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... between 1992 and 2007, and summarises the gaps and challenges that need to be addressed in the future. It also looks at several recent proposals on how to treat adaptation in a post-2012 agreement on climate change. While these proposals address many important issues relevant to adaptation, they are ...
... between 1992 and 2007, and summarises the gaps and challenges that need to be addressed in the future. It also looks at several recent proposals on how to treat adaptation in a post-2012 agreement on climate change. While these proposals address many important issues relevant to adaptation, they are ...
Marine extinction risk shaped by trait–environment
... Effect sizes in our meta-analysis were measured using the log-odds ratio (Mantel & Haenszel, 1959; Cooper et al., 2009), which compares the ratio of victims (i.e., taxa that go extinct across an event) to survivors (i.e., taxa that survive an event) for species or genera falling into one geographic ...
... Effect sizes in our meta-analysis were measured using the log-odds ratio (Mantel & Haenszel, 1959; Cooper et al., 2009), which compares the ratio of victims (i.e., taxa that go extinct across an event) to survivors (i.e., taxa that survive an event) for species or genera falling into one geographic ...
Geoengineering: Governance and Technology Policy
... As a participant in several international agreements on climate change, the United States has joined with other nations to express concern about climate change. However, at the national level the United States has not yet developed a comprehensive climate change policy. In the absence of a comprehen ...
... As a participant in several international agreements on climate change, the United States has joined with other nations to express concern about climate change. However, at the national level the United States has not yet developed a comprehensive climate change policy. In the absence of a comprehen ...
terminus behavior and response time of north cascade, washington
... Approximately half the North Cascade glaciers advanced during the 1950-1979 period (Hubley, 1956; Meier and Post, 1962). Advances of Mount Baker glaciers ranged from 120 m to 750 m, ana verage of 480 m, and ended in 1978 (Heikkinnen, 1984; Harper, 1993; Pelto, 1993). All 11 Glacier Peak glaciers tha ...
... Approximately half the North Cascade glaciers advanced during the 1950-1979 period (Hubley, 1956; Meier and Post, 1962). Advances of Mount Baker glaciers ranged from 120 m to 750 m, ana verage of 480 m, and ended in 1978 (Heikkinnen, 1984; Harper, 1993; Pelto, 1993). All 11 Glacier Peak glaciers tha ...
AAR-Ch11 - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
... analyses reveal conflicting trends in climate and temperature. Other subtle systemic feedback mechanisms which could offset the primary feedbacks may be present. In summary, while strong positive feedback mechanisms have been identified and are expected to play major roles in climate change in the f ...
... analyses reveal conflicting trends in climate and temperature. Other subtle systemic feedback mechanisms which could offset the primary feedbacks may be present. In summary, while strong positive feedback mechanisms have been identified and are expected to play major roles in climate change in the f ...
The effectiveness of climate finance: a review of the Adaptation Fund
... fund, particularly in with respect to the private sector, recognising the diversity of ways in which investment and implementation capacities may be harnessed in support of low carbon climate resilient development. Recognising the central importance of finance for (9) innovation to global efforts to ...
... fund, particularly in with respect to the private sector, recognising the diversity of ways in which investment and implementation capacities may be harnessed in support of low carbon climate resilient development. Recognising the central importance of finance for (9) innovation to global efforts to ...
the transcript of the APS climate change statement review workshop
... space, which is part of NYU’s Center for ...
... space, which is part of NYU’s Center for ...
Linking Disaster Risk Reduction and Insurance
... of the deaths and 79 percent of the economic losses caused by natural hazards. Population growth combined with more people living in hazardous areas will also increase risks over time, including the number of fatalities and asset damage. The IPCC attributes increasing drought and heavy precipitation ...
... of the deaths and 79 percent of the economic losses caused by natural hazards. Population growth combined with more people living in hazardous areas will also increase risks over time, including the number of fatalities and asset damage. The IPCC attributes increasing drought and heavy precipitation ...
An Analysis of Methane Mitigation as a Response
... until 2100, such as changes in wind patterns, precipitation, weather extremes and sea ice. A global temperature rise of more than 2 °C compared to pre-industrial levels might result in abrupt or irreversible changes. IPCC’s “B1” emission scenario realizes this 2°C target (see section 3.5.3). IPCC h ...
... until 2100, such as changes in wind patterns, precipitation, weather extremes and sea ice. A global temperature rise of more than 2 °C compared to pre-industrial levels might result in abrupt or irreversible changes. IPCC’s “B1” emission scenario realizes this 2°C target (see section 3.5.3). IPCC h ...
- National Model United Nations
... UNEP was created at the recommendation of the 1972 UN Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden.4 Six months later, the General Assembly adopted resolution 2997 (XXVII) of 1972 on “Institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation,” which established UNE ...
... UNEP was created at the recommendation of the 1972 UN Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden.4 Six months later, the General Assembly adopted resolution 2997 (XXVII) of 1972 on “Institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation,” which established UNE ...
Recent trends in vegetation dynamics in the African Sahel and their
... studies were based on time series of remotely sensed indicators of vegetation greenness, mainly the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and rainfall measurements from ground stations. Nicholson et al. (1990) found a linear relationship between rainfall and NDVI in the Sahel below a rainfa ...
... studies were based on time series of remotely sensed indicators of vegetation greenness, mainly the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and rainfall measurements from ground stations. Nicholson et al. (1990) found a linear relationship between rainfall and NDVI in the Sahel below a rainfa ...
The key role of heavy precipitation events in climate
... 2005). Although a projection of no significant change is as valid as any other, it is ...
