climate change law: the emergence of a new legal discipline
... Australia, Bonyhady and Christoff comment that 2006 was the year that climate change matured into an issue of significant public (and inevitably political) concern.8 This has led to a profusion of legal developments that together coalesce to form the new body of law dubbed ‘climate change law’. A nu ...
... Australia, Bonyhady and Christoff comment that 2006 was the year that climate change matured into an issue of significant public (and inevitably political) concern.8 This has led to a profusion of legal developments that together coalesce to form the new body of law dubbed ‘climate change law’. A nu ...
Assessment of climate change impact on water Linköping University Post Print
... change impacts on water resources in the Pungwe basin until 2050. RCA3 was capable of simulating the most important aspects of the climate for a control period at the regional scale. At the subbasin scale, additional scaling was needed. Three climate change experiments using ECHAM4-A2, B2 and CCSM3- ...
... change impacts on water resources in the Pungwe basin until 2050. RCA3 was capable of simulating the most important aspects of the climate for a control period at the regional scale. At the subbasin scale, additional scaling was needed. Three climate change experiments using ECHAM4-A2, B2 and CCSM3- ...
climate change and emissions pathways
... from climate impacts by increasing her risk aversion and choosing a lower threshold for DAI than that suggested by even the impact category with the lowest threshold. However, we use the DAI-Ø metric in this work not to represent an individual evaluation of DAI, but as a demonstration that at some s ...
... from climate impacts by increasing her risk aversion and choosing a lower threshold for DAI than that suggested by even the impact category with the lowest threshold. However, we use the DAI-Ø metric in this work not to represent an individual evaluation of DAI, but as a demonstration that at some s ...
Population, Climate Change, and Women`s Lives
... to the impacts of climate change, ranging from sea-level rise to more extreme weather events. Slower population growth followed by a gradual decline in population size would facilitate future reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and help societies adapt to the changes in climate that are now all b ...
... to the impacts of climate change, ranging from sea-level rise to more extreme weather events. Slower population growth followed by a gradual decline in population size would facilitate future reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and help societies adapt to the changes in climate that are now all b ...
Mathematics of Climate Change - Library
... The climate models used to make the IPCC projections are very complex systems of nonlinear equations solved on large computers. The IPCC relied on 24 different climate models in its report. Many of them have been developed under the auspices of national meteorological offices. Though some models ar ...
... The climate models used to make the IPCC projections are very complex systems of nonlinear equations solved on large computers. The IPCC relied on 24 different climate models in its report. Many of them have been developed under the auspices of national meteorological offices. Though some models ar ...
Technical Analysis and Data Management
... This chapter documents the background sources used to prepare this Plan and describes methodologies employed for analysis of relevant information. It presents the data gaps identified during the planning process to support efforts toward filling those gaps over time. Further, the system for current ...
... This chapter documents the background sources used to prepare this Plan and describes methodologies employed for analysis of relevant information. It presents the data gaps identified during the planning process to support efforts toward filling those gaps over time. Further, the system for current ...
Livestock and climate change - CGSpace
... An essential step towards a low-carbon economy is implementing policies (going far beyond livestock issues) that increase and/or manage carbon prices. Such price incentives are critical if synergies between adaptation and mitigation are to be exploited in the future. ...
... An essential step towards a low-carbon economy is implementing policies (going far beyond livestock issues) that increase and/or manage carbon prices. Such price incentives are critical if synergies between adaptation and mitigation are to be exploited in the future. ...
Communicating Climate Change through ICT
... factors that influence the perception of the visualized data, such as colour, need to be carefully considered as they provide the form for how participants make sense of a message [40]. 2.3. Context: Target Audiences’ Interpretation of Climate Change Communication The climate change communication li ...
... factors that influence the perception of the visualized data, such as colour, need to be carefully considered as they provide the form for how participants make sense of a message [40]. 2.3. Context: Target Audiences’ Interpretation of Climate Change Communication The climate change communication li ...
GENERAL Climate Change Handbook for NE South Africa (Gauteng
... photocopying, recording or otherwise without the express written permission of the CSIR. It may also not be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise disposed of by way of trade in any form of binding or cover than that in which it is published. ...
... photocopying, recording or otherwise without the express written permission of the CSIR. It may also not be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise disposed of by way of trade in any form of binding or cover than that in which it is published. ...
Adaptation measures for floods, storm surges, and sea level rise
... “Adaptation refers to any activity that reduces the negative impacts of climate change and and/or positions us to take advantage of new opportunities that may be presented” (Warren & Egginton, 2008, p. 29). The goals of adaptation are to alleviate current impacts, reduce sensitivity and exposure to ...
... “Adaptation refers to any activity that reduces the negative impacts of climate change and and/or positions us to take advantage of new opportunities that may be presented” (Warren & Egginton, 2008, p. 29). The goals of adaptation are to alleviate current impacts, reduce sensitivity and exposure to ...
Report 4A - Land and water use options for climate change adaptation and mitigation in agriculture
... properly scaled bio-energy projects for rural communities. As climate changes, as well as socio-economic pressures, future demands for food will be influenced. Thus, fiber and energy synergies will need to be identified among adaptation and mitigation strategies, so that robust options for land and ...
... properly scaled bio-energy projects for rural communities. As climate changes, as well as socio-economic pressures, future demands for food will be influenced. Thus, fiber and energy synergies will need to be identified among adaptation and mitigation strategies, so that robust options for land and ...
