... Problems, Coping Strategies, & Future Adaptation Measures Sectoral Assessment Report Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation Measures Identification of Priority Activities Based on results from Consultations ... socio-economic sectors, industries and localities, especially those are sensitive and vulnerable to effects of CC 1)Impacts of CC on Natural Resources: Water sources; Effects of SLR; Land use; Environment; ... the evaluation of the effects ofclimatechange • The recognition of CC scenarios is also necessary in determining response measures to set forth instructions and criteria for sectoral and local...
... by the impact ofclimatechange An assessment on household s adaptation revealed that 83% of respondents have not made any measures to mitigate the impacts ofclimatechange causing for the health, ... actions of livelihoods On that basis, there are recommendations, which are made for policy makers to improve the ability to cope of coastal residents to the effects ofclimatechange Key words: ... of coastal residents to the effects ofclimatechange Key words: Nam dinh, climate change, strategies, livelihood, adaptability ...
... national action • • Some aspects ofclimate adaptation surpass national action The most obvious case is transboundary water resources management So, regional planning and foresight is essential ... planning process that raises awareness amongst national and often local stakeholders • It is too early to assess the extent of learning from the NAPA process, or from initial adaptation projects • Yet, ... initiated Mainstreaming NAPAs into national development processes requires that a variety of barriers, many of hi h l h ll ff i i bl Challenges to the NAPAs Challenge 5: Address climate adaptation...
... against these factors Based on these assessments a scale of positive and negative impacts in the short-term and in the medium term has been applied Conclusions and recommendations Recommendations ... in projects References [1] R L Wilby and Christian, Using SDSM Version 3.1 - A decision support tools for the assessment of regional climatechange impacts, 2004 [2] Vietnam Institute of Meteorology, ... representative basins, including 17 hydropower projects Construction of hydropower will affect the terrestrial ecosystems at the project sites and the surrounding areas Most of the ecosystems at...
... increases of less than 1°C The impacts of unabated climate change, - that is, increases of or 4°C and upwards - will be to increase the risks and costs of these events very powerfully Impacts on ... subject to flooding, is that : “Historically, much attention has focused on using hard structures such as seawalls to protect coastlines susceptible to sea level rise A number of feasible “soft” ... http://www.actionaidusa.org/images /climate_ change/ Comp ensatingforClimateChange.pdf Agrawala S and Fank hauser S (eds) 2008 Economic Aspects ofClimate Change: Costs, Benefits and Policy Instruments Paris: Organisation...
... ecosystems In situ conservation is the best strategy because it allows for the evolutionary dynamics necessary to maintain viable communities But what we in case of catastrophic loss of the reserves ... most of our forest species argues for the existence of variants preadapted to the new conditions A wealth of experience has demonstrated that, on any reasonable test site, even the most maladapted ... United States may grow in patches of related trees This may suggest how we should thin a stand to reduce inbreeding or how to sample for conservation or testing purposes Others who spoke at the symposium...
... Viet Nam ClimateChange Scenarios Emission Scenarios Models Applied • Statistical Downscaling: • Low emission scenario (B1); • Medium emission scenario (B2) SDSM, SimClim • High emission scenario ... includes provinces: Kiên Giang and Cà Mau, it is a part of Cuu Long Delta To assess impacts ofClimatechange on Water resources of the two provinces it is necessary to assess the impacts on the whole ... CONTENTS 1) ClimateChange in Viet Nam 2) ClimateChange Scenarios 3) Vietnam Response to ClimateChange CURRENT STATUS OFCLIMATECHANGE IN VIETNAM Most likely and serious Impacts 3,000 km coast...
... Activities Subgroup of IPCC WG I11 (Response Studies) Advisory Group on Greenhouse Gases Agrometeorological Data System Association of Small Island States Association of South East Asian Nations automatic ... International see Federation of Astro- nomical and Geophysical Data Sources b u s i n e ss as u s u a l This is one of three possible scenarios often used in climatechange discussions and policy options ... Assessment XX ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS MEDI NASA NCAR NGO NOAA OAU OECD OHP OPEC OZONET PAGES PIE PSA PSO PRs SAC SAGE SCAR SCOPE SCOR SCOSTEP SEI SPREP SST START SWCC TCP TOGA TOVS TRUCE TWAS...
