Implications for the Success of Adaptation and Coping Strategies
... who were hardest hit. In addition to emergency assistance to help most farmers move back to their houses and begin farming again (USAID, 2002), policy makers began working on several longer-term ideas. First, they decided to distribute hand-crank radios to farmers, through which they could hear earl ...
... who were hardest hit. In addition to emergency assistance to help most farmers move back to their houses and begin farming again (USAID, 2002), policy makers began working on several longer-term ideas. First, they decided to distribute hand-crank radios to farmers, through which they could hear earl ...
Reducing climate change impacts on agriculture: Global and
... small, or 4.4% of world gross domestic product (GDP) in 2100. In other words, economic growth under mitigation would only be delayed by 2 years compared to the unmitigated case, reaching the same economic output in 2102 rather than in 2100 [29]. Therefore, as a first approximation, the two different ...
... small, or 4.4% of world gross domestic product (GDP) in 2100. In other words, economic growth under mitigation would only be delayed by 2 years compared to the unmitigated case, reaching the same economic output in 2102 rather than in 2100 [29]. Therefore, as a first approximation, the two different ...
adapt to climate change
... high biological diversity, providing the water and primary productivity upon which countless species of plants and animals depend for survival. Waterbirds are the most widely used tool to identify, designate and justify the protection of important wetlands. Their sensitivity to environmental change, ...
... high biological diversity, providing the water and primary productivity upon which countless species of plants and animals depend for survival. Waterbirds are the most widely used tool to identify, designate and justify the protection of important wetlands. Their sensitivity to environmental change, ...
climate change and eu security policy
... progress in beginning to address the broader security ramifications of climate ...
... progress in beginning to address the broader security ramifications of climate ...
How do human CO2 emissions compare to natural CO2 emissions?
... But consider what happens when more CO2 is released from outside of the natural carbon cycle – by burning fossil fuels. Although our output of 29 gigatons of CO2 is tiny compared to the 750 gigatons moving through the carbon cycle each year, it adds up because the land and ocean cannot absorb all of ...
... But consider what happens when more CO2 is released from outside of the natural carbon cycle – by burning fossil fuels. Although our output of 29 gigatons of CO2 is tiny compared to the 750 gigatons moving through the carbon cycle each year, it adds up because the land and ocean cannot absorb all of ...
Climate change research and policy in Portugal
... This article offers a review of research and policy on climate change in Portugal and is organized into three main themes: scientific knowledge and assessment of climate change; policy analysis and evaluation; and public engagement. Modern scientific research on meteorology and climatology started i ...
... This article offers a review of research and policy on climate change in Portugal and is organized into three main themes: scientific knowledge and assessment of climate change; policy analysis and evaluation; and public engagement. Modern scientific research on meteorology and climatology started i ...
http://en.openei.org/w/images/2/29/GhanaGreen.pdf
... within our Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA). Four areas illustrate the wide range of adaptation issues in Ghana, showing why adaptation matters for economic and social development: infrastructure; natural resources; agriculture and food security; and disaster preparedness and response. T ...
... within our Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA). Four areas illustrate the wide range of adaptation issues in Ghana, showing why adaptation matters for economic and social development: infrastructure; natural resources; agriculture and food security; and disaster preparedness and response. T ...
Climate change and water resources
... properties of the earth’s atmosphere. These gasses allow solar radiation from the sun to travel through the atmosphere but prevent the reflected heat from escaping back into space. This causes the earth’s temperature to rise. GHG emissions have been rising since industrialisation in the 1900s, due t ...
... properties of the earth’s atmosphere. These gasses allow solar radiation from the sun to travel through the atmosphere but prevent the reflected heat from escaping back into space. This causes the earth’s temperature to rise. GHG emissions have been rising since industrialisation in the 1900s, due t ...
Climate Security and Justice for Small Island Developing States
... challenges that climate change poses, they often fall short on pragmatic financial and other mechanisms to assist the most vulnerable countries in addressing these challenges. Adaptation projects undertaken by SIDS often face the bottlenecks of inadequate data and technical capacity, weak institution ...
... challenges that climate change poses, they often fall short on pragmatic financial and other mechanisms to assist the most vulnerable countries in addressing these challenges. Adaptation projects undertaken by SIDS often face the bottlenecks of inadequate data and technical capacity, weak institution ...
Climate change and energy security – global challenges and
... In the downside scenario the earth warms considerably – little if any effort is made to switch from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy. Irreversible tipping points are breached making adaptation essential but very costly. Unfortunately, few countries take adaption to climate risk seriously ...
... In the downside scenario the earth warms considerably – little if any effort is made to switch from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy. Irreversible tipping points are breached making adaptation essential but very costly. Unfortunately, few countries take adaption to climate risk seriously ...
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... In the wait for an internationally agreed upon framework to tackle global climate change, the climate science and policy communities have started placing increasing attention on the local, and especially urban, dimension of climate mitigation, there where climate impacts from economic activities spe ...
... In the wait for an internationally agreed upon framework to tackle global climate change, the climate science and policy communities have started placing increasing attention on the local, and especially urban, dimension of climate mitigation, there where climate impacts from economic activities spe ...
Adaptation and mitigation: trade-offs in substance and methods Richard S.J. Tol *
... benefits. A society that is more robust to climate change is probably also more robust to climate variability, and a society that can adapt to climate change is probably also better in adaptation to socio-economic change. Facilitative adaptation is about making society more robust and more flexible— ...
... benefits. A society that is more robust to climate change is probably also more robust to climate variability, and a society that can adapt to climate change is probably also better in adaptation to socio-economic change. Facilitative adaptation is about making society more robust and more flexible— ...
eastern US - American Meteorological Society
... relationships, nonlinear relationships with precipitation were most commonly included at sites in the Southwest (SW) and West North Central (WNC) regions. Nonlinear relationships with temperature were most common in the NW region. There was no obvious commonality, however, among sites and/or species ...
