DHM - MIS - Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
... A core group of technical staff from each of the departments participated in working sessions and missions to the eight districts of Kathmandu, Dolakha, Achham, Banke, Myagdi, Chitwan, Panchthar and Mustang (Figure 2) where vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning exercises were conducted f ...
... A core group of technical staff from each of the departments participated in working sessions and missions to the eight districts of Kathmandu, Dolakha, Achham, Banke, Myagdi, Chitwan, Panchthar and Mustang (Figure 2) where vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning exercises were conducted f ...
Climate change adaptation in water management for food security
... priorities. Adaptation strategies are largely being dealt in isolation from other developmental issues, though there is a need to link the existing policies on climate risk with development policies, and to mainstream climate change adaptation into development planning (ADBI, 2010). This is further ...
... priorities. Adaptation strategies are largely being dealt in isolation from other developmental issues, though there is a need to link the existing policies on climate risk with development policies, and to mainstream climate change adaptation into development planning (ADBI, 2010). This is further ...
climate change adaptation guided by the law
... cause of most of the temperature increases in recent decades. It seems that sea levels could conceivably rise more than a metre by the end of the century if emissions continue at their current pace. For those of us living and working in cities like London, New York, Shanghai or Sydney, the prospects ...
... cause of most of the temperature increases in recent decades. It seems that sea levels could conceivably rise more than a metre by the end of the century if emissions continue at their current pace. For those of us living and working in cities like London, New York, Shanghai or Sydney, the prospects ...
Detection and Attribution of External Influences on the Climate System
... atmospheric, oceanic and cryospheric environment) is implicitly predictable in the sense that if a (known) change in external forcing occurs, the climate will respond by displaying a predictable change in its statistical characteristics. This should hold even if the climate displays “regime-like” be ...
... atmospheric, oceanic and cryospheric environment) is implicitly predictable in the sense that if a (known) change in external forcing occurs, the climate will respond by displaying a predictable change in its statistical characteristics. This should hold even if the climate displays “regime-like” be ...
Security implications of climate change in the Sahel region
... relation in insecurity dynamics. These results were confirmed by the econometric model we specified estimating the impact of rainfall variability on security. Based on data provided by the Met Office Hadley Centre, monthly precipitation observations 1901 – 2006, and the historical security analysis ...
... relation in insecurity dynamics. These results were confirmed by the econometric model we specified estimating the impact of rainfall variability on security. Based on data provided by the Met Office Hadley Centre, monthly precipitation observations 1901 – 2006, and the historical security analysis ...
Consumer behaviour and demand response of tourists to climate
... exist (cf. World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), 2011). Consequently, it has not been possible to examine the implications of climate change for the socio-economic conditions that are the foundation of long-range tourism scenarios. It is clear, however, that reductions in global or regional GDP result ...
... exist (cf. World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), 2011). Consequently, it has not been possible to examine the implications of climate change for the socio-economic conditions that are the foundation of long-range tourism scenarios. It is clear, however, that reductions in global or regional GDP result ...
Why countries move on with kyoto protocol w/o the US, Global
... more ambitious targets even if no significant new actors join the regime is at best an open question. Frankly, it is difficult to see why more ambitious (and presumably more costly) targets should lead us to change the conclusion reached above. n16. Granted, this conclusion might change if decision ...
... more ambitious targets even if no significant new actors join the regime is at best an open question. Frankly, it is difficult to see why more ambitious (and presumably more costly) targets should lead us to change the conclusion reached above. n16. Granted, this conclusion might change if decision ...
Northern Hemisphere glaciation and the evolution of Plio
... Received 29 July 2009; revised 3 December 2009; accepted 20 January 2010; published 4 August 2010. ...
... Received 29 July 2009; revised 3 December 2009; accepted 20 January 2010; published 4 August 2010. ...
Review of the White Paper on the contribution of the GFCS to
... With respect to the Agriculture and Food Security goal (SDG 2), which focuses on addressing hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture, climate variability and change have a major impact on food security and sustainable agriculture. The overall avai ...
... With respect to the Agriculture and Food Security goal (SDG 2), which focuses on addressing hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture, climate variability and change have a major impact on food security and sustainable agriculture. The overall avai ...
Combating Climate Change - The German Adaptation Strategy
... greenhouse increase, the cost of adaptation measures will also increase. Conversely, it is also true that keeping down the amount of harmful greenhouse gases that escape into the atmosphere helps to keep down the cost of adaptation. To this extent there is an inextricable connection between climate ...
... greenhouse increase, the cost of adaptation measures will also increase. Conversely, it is also true that keeping down the amount of harmful greenhouse gases that escape into the atmosphere helps to keep down the cost of adaptation. To this extent there is an inextricable connection between climate ...
An Economic Analysis of Climate Adaptations to Hurricane Risk in St
... to withstand hurricanes. However, these measures can have high up-front costs and there is evidence from the literature that many homeowners are unlikely to invest in them because they underestimate the likelihood of future disasters and only consider the expected benefits of these measures over the ...
... to withstand hurricanes. However, these measures can have high up-front costs and there is evidence from the literature that many homeowners are unlikely to invest in them because they underestimate the likelihood of future disasters and only consider the expected benefits of these measures over the ...
Author's personal copy
... over time (for example to expand the scope of human dimensions of climate change or to boost research focusing on decision-making tools), research focusing on physical and environmental aspects of climate has overwhelmingly dominated the program’s budget (NRC, 2009b; Dilling, 2007). And with the exc ...
... over time (for example to expand the scope of human dimensions of climate change or to boost research focusing on decision-making tools), research focusing on physical and environmental aspects of climate has overwhelmingly dominated the program’s budget (NRC, 2009b; Dilling, 2007). And with the exc ...
