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The paper commences with the fact that in the last thirty years, many regulatory acts have been passed world-wide seeking to regulate various climate change-related issues. Some countries have also adopted special laws on climate change (leges speciales). The first part of the paper is devoted to considering the international legal context of climate change, as a general circumstance of importance for understanding the practice of states in adopting legal regulations in this area. In the second part of the paper, the key elements of internal legal regulations in the field of climate change in the Republic of Serbia (RS) and the Republic of Croatia (RC) are pointed out and the elementary norms of the Serbian Law on Climate Change and the Croatian Law on Climate Change and Ozone Layer Protection are compared. The aim of the paper is to analyse the connections between international legal circumstances and the manner of regulating the area of climate change via leges speciales. The thesis that the circumstances related to the complex nature of international legal obligations in this area, as well as obligations from EU regulations, influenced the need to regulate these issues with special laws has been considered.

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Continuously raising awareness of the issue of climate change helps to better understand it, but there is very little or no implementation of activities to mitigate the effects in practice. Therefore, it is important to collect data, perform analyses and studies in order to improve the existing situation. The paper provides an overview of the current condition caused by climate change with a focus on water resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina, possible consequences in the future and measures recommended to be applied as a means to minimize the negative effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Purpose – Climate change and other environmental issues require adequate solutions by all actors, including consumers. The purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of consumers’ willingness to fight climate change and the probability of their purchase of an electric car, as an action that potentially helps mitigate climate change. Design/Methodology/Approach – The analysis relies on Eurobarometer survey responses of 25,009 individuals from 28 European countries. The determinants of probability of taking action to fight climate change and the determinants of probability of buying an electric car are identified using the Heckman selection model. Findings and implications – The results show that people who are aware of the gravity of climate change and believe that it requires action at all levels of government, business sectors and citizens are more likely to engage in pro-environmental actions. As for electric car purchase, consumers belonging to the middle class and higher classes as well as consumers satisfied with their lives are more likely to buy electric cars than others. However, their attitudes to climate change and actors responsible for it have no impact on their actual purchase. Limitations – The main limitation of this research study is associated with the choice of variables, which was limited to those available in the Eurobarometer survey. Originality – This paper contributes to a better understanding of factors behind environmentally friendly behavior and purchase of electric cars on a large sample of European consumers. Unlike most of the research in this field, the analysis is based on actual purchase data instead of purchase intention.

Many destinations around the world make money out of winter tourism, specifically from skiing activity. However, global warming and climate change force these destinations to consider upon another non-snow related activities in winter or all-year activities. Among these activities, ice holiday tourism, thermal tourism and gastronomy take particular attention. The paper initiates to discuss these activities through various examples in the world in a theoretical manner together with real world reflections. Starting with presentation of previous literature, the paper will consider how different destinations at a global scale are seeking for adaptation to other type of activities in the face of global warming. Then, alternative activities for winter tourism will be presented in detail. Finally, this paper concludes that alternatives are still presents for the destinations suffering from the loss of revenue due to global warming as well as destinations looking for diversifying their activities in order to attract more tourists.

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The relationship between comprehensiveness of information and its reliability is reviewed on the example of its use in the discipline of environmental protection, more precisely, in the case of global climate change. This scientific topic is multidisciplinary in character, bordering on technology, economy and sociology. Computerized information search programs yield comprehensive and numerous data. The problem is in the selection criteria applied to assess the reliability of overwhelming numbers of information units. In the discussed example, the reliability of information is difficult to verify, because global climate change is not accessible to experimental verification, a crux of the scientific method. The paper discusses the topic of ideological bias in the selection of information that corroborates the preconceived opinions of a paper's author. Far-reaching economic decisions are made in this manner, reflecting the majority beliefs of scientists, a position that belongs to the realm of religion, rather than to science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The aim of this paper is to examine the importance and application of risk management strategies among Dalmatian grape and wine producers who are faced with climate change. For research purposes, a questionnaire was used on a convenient sample of Dalmatian grape growers and wine producers (N=89). Descriptive statistics, t-test for independent sample, and one-way analysis of variance were used for the data analysis. The importance of risk management strategies was assessed on a five-point Likert scale, and results show that the most important strategies are change-the-harvest-date and irrigation strategies, while cessation of agricultural production is not an option for most producers. The level of education and agricultural area under vineyards had no influence on the importance of the strategies, while gender, age groups of respondents, and type of production had an influence on the importance of several risk management strategies.

