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... Denotes any publication that has undergone stringent editorial review by peers Denotes any publication that was invited and carries special prestige and recognition Denotes student under candidate supervision ...
MTA Adaptations to Climate Change – A Categorical Imperative1
... Model-based climate projections for the region are derived from global climate model simulations forced with internationally agreed upon green house gas emissions scenarios (IPCC, 2000). Using a suite of models and emissions scenarios allows characterization of uncertainties and risks associated wit ...
... Model-based climate projections for the region are derived from global climate model simulations forced with internationally agreed upon green house gas emissions scenarios (IPCC, 2000). Using a suite of models and emissions scenarios allows characterization of uncertainties and risks associated wit ...
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... negatively by climate change, which together describe the extent of potential climate change impacts. In contrast, social vulnerability usually describes a state that exists within a system before it encounters a hazardous event and may be determined by factors such as poverty and inequality. An int ...
... negatively by climate change, which together describe the extent of potential climate change impacts. In contrast, social vulnerability usually describes a state that exists within a system before it encounters a hazardous event and may be determined by factors such as poverty and inequality. An int ...
Synergies between adaptation and mitigation in a nutshell
... carbon stocks, thus having an impact on mitigation. Ecosystem-based adaptation projects can directly benefit climate change mitigation, through either increasing or maintaining carbon stocks. The synergies between ecosystem services explain the mitigation impacts of an adaptation project; for exampl ...
... carbon stocks, thus having an impact on mitigation. Ecosystem-based adaptation projects can directly benefit climate change mitigation, through either increasing or maintaining carbon stocks. The synergies between ecosystem services explain the mitigation impacts of an adaptation project; for exampl ...
Effects of climate change and seed dispersal on airborne ragweed
... alien species in Europe producing pollen that causes severe allergic disease in susceptible individuals1 . Ragweed plants could further invade European land with climate and land-use changes2,3 . However, airborne pollen evolution depends not only on plant invasion, but also on pollen production, re ...
... alien species in Europe producing pollen that causes severe allergic disease in susceptible individuals1 . Ragweed plants could further invade European land with climate and land-use changes2,3 . However, airborne pollen evolution depends not only on plant invasion, but also on pollen production, re ...
China`s National Climate Change Programme
... developing countries will grow to meet their social and development needs. The UNFCCC stipulates clearly that the Parties to the Convention shall protect the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations of humankind, on the basis of equity and in accordance with their common but ...
... developing countries will grow to meet their social and development needs. The UNFCCC stipulates clearly that the Parties to the Convention shall protect the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations of humankind, on the basis of equity and in accordance with their common but ...
E1AH_Sample_Answers_Quiz_2
... would surely concur that climate change is an urgent issue to address. In fact, I am certain that they would agree that the only solution to our current predicament is youth empowerment. Although Mr. Martinez and Mr. Gates have different approaches in tackling the issue and may not see eye to eye on ...
... would surely concur that climate change is an urgent issue to address. In fact, I am certain that they would agree that the only solution to our current predicament is youth empowerment. Although Mr. Martinez and Mr. Gates have different approaches in tackling the issue and may not see eye to eye on ...
Simple indices of global climate variability and change: Part I
... that have been performed without any change to the external forcing parameters. They therefore represent the intrinsic variability of the modelled coupled ocean–atmosphere system. The experiments from which we have data available are a 1000 year control simulation from CSIRO Mk2 (Hirst 1999; Hirst e ...
... that have been performed without any change to the external forcing parameters. They therefore represent the intrinsic variability of the modelled coupled ocean–atmosphere system. The experiments from which we have data available are a 1000 year control simulation from CSIRO Mk2 (Hirst 1999; Hirst e ...
Framework for City Climate Risk Assessment
... populations that live in low‐quality housing lacking access to basic social services, city‐ wide lack of access to effective and efficient physical infrastructure, often‐poor quality of urban air, water, and waste disposal systems, lack of land‐use planning and other urban governance ...
