Africa Talks Climate
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says that “by the 2080s, many millions more people than today are projected to experience floods every year due to sea-level rise… [largely] in the densely populated and low-lying mega-deltas of Asia and Africa… small islands are especially vulnerable ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says that “by the 2080s, many millions more people than today are projected to experience floods every year due to sea-level rise… [largely] in the densely populated and low-lying mega-deltas of Asia and Africa… small islands are especially vulnerable ...
"migration with dignity": towards a new zealand response to climate
... to the Status of Refugees 195114 ("the Refugee Convention") or complementary protection measures at international law. There is also no protection afforded under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change15 (UNFCCC) or at a regional level in the Pacific, and there is no established "r ...
... to the Status of Refugees 195114 ("the Refugee Convention") or complementary protection measures at international law. There is also no protection afforded under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change15 (UNFCCC) or at a regional level in the Pacific, and there is no established "r ...
Inuit vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate change in
... PEARCE, SMIT, DUERDEN, FORD, GOOSE, AND KATAOYAK ...
... PEARCE, SMIT, DUERDEN, FORD, GOOSE, AND KATAOYAK ...
Use of general circulation model output in the creation of climate
... variability of climate, including the effects of volcanic eruptions, E1 Nifio/Southern Oscillations (ENSOs), internal atmospheric and oceanic circulation variations, and possible solar variations, and all agree that surface air temperatures will rise, precipitation patterns will change, and sea leve ...
... variability of climate, including the effects of volcanic eruptions, E1 Nifio/Southern Oscillations (ENSOs), internal atmospheric and oceanic circulation variations, and possible solar variations, and all agree that surface air temperatures will rise, precipitation patterns will change, and sea leve ...
Climate - Net Texts
... Ferrell Cell and Polar Cell Boundary The polar front is around 50o to 60o , where cold air from the poles meets warmer air from the tropics. The meeting of the two different air masses causes the polar jet stream, which is known for its stormy weather. As the Earth orbits the Sun, the shift in the an ...
... Ferrell Cell and Polar Cell Boundary The polar front is around 50o to 60o , where cold air from the poles meets warmer air from the tropics. The meeting of the two different air masses causes the polar jet stream, which is known for its stormy weather. As the Earth orbits the Sun, the shift in the an ...
Planning for climate change impacts on hydropower in the Far North
... arrive in liquid form and be available earlier in the season for hydropower generation, rather than stored in the snowpack until spring melt. In the Far North, ET is a relatively small portion of the hydrologic budget and precipitation dominates (Kane et al., 1990), though ET will increase as the gr ...
... arrive in liquid form and be available earlier in the season for hydropower generation, rather than stored in the snowpack until spring melt. In the Far North, ET is a relatively small portion of the hydrologic budget and precipitation dominates (Kane et al., 1990), though ET will increase as the gr ...
India`s Megacities and Climate Change
... bottom of the pile be able to make their lives better while maintaining compatibility with the recent National Action Plan on Climate Change? How will India meet its priorities and responsibilities as world’s fourth largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter at international negotiations and also deal wit ...
... bottom of the pile be able to make their lives better while maintaining compatibility with the recent National Action Plan on Climate Change? How will India meet its priorities and responsibilities as world’s fourth largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter at international negotiations and also deal wit ...
climate change and emissions pathways
... until ‘‘enough’’ impacts have accumulated or set as a target a level of climate change that may cross thresholds for DAI for some particularly vulnerable populations.§ Under these circumstances, we believe the averaging method we present is an appropriate aggregation method to demonstrate our probab ...
... until ‘‘enough’’ impacts have accumulated or set as a target a level of climate change that may cross thresholds for DAI for some particularly vulnerable populations.§ Under these circumstances, we believe the averaging method we present is an appropriate aggregation method to demonstrate our probab ...
INFORMATION DOCUMENT
... groups. The WCRP team was highly encouraged by the praise and clear recognition of the high value of the Programme for society, but those who commented on the draft Review were not in total agreement with the reviewers on a few points. First, they felt that there was an underestimation of the role o ...
... groups. The WCRP team was highly encouraged by the praise and clear recognition of the high value of the Programme for society, but those who commented on the draft Review were not in total agreement with the reviewers on a few points. First, they felt that there was an underestimation of the role o ...
Climate Change in Zambia
... • The Zambian Government should scale up its efforts to initiate and implement projects and strategies in the NAPA by mainstreaming them in national development policies and programs and allocating adequate funding for their effective implementation. • Government should ensure that the National REDD ...
... • The Zambian Government should scale up its efforts to initiate and implement projects and strategies in the NAPA by mainstreaming them in national development policies and programs and allocating adequate funding for their effective implementation. • Government should ensure that the National REDD ...
Climate Changes Caucasus - WWF
... risk for the political stability of the region. The purpose of this report is to summarise current and future impacts of climate change in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in the Southern Caucasus region and to provide a perspective of climate change in relation to sustainable development - especiall ...
... risk for the political stability of the region. The purpose of this report is to summarise current and future impacts of climate change in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in the Southern Caucasus region and to provide a perspective of climate change in relation to sustainable development - especiall ...