... 2005). Although a projection of no significant change is as valid as any other, it is ...
America's Climate Choices: Panel on Advancing the
... The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to ...
... The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to ...
Human health and climate change in Pacific island countries
... climate change scenarios..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 ...
... climate change scenarios..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 ...
In the Supreme Court of the State of California
... make a good faith, reasonable effort to analyze and discuss in its Environmental Impact Report whether the proposed project may conflict or interfere with the State’s climate stabilization objectives, or explain why it cannot conduct such an analysis. To be clear, in the present case, this requireme ...
... make a good faith, reasonable effort to analyze and discuss in its Environmental Impact Report whether the proposed project may conflict or interfere with the State’s climate stabilization objectives, or explain why it cannot conduct such an analysis. To be clear, in the present case, this requireme ...
Human health and climate change in Pacific island countries
... climate change scenarios..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 ...
... climate change scenarios..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 ...
field investigations of permafrost and climatic
... Scandinavia for the region. In Scandinavia there is relatively little permafrost, and so the GCM results are unsuitable for investigations of potential climate change in northwest North America (Stuart and Judge, 1991). Field experiments by SeppŠlŠ (1982) demonstrated the importance of snow cover o ...
... Scandinavia for the region. In Scandinavia there is relatively little permafrost, and so the GCM results are unsuitable for investigations of potential climate change in northwest North America (Stuart and Judge, 1991). Field experiments by SeppŠlŠ (1982) demonstrated the importance of snow cover o ...
Resilience of Great Barrier Reef ecosystems and drivers of change
... findings focused on the complex synergies between the impacts of stress related to poor water quality and climate change (e.g. thermal bleaching and ocean acidification). A key finding was that poor water quality slowed recovery following episodic events like cyclones, crown-of-thorns starfish outbr ...
... findings focused on the complex synergies between the impacts of stress related to poor water quality and climate change (e.g. thermal bleaching and ocean acidification). A key finding was that poor water quality slowed recovery following episodic events like cyclones, crown-of-thorns starfish outbr ...
Global Carbon Pricing - Carbon
... ten collective quantity-commitment formulas none of which could gain general acceptance. But they were right to prioritize this effort, and they struggled valiantly. As Ostrom found, to change the self-interest of a group, a common commitment rule is necessary. Unfortunately, the quantity-restrictio ...
... ten collective quantity-commitment formulas none of which could gain general acceptance. But they were right to prioritize this effort, and they struggled valiantly. As Ostrom found, to change the self-interest of a group, a common commitment rule is necessary. Unfortunately, the quantity-restrictio ...
Selling Sustainability
... Encouraging people to make this move will require expertise and insight from as many relevant fields as possible. In this case, we asked BMRB – one of the leading market research agencies in the UK – Millward Brown, Ogilvy, and The University of Cardiff. Their insights, into what we can learn about ...
... Encouraging people to make this move will require expertise and insight from as many relevant fields as possible. In this case, we asked BMRB – one of the leading market research agencies in the UK – Millward Brown, Ogilvy, and The University of Cardiff. Their insights, into what we can learn about ...
The Glaciers of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region
... gauging station data that show reduced runoff from the heavily glacierised Hunza basin, indicate that a general shift to a positive mass balance regime may be taking place (Fowler and Archer 2006). The comprehensive scientific understanding of the glaciers of the Karakoram has been slow in developin ...
... gauging station data that show reduced runoff from the heavily glacierised Hunza basin, indicate that a general shift to a positive mass balance regime may be taking place (Fowler and Archer 2006). The comprehensive scientific understanding of the glaciers of the Karakoram has been slow in developin ...
Lightning Applications in Weather and Climate Research
... tell us something about the inner workings of these severe storms. Due to the strong link between lightning, cloud microphysics, and cloud dynamics, lightning in individual storms is generally positively correlated with rainfall amounts. However, this relationship is very variable based on location ...
... tell us something about the inner workings of these severe storms. Due to the strong link between lightning, cloud microphysics, and cloud dynamics, lightning in individual storms is generally positively correlated with rainfall amounts. However, this relationship is very variable based on location ...
The Glaciers of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region
... gauging station data that show reduced runoff from the heavily glacierised Hunza basin, indicate that a general shift to a positive mass balance regime may be taking place (Fowler and Archer 2006). The comprehensive scientific understanding of the glaciers of the Karakoram has been slow in developin ...
... gauging station data that show reduced runoff from the heavily glacierised Hunza basin, indicate that a general shift to a positive mass balance regime may be taking place (Fowler and Archer 2006). The comprehensive scientific understanding of the glaciers of the Karakoram has been slow in developin ...
Adaptation of Forests and People to Climate Change – A global
... outstanding efforts this publication could not have been prepared. We wish to acknowledge and sincerely also thank all reviewers of the full report and the various chapters whose comments have greatly improved the quality of this publication: Outi Berghäll, José ...
... outstanding efforts this publication could not have been prepared. We wish to acknowledge and sincerely also thank all reviewers of the full report and the various chapters whose comments have greatly improved the quality of this publication: Outi Berghäll, José ...
Plan of action for disaster risk reduction and management in agriculture
... coffee are cultivated in smaller systems on the Bolovens Plateau. The majority of agricultural production is characterized by near-subsistence farming. However, over the last two decades, agricultural production has become increasingly mechanized. Improved seed varieties, organic farming and a gener ...
... coffee are cultivated in smaller systems on the Bolovens Plateau. The majority of agricultural production is characterized by near-subsistence farming. However, over the last two decades, agricultural production has become increasingly mechanized. Improved seed varieties, organic farming and a gener ...