NAF Public Consultation
... (a)Any system operated by human beings, including an economic, agricultural or technological system, or (b) any naturally occurring system, including an ecosystem, that is intended to counteract the effects (whether actual or anticipated) of climatic stimuli, prevent or moderate environmental damage ...
... (a)Any system operated by human beings, including an economic, agricultural or technological system, or (b) any naturally occurring system, including an ecosystem, that is intended to counteract the effects (whether actual or anticipated) of climatic stimuli, prevent or moderate environmental damage ...
China`s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change
... objectives, China will strive for rational growth of energy demand, which is the basic condition for the development for all developing countries. However, its coal-dominated energy mix cannot be substantially changed in the near future, thus making the task of controlling greenhouse gas emissions g ...
... objectives, China will strive for rational growth of energy demand, which is the basic condition for the development for all developing countries. However, its coal-dominated energy mix cannot be substantially changed in the near future, thus making the task of controlling greenhouse gas emissions g ...
An Assessment of Sustainable Maize Production for Smallholder
... The need to improve smallholder rainfed maize production in a sustainable manner is important in South Africa as maize is a staple food. Smallholder maize production is often characterised by low yields, which are often significantly lower than the potential for the land. Sustainable maize producti ...
... The need to improve smallholder rainfed maize production in a sustainable manner is important in South Africa as maize is a staple food. Smallholder maize production is often characterised by low yields, which are often significantly lower than the potential for the land. Sustainable maize producti ...
Pattern scaling using ClimGen: monthly
... (geographical, seasonal and multi-variable structure) are commonly derived from simulations with general circulation models (GCMs) or regional climate models (RCMs). The magnitude of the change is not always obtained from the same GCM or RCM simulation, however, because the patterns may be scaled to ...
... (geographical, seasonal and multi-variable structure) are commonly derived from simulations with general circulation models (GCMs) or regional climate models (RCMs). The magnitude of the change is not always obtained from the same GCM or RCM simulation, however, because the patterns may be scaled to ...
PDF Full Publication in PDF Format
... physiology and the behaviour of farmers. Impacts are positive or negative depending on whether the actual climate conditions are moving closer to or away from that optimum climate. Impacts are larger if the initial climate conditions are further away from the optimum climate. The optimum climate is ...
... physiology and the behaviour of farmers. Impacts are positive or negative depending on whether the actual climate conditions are moving closer to or away from that optimum climate. Impacts are larger if the initial climate conditions are further away from the optimum climate. The optimum climate is ...
151725 Public Policy Text - A Convention For Persons Displaced By
... David Hodgkinson1, Tess Burton2, Lucy Young3 and Heather Anderson4 The effects of climate change will cause large-scale human displacement. However, neither the UNFCCC process nor the December, 2009 Copenhagen Accord contemplates or addresses the issue of displacement, notwithstanding their focus on ...
... David Hodgkinson1, Tess Burton2, Lucy Young3 and Heather Anderson4 The effects of climate change will cause large-scale human displacement. However, neither the UNFCCC process nor the December, 2009 Copenhagen Accord contemplates or addresses the issue of displacement, notwithstanding their focus on ...
Report of DPWG
... Predicting the climate of the coming decades January 11-15, 2010; RSMAS, Miami, FL Workshop goal: The goal of this workshop is to bring together people from different communities who have shared interests in predicting the climate of the coming decades. Key elements: Socioeconomic considerations, Me ...
... Predicting the climate of the coming decades January 11-15, 2010; RSMAS, Miami, FL Workshop goal: The goal of this workshop is to bring together people from different communities who have shared interests in predicting the climate of the coming decades. Key elements: Socioeconomic considerations, Me ...
global climate change and presidential leadership
... scientists, policy makers, and media spokespersons. Intense feelings on both sides of the issue have been heard. In this country, the debate over climate change has fallen into three major categories: 1) policy supporters whose views are based on scientific evidence; 2) those who are convinced that ...
