Child Rights and Climate Change Adaptation: Voices from Kenya and Cambodia
... their aptitude for absorbing new information; proposing adaptation strategies; acting on future visions and the needs of future generations; and taking action for the benefit of their communities; prioritising sustainable management of natural resources and environmental concerns. This report propos ...
... their aptitude for absorbing new information; proposing adaptation strategies; acting on future visions and the needs of future generations; and taking action for the benefit of their communities; prioritising sustainable management of natural resources and environmental concerns. This report propos ...
6 global policy recommendations for a more sustainable
... in the context of climate change and livelihoods that was published in Nature Climate Change (Tanner et al. 2015). They also identified a number of other aspects of resilience which, during the followin ...
... in the context of climate change and livelihoods that was published in Nature Climate Change (Tanner et al. 2015). They also identified a number of other aspects of resilience which, during the followin ...
Global Change Impact Assessment for Himalayan Mountain Regions
... need to further reinforce the commitment, United Nations General Assembly has designated 11 December, from 2003 onwards, as 'International Mountain Day'. International Mountain Day thus provides a unique opportunity to move mountain issues higher on the global agenda and also help to serve as a spri ...
... need to further reinforce the commitment, United Nations General Assembly has designated 11 December, from 2003 onwards, as 'International Mountain Day'. International Mountain Day thus provides a unique opportunity to move mountain issues higher on the global agenda and also help to serve as a spri ...
Breeding Dates and Reproductive Performance ARTICLE IN PRESS
... 1999) and pied flycatchers (Sanz, 2003) and great and blue tits in Europe (Sanz, 2002; Visser et al., 2003; Figure 1). These studies reveal an overall pattern of advancing laying date where temperatures (or the NAO) have increased, but there are also significant regional differences that we do not y ...
... 1999) and pied flycatchers (Sanz, 2003) and great and blue tits in Europe (Sanz, 2002; Visser et al., 2003; Figure 1). These studies reveal an overall pattern of advancing laying date where temperatures (or the NAO) have increased, but there are also significant regional differences that we do not y ...
STRUCTURE OF THE INDC
... consumption as well as access to higher education and specialist social services not available elsewhere in Kiribati. This has led to population growth of 5.2% in recent years into both North and South Tarawa. A UNDP study of poverty in Kiribati showed the highest incidence of basic needs poverty oc ...
... consumption as well as access to higher education and specialist social services not available elsewhere in Kiribati. This has led to population growth of 5.2% in recent years into both North and South Tarawa. A UNDP study of poverty in Kiribati showed the highest incidence of basic needs poverty oc ...
Predicting population consequences of ocean climate
... sites. In order to provide realistic forcing, the RCM was driven by boundary conditions from a fully coupled global climate model, the National Center for Atmosphere Research Climate System Model, which includes outputs from component dynamic atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land surface models (Dai ...
... sites. In order to provide realistic forcing, the RCM was driven by boundary conditions from a fully coupled global climate model, the National Center for Atmosphere Research Climate System Model, which includes outputs from component dynamic atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land surface models (Dai ...
Wadi Environmental Science Centre DEMENA Youth Climate
... Egypt is one of the African countries that has proved vulnerable to water stress caused by climate change. The water used in 2000 was estimated at about 70 km3 which is already far greater than the available resources. Both water supply and demand are expected to be affected by climate change and SL ...
... Egypt is one of the African countries that has proved vulnerable to water stress caused by climate change. The water used in 2000 was estimated at about 70 km3 which is already far greater than the available resources. Both water supply and demand are expected to be affected by climate change and SL ...
The sun responsible for climate change!
... anecdotal data are ruling the day. The media subjects us to one frightening image of environmental nightmare after another, linking each to global warming. Journalists and activist scientists use hurricanes, wildfires, and starving polar bears to appeal to our emotions, not to our reason. They are f ...
... anecdotal data are ruling the day. The media subjects us to one frightening image of environmental nightmare after another, linking each to global warming. Journalists and activist scientists use hurricanes, wildfires, and starving polar bears to appeal to our emotions, not to our reason. They are f ...
UNCCD News issue 6.1
... It is striking that many of today’s violent conflicts are taking place in countries with vulnerable dry ecosystems. Syria, Mali and Darfur are just a few examples. I believe that this issue urgently needs to be addressed – by national and international policy-makers and researchers alike. That’s why ...
... It is striking that many of today’s violent conflicts are taking place in countries with vulnerable dry ecosystems. Syria, Mali and Darfur are just a few examples. I believe that this issue urgently needs to be addressed – by national and international policy-makers and researchers alike. That’s why ...
The weather@home regional climate modelling project for Australia
... New Zealand modelling setup. This is achieved by comparing the regional model output with observations from the recent past over regions of Australia and New Zealand. Because the modelling setup is intended to be used for event attribution studies, particular focus is given to an assessment of how w ...
... New Zealand modelling setup. This is achieved by comparing the regional model output with observations from the recent past over regions of Australia and New Zealand. Because the modelling setup is intended to be used for event attribution studies, particular focus is given to an assessment of how w ...
Chapter 2 Current Legal Challenges in Climate Change Justice
... targets through national measures to reduce GHG emissions. The Kyoto Protocol also permits Annex B parties to participate in GHG emissions trading for the purpose of fulfilling commitments under Article 3 of the UNFCCC.150 In addition, the Kyoto Protocol established two other market-based mechanisms ...
... targets through national measures to reduce GHG emissions. The Kyoto Protocol also permits Annex B parties to participate in GHG emissions trading for the purpose of fulfilling commitments under Article 3 of the UNFCCC.150 In addition, the Kyoto Protocol established two other market-based mechanisms ...
II. Biodiversity and Climate Change Mitigation
... surface temperature within the range of future scenarios typically modelled in impacts assessments (usually <50C global temperature rise); Projections of the future impacts of climate change on biodiversity have identified wetlands, mangroves, coral reefs, Arctic ecosystems and cloud forests as bein ...
... surface temperature within the range of future scenarios typically modelled in impacts assessments (usually <50C global temperature rise); Projections of the future impacts of climate change on biodiversity have identified wetlands, mangroves, coral reefs, Arctic ecosystems and cloud forests as bein ...
The Stability of the Thermohaline Circulation in Global Warming
... A simplified climate model of the coupled ocean–atmosphere system is used to perform extensive sensitivity studies concerning possible future climate change induced by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Supplemented with an active atmospheric hydrological cycle, experiments with different rates ...
... A simplified climate model of the coupled ocean–atmosphere system is used to perform extensive sensitivity studies concerning possible future climate change induced by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Supplemented with an active atmospheric hydrological cycle, experiments with different rates ...
Extracting and analyzing the warming trend in
... a review) and that are useful to address the detection and attribution of climate change (Estrada et al., 2013a,b; Estrada and Perron, 2014; Gay et al., 2009; Estrada et al., 2010; Gil-Alana 2008). Recent publications have shown that the assumption on which these earlier attribution studies are bas ...
... a review) and that are useful to address the detection and attribution of climate change (Estrada et al., 2013a,b; Estrada and Perron, 2014; Gay et al., 2009; Estrada et al., 2010; Gil-Alana 2008). Recent publications have shown that the assumption on which these earlier attribution studies are bas ...
Australian Government response - Coastal Collaboration Cluster
... The Government will ensure that there is a strong evidence base, including that drawn from relevant international experiences, policies and arrangements, to support the development of an effective national coastal response to climate change, in close collaboration with state, territory and local gov ...
... The Government will ensure that there is a strong evidence base, including that drawn from relevant international experiences, policies and arrangements, to support the development of an effective national coastal response to climate change, in close collaboration with state, territory and local gov ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts: Egypt
... climate change. The decisions that we made in Cancún put the UNFCCC process back on track, saw us agree to limit temperature rise to 2 °C and set us in the right direction for reaching a climate change deal to achieve this. However, we still have considerable work to do and I believe that key econom ...
... climate change. The decisions that we made in Cancún put the UNFCCC process back on track, saw us agree to limit temperature rise to 2 °C and set us in the right direction for reaching a climate change deal to achieve this. However, we still have considerable work to do and I believe that key econom ...
Climate and finance systemic risks, more than an analogy?
