- Deltas in Times of Climate Change
... Deltas offer abundance. Their soils are rich and well watered. They are centers of economic and cultural activity and home to many millions of people. However, deltas also face problems. Sea levels are rising and land is subsiding. As floods become more frequent, as salt water intrudes more aggressi ...
... Deltas offer abundance. Their soils are rich and well watered. They are centers of economic and cultural activity and home to many millions of people. However, deltas also face problems. Sea levels are rising and land is subsiding. As floods become more frequent, as salt water intrudes more aggressi ...
IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 4 SECOND
... latter sections there is a bit of a sense that the authors started with an outline, and were determined to put some text under each outline sub-heading, whether or not there was anything new or compelling to say on the topic. The FAQs are an excellent tool, and should go right up front after the exe ...
... latter sections there is a bit of a sense that the authors started with an outline, and were determined to put some text under each outline sub-heading, whether or not there was anything new or compelling to say on the topic. The FAQs are an excellent tool, and should go right up front after the exe ...
Climate Change in the European Alps
... systems which may face similar climate and contextual challenges, for example in North America, Australia and New Zealand. The case of the European Alps, with its high adaptive capacity, provides examples of good practices which are valuable not only for other developed country contexts, but for dev ...
... systems which may face similar climate and contextual challenges, for example in North America, Australia and New Zealand. The case of the European Alps, with its high adaptive capacity, provides examples of good practices which are valuable not only for other developed country contexts, but for dev ...
Emerging approaches for responding to climate change in African
... water security. Climate change impacts will be greatest where they interact with other shocks, stresses and vulnerabilities. Increasing demands are being placed on agriculture – food, economic development, reducing GHG emissions and providing other ecosystem services. While there is some consensus a ...
... water security. Climate change impacts will be greatest where they interact with other shocks, stresses and vulnerabilities. Increasing demands are being placed on agriculture – food, economic development, reducing GHG emissions and providing other ecosystem services. While there is some consensus a ...
U. S. Senate Minority Report:
... Technology; the UN IPCC; the Danish National Space Center; U.S. Department of Energy; Princeton University; the Environmental Protection Agency; University of Pennsylvania; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; the International Arctic Research Centre; the Pasteur Institute in Paris; the Belgian Weather I ...
... Technology; the UN IPCC; the Danish National Space Center; U.S. Department of Energy; Princeton University; the Environmental Protection Agency; University of Pennsylvania; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; the International Arctic Research Centre; the Pasteur Institute in Paris; the Belgian Weather I ...
Geoengineering Governance
... reduce GHG emissions or to find other means of countering climate change.23 Meanwhile, cessation of aerosol release after such a program had been in place for some time could cause far more rapid climate change than would have occurred in the absence of any initial geoengineering efforts.24 Furtherm ...
... reduce GHG emissions or to find other means of countering climate change.23 Meanwhile, cessation of aerosol release after such a program had been in place for some time could cause far more rapid climate change than would have occurred in the absence of any initial geoengineering efforts.24 Furtherm ...
Chapter 18: Inter-Relationships Between Adaptation and
... assessment modelling by studying the factors and processes that determine if and when adaptation and mitigation can be synergistic in climate policy. Owing to it being a new research field, the amount of literature is still small, although it is growing fast. At the same time, the literature is very ...
... assessment modelling by studying the factors and processes that determine if and when adaptation and mitigation can be synergistic in climate policy. Owing to it being a new research field, the amount of literature is still small, although it is growing fast. At the same time, the literature is very ...
Economic Analysis of Climate-Proofing Investment Projects
... is the sole responsibility of the [translator]. The English original of this work is the only official version. Adaptations—Any adaptations you create should carry the following disclaimer: This is an adaptation of an original Work © Asian Development Bank [Year]. The views expressed here are those ...
... is the sole responsibility of the [translator]. The English original of this work is the only official version. Adaptations—Any adaptations you create should carry the following disclaimer: This is an adaptation of an original Work © Asian Development Bank [Year]. The views expressed here are those ...
Foreword - Cap-Net
... there is pressure to act now and to allocate resources for climate change adaptation. These training materials are intended to increase our understanding about climate change and to explore what we can do now. There are actions that can be taken to prepare for a more variable climate and we can make ...
... there is pressure to act now and to allocate resources for climate change adaptation. These training materials are intended to increase our understanding about climate change and to explore what we can do now. There are actions that can be taken to prepare for a more variable climate and we can make ...
Climate Change
... all of you - committed and interested members of the food and nutrition community. A year has gone by since the publication of the SCN News 37 and many , conferences, meetings and initiatives important for moving the nutrition agenda forward have taken place. We can see that nutrition is high on the ...
... all of you - committed and interested members of the food and nutrition community. A year has gone by since the publication of the SCN News 37 and many , conferences, meetings and initiatives important for moving the nutrition agenda forward have taken place. We can see that nutrition is high on the ...
Climate Change: An Australian Guide to the Science and Potential
... most damaging climate change possibilities. Thus, in order to establish minimum objectives for emissions reductions, attention needs to be given to the more extreme possibilities to which adaptation may not be possible. These will determine critical greenhouse gas concentration thresholds that must ...
