Towards indicators for resilient architecture and infrastructure
... and water bodies, and even public space, are designed to last for decades and are expensive to renovate ...
... and water bodies, and even public space, are designed to last for decades and are expensive to renovate ...
Natural Hazards and Climate Change in European Regions
... aim at the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, an increased share of energy supplied from renewable sources and rising energy efficiency. The magnitude of threats attributable to natural hazards and climate change and their territorial distribution is at present not fully known. One key knowledge ...
... aim at the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, an increased share of energy supplied from renewable sources and rising energy efficiency. The magnitude of threats attributable to natural hazards and climate change and their territorial distribution is at present not fully known. One key knowledge ...
What Is El Niño? - Gulf of Maine Aquarium
... called coral bleaching that weakens or kills living coral reefs. ■ Scientists note that the worst El Niño on record, in 1997–98, could be a preview of our weather to come. ...
... called coral bleaching that weakens or kills living coral reefs. ■ Scientists note that the worst El Niño on record, in 1997–98, could be a preview of our weather to come. ...
Mountain Tourism and Climate Change
... hurricanes, floods and wildfires at scales not anticipated before. These events have also exposed the vulnerability of even the most resourceful nations like the USA. Fourthly, immediate benefits may be gained from better adaptation, for example, increased investments in climate-neutral technologies ...
... hurricanes, floods and wildfires at scales not anticipated before. These events have also exposed the vulnerability of even the most resourceful nations like the USA. Fourthly, immediate benefits may be gained from better adaptation, for example, increased investments in climate-neutral technologies ...
The tipping point trend in climate change communication
... enough, and we often get more than we bargain for in using metaphor. In 2002, Carl Wunsch found seven different inconsistent definitions of ‘‘thermohaline circulation,’’ a proliferation that was perhaps partly the result of an overextended analogy (p. 1179). The situation with respect to tipping poin ...
... enough, and we often get more than we bargain for in using metaphor. In 2002, Carl Wunsch found seven different inconsistent definitions of ‘‘thermohaline circulation,’’ a proliferation that was perhaps partly the result of an overextended analogy (p. 1179). The situation with respect to tipping poin ...
Australia – Vietnam Climate Change Delivery Strategy 2011
... sustainable livelihoods to respond to climate change and climate-related disasters. Given that it is the poorest and marginalised people that are the most vulnerable to climate change, AusAID will focus assistance at the community level and also help provincial governments put in place measures to p ...
... sustainable livelihoods to respond to climate change and climate-related disasters. Given that it is the poorest and marginalised people that are the most vulnerable to climate change, AusAID will focus assistance at the community level and also help provincial governments put in place measures to p ...
assessing the climate change adaptability of buildings
... health and well-being. It is essential that we identify the nature and extent of their vulnerabilities and resilience if they are to be adapted in a timely and effective manner. There are many assessment tools and methods being developed and used for identifying vulnerability and adaptive capacity o ...
... health and well-being. It is essential that we identify the nature and extent of their vulnerabilities and resilience if they are to be adapted in a timely and effective manner. There are many assessment tools and methods being developed and used for identifying vulnerability and adaptive capacity o ...
Integrated Climate Change Strategies for
... temperature has increased globally by 0.74 °С during the last 100 years. Various scenarios and forecasts by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is the most reputable international body for climate change issues (uniting over 2500 scientists from 130 countries, including Russia), ...
... temperature has increased globally by 0.74 °С during the last 100 years. Various scenarios and forecasts by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is the most reputable international body for climate change issues (uniting over 2500 scientists from 130 countries, including Russia), ...
Climate Change Adaptation Discussion Paper MS Word
... 1. risks that were prioritised in our climate change risk assessment in 2009 and issues that have since been highlighted 2. the current context for our municipality 3. adaptation practices from around the world. This phase of community engagement is an opportunity for you to provide input into the s ...
... 1. risks that were prioritised in our climate change risk assessment in 2009 and issues that have since been highlighted 2. the current context for our municipality 3. adaptation practices from around the world. This phase of community engagement is an opportunity for you to provide input into the s ...
2. Reconciling adaptation and migration
... protection of political refugees. Indeed, a “political refugees” is only recognized as such when he has reached a country other than his country of origin. Furthermore, flight of asylum seekers is rarely expected long before it happens: nobody could have foreseen the departure of thousands of Libyan ...
... protection of political refugees. Indeed, a “political refugees” is only recognized as such when he has reached a country other than his country of origin. Furthermore, flight of asylum seekers is rarely expected long before it happens: nobody could have foreseen the departure of thousands of Libyan ...
Migration as a sustainable adaptation strategy
... protection of political refugees. Indeed, a “political refugees” is only recognized as such when he has reached a country other than his country of origin. Furthermore, flight of asylum seekers is rarely expected long before it happens: nobody could have foreseen the departure of thousands of Libyan ...
... protection of political refugees. Indeed, a “political refugees” is only recognized as such when he has reached a country other than his country of origin. Furthermore, flight of asylum seekers is rarely expected long before it happens: nobody could have foreseen the departure of thousands of Libyan ...
Kenya Talks Climate
... fundamental shortage of relevant, useful information for African audiences. The intensive media coverage and public awareness campaigns prevalent in much of the industrialised world have been largely absent in Africa, particularly outside major urban centres. Too often, African voices are absent fro ...
... fundamental shortage of relevant, useful information for African audiences. The intensive media coverage and public awareness campaigns prevalent in much of the industrialised world have been largely absent in Africa, particularly outside major urban centres. Too often, African voices are absent fro ...
20 July 2012 - Productivity Commission
... MR HAMDEN (DEWNR): I'm Rohan Hamden, I'm the director of Sustainability Industry Partnerships with the Department for Environment, Water and Natural Resources. I am here talking on behalf of the South Australian government submission to the Productivity Commission inquiry into barriers to adaptatio ...
