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Examination of an Emerging Concept to Mitigate Climate Change
... biological (indirect) sequestration, such as projects that can be implemented by agricultural producers at the field level. 19 Furthermore, Congress may decide who is granted carbon offset ownership for biochar production (e.g., landlord, feedstock provider, production plant). Congress may examine t ...
... biological (indirect) sequestration, such as projects that can be implemented by agricultural producers at the field level. 19 Furthermore, Congress may decide who is granted carbon offset ownership for biochar production (e.g., landlord, feedstock provider, production plant). Congress may examine t ...
Equator Principles and Climate Change Issues
... University of Waterloo and my research endeavors. Thank you to my committee member, Dr. Olaf Weber, for agreeing to provide your insights on this study and guiding me through the last two years. Your advice has been invaluable and highly appreciated. To all of the wonderful friends and colleagues th ...
... University of Waterloo and my research endeavors. Thank you to my committee member, Dr. Olaf Weber, for agreeing to provide your insights on this study and guiding me through the last two years. Your advice has been invaluable and highly appreciated. To all of the wonderful friends and colleagues th ...
North Atlantic Ocean Wave Climate Change Scenarios for the
... represented by regression models, climate change scenarios of SWH in the North Atlantic were constructed by means of redundancy analysis (for seasonal means and 90th percentiles of SWH) and nonstationary generalized extreme value analysis (for seasonal extreme SWH). SWH scenarios are constructed usi ...
... represented by regression models, climate change scenarios of SWH in the North Atlantic were constructed by means of redundancy analysis (for seasonal means and 90th percentiles of SWH) and nonstationary generalized extreme value analysis (for seasonal extreme SWH). SWH scenarios are constructed usi ...
BASE Evaluation Criteria for Climate Adaptation (BECCA)
... opportunities, or to cope with the consequences. The effectiveness of adaptation measures can be expressed in terms of increased adaptive capacity. (Example for measurement: Adaptive capacity to cope with water scarcity is determined by the ability/possibility of regions or sectors to close the gap ...
... opportunities, or to cope with the consequences. The effectiveness of adaptation measures can be expressed in terms of increased adaptive capacity. (Example for measurement: Adaptive capacity to cope with water scarcity is determined by the ability/possibility of regions or sectors to close the gap ...
An Inter-Comparison of the Holiday Climate Index (HCI) and the
... spending [29,30]. The latest assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that, “after 2050, tourism activity is projected to decrease in Southern Europe (low confidence) and increase in Northern and Continental Europe (medium confidence)” [31]. Moreover, the r ...
... spending [29,30]. The latest assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that, “after 2050, tourism activity is projected to decrease in Southern Europe (low confidence) and increase in Northern and Continental Europe (medium confidence)” [31]. Moreover, the r ...
Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Revies
... Fiji is on the front lines of climate change. Increased droughts, floods and extreme events such as cyclones affect every sector of Fiji’s economy and impact employment levels, the availability of natural resources and resilience to disasters. As such, Fiji is proactively creating and refining polic ...
... Fiji is on the front lines of climate change. Increased droughts, floods and extreme events such as cyclones affect every sector of Fiji’s economy and impact employment levels, the availability of natural resources and resilience to disasters. As such, Fiji is proactively creating and refining polic ...
Climate Science, the Public and the News Media
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is that, without action to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, there is a significant probability that global average temperatures will increase to be more than 2°C higher than in pre-industrial times, with substantial changes in regional climate an ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is that, without action to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, there is a significant probability that global average temperatures will increase to be more than 2°C higher than in pre-industrial times, with substantial changes in regional climate an ...
Deep South Challenge Research and Business Plan
... major area of focus in the first five years of the Challenge. Economic and societal impacts from oceanbased changes are of relatively less concern compared to those on land. Nevertheless, changes in the marine environment are expected to be important to Māori, and the impacts of ocean acidification ...
... major area of focus in the first five years of the Challenge. Economic and societal impacts from oceanbased changes are of relatively less concern compared to those on land. Nevertheless, changes in the marine environment are expected to be important to Māori, and the impacts of ocean acidification ...
