Building Climate Change Resilience in
... slow, difficult, highly contested process, which did not have to deal with climate change and which was much helped by prosperity and economic stability. Many of the nations or cities most at risk from climate change lack the political and institutional base for adaptation – and for addressing the d ...
... slow, difficult, highly contested process, which did not have to deal with climate change and which was much helped by prosperity and economic stability. Many of the nations or cities most at risk from climate change lack the political and institutional base for adaptation – and for addressing the d ...
Central Asia - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... activities that are increasing the adaptive capacity of communities and countries. As well, within the review, adaptation action have been deemed to be “current” if they were ongoing or completed in 2009 or later. As such, the review does not include projects completed prior to 2009 that may have co ...
... activities that are increasing the adaptive capacity of communities and countries. As well, within the review, adaptation action have been deemed to be “current” if they were ongoing or completed in 2009 or later. As such, the review does not include projects completed prior to 2009 that may have co ...
The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia
... Asia is. to climate change, how climate change is impacting the region, what adaptation measures have been taken by the five study countries to-date, how great the region’s potential is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the future, how Southeast Asia can step up adaptation and mitigation e ...
... Asia is. to climate change, how climate change is impacting the region, what adaptation measures have been taken by the five study countries to-date, how great the region’s potential is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the future, how Southeast Asia can step up adaptation and mitigation e ...
Climate change and
... The number of people directly employed in fisheries and aquaculture is conservatively estimated at 38 million, of which over 90 percent are small-scale fishers (FAO, 2005a). In addition to those directly employed in fishing, there are “forward linkages” to other economic activities generated by the ...
... The number of people directly employed in fisheries and aquaculture is conservatively estimated at 38 million, of which over 90 percent are small-scale fishers (FAO, 2005a). In addition to those directly employed in fishing, there are “forward linkages” to other economic activities generated by the ...
Climate change adaptation in Norway
... Climate change is already happening: environmental change is being observed on all continents and in all the major oceans. The climatic changes that have been observed over the past 150 years cannot be explained unless anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are taken into account. The combustion of ...
... Climate change is already happening: environmental change is being observed on all continents and in all the major oceans. The climatic changes that have been observed over the past 150 years cannot be explained unless anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are taken into account. The combustion of ...
Trade And Climate Change - WTO-UNEP Report
... is considerable scope and flexibility under WTO rules for addressing climate change at the national level, and that mitigation measures should be designed and implemented in a manner that ensures that trade and climate policies are mutually supportive. With these findings in mind, we are pleased to ...
... is considerable scope and flexibility under WTO rules for addressing climate change at the national level, and that mitigation measures should be designed and implemented in a manner that ensures that trade and climate policies are mutually supportive. With these findings in mind, we are pleased to ...
Climatic controls on diffuse groundwater
... frequency and seasonality of rainfall. Vivoni et al. (2009) demonstrated for a catchment in New Mexico that either an increase in the intensity of summer rainfall or an increase in the frequency of winter rainfall can lead to an increase in recharge. In semi-arid areas, higher intensity rainfall can ...
... frequency and seasonality of rainfall. Vivoni et al. (2009) demonstrated for a catchment in New Mexico that either an increase in the intensity of summer rainfall or an increase in the frequency of winter rainfall can lead to an increase in recharge. In semi-arid areas, higher intensity rainfall can ...
The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia: A
... Asia is. to climate change, how climate change is impacting the region, what adaptation measures have been taken by the five study countries to-date, how great the region’s potential is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the future, how Southeast Asia can step up adaptation and mitigation e ...
... Asia is. to climate change, how climate change is impacting the region, what adaptation measures have been taken by the five study countries to-date, how great the region’s potential is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the future, how Southeast Asia can step up adaptation and mitigation e ...
South Africa`s Second National Communication under the
... factors to severe skills shortages in several sectors. ...
... factors to severe skills shortages in several sectors. ...
Warming Impact—Disease - Open Evidence Archive
... Climate change is really happening now. The average global surface temperature has warmed by 0.8_C in the past century and 0.6_C in the past three decades (Hansen et al. 2006), in large part because of human activities (IPCC 2001). A recent report produced by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences co ...
... Climate change is really happening now. The average global surface temperature has warmed by 0.8_C in the past century and 0.6_C in the past three decades (Hansen et al. 2006), in large part because of human activities (IPCC 2001). A recent report produced by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences co ...
pLAnnIng fOR cLIMATE chAngE
... Climate Change Initiative (CCCI) countries around the globe by UN-Habitat. Detailed testing of the tools (including versions of most of the tools that are now in this version) was undertaken in the Philippines. Global, regional and national training events were held, as well as an Expert Group Meeti ...
... Climate Change Initiative (CCCI) countries around the globe by UN-Habitat. Detailed testing of the tools (including versions of most of the tools that are now in this version) was undertaken in the Philippines. Global, regional and national training events were held, as well as an Expert Group Meeti ...
LCCARL299_en.pdf
... Notes and explanations of symbols: The following symbols have been used in this study: A full stop (.) is used to indicate decimals n.a. is used to indicated that data are not available The use of a hyphen (-) between years, for example, 2010-2019, signifies an annual average for the calendar years ...
