Her work focuses on the health effects of climate change; advocating for strategies to prepare for and prevent these impacts, especially for our most vulnerable communities; and making health a more central feature of national, state and
local climate change adaptation plans.
Local climate change adaptation: moving from adjustments to transformation?
While several organizations like the World Bank, European agencies, nonprofit agencies and USAID have commissioned studies, experts yesterday acknowledged that no one has emerged with a systematic approach to understanding
local climate change adaptation efforts or using them to inform the work of the multibillion - dollar Green Climate Fund.
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Prior to joining GFI, Charlie worked at the Georgetown
Climate Center, where he researched climate change adaptation strategies for local governments preparing for potential climate - related
Climate Center, where he researched
climate change adaptation strategies for local governments preparing for potential climate - related
climate change adaptation strategies for
local governments preparing for potential
climate - related
climate - related issues.
We held interactive workshops to introduce
local decision makers to the issues behind
climate change and presented solutions for integrating
climate adaptation into
local land use management, development, and restoration efforts.
The committees suggested setting up a national
climate change adaptation program to empower communities by using
local, indigenous knowledge to help decrease disaster risk and support recovery efforts.
The study suggests that an understanding of how human use of the landscape interact with
climate and ecosystem processes is important for organizations that want to develop strategies for
climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation and
local development in one of the world's poorest regions.
The results suggest that recent
changes in global vegetation have had impacts on
local climates that should be considered in the design of
local mitigation and
adaptation plans.
Research in Nature
Climate Change reveals that
adaptation measures have the potential to generate further pressures and threats for both
local and global ecosystems.
It works by providing sustainable social benefits for a
local community within
climate change adaptation practices.
«EbA is the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall
adaptation to help people and communities adapt to the negative effects of
climate change at
local, regional, and global levels.»
Australia has created an
adaptation program to «help Australians better understand
climate change, manage risks, and take advantage of potential opportunities;» In Nigeria, state and
local governments are developing action plans for high - risk urban areas, while the federal government is seeking to expand forests by reducing deforestation and wood fuel demand; in Mali, significant efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of
climate change.
Such offices shall engage in cooperative research, development, and demonstration projects with the academic community, State
Climate Offices, Regional Climate Offices, and other users and stakeholders on climate products, technologies, models, and other tools to improve understanding and forecasting of regional and local climate variability and change and the effects on economic activities, natural resources, and water availability, and other effects on communities, to facilitate development of regional and local adaptation plans to respond to climate variability and change, and any other needed research identified by the Under Secretary or the Advisory Com
Climate Offices, Regional
Climate Offices, and other users and stakeholders on climate products, technologies, models, and other tools to improve understanding and forecasting of regional and local climate variability and change and the effects on economic activities, natural resources, and water availability, and other effects on communities, to facilitate development of regional and local adaptation plans to respond to climate variability and change, and any other needed research identified by the Under Secretary or the Advisory Com
Climate Offices, and other users and stakeholders on
climate products, technologies, models, and other tools to improve understanding and forecasting of regional and local climate variability and change and the effects on economic activities, natural resources, and water availability, and other effects on communities, to facilitate development of regional and local adaptation plans to respond to climate variability and change, and any other needed research identified by the Under Secretary or the Advisory Com
climate products, technologies, models, and other tools to improve understanding and forecasting of regional and
local climate variability and change and the effects on economic activities, natural resources, and water availability, and other effects on communities, to facilitate development of regional and local adaptation plans to respond to climate variability and change, and any other needed research identified by the Under Secretary or the Advisory Com
climate variability and
change and the effects on economic activities, natural resources, and water availability, and other effects on communities, to facilitate development of regional and
local adaptation plans to respond to
climate variability and change, and any other needed research identified by the Under Secretary or the Advisory Com
climate variability and
change, and any other needed research identified by the Under Secretary or the Advisory Committee.
Teams shall conduct applied regional
climate research and projects to address the needs of
local and regional decisionmakers for information and tools to develop
adaptation and response plans to
climate variability and
change.
The report provides scientifically sound practical guidance for selecting SLM practices that help address DLDD,
climate change adaptation and mitigation, and for creating an enabling environment for their large - scale implementation considering
local realities.
Abstract: Coastal communities in tropical environments are at increasing risk from both environmental degradation and
climate change and require urgent
local adaptation action.
This combination of uncertain projections,
local and global effects, and potential for human
adaptation makes it difficult to attribute current, much less future,
changes and trends in Montana agriculture solely to
climate change.
