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Understanding and responding to climate change in the
... developments are likely to affect nearly every part of the seafood industry (from production to consumption). Such developments may be negative, but could also be positive. Observations suggest current rates of change far greater than in recent history. As such industry stakeholders will need to: • ...
... developments are likely to affect nearly every part of the seafood industry (from production to consumption). Such developments may be negative, but could also be positive. Observations suggest current rates of change far greater than in recent history. As such industry stakeholders will need to: • ...
American Climate Prospectus - Goldman School of Public Policy
... William Nordhaus and Peterson Institute for International Economics fellow William Cline in the early 1990s (Cline, 1992; Nordhaus, 1991). Just as our scientific understanding of climate change has improved considerably, so has our ability to assess the impacts of climate change on particular sector ...
... William Nordhaus and Peterson Institute for International Economics fellow William Cline in the early 1990s (Cline, 1992; Nordhaus, 1991). Just as our scientific understanding of climate change has improved considerably, so has our ability to assess the impacts of climate change on particular sector ...
Extreme Environmental Events Induced by Climate Change:
... gap between expert and public knowledge, concerning climate change-induced extreme environmental events, exists in relation to the more scientific/technical based knowledge, and in particular the relationship between greenhouse gases and climate change. In addition, it was revealed that middle-aged, ...
... gap between expert and public knowledge, concerning climate change-induced extreme environmental events, exists in relation to the more scientific/technical based knowledge, and in particular the relationship between greenhouse gases and climate change. In addition, it was revealed that middle-aged, ...
Economic Analysis of Climate-Proofing Investment Projects
... are endorsed or recommended by ADB in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or ...
... are endorsed or recommended by ADB in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or ...
Risks from Climate Change to Indigenous Communities in
... Climate projections for the region indicate a range of biophysical impacts with various levels of certainty. Uncertainty in climate projections will be an ever present constraint, however this concern cannot be allowed to delay action. There is sufficient certainty to enable immediate policy develop ...
... Climate projections for the region indicate a range of biophysical impacts with various levels of certainty. Uncertainty in climate projections will be an ever present constraint, however this concern cannot be allowed to delay action. There is sufficient certainty to enable immediate policy develop ...
Global Climate Change: National Security Implications
... That climate change poses some kind of national security threat—impending danger or harm—seems clear. However, the United States faces many threats. The very act of preparing to meet one kind of threat may mean that we will be less able to meet another. So we must prioritize. In the pecking order ...
... That climate change poses some kind of national security threat—impending danger or harm—seems clear. However, the United States faces many threats. The very act of preparing to meet one kind of threat may mean that we will be less able to meet another. So we must prioritize. In the pecking order ...
Societal Adaptation to Abrupt Climate Change and Monsoon
... of slow cooling. The sequence often forms a distinctive saw-tooth shaped time series, epitomized by the deep-sea records of the last million years and the Dansgaard–Oeschger (D/O) oscillations of the last glacial26. Two lines of hypotheses exist to explain the large and abrupt climate changes that p ...
... of slow cooling. The sequence often forms a distinctive saw-tooth shaped time series, epitomized by the deep-sea records of the last million years and the Dansgaard–Oeschger (D/O) oscillations of the last glacial26. Two lines of hypotheses exist to explain the large and abrupt climate changes that p ...
Corporate Air Quality and Climate Change Strategic Plan
... Air Quality has significant direct and indirect impacts on community health, the environment and the economy of Hamilton. These impacts may be experienced in the area near the pollutant source(s) or at great distances through the influence of wind and weather patterns. A 2005 report from the Ontario ...
... Air Quality has significant direct and indirect impacts on community health, the environment and the economy of Hamilton. These impacts may be experienced in the area near the pollutant source(s) or at great distances through the influence of wind and weather patterns. A 2005 report from the Ontario ...
