Climate Policy Integration, Coherence, and Governance
... in order to maintain a country- and context-specific understanding and the new perspectives that emerge as a result of comparison using common concepts and questions are introduced. Project 2 is guided by the understanding that any policy aimed at climate change mitigation or adaptation will interac ...
... in order to maintain a country- and context-specific understanding and the new perspectives that emerge as a result of comparison using common concepts and questions are introduced. Project 2 is guided by the understanding that any policy aimed at climate change mitigation or adaptation will interac ...
Noosa Climate Action Plan
... evolving to adapt to changing conditions. I commend this first piece of good work to you all. Michael Donovan Chair Noosa Biosphere Ltd. ...
... evolving to adapt to changing conditions. I commend this first piece of good work to you all. Michael Donovan Chair Noosa Biosphere Ltd. ...
Governing the future under climate change: contested visions of
... and improvement positions. They reflect increasingly ambitious goals with respect to how much change adaptation should try to achieve and, therefore, reflect different perceptions of human agency and the relationship between the present and future. The first, the “partial ...
... and improvement positions. They reflect increasingly ambitious goals with respect to how much change adaptation should try to achieve and, therefore, reflect different perceptions of human agency and the relationship between the present and future. The first, the “partial ...
A NEPA Climate Paradox: Taking Greenhouse Gases into Account
... project-related GHG emissions. In Center for Biological Diversity v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,27 the Ninth Circuit ruled that the impact of GHG emissions on climate change is “precisely the kind of cumulative impact[] analysis that NEPA requires agencies to conduct.”28 Although ...
... project-related GHG emissions. In Center for Biological Diversity v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,27 the Ninth Circuit ruled that the impact of GHG emissions on climate change is “precisely the kind of cumulative impact[] analysis that NEPA requires agencies to conduct.”28 Although ...
Energy Partisanship - Scholarship Repository
... These partisan disagreements constrain possibilities not only for U.S. legislative efforts 17 but also for international ones. At the December 2015 climate change negotiations, for example, the groundbreaking Paris Agreement limited what clauses were binding in order to allow the United States to pa ...
... These partisan disagreements constrain possibilities not only for U.S. legislative efforts 17 but also for international ones. At the December 2015 climate change negotiations, for example, the groundbreaking Paris Agreement limited what clauses were binding in order to allow the United States to pa ...
Danish strategy for adaptation to a changing climate
... the form of drought, flooding, storm surges, hurricanes and rising sea levels due to melting glaciers. Responsible politicians must take account of this now at the start of the 21st century. It would be irresponsible to just cross our fingers and hope that things will be alright in our lifetimes. Th ...
... the form of drought, flooding, storm surges, hurricanes and rising sea levels due to melting glaciers. Responsible politicians must take account of this now at the start of the 21st century. It would be irresponsible to just cross our fingers and hope that things will be alright in our lifetimes. Th ...
climate change adaptation, planning, and the law
... focus for DLA in respect of climate change events. In September, the Queensland Government committed to release a whole-of-government partnership driven climate adaptation strategy to reduce risks to the economy, environment, infrastructure and communities from current and future climate impacts. Th ...
... focus for DLA in respect of climate change events. In September, the Queensland Government committed to release a whole-of-government partnership driven climate adaptation strategy to reduce risks to the economy, environment, infrastructure and communities from current and future climate impacts. Th ...
kenya national climate change policy
... prosperity depends. 1.1.3 Climate change is defined by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as ‘a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural clim ...
... prosperity depends. 1.1.3 Climate change is defined by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as ‘a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural clim ...
Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on the Built Environment
... 14-445, 2015); Sean Capstick et al., Incorporating Climate Change Impacts Into Environmental Assessments (Conference of Internat’l Ass’n for Impact Assessment, 2014); Michael B. Gerrard, Reverse Environmental Impact Analysis: Effect of Climate Change on Projects, 45 N.Y. LJ. 247 (2012); Shardul Agra ...
