6th conference on Maritime Spatial Planning: MSP Worldwide
... the time to look beyond the European experience for examples of what type of solutions worked under which conditions, what obstacles may lay ahead and what benefits await. In order to address global challenges, like climate change and sustainable development, it may also be useful to consider issues ...
... the time to look beyond the European experience for examples of what type of solutions worked under which conditions, what obstacles may lay ahead and what benefits await. In order to address global challenges, like climate change and sustainable development, it may also be useful to consider issues ...
Global Warming Guide
... levels threatens to flood and submerge low-lying land masses. Sea levels have already risen by 17cm during the last century. Higher temperatures will influence the transmission and range of diseases such as malaria, the quality and productivity of agriculture, the availability of fresh water and the ...
... levels threatens to flood and submerge low-lying land masses. Sea levels have already risen by 17cm during the last century. Higher temperatures will influence the transmission and range of diseases such as malaria, the quality and productivity of agriculture, the availability of fresh water and the ...
climate change: the missing topic in zimbabwean secondary school
... entailed. They heard about climate on radios and televisions and also read about it in newspapers. Students at both Ordinary and Advanced levels revealed that they were aware of the subject through the same media forms. They said their teachers only treated climate change in an incidental manner. As ...
... entailed. They heard about climate on radios and televisions and also read about it in newspapers. Students at both Ordinary and Advanced levels revealed that they were aware of the subject through the same media forms. They said their teachers only treated climate change in an incidental manner. As ...
Call for Abstracts The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP
... initiatives the challenge of making research results useful and easily accessible to end users such as adaptation planners and policy makers is explicitly recognized. Adequate observations of climate are essential to all the above activities and in this context the Global Climate Observing System (G ...
... initiatives the challenge of making research results useful and easily accessible to end users such as adaptation planners and policy makers is explicitly recognized. Adequate observations of climate are essential to all the above activities and in this context the Global Climate Observing System (G ...
paths beyond paris
... Over twenty years have passed since governments within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) began to discuss the impending climate crisis. Year after year, we witness the talks moving further away from identifying the root causes of climate change while the increasing i ...
... Over twenty years have passed since governments within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) began to discuss the impending climate crisis. Year after year, we witness the talks moving further away from identifying the root causes of climate change while the increasing i ...
Paths beyond Paris
... Over twenty years have passed since governments within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) began to discuss the impending climate crisis. Year after year, we witness the talks moving further away from identifying the root causes of climate change while the increasing i ...
... Over twenty years have passed since governments within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) began to discuss the impending climate crisis. Year after year, we witness the talks moving further away from identifying the root causes of climate change while the increasing i ...
Risk in International Politics Randall W. Stone
... commitments. Nevertheless, the mechanism that leads to systematic underprovision of insurance is at work in any setting that involves voting or elections. If voters elect legislators and legislators vote on policy, the median voter at each level will beneªt less from insurance than the average amoun ...
... commitments. Nevertheless, the mechanism that leads to systematic underprovision of insurance is at work in any setting that involves voting or elections. If voters elect legislators and legislators vote on policy, the median voter at each level will beneªt less from insurance than the average amoun ...
editorial: protected areas as natural solutions to climate change
... areas, protected areas are some of the few remaining, or even the only remaining, natural habitats to supply these needs. Protected areas are also important in building the resilience of biomes that underpin global climate stability and support livelihoods in a climate change context, such as the Am ...
... areas, protected areas are some of the few remaining, or even the only remaining, natural habitats to supply these needs. Protected areas are also important in building the resilience of biomes that underpin global climate stability and support livelihoods in a climate change context, such as the Am ...
Climate Change and National Security
... United States.” That same month, the UN Security Council—at the initiative of the UK government—held its first-ever debate on the potential impact of climate change on peace and security. In October 2007, the Nobel committee recognized this emerging threat to peace and security by awarding former vi ...
... United States.” That same month, the UN Security Council—at the initiative of the UK government—held its first-ever debate on the potential impact of climate change on peace and security. In October 2007, the Nobel committee recognized this emerging threat to peace and security by awarding former vi ...
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010
... (b) there is a vacancy in the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker. ...
... (b) there is a vacancy in the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker. ...
