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... This Article presents a much-needed analysis of the new phenomenon of adaptation planning suits in the United States. The handful of such cases currently winding their way through U.S. courts may be the beginning of a major new area of litigation in this country focused on adaptation. If the more de ...
... This Article presents a much-needed analysis of the new phenomenon of adaptation planning suits in the United States. The handful of such cases currently winding their way through U.S. courts may be the beginning of a major new area of litigation in this country focused on adaptation. If the more de ...
Báo cáo đánh giá tính tổn thương BĐKH trong hoạt động
... Vulnerability: The degree to which a system is susceptible to, or unable to cope with, adverse effects of climate change, including climate variability and extremes. Vulnerability is a function of the character, magnitude, and rate of climate variation to which a system is exposed, its sensitivity, ...
... Vulnerability: The degree to which a system is susceptible to, or unable to cope with, adverse effects of climate change, including climate variability and extremes. Vulnerability is a function of the character, magnitude, and rate of climate variation to which a system is exposed, its sensitivity, ...
Examining climate-biome - Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
... particular climatic conditions are another option (e.g., Scott et al., 2002). It is well recognized that these efforts make certain assumptions (e.g., coincidence of realized and fundamental niches) and do not clearly account for other processes (e.g., varied dispersal abilities, dependence on bioti ...
... particular climatic conditions are another option (e.g., Scott et al., 2002). It is well recognized that these efforts make certain assumptions (e.g., coincidence of realized and fundamental niches) and do not clearly account for other processes (e.g., varied dispersal abilities, dependence on bioti ...
Royal Government of Cambodia Climate Change
... On behalf of National Council for Sustainable Development and the Ministry of Environment, I would like to express my profound admiration and sincere gratitude to Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, for his full support and strong commitment to addr ...
... On behalf of National Council for Sustainable Development and the Ministry of Environment, I would like to express my profound admiration and sincere gratitude to Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, for his full support and strong commitment to addr ...
Climate change and communicable diseases in the EU
... At the same time, implementing interventions that only address current vulnerabilities is not sufficient to protect against health risks from ongoing and possibly more severe climate change. Because of the inherent inertia in the climate system and the length of time required for carbon dioxide to r ...
... At the same time, implementing interventions that only address current vulnerabilities is not sufficient to protect against health risks from ongoing and possibly more severe climate change. Because of the inherent inertia in the climate system and the length of time required for carbon dioxide to r ...
The Hamburg Climate Action Plan
... tial for deep geothermal heating sources, the first deep drilling is about to begin. ...
... tial for deep geothermal heating sources, the first deep drilling is about to begin. ...
IJGW-Article "Limits to autonomous adaptation in response to
... p.64]. It is estimated that the mean global sea level will continue to rise over the course of the 21st century, with some studies suggesting faster global rates of sea-level rise (ibid.). In most SIDS, the majority of people live on the narrow coastal plains. On the Pacific islands SIDS, more than ...
... p.64]. It is estimated that the mean global sea level will continue to rise over the course of the 21st century, with some studies suggesting faster global rates of sea-level rise (ibid.). In most SIDS, the majority of people live on the narrow coastal plains. On the Pacific islands SIDS, more than ...
Trillion Dollar Transformation: Fiduciary Duty, Divestment and Fossil
... era of a fossil-fuel based economy must and will end in the coming decades. As the global community enacts and implements policies to achieve the Paris Vision of a world well below 2 degrees of warming and as markets respond to that action, carbon assets and carbon intensive industries face a fundam ...
... era of a fossil-fuel based economy must and will end in the coming decades. As the global community enacts and implements policies to achieve the Paris Vision of a world well below 2 degrees of warming and as markets respond to that action, carbon assets and carbon intensive industries face a fundam ...
Climate Change and Extreme Events
... change. This volume includes a selection of papers which were presented at the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) symposium on Climate and Land Surface Changes in Hydrology, conducted in Gothenburg, Sweden, as part of the IAHS-IAPSOIASPEI Joint Assembly, 22–26 July 2013. The f ...
... change. This volume includes a selection of papers which were presented at the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) symposium on Climate and Land Surface Changes in Hydrology, conducted in Gothenburg, Sweden, as part of the IAHS-IAPSOIASPEI Joint Assembly, 22–26 July 2013. The f ...
Climate change implications for New Zealand
... The total Māori asset base is even more heavily invested in these sectors, making it potentially more sensitive to climate-induced changes in water availability2. Many rural communities are also dependent on non-reticulated water resource systems, such as rain water tanks for their fresh water suppl ...
... The total Māori asset base is even more heavily invested in these sectors, making it potentially more sensitive to climate-induced changes in water availability2. Many rural communities are also dependent on non-reticulated water resource systems, such as rain water tanks for their fresh water suppl ...
Contested science in the media: linguistic traces of
... Caple, 2012; Oddo, 2013), verbal representation is the key focus in most framing studies (see the next section for examples). The current study is to some extent inspired by the frustration I as a text linguist have experienced when reading interesting and well-argued discourse-based framing papers ...
