The Nation Ex-Situ: On climate change, deterritorialized nationhood
... territory. In response to this phenomenon, I argue that international law can accommodate a new category of international actors: the Nations Ex-Situ.1 Ex-situ nationhood would be a status that allows for the continued existence of a sovereign state, afforded all the rights and benefits of sovereign ...
... territory. In response to this phenomenon, I argue that international law can accommodate a new category of international actors: the Nations Ex-Situ.1 Ex-situ nationhood would be a status that allows for the continued existence of a sovereign state, afforded all the rights and benefits of sovereign ...
Mechanisms of the African monsoon: new insights from
... It is not just increases in carbon dioxide that affect the regional and global climate; dust and smoke from biomass burning play an important, but poorly quantified role. The Sahara desert is the largest source of mineral dust emissions in the world. Similarly, the burning of agricultural waste duri ...
... It is not just increases in carbon dioxide that affect the regional and global climate; dust and smoke from biomass burning play an important, but poorly quantified role. The Sahara desert is the largest source of mineral dust emissions in the world. Similarly, the burning of agricultural waste duri ...
Planning the resilient city: Concepts and strategies for coping with
... One example of this type of treatment is the new campaign launched by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction in 2010, entitled Making Cities Resilient (UNISDR, 2010). The campaign aims to ‘‘promote awareness and commitment for sustainable development practices that will red ...
... One example of this type of treatment is the new campaign launched by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction in 2010, entitled Making Cities Resilient (UNISDR, 2010). The campaign aims to ‘‘promote awareness and commitment for sustainable development practices that will red ...
Guidance to the interaction between POPs and climate change and
... impact on the releases of hazardous substances into the environment, their long-range transport and environmental fate, and to human and environmental exposure. These climate change impacts may lead to higher health risks both for human populations and the environment from hazardous substances. To s ...
... impact on the releases of hazardous substances into the environment, their long-range transport and environmental fate, and to human and environmental exposure. These climate change impacts may lead to higher health risks both for human populations and the environment from hazardous substances. To s ...
Climate Change Impacts on International Seaports
... depending on their geographic location and the adaptive capacities of the ports themselves and the communities in which they are located. For example, ports in low-lying areas in a hurricane belt will face different physical challenges than those on emergent coastlines far removed from storm-impact ...
... depending on their geographic location and the adaptive capacities of the ports themselves and the communities in which they are located. For example, ports in low-lying areas in a hurricane belt will face different physical challenges than those on emergent coastlines far removed from storm-impact ...
The Economics of Climate Change in the Caribbean
... Notes and explanations of symbols: The following symbols have been used in this study: A full stop (.) is used to indicate decimals n.a. is used to indicated that data are not available The use of a hyphen (-) between years, for example, 2010-2019, signifies an annual average for the calendar years ...
... Notes and explanations of symbols: The following symbols have been used in this study: A full stop (.) is used to indicate decimals n.a. is used to indicated that data are not available The use of a hyphen (-) between years, for example, 2010-2019, signifies an annual average for the calendar years ...
PDF 4MB - Parliament of Australia
... CSIRO relies on unscientific Australian and overseas remodelling of data that have made warming trends from actual cooling trends. CSIRO failed to do its due diligence on the data on which it relies. CSIRO’s approach on climate has serious scientific deficiencies. Instead of policy based ‘evidence’ ...
... CSIRO relies on unscientific Australian and overseas remodelling of data that have made warming trends from actual cooling trends. CSIRO failed to do its due diligence on the data on which it relies. CSIRO’s approach on climate has serious scientific deficiencies. Instead of policy based ‘evidence’ ...
The Norwegian Earth System Model, NorESM1
... indications of more frequent occurrence of spring and summer blocking in the Euro-Atlantic sector, while the amplitude of ENSO events weakens although they tend to appear more frequently. These indications are uncertain because of biases in the model’s representation of present-day conditions. Posit ...
