Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in the
... The project spans a five-year period from 2014-2018, and has a three-phase research program: a regional diagnostic phase, a regional research program phase, and a synthesis phase. ASSAR aims to generate new stakeholder-driven knowledge on vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in semi-arid r ...
... The project spans a five-year period from 2014-2018, and has a three-phase research program: a regional diagnostic phase, a regional research program phase, and a synthesis phase. ASSAR aims to generate new stakeholder-driven knowledge on vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in semi-arid r ...
Has the grand idea of geoengineering as Plan B
... risks that the climate effects of geoengineering will differ greatly between parts of the world, countries in the Global South disproportionately suffering from such unequal impacts. For those reasons, an article in Nature Communication that received considerable attention claimed that geoengineerin ...
... risks that the climate effects of geoengineering will differ greatly between parts of the world, countries in the Global South disproportionately suffering from such unequal impacts. For those reasons, an article in Nature Communication that received considerable attention claimed that geoengineerin ...
About observed and future climate changes in Flanders and Belgium
... The temperature in cities is generally higher than in the surrounding rural areas. As a result, city dwellers are more exposed to heat stress during heat waves. This leads to an increased mortality rate, especially among the elderly and children. Causes of the heat island effect include reduced vege ...
... The temperature in cities is generally higher than in the surrounding rural areas. As a result, city dwellers are more exposed to heat stress during heat waves. This leads to an increased mortality rate, especially among the elderly and children. Causes of the heat island effect include reduced vege ...
Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy Nature’s Prophet:
... sociologists Ronald Jacobs and Eleanor Townsley. “Studying who these communicators are and what cultural practices they use in their debates is just as important as identifying the range of relevant facts that news media do or do not provide.” 5 In an effort to better understand the nature and impac ...
... sociologists Ronald Jacobs and Eleanor Townsley. “Studying who these communicators are and what cultural practices they use in their debates is just as important as identifying the range of relevant facts that news media do or do not provide.” 5 In an effort to better understand the nature and impac ...
Evaluation, characterization, and communication of uncertainty by
... must henceforth push scientists beyond their comfort zones in framing conclusions that will adequately inform decision-makers about the full range of potential risk—particularly those decision-makers who worry about how to adapt and/or how to mainstream climate risk into their other decisions. This ...
... must henceforth push scientists beyond their comfort zones in framing conclusions that will adequately inform decision-makers about the full range of potential risk—particularly those decision-makers who worry about how to adapt and/or how to mainstream climate risk into their other decisions. This ...
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... Mitigation and adaptation can be complements in the unlikely occurrence that mitigation influences the marginal adaptation costs. Complementarity may arise also because of catastrophic events when mitigation, as a mean to reducing the risk of the catastrophe, also helps adaptation to occur. Linear ...
... Mitigation and adaptation can be complements in the unlikely occurrence that mitigation influences the marginal adaptation costs. Complementarity may arise also because of catastrophic events when mitigation, as a mean to reducing the risk of the catastrophe, also helps adaptation to occur. Linear ...
Kyoto Protocol and CDM
... effect, and why not before? • What does it mean when we talk about the “commitment period”? • What are the “Flexible Mechanisms”? • Why has USA not ratified the Kyoto Protocol? • What are the two main purposes of CDM? ...
... effect, and why not before? • What does it mean when we talk about the “commitment period”? • What are the “Flexible Mechanisms”? • Why has USA not ratified the Kyoto Protocol? • What are the two main purposes of CDM? ...
Ecosystems, their properties, goods and services
... Lischke et al., 2002; Neilson et al., 2005), and groups of organisms forming ecological communities at the regional scale have shorter response times of years to centuries. Responses of populations (i.e., interbreeding individuals of the same species) occur at intermediate temporal scales of months ...
... Lischke et al., 2002; Neilson et al., 2005), and groups of organisms forming ecological communities at the regional scale have shorter response times of years to centuries. Responses of populations (i.e., interbreeding individuals of the same species) occur at intermediate temporal scales of months ...
