Yukon Climate Change Indicators and Key
... In its most recent global assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of ...
... In its most recent global assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of ...
Cool Response: The seC & CoRpoRaTe ClimaTe Change RepoRTing SEC Climate Guidance &
... provide guidance of this type, rewarding the persistence of investors who had advocated for it, via formal petitions, since 2003. Today, the Guidance is more relevant than ever. Not only have the physical impacts of climate change worsened significantly since 2010, but additional government standard ...
... provide guidance of this type, rewarding the persistence of investors who had advocated for it, via formal petitions, since 2003. Today, the Guidance is more relevant than ever. Not only have the physical impacts of climate change worsened significantly since 2010, but additional government standard ...
World Heritage and Tourism in a Changing Climate
... and floods. World Heritage sites can also act as learning laboratories for the study and mitigation of climate impacts, as well as being places to test resilient management strategies. Additionally, efforts can be made to increase visitors’ understanding of the significance of the sites they visit a ...
... and floods. World Heritage sites can also act as learning laboratories for the study and mitigation of climate impacts, as well as being places to test resilient management strategies. Additionally, efforts can be made to increase visitors’ understanding of the significance of the sites they visit a ...
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. (2010) Adapting Institutions to Climate Change, Twenty-eighth report. David Stainforth is acknowledged in the report as a key contributor
... Recent legislation and government policy does indeed require adaptation to climate change to be addressed, but little detailed attention has been given to the central issue of this study, which focuses on capabilities of institutions – on the organisations and the institutional frameworks which regu ...
... Recent legislation and government policy does indeed require adaptation to climate change to be addressed, but little detailed attention has been given to the central issue of this study, which focuses on capabilities of institutions – on the organisations and the institutional frameworks which regu ...
World Heritage and Tourism in a Changing Climate
... and floods. World Heritage sites can also act as learning laboratories for the study and mitigation of climate impacts, as well as being places to test resilient management strategies. Additionally, efforts can be made to increase visitors’ understanding of the significance of the sites they visit a ...
... and floods. World Heritage sites can also act as learning laboratories for the study and mitigation of climate impacts, as well as being places to test resilient management strategies. Additionally, efforts can be made to increase visitors’ understanding of the significance of the sites they visit a ...
Situation Analysis on Climate Change - 400 Bad Request
... is supported by the Minister for European Affairs and International Cooperation, the Netherlands. Ecosystems for Life will develop, through dialogue and research, longer-term relationships between various stakeholder groups within and between the countries. It will develop a common understanding to ...
... is supported by the Minister for European Affairs and International Cooperation, the Netherlands. Ecosystems for Life will develop, through dialogue and research, longer-term relationships between various stakeholder groups within and between the countries. It will develop a common understanding to ...
In the name of Almighty “ALLAH” who Is Most Beneficent And Most
... of agricultural fields and terrace farming; while subsistence livelihoods depend on agriculture and livestock in this region. These mountainous regions are extremely vulnerable to climate change and climatic extremes. It has been reported by different researches that farmers adopt various strategies ...
... of agricultural fields and terrace farming; while subsistence livelihoods depend on agriculture and livestock in this region. These mountainous regions are extremely vulnerable to climate change and climatic extremes. It has been reported by different researches that farmers adopt various strategies ...
Sociological Perspectives on Global Climate Change
... On May 30–31, 2008, a workshop on Sociological Perspectives on Global Climate Change was held at NSF in Arlington, Virginia. The workshop was funded by an NSF grant from the Sociology Program to Drs. Joane Nagel, University of Kansas; Jeffrey Broadbent, University of Minnesota; and Thomas Dietz, Mic ...
... On May 30–31, 2008, a workshop on Sociological Perspectives on Global Climate Change was held at NSF in Arlington, Virginia. The workshop was funded by an NSF grant from the Sociology Program to Drs. Joane Nagel, University of Kansas; Jeffrey Broadbent, University of Minnesota; and Thomas Dietz, Mic ...
