the social climate
1The Operative: No One Lives Forever — For the similarly titled James Bond novel, see Nobody Lives for Ever. The Operative: No One Lives Forever The game s box art displays protagonist Cate Archer …
2Climate governance — is a concept used in political ecology and environmental policy. It encompasses the diplomacy, mechanisms and measures aimed at steering social systems towards preventing, mitigating or adapting to the risks posed by climate change .[1] A… …
3The Earth Institute — Type Non profit Founded 1995 Headquarters New York, New York Key people Jeffrey Sachs …
4Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance — Founded 2003 Location Arlington, Virginia Focus The CCBA brings together diverse actors to develop global standards that drive creation of forest carbon policies, programs and projects to stabilize global climate change, benefit the world’s poor… …
5Social discount rate — is a measure used to help guide choices about the value of diverting funds to social projects. It is defined as “the appropriate value of r to use in computing present discount value for social investments” [Gruber, Jonathan (2007). Chapter 8:… …
6Climate justice — is generally used as a term for viewing climate change as an ethical issue and considering how its causes and effects relate to concepts of justice, particularly social justice and environmental justice. For example examining issues such as… …
7Climate change in Australia — Climate change has become a major issue in Australia due to drastic climate events since the turn of the 21st century that have focused government and public attention.[1] Rainfall in Australia has increased slightly over the past century,… …
8Climate change and poverty — link a process and a condition that are interrelated. While the effects of climate change and global warming will have direct effects on the natural environment especially on agriculture, the impact on human civilization is also of concern.… …
9Social sciences — The social sciences comprise academic disciplines concerned with the study of the social life of human groups and individuals including anthropology, communication studies, criminology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology …
10social science — social scientist. 1. the study of society and social behavior. 2. a science or field of study, as history, economics, etc., dealing with an aspect of society or forms of social activity. [1775 85] * * * Any discipline or branch of science that… …
