Framing Climate: Implications for Local Government Policy
... Even if global warming was contained to below 2.4 C above pre-industrial levels, some climatic change is already locked in, raising the importance of adaptation strategies. According to prominent climate modeller, James Hanson, sea levels will more than likely increase by more than one metre by the ...
... Even if global warming was contained to below 2.4 C above pre-industrial levels, some climatic change is already locked in, raising the importance of adaptation strategies. According to prominent climate modeller, James Hanson, sea levels will more than likely increase by more than one metre by the ...
UNDP Swaziland CO DRM project FINAL
... living with HIV, who cannot be taking Anti-retroviral treatment (ART) without food. 3.2 Given the above socio-economic vulnerabilities a large percentage of the population cannot cope with the advent of natural disasters. The prevailing vulnerability has been compounded by fiscal and liquidity crisi ...
... living with HIV, who cannot be taking Anti-retroviral treatment (ART) without food. 3.2 Given the above socio-economic vulnerabilities a large percentage of the population cannot cope with the advent of natural disasters. The prevailing vulnerability has been compounded by fiscal and liquidity crisi ...
3.3 Evidence of temperature changes in the study regions
... Adaptation is not new to farming communities in SSA. There have been many instances where societies have adapted to changes in the climate in order to survive, by altering settlements and agricultural patterns. However, climate change and its associated impacts add a new dimension to this challenge ...
... Adaptation is not new to farming communities in SSA. There have been many instances where societies have adapted to changes in the climate in order to survive, by altering settlements and agricultural patterns. However, climate change and its associated impacts add a new dimension to this challenge ...
Impacts of climate variability and future climate change on harmful
... only a small number of studies. The ocean is a core component of the climate system, such that perturbations to climate regimes can cause dramatic shifts in the structure and function of marine ecosystems [22-24]. This is demonstrated by examining the ecosystem responses to phase shifts of large-sca ...
... only a small number of studies. The ocean is a core component of the climate system, such that perturbations to climate regimes can cause dramatic shifts in the structure and function of marine ecosystems [22-24]. This is demonstrated by examining the ecosystem responses to phase shifts of large-sca ...
Climate Change - Have We Lost the Battle Institution of Mechanical
... more than halved) and develop and use carbon capture and storage (CCS) for all large scale fossil fuel power generation and fossil fuel intensive process plants eg. steel and cement. To put this task of decarbonising UK primary energy supply into an engineering perspective, the plan calls for: • th ...
... more than halved) and develop and use carbon capture and storage (CCS) for all large scale fossil fuel power generation and fossil fuel intensive process plants eg. steel and cement. To put this task of decarbonising UK primary energy supply into an engineering perspective, the plan calls for: • th ...
NEW NORDIC CLIMATE SOLUTIONS – THE NORDIC PAVILION AT COP21 CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
... Webstreaming of all events in week 2 – see www.norden.org/cop21/streaming ...
... Webstreaming of all events in week 2 – see www.norden.org/cop21/streaming ...
beyond reaction
... According to the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), between 1970 and 2011, the country was affected by 42 disasters, out of which 83 percent were hydro-meteorological (Cuéllar et al 2012). According to the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARN), the average national temperatur ...
... According to the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), between 1970 and 2011, the country was affected by 42 disasters, out of which 83 percent were hydro-meteorological (Cuéllar et al 2012). According to the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARN), the average national temperatur ...
1072-9240/00 $2000 + .00 Technology, Vol. 7S, pp. 189-213,2000
... last six centuries (26), and Dai et al.'s (27) analysis indicating an increasing trend in the global combined areas of severe drought and severe moisture surplus since the 1970s. So how can one explain the historical increases in agricultural productivity and improved food security at a time when th ...
... last six centuries (26), and Dai et al.'s (27) analysis indicating an increasing trend in the global combined areas of severe drought and severe moisture surplus since the 1970s. So how can one explain the historical increases in agricultural productivity and improved food security at a time when th ...
How Does Climate Change Affect Agricultural Stability in Southeast
... activities are highly concentrated. The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report published in early 2007 published the fact that global climate change is occurring right now. The paper investigated marginalized communities and families who depend directly upon natural resources for their livelihoods are almost ...
... activities are highly concentrated. The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report published in early 2007 published the fact that global climate change is occurring right now. The paper investigated marginalized communities and families who depend directly upon natural resources for their livelihoods are almost ...
A P R
... their [i.e. INDCs] significance: all countries are expected to submit INDCs that represent a ‘progression’ from their current commitment […]. This amounts to a significant shift from the original Convention, which placed the emphasis on industrialized country leadership, to a fully global process” ( ...
... their [i.e. INDCs] significance: all countries are expected to submit INDCs that represent a ‘progression’ from their current commitment […]. This amounts to a significant shift from the original Convention, which placed the emphasis on industrialized country leadership, to a fully global process” ( ...
Climate change - wildlife and adaptation
... small areas of our present countryside are protected or managed as habitat for wildlife, and these are set within a wider landscape which contains many barriers to movement, including roads and railways, urban areas and intensively managed farmland and forestry. In this context, there is every reaso ...
... small areas of our present countryside are protected or managed as habitat for wildlife, and these are set within a wider landscape which contains many barriers to movement, including roads and railways, urban areas and intensively managed farmland and forestry. In this context, there is every reaso ...
individual perceptions of climate risks
... available data and the resulting high degree of uncertainty. The first impact studies were also carried out to measure how risks will evolve in a warmer future climate. More than ten years have now passed, and climate change has become much more than an environmental issue. It is a global challenge ...
... available data and the resulting high degree of uncertainty. The first impact studies were also carried out to measure how risks will evolve in a warmer future climate. More than ten years have now passed, and climate change has become much more than an environmental issue. It is a global challenge ...
Kashyapi_Prest. AK FLORIDA final
... VULNERABILITY’, DRAWING ON OVER 29000 DATA SERIES PROVIDES A MUCH BROADER SET OF EVIDENCE OF OBSERVED IMPACTS COMING FROM LARGE NUMBER OF FIELD STUDIES CC IS DEFINED AS A MOVEMENT IN CLIMATE SYSTEM (CS) AS A RESULT OF INTERNAL CHANGES WITHIN CLIMATE SYSTEM OR IN INTERACTION OF ITS COMPONENTS OR BE ...
... VULNERABILITY’, DRAWING ON OVER 29000 DATA SERIES PROVIDES A MUCH BROADER SET OF EVIDENCE OF OBSERVED IMPACTS COMING FROM LARGE NUMBER OF FIELD STUDIES CC IS DEFINED AS A MOVEMENT IN CLIMATE SYSTEM (CS) AS A RESULT OF INTERNAL CHANGES WITHIN CLIMATE SYSTEM OR IN INTERACTION OF ITS COMPONENTS OR BE ...
A PRIMER ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN THE
... Home to over two billion people living in some 100 countries, drylands cover almost 40 per cent of the world’s land area. While not as arid as deserts, drylands are characterized by their limited water supply, low and highly variable rainfall, and recurrent drought (IUCN, 2003). It is estimated that ...
... Home to over two billion people living in some 100 countries, drylands cover almost 40 per cent of the world’s land area. While not as arid as deserts, drylands are characterized by their limited water supply, low and highly variable rainfall, and recurrent drought (IUCN, 2003). It is estimated that ...
Climate change adaptation strategies for marine turtles - Eco
... published non-anthropogenic threats to marine turtles, such as predation, disease, and prey availability could be altered by future climate change (Hamann, Limpus & Read, 2007). The magnitude and direction of such compounding effects are, however, very complex to predict with any confidence as yet. ...
... published non-anthropogenic threats to marine turtles, such as predation, disease, and prey availability could be altered by future climate change (Hamann, Limpus & Read, 2007). The magnitude and direction of such compounding effects are, however, very complex to predict with any confidence as yet. ...
