CESifo Working Paper 3959
... production technologies more generally as a reaction to changes in temperature and in the quantity or timing of rainfall. Human capital investment and improvements in farming technology may facilitate such adjustment processes. Research and development on seeds and plants may help provide a wider ra ...
... production technologies more generally as a reaction to changes in temperature and in the quantity or timing of rainfall. Human capital investment and improvements in farming technology may facilitate such adjustment processes. Research and development on seeds and plants may help provide a wider ra ...
Migration, Environment and Climate Change
... Human mobility on the one hand and the environment and climate change on the other are often considered two separate research and policy fields. Migration scholars tend to have multi-disciplinary backgrounds, in particular from the social sciences. The topic of climate change and adaptation tends to ...
... Human mobility on the one hand and the environment and climate change on the other are often considered two separate research and policy fields. Migration scholars tend to have multi-disciplinary backgrounds, in particular from the social sciences. The topic of climate change and adaptation tends to ...
Climate Change Adaptation Position Paper
... In December 2010 to January 2011, Queensland experienced some of the most destructive extreme weather events in history. Extended periods of heavy rain caused massive flooding to the South East and central Queensland. 35 people were killed. 200,000 people and over 70 towns were affected. Reconstruct ...
... In December 2010 to January 2011, Queensland experienced some of the most destructive extreme weather events in history. Extended periods of heavy rain caused massive flooding to the South East and central Queensland. 35 people were killed. 200,000 people and over 70 towns were affected. Reconstruct ...
New England Climate Adaptation PROJECT - NECAP
... NECAP is a collaborative research partnership between the MIT Science Impact Collaborative (MIT SIC), the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS), the four New England coastal towns mentioned above, and the Consensus Building Institute (CBI). At the project outset, NERRS staff identified ...
... NECAP is a collaborative research partnership between the MIT Science Impact Collaborative (MIT SIC), the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS), the four New England coastal towns mentioned above, and the Consensus Building Institute (CBI). At the project outset, NERRS staff identified ...
Preparing for climate change guide for local government
... decreased frost risk, may be beneficial for some sectors of agriculture, forestry and horticulture. These benefits may be limited by negative effects such as prolonged drought, increased flood risk, or greater frequency and intensity of storms. Informed and proactive planning now can help maximise b ...
... decreased frost risk, may be beneficial for some sectors of agriculture, forestry and horticulture. These benefits may be limited by negative effects such as prolonged drought, increased flood risk, or greater frequency and intensity of storms. Informed and proactive planning now can help maximise b ...
Emulating coupled atmosphere-ocean and carbon cycle models
... successfully emulate some of the climate-state dependent effective climate sensitivities of AOGCMs. The diagnosed effective climate sensitivity at the time of CO2 doubling for the AOGCMs is on average 2.88 ◦ C, about 0.33 ◦ C cooler than the mean of the reported slab ocean climate sensitivities. In ...
... successfully emulate some of the climate-state dependent effective climate sensitivities of AOGCMs. The diagnosed effective climate sensitivity at the time of CO2 doubling for the AOGCMs is on average 2.88 ◦ C, about 0.33 ◦ C cooler than the mean of the reported slab ocean climate sensitivities. In ...
Climate Change Adaptation Project Report
... Taking action to reduce vulnerability to known climate risks Taking advantage of positive opportunities Off-setting losses by sharing or spreading the risks or losses (eg. through insurance) Avoiding or reducing one’s exposure to, climate risks (eg. build new flood defences) Exploit new opportunitie ...
... Taking action to reduce vulnerability to known climate risks Taking advantage of positive opportunities Off-setting losses by sharing or spreading the risks or losses (eg. through insurance) Avoiding or reducing one’s exposure to, climate risks (eg. build new flood defences) Exploit new opportunitie ...
Climate Extremes Communications Guidebook
... The annual number of weather/climate-related disasters costing at least a billion dollars each in the U.S. has increased since 1980, with a record 14 such events in 2011. Similarly, there were 11 billion dollar events in 2012, the second highest annual total on record. The total annual costs of the ...
... The annual number of weather/climate-related disasters costing at least a billion dollars each in the U.S. has increased since 1980, with a record 14 such events in 2011. Similarly, there were 11 billion dollar events in 2012, the second highest annual total on record. The total annual costs of the ...
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... Figure 1 outlines some conceptual, not legal, terminology used for forced migration contexts. This conceptual approach maps the differences between people migrating due to situations recognized by international law, such as conflict or persecution, and those migrating due to non-conflict disasters o ...
... Figure 1 outlines some conceptual, not legal, terminology used for forced migration contexts. This conceptual approach maps the differences between people migrating due to situations recognized by international law, such as conflict or persecution, and those migrating due to non-conflict disasters o ...
Local Strategies for Addressing Climate Change Vol 2
... guide, Stults says, can support coastal management ...
... guide, Stults says, can support coastal management ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in Management of Prairie Grasslands
... In grazing management, most of the adaptations that have been discussed are based on shortterm resistance to drought or other extreme events. These include reducing cattle herds, finding alternative grazing, increased feeding, and addressing stockwater shortages. Medium-term adaptations aimed at inc ...
... In grazing management, most of the adaptations that have been discussed are based on shortterm resistance to drought or other extreme events. These include reducing cattle herds, finding alternative grazing, increased feeding, and addressing stockwater shortages. Medium-term adaptations aimed at inc ...
Impacts of green ODA, economic growth, and corruption on climate
... technological innovation had been derived from manufacturing sector, and the technological progress is generally known as an important driving force of economic growth. Recently, Kniivilä (2007) also addressed the role of industrial sector growth in improving national income levels of Asian countrie ...
