a concept to combine environmental and economic goals

... irrigation water to urban centers And now that the states that were rapidly expanding their irrigated area, such as Nebraska and Arkansas, are starting to level off, the prospects for any national ... the late 1950s, the Soviets plowed an area of grassland roughly equal to the wheat area of Australia and Canada combined The result, as Soviet agronomists had predicted, was an ecological disaster—another ... the Asian heartland in northern and western China, western Mongolia, and central Asia The other is in central Africa in the Sahel—the savannah-like ecosystem that stretches across Africa, separating...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2014, 19:05

... concerned about is invariably claimed to be a native speaker He is the one who can legitimately supply data, and his language is what grammatical analyses are meant to account for Thus, nativeness ... Conceptually, linguistically and pedagogically: EIL is practically nonexistent in language teaching curricula and materials - that is to say, generally speaking EIL has not had any major impact on ... native speakers are in a minority for language use, and thus in practice for language change, for language maintenance, and for the ideologies and beliefs associated with the language – at least...

Ngày tải lên: 02/04/2014, 05:21

... timely and efficient policy treatment In particular – and of no less significance than climate change – natural and humanmade hazards should be considered and contrasted ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS against ... and rising sea levels, to name a few, rising temperatures are mentioned elsewhere in research literature and media as a major driver (and effect) of climate change and of global warming in particular ... reduction and climate change adaptation: Identifying gaps in an uncertain world WILLIAM M COLLIER1, *, KASEY R JACOBS1, ALARK SAXENA1, JULIANNE BAKER-GALLEGOS1, MATTHEW CARROLL1 AND GARY W YOHE2...

Ngày tải lên: 07/10/2012, 15:56

... that respond to change; (2) the need to emphasize knowledge, learning and the social sources of adaptability, renewal and transformation; and (3) and understanding ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS of change ... Thomalla et al., 2006), that CCA and DRR must to be integrated together into a larger, holistic and systems-based approach, and that CBA techniques could play an important role in achieving many ... (BRM) and Bali Action Plan (BAP), which chart a path to move forward post-Kyoto Protocol, gave equal priority to both CCM and CCA The BAP also identified risk management and DRR as important elements...

Ngày tải lên: 07/10/2012, 15:56

... niche and are essential to achieve many objectives necessary to link CCA and DRR, such as utilizing iterative risk management and adaptive co-management, using a dynamic systems approach to socioecological ... conservation and CCA and argues that non-governmental organizations are the appropriate actors to fill this niche because they tend to be active across the areas of science, policy and practice ... Journal of Organizational Chain Management, 10(3) 235 Silva, A. , 2001 Floods in Mozambique – Emergency Health Report WHO Smit, B and Wandel, J., 2006 Adaptation, adaptive capacity and vulnerability...

Ngày tải lên: 07/10/2012, 15:56

... year) of NATL basin activity, with yearly forecasts provided by teams from Colorado State University TABLE Landfalling hurricanes, total normalized damage and damage per landfall for four equal ... Nino years ˜ ˜ relationship with landfalls and damage, the ability to skilfully predict ENSO events more than a season or two in advance limits its use as a guide to landfalls and damages on a timescale ... relationships of ENSO, NAO and AMO on landfalling storms and damage (e.g Elsner and Jagger, 2006; Jagger et al., 2008) Elsner and Jagger (2008) find a relationship between the solar cycle and...

Ngày tải lên: 07/10/2012, 15:57

... weather and climate extremes in a changing climate Regions of focus: North America, Hawaii, Caribbean, ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS and US Pacific Islands A Report by the US Climate Change Science Program and ... B F and Landsea, C W., 2003 Assessing the skill of operational Atlantic seasonal tropical cyclone forecasts Weather and Forecasting, 18 45 – 54 Pielke, R A Jr, 2005 Hurricanes and global warming ... Normalized hurricane damages in the United States: 1925 – 95 Weather and Forecasting, American Meteorological Society 621 – 631 a, Pielke, R A Jr and Landsea, C W., 1999 La Nin El ˜o, and Atlantic...

Ngày tải lên: 07/10/2012, 15:57

... are a major determinant of the occurrence and consequences of natural disasters Natural hazards such as storms, flash floods, heat waves and storm surges are natural phenomena However, the damage ... climate change on future risks and risk management policies are outlined It is argued that financial arrangements such as insurance can play an important role in an adaptation strategy aimed at ... theoretically feasible potential and the realistically ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS 206 Fankhauser, Kennedy and Skea achievable potential, which takes into account barriers in the uptake of measures The realistic...

Ngày tải lên: 07/10/2012, 15:57

... the magnitude and rate of change of the climate; large changes that occur rapidly may be difficult to accommodate Large regional variations exist in climate change impacts indicating that a variety ... disasters (Botzen and van den Bergh, 200 9a) Managing natural hazards risks 4.1 Economic resilience to natural disasters A potentially important concept in managing natural disaster risk is the ... change on extreme weather events and resultant damage and designing adequate adaptation policies to manage potential changes in these risks (Pielke et al., 2007) Assessing natural catastrophe risk...

