Adaptive capacity deficits and adaptive capacity of economic
... vulnerability assessment, Forest Policy and Economics (2010), doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2010.04.003 ...
... vulnerability assessment, Forest Policy and Economics (2010), doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2010.04.003 ...
Hjermann et al. 2004 - Fisheries Acoustics Research
... Here, we focus on the effects of climate on the relationship between the 3 fish populations dominating the Barents Sea ecosystem: the Barents Sea capelin Mallotus villosus, the Norwegian spring-spawning herring Clupea harengus, and the Arcto-Norwegian cod Gadus morhua. Focusing on capelin, we explor ...
... Here, we focus on the effects of climate on the relationship between the 3 fish populations dominating the Barents Sea ecosystem: the Barents Sea capelin Mallotus villosus, the Norwegian spring-spawning herring Clupea harengus, and the Arcto-Norwegian cod Gadus morhua. Focusing on capelin, we explor ...
Glacial Variability Over the Last Two Million Years: An Extended
... An agemodel not relying upon orbital assumptions is estimated over the last 2 Ma using depth in marine sediment cores as a proxy for time. Agemodel uncertainty averages !10 Ka in the early Pleistocene ("2–1 Ma) and !7 Ka in the late Pleistocene ("1 Ma to the present). Twelve benthic and five plankti ...
... An agemodel not relying upon orbital assumptions is estimated over the last 2 Ma using depth in marine sediment cores as a proxy for time. Agemodel uncertainty averages !10 Ka in the early Pleistocene ("2–1 Ma) and !7 Ka in the late Pleistocene ("1 Ma to the present). Twelve benthic and five plankti ...
Examining the decision-relevance of climate model information for the insurance industry
... The insurance industry is becoming increasingly exposed to the adverse impacts of climate variability and climate change. In developing policies and adapting strategies to better manage climate risk, insurers and reinsurers are therefore engaging directly with the climate modelling community to furt ...
... The insurance industry is becoming increasingly exposed to the adverse impacts of climate variability and climate change. In developing policies and adapting strategies to better manage climate risk, insurers and reinsurers are therefore engaging directly with the climate modelling community to furt ...
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... in space and time [15,16]. For example, during 1946–1999, the tendency of precipitation in Europe has increased at the rate of 11.1 mm/10a. The period could be divided into two parts: during 1946–1975, the rate was 16.1 mm/10a, while during 1975–1999, it was −2.8 mm/10a [17]. In Europe, the precipit ...
... in space and time [15,16]. For example, during 1946–1999, the tendency of precipitation in Europe has increased at the rate of 11.1 mm/10a. The period could be divided into two parts: during 1946–1975, the rate was 16.1 mm/10a, while during 1975–1999, it was −2.8 mm/10a [17]. In Europe, the precipit ...
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... socioeconomic system he is referring to is rooted in rural communities and their access to resources that sustain their livelihoods. More specifically, we are focusing on how these vulnerabilities are related to hops and the stakeholders who depend on hops for their livelihoods--ultimately helping u ...
... socioeconomic system he is referring to is rooted in rural communities and their access to resources that sustain their livelihoods. More specifically, we are focusing on how these vulnerabilities are related to hops and the stakeholders who depend on hops for their livelihoods--ultimately helping u ...
CDP Cities 2016 Guidance for responding city governments Version
... The Can Cities Quit Fossil Fuels? report on 308 global cities shows the role cities play in driving the transition to clean energy and is based on data reported to CDP by cities in 2015. CDP has developed the cities program to extend to cities some of the same benefits that companies have experience ...
... The Can Cities Quit Fossil Fuels? report on 308 global cities shows the role cities play in driving the transition to clean energy and is based on data reported to CDP by cities in 2015. CDP has developed the cities program to extend to cities some of the same benefits that companies have experience ...
Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe 2016
... strongly with socio-economic factors and their regional and global trends. Climate change is a systemic challenge that does not happen in isolation but interacts with socio-economic factors. Regional and global trends in these factors add an extra dynamic. They include geopolitics and conflicts; eco ...
... strongly with socio-economic factors and their regional and global trends. Climate change is a systemic challenge that does not happen in isolation but interacts with socio-economic factors. Regional and global trends in these factors add an extra dynamic. They include geopolitics and conflicts; eco ...
