Sentences with phrase «at risk from climate change»

«Our survey shows that, even among the world's largest companies, very few are yet providing investors with adequate indications of value at risk from climate change,» he said.

about $ 2.5 Trillion Worth of Global Financial Assets at Risk From Climate Change Impacts by End of Century, Study Warns

«Surprise species at risk from climate change.»

By Tamara Cohen Published: 22:54 GMT, 19 April 2012 Updated: 23:26 GMT, 19 April 2012 Nicole Kiil - Nielsen (above) claims women are more at risk from climate change than men

The Philippines, ranked second-most at risk from climate change in a recent United Nations report, reports the greatest concern about the personal toll of climate change among the Asian nations surveyed.

By comparison, phenacosaur anoles living in cloud forests have had very little exposure to temperature variability for over 10 million years and are very much at risk from climate change, he said.

Bees could be at risk from climate change because more frequent droughts could cause plants to produce fewer flowers, new research shows.

The framework developed by Dr Razgour and her colleagues at partner institutions uses three measures to identify wildlife populations at risk from climate change.

«Iconic swallowtail butterfly at risk from climate change.»

Lack of genetic variation also puts cacao trees at risk from climate change, jeopardizing the long - term sustainability of the industry.

Incorporating species» physiological, ecological and evolutionary characteristics, in conjunction with their predicted climate change exposure, will therefore facilitate more accurate identification of the species most at risk from climate change [15]--[17].

Because the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, with grave consequences for local biodiversity and cultures, and for low - lying communities around the world at risk from climate change.

That differs considerably from advocating for decarbonization, payments to third world nations supposedly at risk from climate change, taxation of carbon, blocking of infrastructure projects, etc, based on scientific positions.

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The study, published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, is the first of its kind to produce a comprehensive estimate of the total value at risk from climate change impacts.

An average $ 2.5 trillion (# 1.76 trn) of the world's financial assets would be at risk from climate change impacts if global temperatures are left to increase by 2.5 °C by 2100, warns a new study by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics.

Fourth, where do we expect future refugia — locations where species at risk from climate change will persist under future climates?

From the kings of the jungle to the boreal giants, the world's greatest trees are at risk from climate change, deforestation and invasive species

Collecting ice cores from high - mountain glaciers most at risk from climate change and storing them in Antarctica for future generations of scientists: that is the goal of ICE MEMORY, an international program aimed at preserving the memory of high - mountain glaciers.

For example, in the Maldives, many small, remote low - lying islands are at risk from climate change and will struggle to adapt.

Some estimates have suggested that up to one in six species are at risk from climate change.

NCSU's work could help scientists hone those conservation efforts by determining which bee species are most at risk from climate change.

«Understanding which genes are involved in transgenerational acclimation, and how their expression is regulated, will improve our understanding of adaptive responses to rapid environmental change and help identify which species are most at risk from climate change and which species are more tolerant,» Dr Veilleux says.

«Our work on this common species helps us to understand the adaptive responses of birds to a changing climate and their constraints, and this fundamental knowledge will help future workers and managers focus their work on other species and potentially identify those species most at risk from climate change.»

World Heritage sites at risk from climate change, warns UN report The Union of Concerned Scientists, UNESCO, and the United Nations Environment Programme have warned that landmarks and heritage sites including the Statue of Liberty, Stonehenge and the Galapagos Islands are at risk from climate change.

If the nomination comes from a developing country, it could mean that the UN is throwing its weight behind countries most at risk from climate change's impacts.

Two - weeks before the climate change conference in Paris, UNICEF released a report titled «Unless We Act Now» detailing how millions of children worldwide are at risk from climate change.

Both would have significant implications for agriculture.Those most at risk from climate change are likely to be those least able to adapt.

These are the countries most at risk from a climate change «apocalypse» These maps claim to show which countries would be most vulnerable in the event of the effects of climate change reaching life - threatening levels - if they already haven't.

It's poor people — who can't afford proper shelter and infrastructure — who are at risk from climate change.)

The report, by scientists in Britain, said Brazil and other nations in the region would also have to act to help avert any irreversible drying of the eastern Amazon, the region most at risk from climate change, deforestation and fires.

Many social, biological and geophysical systems are at risk from climate change.

Pacific island nations are at risk from climate change and not just from sea level rise.

Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 C has long been the goal of developing countries and those most at risk from climate change.

21 May, 2017 — The second expedition to drill cores of ice from glaciers most at risk from climate change is to Illimani in Bolivia.