoring (AGM) indicate that the operation of GSN and GUAN in Africa is unsatisfactory. In Ea ...
... Climate system monitoring, climate change detection and assessment of impacts of climate change. Accurate data for economic development. Research related to climate activities. The WMO Annual Global Monitoring (AGM) indicate that the operation of GSN and GUAN in Africa is unsatisfactory. In Ea ...
underfunded, underprepared, underwater? cities at risk
... institutional systems in dealing with them. Critically, it requires objective and independent monitoring of the effectiveness of the risk management ...
... institutional systems in dealing with them. Critically, it requires objective and independent monitoring of the effectiveness of the risk management ...
Geoengineering and the Accusation of Hubris
... After distinguishing the relevant from the irrelevant aspects of the concept of hubris for GE, we can now formulate a definition of hubris which is suitable for our topic and which will be the basis of our subsequent discussion: Persons (or groups of persons) show hubris, if they act with a reprehen ...
... After distinguishing the relevant from the irrelevant aspects of the concept of hubris for GE, we can now formulate a definition of hubris which is suitable for our topic and which will be the basis of our subsequent discussion: Persons (or groups of persons) show hubris, if they act with a reprehen ...
Climate-driven expansion of blanket bogs in Britain during the
... changes in our analyses. A total of 228 basal age estimates (see Supplement) were assembled but the full data complement was not available for all of these. There is a difference between peat initiation and peat spread, and the latter cannot strictly be inferred from a single sampled point. There is ...
... changes in our analyses. A total of 228 basal age estimates (see Supplement) were assembled but the full data complement was not available for all of these. There is a difference between peat initiation and peat spread, and the latter cannot strictly be inferred from a single sampled point. There is ...
- Wiley Online Library
... such a disaster. As such, this article examines a number of strategies for the relocation of Kiribati, and finds that bilateral migration deals with Australia and New Zealand present the best policy option. First, bilateral agreements can be designed to allow for preemptive and planned migration. Se ...
... such a disaster. As such, this article examines a number of strategies for the relocation of Kiribati, and finds that bilateral migration deals with Australia and New Zealand present the best policy option. First, bilateral agreements can be designed to allow for preemptive and planned migration. Se ...
Scenario and modelling uncertainty in global mean temperature
... socio-economic changes. On short lead times (10–15 yr) internal variability represents a large fraction of the total uncertainty, with the uncertainties in model response becoming more dominant as the anthropogenic signal increases through the 21st century. By the end of the century, differences in ...
... socio-economic changes. On short lead times (10–15 yr) internal variability represents a large fraction of the total uncertainty, with the uncertainties in model response becoming more dominant as the anthropogenic signal increases through the 21st century. By the end of the century, differences in ...
How To Do Note on Fisheries, Aquaculture and Climate Change
... live and work, posing a major threat to their livelihoods and the ecosystems on which they depend. For millennia, small-scale fisheries and fish farmers have drawn on their indigenous knowledge and historical observations to manage seasonal and climate variability but today the speed and intensity o ...
... live and work, posing a major threat to their livelihoods and the ecosystems on which they depend. For millennia, small-scale fisheries and fish farmers have drawn on their indigenous knowledge and historical observations to manage seasonal and climate variability but today the speed and intensity o ...
Climate Change Projections over India by a
... REgional Climates for Impacts Studies (PRECIS), a regional climate model (RCM) developed by Met Office Hadley Centre in the United Kingdom. The lateral boundary data for the simulations were taken from a sub-set of six members sampled from the Hadley Centre’s 17member Quantified Uncertainty in Model ...
... REgional Climates for Impacts Studies (PRECIS), a regional climate model (RCM) developed by Met Office Hadley Centre in the United Kingdom. The lateral boundary data for the simulations were taken from a sub-set of six members sampled from the Hadley Centre’s 17member Quantified Uncertainty in Model ...
