Democracy in the face of climate change
... environmental factors will be avoided... ...environmental migrations of people from damaged areas to more environmentally stable areas... are likely to lead to a variety of conflicts and calls for less democratic means to keep order” (Jerome Glenn) BUT: in some parts of the world, migration flows ...
... environmental factors will be avoided... ...environmental migrations of people from damaged areas to more environmentally stable areas... are likely to lead to a variety of conflicts and calls for less democratic means to keep order” (Jerome Glenn) BUT: in some parts of the world, migration flows ...
Partners with nature - How healthy ecosystems are helping the
... and extreme weather events are already being felt across the world, with the poorest people and vulnerable ecosystems hit hardest. The effects of climate change will almost certainly persist for centuries, and depending on the level of mitigation achieved, will be of increasing severity. Adaptation ...
... and extreme weather events are already being felt across the world, with the poorest people and vulnerable ecosystems hit hardest. The effects of climate change will almost certainly persist for centuries, and depending on the level of mitigation achieved, will be of increasing severity. Adaptation ...
Building Community Based Institutions in Western Orissa Rural
... stakeholders to deal with climate stresses and encourage building on each others’ strengths. Policy issues which all have a direct bearing on reducing climate stress. Approaches proven helpful in reducing climate stress can be identified and scaled up. ...
... stakeholders to deal with climate stresses and encourage building on each others’ strengths. Policy issues which all have a direct bearing on reducing climate stress. Approaches proven helpful in reducing climate stress can be identified and scaled up. ...
Ecometrics: The traits that bind the past and present together
... paleontological and evolutionary analyses need to be integrated into our considerations about climate and biological change. History matters on all scales, both temporal and spatial. The past tells us about the natural variability of the climate and earth system and thus serves as a reference point ...
... paleontological and evolutionary analyses need to be integrated into our considerations about climate and biological change. History matters on all scales, both temporal and spatial. The past tells us about the natural variability of the climate and earth system and thus serves as a reference point ...
RESIN-D1.3-Conceptual Framework
... and build resilience. The urban system is therefore no better prepared for future climate hazards and associated risks. The process of moving between stages within the cycles is variable. The connection between climate hazards and climate risks is automatic; a climate hazard will impact on certain e ...
... and build resilience. The urban system is therefore no better prepared for future climate hazards and associated risks. The process of moving between stages within the cycles is variable. The connection between climate hazards and climate risks is automatic; a climate hazard will impact on certain e ...
Climate Change, Health and Future Well
... most direct and obvious; these include changes in mortality and morbidity due to increased heatwaves and also include the most direct effects (e.g. trauma or drowning) of extreme weather events worsened by climate change, such as floods or cyclones. Secondary health effects are more indirect; they i ...
... most direct and obvious; these include changes in mortality and morbidity due to increased heatwaves and also include the most direct effects (e.g. trauma or drowning) of extreme weather events worsened by climate change, such as floods or cyclones. Secondary health effects are more indirect; they i ...
The Economics of Climate Change in East Asia
... • East Asia is critically important to global mitigation efforts. • The region has made great strides in reducing the energy intensity of its economies • However, per capita emissions have been increasing in the region. • The region is also quite vulnerable to some impacts of climate change, particu ...
... • East Asia is critically important to global mitigation efforts. • The region has made great strides in reducing the energy intensity of its economies • However, per capita emissions have been increasing in the region. • The region is also quite vulnerable to some impacts of climate change, particu ...
Senate Environmental Quality Committee
... principles that allow us to balance economic, social and environmental needs as we seek to align state, regional and local governments, and bring them together with community organizations, businesses and other key stakeholders for the benefit of all Californians. Principles Work Within the Appropri ...
... principles that allow us to balance economic, social and environmental needs as we seek to align state, regional and local governments, and bring them together with community organizations, businesses and other key stakeholders for the benefit of all Californians. Principles Work Within the Appropri ...
