1. Introduction
... local GHG emissions (ICLEI 2000). Members also commit to passing through a series of five “milestones” designed to help them control those emissions. These include conducting an emissions analysis to establish a baseline, selecting a reduction target then developing and implementing a plan to achiev ...
... local GHG emissions (ICLEI 2000). Members also commit to passing through a series of five “milestones” designed to help them control those emissions. These include conducting an emissions analysis to establish a baseline, selecting a reduction target then developing and implementing a plan to achiev ...
Climate change and water resources
... by the physical and biological factors that influence the earth’s climate. Similarly, climate change can be further accelerated by positive feedback mechanisms. For example, at a certain threshold, the ability of the ocean (as highlighted above), as well as soil and plants, to absorb CO2 (currently ...
... by the physical and biological factors that influence the earth’s climate. Similarly, climate change can be further accelerated by positive feedback mechanisms. For example, at a certain threshold, the ability of the ocean (as highlighted above), as well as soil and plants, to absorb CO2 (currently ...
Presentation (power point file)
... • The optimal level of emission reductions results from equating the marginal costs of one unit of additional emission reduction with the discounted stream of additional avoided damages. • What discount rate do we take for this? Major debate in climate economics. • The least-cost emission pathway im ...
... • The optimal level of emission reductions results from equating the marginal costs of one unit of additional emission reduction with the discounted stream of additional avoided damages. • What discount rate do we take for this? Major debate in climate economics. • The least-cost emission pathway im ...
Climate Change Awareness - Minnesota Department of Health
... PFA Mobile™ lets responders review PFA guidelines and assess their readiness to deliver PFA in the field. The app provides additional support for successful interactions with different survival groups. ...
... PFA Mobile™ lets responders review PFA guidelines and assess their readiness to deliver PFA in the field. The app provides additional support for successful interactions with different survival groups. ...
Climate change, development, and migration: an African Diaspora
... play an important role in this context. The role of Diaspora groups in development strategies, poverty reduction and economic growth has attracted considerable interest from policymakers in recent years but it is not yet clear to governments or development actors how they can best engage with the Di ...
... play an important role in this context. The role of Diaspora groups in development strategies, poverty reduction and economic growth has attracted considerable interest from policymakers in recent years but it is not yet clear to governments or development actors how they can best engage with the Di ...
Interesting times: winners, losers, and system shifts under climate
... mechanisms dominate through space and time. Moreover, changes are unlikely to be simple or linear; there will be winners, losers, and surprises. It also means that management will be complex and non-stationary, presenting management, scientific, and statistical challenges. Keywords: adaptive capacity ...
... mechanisms dominate through space and time. Moreover, changes are unlikely to be simple or linear; there will be winners, losers, and surprises. It also means that management will be complex and non-stationary, presenting management, scientific, and statistical challenges. Keywords: adaptive capacity ...
STERN REVIEW: The Economics of Climate
... The current level or stock of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is equivalent to around 430 parts per million (ppm) CO2 1, compared with only 280ppm before the Industrial Revolution. These concentrations have already caused the world to warm by more than half a degree Celsius and will lead to at le ...
... The current level or stock of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is equivalent to around 430 parts per million (ppm) CO2 1, compared with only 280ppm before the Industrial Revolution. These concentrations have already caused the world to warm by more than half a degree Celsius and will lead to at le ...
A PERIOD OF CONSEQUENCES: GLOBAL WARMING, SOCIAL
... In an article about global warming and climate change, Tom Goldtooth, Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network, writes, “While environmental degradation in itself is by no means new, throw into this mixture the challenges indigenous communities face socially, culturally, economical ...
... In an article about global warming and climate change, Tom Goldtooth, Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network, writes, “While environmental degradation in itself is by no means new, throw into this mixture the challenges indigenous communities face socially, culturally, economical ...
Stern Review
... The current level or stock of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is equivalent to around 430 parts per million (ppm) CO2 1, compared with only 280ppm before the Industrial Revolution. These concentrations have already caused the world to warm by more than half a degree Celsius and will lead to at le ...