... indications of more frequent occurrence of spring and summer blocking in the Euro-Atlantic sector, while the amplitude of ENSO events weakens although they tend to appear more frequently. These indications are uncertain because of biases in the model’s representation of present-day conditions. Posit ...
climate change and pacific islands: indicators and impacts
... quick decisions: Should I bring an umbrella? How about a sweater? By assessing the risks and taking action, we are effectively mitigating our vulnerability to weather-related impacts. While most people do not think twice about weighing uncertain weather information and taking action based on their b ...
... quick decisions: Should I bring an umbrella? How about a sweater? By assessing the risks and taking action, we are effectively mitigating our vulnerability to weather-related impacts. While most people do not think twice about weighing uncertain weather information and taking action based on their b ...
2 Andean montane forests and climate change
... location. The in¯uence on the lower limit of montane forest during these episodes is more dif®cult to establish. Bush (2002) hypothesized thatÐas climates warmÐthe elevation of cloud formation on the ¯ank of the Andes will increase. In the southern Andes at the peaks of these interglacial events, co ...
... location. The in¯uence on the lower limit of montane forest during these episodes is more dif®cult to establish. Bush (2002) hypothesized thatÐas climates warmÐthe elevation of cloud formation on the ¯ank of the Andes will increase. In the southern Andes at the peaks of these interglacial events, co ...
Climate Investment Funds (CIFs): An Overview CRS Report for Congress Richard K. Lattanzio
... administered through the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and other agencies with international programs, it may have questions concerning the direction, efficiency, and effectiveness of current bilateral and multilateral programs. This report provides an overview of two of the l ...
... administered through the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and other agencies with international programs, it may have questions concerning the direction, efficiency, and effectiveness of current bilateral and multilateral programs. This report provides an overview of two of the l ...
Written Test (7/13)
... Describe the labor conditions of your country and comment your countries’ labor supply and demand (sufficient, short, mismatch or else?). (4 marks) ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ______________ ...
... Describe the labor conditions of your country and comment your countries’ labor supply and demand (sufficient, short, mismatch or else?). (4 marks) ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ______________ ...
Fossil Free NUIG: - NUI Galway Students` Union
... turn negatives into positives and find new political targets to make sure our voices were heard. Finally, we succeeded – as of June this year, nearly 500 days after our campaign first began, Berlin parliament voted to divest its €750 million public pension fund from fossil fuel companies. The German ...
... turn negatives into positives and find new political targets to make sure our voices were heard. Finally, we succeeded – as of June this year, nearly 500 days after our campaign first began, Berlin parliament voted to divest its €750 million public pension fund from fossil fuel companies. The German ...
- Wiley Online Library
... of discipline-specific differences and data limitations in ocean change research, as revealed by this review, will improve interpretation and communication of contemporary changes in marine ecosystems. No previous syntheses of marine climate impacts, to our knowledge, have examined in similar detail ...
... of discipline-specific differences and data limitations in ocean change research, as revealed by this review, will improve interpretation and communication of contemporary changes in marine ecosystems. No previous syntheses of marine climate impacts, to our knowledge, have examined in similar detail ...
Annex II Risk profile outline
... impact on the releases of hazardous substances into the environment, their long-range transport and environmental fate, and to human and environmental exposure. These climate change impacts may lead to higher health risks both for human populations and the environment from hazardous substances. To s ...
... impact on the releases of hazardous substances into the environment, their long-range transport and environmental fate, and to human and environmental exposure. These climate change impacts may lead to higher health risks both for human populations and the environment from hazardous substances. To s ...
Kenya Talks Climate
... 1. what changes have African citizens experienced in their climate and environment over time? 2. How do African citizens explain and respond to these changes? 3. what do African citizens know and understand about global climate change? 4. what do African opinion leaders know and understand about cli ...
... 1. what changes have African citizens experienced in their climate and environment over time? 2. How do African citizens explain and respond to these changes? 3. what do African citizens know and understand about global climate change? 4. what do African opinion leaders know and understand about cli ...
