Sentences with phrase «of adaptation decisions»

A sequence of adaptation decisions creates an adaptation pathway (bottom panel).

Figure 2 shows that the lifetime of the adaptation decision is a key factor determining whether planning needs to address a relatively certain set of changes, or allow for diverging, and potentially very different, climate futures.

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From the decision at the Jerusalem Council to free new converts from Jewish Law, to the debates of the third of fourth century that led to the biblical cannon the Apostle's Creed, to the Protestant Reformation which resulted in increased availability of Scripture, to the Galilean controversy which opened and changed minds, the story of the Church is a story of constant adaptation and change.

More research is needed to guide decisions about adoption, adaptation and replication, and support scale - up of evidence - based home visiting programs.

Observational data suggest that fathers are important in the maternal decision on how to feed the infant and that mothers choose to bottle feed or breastfeed for a shorter time when the father is not supporting breastfeeding.16 — 19 Moreover, supporting the father during breastfeeding may help to improve the mother's satisfaction with breastfeeding, duration of breastfeeding, and adaptation of both parents to parenting.10, 20 — 23 Despite these data, the fathers are poorly informed about the advantages of breastfeeding24, 25 and may have many concerns that are poorly addressed and that can negatively influence initiation and duration rates of breastfeeding.

The opportunity now is to better incorporate climate impacts into current decisions, so that adaptation isn't an additional requirement — it's part of making good decisions.»

, 1968 Zick Rubin, «The Social Psychology of Romantic Love», 1969 Elliot Aronson, «Some Antecedents of Interpersonal Attraction», 1970 David C. Glass and Jerome E. Singer, «The Urban Condition: Its Stresses and Adaptations — Experimental Studies of Behavioral Consequences of Exposure to Aversive Events», 1971 Norman H. Anderson, «Information Integration Theory: A Brief Survey», 1972 Lenora Greenbaum, «Socio - Cultural Influences on Decision Making: An Illustrative Investigation of Possession - Trance in Sub-Saharan Africa», 1973 William E. McAuliffe and Robert A. Gordon, «A Test of Lindesmith's Theory of Addiction: The Frequency of Euphoria Among Long - Term Addicts», 1974 R. B. Zajonc and Gregory B. Markus, «Intellectual Environment and Intelligence», 1975 Johnathan Kelley and Herbert S. Klein, «Revolution and the Rebirth of Inequality: The Bolivian National Revolution», 1977 Murray Melbin, «Night as Frontier», 1978 Ronald S. Wilson, «Synchronies in Mental Development: An Epigenetic Perspective», 1979 Bibb Latane, Stephen G. Harkins, and Kipling D. Williams, «Many Hands Make Light the Work: The Causes and Consequences of Social Loafing», 1980 Gary Wayne Strong, «Information, Pattern, and Behavior: The Cognitive Biases of Four Japanese Groups», 1981 Richard A. Shweder and Edmund J. Bourne, «Does the Concept of the Person Vary Cross Culturally?»

His main research interests are in the development and application of probabilistic concepts and methods to civil and marine engineering, including: structural reliability; life - cycle cost analysis; probability - based assessment, design, and multi-criteria life - cycle optimization of structures and infrastructure systems; structural health monitoring; life - cycle performance maintenance and management of structures and distributed infrastructure under extreme events (earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and floods); risk - based assessment and decision making; multi-hazard risk mitigation; infrastructure sustainability and resilience to disasters; climate change adaptation; and probabilistic mechanics.

The provision of the best information possible is essential for proper planning, decision - making and adaptation to the realities of climate change.

Urban decision makers need to know where to focus resources as they plan their adaptation strategies, potentially as a matter of life and death.

-- 7) Forest models for Montana that account for changes in both climate and resulting vegetation distribution and patterns; 8) Models that account for interactions and feedbacks in climate - related impacts to forests (e.g., changes in mortality from both direct increases in warming and increased fire risk as a result of warming); 9) Systems thinking and modeling regarding climate effects on understory vegetation and interactions with forest trees; 10) Discussion of climate effects on urban forests and impacts to cityscapes and livability; 11) Monitoring and time - series data to inform adaptive management efforts (i.e., to determine outcome of a management action and, based on that outcome, chart future course of action); 12) Detailed decision support systems to provide guidance for managing for adaptation.

