56 - University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
... factors combine to influence vulnerability provides a useful starting point for directing future research and climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives (Allison et al. 2009). The authors concluded that two-thirds of the most vulnerable countries are in tropical Africa. Many of these inclu ...
... factors combine to influence vulnerability provides a useful starting point for directing future research and climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives (Allison et al. 2009). The authors concluded that two-thirds of the most vulnerable countries are in tropical Africa. Many of these inclu ...
EVALUATION OF LAND COVER AND CROP TYPE CHANGE: BUILDING
... field officer in Yatta District for his support during the field activities, the farmers for providing the land and labour during field experiments and Mr. Nictor Namoi my colleague for his support and assistance. I would also like to thank Mr. Ferdinand Anyika the laboratory technician at the depar ...
... field officer in Yatta District for his support during the field activities, the farmers for providing the land and labour during field experiments and Mr. Nictor Namoi my colleague for his support and assistance. I would also like to thank Mr. Ferdinand Anyika the laboratory technician at the depar ...
Climate Change and Conflict: Findings and Lessons Learned from
... What can be said is that trying to understand conflict dynamics in northeast Uganda, Ethiopia’s pastoralist regions, Niger’s arid zones, Burkina Faso’s high-demand land areas, the low-lying slums of coastal West Africa, and the water-stressed Andes of Peru without taking into account the impact of c ...
... What can be said is that trying to understand conflict dynamics in northeast Uganda, Ethiopia’s pastoralist regions, Niger’s arid zones, Burkina Faso’s high-demand land areas, the low-lying slums of coastal West Africa, and the water-stressed Andes of Peru without taking into account the impact of c ...
Climate Change and Displacement for Indigenous Communities in
... they are not exclusively an Arctic people, with their ranges extending as far south as approximately 62°N along the Norway-Sweden border. As rough estimates, approximately 900,000 people inhabit Arctic Scandinavia of whom perhaps 50,000-90,000 are Saami. Saami are frequently associated with reindeer ...
... they are not exclusively an Arctic people, with their ranges extending as far south as approximately 62°N along the Norway-Sweden border. As rough estimates, approximately 900,000 people inhabit Arctic Scandinavia of whom perhaps 50,000-90,000 are Saami. Saami are frequently associated with reindeer ...
Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability
... change through to 2100 on which some of the CSIRO climate projections rest. In recent time this has focused on the projections of emissions over the century. Some economists have suggested that the IPCC methodology overestimates real income growth in developing countries, implying emissions growth r ...
... change through to 2100 on which some of the CSIRO climate projections rest. In recent time this has focused on the projections of emissions over the century. Some economists have suggested that the IPCC methodology overestimates real income growth in developing countries, implying emissions growth r ...
The Pacific Experience in Developing Policy and Legislation on
... several practical reasons supporting the approach: 1. Easing the burden of programming development assistance. 2. Minimising duplication of effort and redundancies. 3. Reducing potential conflicts in policy development. 4. Making efficient use of scarce resources. 5. The increasing recognition, ...
... several practical reasons supporting the approach: 1. Easing the burden of programming development assistance. 2. Minimising duplication of effort and redundancies. 3. Reducing potential conflicts in policy development. 4. Making efficient use of scarce resources. 5. The increasing recognition, ...
On connecting climate change with security and armed conflicts.
... 3. What types of armed conflicts risks are identified in the literature on climate change? To answer these questions, the investigation primarily focuses on the scientific literature (mostly peer-reviewed material). This limit was set in order to promote fact-based analysis of prevailing scientific ...
... 3. What types of armed conflicts risks are identified in the literature on climate change? To answer these questions, the investigation primarily focuses on the scientific literature (mostly peer-reviewed material). This limit was set in order to promote fact-based analysis of prevailing scientific ...
Migration and Climate Change: Toward an Integrated Assessment of
... variables in different settings. Part of the difference in how variables such as wealth influence migration decisions in the face of natural disasters can be explained by the timescales over which the migration decision is made. For example wealthier households often make decisions to migrate as con ...
