Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on the Built Environment
... Sea-level rise, heavy downpours, extreme heat, and other climate-related phenomena are already damaging buildings and infrastructure, and these damages are projected to increase with continued climate change. The potential impacts of climate change should therefore be considered in the location and ...
... Sea-level rise, heavy downpours, extreme heat, and other climate-related phenomena are already damaging buildings and infrastructure, and these damages are projected to increase with continued climate change. The potential impacts of climate change should therefore be considered in the location and ...
Bewertung der Risiken des Klimawandels für
... opening up a wide-ranging debate on how to adapt to water scarcity and droughts, two phenomena that could potentially increase in a context of climate change. Access to good quality water in sufficient quantity is fundamental to the daily lives of every human being and to most economic activities. B ...
... opening up a wide-ranging debate on how to adapt to water scarcity and droughts, two phenomena that could potentially increase in a context of climate change. Access to good quality water in sufficient quantity is fundamental to the daily lives of every human being and to most economic activities. B ...
fisheries management
... salmon responses to regional climate forcing is critical because these are the scales at which most management and conservation activities operate. Policies for managing salmon in the face of climate change must change if we hope to meet our conservation and management goals. Our ability to accurate ...
... salmon responses to regional climate forcing is critical because these are the scales at which most management and conservation activities operate. Policies for managing salmon in the face of climate change must change if we hope to meet our conservation and management goals. Our ability to accurate ...
climate futures responses to climate change in 2030 October 2008
... possible that laws are passed and treaties signed but not enforced, due perhaps to poor governance. Eventually, if policy on reducing emissions falters, will the priority shift to adaptation measures? ...
... possible that laws are passed and treaties signed but not enforced, due perhaps to poor governance. Eventually, if policy on reducing emissions falters, will the priority shift to adaptation measures? ...
responses to climate change in 2030
... possible that laws are passed and treaties signed but not enforced, due perhaps to poor governance. Eventually, if policy on reducing emissions falters, will the priority shift to adaptation measures? ...
... possible that laws are passed and treaties signed but not enforced, due perhaps to poor governance. Eventually, if policy on reducing emissions falters, will the priority shift to adaptation measures? ...
Public attitudes and behavior about climate change: what shapes
... involving sacrifice. They urge that advocates of energy reduction should make clear that increasing energy efficiency does not necessarily involve making sacrifices but, rather, may have economic environmental benefits for both individuals and society. The perceived benefits and costs that influence ...
... involving sacrifice. They urge that advocates of energy reduction should make clear that increasing energy efficiency does not necessarily involve making sacrifices but, rather, may have economic environmental benefits for both individuals and society. The perceived benefits and costs that influence ...
let`s respond - Conservation International
... Climate* response requires that we try to reduce the cause of the problem, while also responding to the impacts that are already underway. These responses are known as mitigation and adaptation: Mitigation efforts focus on systematically reducing vulnerabilities, including reducing greenhouse gas em ...
... Climate* response requires that we try to reduce the cause of the problem, while also responding to the impacts that are already underway. These responses are known as mitigation and adaptation: Mitigation efforts focus on systematically reducing vulnerabilities, including reducing greenhouse gas em ...
The Role Of Halocarbons In The Climate Change Of The
... to temperature changes at the tropical tropopause, and find that they have contributed a significant warming of ∼0.4 K over the last 50 years, dominating the effect of the other well-mixed greenhouse gases at these levels. The fact that observed tropical temperatures have not warmed strongly suggest ...
... to temperature changes at the tropical tropopause, and find that they have contributed a significant warming of ∼0.4 K over the last 50 years, dominating the effect of the other well-mixed greenhouse gases at these levels. The fact that observed tropical temperatures have not warmed strongly suggest ...
Climate Risk Management for Agriculture in Peru
... how people in different communities and across a range of socio-economic sectors may have to make adaptations to the way they generate income and cultivate livelihoods in the face of a changing climate. These reports present an evidence base for understanding how climatic risks are likely to unfold. ...
... how people in different communities and across a range of socio-economic sectors may have to make adaptations to the way they generate income and cultivate livelihoods in the face of a changing climate. These reports present an evidence base for understanding how climatic risks are likely to unfold. ...
