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AMAP Assessment 2007 : oil and gas activities in the Arctic - effects and potential effects, volume two
AMAP, 2010
AMAP Assessment 2007 : oil and gas activities in the Arctic - effects and potential effects, volume one
AMAP, 2010
Climate change vulnerability and adaptation preparedness in Tanzania
Hepworth Nick - LTS International, 2010This report presents an overview about Tanzania’s efforts to address the challenges of adaptation to climate change so far. It provides information on existing policies and maps institutions and main actors in a rapidly emerging policy area influenced by a wide array of actors and interests. The report also states that it should be of interest to everybody working in the area of climate change in East Africa to those who seeks general information and orientation in the field, as well as to experts already working towards a sound response to climate change in the region.
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Responding to climate vulnerability through carbon trade
One of the most spectacular aspects of the climate agenda has been the emergence of carbon markets. This paper demonstrates that the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) provides an opportunity for developing countries, including South Asian countries, to participate in carbon markets.
The document underlines that certified emissions reductions (CER) from CDM projects in developing countries can be used to meet reduction commitments in developed countries. However, excluding India, South Asian countries have been shy to invest in promoting CDM, and CDM projects in the region have f ...
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Sandwatch: adapting to climate change and educating for sustainable development
Cambers Gillian; Diamond Paul; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - UNESCO, 2010Developed through UNESCO’s Coasts and Small Islands Platform, Sandwatch began in 1998 as a regional activity involving the Caribbean UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network. It has since grown into a global programme, actively implemented in more than 50 countries worldwide with the support of UNESCO, the Sandwatch Foundation, and several other partners. This new, revised edition of the Sandwatch manual, made possible through the generous support of the Government of Denmark, builds upon more than a decade’s experience of Sandwatch practitioners across the globe – teachers, students, univers ...
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Asia-Pacific Regional Climate Change Adaptation Assessment
USAID, 2010This report discusses the climate change adaptation needs of the Asia-Pacific region; it was undertaken in order to inform USAID’s Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA). The report’s analysis is based on stakeholder consultations and literature reviews. It focuses on 19 countries: Cambodia, China, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Laos, Maldives, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor Leste, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu and Vietnam. The report begins by outlining vulnerability and adaptation priorities in the region. Whil ...
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IWMI Working Paper, 139. Climate change impacts and adaptation in Nepal
This working paper aims to create a more comprehensive understanding of how the impacts of CC will be realized at different scales in Nepal (from household livelihoods to national food security), and the many institutions governing the ultimate adaptation process. SectionI, Background, provides background information on Nepal. SectionII, Climate Change in Nepal, addresses the anticipated impacts of CC on water resources and agricultural systems in Nepal. SectionIII, Mapping of Relevant Institutions for Climate Change Adaptation, provides a theoretical discussion of adaptation and, through a ca ...
WWRP 2010-2 - 1st WMO International Conference on Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change
Contains: Inter-annual Variation of Frequency of Cyclonic Disturbances Landfalling over WMO/ESCAP Panel Member Countries; Toward Improved Projection of the Future Tropical Cyclone Changes; An Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Cyclone Frequency and Design Wave Height in the Oman Sea; Long-Range Prediction of Tropical Cyclones for Bangladesh; On Developing a Tropical Cyclone Archive and Climatology for the South Indian and South Pacific Oceans; International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Synthesizing Global Tropical Cyclone Best Track Data; Simulation of Track and In ...
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Sundarbans: future imperfect climate adaptation report
"The eco-region of Sundarbans is unique and fragile because it is one of the most extensive mangrove forests in the world. This report describes the Sundarbans region and the impacts of climate change using evidence from the people who live there, scientific data, and efforts to address the problems of the imminent threats and vulnerabilities to this fragile ecosystem."
Source: eldis.org
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Energy, climate change and poverty alleviation - Policy paper
GNESD, 2010The papers from three of GNESD’s Member centres examine different aspects of the complex links between climate change, energy and poverty, to help clarify the debate and to demonstrate that the issues, while complex, are nonetheless perfectly manageable. The most salient finding of the studies is that energy, in spite of its pivotal role for sustainable development and for successful adaptation, is hardly mentioned in the adaptation plans prepared by developing countries under the UNFCCC’s National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA) process. Moreover, some countries are continuing to view ...
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Climate change, hydroconflicts and human security : achievements of and gaps in current policies
CLICO, 2010In contrast with the ubiquitousness of the headlines, empirically‐based research on the relationship between climate change, resource scarcity and conflict is often absent. The new EU project “Climate Change, Hydro‐conflicts and Human Security” (CLICO) will address this research gap. This policy brief presents CLICO’s research agenda regarding policy responses to climate change‐induced hydro‐conflicts. This policy brief is the first in a series of briefs presenting results of the CLICO project, which is funded by the 7th EU Framework Programme.
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Beyond carbon: rights-based safeguard principles in law
The aim of climate change mitigation and adaptation programs are to protect all the Earth’s inhabitants from the serious threats posed by climate change. Safeguards ensure both mitigation and adaptation activities truly address these purposes.
The rights-based safeguards described in this report are social safeguards designed by the Civil Society Network for Climate Justice to become a framework for climate change mitigation and adaptation in general, and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) in particular. They take the form of considerations for a ...
