Sentences with phrase «for adaptation activities»

It is not much, but it is a significant help when there are no resources in the national budget for adaptation activities.

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Child psychologist Jean Piaget believes that play has two primary features: it is done «for the pleasure of the activity [something Burke and Huizinga ignore] and without any effort at adaptation to achieve a definite end.»

These include the development of new strategies and activities to promote climate change adaptation by building on our scientific research, strengthening internal capacity, and preparing producer - oriented tools for implementation.

By the same token, evidence of coastal adaptation can also mark human activity and a strategy for meeting the brain's growing energy needs.

Dr. Walter Voit led the team that created «Polycraft World,» an adaptation or «mod» for «Minecraft» that allows players to incorporate the properties of chemical elements and compounds into game activities.

«Dietary and Physical Activity Adaptations to Alternate Day Modified Fasting: Implications for Optimal Weight Loss,» Nutrition Journal, 9 (35), http://www.nutritionj.com/content/9/1/35.

Things most likely won't be slowing down in 2012 for Paramount either, with a roster that boasts the Brad Pitt - starring adaptation of Max Brooks» best - selling novel «World War Z,» «G.I. Joe: Retaliation,» another installment in the highly profitable «Paranormal Activity» franchise, and the «Borat» pairing of Sacha Baron Cohen and director Larry Charles will bring audiences «The Dictator.»

Deadline reports Ready Player One, Spielberg's adaptation of Ernest Cline's bestselling sci - fi novel, is scheduled for a December 15, 2017 release date, meaning instead of reading about a kid playing video games, you'll get to watch a kid play video games, an activity universally agreed upon as being the most fun.

This relatively inexpensive adaptation allows you to quickly push tables together for collaborative activities, or move bookshelves out of the way to open up more space, ultimately creating a more flexible learning environment.

Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing Plenary section for progress checking Clear learning objectives and outcomes Modern and engaging layout Little adaptation needed Please leave constructive feedback: D

The main areas covered in this work booklet are: Species Classification Distribution of organisms Sampling Predator prey graphs Adaptations Pyramids of biomass Carbon cycle Water cycle Eutrophication Global warming Food security Sustainable fisheries Microprotein Within the booklet are a range of different activities for students to work through to help them remember the content.

The PowerPoint is supplemented with a comprehensive explanation of each starter activities which also, in parts, includes some ideas for adaptations to keep the resource fresh and useful.

A simple activity which can be used for either KS3 or GCSE to help students understand how adaptations within the peppered moth species provides ev...

Recognizing key features of a persuasive speech - Higher Level Reading Skills Adaptation of opening fight scene in Romeo and Juliet Character Analysis activity sheets for Tybalt and Benvolio (Higher order reading skills - L. 5) Script writing frame for lower ability

That animal and adaptation will be used for subsequent parts of this activity.

Each learning activity includes baseline instructional guidance for teachers and provides implementation and adaptation guidance for teaching a variety of learners, including reluctant readers, English language learners, and students with disabilities.

These activities include: Investment & Financial Flows Assessments, regional meetings with national climate change focal points, publications about budgetary planning to address climate change, and technical backstopping for countries that begin to consider adaptation and mitigation for climate change in their National Development Plans, as well as participation in UNFCCC side events to present these activities results.

This activity report describes and evaluates a country project aimed to strengthen capacity for climate change adaptation in Bangladesh.

It builds on these concepts and strategies to provide recommendations for project design, together with possible solutions promoting both adaptation and mitigation activities in development projects.

For that reason, the Roadmap to Zero Emissions report also contains guidelines for financial incentives for developing countries to access technical support, design services, and relevant information and tools — key barriers to scaling up their mitigation and adaptation activitiFor that reason, the Roadmap to Zero Emissions report also contains guidelines for financial incentives for developing countries to access technical support, design services, and relevant information and tools — key barriers to scaling up their mitigation and adaptation activitifor financial incentives for developing countries to access technical support, design services, and relevant information and tools — key barriers to scaling up their mitigation and adaptation activitifor developing countries to access technical support, design services, and relevant information and tools — key barriers to scaling up their mitigation and adaptation activities.

These elements include binding targets for some nations, differentiated responsibilities (especially between developed and developing countries), phased reductions in emissions, some form of international emissions trading, and assistance to developing countries for their mitigation and adaptation activities.

For example, heat wave early warning systems are much less expensive than treating heat - related illnesses.274 Existing adaptation programs have improved public health resilience.5, 244 One survey highlighted opportunities to address climate change preparedness activities and climate - health research275 before needs become more widespread.

Parties also decided to accelerate activities under the workplan on enhancing mitigation ambition in accordance with decision 1 / CP.17, paragraphs 7 and 8, by, inter alia, intensifying, as from 2014, the technical examination of opportunities for actions with high mitigation potential, including those with adaptation and sustainable development co-benefits, with a focus on the implementation of policies, practices and technologies that are substantial, scalable and replicable, with a view to promoting voluntary cooperation on concrete actions in relation to identified mitigation opportunities in accordance with nationally defined development priorities.

