Bureaucratic Land Rush - Global Public Policy Institute
... to participate in the international climate negotiations, presenting itself as an active part of the international community. The task of mastering this difficult walk on the international tightrope was entrusted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—a task, the MFA gladly took on as an opportunity to ...
... to participate in the international climate negotiations, presenting itself as an active part of the international community. The task of mastering this difficult walk on the international tightrope was entrusted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—a task, the MFA gladly took on as an opportunity to ...
Interactions between climate and desertification
... are found in the arid and semi-arid lands. Using a dynamic simulation model of land use changes, Stéphanne and Lambin (2001) showed that in Burkina Faso, a phase of expansion of cropland, fallow and pastoral land was accompanied by deforestation in 1970s and early 1980s and the first signs of land ...
... are found in the arid and semi-arid lands. Using a dynamic simulation model of land use changes, Stéphanne and Lambin (2001) showed that in Burkina Faso, a phase of expansion of cropland, fallow and pastoral land was accompanied by deforestation in 1970s and early 1980s and the first signs of land ...
Climate Change and Small Island Developing States
... “any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity” (IPCC, 2007: 871). In contrast, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN, 1992: Article 1, Paragraph 2), defines climate change to be “a change of climate which is attributed d ...
... “any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity” (IPCC, 2007: 871). In contrast, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN, 1992: Article 1, Paragraph 2), defines climate change to be “a change of climate which is attributed d ...
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... for the comparison. Hourly data for the time stretch of 16th – 25th April, 2013 and 20th – 29th May, 2013 has been archived from the Meteorological stations for the analysis of UHI. Analyzing nine days, each of spring and summer season, when the climate of Roorkee is in extremes, provided the basis ...
... for the comparison. Hourly data for the time stretch of 16th – 25th April, 2013 and 20th – 29th May, 2013 has been archived from the Meteorological stations for the analysis of UHI. Analyzing nine days, each of spring and summer season, when the climate of Roorkee is in extremes, provided the basis ...
Apresentação do PowerPoint
... It may be a global issue, but when scientists across the world are asked what the effects of climate change will look like, they quickly point to Australia. "Of all the wealthy countries, we're probably the most vulnerable," says Professor Will Steffen, executive director of ANU's Climate Change Ins ...
... It may be a global issue, but when scientists across the world are asked what the effects of climate change will look like, they quickly point to Australia. "Of all the wealthy countries, we're probably the most vulnerable," says Professor Will Steffen, executive director of ANU's Climate Change Ins ...
Climate counseling – new governance in Swedish agriculture
... Rhetorical devices may for instance include appeals to legitimate institutions e.g., to science or market, that appear to support statements that are part of the discourse. Given the governance context, as well as the focus on AE, we might expect a discourse that is strongly influenced by the inter ...
... Rhetorical devices may for instance include appeals to legitimate institutions e.g., to science or market, that appear to support statements that are part of the discourse. Given the governance context, as well as the focus on AE, we might expect a discourse that is strongly influenced by the inter ...
Discounting and climate change - a non-marginal policy choice
... capita on a path where greenhouse gas emissions are uncontrolled (i=b where b stands for ‘business-asusual’), resulting in climate change that has a non-marginal effect on consumption per capita and hence utility per capita both through the costs of adaptation and especially through residual impacts ...
... capita on a path where greenhouse gas emissions are uncontrolled (i=b where b stands for ‘business-asusual’), resulting in climate change that has a non-marginal effect on consumption per capita and hence utility per capita both through the costs of adaptation and especially through residual impacts ...
East Riding of Yorkshire Council Climate Change Strategy
... This strategy takes our commitment to tackling climate change further and details how we expect to cut the carbon footprint of the Council, adapt our services to a changing climate and lead the county towards a low carbon future. Climate change is a global issue and it is a human one. The warming of ...
... This strategy takes our commitment to tackling climate change further and details how we expect to cut the carbon footprint of the Council, adapt our services to a changing climate and lead the county towards a low carbon future. Climate change is a global issue and it is a human one. The warming of ...
Climate and Development Economics: Balancing Science, Politics
... varying temperature levels. These are typically calibrated to low estimates of damages at moderate temperature increases; for instance, DICE assumes that less than 2 percent of world output is lost to climate damages at a temperature increase of 2.5oC above 1900 levels (Nordhaus 2008). In contrast t ...
