Climate Change and Agrarian Societies in Drylands
... rainfall to be lost in evaporation, and the intensity of tropical storms ensures that much of it runs off in floods. Water supply is not only meagre in absolute terms but also of very limited availability for human and natural uses. The other dominant characteristic of dryland climates is substantia ...
... rainfall to be lost in evaporation, and the intensity of tropical storms ensures that much of it runs off in floods. Water supply is not only meagre in absolute terms but also of very limited availability for human and natural uses. The other dominant characteristic of dryland climates is substantia ...
Discourse analysis of media coverage of climate change
... By selecting and making a story salient, an article’s frame can influence how an audience interprets that story. In this regard, studying the way an article is framed provides a more sophisticated means of analyzing news coverage than by simply looking at positive, neutral or negative media bias. Th ...
... By selecting and making a story salient, an article’s frame can influence how an audience interprets that story. In this regard, studying the way an article is framed provides a more sophisticated means of analyzing news coverage than by simply looking at positive, neutral or negative media bias. Th ...
climate change, disasters, and human mobility in south asia and
... will be consolidated and discussed at a global inter-governmental meeting in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss cross-border disaster-displacement and other forms of mobility in disaster contexts. The Nansen Initiative does not seek to develop new legal standards, but rather to discuss and build consens ...
... will be consolidated and discussed at a global inter-governmental meeting in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss cross-border disaster-displacement and other forms of mobility in disaster contexts. The Nansen Initiative does not seek to develop new legal standards, but rather to discuss and build consens ...
Climate Change Fact Sheet Series
... It is expected that the societies currently experiencing existing social, economic and climatic stresses will be both worst affected and least able to adapt. These will include many in the developing world, low-lying islands and coastal regions, and the urban poor. The Framework Convention on Climat ...
... It is expected that the societies currently experiencing existing social, economic and climatic stresses will be both worst affected and least able to adapt. These will include many in the developing world, low-lying islands and coastal regions, and the urban poor. The Framework Convention on Climat ...
gcos regional action plan for south america
... forests, deserts, glaciers, lakes, and other features exist because climatic conditions have established soil moisture and precipitation regimes that facilitate the development of these terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and habitats. Extreme climatic events (i.e. heat waves, floods, droughts) are, ...
... forests, deserts, glaciers, lakes, and other features exist because climatic conditions have established soil moisture and precipitation regimes that facilitate the development of these terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and habitats. Extreme climatic events (i.e. heat waves, floods, droughts) are, ...
Trade And Climate Change - WTO-UNEP Report
... The scientific evidence regarding climate change is compelling. Based on a review of thousands of scientific publications, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that the warming of the Earth’s climate system is “unequivocal”, and that human activities are “very likely” t ...
... The scientific evidence regarding climate change is compelling. Based on a review of thousands of scientific publications, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that the warming of the Earth’s climate system is “unequivocal”, and that human activities are “very likely” t ...
Process-based modelling of biogenic monoterpene emissions
... emission capacities on a local scale (Staudt et al., 2000), although it is not clear whether the observed seasonal variation is related to the dynamics of the monoterpene storage or to the rate of production. On a global scale such changes are ignored, and the temperature-dependent algorithm was use ...
... emission capacities on a local scale (Staudt et al., 2000), although it is not clear whether the observed seasonal variation is related to the dynamics of the monoterpene storage or to the rate of production. On a global scale such changes are ignored, and the temperature-dependent algorithm was use ...
GCF - The Basics
... world – but the burden weighs most heavily on the poor and marginalised in developing countries. That’s why 195 countries came together to create the Green Climate Fund (GCF) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The GCF is expected to play a central role in finan ...
... world – but the burden weighs most heavily on the poor and marginalised in developing countries. That’s why 195 countries came together to create the Green Climate Fund (GCF) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The GCF is expected to play a central role in finan ...
Turkey`s Fifth - İklim Değişikliği
... The population growth rate of Turkey in 2007 was 1.24%, which was higher than the average (0.68%) for other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. On the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI), which includes national indicators rela ...
