National Programme for Spatial Adaptation to Climate Change (ARK)
... simultaneous shift will take place towards more local decision making in the area of spatial planning, there will be major questions to contend with in matters of organisation, direction and participative decision making. After all, climate change, being a global problem and having countless facets ...
... simultaneous shift will take place towards more local decision making in the area of spatial planning, there will be major questions to contend with in matters of organisation, direction and participative decision making. After all, climate change, being a global problem and having countless facets ...
Palutikof
... • Submissions of literature and/or text can be made to the appropriate CLA, the Co-Chairs or the TSU, for consideration IPCC Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability ...
... • Submissions of literature and/or text can be made to the appropriate CLA, the Co-Chairs or the TSU, for consideration IPCC Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability ...
SoE 08 Part 4.1 Atmos - Commissioner for Environmental
... area of policy, and the evolution of measures will continue well beyond the release of this report. The commentary in this report should be viewed, therefore, as part of a dynamic pattern of governmental, industry amd community effort which has a long way to go. Adaptation to climate change as a pol ...
... area of policy, and the evolution of measures will continue well beyond the release of this report. The commentary in this report should be viewed, therefore, as part of a dynamic pattern of governmental, industry amd community effort which has a long way to go. Adaptation to climate change as a pol ...
PDF-B Document - Global Environment Facility
... In order to achieve the ultimate goal of improving observing systems for climate, the Global Programme has a four-part strategy that will be executed in each However, the GEF funds for both the PDF B and the full project will only be used for the first three phases. The first phase of the strategy i ...
... In order to achieve the ultimate goal of improving observing systems for climate, the Global Programme has a four-part strategy that will be executed in each However, the GEF funds for both the PDF B and the full project will only be used for the first three phases. The first phase of the strategy i ...
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in the Land Use Sector
... greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increasing GHG sinks, and the more adaptation is needed to avoid such negative impacts. Adaptation deals with enhancing the adaptive capacity and/or reducing vulnerability to climate change impacts while also taking advantage of the positive opportunities resulting ...
... greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increasing GHG sinks, and the more adaptation is needed to avoid such negative impacts. Adaptation deals with enhancing the adaptive capacity and/or reducing vulnerability to climate change impacts while also taking advantage of the positive opportunities resulting ...
Adaptation: Needs, Financing and Institutions
... rising concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and that these greenhouse gases stem primarily from human activity. The IPCC AR included observations of the first effects of climate change. It also concluded that even the most stringent mitigation efforts would not avoid further impacts ...
... rising concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and that these greenhouse gases stem primarily from human activity. The IPCC AR included observations of the first effects of climate change. It also concluded that even the most stringent mitigation efforts would not avoid further impacts ...
Climate Change, Agriculture and Aid for Trade
... advantage, which will be subject to the changes in climate, as well as trade policy.3 Poor countries with a large rural economy depend on agricultural exports for their fiscal and socio‐ political stability (Christoplos, 2009); climate change could potentially j ...
... advantage, which will be subject to the changes in climate, as well as trade policy.3 Poor countries with a large rural economy depend on agricultural exports for their fiscal and socio‐ political stability (Christoplos, 2009); climate change could potentially j ...
Report
... similarly, deforestation, although also generally acknowledged as a problem, is increasing on a global scale. The demand for timber products, or for beef, soy, mining, and palm oil that require the land ...
... similarly, deforestation, although also generally acknowledged as a problem, is increasing on a global scale. The demand for timber products, or for beef, soy, mining, and palm oil that require the land ...
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF THE GREEN CLIMATE FUND*
... the GCF has not progressed smoothly, and currently there are no satisfactory schemes for raising and distributing the fund. This paper first discusses how to finance the GCF among Annex II countries. It introduces the ‘preference score compromises’ (PSC) approach which is based on environmental resp ...
... the GCF has not progressed smoothly, and currently there are no satisfactory schemes for raising and distributing the fund. This paper first discusses how to finance the GCF among Annex II countries. It introduces the ‘preference score compromises’ (PSC) approach which is based on environmental resp ...