Managing our Debt: Changing Context Reduces Misunderstanding of Global Warming ()
... to adoption of the correlation heuristic because, as noted earlier, its use has been observed in other contexts and in non-graphical tasks (although the majority of studies have used some kind of graphical representation, e.g., Cronin et al., 2009). Thus a more likely candidate for the prevalence of ...
... to adoption of the correlation heuristic because, as noted earlier, its use has been observed in other contexts and in non-graphical tasks (although the majority of studies have used some kind of graphical representation, e.g., Cronin et al., 2009). Thus a more likely candidate for the prevalence of ...
Blanket peat biome endangered by climate change
... a haven for wildlife nonetheless, providing shelter to birds, small mammals, amphibians and reptiles. Within this ecosystem, there is also a great diversity of microbial metabolic processes adapted to anoxia and low nutrients, including syntropic or homoacetogenic bacteria, and hydrogenotrophic meth ...
... a haven for wildlife nonetheless, providing shelter to birds, small mammals, amphibians and reptiles. Within this ecosystem, there is also a great diversity of microbial metabolic processes adapted to anoxia and low nutrients, including syntropic or homoacetogenic bacteria, and hydrogenotrophic meth ...
Vegetation Responses to Rapid Climate Change at the Late
... particularly important for identifying factors that might provide resilience in the face of rapid climate change Problem is that many ecological and evolutionary processes occur on timescales that exceed even long-term observational ecological data-sets (~100 yrs) ...
... particularly important for identifying factors that might provide resilience in the face of rapid climate change Problem is that many ecological and evolutionary processes occur on timescales that exceed even long-term observational ecological data-sets (~100 yrs) ...
POSTER 2-12-1231073_a
... ‘representative’ sample locations where local warming is likely to be problematic. Determine the ‘built-up’ areas of the GCV Calculate built fraction / green cover / natural cover within 1km dia circles placed in an array covering the entire ‘built-up’ area in the GCV identified in step 1 Classify e ...
... ‘representative’ sample locations where local warming is likely to be problematic. Determine the ‘built-up’ areas of the GCV Calculate built fraction / green cover / natural cover within 1km dia circles placed in an array covering the entire ‘built-up’ area in the GCV identified in step 1 Classify e ...
summer university on it in agriculture and rural development – 2006
... Too few and too much precipitation are both very unfavourable for winter wheat growing, and the unpredictibility (because the high variability we see in the frequency and in the amount of the precipitation in almost all phenological stages for all of the used climate scenarios) even more. We calcul ...
... Too few and too much precipitation are both very unfavourable for winter wheat growing, and the unpredictibility (because the high variability we see in the frequency and in the amount of the precipitation in almost all phenological stages for all of the used climate scenarios) even more. We calcul ...
CIRCE Stakeholder guidance document
... 1.6. Adaptive process: Clearly stakeholders have an important contribution in the process to reduce vulnerability or increase adaptive capacity to climate change. Stakeholders input to the process of adaptation may range from the use of indigenous knowledge (e.g., Goldtooth and Carino, 2006; Osman-E ...
... 1.6. Adaptive process: Clearly stakeholders have an important contribution in the process to reduce vulnerability or increase adaptive capacity to climate change. Stakeholders input to the process of adaptation may range from the use of indigenous knowledge (e.g., Goldtooth and Carino, 2006; Osman-E ...
The Global Climate System Patterns, Processes, and Teleconnections
... the nearly two decades that have elapsed since the initial publication of this book, new information as well as new climatic data have become available concerning some of the earth’s unusual climates.’’ As noted, in the more than two decades since Trewartha wrote these words there has been an incred ...
... the nearly two decades that have elapsed since the initial publication of this book, new information as well as new climatic data have become available concerning some of the earth’s unusual climates.’’ As noted, in the more than two decades since Trewartha wrote these words there has been an incred ...
NRW letter to LPA`s re TAN15
... There may be circumstances where strategic forward planning, such as the preparation of a SFCA or major development/regeneration initiative, commenced or was completed prior to the publication of the CPO letter. As such, the requirement to include an allowance for climate change on the 0.1% tidal ev ...
