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Displaying 15 of about 195 resultsThis map illustrates population density within and outside of a 10m Low Elevation Coastal Zone: Eastern United States of America.
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. (2007).
Country-level estimates of urban, rural and total population and land area in a low elevation coastal zone (LECZ) were generat…
This map illustrates population density within and outside of a 10m Low Elevation Coastal Zone: Great Britain.
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. (2007).
Country-level estimates of urban, rural and total population and land area in a low elevation coastal zone (LECZ) were generated globally using G…
This map illustrates population density within and outside of a 10m Low Elevation Coastal Zone: Djibouti.
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. (2007).
Country-level estimates of urban, rural and total population and land area in a low elevation coastal zone (LECZ) were generated globally using Global…
This map illustrates population density within and outside of a 10m Low Elevation Coastal Zone: Bangladesh.
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. (2007).
Country-level estimates of urban, rural and total population and land area in a low elevation coastal zone (LECZ) were generated globally using Glob…
The map highlights cities in Latin America and the Caribbean at risk due to sea-level rise, and their dimension.
In the 20th century, sea levels rose by an estimated 17 centimetres, and the conservative global mean projections for sea-level rise between 1990 and 2080 range from 22 centimeters to 34 centimeters.
Oceans, which have been absorbing 80 per…
The map highlights cities in Africa at risk due to sea-level rise, and their dimension.
In the 20th century, sea levels rose by an estimated 17 centimetres, and the conservative global mean projections for sea-level rise between 1990 and 2080 range from 22 centimeters to 34 centimeters.
Oceans, which have been absorbing 80 per cent of the temperature…
This kit includes a teacher's guide "Learning to combat desertification" explaining the natural and human dimensions of desertification, a series of case studies from all over the world entitled "Combating desertification bears fruit", a cartoon "The school Where the Magic Tree Grows", and a poster on desertification in the world.
The World Conservation Union unites those who recognize the scale and complexity of our collective impact on the earth’s natural resources. People know of the rising risks, and ask for pragmatic solutions. This report measures our ability to deliver those solutions. It shows how we explore options and help make decisions to transform our economies and s…
Loans and insurance can be a considerable help to people on low and irregular incomes. They enable many families to build up a livelihood and protect themselves from financial hardship. However, in the past they have been in short supply for those who will be most affected by climate change, the poorest of the poor.
Now it is about time to modify this t…
Climate protection is an issue of global importance. Greater progress would already have been made, had policy-makers paid more attention to the concerns of the financial sector from the start. Without public-private partnerships it will be impossible to rise to the major challenges of our time.
The aim of the PESETA project is to assess the impacts of climate change in Europe on a policy-relevant time horizon (2020, 2030) using consistent methods (climate scenarios) for six sectors (agriculture, river floods, coastal floods, energy demand, health and tourism) across Europe, in view of the costs and benefits of EU policies on climate change. Th…
Theme of the World Meteorological Day 2008, this booklet raises awareness of the public and decision-makers on weather, climate and water to lead to an increasing concern about the degradation of the environment, the more frequent occurrences of natural disasters with projected climate change and the impacts on human survival and well-being.
This publi…
This handbook provides an overview of the UNFCCC of August 2006. It focuses on the institutional framework of the Convention and the actions taken by the conference of the parties to the convention. It touches on some aspects of the Kyoto Protocol but it is first and foremost a handbook to the Convention.
Part I describes the institutions, parties, obse…
Human activities are modifying the concentration of atmospheric constituents or properties of the Earth’s surface that absorb or scatter radiant energy. Global atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have increased markedly as a result of human activities since 1750 and now far exceed pre-industrial values determined from…
The central feature of the Kyoto protocol is its requirement that countries limit or reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. By setting such targets, emission reductions took on economic value.
To help countries meet their emission targets, and to encourage the private sector and developing countries to contribute to emission reduction efforts, negotiato…