Nile issues: small streams from the Nile Basin Research Programme
The Nile Basin Research Programme (NBRP), as a strategic, multidisciplinary programme for research and higher education on topics related to the Nile Basin, has had the overall aim to enhance and promote quality research on Nile-related issues and to support research collaboration between institutions in the Nile Basin region.
This book presents some of the results from the NBRP. The Nile Basin region faces huge challenges in the future. The ways the Nile issues are solved will have enduring consequences for the development of the region.
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Access to food in a changing climate
This report examines the potential impact of future climate change for the food security of vulnerable groups in the UK. Food security3 is a critical element of societal stability and prosperity, and its attainment is potentially influenced by climate in many ways. Globally, we are already committed to some climate change from emissions currently in the atmospheric-oceanic systems and looking ahead to the 2090s, assuming continuation of current emission trajectories, we can expect global warming of between 2.8 and 4 C (Solomon et al., 2007). Changes in climate at the global level over the comi ...
Arctic Biodiversity Trends 2010
GRID Arendal, 2010A component of the comprehensive Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA) of the Arctic Council, this report provides a snapshot of the trends being observed in Arctic biodiversity today. Twenty-two indicators examine the current state of the environment. Issues include sea birds, fisheries, climate change, polar bears and traditional knowledge.
Vital Climate Change Graphics for Latin America and the Caribbean
GRID Arendal, 2010Climate change – its causes, its global consequences and the magnitude of its expected effects on both ecosystems and human activities – will be one of the greatest challenges of this century. It will significantly alter current patterns of production, distribution and consumption, as well as the overall lifestyles of modern societies. During the present century, countries will be compelled to deal with two simultaneous challenges: adapting to the new climate conditions and working to mitigate them. This will require an international agreement that recognizes historical, but differentiated, re ...
Declaração de Investidores sobre Mudanças Climáticas : reduzindo Riscos, Aproveitando Oportunidades e Diminuindo a Lacuna de Investimento
UNEP FI, 2010Para os governos mundiais limitarem o aumento das temperaturas globais abaixo de 2°C, diminuírem os danos climáticos que já estão começando a ocorrer, fazerem a transição para uma economia de baixo carbono e aproveitarem as oportunidades econômicas da energia limpa e de outras atividades relacionadas ao clima, trilhões de dólares em investimentos são necessários nas próximas décadas. Os níveis de investimento atuais estão muito abaixo do que é necessário. Sem o investimento do setor privado, esta lacuna de investimento no clima não será preenchida e estes objetivos não serão alcançados.
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Global Investor Statement on Climate Change : reducing Risks, Seizing Opportunities & Closing the Climate Investment Gap
UNEP FI, 2010Over 250 investors responsible for the management of funds the size of US GDP call for policies to unlock low-carbon growth and avoid economic devastation.
The world's largest global investors have a powerful message for world governments and climate negotiators in Cancun: take action now in the fight against global warming or risk economic disruptions far more severe than the recent financial crisis. Investors released the statement, which was facilitated by the UNEP FI Climate Change Working Group and Partners, calling for national and international policies that will spur pri ...
Action on the ground : a synthesis of activities in the areas of education, training and awareness-raising for adaptation
UNFCCC, 2010This publication consists of two parts. Part I provides an introduction (chapter 1), a synthesis of information on actions undertaken by Nairobi work programme partners (chapter 2) and key messages and conclusions (chapter 3). Chapter 2 is divided into two sections: the first section presents synthesis information on the actions taken to enhance the assessment and understanding of impacts and vulnerability to climate change, while the second section focuses on actions that aim to improve the ability of Parties to make informed decisions on adaptation planning, measures and actions. Part II of ...
Assessment of global megatrends : SOER 2010
EEA, 2010This exploratory assessment of global megatrends relevant for the European environment focuses on the impact of major global trends on Europe. A global-to-European perspective is relevant for European environmental policymaking because Europe's environmental challenges and management options are being reshaped by global drivers such as demographics, technologies, trade patterns and consumption. The assessment provides analysis of 11 relevant megatrends, summarises the links between megatrends and Europe's priority environmental challenges, and reflects on possible implications for policymaking ...
Abstracts - International Workshop on Addressing the Livelihood Crisis of Farmers: Weather and Climate Services
The International Workshop on Addressing the Livelihood Crisis of Farmers: Weather and Climate Services is taking place at a time when there is a growing concern about livelihoods of over 500 million smallholder farmers around the world coupled with the increasing climate variability and future climate change. The world population is projected to grow from 6.5 billion today to 8.3 billion in 2030 and nearly 9.2 billion in 2050. All of that growth will be concentrated in developing countries. Global food production will therefore need to increase by more than 50% by 2030, and should nearly doub ...
Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters : The Economics of Effective Prevention
World Bank, 2010Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters looks at disasters primarily through an economic lens. Economists emphasize self-interest to explain how people choose the amount of prevention, insurance, and coping. But lenses can distort as well as sharpen images, so the book also draws from other disciplines: psychology to examine how people may misperceive risks, political science to understand voting patterns, and nutrition science to see how stunting in children after a disaster impairs cognitive abilities and productivity as adults much later. It asks not only the tough questions, but some unexpect ...
WMO Statement on the status of the global climate in 2009
An annually updated 13-page booklet illustrated with graphic analyses, to describe the evolution and fluctuations of the climate system on global and regional scales
UNDP - Green LECRDS Guidance Manuals and Toolkits, 8. Toolkit for Designing Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives : a UNDP Toolkit for Practitioners
UNDP, 2010This Toolkit helps practitioners understand how to differentiate between a climate change adaptation and a traditional development initiative. It sets out the fundamental components of the design process, the approach to building stakeholder consensus, and key tools and methodologies.