In some cases, this may take the form of flexible adaptation pathways, with decisions made now for the next 30 years and decisions on the timing and sequencing of alternative options, conditional on future sea - level rise, planned out in advance.

So what uncertainties are there in the drivers of change, and can understanding these uncertainties enable better decisions for adaptation?

Quantitative integrated assessment of climate change risks is not always possible, but it can play a key role in informing decisions both about local adaptation and about large - scale mitigation policy.

Kudos to Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for their amusing screenplay adaptation of Greg Sestero's memoir and to producer / director James Franco for his decision to undertake this entertaining project.

Series creator Brian K. Vaughan's adaptation is yet another tepid melodrama, in the tradition of the recent Bates Motel, in which every creative decision appears to have been made in a trendy bid to appeal to the viewer's crotch.

The use of certain tropes in the narrative are also glaring given the film's inertia — when Dovid starts to read a succession speech from a piece of paper, only to go off - script in a fit of frustration — one can't help but wish that Lelio had taken more time to craft his love story adaptation by thinking through the enormity of every small artistic decision.

(In English and German with subtitles) We Bought a Zoo (PG for mature themes and mild profanity) Screen adaptation of Benjamin Mee's bittersweet memoir recounting the grieving widower's (Matt Damon) decision to relocate his family to a dilapidated estate with 200 exotic animals on the premises with hopes of refurbishing the zoo while rebuilding their lives.

Look, we know everyone's been complaining about the length of the Hobbit trilogy ever since the decision to make the adaptation into 3 separate movies.

However for all the positive adaptations these aging seniors embrace in this new chapter of their lives, many of their decisions seem rash in spite of the supposed wisdom that comes with life experience.

At first glance, Cuaron, whose sexually charged «Y Tu Mama Tambien» melted theater screens, seems like an odd choice to direct a «Harry Potter» film, but all one has to do is look at his 1995 adaptation of «A Little Princess» to understand the decision.

Tom Harper, who directed War and Peace, said he was convinced it was Dano's curiosity in one of Tolstoy's most challenging characters that had driven his «risky» decision to move from Hollywood to a relatively small British production, even when the adaptation still had no international broadcasters attached.

In the disappointing adaptation of «The Lovely Bones,» director Peter Jackson runs wild with the CGI, a ludicrous decision that sucks the emotion out of Alice Sebold's intimate novel.

Learner Decision Journey (LDJ) is inspired from Consumer Decision Journey, but with some adaptations that are compatible with the educational and didactic nature of learning.

Core requirements include Making Sense of Data to Inform Instruction; Using Assessments in the PK - 12 Classroom to Differentiate Instruction; Culturally Responsive Teaching; Teaching and Technology; Teachers as Informed Curriculum Decision Makers; Analyzing and Refining Teaching; and Adaptations and accommodation for learners with disabilities.

The approach presented here is based on three main pillars: an adaptation mechanism based on a broad understanding of system dependencies; efficient use of system knowledge through involvement of actors throughout the process; and technological solutions to enable efficient actor communication and information handling.The book provides readers with a better understanding of the factors that influence decisions, and put forward solutions to facilitate the rapid adaptation to changes in the business environment and customer needs through intelligent upgrade i...

But the lower court disagreed, alarming many in the art world, who warned that the decision could have a chilling effect on a tradition of artistic appropriation and adaptation that has thrived for decades.

So what uncertainties are there in the drivers of change, and can understanding these uncertainties enable better decisions for adaptation?

[Parties [are encouraged to][may][support and] implement][The [mechanism][framework] for] policy approaches and positive incentives for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation; and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks [and associated non-carbon benefits]; as well as [the [mechanism][framework] for] alternative policy approaches such as joint mitigation and adaptation approaches for the integral and sustainable management of forests; [and also the associated non-carbon benefits]; [which] consist of the decisions, methods and guidance already adopted under the Convention; [Parties are encouraged [to support their effective implementation][to implement] the [mechanism [s]-RSB-[framework [s]-RSB--RSB-.

There are good opportunities to build trust around some of the relatively easier sections, like technology, adaptation, REDD + and finance decisions.

At the EPA, Dr. Carter integrated the effects of climate change into estimates of future coastal inundation on contaminated lands, such as brownfields and superfund sites, to help guide decisions on adaptation efforts that could better protect nearby communities from the spread of dangerous contaminants during future floods.

The programme, under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), aims to assist countries that are party to the Convention, particularly developing countries, to improve their understanding and assessment of impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, and to make informed decisions thereon.

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.

While local adaptation planners might be primarily be interested in how the patterns of heat extremes align with changes in population over their immediate community, it is equally important for decision makers to recognise the broader implications of heat exposure increases driven by future changes in where people live.

The report complements this analysis by offering concrete lessons learned and practical suggestions aimed at developing country decision makers and practitioners, thus fostering the adoption of novel, ICT - supported approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation.

The study focuses on the way in which decision making in climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction (DRR) is managed, and assesses practical cases of regional and national adaptation strategies.

by Judith Curry This post discusses Workshop presentations on the utility of climate models for regional adaptation decisions.

Following that, paragraph 15 of decision 17 / CP.7 noted that a 2 percent share of the proceeds from Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project activities would be used to finance the cost of adaptation.

The main purpose of this Dialog is to communicate to politicians and decision makers — both within the water community and from other public policy areas relevant to the topic - and other actors involved, a series of key messages and recommendations that enable them to define, in an informed manner, public policies and corresponding actions on climate change adaptation.

The AAP is a strategic climate change initiative designed to help create more informed climate change adaptation decision - making and more effective implementation of those decisions in each of the 20 participating countries.

by Judith Curry This post discusses Workshop presentations on methodologies and application examples of decision analytical strategies to support robust decision making on climate adaptation.

The October 2011 report Federal Actions for a Climate Resilient Nation: Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force provides an update on actions in key areas of Federal adaptation, including: building resilience in local communities, safeguarding critical natural resources such as freshwater, and providing accessible climate information and tools to help decision - makers manage climAdaptation Task Force provides an update on actions in key areas of Federal adaptation, including: building resilience in local communities, safeguarding critical natural resources such as freshwater, and providing accessible climate information and tools to help decision - makers manage climadaptation, including: building resilience in local communities, safeguarding critical natural resources such as freshwater, and providing accessible climate information and tools to help decision - makers manage climate risks.

These climate change adaptation decisions need to be made however, and in an effort to produce useful regional scale climate information that embodies the global climate change a number of «downscaling» techniques have been developed.

(1) support States and Indian tribes in the development of a geographic information system database of fish and wildlife habitat and corridors that would inform planning and development decisions within each State and Indian tribe, enable each State and Indian tribe to model climate impacts and adaptation, and provide geographically specific enhancements of State and tribal wildlife action plans;

Based on current models, this is not the case everywhere, and continued model development and improvement is required to decrease the uncertainty and increase the utility of regional climate projections for adaptation decision making.

Finally we come to the question of whether regional climate projections should be used in climate change adaptation decisions concerning infrastructure development?

Decisions made at the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change — such as those related to finance, adaptation, mitigation, technology, and capacity building — have major ramifications for LDCs.

This vital sign informs societal decisions about adaptation to and mitigation of climate change [Trenberth et al., 2016].

As President of Climate Forecast Applications Network (CFAN) LLC, I have worked with decision makers on climate impact assessments, assessing and developing meteorological hazard and climate adaptation strategies, and developing subseasonal climate forecasting strategies to support adaptive management.

• Improved understanding of climate thresholds and vulnerabilities, impacts, and adaptive responses in a variety of different local contexts across the country • Improved understanding of vulnerable populations (e.g., urban poor, native populations on tribal lands) that have limited capacities for responding to climate change • Ways to build adaptive capacity that can be generalized across individuals, communities, and countries • Decision support tools for entities responsible for hazard mitigation and management • Collection of socioeconomic research to inform impact, vulnerability, and adaptation research