... is responsible for many observed climate changes, but noted that use of this knowledge to support decision making, manage risks and engage stakeholders is inadequate. The nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) 1 contribute less than 1% to global GHG emissions (approximately 0.33%2; World Resou ...
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... sustaining damage from climate change” (Schneider et al. 2001). Within the context of anthropogenic climate change, there are many various climatic hazards and many different factors which contribute to individuals’ exposure to such hazards. Within a country, there are varying levels of vulnerabilit ...
... sustaining damage from climate change” (Schneider et al. 2001). Within the context of anthropogenic climate change, there are many various climatic hazards and many different factors which contribute to individuals’ exposure to such hazards. Within a country, there are varying levels of vulnerabilit ...
Feng et al (2009)
... received sufficient attention in the immigration literature. Existing studies of immigration typically emphasize the roles of geographic proximity, relative economic opportunities for potential migrants, social and cultural networks, and political stability as causative factors. Climate factors may p ...
... received sufficient attention in the immigration literature. Existing studies of immigration typically emphasize the roles of geographic proximity, relative economic opportunities for potential migrants, social and cultural networks, and political stability as causative factors. Climate factors may p ...
ecvs in the stratosphere - CCI
... • Perform inter-comparison of ECVs derived using different data sources and merging approaches to gain confidence in the products and assess uncertainty. • Assess consistency of variability and trends in water vapour, ozone, aerosol and temperature, including link to circulation changes (other ECV ...
... • Perform inter-comparison of ECVs derived using different data sources and merging approaches to gain confidence in the products and assess uncertainty. • Assess consistency of variability and trends in water vapour, ozone, aerosol and temperature, including link to circulation changes (other ECV ...
Effects of Climate Change and Habitat Fragmentation on
... major sources of recent and future extinctions. Habitat fragmentation is typically defined as loss of habitat area, combined with loss of connectivity between habitat patches and increase in the proportion of the landscape comprised by habitat edges. Habitat fragmentation can occur naturally at a ra ...
... major sources of recent and future extinctions. Habitat fragmentation is typically defined as loss of habitat area, combined with loss of connectivity between habitat patches and increase in the proportion of the landscape comprised by habitat edges. Habitat fragmentation can occur naturally at a ra ...
Slide 1
... • Starting on January 1, a volume forecast from ‘now’ until the end of July is developed • Part of that forecast will arrive April – July producing the April 1 space requirements (rule curves) • The remainder of that forecast will arrive ‘now’ – March determining the rate of release to get down to t ...
... • Starting on January 1, a volume forecast from ‘now’ until the end of July is developed • Part of that forecast will arrive April – July producing the April 1 space requirements (rule curves) • The remainder of that forecast will arrive ‘now’ – March determining the rate of release to get down to t ...
Community based adaptation to climate change
... to adaptation considers how far processes of adaptation can reduce dangerous impacts of climate change and therefore defines the highest acceptable thresholds of green- house gas concentrations. This approach also supports adaptation practices that aim to lessen the impacts of increased atmospheric ...
... to adaptation considers how far processes of adaptation can reduce dangerous impacts of climate change and therefore defines the highest acceptable thresholds of green- house gas concentrations. This approach also supports adaptation practices that aim to lessen the impacts of increased atmospheric ...
Empathy and Climate Change
... some impacts of global warming today, the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predict with strong certainty that the problems will get worse for future generations. Even if we take concerted action immediately, we are already locked into major and damaging climate impacts, even ...
... some impacts of global warming today, the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predict with strong certainty that the problems will get worse for future generations. Even if we take concerted action immediately, we are already locked into major and damaging climate impacts, even ...
Global climate change and the Antarctic Treaty system since 2000.
... submitted by Russia and related to their ongoing drilling programme at Vostok. The paper summarised key developments in climate change knowledge following analysis of the Vostok ice core. The drilling project at Vostok had drilled through the ice sheet to a depth of over 3600m over successive austra ...
... submitted by Russia and related to their ongoing drilling programme at Vostok. The paper summarised key developments in climate change knowledge following analysis of the Vostok ice core. The drilling project at Vostok had drilled through the ice sheet to a depth of over 3600m over successive austra ...
