Sentences with phrase «climate impacts of practicing»

We found little data showing the climate impacts of practicing multiple solutions on the same land (e.g., conservation agriculture with tree intercropping).

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In this article, we investigate trends in global coffee distributions and cultivation practices, and we review the potential impacts of these geographic and management changes on biodiversity, ecosystem services, resilience to climate change, and sustainable livelihoods.

Exxon is now the world's biggest fracker, a practice New York State banned after a decade of organizing around health and climate impacts.

Drawing from a new schematic of crop yield response under historical / current and future climate developed by the co-author David Lobell from Stanford University, they were able to determine the impact on crop yield from five management practices.

The tool predicts the environmental impact of land use, land management practices, and climate change.

Consumers are becoming increasingly educated on various agricultural practices and their impacts on the environment, including deforestation, biodiversity loss, the acceleration of climate change, and the depletion of limited natural resources.

On the impact of classroom climate, rd says the report notes students» perceptions of classroom climate «may play a significant role in helping students understand the advantages of democratic values and practices.

He told me that he wanted me to take the controls at CEP and steer it in a bold direction that would greatly broaden its impact and firmly establish it as a clearinghouse for best practices in promoting good character and cultivating a school culture of excellence and a social climate of respect.

District and school teams will understand the research that shows the impact of collaboration and partnerships on school climate and student learning and use frameworks and tools to reflect on current structures and practices.

As part of the Middle School Journal's focus on middle school renewal, researchers Steven Mertens, Nancy Flowers, and Peter Mulhall discuss the impact of school size on interdisciplinary teaming, classroom practices, school climate, and student outcomes.

Every interaction that is backed by the training and guidance of restorative practices can transform school climate and make an impact on the lives of students affected by traditional, punitive discipline policies.

Jane writes and speaks frequently on issues of education justice and access, the impact of poverty on children's life outcomes, the policy and practice implications of concentrated poverty and trauma on children, school climate, student discipline and attendance.

The disclosures reveal that 14 % percent of CDP's corporate respondents practice «offset - inclusive carbon management,» meaning that they are investing in hundreds of unique emissions reduction projects — from forestry in Belize to wind energy in India to clean cookstoves in Zambia — in addition to directly reducing their climate impact through energy efficiency, improved product design and other measures.

Caused by the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, agricultural practices, and other human impacts, climate change has currently raised global temperatures 0.8 degrees Celsius (1.44 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than the Industrial Revolution average.

This analytical report aims to explore the impact of climate risk on the risk decreasing practices» adoption and evaluates their impact on household welfare.

It also provides a synthesis of relevant additional examples of adaptation planning and practices undertaken in other countries, which were reported under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change.

The guide is intended for agricultural development professionals who are using field - based research in their work with households and communities to respond to the impacts of climate change, prepare for future climate risks and impacts of climate change or modify agricultural practices to reduce contributions to climate change.

These tools provide the means to sharpen assessment and management capacities required to: compare the result of several water allocations plans; improve soil - moisture control - practices under rainfed conditions; optimize irrigation scheduling; sustainably intensify crop production; close the yield and water - productivity gaps; quantify the impact of climate variability and change on cropping systems; enhance strategies for increased water productivity and water savings; minimize the negative impact on the environment caused by agriculture.

This publication has been developed under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, and provides an introduction to a range of different assessment approaches and methodologies and shares best practices and lessons learned.

Manuel Pulgar - Vidal, leader of WWF's global Climate & Energy Practice says, «Climate change is one of the biggest threats of our future, with fundamental impacts on places, species and people everywhere.

This allowed the farmers to share information, ask specific questions from each other, learn about the global impact of farming on the environment, and learn how to improve their climate smart practices.

The motion was seconded by Dr Yvette Abrahams, who spoke of the severe impacts of climate change, especially on African women and vulnerable people, and urged the university to «practice what we teach».

Co-curated by Kathleen Soriano, Director of Exhibitions at the Royal Academy, David Buckland, Director of Cape Farewell, and, Edith Devaney, Royal Academy, the exhibition reflected the impact of the climate change debate on the practice of a broad range of contemporary artists across a wide variety of media.

Gold Standard is re-engineering its best practice standard into an approach that integrates all types of climate and development projects into a unified, holistic standard to maximise impacts.

To extend the reach of and scope of our World Weather Attribution project we are engaging in a new project with CDKN: Raising Risk Awareness — Using climate science to inform post disaster Policy & practice in developing countries Today we understand the impact of human activities on global mean temperature very well; however, high - impact -LSB-...]

Current water management practices are very likely to be inadequate to reduce the negative impacts of climate change on water supply reliability, flood risk, health, energy, and aquatic ecosystems (very high confidence)[3.4, 3.5].

It is whether IPCC, as the supposed «gold standard» source for information on our planet's climate and on the human impact on our climate, has fallen into the trap of using «bad practices» and, if so, what other examples of such «bad practices» exist beside the «hide the decline» example?

There was a NASA - funded study about the same time that came out that said in the previous 300 years, you would have had to double the amount of carbon emitted into the atmosphere to equal the impact on climate change you had from land - use changes: from deforestation, development, farming practices.

