Sering said that in order to minimize the impacts of climate change, there is a need to identify «vulnerabilities and strategically
plan adaptation efforts» and that financial resources are needed implement climate adaptation and mitigation measures.
Not exact matches
Hellmann has co-authored several climate assessment and
adaptation planning efforts, including the biodiversity and ecosystem portions of the Chicago Climate Action
Plan and the 2014 National Climate Assessment.
Obama Administration Releases First - Ever Climate
Adaptation Plans With plans that incorporate efforts made by the Commerce, Agriculture, Energy, Transportation and Defense departments, among others, the administration's effort acknowledges that climate impacts are happening now and require a
Plans With
plans that incorporate efforts made by the Commerce, Agriculture, Energy, Transportation and Defense departments, among others, the administration's effort acknowledges that climate impacts are happening now and require a
plans that incorporate
efforts made by the Commerce, Agriculture, Energy, Transportation and Defense departments, among others, the administration's
effort acknowledges that climate impacts are happening now and require action
The numerous rules will address issues such as how countries will track and report their emissions and have them verified, all in a transparent way; how countries will be required to communicate their future emissions - reduction
plans as well as their pledges for funding
adaptation efforts; and if and how market mechanisms, such as emissions trading between countries, will be applied to national targets.
It recommends that the federal government move aggressively to support those
efforts by developing a national
adaptation strategy to coordinate
planning and exchange information between federal agencies and local governments.
«The sooner climate can be incorporated into mid - and long - range
plans, the more effective
adaptation efforts can be,» said Coffel.
Australia has created an
adaptation program to «help Australians better understand climate change, manage risks, and take advantage of potential opportunities;» In Nigeria, state and local governments are developing action
plans for high - risk urban areas, while the federal government is seeking to expand forests by reducing deforestation and wood fuel demand; in Mali, significant
efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of climate change.
Long - term monitoring
efforts that supported this discovery are vital as we continue to monitor changes in the Arctic and develop tools to support
adaptation planning for both wildlife and people.»
(Sec. 479) Requires each state to prepare a natural resources
adaptation plan detailing the state's current and projected
efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources and coastal areas in order to be eligible for funds under this subpart.
This manual provides practical, step - by - step guidance on how governments and other national actors can mainstream climate change
adaptation into development
planning as part of broader mainstreaming
efforts.
-- In order to be eligible for funds under section 480, not later than 1 year after the development of a Natural Resources Climate Change
Adaptation Strategy required under section 476 each State shall prepare a State natural resources adaptation plan detailing the State's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources and coastal areas within the State's jur
Adaptation Strategy required under section 476 each State shall prepare a State natural resources
adaptation plan detailing the State's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources and coastal areas within the State's jur
adaptation plan detailing the State's current and projected
efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources and coastal areas within the State's jurisdiction.
(1) complete an
adaptation plan for that department or agency, respectively, implementing the Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy under section 476 and consistent with the Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Policy under section 472, detailing the department's or agency's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources within the department's or agency's jurisdiction and necessary additional actions, including a timeline for implementation of thos
adaptation plan for that department or agency, respectively, implementing the Natural Resources Climate Change
Adaptation Strategy under section 476 and consistent with the Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Policy under section 472, detailing the department's or agency's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources within the department's or agency's jurisdiction and necessary additional actions, including a timeline for implementation of thos
Adaptation Strategy under section 476 and consistent with the Natural Resources Climate Change
Adaptation Policy under section 472, detailing the department's or agency's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources within the department's or agency's jurisdiction and necessary additional actions, including a timeline for implementation of thos
Adaptation Policy under section 472, detailing the department's or agency's current and projected
efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources within the department's or agency's jurisdiction and necessary additional actions, including a timeline for implementation of those actions;
Adaptation efforts in South Asia have so far been fragmented, lacking a strong link between national climate change strategies and
plans, and existing disaster risk reduction, agricultural, and other relevant policies.
Second, countries should build their
adaptation efforts over time, with all nations completing National Adaptat
adaptation efforts over time, with all nations completing National
AdaptationAdaptation Plans.
In 2009, the City launched its Climate Change Action
Plan 2010 - 2030 and embarked on a long - term
adaptation and mitigation
effort.
The goal of the Summit was «to inform federal, state, regional, and local climate
adaptation efforts, including the planning of the federal Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force and the U.S. Global Change Research Progr
adaptation efforts, including the
planning of the federal Interagency Climate Change
Adaptation Task Force and the U.S. Global Change Research Progr
Adaptation Task Force and the U.S. Global Change Research Program.»
These initiatives led to
adaptation efforts, including elevating infrastructure, restoring green spaces, and developing evacuation
plans that helped reduce damage and save lives during Irene and Sandy (also see discussion of Hurricane Sandy in Ch.
Adaptation must be vigorously discussed alongside climate mitigation
efforts, instead of as an afterthought, or as a
Plan B, to be initiated sometime in the future.
The MOOC is part of a work - programme of the Integrating Agriculture in National
Adaptation Plans (NAP - Ag) Programme, a joint
effort led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support countries to integrate and address climate change concerns as they affect agricultural sector - based livelihoods in national and sectoral
planning and budgeting processes.
Creating a new generation of climate services to promote public understanding, support mitigation and
adaptation efforts, enable smart
planning, and promote regional climate partnerships;
Because much of the cost will be realized after the emissions occur, the funds would have to be invested in order to produce resources in the future to compensate or make the best of conditions then; this can be investment in infrastructure (aquaducts and flood water management
planning) and such things as R&D for drought / flood resistant crops,
efforts to save ecosystems (those parts that will survive the climate change, or otherwise planting trees, etc, where they will do well in the future, or otherwise reducing other stresses so that ecosystems will be more resilient to climate change)(remember that ecosystems provide us with ecosystem services), etc, and / or investment in the economy in general so that more resources will be available in the future to compensate for losses and pay for
adaptation.
Christina Chan is the Director for the Climate Resilience Practice, which seeks to help national and sub-national decision - makers understand the drivers of climate vulnerability in their countries, engage vulnerable people in
adaptation efforts, and access the information, tools, and resources they need to take account of climate change in
planning and programs.
With these maps and information, Scenic Hudson is supporting communities»
efforts to develop
adaptation plans by helping them to: