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There are dozens of agricultural success stories across the continent that only need to be scaled up to improve African food security and climate resilience - lessons that can also benefit American farmers. (ens-newswire.com)
Support for relevant ministries and departments of the national and local government, as well as the regional authorities, is designed to enable them to fulfill their legal obligations and policy and regulatory commitments to promote environmental sustainability and climate resilience in Iraq. (undp.org)
Though some progress has been made, it has not translated into actual resilience against climate change impacts ranging from wildfires, droughts, floods to sea-level rise. (mongabay.com)
Over the past few decades, IIED has garnered expertise on building climate resilience, productivity and equity in the dryland areas of East Africa and the Sahel. (iied.org)
The UK's COP26 Adaptation and Resilience Champion Anne-Marie Trevelyan told CBA15's closing plenary that enabling more locally-led adaptation is a critical part of what the UK wants to achieve at this year's UN climate talks (COP26). (iied.org)
Anne-Marie Trevelyan is the UK government's International Champion on Adaptation and Resilience for the COP26 presidency and Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change. (iied.org)
She said: "In supporting the LDC Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience programme, we recognise that countries and local communities are the experts in determining how to prepare for climate change. (iied.org)
The film says climate migrants have an overwhelming courage and resilience. (iied.org)
Ensuring strengthened resilience against hazardous climate change effects may positively facilitate diverse play activities with high play value. (lu.se)
In the Statement, African countries agreed to implement an essential public health package to enhance climate change resilience of the health sector. (who.int)
Focused on the reduction of disaster risk, climate resilience, and mental health and psychosocial support at city level, this project resulted from a collaboration between the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Indian National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), which began in 2017. (medscape.com)
If environmental peacebuilding aims to foster peace in relation to environmental issues - both to enhance resilience to climate impacts and avoid further contributing to harmful climate change - aligning peacebuilding with climate action should take priority. (lu.se)
We focus on mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions but also connect to adaptation, resilience, social justice and sustainable development in the context of cities, climate and change. (lu.se)

Fourth, vulnerable ecosystems and human wellbeing, including the impact of environmental change and climate change on ecosystems, and sustainable management plans and policy mechanisms to manage impacts. (wikipedia.org)
Instead, IIED calls for a new more equitable and sustainable policy narrative for drylands which recognises that dryland communities have learnt to harness the variability of their highly unpredictable environments to support sustainable and productive economies, societies and ecosystems. (iied.org)
The Geneva Association's climate change and environment research stream delves into pressing climate-related challenges, such as extreme weather events and eroding ecosystems. (genevaassociation.org)
Before the formal conference opened, delegates visited projects across Vietnam to see how communities living in different ecosystems have adapted to climate change. (iied.org)
Ecosystems provide humans with food, clean water, and a variety of other services that can be affected by climate change. (funeasyenglish.com)
This chapter looks at some of the ways that climate change affects ecosystems, including changes in wildfires, streams and lakes, bird migration patterns, fish and shellfish populations, and plant growth. (funeasyenglish.com)
Global warming is disrupting wildlife and the environment on every continent, according to an unprecedented study that reveals the extent to which climate change is already affecting the world's ecosystems. (risingtidenorthamerica.org)
To work out how much-or if at all-global warming played a role, the scientists next checked historical records to see what impact natural variations in local climate, deforestation and changes in land use might have on the ecosystems and species that live there. (risingtidenorthamerica.org)
By collecting disparate reports on wildlife and ecosystems, it is possible to see how disruption to one part of the environment has knock-on effects elsewhere. (risingtidenorthamerica.org)