The paper deals with the vulnerability of the sea, global warming and the pressures of corporate polluters, with particular emphasis on the protection of marine environment. Analysed are the achievements of the International Panel on Climate Change, the application of precautionary principle, as well as the role of courts and public interest. The judicial authority may act over a longer term than the elected representatives of the executive, as a sufficient time period for deliberation that goes beyond the electoral cycle in democratic societies is guaranteed. Pointed out is the need for the European states to refer to court the climate-related practice and the standard of conscientious treatment, along with the implementation of the precautionary principle and the universal human rights principles. The authors bring forward the opinion that an active role of the judiciary may essentially contribute to environmental protection, possibly more significantly than that of an individual national, regional or international representative and judiciary authority. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In 2001, the administration of the U.S. president George W. Bush completely pulled out from the possibility to adopt the Kyoto Protocol. This, as well as the lack of the adequate policy and legislation necessary to tackle the issue of global warming and impacts of climate change caused the shift of creating the appropriate legislative regime from the regulatory and executive levels of political power to the courts, hence causing important development of the climate change litigation. Subject litigation is not only the U.S. but also a global phenomenon. It can be encountered in Europe in spite of its very advanced environmental and climate change legal regimes. The validity of this statement is however questionable, particularly with respect to the level of effectiveness and applicability of the EU Environmental Liability Directive (the “ELD”) in the climate change litigation. Unfortunately, ELD does not provide for the complete and comprehensive liability regime that would ensure proper liability regulation related to the environmental issues. In fact, some say that its name should be Environmental Responsibility Directive. The aim of this paper is to determine the level of the applicability of the ELD in the climate change litigation, its limits and potential problems. For that purpose, the author examines the existing legislative regimes and climate change litigation cases in the U.S. and at the EU level. The paper will end with a short study on the status of the climate change litigation and potentially applicable regime in Croatia (including the ELD). Overall conclusion is that the applicability of the ELD in the climate change litigation is very limited.

Under the circumstances of increasingly visible climate change, most notably in the phenomenon of global warming, it has become more and more clear that the energy industry based on the exploitation of fossil fuels has significantly contributed to this development. Therefore, many countries acknowledge the need for a policy paradigm shift in the field of energy policy, which implies an increased relying on renewable energy sources and the improvement of energy efficiency. The author conducts a case study of Germany -- a forerunner in European efforts to link the energy industry based on renewable sources and environmental protection, and also on maintaining the security of energy supply. The paper tests whether this orientation of Germany is based on its policy capacity -- "the ability to marshal the necessary resources to make intelligent collective choices about and set strategic directions for the allocation of scarce resources to public ends" (Painter i Pierre, 2005: 2), and concludes that it is the internal state determinants, rather than policy diffusion, which have played a central role in Germany's attainment of a leadership position in the accomplishment of the "new energy paradigm". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recently an increased interest among psychologists in the topic of human rights can be observed. We aim to raise awareness about the contribution psychologists can have in protection of human rights with the goal of supporting psychological well-being of individuals as well as of communities. So in this article we review the roots of human rights-based psychology in social psychology and applied fields of psychology, examine how psychological associations tackle human rights and present some examples of intersection of psychology and human rights in practice. The role psychologists have can be pursued at the individual level, in everyday implementation of psychological knowledge and skills, and more globally. Professional bodies of psychologists can have a stronger voice in society while advocating for human rights from the psychological perspective while also supporting their members in the promotion of human rights. In recent years more initiatives can be seen among psychological associations in their recognition of their role in upholding human rights. We describe the results of a survey that explored to what extent psychological associations addressed human rights in their work. The sample comprised 31 psychological associations from 29 countries worldwide. Most of them replied that they had undertaken activities related to human rights and mentioned human rights in their Codes of Ethics. Five of them have established a human rights section/committee/group. About half of the associations stated that they had some mechanisms for reporting about human rights violations within organisation, although fewer have developed procedures that relate to human rights reporting organisations in their countries. Further, human rights education for psychologists is tackled in the paper as the crucial step in linking the theory and practice. Finally, two areas of work are discussed, in which psychologists can address human rights: trauma and the climate and environmental crisis.

