Glacier Tourism Research - Rannsóknamiðstöð ferðamála
... Snæfellsjökull glacier in west Iceland as the entrance to the earth’s interior in his classic novel Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Lund, 2013). In Iceland, glaciers and icecaps were mainly explored by British alpinists such as William L. Watts who in 1884‐1885 clim ...
... Snæfellsjökull glacier in west Iceland as the entrance to the earth’s interior in his classic novel Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Lund, 2013). In Iceland, glaciers and icecaps were mainly explored by British alpinists such as William L. Watts who in 1884‐1885 clim ...
Brunei - Country Watch
... Together with neighboring ASEAN countries, Brunei has recently begun pursuing greater growth in the tourism industry. Tourism development will necessitate modernization of Brunei's infrastructure, which outside the capital and oil centers is comparatively antiquated-though this very fact appeals to ...
... Together with neighboring ASEAN countries, Brunei has recently begun pursuing greater growth in the tourism industry. Tourism development will necessitate modernization of Brunei's infrastructure, which outside the capital and oil centers is comparatively antiquated-though this very fact appeals to ...
FINAL Amazon Scorecard
... 46 points on the 100-point scale for its efforts to incorporate climate change into its increasingly comprehensive corporate social responsibility profile. While the company’s reduction goals are still loosely defined, Starbucks has asserted itself in the policy and emissions accounting arenas and b ...
... 46 points on the 100-point scale for its efforts to incorporate climate change into its increasingly comprehensive corporate social responsibility profile. While the company’s reduction goals are still loosely defined, Starbucks has asserted itself in the policy and emissions accounting arenas and b ...
Policy Implications of Warming Permafrost
... 1) Commission a Special Report on Permafrost Emissions: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) may consider preparing a special assessment report on how CO2 and methane emissions from thawing permafrost would influence global climate to support climate change policy discussions and tre ...
... 1) Commission a Special Report on Permafrost Emissions: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) may consider preparing a special assessment report on how CO2 and methane emissions from thawing permafrost would influence global climate to support climate change policy discussions and tre ...
The GLOBE Climate Legislation Study (6 MB) (opens in new window)
... This document is the product of an ongoing co-operation between GLOBE International and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics. It was financially supported by the United Kingdom’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO). However the views ...
... This document is the product of an ongoing co-operation between GLOBE International and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics. It was financially supported by the United Kingdom’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO). However the views ...
Estimation of the direct radiative forcing due to sulfate and soot
... extinction coefficient, and (ii) through increase in the mass of water, which dominates over (i). The asymmetry factor increases with increasing relative humidity. This means that the larger particles will scatter more radiation into the forward direction and reduce the effect of larger aerosol part ...
... extinction coefficient, and (ii) through increase in the mass of water, which dominates over (i). The asymmetry factor increases with increasing relative humidity. This means that the larger particles will scatter more radiation into the forward direction and reduce the effect of larger aerosol part ...
Solomon Islands
... natives of Guadalcanal against native Malaitans. The fact that the new leader of the government was a Malaitan only exacerbated the ethnic tensions. The Solomon Islands, like other Pacific islands such as Fiji, are very similar in many regards. Both were colonies of the United Kingdom till late 20th ...
... natives of Guadalcanal against native Malaitans. The fact that the new leader of the government was a Malaitan only exacerbated the ethnic tensions. The Solomon Islands, like other Pacific islands such as Fiji, are very similar in many regards. Both were colonies of the United Kingdom till late 20th ...
ACIDIFICATION AND CLIMATE WARMING: UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF
... disturbance, highlighting the danger of assuming that a lake’s condition remains static over time. A top-bottom paleolimnological study revealed that the reference lakes have undergone a ‘shifting baseline’ in species assemblages, with increases in colonial and/or warm-water chrysophyte taxa from pr ...
... disturbance, highlighting the danger of assuming that a lake’s condition remains static over time. A top-bottom paleolimnological study revealed that the reference lakes have undergone a ‘shifting baseline’ in species assemblages, with increases in colonial and/or warm-water chrysophyte taxa from pr ...
