Assessing Current Climate Risks
... tem, climate drivers may include accumulated rainfall and evaporation, if supply is being addressed, or rainfall intensity and duration, if flooding is being addressed. On a coastline, climate variables contributing to storm surge, tidal regimes and sea level anomalies may be linked to thresholds re ...
... tem, climate drivers may include accumulated rainfall and evaporation, if supply is being addressed, or rainfall intensity and duration, if flooding is being addressed. On a coastline, climate variables contributing to storm surge, tidal regimes and sea level anomalies may be linked to thresholds re ...
Public pressure versus lobbying – how do Environmental NGOs matter most in climate negotiations? - Working Paper 70 (472 kB) (opens in new window)
... and among users of research, and its content may have been submitted for publication in academic journals. It has been reviewed by at least one internal referee before publication. The views expressed in this paper represent those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the host i ...
... and among users of research, and its content may have been submitted for publication in academic journals. It has been reviewed by at least one internal referee before publication. The views expressed in this paper represent those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the host i ...
Climate Change and US Interests
... 15. Since this Article was first published, the United States did sign the “Copenhagen Accord” at the 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in December 2009. While not an international treaty that includes targets and timetables ...
... 15. Since this Article was first published, the United States did sign the “Copenhagen Accord” at the 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in December 2009. While not an international treaty that includes targets and timetables ...
Climate Change Youth Guide to Action
... dozen ships waiting to pick up coal from Newcastle port (the world’s largest in terms of tonnes of coal exported). She soon “realised that every one of those ships was exporting climate chaos to the rest of the world. And I knew I couldn’t just sit there on my board and watch that happen; I had to d ...
... dozen ships waiting to pick up coal from Newcastle port (the world’s largest in terms of tonnes of coal exported). She soon “realised that every one of those ships was exporting climate chaos to the rest of the world. And I knew I couldn’t just sit there on my board and watch that happen; I had to d ...
sn c project namibia
... and education program. It is expected that a national climate change conference will be held towards the end of the project where the policy as well as the national strategy and action plan will be examined and issues related to vulnerability and adaptation presented by selected experts and ordinary ...
... and education program. It is expected that a national climate change conference will be held towards the end of the project where the policy as well as the national strategy and action plan will be examined and issues related to vulnerability and adaptation presented by selected experts and ordinary ...
The Missing Science from the Draft National Assessment on Climate Change
... emissions of greenhouse gases and other compounds to the atmosphere. Yet throughout the NCA, the observed changes are described and compared with general circulation model (GCM) recreations and projections of climate conditions—and yet these models by and large do not include the majority of the set ...
... emissions of greenhouse gases and other compounds to the atmosphere. Yet throughout the NCA, the observed changes are described and compared with general circulation model (GCM) recreations and projections of climate conditions—and yet these models by and large do not include the majority of the set ...
This paper offers a unifying conceptual framework for examining the
... position of the affected people. As Skoufias (2012, p. 2) put it, “while the eyes of the world have been riveted on polar bears, Antarctic penguins, and other endangered inhabitants of the Earth’s shrinking ice caps, relatively few researchers have turned serious attention – until recent years – to ...
... position of the affected people. As Skoufias (2012, p. 2) put it, “while the eyes of the world have been riveted on polar bears, Antarctic penguins, and other endangered inhabitants of the Earth’s shrinking ice caps, relatively few researchers have turned serious attention – until recent years – to ...
Communicating climate change – Learning from business
... 32), any attempt to understand and interpret climate change knowledge requires a thorough ”political, economic, social, and legal debate over values and beliefs” through which social consensus emerges (Hoffman 2012: 37). Social consensus is contingent upon shared mutually constituted understandings ...
... 32), any attempt to understand and interpret climate change knowledge requires a thorough ”political, economic, social, and legal debate over values and beliefs” through which social consensus emerges (Hoffman 2012: 37). Social consensus is contingent upon shared mutually constituted understandings ...
Security implications of climate change in the Sahel region
... up to provide detailed analysis and data on key features and feedback on outputs. These institutions cover a wide span of expertise in climate science, environment, food production and security. These are: the African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development (ACMAD); the African Union, P ...
... up to provide detailed analysis and data on key features and feedback on outputs. These institutions cover a wide span of expertise in climate science, environment, food production and security. These are: the African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development (ACMAD); the African Union, P ...
Climate Change Adaptation Position Paper
... the South East and central Queensland. 35 people were killed. 200,000 people and over 70 towns were affected. Reconstruction costs have been estimated at $10bn1. Reconstruction costs for the rail industry are estimated to be approximately $1bn. There is some debate as to whether recent events such a ...
... the South East and central Queensland. 35 people were killed. 200,000 people and over 70 towns were affected. Reconstruction costs have been estimated at $10bn1. Reconstruction costs for the rail industry are estimated to be approximately $1bn. There is some debate as to whether recent events such a ...
Assessments of moisture fluxes east of the Andes in South America
... concentration of moisture in the lower atmosphere. Since 1988, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been assessing the climate change under different scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions and analyzing also the scientific basis of the climate change, its impact, vulnerability and ...
