Scientific aspects - Wageningen UR E
... change damage projections for the coming century. Ranges from 1-2% of EU GDP are projected for 2050, rising to 2-6% for 2100. We can conclude a number of things from these numbers. First, climate change impacts, even with relatively small degrees of warming will impose significant new costs on Europ ...
... change damage projections for the coming century. Ranges from 1-2% of EU GDP are projected for 2050, rising to 2-6% for 2100. We can conclude a number of things from these numbers. First, climate change impacts, even with relatively small degrees of warming will impose significant new costs on Europ ...
National Climate Change Response Strategy
... The integration of climate information into Government policies is important because climate is a major driving factor for most of the economic activities in Kenya. Climate information has, however, not been easily understandable. The same has not been adequately factored into most of the sectors of ...
... The integration of climate information into Government policies is important because climate is a major driving factor for most of the economic activities in Kenya. Climate information has, however, not been easily understandable. The same has not been adequately factored into most of the sectors of ...
IFC`s Definitions and Metrics for Climate
... i. Industrial energy efficiency improvements in existing facilities through the installation of more-efficient17 equipment, changes in processes, reduction of heat losses, and greater waste heat recovery18 ii. Installation in existing facilities of co- or tri-generation equipment iii. Implementation ...
... i. Industrial energy efficiency improvements in existing facilities through the installation of more-efficient17 equipment, changes in processes, reduction of heat losses, and greater waste heat recovery18 ii. Installation in existing facilities of co- or tri-generation equipment iii. Implementation ...
Expert Consensus on the Economics of Climate Change
... The consensus view of experts can have significant influence on both policymakers and public opinion.4 In an effort to clarify consensus on climate issues, the United Nations established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and asked it to provide a clear, consensus-based, scientific ...
... The consensus view of experts can have significant influence on both policymakers and public opinion.4 In an effort to clarify consensus on climate issues, the United Nations established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and asked it to provide a clear, consensus-based, scientific ...
Between Consensus and Denial: Climate Journalists - IPMZ
... integrated by common ideas and discourses. They may be connected by reading the same newspaper, watching the same TV channel, or following the same Twitter accounts. Zelizer (1993) envisaged journalists as members of a community that evolved through discourses about key events, such as the Watergate ...
... integrated by common ideas and discourses. They may be connected by reading the same newspaper, watching the same TV channel, or following the same Twitter accounts. Zelizer (1993) envisaged journalists as members of a community that evolved through discourses about key events, such as the Watergate ...
2.2 Climate Change Impacts in Ghana
... The major climate change impacts affect all sectors and their objectives, places and people differentially depending on the levels of vulnerability. Ghana’s vulnerability to climate change is in large part defined by its exposure to the various impacts with droughts, floods, and sea erosion as the m ...
... The major climate change impacts affect all sectors and their objectives, places and people differentially depending on the levels of vulnerability. Ghana’s vulnerability to climate change is in large part defined by its exposure to the various impacts with droughts, floods, and sea erosion as the m ...
Perceptions of Obvious and Disruptive Climate Change: Community
... gained from a close experience with the surrounding environment [5,6] and social interaction with a locality [7]. TEK is usually transmitted orally [8]. However, TEK is more than a body of accumulated knowledge; it is an expression of a spiritual connection to the land [9], and is bound in the ethic ...
... gained from a close experience with the surrounding environment [5,6] and social interaction with a locality [7]. TEK is usually transmitted orally [8]. However, TEK is more than a body of accumulated knowledge; it is an expression of a spiritual connection to the land [9], and is bound in the ethic ...
Climate refugees in the 21st century
... An increase in sea level is irreversible and manifests itself over a long period of time. The projected sea level rise makes populations living at an altitude of less than 1 metre directly vulnerable. ...
... An increase in sea level is irreversible and manifests itself over a long period of time. The projected sea level rise makes populations living at an altitude of less than 1 metre directly vulnerable. ...
NG-ACCESS
... reserved and no part of this publication covered by copyright may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means except with the written permission of CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology. CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology advise that the information contained in this publication comprises gen ...
... reserved and no part of this publication covered by copyright may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means except with the written permission of CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology. CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology advise that the information contained in this publication comprises gen ...
Antagonism, The Commons and Solidarity
... to the de-politicization of climate change through the ‘post-political’ turn and the primacy given to technological and scientific approaches to climate change (e.g. Swyngedouw, 2007; 2010); and are suggestive of the importance of thinking productively and critically about what is at stake in strate ...
... to the de-politicization of climate change through the ‘post-political’ turn and the primacy given to technological and scientific approaches to climate change (e.g. Swyngedouw, 2007; 2010); and are suggestive of the importance of thinking productively and critically about what is at stake in strate ...
the Migration as Adaptation briefing.
... Bakewell (2008) first coined the term ‘sedentary bias’ to explain the deep historical and colonial ties to the framing of migration as a negative phenomenon, which has hitherto been perpetuated by the development community. He believes that sedentary bias permeates both the theory and practice of de ...
... Bakewell (2008) first coined the term ‘sedentary bias’ to explain the deep historical and colonial ties to the framing of migration as a negative phenomenon, which has hitherto been perpetuated by the development community. He believes that sedentary bias permeates both the theory and practice of de ...
