39_219_130990670009423533-Submission to UNFCCC Feb 03
... 9) Undertaking scientific research to inform decision making processes and bridging gap in implementation from Grassroots to national level support by partners institutions like IITAUganda. Several learning platforms have been formulated to share scientific evidence based adaptation researches from ...
... 9) Undertaking scientific research to inform decision making processes and bridging gap in implementation from Grassroots to national level support by partners institutions like IITAUganda. Several learning platforms have been formulated to share scientific evidence based adaptation researches from ...
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... According to OECD-FAO by 2022, the world ethanol production should to increase by almost 70% compared to the average of 2010-12, and United States and Brazil are the most important players on the ethanol markets.(Source: OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2013). ...
... According to OECD-FAO by 2022, the world ethanol production should to increase by almost 70% compared to the average of 2010-12, and United States and Brazil are the most important players on the ethanol markets.(Source: OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2013). ...
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... industries with new kinds and degrees of pollution problems, like the generation of new harmful pollutants. There are therefore no substitutes for policy in directing the innovation efforts toward fostering economic growth and helping the environment at the same time (see the evidence in Galeotti, ...
... industries with new kinds and degrees of pollution problems, like the generation of new harmful pollutants. There are therefore no substitutes for policy in directing the innovation efforts toward fostering economic growth and helping the environment at the same time (see the evidence in Galeotti, ...
Climate Denial and the Construction of Innocence Reproducing
... of environmental justice and privilege is an extremely important concept that is only now beginning to receive attention. Most scholarly work on privilege examines gender, race or class privilege, while most environmental justice work “studies down,” examining the experiences of people who are struc ...
... of environmental justice and privilege is an extremely important concept that is only now beginning to receive attention. Most scholarly work on privilege examines gender, race or class privilege, while most environmental justice work “studies down,” examining the experiences of people who are struc ...
Adaptation and the poor: development, resilience and transition ■ synthesis article
... Development defies simple definitions due to its long post-war history of ideology, theory and practice rooted in ‘the Enlightenment’ and the ideas of the early nineteenth century. Methodologically, development implies both goals and means (Cowen and Shenton, 1996). If goals are expressed in long-te ...
... Development defies simple definitions due to its long post-war history of ideology, theory and practice rooted in ‘the Enlightenment’ and the ideas of the early nineteenth century. Methodologically, development implies both goals and means (Cowen and Shenton, 1996). If goals are expressed in long-te ...
AIACC Regional Study Abstracts
... scenario construction. The scenarios will be focused on spatial and temporal scales appropriate to the primary vulnerability sectors in Africa, and incorporate computationally efficient empirical downscaling and the more demanding regional climate models -- both of which have been identified in the ...
... scenario construction. The scenarios will be focused on spatial and temporal scales appropriate to the primary vulnerability sectors in Africa, and incorporate computationally efficient empirical downscaling and the more demanding regional climate models -- both of which have been identified in the ...
CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT COUNTRIES
... project wanted to introduce the concept and some basics especially to the people working on climate issues: government officials, politicians, journalists, NGO representatives and businessmen and women. The general public would be reached through the media. This report is the most tangible outcome o ...
... project wanted to introduce the concept and some basics especially to the people working on climate issues: government officials, politicians, journalists, NGO representatives and businessmen and women. The general public would be reached through the media. This report is the most tangible outcome o ...
LIFE and Climate change mitigation
... for raising the share of renewable energy used by 20%, and for a 20% improvement in energy-efficiency. The 20-20-20 targets aim to combat climate change, increase the EU’s energy security and strengthen its competitiveness. They are included in the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inc ...
... for raising the share of renewable energy used by 20%, and for a 20% improvement in energy-efficiency. The 20-20-20 targets aim to combat climate change, increase the EU’s energy security and strengthen its competitiveness. They are included in the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inc ...
Carbon Geography: The Political Economy of Congressional
... counties with high carbon emissions will have the most trouble in substituting away from carbon, these areas will more heavily bear the cost of carbon regulation. Conservative, poor, rural areas will face a higher carbon bill under a cap and trade system than liberal, rich, urban areas. This compoun ...