... There may be circumstances where strategic forward planning, such as the preparation of a SFCA or major development/regeneration initiative, commenced or was completed prior to the publication of the CPO letter. As such, the requirement to include an allowance for climate change on the 0.1% tidal ev ...
NotesWed
... 2. Geosciences Directorate , National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, United States. Over the 21st century, climate scientists expect Earth's temperature to continue increasing, very likely more than it did during the 20th century. Two anticipated results are rising global sea level and increasin ...
... 2. Geosciences Directorate , National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, United States. Over the 21st century, climate scientists expect Earth's temperature to continue increasing, very likely more than it did during the 20th century. Two anticipated results are rising global sea level and increasin ...
Infosylva 24/2009
... Copenhagen - Reality Check for Country Copenhagen - Reality Check for Country One major achievement of the Copenhagen debate for Kenya is that public awareness on global warming, especially through the media, has been excellent. Number of Carbon Projects Set to Increase All indications are that the ...
... Copenhagen - Reality Check for Country Copenhagen - Reality Check for Country One major achievement of the Copenhagen debate for Kenya is that public awareness on global warming, especially through the media, has been excellent. Number of Carbon Projects Set to Increase All indications are that the ...
Public understanding of science is critical for a society increasingly
... representations (as seen in the captions for Figure 2, which identify that this representation is only one possible model result), the persuasive ability of these methods often overrides any inherent variability or uncertainty in the data or underlying science. The power of visual representations to ...
... representations (as seen in the captions for Figure 2, which identify that this representation is only one possible model result), the persuasive ability of these methods often overrides any inherent variability or uncertainty in the data or underlying science. The power of visual representations to ...
FOR GOD`S SAKE, DO SOMETHING!
... Churches (WCC) reads as if it had been made by a development agency campaigning on adaptation funding for developing countries: ‘The poor and vulnerable communities in the world and future generations will suffer the most [from climate change]...The rich industrialised nations use far more than thei ...
... Churches (WCC) reads as if it had been made by a development agency campaigning on adaptation funding for developing countries: ‘The poor and vulnerable communities in the world and future generations will suffer the most [from climate change]...The rich industrialised nations use far more than thei ...
Climate Refugees and Rebels: Who Gets to Shape the
... real and likely to affect disproportionately the poorest and most vulnerable people on the planet. I also accept that in some places environmental changes due to global warming could exacerbate already existing economic and political divisions. However, whether or not violent conflict and mass migra ...
... real and likely to affect disproportionately the poorest and most vulnerable people on the planet. I also accept that in some places environmental changes due to global warming could exacerbate already existing economic and political divisions. However, whether or not violent conflict and mass migra ...
The Economics of Climate Change in East Asia
... • East Asia is critically important to global mitigation efforts. • The region has made great strides in reducing the energy intensity of its economies • However, per capita emissions have been increasing in the region. • The region is also quite vulnerable to some impacts of climate change, particu ...
... • East Asia is critically important to global mitigation efforts. • The region has made great strides in reducing the energy intensity of its economies • However, per capita emissions have been increasing in the region. • The region is also quite vulnerable to some impacts of climate change, particu ...
Climate action in the land sector: Treading - Heinrich-Böll
... Climate action must be urgently scaled up to limit global warming. Action in the land sector is critical and necessary for achieving the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting planetary warming to 1.5° or well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels. The land sector is already playing an increasingly impo ...
... Climate action must be urgently scaled up to limit global warming. Action in the land sector is critical and necessary for achieving the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting planetary warming to 1.5° or well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels. The land sector is already playing an increasingly impo ...
Provincial government of Albay, Philippines
... Through the leadership of Gov. Joey S. Salceda, Albay province has become the first province to proclaim climate change adaptation as a governing policy, and the Provincial Government of Albay (PGA) was unanimously proclaimed as the first and pioneering prototype for local Climate Change Adaptation. ...
... Through the leadership of Gov. Joey S. Salceda, Albay province has become the first province to proclaim climate change adaptation as a governing policy, and the Provincial Government of Albay (PGA) was unanimously proclaimed as the first and pioneering prototype for local Climate Change Adaptation. ...