The EO also wants to put an end to the practice of considering climate change impacts when weighing the pros and cons of granting environmental permits, under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

«Cities and companies have an opportunity to develop best practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and deal with the consequences of climate impacts.»

Caused by the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, agricultural practices, and other human impacts, climate change has currently raised temperatures 0.8 degrees Celsius (1.44 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than the Industrial Revolution average.

Its goals are to promote «practices and economic growth that help both vulnerable communities and business adapt to the impacts of climate change; and... public policies that facilitate adaptation efforts to prepare for and respond to the consequences of a changing climate.»

The IPCC findings provide a mandate to halt environmentally destructive practices often promoted in the name of development as such practice will increase the vulnerability of communities in the global South to the impacts of climate change.

China has agreed to accept up to US$ 385 million from the Montreal Protocol's Multilateral Fund (MLF) for the elimination of its industrial production of ozone depleting substances known as HCFC (hyrdochlorofluorocarbons) and associated by - product HFC - 23 in accordance with best practices to minimize associated climate impacts...

Reporting companies, particularly those in fossil fuel industries, may wish to review their disclosure practices regarding the possible financial impact of climate change and of proposed laws, regulations and policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions.

A total of 22 European Member States answered the questions focusing on eight thematic areas or topics: governance, vulnerability, impact and adaptation assessments, national and subnational adaptation strategies, climate - change mitigation, strengthening of health systems, awareness raising and capacity building, green health services and sharing best practices.

The resolution called for one panel discussion on identifying challenges and ways forward towards the realization of all human rights for all, including the right to development, in particular those in vulnerable situations, as well as the measures and best practices to promote and protect human rights that can be adopted by States in addressing the adverse effects of climate change on the full and effective enjoyment of human rights, and another panel discussion on how climate change has had an adverse impact on States» efforts to progressively realize the right to food, and policies, lessons learned and good practices.

77 % (780) agree that climate change is impacting their practice (13 % for the whole lot of ATS members.)

Note that a new practice at the IPCC is the back - to - back holding of an expert meeting on scenarios with lead author meetings, to ensure coordination with the scientific community which is developing a new generation of socioeconomic scenarios for climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation research.

«Preparing the country for the impacts of climate change, such as the experience of the devastating winter floods of 2013/14, would bring so many benefits: more resilient wildlife communities, farming practices in the uplands that are profitable for farmers and retain and sustain their soils, and avoid the impacts of floods on economic disruption, public health and distress to those involved.

Global, national, regional and local leaders are being asked by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to make bold and long - term decisions on ways to invest in more resilient infrastructure, revise land use, enhance coordination, update building codes, adjust natural resource management and other practices to improve the resilience of their communities to the impact of climate Climate Change to make bold and long - term decisions on ways to invest in more resilient infrastructure, revise land use, enhance coordination, update building codes, adjust natural resource management and other practices to improve the resilience of their communities to the impact of climate climate change.

After all, since the release of the Taskforce on Climate - related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) guidelines, there has been a marked uptick in corporate and investor interest in both the proposed reporting best practices and the wider physical and economic climate impacts they aClimate - related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) guidelines, there has been a marked uptick in corporate and investor interest in both the proposed reporting best practices and the wider physical and economic climate impacts they aclimate impacts they address.

Indeed, of all the challenges we've enumerated in this article, tort reform might have already had the most profound impact on your business (especially if you're practicing med - mal in a state with a pro-reform political climate).

How the election of Donald Trump and the subsequent changes in the political climate have impacted her practice

The project sought to review the disclosure practices of public companies in relation to climate - related risks and financial impacts.

Impact Findings from the Head Start CARES Demonstration: National Evaluation of the Three Approaches to Improving Preschoolers» Social and Emotional Competence Morris, Mattera, Castells, Bangser, Bierman, & Raver U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (2014) Describes the impact of the CARES demonstration, focusing on outcomes during the spring of the preschool year in: (1) teacher practices; (2) classroom climate; (3) children's behavior regulation, executive function, emotion knowledge, and social problem - solving skills; and (4) children's learning behaviors and social behaImpact Findings from the Head Start CARES Demonstration: National Evaluation of the Three Approaches to Improving Preschoolers» Social and Emotional Competence Morris, Mattera, Castells, Bangser, Bierman, & Raver U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (2014) Describes the impact of the CARES demonstration, focusing on outcomes during the spring of the preschool year in: (1) teacher practices; (2) classroom climate; (3) children's behavior regulation, executive function, emotion knowledge, and social problem - solving skills; and (4) children's learning behaviors and social behaimpact of the CARES demonstration, focusing on outcomes during the spring of the preschool year in: (1) teacher practices; (2) classroom climate; (3) children's behavior regulation, executive function, emotion knowledge, and social problem - solving skills; and (4) children's learning behaviors and social behaviors.

This is despite significant potential for strategies to mitigate the effects of climate change creating or supporting economies for our peoples or alternatively, for our traditional practices to be severely impacted upon by mitigation strategies.