Going Global - The George Wright Society
... Protected areas and climate change have become a priority issue on many levels in recent years. The IUCN WCPA is contributing to the understanding of the relationship between protected areas and climate change through these efforts: • Publishing guidelines and case studies on managing protected area ...
... Protected areas and climate change have become a priority issue on many levels in recent years. The IUCN WCPA is contributing to the understanding of the relationship between protected areas and climate change through these efforts: • Publishing guidelines and case studies on managing protected area ...
The green economy: a strategic approach to sustainable
... estimated that the Caribbean region is now 75% urbanised with variations in urban growth patterns across countries (Cohen 2004). Urban growth and development in Caribbean is often marred by growing informal settlements, urban sprawl, inefficient resource use and increasing demands on services such a ...
... estimated that the Caribbean region is now 75% urbanised with variations in urban growth patterns across countries (Cohen 2004). Urban growth and development in Caribbean is often marred by growing informal settlements, urban sprawl, inefficient resource use and increasing demands on services such a ...
climate change adaptation: a collective action
... EMORY L.J. 1, 17 (2009) (“[N]o amount of abatement, even if enacted tomorrow, is likely to diminish the effects of climate change for several decades. Evidence suggests that the effects of global warming are already being experienced in the United States, and climate change is likely to continue for ...
... EMORY L.J. 1, 17 (2009) (“[N]o amount of abatement, even if enacted tomorrow, is likely to diminish the effects of climate change for several decades. Evidence suggests that the effects of global warming are already being experienced in the United States, and climate change is likely to continue for ...
Report of the Working Group on Climate Change
... likely to be faced with extreme conditions in future as a result of climate change. There are many climatic factors affecting agro-ecosystems and thereby influencing crop yield in different magnitudes. Climate change and variability threatens to increase the frequency and the intensity of these fact ...
... likely to be faced with extreme conditions in future as a result of climate change. There are many climatic factors affecting agro-ecosystems and thereby influencing crop yield in different magnitudes. Climate change and variability threatens to increase the frequency and the intensity of these fact ...
Saint Kitts and Nevis
... Climate change is one of the major threats for key vulnerable sectors that are linked to vital pillars for sustainable development. Forestry and water supply are intimately linked to potable water, tourism, and agriculture. Moreover, St. Kitts and Nevis, a twin island state, is abundant in nearshore ...
... Climate change is one of the major threats for key vulnerable sectors that are linked to vital pillars for sustainable development. Forestry and water supply are intimately linked to potable water, tourism, and agriculture. Moreover, St. Kitts and Nevis, a twin island state, is abundant in nearshore ...
Effects on Ecosystems
... important in and/semi and and infertile areas However there is great uncertainty about whethei 01 not these mechanisms operate for prolonged periods in natural ecosystems For example there are no field data from whole ecosystem studies of forests that demonstrate a ' CO2 feitilization etlect It elev ...
... important in and/semi and and infertile areas However there is great uncertainty about whethei 01 not these mechanisms operate for prolonged periods in natural ecosystems For example there are no field data from whole ecosystem studies of forests that demonstrate a ' CO2 feitilization etlect It elev ...
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... capacity. Aggregated results over all Austrian NUTS-3 regions suggest that gross margins increase if policy-induced adaptation measures are considered (Schönhart et al., 2014). However, bio-physical vulnerability and the ability to adapt have not yet been assessed on high spatial resolution in Austr ...
... capacity. Aggregated results over all Austrian NUTS-3 regions suggest that gross margins increase if policy-induced adaptation measures are considered (Schönhart et al., 2014). However, bio-physical vulnerability and the ability to adapt have not yet been assessed on high spatial resolution in Austr ...
Adapting to Climate Change in Tasmania
... The benefits of adapting to climate change also need to be considered with multiple outcomes in mind, as in some instances there may be conflicts or trade-offs. For example, building a dam to increase water storage security and availability may be detrimental to natural systems adaptation if the dam ...
... The benefits of adapting to climate change also need to be considered with multiple outcomes in mind, as in some instances there may be conflicts or trade-offs. For example, building a dam to increase water storage security and availability may be detrimental to natural systems adaptation if the dam ...
vulnerability analysis to climate change in the caribbean belize
... Current and future effects of climate change are constantly more complex, creating more pressure on ecosystems and affecting the lifestyles of the people who depend on natural resources under constantly changing conditions. For this reason coastal communities need to anticipate and prepare for chang ...