... throughout the world (Mizuta et al., 2006; Randall et al., 2007; Vera and Silvestri, 2009; Blázquez and Nuñez, 2012a; Cavalcanti and Shimizu, 2012; Rupp et al., 2013; Grose et al., 2014; Gulizia and Camilloni 2015, among others). Nevertheless, their performance deteriorates when looking at finer tem ...
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... Nigerien farmers – e.g. their adaptation effectiveness. A second question is how household and system-level adaptive capacity, or lack thereof, affects the selection of farm practices with adaptation benefit. Given the scarce evidence available for Niger and the Sahel area in general, this paper ge ...
... Nigerien farmers – e.g. their adaptation effectiveness. A second question is how household and system-level adaptive capacity, or lack thereof, affects the selection of farm practices with adaptation benefit. Given the scarce evidence available for Niger and the Sahel area in general, this paper ge ...
Climate Change and Adaptation Options in Karamoja
... Agriculture is the backbone of the Uganda’s economy and the livelihood of many people. However, most of the agriculture in Uganda depends on rainfall and therefore inherently sensitive to climate conditions. This makes agriculture one of the most vulnerable sectors to the risks and impacts of climat ...
... Agriculture is the backbone of the Uganda’s economy and the livelihood of many people. However, most of the agriculture in Uganda depends on rainfall and therefore inherently sensitive to climate conditions. This makes agriculture one of the most vulnerable sectors to the risks and impacts of climat ...
Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions
... engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matt ...
... engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matt ...
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... area of analysis, which in IMPLAN can range from state to county to zip code. Regions with smaller economic mass tend to face considerable leakages due to limited availability of local suppliers, and thus may be particularly dependent on export earnings for viability. Estes Park has such an economic ...
... area of analysis, which in IMPLAN can range from state to county to zip code. Regions with smaller economic mass tend to face considerable leakages due to limited availability of local suppliers, and thus may be particularly dependent on export earnings for viability. Estes Park has such an economic ...
Climate Change Science - Stephen Schneider
... engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matt ...
... engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matt ...
Guidelines for Use of Climate Scenarios Developed from Statistical
... variables (or “predictands”). Then the large-scale output of a GCM simulation is fed into this statistical model to estimate the corresponding local and regional climate characteristics. One of the primary advantages of these techniques is that they are computationally inexpensive, and thus can be e ...
... variables (or “predictands”). Then the large-scale output of a GCM simulation is fed into this statistical model to estimate the corresponding local and regional climate characteristics. One of the primary advantages of these techniques is that they are computationally inexpensive, and thus can be e ...
High Resolution - Responses to Climate Change
... influenced by specific geographic locations. The third National Climate Assessment (NCA) report chapter specific to Hawaii (Leong et al., 2014) states that surface air temperature in Hawaii has increased and at a greater rate at high elevations. The author found that both air and sea surface tempera ...
... influenced by specific geographic locations. The third National Climate Assessment (NCA) report chapter specific to Hawaii (Leong et al., 2014) states that surface air temperature in Hawaii has increased and at a greater rate at high elevations. The author found that both air and sea surface tempera ...
Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Rising Seas
... or political clout to ensure they get the attention needed from disaster relief agencies, and may be more likely to have live lihoods and living conditions devastated by extreme events. In the event of a storm that brings flooding, for example, low-income families and individuals may lack transport ...
... or political clout to ensure they get the attention needed from disaster relief agencies, and may be more likely to have live lihoods and living conditions devastated by extreme events. In the event of a storm that brings flooding, for example, low-income families and individuals may lack transport ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Houston
... Interstates are highways specifically designated as part of the Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (U.S. Climate Change Science Program & Subcommittee on Global Change Research [CCSP], 2008). Arterials connect major cities, recreational areas, and other travel destinations ...
... Interstates are highways specifically designated as part of the Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (U.S. Climate Change Science Program & Subcommittee on Global Change Research [CCSP], 2008). Arterials connect major cities, recreational areas, and other travel destinations ...