For articles and more specific information, type words such as water rights , air pollution , climate change, global warming , etc. (narf.org)
The physical science of the earth's climate and its sensitivity to pollution is remarkably complex and an area of intense study. (yale.edu)
The Minister of Environment stressed that the meeting is a good opportunity to create real momentum towards taking urgent and bold actions to address the interconnected global challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, desertification and land degradation, the transition to clean energy and unsustainable consumption and production, and creating a kind of integration between these procedures to reach effective results. (dailynewsegypt.com)
While air pollution and the adverse health impacts of climate change affect us all," Perera writes, "they are most damaging to children, especially the developing fetus and young child and particularly those of low socioeconomic status, who often have the greatest exposure and the least amount of protection. (chej.org)
It was a real challenge to separate the influence of human-caused temperature increases from natural climate variations or other confounding factors, such as land-use changes or pollution," said David Karoly, a co-author based at Melbourne University in Australia. (risingtidenorthamerica.org)

The AVOID Programme, a government-funded research programme on "Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change" (AVOID). (wikipedia.org)
Under this programme work is carried out to inform the UK government's decision making on avoiding dangerous climate change brought on by greenhouse gas emissions. (wikipedia.org)
This working paper considers how the geographical expansion of Ethiopia's social protection programme can address climate related risks in an adaptive way. (lse.ac.uk)
Doreen Robinson, chief of wildlife at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was reported to have said: "Human health is connected to animal health, but also to the health of forests. (countercurrents.org)
The hard truth is that climate change is upon us," Inger Andersen, executive director of the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP), said at a press briefing Jan. 14. (mongabay.com)
An extraordinary - and worrying - insight into the mind of Owen Paterson, Secretary of State for the Environment here in the UK, was provided during a June 7th edition of the political Q&A programme Any Questions , available on BBC Radio 4 here . (skepticalscience.com)
This study is part of ongoing work to develop best practice and integrate climate change actions into our operations, in line with the Public Bodies Duties under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 and Climate Ready Scotland: Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme. (historicenvironment.scot)
The Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme specifically tasks HES with quantifying heritage assets affected by climate change using GIS and creating a climate change risk register for the Properties in Care. (historicenvironment.scot)
We have created a programme that has synergies between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation because these two areas are strongly interlinked. (lu.se)
Magnus Hagelsteen, Programme Director, MSc in Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation. (lu.se)

The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment also funds three other research institutes: one at the London School of Economics, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures and the other at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, the Divecha Centre for Climate Change. (wikipedia.org)
Included in this glossary you'll find terms related to our public forecasting program, weather observations and unique terminology that is of Environment Canada's hurricane centre and ice service products. (gc.ca)
Pablo Suarez of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre facilitated an interactive session on participatory games . (iied.org)
An option to view station locations on a map and download daily data from multiple stations in bulk in either CSV or GeoJSON format is available from the Canadian Centre for Climate Services and ClimateData.ca websites. (gc.ca)
The event, which has been co-organised by Essex and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), will focus on the theme of fish habitat ecology in a changing climate. (cefas.co.uk)

Based on a review of emerging migration science, the authors of this paper propose that migration is a successful adaptation to climate change if it increases well-being, reduces inequality, and promotes sustainability. (lse.ac.uk)
UNDP and the Government of Iraq are working toward the finalization of the National Determind Contribution (NDC) which supports environmental, social and economic sustainability, and identifies priority thematic sectors to be targeted for climate change mitigation and adaptation, with a view to submit at COP26. (undp.org)
Ms Astrid Schomaker, Director for Global Sustainable Development at the European Commission's Directorate General for Environment, Mr Jacob Werksman, Principal Adviser, Directorate General for Climate Action, and Mr Hazri Hassan, Director for International Policy at the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment who represented Singapore as the ASEAN-EU Country Coordinator, chaired the meeting. (europa.eu)
The European Green Deal, the outcomes of the 31st Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment, and putting sustainability at the heart of the recovery framework, guided the discussion. (europa.eu)
4. Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment University of Wisconsin-Madison. (cdc.gov)
The research shows that deltas face multiple risks, and that population growth and poor environmental governance might pose bigger threats than climate change to the sustainability of Asian and African deltas, in particular. (lu.se)

