Sentences with phrase «mitigation on adaptation»

Land and water management may be affected by mitigation actions, but in most sectors the effects of mitigation on adaptation are likely to be small.

Not exact matches

In CETA there is also a provision which says that the costs of pollution are borne by the polluter and requires Canada and Europe to prioritize trade in environmental goods and services related to renewable energy and co-operate on climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Mitigation of environmental impact and adaptation to climate change will be discussed at the upcoming IDF Symposium on the Role of Dairy in Sustainable Diets, Seville, 1st and 2nd February 2018...

Currently, Cambodia and IRRI are conducting joint research projects on climate change adaptation and mitigation, climate - resilient rice varieties, remote sensing - based crop monitoring, improvement of farmers» livelihoods, and postharvest technology.

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.

The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Mahama Ayariga, has said Ghana needs $ 22.6 billion in investments from domestic and international public and private sources to finance its 31 Programme of Action on climate mitigation and adaptation.

«The most important work to do with the new administration is to be sure they keep intact important international work on climate mitigation and adaptation.»

The results suggest that recent changes in global vegetation have had impacts on local climates that should be considered in the design of local mitigation and adaptation plans.

NCSE is now engaged in an NSF - funded project on creating a Climate, Adaptation, and Mitigation e-Learning (CAMEL) community.

This climate assessment is significantly longer than the previous one and includes a number of new chapters, such as two on adaptation and mitigation options.

The evidence supports the need for considerable investment in adaptation and mitigation actions toward a «climate - smart food system» that is more resilient to climate change influences on food security.

His research focus is on climate change mitigation and adaptation in fire - prone forests.

The United Nations Environment Programme's annual Emissions Gap Report, expected in November, includes commitments both on mitigation and adaptation.

I've written on mitigation, adaptation, geoengineering, impacts of climate change.

In his paper, Okal reflects on the progress made since the catastrophic event of 2004 in various aspects of tsunami science, warning and mitigation and more generally in tsunami resilience, i.e., the preventive adaptation of communities to this form of natural hazard.

The first three volumes, based on outlines approved by the IPCC's 195 member governments in October 2009, were released over the past fourteen months: The Physical Science Basis in September 2013, Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, in March 2014 and Mitigation of Climate Change in April 2014.

It is, in passages, a downright gloomy case, and several authors on Tuesday said the next report in 10 years hence will likely see a shift in emphasis from mitigation - or avoiding the problem - to adaptation, or learning to live with warming.

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

«In order to sustain water and energy security in the next decades, the electricity focus will need to increase their focus on climate change adaptation in addition to mitigation.»

«We haven't convinced voters that mitigation is important and we're going to spend billions on adaptation?»

If we embark on a path that is equivalent to setting emissions to zero now (say by having a period of negative emissions in the 2035 to 2050 time frame), and call the sequestration we accomplish mitigation then mitigation can arrest climate change, make adaptation unneeded and bring us to a safe concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as Hansen has pointed out.

Ed's research currently focuses on public understanding of — and engagement in — climate change, including its risks and mitigation and adaptation options.

It tracks progress on health and climate change across 40 indicators divided into five categories: climate change impacts, exposures and vulnerability; adaptation planning and resilience for health; mitigation actions and health co-benefits; economics and finance; and public and political engagement.

And the political debate of mitigation or adaptation surely hinges on the science, eg on climate sensitivity.

• Editor and Lead Author, «The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability», IPCC Special Report on the Regional Impacts of Climate Change (1998) • Lead Author of IPCC Technical Paper No. 3, «Stabilization of Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases: Physical, Biological and Socio - Economic Implications,» (1997) • Editor, Working Group II Contribution to the Second Assessment Report Climate Change 1995: Impacts, Adaptations, and Mitigation (Scientific and Technical Analyses), (1996).

By instituting adaptation and mitigation programs, forest managers can act now to lessen the likelihood and magnitude of climate change impacts on Montana's forests.

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.

13.3 improve education, awareness raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning

All this, and probably more, led to the announcement by the UN Secretary - General at the Climate Change Summit on 22 September 2009 in New York that he intended to «set up a high - level panel after the Copenhagen Conference to advise on how to better integrate climate change adaptation and mitigation into development» (VI).

Most importantly, we are bringing together community members, parents, school principals and vice principals, teachers, local authorities, officials responsible for emergency situations, media and national authorities to discuss the importance of taking joint and coordinated action on disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and biodiversity conservation, in a comprehensive manner and towards long - term solutions.

Countries will continue to engage in a process on mitigation opportunities and will put added focus on adaptation opportunities.

The framework will provide clarity on countries» mitigation and adaptation actions, as well as the provision of support.

# 519 Thomas said fwiw, I am intentionally avoiding UV and posting this type of info here on FR only — new class of open thread for discussions of climate solutions, mitigation and adaptation.

Note that discussions about mitigation and / or adaptation should be on the Forced Responses thread.

A fairly recent resource teachers may find useful in providing an evidentiary basis for climate science education is CAMEL (Climate Adaptation Mitigation E-Learning), which offers a large selection of articles, videos, and other modalities on a range of climate change topics.

So when top politicians travel around to international climate summits, but provide little funding for work on mitigation and adaptation — that really is double communication.

Quote: «This month's open thread on responses to climate change (politics, adaptation, mitigation etc.).

I am interested in hearing your answer BobB, if it turns out that the delay in addressing mitigation and adaptation results in immense costs on every level, will you blame the collapse on science?

And the political debate of mitigation or adaptation surely hinges on the science, eg on climate sensitivity.

Policy decisions on both mitigation and adaptation require the same scientific advice, but are influenced by other factors too.

The bimonthly open thread focused on climate solutions, mitigation and adaptation.

This month's open thread on responses to climate change (politics, adaptation, mitigation etc.).

Both rate questions have proved durably uncertain for decades, leading to a wide spread in views on the merits in investing in adaptation versus emissions mitigation.

Both rate questions (warming and sea level) have proved durably uncertain for decades, leading to a wide spread in views on the scope and speed of investments necessary for adequate adaptation and emissions mitigation.

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.

[Response: We suggest an emphasis on adaptation over mitigation for grasslands in particular, especially where precipitation is relatively low, because they fluctuate annually between weak sources and sinks and the extensive management strategies applied have minimal effects on carbon balance.

The Stephen H. Schneider Symposium, being held in late August in Boulder, Colo., will reflect on his approach to the climate problem and culminate with a session on this question: «The challenge of climate change mitigation and adaptation: How do we translate sound climate science into sound policies?»

* Accelerate enhanced action on technology development, transfer, financing, and capacity building to support mitigation and adaptation efforts;

I am here to dialogue on climate, various techniques and methods for mitigation and adaptation, rates of change, etc..

I know 2 things from you after all your words: You are stuck on population despite the demographics making that a poor choice for your primary design metric, and you somehow thing adaptation, mitigation and sustainability are specific.