UNDP - Green LECRDS Guidance Manuals and Toolkits, 5. Mapping Climate Change Vulnerability and Impact Scenarios : a Guidebook for Sub-national Planners
UNDP, 2010This guidebook assists planners working at the sub-national levels to identify and map the nature of current and future vulnerability to long-term climate change so that appropriate policies and intervention can be designed and implemented.
Human Development in a Changing Climate : a Framework for Climate Finance
UNDP, 2010This paper outlines a climate finance framework to assist developing countries to move to low-emissions, climate-resilient growth paths. UNDP is proposing a country-driven, multi-stakeholder climate finance framework to assist developing countries to scale up efforts to address climate change in a way that strengthens and advances national development priorities.
Local Governance and Climate Change : a Discussion Note
UNDP, 2010The Note tries to articulate in practical terms what has (or has not) been done by local governments (LGs) in addressing climate change, and what can be done to improve outcomes from this interface. The overall conclusion is that there is little hard evidence that climate change figures prominently on the routine agenda of most LGs in the developing countries of the Asia-Pacific region.
Energy security in Mozambique
Mozambique is endowed with considerable hydropower potential and is rich in modern energy resources. However, more than 80 per cent of the country’s population is not connected to the national grid because of inadequate infrastructure, a lack of investment, and the huge cost of installing an energy grid, among others. This study explores the energy-security dynamics affecting the country: energy availability, accessibility and efficiency for the electricity subsector.
Energy security in South America: the role of Brazil
South America has vast energy resources, but countries in the region are unable to guarantee adequate energy security levels for their consumers. This paper argues that the potential economic benefits from the process of South America’s regional energy integration are high, though national regulations impose strong barriers to such a process.
The study deems regional energy cooperation is particularly essential for removing the insecurity of energy supplies facing the region.
Global sea-level rise update
Sea level is higher now and is rising much more rapidly than at any other time in the past 3 000 years. We know that sea level will continue to rise for many centuries, even after global temperatures are stabilized, as it takes that long for the ocean and ice sheets to respond fully to a warmer climate. Unchecked global warming is likely to raise sea level by several metres in coming centuries, leading to the loss of many coastal cities and entire island states. This longer-term threat is already being exacerbated by increased frequency of short-term extreme sea levels due to the superposition ...
Why monitor the Arctic Ocean? Services to society from a sustained ocean observing system
Bates Peter; Alverson Keith; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - UNESCO, 2010Never has accurate information been more important, yet at
present we know very little about the Arctic Ocean. Critical physical processes are poorly understood, ecosystems remain unstudied and undiscovered, and indigenous voices go unheard. This lack of knowledge thwarts efforts to detect, predict or manage the interrelated physical, biological and social impacts of climate change, making sustainable development almost impossible. A coordinated observing system must therefore be
created for the Arctic Ocean and its coasts, to provide baseline data and ensure sustained monitor ...
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Integrating climate change adaptation and mitigation for Food Security and Sustainable Development in the Region
FAO, 2010This paper reviews the impacts of climate change and their implications for food security and sustainable development in the Asia and the Pacific region; analyses opportunities and options for climate change adaptation and mitigation in the agricultural sectors; discusses major policy, institutional and technical issues to be addressed; presents global and regional initiatives taken by FAO; and proposes recommendations for further actions.
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2010 : addressing Food Insecurity in Protracted Crises
FAO, 2010The number of undernourished people in the world remains unacceptably high at close to one billion in 2010 despite an expected decline – the first in 15 years. This decline is largely attributable to a more favourable economic environment in 2010 – particularly in developing countries – and the fall in both international and domestic food prices since 2008.
Ocean acidification : questions answered
Laffoley, D. d'A.; Baxter J.M.; European Project on Ocean Acidification ; et al. - European Commission, 2010In this guide we do four new things. We answer some key questions many people are now asking about ocean acidification. We say how sure the international scientific community is about what is already happening to the ocean, we discuss what the future may hold for the ocean in a high carbon
dioxide (CO2) world, and we explore the consequences for all of us of what is now happening.
Questions Answered follows on from the highly successful multilingual guide called Ocean Acidification: The Facts, which was launched in winter 2009 at the UN climate change conference at Copenhagen. Q ...
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Ocean fertilization : a scientific summary for policy makers
The publication, commissioned by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and prepared with the assistance of the Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS), summarizes activities and issues surrounding the use of ocean fertilization as deliberate interventions in the Earth's climate system that might moderate global warming.
Transition to a Low-carbon Economy : public Goals and Corporate Practices
OECD, 2010Companies are increasingly aware of the need to address climate change. However, while many companies are taking action to address climate change, many others are still lagging behind. This report surveys responsible business practices addressing climate change and driving the shift to a low-carbon economy. It summarises policies, regulations and other instruments in support of a low carbon economy in OECD countries and emerging economies, and analyses corporate responses to these drivers.
Using the principles of responsible business conduct identified in the OECD Guidelines for Multi ...
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Warming not due to urban heating says research : In Reporting Climate Science
Clifford Leon - 2010Surface temperature increases appear to be independant of wind speed suggesting that urban heating is not responsible for the long-term observed surface warming trend, according to new research that is to be published shortly.
