There are three essential foci that must shape our thinking as we
... uncertainties, reduce them if possible while acknowledging that this may not in fact be possible, quantify them if that can be done, but most importantly we must develop decision making tools and strategies that allow us to make rational choices about what should be done in the face of the uncertai ...
... uncertainties, reduce them if possible while acknowledging that this may not in fact be possible, quantify them if that can be done, but most importantly we must develop decision making tools and strategies that allow us to make rational choices about what should be done in the face of the uncertai ...
Signals from Durban: Next steps for Climate Change
... years, a competitive process • World Bank etc. as implementing agencies \, + provision for direct access • Private Sector Facility ...
... years, a competitive process • World Bank etc. as implementing agencies \, + provision for direct access • Private Sector Facility ...
Columbia University 2011 University Climate change increases food
... wave and drought in Russia caused a grain embargo. Climate change, which is observable in the long-term, does not equate to these fluctuations in weather, which take place in the short-term. However, the effects of climate change (higher temperatures, shifting seasons, more frequent and extreme weat ...
... wave and drought in Russia caused a grain embargo. Climate change, which is observable in the long-term, does not equate to these fluctuations in weather, which take place in the short-term. However, the effects of climate change (higher temperatures, shifting seasons, more frequent and extreme weat ...
Diapositiva 1 - PreventionWeb.net
... Increase of the number of extreme weather events as marine and land storms, sea level rise, leading to flooding, seacoast erosion, acerbating of environmental situation in general as a result of climate change impact ...
... Increase of the number of extreme weather events as marine and land storms, sea level rise, leading to flooding, seacoast erosion, acerbating of environmental situation in general as a result of climate change impact ...
Slide 1
... Why not use an existing global climate change organization instead of creating yet another new panel with new red tape? Could very populous countries steam-roller the committee and implement plans that would best bolster their own economy, while harming others? What about nations that we are not so ...
... Why not use an existing global climate change organization instead of creating yet another new panel with new red tape? Could very populous countries steam-roller the committee and implement plans that would best bolster their own economy, while harming others? What about nations that we are not so ...
Chicago Council strategizes response to climate and food security
... need for agricultural products will increase because of a larger and more affluent population. But the future need not be as bleak as this analysis suggests if decisions are made by “governments, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations” to help agriculture adapt to climate cha ...
... need for agricultural products will increase because of a larger and more affluent population. But the future need not be as bleak as this analysis suggests if decisions are made by “governments, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations” to help agriculture adapt to climate cha ...
Is Climate Change a Reality? - European Capacity Building Initiative
... Adaptation Has the potential t reduce adverse impacts of climate change and can often produce immediate ancillary benefit, but will not prevent all damage Can complement mitigation in a cost-effective strategy to reduce climate change risks ...
... Adaptation Has the potential t reduce adverse impacts of climate change and can often produce immediate ancillary benefit, but will not prevent all damage Can complement mitigation in a cost-effective strategy to reduce climate change risks ...
World Civic Forum UN-DESA Expert Group Meeting on “Citizen
... Poorer nations are disproportionately more vulnerable to disasters and hence to the effects of climate change . Firstly, the ability to adapt and cope with weather hazards depends on economic resources, infrastructure, technology, and social safety nets. Developing countries often do not have th ...
... Poorer nations are disproportionately more vulnerable to disasters and hence to the effects of climate change . Firstly, the ability to adapt and cope with weather hazards depends on economic resources, infrastructure, technology, and social safety nets. Developing countries often do not have th ...
Climate Change LECTURE
... Climate Change LECTURE Following on the success of the climate change lecture series during 2007 and 2008 the Environmental Protection Agency will host a number of occasional climate change lectures in autumn 2008 and spring 2009. The occasional lectures are aimed at providing updates from the scien ...
... Climate Change LECTURE Following on the success of the climate change lecture series during 2007 and 2008 the Environmental Protection Agency will host a number of occasional climate change lectures in autumn 2008 and spring 2009. The occasional lectures are aimed at providing updates from the scien ...
Intro to Urban Climate - Cal State LA
... NPP is the amount plant material produced on Earth. It is the primary fuel for Earth’s food web. Represents all available food and fiber. ...
... NPP is the amount plant material produced on Earth. It is the primary fuel for Earth’s food web. Represents all available food and fiber. ...
Draft Framework
... Diagrams such as these can be used to demonstrate the cultural, socio-economic and environmental characteristics of each community, as well as the place of that community in a regional and global context. Together, these factors will influence how sensitive a community may be to the impacts of clima ...
... Diagrams such as these can be used to demonstrate the cultural, socio-economic and environmental characteristics of each community, as well as the place of that community in a regional and global context. Together, these factors will influence how sensitive a community may be to the impacts of clima ...
