Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines in Coastal Management and
... A coastal manager must presently make decisions relating to both minor development approvals and major new infrastructure. Such decisions cannot always be based on perfect information and frequently cannot be delayed until new science, research or understanding is available. However, such decisions ...
... A coastal manager must presently make decisions relating to both minor development approvals and major new infrastructure. Such decisions cannot always be based on perfect information and frequently cannot be delayed until new science, research or understanding is available. However, such decisions ...
Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change - EEG, TU-Wien
... the IPCC was in its infancy and the climate change convention had not even been born! Since then it has become one of the world's leading institutes for climate research. In 1990 carbon dioxide levels were 354 parts per million – now they are at around 377 parts per million and still rising. Since 1 ...
... the IPCC was in its infancy and the climate change convention had not even been born! Since then it has become one of the world's leading institutes for climate research. In 1990 carbon dioxide levels were 354 parts per million – now they are at around 377 parts per million and still rising. Since 1 ...
Lee County Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
... opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. The documents on this website may contain reference to computer web links, for example ((Embedded i ...
... opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. The documents on this website may contain reference to computer web links, for example ((Embedded i ...
The Role of the Sun in Climate Change - United Diversity
... variations in "spectral irradiance." The short wavelengths in the ultraviolet (UV) and extreme ultraviolet (EUV) vary more than 10% throughout the solar cycle. Although the research remains poorly understood, these variations can significantly influence the thinnest and most sensitive layers of the ...
... variations in "spectral irradiance." The short wavelengths in the ultraviolet (UV) and extreme ultraviolet (EUV) vary more than 10% throughout the solar cycle. Although the research remains poorly understood, these variations can significantly influence the thinnest and most sensitive layers of the ...
Pacific Island Mangroves in a Changing Climate and Rising Sea
... Mangroves migrate landward as a natural response to a rising sea level. In some cases where this natural landward migration is not possible, e.g., because of the natural physiographic setting or due to the ...
... Mangroves migrate landward as a natural response to a rising sea level. In some cases where this natural landward migration is not possible, e.g., because of the natural physiographic setting or due to the ...
managing risks and increasing resilience
... severe impacts. • London has already experienced some changes to its climate and we should expect warmer wetter winters and hotter, drier summers in the future. Extreme weather, such as heatwaves and very heavy rainfall is expected to become more frequent and intense. Very cold winters will still oc ...
... severe impacts. • London has already experienced some changes to its climate and we should expect warmer wetter winters and hotter, drier summers in the future. Extreme weather, such as heatwaves and very heavy rainfall is expected to become more frequent and intense. Very cold winters will still oc ...
solas 2015-2025 - Surface Ocean
... societal trends and policies. For the SOLAS realm, providing the critical knowledge for competent decision-making will require improved process-level understanding of biogeochemistry, and an enhanced observational capacity, particularly for remote regions of the atmosphere and oceans. Significant in ...
... societal trends and policies. For the SOLAS realm, providing the critical knowledge for competent decision-making will require improved process-level understanding of biogeochemistry, and an enhanced observational capacity, particularly for remote regions of the atmosphere and oceans. Significant in ...
The High Mountain Asia glacier contribution to sea
... contribution to sea-level rise under climate forcing during the 21st century illustrates the wide range of estimates found and hence uncertainties in the average estimate. Radić and others (2014) used statistical downscaling of global climate model output (typically at 200 km resolution) to drive th ...
... contribution to sea-level rise under climate forcing during the 21st century illustrates the wide range of estimates found and hence uncertainties in the average estimate. Radić and others (2014) used statistical downscaling of global climate model output (typically at 200 km resolution) to drive th ...
Changes in Sea Level
... change from AOGCMs is low because there is little similarity between models. However, models agree on the qualitative conclusion that the range of regional variation is substantial compared with the global average sea level rise. Nearly all models project greater than average rise in the Arctic Ocea ...
