Extension Agents` Awareness of Climate Change in
... adaptation best suited for this study is given by Pielke (1998, 159) as ‘the adjustment in individual, group and institutional behaviour in order to reduce society’s vulnerabilities to climate’. Agrawal (2008) stresses that how people respond to the impacts of climate change and variability often de ...
... adaptation best suited for this study is given by Pielke (1998, 159) as ‘the adjustment in individual, group and institutional behaviour in order to reduce society’s vulnerabilities to climate’. Agrawal (2008) stresses that how people respond to the impacts of climate change and variability often de ...
Poverty and Climate Change
... be the only solution. The macroeconomic costs of the impacts of climate change are highly uncertain, but very likely have the potential to threaten development in many countries. ...
... be the only solution. The macroeconomic costs of the impacts of climate change are highly uncertain, but very likely have the potential to threaten development in many countries. ...
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... also contains a head for classes VI-VIII and classes IX and X where the good work done by students can be positively acknowledged and appreciated. As part of the concerted effort to sensitize our schools and other stakeholders to the universally important environmental issues, the theme of present i ...
... also contains a head for classes VI-VIII and classes IX and X where the good work done by students can be positively acknowledged and appreciated. As part of the concerted effort to sensitize our schools and other stakeholders to the universally important environmental issues, the theme of present i ...
Slide 1
... It was important that, from time to time, the Council evaluate the dangers of such confrontations. The deadly competition over resources in Africa could not be glossed over; be they over water, shrinking grazing land or the inequitable distribution of oil.” L.K. Christian, Representative of Ghana, U ...
... It was important that, from time to time, the Council evaluate the dangers of such confrontations. The deadly competition over resources in Africa could not be glossed over; be they over water, shrinking grazing land or the inequitable distribution of oil.” L.K. Christian, Representative of Ghana, U ...
Planning for Change: Climate Adaptation Survey Results
... Overall, coastal planners and decision makers believe they are informed about climate change and its effects, and they are sure that their local climate is changing. However, the majority do not have as much detailed information about local impacts as they would like. Possible reasons for this defic ...
... Overall, coastal planners and decision makers believe they are informed about climate change and its effects, and they are sure that their local climate is changing. However, the majority do not have as much detailed information about local impacts as they would like. Possible reasons for this defic ...
Chapter 9. Establishing Common Ground: Finding Better Ways to
... gas emissions, they are unable do so to the extent needed because they have to answer to their constituencies. Put another way, only if the majority of the global society sees the need to mitigate climate change, and the feasibility of doing so, will decision-makers be able to enact the policy chang ...
... gas emissions, they are unable do so to the extent needed because they have to answer to their constituencies. Put another way, only if the majority of the global society sees the need to mitigate climate change, and the feasibility of doing so, will decision-makers be able to enact the policy chang ...
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... significant differences between countries in the extent of growth and media attention 23. However, since this period there have been signs of reversal in these trends, as late 2009 marked a peak in print media coverage of climate change, with both the Copenhagen summit and Climategate prompting larg ...
... significant differences between countries in the extent of growth and media attention 23. However, since this period there have been signs of reversal in these trends, as late 2009 marked a peak in print media coverage of climate change, with both the Copenhagen summit and Climategate prompting larg ...
Ms. Cassandra Carter Climate Change Intern Ministry of Natural
... zoning for development, protection and general use given climate change). The latest draft of the FNLUS was not linked to Ontario's provincial goals for addressing climate change. Importantly, the FNLUS is the only instrument where there is any explicit consideration of climate change in planning ...
... zoning for development, protection and general use given climate change). The latest draft of the FNLUS was not linked to Ontario's provincial goals for addressing climate change. Importantly, the FNLUS is the only instrument where there is any explicit consideration of climate change in planning ...
A RICARDIAN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
... A growing number of studies indicate that the world is warming and will continue to warm as the concentration of greenhouse gases rises in the future (IPCC, 2001a; 2007). However, there remains considerable debate about how harmful climate change will actually be (IPCC, 2001b). This paper examines t ...
... A growing number of studies indicate that the world is warming and will continue to warm as the concentration of greenhouse gases rises in the future (IPCC, 2001a; 2007). However, there remains considerable debate about how harmful climate change will actually be (IPCC, 2001b). This paper examines t ...
related paper by Mann (PDF)
... expected for the next two decades. The predictions turn out to have matched the observed warming since that time remarkably well.1 In a later study published just after the 1991 Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption in the Philippines, Hansen and his collaborators also used a climate model to successfull ...
... expected for the next two decades. The predictions turn out to have matched the observed warming since that time remarkably well.1 In a later study published just after the 1991 Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption in the Philippines, Hansen and his collaborators also used a climate model to successfull ...
