Sentences with phrase «develop adaptation actions»

The guidebook may help practitioners develop adaptation actions and incorporate those actions into the airport's planning processes.

In response to the priorities highlighted in the Compact, in 2011 the Florida legislature added to Chapter 163 the term «adaptation action area» and authorized local governments to enact code provisions developing an adaptation action area designation.

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«Immediate action is required to develop a carbon - neutral or carbon - negative future or, alternatively, prepare adaptation strategies for the effects of a warmer climate,» said Dr Goodwin, Lecturer in Oceanography and Climate at Southampton.

Australia has created an adaptation program to «help Australians better understand climate change, manage risks, and take advantage of potential opportunities;» In Nigeria, state and local governments are developing action plans for high - risk urban areas, while the federal government is seeking to expand forests by reducing deforestation and wood fuel demand; in Mali, significant efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of climate change.

He also helped develop another one of the network's TV adaptations of a classic action franchise, serving as an executive producer on the Lethal Weapon TV show.

Before Beauty and the Beast topped the box office with a record - breaking debut this month, Disney was already all - in on their roster of live - action adaptations of their animated classics (check out our rundown of all of the developing projects here).

When Disney revealed that they were developing a new live action adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's cherished collection of stories, our immediate reaction was one of indifference.

Disney is said to be developing a live - action Winnie the Pooh film, which will be more of a traditional big screen adaptation of the Pooh brand.

Few know that the film is actually a loose adaptation of a book by Roderick Thorp from the late 1970s, although the joys of the film lie mostly in the well - developed set - up and characterizations, not to mention great action sequences, rather than the rather straightforward terrorist plot at the heart of the film.

It's not particularly notable that Warner Bros. is developing a live - action adaptation of Hirohiko Araki's popular manga series, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Jojo No Kimyo Na Boken).

Developing countries will receive increased support for adaptation actions and the adequacy of this support will be assessed.

The LDCF plays a key role in addressing urgent and immediate adaptation needs of least developed countries, focusing on reducing the vulnerability of sectors and resources that are central to human and national development, such as water, agriculture and food security; and infrastructure, as identified and prioritized in their National Adaptation Programmes of Actioadaptation needs of least developed countries, focusing on reducing the vulnerability of sectors and resources that are central to human and national development, such as water, agriculture and food security; and infrastructure, as identified and prioritized in their National Adaptation Programmes of ActioAdaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs).

To address this issue, we commit to support urgent actions to mainstream adaptation into broader development strategies and encourage developing countries themselves to integrate adaptation into their development policies.

By committing to targets for emissions cuts and financing for developing countries for mitigation, forest protection and adaptation, G8 countries can build trust and confidence and lead the way on global climate action - both for the MEF as well as for the UN negotiations which will culminate in Copenhagen in December.

Either way, their survival depends far more on their adaptation than it does to US action, since no matter what policies we enact, there is warming already in the «pipeline» and the warming to come from the economic growth in the developing world will dwarf any attempts to limit our own emissions.

There is an urgent need to scale up financial flows, particularly financial support to developing countries; to create positive incentives for actions; to finance the incremental costs of cleaner and low - carbon technologies; to make more efficient use of funds directed toward climate change; to realize the full potential of appropriate market mechanisms that can provide pricing signals and economic incentives to the private sector; to promote public sector investment; to create enabling environments that promote private investment that is commercially viable; to develop innovative approaches; and to lower costs by creating appropriate incentives for and reducing and eliminating obstacles to technology transfer relevant to both mitigation and adaptation.

In order to meet the scale of financial resources required -LCB- and the commitments under Articles -LCB- 4.1 -RCB-, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 -RCB- to support enhanced action on adaptation and mitigation by developing country Parties and for technology cooperation and capacity - building, developed country Parties -LCB- and Annex II Parties -RCB--LCB- and other Parties according to agreed eligibility criteria, which shall be updated through a periodic review -RCB--LCB- shall -RCB- provide scaled - up, new and additional, -LCB- over and above -LCB- existing -RCB- ODA -RCB-, sustainable, adequate, predictable and stable financial resources, in a measurable, reportable and verifiable manner.