... form of emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, has caused a progressive rise in the levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide Predict possible consequences if carbon emissions from fossil fuels ... increased 1.33 °C since 1900 The loss of a glacier results in the loss of summer meltwaters, sharply reducing seasonal water supplies and severely affecting local ecosystems (credit: modification of ... eruptions None of these factors, however, leads to rapid increases in global temperature or sustained increases in carbon dioxide The burning of fossil fuels is an important source of greenhouse gases,...
... understanding ofclimate change4 7 , the results indicate that other factors also shape public responses The observed heterogeneities in the key predictors ofclimatechange risk perceptions across ... assesses how often respondents volunteer their time and assistance to others (at least two of three items) For this index, the following method applies: The three items are recoded so that positive ... forests55 A random forest is essentially a set or ensemble of classification or regression trees, where each tree is constructed based on the principle of recursive partitioning (that is, feature...
... countries Results by sector are followed by a discussion of consolidated global costs and the results of sensitivity analysis Sector analyses The sector analyses cover infrastructure, coastal zones, ... is Middle East and North Africa, SAS is South Asia, and SSA is Sub-Saharan Africa Source: Economics of Adaptation to ClimateChange study team Not surprisingly, both climate scenarios show costs ... significant reductions in adaptation costs, while a more comprehensive assessment of ecosystem services would lead to an increase Lessons and recommendations Four lessons stand out from the study...
... assessing the impacts ofclimatechange on water resources, the study also looked at impacts ofclimatechange on other sectors in Thua Thien - Hue Province In addition, more detailed assessments ... reference baseline because of the availability of measured salinity data Results of salinity intrusion computation for A1FI scenario for some cross-sections in the mainstream are Table Salinity ... amongst periods and streamflow gauging locations Of all stations, flow at Ta Trach increases most significantly whereas flow at Phu Cam (downstream) has smallest increase, 9% and almost 5%, respectively...
... then used by the plant to regulate various responses to stress Plants respond the abiotic stress by up- and downregulation of genes responsible for the synthesis of osmolytes, osmoprotectants, and ... exclusion outside the cell of the halophytes 34 Fig 2.1 Generalized scheme for plant responses to abiotic stresses and mechanism of stress tolerance Plants exposed to various abiotic stresses (salinity, ... watered as well as in stressed plants due to a higher amount of assimilates The drought-induced inhibition of the sucrose phosphate synthase activity was Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants: An Overview...
... forcing of the climate system, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing greenhouse gas sinks Operations: Routine provision of science-based products and services developed to meet specialized ... reprogramming scenario, important adjustments to the program can still be made The cost to produce the 21 syntheses and assessment reports was about the same as the cost of the last national assessment ... evolution of the CCSP The first report, Evaluating Progress of the U .S ClimateChange Science Program: Methods and Preliminary Results (NRC, 2007c), assessed CCSP progress over the past years (see...
... development issues 2.5 Overall Research Design 2.5.1 Systems Approach This research takes a systems and inductive approach The systems approach (see Figure 2) acknowledges the multiple layers that ... A summary of perceived changes in weather among residents of the six study communities 340 Table 43 A summary of perceived causes of weather changes among residents of the six study ... research methodology4, which illustrates the mixed method and systems design elements of this research (see Figure 3) The strength of a systems approach in this research is that it gives attention...
... conducted, the results of the process are noted into an Impact Assessment Matrix Step 6: Assess the risks due to the impacts ofclimatechange and sea level rise Risk assessment assesses the potential ... Methods and tools to assess the impacts ofclimatechange on sectors A.1 Classification ofclimatechange impact assessment methods Impact assessment methods and the vulnerability ofclimatechange ... This guide assumes that this workgroup has been established in the first step of the planning process to deal with climatechange The technical assessments such as assessing the impact of climate...
... Water resource assess during disaster Water resource assess during disaster is scored based on quality of water sources: 1/3: well water 2/3: rain water 1: tap water Urban stability and security ... indices were relatively simple but promised framework to assess the complexity and adaptation processes of a socio-natural system in coastal areas The theoretical framework consisted of six dimensions ... households participated in community funds In sum, the present results suggested that wealth and skills ofclimatechange adaptation and disaster mitigation of households were major contributors...