National Security and the Threat of Climate Change
... effects we can control and adapting to those we cannot. The U.S. should become a more constructive partner with the international community to help build and execute a plan to prevent destabilizing effects from climate change, including setting targets for long term reductions in greenhouse gas emissi ...
... effects we can control and adapting to those we cannot. The U.S. should become a more constructive partner with the international community to help build and execute a plan to prevent destabilizing effects from climate change, including setting targets for long term reductions in greenhouse gas emissi ...
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... effects we can control and adapting to those we cannot. The U.S. should become a more constructive partner with the international community to help build and execute a plan to prevent destabilizing effects from climate change, including setting targets for long term reductions in greenhouse gas emissi ...
... effects we can control and adapting to those we cannot. The U.S. should become a more constructive partner with the international community to help build and execute a plan to prevent destabilizing effects from climate change, including setting targets for long term reductions in greenhouse gas emissi ...
National Capacity Self-Assessment
... to achieve the dual purposes of meeting their original requirements and the new ones that the UNFCCC brings. This will require both training and financial incentives as job descriptions are transformed; and a needs assessment of the human resources needs of each institution is required. Such an asse ...
... to achieve the dual purposes of meeting their original requirements and the new ones that the UNFCCC brings. This will require both training and financial incentives as job descriptions are transformed; and a needs assessment of the human resources needs of each institution is required. Such an asse ...
published in Global Environmental Change in 2011
... responded by implementing policies to curb greenhouse gas emissions, most notably in the UK where the Climate Change Act enshrines in law the need for 80% cuts in emissions by 2050 (HM Government, 2008). In order to justify this political action and establish societal support to meet these targets, ...
... responded by implementing policies to curb greenhouse gas emissions, most notably in the UK where the Climate Change Act enshrines in law the need for 80% cuts in emissions by 2050 (HM Government, 2008). In order to justify this political action and establish societal support to meet these targets, ...
9 IEAGHG Information Paper 2014-19: Report on London Convention meeting LC-36... Very slow progress on Export of CO
... Unmitigated climate change would create increasing risks to economic growth ...
... Unmitigated climate change would create increasing risks to economic growth ...
2 Echoes of 1983 `Weather Alert` report
... change in climate in the last 15 years. It gets extremely hot and then extremely cold. People are struggling because we have to adapt and we do not have the rain at times to water our land. The soil has become dry and crops have changed in quality and in colour. We have irrigation channels but no wa ...
... change in climate in the last 15 years. It gets extremely hot and then extremely cold. People are struggling because we have to adapt and we do not have the rain at times to water our land. The soil has become dry and crops have changed in quality and in colour. We have irrigation channels but no wa ...
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
... refugees, aware that the humanitarian needs are unlikely to disappear. In 2003, the General Assembly extended the organization's mandate "until the refugee problem is solved" and this year, UNHCR will celebrate its 60th anniversary. The UNHCR is one of the main humanitarian agencies worldwide and wa ...
... refugees, aware that the humanitarian needs are unlikely to disappear. In 2003, the General Assembly extended the organization's mandate "until the refugee problem is solved" and this year, UNHCR will celebrate its 60th anniversary. The UNHCR is one of the main humanitarian agencies worldwide and wa ...
Aalborg Universitet Avoiding climate change uncertainties in Strategic Environmental Assessment
... perception that uncertainty is an important issue for SEA to deal with, and the authors currently see examples where uncertainty acts as a barrier for dealing with climate change. Prominently, in Denmark, climate change has been excluded as an issue in the process of preparing river basin management ...
... perception that uncertainty is an important issue for SEA to deal with, and the authors currently see examples where uncertainty acts as a barrier for dealing with climate change. Prominently, in Denmark, climate change has been excluded as an issue in the process of preparing river basin management ...
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... lighting (31%), and waste management (24%). All sectors except flood protection are relevant to mitigation and adaptation, and thus it can be expected that future plans will increasingly be covering both. ...
... lighting (31%), and waste management (24%). All sectors except flood protection are relevant to mitigation and adaptation, and thus it can be expected that future plans will increasingly be covering both. ...
