Sentences with phrase «of climate change»

Monitor and report on impacts of climate change on indigenous peoples, mindful of their socio - economic limitations as well as their spiritual and cultural attachment to lands and waters.

Previous studies looking at impacts of climate change on the global food supply have only considered land - based food sources and these concluded that tropical areas will see a decline in land productivity.

We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to address the harmful effects of climate change in order to protect our health, communities, and economy.

The ladder can not be kicked away, even as the threat of climate change becomes more dire by the day.

The evidence presented describes the significant consequences of climate change impacts on food security, health and nutrition, water scarcity and global food trade.

(1) We have given here a description of the controversy about the cause of climate change in the 20th century.

Scenario analysis creates a foundation for understanding risks of climate change for people, ecosystems, and economies across a range of possible futures.

This is keeping us away from any serious debate about how we should respond to the results of the climate change research that our government commissioned.

«People don't vote for them because of their climate change policy,» he says.

The leads to a view the problem of climate change as primarily about reducing emissions (and many people who write about climate change take this view).

Building green homes is one of the best strategies for meeting the challenge of climate change because the technology to reduce energy and CO2 emissions already exists.

This resource introduces students to the concepts and practical realities of climate change impact and adaptation.

In the following chapters, we will refer to the impacts and effects of climate change as a result of both natural variability and human - caused climate change.

Many are concerned about the effect of climate change policies on our economy.

Any discussion on mitigation of climate change in agriculture thus needs to address the entire food chain, and to be linked to general sustainable development strategies.

That's why the cost of climate change caused by CO2 is impossible to pin down; it is an unknown fraction of an unknown fraction.

That conclusion is nothing new to those following the science of climate change for the last couple decades or so.

The core drivers of climate change cause other problems too.

Developing a community's resilience in the face of climate change impacts improves the wellness of the entire ecosystem.

Over the past decade scientists thought they had figured out how to protect humanity from the worst dangers of climate change.

Moreover, farmers are becoming more resilient to the effects of climate change by growing drought -, flood -, heat -, and salt - tolerant rice varieties.

They are ill - prepared for the real risks of climate change at home and in the region.

Or else such letters and opinions will be passed over and dismissed, especially if a bigger proportion of letters appear to be in support of climate change denial.

Much of what is known about technological innovation and progress has yet to be captured in discussions of climate change mitigation.

So given the critical nature of the climate change problem, who should we listen to?

We have to change the politics of climate change by creating more climate activists.

In terms of climate change model predictions, there is a high degree of uncertainty in both regions as to what comes next in an anthropogenic climate change scenario.

But as governments and scientists issue reports on the dire consequences of climate change with increasing frequency and alarm, some sectors of the news media seems to remain cool to the topic.

The entire issue is devoted to the topic of climate change science and policy options.

So limiting the near - term rate of climate change may save species from going extinct well before the impact of CO2 reduction is felt.

The site seeks to help policy makers and interested citizens understand the ethical dimensions of climate change issues in contention in policy debates.

The future of climate change predicted by scientists is already here.

This flyer highlights that reducing climate ‐ related disaster risks is a crucial part of climate change adaptation.

In a sense, this will take a much tighter look at one key aspect of the climate change debate.