ACIA Ch01 Final - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... food and income and especially for the vital social and cultural importance of traditional activities.The cultural diversity of the Arctic is already at risk (Freeman, 2000; Minority Rights Group, 1994), and this may be exacerbated by the additional challenge posed by climate change.The impacts of c ...
... food and income and especially for the vital social and cultural importance of traditional activities.The cultural diversity of the Arctic is already at risk (Freeman, 2000; Minority Rights Group, 1994), and this may be exacerbated by the additional challenge posed by climate change.The impacts of c ...
Academic paper: Vulnerability: A generally applicable conceptual
... (2004), this conceptualization of vulnerability includes factors outside the vulnerable system, such as characteristics of the stressor and the expected level of external assistance. Several researchers distinguish biophysical (or natural) vulnerability from social (or socioeconomic) vulnerability. ...
... (2004), this conceptualization of vulnerability includes factors outside the vulnerable system, such as characteristics of the stressor and the expected level of external assistance. Several researchers distinguish biophysical (or natural) vulnerability from social (or socioeconomic) vulnerability. ...
James Croll in Context: The Encounter between Climate Dynamics
... sciences which riveted my attention, but the laws or principles which they were intended to illustrate.” Geology, with its emphasis on detailed observation, held no attraction for Croll, and his employment in 1867, at age 46, with the Scottish Geological Survey, was “more by accident than by choice, ...
... sciences which riveted my attention, but the laws or principles which they were intended to illustrate.” Geology, with its emphasis on detailed observation, held no attraction for Croll, and his employment in 1867, at age 46, with the Scottish Geological Survey, was “more by accident than by choice, ...
Decadal climate variability and potential predictability in the nordic
... development lines are beyond capacities of individual small nations. By clever networking we can however take full advantage of these international efforts, and feedback meaningful contributions in selected areas. Decadal climate prediction technology is still in its infancy. While worldwide develop ...
... development lines are beyond capacities of individual small nations. By clever networking we can however take full advantage of these international efforts, and feedback meaningful contributions in selected areas. Decadal climate prediction technology is still in its infancy. While worldwide develop ...
ABSTRACT - Coastal Environmental Change Lab
... construction, often have adverse effects that significantly alter sediment fluxes and the natural migration of coastal environments (e.g., Pilkey et al., 1998; Magliocca et al., 2011; Slott et al. 2010; Ells and Murray, 2012). It is increasingly important to understand the coupled naturalhuman proce ...
... construction, often have adverse effects that significantly alter sediment fluxes and the natural migration of coastal environments (e.g., Pilkey et al., 1998; Magliocca et al., 2011; Slott et al. 2010; Ells and Murray, 2012). It is increasingly important to understand the coupled naturalhuman proce ...
Agenda for the Protection of Cross
... either admit such persons to the territory of the receiving country and allow them to stay at least temporarily, or they can refrain from returning foreigners to a disaster affected country who were already present in the receiving country when the disaster occurred. In both situations, such humanit ...
... either admit such persons to the territory of the receiving country and allow them to stay at least temporarily, or they can refrain from returning foreigners to a disaster affected country who were already present in the receiving country when the disaster occurred. In both situations, such humanit ...
Republic of Maldives
... systems are the human-made material resources that can be used to produce a ...
... systems are the human-made material resources that can be used to produce a ...
projected to rise another 3.5 to 9 F by as early as 2070
... • Warming will reduce the prevalence of eelgrass, the Bay’s dominant submerged aquatic vegetation; • Increases in CO2 may mitigate some of the negative impacts of climate change on wetlands and eelgrass by stimulating photosynthesis; • Warming will alter interactions among trophic levels, potenti ...
... • Warming will reduce the prevalence of eelgrass, the Bay’s dominant submerged aquatic vegetation; • Increases in CO2 may mitigate some of the negative impacts of climate change on wetlands and eelgrass by stimulating photosynthesis; • Warming will alter interactions among trophic levels, potenti ...
2013 Faculty Achievements and Activities Quinney College of Natural Resources Awards and Honors
... Climate change in the Coloradan mind, (August 2013), Yale University. Americans’ actions to limit global warming in April 2013, (June 2013), Yale University. Americans’ global warming beliefs and attitudes in April 2013, (May 2013), Yale University. Extreme weather and climate change in the American ...