... The population growth rate of Turkey in 2007 was 1.24%, which was higher than the average (0.68%) for other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. On the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI), which includes national indicators rela ...
disaster related human mobility within relevant pacific regional laws
... e.g. Ministers recognised, among other things, the need for further examination of Pacific labour market issues, including the issue of labour mobility through the region and beyond (p9). ...
... e.g. Ministers recognised, among other things, the need for further examination of Pacific labour market issues, including the issue of labour mobility through the region and beyond (p9). ...
https://unfccc.int/files/national_reports/annex_i_natcom/submitted_natcom/application/pdf/nc5_turkey%5B1%5D.pdf
... The population growth rate of Turkey in 2007 was 1.24%, which was higher than the average (0.68%) for other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. On the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI), which includes national indicators rela ...
... The population growth rate of Turkey in 2007 was 1.24%, which was higher than the average (0.68%) for other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. On the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI), which includes national indicators rela ...
POTENTIAL MARKET BARRIERS FOR VOLUNTARY CLIMATE CHANGE
... impacts of climate change. The need for a transition to more sustainable consumption and production patterns is undeniable, and sustainable economic growth must be placed at the heart of future development for all citizens – private and public. The South African private sector is under enormous pres ...
... impacts of climate change. The need for a transition to more sustainable consumption and production patterns is undeniable, and sustainable economic growth must be placed at the heart of future development for all citizens – private and public. The South African private sector is under enormous pres ...
Climate Change and Development in China
... different phases of its path to a low-carbon and green future. UNDP’s collaboration with China in this area started far before climate change became a heatedly-discussed issue worldwide. As early as the 1980s, the UNDP Country Programme (1982-1986) in China had already identified energy development ...
... different phases of its path to a low-carbon and green future. UNDP’s collaboration with China in this area started far before climate change became a heatedly-discussed issue worldwide. As early as the 1980s, the UNDP Country Programme (1982-1986) in China had already identified energy development ...
Exxon/ ExxonMobil
... sources consistent with the newly-‐created Cabinet-‐level council and to develop strategic plans to help Climate Change: bring bioenergy and other renewable energy sources into Exxon's energy mix. Shareholders sh ...
... sources consistent with the newly-‐created Cabinet-‐level council and to develop strategic plans to help Climate Change: bring bioenergy and other renewable energy sources into Exxon's energy mix. Shareholders sh ...
CLIMATE CHANGE State Should Further Improve Its Reporting on Financial Support
... You asked us to review aspects of the assistance the United States provided to address its FSF commitment under the Framework Convention. This report examines (1) the extent to which the United States contributed to FSF and the types of activities this funding supported, (2) how State collected and ...
... You asked us to review aspects of the assistance the United States provided to address its FSF commitment under the Framework Convention. This report examines (1) the extent to which the United States contributed to FSF and the types of activities this funding supported, (2) how State collected and ...
Adaptation planning for climate change
... climate-change problem whereas the effectiveness of proactive adaptation to climate change often depends on the accuracy of regional climate and impact projections, which are subject to substantial uncertainty. Third, mitigation generally applies the polluter-pays principle whereas the need for adap ...
... climate-change problem whereas the effectiveness of proactive adaptation to climate change often depends on the accuracy of regional climate and impact projections, which are subject to substantial uncertainty. Third, mitigation generally applies the polluter-pays principle whereas the need for adap ...
Ecological controls on net ecosystem productivity of a seasonally dry
... decline with climate change during the next century, possibly reducing NEP. Ecosystem models used to study climate change impacts on grasslands in these zones need first to simulate effects of soil wetting and drying on the duration and intensity of net C uptake and emission during rainy and dry seas ...
... decline with climate change during the next century, possibly reducing NEP. Ecosystem models used to study climate change impacts on grasslands in these zones need first to simulate effects of soil wetting and drying on the duration and intensity of net C uptake and emission during rainy and dry seas ...