... change from AOGCMs is low because there is little similarity between models. However, models agree on the qualitative conclusion that the range of regional variation is substantial compared with the global average sea level rise. Nearly all models project greater than average rise in the Arctic Ocea ...
Annex 3: Key Figures Showing Climatic Trends for Guinea Bissau
... The proposed project is based on the priority adaptation option identified in Guinea-Bissau’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA). The impacts of climate change on Guinea-Bissau’s agricultural water resources will affect human health, agricultural production and food security. Predicted c ...
... The proposed project is based on the priority adaptation option identified in Guinea-Bissau’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA). The impacts of climate change on Guinea-Bissau’s agricultural water resources will affect human health, agricultural production and food security. Predicted c ...
Environmental Change and Migration: State of the
... ferent environmental changes affect people’s lives and their propensity to move would be useful in increasing understanding of the interconnections between the environment and migration. Also needed is research on the forms of movement that are likely to be associated with different environmental c ...
... ferent environmental changes affect people’s lives and their propensity to move would be useful in increasing understanding of the interconnections between the environment and migration. Also needed is research on the forms of movement that are likely to be associated with different environmental c ...
DEVELOPMENT OF A METHODOLOGY FOR THE TRANSPORTATION MODES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
... Many studies and models projecting future rates of sea level rise (SLR) from the global level to regional studies specific to Florida exist. While many different projections and models are available, there is no consensus as to which projections of SLR would be most appropriate to evaluate the vulne ...
... Many studies and models projecting future rates of sea level rise (SLR) from the global level to regional studies specific to Florida exist. While many different projections and models are available, there is no consensus as to which projections of SLR would be most appropriate to evaluate the vulne ...
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... Climate policy comprises both adaptation and mitigation. Mitigation abates climate change by reducing emissions or capturing carbon. Adaptation involves adjusting behaviour and infrastructure to better fit the new climate, thereby reducing the damages from climate change or increasing the benefits o ...
... Climate policy comprises both adaptation and mitigation. Mitigation abates climate change by reducing emissions or capturing carbon. Adaptation involves adjusting behaviour and infrastructure to better fit the new climate, thereby reducing the damages from climate change or increasing the benefits o ...
An Analysis of Methane Mitigation as a Response
... dioxide equivalents (CO2-eq) at around 445-490 ppm would lead to a global average temperature increase above pre-industrial levels of around 2.0-2.4 °C (Celsius). Stabilizing emissions at 855-1130 ppm CO2-eq would lead to a temperature increase of around 4.9-6.1 °C (IPCC 2007). ...
... dioxide equivalents (CO2-eq) at around 445-490 ppm would lead to a global average temperature increase above pre-industrial levels of around 2.0-2.4 °C (Celsius). Stabilizing emissions at 855-1130 ppm CO2-eq would lead to a temperature increase of around 4.9-6.1 °C (IPCC 2007). ...
promoting resilience to climate change in australian conservation
... emphasises that human and natural systems are inextricably linked and highly dynamic: change is at the heart of Resilience Thinking. While Resilience scholarship has found its way into the United States’ environmental law and climate adaptation literature, its application to Australian environmental ...
... emphasises that human and natural systems are inextricably linked and highly dynamic: change is at the heart of Resilience Thinking. While Resilience scholarship has found its way into the United States’ environmental law and climate adaptation literature, its application to Australian environmental ...
Treeline advance – driving processes and adverse factors
... growth rather than on increasing growth rates of mature trees. Every assessment of treeline response to future climate change must consider the effects of local site conditions and feedbacks of increasing tree population in modulating the climatically-driven change. Treeline-shift will influence reg ...
... growth rather than on increasing growth rates of mature trees. Every assessment of treeline response to future climate change must consider the effects of local site conditions and feedbacks of increasing tree population in modulating the climatically-driven change. Treeline-shift will influence reg ...
