English - Global Environment Facility
... 1. GEF Funding for Enabling Activities Enabling Activities were defined by the GEF as: “Activities that prepare the foundation to design and implement effective response measures to achieve Convention objectives.” POPs EA: The Stockholm Convention requires (Article 7) countries to prepare National ...
... 1. GEF Funding for Enabling Activities Enabling Activities were defined by the GEF as: “Activities that prepare the foundation to design and implement effective response measures to achieve Convention objectives.” POPs EA: The Stockholm Convention requires (Article 7) countries to prepare National ...
Atmospheric CO2 targets for ocean acidification perturbation
... Research on ocean acidification has a primary goal of advancing our understanding of the consequences for marine organisms and ecosystems of future changes in ocean chemistry caused by the anthropogenic rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Though interesting as a basic research theme, ocean ac ...
... Research on ocean acidification has a primary goal of advancing our understanding of the consequences for marine organisms and ecosystems of future changes in ocean chemistry caused by the anthropogenic rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Though interesting as a basic research theme, ocean ac ...
Exhaustible resource consumption and lessons for
... account for a major portion of cumulative GHG emissions. However, their share is projected to decrease over time because some of the low- and middle-income countries (such as Brazil, India, and China) are rapidly growing and expected to grow faster than high-income countries. Using three different i ...
... account for a major portion of cumulative GHG emissions. However, their share is projected to decrease over time because some of the low- and middle-income countries (such as Brazil, India, and China) are rapidly growing and expected to grow faster than high-income countries. Using three different i ...
text - Tilburg University
... does not really address the problem of climate induced displacement or avoid the existing definitional gap, which will be observed in the second chapter. The questioning of the cause-effect relationship between climate change and migration is becoming even more acute when it comes to a discussion o ...
... does not really address the problem of climate induced displacement or avoid the existing definitional gap, which will be observed in the second chapter. The questioning of the cause-effect relationship between climate change and migration is becoming even more acute when it comes to a discussion o ...
vii. annexes
... objective for climate change is to reduce the risk that it poses to developing countries – particularly the poor – so that the MDGs may be achieved. Therefore, UNDP focuses on: (a) assessing vulnerability in key sectors; (b) integrating climate change risk considerations into development plans and ...
... objective for climate change is to reduce the risk that it poses to developing countries – particularly the poor – so that the MDGs may be achieved. Therefore, UNDP focuses on: (a) assessing vulnerability in key sectors; (b) integrating climate change risk considerations into development plans and ...
Abatement vs. Adaptation and the Prospects for International
... The international debate on global climate policy to date has focused primarily on reducing emissions. Yet adaptation will surely also play a key role in any optimal policy response to climate change. The availability of adaptation – as a partial substitute for abatement – also has important implica ...
... The international debate on global climate policy to date has focused primarily on reducing emissions. Yet adaptation will surely also play a key role in any optimal policy response to climate change. The availability of adaptation – as a partial substitute for abatement – also has important implica ...
For submission to Global Change Biology
... ecohydrology and biogeochemical cycling. The aim of the work described here is to test the hypothesis that increased atmospheric CO2 concentration, with or without photosynthetic acclimation, can increase GPP and that this can explain woody thickening. We examine mechanisms underlying the response o ...
... ecohydrology and biogeochemical cycling. The aim of the work described here is to test the hypothesis that increased atmospheric CO2 concentration, with or without photosynthetic acclimation, can increase GPP and that this can explain woody thickening. We examine mechanisms underlying the response o ...
R Cook Master Thesis 2010
... change regime is designed to respond to mitigation and adaptation requirements. It was created by two international treaties; the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)6 and 1997 Kyoto Protocol,7 alongside the expansive development of institutional bodies.8 The scientifi ...
... change regime is designed to respond to mitigation and adaptation requirements. It was created by two international treaties; the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)6 and 1997 Kyoto Protocol,7 alongside the expansive development of institutional bodies.8 The scientifi ...
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... cotton between April to November and winter wheat between November to March in all states. Greenstone and Deschenes (2007) use the period of April 1-September 30 to quantify growing season degree-days of corn and soybeans. Unlike these studies, this study uses a state specific growing season definit ...