... Caple, 2012; Oddo, 2013), verbal representation is the key focus in most framing studies (see the next section for examples). The current study is to some extent inspired by the frustration I as a text linguist have experienced when reading interesting and well-argued discourse-based framing papers ...
Modifying the 2°C Target - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
... Rising Emissions In the twenty years since the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change was adopted, progress in the area of international climate policy has been modest at best. Annual greenhouse gas emissions have increased by over one-third since 1992. Acute conflicts of interes ...
... Rising Emissions In the twenty years since the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change was adopted, progress in the area of international climate policy has been modest at best. Annual greenhouse gas emissions have increased by over one-third since 1992. Acute conflicts of interes ...
Summary of Climate Change Effects on Major Habitat Types in
... wish to return to the primary sources utilized in those synthesis reports for more information. In cases where we accepted the interpretation of primary information as it was stated in a secondary source, we have provided the following note in the footnote: “Information as cited in [secondary source ...
... wish to return to the primary sources utilized in those synthesis reports for more information. In cases where we accepted the interpretation of primary information as it was stated in a secondary source, we have provided the following note in the footnote: “Information as cited in [secondary source ...
Mis - Center for International Environmental Law
... Many studies have shown that there are severe financial costs and risks from our current climate change trajectory. These severe financial costs and risks include physical impacts, such as property damage, and corresponding projected decreases in gross domestic product (GDP).20 In terms of globa ...
... Many studies have shown that there are severe financial costs and risks from our current climate change trajectory. These severe financial costs and risks include physical impacts, such as property damage, and corresponding projected decreases in gross domestic product (GDP).20 In terms of globa ...
Adapting for climate change - City of Sydney
... Adapting for Climate Change completes our suite of sustainability master plans. The strategy is based on the latest climate science that shows how our climate has already changed, the changes that are projected into the future, and how they will impact on the City of Sydney. The consensus projection ...
... Adapting for Climate Change completes our suite of sustainability master plans. The strategy is based on the latest climate science that shows how our climate has already changed, the changes that are projected into the future, and how they will impact on the City of Sydney. The consensus projection ...
American Teens` Knowledge of Climate Change
... types of climate-related knowledge, which perhaps teens better understand. It is also important to recognize that although some schools have started teaching about climate change, few teens have ever taken a formal course on the topic, so it is perhaps unsurprising that they lack detailed knowledge ...
... types of climate-related knowledge, which perhaps teens better understand. It is also important to recognize that although some schools have started teaching about climate change, few teens have ever taken a formal course on the topic, so it is perhaps unsurprising that they lack detailed knowledge ...
(mis)calculated risk and climate change
... Many studies have shown that there are severe financial costs and risks from our current climate change trajectory. These severe financial costs and risks include physical impacts, such as property damage, and corresponding projected decreases in gross domestic product (GDP).20 In terms of globa ...
... Many studies have shown that there are severe financial costs and risks from our current climate change trajectory. These severe financial costs and risks include physical impacts, such as property damage, and corresponding projected decreases in gross domestic product (GDP).20 In terms of globa ...
Net primary production of terrestrial ecosystems in China
... climate changes projected by three atmospheric general circulation models (GCMs): Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), Geophysical Fluid Dynamic Laboratory (GFDL) and Oregon State University (OSU). For contemporary climate at 312.5 ppmv CO2, TEM estimates that China has an annual NPP of 3,653 ...
... climate changes projected by three atmospheric general circulation models (GCMs): Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), Geophysical Fluid Dynamic Laboratory (GFDL) and Oregon State University (OSU). For contemporary climate at 312.5 ppmv CO2, TEM estimates that China has an annual NPP of 3,653 ...
- Open University of Tanzania Repository
... Masinde for their encouragement and whose moral and material support have in one way or another helped me to finish this work. Also special thanks should go to my employer because through its permission I managed to pursue this study. Special thanks should go to headmasters of Engutoto secondary sch ...
... Masinde for their encouragement and whose moral and material support have in one way or another helped me to finish this work. Also special thanks should go to my employer because through its permission I managed to pursue this study. Special thanks should go to headmasters of Engutoto secondary sch ...
Final Report of the Select Committee on Climate Change
... consultations, informed by a climate change discussion guide, Building a Stronger New Brunswick Response to Climate Change, and reporting to the House with recommendations. The Committee was fortunate to hear from a wide diversity of New Brunswickers who shared their opinions about how New Brunswick ...
... consultations, informed by a climate change discussion guide, Building a Stronger New Brunswick Response to Climate Change, and reporting to the House with recommendations. The Committee was fortunate to hear from a wide diversity of New Brunswickers who shared their opinions about how New Brunswick ...
Preparing Low-Emission Climate-Resilient Development
... 5.3 Detailed first portfolio of no-regrets actions identified in the early stages of the process and already under implementation by the time LECRDS is finalized 5.4 List of priority low-emission climate-resilient projects (public policies and investments) adopted by sector and highlighting those ...
... 5.3 Detailed first portfolio of no-regrets actions identified in the early stages of the process and already under implementation by the time LECRDS is finalized 5.4 List of priority low-emission climate-resilient projects (public policies and investments) adopted by sector and highlighting those ...