Its principal objective is to enhance the knowledge base to
support climate change adaptation and mitigation policies.
(C)
support climate change adaptation research in or for the most vulnerable developing countries;
Not exact matches
Mass Audubon
supports the passage of An Act establishing a comprehensive
adaptation management plan in response to
climate change, which prepares Massachusetts for the impacts of
climate change by identifying where we are most vulnerable and taking measures to protect public health, public safety and the economy.
The committees suggested setting up a national
climate change adaptation program to empower communities by using local, indigenous knowledge to help decrease disaster risk and
support recovery efforts.
What is more worrying is that government is engaging in this environmentally unfriendly action at a time Ghana's development partners and the international community are sympathizing with the Ghanaian people on the increasing impacts of
climate change on livelihoods and
supporting the country with huge resources to implement a number of
climate adaptation projects to help the people especially rural communities to improve livelihoods under severe
climate change impacts through effective
adaptation interventions.
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.
Emerging evidence for variability in the coral calcification response to acidification, geographical variation in bleaching susceptibility and recovery, responses to past
climate change, and potential rates of
adaptation to rapid warming
supports an alternative scenario in which reef degradation occurs with greater temporal and spatial heterogeneity than current projections suggest.
In recent years, S&T Fellows have helped to set up a digital library for Iraqi scientists, provided key data to
support the Endangered Species Act, contributed to a federal task force on global
climate change adaptation, and worked on recovery and reconstruction projects in Haiti just weeks after the country's devastating January 2010 earthquake.
The Initiative for the
Adaptation of African Agriculture to
Climate Change (AAA) and the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Fund Project have joined forces to
support land rehabilitation in Africa.
-- 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 addition to
supporting adaptation efforts through its pipeline of infrastructure projects (which will average $ 1.1 billion per annum over the next three years), the Bank is providing (in countries such as Morocco, Tunisia, Djibouti, and Yemen) knowledge and technical expertise for better analyzing likely impacts of
climate change, and for designing least - cost
adaptation interventions to minimize such impacts.
Partnerships are built around various drivers: for example
supporting the Polar regions in a period of rapid
change; educating the public about polar sciences and
climate; contributing to
climate change awareness; mitigation and
adaptation; defining and implementing CSR action plan; implementing technology solutions for low carbon emissions.
I'm working to build the organization's
Climate Change Adaptation Program across the Americas and helping manage The Climate Adaptation Fund, which supports on - the - ground adaptatio
Adaptation Program across the Americas and helping manage The
Climate Adaptation Fund, which supports on - the - ground adaptatio
Adaptation Fund, which
supports on - the - ground
adaptationadaptation efforts.
Mitigation — reducing emissions fast enough to achieve the temperature goal A transparency system and global stock - take — accounting for
climate action
Adaptation — strengthening ability of countries to deal with
climate impacts Loss and damage — strengthening ability to recover from
climate impacts
Support — including finance, for nations to build clean, resilient futures As well as setting a long - term direction, countries will peak their emissions as soon as possible and continue to submit national
climate action plans that detail their future objectives to address
climate change.
The Green Belt Movement and The New Course through the
support of MacArthur Foundation have partnered to develop a program that will unlock women's potential in natural resource management and in
climate change mitigation and
adaptation strategies across three East African priority watersheds.
As part of the Programme, with
support from PRBB Foundation, the Green Belt Movement developed a specialised Training of Community Trainers project which sees local women taught about
climate change adaptation strategies that can be used to provide practical solutions to effects of
climate change at a local level.
However, if our
adaptation is informed by science cherry - picked to
support a particular standpoint on «dangerous
climate change» then this risks leading to wrong decisions on
adaptation.
Resources to
support both mitigation and
adaptation will need to be substantially scaled up to address
climate change.
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Support implementation of the Nairobi Work Programme on impacts, vulnerability, and
adaptation to
climate change;
There is an urgent need to scale up financial flows, particularly financial
support to developing countries; to create positive incentives for actions; to finance the incremental costs of cleaner and low - carbon technologies; to make more efficient use of funds directed toward
climate change; to realize the full potential of appropriate market mechanisms that can provide pricing signals and economic incentives to the private sector; to promote public sector investment; to create enabling environments that promote private investment that is commercially viable; to develop innovative approaches; and to lower costs by creating appropriate incentives for and reducing and eliminating obstacles to technology transfer relevant to both mitigation and
adaptation.
Emphasis should be placed on
climate change adaptation, rather than mitigation as advocated by Mr. Savory, to
support the well - being of millions of human inhabitants.
Perhaps some
climate activists fear that
support of
adaptation efforts would be akin to recognizing that
climate change is, after all, not as dire a crisis as it is being made out to be through polarizing political rhetoric.
There is no shortage of
support needs for communities to address the impacts of
climate change in agricultural systems, including
support for
adaptation for vulnerable regions and transformation to sustainable and resilient food production systems, built around local food economies.
Our mission is to do
climate change impact research to
support in
climate change adaptation and risk assessments.
Activities
supported by the five regional commissions include, among others, the creation of strategies to integrate
climate change consideration into development plans, the assessment of the economic impacts of
climate change, and the evaluation of the costs of mitigation and
adaptation.
These initiatives aim to enhance
adaptation of agriculture and
support the integration of
climate change and sustainable use of water into agricultural sector policies to
support countries that included these sectors in their NDCs.
