Working Paper 171 - Steeves and Surminski 2014 (opens in new window)
... The various factors that influence adaptation are often interrelated, making them difficult to isolate or measure. Because of the underlying assumption that climate change is just one factor affecting decisions, it can be analytically challenging to attribute an adaptive decision to climate change. ...
... The various factors that influence adaptation are often interrelated, making them difficult to isolate or measure. Because of the underlying assumption that climate change is just one factor affecting decisions, it can be analytically challenging to attribute an adaptive decision to climate change. ...
Long-term changes in environmental characteristics required by
... barriers. The long-term viability of these populations may be difficult to sustain given the loss from current habitat trends and predicted shifts in sagebrush distribution. Managers have emphasized the sage-grouse as indicators of ecosystem health. Considered an umbrella species, strategies to impr ...
... barriers. The long-term viability of these populations may be difficult to sustain given the loss from current habitat trends and predicted shifts in sagebrush distribution. Managers have emphasized the sage-grouse as indicators of ecosystem health. Considered an umbrella species, strategies to impr ...
2015 Agreement
... Design and vision Adaptation is a important component of the 2015 Agreement and it should be addressed with the same priority as mitigation and in a differentiated manner as required. The 2015 Agreement shall promote cooperation in adaptation actions that reduce vulnerability and minimize and cope w ...
... Design and vision Adaptation is a important component of the 2015 Agreement and it should be addressed with the same priority as mitigation and in a differentiated manner as required. The 2015 Agreement shall promote cooperation in adaptation actions that reduce vulnerability and minimize and cope w ...
chisoro elizabeth - Midlands State University
... However, in rural areas agriculture and livestock rearing which are the major livelihood strategies are climate sensitive. Ultimately this results in plummeting agricultural production and high death rates of livestock leaving most men with no better options but to opt for other means of survival wh ...
... However, in rural areas agriculture and livestock rearing which are the major livelihood strategies are climate sensitive. Ultimately this results in plummeting agricultural production and high death rates of livestock leaving most men with no better options but to opt for other means of survival wh ...
Climate change profile - SPC Climate Change Projects
... finance management (PFM) consultations are scheduled for 2012/2013. This process should provide detailed analysis of FSM’s PFM and also provide an opportunity to review climate change finance options. Aid Delivery and Donor Support FSM currently relies on development partners to supplement its natio ...
... finance management (PFM) consultations are scheduled for 2012/2013. This process should provide detailed analysis of FSM’s PFM and also provide an opportunity to review climate change finance options. Aid Delivery and Donor Support FSM currently relies on development partners to supplement its natio ...
Bright et al _GCB Invited Review_v4
... altogether due to the many complexities and challenges involved in quantifying them (Pielke ...
... altogether due to the many complexities and challenges involved in quantifying them (Pielke ...
Developing a climate change analysis
... meteorological science improves, progress will be made and a more seamless system will emerge. For instance, current GCMs (such as HiGEM) are working at 90 x 90 km with increased vertical definition using a larger number of both atmospheric and ocean layers. The latest GCMs (such as the UK Met Off ...
... meteorological science improves, progress will be made and a more seamless system will emerge. For instance, current GCMs (such as HiGEM) are working at 90 x 90 km with increased vertical definition using a larger number of both atmospheric and ocean layers. The latest GCMs (such as the UK Met Off ...
Independent Review of the Climate Change Act 2010 [MS Word
... The Andrews Labor Government commends the Independent Review Committee, chaired by Mr Martijn Wilder AM, with members Ms Anna Skarbek and Professor Rosemary Lyster, for its comprehensive review into the Victorian Climate Change Act 2010. The recommendations of the Committee complement the internatio ...
... The Andrews Labor Government commends the Independent Review Committee, chaired by Mr Martijn Wilder AM, with members Ms Anna Skarbek and Professor Rosemary Lyster, for its comprehensive review into the Victorian Climate Change Act 2010. The recommendations of the Committee complement the internatio ...
Climate Change and Invasive Alien Species
... 4.2. Effects of increasing temperatures on IAS in tropical zones............................................. 18 4.3. Effects of increasing atmospheric CO2 ............................................................................. 19 4.4. More frequent and extreme weather events ............... ...
... 4.2. Effects of increasing temperatures on IAS in tropical zones............................................. 18 4.3. Effects of increasing atmospheric CO2 ............................................................................. 19 4.4. More frequent and extreme weather events ............... ...
Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in water hazard assessments using regional
... location-specific information needs of adaptation planners……It is becoming apparent, however, that downscaling also has serious practical limitations, especially where the meteorological data needed for model calibration may be of dubious quality or patchy, the links between regional and local clima ...
... location-specific information needs of adaptation planners……It is becoming apparent, however, that downscaling also has serious practical limitations, especially where the meteorological data needed for model calibration may be of dubious quality or patchy, the links between regional and local clima ...
Financing climate change - Department of Environmental Affairs
... that the National Climate Change Response Policy will be developed through a participatory, multi-stakeholder, consultative and iterative process and that issues raised during the Climate Change Summit 2009 must be addressed in a transparent manner and fed into the policy development process. During ...
... that the National Climate Change Response Policy will be developed through a participatory, multi-stakeholder, consultative and iterative process and that issues raised during the Climate Change Summit 2009 must be addressed in a transparent manner and fed into the policy development process. During ...
This Time is Different (opens in new window)
... centre in Paris. Specifically, participants will need to consider: the appropriate legal form of a new climate agreement (a formal legal agreement, or a mere political agreement) and the ‘bindingness’ of the particular provisions within it; the institutional arrangements the agreement adopts (e.g. f ...