Highly contrasting effects of different climate forcing agents on
... warming, and it is common to compare their influence on climate in terms of radiative forcing, which measures their impact on the planetary energy budget. A number of recent studies have shown that many radiatively active constituents also have important impacts on the physiological functioning of ec ...
... warming, and it is common to compare their influence on climate in terms of radiative forcing, which measures their impact on the planetary energy budget. A number of recent studies have shown that many radiatively active constituents also have important impacts on the physiological functioning of ec ...
cop21: agriculture and forestry at the heart of the solution for the
... Although agriculture is a contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, it is also a solution! The two sectors of agriculture and forestry, which are directly impacted by the effects of climate change, are the only sectors with a natural capacity to capture and store carbon in soils and biomass (carbon s ...
... Although agriculture is a contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, it is also a solution! The two sectors of agriculture and forestry, which are directly impacted by the effects of climate change, are the only sectors with a natural capacity to capture and store carbon in soils and biomass (carbon s ...
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
... Communicated to the UNFCCC on November 18, 2015 1. The National Context St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a multi-island nation consisting of 32 islands each with its own characteristics. It is located in the Eastern Caribbean and has a population of approximately 110,000. St. Vincent is the largest ...
... Communicated to the UNFCCC on November 18, 2015 1. The National Context St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a multi-island nation consisting of 32 islands each with its own characteristics. It is located in the Eastern Caribbean and has a population of approximately 110,000. St. Vincent is the largest ...
SG-RFC-2009-doc 8-6
... Before satellites, Antarctica’s and Greenland’s ice sheet mass balance was assumed to be controlled by the difference between ice melting and accumulation rates, and the rate of ice discharge into the ocean was assumed to be constant. Satellite radar images from RADARSAT revealed that (1) the veloci ...
... Before satellites, Antarctica’s and Greenland’s ice sheet mass balance was assumed to be controlled by the difference between ice melting and accumulation rates, and the rate of ice discharge into the ocean was assumed to be constant. Satellite radar images from RADARSAT revealed that (1) the veloci ...
The politics of climate change
... international framework for an economic response to, for instance, carbon trading; futurology surrounding the potential for technological innovation that could solve the problem; and, scenario building that tends to emphasise the necessity for dramatic lifestyle changes. But the debate is often limi ...
... international framework for an economic response to, for instance, carbon trading; futurology surrounding the potential for technological innovation that could solve the problem; and, scenario building that tends to emphasise the necessity for dramatic lifestyle changes. But the debate is often limi ...
Silvicultural Challenges and Options in the Context of Global Change
... received most of the attention. Most silvicultural recommendations are based on the assumption that climate change acts as a stressor. Thus, suggestions for silvicultural approaches have focused on treatments designed to increase tree vigor (e.g., Spittlehouse and Stewart 2003, Anderson 2008, Hemery ...
... received most of the attention. Most silvicultural recommendations are based on the assumption that climate change acts as a stressor. Thus, suggestions for silvicultural approaches have focused on treatments designed to increase tree vigor (e.g., Spittlehouse and Stewart 2003, Anderson 2008, Hemery ...
Have disaster losses increased due to anthropogenic climate change?
... losses as if all disasters occurred in the same year, i.e. with same exposure assets. Table 1 lists the types of information for which the loss data is normalized, and whether the normalized loss record derived by the studies exhibits any trends or not. When records of insured losses are used, the r ...
... losses as if all disasters occurred in the same year, i.e. with same exposure assets. Table 1 lists the types of information for which the loss data is normalized, and whether the normalized loss record derived by the studies exhibits any trends or not. When records of insured losses are used, the r ...
Corporate Disclosure of Climate Change-Related Information
... whilst meeting sustainable development goals and achieving economic growth. In its New Climate Economy Report, the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate concludes that tackling the risks of climate change whilst achieving economic growth is dependent on structural and technological changes, f ...
... whilst meeting sustainable development goals and achieving economic growth. In its New Climate Economy Report, the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate concludes that tackling the risks of climate change whilst achieving economic growth is dependent on structural and technological changes, f ...