An International Tribunal of Climate Justice is hereby established to address cases of non-compliance with the commitments of developed country Parties on mitigation, adaptation, provision of finance, technology development and transfer, capacity - building, and transparency of action and support, including through the development of an indicative list of consequences, taking into account the cause, type, degree and frequency of non-compliance.]

Tell us why you think that virtually every nation, state, county, city, the military are developing action plans and policies for adaptation & mitigation based on the science that is pointing to us being responsible for the observed changes in our ecosystem.

Climate science is developing at a faster pace than IPCC reports are produced, said Sven Harmeling, co-chair of the adaptation working group of Climate Action Network International, a global coalition of NGOs.

This manual aims to support least developed countries (LDCs) in designing the implementation of national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs), and to guide country teams in accessing existing funding from the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) for implementing thedeveloped countries (LDCs) in designing the implementation of national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs), and to guide country teams in accessing existing funding from the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) for implementing theDeveloped Countries Fund (LDCF) for implementing their NAPAs.

Like other developed countries, it has not committed to action beyond this in areas such as adaptation and finance.

This analytical report builds on the first volume and communicates experiences of selected Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in addressing adaptation through National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) and other adaptation inadaptation through National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) and other adaptation inAdaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) and other adaptation inadaptation initiatives.

They will assist countries to develop clearly defined adaptation programmes that country - owned, country - driven, and that catalyze action beyond the implementation of adaptation projects.

As a developing country, India is not bound to set a greenhouse gas emissions target, but Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said India has adopted what he called an «ambitious» National Action Plan on Climate Change with eight national missions covering both mitigation and adaptation.

This analytical report explores and unpacks what were the drivers and process to develop joint national action plans on disaster risk management and climate change (JNAPs) and sustainable development plans addressing disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) in Pacific islands countries.

This analytical report presents the concerted action taken by the UN system to assist people and communities in developing countries to adapt to climate change through: (i) risks, impacts and vulnerability assessment; (ii) adaptation planning, including creating an enabling environment; (iii) the implementation of adaptation measures, which includes UNISDR's work on climate change related disaster risk reduction and risk sharing; (iv) awareness raising; and (v) knowledge sharing and facilitate learning.

This analytical report synthesizes the information provided by Parties and relevant organizations on the preparation and implementation of national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs), including on accessing funds from the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF).

-- Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the National Climate Service or the Climate Service Program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to require State, tribal, or local governments to develop adaptation or response plans or to take any other action in response to variations in climate that may result in an increased financial burden to such governments.

«(6) under the Bali Action Plan, developed country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including the United States, committed to «enhanced action on the provision of financial resources and investment to support action on mitigation and adaptation and technology cooperation,» including, inter alia, consideration of «improved access to adequate, predictable, and sustainable financial resources and financial and technical support, and the provision of new and additional resources, including official and concessional funding for developing country parties&rAction Plan, developed country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including the United States, committed to «enhanced action on the provision of financial resources and investment to support action on mitigation and adaptation and technology cooperation,» including, inter alia, consideration of «improved access to adequate, predictable, and sustainable financial resources and financial and technical support, and the provision of new and additional resources, including official and concessional funding for developing country parties&raction on the provision of financial resources and investment to support action on mitigation and adaptation and technology cooperation,» including, inter alia, consideration of «improved access to adequate, predictable, and sustainable financial resources and financial and technical support, and the provision of new and additional resources, including official and concessional funding for developing country parties&raction on mitigation and adaptation and technology cooperation,» including, inter alia, consideration of «improved access to adequate, predictable, and sustainable financial resources and financial and technical support, and the provision of new and additional resources, including official and concessional funding for developing country parties».