Climate, Carbon and Coral Reefs
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - WMO, 2010 (WMO-No. 1063)This brochure summarizes the CO2 threat to coral reefs, the science supporting projections and the solutions that are needed to prevent the loss of one of the world’s natural wonders.
Role of NMHSs in adaptation to climate variability and change : (Analysis report of a survey)
To understand better the role of NMHSs in adaptation at national level, the Climate Prediction and Adaptation Branch (CLPA) has conducted, for the first time, an online survey to gather this information for the benefit of the NMHSs and the people and institutions that they serve.
GCOS, 138. Implementation Plan for the Global Observing System for Climate in support of the UNFCCC : (2010 update)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); et al. - WMO, 2010 (WMO/TD-No. 1523)This 2010 edition of the Implementation Plan for the Global Observing System for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC (IP-10) replaces a similarly titled Plan (IP-04) which was published in 2004.2 Its purpose is to provide an updated set of Actions required to implement and maintain a comprehensive global observing system for climate that will address the commitments of the Parties under Articles 4 and 5 of the UNFCCC and support their needs for climate observations in fulfilment of the objectives of the Convention. This revised Plan updates the Actions in the IP-04, taking account of recent progr ...
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1541. 1st WMO International Conference on Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change
WMO, 2010
Manual para realizar una: evaluación de necesidades en materia de tecnología para el cambio climático
PNUD, 2010Esta Guía actualizada de Evaluación de necesidades en materia de tecnología ha sido diseñada para ayudar a los países a adoptar decisiones informadas en sus elecciones de tecnología. Basándose en lecciones de esfuerzos de ENT anteriores de la última década, ofrece un enfoque sistemático para realizar evaluaciones de necesidades en materia de tecnología a fin de identificar, evaluar y establecer prioridades de medios tecnológicos para mitigación y adaptación. También proporciona procesos y metodologías para revelar brechas en capacidades y marcos favorecedores, y para formular un plan de acción ...
手册: 应对气候 变化技术需求评估
UNDP, 2010新版手册是与来自联合执行网络、英国爱丁堡大学环境变化与可持续发展研究中心和 斯德哥尔摩环境研究所（美国波士顿）的专家密切合作的结果。他们对手册的撰写都 做出了巨大的贡献。技术变化专家组的成员也在本书的写作过程中给予了宝贵的意见 和指导。
Guide pour: évaluation des besoins technologiques pour le changement climatique
PNUD, 2010Ce Guide pour l’Évaluation des besoins technologiques pour le changement climatique révisé a été conçu dans le but d’aider les pays à prendre des décisions éclairées quant à leurs choix technologiques. S'appuyant sur les leçons tirées des évaluations des besoins technologiques issues de la dernière décennie, ce guide offre une approche méthodique de l'évaluation des besoins technologiques en vue d'identifier, d’évaluer et de prioriser les moyens technologiques, à la fois pour l'atténuation et pour l'adaptation. Il fournit également des procédés et des méthodes permettant de déceler les lacunes ...
Declaración Mundial de los Inversores sobre el Cambio Climático : reducción de los riesgos, aprovechamiento de las oportunidades y cierre de la brecha en inversión climática
UNEP FI, 2010Para que los gobiernos del mundo limiten el aumento de la temperatura global a menos de 2ºC, contengan el daño climático que ya está comenzando a producirse, se muevan hacia una economía de bajas emisiones de carbono y aprovechen las oportunidades económicas de la energía limpia y otras actividades climáticamente afines, en las próximas décadas es necesario invertir billones de dólares. Los niveles de inversión actuales están muy por debajo de lo necesario. Sin la inversión del sector privado, esta brecha en la inversión climática no podrá ser cerrada y estos objetivos no podrán ser alcanzados ...
بيان املنظمة العاملية لألرصاد اجلوية عن حالة املناخ العاملي في 2009
وقد اتسم عام 2010 بشكل خاص بتسجيل درجات حرارة سطحية عاملية قياسية، على نفس املستوى املسجل في عامي 1998 و2005، مبا يتسق مع تسارع االحترار املشهود طوال اخلمسني عاماً املاضية. كما أسدل عام 2010 الستار على أحر عقد مسجل، فقد كان االحترار ملحوظاً أكثر من أي وقت آخر طوال هذا العقد في مناطق معينة، السيما في شمال أفريقيا وشبه اجلزيرة العربية وجنوب آسيا واملنطقة القطبية الشمالية.
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整合气候变化适应和减缓政策， 实现本区域粮食安全和可持续发展
FAO, 2010本 文 件 审 查 了 气 候 变 化 的 影 响 ，以 及 气 候 变 化 对 亚 洲 及 太 平 洋 区 域 的 粮 食 安 全 和 可 持 续 发 展 产 生 的 影 响 ； 分 析 了 农业 部 门 气 候 变 化 适 应 和 减 缓 的 机 遇 和 方 案 ； 讨 论 了 主 要 的 政 策 和 需 要 解 决 的 体 制 和 技 术 问 题 ；介 绍 了 粮 农 组 织 实 施 的 全 球 和 区 域 举 措 ； 并 提 出 了 进 一 步 行 动 的 建 议
يعرض تقرير حالة انعدام الأمن لغذائي 2010 : التصدي لانعدام الأمن الغذائي في ظلّ الأزمات الطويلة الأمد
FAO, 2010لا يزال عدد ناقصي التغذية في العالم مرتفعاً بصورة لم تعد مقبولة حيث يكاد يصل إلى مليار نسمة في عام 2010 رغم التراجع المتوقع – للمرة الأولى منذ 15 عاماً. ويُعزى هذا التراجع في قسم كبير منه إلى وجود مناخ اقتصادي مشجّع أكثر في عام 2010 – خاصة في البلدان النامية – وإلى انخفاض الأسعار الدولية والمحلية للمواد الغذائية منذ سنة 2008.