IGES Briefing Note on REDD+ negotiations
... for reducing emissions from, and enhancing carbon stocks in, forests (REDD+). The development of methodological guidance for REDD+ is part of the Work Programme of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) (Appendix II of 1/CP.16, extended at the 17th Conference of the Part ...
... for reducing emissions from, and enhancing carbon stocks in, forests (REDD+). The development of methodological guidance for REDD+ is part of the Work Programme of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) (Appendix II of 1/CP.16, extended at the 17th Conference of the Part ...
Identifying adaptation options
... make and implement the required decision(s). This normally includes appropriate representatives from the organisation considering the adaptive responses, plus representatives from relevant professional groups, additional scientific and, technical expertise, and representatives of regulatory and legi ...
... make and implement the required decision(s). This normally includes appropriate representatives from the organisation considering the adaptive responses, plus representatives from relevant professional groups, additional scientific and, technical expertise, and representatives of regulatory and legi ...
The positive impact of human CO2 emissions on the survival of life
... and decomposing organic matter in soils and sediments. ...
... and decomposing organic matter in soils and sediments. ...
CSC Report_Laura Roth_geändert 07.04
... Atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations as important factor driving global warming have recently increased markedly. This can primarily be attributed to human activities and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is thus essential to avoid climate change impacts. But as GHGs are long-live ...
... Atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations as important factor driving global warming have recently increased markedly. This can primarily be attributed to human activities and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is thus essential to avoid climate change impacts. But as GHGs are long-live ...
Climate Change Futures: Health, Ecological and Economic
... Polar ice is melting at rates unforeseen in the 1990s. As meltwater seeps down to lubricate their base, some Greenland outlet glaciers are moving 14 kilometers per year, twice as fast as in 2001, making linear projections for sea level rise this century no longer applicable. North Atlantic freshenin ...
... Polar ice is melting at rates unforeseen in the 1990s. As meltwater seeps down to lubricate their base, some Greenland outlet glaciers are moving 14 kilometers per year, twice as fast as in 2001, making linear projections for sea level rise this century no longer applicable. North Atlantic freshenin ...
Results compilation 2B - Charles Sturt University
... say that access to labour and financial support for the purchase of materials were important incentives for them to take on revegetation work. The ongoing dry conditions have resulted in decreased planting of native trees and shrubs in both zones and there was some evidence of increased grazing of a ...
... say that access to labour and financial support for the purchase of materials were important incentives for them to take on revegetation work. The ongoing dry conditions have resulted in decreased planting of native trees and shrubs in both zones and there was some evidence of increased grazing of a ...
FAO - NWP: Climate Related Risks and Extreme Events 2007 (pp.3-10)
... best practices for climate change adaptation. Adaptation activities need also to focus on securing agricultural productivity in a sustainable manner. The improved use of Early Warning and Information Systems (EWIS) and Disaster Information Management Systems (DIMS), the short- and long-term impact o ...
... best practices for climate change adaptation. Adaptation activities need also to focus on securing agricultural productivity in a sustainable manner. The improved use of Early Warning and Information Systems (EWIS) and Disaster Information Management Systems (DIMS), the short- and long-term impact o ...
Climate change and displacement
... adaptation can help mitigate the causes of migration. Equally, early action and planning mean that the environmental migration processes already under way ...
... adaptation can help mitigate the causes of migration. Equally, early action and planning mean that the environmental migration processes already under way ...
Climate finance in the Pacific: An overview of flows to the region`s
... makes it difficult to know how much is being delivered or how it is used. Several studies and reports have provided some information, but it varies in depth, coverage and quality, making it difficult to identify patterns in the mobilization or use of funding. This information gap makes it difficult ...
... makes it difficult to know how much is being delivered or how it is used. Several studies and reports have provided some information, but it varies in depth, coverage and quality, making it difficult to identify patterns in the mobilization or use of funding. This information gap makes it difficult ...
