Marine Biodiversity and Resources
... Climate change is very likely to affect marine biodiversity and resources, mainly through changes induced in the physical and chemical features of the marine environment such as ocean warming and changed ocean chemistry, which will trigger biological responses in marine organisms. It is also likely ...
... Climate change is very likely to affect marine biodiversity and resources, mainly through changes induced in the physical and chemical features of the marine environment such as ocean warming and changed ocean chemistry, which will trigger biological responses in marine organisms. It is also likely ...
SADC Policy paper on Climate Change
... Expectations of other societal actors (Member States, business, civil society, individual citizens); The approach to international cooperation around climate change and how SADC can influence the international policy and strategies on climate change. ...
... Expectations of other societal actors (Member States, business, civil society, individual citizens); The approach to international cooperation around climate change and how SADC can influence the international policy and strategies on climate change. ...
International trends in public perceptions of climate change over the
... and public entities.4 In the context of climate change, the major emissions reductions required, the development and deployment of low-carbon energy technologies, and the implementation of adaptation measures all require some degree of citizen involvement, from the granting of policy mandates to act ...
... and public entities.4 In the context of climate change, the major emissions reductions required, the development and deployment of low-carbon energy technologies, and the implementation of adaptation measures all require some degree of citizen involvement, from the granting of policy mandates to act ...
AMERICAN CLIMATE VALUES 2014 insights by racial
... If we seek to make climate solutions a national priority, it’s time we recognize the true meaning of “national.” For too long, important communities have not been well included in the climate change dialogue or the design of climate solutions. Climate change is coming once again to the forefront of ...
... If we seek to make climate solutions a national priority, it’s time we recognize the true meaning of “national.” For too long, important communities have not been well included in the climate change dialogue or the design of climate solutions. Climate change is coming once again to the forefront of ...
Summary of Climate Change Effects on Major Habitat Types in
... refer to and cite the primary sources of information. Please note that we accepted information as it was presented in synthesis reports. Readers may wish to return to the primary sources utilized in those synthesis reports for more information. In cases where we accepted the interpretation of primar ...
... refer to and cite the primary sources of information. Please note that we accepted information as it was presented in synthesis reports. Readers may wish to return to the primary sources utilized in those synthesis reports for more information. In cases where we accepted the interpretation of primar ...
FAO - NWP: Climate Related Risks and Extreme Events 2007 (pp.3-10)
... designed with scale independence in mind, to monitor patterns of climate variability at global, continental, regional, national, sub-national and farm level. They have been tested and used extensively by countries and are appropriate for vulnerability risk assessment and to define best practices for ...
... designed with scale independence in mind, to monitor patterns of climate variability at global, continental, regional, national, sub-national and farm level. They have been tested and used extensively by countries and are appropriate for vulnerability risk assessment and to define best practices for ...
Assessing the Costs of Climate Change and Adaptation in South Asia
... of the losses could be avoided if an agreement along the Copenhagen–Cancun proposal could be implemented sooner than later. The likely acceleration of climate change impacts over time means that costs of adapting to and mitigating these impacts will increase at a greater rate if enhanced actions to ...
... of the losses could be avoided if an agreement along the Copenhagen–Cancun proposal could be implemented sooner than later. The likely acceleration of climate change impacts over time means that costs of adapting to and mitigating these impacts will increase at a greater rate if enhanced actions to ...
II. Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability: Technical Summary
... recommendation of the Working Group II Co-Chairs and ViceChairs. They were selected from the pool of nominated experts, in consultation with the international community of scientists active in the field, and taking into consideration expertise and experience. In total, the Working Group II Fourth As ...
... recommendation of the Working Group II Co-Chairs and ViceChairs. They were selected from the pool of nominated experts, in consultation with the international community of scientists active in the field, and taking into consideration expertise and experience. In total, the Working Group II Fourth As ...
KPMG - UNFCCC PSI database report
... measures can target both climate variability (at an inter-annual scale) as well as longer-term mean climatic changes. • Adaptation is an essential response strategy to climate change for a number of reasons:2 • A time-lag exists between the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and the a ...