The banks set out to develop and test a widely applicable scenario-based approach for estimating the impact of climate change on their corporate lending portfolios as recommended by the Recommendations of the Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). (unepfi.org)
The impact of climate change on peace and security is an issue that has risen high on international agendas, with a growing number of high-level statements calling for action to address the compounding risks of climate and conflict. (iied.org)
The impact of climate change on American and Canadian Indigenous peoples and their water resources. (narf.org)

2017-06-02T00:48:36-04:00 https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvY2FkXC8yMDE3MDYwMjAwNDkxMjAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ== Canadian Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna delivered brief remarks following President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement, calling the announcement "deeply disappointing. (c-span.org)
These formal obligations are reflected in the actions set out in our own Corporate Plan (2016), For All Our Futures, and our Climate Change Action Plan (2012-2017). (historicenvironment.scot)

The aim of the meeting was to review recentdevelopments in climate change and health and identify possible climate -change related outcomes for the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health (Budapest, Hungary , 5-7 July 2023). (bvsalud.org)

This Webinar will discuss the results of a collaboration between sixteen of the world's leading banks with UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), and climate risk and adaptation advisory firm Acclimatise. (unepfi.org)
Covering about 70 percent of the Earth's surface, the world's oceans have a two-way relationship with weather and climate. (funeasyenglish.com)
The team of experts, including members of the UN's intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) from America, Europe, Australia and China, is the first to formally link some of the most dramatic changes to the world's wildlife and habitats with human-induced climate change. (risingtidenorthamerica.org)
Changes occurring in the world's climate pose significant threats to human health and wellbeing and will have even greater impacts in the future. (cdc.gov)

Scientific studies indicate that extreme weather events such as heat waves and large storms are likely to become more frequent or more intense with human-induced climate change. (funeasyenglish.com)
Human induced climate change is one of the main drivers of the Anthropocene. (yale.edu)

Many Muslim majority countries bear the brunt of climate change, but their cultural awareness of it and climate action are often staggeringly limited. (aljazeera.com)
According to experts on climate change, future generations will bear the brunt of global warming impacts. (chej.org)

Review existing ISO standards related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, identify gaps, and recommend actions and priorities 2. (firstenvironment.com)
His continued involvement in international standards for climate issues includes his role as the elected Chair of ISO's Climate Change Coordinating Committee, formed in 2014 to support the development of standards and best practices for mitigation and adaptation worldwide. (firstenvironment.com)

This fourth batch of input consists of two sections: one provides reference to a good number of news articles/ reports highlighting the intricate relationship between forests, environment, biodiversity, climate change, wildlife and human health, and urging the govt. (countercurrents.org)
the second section consists analysis, data, statistics, articles and reports on how the economic policies of the successive governments have been impacting forests, environment, biodiversity, climate change, wildlife and human health. (countercurrents.org)

For references , please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/media/infographics/mitigating-climate-change or scan the QR code. (europa.eu)
Developed countries are responsible for a majority of the historical carbon emissions and should play a bigger role in mitigating the climate crisis, experts at the UNEP press briefing agreed. (mongabay.com)

The UN Secretary-General's state of the planet speech (PDF) in 2020 mentioned climate change as one of the biggest dangers to peace and a number of UN agencies have also increased their engagement in these issues. (iied.org)

This chapter charts the increasing currency of human rights discourses and the appetite among States to integrate human rights language in the international climate change regime, from the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to the 2015 Paris Agreement. (cambridge.org)

The study, published in Global Environmental Change, looked at five different IPCC scenarios for global development in 49 deltas all over the world, including famous deltas such as the Nile, Mekong, and Mississippi, but also more understudied deltas such as the Volta, Zambezi and Irrawaddy deltas. (lu.se)

A warming climate has been linked to an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, including heat and cold waves, extreme precipitation, and wildfires. (cdc.gov)