Climate Change and Regulatory Takings in
... Globally, 2009 tied with several other years as the second warmest year on the instrumental record (since 1880).3 The root cause is human activities: in February 2007, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”) released its fourth assessment of the predicted impacts of glo ...
... Globally, 2009 tied with several other years as the second warmest year on the instrumental record (since 1880).3 The root cause is human activities: in February 2007, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”) released its fourth assessment of the predicted impacts of glo ...
Sudan`s National Adaptation Plan
... Minister’s)Foreword) Climate change poses significant challenges to Sudan. Climate Change is not merely an environmental issue that is defined by precipitation and temperature changes; it represents a serious sustainable development problem that affects everyone in our country, particularly those i ...
... Minister’s)Foreword) Climate change poses significant challenges to Sudan. Climate Change is not merely an environmental issue that is defined by precipitation and temperature changes; it represents a serious sustainable development problem that affects everyone in our country, particularly those i ...
Payne and Pates 2009 Wetlands Ecology and Management
... Testate amoebae analysis was used to reconstruct changes in hydrology. Testate amoebae are shell-forming unicellular microorganisms that are abundant in peatlands and ...
... Testate amoebae analysis was used to reconstruct changes in hydrology. Testate amoebae are shell-forming unicellular microorganisms that are abundant in peatlands and ...
Climate Change Adaptation by Federal Agencies: An Analysis Jane A. Leggett, Coordinator
... This report aims to synthesize information on the federal government’s efforts to adapt itself to a changing climate. It is largely based on a CRS review of the adaptation planning documents released by selected federal departments and agencies as of late 2014, as well as several reviews by other or ...
... This report aims to synthesize information on the federal government’s efforts to adapt itself to a changing climate. It is largely based on a CRS review of the adaptation planning documents released by selected federal departments and agencies as of late 2014, as well as several reviews by other or ...
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... mitigation starting immediately while adaptation was delayed until somewhere later when gross damages were higher. Even though a more sophisticated description of adaptation strategies are implemented, correspondence is far from perfect due to the uncertain relationship between adaptation costs and ...
... mitigation starting immediately while adaptation was delayed until somewhere later when gross damages were higher. Even though a more sophisticated description of adaptation strategies are implemented, correspondence is far from perfect due to the uncertain relationship between adaptation costs and ...
Chapter 14 Environmental Hazards and Human Health
... Chapter 15 Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion ...
... Chapter 15 Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion ...
Climate Change in the European Alps
... Sensitivity of Alpine ski areas to changes in the line of natural snow-reliability ................................................................................... 33 Snow-reliability of Alpine ski areas under current conditions and 1, 2 and 4 C warming ........................................... ...
... Sensitivity of Alpine ski areas to changes in the line of natural snow-reliability ................................................................................... 33 Snow-reliability of Alpine ski areas under current conditions and 1, 2 and 4 C warming ........................................... ...
lcmexl978i.pdf
... Central America: per capita reduction of water availability, baseline scenario, B2 and A2, 2005-2100 ..................................................................................................................................... Central America: evolution of water demand with baseline, B2 and ...
... Central America: per capita reduction of water availability, baseline scenario, B2 and A2, 2005-2100 ..................................................................................................................................... Central America: evolution of water demand with baseline, B2 and ...
Zimbabwe`s National Climate Change Response Strategy
... facing global development with the developing countries being more vulnerable due to their low adaptive capacity. Climate change has been widely recognized and accepted as a reality and that it poses serious problems with far reaching social, political, economic and environmental consequences, parti ...
... facing global development with the developing countries being more vulnerable due to their low adaptive capacity. Climate change has been widely recognized and accepted as a reality and that it poses serious problems with far reaching social, political, economic and environmental consequences, parti ...
Sean B. Hecht - UCLA Law Review
... also will make many risks more uncertain and harder to measure. If our society is to survive climate change without significant human costs, we must develop robust institutions and practices to manage these risks. The insurance industry is our society’s primary financial risk manager and needs to pl ...