A decade of weather extremes - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact
... weather in 2011 as well: rainfall records were set in Australia, Japan and Korea, whereas the Yangtze Basin in China experienced record drought 1. In western Europe, spring was exceptionally hot and dry, setting records in several countries (Table 1)1. But 2011 was not unique: the past decade as a w ...
... weather in 2011 as well: rainfall records were set in Australia, Japan and Korea, whereas the Yangtze Basin in China experienced record drought 1. In western Europe, spring was exceptionally hot and dry, setting records in several countries (Table 1)1. But 2011 was not unique: the past decade as a w ...
Climate change: the global public good
... At the same time there is a substantial disagreement on many substantive issues related to climate dynamics4 and thus the understanding of the undisputable impact of human activities on global warming is still poor in its dynamics. In a word, even if higher concentrations of GHGs trap energy and mak ...
... At the same time there is a substantial disagreement on many substantive issues related to climate dynamics4 and thus the understanding of the undisputable impact of human activities on global warming is still poor in its dynamics. In a word, even if higher concentrations of GHGs trap energy and mak ...
impact of climate change on agriculture: empirical evidence from
... for this newly emerging CO2 enriched world because since the pre industrial time CO2 concentration has increased from 280 ppm to 380 ppm due to deforestation, massive use of fossil fuels etc. (Stern, 2006). Agriculture is an economic activity highly dependent on climatic conditions. Changing climate ...
... for this newly emerging CO2 enriched world because since the pre industrial time CO2 concentration has increased from 280 ppm to 380 ppm due to deforestation, massive use of fossil fuels etc. (Stern, 2006). Agriculture is an economic activity highly dependent on climatic conditions. Changing climate ...
from the editor
... ice. Thermal expansion of ocean water and liquid from melting land ice are raising sea levels, and dissolution of more carbon dioxide is lowering ocean pH. These observed changes are largely caused by human activities. The burning of fossil fuels drove the Industrial Revolution, which enormously rai ...
... ice. Thermal expansion of ocean water and liquid from melting land ice are raising sea levels, and dissolution of more carbon dioxide is lowering ocean pH. These observed changes are largely caused by human activities. The burning of fossil fuels drove the Industrial Revolution, which enormously rai ...
Protected areas, climate change and disaster mitigation
... managing for biodiversity elements (e.g., includes leaving forests to attain old-growth characteristics and support deadwood species) and managing to reduce fire risk. In countries like Australia protected area managers often use prescribed fire in protected areas to reduce threats of large-scale fi ...
... managing for biodiversity elements (e.g., includes leaving forests to attain old-growth characteristics and support deadwood species) and managing to reduce fire risk. In countries like Australia protected area managers often use prescribed fire in protected areas to reduce threats of large-scale fi ...
Thy Physical Science Perspective of Climate Change Thy Physical
... related legal instruments that the Conference of the Parties may adopt is to achieve, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Convention, stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate sys ...
... related legal instruments that the Conference of the Parties may adopt is to achieve, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Convention, stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate sys ...
Communication and Marketing As Climate Change–Intervention
... towel use (which has direct water-use implications).47 Recent advances in understanding how to use these inexpensive methods to manage population behavior have readied them for widespread application.48 And, given the rapidly growing literature suggesting that community-level variables can be far mo ...
... towel use (which has direct water-use implications).47 Recent advances in understanding how to use these inexpensive methods to manage population behavior have readied them for widespread application.48 And, given the rapidly growing literature suggesting that community-level variables can be far mo ...
Psychological Impacts of Global Climate Change
... climate change entails recognizing the complexity and multiple meanings associated with climate change; situating impacts within other social, technological, and ecological transitions; and recognizing mediators and moderators of impacts. This article describes three classes of psychological impacts ...
... climate change entails recognizing the complexity and multiple meanings associated with climate change; situating impacts within other social, technological, and ecological transitions; and recognizing mediators and moderators of impacts. This article describes three classes of psychological impacts ...