... 14-445, 2015); Sean Capstick et al., Incorporating Climate Change Impacts Into Environmental Assessments (Conference of Internat’l Ass’n for Impact Assessment, 2014); Michael B. Gerrard, Reverse Environmental Impact Analysis: Effect of Climate Change on Projects, 45 N.Y. LJ. 247 (2012); Shardul Agra ...
Preparing Low-Emission Climate-Resilient Development
... Climate change is clearly the greatest development challenge of the 21st Century. To date, narrowlydefined mitigation (lowering emissions) and adaptation (reducing vulnerability) projects have dominated climate change action policies taken by most countries. This has resulted in the accumulation of ...
... Climate change is clearly the greatest development challenge of the 21st Century. To date, narrowlydefined mitigation (lowering emissions) and adaptation (reducing vulnerability) projects have dominated climate change action policies taken by most countries. This has resulted in the accumulation of ...
Royal Government of Cambodia Climate Change
... development of the CCAP 2016 – 2018. A wide range of technical support was provided by several national and international climate change experts to the development of the CCAP. The Ministry of Environment wishes to expresses its deepest gratitude to the National Sustainable Development Council for t ...
... development of the CCAP 2016 – 2018. A wide range of technical support was provided by several national and international climate change experts to the development of the CCAP. The Ministry of Environment wishes to expresses its deepest gratitude to the National Sustainable Development Council for t ...
Predicting organismal vulnerability to climate warming
... A recently developed integrative framework proposes that the vulnerability of a species to environmental change depends on the species’ exposure and sensitivity to environmental change, its resilience to perturbations and its potential to adapt to change. These vulnerability criteria require behavio ...
... A recently developed integrative framework proposes that the vulnerability of a species to environmental change depends on the species’ exposure and sensitivity to environmental change, its resilience to perturbations and its potential to adapt to change. These vulnerability criteria require behavio ...
Predicting organismal vulnerability to climate warming: roles of
... A recently developed integrative framework proposes that the vulnerability of a species to environmental change depends on the species’ exposure and sensitivity to environmental change, its resilience to perturbations and its potential to adapt to change. These vulnerability criteria require behavio ...
... A recently developed integrative framework proposes that the vulnerability of a species to environmental change depends on the species’ exposure and sensitivity to environmental change, its resilience to perturbations and its potential to adapt to change. These vulnerability criteria require behavio ...
Michael E. Schlesinger, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences
... been used to simulate the slowdown and shutdown of the thermohaline circulation in the Atlantic Ocean. The CRG also has a coupled atmospheric general circulation/mixed-layer ocean—icesheet/asthenosphere model and a variety of simple climate models, including the model that Prof. Schlesinger develope ...
... been used to simulate the slowdown and shutdown of the thermohaline circulation in the Atlantic Ocean. The CRG also has a coupled atmospheric general circulation/mixed-layer ocean—icesheet/asthenosphere model and a variety of simple climate models, including the model that Prof. Schlesinger develope ...
Review of the White Paper on the contribution of the GFCS to
... had been able to provide their input while expressing appreciation to those who had met the deadlines. The PAC had suggested that an Executive Summary of not more than 5 pages be prepared as concerns remained that the document may still be too long (Annex 2). The PAC agreed that there was a balance ...
... had been able to provide their input while expressing appreciation to those who had met the deadlines. The PAC had suggested that an Executive Summary of not more than 5 pages be prepared as concerns remained that the document may still be too long (Annex 2). The PAC agreed that there was a balance ...
2014 DOE Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... Changes in the global climate system are unmistakable, as is now evident from observations of increased global average air and ocean temperatures, decreased historical snow pack, rising global average sea level, and more frequent severe weather events. 1 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognize ...
... Changes in the global climate system are unmistakable, as is now evident from observations of increased global average air and ocean temperatures, decreased historical snow pack, rising global average sea level, and more frequent severe weather events. 1 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognize ...
Lecture 1 CIP Module Montreal Conference Draft
... Figure 18 Observed changes in global average surface temperature, average sea level and Northern Hemisphere snow cover relative to period 1961–1990. ........................................ 39 Figure 19 Selected regional climate change observations. .................................................. ...