... variables in different settings. Part of the difference in how variables such as wealth influence migration decisions in the face of natural disasters can be explained by the timescales over which the migration decision is made. For example wealthier households often make decisions to migrate as con ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 17 Subject to Final Copyedit
... measures (high confidence). Economic theory and empirical results show that a degree of adaptation will be autonomously carried out by private parties in response to climate change. However the private sector alone will often not provide the desirable level of adaptation with some types of actions n ...
... measures (high confidence). Economic theory and empirical results show that a degree of adaptation will be autonomously carried out by private parties in response to climate change. However the private sector alone will often not provide the desirable level of adaptation with some types of actions n ...
Climate finance in the Pacific: An overview of flows to the region`s
... reports have provided some information, but it varies in depth, coverage and quality, making it difficult to identify patterns in the mobilization or use of funding. This information gap makes it difficult for governments and regional organizations to know how climate finance is flowing, and what ki ...
... reports have provided some information, but it varies in depth, coverage and quality, making it difficult to identify patterns in the mobilization or use of funding. This information gap makes it difficult for governments and regional organizations to know how climate finance is flowing, and what ki ...
Di Gregorio et al 2016 - Centre for Climate Change Economics and
... ecology, sociology, politics, planning, economics and management. Our specialist areas are: sustainable development and environmental change; environmental policy, planning and governance; ecological and environmental economics; business, environment and corporate responsibility; sustainable product ...
... ecology, sociology, politics, planning, economics and management. Our specialist areas are: sustainable development and environmental change; environmental policy, planning and governance; ecological and environmental economics; business, environment and corporate responsibility; sustainable product ...
British Columbia
... indirect impacts will become more pervasive. e following are some of the key risks and adaptation opportunities associated with climate change in BC: Many regions and sectors of British Columbia will experience increasing water shortages. Smaller glaciers, declining snowpack, shis in timing and am ...
... indirect impacts will become more pervasive. e following are some of the key risks and adaptation opportunities associated with climate change in BC: Many regions and sectors of British Columbia will experience increasing water shortages. Smaller glaciers, declining snowpack, shis in timing and am ...
FINAL REPORT Queensland Farmers Federation Climate Change
... The project has developed far-reaching science capabilities in regards to climate change scenario development and linkages between those developments and risk management for intensive agricultural industries in Queensland. The Queensland Farmers’ Federation recognises that changes in Queensland’s cl ...
... The project has developed far-reaching science capabilities in regards to climate change scenario development and linkages between those developments and risk management for intensive agricultural industries in Queensland. The Queensland Farmers’ Federation recognises that changes in Queensland’s cl ...
City of Thunder Bay Climate Adaptation Strategy - Climate
... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Thousands of scientists around the world are warning that the Earth’s climate system has been changing in an unprecedented way since the 1950’s. The impacts of these large changes in weather patterns are already being felt globally and locally. Prolonged heat waves, torrential rai ...
... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Thousands of scientists around the world are warning that the Earth’s climate system has been changing in an unprecedented way since the 1950’s. The impacts of these large changes in weather patterns are already being felt globally and locally. Prolonged heat waves, torrential rai ...
A regional climate change decision framework for natural resource
... The partnership between the South Australian government and the AMLR NRM Board to develop awareness and ownership of climate change risk was seen as a vital early step in developing and implementing the regional decision making framework, and supporting understanding more broadly in relation to clim ...
... The partnership between the South Australian government and the AMLR NRM Board to develop awareness and ownership of climate change risk was seen as a vital early step in developing and implementing the regional decision making framework, and supporting understanding more broadly in relation to clim ...
Understanding Climate Diplomacy
... strengthening to a ‘below 1.5°C’ goal. No country can control the climate risk it faces on its own. Climate change is more challenging than many other global issues because it is a race against time, delaying action makes lower climate risk levels unattainable. It also requires profound choices that ...
... strengthening to a ‘below 1.5°C’ goal. No country can control the climate risk it faces on its own. Climate change is more challenging than many other global issues because it is a race against time, delaying action makes lower climate risk levels unattainable. It also requires profound choices that ...
