Climate Change

Club of Rome sees 2 degree Celsius rise in 40 years

Rising carbon dioxide emissions will cause a global average temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius by 2052 and a 2.8 degree rise by 2080, as governments and markets are unlikely to do enough against

Publication Date: 
08/05/2012
Nina Chestney
Reuters
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide, Global Warming, Climate Change, Economic Development, Green House Gases, Extreme Weather Events, China, India, Brazil, South Africa, United States Of America (US), Europe, UNEP, Fossil Fuels, Developing Countries, Carbon Market
Climate Change

EU Nations Get Cold Feet Over Climate Change Fund

EU nations have yet to come up with a plan on how to fill a multi-billion euro fund to help tackle climate change, even as the region's executive body hosts talks with countries likely to bear the

Publication Date: 
08/05/2012
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
European Union (EU), Climate Change, Adaptation Fund, Climate Adaptation, Extreme Weather Events, Developing Countries, Climate Impacts, COP 17 (Durban Summit), Global Warming, Emissions Trading, Air Transport
Environment

Green Targets Being Watered Down For UN Summit - Observers

Some of the main proposals in a draft text for negotiation at a U.N.

Publication Date: 
02/05/2012
Nina Chestney
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Sustainable Development, Environment, New York, Food Security, Water Resources, Energy, Forests, Fossil Fuels, Kyoto Protocol, Green House Gases, Biodiversity, Climate Change, WWF, Japan, United States Of America (US), Canada, European Union (EU), Waste Management, Global Warming, South Africa, Extreme Weather Events
Climate Change

Community based vulnerability assessment: building capacity on climate change in coastal areas of Pakistan

This report attempts to highlight the risks facing coastal communities that inhabit Jiwani (Gwader District of Balochistan), and Kharo Chan and Keti Bunder (Thatta District of Sindh). The CVA intends to showcase the key threats facing the Indus Delta.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2012
Khadija Zaheer
WWF Pakistan
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Pakistan, South Asia, Extreme Weather Events, Fisheries, Coastal Development, Agriculture
Climate Change

Climate data modelling and analysis of the Indus ecoregion

By 2025, coastal areas of Pakistan and neighbouring regions have climate resilient ecosystems to support the livelihood/lives of coastal communities.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2012
Ghulam Rasul
WWF Pakistan
Tags:
Climate Change, Indus, Pakistan, Global Warming, Glaciers, Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather Events, Droughts, Floods, Coastal Erosion, Climate Adaptation, South Asia
Climate Change

Managing climate extremes and disasters in the water sector: lessons from the IPCC SREX report

This thematic brief is part of a four-part series by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) which highlights lessons learned from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) special report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (known as SREX).

Publication Date: 
01/05/2012
Emma Back, Catherine Cameron, Gemma Norrington-Davies
Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)
Tags:
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, Water Resources, Water Management, India, Global, Disaster Management, Climate Adaptation
Climate Change

Evaluation of a heat vulnerability index on abnormally hot days: An environmental public health tracking study

Extreme hot weather conditions have been associated with increased morbidity and mortality, but risks are not evenly distributed throughout the population. Previously, a heat vulnerability index (HVI) was created to geographically locate populations with increased vulnerability to heat in metropolitan areas throughout the United States. The authors sought to determine whether areas with higher heat vulnerability, as characterized by the HVI, experienced higher rates of morbidity and mortality on abnormally hot days.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2012
Colleen E. Reid, Jennifer K. Mann, Ruth Alfasso & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
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5
715-720
Tags:
Extreme Weather Events, Health Effects, Heat Waves, United States Of America (US)
Climate Change

Loss and damage due to climate change: an overview of the UNFCCC negotiations

This paper raises the importance for the international community to understand and reduce loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including impacts related to extreme weather events and slow onset events, in response to the increase in weather-related disasters.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2012
Koko Warner, Sumaya Ahmed Zakieldeen
European Capacity Building Initiative
Tags:
Climate Change, UNFCCC, Developing Countries, Extreme Weather Events, Climate Agreements, Natural Disasters
Climate Change

Climate extreme: how young people can respond to disasters in a changing world

This "child-friendly" climate change report considers the vital role children play in community disaster risk reduction activities in Asia.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2012
Amalia Fawcett, Sinead Blessing
Plan International
Tags:
Climate Change, Children, Asia, Developing Countries, Extreme Weather Events, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Management, Sea Level Rise, Natural Disasters
Climate Change

Study Indicates a Greater Threat of Extreme Weather

New research suggests that global warming is causing the cycle of evaporation and rainfall over the oceans to intensify more than scientists had expected, an ominous finding that may indicate a hig

Publication Date: 
27/04/2012
Justin Gillis
New York Times (New York)
Tags:
Global Warming, Climate Change, Rainfall Pattern, Extreme Weather Events, Salinity, Oceans and Seas, Floods, Drought, Natural Disasters, Scientists, Agriculture, Food Supply

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