The cost of inaction: Recognising the value at risk
... regulators need clarity as to where these long-term risks are borne. For these assessments to be meaningful, regulators need to require companies to disclose their carbon emissions and related risks so that investors can make informed decisions. To avoid sleepwalking into a climate crisis, large-sca ...
... regulators need clarity as to where these long-term risks are borne. For these assessments to be meaningful, regulators need to require companies to disclose their carbon emissions and related risks so that investors can make informed decisions. To avoid sleepwalking into a climate crisis, large-sca ...
Author`s personal copy - Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange
... We identify and examine how policy intervention can help Canada’s Inuit population adapt to climate change. The policy responses are based on an understanding of the determinants of vulnerability identified in research conducted with 15 Inuit communities. A consistent approach was used in each case ...
... We identify and examine how policy intervention can help Canada’s Inuit population adapt to climate change. The policy responses are based on an understanding of the determinants of vulnerability identified in research conducted with 15 Inuit communities. A consistent approach was used in each case ...
Chapter 1: Introduction - Committee on Climate Change
... based on the available evidence. It does not take the further step of recommending what specific actions should be taken. This is a task for the UK Government and devolved administrations, following this assessment, in weighing up the costs and benefits of different options and setting objectives an ...
... based on the available evidence. It does not take the further step of recommending what specific actions should be taken. This is a task for the UK Government and devolved administrations, following this assessment, in weighing up the costs and benefits of different options and setting objectives an ...
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... Mirrlees and Stern‟s (1972) definition of the balanced growth equivalent is for a single decision maker. It seems that the Stern Review‟s calculation of welfare measures is based on globally averaged per capita income and total population figures2. The Stern Review suggests that a more appropriate a ...
... Mirrlees and Stern‟s (1972) definition of the balanced growth equivalent is for a single decision maker. It seems that the Stern Review‟s calculation of welfare measures is based on globally averaged per capita income and total population figures2. The Stern Review suggests that a more appropriate a ...
colorado climate plan
... ❖ The DOLA will deliver trainings to local government planners and emergency managers on integrating information regarding changing hazard risks and resilience principles into local plans and land use codes using their forthcoming Colorado Hazard Mitigation and Land Use Planning Guide as a framework ...
... ❖ The DOLA will deliver trainings to local government planners and emergency managers on integrating information regarding changing hazard risks and resilience principles into local plans and land use codes using their forthcoming Colorado Hazard Mitigation and Land Use Planning Guide as a framework ...
student advisee presentations
... knowledge to action.” Economic Commission for Europe, Inland Transport Committee Working Party on Transport Trends and Economics Group of Experts on Climate Change impacts and adaptation for transport networks and nodes, Seventh session, Geneva, Switzerland (via webinar), June 3. (I) 42. Becker, A., ...
... knowledge to action.” Economic Commission for Europe, Inland Transport Committee Working Party on Transport Trends and Economics Group of Experts on Climate Change impacts and adaptation for transport networks and nodes, Seventh session, Geneva, Switzerland (via webinar), June 3. (I) 42. Becker, A., ...
Has the grand idea of geoengineering as Plan B
... risks that the climate effects of geoengineering will differ greatly between parts of the world, countries in the Global South disproportionately suffering from such unequal impacts. For those reasons, an article in Nature Communication that received considerable attention claimed that geoengineerin ...
... risks that the climate effects of geoengineering will differ greatly between parts of the world, countries in the Global South disproportionately suffering from such unequal impacts. For those reasons, an article in Nature Communication that received considerable attention claimed that geoengineerin ...
Climate change : quantifying the health impact at national
... It is therefore important to obtain the best possible assessment of the likely health impacts of climate change. This is a particularly challenging task. Compared to other environmental risk factors, climate range is a newly recognized phenomenon, with global scope, operating over long time periods ...
... It is therefore important to obtain the best possible assessment of the likely health impacts of climate change. This is a particularly challenging task. Compared to other environmental risk factors, climate range is a newly recognized phenomenon, with global scope, operating over long time periods ...