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 ...
Climate Change Effects: Issues for International and US
... those who wish further detail. The second appendix illustrates some of the types of needed actions, in terms of recommendations specifically geared towards DoD’s response to climate-induced humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. ...
... those who wish further detail. The second appendix illustrates some of the types of needed actions, in terms of recommendations specifically geared towards DoD’s response to climate-induced humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. ...
A note on including climate change adaptation in an international
... which is introduced only because of observed and projected climate change (Def 1). This definition can be extended to include responses to current climate variability: an adaptation measure can be defined as a change in practice, decision-making, or investment, which is introduced only because of ob ...
... which is introduced only because of observed and projected climate change (Def 1). This definition can be extended to include responses to current climate variability: an adaptation measure can be defined as a change in practice, decision-making, or investment, which is introduced only because of ob ...
Adaptation planning for climate change
... mutually reinforcing (e.g. planting trees to provide additional shade in warming regions) but they can also work against each other (e.g. increasing air-conditioning powered by fossil fuels to cope with rising temperatures). There has recently been much political interest in integrating the two opti ...
... mutually reinforcing (e.g. planting trees to provide additional shade in warming regions) but they can also work against each other (e.g. increasing air-conditioning powered by fossil fuels to cope with rising temperatures). There has recently been much political interest in integrating the two opti ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in Low‐Income Countries
... anonymous donor. We thank our conference partners, the World Bank and UN Development Programme, for their support and engagement in the entire conference process. We thank Robert Mendelsohn for inviting us to be coeditors for the refereed journal special issue. We thank Tony Castleman for his though ...
... anonymous donor. We thank our conference partners, the World Bank and UN Development Programme, for their support and engagement in the entire conference process. We thank Robert Mendelsohn for inviting us to be coeditors for the refereed journal special issue. We thank Tony Castleman for his though ...
References and Index - UN
... act globally: How curbing global warming emissions can improve local public health’, American Journal of Preventative Medicine 35(5): 414–423 Boardman, B. (2007) ‘Examining the carbon agenda via the 40% house scenario’, Building Research & Information 35(4): 363–378 Bodansky, D. (2001) ‘The history ...
... act globally: How curbing global warming emissions can improve local public health’, American Journal of Preventative Medicine 35(5): 414–423 Boardman, B. (2007) ‘Examining the carbon agenda via the 40% house scenario’, Building Research & Information 35(4): 363–378 Bodansky, D. (2001) ‘The history ...
We Stand as One: Children, Young People and Climate Change
... making decisions to keep their school safe, they took action. Supported by Plan International, they started a letter writing campaign to the local school superintendent which led to a community-wide referendum. When the students won, the school was relocated to a nearby safe area. Marjon, then a 16- ...
... making decisions to keep their school safe, they took action. Supported by Plan International, they started a letter writing campaign to the local school superintendent which led to a community-wide referendum. When the students won, the school was relocated to a nearby safe area. Marjon, then a 16- ...
From Impacts Assessment to Adaptation Priorities: the Shaping of
... the ambiguity was unavoidable. Negotiators were not certain what they wanted to agree upon, and in 1995 it was assumed that Stages II and III would be delayed, perhaps long delayed. The fact that adaptation was not seen as an immediate priority is reflected in the articles of the UNFCCC cited in the ...
... the ambiguity was unavoidable. Negotiators were not certain what they wanted to agree upon, and in 1995 it was assumed that Stages II and III would be delayed, perhaps long delayed. The fact that adaptation was not seen as an immediate priority is reflected in the articles of the UNFCCC cited in the ...
Climate Projections FAQ
... This document is intended for a general Forest Service audience including planners, resource specialists, researchers, and line officers. We have organized the questions into three categories based on the anticipated degree of relevance for different sub-audiences. Because the intended audience is ...
... This document is intended for a general Forest Service audience including planners, resource specialists, researchers, and line officers. We have organized the questions into three categories based on the anticipated degree of relevance for different sub-audiences. Because the intended audience is ...
Final Background paper UNFCCC Latin American workshop on a…
... Table 1. GEF-funded AIACC projects in Latin America Table 2. Projected changes in temperature and precipitation for broad sub-regions of Central and South America Table 3. Projected number of people living in Mesoamerica and South America in water-stressed areas Table 4. Deforestation in Brazil (200 ...
... Table 1. GEF-funded AIACC projects in Latin America Table 2. Projected changes in temperature and precipitation for broad sub-regions of Central and South America Table 3. Projected number of people living in Mesoamerica and South America in water-stressed areas Table 4. Deforestation in Brazil (200 ...
Climate projections FAQ - Eastern Forest Environmental Threat
... This document is intended for a general Forest Service audience including planners, resource specialists, researchers, and line officers. We have organized the questions into three categories based on the anticipated degree of relevance for different sub-audiences. Because the intended audience is ...