In the report we just published, we provide comprehensive recommendations on how to transform mental health systems for all, such as trying to integrate climate change considerations into policies and programs for mental health or building on existing global commitments, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or the Paris Agreement. (medscape.com)
Collapse of delta environments could have huge consequences for global sustainable development. (lu.se)
Therefore, there is a need to reimage sustainable development as a transformative process in society to fight not only social and economic inequalities, but also climate change vulnerabilities. (lu.se)

2014. Guidelines for Considering Traditional Knowledges in Climate Change Initiatives. (narf.org)
Collaborate with international climate organizations to collect input, develop joint initiatives, raise awareness, and promote participation of stakeholders in international development and implementation 5. (firstenvironment.com)
The committee also established two internal working groups, one focusing on climate adaptation initiatives and one on climate mitigation. (firstenvironment.com)
We are engaged in a number of initiatives on human rights and environment. (lu.se)
Lecture films on the 5 core topics of the course as well as highlights on leading international initiatives on climate action in cities. (lu.se)

Follow the links below to go directly to the highlights for each day of the 15th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change . (iied.org)

1: a new design paradigm for outdoor play environments, 2: a need for updated regulation- and security guidelines for outdoor play environments, 3: nature-based play environments are more climate change resilient, and 4: maintenance and construction of nature-based outdoor play environments. (lu.se)

On September 18, experts from the Brookings Institution, the Earth Institute of Columbia University and the Academy of Macroeconomic Research under the National Development and Reform Commission of China discussed China's economic outlook within the context of climate change, the potential for alternative energy use in China and the specifics of China's greenhouse gas emissions challenges and water crisis. (brookings.edu)

These acids form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions combine with water, and have negative impacts on the environment and human health. (gc.ca)

By mid-century, adaptation costs could total up to $500 billion for developing countries, which will be disproportionately impacted by climate change despite contributing least to it. (mongabay.com)
Latino communities are disproportionately affected by issues of climate injustice, and Latinos are disproportionately impacted by the COVID crisis. (pfaw.org)

UNDP aims to contribute to Iraq's environmental rehabilitation and development efforts by addressing the root causes, risks and mitigation measures associated with environmental degradation, climate change, and disasters shocks through capacity building and technical assistance. (undp.org)
When the climate changes, disasters follow and unfortunately it is a growing trend. (lu.se)

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is the lead federal department for a wide range of environmental issues, including taking action on clean growth and climate change. (canada.ca)
The Department addresses these issues through various actions including the implementation of the Pan-Canadian Framework on clean growth and climate change, engaging with our strategic partners including provinces, territories and Indigenous peoples, monitoring, science-based research, policy and regulatory development, and through the enforcement of environmental laws. (canada.ca)