... The current level or stock of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is equivalent to around 430 parts per million (ppm) CO2 1, compared with only 280ppm before the Industrial Revolution. These concentrations have already caused the world to warm by more than half a degree Celsius and will lead to at le ...
mobilising climate finance
... interest in shifting its attention to green investments. Of particular importance are ‘green bonds’, instruments issued by public or private actors to finance activities declared to have carbon-reducing effects. Green bond issuance tripled to more than $36 billion in 2013-14, but fell to less than $ ...
... interest in shifting its attention to green investments. Of particular importance are ‘green bonds’, instruments issued by public or private actors to finance activities declared to have carbon-reducing effects. Green bond issuance tripled to more than $36 billion in 2013-14, but fell to less than $ ...
6.1 Need for Study - Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
... viral infections. Global warming controversially refers to a variety of disputes, significantly more pronounced in the popular media than in the scientific literature, regarding the nature, causes and consequences of global warming. The disputed issues involve the cause of increased global average a ...
... viral infections. Global warming controversially refers to a variety of disputes, significantly more pronounced in the popular media than in the scientific literature, regarding the nature, causes and consequences of global warming. The disputed issues involve the cause of increased global average a ...
PDF
... Life-saving humanitarian assistance remains one of DFID’s most fundamental responsibilities. When disaster strikes or conflict erupts we are first on the ground to support the most vulnerable people. We are also increasing our efforts to help those countries that are at higher risk of natural disast ...
... Life-saving humanitarian assistance remains one of DFID’s most fundamental responsibilities. When disaster strikes or conflict erupts we are first on the ground to support the most vulnerable people. We are also increasing our efforts to help those countries that are at higher risk of natural disast ...
The distributional impact of climate change on rich and poor countries
... growth framework asserts that growth depends primarily on basic economic inputs such as trained labor, capital, and technological development (Solow, 1956). These basic economic factors have been extended to incorporate government policies, the accumulation of human capital, fertility decisions, and ...
... growth framework asserts that growth depends primarily on basic economic inputs such as trained labor, capital, and technological development (Solow, 1956). These basic economic factors have been extended to incorporate government policies, the accumulation of human capital, fertility decisions, and ...
1.4 MB - about undp maldives
... Land use in the Maldives revolves around 6 main types of utilization: human settlements, infrastructure islands (e.g. airport, waste disposal, oil storage), economic (tourism, agriculture, fisheries), stewardship or varuvaa, recreation and administrative (e.g. defense). Population increase remains t ...
... Land use in the Maldives revolves around 6 main types of utilization: human settlements, infrastructure islands (e.g. airport, waste disposal, oil storage), economic (tourism, agriculture, fisheries), stewardship or varuvaa, recreation and administrative (e.g. defense). Population increase remains t ...
FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
... Brazil notes that, according to the IPCC, "the most appropriate metric and time horizon will depend on which aspects of climate change are considered most important to a particular application. No single metric can accurately compare all consequences of different emissions, and all have limitations ...
... Brazil notes that, according to the IPCC, "the most appropriate metric and time horizon will depend on which aspects of climate change are considered most important to a particular application. No single metric can accurately compare all consequences of different emissions, and all have limitations ...
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change among Crop Mohammed, D
... climate change (IPCC, 2007; BNRCC, 2008). This is due to the fact that majority of the countries’ population engage in agriculture as their primary occupation and agriculture in the country is mainly rain fed. Food production will be adversely affected by the variability in timing and amount of rain ...
... climate change (IPCC, 2007; BNRCC, 2008). This is due to the fact that majority of the countries’ population engage in agriculture as their primary occupation and agriculture in the country is mainly rain fed. Food production will be adversely affected by the variability in timing and amount of rain ...
Rocky Anderson: “Overthrow the Dictatorship of
... “If the American people still buy that, after all the disclosures about the debacle of that war and the lies that led us into it, I really fear for this country,” Anderson said. As for combating the “most catastrophic consequences of the climate crisis,” Obama had one “throwaway line” in the speech, ...
... “If the American people still buy that, after all the disclosures about the debacle of that war and the lies that led us into it, I really fear for this country,” Anderson said. As for combating the “most catastrophic consequences of the climate crisis,” Obama had one “throwaway line” in the speech, ...