... technological innovation had been derived from manufacturing sector, and the technological progress is generally known as an important driving force of economic growth. Recently, Kniivilä (2007) also addressed the role of industrial sector growth in improving national income levels of Asian countrie ...
NRDC: Clean Power – The Case for Carbon Pollution Limits
... Last year was the hottest, globally, since record keeping began in 1880. And those threats are growing more urgent. Last year was the hottest, globally, since record keeping began in 1880. And 14 of the 15 hottest years have occurred in this century. In response to the dangers, the U.S. Environmenta ...
... Last year was the hottest, globally, since record keeping began in 1880. And those threats are growing more urgent. Last year was the hottest, globally, since record keeping began in 1880. And 14 of the 15 hottest years have occurred in this century. In response to the dangers, the U.S. Environmenta ...
Ireland’s Climate: the road ahead IR E
... detail while the latter relates to the statistical details over extended periods (e.g. averages over 30 years). Whereas a short-range weather forecast for Ireland is barely influenced by the weather thousands of kilometres away, climate always has a global context; the impacts of rising greenhouse g ...
... detail while the latter relates to the statistical details over extended periods (e.g. averages over 30 years). Whereas a short-range weather forecast for Ireland is barely influenced by the weather thousands of kilometres away, climate always has a global context; the impacts of rising greenhouse g ...
Climate Change: Addressing the Major Skeptic Arguments
... Addressing the Climate Change Skeptics The purpose of this paper is to examine the many claims and counter-claims being made in the public debate about climate change science. For most of this year, the volume of this debate has turned way up as the ‘skeptics’ launched a determined assault on the cl ...
... Addressing the Climate Change Skeptics The purpose of this paper is to examine the many claims and counter-claims being made in the public debate about climate change science. For most of this year, the volume of this debate has turned way up as the ‘skeptics’ launched a determined assault on the cl ...
Licence 1
... about the whole thing for ages. There is no longer this sense of powerlessness which is ....................... I had for so long about it all. » The Big Ask is already supported by more than 60,000 people across Britain and has been backed by more than half of all MPs. « In common with Tom Yorke an ...
... about the whole thing for ages. There is no longer this sense of powerlessness which is ....................... I had for so long about it all. » The Big Ask is already supported by more than 60,000 people across Britain and has been backed by more than half of all MPs. « In common with Tom Yorke an ...
Governing the future under climate change: contested visions of
... change adaptation should try to achieve and, therefore, reflect different perceptions of human agency and the relationship between the present and future. The first, the “partial repair” or “acceptance” position, is a pragmatic stance that accepts from the outset a certain level of, ...
... change adaptation should try to achieve and, therefore, reflect different perceptions of human agency and the relationship between the present and future. The first, the “partial repair” or “acceptance” position, is a pragmatic stance that accepts from the outset a certain level of, ...
Land transport`s contribution to a 2°C target
... greenhouse gas emissions of which 75% are derived from land transport. Driven by increased motorisation, urbanisation, economic and population growth land transport greenhouse gas emissions are set to double by 2050 if current trends persist (IPCC 2014). This increase will happen largely in the emer ...
... greenhouse gas emissions of which 75% are derived from land transport. Driven by increased motorisation, urbanisation, economic and population growth land transport greenhouse gas emissions are set to double by 2050 if current trends persist (IPCC 2014). This increase will happen largely in the emer ...
Report Workshop on Regional and National Climate
... observations and models, and that this approach should be extended to other regions of Africa and the world. There was also a recognition that fuller understanding of climate information by both the providers and users would lead to more effective communication of information to decision-makers. It ...
... observations and models, and that this approach should be extended to other regions of Africa and the world. There was also a recognition that fuller understanding of climate information by both the providers and users would lead to more effective communication of information to decision-makers. It ...
INFORMATION DOCUMENT
... The Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) for WCRP was held on 6-9 April 2009 in College Park, USA. Its main focus was on the WCRP path forward. The Session also reviewed implementation considerations of WCRP core projects and main working groups, as well as considered the progress of the pan-WCRP activi ...
... The Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) for WCRP was held on 6-9 April 2009 in College Park, USA. Its main focus was on the WCRP path forward. The Session also reviewed implementation considerations of WCRP core projects and main working groups, as well as considered the progress of the pan-WCRP activi ...
Forests and climate change in Latin America : linking
... projects can also have negative impacts on mitigation. For instance, infrastructure-based adaptation projects in coastal areas (such as dikes and dams) can adversely affect coastal ecosystems and reduce their capacity to store carbon. Integrating explicit mitigation objectives into an adaptation pro ...
... projects can also have negative impacts on mitigation. For instance, infrastructure-based adaptation projects in coastal areas (such as dikes and dams) can adversely affect coastal ecosystems and reduce their capacity to store carbon. Integrating explicit mitigation objectives into an adaptation pro ...
CDP Cities 2016 Guidance for responding city governments Version
... Introduction to CDP’s cities program CDP offers a voluntary climate change reporting platform for city governments. The program provides the world’s first global platform for municipal governments to disclose greenhouse gas emissions, climate change risks, and mitigation and adaptation strategies. C ...
... Introduction to CDP’s cities program CDP offers a voluntary climate change reporting platform for city governments. The program provides the world’s first global platform for municipal governments to disclose greenhouse gas emissions, climate change risks, and mitigation and adaptation strategies. C ...
Climate Predictions and Projections Program
... and predicting long-term climate change which may have large impacts in the coastal zone (such as global warming and associated sea level rise) • Strategic plan for the Climate Change Science Program (CCSP): requires reduced uncertainty in projections of how the Earth’s climate may change in future. ...
... and predicting long-term climate change which may have large impacts in the coastal zone (such as global warming and associated sea level rise) • Strategic plan for the Climate Change Science Program (CCSP): requires reduced uncertainty in projections of how the Earth’s climate may change in future. ...
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.""