... measures can target both climate variability (at an inter-annual scale) as well as longer-term mean climatic changes. • Adaptation is an essential response strategy to climate change for a number of reasons:2 • A time-lag exists between the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and the a ...
Climate Change as Metaphor & Catalyst
... 374) Systematic Metaphor Analysis, which creates a “procedure for the reconstruction of metaphorical concepts” for researchers with knowledge and experience in the cultural context. My cultural metaphorical analysis followed the iterative, heuristic methodology defined by Motterlini (2002) – initial ...
... 374) Systematic Metaphor Analysis, which creates a “procedure for the reconstruction of metaphorical concepts” for researchers with knowledge and experience in the cultural context. My cultural metaphorical analysis followed the iterative, heuristic methodology defined by Motterlini (2002) – initial ...
Climate change scenarios
... effective adaptations involve actions that can be taken by the farmer without assistance from the industry. But where no new investment or know-how is needed, growers will take advantage of an adaptation only if they are aware of the likely persistence of the warmer conditions year on year. To this ...
... effective adaptations involve actions that can be taken by the farmer without assistance from the industry. But where no new investment or know-how is needed, growers will take advantage of an adaptation only if they are aware of the likely persistence of the warmer conditions year on year. To this ...
A negative feedback between anthropogenic ozone pollution and
... et al., 2013). About a decade ago iodine oxide was detected in the marine boundary layer (MBL) (Alicke et al., 1999). Since then, several studies have aimed at determining the source gases of iodine and their chemical pathways (see Saiz-Lopez et al., 2012a, and references therein). While emissions o ...
... et al., 2013). About a decade ago iodine oxide was detected in the marine boundary layer (MBL) (Alicke et al., 1999). Since then, several studies have aimed at determining the source gases of iodine and their chemical pathways (see Saiz-Lopez et al., 2012a, and references therein). While emissions o ...
Chapter 18: Inter-Relationships Between Adaptation and
... Assessment Report (WGIII AR4), Chapter 11 (Barker et al., 2007), shows that current commitments would not lead to a stabilisation of atmospheric greenhouse-gas concentrations. In fact, according to the Working Group I Fourth Assessment Report (WGI AR4), owing to the lag times in the global climate s ...
... Assessment Report (WGIII AR4), Chapter 11 (Barker et al., 2007), shows that current commitments would not lead to a stabilisation of atmospheric greenhouse-gas concentrations. In fact, according to the Working Group I Fourth Assessment Report (WGI AR4), owing to the lag times in the global climate s ...
Helping Biodiversity Adapt
... Evidence over the last decade has shown that ecological change in response to climate change is likely to be unavoidable, widespread and substantial. As a result, some of our approaches to biodiversity conservation may need to change – including not just the actions we take now but also the overarch ...
... Evidence over the last decade has shown that ecological change in response to climate change is likely to be unavoidable, widespread and substantial. As a result, some of our approaches to biodiversity conservation may need to change – including not just the actions we take now but also the overarch ...
Synthesis of Climate Change Knowledge and Planning Practices
... scale useful for NRM planning has been very patchy. For example, studies of sea level rise have been carried out for the Torres Strait Islands (Green et al., 2009) but not for other NRM regions within the Wet Tropics Cluster yet. Tourism, agriculture, mining, fisheries, urban development, Indigenous ...
... scale useful for NRM planning has been very patchy. For example, studies of sea level rise have been carried out for the Torres Strait Islands (Green et al., 2009) but not for other NRM regions within the Wet Tropics Cluster yet. Tourism, agriculture, mining, fisheries, urban development, Indigenous ...
Changing Communities: Changing Climate,
... Adapting to climate change is the new reality. Despite genuine efforts to mitigate climate change, leading scientists tell us that a changing climate is inevitable and we can expect increasing temperatures, more frequent storms and sea level rise. Many local governments are already at the centre of ...
... Adapting to climate change is the new reality. Despite genuine efforts to mitigate climate change, leading scientists tell us that a changing climate is inevitable and we can expect increasing temperatures, more frequent storms and sea level rise. Many local governments are already at the centre of ...