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.

The Summit report identifies seven priorities for near - term action, starting with the need to develop «an overarching national strategy to guide federal climate climate change adaptation programs.

• Assure that those responsible for climate change provide adequate, predictable adaptation funding to enable developing countries and in particular the most vulnerable developing countries to do what is necessary to avoid climate change damages in cases where it is possible to take action and to prevent damages, or be compensated for climate change damages in cases where it is impossible to take protective action.

It strengthens the Adaptation Fund, with a 3 - year interim mandate for the World Bank to manage it; establishes the Copenhagen Accord's promised Green Fund, involving a transitional committee with a majority of developing countries as members; creates a registry to record nationally appropriate mitigation actions by developing countries seeking supportive finance and technology, and sets up a network - based technology centre.

Chebet Maikut, the commissioner of the Climate Change Department in the Water and Environment Ministry, says that the Ugandan government remains committed to reducing climate change and has developed a National Adaptation Programme of Action to address immediate and urgent issues.

As one of the key outcomes of this MRBI research, the detailed proposal for developing this Regional Adaptation Action Network will be published in AJEDM and will also discussed with regional adaptation stakeholders foAdaptation Action Network will be published in AJEDM and will also discussed with regional adaptation stakeholders foadaptation stakeholders for actions.

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Consequently, their failure to take action to reduce the threat of climate change makes them responsible for climate change harms and therefore responsible for funding reasonable adaptation measures of developed nations needed to prevent harm.

On the issue of finance, it was decided that developed countries parties will provide and mobilise enhanced financial support to developing country parties for ambitious mitigation and adaptation action.

The UK Department for International Development and the European Union are supporting district and village institutions to develop and implement Local Adaptation Plans of Action to address the impacts of climate change.

There is a real risk that negotiators and civil society groups will continue to consider the early entry into force of the Paris Agreement as the pinnacle of necessary action on climate change, when in reality the Parties to the Agreement must increase their ambition to cut carbon emissions and support the massive mitigation and adaptation financing of developing countries who bear a disproportionate burden of climate change impacts.

The majority of the least developed countries have now drawn up a National Adaptation Plan of Action (NAPA).

The Strategy, found here, is a collaborative effort of national, state, and tribal governments to develop a framework for preparedness and adaptation action on climate change.

«As of January 2011, eleven states had completed adaptation plans, four had plans in progress, and eight had recommended developing adaptation plans in their State Climate Action Plans.

mitigation actions that transfer finance to developing countries (such as per capita allocations) that stimulate investment with benefits for adaptation;

This book outlines the impact of climate change in four developing country regions: Africa, Asia, Latin America and small island developing States; the vulnerability of these regions to future climate change; current adaptation plans, strategies and action; and future adaptation options and needs.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)'s technical paper on the subject says that the negative effects of slow onset events are already affecting developing countries and the resulting loss and damage associated with slow onset events is likely to increase significantly, even assuming that appropriate mitigation and adaptation action is undertaken.

This policy document presents the strategies developed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support adaptation action in developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

Furthermore, the COP resolved to enhance the provision of urgent and adequate finance, technology and capacity - building support by developed country Parties in order to enhance the level of ambition of pre-2020 action by Parties, and in this regard strongly urges developed country Parties to scale up their level of financial support, with a concrete roadmap to achieve the goal of jointly providing USD 100 billion annually by 2020 for mitigation and adaptation while significantly increasing adaptation finance from current levels and to further provide appropriate technology and capacity - building support.

Paragraph 2: Parties are encouraged to take action to implement and support, including through results - based payments, the existing framework as set out in related guidance and decisions already agreed under the Convention for: policy approaches and positive incentives for activities relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries; and alternative policy approaches, such as joint mitigation and adaptation approaches for the integral and sustainable management of forests, while reaffirming the importance of incentivizing, as appropriate, non-carbon benefits associated with such approaches.