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... Maria Mutuc-Hensley is research partner, International Center for Agricultural Competitiveness, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. Paul D. Mitchell is an associate professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wiscons ...
... Maria Mutuc-Hensley is research partner, International Center for Agricultural Competitiveness, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. Paul D. Mitchell is an associate professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wiscons ...
Protected areas, climate change and disaster mitigation
... natural hazards by number of deaths are (starting with the highest death toll): drought; storms; floods, earthquakes and volcanoes17. The number of people affected by disasters remains staggeringly high; more people are affected by disasters than by war. At any one time it is estimated that 25 milli ...
... natural hazards by number of deaths are (starting with the highest death toll): drought; storms; floods, earthquakes and volcanoes17. The number of people affected by disasters remains staggeringly high; more people are affected by disasters than by war. At any one time it is estimated that 25 milli ...
ESM_Drange
... Stabilization at SP550 requires a cumulative 24% reduction of permissible emissions due to positive carbon cycle feedback (23% for SP1000) Helge Drange Geophysical Institute University of Bergen ...
... Stabilization at SP550 requires a cumulative 24% reduction of permissible emissions due to positive carbon cycle feedback (23% for SP1000) Helge Drange Geophysical Institute University of Bergen ...
united nations - Stockholm Convention
... information about the other zones of the planet where extreme climate changes, such as flooding and heat waves, are registered more frequently, and where interesting data/facts about this topic have been reported. • Additionally it is suggested to strengthen the synergies between the political agend ...
... information about the other zones of the planet where extreme climate changes, such as flooding and heat waves, are registered more frequently, and where interesting data/facts about this topic have been reported. • Additionally it is suggested to strengthen the synergies between the political agend ...
Superannuation Trustees and Climate Change Report
... The 2011 floods in Queensland, for example, not only had an impact on insurance earnings,19 but also reduced production for some miners20 and forced up global coal prices, which has flow on effects for companies relying on cheap coal for profitability.21 The insurance and mining industries factor in ...
... The 2011 floods in Queensland, for example, not only had an impact on insurance earnings,19 but also reduced production for some miners20 and forced up global coal prices, which has flow on effects for companies relying on cheap coal for profitability.21 The insurance and mining industries factor in ...
Bangladesh Climate Change Fund - European Capacity Building
... Handling the BCCRF day-to-day operations, including coordination with the Technical Committee and BoT, maintaining records of the BoT’s business, including meeting minutes, decisions, and amendment of the Operational ...
... Handling the BCCRF day-to-day operations, including coordination with the Technical Committee and BoT, maintaining records of the BoT’s business, including meeting minutes, decisions, and amendment of the Operational ...
Sample pages 1 PDF
... discourse on mitigation has started to weaken giving place to another policyoriented discourse concentrating on adaptation strategies. The decade following the first IPCC Assessment report saw significant evolution of climate change impacts and adaptation research, due to a number of factors (Smit e ...
... discourse on mitigation has started to weaken giving place to another policyoriented discourse concentrating on adaptation strategies. The decade following the first IPCC Assessment report saw significant evolution of climate change impacts and adaptation research, due to a number of factors (Smit e ...
Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Urban Forests in the
... Climate change creates both challenges and opportunities for sustaining urban forests. The recent Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment projected sea level rise, temperature increase, and change in precipitation for Washington State (UW-CIG, 2009). Little research, however, has been done to g ...
... Climate change creates both challenges and opportunities for sustaining urban forests. The recent Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment projected sea level rise, temperature increase, and change in precipitation for Washington State (UW-CIG, 2009). Little research, however, has been done to g ...
Republican and Democratic Views on Climate Change
... The average person obtains information on global warming from news media, and on the surface, it appears that public views concerning media coverage of global warming have been relatively stable over the past decade. The belief that the seriousness of global warming is generally exaggerated has incr ...