Impact of Climate Change and Human Activity on the Runoff
... 101°41'— 104°16'E and 36°29'— 39°27'N(Fig.1). The basin is situated in the inland with dry climate, scarce precipitation, intensive evaporation, water shortage, and extremely fragile ecological environment. The basin spans three climatic zones from south to north, which includes the southern cold se ...
... 101°41'— 104°16'E and 36°29'— 39°27'N(Fig.1). The basin is situated in the inland with dry climate, scarce precipitation, intensive evaporation, water shortage, and extremely fragile ecological environment. The basin spans three climatic zones from south to north, which includes the southern cold se ...
Final Report
... buildings and infrastructure to the increasing risks; working with population groups and settlements most at risk to find solutions that serve them; and good disaster preparedness. But in developing countries, you cannot adapt infrastructure that is not there. The vulnerability of lowincome urban dw ...
... buildings and infrastructure to the increasing risks; working with population groups and settlements most at risk to find solutions that serve them; and good disaster preparedness. But in developing countries, you cannot adapt infrastructure that is not there. The vulnerability of lowincome urban dw ...
Climate Adaptation Plan for the Territories of the Yakama Nation
... of our heritage and culture. From the vast information now available concerning climate change, we understand that its impacts on our natural resources will continue and that our grandchildren will likely see profound and ever-increasing changes within their lifetimes. The issues in front of us are ...
... of our heritage and culture. From the vast information now available concerning climate change, we understand that its impacts on our natural resources will continue and that our grandchildren will likely see profound and ever-increasing changes within their lifetimes. The issues in front of us are ...
3 Climate change and the Law of the Sea Convention
... thesis herein presented suggests taking the debate on climate change from the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP) to a compulsory dispute settlement mechanism, hoping this way to encourage big polluters to act. We are confident that the principles of sovereign equality of States and good n ...
... thesis herein presented suggests taking the debate on climate change from the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP) to a compulsory dispute settlement mechanism, hoping this way to encourage big polluters to act. We are confident that the principles of sovereign equality of States and good n ...
A vulnerability driven approach to identify adverse climate and land
... [Wilby and Harris, 2006; Kay et al., 2009; Prudhomme and Davies, 2009a, 2009b]. While traditional forward propagation approaches (Figure 1a) may be used to gain understanding of possible changes in streamflow, decision makers do not always find this information helpful given that they can often includ ...
... [Wilby and Harris, 2006; Kay et al., 2009; Prudhomme and Davies, 2009a, 2009b]. While traditional forward propagation approaches (Figure 1a) may be used to gain understanding of possible changes in streamflow, decision makers do not always find this information helpful given that they can often includ ...
AdaptHCMC
... The City is located downstream of the Saigon-Dongnai River with a relatively flat terrain; the hydrology of its rivers and canals is highly affected not only by the East Sea tide but also by water reservoirs upstream at the present and in the future. In the context of global climate change, adaptati ...
... The City is located downstream of the Saigon-Dongnai River with a relatively flat terrain; the hydrology of its rivers and canals is highly affected not only by the East Sea tide but also by water reservoirs upstream at the present and in the future. In the context of global climate change, adaptati ...
The Availability Heuristic, Intuitive Cost
... examples of harm can readily be brought to mind (Tverksy and Kahneman, 2002, pp. 1114). If people can easily think of such examples, they are far more likely to be frightened than if they cannot. The availability heuristic illuminates the operation of the Precautionary Principle, by showing why some ...
... examples of harm can readily be brought to mind (Tverksy and Kahneman, 2002, pp. 1114). If people can easily think of such examples, they are far more likely to be frightened than if they cannot. The availability heuristic illuminates the operation of the Precautionary Principle, by showing why some ...
iprc climate vol14 no1
... km2 in area. Finally, many aspects of the unique indigenous culture in Hawai‘i could be further stressed by significant changes in the local environment. Climate change is a prominent concern among the general public in Hawai‘i and also has received significant official attention. The state wishes t ...
... km2 in area. Finally, many aspects of the unique indigenous culture in Hawai‘i could be further stressed by significant changes in the local environment. Climate change is a prominent concern among the general public in Hawai‘i and also has received significant official attention. The state wishes t ...