... counties with high carbon emissions will have the most trouble in substituting away from carbon, these areas will more heavily bear the cost of carbon regulation. Conservative, poor, rural areas will face a higher carbon bill under a cap and trade system than liberal, rich, urban areas. This compoun ...
Global average surface temperature has increased by 0
... of scales exists between the global scenarios, as output by GCMs, and changes that are likely to occur at the regional or local level due to these large-scale changes. In order to overcome some of these scale differences, a number of statistical downscaling techniques have been developed in which la ...
... of scales exists between the global scenarios, as output by GCMs, and changes that are likely to occur at the regional or local level due to these large-scale changes. In order to overcome some of these scale differences, a number of statistical downscaling techniques have been developed in which la ...
Cambodia - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... Introduction of a malaria surveillance system, coupled with improved methods for vector control for health workers and communities; Providing training programs to build the manpower capacity to improve the provision of health extension services at local levels; Supporting health research and communi ...
... Introduction of a malaria surveillance system, coupled with improved methods for vector control for health workers and communities; Providing training programs to build the manpower capacity to improve the provision of health extension services at local levels; Supporting health research and communi ...
CARE brief on the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction
... countries works in food production, the consequences of adverse impacts of climate change, such as loss of harvests or food price increases due to weather disasters, hit women particularly hard. The fact that women often don’t own land, or poorer quality land and only receive a small share of agricu ...
... countries works in food production, the consequences of adverse impacts of climate change, such as loss of harvests or food price increases due to weather disasters, hit women particularly hard. The fact that women often don’t own land, or poorer quality land and only receive a small share of agricu ...
European Journal of Legal Studies
... reduce GHG emissions is to involve major GHG emitters irrespective of their GDP. The article also proposes using the experience of trade agreements as a model for reaching a global climate treaty, since oftentimes the very same people are at the negotiating table for trade and environmental issues.5 ...
... reduce GHG emissions is to involve major GHG emitters irrespective of their GDP. The article also proposes using the experience of trade agreements as a model for reaching a global climate treaty, since oftentimes the very same people are at the negotiating table for trade and environmental issues.5 ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES CARBON GEOGRAPHY:
... counties with high carbon emissions will have the most trouble in substituting away from carbon, these areas will more heavily bear the cost of carbon regulation. Conservative, poor, rural areas will face a higher carbon bill under a cap and trade system than liberal, rich, urban areas. This compoun ...
... counties with high carbon emissions will have the most trouble in substituting away from carbon, these areas will more heavily bear the cost of carbon regulation. Conservative, poor, rural areas will face a higher carbon bill under a cap and trade system than liberal, rich, urban areas. This compoun ...
Impact of climate change on thermal comfort, heating and cooling
... The short-term dependency of energy demand for space heating on winter temperature in the Swiss service sector is well understood. This provides a basis for estimating the effect on demand of longer term changes in temperature, such as those reported for the period 1970-2004 (Hofer, 2003) and the fu ...
... The short-term dependency of energy demand for space heating on winter temperature in the Swiss service sector is well understood. This provides a basis for estimating the effect on demand of longer term changes in temperature, such as those reported for the period 1970-2004 (Hofer, 2003) and the fu ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... There is no justification for this discussion to include reducing greenhouse gas emissions for the benefit of reducing future global warming. In order to do so, you must include citations, if any exist (which we doubt), which conclude that energy efficiency measures would preferentially reduce green ...
... There is no justification for this discussion to include reducing greenhouse gas emissions for the benefit of reducing future global warming. In order to do so, you must include citations, if any exist (which we doubt), which conclude that energy efficiency measures would preferentially reduce green ...
City of North Vancouver Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... from weather. Weather describes the short-term conditions of the atmosphere, including temperature, wind, precipitation, humidity, and cloudiness, and is concerned with the exact conditions at a particular place and time. e.g. What will the temperature be at 4pm tomorrow? Climate describes the long- ...
... from weather. Weather describes the short-term conditions of the atmosphere, including temperature, wind, precipitation, humidity, and cloudiness, and is concerned with the exact conditions at a particular place and time. e.g. What will the temperature be at 4pm tomorrow? Climate describes the long- ...
