Sentences with phrase «adaptation and mitigation responses»

Objective 1.2 aims to advance use - inspired science (defined as science necessary to improve fundamental understanding in areas important to society) to assess the vulnerabilities to global change, understand the societal and ecological characteristics that confer resilience in the face of these changes, and support the adaptation and mitigation responses to the risks these changes pose.

People who are socially, economically, culturally, politically, institutionally, or otherwise marginalized are especially vulnerable to climate change and also to some adaptation and mitigation responses (medium evidence, high agreement).

Not exact matches

Key topics discussed are: • Climate change impact on food production • Options for adaptation to a new climate • Options for mitigation in response to key drivers; e.g. water use efficiency and / or carbon sequestration.

Next year's school, «Adaptation and Mitigation: Responses to Climate Change,» will explore topics such as greenhouse gas emission scenarios, the economics of climate change, adaptation and mitigation measures, and climateAdaptation and Mitigation: Responses to Climate Change,» will explore topics such as greenhouse gas emission scenarios, the economics of climate change, adaptation and mitigation measures, and climateMitigation: Responses to Climate Change,» will explore topics such as greenhouse gas emission scenarios, the economics of climate change, adaptation and mitigation measures, and climateadaptation and mitigation measures, and climatemitigation measures, and climate policies.

Note that discussions about mitigation and / or adaptation should be on the Forced Responses thread.

[Response: We suggest an emphasis on adaptation over mitigation for grasslands in particular, especially where precipitation is relatively low, because they fluctuate annually between weak sources and sinks and the extensive management strategies applied have minimal effects on carbon balance.

With 40 years» experience in engaging communities at the grassroots to address issues of environmental degradation, community empowerment and advocacy, GBM is uniquely positioned to offer an integrated response to climate change through mitigation, adaptation and promotion of sustainable development.

JC comments: When I raise the issue of emphasizing adaptation over mitigation, the response I often get is that the sea level rise issue is so global and overwhelming that mitigation is the only sensible way to deal with the global sea level rise.

This policy document provides guidance on what forest managers should consider in assessing vulnerability, risk, mitigation options, and actions for adaptation, mitigation and monitoring in response to climate change.

As Section Chief, she oversaw and managed the comprehensive revision of Colorado's 2010 Drought Mitigation and Response Plan, and authored the Water Adaptation section of Colorado's first Climate Action Plan in 2007.

In conclusion then, for definitional and governance purposes there are times when we will want to consider CDR and SRM techniques separately, and perhaps as Clare Heyward suggests, see these as categorically equivalent to responses such as mitigation and adaptation.

• Improved understanding of climate thresholds and vulnerabilities, impacts, and adaptive responses in a variety of different local contexts across the country • Improved understanding of vulnerable populations (e.g., urban poor, native populations on tribal lands) that have limited capacities for responding to climate change • Ways to build adaptive capacity that can be generalized across individuals, communities, and countries • Decision support tools for entities responsible for hazard mitigation and management • Collection of socioeconomic research to inform impact, vulnerability, and adaptation research

As noted in the overview of a Climate and Health Workshop at the NOAA Southeast Regional Climate Center: «The ultimate success of adaptation and mitigation strategies in response to climate change and human health will depend on the depth of understanding of the mechanistic links between climate change and the complex components of human health.»

Compared with previous reports, the IPCC site says, «the AR5 will put greater emphasis on assessing the socio - economic aspects of climate change and implications for sustainable development, risk management and the framing of a response through both adaptation and mitigation.»

If nations fail to base their climate change policies on what equity, ethics, and justice require of them on mitigation of their greenhouse gas emissions and funding for adaptation, losses, and damages, then the global response to climate change will not likely be ambitious enough to avoid catastrophic climate impacts while deepening existing injustices in the world.

That one was called RESPONSES, dealing with: «European responses to climate change: deep emissions reductions and mainstreaming of mitigation and adaptatioRESPONSES, dealing with: «European responses to climate change: deep emissions reductions and mainstreaming of mitigation and adaptatioresponses to climate change: deep emissions reductions and mainstreaming of mitigation and adaptation.»

In stark terms, there are only three response choices in the face of global climatic disruption says Dr. John Holdren as often as he can say it: mitigation, adaptation, and suffering.

To cover this vast amount of ground, it discusses, at a high level, subjects ranging from observations of various parts of the climate system and climate modelling to the limits of economic assessments, the different pathways of greenhouse gas emissions considered, adaptation response strategies and methods of mitigation that include everything from from taxing greenhouse gas emissions to removing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere.

This activity report presents different options, tools and mechanisms to enhance financing for mitigation, adaptation and technology cooperation for an effective response to climate change.

If GHGR is technically a subset of what has been called mitigation, but nevertheless worth highlighting as a separate response category, might the same be said with respect to SRM and adaptation?

The activity report includes: the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) response to Conference of the Parties (COP) guidance, including relevant COP 20 decisions and conclusions of the 41st and 42nd sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI); GEF initiatives; and GEF achievements, including in the areas of support to intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs), mitigation, adaptation, technology transfer, and enabling activities and capacity building.

The large investment in climate modeling, both in the U.S. and internationally, has been made with the expectation that climate models will support decision making on both mitigation and adaptation responses to climate change.

The relationship between adaptation and mitigation in managing climate change risks: a regional response from north central Victoria, Australia

Meanwhile, we should focus on improving mitigation and adaptation technologies and our knowledge of climate change science, economics, and responses.

The Native Title Report 2008 examines the challenge of climate change for Australia's Indigenous peoples and the support they require to put in place adaptation and mitigation strategies, as well as new opportunities to participate in emerging carbon markets and to apply traditional knowledge in response to climate change.