... most damaging climate change possibilities. Thus, in order to establish minimum objectives for emissions reductions, attention needs to be given to the more extreme possibilities to which adaptation may not be possible. These will determine critical greenhouse gas concentration thresholds that must ...
The Precautionary Principle: Relevance in International Law
... inherent in a complex system, early signs of a changing climate due to anthropogenic influence are beginning to be manifested. As much as we are a part of the natural system, uncertainty is a reality in the climatic system. The complexity of the climate system and prediction on the impact of climate ...
... inherent in a complex system, early signs of a changing climate due to anthropogenic influence are beginning to be manifested. As much as we are a part of the natural system, uncertainty is a reality in the climatic system. The complexity of the climate system and prediction on the impact of climate ...
The Impact of Climate Change and Population Growth
... methods and engineering inference designed to produce a realistic estimate within limited time and budget constraints. No new climate modeling or projections were developed. Instead, the work plan specified that estimates should be based upon available material published through the United States Cl ...
... methods and engineering inference designed to produce a realistic estimate within limited time and budget constraints. No new climate modeling or projections were developed. Instead, the work plan specified that estimates should be based upon available material published through the United States Cl ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change in
... Fig. 2.2: Distributions of linear trend coefficients of extreme warm events (2a, Unit: day/yr) and extreme cold events (2b, Unit: day/yr) in Northwest China from 1951 to 2004. The shaded areas denote exceeding the 95% significant level................................................................. ...
... Fig. 2.2: Distributions of linear trend coefficients of extreme warm events (2a, Unit: day/yr) and extreme cold events (2b, Unit: day/yr) in Northwest China from 1951 to 2004. The shaded areas denote exceeding the 95% significant level................................................................. ...
climate change - Centre for Science and Policy
... Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser. He has authored over 500 papers on chemical physics and on science and policy, and his university positions have included Professor of Physical Chemistry at Cambridge University, and Founding Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxf ...
... Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser. He has authored over 500 papers on chemical physics and on science and policy, and his university positions have included Professor of Physical Chemistry at Cambridge University, and Founding Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxf ...
climate change - Centre for Science and Policy
... Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser. He has authored over 500 papers on chemical physics and on science and policy, and his university positions have included Professor of Physical Chemistry at Cambridge University, and Founding Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxf ...
... Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser. He has authored over 500 papers on chemical physics and on science and policy, and his university positions have included Professor of Physical Chemistry at Cambridge University, and Founding Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxf ...
It Depends Which Way the Wind Blows
... This work has been financially supported by the Alinytjara Wilurara Natural Resources Management Regional Board. The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of a number of important contributors. Thanks to the many Anangu elders and other community members for welcoming Douglas to their com ...
... This work has been financially supported by the Alinytjara Wilurara Natural Resources Management Regional Board. The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of a number of important contributors. Thanks to the many Anangu elders and other community members for welcoming Douglas to their com ...
Why is socially-just climate change adaptation in sub
... Our Framing and Approach to the Review We use a meta-theoretical approach in our review. We recognize the links between low levels of development and the notion, albeit somewhat problematic, of an adaptation deficit in Africa.23,42 We think about barriers primarily in terms of how they hamper the bu ...
... Our Framing and Approach to the Review We use a meta-theoretical approach in our review. We recognize the links between low levels of development and the notion, albeit somewhat problematic, of an adaptation deficit in Africa.23,42 We think about barriers primarily in terms of how they hamper the bu ...
The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada
... Emerging from the famous Brundtland Report, Our Common Future, the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE or Round Table) has become a model for convening diverse and competing interests around one table to create consensus ideas and viable suggestions for sustainable develop ...
... Emerging from the famous Brundtland Report, Our Common Future, the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE or Round Table) has become a model for convening diverse and competing interests around one table to create consensus ideas and viable suggestions for sustainable develop ...
national adaptation strategy and plan of action on climate change for
... benefits, particularly among women and men; and it will check the effort to promote sustainable livelihoods. In addition, climate change will likely lead to other changes such as ecosystem degradation and reduced availability of water and food. It is therefore likely to become a major driver of incr ...
... benefits, particularly among women and men; and it will check the effort to promote sustainable livelihoods. In addition, climate change will likely lead to other changes such as ecosystem degradation and reduced availability of water and food. It is therefore likely to become a major driver of incr ...
R Cook Master Thesis 2010
... change regime is designed to respond to mitigation and adaptation requirements. It was created by two international treaties; the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)6 and 1997 Kyoto Protocol,7 alongside the expansive development of institutional bodies.8 The scientifi ...
... change regime is designed to respond to mitigation and adaptation requirements. It was created by two international treaties; the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)6 and 1997 Kyoto Protocol,7 alongside the expansive development of institutional bodies.8 The scientifi ...
Geoengineering the climate: science, governance
... The continuing rise in the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases, mainly caused by the burning of fossil fuels, is driving changes in the Earth’s climate. The long-term consequences will be exceedingly threatening, especially if nations continue ‘business as usual’ in the coming decades. Mos ...
... The continuing rise in the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases, mainly caused by the burning of fossil fuels, is driving changes in the Earth’s climate. The long-term consequences will be exceedingly threatening, especially if nations continue ‘business as usual’ in the coming decades. Mos ...
