Auditing the Government Response to Climate Change: Guidance
... facing the planet, and both mitigation and adaptation efforts will be necessary to tackle climate change. As all countries will be affected by climate change actions at national level are required. All the countries that have signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ...
... facing the planet, and both mitigation and adaptation efforts will be necessary to tackle climate change. As all countries will be affected by climate change actions at national level are required. All the countries that have signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ...
Global warming in the American mind
... It is said that it takes a village to raise a child. In my case, it has taken several villages to raise an interdisciplinary scholar. Thank you to the Department of Geography, my focal discipline, and especially to Dr. Shaul Cohen for his invaluable advice, perspective and support. Thank you to Drs. ...
... It is said that it takes a village to raise a child. In my case, it has taken several villages to raise an interdisciplinary scholar. Thank you to the Department of Geography, my focal discipline, and especially to Dr. Shaul Cohen for his invaluable advice, perspective and support. Thank you to Drs. ...
united - Stockholm Convention
... increase secondary releases of persistent organic pollutants to air by shifting their partitioning between air and soil, and between air and water. Releases from environmental reservoirs such as soil, water and ice will also increase as a result of these higher temperatures. The effects of temperatu ...
... increase secondary releases of persistent organic pollutants to air by shifting their partitioning between air and soil, and between air and water. Releases from environmental reservoirs such as soil, water and ice will also increase as a result of these higher temperatures. The effects of temperatu ...
Understanding pUblic perception of climate change in
... Figure 6: Percent of respondents who had heard of climate change and global warming........12 Figure 7: Events or changes associated with climate change...................................................13 Figure 8: Perceptions of main causes of climate change in Cambodia................... ...
... Figure 6: Percent of respondents who had heard of climate change and global warming........12 Figure 7: Events or changes associated with climate change...................................................13 Figure 8: Perceptions of main causes of climate change in Cambodia................... ...
Establishing a Climate Change Department in
... coordinate with finance, planning, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, energy, etc. It is also obvious that very few systematic mechanisms exist to guide this important coordination. An effective climate change response invariably requires an established coordination process, and mechanisms including ...
... coordinate with finance, planning, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, energy, etc. It is also obvious that very few systematic mechanisms exist to guide this important coordination. An effective climate change response invariably requires an established coordination process, and mechanisms including ...
PDF - Florida Climate Change Task Force
... climate changes on the natural systems of Florida. The statements in this summary are based on the chapters in the white paper and principal sources are given at the end of each paragraph here. The challenge of preserving Florida's unique and rich biodiversity in the face of climate change is immens ...
... climate changes on the natural systems of Florida. The statements in this summary are based on the chapters in the white paper and principal sources are given at the end of each paragraph here. The challenge of preserving Florida's unique and rich biodiversity in the face of climate change is immens ...
Facing an uncertain future : how forests and people can adapt to
... again the emphasis is on integration, without which actions at different scales risk cancelling each other out. The report looks at the two aspects in turn—adaptation for tropical forests, and tropical forests for adaptation—and includes an appendix on climate scenarios, concepts, and international ...
... again the emphasis is on integration, without which actions at different scales risk cancelling each other out. The report looks at the two aspects in turn—adaptation for tropical forests, and tropical forests for adaptation—and includes an appendix on climate scenarios, concepts, and international ...
CLIVAR Research Foci Development Team ENSO in a changing
... 2005; McPhaden et al. 2006). Despite considerable progress in our understanding of the impact of climate change on many of the processes that contribute to ENSO variability (e.g., Collins et al. 2010), it is not yet possible to say whether ENSO activity will be enhanced or damped, or if the frequenc ...
... 2005; McPhaden et al. 2006). Despite considerable progress in our understanding of the impact of climate change on many of the processes that contribute to ENSO variability (e.g., Collins et al. 2010), it is not yet possible to say whether ENSO activity will be enhanced or damped, or if the frequenc ...
Global Climate Change: National Security Implications
... Intelligence Agency (CIA) did commission a study to look into the security implications of climate change in the late 1970s, the issue had little resonance until the late 1990s when the Senate Armed Services Committee declared that environmental destruction, including global warming, was “a growing ...
... Intelligence Agency (CIA) did commission a study to look into the security implications of climate change in the late 1970s, the issue had little resonance until the late 1990s when the Senate Armed Services Committee declared that environmental destruction, including global warming, was “a growing ...
ABSTRACT - Coastal Environmental Change Lab
... Kure Beach to Fort Fisher, is considered part of the mainland, but features low-lying sandy shorelines and is backed by a water body (Cape Fear River), similar to a barrier island. The barrier islands along the southern flank of Cape Fear are primarily composed of channel-fill and are more tide-dom ...
... Kure Beach to Fort Fisher, is considered part of the mainland, but features low-lying sandy shorelines and is backed by a water body (Cape Fear River), similar to a barrier island. The barrier islands along the southern flank of Cape Fear are primarily composed of channel-fill and are more tide-dom ...
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... Although no set of transfers is found to address the free-riding incentives of all countries simultaneously, there is little doubt that transfers can improve the prospects for broad-based participation in international mitigation action. In practice, one powerful way to implement such transfers is t ...
... Although no set of transfers is found to address the free-riding incentives of all countries simultaneously, there is little doubt that transfers can improve the prospects for broad-based participation in international mitigation action. In practice, one powerful way to implement such transfers is t ...
a sensitive matter - The Global Warming Policy Foundation
... 1. The scientific part (WGI) of the fifth IPCC assessment report (AR5), published in final form in January 2014, contains some really encouraging information. 1 The best observational evidence indicates our climate is considerably less sensitive to greenhouse gases than climate scientists had previo ...