North Atlantic Ocean Wave Climate Change Scenarios for the
... methods have been developed for ‘‘downscaling’’ GCM-projected climate changes (i.e., to construct climate change scenarios on regional scales, or to provide information about other climate variables that are not simulated by contemporary climate models). Both approaches have their relative strengths ...
... methods have been developed for ‘‘downscaling’’ GCM-projected climate changes (i.e., to construct climate change scenarios on regional scales, or to provide information about other climate variables that are not simulated by contemporary climate models). Both approaches have their relative strengths ...
Integrating Mitigation and Adaptation in Climate and Land Use
... on environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainability. We draw on various social and natural science disciplines, including ecological economics, environmental economics, political science, policy studies, development studies, business and management, geography, sociology, science and tech ...
... on environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainability. We draw on various social and natural science disciplines, including ecological economics, environmental economics, political science, policy studies, development studies, business and management, geography, sociology, science and tech ...
Undergraduate Thesis - College of Forestry and Conservation
... Like climate change today, each gradual shift in the definition of wilderness was spurred by some sort of societal shift or crisis. The resource extraction following the mindset of Manifest Destiny left mine tailings poisoning rivers and whole forests leveled for their timber, prompting the drive fo ...
... Like climate change today, each gradual shift in the definition of wilderness was spurred by some sort of societal shift or crisis. The resource extraction following the mindset of Manifest Destiny left mine tailings poisoning rivers and whole forests leveled for their timber, prompting the drive fo ...
CIRES-Climate Change - Colorado Water Conservation Board
... changes “that cannot be avoided” (CCAP 2007, p. 3). Recommendations in the CCAP include assessing the vulnerability of Colorado’s water resources to climate change, analyzing impacts on interstate water compacts, and planning for extreme events such as drought and flooding. This report is a synthesi ...
... changes “that cannot be avoided” (CCAP 2007, p. 3). Recommendations in the CCAP include assessing the vulnerability of Colorado’s water resources to climate change, analyzing impacts on interstate water compacts, and planning for extreme events such as drought and flooding. This report is a synthesi ...
Committee on America's Climate Choices; National Research Council
... so is that the body of scientific knowledge about climate change is growing rapidly and, as it does, so too does our understanding of the nature and severity of potential consequences. Second, unlike most previous studies, this study looks across the full range of response options and the interactio ...
... so is that the body of scientific knowledge about climate change is growing rapidly and, as it does, so too does our understanding of the nature and severity of potential consequences. Second, unlike most previous studies, this study looks across the full range of response options and the interactio ...
Linking Climate Change and Fish Conservation Efforts Using
... Fish and Wildlife Service 2010). Managers need tractable approaches to assess the vulnerability of populations and habitats and to guide the prioritization of limited management resources. The amount of climate science information available to conservation professionals is rapidly expanding (Overpe ...
... Fish and Wildlife Service 2010). Managers need tractable approaches to assess the vulnerability of populations and habitats and to guide the prioritization of limited management resources. The amount of climate science information available to conservation professionals is rapidly expanding (Overpe ...
Voluntary Guidance for States to Incorporate Climate Change into
... The document provides an overview of the information currently available on climate change, tools that can be used to plan for and implement climate change adaptation, voluntary guidance and case studies. Climate change is a large and growing threat to all wildlife and natural systems and will also ...
... The document provides an overview of the information currently available on climate change, tools that can be used to plan for and implement climate change adaptation, voluntary guidance and case studies. Climate change is a large and growing threat to all wildlife and natural systems and will also ...
We Have Been Conned - The Science and Public Policy Institute
... The IPCC was established on the basis of alarmist claims that were given a political dimension by organizations that, if they had any integrity, would have demanded better evidence than the output of primitive climate models (Chapter 1). The IPCC's key product, the various Assessment Reports, are th ...
... The IPCC was established on the basis of alarmist claims that were given a political dimension by organizations that, if they had any integrity, would have demanded better evidence than the output of primitive climate models (Chapter 1). The IPCC's key product, the various Assessment Reports, are th ...