... populations that live in low‐quality housing lacking access to basic social services, city‐ wide lack of access to effective and efficient physical infrastructure, often‐poor quality of urban air, water, and waste disposal systems, lack of land‐use planning and other urban governance ...
14 Climate change: science and the precautionary principle
... vagaries of climate variability and weather extremes. In contrast, poor people who use little fossil fuels ...
... vagaries of climate variability and weather extremes. In contrast, poor people who use little fossil fuels ...
Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events
... While there are various levels of certainty associated with the linkages between climate change and extreme weather events, decision-makers should take each of them into account when calculating the costs of climate change. Changing levels of precipitation, more severe El Niños or tropical cyclones, ...
... While there are various levels of certainty associated with the linkages between climate change and extreme weather events, decision-makers should take each of them into account when calculating the costs of climate change. Changing levels of precipitation, more severe El Niños or tropical cyclones, ...
The Economic Climate: Establishing Expert Consensus on the
... as a black box that transforms the modeler’s assumptions into policy recommendations and SCC estimates. To avoid the current situation in which IAM modelers are free to choose ambiguous parameter values (such as the probability of catastrophic outcomes, the discount rate, etc.) based on their own op ...
... as a black box that transforms the modeler’s assumptions into policy recommendations and SCC estimates. To avoid the current situation in which IAM modelers are free to choose ambiguous parameter values (such as the probability of catastrophic outcomes, the discount rate, etc.) based on their own op ...
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: Engaging
... operations and of their value chain (both suppliers and customers). Assessing risk and planning for business continuity will be central to any adaptation strategy. This is already a concern among owners and operators of critical infrastructure who make long-term investments and need to safeguard the ...
... operations and of their value chain (both suppliers and customers). Assessing risk and planning for business continuity will be central to any adaptation strategy. This is already a concern among owners and operators of critical infrastructure who make long-term investments and need to safeguard the ...
Spending adaptation money wisely: Working Paper 37 (opens in new window)
... level of trust among and between the Parties to the Convention. To what extent this decline in trust has been reversed by the Cancun Agreements remains to be seen, although appears to be grounds for some cautious optimism. Lack of trust can be traced back, among other factors, to a string of donor p ...
... level of trust among and between the Parties to the Convention. To what extent this decline in trust has been reversed by the Cancun Agreements remains to be seen, although appears to be grounds for some cautious optimism. Lack of trust can be traced back, among other factors, to a string of donor p ...
Kenya Talks Climate
... Too often, African voices are absent from the international climate debate. Africa’s response to climate change will be dictated by how well it is understood by its people. Africa Talks Climate is founded on the belief that those worst affected by the issue have the right to be better informed, in o ...
... Too often, African voices are absent from the international climate debate. Africa’s response to climate change will be dictated by how well it is understood by its people. Africa Talks Climate is founded on the belief that those worst affected by the issue have the right to be better informed, in o ...
Climate change prediction over complex areas: spatial variability of
... of the expected climatic change and their impacts. Several studies have focussed on assessing the accuracy of the different RCMs for a control period (1960/ 1961–1990) with regard to the observed climatology (Dequé et al., 2005), as well as the spatial distribution of climate change impacts on diff ...
... of the expected climatic change and their impacts. Several studies have focussed on assessing the accuracy of the different RCMs for a control period (1960/ 1961–1990) with regard to the observed climatology (Dequé et al., 2005), as well as the spatial distribution of climate change impacts on diff ...
Mental Health and Our Changing Climate
... Thus far, most research and communications on the impacts of climate change have emphasized the physical health effects, while mental health has been secondary. Building upon Beyond Storms and Droughts: The Psychological Impacts of Climate Change, the goal of this updated report is to increase aware ...
... Thus far, most research and communications on the impacts of climate change have emphasized the physical health effects, while mental health has been secondary. Building upon Beyond Storms and Droughts: The Psychological Impacts of Climate Change, the goal of this updated report is to increase aware ...
