Needs for technologies for adaptation to climate change

Tom needs a change of scenery.

Needs and constraints Most Parties reported on their needs to integrate climate change considerations into sustainable development plans.

This approach needs to change if the challenges facing the region are to be overcome.

The attitude of the society needs to change including that of the women themselves.

Capacity to manage different stages of change in the planning process needs to be built up incrementally.

But we realize that the United Nations needs to change, just as the world around it has changed.

And indeed, unfortunately, if you navigate by needs you get a very unfocused agenda, because in these situations, needs are everywhere, but the capacity to implement change is very limited.

The handbook needs to take a broader approach to assessment that addresses all the issues of adapting to impacts of climate change.

Pruitt presented the change as his agency being more responsive than past administrations to the needs of state environmental regulators.

At the moment, we don t hear much about the smartest choices when it comes to addressing global warming. That needs to change.

However the pace of this change needs to be increased considerably if the Millennium Development and EFA goals are to be met.

We have to change the minds of the American people. Because presently the politicians do not have permission to do what needs to be done.

To change this, the government needs to promote market based credit allocation. China needs a flexible and efficient financial sector, underpinned by an effectively supervised and regulated capital market, to avoid asset bubbles and support productive and innovative firms.

How to change current trends in resource mobilization, given that regions and countries with the greatest needs have limited ability to commit these resources themselves

(d) To continue to assist developing countries, in particular small island developing States, least developed countries and African countries, including those that are particularly vulnerable to climate change, in addressing their adaptation needs relating to the adverse effects of climate change.

Most Parties, however, emphasized that climate change measures, particularly on GHG abatement, are primarily aimed at addressing energy needs.

Moreover, it is not just bold domestic reforms that must be embraced. Japan also needs to change how its economy interacts with the world.

Upon a change in the financial situation of a parent or the needs of a child, a court may change the amount of support at the request of an interested person.

It is crucial that delegates push for transformational change that enables preparedness and saves lives. Furthermore, risk reduction needs to be integral to sustainable development strategies.

Research needs Parties indicated a need for more research in several areas to allow them to monitor the localized effects of climate variability and climate change.

And sure enough, the self help books change to meet these new needs and they start to have names like How to Win Friends and Influence People.

Urges the international community to continue to assist developing countries, in particular small island developing States, least developed countries and African countries, including those that are particularly vulnerable to climate change, in addressing their adaptation needs relating to adverse effects of climate change

Young people feel that much needs to be done to change Government health workers' attitudes in order for more young people to freely have access to these services.

Parties have identified their needs, common barriers and constraints to the integration of climate change policies and activities into national sustainable development plans and actions.

Media interest in the issue of climate change, the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol has grown considerably and the secretariat needs to be able to respond appropriately.

Box 4. Examples of needs identified by non Annex I Parties for effective integration of climate change considerations into sustainable development

They provided information on needs and efforts for institutional strengthening, which is essential for the effective implementation of climate change activities.

6. Urges the international community to continue to assist developing countries, in particular small island developing States, least developed countries and African countries, including those that are particularly vulnerable to climate change, in addressing their adaptation needs relating to adverse effects of climate change

Our own generation urgently needs to spur another era of great social change. This time, we must act to save the planet from a human induced environmental catastrophe.

While flexibility in design has enabled programmes to seize opportunities as they arise and as needs change, they have also led to insufficient long term strategizing and planning.

The LEG also acted upon the needs expressed by LDC Parties during the 2003 regional workshops, in particular those needs relating to the two NAPA steps of ranking prioritization and synthesis of available information on the adverse effects of climate change.

Continue to assist developing countries, particularly small island developing States, least developed countries and African countries, in addressing their adaptation needs relating to the adverse effects of climate change

But with the work we've been doing, focussing on the customers needs, not our own, I think you're seeing a lot of change.

Mr. Yamil Bonduki, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), presented an overview of the UNDP handbook on Conducting Technology Needs Assessments for Climate Change.

Continue to assist developing countries, particularly small island developing States, LDCs and landlocked developing countries in Africa in addressing their adaptation needs relating to the adverse effects of climate change

Continue to assist developing countries, in particular small island developing States, least developed countries and African countries, in addressing their adaptation needs relating to the adverse effects of climate change

That we try to find a piece of the status quo something that bothers us, something that needs to be improved, something that is itching to be changed and we change it.

Almost all non Annex I Parties that submitted an initial national communication provided information on their needs and concerns relating to assessment of climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation.

And to change, and to change.

Europe needs a clearer and more recognizable global agenda. It needs to build substantially on its leadership on climate change by adopting much tougher EU goals, and then use its international economic and trade clout to champion new global emissions standards that scientific opinion can accept as meaningful.

We know what needs to be done to restore ocean health, but we cannot do it alone. Delivering change will take political will and require joint efforts by governments, businesses, and civil society.

It facilitates the integration of women's differing experience and needs into the development process, as well into the society and helps to change the negative social norms that discriminate against women.

Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions.

Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions.