A Vulnerable Country in the Face of Climate Change
... Along with various studies discussing the causes and effects of Indonesia’s high release of greenhouse gases, there is also an abundance of articles concerning the suggested solutions and programs that will help the vulnerable country combat climate change. There is also literature on sector-specifi ...
... Along with various studies discussing the causes and effects of Indonesia’s high release of greenhouse gases, there is also an abundance of articles concerning the suggested solutions and programs that will help the vulnerable country combat climate change. There is also literature on sector-specifi ...
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... and business people from all around the world go to connect, learn and inspire. It highlights adaptation practices and solutions for people, governments and businesses. The programme addresses all sectors and all parts of the world. More than 1600 participants from 102 countries were registered. Mor ...
... and business people from all around the world go to connect, learn and inspire. It highlights adaptation practices and solutions for people, governments and businesses. The programme addresses all sectors and all parts of the world. More than 1600 participants from 102 countries were registered. Mor ...
Mapping institutional fragmentation in the climate governance
... We prefer to use “institutions” above “regimes” even if they can be considered interchangeable concepts. This is not trivial since to some authors, institutions should be a prefix to fragmentation and the appropriate terminology should be “institutional fragmentation” (Fariborz Zelli and van Asselt ...
... We prefer to use “institutions” above “regimes” even if they can be considered interchangeable concepts. This is not trivial since to some authors, institutions should be a prefix to fragmentation and the appropriate terminology should be “institutional fragmentation” (Fariborz Zelli and van Asselt ...
Integrating biophysical models and evolutionary theory to
... Hopp & Foley 2003; Thomas Davies & Dunn 2004; Martens & Thomas 2005; Reiter 2007). For example, Hales et al. (2002) predicted the global distribution of dengue fever under current and future climates based on regressions with macroclimatic data, whereas Peterson et al. (2005) used a machine-learning ...
... Hopp & Foley 2003; Thomas Davies & Dunn 2004; Martens & Thomas 2005; Reiter 2007). For example, Hales et al. (2002) predicted the global distribution of dengue fever under current and future climates based on regressions with macroclimatic data, whereas Peterson et al. (2005) used a machine-learning ...
UK climate change policy: how does it affect competitiveness?
... greenhouse gases by at least 40 per cent compared to their 1990 level by 2030. The UK’s share of meeting this goal is likely to be a target in the range of 51 and 57 per cent. The Committee on Climate Change’s advice for the fifth carbon budget is at the top end of this range. However, the EU’s 2030 ...
... greenhouse gases by at least 40 per cent compared to their 1990 level by 2030. The UK’s share of meeting this goal is likely to be a target in the range of 51 and 57 per cent. The Committee on Climate Change’s advice for the fifth carbon budget is at the top end of this range. However, the EU’s 2030 ...
Integrating biophysical models and evolutionary theory
... Hopp & Foley 2003; Thomas Davies & Dunn 2004; Martens & Thomas 2005; Reiter 2007). For example, Hales et al. (2002) predicted the global distribution of dengue fever under current and future climates based on regressions with macroclimatic data, whereas Peterson et al. (2005) used a machine-learning ...
... Hopp & Foley 2003; Thomas Davies & Dunn 2004; Martens & Thomas 2005; Reiter 2007). For example, Hales et al. (2002) predicted the global distribution of dengue fever under current and future climates based on regressions with macroclimatic data, whereas Peterson et al. (2005) used a machine-learning ...
Frontlines of Climate Change
... on your door. The Arctic is warming much more rapidly than lower latitudes, with serious consequences for the culture and subsistence of your native peoples; for biodiversity and for infrastructure: already roads and airstrips which will cost billions of dollars to replace are beginning to sag and s ...
... on your door. The Arctic is warming much more rapidly than lower latitudes, with serious consequences for the culture and subsistence of your native peoples; for biodiversity and for infrastructure: already roads and airstrips which will cost billions of dollars to replace are beginning to sag and s ...
Summary for Policymakers - Climate Change Reconsidered
... by Dr. S. Fred Singer and the Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP). The purpose was to produce an independent evaluation of the available scientific evidence on the subject of carbon dioxide-induced global warming in anticipation of the release of the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report (AR4). ...
... by Dr. S. Fred Singer and the Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP). The purpose was to produce an independent evaluation of the available scientific evidence on the subject of carbon dioxide-induced global warming in anticipation of the release of the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report (AR4). ...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Economics Working Paper Series
... rebates for home insulation materials. Although many of these policies have other goals, there may be increased use of them as a means of reducing GHG emissions. Note that these policies will reduce GHG emissions at different rates and at different costs. In the presence of the nearly limitless pote ...
... rebates for home insulation materials. Although many of these policies have other goals, there may be increased use of them as a means of reducing GHG emissions. Note that these policies will reduce GHG emissions at different rates and at different costs. In the presence of the nearly limitless pote ...
Misdefining ``climate change``: consequences for science and action
... 2000; Pielke et al., 2000; Hammitt, 2000). This body of work is significant because, unlike other critics of the Kyoto Protocol, it accepts the findings of the IPCC that climate change presents a problem, but finds fault in the mechanics of the proposed solution. David Victor writes that Even as it ...
... 2000; Pielke et al., 2000; Hammitt, 2000). This body of work is significant because, unlike other critics of the Kyoto Protocol, it accepts the findings of the IPCC that climate change presents a problem, but finds fault in the mechanics of the proposed solution. David Victor writes that Even as it ...
Alpine strategy for adaptation to climate change in the field of natural
... alpine space since time immemorial. Many efforts have been made in the past to protect people and infrastructure there from natural disasters. However, with rising temperatures, shrinking glaciers and melting permafrost, we must anticipate the exacerbation of existing risks and emergence of new ones ...
... alpine space since time immemorial. Many efforts have been made in the past to protect people and infrastructure there from natural disasters. However, with rising temperatures, shrinking glaciers and melting permafrost, we must anticipate the exacerbation of existing risks and emergence of new ones ...
Climate change - Time to act
... with vigour. We have the know-how and the technologies. The global energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy must succeed. It is equally clear that the global climate goals can only be achieved if there is a global transition as regards transport, with new approaches to mobi ...
... with vigour. We have the know-how and the technologies. The global energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy must succeed. It is equally clear that the global climate goals can only be achieved if there is a global transition as regards transport, with new approaches to mobi ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... Effects of changes on people: public health e.g. excess water can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes; agriculture: warmer weather and rainfall changes will have to force farmers to change the way they produce food. A lot of unpredictability; Changes in pest species: also plagues. Forestry: higher r ...
... Effects of changes on people: public health e.g. excess water can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes; agriculture: warmer weather and rainfall changes will have to force farmers to change the way they produce food. A lot of unpredictability; Changes in pest species: also plagues. Forestry: higher r ...
A plant`s perspective of extremes: terrestrial plant responses to
... logical perspective as increasing climatic variability (i.e. increasing variance and/or changing distribution) in contrast to changes in mean climate. Our aim is to emphasize the generally unrecognized distinction between impacts of changing mean climate and changing climatic variability on terrestr ...
... logical perspective as increasing climatic variability (i.e. increasing variance and/or changing distribution) in contrast to changes in mean climate. Our aim is to emphasize the generally unrecognized distinction between impacts of changing mean climate and changing climatic variability on terrestr ...
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... analysis of the very long run. Rigorous analysis shows that economic models spanning many generations are frequently indeterminate, with opportunities for multiple equilibria and chaotic dynamics (DeCanio 2003, Chapter 3). More than just efficiency and optimization is at stake: any approach to disco ...
... analysis of the very long run. Rigorous analysis shows that economic models spanning many generations are frequently indeterminate, with opportunities for multiple equilibria and chaotic dynamics (DeCanio 2003, Chapter 3). More than just efficiency and optimization is at stake: any approach to disco ...
A plants perspective of extremes: terrestrial plant responses to
... logical perspective as increasing climatic variability (i.e. increasing variance and/or changing distribution) in contrast to changes in mean climate. Our aim is to emphasize the generally unrecognized distinction between impacts of changing mean climate and changing climatic variability on terrestr ...
... logical perspective as increasing climatic variability (i.e. increasing variance and/or changing distribution) in contrast to changes in mean climate. Our aim is to emphasize the generally unrecognized distinction between impacts of changing mean climate and changing climatic variability on terrestr ...
Draft Interim Climate Change Guidelines
... exceedance probabilities (AEPs) from 50% to 1%. Flood generation mechanisms such as antecedent wetness, baseflow, tailwater levels and oceanic processes (e.g. wind, waves and tides) are not considered. Recommended Procedure for Design Flood Estimation and Planning in Australia A six-step procedure f ...
... exceedance probabilities (AEPs) from 50% to 1%. Flood generation mechanisms such as antecedent wetness, baseflow, tailwater levels and oceanic processes (e.g. wind, waves and tides) are not considered. Recommended Procedure for Design Flood Estimation and Planning in Australia A six-step procedure f ...
flying blind: navigating climate change without the
... agriculture, and these are likely to grow in the future. CSIRO and BoM estimate that the long term average (1961-1990) number of days over 35°C may increase from 10 days at present in Melbourne to 12-26 days by 2070. Adelaide will go from 18 days over 35°C to 24-47 days ...
... agriculture, and these are likely to grow in the future. CSIRO and BoM estimate that the long term average (1961-1990) number of days over 35°C may increase from 10 days at present in Melbourne to 12-26 days by 2070. Adelaide will go from 18 days over 35°C to 24-47 days ...
Radio and Reduction of GHG Emissions
... of electronic methods since 80-th. Few examples: • voluminous ITU-R service publications, distributed to all ITU-R Member States on weekly bases, are published on DVD and Internet, that significantly reduced the amount of paper (1 space networks data – up to 1000 pages); • WRCs - the biggest ITU for ...
... of electronic methods since 80-th. Few examples: • voluminous ITU-R service publications, distributed to all ITU-R Member States on weekly bases, are published on DVD and Internet, that significantly reduced the amount of paper (1 space networks data – up to 1000 pages); • WRCs - the biggest ITU for ...
Links between climate change, conflict and governance in Africa
... dependent. On the one hand, the depletion of natural resources undermines livelihoods, increases vulnerability to disaster and puts human security at risk. On the other, issues of democratic governance, namely violent conflict, inappropriate or inadequate policy frameworks, and political instability ...
... dependent. On the one hand, the depletion of natural resources undermines livelihoods, increases vulnerability to disaster and puts human security at risk. On the other, issues of democratic governance, namely violent conflict, inappropriate or inadequate policy frameworks, and political instability ...
Mitigation of What and by What? Adaptation by Whom and
... technologies will have a customer base formed by those who are likely to be most vulnerable to climate change. Moreover, the extent to which we change (or can change) current patterns of consumption and production will be a reflection of the technologies available to make that change, the willingnes ...
... technologies will have a customer base formed by those who are likely to be most vulnerable to climate change. Moreover, the extent to which we change (or can change) current patterns of consumption and production will be a reflection of the technologies available to make that change, the willingnes ...
Climate Impact Research in the BSR: State of the Art
... 1. Adaptation can reduce adverse impacts 2. Communities will adapt autonomously, but not without costs 3. The key features of climate change are variabilities and extremes 4. Planned adaptation measures usually have immediate benefits 5. Adaptations are likely to be implemented only if they are inte ...
... 1. Adaptation can reduce adverse impacts 2. Communities will adapt autonomously, but not without costs 3. The key features of climate change are variabilities and extremes 4. Planned adaptation measures usually have immediate benefits 5. Adaptations are likely to be implemented only if they are inte ...
Mega-Stress for Mega-Cities
... Asia is arguably among the regions of the world most vulnerable to climate change. Climate change and climatic variability have and will continue to impact all sectors, from national and economic security to human health, food production, infrastructure, water availability and ecosystems. The eviden ...
... Asia is arguably among the regions of the world most vulnerable to climate change. Climate change and climatic variability have and will continue to impact all sectors, from national and economic security to human health, food production, infrastructure, water availability and ecosystems. The eviden ...
WP83: The emerging geographies of climate justice
... development processes and the politics of scale) to conceptualise the geographies of climate justice beyond the international scale and consider what a more spatial understanding of climate justices might offer the climate debate. I argue that ideas within each of these literatures can help conceptu ...
... development processes and the politics of scale) to conceptualise the geographies of climate justice beyond the international scale and consider what a more spatial understanding of climate justices might offer the climate debate. I argue that ideas within each of these literatures can help conceptu ...
Projected changes in mean and extreme precipitation in Africa
... In addition to monthly CMIP3 precipitation, the horizontal wind vector and pressure vertical velocity (ω) fields are used. These variables are used to estimate the strength and structure of the Eastern Hemisphere zonal (Walker) circulation and their projected changes. Three of the models∗ used in t ...
... In addition to monthly CMIP3 precipitation, the horizontal wind vector and pressure vertical velocity (ω) fields are used. These variables are used to estimate the strength and structure of the Eastern Hemisphere zonal (Walker) circulation and their projected changes. Three of the models∗ used in t ...