Pioneering
Climate Resilience through Regional Action Welcome to Broward County (view video) Bertha Henry, County Administrator, Broward County The Hon. Barbara Sharief, Vice Mayor, Broward County Summit Workshop: Innovative Tools for Local Adaptation Cities and regions have been leading the way in preparing for a changing c
Climate Resilience through Regional Action Welcome to Broward County (view video) Bertha Henry, County Administrator, Broward County The Hon. Barbara Sharief, Vice Mayor, Broward County Summit Workshop: Innovative Tools for
Local Adaptation Cities and regions have been leading the way in preparing for a
changing climateclimate.
In May 2013 the Arctic Council decided to continue its work on the AACA initiative and requested the AMAP Working Group to «produce information to assist
local decision - makers and stakeholders in three pilot regions in developing
adaptation tools and strategies to better deal with
climate change and other pertinent environmental stressors».
Quantitative integrated assessment of
climate change risks is not always possible, but it can play a key role in informing decisions both about
local adaptation and about large - scale mitigation policy.
Most importantly, we are bringing together community members, parents, school principals and vice principals, teachers,
local authorities, officials responsible for emergency situations, media and national authorities to discuss the importance of taking joint and coordinated action on disaster risk reduction,
climate change adaptation and mitigation, and biodiversity conservation, in a comprehensive manner and towards long - term solutions.
The impacts and management of global
climate change in extreme environments, including
adaptation by
local populations.
As part of the Programme, with support from PRBB Foundation, the Green Belt Movement developed a specialised Training of Community Trainers project which sees
local women taught about
climate change adaptation strategies that can be used to provide practical solutions to effects of
climate change at a
local level.
Post EcoChallenge, CCNCW aims to host a town hall meeting around
climate change to continue engaging the community in proactively working towards
local solutions and
adaptations.
A first step towards planning
adaptation policies of SLR would be the projection of SLR at the
local level at different time scales and at its different scenarios, as devised by the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC).
The contributions of urban agriculture to various policy goals are manifold and relate a.o to poverty alleviation, food security, environmental and waste management,
local economic development, social and community development and community
adaptation to
climate change.
For example, the UN Capital Development Fund's
Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) helps build the capacity of local governments, who are on the front lines of adapting to climate change, to access and utilize adaptation fin
Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) helps build the capacity of local governments, who are on the front lines of adapting to climate change, to access and utilize adaptation fin
Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) helps build the capacity of local governments, who are on the front lines of adapting to climate change, to access and utilize adaptation f
Climate Adaptive Living Facility (
LoCAL) helps build the capacity of local governments, who are on the front lines of adapting to climate change, to access and utilize adaptation fin
LoCAL) helps build the capacity of local governments, who are on the front lines of adapting to climate change, to access and utilize adaptation fin
LoCAL) helps build the capacity of
local governments, who are on the front lines of adapting to climate change, to access and utilize adaptation fin
local governments, who are on the front lines of adapting to climate change, to access and utilize adaptation fin
local governments, who are on the front lines of adapting to
climate change, to access and utilize adaptation f
climate change, to access and utilize
adaptation finance.
There is no shortage of support needs for communities to address the impacts of
climate change in agricultural systems, including support for
adaptation for vulnerable regions and transformation to sustainable and resilient food production systems, built around
local food economies.
Through this training the
local level officials and operational professionals were given orientation on the major issues and themes of
climate change,
adaptation and its linkages with overall risk management through systematic
adaptation process.
The authors find that, without
adaptation, projected corn, rice and wheat production is reduced when areas experience 2.0 °C or more of
local warming, with losses greater in the second half of the century due to larger
changes in
climate.
The conference welcomes people who work in
climate change adaptation, within the fields of science, in
local communities, governments and municipal administration, in ministries and national authorities, politics, businesses, industry and NGOs.
How the
climate will change in the future is largely based on results from Global Climate Models; however, work on climate adaptation at regional and local levels requires much more detailed infor
climate will
change in the future is largely based on results from Global
Climate Models; however, work on climate adaptation at regional and local levels requires much more detailed infor
Climate Models; however, work on
climate adaptation at regional and local levels requires much more detailed infor
climate adaptation at regional and
local levels requires much more detailed information.
Expensive action to mitigate
climate change creates little or no net benefit, especially given that we are, apparently, committed to some level of
climate change, leaving fewer resources available to
local adaptation.
The
local governments want the industries to pay for damage and
adaptation costs resulting from
climate change, including sea - level rise and more extreme storms.