... Notes and explanations of symbols: The following symbols have been used in this study: A full stop (.) is used to indicate decimals n.a. is used to indicated that data are not available The use of a hyphen (-) between years, for example, 2010-2019, signifies an annual average for the calendar years ...
the state of city climate finance - Cities Climate Finance Leadership
... The global community has arrived at a critical crossroads to shift the way in which we live. We have an unprecedented opportunity today to build and embrace a higher-value future. Securing this future requires innovative financing and public and private sector institutions are already scaling up the ...
... The global community has arrived at a critical crossroads to shift the way in which we live. We have an unprecedented opportunity today to build and embrace a higher-value future. Securing this future requires innovative financing and public and private sector institutions are already scaling up the ...
It Depends Which Way the Wind Blows
... The Board with the support of communities and Adelaide University developed this report as the first of many steps needed in our Region to look at the impact of climate change on the land and possible effects on community’s ability to look after that land. The Board was keen that this was not just a ...
... The Board with the support of communities and Adelaide University developed this report as the first of many steps needed in our Region to look at the impact of climate change on the land and possible effects on community’s ability to look after that land. The Board was keen that this was not just a ...
The State of Marine and Coastal Adaptation in North America: A
... and the level of preparedness and adaptation measures in place. This section does not provide predictions, but does provide a broad overview of current and projected manifestations and effects of climate change, and offers some place-specific examples where the effects of climate change are already ...
... and the level of preparedness and adaptation measures in place. This section does not provide predictions, but does provide a broad overview of current and projected manifestations and effects of climate change, and offers some place-specific examples where the effects of climate change are already ...
Assessing the Determinants Facilitating Local Vulnerabilities and
... The impacts of climate change are heterogeneous and vary with geographic context. Biophysical parameters interface with socioeconomic and political forces to greatly influence the outcome of climate-related risks at the local level. In the high mountains of the western Himalayas for example, climate ...
... The impacts of climate change are heterogeneous and vary with geographic context. Biophysical parameters interface with socioeconomic and political forces to greatly influence the outcome of climate-related risks at the local level. In the high mountains of the western Himalayas for example, climate ...
Kerala State Action Plan on Climate Change
... water resources, a system for monitoring will be the first imperative. Further, the information at global as well as local level would be needed to be analyzed for any strategy. This will essentially include assessment of efficiency of the present development strategies in this context and probable ...
... water resources, a system for monitoring will be the first imperative. Further, the information at global as well as local level would be needed to be analyzed for any strategy. This will essentially include assessment of efficiency of the present development strategies in this context and probable ...
Banner - Indigenous Peoples` Climate Change Portal
... totally dependent on fossil fuel use, whether in industries, transport, energy use, and industrial agriculture, among others. However, instead of moving towards a low-carbon emissions development path, most countries would still opt to maintain the highenergy, high-emissions economic development pat ...
... totally dependent on fossil fuel use, whether in industries, transport, energy use, and industrial agriculture, among others. However, instead of moving towards a low-carbon emissions development path, most countries would still opt to maintain the highenergy, high-emissions economic development pat ...
Extreme Weather Events in Europe: preparing for climate change
... change and with these will come extreme weather. This is of considerable consequence in Europe as it impacts on the vulnerability of communities across the continent and exposes them to environmental risks. It is now widely recognised that failures in international efforts to agree on the action nec ...
... change and with these will come extreme weather. This is of considerable consequence in Europe as it impacts on the vulnerability of communities across the continent and exposes them to environmental risks. It is now widely recognised that failures in international efforts to agree on the action nec ...
Climate Change Adaptation by Federal Agencies: An Analysis Jane A. Leggett, Coordinator
... Congressional Research Service ...
... Congressional Research Service ...
BASE Evaluation Criteria for Climate Adaptation (BECCA)
... beyond project lifetimes. Sustainable development is expected to minimise the threats posed by the impacts of climate change and to capitalise on the potential opportunities presented by it, and bring benefits in terms of alleviating pre-existing problems (no-regret). (Example for measurement: Time ...
... beyond project lifetimes. Sustainable development is expected to minimise the threats posed by the impacts of climate change and to capitalise on the potential opportunities presented by it, and bring benefits in terms of alleviating pre-existing problems (no-regret). (Example for measurement: Time ...
Best practices and available tools for the use of indigenous
... FCCC/SBSTA/2013/3, paragraph 17. See for details on the NWP.
Report on the technical workshop on ecosystem-based approaches for adaptation to climate change is
available at .
Report on the technical workshop on water ...
... FCCC/SBSTA/2013/3, paragraph 17. See
Adaptation to climate change: the attitude and behaviour of rice
... officer interviews generated insights into the research context and supplemented the questionnaire design. A structured questionnaire was used to interview 600 randomly chosen rice farmers in the three selected provinces in the Mekong Delta. Those provinces were identified as highly, moderately, and ...
... officer interviews generated insights into the research context and supplemented the questionnaire design. A structured questionnaire was used to interview 600 randomly chosen rice farmers in the three selected provinces in the Mekong Delta. Those provinces were identified as highly, moderately, and ...
Responses to Rapid Environmental Change
... timescales, with a premier emphasis on longitudinalprofile adjustments. It should be noted that the subdivision of examples reflects interpretations of the stratigraphic record by the respective authors, based on a variety of observational data. The examples range from monsoonal fluctuations that op ...
... timescales, with a premier emphasis on longitudinalprofile adjustments. It should be noted that the subdivision of examples reflects interpretations of the stratigraphic record by the respective authors, based on a variety of observational data. The examples range from monsoonal fluctuations that op ...