Effects of a changing climate on peatlands in permafrost
... Climate change will affect all MNR programs and the natural resources for which it has responsibility. This strategy confirms MNR’s commitment to the Ontario government’s climate change initiatives such as the Go Green Action Plan on Climate Change and outlines research and management program priori ...
... Climate change will affect all MNR programs and the natural resources for which it has responsibility. This strategy confirms MNR’s commitment to the Ontario government’s climate change initiatives such as the Go Green Action Plan on Climate Change and outlines research and management program priori ...
2014 Assessment in pdf - Ozone Secretariat
... The review meeting of the Panel was held in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China. We thank the University of Zhengzhou and the University of Peking for providing logistical support and assistance. The Suda Palace Hotel, Zhengzhou, provided excellent facilities for the meeting and we thank the staff for ...
... The review meeting of the Panel was held in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China. We thank the University of Zhengzhou and the University of Peking for providing logistical support and assistance. The Suda Palace Hotel, Zhengzhou, provided excellent facilities for the meeting and we thank the staff for ...
Decision 11/CP.7
... Recalling the provisions related to capacity building for developing countries contained in its decisions 11/CP.1, 10/CP.2, 11/CP.2, 9/CP.3, 2/CP.4, 4/CP.4, 5/CP.4, 6/CP.4, 7/CP.4, 12/CP.4 and 14/CP.4, Noting Article 10, paragraphs (c), (d) and (e), and Article 11 of the Kyoto Protocol, Recalling al ...
... Recalling the provisions related to capacity building for developing countries contained in its decisions 11/CP.1, 10/CP.2, 11/CP.2, 9/CP.3, 2/CP.4, 4/CP.4, 5/CP.4, 6/CP.4, 7/CP.4, 12/CP.4 and 14/CP.4, Noting Article 10, paragraphs (c), (d) and (e), and Article 11 of the Kyoto Protocol, Recalling al ...
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... analyze internal and international migration in Ecuador in response to rainfall. Henry et al. (2004) look at the case of annual precipitations and migration in Burkina Faso. BohraMishra et al. (2014) analyze Indonesia and Kelley et al. (2015) focus on Syria. Because of its extreme poverty and depend ...
... analyze internal and international migration in Ecuador in response to rainfall. Henry et al. (2004) look at the case of annual precipitations and migration in Burkina Faso. BohraMishra et al. (2014) analyze Indonesia and Kelley et al. (2015) focus on Syria. Because of its extreme poverty and depend ...
Geoengineering: Governance and Technology Policy
... Climate change has received considerable policy attention in the past several years both internationally and within the United States.1 A major report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2007 found widespread evidence of climate warming, and many are concerned that cl ...
... Climate change has received considerable policy attention in the past several years both internationally and within the United States.1 A major report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2007 found widespread evidence of climate warming, and many are concerned that cl ...
Design and implementation of a coastal eco
... The report outlines a series of guidelines for the incorporation of an EbA into an ICZM Policy for T&T. This work shall be integrated with a separate report that clearly develops a methodology for the mainstreaming of climate change considerations into coastal zone management. It outlines the approa ...
... The report outlines a series of guidelines for the incorporation of an EbA into an ICZM Policy for T&T. This work shall be integrated with a separate report that clearly develops a methodology for the mainstreaming of climate change considerations into coastal zone management. It outlines the approa ...
chile`s second biennial update report on climate change
... The information contained in this report covers actions taken in the country in the period running between the second half of 2014 to the first half of 2016, providing continuity to the results displayed in our First Biennial Update Report, presented to United Nations at the COP20 in December 2014. ...
... The information contained in this report covers actions taken in the country in the period running between the second half of 2014 to the first half of 2016, providing continuity to the results displayed in our First Biennial Update Report, presented to United Nations at the COP20 in December 2014. ...
Marine regime shifts: drivers and impacts on ecosystems services
... another. Anthropogenic global change has broadly increased a wide variety of processes that can drive regime shifts. To assess the vulnerability of marine ecosystems to such shifts and their potential consequences, we reviewed the scientific literature for 13 types of marine regime shifts and used n ...
... another. Anthropogenic global change has broadly increased a wide variety of processes that can drive regime shifts. To assess the vulnerability of marine ecosystems to such shifts and their potential consequences, we reviewed the scientific literature for 13 types of marine regime shifts and used n ...