... centre in Paris. Specifically, participants will need to consider: the appropriate legal form of a new climate agreement (a formal legal agreement, or a mere political agreement) and the ‘bindingness’ of the particular provisions within it; the institutional arrangements the agreement adopts (e.g. f ...
Interpreting bargaining strategies of developing countries in climate
... Parties agreed on the basic rules to be adopted in order to facilitate the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) that will form the foundation for climate action post 2020 when the new agreement expected in COP21 (Paris 2015) is set to come into effect. The regulation of INDCs constit ...
... Parties agreed on the basic rules to be adopted in order to facilitate the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) that will form the foundation for climate action post 2020 when the new agreement expected in COP21 (Paris 2015) is set to come into effect. The regulation of INDCs constit ...
Paper`s structure - College of Engineering, Mathematics and
... potential resources available to individuals based on their own production, assets or reciprocal arrangements. ...
... potential resources available to individuals based on their own production, assets or reciprocal arrangements. ...
Nunavut`s Natural Environment - Nunavut Climate Change Centre
... Changes in landscape due to permafrost thaw, slumps, and heaves may make migratory routes difficult for animals. ...
... Changes in landscape due to permafrost thaw, slumps, and heaves may make migratory routes difficult for animals. ...
Working Paper 136 - Dietz and Matei 2013 revised October 2014 (opens in new window)
... choices about global emissions faced in reality. Why is the debate difficult to resolve? It contains normative and positive elements. There is a clear sense in which normative differences may never be completely eliminated. Positive ‘uncertainties’ could in principle be eliminated by collecting more ...
... choices about global emissions faced in reality. Why is the debate difficult to resolve? It contains normative and positive elements. There is a clear sense in which normative differences may never be completely eliminated. Positive ‘uncertainties’ could in principle be eliminated by collecting more ...
http://en.openei.org/w/images/2/29/GhanaGreen.pdf
... Adaptation to climate change is crucial to help us cope with its impact and is a key objective within our Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA). Four areas illustrate the wide range of adaptation issues in Ghana, showing why adaptation matters for economic and social development: infrastructu ...
... Adaptation to climate change is crucial to help us cope with its impact and is a key objective within our Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA). Four areas illustrate the wide range of adaptation issues in Ghana, showing why adaptation matters for economic and social development: infrastructu ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES CLIMATE ECONOMICS: A META-REVIEW AND SOME SUGGESTIONS Geoffrey Heal
... large collection in World Economics.1 And many of them were by very distinguished colleagues, so the Stern Review provoked not only quantity but quality too. What have we learned from all of this? Are there any emerging conclusions? In particular, what do we have to assume to make an economic case f ...
... large collection in World Economics.1 And many of them were by very distinguished colleagues, so the Stern Review provoked not only quantity but quality too. What have we learned from all of this? Are there any emerging conclusions? In particular, what do we have to assume to make an economic case f ...
Land use planning tools for local adaptation to climate change
... about risks and opportunities and fostering dialogue about adaptation ...
... about risks and opportunities and fostering dialogue about adaptation ...
Tuvalu and Climate Change in the Sydney Morning
... Tuvalu and climate change discourse Various discourses relate to the uptake of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies with which Tuvaluans are most concerned. Connell (2003, 98) identifies a ‘garbage can’ discourse by which diverse environmental changes on Tuvalu are attributed to clima ...
... Tuvalu and climate change discourse Various discourses relate to the uptake of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies with which Tuvaluans are most concerned. Connell (2003, 98) identifies a ‘garbage can’ discourse by which diverse environmental changes on Tuvalu are attributed to clima ...
INDC Chile english version
... such as health and education, improving the quality of such services remains an issue. In this regard, reducing the high levels of inequality in the Chilean economy as well as providing security to vulnerable groups with little social protection are still pending tasks. These are important challenge ...
... such as health and education, improving the quality of such services remains an issue. In this regard, reducing the high levels of inequality in the Chilean economy as well as providing security to vulnerable groups with little social protection are still pending tasks. These are important challenge ...
pdf - Framsenteret AS
... levels, it is of high relevance to the population at large, the nature management and agricultural sectors, and development of industry and livelihood. Increasing the understanding how on-going and future climate change affects and will affect ecosystems and society is one of the major tasks for the ...
... levels, it is of high relevance to the population at large, the nature management and agricultural sectors, and development of industry and livelihood. Increasing the understanding how on-going and future climate change affects and will affect ecosystems and society is one of the major tasks for the ...
ITU and Early Warning
... the way for Internet access from remote areas and allows to apply paperless working methods, switch from physical distribution DVDs and CDs to online delivery. ...
... the way for Internet access from remote areas and allows to apply paperless working methods, switch from physical distribution DVDs and CDs to online delivery. ...
The future is here: climate change in the Pacific
... Climate change is affecting our region now. Its impacts are profound. The lives, homes, livelihoods, food and water of many Pacific communities are under threat. Wealthy, developed countries like Australia and New Zealand must act urgently to: ...
... Climate change is affecting our region now. Its impacts are profound. The lives, homes, livelihoods, food and water of many Pacific communities are under threat. Wealthy, developed countries like Australia and New Zealand must act urgently to: ...
off the charts: 2013 was australia`s hottest year
... (Trewin and Smalley 2012). Record hot weather brings many risks. Human health is affected by extreme heat, directly through heat stress and indirectly through the exacerbation of existing medical conditions. Many other species of animals are subject to ill health and death under extreme temperatures ...
... (Trewin and Smalley 2012). Record hot weather brings many risks. Human health is affected by extreme heat, directly through heat stress and indirectly through the exacerbation of existing medical conditions. Many other species of animals are subject to ill health and death under extreme temperatures ...