Tilburg University Climate change adaptation
... successful so that ecosystems, food production, and the economy are more or less automatically kept as they were before. Fifteen years later, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sounded the alarm bell. Adaptation is necessary to address impacts resulting from the warming which is al ...
... successful so that ecosystems, food production, and the economy are more or less automatically kept as they were before. Fifteen years later, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sounded the alarm bell. Adaptation is necessary to address impacts resulting from the warming which is al ...
Kamloops Future Forest Strategy
... It is the intent of this project to inform practitioners and decision-makers facing increasingly complex questions with respect to forest management under climate change. It is part of a larger effort to understand what needs to be done in terms of forest operations and forest policy in the face of ...
... It is the intent of this project to inform practitioners and decision-makers facing increasingly complex questions with respect to forest management under climate change. It is part of a larger effort to understand what needs to be done in terms of forest operations and forest policy in the face of ...
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in the Land Use Sector
... was formally acknowledged, although paling in comparison to the strong focus on mitigation in climate change dialogs over the last decades. Recently, arguments supporting the necessity for both adaptation and mitigation are growing (e.g., Laukkonen et al. 2009; Parry et al. 2001; IPCC 2001). Despite ...
... was formally acknowledged, although paling in comparison to the strong focus on mitigation in climate change dialogs over the last decades. Recently, arguments supporting the necessity for both adaptation and mitigation are growing (e.g., Laukkonen et al. 2009; Parry et al. 2001; IPCC 2001). Despite ...
Climate Change and Conservation: A Primer for Assessing Impacts
... Several good syntheses of adaptation strategies and approaches are now available and referenced in this primer. Yet, as a general rule, the conservation community is only now gaining on‐the‐ground experience in conservation projects that will enable us to eventually provide more specific guidance ...
... Several good syntheses of adaptation strategies and approaches are now available and referenced in this primer. Yet, as a general rule, the conservation community is only now gaining on‐the‐ground experience in conservation projects that will enable us to eventually provide more specific guidance ...
Energy Partisanship - Scholarship Repository
... Whether the topic is the Paris Agreement on climate change, greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, the Keystone XL pipeline, hydraulic fracturing, offshore drilling, or renewable energy, much of the U.S. policy dialogue about energy and climate change is deeply partisan. Republicans and Democra ...
... Whether the topic is the Paris Agreement on climate change, greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, the Keystone XL pipeline, hydraulic fracturing, offshore drilling, or renewable energy, much of the U.S. policy dialogue about energy and climate change is deeply partisan. Republicans and Democra ...
A comprehensive review of climate adaptation in the United States
... approaches will require Federal, state, and local operational agencies to coordinate as they incorporate climate risks and adaptation planning into their programs. Although the study of adaptation is nascent compared to the many analyses of policies and practices to reduce emissions, governments at ...
... approaches will require Federal, state, and local operational agencies to coordinate as they incorporate climate risks and adaptation planning into their programs. Although the study of adaptation is nascent compared to the many analyses of policies and practices to reduce emissions, governments at ...
Framework Programme on Climate Change Adaptation
... nutrient management, agroforestry systems and vegetation fire management. Nevertheless, in efforts to address complex and long-term problems caused by changing climate, indigenous knowledge often needs to be complemented by scientific know-how. Adaptation efforts must create the capacity to cope with ...
... nutrient management, agroforestry systems and vegetation fire management. Nevertheless, in efforts to address complex and long-term problems caused by changing climate, indigenous knowledge often needs to be complemented by scientific know-how. Adaptation efforts must create the capacity to cope with ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in the
... ScienceDirect, EbscoHost, and general university library search capabilities (with access through Stanford and Pennsylvania State University libraries in the US). The grey literature included policy documents, plans and strategies, project reports and evaluation reports, case study analyses, positio ...
... ScienceDirect, EbscoHost, and general university library search capabilities (with access through Stanford and Pennsylvania State University libraries in the US). The grey literature included policy documents, plans and strategies, project reports and evaluation reports, case study analyses, positio ...
India - Met Office
... cited supporting literature, were mostly based on global studies. This was to ensure consistency, whilst recognising that this might not always provide enough focus on impacts of most relevance to a particular country. Although time available for the project was short, generally all the material ava ...
... cited supporting literature, were mostly based on global studies. This was to ensure consistency, whilst recognising that this might not always provide enough focus on impacts of most relevance to a particular country. Although time available for the project was short, generally all the material ava ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Guyana
... Agriculture has been a major contributor to gross domestic product (GDP), exports, direct and indirect employment and rural transformation in Guyana, through its influence on social and community development. Sugar and rice account for over 50% of the agricultural sector contribution to GDP since 20 ...
... Agriculture has been a major contributor to gross domestic product (GDP), exports, direct and indirect employment and rural transformation in Guyana, through its influence on social and community development. Sugar and rice account for over 50% of the agricultural sector contribution to GDP since 20 ...
uganda`s economic development - Konrad-Adenauer
... directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and that is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods2. However, it is equally vital to point out that there are many other major factors that bring about climate chan ...
... directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and that is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods2. However, it is equally vital to point out that there are many other major factors that bring about climate chan ...