... This document is intended for a general Forest Service audience including planners, resource specialists, researchers, and line officers. We have organized the questions into three categories based on the anticipated degree of relevance for different sub-audiences. Because the intended audience is ...
Making Paris Work for Vulnerable Populations
... The Paris Agreement must be ambitiously implemented if it is to fully take into account the perspectives of the most vulnerable people. A people-centred approach is key to respecting their rights. Precious time that could have been used to take action has already been lost over the past few decades ...
... The Paris Agreement must be ambitiously implemented if it is to fully take into account the perspectives of the most vulnerable people. A people-centred approach is key to respecting their rights. Precious time that could have been used to take action has already been lost over the past few decades ...
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 ...
Spain - Met Office
... changed, and plan for future, is improving all the time. But there is still a long way to go. These reports – led by the Met Office Hadley Centre in collaboration with many institutes and scientists around the world – aim to provide useful, up to date and impartial information, based on the best cli ...
... changed, and plan for future, is improving all the time. But there is still a long way to go. These reports – led by the Met Office Hadley Centre in collaboration with many institutes and scientists around the world – aim to provide useful, up to date and impartial information, based on the best cli ...
Guidance for making the case for climate change adaptation in the
... Guidance on identifying adaptation options ................................................................................15 ...
... Guidance on identifying adaptation options ................................................................................15 ...
world climate programme
... Framework for Climate Services (GFCS). The GFCS has evolved over recent years as a Framework through which all stakeholders (including UN agencies, research and academic organizations, etc) could work together to address the concerns, amongst people, communities, ...
... Framework for Climate Services (GFCS). The GFCS has evolved over recent years as a Framework through which all stakeholders (including UN agencies, research and academic organizations, etc) could work together to address the concerns, amongst people, communities, ...
climate change adaptation guided by the law
... levels could conceivably rise more than a metre by the end of the century if emissions continue at their current pace. For those of us living and working in cities like London, New York, Shanghai or Sydney, the prospects for the coming decades are worrying. But for those living in Pacific Island Cou ...
... levels could conceivably rise more than a metre by the end of the century if emissions continue at their current pace. For those of us living and working in cities like London, New York, Shanghai or Sydney, the prospects for the coming decades are worrying. But for those living in Pacific Island Cou ...
Climate Change and US National Security
... Joshua William Busby As global negotiations over addressing climate change lumber on, the problem itself has increasingly moved from a long-run threat to a more urgent problem. 1 Scientists put this starkly when they say that current concentrations of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, are hig ...
... Joshua William Busby As global negotiations over addressing climate change lumber on, the problem itself has increasingly moved from a long-run threat to a more urgent problem. 1 Scientists put this starkly when they say that current concentrations of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, are hig ...
Riedy CAGs-AUS-ED_accepted - OPUS at UTS
... The analytical approach proposed by Stevenson and Drzyek (2014) is helpful for identifying the component parts of a deliberative system and where a particular innovation, such as a CAG, fits within such a system. Below, we will apply this schema to develop a more detailed description of the role of ...
... The analytical approach proposed by Stevenson and Drzyek (2014) is helpful for identifying the component parts of a deliberative system and where a particular innovation, such as a CAG, fits within such a system. Below, we will apply this schema to develop a more detailed description of the role of ...
T M Global Climate Change, Human Security, and Democracy Overview of Core Issues
... security threaten human rights. Climate change is already challenging the realization of a broad range of internationally protected human rights, such as rights to food, water, environment, health, shelter, property, and education; rights associated with livelihood and culture; with migration and re ...
... security threaten human rights. Climate change is already challenging the realization of a broad range of internationally protected human rights, such as rights to food, water, environment, health, shelter, property, and education; rights associated with livelihood and culture; with migration and re ...
Public Perceptions of Climate Change
... Climate change and its impacts are important to likely voters ............................................................. 9 Chapter 3: Most Marylanders say climate change is happening ........................................................... 11 Residents divide along educational and ideological ...
... Climate change and its impacts are important to likely voters ............................................................. 9 Chapter 3: Most Marylanders say climate change is happening ........................................................... 11 Residents divide along educational and ideological ...
Link-Securitization - Open Evidence Archive
... human species. If all Americans were to flee from metropolitan areas, rural populations would soar and wildlife habitat would necessarily diminish. An instructive example of the deadly implications of returning to nature may be found when one considers the issue of fuel. Although more common in the ...
... human species. If all Americans were to flee from metropolitan areas, rural populations would soar and wildlife habitat would necessarily diminish. An instructive example of the deadly implications of returning to nature may be found when one considers the issue of fuel. Although more common in the ...