世界粮食不安全状况 2010 : 应对持续危机中的粮食不安全问题
FAO, 2010世界上营养不足人口的数量在2010年仍处于令人难以接受的高位，接近10亿，尽管这一数字已经像预期的那样，出现了15年来的首度下降。下降的原因主要归功于2010年经济环境的好转，特别是在发展中国家，还归功于自2008年以来国际及国内粮价的回落。
阐明要点
Laffoley, D. d'A.; Baxter J.M.; European Project on Ocean Acidification ; et al. - European Commission, 2010本指南主要包括四方面的新内容: 解答人们提出的有关海洋酸化的关键问题；谈谈国际 科学界对海洋已经发生变化的观点；探讨在CO2 浓度升高的地球上，未来海洋的变化 趋势；探讨目前正在发生的一切可能对人类带来什么样的后果。
《海洋酸化：问题解答》是继2009年冬天哥本哈根联合国气候变化大会上成功发布的多 语版《海洋酸化的事实》之后的第二本指南，这本指南将提供更具技术性的解答，推 进科学理念。
جعلها أوضح
Laffoley, D. d'A.; Baxter J.M.; European Project on Ocean Acidification ; et al. - European Commission, 2010فى هذا الدليل قمنا بعمل أربعة أمور جديدة، حيث قمنا بالإجابة عن بعض الأسئلة المهمة التي يسألها العديد من الناس حول تحمّض المحيطات، نحن نتحدث عن تأكد المجتمع العلمي الدولي حول ما يحدث للمحيطات، ونناقش ما يحمل المستقبل للمحيطات مع ارتفاع ثاني أكسيد الكربون )) CO2 في العالم، ونستكشف عواقب ما يحدث الآن.
الأسئلة والإجابات يسير على خطى ناجحة للغاية للدليل متعدد اللغات الذى يسمى “تحمّض المحيطات الحقائق” ، والذى تم إطلاقه فى في شتاء 2009 في مؤتمر الامم المتحدة للتغير المناخي في كوبنهاغن دليل الأسئلة والإجابات حتما ذو طبيعة تقنية أكثر من الدليل السابق “الحقائق” حيث أنه يستند على العلم والسبب المن ...
El Estado de la Inseguridad Alimentaria en el Mundo 2010 : la inseguridad alimentaria en crisis prolongadas
FAO, 2010El número de personas subnutridas en el mundo sigue siendo inaceptablemente elevado, casi mil millones en 2010, a pesar de haber experimentado una reducción prevista, la primera en 15 años. Esta reducción se puede atribuir principalmente a la existencia de un entorno económico más favorable en 2010, especialmente en los países en desarrollo, y a la caída de los precios nacionales e internacionales de los alimentos desde 2008.
Положение дел в связи с отсутствием продовольственной безопасности в мире 2010 : Решение проблемы отсутствия продовольственной безопасности в условиях затяжных кризисов
FAO, 2010Несмотря на ожидаемое снижение – впервые за 15 лет - число недоедающих людей в мире в 2010 году остается недопустимо высоким, приблизившись к 1 миллиарду человек. Это снижение относят главным образом на счет более благоприятной экономической конъюнктуры в 2010 году, особенно в развивающихся странах, и снижения как мировых, так и внутренних цен на продовольствие после 2008 года.
L'état de l’insécurité alimentaire dans le monde 2010 : combattre l’insécurité alimentaire lors des crises prolongées
FAO, 2010Le nombre de personnes sous-alimentées dans le monde, qui avoisine le milliard en 2010, se maintient à un niveau inacceptable malgré une baisse attendue – la première en 15 ans. Cette baisse s'explique dans une large mesure par un environnement économique plus favorable en 2010 – notamment dans les pays en développement – et par la diminution des prix des denrées alimentaires sur les marchés intérieurs et internationaux depuis 2008.
Для чего необходим мониторинг северного Ледовитого океана?
Bates Peter; Alverson Keith; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - UNESCO, 2010
Pourquoi surveiller l'océan Arctique? Services fournis à la société par un système permanent d'observation de l'océan
Bates Peter; Alverson Keith; Commission Océanographique Intergouvernementale (COI); et al. - UNESCO, 2010Jamais l’exactitude de l’information n’a été plus importante
qu’aujourd’hui et pourtant, nous savons encore très peu de choses sur l’océan Arctique. Certains processus physiques essentiels sont mal connus, des écosystèmes ne sont pas étudiés– ou pas découverts – et les voix autochtones demeurent ignorées. Ce manque de connaissances nuit aux initiatives visant à identifier, prédire ou gérer les conséquences physiques, biologiques et sociales – qui sont liées entre elles– du changement climatique, ce qui rend le développement
durable pratiquement impossible. Il est donc nécessair ...