Final report
... cryogenicweathering,(e)changesinthevolumeandextentofunstablematerials,(f)changesin frequency and magnitude of mass movement events, and (g) surface instabilities caused by thermokarstprocesses/meltingofpermafrostice.Someofthesegeomorphicreactionsarealso truef ...
... cryogenicweathering,(e)changesinthevolumeandextentofunstablematerials,(f)changesin frequency and magnitude of mass movement events, and (g) surface instabilities caused by thermokarstprocesses/meltingofpermafrostice.Someofthesegeomorphicreactionsarealso truef ...
No REDD! A Reader
... land-based communities worldwide are more vulnerable and therefore are confronting immense challenges. Changes in the climate and environment, the exploitation of economic globalisation, free trade agreements and a continuation of western forms of development threaten indigenous and local land-based ...
... land-based communities worldwide are more vulnerable and therefore are confronting immense challenges. Changes in the climate and environment, the exploitation of economic globalisation, free trade agreements and a continuation of western forms of development threaten indigenous and local land-based ...
Capturing the Value of Appreciated Development Rights
... psyche. As well they should. No one with a rational and informed mind can doubt that we have plotted a trajectory towards global disaster with our individual and collective addictions to greenhouse gas-producing lifestyles. Because of the sophistication of anyone reading this article, I needn't argu ...
... psyche. As well they should. No one with a rational and informed mind can doubt that we have plotted a trajectory towards global disaster with our individual and collective addictions to greenhouse gas-producing lifestyles. Because of the sophistication of anyone reading this article, I needn't argu ...
The resilience renaissance? Unpacking of resilience for tackling
... natural scientists that studying resilience involves the adoption of cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary methods, as natural and social systems are highly integrated. This acknowledges the need to employ instruments such as systems thinking and complexity theory. While a high degree of intercon ...
... natural scientists that studying resilience involves the adoption of cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary methods, as natural and social systems are highly integrated. This acknowledges the need to employ instruments such as systems thinking and complexity theory. While a high degree of intercon ...
4. The CO2 fertilization effect
... In many cases, both the amount and the carboxylation activity of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase enzyme (rubisco) is decreased in leaves of plants grown under elevated CO2 This acclimation phenomenon may produce 'downregulation of photosynthesis'; however, this is not universally the ...
... In many cases, both the amount and the carboxylation activity of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase enzyme (rubisco) is decreased in leaves of plants grown under elevated CO2 This acclimation phenomenon may produce 'downregulation of photosynthesis'; however, this is not universally the ...
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... Vulnerability assessments can play a vital role in the design of appropriate adaptation and mitigation policies targeted towards climate change and its impacts on marine and aquatic ecosystems, and those who depend upon these resources for their livelihoods and well-being. Assessing which particular ...
... Vulnerability assessments can play a vital role in the design of appropriate adaptation and mitigation policies targeted towards climate change and its impacts on marine and aquatic ecosystems, and those who depend upon these resources for their livelihoods and well-being. Assessing which particular ...
Weather and Camping in Ontario Parks
... respondent characteristics. Most notably, activity participation, length of planned stay and age of the respondent had the most significant and widespread effect on weather preferences and camper decision-making. Temperature preferences between the two parks were strikingly similar. However, differe ...
... respondent characteristics. Most notably, activity participation, length of planned stay and age of the respondent had the most significant and widespread effect on weather preferences and camper decision-making. Temperature preferences between the two parks were strikingly similar. However, differe ...
the publication
... The extent to which solar activity is a factor in climate change as compared to the human influence is a hot issue in climate research as well as in the public debate. In order to assess the understanding of the solar terrestrial relation, the Netherlands Programme on Scientific Assessment and Polic ...
... The extent to which solar activity is a factor in climate change as compared to the human influence is a hot issue in climate research as well as in the public debate. In order to assess the understanding of the solar terrestrial relation, the Netherlands Programme on Scientific Assessment and Polic ...
Intended nationally determined contributions: what are the implications for greenhouse gas emissions in 2030? (opens in new window)
... growth rates are assumed over the time period up to the target.9 In the case of India and China, we make assessments for two different GDP growth rates: INDC Scenario 1 shows the level of emissions if independent GDP growth rate projections are used for the intensity target calculations,10 and INDC ...