... Climate change in the Coloradan mind, (August 2013), Yale University. Americans’ actions to limit global warming in April 2013, (June 2013), Yale University. Americans’ global warming beliefs and attitudes in April 2013, (May 2013), Yale University. Extreme weather and climate change in the American ...
Understanding pUblic perception of climate change in
... Higher temperature, rising sea level, changing rainfall patterns and increasing seriousness of extreme weather events present major challenges for Cambodia’s socio-economic development. Climate change impacts will affect a number of sectors including agriculture and other natural resources, infrastr ...
... Higher temperature, rising sea level, changing rainfall patterns and increasing seriousness of extreme weather events present major challenges for Cambodia’s socio-economic development. Climate change impacts will affect a number of sectors including agriculture and other natural resources, infrastr ...
Adapting to Climate Change
... the Kyoto Protocol, will only slow the rate of change. Most assessments of future climate change impacts have been based on greenhouse gas emissions, and atmospheric concentration scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and published in 2000. The International Ene ...
... the Kyoto Protocol, will only slow the rate of change. Most assessments of future climate change impacts have been based on greenhouse gas emissions, and atmospheric concentration scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and published in 2000. The International Ene ...
Linking Adaptation Research and Practice
... climate in the UK will change over the next 100 years. Specifically, the UK climate will become warmer, high summer temperatures will become more frequent, winters will become wetter and summers drier, extreme sea levels will be experienced more frequently and the mean sea level will continue to ris ...
... climate in the UK will change over the next 100 years. Specifically, the UK climate will become warmer, high summer temperatures will become more frequent, winters will become wetter and summers drier, extreme sea levels will be experienced more frequently and the mean sea level will continue to ris ...
chapter 1 - UNDPCC.org
... Research on Farming Systems Change to Enable Adaptation to Climate Change ...
... Research on Farming Systems Change to Enable Adaptation to Climate Change ...
Agenda for the protection of cross-border displaced persons in the
... • Highlights the need to bring together and link multiple policies and action areas to address crossborder disaster-displacement and its root causes that to date have been fragmented rather than coordinated, and calls for the increased collaboration of actors in these fields; and • Identifies thre ...
... • Highlights the need to bring together and link multiple policies and action areas to address crossborder disaster-displacement and its root causes that to date have been fragmented rather than coordinated, and calls for the increased collaboration of actors in these fields; and • Identifies thre ...
Chapter 4—Adaptation and Mitigation
... complexity of risk analyses. Although trends in climate and ecosystem response usually can be bounded with probabilistic envelopes, these are often wide and should be considered as only a guide for evaluating local decisions; unexpected conditions and surprises are especially important at local scal ...
... complexity of risk analyses. Although trends in climate and ecosystem response usually can be bounded with probabilistic envelopes, these are often wide and should be considered as only a guide for evaluating local decisions; unexpected conditions and surprises are especially important at local scal ...
Tropical Fruit Tree Species and Climate Change
... work. We generate the knowledge to help our partners implement practical changes on the ground to improve nutrition, livelihoods and to enhance sustainability. The two billion smallholder farmers who live in developing countries rely on agricultural biodiversity to provide food, income and other liv ...
... work. We generate the knowledge to help our partners implement practical changes on the ground to improve nutrition, livelihoods and to enhance sustainability. The two billion smallholder farmers who live in developing countries rely on agricultural biodiversity to provide food, income and other liv ...
Review and recommendations for climate change vulnerability
... vulnerability. Assessments also need to integrate considerations of critical thresholds and important ecosystem tipping points. Modeling and empirical studies suggest that changes due to climate alone are likely to be expressed at multi-annual to decadal time scales (Allen and Breshears 1998). In co ...
... vulnerability. Assessments also need to integrate considerations of critical thresholds and important ecosystem tipping points. Modeling and empirical studies suggest that changes due to climate alone are likely to be expressed at multi-annual to decadal time scales (Allen and Breshears 1998). In co ...