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Intégrer l'attenuation du changement climatique et l'adaptation a ses effets pour garantir la sécurité alimentaire et le développement durable dans la région
FAO, 2010Le présent document analyse les impacts du changement climatique et leurs implications pour la sécurité alimentaire et le développement durable dans la région Asie et Pacifique. Il décrit les possibilités et les options en matière d’adaptation et d’atténuation dans les secteurs agricoles et présente les principales questions politiques, institutionnelles et techniques à approfondir ainsi que les initiatives mondiales et régionales prises par la FAO, avant de conclure par des recommandations sur les actions à engager.
Acidificación oceánica : preguntas y respuestas
Laffoley, D. d'A.; Baxter J.M.; European Project on Ocean Acidification ; et al. - Comisión Europea, 2010En esta guía se tratan cuatro aspectos fundamentales. Se contestan algunas de las preguntas clave que la gente se formula sobre la acidificación oceánica. Se aclara el grado de certeza de la comunidad científica
sobre los cambios que están ocurriendo en los océanos. Se discute qué le depara el futuro al océano en un mundo con altos niveles de dióxido de carbono (CO2) y, finalmente, se exploran cuáles son las consecuencias de este fenómeno para todos nosotros.
Preguntas y Respuestas es un manual que se inspira en la guía multilingüe Acidificación Oceánica: Los Hechos, publicada e ...
L'acidification des océans : questions [et] réponses
Laffoley, D. d'A.; Baxter J.M.; European Project on Ocean Acidification ; et al. - Commission Européenne, 2010Dans ce guide, quatre objectifs sont poursuivis. Nous répondons à des questions clés que le public se pose à propos de l’acidification des océans. Nous exprimons les certitudes de la communauté scientifique internationale quant à ce qui est en train de se passer dans les océans. Nous discutons de ce que sera l’avenir des océans dans un monde riche en dioxyde de carbone (CO2), et nous explorons les conséquences de nos actions.
Questions-Réponses est la suite d’un autre guide publié en plusieurs langues qui a connu un franc succès L’acidification des Océans: Les Faits et qui a été lancé a ...
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Volume 23, Number 1 - January 2009 - Special review issue: Hydrologic effects of a shrinking cryosphere
is an issue of Hydrological Processes. Wiley-Blackwell, 2009
Année polaire internationale, 2007-2008. Etat de la recherche polaire
Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM); Conseil International pour la Science (ICSU) - OMM, 2009
Climate Change Science Compendium 2009
UNEP, 2009The Climate Change Science Compendium is a review of some 400 major scientific contributions to our understanding of Earth Systems and climate that have been released through peer-reviewed literature or from research institutions over the last three years, since the close of research for consideration by the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.
Blue Carbon : The Role of Healthy Oceans in Binding Carbon
This report explores the potential for mitigating the impacts of climate change by improved management and protection of marine ecosystems and especially the vegetated coastal habitat, or blue carbon sinks. The objective of this report is to highlight the critical role of the oceans and ocean ecosystems in maintaining our climate and in assisting policy makers to mainstream an oceans agenda into national and international climate change initiatives. While emissions’ reductions are currently at the centre of the climate change discussions, the critical role of the oceans and ocean ecosystems ha ...
No. 34 - January 2009 - World Climate Conference-3: Climate prediction and information for decision-making
is an issue of World Climate News. WMO, 2009Contents:
- World Climate Conference - 3: “Climate prediction and information for decision-making”
- Observational needs for climate prediction and adaptation
- Improving early warning systems and emergency procedures
- IPCC is 20
- Climate prediction and information for agriculture
- Ten years of Regional Climate Outlook Forums
- The 2008 Antarctic ozone hole
- The Hydrolare Centre
- A bold proposal
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Manual de capacitación en género y cambio climatico
Aguilar Revelo Lorena; Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN); Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD); et al. - UICN, 2009En 2007, UICN, PNUD, PNUMA y WEDO reconocieron la necesidad de una estrategia coordinada entre las instituciones mundiales involucradas con los temas de género y cambio climático. El resultado fue la creación de la Alianza Global de Género y Clima (GGCA). El objetivo principal de la GGCA es velar por que las políticas sobre el cambio climático, la toma de decisiones, y las iniciativas en los planos mundial, regional y nacional incluyan las consideraciones de género. Para satisfacer la exigencia en cuanto al mejoramiento de las competencias en materia de género y cambio climático, la GGCA ha de ...
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Manuel de formation sur le genre et le changement climatique
Aguilar Revelo Lorena; Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN); Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement (PNUD); et al. - UICN, 2009En 2007, UICN, PNUD, PNUE et WEDO ont reconnu le besoin pour une stratégie coordonnée auprès des institutions internationales travaillant dans le domaine de la parité entre hommes et femmes et des changements climatiques. La conclusion en fut la création de la Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA). Son but principal est de s’assurer que les politiques en matière de changements climatiques, les prises de décision, et les initiatives aux niveaux global, régional et national prennent en compte la parité entre hommes et femmes. La Global Gender and Climate Alliance a développé ce manuel de for ...
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Training manual on gender and climate change
IUCN, 2009The primary goal of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance is to ensure that climate change policies, decision making, and initiatives at the global, regional and national levels are gender-responsive. The GGCA has developed this training manual to increase the capacity of policy and decision makers so that efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change are gender-sensitive.
