Risk-based assessment of climate change impacts
... management, etc.) considerations to determine the most acute basin-level climate risks for the Department. The results will help DFO decision-makers adapt decisions to reflect climate change considerations so that Canadians may continue to derive socio-economic benefits from our oceans and inland wa ...
... management, etc.) considerations to determine the most acute basin-level climate risks for the Department. The results will help DFO decision-makers adapt decisions to reflect climate change considerations so that Canadians may continue to derive socio-economic benefits from our oceans and inland wa ...
Climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion Early effects on
... The World Health Organization was established in 1948 as a specialized agency of the United Nations serving as the directing and coordinating authority for international health matters and public health. One of WHO’s constitutional functions is to provide objective and reliable information and advi ...
... The World Health Organization was established in 1948 as a specialized agency of the United Nations serving as the directing and coordinating authority for international health matters and public health. One of WHO’s constitutional functions is to provide objective and reliable information and advi ...
Equity and Cost-Effectiveness of adaptation funding_CLEAN_woENx
... Translating this theory to the adaptation finance context, we could consider developing countries eligible for adaptation finance as ‘individuals’ in this case4. Having a common pool of resources to share, they would arguably only perceive the allocation of funds5 (outcomes) as equitable in case the ...
... Translating this theory to the adaptation finance context, we could consider developing countries eligible for adaptation finance as ‘individuals’ in this case4. Having a common pool of resources to share, they would arguably only perceive the allocation of funds5 (outcomes) as equitable in case the ...
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... consumption is deemed better than another if and only if it generates a higher sum of utilities discounted by a constant per period discount factor δ, where δ is positive and smaller than one. In spite of its prevalence, DU is controversial, both due to the conditions through which it is justified a ...
... consumption is deemed better than another if and only if it generates a higher sum of utilities discounted by a constant per period discount factor δ, where δ is positive and smaller than one. In spite of its prevalence, DU is controversial, both due to the conditions through which it is justified a ...
Arctic
... ecosystem function, and traditional cultural practices. Cumulative environmental effects assessment recognizes that the effects on the environment from individual human activities can combine and interact with each other to cause effects that may be different in nature or extent from the effects of ...
... ecosystem function, and traditional cultural practices. Cumulative environmental effects assessment recognizes that the effects on the environment from individual human activities can combine and interact with each other to cause effects that may be different in nature or extent from the effects of ...
Beyond Known Worlds: Climate Change Governance by Arbitral
... between climate change and foreign direct investments. Despite the upsurge in arbitrations at the crossroads between investment and climate change, the interplay between climate change and foreign direct investments remains underexplored and in need of systematization. Climate change has introduced ...
... between climate change and foreign direct investments. Despite the upsurge in arbitrations at the crossroads between investment and climate change, the interplay between climate change and foreign direct investments remains underexplored and in need of systematization. Climate change has introduced ...
uganda`s economic development - Konrad-Adenauer
... floods, heat waves and landslides. This poses a significant threat to lives and livelihoods of Ugandans as much as it does to the world. Climate change is likely to disrupt the Earth’s ecological systems and to have serious negative consequences for agricultural production, forests, water supply, he ...
... floods, heat waves and landslides. This poses a significant threat to lives and livelihoods of Ugandans as much as it does to the world. Climate change is likely to disrupt the Earth’s ecological systems and to have serious negative consequences for agricultural production, forests, water supply, he ...
Project Document for CEO Approval
... environmental processes, developed national policies and plans, started strategic research programs, implemented monitoring mechanisms, facilitated ground-level development work, and sought to strengthen human and institutional capacity. 14. Eritrea is presently engaged in a range of efforts, as out ...
... environmental processes, developed national policies and plans, started strategic research programs, implemented monitoring mechanisms, facilitated ground-level development work, and sought to strengthen human and institutional capacity. 14. Eritrea is presently engaged in a range of efforts, as out ...