... growth rates are assumed over the time period up to the target.9 In the case of India and China, we make assessments for two different GDP growth rates: INDC Scenario 1 shows the level of emissions if independent GDP growth rate projections are used for the intensity target calculations,10 and INDC ...
Global Environment Facility 4th Assembly Punta del Este, Uruguay
... Climate Change and Climate Finance were discussed at the highest political level. The outcome is reflected in the Copenhagen Accord that contains important provisions on scaled-up finance, both in the short and in the long term. We are confident that, with the collective commitment by developed coun ...
... Climate Change and Climate Finance were discussed at the highest political level. The outcome is reflected in the Copenhagen Accord that contains important provisions on scaled-up finance, both in the short and in the long term. We are confident that, with the collective commitment by developed coun ...
Decreased Streamflow in the Yellow River Basin, China: Climate
... The Yellow River, which is the second largest river in China, is an important water source that supplies a large part of north-western and northern China. However, dwindling streamflow throughout its vast river basin are rapidly becoming a serious concern [14]. Largely as a result of climatic change ...
... The Yellow River, which is the second largest river in China, is an important water source that supplies a large part of north-western and northern China. However, dwindling streamflow throughout its vast river basin are rapidly becoming a serious concern [14]. Largely as a result of climatic change ...
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... However, the resilience of kelp forests to perturbation is being eroded through multiple, concurrent chronic and acute stressors. In many regions, herbivory (usually by sea urchins) has increased as a result of trophic cascade effects associated with the removal of large predators (Estes and Duggins ...
... However, the resilience of kelp forests to perturbation is being eroded through multiple, concurrent chronic and acute stressors. In many regions, herbivory (usually by sea urchins) has increased as a result of trophic cascade effects associated with the removal of large predators (Estes and Duggins ...
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... biodiversity provides the fundamental goods and services upon which all life depends, including human societies, it is of particular importance to the 2.7 billion people – more than a quarter of the world’s population – who survive on less than $2 a day.5 As much as 70 percent of the world’s poorest ...
... biodiversity provides the fundamental goods and services upon which all life depends, including human societies, it is of particular importance to the 2.7 billion people – more than a quarter of the world’s population – who survive on less than $2 a day.5 As much as 70 percent of the world’s poorest ...
Here - BioMedSearch
... However, the resilience of kelp forests to perturbation is being eroded through multiple, concurrent chronic and acute stressors. In many regions, herbivory (usually by sea urchins) has increased as a result of trophic cascade effects associated with the removal of large predators (Estes and Duggins ...
... However, the resilience of kelp forests to perturbation is being eroded through multiple, concurrent chronic and acute stressors. In many regions, herbivory (usually by sea urchins) has increased as a result of trophic cascade effects associated with the removal of large predators (Estes and Duggins ...
3rd GLOBE review of climate change legislation
... itisimportanttodevelopabetterunderstandingofexistingclimatechangeͲrelated lawstolearnlessonsandbenefitfromtheexperienceofothers.Withthisinmind, in2010GLOBEpartneredwiththeGranthamResearchInstituteonClimateChange andtheEnvironmentattheLondonSchoolofEcono ...
... itisimportanttodevelopabetterunderstandingofexistingclimatechangeͲrelated lawstolearnlessonsandbenefitfromtheexperienceofothers.Withthisinmind, in2010GLOBEpartneredwiththeGranthamResearchInstituteonClimateChange andtheEnvironmentattheLondonSchoolofEcono ...
A FARMer`s View of the Ricardian Approach to Measuring
... studies showing that climatic change would likely have detrimental, beneficial, and mixed effects on economic welfare in, respectively, equatorial, high latitude, and temperate areas. Estimated changes in Ricardian rents also indicate that aggregating Africa, Latin America, the former Soviet Union, ...
... studies showing that climatic change would likely have detrimental, beneficial, and mixed effects on economic welfare in, respectively, equatorial, high latitude, and temperate areas. Estimated changes in Ricardian rents also indicate that aggregating Africa, Latin America, the former Soviet Union, ...