Ngày tải lên: 07/10/2012, 15:57

... insurance in rural Bangladesh? Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 14(3) 215 – 229 Albala-Bertrand, J M., 2006 The Unlikeliness of an Economic Catastrophe: Localization and ... such as terrorism (Norris et al., 2003; Papacharissi and de Fatima Oliveira, 2008); pandemics (Buus and Olsson, 2006; Shih et al., 2008; Ungar, 2008) and climate change (McComas and Shanahan, ... important economic sectors such as agriculture and tourism vulnerable to climate shifts, Australia stands to lose from both the effects of climate change and any measures aimed at mitigation...

Ngày tải lên: 07/10/2012, 15:57

... political actors, state actors, scientists and affected actors (including ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS individual farmers as well as business interests related to farming and communities in affected areas) ... as climate change as well as strategies to manage these risks; to make sure that state water resource plans comply with the Act; to follow an environmental watering plan and the salinity management ... involve many twists and turns in which the states depending on the Basin for water supply (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria) play a vital...

Ngày tải lên: 07/10/2012, 15:57

... and the rural areas have been presented as quintessentially Australian – as an important part of the national character In the case study at hand the actor groups, scientists and affected actors ... River, lakes and estuaries This combination provides a wide range of habitats that vary from freshwater to hypersaline and which are for the most part in a natural state The wetlands around the ... climate change, communicating climate change Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 16(2) 70–79 Papacharissi, Z and de Fatima Oliveira, M., 2008 News frames terrorism: a comparative analysis...

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Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2012, 15:18

... n /a n /a n /a n /a S Port Phillip n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a 11S Otway Highlands S Otway n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a 14S Murray (Vic.) Victoria Total n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a ... changes Lachlan (Vic.) n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a Gippsland n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a Western Port n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a S Port Phillip n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a n /a 11S Otway Highlands S Otway n /a ... Collected data was collated to a uniform standard and aggregated to a State and Territory level Data respondents were asked standard questions (see Appendix 2) from which water supply and usage were...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 10:20

... area • AQI in the media Many local media—television, radio, and newspapers and some national media (such as USA Today, The Weather Channel, and CNN) provide daily air quality reports, often as ... detailed state and local air quality Web sites AIRNow’s reports are displayed as maps you can use to quickly determine if the air quality is unhealthy near you Example of a national AQI map available ... everyone as AQI values increase What the AQI values mean? The purpose of the AQI is to help you understand what local air quality means to your health To make it easier to understand, the AQI is...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 22:20

... skills work together to make software that is readable, scalable, maintainable, and elegant In addition to these individual authors and thought leaders, we also want to acknowledge the thousands of ... you are in a shipwreck and all the boats are gone, a piano top buoyant enough to keep you afloat that comes along makes a fortuitous life preserver But this is not to say that the best way to ... MobileSpear and subsequently XPand Software, which does agile coaching, software education, and agile projects in Israel and Europe Amir brings his expertise to Net Objectives as a coach and trainer...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 15:20

... staff, and administrators; and a lack of collegiality particularly in the wake of having made a mistake.” The fact that they have chosen to emphasize these areas certainly seems more than appropriate—especially ... nurses—encourage the unit director and physicians to be aware of and accept nurses’ practical sensibilities and innovative ideas as well as their caring and compassionate nature, all of which will greatly ... that consist of all cancer patients, all patients with neurologic diseases, all patients awaiting or having had organ transplantation, and so on The result is to produce a remarkable concentration...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 13:20

... Management of Fishing Capacity FAO International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Animals and Plants Individually Transferable Quotas Individual Transferable Share Quotas International ... populations Aquaculture in coastal areas can also result in major changes in land use and net degradation of land 128 Industries related to fishing through forward and backward linkages may also ... mic theory and available data, and will vary among countries due to their differing needs and data compilation capacities Furthermore, the SEEA and SEEAF handbooks should be regarded as a work-...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 21:20

... progression to ANS, and subsequently to devastating pulmonary oedema Retrospective analysis of IVIG-treated cases in Taiwan (China) and Sarawak, Malaysia, seen during earlier outbreaks, appear to demonstrate ... A Guide to Clinical Management and Public Health Response for Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) WHO Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A Guide to clinical management and public health ... community and the environment (2) The directors and all staff of diagnostic laboratories should be familiar with international and local biosafety requirements, including safe handling and transportation...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 09:20

... education, take a save too early or too late — only not vacation, or buy a home You may have aging parents to starting at all! You’ll learn how to save your support You may be going through a major ... It explains how you can take the family How you manage all these financial the best advantage of retirement plans at challenges and at the same time try to "buy" a secure work, and what to if ... A FINANCIAL WARMUP That’s what this booklet is all about The U.S Department of Labor and Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc (CFP Board) want you to succeed in setting financial...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 18:20