Changes in the Earth's climate can affect public health, agriculture, water supplies, energy production and use, land use and development, and recreation. (funeasyenglish.com)
This chapter looks at some of the ways that climate change is affecting human health and society, including changes in Lyme disease, West Nile virus, ragweed pollen season, heat-related deaths and hospitalizations, heating and cooling needs, and the agricultural growing season across the United States. (funeasyenglish.com)
They contribute to climate change, considered potentially to pose the greatest threat to global health in the 21st century. (who.int)
While the Baillieu/Napthine governments were weakening our climate laws and policies places like Scotland and California were enjoying the economic, health and environmental benefits of bold renewable energy plans. (environmentvictoria.org.au)
This week, Dr. Frederica Perera of Columbia University penned an op-ed for Environmental Health News about why our climate change policies should focus on children. (chej.org)
Perera also published an article in Environmental Health Perspectives on our moral obligation to protect our most vulnerable population - children - from climate change. (chej.org)
In the past decades, extensive research efforts have been made in the area of urban environment striving to improve the urban air quality and address the challenges emerged from public health and the preservation of the entire ecological system. (omicsonline.org)
The ad, "Bad Energy," which translates into "Mala Energía," connects Trump calling COVID a hoax, his denial of the science related to climate change, and his actions rolling back environmental and public health safeguards to Republican senators who stand by and let it happen. (pfaw.org)
The latest science exploring how fish interact with their environment and how climate change and other stressors impact their behaviour, physiology, diet and health will be presented and discussed by the symposium's international attendees. (cefas.co.uk)
Background: For many children, public playgrounds represent environments that are playful and important in developing good health. (lu.se)
Without efforts to facilitate climate change adaptation of outdoor playgrounds there may be a negative impact on children's health and well-being. (lu.se)
Although scientific understanding of the effects of climate change is still emerging, there is considerable evidence to support preparing for potential health risks. (cdc.gov)
The populations most vulnerable-children, elderly people, those living in poverty, people living in certain geographic areas and people with underlying health conditions-are at even greater health risk from climate change. (cdc.gov)
Planning for climate change provides opportunities to protect human health and well-being across many sectors. (cdc.gov)
Early public health action is essential to ensuring that systems are in place to protect people from the impacts of climate change. (cdc.gov)
As the nation's public health agency, CDC is using its prevention expertise to help states and cities investigate, prepare for, and respond to the health effects of climate change. (cdc.gov)
This session of Grand Rounds explored the wide-ranging health impact of our changing climate and discussed some of the strategies, programs and partnerships currently being used to confront the challenges associated with global climate change. (cdc.gov)
United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, welcomes you to the encore presentation of Climate Change and Health - From Science to Practice. (cdc.gov)
Climate change poses a serious, immediate and global threat to human health and the responsibility for taking action to address this threat rests with every person, every community, every leader and every government around the world. (cdc.gov)
Addressing climate change is a health issue and a moral issue and each of us has a responsibility to do what we can, as much as we can and for as long as we can. (cdc.gov)
Dr. John Iskander and Dr. George Luber revisit their discussion on climate change and its impact on human health to discuss some of the important new scientific findings that have taken place. (cdc.gov)
Climate change is directly affecting p ublic health in the WHO African Region. (who.int)
African gove rnme nts have ma de firm comm itm ents at variou s forum s to ad dress climate change with emphasis on health adaptation. (who.int)
The overall objective of the Fram ework is to guide the formulation of country-specific action plans that will form the health component of national clim ate change adaptation plans aimed at minimizing the adverse public health effects of clim ate change. (who.int)
Countries are requested to implement essential public health and environment interventions. (who.int)
Countries of the African Region are ill-prepared to cope with the negative consequences of climate change, particularly on health, because their health systems are weak and already over-stretched. (who.int)
In May 2008, the World Health Assembly requested the Director-General of WHO to continue close cooperation with Member States, appropriate United Nations agencies and other partners in order to develop capacity to assess the risks of climate change to human health. (who.int)
In August 2008, the First Interministerial Conference on Health and Environment in Africa, held in Libreville, Gabon, adopted the Libreville Declaration. (who.int)
The Conference established the Health and Environment Strategic Alliance as the basis for plans of joint actions. (who.int)
In November 2010, at the Second Interministerial Conference on Health and Environment in Africa that took place in Luanda, Angola, African Ministers of Health and Environment adopted a Joint Statement on Climate Change and Health. (who.int)
Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a policy report to confront the increasingly strong and lasting impacts that climate change is having directly and indirectly on people's mental health and psychosocial well-being. (medscape.com)
As the data provided in the recently released Mental Health and Climate Change Policy Brief indicate, there are large gaps in many countries between mental health needs and the services and systems available to address them. (medscape.com)
The simplest answer to improve the situation we face begins with a change in people's priorities when it comes to valuing mental health. (medscape.com)
According to the statistics recently provided by the WHO, changes in the environment are directly and indirectly affecting people's mental health and psychosocial well-being. (medscape.com)
The strong political commitment of the State of Eritrea to Health of the population is the foundation of the conducive policy environment. (who.int)
Title : A pilot study of changes in Total Worker Health® policies and programs and associated changes in safety and health climates in small business Personal Author(s) : Shore, Erin;Tenney, Liliana;Schwatka, Natalie V.;Dally, Miranda;Dexter, Lynn;Brown, Carol E.;Newman, Lee S. (cdc.gov)

