Sentences with phrase «adverse impacts of climate change»

Hence, global mitigation efforts can enhance sustainable development prospects in part by reducing the risk of adverse impacts of climate change.

The probability of significant adverse impacts of climate change on Asian forests is high in the next few decades (Isaev et al., 2004).

This analytical report shows the wide range of adverse impacts of climate change in Africa and assesses the balance of economic costs, as a function of a range of scenarios including both successful and failed global mitigation efforts, and strong compared to weak implementation of adaptation measures.

Arid and semi-arid regions are projected to experience the most adverse impacts of climate change; intensifying drought and precipitation extremes are found in the observational record and current global climate projections from the Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.

Yet the two groups of moose do share a similar climate, so Hoy and her team wondered if the skulls of Isle Royale moose would reveal adverse impacts of climate change.

The Department of Defense must pay close attention to potential adverse impacts of climate change as a driver of instability.

«Many anticipated adverse impacts of climate change including sea level rise, higher temperatures, enhanced monsoon precipitation and run - off, potentially reduced dry season precipitation, and an increase in cyclone intensity would in fact aggravate many of the existing stresses that already pose a serious impediment to the process economic development of Bangladesh.

Arid and semi-arid regions are projected to experience the most adverse impacts of climate change, and intensifying drought and precipitation extremes are found in the observational record and current global climate projections of the IPCC report.

Shelley also believes that climate change denial is a hurting our future and supported Climate and Community Protection Act, a bill that would help put New York on track to minimize the adverse impacts of climate change through a reduction in statewide greenhouse gas emissions and improve the resiliency of the state with respect to the impacts and risks of climate change.

Pakistan and other areas facing the dual threats of precarious governance and adverse impacts of climate change, such as Afghanistan, Iraq and central and western Africa, may be more vulnerable to conflicts over decreased water supplies, food shortages and energy infrastructure weakness, the report says.

Under the Paris climate agreement, countries have committed to keeping global average temperature rise well below 2 °C and aim to limit the increase to 1.5 °C, while increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change.

«We are deeply concerned that all countries, particularly developing countries, are vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change and are already experiencing an increase in such impacts, including persistent drought and extreme weather events, sea level rise, coastal erosion and ocean acidification, further threatening food security and efforts to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development.»

Healthy and productive soil captures more carbon than it releases, and can contribute significantly to mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change.

Recognizing that poorer countries are among the most vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change, we will continue and enhance cooperation with developing countries, in particular least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing states, in their efforts to adapt to climate change including disaster risk reduction.

We recognize that adaptation is vital to addressing the effects of inevitable climate change and that the adverse impacts of climate change are likely to affect developing countries disproportionately.

This fact sheet briefly presents an environmental project financed by the Least Developed Countries Fund to build resilience in the agricultural and water sectors to the adverse impacts of climate change in Sudan.

This resolution presents that the Council urged Parties to integrate human rights in climate change mitigation and adaptation, and called for a panel discussion on the adverse impact of climate change on the rights of the child to be held in the 34th session.

It is the world's poor who are «most vulnerable» to the adverse impacts of climate change, Pachauri said, noting that the IPCC estimates some 1.5 billion people in the developing world are likely to be exposed to increased water stress due to climate change by 2020.

The call to action was sparked from the fact that the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change does not offer legal protection for the average 21.5 million people that are displaced every year by the adverse impacts of climate change.

Bangladesh on Tuesday asked BIMSTEC countries to take a «unified» stand and seriously consider the adverse impact of climate change keeping in mind global assessments that indicate an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters in the region.

The Pilot Program for Climate Resilience has already supported 2.8 million people — half of them women - to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change, and is on course to support 40 million people through the implementation of 44 of its current 58 projects.

In Kenya, the adverse impact of climate change is compounded by local environmental degradation caused by illegal encroachments, deforestation and livestock grazing.

Climate change is real and it is threatening everyone, however it is people in the developing countries that are already suffering the adverse impacts of climate change and addition widespread poverty.

This analytical report looks at GEF's work on the ground to help developing countries reduce their vulnerability and increase their capacity to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change.

This activity report illustrates MIGA's contribution to reduce the adverse impact of climate change by focusing on supporting green infrastructure investments in developing countries which build renewable energy capacity, encourage resource conservation and distribution efficiency, improve sanitation, and off - set greenhouse gas emissions.

Dr B Venkateswarlu, director of Hyderabad based Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture said the Rs 350 crore project has been launched with an aim to educate farmers about the adverse impact of climate change on agriculture.

«We live in constant fear of the adverse impacts of climate change.

While women represent more than 50 percent of the worldwide population, they are the most affected by the adverse impact of climate change.

«No adaptation measure can entirely eradicate the adverse impacts of climate change and climatic variability.

The resulting 0.8 degree celsius warming, and certainty of a further 0.8 degrees, mean that those who are particularly vulnerable are forced to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change.