Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Marine and
... foreseeable future,99 adaptation is emerging as an appropriate response to the unavoidable impacts of climate change.100 Adaptive actions reduce a system’s vulnerability, 101 increase its capacity to withstand or be resilient to change,102 and/or transform systems to a new state compatible with like ...
... foreseeable future,99 adaptation is emerging as an appropriate response to the unavoidable impacts of climate change.100 Adaptive actions reduce a system’s vulnerability, 101 increase its capacity to withstand or be resilient to change,102 and/or transform systems to a new state compatible with like ...
Effects of climate change on infectious diseases
... calibrated to regions with endemic malaria. These are not suitable for assessment of the malaria transition other regions. • Will there be far-reaching technological advances? • Where people prosper will they devote resources to fighting malaria? • Where malaria is the social norm, how might it beco ...
... calibrated to regions with endemic malaria. These are not suitable for assessment of the malaria transition other regions. • Will there be far-reaching technological advances? • Where people prosper will they devote resources to fighting malaria? • Where malaria is the social norm, how might it beco ...
taking stock - Oxfam International
... assessment builds on program and project evaluations finalized between January 2013 and October 2015 in different outcome areas within 4 change goals (and 1 cross cutting issue). It forms part of Oxfam’s overall process to evaluate the outcomes of its Strategic Plan. The report was developed through ...
... assessment builds on program and project evaluations finalized between January 2013 and October 2015 in different outcome areas within 4 change goals (and 1 cross cutting issue). It forms part of Oxfam’s overall process to evaluate the outcomes of its Strategic Plan. The report was developed through ...
Averchenkova and Bassi 2016.pdf (opens in new window)
... average scoring lower on effective decision-making processes, public and private bodies supportive to climate action, and public awareness of climate change. This affirms the case for continued attention to capacity-building in countries with developing and emerging economies, in order to strengthen ...
... average scoring lower on effective decision-making processes, public and private bodies supportive to climate action, and public awareness of climate change. This affirms the case for continued attention to capacity-building in countries with developing and emerging economies, in order to strengthen ...
Climate Change and Migration - Institute for Governance and Policy
... state of ‘being persecuted’ under the Convention is narrower in reach than the circumstances caught by use of the term ‘refugee’ in literature concerning environmentally induced displacement, which typically refers to some level of interference with the quality of life. 43 The fact natural disasters ...
... state of ‘being persecuted’ under the Convention is narrower in reach than the circumstances caught by use of the term ‘refugee’ in literature concerning environmentally induced displacement, which typically refers to some level of interference with the quality of life. 43 The fact natural disasters ...
Battling Promethean dreams and Trojan horses: Revealing the critical discourses of geoengineering
... the severity of climate change justifies new means to counteract global warming and that political failure means that conventional methods will be insufficient [4]. Sovacool [9], and Stirling [10] explain that a discourse analysis is a fruitful approach for social scientific scholars interested in f ...
... the severity of climate change justifies new means to counteract global warming and that political failure means that conventional methods will be insufficient [4]. Sovacool [9], and Stirling [10] explain that a discourse analysis is a fruitful approach for social scientific scholars interested in f ...
English - unfccc
... In order to fulfil its obligations under the UNFCCC, the Government of Niue has prepared the Second National Communication (SNC). Niue submitted its Initial National Communication (INC) in June 2000. The INC noted that while Niue produced comparatively minimal greenhouse gases(GHG), the effects of c ...
... In order to fulfil its obligations under the UNFCCC, the Government of Niue has prepared the Second National Communication (SNC). Niue submitted its Initial National Communication (INC) in June 2000. The INC noted that while Niue produced comparatively minimal greenhouse gases(GHG), the effects of c ...
The Second National Communication of the Republic of Malawi
... Basline data for river run-off for selected rivers in Malawi Mean river run-off reductions as affected by baseline rainfall for some rivers in Malawi Mean and increased run-off due to increases in baseline mean rainfall Monthly means of naturalised Lake levels (Meanntr): Lake rise and/or fall scenar ...
