UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Climate Change
... INTERVIEW with Patricia Espinosa (UNFCCC): 'Climate change is really about the wellbeing of people' (17 August 2016): http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54696 Shifting from climate change reaction to prevention saves lives for healthier, sustainable future, Secretary-General says, in messa ...
... INTERVIEW with Patricia Espinosa (UNFCCC): 'Climate change is really about the wellbeing of people' (17 August 2016): http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54696 Shifting from climate change reaction to prevention saves lives for healthier, sustainable future, Secretary-General says, in messa ...
Deceitful Tongues: Is Climate Change Denial A Crime?
... The consequences of global warming and associated climate changes are now apparent. No longer can there be any doubt that anthropogenic (humancaused) warming of the Earth is happening, caused mainly by greenhouse gas emissions, primarily carbon dioxide, from burning fossil fuels. Climate change pose ...
... The consequences of global warming and associated climate changes are now apparent. No longer can there be any doubt that anthropogenic (humancaused) warming of the Earth is happening, caused mainly by greenhouse gas emissions, primarily carbon dioxide, from burning fossil fuels. Climate change pose ...
Low-carbon resilient development in the least developed countries
... resilience to climate change. Low-carbon development is an approach that focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the development process; this is linked with the mitigation side of the climate change debate. Resilience refers to building the capacity of society – whether individuals or ...
... resilience to climate change. Low-carbon development is an approach that focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the development process; this is linked with the mitigation side of the climate change debate. Resilience refers to building the capacity of society – whether individuals or ...
Dynamic Planet Exam Questions Tectonic Activity: Possible exam
... Why is it difficult to predict how climate will change in the future? (6) Economic and Environmental Challenges in the UK and developing world For a named country, suggest one possible impact of higher global temperatures. (2) Explain the possible economic impacts of climate change on a named ...
... Why is it difficult to predict how climate will change in the future? (6) Economic and Environmental Challenges in the UK and developing world For a named country, suggest one possible impact of higher global temperatures. (2) Explain the possible economic impacts of climate change on a named ...
Climate Change Policy Framework and Action Plan November 2013
... Among the conclusions of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007) are “that global warming since the mid-20th century was unequivocal and caused primarily by human activities and that policies enacted to date have not been substantial enough to counteract ...
... Among the conclusions of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007) are “that global warming since the mid-20th century was unequivocal and caused primarily by human activities and that policies enacted to date have not been substantial enough to counteract ...
to review/download the Cookeville Case Study.
... In November 2006, Ms. Jenny Russell of the Merck Family Fund urged MFPP to focus on the role of forests in global warming. In 2007, four staff and advisors trained with Al Gore to present his PowerPoint presentation on the science of climate change. With further research the critical role of forest ...
... In November 2006, Ms. Jenny Russell of the Merck Family Fund urged MFPP to focus on the role of forests in global warming. In 2007, four staff and advisors trained with Al Gore to present his PowerPoint presentation on the science of climate change. With further research the critical role of forest ...
A Teacher`s Guide for the Video Sila Alangotok— Inuit Observations
... Climate change can be defined as “…a change in the average weather that a given region experiences” (Environment Canada, 1995, 11). Average weather includes elements such as temperature, wind patterns, and precipitation. In the media, the terms global warming and climate change are often used interc ...
... Climate change can be defined as “…a change in the average weather that a given region experiences” (Environment Canada, 1995, 11). Average weather includes elements such as temperature, wind patterns, and precipitation. In the media, the terms global warming and climate change are often used interc ...
E1AH_Sample_Answers_Quiz_2
... If youth activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez spoke with Bill Gates, they would both agree and disagree on certain points; agreeing that the people of the world need to band together to fight climate change, but disagreeing on the specific methods of actually fighting it. As a denizen of high-tech Silicon ...
... If youth activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez spoke with Bill Gates, they would both agree and disagree on certain points; agreeing that the people of the world need to band together to fight climate change, but disagreeing on the specific methods of actually fighting it. As a denizen of high-tech Silicon ...