This manual provides guidance on how to conduct sound analysis for the development of national policies and activities that would — if adopted — accelerate the transfer and diffusion of selected mitigation and adaptation technologies in a particular country.

The document is divided into five chapters, namely: 1) Uncovering mitigation potential showcasing initiatives to reduce greenhouse gases emissions; 2) Gearing up for the storm relating to adaptation and disaster risk reduction projects; 3) Nurturing youth leaders presenting activities in education, training and capacity - building; 4) Spreading the message highlighting awareness raising campaigns and materials; and 5) Shaping up the future climate change regime presenting examples of youth participation in climate change policy - making.

This activity report examines climate impacts on livelihoods and is intended to be used as a tool to identify adaptation options for the most vulnerable livelihoods.

This activity report sets out the joint MDB approach for adaptation finance reporting, developed by a group of MDBs to work towards better tracking of climate finance.

Subtitle E: Adapting to Climate Change - Part 1: Domestic Adaptation - Subpart A: National Climate Change Adaptation Program - Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2009 -(Sec. 451) Requires the President to establish or designate an interagency committee to ensure cooperation and coordination of all federal research activities pertaining to processes of global change for the purpose of increasing the overall effectiveness and productivity of federal global change research efforts.

With the falling carbon prices and very little revenue from CDM shares to fund Adaptation Fund activities, Green Climate Fund, seems to be the only ray of hope for Adaptation Fund to reach its full potential to «reduce vulnerability and increase adaptive capacity to respond to the impacts of climate change».

As a whole, these three activities represent a comprehensive approach to incorporate the best available science into planning activities for climate change adaptation planning.

(Sec. 480) Requires 100 % of emission allowances made available for this subpart to be provided to states for natural resource adaptation activities under such state plans.

This activity report includes case studies and discussions of a regional expert workshop entitled» Climate Change, Fishery and Aquaculture in Latin America: Potential Impacts and Challenges for Adaptation» which took place from 5 to 7 October 2011 at the Center for Oceanographic Research in the Eastern South Pacific (COPAS), University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile.

(4) specific protocols for integrating climate change and ocean acidification adaptation strategies and activities into the conservation and management of natural resources by Federal departments and agencies to ensure consistency across agency jurisdictions and resources;

It provides general guidance and introduces principles as well as priority themes, actions and implementation support to FAO's multi-disciplinary activities for climate change adaptation.

Ultimately, cooling is inevitable, so planning for adaptation to future cooling is a no regrets activity.

Around 48 % of the climate finance is for mitigation activities, 32 % for adaptation, and 20 % for both together.

This center should serve as a one - stop point of entry for states and local communities nationwide to access federal expertise and support for operational adaptation activities.

The wealthier nations promised in 2009 to provide developing countries with US$ 30 billion by the end of 2012, and said this should be «new and additional» finance balanced between support for adaptation and mitigation activities.

Public climate finance provided to developing countries is the finance provided by governments and bilateral and multilateral institutions for mitigation and adaptation activities in developing countries.

Senior Program Officer (Bangkok)-- The Center for People and Forests The Senior Program Officer works as a key member of the Capacity Building and Technical Services (CBTS) Unit, and will contribute to the development and implementation of activities of RECOFTC's People, Forest and Climate Change (PFCC) thematic area, particularly relating to community involvement in both climate change mitigation and adaptation.

- Improving planning of mitigation and adaptation practices for key human and societal activities.

Activities for the year ranged from climate change adaptation to a new global convention on mercury and beyond.

The commission also recommends legislation, policies and programs for adaptation and mitigation activities.

Potentials for adaptation to climate change in informal sectors in developing countries depend largely on the context: e.g., the impacts involved, the sensitivity of the industrial activity to those impacts, and the resources available for coping.

The funds will be divided between two activities: 1 % of the total water tariff, or PEN 70 million (USD 23 million), will go explicitly to green infrastructure; while 3.8 %, or PEN 266 million (USD 89 million) will be used for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction more generally.

But adaptations that are substantial may call for an awareness of threats and responses to them that go beyond historical experience, a willingness to depart from traditional activity patterns, and access to financial resources not normally available to some small producers.

This activity report presents different options, tools and mechanisms to enhance financing for mitigation, adaptation and technology cooperation for an effective response to climate change.

Specific goals of the Synthesis Workshop included inter alia: to inform health scientists, practitioners, and officials of the impacts of climate variability, and long - term climate change in the Indian Ocean, Pacific, Caribbean and other regions; to address vulnerability assessment and adaptation options for Small Island Countries; and to summarize conclusions and recommendations for common actions and activities for Small Island States and vulnerable islands in general.

This activity report is an output of the World Bank project Adaptation Strategies to the Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts of El Niño for Rural Communities in Ecuador and Peru.

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.