The TNA workshop on
climate change mitigation and
adaptation, currently ongoing today and running until the 27 February 2018 in Hanoi, Viet Nam, is aimed at enhancing the technology transfer, deployment, and dissemination of
climate change solutions thus
supporting the goals of the Paris Agreement to further promote and facilitate environmentally sound technologies for mitigation and
adaptation in Southeast Asian countries.
A new research project
supported by the Research Council of Norway titled «CLIMATRANS — Coping with
Climate: Assessing Transport Sector Strategies for
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation for Indian Cities» will be examining the GHG emissions contributions of transport sector in cities in India.
The innovative and tailored products improve the
climate change services for society and
support adaptation to a
changing environment.
The report argues that migration can be a «sensible
climate change adaptation strategy» — if it is managed carefully and
supported by good development policies and targeted investments.
The brief promotes
climate - smart agriculture, where: agricultural development is directed along pathways that lead to sustainable increases in agricultural productivity; social and ecological resilience are increased in order to contribute to
climate change adaptation; and agriculture is used to
support the achievement of national food security and development goals.
«[These] ethical, legal, and historical considerations may further inform discussions about carbon producer responsibilities to contribute to limiting
climate change through investment in mitigation,
support for
adaptation, and compensation for
climate damages,» they conclude.
By presenting their own experiences of participating in disaster risk reduction activities, it aims to highlight the capacity of children in order to inspire other children and youth, as well as encourage local governments, NGOs, and the private sector to
support child - centered community risk reduction and
climate change adaptation.
This activity report provides an overview of country - led efforts on
climate change adaptation supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) partnership with financing from the GEF - managed Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA)
climate change adaptation supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) partnership with financing from the GEF - managed Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA)
change adaptation supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) partnership with financing from the GEF - managed Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and Strategic Priority on Adaptation (S
adaptation supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) partnership with financing from the GEF - managed Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), Special
Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA)
Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA)
Change Fund (SCCF) and Strategic Priority on
Adaptation (S
Adaptation (SPA) funds.
CCCI is also developing a suite of tools to
support city leaders and practitioners in addressing the impact of
climate change (
adaptation) and to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation).
The document considers the legal challenges for persons uprooted by
climate change both internally and across borders and explores how regional labour mobility arrangements can
support climate adaptation.
This manual builds on a large range of UNDP's ongoing initiatives to
support adaptation to
climate change.
Advancements and improvements in the field of damage and losses monitoring are crucial to
support global and regional initiatives on
climate change adaptation in agriculture.
Fifth Assessment Report Fourth Assessment Report Coordinating Lead Author Carbon dioxide Conflict of Interest Conference of the Parties Greenhouse gas Gigatonne of carbon InterAcademy Council Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change Representative Concentration Pathway Summary for Policymakers Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance
Climate Change Adaptation Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and
Climate Change Mitigation Synthesis Report TFI Bureau Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Technical
Support Unit United Nations Environment Programme UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change Working Group World Meteorological Organization
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.
In particular, the Framework is intended to
support and promote
climate change adaptation measures, many of which will require
climate services that are not currently available.
In
support of Reclamation's new
Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, this seminar will provide staff a high - level orientation on climate change, equip staff with talking points about how climate change relates to Reclamation's mission, and summarize initial tools that are available to support Strategy implemen
Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, this seminar will provide staff a high - level orientation on climate change, equip staff with talking points about how climate change relates to Reclamation's mission, and summarize initial tools that are available to support Strategy implement
Change Adaptation Strategy, this seminar will provide staff a high - level orientation on
climate change, equip staff with talking points about how climate change relates to Reclamation's mission, and summarize initial tools that are available to support Strategy implemen
climate change, equip staff with talking points about how climate change relates to Reclamation's mission, and summarize initial tools that are available to support Strategy implement
change, equip staff with talking points about how
climate change relates to Reclamation's mission, and summarize initial tools that are available to support Strategy implemen
climate change relates to Reclamation's mission, and summarize initial tools that are available to support Strategy implement
change relates to Reclamation's mission, and summarize initial tools that are available to
support Strategy implementation.
The intention behind the NDC Partnership is that we can best tackle
climate change and
support climate adaptation by pooling our strengths and our knowledge.
Rockefeller Foundation grant for «For use by the
climate community and biodiversity alliance in
support of developing an agriculture standard that will help to elevate the quality of smallholder farmer - and community - led
climate change mitigation and
adaptation projects in developing coun»
To
support an informed assessment of
climate change mitigation and
adaptation strategies, model results for regional
climate simulations must be robust at reasonable computational cost.
You could believe
climate change has nothing to do with humans and still
support adaptation.
The report offers some answers and concrete proposals — while recognizing that much more needs to be learned, more questions formulated, and more experience gained, to build an effective strategy to
support global agricultural
adaptation while harnessing its significant potential contribution to
climate change mitigation and taking into consideration development objectives and food security concerns.
This analytical report describes how United Nations organizations use the information provided by space - based technologies to monitor the Earth's
climate system and support decision - making about climate change adaptation, prediction and mitigation, including addressing the needs identified under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (U
climate system and
support decision - making about
climate change adaptation, prediction and mitigation, including addressing the needs identified under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (U
climate change adaptation, prediction and mitigation, including addressing the needs identified under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN
change adaptation, prediction and mitigation, including addressing the needs identified under the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (U
Climate Change (UN
Change (UNFCCC).
It also presents how the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
supports countries in addressing
climate change, with particular focus on impact assessment and
adaptation planning, increasing resilience, strengthening institutions and assisting countries in implementing
adaptation priorities.
This manual aims at improving national legal and regulatory regimes to
support and facilitate the development and implementation of measures for
adaptation to
climate change.