Impacts of climate change on the worldTs most exceptional ecoregions
... Changes to temperature and precipitation will not have linear impacts across these ecoregions. Rather, the sensitivity of ecoregions to extreme monthly conditions will depend in part on changes to the climate variables primarily constraining productivity. For example, increases in temperature have r ...
... Changes to temperature and precipitation will not have linear impacts across these ecoregions. Rather, the sensitivity of ecoregions to extreme monthly conditions will depend in part on changes to the climate variables primarily constraining productivity. For example, increases in temperature have r ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... However with climate change the normal range starts to go up, this pushes the climate above coping range so then adaptation tries increasing coping range to deal with the effect because the climate becomes vulnerable Increasing variability occurs with climate change … different patterns and inte ...
... However with climate change the normal range starts to go up, this pushes the climate above coping range so then adaptation tries increasing coping range to deal with the effect because the climate becomes vulnerable Increasing variability occurs with climate change … different patterns and inte ...
a survey of regional planning for climate adaptation
... The focus on the municipal level reflects the networking of cities through efforts such as ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability U.S.A.’s (ICLEI) Cities for Climate Protection Campaign. The Campaign, which includes an estimated 600 U.S. cities, encourages cities to adopt climate change and su ...
... The focus on the municipal level reflects the networking of cities through efforts such as ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability U.S.A.’s (ICLEI) Cities for Climate Protection Campaign. The Campaign, which includes an estimated 600 U.S. cities, encourages cities to adopt climate change and su ...
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... Hamburg Tourism Model (HTM) found that climate change shifts international tourism flows towards higher altitudes and latitudes (Hamilton et al., 2005a, b). The redistribution of tourism flows could negatively affect countries and regions that depend heavily on income from tourism. On the other hand ...
... Hamburg Tourism Model (HTM) found that climate change shifts international tourism flows towards higher altitudes and latitudes (Hamilton et al., 2005a, b). The redistribution of tourism flows could negatively affect countries and regions that depend heavily on income from tourism. On the other hand ...
Deep uncertainty in long-term hurricane risk: Scenario generation and implications for future climate experiments (opens in new window)
... scenario set here decreases with both prediction lead time (e.g. Cox and Stephenson, 2007; Hawkins and Sutton, 2009) and the deviation of predicted variable from its current level because the GCMs as well as the downscaling models are tuned toward the present-day climate. In this study, the breadth ...
... scenario set here decreases with both prediction lead time (e.g. Cox and Stephenson, 2007; Hawkins and Sutton, 2009) and the deviation of predicted variable from its current level because the GCMs as well as the downscaling models are tuned toward the present-day climate. In this study, the breadth ...
(Un)Natural Disasters: Communicating Linkages Between Extreme
... the risk of such extreme heat – the best estimate is that it made it four times more likely (Stott et al, 2004). These early studies laid the foundations of the techniques for using climate models to analyse the linkages between extreme weather events and human-induced climate change. Many subsequen ...
... the risk of such extreme heat – the best estimate is that it made it four times more likely (Stott et al, 2004). These early studies laid the foundations of the techniques for using climate models to analyse the linkages between extreme weather events and human-induced climate change. Many subsequen ...
effects of changing climate on weather and human activities
... record in 1997–98, and they were probably exacerbated by global warming: the human-induced climate change arising from increasing carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gasses in the atmosphere. The climate is changing, and human activities are now part of the cause. But how does a climate change ma ...
... record in 1997–98, and they were probably exacerbated by global warming: the human-induced climate change arising from increasing carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gasses in the atmosphere. The climate is changing, and human activities are now part of the cause. But how does a climate change ma ...
Climate Change and Democratisation
... economic growth and development has been a driving force behind greenhouse gas emissions, although whether one type of political regime excels over others in producing growth and development still occasions much dispute. In his recent The Politics of Climate Change, Anthony Giddens argues that it is ...
... economic growth and development has been a driving force behind greenhouse gas emissions, although whether one type of political regime excels over others in producing growth and development still occasions much dispute. In his recent The Politics of Climate Change, Anthony Giddens argues that it is ...