... Basline data for river run-off for selected rivers in Malawi Mean river run-off reductions as affected by baseline rainfall for some rivers in Malawi Mean and increased run-off due to increases in baseline mean rainfall Monthly means of naturalised Lake levels (Meanntr): Lake rise and/or fall scenar ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health
... scientific literature describing the role of adaptive capacity in creating, moderating, or exacerbating vulnerability to health impacts where appropriate. The report also cites analyses that include modeling parameters that make certain assumptions about emissions pathways or adaptive capacity in or ...
... scientific literature describing the role of adaptive capacity in creating, moderating, or exacerbating vulnerability to health impacts where appropriate. The report also cites analyses that include modeling parameters that make certain assumptions about emissions pathways or adaptive capacity in or ...
‑ ‑ GEF Secretariat Global Environment Facility 1818 H Street, NW
... funding cycle. In this new cycle, the aim is to enhance the sustainability of protected area systems such that they continue to deliver the global benefits of conserving biodiversity, provide a range of ecosystem goods and services, and enable climate change mitigation and adaptation. But this is no ...
... funding cycle. In this new cycle, the aim is to enhance the sustainability of protected area systems such that they continue to deliver the global benefits of conserving biodiversity, provide a range of ecosystem goods and services, and enable climate change mitigation and adaptation. But this is no ...
Reining in Phaëthon`s Chariot: Principles for the
... environment that will restore climatic equilibrium to the planet. Yet, like climate change, geoengineering solutions are themselves wicked problems that challenge our understanding of the climatic system and raise questions of risk, equity, and justice. Even if climate engineering reduces the global ...
... environment that will restore climatic equilibrium to the planet. Yet, like climate change, geoengineering solutions are themselves wicked problems that challenge our understanding of the climatic system and raise questions of risk, equity, and justice. Even if climate engineering reduces the global ...
Coral Reef Resilience and Resistance to Bleaching
... on the reef is reduced and they become more susceptible to breakage and bio-erosion. If calcium carbonate removal exceeds the calcification rate, reefs can shrink in size (e.g. the Galapagos Islands). (Buddemeier et al, 2004) ...
... on the reef is reduced and they become more susceptible to breakage and bio-erosion. If calcium carbonate removal exceeds the calcification rate, reefs can shrink in size (e.g. the Galapagos Islands). (Buddemeier et al, 2004) ...
Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change
... will be necessary to allow the continued use of fossil fuels without damage to the atmosphere. Cuts in non-energy emissions, such as those resulting from deforestation and from agricultural and industrial processes, are also essential. With strong, deliberate policy choices, it is possible to reduce ...
... will be necessary to allow the continued use of fossil fuels without damage to the atmosphere. Cuts in non-energy emissions, such as those resulting from deforestation and from agricultural and industrial processes, are also essential. With strong, deliberate policy choices, it is possible to reduce ...
ldc graduation - the difficulties and realities for tuvalu
... soared and are sticky downwards; food crisis has added to an increased cost of living; and recruitment for our seafarers working on international contracts have decreased. It takes longer for a small economy to recover after waves of global crisis. The added climate challenges certainly make the nar ...
... soared and are sticky downwards; food crisis has added to an increased cost of living; and recruitment for our seafarers working on international contracts have decreased. It takes longer for a small economy to recover after waves of global crisis. The added climate challenges certainly make the nar ...
NSW Climate Impact Profile - Adapt NSW Home
... the coastal zone and flooding risk – in each of the NSW State Plan regions. This report provides the NSW Government, business, industry and the community with a regional ‘snapshot’ of how NSW could be affected by climate change in 2050. The project is the first to attempt an integrated assessment of ...
... the coastal zone and flooding risk – in each of the NSW State Plan regions. This report provides the NSW Government, business, industry and the community with a regional ‘snapshot’ of how NSW could be affected by climate change in 2050. The project is the first to attempt an integrated assessment of ...
Modelling Climate Variability and Climate Change and Their
... Climate extremes associated with climate variability and change are on the rise both in time and space. These extremes have far reaching impacts on socio-economic sectors particularly for countries like Uganda that rely heavily on rain-fed agriculture. The highland cooking banana (Musa genome group ...