Cracks on the Wall: Why States Should be Allowed to Lead on
... Part I of this note deals with the need for quick action on climate change, given the dangers posed by hesitation on this issue. Part II considers the stake states have in dealing with climate change. Part III discusses the benefits of state level action. Part IV details some of the problems and pit ...
... Part I of this note deals with the need for quick action on climate change, given the dangers posed by hesitation on this issue. Part II considers the stake states have in dealing with climate change. Part III discusses the benefits of state level action. Part IV details some of the problems and pit ...
Australian climate change policy: a chronology
... Climate change is a long-term, global problem. Long-term problems generally require stable but flexible policy implementation over time. However, Australia’s commitment to climate action over the past three decades could be seen as inconsistent and lacking in direction. At times Australia has been a ...
... Climate change is a long-term, global problem. Long-term problems generally require stable but flexible policy implementation over time. However, Australia’s commitment to climate action over the past three decades could be seen as inconsistent and lacking in direction. At times Australia has been a ...
Adaptive Capacity and Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability
... Adjustments were made to contextualize the index to Dumangas by excluding or changing the indicators that were not applicable to the study site. ...
... Adjustments were made to contextualize the index to Dumangas by excluding or changing the indicators that were not applicable to the study site. ...
The World Meteorological Organization at a glance
... foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change,” the IPCC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, also the year in which it published its Fourth Assessment Report, which stated that global climate is unequivocally warming, very likely as a result of human activities. Conse ...
... foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change,” the IPCC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, also the year in which it published its Fourth Assessment Report, which stated that global climate is unequivocally warming, very likely as a result of human activities. Conse ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on London
... But Not Enough To Drink Londoners use (per capita, as supplied by Thames Water) approximately 155 litres of water per day, compared to the average for England of 149 litres (based on information provided by water companies to Ofwat). But available water resources per head of population in London are ...
... But Not Enough To Drink Londoners use (per capita, as supplied by Thames Water) approximately 155 litres of water per day, compared to the average for England of 149 litres (based on information provided by water companies to Ofwat). But available water resources per head of population in London are ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on London
... But Not Enough To Drink Londoners use (per capita, as supplied by Thames Water) approximately 155 litres of water per day, compared to the average for England of 149 litres (based on information provided by water companies to Ofwat). But available water resources per head of population in London are ...
... But Not Enough To Drink Londoners use (per capita, as supplied by Thames Water) approximately 155 litres of water per day, compared to the average for England of 149 litres (based on information provided by water companies to Ofwat). But available water resources per head of population in London are ...
Global/Regional/Local-Scale Climate Change - A Reality Check
... There is a clear conflict of interest in the preparation of the IPCC and CCSP reports. The lead authors are individuals who are assessing their own research. There need to be new Committees convened which can provide a more objective assessment of climate, including the human role within it. Unless ...
... There is a clear conflict of interest in the preparation of the IPCC and CCSP reports. The lead authors are individuals who are assessing their own research. There need to be new Committees convened which can provide a more objective assessment of climate, including the human role within it. Unless ...
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... Agriculture continues to be the mainstay of the Kenyan economy with an estimated GDP share of 25.9% (ROK, 2013) making it an important contributor to employment and food security of rural households. Climate change has significantly affected global agriculture in the 21st century and the Intergovern ...
... Agriculture continues to be the mainstay of the Kenyan economy with an estimated GDP share of 25.9% (ROK, 2013) making it an important contributor to employment and food security of rural households. Climate change has significantly affected global agriculture in the 21st century and the Intergovern ...
Conceptual framework: Definitions for key concepts
... For the Mediterranean case studies, integration in this sense represents an integrated process of assessment across multiple impact sectors (e.g., agriculture, water management, tourism) for multiple stressors (e.g., climate change, sea level rise, and environmental degradation). The objective of th ...
... For the Mediterranean case studies, integration in this sense represents an integrated process of assessment across multiple impact sectors (e.g., agriculture, water management, tourism) for multiple stressors (e.g., climate change, sea level rise, and environmental degradation). The objective of th ...
Mechanisms of change in fish populations
... for postings have their roots in studies I and my colleagues have been a part of in the Rocky Mountain region, but attempts will be made to present topics & tools in ways that highlight their broader, global relevance. Moreover, I acknowledge that the studies, tools, and techniques highlighted in th ...
... for postings have their roots in studies I and my colleagues have been a part of in the Rocky Mountain region, but attempts will be made to present topics & tools in ways that highlight their broader, global relevance. Moreover, I acknowledge that the studies, tools, and techniques highlighted in th ...