Sentences with phrase «national adaptation program»

My Republica: Despite having been identified as one of the most vulnerable countries in the world, Nepal was not among the first group of countries to write a National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA)-- a prerequisite for accessing international support for climate intervention.

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The program is now being used internationally, with adaptations made for particular national contexts.

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 workshop is sponsored by New York Sea Grant (NYSG) with additional funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Community Climate Adaptation Initiative Program and the Environmental Protection Fund under the authority of the New York Ocean and Great Lakes Ecosystem Conservation Act.

In collaboration with both national and international colleagues, she has conducted numerous studies on the effects of cultural adaptations of the Strengthening Families program, as well as other evidence - based programs, which have significantly furthered our understanding of the importance of culturally grounded prevention.

Kedda continues to act as Senior Program Director of State and Local Networks, leading the strategy, development, and adaptation of national - level equity guidance that supports meaningful engagement at the state and local levels.

Subtitle E: Adapting to Climate Change - Part 1: Domestic Adaptation - Subpart A: National Climate Change Adaptation Program - Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2009 -(Sec. 451) Requires the President to establish or designate an interagency committee to ensure cooperation and coordination of all federal research activities pertaining to processes of global change for the purpose of increasing the overall effectiveness and productivity of federal global change research efforts.

Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish a Climate Service Program, a Climate Service Office, a Climate Service Advisory Committee, and a Summer Institutes Program at the Regional Climate Centers for interaction with and training of students and educators on weather and climate sciences; (2) operate the Climate Service Program; (3) maintain a network of six Regional Climate Centers to work cooperatively with the State Climate Offices on data collection and exchange, research support, and state and local adaptation and response planning on climate; (4) maintain a network of offices as part of the Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Program; (5) ensure that the core functions and missions of the National Weather Service, the National Integrated Drought Information System, and any other programs within NOAA are not diminished or neglected by the establishment of the Climate Service Program or the duties imposed on such offices or programs; (6) report to Congress on the need for climate services; (7) prepare a plan for creating a Climate Service Program in NOAA and delivering climate products and services to NOAA users and stakeholders; and (8) establish and maintain a clearinghouse of federal climate service products and links to agencies providing climate services.

Parts 1 - 5 introduce training participants to the multiple facets of population dynamics and climate change adaptation, and part 6 presents opportunities for integration through an examination of international and national policy dialogues, adaptation planning and programs, and planning in other sectors.

-- Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the National Climate Service or the Climate Service Program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to require State, tribal, or local governments to develop adaptation or response plans or to take any other action in response to variations in climate that may result in an increased financial burden to such governments.

-- Consistent with its authorities under other laws and with Federal trust responsibilities with respect to Indian lands, each Federal department or agency with representation on the National Resources Climate Change Adaptation Panel shall consider the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification and integrate the elements of the strategy into agency plans, environmental reviews, programs, and activities related to the conservation, restoration, and management of natural resources.

The recommendations focus on the components of legislation that should address climate change preparedness and adaptation, a prospective National Climate Service, and the U.S. Global Change Research Program.

National and international agencies to adequately support comprehensive observation and research programs that can clarify the urgency and extent of needed mitigation and promote adaptation to the consequences of climate change;

The Summit report identifies seven priorities for near - term action, starting with the need to develop «an overarching national strategy to guide federal climate climate change adaptation programs.

There is a need to scale up our national and local programs on climate change adaptation and disaster risk management with urgency,» Lucille Sering told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in an interview.

The survey was commissioned by the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility and funded by the federal government's Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency's Climate Change Adaptation Research Grants program.

Developing countries are the most vulnerable to climate change; the objective of the Nairobi work program integrates socio - economic activities which are an integral part of adaptation to climate change and focuses on regional and national actions.

Christina Chan is the Director for the Climate Resilience Practice, which seeks to help national and sub-national decision - makers understand the drivers of climate vulnerability in their countries, engage vulnerable people in adaptation efforts, and access the information, tools, and resources they need to take account of climate change in planning and programs.

The program operates statewide in Hawaii and has inspired national and international adaptations, including Healthy Families America.

The program national office at APA has articulated messages and language defining acceptable levels of adaptation, necessary due to cultural diversity.