Scientists have long predicted that Africa will suffer first and worst from the heat and drought that climate change unleashes. (ens-newswire.com)
Not only because it is morally right, but because lessons learned in Africa - one of the first places climate extremes are being felt - can teach our own farmers how to cope with climate change tomorrow. (ens-newswire.com)

Iraq faces many challenges as a result of climate change, including increased temperature, reduced precipitation, increased water scarcity and salinity, increasing prevalence of sand and dust storms and related disaster shocks, this create barriers to development in the post-conflict context, hampering efforts to decrease poverty, boost livelihoods and reduce conflict over natural resources. (undp.org)
Assessing the "readiness" of a country's enabling environment to tackle water scarcity and related compounding climate change risks is the main aim of this report. (unicef.org)

Climate change can dramatically alter the Earth's snow- and ice-covered areas because snow and ice can easily change between solid and liquid states in response to relatively minor changes in temperature. (funeasyenglish.com)

For example, the Climate Security Mechanism was established in 2018 as a joint initiative between the UN Department for Political and Peacebuilding Affaires , UNDP and UNEP. (iied.org)

In the absence of strong measures to cut carbon emissions and protect populations from the effects of climate change, rising sea levels will submerge extensive and densely populated coastal areas, including some entire small island nations, by the end of this century. (who.int)
The plaintiffs, between ages 8 and 19, alleged that the federal government, by failing to act on climate change and continuing our pattern of polluting the atmosphere with carbon dioxide, has caused harm to today and tomorrow's youth, and violated their constitutional rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. (chej.org)
In the 1990s, Tod initiated the firm's early involvement in climate change mitigation, participating in the development of standards as a technical expert and/or international coordinator for ISO 14064 parts 1 and 2, ISO 14065, ISO 14066, and ISO 14067 regarding greenhouse gas verification and carbon footprinting. (firstenvironment.com)

An UNEP report of 2016 ("Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern") had said: Expanding populations and worsening climate-change impacts are putting greater pressure on the land, with deforestation, urbanisation, intensifying agriculture, and resource extraction providing more opportunities for pathogens to spill over from animals to people. (countercurrents.org)
The effects of human actions on the environment are an ethical and human rights issue, as they will be felt by future generations and will have the most severe impact on the most economically, demographically and geographically vulnerable populations. (who.int)
In the study, which appears in the journal Nature, researchers analysed reports highlighting changes in populations or behaviour of 28,800 animal and plant species. (risingtidenorthamerica.org)
In 90% of cases the shifts in wildlife behaviour and populations could only be explained by global warming, while 95% of environmental changes, such as melting permafrost, retreating glaciers and changes in river flows were consistent with rising temperatures. (risingtidenorthamerica.org)

Improving Native American tribe's voice in international climate change negotiations. (narf.org)
She's the Danish minister for climate and energy and, crucially, will host the UN-sponsored global climate treaty negotiations in Copenhagen this December. (thinkorswim.ie)

Qualitative study on social protection in the context of national climate action. (lse.ac.uk)
Aim: With a special focus on play value, to explore the reasoning and described strategies among professionals responsible for development, planning and solutions concerning outdoor playgrounds in the context of climate change. (lu.se)

Globally, oceans have seen a 30% increase in acidity on pre-industrial levels, the fastest rate of change in 55 million years. (berkeley.edu)
The oceans influence the weather on local to global scales, while changes in climate can fundamentally alter many properties of the oceans. (funeasyenglish.com)
This chapter examines how some of these important characteristics of the oceans have changed over time. (funeasyenglish.com)