... cotton between April to November and winter wheat between November to March in all states. Greenstone and Deschenes (2007) use the period of April 1-September 30 to quantify growing season degree-days of corn and soybeans. Unlike these studies, this study uses a state specific growing season definit ...
Carbon and climate system coupling on timescales from the
... outgoing infrared radiation from blackbody emissions. Because of water vapor absorption, the atmosphere is transparent to infrared radiation in only a few windows of the wavelength spectrum, and the climate potency of CO2, CH4 and other radiative gases (N2O, chlorofluorocarbons) arises because they ...
... outgoing infrared radiation from blackbody emissions. Because of water vapor absorption, the atmosphere is transparent to infrared radiation in only a few windows of the wavelength spectrum, and the climate potency of CO2, CH4 and other radiative gases (N2O, chlorofluorocarbons) arises because they ...
R32 Rich Mixtures
... The international community recognized the climate change as one of the greatest environmental and economic challenges facing humanity. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change was adapted in 1992 to achieve stabilization of greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere at a level which ...
... The international community recognized the climate change as one of the greatest environmental and economic challenges facing humanity. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change was adapted in 1992 to achieve stabilization of greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere at a level which ...
climate change - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... How severely climate change will affect human communities and ecosystem also depends on their vulnerability. Vulnerability has many determinants, among them the sensitivity to harm and the lack to cope and adapt. For example, marginalised and poorer people have less resources to protect themselves ...
... How severely climate change will affect human communities and ecosystem also depends on their vulnerability. Vulnerability has many determinants, among them the sensitivity to harm and the lack to cope and adapt. For example, marginalised and poorer people have less resources to protect themselves ...
Auditing the Government Response to Climate Change: Guidance
... chapter. Essential information from this Guide has also been condensed into an e-learning and a face-to-face course available on the INTOSAI WGEA website. This document was led by the SAI of Norway. In particular, I would like to thank the authors Kristine Lien Skog (Project Manager), Ragnar Brevik, ...
... chapter. Essential information from this Guide has also been condensed into an e-learning and a face-to-face course available on the INTOSAI WGEA website. This document was led by the SAI of Norway. In particular, I would like to thank the authors Kristine Lien Skog (Project Manager), Ragnar Brevik, ...
The EU Climate Change Strategy under the Lens of Multi
... Against this background, the aim of this research is to examine the EU climate change policy and the role of the EU in the development of a global climate regime. For this purpose, three main research questions will be addressed. The first one touches upon the configuration and the evolution of the ...
... Against this background, the aim of this research is to examine the EU climate change policy and the role of the EU in the development of a global climate regime. For this purpose, three main research questions will be addressed. The first one touches upon the configuration and the evolution of the ...
Establishing Links between Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate
... mainstreaming loss and damage into national planning processes and develop vertical and horizontal linkages between sectors and institutions working in areas of development to ensure climate resilient development; and 5. Obtain accreditation for the existing National Funding Entities to become Natio ...
... mainstreaming loss and damage into national planning processes and develop vertical and horizontal linkages between sectors and institutions working in areas of development to ensure climate resilient development; and 5. Obtain accreditation for the existing National Funding Entities to become Natio ...
Communicating Progress in National and Global Adaptation to
... Expanded Summary The Paris Agreement, adopted by the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), reinforces the international framework for adaptation action by establishing a global adaptation goal of enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reduc ...
... Expanded Summary The Paris Agreement, adopted by the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), reinforces the international framework for adaptation action by establishing a global adaptation goal of enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reduc ...
Importance of carbon dioxide physiological forcing to future climate
... Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India; cDivecha Center for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India; and dEarth Sciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, MS242-4 Moffett Field, CA 94035 ...
... Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India; cDivecha Center for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India; and dEarth Sciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, MS242-4 Moffett Field, CA 94035 ...
Earth Day – Special Virtual Issue from Berghahn Journals
... Climate change can impact the way that individuals interact with their natural and social environments, possibly resulting in irreversible losses to a community’s cultural heritage (Adger et al. 2009) or even the extinction of communities or segments of society. Alternatively, over time, cultural ad ...
