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Climate change is an existential concern for countries across the Middle East and North Africa. Yet as governments invest in climate mitigation and adaptation, the specific impacts of a warming climate on women are often overlooked.

The aim of the present study is to investigate the risk of climate change on Istanbul. Istanbul is the largest city, in terms of both population and economic activity capacity, in Turkey meaning that any climate-related risk would be destructive not only for the city but also for the country. The urban system has been identified based on urban sectors that are the issues of activities, management areas, ecological systems, resources and species and critical for economic viability and public health of the city, also likely to be affected by climate-related disasters. 11 urban sectors and 25 sub-sectors, which are also presented as planning areas, have been determined considering the development strategies of Istanbul as water resources, health, energy, agriculture, transportation, development and land use, public safety, infrastructure, biodiversity and ecology, culture and materials. ICLEI's handbook titled "Preparing for Climate Change: A Guidebook for Local, Regional and State Governments" guided the risk assessment of these planning areas and sectors. The data has been obtained via in-depth interviews with city stakeholders and the sectors have been ranked considering the risk factors of each. The results of this study reveal the urban sectors that are under the greatest and lowest risk due to the impacts of climate change. Highlighting the climate change risk on vital sectors of Istanbul is essential for decision makers to develop further strategies to mitigate the impacts of climate change and adapt the upcoming impacts. ; C1 [Aygun, A.; Baycan, T.] Istanbul Tech Univ, TR-34437 Istanbul, Turkey. ; [Aygun, A.] Pamukkale Univ, Kinikli Campus, TR-20160 Denizli, Turkey.

The collapse of Derna's two dams was as much a man-made disaster as it was a climate catastrophe, but not all of those responsible will be held to account.

Alternating our approaches to health preservation and adaptation, climate change is a considerable threat to human health. The following paper analyzes the impact made by climate change on the environment and public health in Europe and presents certain measures of public adaptation to climate change implemented by the WHO European Region member states. ; "Interaction of Environment and Human Health: Experience of the European Union", with the reference number 2016-2592 / 001-001, 574826-EPP-1-2016-1-RU-EPPJMO-MODULE Содержание данного материала отражает мнение авторов, Европейская Комиссия не несет ответственности за использование содержащейся в нем информации

Based on the latest data, paper investigates the dynamics of global climate change and its impact on economic growth in the long-term. The notion of climate risk is considered. The main directions of climate risk management policies are analyzed aimed, first, at reducing anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions through technological innovation and structural economic shifts; secondly, at adaptation of population, territories and economic complexes to the irreparable effects of climate change. The problem of taking into account the phenomenon of climate change in the state economic policy is put in the context of the most urgent tasks of intensification of long-term socio-economic development and parrying strategic challenges to the development of Russia.

The dynamics of the phytoproduction process in the period from 1700 to 2020 AD was defined by means of dendrochronological analysis of fifty-five Siberian larch cores taken in a sparse cedar-larch herbaceous forest within the city of Nadym and on a sample plot twenty-six kilometers from Nadym in a sparse cedar-larch green moss-lichen forest. Comparison of generalized dendrochronologies allows us to conclude that before the active growth of the city in 1972, the increase in the control area was more variable and more by 1/3 than within the city. With the expansion of the city over the past 50 years, the increase in productivity within the city bounda-ries exceeded 2,4 times compared to the control area. Analysis of the statistical characteristics of the samples was carried out, showing the significance of the influence of the city on the growth of larches. The method of spatial air temperature differences between Nadym and Tarko-Sale, located 250 km to the southeast, was used. Warming in winter in Nadym was 2,8°C, which is 0,7°C more than in Tarko-Sale. The warming in the summer period is almost the same and amounted to 1,3-1,4°C with a standard deviation of the long-term series of 1,8°C. An increase in air temperature in Nadym could not but affect the growth of larch. The other factors for the growth of bioproductivity are the warming effect of the city (reduction of energy costs for evaporation and an increase in energy costs for heat exchange between the underlying surface and the atmosphere) and agro-forestry reclamation of natural forests.

The importance of assessing past and future climate differences plays an important role in future planning in relation to climate change. This situation requires urgent and concerted action in several areas: technology, infrastructure, politics, economics, and the environment. The article evaluates the impact of changes in precipitation intensity on the water level in the global circulation model (GCM) RCP 4.5 and 8.5 scenarios in the 2030s, 2050s, and 2070s. This study is a useful reference for improving water resource management and ensuring the sustainability of agricultural products in the future, as well as for improving operational water management and agricultural sustainability.

The paper focuses on analysis of environmental and climate change factors' impacts on Russian Arctic inhabitans quality of life. Growing importance of quality of life as a key priority of arctic territories socio-economic development is substantiated. Comparative analysis of Russia's positions in human development along with other circumpolar countries and in the global context as well as at domestic level comparing federal subjects of Russia with territories included into Russian Arctic zone, to other federal subjects of Russia. Specificities of environmental and climate change impacts on health and quality of life are reviewed.

Статья посвящена изучению международного сотрудничества по проблеме изменения климата. В ней анализируются результаты конференций по изменению климата, рассматриваются Рамочная конвенция ООН об изменении климата и Киотский протокол и оцениваются намерения государств заключить новое глобальное климатическое соглашение в 2015 г. в Париже. В работе особое внимание уделяется участию Беларуси в международных усилиях по сокращению выбросов парниковых газов и исследуется позиция страны в принятии решений в рамках климатического переговорного процесса. Делается вывод, что политическая напряженность и экономические противоречия между странами затрудняют достижение приемлемого для всех государств компромисса. Несмотря на этот факт, стороны РКИК ООН, включая Беларусь, на настоящем этапе ведут активную работу по определению национальных вкладов для заключения нового универсального климатического соглашения, которое, как планируется, должно вступить в силу с 2020 г. = This article deals with international cooperation on climate change. The article analyzes the outcomes of the climate change summits, examines the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto protocol and estimates countries' intention to reach a new climate agreement in Paris, in 2015. The paper pays particular attention to the participation of the Republic of Belarus in international efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and examines country's position in decisions-making at the climate negotiations. Consequently, it is concluded that political tensions and economic differences between countries make it difficult to reach an acceptable compromise for all states. Despite this fact, the Parties to the UNFCCC, including Belarus, intensify currently preparation for their intended national contributions towards a universal climate agreement, which is expected to come into force from 2020.

To fight climate change, democratic countries must find a way to work with autocratic ones.

Emphasizing the urgency of the problems associated with climate change, the authors provide the definitions of the concepts "weather" and "climate", reveal the features of climate change for agricultural production, show both negative and positive potential consequences in this area of relations using international legal acts and analysis of the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, it is proposed to make appropriate amendments to the existing agrarian and natural resource legislation in order to adapt and risk mitigation

The research aims to explore climate indicators of Canary Islands as autonomous area of Spain. Climate conditions have a special significance in the EU countries and particularly on the territory of Canary Islands. Canary Islands are separate climatic zone described by six climate types.