Grassland afforestation impact on primary productivity
... south, and annual precipitation varies from 1000 mm in the southwest to 1500 mm in the northeast. Even though ca. 60% of precipitation occurs in spring and summer (October to March), this is not sufficient to prevent water deficit in the native grassland during the warmest summer months (Soriano 199 ...
... south, and annual precipitation varies from 1000 mm in the southwest to 1500 mm in the northeast. Even though ca. 60% of precipitation occurs in spring and summer (October to March), this is not sufficient to prevent water deficit in the native grassland during the warmest summer months (Soriano 199 ...
Marine regime shifts: drivers and impacts on ecosystems
... another. Anthropogenic global change has broadly increased a wide variety of processes that can drive regime shifts. To assess the vulnerability of marine ecosystems to such shifts and their potential consequences, we reviewed the scientific literature for 13 types of marine regime shifts and used n ...
... another. Anthropogenic global change has broadly increased a wide variety of processes that can drive regime shifts. To assess the vulnerability of marine ecosystems to such shifts and their potential consequences, we reviewed the scientific literature for 13 types of marine regime shifts and used n ...
meetings with coastal interests
... coastline alterations and various associated processes in the coastal zone, e.g. waves and sediment transport, which shape coastal features and cause morphological changes. Contributions to this session will focus on the mechanisms responsible for coastal erosion and shoreline behavior (advance or r ...
... coastline alterations and various associated processes in the coastal zone, e.g. waves and sediment transport, which shape coastal features and cause morphological changes. Contributions to this session will focus on the mechanisms responsible for coastal erosion and shoreline behavior (advance or r ...
Non-paper - A factual record of the key issues raised during the
... Several representatives suggested that existing information could be set out in a different format for ease of reference. A number of representatives thanked the secretariat for the useful information contained in table 4 on rates of market penetration of selected low-GWP alternatives in the briefin ...
... Several representatives suggested that existing information could be set out in a different format for ease of reference. A number of representatives thanked the secretariat for the useful information contained in table 4 on rates of market penetration of selected low-GWP alternatives in the briefin ...
A Changing Arctic Climate Science and Policy in the
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United States Ultraviolet (radiation) World Climate Research Programme Working Group World Meteorological Organization World Wide Fund for Nature ...
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United States Ultraviolet (radiation) World Climate Research Programme Working Group World Meteorological Organization World Wide Fund for Nature ...
The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) - e-Learning
... centres of action varies with time within stronger and weaker phases. The measure for this variation, the NAO Index, gets positive in a stronger phase with a high pressure gradient and negative in phases with a weaker pressure gradient (Brönnimann, 2005). The pressure difference between the Azores a ...
... centres of action varies with time within stronger and weaker phases. The measure for this variation, the NAO Index, gets positive in a stronger phase with a high pressure gradient and negative in phases with a weaker pressure gradient (Brönnimann, 2005). The pressure difference between the Azores a ...
GCF Project Toolkit 2017 - Acclimatise
... Investment criteria: six investment criteria adopted by the Board, namely impact potential, paradigm shift potential, sustainable development potential, needs of the recipient, country ownership and efficiency and effectiveness. There are coverage areas, activity-specific subcriteria, and indicative ...
... Investment criteria: six investment criteria adopted by the Board, namely impact potential, paradigm shift potential, sustainable development potential, needs of the recipient, country ownership and efficiency and effectiveness. There are coverage areas, activity-specific subcriteria, and indicative ...
NC 4 - unfccc
... Australia is the sixth largest country in the world (769 million hectares). It is estimated that its population of over 20 million people will grow by 36.8% between 1990 and 2021. Australia is the fourteenth largest world economy, with a gross domestic product in 2004 of $821 billion1 (around US$616 ...
... Australia is the sixth largest country in the world (769 million hectares). It is estimated that its population of over 20 million people will grow by 36.8% between 1990 and 2021. Australia is the fourteenth largest world economy, with a gross domestic product in 2004 of $821 billion1 (around US$616 ...
Coffee Barometer 2014
... communicate a number of issues on which there is general agreement, [see also ...
... communicate a number of issues on which there is general agreement, [see also ...
Climate change, industry and society
This article is about climate change, industry and society.