Climate Change and Human Security
... water management and forestry projects in the past have displaced such groups,25 and without safeguards are likely to do so as states expand mega-projects as part of their national climate adaptation programs. One example is the new dams being built in Guatemala. Such intra-state tension and possibl ...
... water management and forestry projects in the past have displaced such groups,25 and without safeguards are likely to do so as states expand mega-projects as part of their national climate adaptation programs. One example is the new dams being built in Guatemala. Such intra-state tension and possibl ...
A New Climate for Peace
... are far more advanced today than just a few years ago, but they still lack significant discussion of the political or social impacts of climate change and information on a country’s conflict history or its marginalized groups; in addition, most do not address drivers of fragility or other transbound ...
... are far more advanced today than just a few years ago, but they still lack significant discussion of the political or social impacts of climate change and information on a country’s conflict history or its marginalized groups; in addition, most do not address drivers of fragility or other transbound ...
The Geoengineering Option
... the technology involved turns the normal debate over climate change on its head. The best way to reduce the danger of global warming is, of course, to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. But success in that venture will require all the major emitting countries, with their div ...
... the technology involved turns the normal debate over climate change on its head. The best way to reduce the danger of global warming is, of course, to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. But success in that venture will require all the major emitting countries, with their div ...
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on BC Hydro`s Water Resources
... River at the Peace-Athabasca Delta using lake sediments, while others have used patterns of tree rings to establish long-term streamflow records for the Chilko River and its glacier-fed watershed in the Coast Mountains. Findings of these studies and of a similar study for the Columbia River at The D ...
... River at the Peace-Athabasca Delta using lake sediments, while others have used patterns of tree rings to establish long-term streamflow records for the Chilko River and its glacier-fed watershed in the Coast Mountains. Findings of these studies and of a similar study for the Columbia River at The D ...
Low Emissions Diet
... agriculture sector. With its environmental cost factored into the end price, a product such as beef would be considered a luxury, with a substantial reduction in demand and supply. All proceeds from (for example) a carbon tax could be returned to the community through personal income tax reductions ...
... agriculture sector. With its environmental cost factored into the end price, a product such as beef would be considered a luxury, with a substantial reduction in demand and supply. All proceeds from (for example) a carbon tax could be returned to the community through personal income tax reductions ...
space and climate change
... of sustainable development – from food, energy and water security to broader economic and political stability. Global observing systems, including those from space, play an important role in helping to gauge these threats. This publication describes how United Nations organizations use the informati ...
... of sustainable development – from food, energy and water security to broader economic and political stability. Global observing systems, including those from space, play an important role in helping to gauge these threats. This publication describes how United Nations organizations use the informati ...
Manyatsi, AM - IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
... The Swaziland Meteorological Services is mandated to monitor the weather and climate in order to provide the necessary information and give advice to the different sectors of the economy. It carries out continuous observations of the weather, issue warnings and information to the farming community a ...
... The Swaziland Meteorological Services is mandated to monitor the weather and climate in order to provide the necessary information and give advice to the different sectors of the economy. It carries out continuous observations of the weather, issue warnings and information to the farming community a ...
IPCC launches complete Synthesis Report
... being policy-prescriptive. The IPCC may set out options for policymakers to choose from in pursuit of goals decided by policymakers, but it does not tell governments what to do. To produce its reports, the IPCC mobilizes hundreds of scientists who – like the Chair and other elected officials – work ...
... being policy-prescriptive. The IPCC may set out options for policymakers to choose from in pursuit of goals decided by policymakers, but it does not tell governments what to do. To produce its reports, the IPCC mobilizes hundreds of scientists who – like the Chair and other elected officials – work ...
relevant, immediate, local: guide to communicating climate change
... of heat trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by 40% (Climate Commission, 2013b). Effectively communicating the climate change problem requires canvasing the local and personally relevant effects. Audiences are most engaged with problems that are directly connected to them. The public discussi ...
... of heat trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by 40% (Climate Commission, 2013b). Effectively communicating the climate change problem requires canvasing the local and personally relevant effects. Audiences are most engaged with problems that are directly connected to them. The public discussi ...