... Climate extremes associated with climate variability and change are on the rise both in time and space. These extremes have far reaching impacts on socio-economic sectors particularly for countries like Uganda that rely heavily on rain-fed agriculture. The highland cooking banana (Musa genome group ...
Impact of two different types of El Niño events on runoff over the
... of the two types of El Niño on regional hydroclimate are different (Li et al., 2011; Mo, 2010; Yu and Zou, 2013; Yu et al., 2012). For example, the conventional EP-El Niño events caused a northeast-to-southwest, positive anomaly to negative anomaly shift in winter temperature across the US whereas t ...
... of the two types of El Niño on regional hydroclimate are different (Li et al., 2011; Mo, 2010; Yu and Zou, 2013; Yu et al., 2012). For example, the conventional EP-El Niño events caused a northeast-to-southwest, positive anomaly to negative anomaly shift in winter temperature across the US whereas t ...
A new approach to mapping permafrost and change incorporating
... especiallyopticalimages, only contain information about vegetation and near-surface conditions. Therefore ground conditions within a land cover type developed by satellite images can vary substantially. For example, hollows and hummocks are common at local scales and there are also topographically c ...
... especiallyopticalimages, only contain information about vegetation and near-surface conditions. Therefore ground conditions within a land cover type developed by satellite images can vary substantially. For example, hollows and hummocks are common at local scales and there are also topographically c ...
Nuestro Mundo A Martiano Exploration of the
... species. With a change in global temperatures of just a few degrees some scientists warn we may see the collapse of many ecosystems upon which humans depend. Facing such predictions creates a fear for the life of our species as a whole. We are on a path of ecological mutual assured destruction, for ...
... species. With a change in global temperatures of just a few degrees some scientists warn we may see the collapse of many ecosystems upon which humans depend. Facing such predictions creates a fear for the life of our species as a whole. We are on a path of ecological mutual assured destruction, for ...
Examining the decision-relevance of climate model information for the insurance industry
... investigated to further understand what is meant by climate under climate change. The thesis questions the conventional paradigm in which long-term climate prediction is treated purely as a boundary value problem (predictability of the second kind). Using simple climate-like models to draw analogies ...
... investigated to further understand what is meant by climate under climate change. The thesis questions the conventional paradigm in which long-term climate prediction is treated purely as a boundary value problem (predictability of the second kind). Using simple climate-like models to draw analogies ...
Climate Change and Tourism - Sustainable Development of Tourism
... tourism sector to rapidly respond to climate change if it is to develop in a sustainable manner, which will require actions to: mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the tourism sector, derived especially from transport and accommodation activities; adapt tourism businesses and destinations to chan ...
... tourism sector to rapidly respond to climate change if it is to develop in a sustainable manner, which will require actions to: mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the tourism sector, derived especially from transport and accommodation activities; adapt tourism businesses and destinations to chan ...
Compendium of Yukon Climate Change Science
... temperature and precipitation, consistent with trends in other circumpolar regions. Increases in air temperature have resulted in many of the most extreme warm years throughout the entire Canadian North being recorded in the last decade, with the greatest temperature increases observed over the wes ...
... temperature and precipitation, consistent with trends in other circumpolar regions. Increases in air temperature have resulted in many of the most extreme warm years throughout the entire Canadian North being recorded in the last decade, with the greatest temperature increases observed over the wes ...
Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation
... Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-554) and the information quality act guidelines issued by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 515. The CCSP Interagency Committee relies on Department of Transportation certifications regarding compliance with Section 515 and Department guidelines as ...
... Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-554) and the information quality act guidelines issued by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 515. The CCSP Interagency Committee relies on Department of Transportation certifications regarding compliance with Section 515 and Department guidelines as ...
America's Climate Choices: Panel on Advancing the
... governments, tribes, corporations, municipalities, and nongovernmental organizations, as well as citizen decision makers, are beginning to act. Climate research over the past three decades, however, has been driven largely by a need to better understand rather than to explicitly respond to climate c ...
... governments, tribes, corporations, municipalities, and nongovernmental organizations, as well as citizen decision makers, are beginning to act. Climate research over the past three decades, however, has been driven largely by a need to better understand rather than to explicitly respond to climate c ...