Learning tool on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in agriculture, forestry and other land use sector
... Practices that increase SOM enhance soil carbon sequestration and improve nutrient supply and soil waterholding capacity, which strengthens the resilience of agricultural systems and increases productivity. Agroforestry in silvopastoral systems can raise livestock productivity by reducing heat stres ...
... Practices that increase SOM enhance soil carbon sequestration and improve nutrient supply and soil waterholding capacity, which strengthens the resilience of agricultural systems and increases productivity. Agroforestry in silvopastoral systems can raise livestock productivity by reducing heat stres ...
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... strength in the inclusion of both observed and expected climate change, as well as covering both positive and negative climate impacts, it also leaves some open questions. In particular, when applying the definition to observed activities, it often remains unclear whether activities are solely attri ...
... strength in the inclusion of both observed and expected climate change, as well as covering both positive and negative climate impacts, it also leaves some open questions. In particular, when applying the definition to observed activities, it often remains unclear whether activities are solely attri ...
Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation
... impacts of climate change in the next few decades. To ensure the safety, security, and sustainable development of the society, it is therefore essential to implement not only initiatives for the long-term mitigation of climate change, but also policies to adapt to climate change. ・ Across many of th ...
... impacts of climate change in the next few decades. To ensure the safety, security, and sustainable development of the society, it is therefore essential to implement not only initiatives for the long-term mitigation of climate change, but also policies to adapt to climate change. ・ Across many of th ...
Manteca Draft Climate Action Plan
... included in the inventory. For trips that begin in the City but end in a different jurisdiction, half the emissions are included in the inventory. Conversely, for trips that begin outside the City but end within the City, half the emissions are included in the inventory. The inventories include esti ...
... included in the inventory. For trips that begin in the City but end in a different jurisdiction, half the emissions are included in the inventory. Conversely, for trips that begin outside the City but end within the City, half the emissions are included in the inventory. The inventories include esti ...
Intended nationally determined contributions: what are the implications for greenhouse gas emissions in 2030? (opens in new window)
... agreed at the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) in Lima, Peru, in December 2014 to set out their “intended nationally determined contributions” (INDCs) ahead of COP21 in Paris, France, in December 2015. It was further agreed that each INDC will “represent a progression beyond the ...
... agreed at the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) in Lima, Peru, in December 2014 to set out their “intended nationally determined contributions” (INDCs) ahead of COP21 in Paris, France, in December 2015. It was further agreed that each INDC will “represent a progression beyond the ...
An Analysis of Adaptation as a Response to Climate Change
... of information regarding estimates of capital losses due to climate change impacts. UNFCCC (2007) reports a cost of protecting infrastructure from climate change in North America between 1990 $US4 and 64 billion already in 2030, when temperature increase is likely to be far below 2.5°C. The Munich R ...
... of information regarding estimates of capital losses due to climate change impacts. UNFCCC (2007) reports a cost of protecting infrastructure from climate change in North America between 1990 $US4 and 64 billion already in 2030, when temperature increase is likely to be far below 2.5°C. The Munich R ...
In the Supreme Court of the State of California
... Where the proposed update to a 40-year regional transportation plan shows near-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, but the reductions are not projected to continue over the longer-term, the lead agency must make a good faith, reasonable effort to analyze and discuss in its Environmental Imp ...
... Where the proposed update to a 40-year regional transportation plan shows near-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, but the reductions are not projected to continue over the longer-term, the lead agency must make a good faith, reasonable effort to analyze and discuss in its Environmental Imp ...
climate mitigation in the least carbon emitting countries
... Box 8.4 Free, Prior and Informed Consent .................................................................................................... 101 ...
... Box 8.4 Free, Prior and Informed Consent .................................................................................................... 101 ...
Working Paper 205 - Watkiss (opens in new window)
... Review of the Economics of Adaptation and Climate-Resilient Development studies identified, though these are primarily in the grey literature. A synthesis of this evidence base has identified some key findings. First, while the information base has expanded significantly, it is concentrated in some ...
