Sentences with phrase «supporting adaptation efforts»

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.

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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.

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.

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.»

-- 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.

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In a stylish adaptation of Joe Dunthorne's 2008 novel featuring a pitch - perfect turn by Craig Roberts (Jane Eyre) as the wise - beyond - his - years Oliver Tate, and capable support from Yasmin Page (TV's The Sarah Jane Adventures) as his rebellious object of affection, Sally Hawkins (Never Let Me Go) and Noah Taylor (soon to be seen in Red Dog) as his unhappy parents, and Paddy Considine (Le Donk & Scor - zay - zee) as an eccentric neighbour, the surprisingly sincere and sympathetic effort chronicles the tender troubles of the Swansea youth.

By selecting adaptations that are concrete and easy to implement, providing opportunities for ongoing dialogue about the implementation, and supporting teachers in their efforts to learn selected techniques, you can begin to change the practices of your general education colleagues (Gersten & Woodward, 1990).

* Accelerate enhanced action on technology development, transfer, financing, and capacity building to support mitigation and adaptation efforts;

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.

This guidance document suggests that governments, climate finance providers and large corporations can encourage micro and small businesses in developing countries to invest in adaptation and support efforts to build resilience.

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 (Sadaptation 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 (SAdaptation (SPA) funds.

It also highlights that the United Nations system collectively offers a range of tools, services and expertise to assist vulnerable countries and communities to enable effective adaptation in their efforts to achieve sustainable socioeconomic development, through knowledge sharing, strengthening of technical and institutional capacities, and the provision of financial and technological support.

It also supports the sharing of experiences and lessons learned from this pilot project with other developing countries through the formulation of a set of draft legal provisions that could serve as a reference tool to policy makers and legal drafters of a larger number of countries, in their efforts to further strengthen existing legislation to support and facilitate adaptation.

This volume offers a comprehensive survey and a close analysis of efforts to develop actionable climate information in support of vital decisions for climate adaptation, risk management and policy.

He said climate change adaptation and mitigation measures should be adopted and integrated into Ghana's national development agenda, adding that developing countries should be supported with grants to engage in landscape restoration efforts in degraded lands.

Practical adaptation options (e.g. strengthening buildings and coastal defences, expanding areas of coastal vegetation) and supporting international policies (e.g. cooperative efforts to regulate fisheries, managing shared river systems to avoid erosion) can minimize the risks and maximize the opportunities.

While the U.S. should be moving ahead with climate science research and monitoring capabilities that will support mitigation and adaptation efforts, we're dealing with a concerted effort to put the entire climate science and policy enterprise on the defense.

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;

The Climate Program Office (CPO) manages competitive research programs in which NOAA funds high - priority climate science, assessments, decision support research, outreach, education, and capacity - building activities designed to advance our understanding of Earth's climate system, and to foster the application of this knowledge in risk management and adaptation efforts.

UN News Center: Senior United Nations officials hailed the opening in the Republic of Korea today of the UN-backed Green Climate Fund as a significant step in the collective effort to support mitigation, adaptation and resilience measures in developing countries.

The vast majority of climate justice oriented civil society groups support public finance for mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage efforts so it is worrisome that the Marry Robinson Foundation is asking YOUNGO to sign a letter that leaves those important points out.

With these maps and information, Scenic Hudson is supporting communities» efforts to develop adaptation plans by helping them to:

We offer a menu of services including collaboration with community teams to design professional development models and adaptations, development of customized tools and measures for rapid cycle learning, and support for the implementation of ongoing testing and learning efforts.