Assessing Future Climate Risks
... A broad structure for assessing future climate risks is provided in Figure 5-3. Included are some initial activities to carry out with stakeholders, such as exchanging information on what is already known. At this point in the process, some level of prior knowledge of climate change is assumed to ex ...
... A broad structure for assessing future climate risks is provided in Figure 5-3. Included are some initial activities to carry out with stakeholders, such as exchanging information on what is already known. At this point in the process, some level of prior knowledge of climate change is assumed to ex ...
Financing climate change - Department of Environmental Affairs
... for climate related programmes and projects in Southern Africa. Building on these three studies, this synthesis report proposes an appropriate institutional model suited to South Africa for climate finance flows and provides broad policy recommendations for climate finance in general and specific re ...
... for climate related programmes and projects in Southern Africa. Building on these three studies, this synthesis report proposes an appropriate institutional model suited to South Africa for climate finance flows and provides broad policy recommendations for climate finance in general and specific re ...
Top-down vs bottom-up - working paper version
... politically feasible is often viewed as the holy grail of climate policy.2 Agreement on how countries will share the collective effort of reducing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is vital to ensuring the climate regime’s consistency-integrity; that is, the extent to which the actions of partie ...
... politically feasible is often viewed as the holy grail of climate policy.2 Agreement on how countries will share the collective effort of reducing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is vital to ensuring the climate regime’s consistency-integrity; that is, the extent to which the actions of partie ...
Abrupt climate change: can society cope?
... and prepared for may reverse and, second, the probability of such a scenario occurring remains fundamentally unknown. The implications of both problems for climate policy and for decision making have not been researched. It is premature to argue therefore that abrupt climate change—in the sense refe ...
... and prepared for may reverse and, second, the probability of such a scenario occurring remains fundamentally unknown. The implications of both problems for climate policy and for decision making have not been researched. It is premature to argue therefore that abrupt climate change—in the sense refe ...
Climate Change and Internal Displacement
... vulnerable states, potentially threatening global economic stability.11 Climate change also intensifies both sudden-onset and slow-onset disasters, both of which cause displacement. Sudden-onset disasters such as cyclones and floods are expected to become both more intense and more unpredictable as ...
... vulnerable states, potentially threatening global economic stability.11 Climate change also intensifies both sudden-onset and slow-onset disasters, both of which cause displacement. Sudden-onset disasters such as cyclones and floods are expected to become both more intense and more unpredictable as ...
Adaptation and the Courtroom: Judging Climate Science
... proceedings related to climate change. With the growing emphasis upon adaptation, the potential for disputes in which climate science will be relevant will only multiply. Judges play a critical role in evaluating scientific evidence, from decisions regarding whether the evidence is admissible in a t ...
... proceedings related to climate change. With the growing emphasis upon adaptation, the potential for disputes in which climate science will be relevant will only multiply. Judges play a critical role in evaluating scientific evidence, from decisions regarding whether the evidence is admissible in a t ...
Proceedings WARMING UP SEMINAR
... energy and fossil fuel a future lower carbon development trajectory. These additional needs will come on top of existing efforts to finance improvements in health, education, infrastructure, and poverty alleviation. These are far more than the levels of investment seen in recent years. To mobilize t ...
... energy and fossil fuel a future lower carbon development trajectory. These additional needs will come on top of existing efforts to finance improvements in health, education, infrastructure, and poverty alleviation. These are far more than the levels of investment seen in recent years. To mobilize t ...
Interannual variability and expected regional climate change over
... of many climate scientists to disregard the coming decade as ‘‘beyond our ability to predict’’, not much research has been done until recently on what we should expect in the short term, other than putting our hopes and resources in decadal prediction. We believe that studies of natural climate vari ...
... of many climate scientists to disregard the coming decade as ‘‘beyond our ability to predict’’, not much research has been done until recently on what we should expect in the short term, other than putting our hopes and resources in decadal prediction. We believe that studies of natural climate vari ...
Socio-structural and psychological foundations of climate change
... Using a national probability sample of over 6,000 New Zealanders, this study examines socio-structural and psychological variables underpinning core climate change beliefs—“climate change is real” and “climate change is caused by humans”. Analyses focused on four belief profiles: those who believe i ...
... Using a national probability sample of over 6,000 New Zealanders, this study examines socio-structural and psychological variables underpinning core climate change beliefs—“climate change is real” and “climate change is caused by humans”. Analyses focused on four belief profiles: those who believe i ...
the results of the scientific congress
... equitable mitigation strategies are needed to protect the poor and most vulnerable. Tackling climate change should be seen as integral to the broader goals of enhancing socioeconomic development and equity throughout the world. ...
... equitable mitigation strategies are needed to protect the poor and most vulnerable. Tackling climate change should be seen as integral to the broader goals of enhancing socioeconomic development and equity throughout the world. ...
now - Melton Borough Council
... blockages and significant power failures. There was substantial damage to infrastructure and much economic disruption, with early estimates of losses exceeding £450 million. According to a recent report from the Association of British Insurers “Climate change could increase the annual costs of flood ...
... blockages and significant power failures. There was substantial damage to infrastructure and much economic disruption, with early estimates of losses exceeding £450 million. According to a recent report from the Association of British Insurers “Climate change could increase the annual costs of flood ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change: Concepts, Issues
... change, and that capacity to respond to climate change is lowest in developing countries and among the poorest people in those countries. It seems clear that vulnerability to climate change is closely related to poverty, as the poor are least able to respond to climatic stimuli. Furthermore, certain ...