A strategic approach to adaptation in Europe (628 kB) (opens in new window)
... The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment was established in 2008 at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The Institute brings together international expertise on economics, as well as finance, geography, the environment, international development and pol ...
... The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment was established in 2008 at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The Institute brings together international expertise on economics, as well as finance, geography, the environment, international development and pol ...
On the use of imagery for climate change engagement
... either increasing the sense of importance of the issue of climate change (saliency), or in promoting feelings of being able to do something about climate change (efficacy) – but few, if any, images seem to do both. Communications strategies should assess the purpose of their messages, considering the ...
... either increasing the sense of importance of the issue of climate change (saliency), or in promoting feelings of being able to do something about climate change (efficacy) – but few, if any, images seem to do both. Communications strategies should assess the purpose of their messages, considering the ...
Apocalypse soon? Dire messages reduce belief in global warming by
... message” article detailed the devastation and possibly apocalyptic consequences that could result from global warming, while the “positive message” article focused on potential solutions to global warming, highlighting how technological ingenuity could potentially reverse the effects of global warmi ...
... message” article detailed the devastation and possibly apocalyptic consequences that could result from global warming, while the “positive message” article focused on potential solutions to global warming, highlighting how technological ingenuity could potentially reverse the effects of global warmi ...
Poverty and Climate Change
... Climate Change is Happening and Will Increasingly Affect the Poor Today, it is widely agreed by the scientific community that climate change is already a reality. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that human activities are altering our climate system and will continu ...
... Climate Change is Happening and Will Increasingly Affect the Poor Today, it is widely agreed by the scientific community that climate change is already a reality. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that human activities are altering our climate system and will continu ...
Public perception of cold weather events as evidence for
... (e.g. through the media) (Bickerstaff and Walker 2001). Given the salience of a climate-weather connection in public perceptions and the increase in doubts about climate change concurrent with severe cold weather, it is important to ask to what extent a corresponding causal connection was made by pe ...
... (e.g. through the media) (Bickerstaff and Walker 2001). Given the salience of a climate-weather connection in public perceptions and the increase in doubts about climate change concurrent with severe cold weather, it is important to ask to what extent a corresponding causal connection was made by pe ...
s1|2008 protected areas and biodiversity conservation special issue
... shaped the discourse in risk perception theory: the so-called Psychometric Paradigm and the Cultural Theory. Paul Slovic is the central figure in a group of researchers who have proposed a survey-based method for studying risk perception, the Psychometric Paradigm. In his more recent work, Slovic id ...
... shaped the discourse in risk perception theory: the so-called Psychometric Paradigm and the Cultural Theory. Paul Slovic is the central figure in a group of researchers who have proposed a survey-based method for studying risk perception, the Psychometric Paradigm. In his more recent work, Slovic id ...
Global Climate Risk Index 2016
... and losses of more than USD 2.97 trillion (in PPP) were incurred as a direct result of over 15 000 extreme weather events. The 2014 New Climate Economy Report forewarns of similar disasters that will occur if no action towards limiting global warming to 2°C (compared to pre-industrial times) is take ...
... and losses of more than USD 2.97 trillion (in PPP) were incurred as a direct result of over 15 000 extreme weather events. The 2014 New Climate Economy Report forewarns of similar disasters that will occur if no action towards limiting global warming to 2°C (compared to pre-industrial times) is take ...
- Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc.
... and community knowledge regarding local plants and animals, lands and waters, seasons and cycles, including recent changes in climate and impacts on natural resources. Traditional knowledge (TK) refers to the bodies of knowledge, practices, and beliefs that have been developed and shared across gene ...
... and community knowledge regarding local plants and animals, lands and waters, seasons and cycles, including recent changes in climate and impacts on natural resources. Traditional knowledge (TK) refers to the bodies of knowledge, practices, and beliefs that have been developed and shared across gene ...
Climate Change Effects on Marine and Coastal Habitats in
... This document attempts to summarize and organize relevant scientific findings to provide TAG members with a starting point as they prioritize climate impacts and recommend response strategies. In many cases, this document uses language taken directly from the cited sources. This document is for disc ...
... This document attempts to summarize and organize relevant scientific findings to provide TAG members with a starting point as they prioritize climate impacts and recommend response strategies. In many cases, this document uses language taken directly from the cited sources. This document is for disc ...
What range of future scenarios should climate change policy be based on? -Modal falsificationism and its limitations
... crucially depends on what future scenarios we consider as possible at all when deliberating climate policy measures. This paper aims at shedding light on this issue by reconstructing and evaluating the methods currently employed to set up the future climate scenario range. Section 3 describes the m ...
... crucially depends on what future scenarios we consider as possible at all when deliberating climate policy measures. This paper aims at shedding light on this issue by reconstructing and evaluating the methods currently employed to set up the future climate scenario range. Section 3 describes the m ...
www.fni.no
... 328) points to some of the prevailing ideas in the scientific construction of global warming that give us an indication of how climate change is framed internationally and the avenues for framing (and action) not taken. Examples include the ideas that: global warming is a human-caused environmental ( ...
... 328) points to some of the prevailing ideas in the scientific construction of global warming that give us an indication of how climate change is framed internationally and the avenues for framing (and action) not taken. Examples include the ideas that: global warming is a human-caused environmental ( ...