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Displaying 105 of about 268 resultsThis report brings together the findings of climate change research in Mongolia to raise awareness of decision makers and the general public so that they can develop appropriate responses to the challenges and threats.
The content of the Report include the following: (i) Observed changes in climate of Mongolia and its future projections; (ii) Potential…
IFPRI discussion paper 00962:
This study estimates impacts from and identifies policy responses to extreme climate events, especially the economywide impacts of abnormal hydrometeorological events (droughts and floods-related crop production losses in Malawi), in order to design appropriate agricultural and development strategies. It provides partial…
This report sets out some of the implications of a changing climate for the United Kingdom, addresses the challenges which institutions will face and considers ways in which the country can prepare for inevitable climate change. It states that the challenge of adapting to climate change was not appreciated sufficiently widely and that there are gaps in…
A report on recent extreme weather events felt around the globe as well as in China, including drought, heavy rain and snow, the China Daily spoke with Chen Zhenlin of the China Meteorological Admin (CMA), who forecasts widespread snowfalls that would be good for drought, though Chen said, not enough to 'alleviate the drought totally'.
Training in use of extreme value analysis to assess how frequency, duration, and intensity of extreme weather events could shift as part of global climate change.
Topics:
1. Analyzing how extreme events and their impacts evolve over time
2. Extracting extreme events from coarse resolution models that cannot explicitly resolve extremes usi…
Global Water Futures Project invites interested people to join a lunchtime panel discussion on water scarcity in both the U.S. and abroad and the security implications. Erik Webb of Sandia National Laboratories will moderate three panels that will consist of experts from the US government, the private sector, and NGOs. The discussion will include an ana…
Purpose of Workshop/ skills taught/ methodology
The purpose of the DRM workshop is to develop practical skills for humanitarian/relief practitioners who are involved in initiatives across the Disaster Risk Management Cycle (DRMC) spectrum , as well as to provide knowledge of broader DRM issues and best practice scenarios.
This is a practically-based in…
About the course
The course introduces and describes the Earth's climate system with respect to past, present and future change, and describes climate modelling techniques and scenario outputs, with emphasis on threats to infrastructure and society, scenarios for engineering applications, and associated uncertainties.
Upon completion, delegates will h…
Objectives
The aim of the congress is to give opportunity to approach urban and environmental issues and policies in terms of social sciences (politics, economics, management, law, sociology, etc.)
The Water Science and Policy Center at the University of California, Riverside, is planning an International Drought Symposium that will take place March 24-26, 2010, at the Marriott Hotel in Riverside. The main objective is to compare drought impacts and mitigation under various physical, economic, and institutional situations in these states, and to a…
The World Environmental & Water Resources Congress is an important opportunity for professionals in the environmental and water fields to convene and focus on topics of the day. This year's technical program focuses on “Bearing Knowledge for Sustainability”. It is important that the environmental and engineering community integrate sustainabil…
To promote actions that will protect the world's drylands from further deterioration and degradation into deserts, the United Nations will launch the Decade for Deserts and the Fight Against Desertification on 16 August 2010. The Decade will be launched during the opening of the 2nd International Conference on Climate, Sustainability and Development in…
Overview
The International Conference on Drylands, Deserts and Desertification (DDD) has emerged as an important global gathering of scientists, field workers, industry, government, NGO and international aid agency officials from over 50 countries. The presentations consider practical solutions for sustainable and prosperous livelihoods in the drylands…
The international scientific conference on advanced scientific tools for desertification policy will be held at the IFAD, Rome, Italy, on 28 and 29 September 2010.
The conference aims to “set up a discussion on the scientific research tools and results, recently achieved at the European and international levels addressing desertification assessment and…
This agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Western Australia addresses risk priorities ranging from tropical cyclones, bushfires, floods, earthquake and tsunami, to climate change-related sea level rise and more intense storms threatening coastal housing and infrastructure by building on existing knowledge and increase underst…