The Ivory Lighthouse: communicating climate change
... other global issues like reducing poverty trump climate concerns and argues that this strategy is not truly designed to help address other pressing global issues (e.g. reducing world poverty or malaria), but instead a carefully calculated scheme to avoid doing anything about climate change. The absu ...
... other global issues like reducing poverty trump climate concerns and argues that this strategy is not truly designed to help address other pressing global issues (e.g. reducing world poverty or malaria), but instead a carefully calculated scheme to avoid doing anything about climate change. The absu ...
The Economics of Climate Change – Likely Carbon Sequestration
... emitted in order to keep the Earth’s temperature from rising past the point where disruptive weather-related climate change becomes inevitable (certainly less than 2°C), and NOT the anthropogenic CO2 emissions that can realistically be expected to be emitted by reasonable mitigation scenarios. Major ...
... emitted in order to keep the Earth’s temperature from rising past the point where disruptive weather-related climate change becomes inevitable (certainly less than 2°C), and NOT the anthropogenic CO2 emissions that can realistically be expected to be emitted by reasonable mitigation scenarios. Major ...
Extended Abstract
... ski area differed substantially among the range of climate change scenarios selected for this analysis. Unlike previous climate change impact studies of the skiing industry, this analysis was able to examine the impact of climate change scenarios for the early decades of this century, which are most ...
... ski area differed substantially among the range of climate change scenarios selected for this analysis. Unlike previous climate change impact studies of the skiing industry, this analysis was able to examine the impact of climate change scenarios for the early decades of this century, which are most ...
A guide on climate change for private equity investors
... investment, but such perspective cannot be realised and acted upon without significant industry collaboration and government support. The Paris Agreement was a welcome development to the global climate change agenda, providing a strong foundation for governments and a policy signal for investors. By ...
... investment, but such perspective cannot be realised and acted upon without significant industry collaboration and government support. The Paris Agreement was a welcome development to the global climate change agenda, providing a strong foundation for governments and a policy signal for investors. By ...
Chapter 7 - UCLA: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
... latitudes and tropical areas with high precipitation tend to have precipitation increase but subtropical areas that currently have low precipitation tend to decrease. However, regional aspects can be quite variable between models, so there is uncertainty in which areas will have the largest impacts. ...
... latitudes and tropical areas with high precipitation tend to have precipitation increase but subtropical areas that currently have low precipitation tend to decrease. However, regional aspects can be quite variable between models, so there is uncertainty in which areas will have the largest impacts. ...
Feeding nine billion in a low emissions economy: Challenging, but
... work have not been brought together sufficiently to give more than broad indications. Technical options exist to mitigate net emissions from agriculture: much work has been done in the last quarter century and longer to develop a menu of options; and there are many pilot programmes trialling inno ...
... work have not been brought together sufficiently to give more than broad indications. Technical options exist to mitigate net emissions from agriculture: much work has been done in the last quarter century and longer to develop a menu of options; and there are many pilot programmes trialling inno ...
Are You suprised ?
... As the fund made available for the initial national communication was on early 1998 through the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Netherlands Climate Change Studies assistant programm (NCCSAP) during 1998. Climate change is a new subject in Yemen. Capacity to assess topics on climate change, ...
... As the fund made available for the initial national communication was on early 1998 through the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Netherlands Climate Change Studies assistant programm (NCCSAP) during 1998. Climate change is a new subject in Yemen. Capacity to assess topics on climate change, ...
small family farmers : at the heart of climate justice
... The table below shows nitrous oxide emissions resulting from nitrogen fertilizers. Emissions are expressed in terms of tonnes of CO2 –equivalent (GtCO2eq). All greenhouse gases do not have the same global warming potential (GWP), but for the purposes of facilitating the calculation of GHG emissions, ...
... The table below shows nitrous oxide emissions resulting from nitrogen fertilizers. Emissions are expressed in terms of tonnes of CO2 –equivalent (GtCO2eq). All greenhouse gases do not have the same global warming potential (GWP), but for the purposes of facilitating the calculation of GHG emissions, ...