... MR HAMDEN (DEWNR): I'm Rohan Hamden, I'm the director of Sustainability Industry Partnerships with the Department for Environment, Water and Natural Resources. I am here talking on behalf of the South Australian government submission to the Productivity Commission inquiry into barriers to adaptatio ...
Monitoring programs sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Natural
... scientifically sound framework over time is critical to informed decisionmaking. Effective monitoring is characterized by long-term sampling that generates statistically valid results to effectively inform policy and research priorities (Francis et al. 2009). As temperatures continue to change, prac ...
... scientifically sound framework over time is critical to informed decisionmaking. Effective monitoring is characterized by long-term sampling that generates statistically valid results to effectively inform policy and research priorities (Francis et al. 2009). As temperatures continue to change, prac ...
Climate Change and Adaptation in Muskoka
... C02 is a potent greenhouse gas that stays in the atmosphere for 100 years, and the link between C02 and temperature rise is considered fundamental robust physics; Global temperatures are increasing decade after decade. In January 2010, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported ―The decade ...
... C02 is a potent greenhouse gas that stays in the atmosphere for 100 years, and the link between C02 and temperature rise is considered fundamental robust physics; Global temperatures are increasing decade after decade. In January 2010, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported ―The decade ...
- White Rose Research Online
... reported flood risks for 2063) – which should show increases if participants are concerned about the role of climate change in flooding.6 Each flood risk perception question was presented with a probability response scale that ranged from 0% (=no chance) to 100% (=certainty), following established n ...
... reported flood risks for 2063) – which should show increases if participants are concerned about the role of climate change in flooding.6 Each flood risk perception question was presented with a probability response scale that ranged from 0% (=no chance) to 100% (=certainty), following established n ...
Climate change adaptation plan for the
... The last decades have been crucial in terms of the climate. There have been countless extreme meteorological events throughout the world and their impacts have been extremely varied. Climate change and their amplification have been confirmed by the scientific community, including the Intergovernment ...
... The last decades have been crucial in terms of the climate. There have been countless extreme meteorological events throughout the world and their impacts have been extremely varied. Climate change and their amplification have been confirmed by the scientific community, including the Intergovernment ...
The Rockefeller Way - Energy and Environmental Legal Institute
... previously chaired the climate change proponent New America Foundation, which received significant funding from the family. These revelations suggest that the Rockefellers used their influence over both the Columbia Journalism School and Steve Coll to put Coll in place as Dean, providing him the pla ...
... previously chaired the climate change proponent New America Foundation, which received significant funding from the family. These revelations suggest that the Rockefellers used their influence over both the Columbia Journalism School and Steve Coll to put Coll in place as Dean, providing him the pla ...
nd-gain_technical_document_2015_do_not_print
... scaling data into similar ranges of values, including normalizing to a common mean and standard deviation; setting base low and high values for the data (e.g. from the observed minimum to the observed maximum; or from 0 to 100% compliance etc.), and scaling data either linearly or after transformati ...
... scaling data into similar ranges of values, including normalizing to a common mean and standard deviation; setting base low and high values for the data (e.g. from the observed minimum to the observed maximum; or from 0 to 100% compliance etc.), and scaling data either linearly or after transformati ...
Climate Change and US National Security
... as a direct threat to a country’s homeland and as an indirect threat to its overseas or international interests. 46 This distinction between directs threats to the homeland and indirect threats overseas is largely consistent with how the wider policy community conceptualizes the nature of the threat ...
... as a direct threat to a country’s homeland and as an indirect threat to its overseas or international interests. 46 This distinction between directs threats to the homeland and indirect threats overseas is largely consistent with how the wider policy community conceptualizes the nature of the threat ...
The Economics of Climate Change Impacts and Policy
... Cities are particularly vulnerable to climate change and climate extremes because they concentrate many activities, people and wealth in limited areas. As a result they represent an interesting scale for assessment and understanding of climate change impacts as well as for policy assessment. This pa ...
... Cities are particularly vulnerable to climate change and climate extremes because they concentrate many activities, people and wealth in limited areas. As a result they represent an interesting scale for assessment and understanding of climate change impacts as well as for policy assessment. This pa ...
Climate change and the natural heritage
... natural heritage, and how these changes or trends can be influenced or managed. There is a need for better understanding of the changes likely in the range and distribution of species and habitats, and of the effect on ecosystems and landscapes as well as on people’s dependence on these. Changes may ...
... natural heritage, and how these changes or trends can be influenced or managed. There is a need for better understanding of the changes likely in the range and distribution of species and habitats, and of the effect on ecosystems and landscapes as well as on people’s dependence on these. Changes may ...
international legal implications of climate change for the polar
... Russia’s expansive submission to the CSC in 2001 was based on a controversial interpretation of data relating to the Lomonsov Ridge. Its submission was not accepted by the CSC and the data relied on by Russia has been challenged by Canada, Denmark, Japan, Norway and the US. Russia is currently under ...
... Russia’s expansive submission to the CSC in 2001 was based on a controversial interpretation of data relating to the Lomonsov Ridge. Its submission was not accepted by the CSC and the data relied on by Russia has been challenged by Canada, Denmark, Japan, Norway and the US. Russia is currently under ...
Danish strategy for adaptation to a changing climate
... The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that our climate will change. Science tells us that the planet will see more extreme weather events in the form of drought, flooding, storm surges, hurricanes and rising sea levels due to melting glaciers. Responsible politicians must ...
... The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that our climate will change. Science tells us that the planet will see more extreme weather events in the form of drought, flooding, storm surges, hurricanes and rising sea levels due to melting glaciers. Responsible politicians must ...