... concentration of moisture in the lower atmosphere. Since 1988, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been assessing the climate change under different scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions and analyzing also the scientific basis of the climate change, its impact, vulnerability and ...
Planning Climate Resilient Cities: Early Lessons from Early Adapters
... compliance. Although this is one of the methods countries use to shape local behavior, regulations addressing adaptation at the local level have not emerged, even in countries that have prepared national adaptation plans. As with regulation, funding often is accompanied by requirements that must be ...
... compliance. Although this is one of the methods countries use to shape local behavior, regulations addressing adaptation at the local level have not emerged, even in countries that have prepared national adaptation plans. As with regulation, funding often is accompanied by requirements that must be ...
climate change law: the emergence of a new legal discipline
... It is only a matter of decades since lawyers first began to hail the emergence of the new field of ‘environmental law’.1 Environmental law has since developed rapidly and now encompasses a range of sub-specialities, including international environmental law, biodiversity law and water law.2 The late ...
... It is only a matter of decades since lawyers first began to hail the emergence of the new field of ‘environmental law’.1 Environmental law has since developed rapidly and now encompasses a range of sub-specialities, including international environmental law, biodiversity law and water law.2 The late ...
The Psychological Distance of Climate Change
... climate change, in particular alongside debate over scepticism.(49) Indeed, many commentators have been using the terms “scepticism” and “uncertainty” interchangeably and, to compound confusion, there is also uncertainty over scepticism, for example, perceived agreement amongst scientists, and scept ...
... climate change, in particular alongside debate over scepticism.(49) Indeed, many commentators have been using the terms “scepticism” and “uncertainty” interchangeably and, to compound confusion, there is also uncertainty over scepticism, for example, perceived agreement amongst scientists, and scept ...
Integrated Climate Change Strategies for
... temperature has increased globally by 0.74 °С during the last 100 years. Various scenarios and forecasts by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is the most reputable international body for climate change issues (uniting over 2500 scientists from 130 countries, including Russia), ...
... temperature has increased globally by 0.74 °С during the last 100 years. Various scenarios and forecasts by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is the most reputable international body for climate change issues (uniting over 2500 scientists from 130 countries, including Russia), ...
Technological Challenges Nigeria
... Climate change has become our new reality. It brings with it changes in weather patterns that can have serious repercussions for all of us, upsetting seasonal cycles, harming ecosystems and water supply, affecting agricultural farming systems and food production, causing sea-levels to rise. Climate ...
... Climate change has become our new reality. It brings with it changes in weather patterns that can have serious repercussions for all of us, upsetting seasonal cycles, harming ecosystems and water supply, affecting agricultural farming systems and food production, causing sea-levels to rise. Climate ...
Working Paper 171 - Steeves and Surminski 2014 (opens in new window)
... 5. Future generations and social justice 6. Growth and the economy 7. International environmental negotiations 8. Modelling and decision making 9. Private sector adaptation, risk and insurance More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found a ...
... 5. Future generations and social justice 6. Growth and the economy 7. International environmental negotiations 8. Modelling and decision making 9. Private sector adaptation, risk and insurance More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found a ...
Making Climate Data Relevant to Decision Making: The important
... adaptation planning. However, a major gap exists between the well-developed state of climate science and decision-makers preparing for a future climate. There is no shortage of scientific data that has been produced about climate change, but very little of this information is relevant to onthe-groun ...
... adaptation planning. However, a major gap exists between the well-developed state of climate science and decision-makers preparing for a future climate. There is no shortage of scientific data that has been produced about climate change, but very little of this information is relevant to onthe-groun ...
Everybody`s Movement: Environmental Justice and Climate Change
... Climate change is one of the highest-stakes, transformative issues of our lifetime. Everybody’s Movement: Environmental Justice and Climate Change features the perspectives and wisdom of twenty-three activists and funders who are engaged in or supporting work to connect environmental justice and cli ...
... Climate change is one of the highest-stakes, transformative issues of our lifetime. Everybody’s Movement: Environmental Justice and Climate Change features the perspectives and wisdom of twenty-three activists and funders who are engaged in or supporting work to connect environmental justice and cli ...
... Climate change is one of the highest-stakes, transformative issues of our lifetime. Everybody’s Movement: Environmental Justice and Climate Change features the perspectives and wisdom of twenty-three activists and funders who are engaged in or supporting work to connect environmental justice and cli ...
Curriculum vitae PDF
... School Renewable and Sustainable Energy Initiative. Proposal Review for: NSF Coupled Natural and Human Systems Panel (2011). Board Membership: Advisory Board Alaska Climate Research Center, UAF; Scientific Advisory Board Alaska Department of Interior Climate Science Center. Session Organizing for pr ...
... School Renewable and Sustainable Energy Initiative. Proposal Review for: NSF Coupled Natural and Human Systems Panel (2011). Board Membership: Advisory Board Alaska Climate Research Center, UAF; Scientific Advisory Board Alaska Department of Interior Climate Science Center. Session Organizing for pr ...