A multistage crucible of revision and approval shapes IPCC
... for the WGII AR4 and WGIII AR5 (Fig. 2), highlighting substantial deletions that occurred during their revision. Across AR5 SPM revisions, we also evaluate several examples of politically sensitive material emphasized in published perspectives and notes (7, 8, 11, 16, 17, 21, 34–36). For some of the ...
... for the WGII AR4 and WGIII AR5 (Fig. 2), highlighting substantial deletions that occurred during their revision. Across AR5 SPM revisions, we also evaluate several examples of politically sensitive material emphasized in published perspectives and notes (7, 8, 11, 16, 17, 21, 34–36). For some of the ...
Contributions received (68)
... High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) to conduct a study on climate change, and in particular, to assess: “review existing assessments and initiatives on the effects of climate change on food security and nutrition, with a focus on the most affected and vulnerable regions ...
... High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) to conduct a study on climate change, and in particular, to assess: “review existing assessments and initiatives on the effects of climate change on food security and nutrition, with a focus on the most affected and vulnerable regions ...
Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector
... The presentations stressed the fact that various biophysical risks (weather, animal diseases, plant pests) are going to change – in terms of their nature, frequency and location – and in many cases in an uncertain way. This makes the need for tools and means to monitor risks even more necessary. The ...
... The presentations stressed the fact that various biophysical risks (weather, animal diseases, plant pests) are going to change – in terms of their nature, frequency and location – and in many cases in an uncertain way. This makes the need for tools and means to monitor risks even more necessary. The ...
Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptations in Canadian Arctic
... warming projected for the future [1]. Across the Canadian North, Indigenous populations, who live in small isolated communities and depend to some degree on subsistence hunting and trapping, are believed to be particularly sensitive to these changes, with constrained access to hunting areas and enha ...
... warming projected for the future [1]. Across the Canadian North, Indigenous populations, who live in small isolated communities and depend to some degree on subsistence hunting and trapping, are believed to be particularly sensitive to these changes, with constrained access to hunting areas and enha ...
The rise and fall of the kyoto protocol: climate change as a political
... Title: The Rise and Fall of the Kyoto Protocol – Climate Change as a political process Abstract: This research focuses on climate change as a political process: it describes the Kyoto Protocol, its origins and ratification process in the international climate-diplomatic arena, as well as the climate ...
... Title: The Rise and Fall of the Kyoto Protocol – Climate Change as a political process Abstract: This research focuses on climate change as a political process: it describes the Kyoto Protocol, its origins and ratification process in the international climate-diplomatic arena, as well as the climate ...
Attribution of recent climate change
Attribution of recent climate change is the effort to scientifically ascertain mechanisms responsible for recent changes observed in the Earth's climate, commonly known as 'global warming'. The effort has focused on changes observed during the period of instrumental temperature record, when records are most reliable; particularly in the last 50 years, when human activity has grown fastest and observations of the troposphere have become available. The dominant mechanisms (to which recent climate change has been attributed) are anthropogenic, i.e., the result of human activity. They are: increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases global changes to land surface, such as deforestation increasing atmospheric concentrations of aerosols.There are also natural mechanisms for variation including climate oscillations, changes in solar activity, and volcanic activity.According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it is ""extremely likely"" that human influence was the dominant cause of global warming between 1951 and 2010. The IPCC defines ""extremely likely"" as indicating a probability of 95 to 100%, based on an expert assessment of all the available evidence.Multiple lines of evidence support attribution of recent climate change to human activities: A basic physical understanding of the climate system: greenhouse gas concentrations have increased and their warming properties are well-established. Historical estimates of past climate changes suggest that the recent changes in global surface temperature are unusual. Computer-based climate models are unable to replicate the observed warming unless human greenhouse gas emissions are included. Natural forces alone (such as solar and volcanic activity) cannot explain the observed warming.The IPCC's attribution of recent global warming to human activities is a view shared by most scientists, and is also supported by 196 other scientific organizations worldwide (see also: scientific opinion on climate change).