A Climate in Crisis: How climate change is making drought and
... truly uncharted territory’.33 Today global average temperatures are one degree above pre-industrial levels and the effects in the region appear to be profound.34 Inertia in the climate system means that even if emissions are cut dramatically today, further increases in temperatures are still inevita ...
... truly uncharted territory’.33 Today global average temperatures are one degree above pre-industrial levels and the effects in the region appear to be profound.34 Inertia in the climate system means that even if emissions are cut dramatically today, further increases in temperatures are still inevita ...
climate change
... truly uncharted territory’.33 Today global average temperatures are one degree above pre-industrial levels and the effects in the region appear to be profound.34 Inertia in the climate system means that even if emissions are cut dramatically today, further increases in temperatures are still inevita ...
... truly uncharted territory’.33 Today global average temperatures are one degree above pre-industrial levels and the effects in the region appear to be profound.34 Inertia in the climate system means that even if emissions are cut dramatically today, further increases in temperatures are still inevita ...
A Climate in Crisis: How climate change is
... with the inherent risks of farming, receive little support from governments, live on harsher lands, and rarely have access to economic safety nets when crops fail and livestock die. More frequent droughts are making it harder for people to recover between shocks, making them more vulnerable to the n ...
... with the inherent risks of farming, receive little support from governments, live on harsher lands, and rarely have access to economic safety nets when crops fail and livestock die. More frequent droughts are making it harder for people to recover between shocks, making them more vulnerable to the n ...
Chapter 7 - UCLA: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
... 7.3.c Summary of spatial patterns of the response (cont.) • Natural variability will tend to cause variations about the forced response, especially at the regional scale. • Precipitation increase (about 5%-15%) on a global average; high latitudes and tropical areas with high precipitation tend to h ...
... 7.3.c Summary of spatial patterns of the response (cont.) • Natural variability will tend to cause variations about the forced response, especially at the regional scale. • Precipitation increase (about 5%-15%) on a global average; high latitudes and tropical areas with high precipitation tend to h ...
Adapting_to_Climate_Change_ - MDG-F
... Impacts of these challenges interact and cumulatively increase the vulnerability of local and regional areas and populations Territorial Approach to Climate Change - Phase 1 ...
... Impacts of these challenges interact and cumulatively increase the vulnerability of local and regional areas and populations Territorial Approach to Climate Change - Phase 1 ...
Frontline Communities lead the Climate JustiCe Fight Beyond the
... The Agreement relies on voluntary versus mandatory emission cuts that do not meet targets scientists say are necessary to avoid climate catastrophe. The Paris Agreement is not based on what is scientifically necessary to address the climate crisis. The accord contains no binding mandatory emissions ...
... The Agreement relies on voluntary versus mandatory emission cuts that do not meet targets scientists say are necessary to avoid climate catastrophe. The Paris Agreement is not based on what is scientifically necessary to address the climate crisis. The accord contains no binding mandatory emissions ...
2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference
The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 7 and 18 December. The conference included the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 5th Meeting of the Parties (MOP 5) to the Kyoto Protocol. According to the Bali Road Map, a framework for climate change mitigation beyond 2012 was to be agreed there.On Friday 18 December, the final day of the conference, international media reported that the climate talks were ""in disarray"". Media also reported that in lieu of a summit collapse, only a ""weak political statement"" was anticipated at the conclusion of the conference. The Copenhagen Accord was drafted by the United States, China, India, Brazil and South Africa on 18 December, and judged a ""meaningful agreement"" by the United States government. It was ""taken note of"", but not ""adopted"", in a debate of all the participating countries the next day, and it was not passed unanimously. The document recognised that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the present day and that actions should be taken to keep any temperature increases to below 2 °C. The document is not legally binding and does not contain any legally binding commitments for reducing CO2 emissions.In January 2014, documents leaked by Edward Snowden and published by Dagbladet Information revealed that the US government negotiators were in receipt of information during the conference that was being obtained by spying against other conference delegations. The US National Security Agency provided US delegates with advance details other delegations' positions, including the Danish plan to ""rescue"" the talks should they flounder. Members of the Danish negotiating team said that both the US and Chinese delegations were ""peculiarly well-informed"" about closed-door discussions: ""They simply sat back, just as we had feared they would if they knew about our document.""