Sentences with phrase «context of adaptation»

His 2009 «vision» for AR5, btw, is that «sustainable development... should pervade that entire report... [and] sustainable development [should be an] overarching framework in the context of both adaptation and mitigation.»

This guidance document intends to highlight the important role groundwater has in meeting the demands for drinking water, agricultural and industrial activities, and sustaining ecosystems, particularly in the context of adaptation to and mitigation of the impacts of climate change.

This policy document outlines the role of insurance in the context of adaptation and loss and damage.

In a landscape context, inter-linkages between sectors within the landscape form the context of adaptation planning, as the response of any one sector may have consequences [continue reading...]

Not exact matches

We must recognize that in this context «adaptation» is strictly defined in terms of survival values and that, generally speaking, it is the simpler forms of organization that possess the greatest staying power: living systems, no matter how fantastically intricate - and well organized they might be, have a much shorter span of existence than, say, a rock crystal, or a single stable atom.34

Consequently, each ideal aim represents God's constant adaptation of specific situations to all of what is at work in the universe, and all these together are entertained within the larger context of what we might call his «universal aim» (CNT 180f).

Creative adaptation that matches heritage and identity with context appears more important than mere application of a worship «solution.»

Likewise, the early Chicago theologians focused their inquiry on the function of theological concepts and ideologies, they tended to analyze their subject in terms of the interplay of organism and environment, and they thought in terms indicative of a context of adjustment and adaptation.

Additional research on these topics can provide guidance and tools for promoting successful implementation of evidence - based home visiting and adaptation of program models to different populations and contexts.

The adaptation of the software in the context of the KAIPTC was a total success.

«It's something that facilitates the constant adaptation of the human brain and behavior to the changing environment, which includes our social and cultural context.»

«Unless the disclosed e-mails are proved to be forgeries or adaptations, worrying implications arise for the integrity of scientific research in this field and for the credibility of the scientific method as practised in this context,» the Institute said.

In a paper, recently published in the ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Frangopol and Dong propose a framework to aid the optimal adaptation of residential buildings considering climate change effects in a life - cycle context.

In their paper, called «Adaptation Optimization of Residential Buildings under Hurricane Threat Considering Climate Change in a Lifecycle Context,» Frangopol and Dong present a systematic framework for the optimal adaptation of residential buildings at a large scale under various scenarios of impending climate change during a long - termAdaptation Optimization of Residential Buildings under Hurricane Threat Considering Climate Change in a Lifecycle Context,» Frangopol and Dong present a systematic framework for the optimal adaptation of residential buildings at a large scale under various scenarios of impending climate change during a long - termadaptation of residential buildings at a large scale under various scenarios of impending climate change during a long - term interval.

The loss of buildings under probabilistic wind hazard is computed and the effects of adaptation on structural performance are considered in a lifecycle context.

As you think of this [kind of adaptation] in the developed - country context — if you can accomplish the energy services with less need for that supply and infrastructure — then you are better off.

Dr Jochen Hinkel from Global Climate Forum in Germany, who is a co-author of this paper and a Lead Author of the coastal chapter for the 2014 IPCC Assessment Report added: «The IPCC has done a great job in bringing together knowledge on climate change, sea - level rise and is potential impacts but now needs to complement this work with a solution - oriented perspective focusing on overcoming barriers to adaptation, mobilising resources, empowering people and discovering opportunities for strengthening coastal resilience in the context of both climate change as well as existing coastal challenges and other issues.»

2) the nutrient energy - dependent polycombic ecological adaptations that link ecological variation to the physiology of pheromone - controlled reproduction in the context of autophagy and chromosomal rearrangements linked to all biodiversity via amino acid substitutions in cell types.

«Although Charles Darwin laid out his theory of evolutionary adaptation more than 150 years ago, this aspect has long been neglected in the context of ocean change.»

Framing ecological adaptations manifested in morphological and behavioral phenotypes of species from microbes to man in the context of evolution should be detered by experimental evidence of ecological speciation that is nutrient - dependent and pheromone - controlled.

PhD Scholarship: The Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, part of the Unep (Un Environment Program)- DTU (Technical University of Denmark) Partnership, invites applications for a PhD research project focused on technologies for climate change adaptation in the context of sustainable development.

