This study uses the INFORM Climate Change model to estimate the impacts of climate change on humanitarian crises and disasters globally.It is based on risk concept and composite indicator methodology:using indicators ...This study uses the INFORM Climate Change model to estimate the impacts of climate change on humanitarian crises and disasters globally.It is based on risk concept and composite indicator methodology:using indicators to measure hazards and people’s exposure to them,vulnerability and lack of coping capacity.It incorporates projections of climate-related hazards,population and conflict into the risk model to analyze future risk.A key novelty of this research lies in its inclusion of the future projections of vulnerability and coping capacity drivers under various Shared Socioeconomic Pathways(SSPs).Our analysis reveals that global risk of humanitarian crises is projected to decrease by mid-twenty-first century under moderate and rapid development scenarios.The“high emission-fragmented world(SSP3)”scenario stands out with significant increases in exposure to floods,droughts,epidemics,and conflict.In this scenario,reduced vulnerability and coping capacity will not offset the increased hazards,resulting in over a 50%increase in the number of people living in high-risk countries.Our findings aim to support prioritizing regions and communities most vulnerable to climate change impacts.This will enable targeted resource allocation for risk reduction and adaptation interventions,preventing increased risks and further setbacks in development.展开更多
Intellectual property rights(IPR)management needs to evolve in a digital world where not only companies but also many independent content creators contribute to our culture with their art,music,and videos.In this resp...Intellectual property rights(IPR)management needs to evolve in a digital world where not only companies but also many independent content creators contribute to our culture with their art,music,and videos.In this respect,blockchain has recently emerged as a promising infrastructure,providing a trustworthy and immutable environment through the use of smart contracts,which may enable more agile management of digital rights and streamline royalty payments.However,no widespread consensus has been reached on the ability of this technology to adequately manage and transfer IPR.This paper presents an innovative approach to digital rights management developed within the scope of an international research endeavour co-financed by the European Commission named MediaVerse.The approach proposes the combined usage of smart legal contracts and blockchain smart contracts to take care of the legally binding contractual aspects of IPR and,at the same time,the need for notarization,rights transfer,and royalty payments.The work being conducted represents a contribution to advancing the current literature on IPR management that may lead to an improved and fairer monetization process for content creators as a means of individual empowerment.展开更多
文摘This study uses the INFORM Climate Change model to estimate the impacts of climate change on humanitarian crises and disasters globally.It is based on risk concept and composite indicator methodology:using indicators to measure hazards and people’s exposure to them,vulnerability and lack of coping capacity.It incorporates projections of climate-related hazards,population and conflict into the risk model to analyze future risk.A key novelty of this research lies in its inclusion of the future projections of vulnerability and coping capacity drivers under various Shared Socioeconomic Pathways(SSPs).Our analysis reveals that global risk of humanitarian crises is projected to decrease by mid-twenty-first century under moderate and rapid development scenarios.The“high emission-fragmented world(SSP3)”scenario stands out with significant increases in exposure to floods,droughts,epidemics,and conflict.In this scenario,reduced vulnerability and coping capacity will not offset the increased hazards,resulting in over a 50%increase in the number of people living in high-risk countries.Our findings aim to support prioritizing regions and communities most vulnerable to climate change impacts.This will enable targeted resource allocation for risk reduction and adaptation interventions,preventing increased risks and further setbacks in development.
基金partially funded by the European Commission as part of the MediaVerse project(Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union under GA number 957252).
文摘Intellectual property rights(IPR)management needs to evolve in a digital world where not only companies but also many independent content creators contribute to our culture with their art,music,and videos.In this respect,blockchain has recently emerged as a promising infrastructure,providing a trustworthy and immutable environment through the use of smart contracts,which may enable more agile management of digital rights and streamline royalty payments.However,no widespread consensus has been reached on the ability of this technology to adequately manage and transfer IPR.This paper presents an innovative approach to digital rights management developed within the scope of an international research endeavour co-financed by the European Commission named MediaVerse.The approach proposes the combined usage of smart legal contracts and blockchain smart contracts to take care of the legally binding contractual aspects of IPR and,at the same time,the need for notarization,rights transfer,and royalty payments.The work being conducted represents a contribution to advancing the current literature on IPR management that may lead to an improved and fairer monetization process for content creators as a means of individual empowerment.