Preliminary Analysis of Climate Change in the Cariboo
... Cariboo-Chilcotin area are derived from global and regional climate models. The report also presents background information on climate science and relevant climatic cycles including El Niño and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation. A list of “References and Suggested Reading” identifies papers that may b ...
... Cariboo-Chilcotin area are derived from global and regional climate models. The report also presents background information on climate science and relevant climatic cycles including El Niño and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation. A list of “References and Suggested Reading” identifies papers that may b ...
Political Economy of Climate Change Policy
... National Communications must be submitted by all countries, which have signed the UNFCCC. Under Article 4.1(b) “all parties… shall…formulate, implement, publish and regularly update national and, where appropriate, regional programmes containing measures to mitigate climate ...
... National Communications must be submitted by all countries, which have signed the UNFCCC. Under Article 4.1(b) “all parties… shall…formulate, implement, publish and regularly update national and, where appropriate, regional programmes containing measures to mitigate climate ...
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... weather events), the adverse consequences are expected to accelerate as climate change accelerates. Climate change is likely to affect the agricultural sector more than any other sector, which means that populations that depend most on agriculture could be the ones most adversely affected. This is e ...
... weather events), the adverse consequences are expected to accelerate as climate change accelerates. Climate change is likely to affect the agricultural sector more than any other sector, which means that populations that depend most on agriculture could be the ones most adversely affected. This is e ...
A Preliminary Assessment of Ecosystem Vulnerability to Climate
... It is one thing to predict the effects of climate change on a species but quite another to try to predict the consequences on ecosystems, which are made of countless interacting biological and physical factors. While the relationship between species and ecosystem functions is far from being understo ...
... It is one thing to predict the effects of climate change on a species but quite another to try to predict the consequences on ecosystems, which are made of countless interacting biological and physical factors. While the relationship between species and ecosystem functions is far from being understo ...
Synthesis Report “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges
... economy have developed and thrived. These indicators include global mean surface temperature, sealevel rise, global ocean temperature, Arctic sea ice extent, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic events. With unabated emissions, many trends in climate will likely accelerate, leading to an increa ...
... economy have developed and thrived. These indicators include global mean surface temperature, sealevel rise, global ocean temperature, Arctic sea ice extent, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic events. With unabated emissions, many trends in climate will likely accelerate, leading to an increa ...
National Climate Change Response White Paper
... enterprises will need to review the policies, strategies, legislation, regulations and plans falling within their jurisdictions to ensure full alignment with the National Climate Change Response within two years of the publication of this policy. On the basis of the outcome of these reviews, governm ...
... enterprises will need to review the policies, strategies, legislation, regulations and plans falling within their jurisdictions to ensure full alignment with the National Climate Change Response within two years of the publication of this policy. On the basis of the outcome of these reviews, governm ...
National Park Service - UAF SNAP
... personnel. The group also saw the need for increased staffing – particularly with local hire -- in fire suppression and technology innovation, and increased education efforts focused on Native life, science-based climate change information, and community presentations. Increased infrastructure would ...
... personnel. The group also saw the need for increased staffing – particularly with local hire -- in fire suppression and technology innovation, and increased education efforts focused on Native life, science-based climate change information, and community presentations. Increased infrastructure would ...
National Climate Change Response White Paper (2011)
... enterprises will need to review the policies, strategies, legislation, regulations and plans falling within their jurisdictions to ensure full alignment with the National Climate Change Response within two years of the publication of this policy. On the basis of the outcome of these reviews, governm ...
... enterprises will need to review the policies, strategies, legislation, regulations and plans falling within their jurisdictions to ensure full alignment with the National Climate Change Response within two years of the publication of this policy. On the basis of the outcome of these reviews, governm ...
Risk, uncertainty and the institutional geographies of
... particular standard of defence“ (Defra, 2009a, p.10), unlike in many other European countries where there is. Rather, in England‘s risk-based approach to FCERM, policymaking and implementation are more discretionary and flexible. Different policy measures, yielding different standards of protection, ...
... particular standard of defence“ (Defra, 2009a, p.10), unlike in many other European countries where there is. Rather, in England‘s risk-based approach to FCERM, policymaking and implementation are more discretionary and flexible. Different policy measures, yielding different standards of protection, ...
here - Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy
... Agreement presents a real opportunity to ramp up the global response to climate change. However, if the Paris COP falls short it will create even greater disappointment in the international community than the Copenhagen Accord in 2009. Raising the trajectory of the Paris outcome demands fresh thinki ...
... Agreement presents a real opportunity to ramp up the global response to climate change. However, if the Paris COP falls short it will create even greater disappointment in the international community than the Copenhagen Accord in 2009. Raising the trajectory of the Paris outcome demands fresh thinki ...
Historical responsibility for climate change: science and the science-policy interface
... for creating this table is, on the one hand, to provide researchers and policymakers with an improved understanding of the choices made in various limited discussions and definitions of HR, and thus to illuminate the inherent complexity of and inconsistencies between various definitions. On the othe ...
... for creating this table is, on the one hand, to provide researchers and policymakers with an improved understanding of the choices made in various limited discussions and definitions of HR, and thus to illuminate the inherent complexity of and inconsistencies between various definitions. On the othe ...
- University of East Anglia
... that have been designed to address it should ideally have the capacity to address collective action problems in a stable and predictable manner, so that investors can plan with confidence (Young et al., 2006). But they should also be capable of adapting to new insights into causes and unfolding cons ...
... that have been designed to address it should ideally have the capacity to address collective action problems in a stable and predictable manner, so that investors can plan with confidence (Young et al., 2006). But they should also be capable of adapting to new insights into causes and unfolding cons ...