1-Thesis Synthesis
... Successful cultural adaptation requires the satisfaction of four conditions (Boyden, 1989: 24). 1/ Recognition by the individual, or by society that an undesirable state exists; 2/Some knowledge of the cause or causes of the undesirable state, or at least knowledge of ways and means of overcoming it ...
... Successful cultural adaptation requires the satisfaction of four conditions (Boyden, 1989: 24). 1/ Recognition by the individual, or by society that an undesirable state exists; 2/Some knowledge of the cause or causes of the undesirable state, or at least knowledge of ways and means of overcoming it ...
Human Adaptation to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Its
... Successful cultural adaptation requires the satisfaction of four conditions (Boyden, 1989: 24). 1/ Recognition by the individual, or by society that an undesirable state exists; 2/Some knowledge of the cause or causes of the undesirable state, or at least knowledge of ways and means of overcoming it ...
... Successful cultural adaptation requires the satisfaction of four conditions (Boyden, 1989: 24). 1/ Recognition by the individual, or by society that an undesirable state exists; 2/Some knowledge of the cause or causes of the undesirable state, or at least knowledge of ways and means of overcoming it ...
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... Abstract Climate change is the most pressing environmental threat faced by humans, yet responses – individually, collectively, and politically – have frequently lacked urgency. Why a threat of such magnitude should meet with inaction is a topic of growing conjecture among social science researchers ...
... Abstract Climate change is the most pressing environmental threat faced by humans, yet responses – individually, collectively, and politically – have frequently lacked urgency. Why a threat of such magnitude should meet with inaction is a topic of growing conjecture among social science researchers ...
Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate
... been used as the basis for discussion regarding the levels of investment needed for adaptation to climate change. They have been influential in the debate concerning funding for climate change and it is important, therefore, that such estimates of cost are as robust as possible. The purpose of this ...
... been used as the basis for discussion regarding the levels of investment needed for adaptation to climate change. They have been influential in the debate concerning funding for climate change and it is important, therefore, that such estimates of cost are as robust as possible. The purpose of this ...
GAN workshop report - Climate Technology Centre & Network
... The adaptation gap can be defined generically as the difference between implemented adaptation and a societally set goal. Estimating the adaptation gap is far more challenging than calculating the emissions gap, because 1) there is no globally agreed goal or metrics for adaptation, and 2) adaptation ...
... The adaptation gap can be defined generically as the difference between implemented adaptation and a societally set goal. Estimating the adaptation gap is far more challenging than calculating the emissions gap, because 1) there is no globally agreed goal or metrics for adaptation, and 2) adaptation ...
SUBSIDIARY BODY ON SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND
... environment of a nature and scale intended to counteract anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. This definition is the same as used in CBD (2012)1, and is used here without prejudice to any definition that may subsequently be agreed under the Convention. “Climate engineering” and “climate int ...
... environment of a nature and scale intended to counteract anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. This definition is the same as used in CBD (2012)1, and is used here without prejudice to any definition that may subsequently be agreed under the Convention. “Climate engineering” and “climate int ...
Understanding Earth`s Deep Past: Lessons for Our Climate Future
... system sweep CO2 from the atmosphere. Consequently, the changes to the hydrosphere, cryosphere, chemosphere, and biosphere that are occurring now and projected within this century could pale in comparison to those that are possible over the next few centuries. Furthermore, it is studies of deep-time ...
... system sweep CO2 from the atmosphere. Consequently, the changes to the hydrosphere, cryosphere, chemosphere, and biosphere that are occurring now and projected within this century could pale in comparison to those that are possible over the next few centuries. Furthermore, it is studies of deep-time ...
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... environment of a nature and scale intended to counteract anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. This definition is the same as used in CBD (2012)1, and is used here without prejudice to any definition that may subsequently be agreed under the Convention. “Climate engineering” and “climate int ...
... environment of a nature and scale intended to counteract anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. This definition is the same as used in CBD (2012)1, and is used here without prejudice to any definition that may subsequently be agreed under the Convention. “Climate engineering” and “climate int ...