Assessments of moisture fluxes east of the Andes in South America
... Since 1988, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been assessing the climate change under different scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions and analyzing also the scientific basis of the climate change, its impact, vulnerability and mitigation. The IPCC considers the scientific basi ...
... Since 1988, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been assessing the climate change under different scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions and analyzing also the scientific basis of the climate change, its impact, vulnerability and mitigation. The IPCC considers the scientific basi ...
Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from US Agriculture
... for how we interpret our results, and in particular how they extrapolate to future warming scenarios. If farmers failed to adapt in the past because they did not recognize the climate was changing, but in the future they become aware of these changes and quickly adapt, then our findings would be a p ...
... for how we interpret our results, and in particular how they extrapolate to future warming scenarios. If farmers failed to adapt in the past because they did not recognize the climate was changing, but in the future they become aware of these changes and quickly adapt, then our findings would be a p ...
Washing Away Our Heritage: The Impacts of Rising Sea
... in helping support the arguments in this paper. The second working group, “Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability,” played the most important role in this thesis. This section uses scenarios to help policy makers inform their own decision-making processes. Urban planning as well as sustainable devel ...
... in helping support the arguments in this paper. The second working group, “Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability,” played the most important role in this thesis. This section uses scenarios to help policy makers inform their own decision-making processes. Urban planning as well as sustainable devel ...
Needs Assessment: Cayman Islands
... The original purpose of the reports still holds and the reader should recognise that the design and level of analysis in this report was set to be achievable within the time available (2 days of evidence gathering, research and writing against over 150 specific data points) and for the original purp ...
... The original purpose of the reports still holds and the reader should recognise that the design and level of analysis in this report was set to be achievable within the time available (2 days of evidence gathering, research and writing against over 150 specific data points) and for the original purp ...
Building Climate Change Resilience in
... most of the urban population live in cities or smaller urban centres ill-equipped for adaptation – with weak and ineffective local governments and with very inadequate provision for the infrastructure and services needed to reduce climate-change-related risks and vulnerabilities. A key part of adapt ...
... most of the urban population live in cities or smaller urban centres ill-equipped for adaptation – with weak and ineffective local governments and with very inadequate provision for the infrastructure and services needed to reduce climate-change-related risks and vulnerabilities. A key part of adapt ...
Changing climate, changing biodiversity in South-East Europe
... Desarrollo (Spanish International Cooperation Agency for Development). Their support is a reflection of the acknowledgement of the importance of this issue of climate change and its impacts on biodiversity, particularly in Southern and South-East Europe and I would like to thank my colleagues in ECN ...
... Desarrollo (Spanish International Cooperation Agency for Development). Their support is a reflection of the acknowledgement of the importance of this issue of climate change and its impacts on biodiversity, particularly in Southern and South-East Europe and I would like to thank my colleagues in ECN ...
Comparison of Climate Change Adaptation CRS Report for Congress
... Congress is currently considering major legislation related to climate change. Climate change responses have typically been categorized into two broad types: mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation measures attempt to slow down the occurrence of climate change by, for example, reducing greenhouse gas ...
... Congress is currently considering major legislation related to climate change. Climate change responses have typically been categorized into two broad types: mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation measures attempt to slow down the occurrence of climate change by, for example, reducing greenhouse gas ...
Australia - Met Office
... • An assessment of the extent to which increases in greenhouse gases and aerosols in the atmosphere have altered the probability of particular seasonal temperatures compared to pre-industrial times, using a technique called ‘fraction of attributable risk.’ • A prediction of future climate conditions ...
... • An assessment of the extent to which increases in greenhouse gases and aerosols in the atmosphere have altered the probability of particular seasonal temperatures compared to pre-industrial times, using a technique called ‘fraction of attributable risk.’ • A prediction of future climate conditions ...
Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Migration and Conflict
... tabulating future hotspots based on disaster risk, population density and sub national GDP. We then turn to actual migration patterns, emphasizing that the most adverse effects of climate change will undoubtedly affect the global south. As lesser developed countries are limited in their abilities to ...