Sustainability goals combining social and environmental aspects
... participation and influence in society as well as resource security and distribution. The environmental goals will require significant reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use compared to today's levels. The social goals are within reach today, although the degree of ...
... participation and influence in society as well as resource security and distribution. The environmental goals will require significant reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use compared to today's levels. The social goals are within reach today, although the degree of ...
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... Howden and Turnpenny (1997) advocate further selection of cattle lines with greater thermoregulatory control, but they point out that this could be difficult because it may not be consistent with high production potential (Finch et al. 1982, 1984). McInnes et al. (2003) have commented on possible im ...
... Howden and Turnpenny (1997) advocate further selection of cattle lines with greater thermoregulatory control, but they point out that this could be difficult because it may not be consistent with high production potential (Finch et al. 1982, 1984). McInnes et al. (2003) have commented on possible im ...
Lake Superior Climate Adaptation, Mitigation and Implementation Plan
... In addition, the SWP and project partners have initiated the most important part of any plan…working directly with coastal communities to identify and prioritize on-the-ground projects and outreach activities to better prepare for a changing climate. The SWP is also assisting communities in securing ...
... In addition, the SWP and project partners have initiated the most important part of any plan…working directly with coastal communities to identify and prioritize on-the-ground projects and outreach activities to better prepare for a changing climate. The SWP is also assisting communities in securing ...
the state of climate change adaptation in Canada`s protected areas
... Indeed, as fixed assets established to conserve samples of ecosystems and species, protected areas worldwide are vulnerable to the shifting ecological matrix induced by climate change. It is conceivable that the synergistic effects of climate change and other incompatible land-use practices could r ...
... Indeed, as fixed assets established to conserve samples of ecosystems and species, protected areas worldwide are vulnerable to the shifting ecological matrix induced by climate change. It is conceivable that the synergistic effects of climate change and other incompatible land-use practices could r ...
Deep uncertainty in long-term hurricane risk: scenario generation and implications for future climate experiments: Working Paper 51 (556 kB) (opens in new window)
... that is available today. The framework is populated with projections taken from the recent literature to develop a set of scenarios of long-term hurricane hazard. Hazard scenarios are then used to generate risk scenarios for Florida using a coupled climate-catastrophe modeling approach. The scenario ...
... that is available today. The framework is populated with projections taken from the recent literature to develop a set of scenarios of long-term hurricane hazard. Hazard scenarios are then used to generate risk scenarios for Florida using a coupled climate-catastrophe modeling approach. The scenario ...
01-Long Report-cover
... Figure 1.2. Locations of significant changes in data series of physical systems (snow, ice and frozen ground; hydrology; and coastal processes) and biological systems (terrestrial, marine, and freshwater biological systems), are shown together with surface air temperature changes over the period 197 ...
... Figure 1.2. Locations of significant changes in data series of physical systems (snow, ice and frozen ground; hydrology; and coastal processes) and biological systems (terrestrial, marine, and freshwater biological systems), are shown together with surface air temperature changes over the period 197 ...
3 Climate change and the Law of the Sea Convention
... global adherence concerned with, inter alia, the prevention, reduction and control of marine pollution and has the advantage of enshrining compulsory dispute settlement procedures that entail binding decisions. 19 However, we are also conscious that, on the one hand, scientific uncertainties pertain ...
... global adherence concerned with, inter alia, the prevention, reduction and control of marine pollution and has the advantage of enshrining compulsory dispute settlement procedures that entail binding decisions. 19 However, we are also conscious that, on the one hand, scientific uncertainties pertain ...
Climate Change and Small Island Developing States
... critical review, this paper does not seek to be comprehensive or even to list the majority of all work on SIDS and climate change. That, in fact, would exceed the permissible length of this paper several times over. Instead, key ideas are extracted and key material is discussed to evaluate the curre ...
... critical review, this paper does not seek to be comprehensive or even to list the majority of all work on SIDS and climate change. That, in fact, would exceed the permissible length of this paper several times over. Instead, key ideas are extracted and key material is discussed to evaluate the curre ...