... change, and that capacity to respond to climate change is lowest in developing countries and among the poorest people in those countries. It seems clear that vulnerability to climate change is closely related to poverty, as the poor are least able to respond to climatic stimuli. Furthermore, certain ...
Climate Risk Screening and Management Tool for Strategy Design
... (pg. 13). These are the elements you will be screening. If you refine or modify your DO or IR, simply update that column. Screening at the IR level is recommended. However, screening can also be done at the DO level, especially in low-risk areas. OR… ● If DOs and IRs have not yet been drafted, you m ...
... (pg. 13). These are the elements you will be screening. If you refine or modify your DO or IR, simply update that column. Screening at the IR level is recommended. However, screening can also be done at the DO level, especially in low-risk areas. OR… ● If DOs and IRs have not yet been drafted, you m ...
Recognitions and Responsibilities - International Research Institute
... of general circulation models within the geosciences for framing the problem. Jasanoff states that “climate change . . . can be linked to a place, but that place is the whole Earth.” She continues, “ideas of belonging and stewardship can develop on a planetary scale: the slogan ‘think globally, act ...
... of general circulation models within the geosciences for framing the problem. Jasanoff states that “climate change . . . can be linked to a place, but that place is the whole Earth.” She continues, “ideas of belonging and stewardship can develop on a planetary scale: the slogan ‘think globally, act ...
Reducing the Future to Climate: a Story of Climate Determinism and
... nations 22. And to emphasise the message and the mood, the New Economics Foundation and its partners have wound up the climate clock which is now ticking, second-by-second, until 1 December 2016 when human fate is handed over to the winds, ocean currents and drifting icefloes of a de-stabilised glob ...
... nations 22. And to emphasise the message and the mood, the New Economics Foundation and its partners have wound up the climate clock which is now ticking, second-by-second, until 1 December 2016 when human fate is handed over to the winds, ocean currents and drifting icefloes of a de-stabilised glob ...
Signs of Climate Change in Nordic Nature
... findings and results from Nordic monitoring programmes and, when adequate, additional data sources from European research institutes. The present report responds to the recommendation given previously to develop a set of indicators that would enable the Nordic countries to measure and evaluate climat ...
... findings and results from Nordic monitoring programmes and, when adequate, additional data sources from European research institutes. The present report responds to the recommendation given previously to develop a set of indicators that would enable the Nordic countries to measure and evaluate climat ...
as a PDF
... or in the work of Biswas (1980a) or Biswas and Biswas (1979) who argue for renewed attention to climate as a determining factor in agricultural underdevelopment or human health. Lambert (1975) attempts to demonstrate the linkages between climate change and the growth of civilizations. In its most ex ...
... or in the work of Biswas (1980a) or Biswas and Biswas (1979) who argue for renewed attention to climate as a determining factor in agricultural underdevelopment or human health. Lambert (1975) attempts to demonstrate the linkages between climate change and the growth of civilizations. In its most ex ...
Print Version
... mainly unpredictable noise of more random, localized processes typically related to weather transients. The spatial scales of predictable climate signals typically increase for longer time scales, suggesting that the predictable spatial scales will be even larger for decadal variability than for sea ...
... mainly unpredictable noise of more random, localized processes typically related to weather transients. The spatial scales of predictable climate signals typically increase for longer time scales, suggesting that the predictable spatial scales will be even larger for decadal variability than for sea ...
Anthony Patt ETH Zürich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
... (eds), Successful adaptation: linking science and practice in managing climate change impacts. New York: Routledge. Komendantova, Nadejda, and Anthony Patt (2011). Could corruption prove a barrier to roll-out of renewable energy in North Africa? In Transparency International Global Corruption Report ...
... (eds), Successful adaptation: linking science and practice in managing climate change impacts. New York: Routledge. Komendantova, Nadejda, and Anthony Patt (2011). Could corruption prove a barrier to roll-out of renewable energy in North Africa? In Transparency International Global Corruption Report ...
Climate change research and policy in Portugal
... gas (GHG) emissions by using a mix of efficiency standards and fiscal instruments, and also to promote research. At that time adaptation was marginalized as a public policy issue because of an optimistic view that mitigation would be much more effective than it actually turned out to be at the globa ...
... gas (GHG) emissions by using a mix of efficiency standards and fiscal instruments, and also to promote research. At that time adaptation was marginalized as a public policy issue because of an optimistic view that mitigation would be much more effective than it actually turned out to be at the globa ...
Climate change and forced migration
... shoreline erosion, coastal flooding and agricultural disruption. Since then various analysts have tried to put numbers on future flows of climate migrants (sometimes called ‘climate refugees’)—the most widely repeated prediction being 200 million forced climate migrants by 2050. But repetition does ...
... shoreline erosion, coastal flooding and agricultural disruption. Since then various analysts have tried to put numbers on future flows of climate migrants (sometimes called ‘climate refugees’)—the most widely repeated prediction being 200 million forced climate migrants by 2050. But repetition does ...
Mainstreaming Climate Change in CAADP processes in
... documents. These policies cover all areas related to agriculture. One striking feature observed in all these policies documents about climate change is that they are either silent or do not say much on climate change and how policy is going to tackle its effects in agriculture. Though the ASWAp whic ...
... documents. These policies cover all areas related to agriculture. One striking feature observed in all these policies documents about climate change is that they are either silent or do not say much on climate change and how policy is going to tackle its effects in agriculture. Though the ASWAp whic ...
