Location
SPREP LIBRARY
SAMOA
Publisher
Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Meteorology
Publication Year:
2005
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
66 p.
Call Number
CLI-C
[EL]
551.6 NAT
Collection
Language
English
Record ID:
33361
Legacy PEIN ID:
73359
General Notes
compiled by: National Adaptation Programme of Action Task Team (NTT) 2005, under the auspices of the Samoa's NCCCT 2005, implementing agency - MNREM2005 executing agency - UNDP / GEF|Available online|one copy only|The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC,1992) is concerned with global warming and the consequent rise in sea levels that may result in the flooding of coastal areas, and submerging islands, which could adversely affect coastal communities. The treaty aims at reducing emissions of greenhouse gas in order to combat global warming. Although the treaty as originally framed set no mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions for individual nations and contained no enforcement provisions; it did include provisions for updates (called "protocols") that would set mandatory emission limits. The principal update is the Kyoto Protocol
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Subject Heading(s)
Climate change - Samoa
Environment - Protection - Samoa
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Abstract
Samoa's climate is typical of small tropical islands, geographically isolated from big landmasses. The climate is tropical and marked by a distinct wet and warm (November -April) and dry and cool (May - October) seasons. Temperatures are typically tropical (ranging from 24 - 32°C daily) and generally uniform throughout the year with little seasonal variation due to Samoa's near-equatorial location. The rainfall and humidity are usually high with the average annual rainfall about 3,000mm with approximately 66% of the precipitation occurring during the wet season.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
SAMOA
Publisher
Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Meteorology
Publication Year:
2005
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
66 p.
Call Number
CLI-C
[EL]
551.6 NAT
Collection
Language
English
Record ID:
33361
Legacy PEIN ID:
73359
General Notes
compiled by: National Adaptation Programme of Action Task Team (NTT) 2005, under the auspices of the Samoa's NCCCT 2005, implementing agency - MNREM2005 executing agency - UNDP / GEF|Available online|one copy only|The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC,1992) is concerned with global warming and the consequent rise in sea levels that may result in the flooding of coastal areas, and submerging islands, which could adversely affect coastal communities. The treaty aims at reducing emissions of greenhouse gas in order to combat global warming. Although the treaty as originally framed set no mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions for individual nations and contained no enforcement provisions; it did include provisions for updates (called "protocols") that would set mandatory emission limits. The principal update is the Kyoto Protocol
Record Created: 23-Mar-2006
Record Modified: 23-Feb-2021