The social cost of carbon: Valuation estimates and
... There is an increasing interest in the economics of climate change, and the marginal damage costs of emissions, known as the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC). In 2002, the UK Government recommended an SCC for policy appraisal. A recent review of this SCC was commissioned and summarised in this paper. The ...
... There is an increasing interest in the economics of climate change, and the marginal damage costs of emissions, known as the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC). In 2002, the UK Government recommended an SCC for policy appraisal. A recent review of this SCC was commissioned and summarised in this paper. The ...
a carbon price
... • A uniform global carbon price (and prices on other greenhouse gases in proportion to their warming potential), delivered either by carbon taxes or carbon trading, would be an ideal tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions sharply in a cost-effective way, based on the principle that the ‘polluter p ...
... • A uniform global carbon price (and prices on other greenhouse gases in proportion to their warming potential), delivered either by carbon taxes or carbon trading, would be an ideal tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions sharply in a cost-effective way, based on the principle that the ‘polluter p ...
Impacts of climate change on land-based sectors and
... Opinion-based surveys of this kind have their limitations because they involve a degree of subjectivity and represent one point in time. Another way to gauge the mainstream consensus is to identify what leading scientific institutions have advised their governments and the communities about climate ...
... Opinion-based surveys of this kind have their limitations because they involve a degree of subjectivity and represent one point in time. Another way to gauge the mainstream consensus is to identify what leading scientific institutions have advised their governments and the communities about climate ...
Clare Palmer, “Does Nature Matter? The Place of the Nonhuman in
... with respect to the effects of climate change, but also in terms of the complicated way in which human beings are actors. Unlike many ethical problems, in the case of climate change causal responsibility is distributed over many actors, over long time spans, and over space. However, I don’t have spa ...
... with respect to the effects of climate change, but also in terms of the complicated way in which human beings are actors. Unlike many ethical problems, in the case of climate change causal responsibility is distributed over many actors, over long time spans, and over space. However, I don’t have spa ...
Coalition formation in Integrated Assessment Models
... Nash equilibrium” (Chander and Tulkens 1992). This concept assumes a binding contract can be formulated, but that such a contract will only be signed (and ratified) when this is in the interest on the region. For identical players, Barrett (1994) showed that only small coalitions can be stable if th ...
... Nash equilibrium” (Chander and Tulkens 1992). This concept assumes a binding contract can be formulated, but that such a contract will only be signed (and ratified) when this is in the interest on the region. For identical players, Barrett (1994) showed that only small coalitions can be stable if th ...
Using climate information to support crop breeding decisions and
... first, and there is greater agreement for end-of-century declines in tropical yield declines than in temperate regions. Less is known about future changes in year-to-year variation in yields, but increasing variability is considered likely (15). The studies discussed here do not generally include ad ...
... first, and there is greater agreement for end-of-century declines in tropical yield declines than in temperate regions. Less is known about future changes in year-to-year variation in yields, but increasing variability is considered likely (15). The studies discussed here do not generally include ad ...
Better Predictions, Better Allocations: Scientific Advances and
... for climate research was to inform and in‡uence high-level negotiations on collective action, knowing more about the likelihood of future outcomes is also a valuable input both for individual governments, and for agents within them at lower, more decentralised organisational levels. These are the pa ...
... for climate research was to inform and in‡uence high-level negotiations on collective action, knowing more about the likelihood of future outcomes is also a valuable input both for individual governments, and for agents within them at lower, more decentralised organisational levels. These are the pa ...
Human Development Report 2007/2008 Climate Change and
... 500-700 mm but can drop as low as 350 mm in some years. This region frequently suffers from prolonged droughts, which contribute to desertification processes, and droughts are predicted to increase under current climate change scenarios. Viet Nam is located along the northwest Pacific Ocean’s typhoo ...
... 500-700 mm but can drop as low as 350 mm in some years. This region frequently suffers from prolonged droughts, which contribute to desertification processes, and droughts are predicted to increase under current climate change scenarios. Viet Nam is located along the northwest Pacific Ocean’s typhoo ...