... Review of the Economics of Adaptation and Climate-Resilient Development studies identified, though these are primarily in the grey literature. A synthesis of this evidence base has identified some key findings. First, while the information base has expanded significantly, it is concentrated in some ...
Norway`s Fifth National Communication under the Framework
... Protocol and the scientific understanding of the greenhouse effect set out in the reports from IPCC. Climate change and emissions of greenhouse gases have been a concern of Norwegian policy since the late 1980s. Most sources of greenhouse gas emissions are currently addressed through economic measur ...
... Protocol and the scientific understanding of the greenhouse effect set out in the reports from IPCC. Climate change and emissions of greenhouse gases have been a concern of Norwegian policy since the late 1980s. Most sources of greenhouse gas emissions are currently addressed through economic measur ...
Assessing and Enhancing Adaptive Capacity
... However, practitioners may also be concerned with the adaptive capacity of ecological systems, or coupled social-ecological systems. For unmanaged ecological systems, adaptive capacity will depend on factors such as biodiversity and migration potential. In a system with high biodiversity there may b ...
... However, practitioners may also be concerned with the adaptive capacity of ecological systems, or coupled social-ecological systems. For unmanaged ecological systems, adaptive capacity will depend on factors such as biodiversity and migration potential. In a system with high biodiversity there may b ...
WHITE PAPER Climate Change Adaptation in the Nordic Countries
... For many decades, climate policy debates focused on how to curb greenhouse gas emissions. This remains an urgent priority, but it is also clear that some warming – at least 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels – is now inevitable due to historical emissions, and even more is likely given the slow pace ...
... For many decades, climate policy debates focused on how to curb greenhouse gas emissions. This remains an urgent priority, but it is also clear that some warming – at least 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels – is now inevitable due to historical emissions, and even more is likely given the slow pace ...
AMIDST FRAGMENTATION AND COHERENCE: A
... the region.28 Furthermore, rising temperatures would replace some species with others more attuned to drier conditions.29 As a remedy, not only onsite management measures, but also general plans of action to reduce GHG emissions were proposed, including the adoption by developed countries of consist ...
... the region.28 Furthermore, rising temperatures would replace some species with others more attuned to drier conditions.29 As a remedy, not only onsite management measures, but also general plans of action to reduce GHG emissions were proposed, including the adoption by developed countries of consist ...
Global Carbon Pricing - Carbon
... The first over-promises, while the second promises nothing and delivers too little. “Ambition” is not defined, but its use in optimistic exhortations makes it clear that it means more than doing what you would do anyway out of narrow self-interest. In fact, commitments to do only what is best for yo ...
... The first over-promises, while the second promises nothing and delivers too little. “Ambition” is not defined, but its use in optimistic exhortations makes it clear that it means more than doing what you would do anyway out of narrow self-interest. In fact, commitments to do only what is best for yo ...
Historical Responsibility in the UNFCCC Mathias Friman
... to documents produced outside UNFCCC but which have been put before the delegates. The primary source of information for the analysis, therefore, consists of reports from UNFCCC’s official institutions that are published by UNFCCC’s secretariat at its homepage. These have been chosen since it could ...
... to documents produced outside UNFCCC but which have been put before the delegates. The primary source of information for the analysis, therefore, consists of reports from UNFCCC’s official institutions that are published by UNFCCC’s secretariat at its homepage. These have been chosen since it could ...
GAN workshop report - Climate Technology Centre & Network
... The adaptation gap can be defined generically as the difference between implemented adaptation and a societally set goal. Estimating the adaptation gap is far more challenging than calculating the emissions gap, because 1) there is no globally agreed goal or metrics for adaptation, and 2) adaptation ...
... The adaptation gap can be defined generically as the difference between implemented adaptation and a societally set goal. Estimating the adaptation gap is far more challenging than calculating the emissions gap, because 1) there is no globally agreed goal or metrics for adaptation, and 2) adaptation ...
