Sentences with phrase «adaptation planning project»

Furthermore, UTZ works on the landscape - based adaptation planning project with Malawian tea smallholder farmers which will not only address the effects of climate change on tea, but also tackle such environmental impacts as land degradation, deforestation and availability of clean water.

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But in the end, the city's climate adaptation plan says, it's «cheapest by far to establish the protection over a longer period, where sections can be protected in connection with other construction projects.»

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 Committee.

The exosuit is an adaptation of a previous design developed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Warrior Web program, a Department of Defense plan to develop assistive exosuits for military applications.

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.

Universal has passed on Imagine Entertainment's planned adaptation of Stephen King's fantasy epic, an ambitious and expensive project that calls for a movie trilogy and two television miniseries.

Also, when Thorne was still a part of the project, Joseph Gordon - Levitt was also involved in the creative process, and he had planned to direct and star in the eventual adaptation.

Liman is finishing a drug film called Mena with Tom Cruise and has several other projects, including the Marvel adaptation Gambit, also on his plate; there's also a planned Edge of Tomorrow sequel, though that's still very early in development.

Having departed Universal's planned live - action adaptation of The Little Mermaid, it looks like Sofia Coppola has found her next project, with The Tracking Board reporting that the director is set to remake the 1971 drama The Beguiled.

Initially, Simenon, dissatisfied with earlier screen adaptations of his novels, had wanted to direct La tête d'un homme himself, but his plans fell through, and Duvivier took over the project.

Back in the day (2006, to be exact) we reported on Peter Weir signing up to direct the film with a William Broyles Jr script, and we guessed it would step before the cameras long before Weir's other planned project at the time, an adaptation of William Gibson's Pattern Recognition.

Last July, Starz stepped in to pick up Bryan Fuller (Hannibal) and Michael Green's (Heroes) planned adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods after HBO opted to pass on the project, and now it has been announced that the network has given the series the green light.

In yet another stumbling block for Warner Bros.» planned adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking manga, the director Albert Hughes is reportedly leaving the project on amicable terms with the studio.

THR reports that Goddard, who wrote the adaptation of the space adventure book, had to leave the project due to his directing commitments for Sony's planned Spider - Man spin - off, «The Sinister Six» (let's not even go into how it must feel to abandon your own project for a franchise that seems to be sinking fast).

Though they're purposely keeping their team for the adaptation of Cyberpunk 2077 small for now, Badowski plans to bolster the project's roster to rival that of their flagship title.

it shows a degree of emotion unusual in zobernig's work and was created as the development or adaptation of a video project he had planned as his contribution to a joint exhibition with kippenberger and hans weigand in the trabant, an art - scene bar and gallery in vienna.

NCCARF: This project examines the likely impacts on the built environment of increased intensities in weather - related natural hazard events, in order to identify the possibilities of using the regulatory mechanisms of building construction, housing insurance and planning in climate change adaptation.

The European research project SUDPLAN, co-ordinated by SMHI, has developed a planning tool for climate adaptation of European cities and regions [continue reading...]

adaptability the degree to which adjustments are possible in practices, processes, or structures of systems to projected or actual changes of climate; adaptation can be spontaneous or planned, and can be carried out in response to or in anticipation of changes in conditions

(Sec. 479) Requires each state to prepare a natural resources adaptation plan detailing the state's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources and coastal areas in order to be eligible for funds under this subpart.

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-- In order to be eligible for funds under section 480, not later than 1 year after the development of a Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy required under section 476 each State shall prepare a State natural resources adaptation plan detailing the State's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources and coastal areas within the State's jurAdaptation Strategy required under section 476 each State shall prepare a State natural resources adaptation plan detailing the State's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources and coastal areas within the State's juradaptation plan detailing the State's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources and coastal areas within the State's jurisdiction.