... policy can thus be thought of as a collective insurance of society against its own potential destruction. Climate systemic risk may only be collectively hedgeable. This leads us to the second reason why the notion of systemic risk is relevant for climate issues. Such a collective insurance of societ ...
... policy can thus be thought of as a collective insurance of society against its own potential destruction. Climate systemic risk may only be collectively hedgeable. This leads us to the second reason why the notion of systemic risk is relevant for climate issues. Such a collective insurance of societ ...
brief
... of climate change, by contrast, would prevent DOE from setting conservation standards at economically efficient levels, and would risk impeding international climate actions that directly benefit U.S. welfare. With respect to timespan, DOE assessed both the costs and benefits accruing over time due ...
... of climate change, by contrast, would prevent DOE from setting conservation standards at economically efficient levels, and would risk impeding international climate actions that directly benefit U.S. welfare. With respect to timespan, DOE assessed both the costs and benefits accruing over time due ...
Climate Change Adaptation Discussion Paper MS Word
... The purpose of the discussion paper ................................................................................................................... 3 Climate change adaptation context ................................................................................................................ ...
... The purpose of the discussion paper ................................................................................................................... 3 Climate change adaptation context ................................................................................................................ ...
Developing an `integrated` approach to
... development of holistic approaches to conservation strategies (i.e. those encompassing the widest possible gamut of biotic, abiotic and human factors that operate at an ecosystem or landscape level). Holistic research: the ‘ecosystem approach’ The term ‘ecosystem’ came to prominence in the 1930s, bu ...
... development of holistic approaches to conservation strategies (i.e. those encompassing the widest possible gamut of biotic, abiotic and human factors that operate at an ecosystem or landscape level). Holistic research: the ‘ecosystem approach’ The term ‘ecosystem’ came to prominence in the 1930s, bu ...
Chapter 3: Natural Resources - Ressources naturelles Canada
... Wilbanks et al., 2007), in the North America chapter (Field et al., 2007), and in the chapter exploring linkages between climate change adaptation and mitigation (Klein et al., 2007). While there is no integrated analysis of the vulnerability of the natural resource sectors, the report does highligh ...
... Wilbanks et al., 2007), in the North America chapter (Field et al., 2007), and in the chapter exploring linkages between climate change adaptation and mitigation (Klein et al., 2007). While there is no integrated analysis of the vulnerability of the natural resource sectors, the report does highligh ...
United States Postal Service Update
... number. We may also request corporate formation documents, or other forms of identification, to verify information provided. Any prices or levels contained herein are preliminary and indicative only and do not represent bids or offers. These indications are provided solely for your information and c ...
... number. We may also request corporate formation documents, or other forms of identification, to verify information provided. Any prices or levels contained herein are preliminary and indicative only and do not represent bids or offers. These indications are provided solely for your information and c ...
Melting of Polar Icecaps – Impact on Fisheries
... thought likely that there would be some inland migration and colonisation of suitable coastal habitat as low lying coastal areas become submerged and new inter-tidal habitats become established. However, in areas in which there has previously been a high degree of human coastal development there is ...
... thought likely that there would be some inland migration and colonisation of suitable coastal habitat as low lying coastal areas become submerged and new inter-tidal habitats become established. However, in areas in which there has previously been a high degree of human coastal development there is ...
Biodiversity climate change impacts report card technical paper
... invertebrates are resilient to disturbance, some with resting stages, in contrast to a near complete absence of these in marine species. Freshwater organisms are more easily distributed the smaller they are. Many can fly as adults and birds redistribute others. Fish face more difficult barriers and ...
... invertebrates are resilient to disturbance, some with resting stages, in contrast to a near complete absence of these in marine species. Freshwater organisms are more easily distributed the smaller they are. Many can fly as adults and birds redistribute others. Fish face more difficult barriers and ...
Decline in Kelp in West Europe and Climate
... geographic distribution from France to Danish coasts and the southern regions of the United Kingdom. However, these projections depend on the intensity of warming. A medium to high warming is expected to lead to the extirpation of the species as early as the first half of the 21st century and there ...
... geographic distribution from France to Danish coasts and the southern regions of the United Kingdom. However, these projections depend on the intensity of warming. A medium to high warming is expected to lead to the extirpation of the species as early as the first half of the 21st century and there ...