Global climate change impacts in the United States : a state of knowledge report from the U.S. Global Change Research Program
This report summarizes the science of climate change and the impacts of climate change on the United States, now and in the future. It is largely based on results of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), and integrates those results with related research from around the world. This report discusses climate-related impacts for various societal and environmental sectors and regions of the nation. It is an authoritative scientific report written in plain language, with the goal of better informing public and private decision making of better informing public and private decision maki ...
Clôture de la 4e année polaire internationale : colloque des 14 et 15 mai 2009
La 4e année polaire internationale, qui s'était ouverte au Sénat le 1er mars 2007, vient de s'achever. Elle a permis, en faveur des pôles Nord et Sud, une mobilisation sans précédent de notre planète, aussi bien en termes scientifiques que politiques.
La 3e année polaire internationale de 1957-1958 a laissé un legs très important : lancement de la mesure continue de la concentration du CO2 dans l'atmosphère, construction des premières bases permanentes en Antarctique et conclusion, en 1959, du Traité de Washington faisant de ce continent un lieu international réservé à la science et à l ...
IPCC Expert Meeting on Assessing and Combining Multi Model Climate Projections : meeting report
IPCC, 2009
IPCC Expert Meeting on Detection and Attribution Related to Anthropogenic Climate Change : meeting report
IPCC, 2009
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2 0 0 9 年 世 界 人 口 状 况 报 告 : 面对一个变化中的世界 - 妇女、人口与气候
联合国 (UN), 2009什么是减少碳排放量的最佳方法？谁应当 在应对当前和未来气候变化问题时承担资金方 面的责任？ 这些问题至关重要。而另外一些问题也十 分重要。比如说，在全球和各国所发生的气候 变化将会对妇女、男人、男孩和女孩分别产生 什么影响；个人的行为会阻碍还是有助于全球 应对气候变化的努力。贫困人群，特别是那些 生活在发展中国家的贫困人群，可能会承受气 候变化带来的最坏结果。由于大多数穷人生活 在 易 受 洪 水 、 暴 风 雨 和 海 平 面 上 升 影 响 的 地 区，且他们的生活更多地依赖农业和渔业，因 此他们在遭遇难以预测的干旱、洪涝和前所未 有的飓风侵袭时，更易于受到饥饿的威胁，甚 至失去生计。而在贫困人群中的妇女们在灾难 面前显得尤其脆弱。
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حالــة سـكان العــالم 2009 : في مواجهة عالم متغي - املرأة والسكان واملناخ
الأمم المتحدة, 2009فما هو النهج األفضل لتخفيض انبعاثات الكربون؟ ومن سيتحمل املسؤولية املالية من أجل التصدي ملشكلة تغير املناخ اآلن وفي املستقبل؟ ولئن كانت هاتان القضيتان تكتسيان أهمية حاسمة، فإن هناك أيضاً قضايا أساسية لها أهميتها تتعلق بأثر تغير املناخ على النساء والرجال والبنني والبنات في مختلف أنحاء العالم، بل في داخل البلدان ذاتها، وكيف ميكن للسلوك الفردي أن يقوض اجلهود العاملية املبذولة للتصدي لتغير املناخ أو املساهمة في هذه اجلهود. وعلى األرجح، فإن الفقراء، والسيما في البلدان النامية، هم الذين سيواجهون أسوأ اآلثار الناجمة عن تغير املناخ. فاألرجح أن الفقراء هم الذين يعيشون في املناطق املعرضة للف ...
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Народонаселение мира в 2009 году : Перед лицом меняющегося мира - женщины, народонаселение и климат
Каков же наилучший подход к снижению уровня выбросов углеродных соединений? Кто должен нести финансовую ответственность за принятие мер, касаю- щихся нынешнего и будущего изменения климата? Эти вопросы крайне важны. Однако столь же важны вопросы, касающиеся того, каким образом изменение климата скажется на женщинах, мужчинах, мальчиках и девочках во всем мире и, конечно, в каждой стране, и каким образом поведение отдельных людей может либо подорвать глобальные усилия по преодолению измене- ния климата, либо содействовать им. Бедняки, особенно в развивающихся странах, по-видимому, столк ...
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Estado de la población mundial 2009 : frente a un mundo cambiante: las mujeres, la población y el clima
Naciones Unidas, 2009¿Cómo afecta la dinámica de la población a la emisión de gases de efecto invernadero y al cambio climático? La urbanización y el envejecimiento de la población, ¿reforzarán u obstacularizarán las medidas de adaptación a un mundo que se está calentando? Y ¿podrían una mejor atención de la salud reproductiva y unas mejores relaciones entre mujeres y hombres lograr una diferencia en la lucha contra el cambio climático? Encuentre las respuestas a estas preguntas en el informe Estado de la Población Mundial 2009.
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Etat de la population mondiale 2009 : face à un monde qui change, les femmes, la population et le climat
Nations Unies, 2009Quel effet a la dynamique de la population sur les gaz à effet de serre et les changements climatiques? L'urbanisation et le vieillissement de la population vont-ils aider ou entraver les efforts d'adaptation au réchauffement de la planète? Et de meilleurs soins de santé reproductive, ainsi que l'amélioration des rapports entre femmes et hommes, pourraient-ils faire une différence dans la lutte contre les changements climatiques? Vous trouverez les réponses à ces questions dans L'état de la population mondiale 2009.