... scientists, policy makers, and media spokespersons. Intense feelings on both sides of the issue have been heard. In this country, the debate over climate change has fallen into three major categories: 1) policy supporters whose views are based on scientific evidence; 2) those who are convinced that ...
Confronting Climate Change in California
... change. You may use the entire set of activities or select only some of the activities. We encourage you to adapt them to your specific circumstances. You may, for example, want to focus more specifically on the physical or chemical aspects of atmospheric change; emphasize more strongly the ecologic ...
... change. You may use the entire set of activities or select only some of the activities. We encourage you to adapt them to your specific circumstances. You may, for example, want to focus more specifically on the physical or chemical aspects of atmospheric change; emphasize more strongly the ecologic ...
4b. GCOS-indicators_WDAC6 - World Climate Research Programme
... Ø Planning for adaptation needs an understanding of future risk and how it may change: What would a one in a hundred-year storm look like in 100 years’ time? Ø Planning for future impacts needs an understanding now of worst-case scenarios, e.g. highest possible sea level rise, largest flood or big ...
... Ø Planning for adaptation needs an understanding of future risk and how it may change: What would a one in a hundred-year storm look like in 100 years’ time? Ø Planning for future impacts needs an understanding now of worst-case scenarios, e.g. highest possible sea level rise, largest flood or big ...
FFESCsynthesisJune7 - Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural
... in the transfer of information from one component of the process to another, so some details will be out-of-date by the time they are employed at other levels. This does not invalidate the work, but stresses the need for timely and frequent communication of “best available science” between the compo ...
... in the transfer of information from one component of the process to another, so some details will be out-of-date by the time they are employed at other levels. This does not invalidate the work, but stresses the need for timely and frequent communication of “best available science” between the compo ...
Appetite for Change - Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute
... temperatures, climate change is already impacting a suite of Australian-grown commodities and will continue to impact farmers if stronger global efforts to reduce carbon pollution are not forthcoming. Australian agriculture is heavily reliant on predictable rainfall and temperature to maintain pro ...
... temperatures, climate change is already impacting a suite of Australian-grown commodities and will continue to impact farmers if stronger global efforts to reduce carbon pollution are not forthcoming. Australian agriculture is heavily reliant on predictable rainfall and temperature to maintain pro ...
CRP_Capacity Building_U.S. Japan Canada
... intended nationally determined contributions, national adaptation programmes of action, NAPs, NAMAs, and a range of other activities, have contributed to the development of individual level capacity within and across national institutions, Recognizing the important role that the Durban Forum plays i ...
... intended nationally determined contributions, national adaptation programmes of action, NAPs, NAMAs, and a range of other activities, have contributed to the development of individual level capacity within and across national institutions, Recognizing the important role that the Durban Forum plays i ...
Questionnaire design effects in climate change surveys
... polling on topics for which no standard terminology exists to represent the issue at hand. This is the case for climate change. Various terms—including “global warming,” “climate change,” “global climate change,” and “the greenhouse effect”—are routinely used in climate surveys in a more or less int ...
... polling on topics for which no standard terminology exists to represent the issue at hand. This is the case for climate change. Various terms—including “global warming,” “climate change,” “global climate change,” and “the greenhouse effect”—are routinely used in climate surveys in a more or less int ...
Introduction The Public Trust Doctrine, Climate Change and Future Generations Table of Contents
... obligatory framework to a situation dangerously devoid of any standards for government behavior. Statutory claims, by contrast, fail to address government’s full obligation in face of the climate crisis. Such claims are geared toward isolated instances of government action, such as approvals of air ...
... obligatory framework to a situation dangerously devoid of any standards for government behavior. Statutory claims, by contrast, fail to address government’s full obligation in face of the climate crisis. Such claims are geared toward isolated instances of government action, such as approvals of air ...