Addressing Climate Change and Migration in Asia
... The displacement of people due to environmental events has received increased attention in recent years, yet much uncertainty remains about the way populations will actually react to long-term environmental change. The relationship between climate change and migration flows is often thought to be of ...
... The displacement of people due to environmental events has received increased attention in recent years, yet much uncertainty remains about the way populations will actually react to long-term environmental change. The relationship between climate change and migration flows is often thought to be of ...
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... REPA Working Papers: 2003-01 – Compensation for Wildlife Damage: Habitat Conversion, Species Preservation and Local Welfare (Rondeau and Bulte) 2003-02 – Demand for Wildlife Hunting in British Columbia (Sun, van Kooten and Voss) 2003-03 – Does Inclusion of Landowners’ Non-Market Values Lower Costs ...
... REPA Working Papers: 2003-01 – Compensation for Wildlife Damage: Habitat Conversion, Species Preservation and Local Welfare (Rondeau and Bulte) 2003-02 – Demand for Wildlife Hunting in British Columbia (Sun, van Kooten and Voss) 2003-03 – Does Inclusion of Landowners’ Non-Market Values Lower Costs ...
Assessing the Vulnerability of Key Habitats in New York
... The authors would like to thank the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources, and particularly, Patricia Riexinger, Director; Dan Rosenblatt, Wildlife Diversity Section Head; and Joe Racette, State Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator. They also ...
... The authors would like to thank the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources, and particularly, Patricia Riexinger, Director; Dan Rosenblatt, Wildlife Diversity Section Head; and Joe Racette, State Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator. They also ...
Climate Change and The Insurance Sector
... • There is a set of ten global sustainability mega forces that will impact every business over the next two decades • The mega forces were identified based on quality numerical projections, key pressures causing global environmental and social problems and the most significant consequences of those ...
... • There is a set of ten global sustainability mega forces that will impact every business over the next two decades • The mega forces were identified based on quality numerical projections, key pressures causing global environmental and social problems and the most significant consequences of those ...
Environmental Change and Migration: State of the
... the impacts of migration on migrants and communities of origin and destination when used as an adaptation strategy. With regard to the first issue, interdisciplinary research will likely be needed, engaging the expertise of researchers familiar with agriculture, fishing, infrastructure, land use and ...
... the impacts of migration on migrants and communities of origin and destination when used as an adaptation strategy. With regard to the first issue, interdisciplinary research will likely be needed, engaging the expertise of researchers familiar with agriculture, fishing, infrastructure, land use and ...
Sea-Level Rise
... Climate change refers to a long-term shift in the Earth’s weather pattern as a result of both natural variation and human-induced factors. These shifts include alterations in the averages, extremes, timing, and spatial distribution of weather (Holdren, 2008). The past two decades have been the warme ...
... Climate change refers to a long-term shift in the Earth’s weather pattern as a result of both natural variation and human-induced factors. These shifts include alterations in the averages, extremes, timing, and spatial distribution of weather (Holdren, 2008). The past two decades have been the warme ...
Pennsylvania Climate Impact Assessment Report to
... climate change on Pennsylvania’s climate, human health, the economy and the management of economic risk, forests, wildlife, fisheries, recreation, agriculture and tourism. Act 70 also requires DEP to report on opportunities, and barriers to their realization, created by the need for alternative sour ...
... climate change on Pennsylvania’s climate, human health, the economy and the management of economic risk, forests, wildlife, fisheries, recreation, agriculture and tourism. Act 70 also requires DEP to report on opportunities, and barriers to their realization, created by the need for alternative sour ...
IPCC-ar4-wg1-chapter8-ClimateModels.pdf
... because of their large computational cost. Owing to the reduced resolution of EMICs and their simplified representation of some physical processes, these models only allow inferences about very large scales. Since the TAR, EMICs have been evaluated via several coordinated model intercomparisons whic ...