Managing Physical Impacts of Climate Change: An Attentional
... physical impacts has been taking a backseat, with the recent Paris Agreement on climate change of December 2015, adaptation has finally achieved equal footing with the need for mitigation. In the development of the global agreement on climate change, countries no longer just developed plans to reduc ...
... physical impacts has been taking a backseat, with the recent Paris Agreement on climate change of December 2015, adaptation has finally achieved equal footing with the need for mitigation. In the development of the global agreement on climate change, countries no longer just developed plans to reduc ...
Impacts of climate change on disadvantaged UK coastal communities
... Case-study findings and implications for adaptation to climate change of coastal communities Our case studies indicate that people’s knowledge and awareness of climate change is often increased by having experienced recent severe events such as storms or flooding. Focus-group participants in areas ...
... Case-study findings and implications for adaptation to climate change of coastal communities Our case studies indicate that people’s knowledge and awareness of climate change is often increased by having experienced recent severe events such as storms or flooding. Focus-group participants in areas ...
3 Mapping Security Implications of Climate Change
... has often been considered as a serious threat multiplier, putting further stress to existing challenges, possibly beyond the coping capacities of states and societies. As climate change alters basic principles and conditions, it erodes institutions and systems that have evolved on the basis of certa ...
... has often been considered as a serious threat multiplier, putting further stress to existing challenges, possibly beyond the coping capacities of states and societies. As climate change alters basic principles and conditions, it erodes institutions and systems that have evolved on the basis of certa ...
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Climate is one of the essential and
... The Earth’s climate and atmospheric composition have regularly waxed and waned through the glacial-inter-glacial cycles. Ice core and other palaeo-records provide a fascinating window on the metabolism of the Earth over hundreds of thousands of years. Singh (2011) reported that the atmospheric carb ...
... The Earth’s climate and atmospheric composition have regularly waxed and waned through the glacial-inter-glacial cycles. Ice core and other palaeo-records provide a fascinating window on the metabolism of the Earth over hundreds of thousands of years. Singh (2011) reported that the atmospheric carb ...
Xeni Gwet`in Community-based Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... For resource-dependent communities, such as many First Nations in BC, climate change may increasingly compound existing vulnerabilities as the availability and quality of natural resources that they heavily depend upon decline. Limited resources and capacities for responding to stresses, such as wil ...
... For resource-dependent communities, such as many First Nations in BC, climate change may increasingly compound existing vulnerabilities as the availability and quality of natural resources that they heavily depend upon decline. Limited resources and capacities for responding to stresses, such as wil ...
Identifying adaptation options - South Florida Regional Planning
... important as many adaptation measures (eg. land use adaptation measures) can bring both benefits and losses depending on one’s perspective. Ensuring that a broad range of perspectives are considered within the assessment and subsequent decision-making processes will further increase the likely accep ...
... important as many adaptation measures (eg. land use adaptation measures) can bring both benefits and losses depending on one’s perspective. Ensuring that a broad range of perspectives are considered within the assessment and subsequent decision-making processes will further increase the likely accep ...
Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK, Department of Health
... in sea level and an increase in the frequency of severe winter storms will make flooding of lowlying coastal areas more likely. Our examination of the evidence has led to a number of conclusions and recommendations; these are summarised below. One significant conclusion is presented here. It is reco ...
... in sea level and an increase in the frequency of severe winter storms will make flooding of lowlying coastal areas more likely. Our examination of the evidence has led to a number of conclusions and recommendations; these are summarised below. One significant conclusion is presented here. It is reco ...
Methods of assessing human health vulnerability and public health
... community to identify adequate strategies for response and adaptation. In general, climate change does not and will not cause novel environmental exposure, but global warming and the increasing variability of weather patterns will tend to intensify the effects of climaterelated environmental determi ...
... community to identify adequate strategies for response and adaptation. In general, climate change does not and will not cause novel environmental exposure, but global warming and the increasing variability of weather patterns will tend to intensify the effects of climaterelated environmental determi ...
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.""