Sentences with phrase «initiatives on climate change adaptation»

Advancements and improvements in the field of damage and losses monitoring are crucial to support global and regional initiatives on climate change adaptation in agriculture.

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In May 2013 the Arctic Council decided to continue its work on the AACA initiative and requested the AMAP Working Group to «produce information to assist local decision - makers and stakeholders in three pilot regions in developing adaptation tools and strategies to better deal with climate change and other pertinent environmental stressors».

Today, the President will be giving a speech at Georgetown University on climate change issues, with announcements of initiatives that will be taken leveraging the powers of the Administrative Branch because the Congress is unable (and, to a large extent, unwilling) to take meaningful action to address climate change: whether mitigation or adaptation.

This manual builds on a large range of UNDP's ongoing initiatives to support adaptation to climate change.

Roger replied that he favors incremental approaches to climate change (i.e., don't let failure to legislate adaptation stand in the way of getting started with mitigation) and does not support waiting for a grand comprehensive program, but that his testimony is simply a call to develop a larger vision with which to organize individual initiatives on sustainability («I am calling for a little bit broader vision than tuning the atmosphere to a specific ppm target.»)

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Recent initiatives have looked at the effects of climate change on coastal flood damage and storm damage in Europe as well as the economics of climate adaptation... around the world, including Florida.»

Friends of Science Society says trillions of dollars are being diverted to climate change initiatives, such as wind and solar farms, when that money would be better spent on adaptation, flood mitigation, and reserve funds set - up for post-hurricane restoration programs.

Because of that work and many follow - on studies conducted for state and city officials, New York has incorporated climate - change adaptation and resilience into its long - term planning initiatives, which include upgrading building codes and managing parks and wetlands to accommodate flooding and sea - level rise.

These initiatives already are going hand - in - hand with community involvement — for instance, open houses on climate change adaptation, including the opportunity to play a game that examines waterfront protection options.

As the Ranking Member on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, the Congressman has supported funding for important ocean health initiatives, including Chesapeake Bay restoration, climate change research and adaptation, stormwater management and wastewater treatment.

The lawyers in the group routinely counsel clients on addressing sustainable practices such as using renewable and alternative energy, recycling and conserving water and other resources, financing green initiatives, following LEED and green construction practices, implementing corporate sustainability programs, managing climate change risks through adaptation and mitigation, and establishing clean - tech ventures.