SUBSIDIARY BODY ON SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND
... 1. Climate-related geoengineering is here defined as a deliberate intervention in the planetary environment of a nature and scale intended to counteract anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. This definition is the same as used in CBD (2012)1, and is used here without prejudice to any definit ...
... 1. Climate-related geoengineering is here defined as a deliberate intervention in the planetary environment of a nature and scale intended to counteract anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. This definition is the same as used in CBD (2012)1, and is used here without prejudice to any definit ...
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... 1. Climate-related geoengineering is here defined as a deliberate intervention in the planetary environment of a nature and scale intended to counteract anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. This definition is the same as used in CBD (2012)1, and is used here without prejudice to any definit ...
... 1. Climate-related geoengineering is here defined as a deliberate intervention in the planetary environment of a nature and scale intended to counteract anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. This definition is the same as used in CBD (2012)1, and is used here without prejudice to any definit ...
heavy impacts
... that was agreed at UNCED highlighted that coral reefs warranted special attention. This was re-affirmed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 in Johannesburg, which also provided an incentive for countries to work with the GEF to conserve valuable marine resources. The Johannesburg ...
... that was agreed at UNCED highlighted that coral reefs warranted special attention. This was re-affirmed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 in Johannesburg, which also provided an incentive for countries to work with the GEF to conserve valuable marine resources. The Johannesburg ...
Microsoft Word - geoadv070108_2.doc
... ocean-atmosphere system were already being voiced in Broecker’s work from the 1960s. However, it seems to have been after the publication of the DYE3 ice core record from Greenland (Dansgaard et al. 1982), showing a replication of the earlier Camp Century ice core record, that Broecker realized that ...
... ocean-atmosphere system were already being voiced in Broecker’s work from the 1960s. However, it seems to have been after the publication of the DYE3 ice core record from Greenland (Dansgaard et al. 1982), showing a replication of the earlier Camp Century ice core record, that Broecker realized that ...
Managing Protected Areas in Central and Eastern Europe Under
... change does not stop at national borders and the programme supports sciencepractice-policy cooperation and implementation, which is especially needed for this topic. Since the Central European area is expected to be especially affected by climate change impacts, it is an appropriate investigation re ...
... change does not stop at national borders and the programme supports sciencepractice-policy cooperation and implementation, which is especially needed for this topic. Since the Central European area is expected to be especially affected by climate change impacts, it is an appropriate investigation re ...
State of Climate Change Science in the Great Lakes Basin
... limitations, deficiencies, and assumptions, used in non-climatological research and other applications, in particular downscaling techniques, Global Circulation Model (GCM) selection, emission scenarios, and overall confidence in findings has not been well communicated. ...
... limitations, deficiencies, and assumptions, used in non-climatological research and other applications, in particular downscaling techniques, Global Circulation Model (GCM) selection, emission scenarios, and overall confidence in findings has not been well communicated. ...
The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources,
... The CCSP also agreed on a set of questions to guide the assessment process. Answers to these questions can be found in Section 3 of this summary: • What factors influencing agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity in the United States are sensitive to climate and climate chang ...
... The CCSP also agreed on a set of questions to guide the assessment process. Answers to these questions can be found in Section 3 of this summary: • What factors influencing agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity in the United States are sensitive to climate and climate chang ...
Seagrass
... nature and extent of seagrass communities. While the cover and condition of seagrass is highly variable, some regional trends are apparent. These surveys have shown that the Northern Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait regions have the highest diversity of seagrass species. From Cape York to Cairns ...
... nature and extent of seagrass communities. While the cover and condition of seagrass is highly variable, some regional trends are apparent. These surveys have shown that the Northern Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait regions have the highest diversity of seagrass species. From Cape York to Cairns ...
Adaptation to Climate Change with a Focus on Rural Areas
... in India to live with climate variability and change. The work includes supporting governments of four partner states, local communities and other relevant stakeholders in identifying, developing and carrying out adaptation measures in pilot regions. This publication has been produced in the context ...
