Sentences with phrase «for adaptation and mitigation»

Advocating for adaptation and mitigation is nothing new — in fact it's common place.

«Principles Governing IPCC Work, ``... to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio - economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human - induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.

And of the fast start financing announced in Copenhagen last year — for developing countries to provide $ 30 billion to developing countries by 2012 for adaptation and mitigation — Japan has pledged $ 15 billion and already implemented $ 7.23 billion as of the end of September.

But there is little chance that what the developing countries would most like to see — new concessional financing for adaptation and mitigation that is and provided from the national budgets of the wealthy nations — will be forthcoming.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by WMO and UNEP to assess scientific, technical and socio - economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.

Further discussion focused on the possible content of the ERF: it could contain objectives for adaptation and mitigation, based on global temperature goals (2 and 1.5 °C); and corresponding relative fair efforts by countries.

«Relative Contributions of Global Warming to Various Climate Sensitive Risks, and Their Implications for Adaptation and Mitigation,» Energy & Environment 14: 797 - 822 (2003).

No, I don't know of any states which have begun to pro-actively set aside resources for adaptation and mitigation purposes.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio - economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human - induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.

Climate change and climate variability: personal motivation for adaptation and mitigation.

What you claimed was IPCC's charter, to investigate and report the «scientific basis of risk of human - induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation», was actually its own Principles Governing IPCC Work, 10/1/1998, available on line.

The IPCC in its statement on «PRINCIPLES GOVERNING IPCC WORK» says nothing on data but does say: «The role of the IPCC is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio - economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human - induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.»

I would simply say that IPCC is a political organization whose charter is to investigate and report the» scientific basis of risk of human - induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation», IOW to evaluate the risk of human - induced climate change and any negative effects it may have on our society and environment.

«Implications of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture: challenges for adaptation and mitigation in the Asia - Pacific region».

Additionally, the development of new technologies and strategies to improve the collection and distribution of observations is central for adaptation and mitigation of the impacts from severe weather events to climate extremes.

urban planning, building design and recycling with benefits for both adaptation and mitigation;

There has been discussion of the potential for adaptation and mitigation as substitutes within narrow economic analysis (cost - benefit frameworks), and some studies have tried to assess the optimal policy balance of mitigation and adaptation using CBA based on IAMs.

EWENT also evaluated the efficiency, applicability and finance needs for adaptation and mitigation measures which will dampen and reduce the costs of weather impacts.

1.2 — Science for adaptation and mitigation: Advancing understanding of the vulnerability and resilience of integrated human - natural systems.

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

Jim Hanson will speak on «Need for Adaptation and Mitigation» (Invited)»

This says the IPCC exists to provide (a) «information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human - induced climate change» and (b) «options for adaptation and mitigation» which pertain to «the application of particular policies».

The commitment by developed countries of $ 30 billion in quick start financial assistance for adaptation and mitigation prioritized for the most vulnerable developing countries, followed by up to $ 100 billion per year by 2020 represents the major achievement of Copenhagen, as I discussed in my last post.

MRV from the funders» perspective should ensure climate financing is indeed used for adaptation and mitigation purposes and not squandered or sent to a Swiss bank.

The IPCC was established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in 1988 to assess for governments the scientific, technical and socio - economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, and to identify its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.

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.

Options for adaptation and mitigation.»

Rebuilding Trust in REDD + November 11, 15:45 - 16:45 — Fiji Pavilion Forest conservation, and specifically REDD +, is one of the key approaches recognized as having transformative potential for both adaptation and mitigation under the Paris Agreement.

risk of human - induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.»

This more or less restates the IPCC mandate to investigate: «the scientific, technical and socio - economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human - induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.»

With the completion of the review, the IPCC can now focus fully on its mandate to assess in a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio - economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of the risks of climate change, its potential impacts, and options for adaptation and mitigation,» IPCC Chair Rajendra Pachauri said.

The IPCC says in its own words: «The role of the IPCC is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio - economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human - induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.»

According to its governing principles, the IPCC is ``... to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio - economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human - induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.

It then analyzes the broad and more specific impacts of climate change in different regions of the world and looks at options for adaptation and mitigation in some detail.

And the above statement from the IPCC's Constitution presumes that there is a «risk of human - induced climate change» (i.e. a risk of AGW) that has «potential impacts» which require «options for adaptation and mitigation».

So, each IPCC Report can be — and should be — understood to be presentation of evidence, arguments, and justification for that presumption of a «risk of human - induced climate change» (i.e. a risk of AGW) and the need for «options for adaptation and mitigation».

«We have very limited capacity in terms of human resources and institutions and very limited finance and an almost lack of technology for adaptation and mitigation,» he says.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established to assess scientific, technical and socio - economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.

As can be seen from its charter, it was not IPCC's brief to find out what causes climate to change, but rather to establish the risk of human - induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation

... assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio - economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human - induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.

If you have not heard, IPCC was established by the World Meteorological Organization and UNEP to assess scientific, technical and socio - economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, the scientific basis of risk of human - induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.

Climate change may be perceived most through the impacts of extremes, although these are to a large degree dependent on the system under consideration, including its vulnerability, resiliency and capacity for adaptation and mitigation; see the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.

That report is scheduled to be released in April, followed in May by another group's report on options for adaptation and mitigation.

IPCC has been established to assess scientific, technical and socio - economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.

Not exact matches

(Most of the funding — $ 2 billion — goes to another climate priority, infrastructure for «disaster mitigation and adaptation» in the face of a changing climate.)

Cities are projected to require at least USD 1.7 trillion a year for climate change mitigation and adaptation above business as usual in order to align GHG levels with those that limit global warming to 2 °C and avoid the worst effects of climate change.

Key topics discussed are: • Climate change impact on food production • Options for adaptation to a new climate • Options for mitigation in response to key drivers; e.g. water use efficiency and / or carbon sequestration.

IFOAM and IATP presented effective, affordable, locally appropriate mitigation and adaptation practices for integration into action plans and policies.

The IET is calling for the UK to become a clear and influential global leader in climate change mitigation and adaptation, encouraging exports of new low carbon technologies and equipment.

Funding includes $ 154 million for open space programs, $ 86 million for parks and recreation, $ 39 million for solid waste programs and 21 million for climate change mitigation and adaptation.