It is the actual game of rugby and serves to put the adaptations of the previous training exercises and phases into the context of the game for maximum effectiveness.

Paul, it seems clear that larger muscles can be stronger, more capable muscles in some contexts, even while they can be a sign of, and adaptation to, muscle pathology in other contexts.

But it is in the Kantian adaptation of Burke's theory that the sublime emerges as most resonant in the context of Lost in Translation.

In the context of this timid adaptation, however, it sounds like a studio note.

Though as with any transposition of the Bard to a modern setting — in this case, New Delhi — it's the adaptation of context that seems to matter most.

But in the context of forming a canon of King adaptations it surely falls short of King's vision, being in the end entirely its own beast.

I love how you provide historical context for it within the film noir genre and discuss the movie's place as the third adaptation of Dashiell Hammett.

The story can be complete fantasy, a modification of a real - world context, or an adaptation of a popular movie or book.

Game - based learning is the adaptation of gaming elements and game mechanics to non-game contexts, like the classroom or work environment.

He continued to research cultural adaptation of social - emotional learning programs and investigate ways in which the AYLE program could better fit the East African context.

The DBIR approach was utilized in order to use analyses of curriculum implementation, including adaptations made by teachers working in diverse contexts, to refine the curriculum iteratively.

In the context of subsidiary rights, the right to produce a film adaptation based on a manuscript.

The people who talk about adaptation probably understand their own points, and intend them, in a broader context, not intending them to create fatalism in some of their audience and excuse in others.

One of the major limits to climate change adaptation is the context in which it needs to take place and efforts to slow or reverse negative impacts need to engage the long - term place based change in economy, nature, and society.

Adaptation to climate change in the context of sustainable development and equity.

Problem - oriented basic research will evaluate the possible effects of CE on natural and social systems and international relations, study the challenges in research and governance strategies and communication between scientists and the public, and analyze the possible impact on climate policy in the context of CO2 reduction and adaptation.

In particular, its main objectives were: to identify possible adaptation strategies, compare them using multiple criteria and select the most sustainable alternatives; to identify risk communication methods and materials, select appropriate ones, tailor them to the local contexts, and implement them; to develop and apply indicators to monitor the performance of the overall project.

This document explores in detail how countries intend to address agricultural adaptation within the context of the UNFCCC.

This guidance document elaborates the institutional context for managing climate risks and adaptation and reiterates the need to strengthen the collection and analysis of data and information.

This activity report provides an overview of mitigation and adaptation finance in the context of the Multilateral Development Banks» strengthened commitment to work with clients, other development finance institutions, the private sector, and stakeholders to tackle climate challenge with targeted and innovative finance.

This policy brief identifies fundamental differences in how developed and developing countries view equity, transparency and accountability in the context of climate change adaptation finance, and looks at the implications for the generation, governance, delivery and use of adaptation finance.

This Tool introduces strategies for climate change adaptation and implementation of the strategies in the context of flood management.

Potential - In the context of climate change, potential is the amount of mitigation or adaptation that could be - but is not yet - realized over time.

The special report will be released in 2018 and will serve as basis to discuss adaptation options in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.

This analytical report looks at potential financing opportunities and costs of mitigation and adaptation in the urban context.

This manual describes the approach in the context of climate change adaptation and identifies the benefits for poor communities.

• Improved understanding of climate thresholds and vulnerabilities, impacts, and adaptive responses in a variety of different local contexts across the country • Improved understanding of vulnerable populations (e.g., urban poor, native populations on tribal lands) that have limited capacities for responding to climate change • Ways to build adaptive capacity that can be generalized across individuals, communities, and countries • Decision support tools for entities responsible for hazard mitigation and management • Collection of socioeconomic research to inform impact, vulnerability, and adaptation research

It outlines the mitiga - tion and adaptation potential of organic agriculture and addresses main opportunities, challenges, insti - tutional and policy aspects, thus placing this dis - cussion in a broader context, which also addresses consumer aspects and policies.

The purpose of this synthesis is to compare the policy contexts for mainstreaming climate change adaptation in Bhutan and Nepal, [continue reading...]