... varying temperature levels. These are typically calibrated to low estimates of damages at moderate temperature increases; for instance, DICE assumes that less than 2 percent of world output is lost to climate damages at a temperature increase of 2.5oC above 1900 levels (Nordhaus 2008). In contrast t ...
Bangladesh Experience Mohammad Abdul Qayyum 1
... Bangladesh’ Context ∗ Bangladesh remains to be one of the world’s poorest countries, but also the most resilient! ∗ Left unaddressed, climate change will increase and intensify Bangladesh’s disaster risks: ∗ Frequency and intensity of hazards such as flood, drought, salinity, cyclone, tidal surge, ...
... Bangladesh’ Context ∗ Bangladesh remains to be one of the world’s poorest countries, but also the most resilient! ∗ Left unaddressed, climate change will increase and intensify Bangladesh’s disaster risks: ∗ Frequency and intensity of hazards such as flood, drought, salinity, cyclone, tidal surge, ...
The design of a legacy indicator tool for measuring climate change
... is that long-term data will allow trends and correlations to be determined. Caution will be required in the interpretation of the results as surface decay and soiling do not tend to a linear progression [18: 228], and a lack of visible degradation can be followed by sudden loss [9, 20]. Surface anal ...
... is that long-term data will allow trends and correlations to be determined. Caution will be required in the interpretation of the results as surface decay and soiling do not tend to a linear progression [18: 228], and a lack of visible degradation can be followed by sudden loss [9, 20]. Surface anal ...
Climate change and Tourism in the Alps: a position paper in view of
... Data about past average trends is certainly informative but its usefulness can be questioned when it comes to the estimation of future climate dynamics at the local level. This is because (a) the climate system exhibits a complex and non linear behaviour, and (b) different micro-climates may coexist ...
... Data about past average trends is certainly informative but its usefulness can be questioned when it comes to the estimation of future climate dynamics at the local level. This is because (a) the climate system exhibits a complex and non linear behaviour, and (b) different micro-climates may coexist ...
The Cost of Climate Change: What We`ll Pay if
... a relatively rich one like the United States. And we will not experience the worst of the global problem: The sad irony is that while richer countries like the United States are responsible for much greater per person greenhouse gas emissions, many of the poorest countries around the world will expe ...
... a relatively rich one like the United States. And we will not experience the worst of the global problem: The sad irony is that while richer countries like the United States are responsible for much greater per person greenhouse gas emissions, many of the poorest countries around the world will expe ...
How does climate change cause extinction?
... many reasons. For example, different proximate factors may call for different conservation strategies to ameliorate their effects [20]. These different proximate factors may also influence the accuracy with which the impacts of climate change are predicted and may drive populations to extinction at ...
... many reasons. For example, different proximate factors may call for different conservation strategies to ameliorate their effects [20]. These different proximate factors may also influence the accuracy with which the impacts of climate change are predicted and may drive populations to extinction at ...
Gulf Coast Wetland Sustainability in a Changing Climate
... more frequent and larger low-oxygen “dead zone” events that damage fisheries and diminish tourist appeal. These authors are leading thinkers and practitioners in their respective fields and provide authoritative views on what must be done to adapt to climate change and diminish the threats to our en ...
... more frequent and larger low-oxygen “dead zone” events that damage fisheries and diminish tourist appeal. These authors are leading thinkers and practitioners in their respective fields and provide authoritative views on what must be done to adapt to climate change and diminish the threats to our en ...
Ecological and Evolutionary Responses to Recent Climate Change
... OVERVIEW OF IMPACTS LITERATURE An extensive, but not exhaustive, literature search revealed 866 peer-reviewed papers that documented changes through time in species or systems that could, in whole or in part, be attributed to climate change. Some interesting broad patterns are revealed. Notably, the ...
... OVERVIEW OF IMPACTS LITERATURE An extensive, but not exhaustive, literature search revealed 866 peer-reviewed papers that documented changes through time in species or systems that could, in whole or in part, be attributed to climate change. Some interesting broad patterns are revealed. Notably, the ...
The Household Production Function Approach to Valuing Climate
... But the household production function approach itself involves a number of assumptions. As such it is best viewed as a complementary valuation technique. It is assumed for example that households possess the same underlying tastes and production technologies, and that expenditures therefore differ o ...