... Current and future effects of climate change are constantly more complex, creating more pressure on ecosystems and affecting the lifestyles of the people who depend on natural resources under constantly changing conditions. For this reason coastal communities need to anticipate and prepare for chang ...
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... SR by Professor Richard Tol, a leading member of IPCC Working Parties responsible for influential climate change modelling, led to a heated exchange culminating in G. Yohe and R. Tol, ‘The Stern Review and the Economics of Climate Change: An Editorial Essay’ (2008) 89 Climatic Change 231. But that t ...
... SR by Professor Richard Tol, a leading member of IPCC Working Parties responsible for influential climate change modelling, led to a heated exchange culminating in G. Yohe and R. Tol, ‘The Stern Review and the Economics of Climate Change: An Editorial Essay’ (2008) 89 Climatic Change 231. But that t ...
Global Warming Index - Debate Central
... head of earth sciences, Michael Benton, which chronicles the geological efforts leading up to the discovery and its potential implications. Professor Benton said: "The Permian crisis nearly marked the end of life. It's estimated that fewer than one in 10 species survived. Geologists are only now com ...
... head of earth sciences, Michael Benton, which chronicles the geological efforts leading up to the discovery and its potential implications. Professor Benton said: "The Permian crisis nearly marked the end of life. It's estimated that fewer than one in 10 species survived. Geologists are only now com ...
Global trends in extreme precipitation
... (Held and Soden, 2006; Pall et al., 2006). Increasing availability of moisture in the atmosphere can be expected to result in increased intensity of extreme precipitation (Allan and Soden, 2008; Allen and Ingram, 2002; O’Gorman and Schneider, 2009; Trenberth, 2011; Trenberth et al., 2003), with a pr ...
... (Held and Soden, 2006; Pall et al., 2006). Increasing availability of moisture in the atmosphere can be expected to result in increased intensity of extreme precipitation (Allan and Soden, 2008; Allen and Ingram, 2002; O’Gorman and Schneider, 2009; Trenberth, 2011; Trenberth et al., 2003), with a pr ...
1 - Australian Human Rights Commission
... on a map, and the Torres Strait Islands and its Indigenous peoples are often overlooked in policy, research and Indigenous’ affairs discourse in Australia. This is also true for many issues on the islands related to the environment. As one researcher has put it, the Torres Strait Islands have effect ...
... on a map, and the Torres Strait Islands and its Indigenous peoples are often overlooked in policy, research and Indigenous’ affairs discourse in Australia. This is also true for many issues on the islands related to the environment. As one researcher has put it, the Torres Strait Islands have effect ...
End of Program Report - Pacific Climate Change Science
... how their climate and oceans have changed and how they may change in the future. The Program was set up to deliver early results in priority knowledge areas while providing the base upon which longer-term climate change science outcomes could be delivered. The $20 million PCCSP, a part of the Intern ...
... how their climate and oceans have changed and how they may change in the future. The Program was set up to deliver early results in priority knowledge areas while providing the base upon which longer-term climate change science outcomes could be delivered. The $20 million PCCSP, a part of the Intern ...
American Teens` Knowledge of Climate Change
... knowledge about how the climate system works; specific knowledge about the causes, consequences, and potential solutions to global warming; contextual knowledge placing human-caused global warming in historical and geographic perspective; and practical knowledge that enables individual and collectiv ...
... knowledge about how the climate system works; specific knowledge about the causes, consequences, and potential solutions to global warming; contextual knowledge placing human-caused global warming in historical and geographic perspective; and practical knowledge that enables individual and collectiv ...
Progress in Physical Geography Sea levels: resolution and uncertainty
... School of Natural Sciences, Museum Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland I Introduction This year saw the publication of two major works in the fields of climate and environmental change. The first, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), pr ...
... School of Natural Sciences, Museum Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland I Introduction This year saw the publication of two major works in the fields of climate and environmental change. The first, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), pr ...
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... The project will be executed by the Ministry of Environment in close collaboration with other relevant ministries and institutions, particularly those that make up the country’s National Steering Committee (NSC) on Climate Change. The National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) will work closely with ...