Construction of abatement cost curves
... industrial sources like the use of PFCs in aluminium smelting or in semiconductor manufacture or the use of SF6 as an insulating gas in various electrical systems. The full set of fluorinated gases (CFC, PCFC, HFC, PFC, and SF6) comprised almost 25% of the added anthropogenic radiative forcing of t ...
... industrial sources like the use of PFCs in aluminium smelting or in semiconductor manufacture or the use of SF6 as an insulating gas in various electrical systems. The full set of fluorinated gases (CFC, PCFC, HFC, PFC, and SF6) comprised almost 25% of the added anthropogenic radiative forcing of t ...
Normative aspects of climate adaptation policies
... order? This question focuses on the actual goals of a climate-adaptation policy. Policy goals are usually based not only on available scientific knowledge but on political and societal preferences. Moreover, there are often several paths that can lead a solution to a problem, and therefore there is ...
... order? This question focuses on the actual goals of a climate-adaptation policy. Policy goals are usually based not only on available scientific knowledge but on political and societal preferences. Moreover, there are often several paths that can lead a solution to a problem, and therefore there is ...
UNFCCC First Ten Years
... To slow or reverse greenhouse gas emissions all governments need to develop and implement policies to combat climate change. In the early years these policies tended to be rather fragmented; now they are becoming more coherent and linked to sustainable development. The overall aims are to achieve pr ...
... To slow or reverse greenhouse gas emissions all governments need to develop and implement policies to combat climate change. In the early years these policies tended to be rather fragmented; now they are becoming more coherent and linked to sustainable development. The overall aims are to achieve pr ...
Linköping University Postprint Technology obscuring equity
... Nevertheless, in the final days of the Kyoto negotiations, the G-77 requested the reintroduction of parts of the Brazilian proposal relating to the compliance measure called the Clean Development Fund (CDF) (Grubb, 1999). This measure stated that if the mitigation commitments of any Annex 1 party we ...
... Nevertheless, in the final days of the Kyoto negotiations, the G-77 requested the reintroduction of parts of the Brazilian proposal relating to the compliance measure called the Clean Development Fund (CDF) (Grubb, 1999). This measure stated that if the mitigation commitments of any Annex 1 party we ...
Tropical Forest, Deforestation and Climate Change - Heinrich
... and settlement projects. There are also proposed new economic instruments to add vale to sustainable forest products. More developing countries will be likely to use these mechanisms if they have access to the resources necessary to pay for them. ...
... and settlement projects. There are also proposed new economic instruments to add vale to sustainable forest products. More developing countries will be likely to use these mechanisms if they have access to the resources necessary to pay for them. ...
ESPACE Project Scoping Report
... points is meant to fast-track planning decisions as a way to avoid the cyclical trap of uncertainty in planning. This is a potential solution to the barrier of uncertainty, as long as its underlying assumptions are made clear. However, the WSRL stakeholder workshop also pointed out that some models ...
... points is meant to fast-track planning decisions as a way to avoid the cyclical trap of uncertainty in planning. This is a potential solution to the barrier of uncertainty, as long as its underlying assumptions are made clear. However, the WSRL stakeholder workshop also pointed out that some models ...
A New Approach to Climate Change: A Consideration of Ancillary
... Celsius is almost assured (World Bank, 2014: 20-22). Warming of the Earth’s atmosphere can include consequences such as changes in marine and terrestrial ecosystems, rising sea levels, extreme heat events, altered rainfall patterns, reduced crop yields, and impact on population patterns (World Bank, ...
... Celsius is almost assured (World Bank, 2014: 20-22). Warming of the Earth’s atmosphere can include consequences such as changes in marine and terrestrial ecosystems, rising sea levels, extreme heat events, altered rainfall patterns, reduced crop yields, and impact on population patterns (World Bank, ...
How to Avoid Dangerous Climate Change
... of two to three degrees Celsius (°C) above pre-industrial levels (i.e., those that existed prior to 1860) poses severe risks to natural systems and human health and well-being. Sustained warming of this magnitude could, for example, result in such large-scale, irreversible changes as the extinction ...