IPCC 5-2014 WG-2 Summary.pdf
... (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns of risks and potential benefits are shifting due to climate change. It considers how impacts and risks related to climate change can be reduced and managed through adaptation and mitigation. The report assesses needs, options, opportunities, constraints, resilience, ...
... (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns of risks and potential benefits are shifting due to climate change. It considers how impacts and risks related to climate change can be reduced and managed through adaptation and mitigation. The report assesses needs, options, opportunities, constraints, resilience, ...
Warming up the region The impacts of climate change in the
... • Industry will be challenged to develop new ranges of products under conditions of less intensive energy use. There are also opportunities to develop new technologies to support climate change adaptation. • Significant threats to road and rail as a consequence of extreme weather conditions have bee ...
... • Industry will be challenged to develop new ranges of products under conditions of less intensive energy use. There are also opportunities to develop new technologies to support climate change adaptation. • Significant threats to road and rail as a consequence of extreme weather conditions have bee ...
Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability
... (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns of risks and potential benefits are shifting due to climate change. It considers how impacts and risks related to climate change can be reduced and managed through adaptation and mitigation. The report assesses needs, options, opportunities, constraints, resilience, ...
... (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns of risks and potential benefits are shifting due to climate change. It considers how impacts and risks related to climate change can be reduced and managed through adaptation and mitigation. The report assesses needs, options, opportunities, constraints, resilience, ...
A Situation Analysis of Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives in
... supporting initiatives to improve governance and law, economic development, women’s empowerment, the environment, and regional cooperation. This study, undertaken by the Foundation, aims to provide a better understanding of the current projects, priorities and the critical gaps that need to be addre ...
... supporting initiatives to improve governance and law, economic development, women’s empowerment, the environment, and regional cooperation. This study, undertaken by the Foundation, aims to provide a better understanding of the current projects, priorities and the critical gaps that need to be addre ...
circumpolar cooperation at the arctic council`s iqaluit ministerial 2015
... combustion of fossil fuels, biofuels, and biomass.” AMAP produced a 2011 Report that details the complex, climate-related feedback loops created by black carbon (BC) deposits in the Arctic. Part of the problem in raising awareness about climate change processes is how technical and complicated true ...
... combustion of fossil fuels, biofuels, and biomass.” AMAP produced a 2011 Report that details the complex, climate-related feedback loops created by black carbon (BC) deposits in the Arctic. Part of the problem in raising awareness about climate change processes is how technical and complicated true ...
4 Framework for ICTs` integration in cities climate change
... Setting the basis: Observation and understanding: City planners should consider the role of ICTs in climate change adaptation as a new alternative in their local adaptation plans. They should take stock of existing measures, opportunities and challenges on the integration of ICTs in climate change a ...
... Setting the basis: Observation and understanding: City planners should consider the role of ICTs in climate change adaptation as a new alternative in their local adaptation plans. They should take stock of existing measures, opportunities and challenges on the integration of ICTs in climate change a ...
Why Regulation of Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act`s
... GHGs.30 The EPA then promulgated the Tailoring Rule, which set up standards for application of the PSD and Title V programs to GHGs.31 The United States federal government addressed climate change again when in President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, released in June 2013, the Administration laid ou ...
... GHGs.30 The EPA then promulgated the Tailoring Rule, which set up standards for application of the PSD and Title V programs to GHGs.31 The United States federal government addressed climate change again when in President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, released in June 2013, the Administration laid ou ...
FINAL Amazon Scorecard
... 46 points on the 100-point scale for its efforts to incorporate climate change into its increasingly comprehensive corporate social responsibility profile. While the company’s reduction goals are still loosely defined, Starbucks has asserted itself in the policy and emissions accounting arenas and b ...
... 46 points on the 100-point scale for its efforts to incorporate climate change into its increasingly comprehensive corporate social responsibility profile. While the company’s reduction goals are still loosely defined, Starbucks has asserted itself in the policy and emissions accounting arenas and b ...