The Paris climate treaty signed in 2015 is a voluntary agreement, which relies on global advocacy to pressure countries into honoring their commitments. (mongabay.com)
Everything old is new again: Enforcing tribal treaty provisions to protect climate change-threatened resources. (narf.org)

Second, Risks, extremes and irreversible change, including: the likelihood of extreme events in the future, and their potential impact. (wikipedia.org)
Facing the Storm: Indian Tribes, Climate-Induced Weather Extremes, and the Future for Indian Country (pdf). (narf.org)

With the unprecedented rates of warming we are seeing in both freshwater and marine systems, and the billions of people that rely on fish to meet their protein needs, we need to act quickly to reduce the impacts of the climate crisis. (cefas.co.uk)

You will then use modelling scenarios to study global and regional climate change and their potential effects on e.g. (lu.se)
Observational data, climate models, ecosystem models and modelling scenarios are used to practice the critical analysis of e.g. data representativity, modelling assumptions and validation against independent information. (lu.se)

Narrating Climate Futures is a collaborative initiative exploring the prospects, limitations and power of different ways of envisioning alternative futures to catalyse the forms of political, economic and social responses required for a climate change world. (lu.se)

Hear directly from the banks, climate consultants and UNEP FI secretariat involved in this project. (unepfi.org)
Sixteen leading banks convened by the UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and supported by climate risk advisory firm Acclimatise, have released new methodologies that aim to help the banking industry to understand and manage the physical risks and opportunities of climate change in their loan portfolios. (unepfi.org)
Sixteen banks working in collaboration with UNEP FI, risk and investment management experts, and leading scientists have recently published a jointly developed methodology that will enable banks to be more transparent about their exposure to climate-related risks and opportunities, in line with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). (unepfi.org)

CBA15 is the leading practitioner-focused forum on climate change adaptation, delivering dialogue and evidence to inform policy and action from the local to the global scale. (iied.org)
Senior officials from ASEAN and the European Union (EU) gathered virtually today for the second EU-ASEAN High-Level Dialogue on Environment and Climate Change. (europa.eu)
During the dialogue, the EU and ASEAN discussed their cooperation on shared regional and global challenges related to the protection of the environment and the fight against climate change, as agreed in the Joint statement of the 22nd ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting. (europa.eu)
Following the first meeting in July 2019, the second Dialogue provided an opportunity for further exchanges of experiences on environmental and climate goals, and promoting regional solutions for a green transition. (europa.eu)

The findings showed an overall awareness and a will to use innovative and nature-based strategies and planning to deal with climate change implications for outdoor play environments. (lu.se)
5. Wheeler D. Quantifying vulnerability to climate change: implications for adaptation assistance. (cdc.gov)

The authors of this paper propose an automated multi-criteria design-under-uncertainty sensitivity analysis formulation that uses multi-objective evolutionary algorithms to reveal robust and efficient designs under different samples of a climate scenario ensemble. (lse.ac.uk)
Evidence (e.g. here and here ) shows that although environmental peacebuilding efforts often call for climate sensitivity, the field has largely focused on economic growth, prioritizing resource extraction, economic recovery, and livelihood creation in post-conflict contexts. (lu.se)

What does Islam say about climate change and climate action? (aljazeera.com)
sustainable recovery, strengthening measures to protect the terrestrial and marine environment, and enhancing cooperation to mobilize resources to accelerate environmental and climate action. (dailynewsegypt.com)
With the Federal Government missing in action on climate change and destroying renewable energy investment and jobs, state leadership is more critical than ever. (environmentvictoria.org.au)
We target how to support individuals and organisations in developing transformative skills and capacities for climate action in cities. (lu.se)
In this week we begin with looking at visions for climate action and the plans or strategies on how to achieve ambitious goals. (lu.se)
In this week we explore tools and data for climate action and creating both immediate and long-lasting impacts. (lu.se)
In this week we tackle the key challenge of financing climate action and the vital role of partnerships. (lu.se)
In this week we delve into community and citizen engagement and how it underpins climate action. (lu.se)
In this week we connect climate action to research, evaluation and innovation. (lu.se)