... The project will be executed by the Ministry of Environment in close collaboration with other relevant ministries and institutions, particularly those that make up the country’s National Steering Committee (NSC) on Climate Change. The National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) will work closely with ...
V. Objectives of the Inter-Regional Technical Support Component
... continent will bear the brunt of impacts from climate change. Africa’s high vulnerability is aggravated by multiple biophysical and developmental stresses coupled with low adaptive capacity. In many countries, the economies are heavily reliant on climate-sensitive sectors such as rain-fed agricultur ...
... continent will bear the brunt of impacts from climate change. Africa’s high vulnerability is aggravated by multiple biophysical and developmental stresses coupled with low adaptive capacity. In many countries, the economies are heavily reliant on climate-sensitive sectors such as rain-fed agricultur ...
Future wave conditions at the German Baltic Sea Coast on
... the local wind-field over the Baltic Sea. Changes in wind conditions over the Baltic Sea can have different impacts on e.g. wind-inducted sea level heights, storm surge heights and mean wave conditions (BACC, 2008). Regarding the change of mean wave conditions, Miętus (1999) applied a statistical do ...
... the local wind-field over the Baltic Sea. Changes in wind conditions over the Baltic Sea can have different impacts on e.g. wind-inducted sea level heights, storm surge heights and mean wave conditions (BACC, 2008). Regarding the change of mean wave conditions, Miętus (1999) applied a statistical do ...
Climate Change Adaptation: Perspectives for Disaster Risk
... Furthermore, we thank the stakeholders who attended the LTAS workshop held at the Sun International Hotel on 22-24 January 2014 for their feedback and inputs on proposed methodologies, content and results. Their contributions were instrumental to this final report. ...
... Furthermore, we thank the stakeholders who attended the LTAS workshop held at the Sun International Hotel on 22-24 January 2014 for their feedback and inputs on proposed methodologies, content and results. Their contributions were instrumental to this final report. ...
FACING UNCERTAINTY: the value of climate information for
... Climate information is information about past, present and future climate conditions from both local and scientific sources, and the resultant implications on development, people’s livelihoods and the environment. ‘Past’ or ‘historical’ climate information from meteorologists refers to data on weath ...
... Climate information is information about past, present and future climate conditions from both local and scientific sources, and the resultant implications on development, people’s livelihoods and the environment. ‘Past’ or ‘historical’ climate information from meteorologists refers to data on weath ...
Documentation of Research on Climate change and water
... This section presents observed and projected impacts of climate change on water resources based mainly on the findings of the IPPC. Climate change affect water through a number of processes since water is an integral part of the climate system (atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, land surface and b ...
... This section presents observed and projected impacts of climate change on water resources based mainly on the findings of the IPPC. Climate change affect water through a number of processes since water is an integral part of the climate system (atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, land surface and b ...
Factors Affecting Global Tourism
... b) The Maldives are said to be ‘punching above its weight’ in terms of becoming carbon neutral. Should it be only the responsibility of these ‘victim’ destinations to improve carbon emissions or should all destinations take some responsibility for their actions? c) Global forces, such as climate cha ...
... b) The Maldives are said to be ‘punching above its weight’ in terms of becoming carbon neutral. Should it be only the responsibility of these ‘victim’ destinations to improve carbon emissions or should all destinations take some responsibility for their actions? c) Global forces, such as climate cha ...
Impacts of Climate Change on all European islands
... the world with a combined Exclusive Economic Zone of over 15 million km 2.vii These overseas entities can be clustered in the following regions (,the most relevant islands are noted within the brackets): ...
... the world with a combined Exclusive Economic Zone of over 15 million km 2.vii These overseas entities can be clustered in the following regions (,the most relevant islands are noted within the brackets): ...
Scientists - Environmental Defense Fund
... Counsel for amici curiae scientists hereby certifies, pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 29(d), that it is not practicable for these scientists to file a joint amicus brief with the other amici supporting petitioners and that it is thus necessary for the scientists to file a separate brief to state their ...
... Counsel for amici curiae scientists hereby certifies, pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 29(d), that it is not practicable for these scientists to file a joint amicus brief with the other amici supporting petitioners and that it is thus necessary for the scientists to file a separate brief to state their ...