... also will make many risks more uncertain and harder to measure. If our society is to survive climate change without significant human costs, we must develop robust institutions and practices to manage these risks. The insurance industry is our society’s primary financial risk manager and needs to pl ...
Climate extremes indices in the CMIP5 multimodel ensemble: Part 2
... These indices are often useful for climate impact studies. Changes in frost days, for instance, can be relevant for agricultural practice and engineering applications [e.g., Terando et al., 2012]. Tropical nights usually occur in combination with extended periods of heat (particularly in extra-tropi ...
... These indices are often useful for climate impact studies. Changes in frost days, for instance, can be relevant for agricultural practice and engineering applications [e.g., Terando et al., 2012]. Tropical nights usually occur in combination with extended periods of heat (particularly in extra-tropi ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – aquatic
... All freshwater ecosystems are vulnerable to climate change because of their relative isolation and physical fragmentation within terrestrial landscapes (Woodward et al. 2010). These factors mean that many aquatic species will have limited ability to disperse as temperatures increase and previously p ...
... All freshwater ecosystems are vulnerable to climate change because of their relative isolation and physical fragmentation within terrestrial landscapes (Woodward et al. 2010). These factors mean that many aquatic species will have limited ability to disperse as temperatures increase and previously p ...
Enabling Environment for Private Sector Adaptation
... Global 100 market index have identified present or future business risks associated with climate-related hazards in their financial and non-financial reports. In many developing countries, high exposure to climate-related hazards and existing socio-economic development challenges accentuate climate ...
... Global 100 market index have identified present or future business risks associated with climate-related hazards in their financial and non-financial reports. In many developing countries, high exposure to climate-related hazards and existing socio-economic development challenges accentuate climate ...
The anatomy of a climatic oscillation: vegetation change in eastern
... the broad-scale patterns of vegetation response that are depicted by assembling evidence for site-specific changes. Although reduced sensitivity of the vegetation to climate in some regions has been cited as a reason that a ‘climatic reversal’ was not universally recorded (Shane, 1987; Wright, 1989; ...
... the broad-scale patterns of vegetation response that are depicted by assembling evidence for site-specific changes. Although reduced sensitivity of the vegetation to climate in some regions has been cited as a reason that a ‘climatic reversal’ was not universally recorded (Shane, 1987; Wright, 1989; ...
Equator Principles and Climate Change Issues
... one of the main drivers of current increases in atmospheric greenhouses gas (GHG) concentrations. Accordingly, based on the principles of shareholder, stakeholder, and institutional theories, a number of financial institutions, called the Equator Principles Financial Institutions (EPFIs), voluntaril ...
... one of the main drivers of current increases in atmospheric greenhouses gas (GHG) concentrations. Accordingly, based on the principles of shareholder, stakeholder, and institutional theories, a number of financial institutions, called the Equator Principles Financial Institutions (EPFIs), voluntaril ...
Climate Change - Arab Forum for Environment and Development
... due to changes in geographical ranges of disease vectors like mosquitoes, waterborne pathogens, water quality, air quality and food availability and quality. Incidence of infectious diseases like malaria and schistosomiasis will increase, mainly in Egypt, Morocco and Sudan. Malaria, which already in ...
... due to changes in geographical ranges of disease vectors like mosquitoes, waterborne pathogens, water quality, air quality and food availability and quality. Incidence of infectious diseases like malaria and schistosomiasis will increase, mainly in Egypt, Morocco and Sudan. Malaria, which already in ...
Climate Change and Conflict - AFES
... Pearson added that the conflict dimension provides an additional rational for taking mitigation action in developing countries, as these states would be most affected by any instability. He stressed that climate policies can contribute to conflict prevention, for example through the promotion of dom ...
... Pearson added that the conflict dimension provides an additional rational for taking mitigation action in developing countries, as these states would be most affected by any instability. He stressed that climate policies can contribute to conflict prevention, for example through the promotion of dom ...