(1) complete an adaptation plan for that department or agency, respectively, implementing the Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy under section 476 and consistent with the Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Policy under section 472, detailing the department's or agency's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources within the department's or agency's jurisdiction and necessary additional actions, including a timeline for implementation of thosadaptation plan for that department or agency, respectively, implementing the Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy under section 476 and consistent with the Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Policy under section 472, detailing the department's or agency's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources within the department's or agency's jurisdiction and necessary additional actions, including a timeline for implementation of thosAdaptation Strategy under section 476 and consistent with the Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Policy under section 472, detailing the department's or agency's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources within the department's or agency's jurisdiction and necessary additional actions, including a timeline for implementation of thosAdaptation Policy under section 472, detailing the department's or agency's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources within the department's or agency's jurisdiction and necessary additional actions, including a timeline for implementation of those actions;

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 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.

Some of the objectives of the project are to identify spatial vulnerability of populations during extreme heat events in selected areas; identify the impacts of extreme heat events on the health, work productivity and livelihoods of vulnerable population, to select appropriate, innovative and affordable climate adaptation measures for improving health and livelihood resilience for the urban population with consideration of gender - based implications, to strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders through training opportunities and to facilitate active use of information and evidence for policy - makers to drive the implementation of the Heat Stress Action Plans into municipal disaster strategies.

The project, developed in collaboration between public and private partners, is the first Adaptation Plan for the city and it will increase the resilience of vulnerable areas and social groups, while contributing to the efficiency of public spending.

This has included developing the BC Agriculture & Climate Change Action Plan, leading a project to evaluate the agriculture sector's risks and opportunities in relation to climate change and the managing, development and delivery of current adaptation programming for the sector in B.C.. From 2004 to 2008, Emily was a Program Manager with the Investment Agriculture Foundation.

However, the plans may become a repository for select adaptation and resilience projects rather than being mainstreamed into the state planning process.

Dr. Edmond Totin, Climate Impact and Adaptation Expert Based in Benin, and contributes to the implementation of the PAS - PNA project that aims at supporting a science - based National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process in in francophone sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr Mélinda Noblet, Climate Impact and Adaptation Expert Mélinda is based in Dakar, Senegal and works on climate vulnerability assessments for Senegal and the wider region as part of the Science - based adaptation planning in Sub-Saharan AfricAdaptation Expert Mélinda is based in Dakar, Senegal and works on climate vulnerability assessments for Senegal and the wider region as part of the Science - based adaptation planning in Sub-Saharan Africadaptation planning in Sub-Saharan Africa project.

Kouassigan Tovivo, Policy Analyst and Adaptation Expert Works on several international projects related to national adaptation planning process and low carbon development strategies, with a particular focus on implementation in sub-Sahara francophoAdaptation Expert Works on several international projects related to national adaptation planning process and low carbon development strategies, with a particular focus on implementation in sub-Sahara francophoadaptation planning process and low carbon development strategies, with a particular focus on implementation in sub-Sahara francophone Africa.

The implications of these projected changes are briefly discussed for physical, social, economic, and ecological systems, and the ICLEI Canada climate adaptation planning methodology is described.

Developing community adaptation plans is challenging, and requires a team of committed scientists, project implementers and community members who are willing to work together to understand the local impacts of climate change.

This panel will involve a case study from the climate change adaptation plan that is being developed for the Istanbul New Airport Project, and other aviation climate issues.

As a partner in the project, WRI documented a four - step process developed by USAID Mekong ARCC that integrates local and scientific data to develop adaptation plans, and revealed lessons on implementing the four - step process.

This scientific understanding through powerful engagement and communication methods used by project implementers empowered those in Lao PDR to develop appropriate adaptation plans.

These included highlighting some of the mitigation and adaptation projects already underway or planned in the region and across the globe.

This activity report aims to develop a programme for funding projects in the strategy and action plan for an initiative «Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation in the CARICOM and Wider Caribbean Region.»

The project aims at strengthening the capacity to adapt to climate change and to create positive examples demonstrating the benefits of transboundary cooperation in adaptation planning and implementation.

This video shows the results of the rooftop gardening project that was implemented by the NGO ENHPO in close collaboration with Kathmandu Municipality and with technical support of RUAF Foundation in the context of the broader project undertaken by these organisations together with UN Habitat aiming at the integration of (intra - and peri --RRB- urban agriculture into the city climate change mitigation and adaptation plans.