... Climate change can impact the way that individuals interact with their natural and social environments, possibly resulting in irreversible losses to a community’s cultural heritage (Adger et al. 2009) or even the extinction of communities or segments of society. Alternatively, over time, cultural ad ...
Climate Change in the Caribbean and the Challenge of Adaptation
... The magnitude of the threat posed by climate change requires all United Nations bodies, as part of the international community, to respond to the challenge in a coordinated manner and to deliver concrete results. As the principal UN body in the field of the environment, the United Nations Environmen ...
... The magnitude of the threat posed by climate change requires all United Nations bodies, as part of the international community, to respond to the challenge in a coordinated manner and to deliver concrete results. As the principal UN body in the field of the environment, the United Nations Environmen ...
Target Atmospheric CO : Where Should Humanity Aim?
... vegetation distribution, and continental shelf exposure, was 3.5 ± 1 W/m2 [14] relative to the Holocene. Additional forcing due to reduced amounts of long-lived GHGs (CO2, CH4, N2O), including the indirect effects of CH4 on tropospheric ozone and stratospheric water vapor (Fig. S1) was -3 ± 0.5 W/m2 ...
... vegetation distribution, and continental shelf exposure, was 3.5 ± 1 W/m2 [14] relative to the Holocene. Additional forcing due to reduced amounts of long-lived GHGs (CO2, CH4, N2O), including the indirect effects of CH4 on tropospheric ozone and stratospheric water vapor (Fig. S1) was -3 ± 0.5 W/m2 ...
disaster related human mobility within relevant pacific regional laws
... While it has not, as yet, been translated into a regional agreement in the Pacific region, human mobility issues are visible in regional declarations (see for example Niue Declaration, 2011 and Majuro Declaration, 2013). This differs to Africa, for example, where there has been progress and agreemen ...
... While it has not, as yet, been translated into a regional agreement in the Pacific region, human mobility issues are visible in regional declarations (see for example Niue Declaration, 2011 and Majuro Declaration, 2013). This differs to Africa, for example, where there has been progress and agreemen ...
Spending adaptation money wisely: Working Paper 37 (opens in new window)
... The debate about climate change finance so far has been as much about trust as it has been about finance – or more accurately, about the lack of trust. The protracted Convention negotiations under the Bali Action Plan (agreed in December 2007) have devoted much time and energy to the discussion of p ...
... The debate about climate change finance so far has been as much about trust as it has been about finance – or more accurately, about the lack of trust. The protracted Convention negotiations under the Bali Action Plan (agreed in December 2007) have devoted much time and energy to the discussion of p ...
The positive impact of human CO2 emissions on the survival of life
... today than they have been during most of the era of modern life on Earth since the Cambrian Period. Also, note that this does not indicate a lock-step cause-effect relationship between the two parameters.5 ...
... today than they have been during most of the era of modern life on Earth since the Cambrian Period. Also, note that this does not indicate a lock-step cause-effect relationship between the two parameters.5 ...
English - Global Environment Facility
... GEF to continue its efforts to mobilize additional resources to support the implementation of national adaptation programme of action (NAPA) project activities under the LDCF.”4 During the last UNFCCC COP parties recognized the urgent need for financing concrete adaptation action to reduce the adver ...
... GEF to continue its efforts to mobilize additional resources to support the implementation of national adaptation programme of action (NAPA) project activities under the LDCF.”4 During the last UNFCCC COP parties recognized the urgent need for financing concrete adaptation action to reduce the adver ...
Geoengineering Governance
... reduce GHG emissions or to find other means of countering climate change.23 Meanwhile, cessation of aerosol release after such a program had been in place for some time could cause far more rapid climate change than would have occurred in the absence of any initial geoengineering efforts.24 Furtherm ...
... reduce GHG emissions or to find other means of countering climate change.23 Meanwhile, cessation of aerosol release after such a program had been in place for some time could cause far more rapid climate change than would have occurred in the absence of any initial geoengineering efforts.24 Furtherm ...