Climate Risk Screening and Management Tool for Strategy Design
... PART B: ADDRESS CLIMATE RISKS Part B of the tool helps you address the climate risks you have identified. This should be done alongside the development hypothesis and results framework. For more details, see the Mandatory Reference. You will start by identifying possible climate risk management opti ...
... PART B: ADDRESS CLIMATE RISKS Part B of the tool helps you address the climate risks you have identified. This should be done alongside the development hypothesis and results framework. For more details, see the Mandatory Reference. You will start by identifying possible climate risk management opti ...
Article - Cerfacs
... is based on a partial empirical relation derived in the present climate that may miss important physical processes occurring in the future climate. [10] The second approach, dynamical downscaling (DD), is based on the use of a Regional Climate Model (RCM), forced at the boundaries by results from a ...
... is based on a partial empirical relation derived in the present climate that may miss important physical processes occurring in the future climate. [10] The second approach, dynamical downscaling (DD), is based on the use of a Regional Climate Model (RCM), forced at the boundaries by results from a ...
Climate change - Time to act
... section), is an important source of income for many people in developing countries, but it is coming under increasing pressure as a result of climate change. At the same time, agriculture is itself a major contributor to climate change through the felling of forests (see the Forests and Climate sect ...
... section), is an important source of income for many people in developing countries, but it is coming under increasing pressure as a result of climate change. At the same time, agriculture is itself a major contributor to climate change through the felling of forests (see the Forests and Climate sect ...
Robust Bayesian Uncertainty Analysis of Climate System Properties
... is substantial considering the important political implications. Moreover, the authors find that ocean heat change data have a considerable potential to constrain climate sensitivity. ...
... is substantial considering the important political implications. Moreover, the authors find that ocean heat change data have a considerable potential to constrain climate sensitivity. ...
Framing Strategies to Minimize Impacts on Pennsylvania
... the information-gathering phase. Most were not ready to begin implementing on-theground strategies to help species and ecosystems adapt, although many intended to or already had integrated climate change into their planning efforts. ...
... the information-gathering phase. Most were not ready to begin implementing on-theground strategies to help species and ecosystems adapt, although many intended to or already had integrated climate change into their planning efforts. ...
nota di lavoro - Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
... complex processes. The IPCC publishes its reports every 7 years, it took five years to negotiate the Kyoto Protocol, 15 years to build consensus on the 20C threshold as a long-term environmental target, and it may still take several years to get the major developing countries to commit to absolute e ...
... complex processes. The IPCC publishes its reports every 7 years, it took five years to negotiate the Kyoto Protocol, 15 years to build consensus on the 20C threshold as a long-term environmental target, and it may still take several years to get the major developing countries to commit to absolute e ...
Pluralising climate change solutions? Views held and voiced by
... stakeholders, since global decisions can have significant impacts on people's lives. Climate change is an illuminating example of an issue where almost anyone could be considered a stakeholder. Discursive democracy therefore suggests that the physical presence of all stakeholders is not key, but inst ...
... stakeholders, since global decisions can have significant impacts on people's lives. Climate change is an illuminating example of an issue where almost anyone could be considered a stakeholder. Discursive democracy therefore suggests that the physical presence of all stakeholders is not key, but inst ...
Cosmopolitan Justice, Responsibility, and Global Climate Change
... determines the obligations persons have to future generations. According to the principle of ‘just savings’, societies should save enough so that succeeding generations are able to live in a just society. They need not pass on any more than that and certainly need not seek to maximize the condition ...
... determines the obligations persons have to future generations. According to the principle of ‘just savings’, societies should save enough so that succeeding generations are able to live in a just society. They need not pass on any more than that and certainly need not seek to maximize the condition ...
Applying Risk Informed Decision-Making Framework for Climate
... Because of Hawai`i's geographic isolation, over 25% of its coral reef species are found nowhere else in the world. Degradation is not just a loss of coral cover. Habitat quality and topographical complexity also decline. The biodiversity that supports ecosystem services, biological resources, and so ...
... Because of Hawai`i's geographic isolation, over 25% of its coral reef species are found nowhere else in the world. Degradation is not just a loss of coral cover. Habitat quality and topographical complexity also decline. The biodiversity that supports ecosystem services, biological resources, and so ...
climate change and eu security policy
... security, and climate change are split in confusing fashion among a large number of institutional players. None of these departments is tasked unequivocally with leading on the geopolitical impact of climate change.17 The same is true at the national level—environment ministries may have adopted the ...
... security, and climate change are split in confusing fashion among a large number of institutional players. None of these departments is tasked unequivocally with leading on the geopolitical impact of climate change.17 The same is true at the national level—environment ministries may have adopted the ...
Perceptions of Climate Change Adaptation from the Great Lakes
... source managers, conservation practitioners, planners, researchers, and others in the region. This article reports on two components of this survey: ~1! stakeholders’ concept of the definition of adaptation, and ~2! how they operationalize the concept in terms of describing adaptation actions. To pr ...
... source managers, conservation practitioners, planners, researchers, and others in the region. This article reports on two components of this survey: ~1! stakeholders’ concept of the definition of adaptation, and ~2! how they operationalize the concept in terms of describing adaptation actions. To pr ...