These webinars provide assistance to state and
local health departments to conduct analytic and programmatic activities aimed at reducing the health consequences of
climate change and variability, and to develop public health
adaptation strategies.
If they are to be effective,
local plans for
climate change (both
adaptation and mitigation) require the involvement of a variety of stakeholders and a specific focus on the most vulnerable groups.
ClimateAdaptAsia: Determinants and Effectiveness of
Local - Level Adaptation to Climate Change: Case Studies of Two Bangladesh ministries, including the ministries of agriculture, environment and forest, water, health, rural development, food and disaster management, children and women affairs, relevant departments and NGOs have been implementing a number of local level adaptation (LLA) projects with their limited resources [continue readin
Local - Level
Adaptation to Climate Change: Case Studies of Two Bangladesh ministries, including the ministries of agriculture, environment and forest, water, health, rural development, food and disaster management, children and women affairs, relevant departments and NGOs have been implementing a number of local level adaptation (LLA) projects with their limited resources [continue r
Adaptation to
Climate Change: Case Studies of Two Bangladesh ministries, including the ministries of agriculture, environment and forest, water, health, rural development, food and disaster management, children and women affairs, relevant departments and NGOs have been implementing a number of
local level adaptation (LLA) projects with their limited resources [continue readin
local level
adaptation (LLA) projects with their limited resources [continue r
adaptation (LLA) projects with their limited resources [continue reading...]
This guidance document provides access to articles, videos and various other resources that would assist indigenous peoples,
local communities, policy makers and other stakeholders in researching on
climate change adaptation and mitigation.
This policy document aism to address and raise awareness of the social dimension of ecosystem - based
adaptation (EbA) to
climate change, laying particular emphasis on: i) the social impacts of EbA on global national and regional level and
local communities and ii) social considerations in designing and implementing EbA.
By presenting their own experiences of participating in disaster risk reduction activities, it aims to highlight the capacity of children in order to inspire other children and youth, as well as encourage
local governments, NGOs, and the private sector to support child - centered community risk reduction and
climate change adaptation.
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Adaptation policies and measures to cope with a
changing climate will need to be tailored to
local needs.
Together with their
local authorities, they have the potential to diminish the causes of
climate change (mitigation) and effectively protect themselves from its impacts (
adaptation).
UN-Habitat is already working with cities and other
local governments in 20 developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to develop mitigation and
adaptation strategies for
climate change.
It consists of nine chapters, covering risk management; observed and projected
changes in extreme weather and
climate events; exposure and vulnerability to as well as losses resulting from such events;
adaptation options from the
local to the international scale; the role of sustainable development in modulating risks; and insights from specific case studies.
The
Adaptation Fund originated as part of the overall Bonn Agreements on the Implementation of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action from the 6th COP with an objective to «reduce vulnerability and increase adaptive capacity to respond to the impacts of
climate change, including variability at the
local and national levels.»
Although
climate change is global, information on
climate adaptation and mitigation are required by the
local and regional decision - makers.
The chapters assembled for this issue of the State of the World's Forests highlight four key areas that warrant greater attention: regional trends on forest resources; the development of sustainable forest industries;
climate change mitigation and
adaptation; and the
local value of forests.
The October 2011 report Federal Actions for a
Climate Resilient Nation: Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force provides an update on actions in key areas of Federal adaptation, including: building resilience in local communities, safeguarding critical natural resources such as freshwater, and providing accessible climate information and tools to help decision - makers manage climate
Climate Resilient Nation: Progress Report of the Interagency
Climate Change Adaptation Task Force provides an update on actions in key areas of Federal adaptation, including: building resilience in local communities, safeguarding critical natural resources such as freshwater, and providing accessible climate information and tools to help decision - makers manage climate
Climate Change Adaptation Task Force provides an update on actions in key areas of Federal adaptation, including: building resilience in local communities, safeguarding critical natural resources such as freshwater, and providing accessible climate information and tools to help decision - makers manage clim
Adaptation Task Force provides an update on actions in key areas of Federal
adaptation, including: building resilience in local communities, safeguarding critical natural resources such as freshwater, and providing accessible climate information and tools to help decision - makers manage clim
adaptation, including: building resilience in
local communities, safeguarding critical natural resources such as freshwater, and providing accessible
climate information and tools to help decision - makers manage climate
climate information and tools to help decision - makers manage
climateclimate risks.
This is a critical question with huge implications for public policy,
climate adaptation, and scientific understanding of
local climate change.