... The average person obtains information on global warming from news media, and on the surface, it appears that public views concerning media coverage of global warming have been relatively stable over the past decade. The belief that the seriousness of global warming is generally exaggerated has incr ...
Climate Change Resources Working Group
... and other bilateral mechanisms where necessary. The Representative invited views on how to best represent the challenges of Pacific SIDS in the design phase of the Transitional Committee. He also requested CROP agencies to provide internationally credible data to assist in the call for a special win ...
... and other bilateral mechanisms where necessary. The Representative invited views on how to best represent the challenges of Pacific SIDS in the design phase of the Transitional Committee. He also requested CROP agencies to provide internationally credible data to assist in the call for a special win ...
Questions for discussion ETS shelved What does the BtN story
... what he said was the greatest moral challenge of our time? Well the Opposition has kept voting against the scheme - but is there another reason for the Government to put its big plan on ice? Some commentators say it all comes down to one thing US. Every year since 2006 an opinion poll has asked a gr ...
... what he said was the greatest moral challenge of our time? Well the Opposition has kept voting against the scheme - but is there another reason for the Government to put its big plan on ice? Some commentators say it all comes down to one thing US. Every year since 2006 an opinion poll has asked a gr ...
PDF-B Document - Global Environment Facility
... The UNFCCC and Systematic Observation. The potential problems associated with global climate change are now widely recognized. The UNFCCC was negotiated in 1992 because countries were "concerned that human activities have been substantially increasing the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gas ...
... The UNFCCC and Systematic Observation. The potential problems associated with global climate change are now widely recognized. The UNFCCC was negotiated in 1992 because countries were "concerned that human activities have been substantially increasing the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gas ...
Climate Change Mitigation in Los Angeles, US - UN
... Supreme Court Massachusetts v. EP in 2007 after a protracted dispute. Although the decision does not force the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to regulate them, it does limit the justifications the Agency may give for not doing so. The Federal Government through the USEPA holds the author ...
... Supreme Court Massachusetts v. EP in 2007 after a protracted dispute. Although the decision does not force the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to regulate them, it does limit the justifications the Agency may give for not doing so. The Federal Government through the USEPA holds the author ...
From science to policy: developing responses to climate change
... to provide timely and useful information to decision-makers. We discuss the notion of policy-focused assessment and demonstrate how it can be a bridge between the research community and decision-makers. The key characteristics of a successful policy-focused assessment are identified. Case studies ar ...
... to provide timely and useful information to decision-makers. We discuss the notion of policy-focused assessment and demonstrate how it can be a bridge between the research community and decision-makers. The key characteristics of a successful policy-focused assessment are identified. Case studies ar ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Baltic Countries
... The climate is changing throughout the world. Irrespective of the success of mitigation measures, i.e. measures aiming at reducing greenhouse gases, adaptation to the changes already caused by the emissions of greenhouse gases will be necessary to meet the farreaching consequences for environment, e ...
... The climate is changing throughout the world. Irrespective of the success of mitigation measures, i.e. measures aiming at reducing greenhouse gases, adaptation to the changes already caused by the emissions of greenhouse gases will be necessary to meet the farreaching consequences for environment, e ...
Edinburgh Adapts Our Vision
... Edinburgh is not a place to let a little thing like the opening of the heavens to put a damper on its spirit. However, just as the barometer can swing wildly on any given day, significant changes are now being recorded in long-term local weather patterns due to climate change and these will have far ...
... Edinburgh is not a place to let a little thing like the opening of the heavens to put a damper on its spirit. However, just as the barometer can swing wildly on any given day, significant changes are now being recorded in long-term local weather patterns due to climate change and these will have far ...
Inter-relationships between adaptation and mitigation
... funds. Forest management has been proposed as a global warming response option, but the assignment of any value to time makes this unattractive in terms of carbon benefits. However, reduced-impact logging can substantially reduce emissions over those from traditional logging practices. Slowing defor ...
