Oxfam Education Session 5: adapting to climate change Age range
... Activity 5.1: What would you do? (40 min) Please note that this activity is adapted from Oxfam’s What does Oxfam do? learning material: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/what-does-oxfam-do Show slide 10. Discuss learners‟ ideas about what climate change adaptation means. Explain that clima ...
... Activity 5.1: What would you do? (40 min) Please note that this activity is adapted from Oxfam’s What does Oxfam do? learning material: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/what-does-oxfam-do Show slide 10. Discuss learners‟ ideas about what climate change adaptation means. Explain that clima ...
Waste - Cumbria County Council
... 1.5 Retrofitting The retrofitting of more substantial climate adaptation measures to existing premises is most cost-effective as an integral part of major maintenance or refurbishment programmes. However, there may be instances where risks are such that ad hoc retrofits need to be considered. In eit ...
... 1.5 Retrofitting The retrofitting of more substantial climate adaptation measures to existing premises is most cost-effective as an integral part of major maintenance or refurbishment programmes. However, there may be instances where risks are such that ad hoc retrofits need to be considered. In eit ...
Comments by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... atmosphere continues to rise dramatically. In 2009, the year of the Endangerment Finding, the average concentration of carbon dioxide as measured on top of Mauna Loa was 387 parts per million. The average concentration in 2013 was 396 parts per million. And the monthly concentration in April of 2014 ...
... atmosphere continues to rise dramatically. In 2009, the year of the Endangerment Finding, the average concentration of carbon dioxide as measured on top of Mauna Loa was 387 parts per million. The average concentration in 2013 was 396 parts per million. And the monthly concentration in April of 2014 ...
Costs of Climate Change in Developed Countries
... Major areas of the world could be devastated by the social and economic consequences of very high temperatures. As history shows, this could lead to large-scale and disruptive population movement and trigger regional conflict. ...
... Major areas of the world could be devastated by the social and economic consequences of very high temperatures. As history shows, this could lead to large-scale and disruptive population movement and trigger regional conflict. ...
Lagos - Urban Climate Change Research Network
... Even with active membership in the C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership network, Lagos megacity still does not have a comprehensive analysis of the possible climate risks facing it. The Goethe Institute and the Heirich Boll Stiftung Foundation, Lagos were NGOs ...
... Even with active membership in the C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership network, Lagos megacity still does not have a comprehensive analysis of the possible climate risks facing it. The Goethe Institute and the Heirich Boll Stiftung Foundation, Lagos were NGOs ...
David R. Legates, Ph.D. Center for Climatic Research
... Real world data do not support the ocean heat accumulation in the computer models! ...
... Real world data do not support the ocean heat accumulation in the computer models! ...
Presentation
... cycles in the different domains (atmosphere, ocean, land), considering also anthropogenic emissions, are required (now more than ever) to better: i. quantify the GHG sources and sinks ii. understand the feedbacks with the climate system and iii. address mitigation and adaptation actions. ...
... cycles in the different domains (atmosphere, ocean, land), considering also anthropogenic emissions, are required (now more than ever) to better: i. quantify the GHG sources and sinks ii. understand the feedbacks with the climate system and iii. address mitigation and adaptation actions. ...
Underwater: The Need for Massachusetts to Become Climate Ready
... Cambridge-MIT, Central, and Harvard-and Boston Common, causing huge amounts of damage to historically significant sites, sophisticated hospital and research facilities, and thousands of residences. 15 Recent meteorological events in the Northeast demonstrate that the potential billions of dollars in ...
... Cambridge-MIT, Central, and Harvard-and Boston Common, causing huge amounts of damage to historically significant sites, sophisticated hospital and research facilities, and thousands of residences. 15 Recent meteorological events in the Northeast demonstrate that the potential billions of dollars in ...
Rapid Climate Change Report
... Gehrels et al (2005) estimate a sea surface rise during the 19th century of 1.6 millimetres per year, but since about 1900 of 3.2 millimetres per year. In the United Kingdom, the Liverpool tide gauge, which has provided a record since 1768, shows a mean rise from 1768 to 1880 of 0.39±0.17 millimetre ...
... Gehrels et al (2005) estimate a sea surface rise during the 19th century of 1.6 millimetres per year, but since about 1900 of 3.2 millimetres per year. In the United Kingdom, the Liverpool tide gauge, which has provided a record since 1768, shows a mean rise from 1768 to 1880 of 0.39±0.17 millimetre ...
INTRODUCTION What can demographers contribute to the study of
... activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels, are responsible for the increased concentration of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere, which has contributed to the increasing average global temperatures and consequently caused climate change. On the other hand, the recently observed increa ...
... activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels, are responsible for the increased concentration of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere, which has contributed to the increasing average global temperatures and consequently caused climate change. On the other hand, the recently observed increa ...
Managing Climate Change: The Africa Group in Multilateral
... the clean development mechanism (CDM)1 during the initial negotiations, more advanced developing economies believed they could benefit from this market-based mechanism for emissions trading suggested under the Kyoto Protocol. China and India wanted the CDM to include nuclear energy projects to suppo ...
... the clean development mechanism (CDM)1 during the initial negotiations, more advanced developing economies believed they could benefit from this market-based mechanism for emissions trading suggested under the Kyoto Protocol. China and India wanted the CDM to include nuclear energy projects to suppo ...
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... into development planning and sectorial decision-making. (n) Mitigation in the context of climate change, refers to human intervention to address anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all GHG, including ozonedepleting substances and their substitutes. (o) Mitigation potential s ...
... into development planning and sectorial decision-making. (n) Mitigation in the context of climate change, refers to human intervention to address anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all GHG, including ozonedepleting substances and their substitutes. (o) Mitigation potential s ...
The geography of climate change: implications
... several aspects of the geography of climate change and their significance for biodiversity conservation. Location California and Nevada, USA. Methods Using current climate surfaces (PRISM) and two scenarios of future climate (A1b, 2070–2099, warmer-drier and warmer-wetter), we mapped disappearing, d ...
... several aspects of the geography of climate change and their significance for biodiversity conservation. Location California and Nevada, USA. Methods Using current climate surfaces (PRISM) and two scenarios of future climate (A1b, 2070–2099, warmer-drier and warmer-wetter), we mapped disappearing, d ...
Regional climate shifts caused by gradual global cooling in the
... Ocean Sciences Department, and 2Earth Sciences Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA Center for Geophysical Investigation of the Shallow Subsurface, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83725, USA ...
... Ocean Sciences Department, and 2Earth Sciences Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA Center for Geophysical Investigation of the Shallow Subsurface, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83725, USA ...
Climate and Weather Discourse in Anthropology: From Determinism
... First of all, interest in “folk” climate models inevitably created a contrast between traditional and scientific knowledge, leading many to ask how certain kinds of knowledge (i.e., Western scientific discourses) become privileged. An interest in culturally specific knowledge and ethnoscience led na ...
... First of all, interest in “folk” climate models inevitably created a contrast between traditional and scientific knowledge, leading many to ask how certain kinds of knowledge (i.e., Western scientific discourses) become privileged. An interest in culturally specific knowledge and ethnoscience led na ...
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... When a volcano erupts, it throws out large volumes of sulphur dioxide (SO 2), water vapor, dust, and ash into the atmosphere. Although the volcanic activity may last only a few days, yet the large volumes of gases and ash can influence climatic patterns for years. These gases are one of the main fac ...
... When a volcano erupts, it throws out large volumes of sulphur dioxide (SO 2), water vapor, dust, and ash into the atmosphere. Although the volcanic activity may last only a few days, yet the large volumes of gases and ash can influence climatic patterns for years. These gases are one of the main fac ...
Impact of Climate Change on the Poor in Bolivia
... Rivas (2007) suggest that the country can be divided into three distinct regions by altitude: “(1) the Andes (4,000–6,000 m) with their cold elevated mountains, valleys and interior plains, e.g. the altiplano at 3,000–4,000 m; (2) the extensive eastern lowlands lying below 1,000 m and covered in low ...
... Rivas (2007) suggest that the country can be divided into three distinct regions by altitude: “(1) the Andes (4,000–6,000 m) with their cold elevated mountains, valleys and interior plains, e.g. the altiplano at 3,000–4,000 m; (2) the extensive eastern lowlands lying below 1,000 m and covered in low ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Freshwater
... these species, habitats, and ecosystems are already experiencing the effects of a changing climate. Carbon Dioxide Concentrations, Temperature, and Precipitation Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) contributes to the earth’s greenhouse effect, leading to increased air temperature, altered pre ...
... these species, habitats, and ecosystems are already experiencing the effects of a changing climate. Carbon Dioxide Concentrations, Temperature, and Precipitation Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) contributes to the earth’s greenhouse effect, leading to increased air temperature, altered pre ...
CEQ Draft Guidance on Consideration of the
... affect greenhouse gases. Further, federal agencies must consider whether the actions they take, e.g., the planning and design of federal projects, may be affected by any changes in the environment which might be cause by global climatic change.” – Suggested that program level analysis of climate cha ...
... affect greenhouse gases. Further, federal agencies must consider whether the actions they take, e.g., the planning and design of federal projects, may be affected by any changes in the environment which might be cause by global climatic change.” – Suggested that program level analysis of climate cha ...