Royal Government of Cambodia Climate Change
... The Ministry of Environment has prepared the Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) 2016-2018 based on the guidance from the Council of Ministers and from the National Council for Sustainable Development. As a country highly vulnerable to climate change, the investment on an effective response to the cha ...
... The Ministry of Environment has prepared the Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) 2016-2018 based on the guidance from the Council of Ministers and from the National Council for Sustainable Development. As a country highly vulnerable to climate change, the investment on an effective response to the cha ...
Environmental Realpolitik - Digital Repository @ Maurer Law
... the conflation of environmental issues with a broader, contested agenda of North-South issues. Unless this impasse is overcome in the near term, key nations, essential to a successful mitigation regime, may abandon collective solutions and invest in local adaptations to climate change. Heller argues ...
... the conflation of environmental issues with a broader, contested agenda of North-South issues. Unless this impasse is overcome in the near term, key nations, essential to a successful mitigation regime, may abandon collective solutions and invest in local adaptations to climate change. Heller argues ...
climate vulnerability assessment – islands of dhidhdhoo and
... recharge will be further reduced during this season, thereby increasing the likelihood of saltwater intrusion. It should be noted, however, that the impacts of these projected changes in rainwater harvesting reliability and saltwater intrusion potential are small compared to challenges Dhidhdhoo and ...
... recharge will be further reduced during this season, thereby increasing the likelihood of saltwater intrusion. It should be noted, however, that the impacts of these projected changes in rainwater harvesting reliability and saltwater intrusion potential are small compared to challenges Dhidhdhoo and ...
Word - Council of Europe
... high unless proactive conservation strategies were implemented. Other studies have investigated the potential effects of climate change on protected biodiversity elsewhere in the world (e.g. Scott et al. 2002, Burns et al. 2003, Tellez-Valdes and DiVila-Aranda 2003, Hannah et al. 2005, Lemieux and S ...
... high unless proactive conservation strategies were implemented. Other studies have investigated the potential effects of climate change on protected biodiversity elsewhere in the world (e.g. Scott et al. 2002, Burns et al. 2003, Tellez-Valdes and DiVila-Aranda 2003, Hannah et al. 2005, Lemieux and S ...
263. Cass R. Sunstein, "The Availability Heuristic, Intuitive Cost
... examples of harm can readily be brought to mind (Tverksy and Kahneman, 2002, pp. 1114). If people can easily think of such examples, they are far more likely to be frightened than if they cannot. The availability heuristic illuminates the operation of the Precautionary Principle, by showing why some ...
... examples of harm can readily be brought to mind (Tverksy and Kahneman, 2002, pp. 1114). If people can easily think of such examples, they are far more likely to be frightened than if they cannot. The availability heuristic illuminates the operation of the Precautionary Principle, by showing why some ...
The resilience renaissance? Unpacking of resilience for tackling
... with a general tendency to regard vulnerability and resilience as opposing values. This idea is expressed in a number of different ways; some see an increase in vulnerability as a decrease in resilience, others regard these concepts as two sides of the same coin, still others see vulnerability as a ...
... with a general tendency to regard vulnerability and resilience as opposing values. This idea is expressed in a number of different ways; some see an increase in vulnerability as a decrease in resilience, others regard these concepts as two sides of the same coin, still others see vulnerability as a ...
Climate change and challenges for conservation
... Box 1: Biodiversity and climate change Biodiversity is more than just species diversity. It is the sum of all organisms on Earth, their relative abundances, their genetic and phenotypic variation and the communities, ecosystems and biomes of which they form part 6,47. Biodiversity loss is more than ...
... Box 1: Biodiversity and climate change Biodiversity is more than just species diversity. It is the sum of all organisms on Earth, their relative abundances, their genetic and phenotypic variation and the communities, ecosystems and biomes of which they form part 6,47. Biodiversity loss is more than ...
Year of presentation
... Another example of integrative questions refers to the fate and impacts of short lived climate forcers, black carbon in particular, which allows for necessary integration between scales and processes in socio-ecological systems, and the addressing of issues relevant for policy making. A consistent e ...
... Another example of integrative questions refers to the fate and impacts of short lived climate forcers, black carbon in particular, which allows for necessary integration between scales and processes in socio-ecological systems, and the addressing of issues relevant for policy making. A consistent e ...