This paper analyses the impact of natural hazards on spatial vulnerability, and seeks to assess the degree of potential risk from natural hazards to the Kvarner area, one of most important tourist region of the Republic of Croatia. The northern parts of the Kvarner area are located in a seismotectonically active area, in which destructive earthquakes have struck in the past and can be expected to strike again, although it is impossible to predict when, where and with what intensity. Special attention is focused on various types of hazards brought about by climate change that are taking place today and are estimated to accelerate throughout the broader region, the Kvarner area included. The expected primary effects of climate change will be seen in rising sea levels and in the increased intensity and frequency of stormy weather. Such phenomena may occur independently or may interact resulting in higher risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyses variability of precipitation in Osijek in three periods of thirty years, starting from the year 1901 till 1990. In period from 1931 till 1990 primary maximum of precipitation was in summer (June), and secondary maximum was in autumn (November). Primary minimum of precipitation was at the end of winter (March), and secondary minimum was in autumn (September). In researched period total amount of precipitation decreased, same as average relative variability. Largest decrease was in autumn (October). Average relative variability in researched period has also decreased. Minimum of variability was in June, a month with maximum precipitation and maximum of variability was in October, although the minimum of precipitation was in March. One of the reasons for maximum variability in October is a significant decrease of precipitation amount in that month. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Continuously raising awareness of the issue of climate change helps to better understand it, but there is very little or no implementation of activities to mitigate the effects in practice. Therefore, it is important to collect data, perform analyses and studies in order to improve the existing situation. The paper provides an overview of the current condition caused by climate change with a focus on water resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina, possible consequences in the future and measures recommended to be applied as a means to minimize the negative effects.

The aim of the research is to present the overall and significant impact of the urban water system on the environment, i.e. environmental protection in the context of increasing the use of renewable energy sources, and how such energy sources affect climate change in general. Renewable energy sources include: wind energy, water energy, solar energy, hydrogen energy, geothermal energy, biomass energy, tidal energy, wave energy, cold energy from space and others. The application of the principles of sustainable development leads to the need to use renewable energy sources, improve their technical characteristics and functioning, and find new methods and technologies to finally abandon the use of non-renewable energy sources. To this end, it is necessary to pursue a policy based on strategic planning and the use of an integrated approach in the operation and management of urban water systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This review paper is a brief summary of the climate change story, transforming of primary concept from a scientific idea to a threatened world, and the contribution of Hungary in solution of above mentioned problems. According to the National Inventory published in 2010 the time series of GHG emissions together with real GDP changes will be shown. The way of mitigation available for Hungary is illustrated by climate strategies on different levels. Since the most vulnerable sector of the economy is agriculture as Hungarian researchers found, mainly the increasing frequency of drought seems to be dangerous. The impact of climate change was studied on the production level of main crops and the whole agricultural sector as well as on the GDP of the country. Some possible ways for agriculture to adapt to the increasing extremities will be mentioned. Altogether climate change means a challenge to technological development in all sectors of the economy and also in social cohesions and that is a feedback to adaptation.

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