... of two to three degrees Celsius (°C) above pre-industrial levels (i.e., those that existed prior to 1860) poses severe risks to natural systems and human health and well-being. Sustained warming of this magnitude could, for example, result in such large-scale, irreversible changes as the extinction ...
united nations framework convention on climate change
... environmentally, socially and economically most effective if they are based on relevant scientific, technical and economic considerations and continually re-evaluated in the light of new findings in these areas, Recognizing that various actions to address climate change can be justified economically ...
... environmentally, socially and economically most effective if they are based on relevant scientific, technical and economic considerations and continually re-evaluated in the light of new findings in these areas, Recognizing that various actions to address climate change can be justified economically ...
PDF
... at the aggregated level of developed vs. developing countries in which safety and fairness are formulated in terms of cumulative emissions and cumulative per capita emissions respectively. It becomes evident that safety and fairness cannot be achieved simultaneously for strict definitions of both. T ...
... at the aggregated level of developed vs. developing countries in which safety and fairness are formulated in terms of cumulative emissions and cumulative per capita emissions respectively. It becomes evident that safety and fairness cannot be achieved simultaneously for strict definitions of both. T ...
Technical Workshop UNEP Risoe Centre, Denmark March 2010
... The intention is that assisted countries go beyond identifying technology needs narrowly and develop national technology action plans for prioritized technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support adaptation to climate change, and are consistent with national development objectives. ...
... The intention is that assisted countries go beyond identifying technology needs narrowly and develop national technology action plans for prioritized technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support adaptation to climate change, and are consistent with national development objectives. ...
Convention on Climate Change - Environmental Mainstreaming
... socially and economically most effective if they are based on relevant scientific, technical and economic considerations and continually re-evaluated in the light of new findings in these areas, Recognizing that various actions to address climate change can be justified economically in their own rig ...
... socially and economically most effective if they are based on relevant scientific, technical and economic considerations and continually re-evaluated in the light of new findings in these areas, Recognizing that various actions to address climate change can be justified economically in their own rig ...
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
... climate change will be environmentally, socially and economically most effective if they are based on relevant scientific, technical and economic considerations and continually re-evaluated in the light of new findings in these areas, Recognizing that various actions to address climate change can be ...
... climate change will be environmentally, socially and economically most effective if they are based on relevant scientific, technical and economic considerations and continually re-evaluated in the light of new findings in these areas, Recognizing that various actions to address climate change can be ...
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... according to the population distribution in a particular year while the latter observes £ The intended long-term analysis goes far beyond the time horizon of the Kyoto Protocol. Shortterm adaptation and mitigation measures are not considered in detail. Hence, we do not attempt to base the analysis o ...
... according to the population distribution in a particular year while the latter observes £ The intended long-term analysis goes far beyond the time horizon of the Kyoto Protocol. Shortterm adaptation and mitigation measures are not considered in detail. Hence, we do not attempt to base the analysis o ...
The scientific and international context for the fifth
... to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% below 1990 levels. It follows on from the first four legislated carbon budgets, which were set on the basis that UK emissions are reduced by at least 50% in 2025 relative to 1990 (25% relative to 2014). The advice must take into account criteria set ...
... to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% below 1990 levels. It follows on from the first four legislated carbon budgets, which were set on the basis that UK emissions are reduced by at least 50% in 2025 relative to 1990 (25% relative to 2014). The advice must take into account criteria set ...
Why Kyoto?
... On the UNFCCC ‘Activities Implemented Jointly’ were allowed & took place until 1997 Kyoto ‘Conference of Parties’ (COP) November 1997 resulting in Climate Change Protocol – the ‘Kyoto Protocol’ (KP) ...
... On the UNFCCC ‘Activities Implemented Jointly’ were allowed & took place until 1997 Kyoto ‘Conference of Parties’ (COP) November 1997 resulting in Climate Change Protocol – the ‘Kyoto Protocol’ (KP) ...