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... include asynchrony between pollinators and crop flowering, enhanced pathways for invasive alien species, and improved conditions for pests and parasites. As temperatures rise and lead to range and phenological changes, it is reasonable to expect that the distribution and abundance of arthropods, inc ...
... include asynchrony between pollinators and crop flowering, enhanced pathways for invasive alien species, and improved conditions for pests and parasites. As temperatures rise and lead to range and phenological changes, it is reasonable to expect that the distribution and abundance of arthropods, inc ...
Assessing ``Dangerous Climate Change
... Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, 5 Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 6 Department of Environmental Studies, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America, 7 Global Chan ...
... Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, 5 Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 6 Department of Environmental Studies, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America, 7 Global Chan ...
The Household Production Function Approach to Valuing Climate
... Summarising the literature, some studies employ international data but most use data from a single country. 7 Particularly in cross-country studies data are frequently aggregated over large, climatically diverse regions. Most studies include temperature and precipitation but far fewer include other ...
... Summarising the literature, some studies employ international data but most use data from a single country. 7 Particularly in cross-country studies data are frequently aggregated over large, climatically diverse regions. Most studies include temperature and precipitation but far fewer include other ...
Ch 18 Global Climate Change
... Climate is … • Climate: the general patterns of weather that characterize different regions of the world • Climate results from all the combined elements of • General atmospheric circulation patterns and precipitation • Wind and weather systems • Rotation and tilt of Earth, which creates seasons ...
... Climate is … • Climate: the general patterns of weather that characterize different regions of the world • Climate results from all the combined elements of • General atmospheric circulation patterns and precipitation • Wind and weather systems • Rotation and tilt of Earth, which creates seasons ...
The Governance of Climate Change in China
... the environment, energy security, and its vulnerability to climate change. As these concerns have achieved greater prominence within China, Chinese policymakers have undertaken considerable domestic efforts to govern climate change. Recognizing the need to improve governance in key sectors related t ...
... the environment, energy security, and its vulnerability to climate change. As these concerns have achieved greater prominence within China, Chinese policymakers have undertaken considerable domestic efforts to govern climate change. Recognizing the need to improve governance in key sectors related t ...
Green jobs and skills: the local labour market implications of
... needed to guide policy making. For example, adapting labour markets to achieve more jobs and better quality jobs to move towards a low-carbon economy requires strengthening education and training systems as well as supporting skills development activities both at the industry and public sector level ...
... needed to guide policy making. For example, adapting labour markets to achieve more jobs and better quality jobs to move towards a low-carbon economy requires strengthening education and training systems as well as supporting skills development activities both at the industry and public sector level ...
18_Lecture_Presentation
... Climate is … • Climate: the general patterns of weather that characterize different regions of the world • Climate results from all the combined elements of • General atmospheric circulation patterns and precipitation • Wind and weather systems • Rotation and tilt of Earth, which creates seasons ...
... Climate is … • Climate: the general patterns of weather that characterize different regions of the world • Climate results from all the combined elements of • General atmospheric circulation patterns and precipitation • Wind and weather systems • Rotation and tilt of Earth, which creates seasons ...
Climate change integrated assessment methodology for cross
... Climate Change Integrated Methodology for Cross-Sectoral Adaptation and Vulnerability in Europe ...
... Climate Change Integrated Methodology for Cross-Sectoral Adaptation and Vulnerability in Europe ...
Your opinion on climate change might not be as common as you think
... Political and media debate on the existence and causes of climate change has become increasingly factious in several western countries, often resting on claims and counter-claims about what most citizens really think. There are several well-established phenomena in psychology about how people percei ...
... Political and media debate on the existence and causes of climate change has become increasingly factious in several western countries, often resting on claims and counter-claims about what most citizens really think. There are several well-established phenomena in psychology about how people percei ...
A normative account of dangerous climate change
... cohort, but it is limited to the matter of interpreting and applying culturally bound values to facts and risks. Neither of these forms of relativism would support an international effort to identify and avoid dangerous climate change since in both cases the assessment of danger is severely limited ...
... cohort, but it is limited to the matter of interpreting and applying culturally bound values to facts and risks. Neither of these forms of relativism would support an international effort to identify and avoid dangerous climate change since in both cases the assessment of danger is severely limited ...
View/Open
... agricultural production but differs across different crops. Temperature has negative effect on crop and maize revenues but positive one on tea while rainfall has negative effect on tea incomes. Long-term effects of climate change on crop production are larger than short-term effects, requiring farme ...
... agricultural production but differs across different crops. Temperature has negative effect on crop and maize revenues but positive one on tea while rainfall has negative effect on tea incomes. Long-term effects of climate change on crop production are larger than short-term effects, requiring farme ...
chapter eight climate change, northern subsistence and land based
... would be affected by ecosystem shifts that may be outside the limits of historical experience. If these shifts occur at a rapid pace, there may be difficulties in adapting. - From the submission of the Canadian Global Change Program to Canadian energy and environment ministers. The focus of this pap ...
... would be affected by ecosystem shifts that may be outside the limits of historical experience. If these shifts occur at a rapid pace, there may be difficulties in adapting. - From the submission of the Canadian Global Change Program to Canadian energy and environment ministers. The focus of this pap ...