... Figure 18 Observed changes in global average surface temperature, average sea level and Northern Hemisphere snow cover relative to period 1961–1990. ........................................ 39 Figure 19 Selected regional climate change observations. .................................................. ...
American Teens` Knowledge of Climate Change
... types of climate-related knowledge, which perhaps teens better understand. It is also important to recognize that although some schools have started teaching about climate change, few teens have ever taken a formal course on the topic, so it is perhaps unsurprising that they lack detailed knowledge ...
... types of climate-related knowledge, which perhaps teens better understand. It is also important to recognize that although some schools have started teaching about climate change, few teens have ever taken a formal course on the topic, so it is perhaps unsurprising that they lack detailed knowledge ...
Kenya Talks Climate
... fundamental shortage of relevant, useful information for African audiences. The intensive media coverage and public awareness campaigns prevalent in much of the industrialised world have been largely absent in Africa, particularly outside major urban centres. Too often, African voices are absent fro ...
... fundamental shortage of relevant, useful information for African audiences. The intensive media coverage and public awareness campaigns prevalent in much of the industrialised world have been largely absent in Africa, particularly outside major urban centres. Too often, African voices are absent fro ...
Diplom/Master`s Thesis - Institute for the Study of Society and
... Project to develop a vulnerability assessment methodology; CoPrincipal Investigators and Faculty Sponsors: Drs. Samuel Ratick and ...
... Project to develop a vulnerability assessment methodology; CoPrincipal Investigators and Faculty Sponsors: Drs. Samuel Ratick and ...
Chapter 8: Cross-cutting issues
... settings that could be adversely affected (by climate variability and change). Receptors: are geographic areas, people, livelihoods, species or ecosystems, environmental functions, services, and resources, infrastructure, or economic, social, or cultural assets that are exposed to climate stressors. ...
... settings that could be adversely affected (by climate variability and change). Receptors: are geographic areas, people, livelihoods, species or ecosystems, environmental functions, services, and resources, infrastructure, or economic, social, or cultural assets that are exposed to climate stressors. ...
Written submissions received for the Adapting to Climate Change in
... There is concern about projected increases in climate-related natural disasters in Tasmania. Stakeholders indicated that the broader community is not clear who is responsible for natural disaster risk management and what can be done by various parties to minimise the associated risks. It was suggest ...
... There is concern about projected increases in climate-related natural disasters in Tasmania. Stakeholders indicated that the broader community is not clear who is responsible for natural disaster risk management and what can be done by various parties to minimise the associated risks. It was suggest ...
a Climate of Conflict
... before the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 was awarded to the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and to Al Gore, the issue’s profile was rising. At the end of 2006, Sir Nicholas Stern headed a major review of the economics of global warming for the UK government and gained considerable med ...
... before the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 was awarded to the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and to Al Gore, the issue’s profile was rising. At the end of 2006, Sir Nicholas Stern headed a major review of the economics of global warming for the UK government and gained considerable med ...
Climate change impacts in the Atlantic Basin and
... This fragmentation characterizes global climate change governance, as stated above, and is especially pronounced in the area of climate change adaptation. 3 Since it is more challenging for climate models to predict impacts at the local level, it is not precisely clear how different regions and comm ...
... This fragmentation characterizes global climate change governance, as stated above, and is especially pronounced in the area of climate change adaptation. 3 Since it is more challenging for climate models to predict impacts at the local level, it is not precisely clear how different regions and comm ...
Can actuaries really afford to ignore climate
... Our goal has been to make use of the most reliable and most up to date climate science available, and to avoid conclusions that are not supported by the majority of climate scientists. In order to achieve this, we have collaborated with Professor Andy Pitman, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence ...
... Our goal has been to make use of the most reliable and most up to date climate science available, and to avoid conclusions that are not supported by the majority of climate scientists. In order to achieve this, we have collaborated with Professor Andy Pitman, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence ...