Sentences with phrase «practices on climate adaptation»

Finally, federal agencies will be directed to create climate - resilience toolkits to centralize all the best practices on climate adaptation and mitigation.

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Dr. Elizabeth Mcleod (Reef Resilience Science Lead and Climate Adaptation Scientist, Asia Pacific) was instrumental in developing TNC's Reef Resilience toolkit and trainings which have trained nearly 1,500 reef managers in more than 75 countries on the best practices for addressing threats to coral reefs.

Future freshwater stress has important implications for vulnerable island populations, who must rely on climate adaptation scenarios for agricultural practices and seasonal water management.

The add - on certification module promotes additional climate - smart adaptation and climate change mitigation practices.

UMFULA is focussing on opportunities for anticipatory adaptation practices that will enable Malawi to deal with some of the shocks (sudden events) and stressors (long term trends) of climate change.

It also provides a synthesis of relevant additional examples of adaptation planning and practices undertaken in other countries, which were reported under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change.

On climate change, the guidelines address both mitigation and adaptation issues, with a focus on identifying practices that could increase vulnerability to climate changOn climate change, the guidelines address both mitigation and adaptation issues, with a focus on identifying practices that could increase vulnerability to climate changon identifying practices that could increase vulnerability to climate change.

This publication has been developed under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, and provides an introduction to a range of different assessment approaches and methodologies and shares best practices and lessons learned.

Focusing on five countries in the region (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka), this review captures examples of good practice in climate change adaptation programming, in order to inform Oxfam's learning, enabling it and other organizations to replicate some of these good practices in their own programs and to advocate their adequate financing and governance.

CIFOR scientists Anne Larson and Markus Ihalainen shared findings on what gender - responsive climate policy looks like in practice and in action, while Houria Djoudi highlighted adaptation taking place at a local level, and the co-benefits and tradeoffs that occur.

In his Executive Order on Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance on October 5, 2009, President Obama said that the task force was by that time «already engaged in developing the domestic and international dimensions of a U.S. strategy for adaptation to climate change» and should «develop approaches through which the policies and practices of the agencies can be made compatible with and reinforce that strategy.»

A total of 22 European Member States answered the questions focusing on eight thematic areas or topics: governance, vulnerability, impact and adaptation assessments, national and subnational adaptation strategies, climate - change mitigation, strengthening of health systems, awareness raising and capacity building, green health services and sharing best practices.

Note that a new practice at the IPCC is the back - to - back holding of an expert meeting on scenarios with lead author meetings, to ensure coordination with the scientific community which is developing a new generation of socioeconomic scenarios for climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation research.

Arivudai Nambi Appadurai, India Adaptation Strategy Head for the Climate Resilience Practice and WRI India, distills how they can adapt, with a focus on the dynamics of environmental justice and sustainable development.

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.