Is there a role for power relations in climate vulnerability and
... social inequalities. Nonetheless, key literature on climate change and ecosystem services has been limited in accounting for the influence of power relations among groups in the context of social-ecological change. Power relations include not only north-south global dynamics, but also local issues r ...
... social inequalities. Nonetheless, key literature on climate change and ecosystem services has been limited in accounting for the influence of power relations among groups in the context of social-ecological change. Power relations include not only north-south global dynamics, but also local issues r ...
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Manual
... Climate Change Adaptation Messages ...................................................................................................4 Eight Steps to Adaptation ...........................................................................................................................6 ...
... Climate Change Adaptation Messages ...................................................................................................4 Eight Steps to Adaptation ...........................................................................................................................6 ...
Micro-level Practices to Adapt to Climate Change for African Small
... Africa is among the continents most vulnerable to climate change and climate variability. Socioeconomic developments exacerbate the effects of climate change on ecosystems and humanity. Boko et al. (2007) mention endemic poverty, poor governance, limited access to capital and global markets, ecosyst ...
... Africa is among the continents most vulnerable to climate change and climate variability. Socioeconomic developments exacerbate the effects of climate change on ecosystems and humanity. Boko et al. (2007) mention endemic poverty, poor governance, limited access to capital and global markets, ecosyst ...
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... climate characterized by more people and greater trade? The study looks at agricultural adaptation issues in great detail, concluding that the "public response should be to provide a wider and more flexible portfolio of assets for adaptation." The authors first present a baseline scenario of future ...
... climate characterized by more people and greater trade? The study looks at agricultural adaptation issues in great detail, concluding that the "public response should be to provide a wider and more flexible portfolio of assets for adaptation." The authors first present a baseline scenario of future ...
Weather and climate: changing human exposures
... the last century decreased rainfall in the region by about 10% (7). Bonan demonstrated that the conversion of forests to cropland in the United States resulted in a regional cooling of about 2 °C (8). There is concern that deforestation induced drought may be occurring in the Amazon and other parts ...
... the last century decreased rainfall in the region by about 10% (7). Bonan demonstrated that the conversion of forests to cropland in the United States resulted in a regional cooling of about 2 °C (8). There is concern that deforestation induced drought may be occurring in the Amazon and other parts ...
Chapter 6 Climate Science and Politics in the United States
... for long-term weather forecasts), they were aware from the beginning that long runs of atmospheric simulations would exhibit “climates” of their own. Sporadic Policy Concern: 1960s ...
... for long-term weather forecasts), they were aware from the beginning that long runs of atmospheric simulations would exhibit “climates” of their own. Sporadic Policy Concern: 1960s ...
Ecosystem-based approaches to building resilience in urban areas
... Workshop Background Paper, August 2013 Ecosystem-based approaches to building resilience in urban areas: towards a framework for decision-making criteria ...
... Workshop Background Paper, August 2013 Ecosystem-based approaches to building resilience in urban areas: towards a framework for decision-making criteria ...
East Africa
... (2000) have been adopted in this study. These zones are shown in Fig. 1. The western zones of Indeje et al. are combined into one zone (Zone III, Fig. 1) to allow a larger spatial sampling. In most models used here, precipitation in these areas have similar probability density functions (PDFs, not s ...
... (2000) have been adopted in this study. These zones are shown in Fig. 1. The western zones of Indeje et al. are combined into one zone (Zone III, Fig. 1) to allow a larger spatial sampling. In most models used here, precipitation in these areas have similar probability density functions (PDFs, not s ...
A history of climate activities
... Territories owe their origins not so much to their more publicly visible role in daily weather forecasting as to their national responsibility for longterm observation, description and monitoring of climate. In planning for a new global frame work for climate service provision through World Climate ...
... Territories owe their origins not so much to their more publicly visible role in daily weather forecasting as to their national responsibility for longterm observation, description and monitoring of climate. In planning for a new global frame work for climate service provision through World Climate ...