Untitled - The Pew Charitable Trusts
... existing data, while extensive input from key stakeholders and new data collection was limited. Comprehensive HIAs include the existing data, key stakeholder input and go one step further than intermediate HIAs by collecting new data in an inclusive manner to fully inform the potential health outco ...
... existing data, while extensive input from key stakeholders and new data collection was limited. Comprehensive HIAs include the existing data, key stakeholder input and go one step further than intermediate HIAs by collecting new data in an inclusive manner to fully inform the potential health outco ...
Climate change and displacement
... to prevent climate change. We need urgently to prepare now for the human consequences of climate change.” One of those consequences is the displacement of people from their homes, whether temporarily or permanently. Researchers and politicians may argue about the numbers likely to be forced to move ...
... to prevent climate change. We need urgently to prepare now for the human consequences of climate change.” One of those consequences is the displacement of people from their homes, whether temporarily or permanently. Researchers and politicians may argue about the numbers likely to be forced to move ...
The tipping point trend in climate change communication
... social referents, a potential conflation introduced by Gladwell’s (2000) interpretation of epidemiological perspectives. Is the notion appropriate as a description of the way physical components of the climate system change, or as a means of understanding social behavior, or both? Is it intended as a ...
... social referents, a potential conflation introduced by Gladwell’s (2000) interpretation of epidemiological perspectives. Is the notion appropriate as a description of the way physical components of the climate system change, or as a means of understanding social behavior, or both? Is it intended as a ...
PDF - IPCC Working Group II
... World Bank and ESMAP Studies are published to communicate the results of the Bank’s work to the development community with the least possible delay. The manuscript of this paper therefore has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formally-edited texts. Some sources cited ...
... World Bank and ESMAP Studies are published to communicate the results of the Bank’s work to the development community with the least possible delay. The manuscript of this paper therefore has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formally-edited texts. Some sources cited ...
Egypt`s National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate
... resulting from sea level rise has been discussed; and direct defence and preventive methods as regards the exposure areas have been suggested. As for water resources, the adaptation measures have been reviewed together with the factor of uncertainty in terms of the increase or decrease in the revenu ...
... resulting from sea level rise has been discussed; and direct defence and preventive methods as regards the exposure areas have been suggested. As for water resources, the adaptation measures have been reviewed together with the factor of uncertainty in terms of the increase or decrease in the revenu ...
Exploring comparable post-2012 reduction efforts for Annex I
... achieved in the Russian Federation and Ukraine, because their emissions have declined since 1990. The next highest reductions will be achieved in the EU, followed by Canada. Behind Canada, to a lesser extent, are Japan and the USA, for the latter of which emissions have significantly increased since ...
... achieved in the Russian Federation and Ukraine, because their emissions have declined since 1990. The next highest reductions will be achieved in the EU, followed by Canada. Behind Canada, to a lesser extent, are Japan and the USA, for the latter of which emissions have significantly increased since ...
International Executive Agreements on Climate Change Hannah Chang*
... independent foreign affairs powers, together with authority derived from existing treaties and congressional delegations, to enter into binding international agreements that could address certain aspects of the climate change problem even as the United States waits for domestic climate legislation t ...
... independent foreign affairs powers, together with authority derived from existing treaties and congressional delegations, to enter into binding international agreements that could address certain aspects of the climate change problem even as the United States waits for domestic climate legislation t ...
Climate Change Scenarios for the United Kingdom
... and many of these changes are consistent with the warming of global climate. Central England temperature rose by almost 1ºC through the twentieth century. The decade of the 1990s was the warmest in central England since records began in the 1660s. The warming over land has been accompanied by a warm ...
... and many of these changes are consistent with the warming of global climate. Central England temperature rose by almost 1ºC through the twentieth century. The decade of the 1990s was the warmest in central England since records began in the 1660s. The warming over land has been accompanied by a warm ...
DownloadTéléchargez - Canadian Institute of Planners
... significant climate change-driven impacts. All of us will need to play a role in helping to adapt to these changes. It is also widely accepted that cities are major producers of the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. Hence, cities need to play their part in both reducing gre ...
... significant climate change-driven impacts. All of us will need to play a role in helping to adapt to these changes. It is also widely accepted that cities are major producers of the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. Hence, cities need to play their part in both reducing gre ...