Migration as a contribution to resilience and innovation
... social deprivation but also to environmental and climatic change. Though migration was often associated with hardships, it also offers opportunities to acquire new knowledge, income and other resources or create social networks across regions. This social capital contributes to the adaptive capacity ...
... social deprivation but also to environmental and climatic change. Though migration was often associated with hardships, it also offers opportunities to acquire new knowledge, income and other resources or create social networks across regions. This social capital contributes to the adaptive capacity ...
Title Climate change awareness in a developing nations` second
... development (Ayers and Huq, 2009), particularly in relation to public health and societal development. Climate change is also highly inequitable: the poorest populations in developing nations have the greatest risk exposure, and yet are likely to have contributed least to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissi ...
... development (Ayers and Huq, 2009), particularly in relation to public health and societal development. Climate change is also highly inequitable: the poorest populations in developing nations have the greatest risk exposure, and yet are likely to have contributed least to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissi ...
Working Paper Series - Griffith University
... happen, those parts of finance capital must first identify the link between current accumulation and climate change, and the threat that this poses to future accumulation. They must then create new mechanisms or structures that will decouple accumulation from climate change, so that accumulation can ...
... happen, those parts of finance capital must first identify the link between current accumulation and climate change, and the threat that this poses to future accumulation. They must then create new mechanisms or structures that will decouple accumulation from climate change, so that accumulation can ...
Field Project 4—Integration of Climate Information from Multiple
... In the second year, we will conduct surveys, focus groups, and observation of community meetings. Data will be obtained in 15-20 communities in each range, with the communities grouped in 3-4 clusters in each case, with a target of 500 completed surveys in each region. Measurements of glacial area a ...
... In the second year, we will conduct surveys, focus groups, and observation of community meetings. Data will be obtained in 15-20 communities in each range, with the communities grouped in 3-4 clusters in each case, with a target of 500 completed surveys in each region. Measurements of glacial area a ...
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... Equity weights, in one form or other, are now frequently used to aggregate the monetized impacts of climate change that would befall different countries (Azar, 1999; Azar and Sterner, 1996; Fankhauser et al., 1997, 1998; Pearce, 2003; Tol, 1999). Equity weights reflect that a dollar to a poor person ...
... Equity weights, in one form or other, are now frequently used to aggregate the monetized impacts of climate change that would befall different countries (Azar, 1999; Azar and Sterner, 1996; Fankhauser et al., 1997, 1998; Pearce, 2003; Tol, 1999). Equity weights reflect that a dollar to a poor person ...
- carbonn Climate Registry
... recorded history, a trend that is projected to cause extensive damage to forests, marine ecosystems, biodiversity and agriculture. The change in weather patterns that Nelson Mandela Bay has experienced the last couple of years, evident in the increase in floods and number of coastal storm events, co ...
... recorded history, a trend that is projected to cause extensive damage to forests, marine ecosystems, biodiversity and agriculture. The change in weather patterns that Nelson Mandela Bay has experienced the last couple of years, evident in the increase in floods and number of coastal storm events, co ...
Million Species
... III)',. Their size protects them from all but the biggest predators, thcy 11 .11It' :1 great capacity to ride out hard times by drawing on their fat re ·.C·I \Irs, rhc)' can migrate long distances to find water or forage, and t1lC' y L'all ()pt not to reproduce in times when environmental condi II. ...
... III)',. Their size protects them from all but the biggest predators, thcy 11 .11It' :1 great capacity to ride out hard times by drawing on their fat re ·.C·I \Irs, rhc)' can migrate long distances to find water or forage, and t1lC' y L'all ()pt not to reproduce in times when environmental condi II. ...
18 – 19 June 2014, Hôtel De Mille Collines Kigali - CDM
... submitted to the secretariat before the COP20 in Lima and more so before COP21 in Paris expected to coincide with the coming into force of the second agreement and commitment period of KP. Key concerns under this concept are; should contributions only be limited to mitigation or it can also take the ...
... submitted to the secretariat before the COP20 in Lima and more so before COP21 in Paris expected to coincide with the coming into force of the second agreement and commitment period of KP. Key concerns under this concept are; should contributions only be limited to mitigation or it can also take the ...