DISCUSSION PAPER Paving the Way for U.S. Climate
... climate system as executive agreements rather than as treaties. Unlike treaties, which require the advice and consent of two-thirds of the Senate, executive agreements are entered into either solely by the President based on previously delegated constitutional, treaty, or statutory authorities, or b ...
... climate system as executive agreements rather than as treaties. Unlike treaties, which require the advice and consent of two-thirds of the Senate, executive agreements are entered into either solely by the President based on previously delegated constitutional, treaty, or statutory authorities, or b ...
An Analysis of Methane Mitigation as a Response
... Extreme weather events are already causing enormous economic damages. However, estimates of future climate change damages and their economic consequences are highly uncertain (cp. Tol 2002a and Tol 2002b, Stern 2006, Weizman 2007, Nordhaus 2007, OECD 2008). One reason for this is that the effects ar ...
... Extreme weather events are already causing enormous economic damages. However, estimates of future climate change damages and their economic consequences are highly uncertain (cp. Tol 2002a and Tol 2002b, Stern 2006, Weizman 2007, Nordhaus 2007, OECD 2008). One reason for this is that the effects ar ...
English - Global Environment Facility
... Enabling Activity support is provided for activities related to the preparation of National Communication reports to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as per their obligations under Articles 4.1 and 12.1 of the UNFCCC. ...
... Enabling Activity support is provided for activities related to the preparation of National Communication reports to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as per their obligations under Articles 4.1 and 12.1 of the UNFCCC. ...
English - Global Environment Facility
... Enabling Activity support is provided for activities related to the preparation of National Communication reports to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as per their obligations under Articles 4.1 and 12.1 of the UNFCCC. ...
... Enabling Activity support is provided for activities related to the preparation of National Communication reports to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as per their obligations under Articles 4.1 and 12.1 of the UNFCCC. ...
- Critical Information Collective
... Part I: The Basics What is the Green Climate Fund? The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It is expected to be the world’s premier multilateral climate fund for financing adaptation and mitigation activities in developing countries. ...
... Part I: The Basics What is the Green Climate Fund? The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It is expected to be the world’s premier multilateral climate fund for financing adaptation and mitigation activities in developing countries. ...
Working Paper 235 - Watkiss and Cimato (opens in new window)
... This working paper is intended to stimulate discussion within the research community 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 ...
... This working paper is intended to stimulate discussion within the research community 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 ...
IGES Briefing Note on REDD+ negotiations
... reporting on how the safeguards are being addressed and respected throughout the implementation of REDD+. These include a summary of information, which should be provided periodically via national communications (Decision 12/CP.17). Durban also saw progress on the modalities for national forest refe ...
... reporting on how the safeguards are being addressed and respected throughout the implementation of REDD+. These include a summary of information, which should be provided periodically via national communications (Decision 12/CP.17). Durban also saw progress on the modalities for national forest refe ...
Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptations in Canadian Arctic
... warming projected for the future [1]. Across the Canadian North, Indigenous populations, who live in small isolated communities and depend to some degree on subsistence hunting and trapping, are believed to be particularly sensitive to these changes, with constrained access to hunting areas and enha ...
... warming projected for the future [1]. Across the Canadian North, Indigenous populations, who live in small isolated communities and depend to some degree on subsistence hunting and trapping, are believed to be particularly sensitive to these changes, with constrained access to hunting areas and enha ...
Adaptation to Climate Change - Global Environment Facility
... other GEF focal areas. This will enable the GEF to realize, to the fullest extent possible, both the adaptation and global environmental benefits delivered through other GEF focal areas. The strategy reaffirms the need to identify and address the unique vulnerabilities of women and marginalized grou ...
... other GEF focal areas. This will enable the GEF to realize, to the fullest extent possible, both the adaptation and global environmental benefits delivered through other GEF focal areas. The strategy reaffirms the need to identify and address the unique vulnerabilities of women and marginalized grou ...