... 1. The scientific part (WGI) of the fifth IPCC assessment report (AR5), published in final form in January 2014, contains some really encouraging information. 1 The best observational evidence indicates our climate is considerably less sensitive to greenhouse gases than climate scientists had previo ...
Chapter 11 Hunting, Herding, Fishing and Gathering
... Marine fish are used by Arctic societies both for food and are a cornerstone for contemporary economic life. Arctic cod (Gadus morhua) is used for domestic consumption but also has a long history of use for commercial purposes, especially in Greenland. While its numbers today are reduced, it remains ...
... Marine fish are used by Arctic societies both for food and are a cornerstone for contemporary economic life. Arctic cod (Gadus morhua) is used for domestic consumption but also has a long history of use for commercial purposes, especially in Greenland. While its numbers today are reduced, it remains ...
2006–2012 Climate Change Action Plan
... the atmosphere would be approximately -18 °C instead of +15 °C, and life as we know it would be impossible. The so-called “greenhouse effect” is thus a very natural phenomenon and constitutes a major part of Earth’s climate system. However, over the course of the last 200 years, human activity has c ...
... the atmosphere would be approximately -18 °C instead of +15 °C, and life as we know it would be impossible. The so-called “greenhouse effect” is thus a very natural phenomenon and constitutes a major part of Earth’s climate system. However, over the course of the last 200 years, human activity has c ...
RE-CONSTRUCTING CLIMATE CHANGE: DISCOURSES OF THE EMERGING MOVEMENT FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE
... This thesis examines the discourses surrounding the subject of climate change, with particular emphasis on the discourse(s) of the emerging social movement for climate justice. Positioned within the social constructivist and critical research paradigms, the methodology involves a Foucauldian-inspire ...
... This thesis examines the discourses surrounding the subject of climate change, with particular emphasis on the discourse(s) of the emerging social movement for climate justice. Positioned within the social constructivist and critical research paradigms, the methodology involves a Foucauldian-inspire ...
Intensification of winter transatlantic aviation turbulence in response
... the regular issuance of operational forecasts predicting when and where it will strike. At present, it is not computationally feasible to forecast turbulent eddies on horizontal scales of 100 m–2 km through explicit simulation with a global model of the troposphere and lower stratosphere. Instead, c ...
... the regular issuance of operational forecasts predicting when and where it will strike. At present, it is not computationally feasible to forecast turbulent eddies on horizontal scales of 100 m–2 km through explicit simulation with a global model of the troposphere and lower stratosphere. Instead, c ...
Europe
... (changes in infectious diseases) (high confidence). {23.4.2} There is less evidence of impacts on social systems attributable to observed climate change, except in pastoralist populations (low confidence). {23.5.3} Climate change will increase the likelihood of systemic failures across European coun ...
... (changes in infectious diseases) (high confidence). {23.4.2} There is less evidence of impacts on social systems attributable to observed climate change, except in pastoralist populations (low confidence). {23.5.3} Climate change will increase the likelihood of systemic failures across European coun ...
Developing and Applying Scenarios
... assessment of climate impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability. Until recently, they have been used much more extensively to project greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than to assess climate vulnerability and adaptive capacity. Most socioeconomic scenarios identify several different topics or domains, suc ...
... assessment of climate impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability. Until recently, they have been used much more extensively to project greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than to assess climate vulnerability and adaptive capacity. Most socioeconomic scenarios identify several different topics or domains, suc ...
Sensitivity of Northern Peatland Carbon
... those of the Hudson Bay Lowland (HBL). In contrast, the warmer peatlands in these three regions (between -2° and 2°C) receive highly variable annual precipitation, and many HBL peatlands receive twice as much precipitation as those in the WSL or MRB (900 versus 400 mm), owing to the climatic influen ...
... those of the Hudson Bay Lowland (HBL). In contrast, the warmer peatlands in these three regions (between -2° and 2°C) receive highly variable annual precipitation, and many HBL peatlands receive twice as much precipitation as those in the WSL or MRB (900 versus 400 mm), owing to the climatic influen ...
SHAKY SCIENCE: INCONVENIENT TRUTHS CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
... As an example, repeated claims are made in the TSD (based upon the IPCC) that increases in tropical cyclone activity, including current trends and future projections, are likely largely influenced by human greenhouse gas emissions. While this may have been our best understanding several years ago, i ...
... As an example, repeated claims are made in the TSD (based upon the IPCC) that increases in tropical cyclone activity, including current trends and future projections, are likely largely influenced by human greenhouse gas emissions. While this may have been our best understanding several years ago, i ...
About observed and future climate changes in Flanders and Belgium
... associated risk of flooding, have become slightly less exceptional over the last two decades. To what extent this is due to climate change or other factors (e.g. changes in land use, paving) is not yet clear. Moreover, the available datasets are still too recent to allow a distinction to be made bet ...
... associated risk of flooding, have become slightly less exceptional over the last two decades. To what extent this is due to climate change or other factors (e.g. changes in land use, paving) is not yet clear. Moreover, the available datasets are still too recent to allow a distinction to be made bet ...
Implementation Framework for Climate Change Adaptation Planning
... municipal and community, provincial and federal government, natural resources). Designed for application in a Canadian context, the Framework was also informed by a jurisdictional survey of adaptation implementation frameworks in development or in use across Canada. The Framework entails seven steps ...
... municipal and community, provincial and federal government, natural resources). Designed for application in a Canadian context, the Framework was also informed by a jurisdictional survey of adaptation implementation frameworks in development or in use across Canada. The Framework entails seven steps ...