IMPACT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON COFFEE PRODUCTION
... Worldwide, climate change and variability have been raising concerns about potential changes to crop yields and production systems. The present study focuses on the effects of climate variability on coffee production among smallholder farmers in highland zone of Kigoma district western part of Tanza ...
... Worldwide, climate change and variability have been raising concerns about potential changes to crop yields and production systems. The present study focuses on the effects of climate variability on coffee production among smallholder farmers in highland zone of Kigoma district western part of Tanza ...
climate and construction - Development Alternatives
... temperatures predominant in the region have also made water scarcity a prime threat. The climatic extremes prevalent in the region are heat waves and below normal rainfall, which is likely to increase the frequency of droughts if appropriate measures are not taken at this stage. Being rich in minera ...
... temperatures predominant in the region have also made water scarcity a prime threat. The climatic extremes prevalent in the region are heat waves and below normal rainfall, which is likely to increase the frequency of droughts if appropriate measures are not taken at this stage. Being rich in minera ...
Multidecadal Meridional Overturning Circulation Variability and
... The NAOI spectrum is almost white, but there is multidecadal variability ...
... The NAOI spectrum is almost white, but there is multidecadal variability ...
Climate change impacts on snow water availability in the Euphrates
... ble mean) of 38 % for the A2 aggressive climate change scenario occurred later in the century. Associated with decreasing snow water availability and the shift in increased evapotranspiration over the seasonal precipitation, average total basin reservoir storage and average hydropower production gen ...
... ble mean) of 38 % for the A2 aggressive climate change scenario occurred later in the century. Associated with decreasing snow water availability and the shift in increased evapotranspiration over the seasonal precipitation, average total basin reservoir storage and average hydropower production gen ...
An imperative need for global change research in tropical forests
... leaf-level physiology but have not been carefully tested against experimental results at the forest-stand level. Predicting the consequences of climate change on tropical forests has emerged as one of the grand challenges for global change scientists. If the responses and feedbacks of tropical fores ...
... leaf-level physiology but have not been carefully tested against experimental results at the forest-stand level. Predicting the consequences of climate change on tropical forests has emerged as one of the grand challenges for global change scientists. If the responses and feedbacks of tropical fores ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in Management of Prairie Grasslands
... structure, functions, and feedbacks. Resilience has been related to state-and-transition models, in which an area of rangeland may have multiple stable states, with transitions between them caused by disturbance or management (Briske et al. 2005). Resilience is considered to be the amount of disturb ...
... structure, functions, and feedbacks. Resilience has been related to state-and-transition models, in which an area of rangeland may have multiple stable states, with transitions between them caused by disturbance or management (Briske et al. 2005). Resilience is considered to be the amount of disturb ...
Preliminary Analysis of Climate Change in the Cariboo
... The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC, 2007) has presented clear evidence that the world’s climate is warming and projects future increases in global mean annual temperature of 1.1°C to 6.4°C during the 21st century, depending on levels of greenhouse gas emissions and on ...
... The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC, 2007) has presented clear evidence that the world’s climate is warming and projects future increases in global mean annual temperature of 1.1°C to 6.4°C during the 21st century, depending on levels of greenhouse gas emissions and on ...
Climate Change in the Midwest: Impacts on Biodiversity
... drivers of these stresses and extinctions are likely to be interactions between climate change and current stressors, and adaptive responses will often be constrained by factors like habitat loss and lack of connectivity, invasive species, and hydrologic modifications. Direct effects of temperature ...
... drivers of these stresses and extinctions are likely to be interactions between climate change and current stressors, and adaptive responses will often be constrained by factors like habitat loss and lack of connectivity, invasive species, and hydrologic modifications. Direct effects of temperature ...
How do recent population trends matter to climate change?
... Although integrated assessment models (IAM) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) consider population, along with economic growth and technological change, as one of the root causes of greenhouse gas emissions, how population dynamics affect climate change is still under debate. Wh ...
... Although integrated assessment models (IAM) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) consider population, along with economic growth and technological change, as one of the root causes of greenhouse gas emissions, how population dynamics affect climate change is still under debate. Wh ...