... funds. Forest management has been proposed as a global warming response option, but the assignment of any value to time makes this unattractive in terms of carbon benefits. However, reduced-impact logging can substantially reduce emissions over those from traditional logging practices. Slowing defor ...
The Spatial Dimensions of Climate Change at the Mega
... and highlighting the need to link global mitigation measures and local adaptation responses at the urban scale. For HCMC it creates the necessity to take climate change responses into account in spatial planning practices. This will also lead to changes in the traditional administrative structures t ...
... and highlighting the need to link global mitigation measures and local adaptation responses at the urban scale. For HCMC it creates the necessity to take climate change responses into account in spatial planning practices. This will also lead to changes in the traditional administrative structures t ...
Building a Climate-Resilient City
... in time for the annual Stampede just weeks after the 2013 flood. ...
... in time for the annual Stampede just weeks after the 2013 flood. ...
Aghion_et_al_policy_paper_Nov2014 (opens in new window)
... capture interrelationships between various innovations, their estimates may bear little resemblance to the actual outcomes (IPCC, 2014). For example, it is not known how the proliferation of smart grids might affect broader innovation. Smart grids might act as an enabler of innovation in electric ve ...
... capture interrelationships between various innovations, their estimates may bear little resemblance to the actual outcomes (IPCC, 2014). For example, it is not known how the proliferation of smart grids might affect broader innovation. Smart grids might act as an enabler of innovation in electric ve ...
OPEN-ENDED CONSULTATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
... change on earth with severe impacts on indigenous peoples’ livelihood and subsistence food resources. In Alaska, houses are falling into the sea and communities are forced to move. In Saami regions in Finland, Norway and Sweden reindeer populations are diminishing as their feeding areas are affected ...
... change on earth with severe impacts on indigenous peoples’ livelihood and subsistence food resources. In Alaska, houses are falling into the sea and communities are forced to move. In Saami regions in Finland, Norway and Sweden reindeer populations are diminishing as their feeding areas are affected ...
Economic Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts on Ground
... Economic consequences of climate change impacts on transportation Economic consequences in transportation sector associated with climate change impacts can be divided into direct economic effects and indirect economic effects. From an economic standpoint, direct economic effects are associated with ...
... Economic consequences of climate change impacts on transportation Economic consequences in transportation sector associated with climate change impacts can be divided into direct economic effects and indirect economic effects. From an economic standpoint, direct economic effects are associated with ...
Pluviothermal Conditions in Poland in Light of Contemporary
... required for an efficient adjustment to climate change [11]. In light of the uncertainty of the causes of climate change and further evolution of climate, it appears that the most appropriate forecast method that may be used for a short period of time is one that features simple extrapolation techni ...
... required for an efficient adjustment to climate change [11]. In light of the uncertainty of the causes of climate change and further evolution of climate, it appears that the most appropriate forecast method that may be used for a short period of time is one that features simple extrapolation techni ...
Do cities simulate climate change? A comparison
... We sampled M. tenebricosa populations on 32 street trees in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, a growing urban area with a population of about 423 000. To select study sites, we used ArcMap 10.0 to overlay a Raleigh street map, zoning map, street-tree inventory, a grid of 2-km squares, and a ...
... We sampled M. tenebricosa populations on 32 street trees in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, a growing urban area with a population of about 423 000. To select study sites, we used ArcMap 10.0 to overlay a Raleigh street map, zoning map, street-tree inventory, a grid of 2-km squares, and a ...
Global Change in Forests: Responses of Species, Communities
... and interspecific interactions (Peters 1992). Such an individualistic perspective implies that the impacts of climate change on communities can be understood by the aggregate response across species. However, this perspective may be flawed, because interactions among species are not yet sufficiently ...
... and interspecific interactions (Peters 1992). Such an individualistic perspective implies that the impacts of climate change on communities can be understood by the aggregate response across species. However, this perspective may be flawed, because interactions among species are not yet sufficiently ...