Climate change response strategies for agriculture: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century
... States and Canada is taking place notably earlier in the season and resulting in major damage to forest resources. Similarly, in 2006, Northern Europe experienced the first ever incidence of bluetongue, a disease generally affecting sheep, goat and deer, in the tropics. More frequent climate extreme ...
... States and Canada is taking place notably earlier in the season and resulting in major damage to forest resources. Similarly, in 2006, Northern Europe experienced the first ever incidence of bluetongue, a disease generally affecting sheep, goat and deer, in the tropics. More frequent climate extreme ...
20 July 2012 - Productivity Commission
... activity or not which actually then determines people's willingness to act to a greater or lesser extent and they did demonstrate there was a statistically relevant demonstrate that support for policy responses is actually strongly influenced by wording. If we flip over to the mean surface chart of ...
... activity or not which actually then determines people's willingness to act to a greater or lesser extent and they did demonstrate there was a statistically relevant demonstrate that support for policy responses is actually strongly influenced by wording. If we flip over to the mean surface chart of ...
Climate change and human health in cities
... populations dependent on subsistence farming to urban areas due to prolonged droughts, which can create a burden for resources and social safety mechanisms of the receiving communities. There are a variety of modifying influences that can change exposures to extreme weather and climate change impact ...
... populations dependent on subsistence farming to urban areas due to prolonged droughts, which can create a burden for resources and social safety mechanisms of the receiving communities. There are a variety of modifying influences that can change exposures to extreme weather and climate change impact ...
Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Climate
... in early 2007 confirmed that global climate change is already happening. The report found that communities who live in marginal lands and whose livelihoods are highly dependent on natural resources are among the most vulnerable to climate change. Many indigenous and traditional peoples who have been ...
... in early 2007 confirmed that global climate change is already happening. The report found that communities who live in marginal lands and whose livelihoods are highly dependent on natural resources are among the most vulnerable to climate change. Many indigenous and traditional peoples who have been ...
Togo - unfccc
... consequences of the effects of climate change, Togo has defined its national priority as the development and implementation of an adaptation strategy and options that would have an impact on the mitigation scenarios, in terms of co-benefits. Togo intends to contribute to the fight against climate ch ...
... consequences of the effects of climate change, Togo has defined its national priority as the development and implementation of an adaptation strategy and options that would have an impact on the mitigation scenarios, in terms of co-benefits. Togo intends to contribute to the fight against climate ch ...
The Challenge of Adapting to Climate in a Changing World
... • The effect of climate change on crop yields will depend on how many farmers have planted the crops, whether their farm income is dependent on that crop, in turn depending on agricultural subsidies, access to technology and so on. ...
... • The effect of climate change on crop yields will depend on how many farmers have planted the crops, whether their farm income is dependent on that crop, in turn depending on agricultural subsidies, access to technology and so on. ...
Background Report: Integrated Ecological Impact Assessment
... timeframe of when they will occur is unclear and will depend on the path that we follow globally. A more detailed climate change context is provided in Appendix 1. A New Future for Decision-Makers? The process of undertaking Vulnerability Assessments as outlined by the IPCC provides a framework for ...
... timeframe of when they will occur is unclear and will depend on the path that we follow globally. A more detailed climate change context is provided in Appendix 1. A New Future for Decision-Makers? The process of undertaking Vulnerability Assessments as outlined by the IPCC provides a framework for ...
climate justice - Buffalo Law Review
... and communities of color, which a pure cap-and-trade program might well do. Instead, a domestic clean development mechanism, as an indispensable component of market-based climate policy, would provide two significant benefits. First, poor and of-color communities would gain entry into the cap-and-tr ...
... and communities of color, which a pure cap-and-trade program might well do. Instead, a domestic clean development mechanism, as an indispensable component of market-based climate policy, would provide two significant benefits. First, poor and of-color communities would gain entry into the cap-and-tr ...