This Challenge will enable New Zealanders to adapt
... This Challenge will enable New Zealanders to adapt, manage risk, and thrive in a changing climate. … Working with our communities and industry, we will guide planning and policy to enhance resilience and exploit opportunities. This will be built on improved predictions of future climate, supported b ...
... This Challenge will enable New Zealanders to adapt, manage risk, and thrive in a changing climate. … Working with our communities and industry, we will guide planning and policy to enhance resilience and exploit opportunities. This will be built on improved predictions of future climate, supported b ...
Unit 3 Notes Part 4: Climate Change
... • This could cause more cloud formation and precipitation in areas that normally have drier conditions. • Sea levels would rise around the world causing flooding. • Ocean currents could be changed causing climates around the world to be altered • Ice reflects sunlight, so with less of it Earth would ...
... • This could cause more cloud formation and precipitation in areas that normally have drier conditions. • Sea levels would rise around the world causing flooding. • Ocean currents could be changed causing climates around the world to be altered • Ice reflects sunlight, so with less of it Earth would ...
Data in developing countries
... event would normally be as rare as or rarer than the 10th or 90th percentile. By definition, my rare is not necessarily your rare…. • An extreme climate event is an average of a number of weather events over a certain period of time, an average which is itself extreme (e.g. rainfall over a season). ...
... event would normally be as rare as or rarer than the 10th or 90th percentile. By definition, my rare is not necessarily your rare…. • An extreme climate event is an average of a number of weather events over a certain period of time, an average which is itself extreme (e.g. rainfall over a season). ...
Climate change czar aims to paint province green
... MacLeod will hold "climate change results" meetings every five weeks with the premier, senior politicians and bureaucrats to outline what has been done to date and what has to happen next, the source said. It's a strategy that has worked elsewhere. British Columbia, which has a Climate Action Secre ...
... MacLeod will hold "climate change results" meetings every five weeks with the premier, senior politicians and bureaucrats to outline what has been done to date and what has to happen next, the source said. It's a strategy that has worked elsewhere. British Columbia, which has a Climate Action Secre ...
Slide 2 - Climate Action Partnership
... and operate particularly in sectors such as urban planning, agriculture, catchment management and conservation. Therefore, we must not only aim to reduce our emissions and mitigate climate change but also adapt to these changes using strategies that are flexible enough to cope with a range of climat ...
... and operate particularly in sectors such as urban planning, agriculture, catchment management and conservation. Therefore, we must not only aim to reduce our emissions and mitigate climate change but also adapt to these changes using strategies that are flexible enough to cope with a range of climat ...
see power point presentation
... market failure in history’ (Stern Review) The on-going financial crisis represents the other huge market failure in history We cannot rely on those same failed market mechanisms to solve these crises The crises = new opportunities for us ...
... market failure in history’ (Stern Review) The on-going financial crisis represents the other huge market failure in history We cannot rely on those same failed market mechanisms to solve these crises The crises = new opportunities for us ...
Affiliated Tribes of NW Indians Tribal Leaders Summit on Climate
... momentum for international climate policy in Dec. 2015 in Paris • Participated in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in New York; • Publicly supported the UN statement on carbon pricing; • Discussing pathways to Paris to highlight the role of states and sub-nationals; • Signed / i ...
... momentum for international climate policy in Dec. 2015 in Paris • Participated in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in New York; • Publicly supported the UN statement on carbon pricing; • Discussing pathways to Paris to highlight the role of states and sub-nationals; • Signed / i ...
Helping Europe`s wildlife and ecosystems adapt to climate change
... community composition or habitat structure? • When might this point be reached for different ecosystems? ...
... community composition or habitat structure? • When might this point be reached for different ecosystems? ...
Agriculture & Adaptation to Climate Change
... northea lakesta cornbel northpl appalac southea deltast southpl mountai pacific ...
... northea lakesta cornbel northpl appalac southea deltast southpl mountai pacific ...
Testimony - American Security Project
... Already marginal agricultural land like the Sahel could become incapable of feeding the people living on it – leading them to move into areas where they could come into conflict with people of different ethnic groups already living there. The effects of climate change around the world will cause res ...
... Already marginal agricultural land like the Sahel could become incapable of feeding the people living on it – leading them to move into areas where they could come into conflict with people of different ethnic groups already living there. The effects of climate change around the world will cause res ...
Here - Stanford University
... Greenhouse gases are accumulating in Earth's atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing surface air temperatures and subsurface ocean temperatures to rise. Temperatures are, in fact, rising. The changes observed over the last several decades are likely mostly due to human activities, but we ...
... Greenhouse gases are accumulating in Earth's atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing surface air temperatures and subsurface ocean temperatures to rise. Temperatures are, in fact, rising. The changes observed over the last several decades are likely mostly due to human activities, but we ...