... because of their large computational cost. Owing to the reduced resolution of EMICs and their simplified representation of some physical processes, these models only allow inferences about very large scales. Since the TAR, EMICs have been evaluated via several coordinated model intercomparisons whic ...
Climate Models and Their Evaluation
... because of their large computational cost. Owing to the reduced resolution of EMICs and their simplified representation of some physical processes, these models only allow inferences about very large scales. Since the TAR, EMICs have been evaluated via several coordinated model intercomparisons whic ...
... because of their large computational cost. Owing to the reduced resolution of EMICs and their simplified representation of some physical processes, these models only allow inferences about very large scales. Since the TAR, EMICs have been evaluated via several coordinated model intercomparisons whic ...
The City of Lewes Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Action
... open spaces, including sandy beaches and healthy wetlands. Lewes’ proximity to water and well understood threats from coastal storms and flooding has made the city a leader in the field of hazard mitigation. With a strong Mitigation Planning Team, the City works diligently to provi ...
... open spaces, including sandy beaches and healthy wetlands. Lewes’ proximity to water and well understood threats from coastal storms and flooding has made the city a leader in the field of hazard mitigation. With a strong Mitigation Planning Team, the City works diligently to provi ...
Climate Change Scenarios for the United Kingdom
... Dr John Harrison, Department of Environmental Science, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK Professor Phil Jones, Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, UEA, UK Professor Ian Shennan, Department of Geography, University of Durham, UK Professor Keith Smith, Department of Environmen ...
... Dr John Harrison, Department of Environmental Science, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK Professor Phil Jones, Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, UEA, UK Professor Ian Shennan, Department of Geography, University of Durham, UK Professor Keith Smith, Department of Environmen ...
Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes
... report. In particular, the eight NCA regions, as well as the Coastal and the Ocean biogeographical regions, were asked to contribute technical input reports highlighting past climate trends, projected climate change, and impacts to specific sectors in their regions. Each region established its own p ...
... report. In particular, the eight NCA regions, as well as the Coastal and the Ocean biogeographical regions, were asked to contribute technical input reports highlighting past climate trends, projected climate change, and impacts to specific sectors in their regions. Each region established its own p ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Marine and
... climate change effects on marine and coastal ecosystems in the geographic extent of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC). The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service funded this report to help inform members of the newly established NPLCC as they assess priorities and begin operations. ...
... climate change effects on marine and coastal ecosystems in the geographic extent of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC). The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service funded this report to help inform members of the newly established NPLCC as they assess priorities and begin operations. ...
The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on US Transportation
... decades, and concluded that there is a need for far more extensive adaptation than is currently occurring to reduce vulnerability to future climate changes. In September 2007, the National Research Council (NRC) released a report examining the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, which oversees fede ...
... decades, and concluded that there is a need for far more extensive adaptation than is currently occurring to reduce vulnerability to future climate changes. In September 2007, the National Research Council (NRC) released a report examining the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, which oversees fede ...
Climate Time Series Analysis
... Climate is a paradigm of a complex system. Analysing climate data is an exciting challenge. Analysis connects the two other fields where climate scientists work, measurements and models. Climate time series analysis uses statistical methods to learn about the time evolution of climate. The most impo ...
... Climate is a paradigm of a complex system. Analysing climate data is an exciting challenge. Analysis connects the two other fields where climate scientists work, measurements and models. Climate time series analysis uses statistical methods to learn about the time evolution of climate. The most impo ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Freshwater
... Impacts of climate change on freshwater aquatic and riparian systems Increases in CO2 and air temperature, combined with changing precipitation patterns, are already altering numerous conditions, processes, and interactions in freshwater aquatic and riparian ecosystems. In most cases, these trends a ...
... Impacts of climate change on freshwater aquatic and riparian systems Increases in CO2 and air temperature, combined with changing precipitation patterns, are already altering numerous conditions, processes, and interactions in freshwater aquatic and riparian ecosystems. In most cases, these trends a ...