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.
Not exact matches
The
adaptation and flexibility will help you to find more profitable opportunities in the market along with better accuracy
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«Having a better understanding of the chances of local flood damage
from rising seas in coastal areas is a key factor in being able to assess vulnerability, risk and
adaptation options.»
As a sequel to a movie with a twist ending so over-the-top and improbable that it crossed over into the sublime, Now You See Me 2 has no
option but to go bigger; if it can't top Now You See Me's reveal, which seemed like it came
from the mind of
Adaptation's Donald Kaufman, it can at least up the ludicrous quotient,...
Production company A Bigger Boat has
optioned the rights to Throttle, a novella
from Stephen King and his son Joe Hill, with THR reporting that producer Emile Gladstone has tapped John Scott III (Maggie) to pen the script for a big screen
adaptation.
The Temeraire books (named for the dragon whose exploits they follow) have earned praise
from such luminaries as Stephen King and director Peter Jackson, who has
optioned the series for a possible film
adaptation.
While anime
adaptations require approval
from several companies to move forward, on each side of the Pacific, most series have had a «free to watch»
option.
The largest international science conference before the Paris COP21, with close to 2,000 participants
from almost 100 countries, CFCC15 explores current understanding of all dimensions of the climate change challenge plus the full range of mitigation and
adaptation options that can lead to sustainable, equitable solutions across all nations and regions.
As can be seen
from its charter, it was not IPCC's brief to find out what causes climate to change, but rather to establish the risk of human - induced climate change, its potential impacts and
options for
adaptation and mitigation
And the above statement
from the IPCC's Constitution presumes that there is a «risk of human - induced climate change» (i.e. a risk of AGW) that has «potential impacts» which require «
options for
adaptation and mitigation».
This
option may be used for instance to obtain case study materials
from private sector sources for assessment of
adaptation and mitigation
options.
Unprecedented efforts by governments, humanitarian and development agencies to collaborate in order to find ways to move away
from reliance on short - term emergency responses to food insecurity to longer - term development - oriented strategies that involve closer partnerships with governments, are also increasing (see food insecurity case study below and SARPN - http://www.sarpn.org/ - for several case studies and examples; see also Table 9.2 for other possible
adaptation options).
• Tools, datasets, and land management information to support coastal planning, including better data and resources provided via platforms that improve their usability by decision makers • Linking physical vulnerability with economic analysis, planning, and assessment of
adaptation options • Improving understanding of increased risks of and damage
from coastal storm surge flooding • Developing risk - management approaches for coastal development and local land - use planning
In a general sense, the earlier assessments are still valid, but the assessments have become much more complete over time, evolving
from making very simple, general statements about sectoral impacts, through greater concern with regions regarding observed and projected impacts and associated vulnerabilities, through to an enhanced emphasis on sustainability and equity, with a deeper examination of
adaptation options.
Where probabilities can be attached to different outcomes that may result
from an
adaptation measure, economic tools such as risk and portfolio theory allow us to choose the
adaptation option that maximizes the expected net benefits, while allowing for the risks associated with different
options.
Examples of potential inequities occur where people benefit differently
from an
adaptation option (such as publicly funded flood protection) or where people are displaced or otherwise adversely impacted in order to implement an
adaptation option (e.g., building a new reservoir).
Options include such tongue - twisters as «Nationally Determined Mitigation [Contribution][Commitment](NDMC)» and «Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, which can be in the form of co-benefits resulting
from the Party's
adaptation contributions and economic diversification plans.»)
Read the latest
from RFF experts on developing
adaptation strategies for coastal ecosystems and agriculture, household demand for flood insurance and NFIP reform
options, possibilities for state and regional carbon pricing policies, and more.
Option I asked for Loss and Damage to be established as a separate article
from Adaptation, to hold permanence within the final accord, to provide facilities for those displaced by loss and damage, and to integrate «innovative» finance, which the majority considers to be insurance.
From FCCC / TP / 2017 / 3 Opportunities and
options for integrating climate change
adaptation with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 — 2030.
The second is
adaptation, the measures we take to reduce the harm that results
from climate change that we do not avoid, and the third
option is suffering.