... tabulating future hotspots based on disaster risk, population density and sub national GDP. We then turn to actual migration patterns, emphasizing that the most adverse effects of climate change will undoubtedly affect the global south. As lesser developed countries are limited in their abilities to ...
Bradford, Mark A., et al. "Climate fails to predict wood decomposition
... Climate–decomposition relationships are typically developed from regional to global studies that use the mean response of decomposition to climate and litter quality drivers2–5 . There is growing awareness in other areas of global change science that using mean responses masks the fine-scale variati ...
... Climate–decomposition relationships are typically developed from regional to global studies that use the mean response of decomposition to climate and litter quality drivers2–5 . There is growing awareness in other areas of global change science that using mean responses masks the fine-scale variati ...
The effects of climate change in the Netherlands
... and glaciers and expansion of seawater due to temperature rise) and land subsidence; • the river discharges are changing: higher winter discharges and lower discharges in dry periods, with climate change playing a likely role in this; • the average annual precipitation in the Netherlands is increasi ...
... and glaciers and expansion of seawater due to temperature rise) and land subsidence; • the river discharges are changing: higher winter discharges and lower discharges in dry periods, with climate change playing a likely role in this; • the average annual precipitation in the Netherlands is increasi ...
What Is El Niño? - Gulf of Maine Aquarium
... ■ Identify impacts by reviewing past El Niño events; ■ Make and use scale drawings, maps, and maps symbols to find locations and describe relationships; ■ Analyze the data collected and predict what the consequences could be if, as some scientists predict, climate variability and change could create ...
... ■ Identify impacts by reviewing past El Niño events; ■ Make and use scale drawings, maps, and maps symbols to find locations and describe relationships; ■ Analyze the data collected and predict what the consequences could be if, as some scientists predict, climate variability and change could create ...
Buds, Leaves, and Global Warming – the Harvard Forest Project
... At least 4 field site visits in the Fall to collect data on leaf color change and senescence. At least 4 field site visits in the Spring to collect data on bud burst and leaf development. Submit data to Harvard Forest. Analyze data to answer our Questions. ...
... At least 4 field site visits in the Fall to collect data on leaf color change and senescence. At least 4 field site visits in the Spring to collect data on bud burst and leaf development. Submit data to Harvard Forest. Analyze data to answer our Questions. ...
Climate Change Scenarios + cov.
... PRECIS is being used for, future plans, any updates to PRECIS, relevant datasets which users may find useful (and are small enough to be downloaded), a list of resources such as relevant papers and reports and a bulletin board where users may share experience and ask or answer specific queries. Advi ...
... PRECIS is being used for, future plans, any updates to PRECIS, relevant datasets which users may find useful (and are small enough to be downloaded), a list of resources such as relevant papers and reports and a bulletin board where users may share experience and ask or answer specific queries. Advi ...
Climate Change Risk Assessment Comment
... differences needed to be clearly teased apart. The overall approach to risk assessment was also an issue for some of those present. They argued that vulnerability informs risk and therefore needs to be taken into account, along with adaptation which is seen as a part of risk. Some participants there ...
... differences needed to be clearly teased apart. The overall approach to risk assessment was also an issue for some of those present. They argued that vulnerability informs risk and therefore needs to be taken into account, along with adaptation which is seen as a part of risk. Some participants there ...
National Climate Change Strategy
... climatic events in the last 40 years, notably drought and floods have been demonstrated and more than 70% of all natural disasters in Tanzania are hydrometeorological, and are linked to droughts and floods. The environmental and ecological impacts of these on agriculture, livestock, wildlife, infras ...
... climatic events in the last 40 years, notably drought and floods have been demonstrated and more than 70% of all natural disasters in Tanzania are hydrometeorological, and are linked to droughts and floods. The environmental and ecological impacts of these on agriculture, livestock, wildlife, infras ...