... in India to live with climate variability and change. The work includes supporting governments of four partner states, local communities and other relevant stakeholders in identifying, developing and carrying out adaptation measures in pilot regions. This publication has been produced in the context ...
Consulta: creatorFacets:"Le Pichon, Xavier" Registros recuperados
... fig. 1b). The role of these currents in the formation of large sediment ripples has been demonstrated in some recent studies [(2), (3)]. As in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the observations suggested that their influence had been of importance since the Eocene era (6). From a sedimentological point o ...
... fig. 1b). The role of these currents in the formation of large sediment ripples has been demonstrated in some recent studies [(2), (3)]. As in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the observations suggested that their influence had been of importance since the Eocene era (6). From a sedimentological point o ...
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... and lead, radionuclides and acidifying components have been and still are transported into the Arctic area and deposited in the environment. Some of these contaminants accumulate in food chains, and some also bio-magnify in species that feed high in the food chain, including humans. POPs accumulate ...
... and lead, radionuclides and acidifying components have been and still are transported into the Arctic area and deposited in the environment. Some of these contaminants accumulate in food chains, and some also bio-magnify in species that feed high in the food chain, including humans. POPs accumulate ...
Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities
... Global Change Research Act of 1990, which requires a report to the President and Congress every four years on the status of climate change science and impacts. The NCA informs the nation about already observed changes, the current status of the climate, and anticipated trends for the future. The NCA ...
... Global Change Research Act of 1990, which requires a report to the President and Congress every four years on the status of climate change science and impacts. The NCA informs the nation about already observed changes, the current status of the climate, and anticipated trends for the future. The NCA ...
IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 4 SECOND
... Chapter 4 presents a vast volume of scientific evidence and analysis, focusing in large part since the publication of AR4 in 2007. Clearly a huge amount of good work has gone into the draft thus far, and my main comments are geared towards next steps for shaping into a compelling chapter in a work t ...
... Chapter 4 presents a vast volume of scientific evidence and analysis, focusing in large part since the publication of AR4 in 2007. Clearly a huge amount of good work has gone into the draft thus far, and my main comments are geared towards next steps for shaping into a compelling chapter in a work t ...
Changes in ecosystem services and their drivers across the scenarios
... forest and grassland, as well as the loss of ecosystem services associated with this land (genetic resources, wood production, habitat for fauna and flora). Water use will increase in poorer countries (with high certainty), and this is likely to be accompanied by a deterioration of water quality and ...
... forest and grassland, as well as the loss of ecosystem services associated with this land (genetic resources, wood production, habitat for fauna and flora). Water use will increase in poorer countries (with high certainty), and this is likely to be accompanied by a deterioration of water quality and ...
Assessing an IPCC Assessment: An Analysis of Statements on Projected Regional Impacts in the 2007 Report
... the extent to which the IPCC in their summaries had presented existing scientific knowledge to the world of policymakers, in a way that was supported by the underlying texts and scientific references. What is more, we also investigated what could be learned from our findings so that informed choices ...
... the extent to which the IPCC in their summaries had presented existing scientific knowledge to the world of policymakers, in a way that was supported by the underlying texts and scientific references. What is more, we also investigated what could be learned from our findings so that informed choices ...
Impact of Climate Change on Households in the Indonesian
... While most of the population will feel the impact of climate change, the poor and the nearpoor will be the most vulnerable, aggravating their livelihoods and pushing them into poverty. With the poverty rate already at 13%, the threat posed by climate change has the potential to stall the already cha ...
... While most of the population will feel the impact of climate change, the poor and the nearpoor will be the most vulnerable, aggravating their livelihoods and pushing them into poverty. With the poverty rate already at 13%, the threat posed by climate change has the potential to stall the already cha ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of the Galápagos Islands
... The Galápagos Islands are among the many places in the world already experiencing the impacts of climate change. It is predicted that climate change will cause rising sea level, higher ocean temperatures and more acidic waters. As the ocean largely regulates the climate, changes in ocean temperature ...