Multimodel assessment of water scarcity under climate change
... Importantly, however, the spread across the multimodel ensemble is large. For a few GHM–GCM combinations, the figure for the 20% or 1σ criterion never exceeds 10%, whereas others project that more than 30% of the global population will already be affected at 2 °C. Note that in many of the regions tha ...
... Importantly, however, the spread across the multimodel ensemble is large. For a few GHM–GCM combinations, the figure for the 20% or 1σ criterion never exceeds 10%, whereas others project that more than 30% of the global population will already be affected at 2 °C. Note that in many of the regions tha ...
A guide on climate change for private equity investors
... foot printing roadshow visited 10 European cities to help investors compare options for measuring the carbon footprint arising from their equity portfolios. One of the first questions that investors asked at every roadshow event is what about other asset classes! Much has changed since 2010 when IIG ...
... foot printing roadshow visited 10 European cities to help investors compare options for measuring the carbon footprint arising from their equity portfolios. One of the first questions that investors asked at every roadshow event is what about other asset classes! Much has changed since 2010 when IIG ...
Geography (GEOG)
... classified into geographic realms and regions using both physical and social criteria. Each region results from a unique interaction between the human societies and the physical environment. The physical, cultural, political, economic and social features of each region are studied, along with any sp ...
... classified into geographic realms and regions using both physical and social criteria. Each region results from a unique interaction between the human societies and the physical environment. The physical, cultural, political, economic and social features of each region are studied, along with any sp ...
Palaeoclimatic insights into future climate challenges
... nor the variability of the climate are fully captured in some climate-change projections, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Summary for Policymakers. Because larger, faster and less-expected climate changes can cause more problems for economies and ecosystems, the palaeocl ...
... nor the variability of the climate are fully captured in some climate-change projections, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Summary for Policymakers. Because larger, faster and less-expected climate changes can cause more problems for economies and ecosystems, the palaeocl ...
Are the Costs of Climate Change Mitigation Policies
... This paper is the outcome of an ongoing study that analyzes the impact of different future climate policy scenarios (post Kyoto) on large developing countries like China and India. Two different global emissions pathways are constructed that are compatible with meeting the 2° C target with a probabi ...
... This paper is the outcome of an ongoing study that analyzes the impact of different future climate policy scenarios (post Kyoto) on large developing countries like China and India. Two different global emissions pathways are constructed that are compatible with meeting the 2° C target with a probabi ...
Uncertain futures
... foresight programme, the last study with the support of the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI). MSB’s strategic foresight programme focuses on issues within the field of societal security with an approximate time perspective of up to twenty years. Common for the developments in these studies is t ...
... foresight programme, the last study with the support of the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI). MSB’s strategic foresight programme focuses on issues within the field of societal security with an approximate time perspective of up to twenty years. Common for the developments in these studies is t ...
The conquering of climate
... We are living in a climate of fear about our future climate. The language of the public discourse around global warming routinely uses a repertoire which includes words such as ‘catastrophe’, ‘terror’, ‘danger’, ‘extinction’ and ‘collapse’. To help make sense of this phenomenon the story of the comp ...
... We are living in a climate of fear about our future climate. The language of the public discourse around global warming routinely uses a repertoire which includes words such as ‘catastrophe’, ‘terror’, ‘danger’, ‘extinction’ and ‘collapse’. To help make sense of this phenomenon the story of the comp ...
Tropical Belt WG
... Objective #4: Coordinate effort with other international programs (e. g., SPARC DynVar, WCRP Grand Challenge on Clouds, Circulation, and Climate Sensitivity, GEWEX Hydroclimatology Panel), and inform funding agencies of where research initiatives are needed to advance understanding. We recogniz ...
... Objective #4: Coordinate effort with other international programs (e. g., SPARC DynVar, WCRP Grand Challenge on Clouds, Circulation, and Climate Sensitivity, GEWEX Hydroclimatology Panel), and inform funding agencies of where research initiatives are needed to advance understanding. We recogniz ...