... But the household production function approach itself involves a number of assumptions. As such it is best viewed as a complementary valuation technique. It is assumed for example that households possess the same underlying tastes and production technologies, and that expenditures therefore differ o ...
Establishment of an ecosystem transect to address climate change
... Impediments to effective partnerships include the two sectors operating within different timeframes. For example, there is often an emphasis on quick solutions in government, and a variety of demands for policy development that vary over time, and may be inconsistent with the long-term focus of scie ...
... Impediments to effective partnerships include the two sectors operating within different timeframes. For example, there is often an emphasis on quick solutions in government, and a variety of demands for policy development that vary over time, and may be inconsistent with the long-term focus of scie ...
Climate Trends in the Casco Bay Region
... 2014). These climate stressors do not operate in isolation. Compounding their impacts are factors such as population growth, habitat fragmentation and destruction, and resource depletion that can further tax ecosystems and species. This document summarizes current scientific evidence of these trends ...
... 2014). These climate stressors do not operate in isolation. Compounding their impacts are factors such as population growth, habitat fragmentation and destruction, and resource depletion that can further tax ecosystems and species. This document summarizes current scientific evidence of these trends ...
The National Climate Change Response Policy
... The Climate Change Response Public Works Flagship Programme - the consolidation and expansion of, for example, Working for Water, Working on Fire, and Working for Energy. The Water Conservation and Demand Management Flagship Programme accelerated implementation of the National Water Conservation and ...
... The Climate Change Response Public Works Flagship Programme - the consolidation and expansion of, for example, Working for Water, Working on Fire, and Working for Energy. The Water Conservation and Demand Management Flagship Programme accelerated implementation of the National Water Conservation and ...
Climate finance for the Middle East and North Africa: confronting the
... The Government of Morocco has expressed an ambitious intent to promote renewable energy technology and diversify its energy mix. In this context, it has established a number of programmes to develop wind and solar energy technology, both of which are receiving substantial finance from the World Bank ...
... The Government of Morocco has expressed an ambitious intent to promote renewable energy technology and diversify its energy mix. In this context, it has established a number of programmes to develop wind and solar energy technology, both of which are receiving substantial finance from the World Bank ...
Freshwater biodiversity versus anthropogenic climate
... research directions are now progressively merged into a unified framework, as some of the impacts of climate change on metabolism, productivity, or range shifts seem ubiquitous. As presented in Figure 1, environmental changes are likely also to affect the services freshwater ecosystems provide to soc ...
... research directions are now progressively merged into a unified framework, as some of the impacts of climate change on metabolism, productivity, or range shifts seem ubiquitous. As presented in Figure 1, environmental changes are likely also to affect the services freshwater ecosystems provide to soc ...
Multilevel Governance and American Influence on Canadian
... and interest groups can readily follow political debates about climate change on the other side of the border, and often engage in cross-border lobbying and/or collaboration. In this context, it is hardly surprising that the policy responses to climate change by Canada and the United States have bee ...
... and interest groups can readily follow political debates about climate change on the other side of the border, and often engage in cross-border lobbying and/or collaboration. In this context, it is hardly surprising that the policy responses to climate change by Canada and the United States have bee ...
Climate Change Quarterly: Fall 2016
... States. We analyzed spatially detailed data on extreme weather frequencies during the historical period (1950–2005) and under different scenarios of future climate change by mid- and late-21st century. We found that all wildlife refuges will likely experience substantial changes in the frequencies o ...
... States. We analyzed spatially detailed data on extreme weather frequencies during the historical period (1950–2005) and under different scenarios of future climate change by mid- and late-21st century. We found that all wildlife refuges will likely experience substantial changes in the frequencies o ...
Full text (pdf format) - Boreal Environment Research
... plants and species with photoperiod controlled growth cessation, and how these conditions may be expected to change due to the projected global warming. For this, a set of temperature-related indices and threshold events were used. These indices represent the severity of coldness during winter, wint ...
... plants and species with photoperiod controlled growth cessation, and how these conditions may be expected to change due to the projected global warming. For this, a set of temperature-related indices and threshold events were used. These indices represent the severity of coldness during winter, wint ...