... relationships, nonlinear relationships with precipitation were most commonly included at sites in the Southwest (SW) and West North Central (WNC) regions. Nonlinear relationships with temperature were most common in the NW region. There was no obvious commonality, however, among sites and/or species ...
Costing Climate Change Adaptation: A Review of Estimates and Approaches
... restore pre-climate change welfare standards whose marginal benefits exceed marginal costs. Because welfare would not be fully restored, there ...
... restore pre-climate change welfare standards whose marginal benefits exceed marginal costs. Because welfare would not be fully restored, there ...
Fourth Carbon Budget Review – part 2
... The fourth carbon budget, covering the years 2023-27, was set in 2011 at the level of 1,950 MtCO2e. The budget was passed in line with the advice of this Committee, to reflect the costeffective path to meeting the 2050 target in the Climate Change Act (i.e. to reduce emissions by at least 80% relati ...
... The fourth carbon budget, covering the years 2023-27, was set in 2011 at the level of 1,950 MtCO2e. The budget was passed in line with the advice of this Committee, to reflect the costeffective path to meeting the 2050 target in the Climate Change Act (i.e. to reduce emissions by at least 80% relati ...
National Programme for Spatial Adaptation to Climate Change (ARK)
... international. "Customised" refers to the fact that activities will be carried out in areas where the need is greatest or is felt the most acutely, or where the opportunities are greatest. This will be done in a manner that is as consistent as possible with ongoing or previously scheduled spatial de ...
... international. "Customised" refers to the fact that activities will be carried out in areas where the need is greatest or is felt the most acutely, or where the opportunities are greatest. This will be done in a manner that is as consistent as possible with ongoing or previously scheduled spatial de ...
changing patterns of rain or power? how an idea of
... change research agenda. Henceforth, this paper wishes to contribute to developing theoretical and methodological tools that show the power-laden processes of translating adaptation. It will do so by arguing for an ethnography of connectivity (see below), combined with a detailed ethnographic account ...
... change research agenda. Henceforth, this paper wishes to contribute to developing theoretical and methodological tools that show the power-laden processes of translating adaptation. It will do so by arguing for an ethnography of connectivity (see below), combined with a detailed ethnographic account ...
On the Importance of Strengthening Moderate Beliefs in Climate
... Theories of behavioral intentions [8,12,13] suggest that awareness of causes and consequences are required to motivate action. While additional factors such as values and worldviews, discussed below, play a role in views about climate change, strength of belief seems rooted in understanding climate ...
... Theories of behavioral intentions [8,12,13] suggest that awareness of causes and consequences are required to motivate action. While additional factors such as values and worldviews, discussed below, play a role in views about climate change, strength of belief seems rooted in understanding climate ...
The geography of climate change: implications
... biological response, especially the capacity of populations to migrate or undergo adaptive evolutionary change, impacts on species distributions, community structure and ecosystem function may be profound. Enhanced conservation efforts, including expanded reserve systems, intensive management, and t ...
... biological response, especially the capacity of populations to migrate or undergo adaptive evolutionary change, impacts on species distributions, community structure and ecosystem function may be profound. Enhanced conservation efforts, including expanded reserve systems, intensive management, and t ...
Competition for land in the global bioeconomy
... Environment) in which supply is disaggregated by continent and demand is disaggregated by income level and by crop use (i.e., direct food consumption, feedstuffs, processed food inputs, and biofuel feedstock). They retain the assumption of a globally integrated market for crops, so that Eq. (1) is s ...
... Environment) in which supply is disaggregated by continent and demand is disaggregated by income level and by crop use (i.e., direct food consumption, feedstuffs, processed food inputs, and biofuel feedstock). They retain the assumption of a globally integrated market for crops, so that Eq. (1) is s ...
Multi-hazard assessment in Europe under climate change
... uncertainty) and S values the percentage of area subject to significant changes (5 % level). The frequency analysis is complemented with the corresponding variations in Expected Annual Fraction Exposed (EAFE) shown in Fig. 2 both in terms of its magnitude and relative change with respect to the base ...
... uncertainty) and S values the percentage of area subject to significant changes (5 % level). The frequency analysis is complemented with the corresponding variations in Expected Annual Fraction Exposed (EAFE) shown in Fig. 2 both in terms of its magnitude and relative change with respect to the base ...
viet nam`s intended nationally determined contribution
... Agreement for the post 2020 period Lima Call for Action: INDC applied to all ...
... Agreement for the post 2020 period Lima Call for Action: INDC applied to all ...
Conceptual framework: Definitions for key concepts
... 3.3 Integrated impact assessment The IPCC AR4 (IPCC, 2007) defines an integrated impact assessment as: “An interdisciplinary process of combining, interpreting and communicating knowledge from diverse scientific disciplines so that all relevant aspects of a complex societal issue can be evaluated an ...
... 3.3 Integrated impact assessment The IPCC AR4 (IPCC, 2007) defines an integrated impact assessment as: “An interdisciplinary process of combining, interpreting and communicating knowledge from diverse scientific disciplines so that all relevant aspects of a complex societal issue can be evaluated an ...
Climate Change: Issues and Events
... Is 90 million USD a lot of money? Yes and no! Yes- taking into account where we were three years ago and where we are today. No- if one was to take into account the kind of challenges that climate change poses in our region and resources needed. In the long-term, the programme aims at enhancing sust ...
... Is 90 million USD a lot of money? Yes and no! Yes- taking into account where we were three years ago and where we are today. No- if one was to take into account the kind of challenges that climate change poses in our region and resources needed. In the long-term, the programme aims at enhancing sust ...