You would think there is no reason to do this, since no doubt, all climate scientists from the EPA, NASA, NOAA, are all rushing to make backup copies of the climate change pages. (funeasyenglish.com)

It seeks to make an instrumental contribution to the preparations for the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), set to run in the UAE next year. (gulfnews.com)

Research at the institute is focused on four core 'themes': First, Earth systems science, including modelling of climate processes, and biosphere-atmosphere interactions and feedbacks. (wikipedia.org)

Adaptation financing is currently far short of what experts say is needed, at $30 billion per year, or only 5% of the total fund set aside to tackle climate change. (mongabay.com)
As the lawsuits in Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington demonstrate, youth activists and climate change organizations are prepared to tackle this issue head-on, and in at least a few cases, the courts are prepared to listen. (chej.org)

We suggest that degrowth ideas open key opportunities for environmental peacebuilding, such that peacebuilding processes might foster more peaceful societies as well as help communities address climate change. (lu.se)

This paper offers an empirical contribution on Caribbean perspectives of climate information use considering current barriers and enablers in the region. (lse.ac.uk)

In addition to the increasingly high incidence of mental disorders (eg, emotional distress, stress, depression, and suicidal behavior) affecting people worldwide, the WHO warned of new, emerging syndromes that are directly related to climate change, such as "ecotrauma. (medscape.com)

The Climate Change Risk Assessment Report represents the most in depth study to date of the historic sites in the care of HES. (historicenvironment.scot)

Canadian Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna delivered brief remarks following President Trump 's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement, calling the announcement "deeply disappointing. (c-span.org)
It also explores the discussion and debate in the lead-up to and in the Paris Climate Conference on various human rights, drawing on the submissions of Parties in the four-year negotiating process from Durban in 2011 to Paris in 2015. (cambridge.org)

A dedicated Policy Team delivers research projects, publications, partnerships, and events, aimed at communicating the science behind global environmental change and its impacts. (wikipedia.org)
This week's panel was made up of Peter Hain, Labour MP for Neath, Leanne Wood, leader of Plaid Cymru, Owen Paterson, UK Secretary of State for the Environment and James Delingpole, blogger and well-known inhabitant of an alternate universe when it comes to climate science. (skepticalscience.com)
This event is providing an amazing opportunity to bring together experts from all around the world to discuss the latest science on how fish and aquatic habitats are being affected by climate change. (cefas.co.uk)
Students come from all over the world and from various ac- processes of change such as climate change, urbanisation, ademic disciplines, such as engineering science, social science, and the increasing complexity of modern society poses major political science, natural science and environmental science. (lu.se)

The institute brings together climate and global environmental change expertise from across the college for climate change related research and translation into real world impact. (wikipedia.org)

Egypt's Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad headed to Bali, Indonesia, to participate in the joint meeting of the Ministers of Environment and Climate of the G20, to shed light on the regional and global challenges facing the environment and climate, and their effects on the quality of life. (dailynewsegypt.com)

Finally it was the turn of Secretary of State for the Environment Owen Paterson, and his answer was so utterly, breathtakingly gob-smacking that I have transcribed the main part of it in full. (skepticalscience.com)

My home country Turkey, for example, is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, as temperatures are rising and rainfall is decreasing year on year, causing serious problems with water availability. (aljazeera.com)
Economists looking at climate change face a difficult task, with uncertain climate models, chaotic climate systems and possible catastrophic threshold effects. (thinkorswim.ie)

Declan's research cuts across water, climate and society, with a strong focus on adaptation and the water-energy-food nexus. (lse.ac.uk)
It represents an active engagement with governments and institutions to enhance scientific research and partnerships to inform policy making, guided by the Arctic experience of collaboration that allows effective communication of scientific information to policy makers specialising in addressing climate change. (gulfnews.com)

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