State of World Population 2009 : Facing a Changing World, Women, Population and Climate
United Nations, 2009This year's flagship report argues that reproductive health care, including family planning, and gender relations could influence the future course of climate change and affect how humanity adapts to rising seas, worsening storms and severe droughts. Women, especially impoverished women in developing countries, bear the disproportionate burden of climate change, but have so far been largely overlooked in the debate about how to address problems of rising seas, droughts, melting glaciers and extreme weather, the report concludes.
The Amazon Rain Forest and Climate Change
This module discusses global climate change that is occurring largely because of greenhouse gases emitted by human activities, and in particular the impact that tropical deforestation plays in the climate system. It also covers signs of climate change, the current thinking on future changes, and international agreements that are attempting to minimize the effects of climate change. The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD Programme) is also discussed.
Climate Change: Fitting the Pieces Together
This module discusses climate change, particularly as it is currently being affected by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases emitted by human activities. It also covers signs of climate change, how scientists study climate, the current thinking on future changes, and what can be done to minimize the effects. Updated in 2012.
Flood Management Tool Series, Technical Document, 09. Flood Management in a Changing Climate
This tool is an initiator and starting point on how flood management can be an autonomous part of an adaptation strategy to climate change. Flood managers have vast experience in managing floods under current climate variability. Floods are among the most widely cited expected impacts of global warming, either with an increased frequency or with increased magnitude in particular regions. As such climate change poses an additional challenge that needs a conscious strategic reorientation of flood management practices towards applying risk management techniques and involving a far broader set of ...
WCDMP, 70. Guidelines for Plant Phenological Observations
The technical document on the guidelines for plant phenological observations raises the benefits of these types of observations in monitoring the impact of the changing climate on an important biosphere element of the climate system which is vegetation. The content of the document was elaborated by experts in climatology and biometeorology in a multidisciplinary team work approach. The guidelines included in the document are based on scientifically recognized principles and good practices undertaken by several institutions having long experience in carrying out plant phonological observations ...
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Arab Environment : Climate Change. Impact of Cilmate Change on Arab Countries
CDKN, 2009In this report, the editors state that the Arab countries are in many ways among the most vulnerable in the world to the potential impacts of climate change, as the region already suffers from aridity, recurrent drought and water scarcity. The report highlights that virtually no work is being carried out to make the Arab countries prepared for climate change challenges. Specifically, no concerted data gathering and research efforts could be traced regarding the impacts of climate change on health, infrastructure, biodiversity, tourism, water and food production. Reliable records on climate pat ...
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Climate change mitigation strategies in fast-growing countries: the benefits of early action
Focusing on the climate problem, it is now clear that developing countries, especially fast-growing regions such as those in the so-called BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China), will have a major impact on future emission dynamics and will play a major role in climate negotiations.
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The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia: A Regional Review
ADB, 2009This report, published by the Asian Development Bank, examines the economics of climate change in Southeast Asia. The report focuses on Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam in particular. It is found that the region is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to its heavily populated coastal areas and its reliance on agriculture. Therefore, Southeast Asia will be required to undertake a relatively high proportion of adaptation measures. It is also argued that the region has a great deal of potential in terms of climate change mitigation and the regio ...
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Coping with a changing climate: considerations for adaptation and mitigation in agriculture
This book presents historical evidence of the linkages between climate and food security and the current challenges climate change poses on world food security. It argues that changing climatic conditions are projected to affect food security from the local to the global level as the unpredictability of weather conditions increases. It calls for new policy driven options to address the emerging challenges of attaining improved food security.
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Case study on the impact of climate change on the agriculture of an indigenous community in Guyana
Much like developing countries, indigenous peoples the world over are among the least responsible for climate change, yet they are expected to be some of those most blighted by its effects. This case study from Guyana focuses on Amerindian women in agriculture and examines the impact of natural disasters and climate change on their cassava production.The case study also illustrates how local populations have learnt to adjust to climatic changes which have been accepted as normal, natural processes.
WMO Statement on the status of the global climate in 2008
An annually updated 13-page booklet illustrated with graphic analyses, to describe the evolution and fluctuations of the climate system on global and regional scales
Regional climate change and adaptation : the Alps facing the challenge of changing water resources
EEA, 2009Drawing on the most recent knowledge of climate change impacts in the Alps and experiences across the region, this report analyses the risks that climate change presents to the region's water supply and quality, identifying needs, constraints, opportunities, policy levers and options for adaptation. It extracts policy guidance on adaptation practice and aims to assist regional and local stakeholders in developing robust adaptation strategies. The focus of the report is on water resources and related adaptation, rather than water-related extreme events like floods, avalanches, landslides or mud ...
Water in a Changing World (WWDR-3) : the 3rd United Nations World Water Development Report
UNESCO, 2009
World Water Development Report (WWDR)
The triennial World Water Development Report (WWDR) is the United Nations System flagship report on water, a comprehensive review of the state of the world’s freshwater resources. The Reports provide a mechanism for monitoring changes in freshwater resources and their management and tracking progress towards achieving targets, particularly those of the Millennium Development Goals and the World Summit on Sustainable Development. The Reports also offer best practices and in-depth theoretical analyses to help stimulate ideas and actio ...
Least developed countries Expert Group 2009 : Support needed to fully implement national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs)
UNFCCC, 2009This paper analyzes the information submitted in NAPAs as well as costing data in project proposals submitted to the GEF for funding under the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) to provide an estimate of the financial support needed to fully implement NAPAs. Other types of support, including capacity-building, technology development and transfer and institutional arrangements are also considered.
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