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... Problem Statement Pavement structures represent a significant infrastructure investment that is critical to the well‐ being, growth and expansion of any geographic location. As such pavements are expected to be durable and resilient, and to perform satisfactorily throughout their service lives. I ...
... Problem Statement Pavement structures represent a significant infrastructure investment that is critical to the well‐ being, growth and expansion of any geographic location. As such pavements are expected to be durable and resilient, and to perform satisfactorily throughout their service lives. I ...
Changing
... Floods, storms and heatwaves in recent years have tested the UK’s emergency and local government services, businesses and resilience. These extreme events illustrate the challenges we will face in adapting to climate change. The term ‘adaptation’ in this context refers to adapting to the effects of ...
... Floods, storms and heatwaves in recent years have tested the UK’s emergency and local government services, businesses and resilience. These extreme events illustrate the challenges we will face in adapting to climate change. The term ‘adaptation’ in this context refers to adapting to the effects of ...
Chapter 14 Environmental Hazards and Human Health
... Chapter 15 Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion ...
... Chapter 15 Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion ...
“Duck Factory” of North America - American Meteorological Society
... seasonal basis. These considerations motivate the current study, which provides the following: (i) a detailed analysis of the changes in seasonal precipitation over past decades—in particular the trend to wetter conditions—and an assessment of whether they has been caused by natural climate variabil ...
... seasonal basis. These considerations motivate the current study, which provides the following: (i) a detailed analysis of the changes in seasonal precipitation over past decades—in particular the trend to wetter conditions—and an assessment of whether they has been caused by natural climate variabil ...
HENRY N. POLLACK, PhD Professor of Geophysics
... Keynote address, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab conference on the Great Lakes (2008) 3rd Annual Carolina Climate Lecturer, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (2008) Mary and Richard Holland Lecturer, Omaha, Nebraska (2007) Purdue Sinai Forum Lecturer, Michigan City, Indiana (2006 ...
... Keynote address, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab conference on the Great Lakes (2008) 3rd Annual Carolina Climate Lecturer, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (2008) Mary and Richard Holland Lecturer, Omaha, Nebraska (2007) Purdue Sinai Forum Lecturer, Michigan City, Indiana (2006 ...
Climate change leadership: A study of climate change
... The study was based on a qualitative research methodology where secondary data were sourced from company documents. The study showed that, on average, mining companies need to improve their climate change corporate governance mechanisms and practices. It was also shown that some of the companies hav ...
... The study was based on a qualitative research methodology where secondary data were sourced from company documents. The study showed that, on average, mining companies need to improve their climate change corporate governance mechanisms and practices. It was also shown that some of the companies hav ...
CHAPTER 2 OUR CHANGING CLIMATE Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... trapping gases emitted globally, and how sensitive the Earth’s climate is to those emissions. 3. U.S. average temperature has increased by 1.3°F to 1.9°F since record keeping began in 1895; most of this increase has occurred since about 1970. The most recent decade was the nation’s warmest on re ...
... trapping gases emitted globally, and how sensitive the Earth’s climate is to those emissions. 3. U.S. average temperature has increased by 1.3°F to 1.9°F since record keeping began in 1895; most of this increase has occurred since about 1970. The most recent decade was the nation’s warmest on re ...
Climate change challenge badge
... We work with young people because we want to support them in leading fulfilling lives, help them prepare for their future, and for them to believe that they can make a difference in the world. The best way to make this difference is by encouraging young people to embrace long-term behaviour change. ...
... We work with young people because we want to support them in leading fulfilling lives, help them prepare for their future, and for them to believe that they can make a difference in the world. The best way to make this difference is by encouraging young people to embrace long-term behaviour change. ...
Using the past to understand the future
... of their existence because they accumulate vast thicknesses of biogenic sediments, so it is possible to acquire time-series ecological data in the form of variations in reef coral community structure during past episodes of environmental change. It is perhaps fortuitous that many of the proxies that ...
... of their existence because they accumulate vast thicknesses of biogenic sediments, so it is possible to acquire time-series ecological data in the form of variations in reef coral community structure during past episodes of environmental change. It is perhaps fortuitous that many of the proxies that ...
Assessing Dynamic Cost-Benefit Analysis of Climate Policy: the
... When I first started reading the Stern Review, I was impressed by its unambiguous message: Climate change will most likely have very severe consequences in the future, and it leaves us little time to react. Upon reading the NORDHAUS (2006) critique, my impression was then that the discounting scheme ...
... When I first started reading the Stern Review, I was impressed by its unambiguous message: Climate change will most likely have very severe consequences in the future, and it leaves us little time to react. Upon reading the NORDHAUS (2006) critique, my impression was then that the discounting scheme ...
Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Strategies for Natural
... Indirect effects include trends in ecological integrity. These can indicate the potential for resilience to climate change. Analyses may include spatial models aiming to characterize the degree of landscape fragmentation or other anthropogenic impacts (such as invasive species) in the landscapes su ...
... Indirect effects include trends in ecological integrity. These can indicate the potential for resilience to climate change. Analyses may include spatial models aiming to characterize the degree of landscape fragmentation or other anthropogenic impacts (such as invasive species) in the landscapes su ...