... The Galápagos Islands are among the many places in the world already experiencing the impacts of climate change. It is predicted that climate change will cause rising sea level, higher ocean temperatures and more acidic waters. As the ocean largely regulates the climate, changes in ocean temperature ...
An Iceland hotspot saga
... also referred to as a hotspot. There is consensus that the sources of hotspots are in the mantle, but not of their actual nature or depth extent. It is even debated if hotspots are hot spots at all (Foulger and Anderson, 2005), whereas all agree that they are regions of increased melt production, "m ...
... also referred to as a hotspot. There is consensus that the sources of hotspots are in the mantle, but not of their actual nature or depth extent. It is even debated if hotspots are hot spots at all (Foulger and Anderson, 2005), whereas all agree that they are regions of increased melt production, "m ...
the Scotia Sea and the Caribbean
... - regions that share very complicated plate tectonic histories. Each model and their implications are discussed, e.g. it is shown that the Central Scotia Sea is most likely not a Mesozoic plate fragment as suggested by some authors. On the other hand, the presented reconstruction model of the Caribb ...
... - regions that share very complicated plate tectonic histories. Each model and their implications are discussed, e.g. it is shown that the Central Scotia Sea is most likely not a Mesozoic plate fragment as suggested by some authors. On the other hand, the presented reconstruction model of the Caribb ...
Science Plan for COAT: Climate-Ecological Observatory for Arctic
... ment of “sister observatories” in arctic Russia. The goal of COAT is to become the world’s most comprehensive and management relevant longterm research and monitoring enterprise for arctic terrestrial ecosystems. COAT aims to be a fully ecosystem-based system for long-term adaptive monitoring based ...
... ment of “sister observatories” in arctic Russia. The goal of COAT is to become the world’s most comprehensive and management relevant longterm research and monitoring enterprise for arctic terrestrial ecosystems. COAT aims to be a fully ecosystem-based system for long-term adaptive monitoring based ...
An Integrated Assessment of Changes in the Thermohaline Circulation
... level for scenarios with high global temperature rise. Narrowing down this uncertainty will first of all require a better physical understanding of what determines ocean circulation stability; sensitivity studies with model ensembles and model intercomparison projects are needed for this. Until this ...
... level for scenarios with high global temperature rise. Narrowing down this uncertainty will first of all require a better physical understanding of what determines ocean circulation stability; sensitivity studies with model ensembles and model intercomparison projects are needed for this. Until this ...
Antarctic Krill, Euphausia superba, a Model Organism - ePIC
... predict a continued amplification of warming at the poles. Studies of how ecosystems cope with present day changes provide a glimpse of potential future changes that may be even more rapid and widespread. In this perspective polar regions can be considered as a natural laboratory. A tractable approa ...
... predict a continued amplification of warming at the poles. Studies of how ecosystems cope with present day changes provide a glimpse of potential future changes that may be even more rapid and widespread. In this perspective polar regions can be considered as a natural laboratory. A tractable approa ...
Adapting to Coastal Climate Change
... The challenges we all must face in adapting to climate variability and change present themselves with increasing urgency. Nowhere will these challenges be greater than in the developing world where often weak institutions and governance systems struggle to deal with mounting pressures from populatio ...
... The challenges we all must face in adapting to climate variability and change present themselves with increasing urgency. Nowhere will these challenges be greater than in the developing world where often weak institutions and governance systems struggle to deal with mounting pressures from populatio ...
The future of seagrass meadows
... growing evidence that seagrass meadows are presently experiencing worldwide decline primarily because of human disturbance, such as direct physical damage and deterioration of water quality (Short & Wyllie-Echeverria 1996; Hemminga & Duarte 2000). There is, therefore, concern that the functions seag ...
... growing evidence that seagrass meadows are presently experiencing worldwide decline primarily because of human disturbance, such as direct physical damage and deterioration of water quality (Short & Wyllie-Echeverria 1996; Hemminga & Duarte 2000). There is, therefore, concern that the functions seag ...