Climate Scenario Development
... The objective of this study was to estimate how global food supply might be affected by greenhouse gas induced climate change up to the year 2060. The method adopted involved estimating the change in yield of major crop staples under various scenarios using crop models at 112 representative sites di ...
... The objective of this study was to estimate how global food supply might be affected by greenhouse gas induced climate change up to the year 2060. The method adopted involved estimating the change in yield of major crop staples under various scenarios using crop models at 112 representative sites di ...
Guidelines on Analysis of extremes in a changing climate in support
... 1.1 The rationale for focusing on weather and climate extremes Changes in extreme weather and climate events have significant impacts and are among the most serious challenges to society in coping with a changing climate (CCSP, 2008). Indeed, ”confidence has increased that some extremes will become ...
... 1.1 The rationale for focusing on weather and climate extremes Changes in extreme weather and climate events have significant impacts and are among the most serious challenges to society in coping with a changing climate (CCSP, 2008). Indeed, ”confidence has increased that some extremes will become ...
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tourism Sector
... This publication, combined with a comprehensive series of international and regional seminars, is designed to provide a pragmatic platform to strengthen the capacity of professionals to understand and respond effectively to the global challenges of climate change in tourism destinations. It is a cri ...
... This publication, combined with a comprehensive series of international and regional seminars, is designed to provide a pragmatic platform to strengthen the capacity of professionals to understand and respond effectively to the global challenges of climate change in tourism destinations. It is a cri ...
WHITE PAPER Climate Change Adaptation in the Nordic Countries
... For many decades, climate policy debates focused on how to curb greenhouse gas emissions. This remains an urgent priority, but it is also clear that some warming – at least 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels – is now inevitable due to historical emissions, and even more is likely given the slow pace ...
... For many decades, climate policy debates focused on how to curb greenhouse gas emissions. This remains an urgent priority, but it is also clear that some warming – at least 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels – is now inevitable due to historical emissions, and even more is likely given the slow pace ...
Torres Strait Regional Adaptation and Resilience Plan
... This is not the start of the journey for Torres Strait. We have had the Torres Strait Climate Change Strategy in place since 2010, which was recently updated in 2014. This Plan delivers on a number of actions in that Strategy. It focuses on the activities that will build resilience in Torres Strait ...
... This is not the start of the journey for Torres Strait. We have had the Torres Strait Climate Change Strategy in place since 2010, which was recently updated in 2014. This Plan delivers on a number of actions in that Strategy. It focuses on the activities that will build resilience in Torres Strait ...
Report No. www.epa.ie 135 The Development of an Irish Climate Information
... Scoping Tool, and the Sectoral Adaptation Information Tool. The Climate Information Tool integrates and standardises (temporally and spatially) existing and downscaled projections of climatic changes for Ireland and allows users to examine and query the available data, thus overcoming issues such as ...
... Scoping Tool, and the Sectoral Adaptation Information Tool. The Climate Information Tool integrates and standardises (temporally and spatially) existing and downscaled projections of climatic changes for Ireland and allows users to examine and query the available data, thus overcoming issues such as ...
LCCARL299_en.pdf
... Notes and explanations of symbols: The following symbols have been used in this study: A full stop (.) is used to indicate decimals n.a. is used to indicated that data are not available The use of a hyphen (-) between years, for example, 2010-2019, signifies an annual average for the calendar years ...
... Notes and explanations of symbols: The following symbols have been used in this study: A full stop (.) is used to indicate decimals n.a. is used to indicated that data are not available The use of a hyphen (-) between years, for example, 2010-2019, signifies an annual average for the calendar years ...
A Climate for Change
... is burning more fossil fuel than we are, meaning that they should act first and we can follow later. It is not only about complying with the Kyoto Protocol or new European Union targets. It has far more to do with the quality of life and with the choices of every Croatian citizen. Its impacts will b ...
... is burning more fossil fuel than we are, meaning that they should act first and we can follow later. It is not only about complying with the Kyoto Protocol or new European Union targets. It has far more to do with the quality of life and with the choices of every Croatian citizen. Its impacts will b ...