Regional Power Shifts and Climate Knowledge Systems: South
... Regional Power Shifts and Climate Knowledge Systems: South Africa as a Climate Power? Abstract In the international system, there has been a power shift towards regional powers, which can be illustrated by recent developments in climate governance. I argue that some of these region ...
... Regional Power Shifts and Climate Knowledge Systems: South Africa as a Climate Power? Abstract In the international system, there has been a power shift towards regional powers, which can be illustrated by recent developments in climate governance. I argue that some of these region ...
Maske für Factsheet (Vor- und Rückseite), Stand Mai 2006
... 1.2.1. Adaptation options for water supply For these water related problems caused by changes in precipitation patterns the IPCC WGII poses some adaptation options for water supply during average/drought conditions, at the supply side as well as the demand side: ...
... 1.2.1. Adaptation options for water supply For these water related problems caused by changes in precipitation patterns the IPCC WGII poses some adaptation options for water supply during average/drought conditions, at the supply side as well as the demand side: ...
Selecting Ensemble Members to Provide Regional Climate Change
... observations to generate climate scenarios is highly vulnerable to errors generated in this way, and the potential bias-correction approaches become vastly more complicated (or, arguably, invalid). In this application we argue it is appropriate to eliminate members of the ensemble that do not repres ...
... observations to generate climate scenarios is highly vulnerable to errors generated in this way, and the potential bias-correction approaches become vastly more complicated (or, arguably, invalid). In this application we argue it is appropriate to eliminate members of the ensemble that do not repres ...
Personal experience and the `psychological distance` of
... will necessarily increase people's willingness to accept the reality and implications of climate change. The complexity of an issue like climate change means that psychological distance, and myriad other factors (e.g., ideology, values and group norms toward climate change) will likely interact to i ...
... will necessarily increase people's willingness to accept the reality and implications of climate change. The complexity of an issue like climate change means that psychological distance, and myriad other factors (e.g., ideology, values and group norms toward climate change) will likely interact to i ...
PREPARING FOR CLIMATIC CHANGE: THE WATER, SALMON, AND
... its irregular period is several decades; in the 20th century, PDO tended to stay in one phase or the other for 20 to 30 years at a time. PDO is also much less well understood than ENSO, in part because its period is so long relative to the history of reliable records that only two complete oscillati ...
... its irregular period is several decades; in the 20th century, PDO tended to stay in one phase or the other for 20 to 30 years at a time. PDO is also much less well understood than ENSO, in part because its period is so long relative to the history of reliable records that only two complete oscillati ...
Climate Engineering under the Paris Agreement
... trade-offs against other sustainability goals. SRM technologies involve greater scientific uncertainty and also involve significant risks. For example, changes to global average temperatures would not be uniform and could have consequential impacts on precipitation patterns, potentially severely imp ...
... trade-offs against other sustainability goals. SRM technologies involve greater scientific uncertainty and also involve significant risks. For example, changes to global average temperatures would not be uniform and could have consequential impacts on precipitation patterns, potentially severely imp ...
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Nunavut Setting the
... reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, with the hopes that effective and timely action will be taken before impacts on our environment and way of life become too severe. Meanwhile, Nunavummiut must increase their understanding of climate change and proactively plan for the changes being brought on b ...
... reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, with the hopes that effective and timely action will be taken before impacts on our environment and way of life become too severe. Meanwhile, Nunavummiut must increase their understanding of climate change and proactively plan for the changes being brought on b ...
Turning the Tide: Recognizing Climate Change Refugees in
... is a comparatively recent conceptualization vis-à-vis the more traditional ideas associated with refugees, such as persecution based on race, religion, nationality, or membership of a particular social group or political opinion.1 Nevertheless, the essence of the idea remains the same: the forced re ...
... is a comparatively recent conceptualization vis-à-vis the more traditional ideas associated with refugees, such as persecution based on race, religion, nationality, or membership of a particular social group or political opinion.1 Nevertheless, the essence of the idea remains the same: the forced re ...