Indeed, the long dreaded impact of climate change is already upon us.

It cooperates with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, other conventions, and related organizations engaged in climate change impact assessment, systematic observation and mitigation of climate change.

Recognizing the impact of climate change on forests and sustainable forest management, as well as the contribution of forests to addressing climate change,

Our global world demands concerted global action to mitigate the adverse impact of climate change.

Mr. Richard Klein, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany, and UNFCCC consultant, presented the draft background paper on Technology to understand and manage climate risks .

We can therefore imagine what the impact of a drier climate on agriculture is likely to be.

Recognizing the negative impact of environmental degradation, including climate change, desertification and loss of biodiversity, on human settlements,

The overwhelming majority of scientists now agree that human activity is having a significant impact on the climate.

Cross sectoral dialogue and cooperation are needed to achieve best practices to combat climate change, as well as coordination and integration of sector policies having an impact on climate change.

Climate injustice must be redressed, as developing countries bear the brunt of the impact and face massive adaptation costs.

At a cost of hundreds of billions of dollars annually, it will have virtually no impact on climate change.

That process would have a positive impact on economic development and on the climate for foreign investment in Kosovo.

This fact has also been confirmed by the results of the independent Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, published in 2004.

(h) Forest fires, pests, diseases and abiotic factors affecting forests, including storm damage and the impact of climate change

That process would have a positive impact on economic development and on the climate for foreign investment in Kosovo.

Thus, in most national communications climate change scenarios were presented in greater detail than the results of impact assessments.

And I reasoned that if we could make those transformative changes, and get rid of T1 altogether, we could reduce our impact to zero, including our impact on the climate.

Many Parties reported specific scientific research on the effect of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on their countries' climate, and the need to conduct detailed studies of the impact of climate change on vulnerable sectors using the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios of climate change.

Human impact threatens many species, with greater threats expected as a result of climate change induced by greenhouse gas emissions.

Despite the improved climate for peace, I continued to express grave concern about the Israeli barrier and its humanitarian impact.

Regionally funded investment guarantees and non discriminatory region wide tax incentives would also impact favourably on the region's investment climate.

Yet considerable uncertainty remains about the magnitude of the impact of rising levels of atmospheric greenhouse gases on temperatures and climate.

CLIRUN is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet based integrated water balance model developed for climate change impact assessment of river basin runoff.

Yet considerable uncertainty remains about the magnitude of the impact of rising levels of atmospheric greenhouse gases on temperatures and climate. This uncertainty must be taken seriously when formulating strategies to combat climate change.

The time has come for Europe, the US, and others to recognize their responsibilities concerning the impact of climate change on Africa.

Because the impact of climate change is global, it is essential that the world as a whole take specific measures to adapt.

We need urgently to transform our energy, transport, food, industrial, and construction systems to reduce the dangerous human impact on the climate.

Fisheries A few countries examined the impacts on fisheries as a part of their climate change and sea level rise impact assessments.

Others expressed their concerns about the impact of climate change and contamination of soil and water on natural resources that cause permanent damage.

Prominent among the emerging issues highlighted in 2006 are the farming of marine species, and the impact of climate change on food production.

We must keep on pressing for the development and adoption of strategies that mitigate, and build resilience to, the impact of climate change.

IFRC was concerned about the prospect of an increasing number of climate related disasters that would principally have an impact on the poor.

Adaptation will reduce the climate change related losses from 5 of GDP to slightly less than 3 but this is still a significant impact.

Today it is becoming increasingly common to hear about climate change, a topic everybody talks about but are rarely aware of its real impact.

Health equity and climate change have a major impact on human health and quality of life, and are interlinked in a number of ways.

That government fell in March 2000 over the issue of proposed natural gas plants, opposed by Bondevik due to their impact on climate change.

The special report includes quantitative estimates of the impact that the possible measures it describes would have on climate change if they were implemented.

It should come as no surprise that there is little consensus on a comprehensive accord that would have a meaningful impact on the world s climate.

All had one thing in common they all agreed with the IPCC s fundamental conclusions concerning the major impact of man made CO2 on climate change.

Furthermore, pledges at the Lima conference by Australia, Austria, Belgium, Colombia, Norway, and Peru bring the Green Climate Fund to nearly 10.2 billion. And the impact of climate change is increasingly, though still inadequately, being factored into national and local budgets.

The scientific communities must continue to increase our understanding of the climate and the Earth system, to refine our predictive tools and to reduce remaining uncertainties in efforts to project future climate and the impact of change, in particular at the regional level.

There is broad consensus among scientists that the scientific understanding of the ongoing climate change is sufficient to warrant taking urgent action in order to mitigate the impact of future climate change, including both the environmental impacts and the socio economic consequences.

Climate change and a just transition . As global warming and climate change are specifically targeted for review, the Commission, at its present session, must pay attention to the serious impact that both mitigation and adaptation measures will have on workers, workplaces and communities.

Behind the Brands includes a score sheet, ranking the Big 10 on a range of issues, including their impact on workers, water, land, women, and climate change.

Though only a small sliver of land relative to the sizes of continents, the Isthmus of Panama had an enormous impact on the earth's climate and environment.