Human health and climate change in Pacific island countries
... in Pacific island countries and areas............................................................................................................................. 107 6.1 Opportunities and comparative advantage for health adaptation................................................................ ...
... in Pacific island countries and areas............................................................................................................................. 107 6.1 Opportunities and comparative advantage for health adaptation................................................................ ...
Inuit Priorities for Canada`s Climate Strategy
... and growing needs Canadian Inuit face as we adapt to climate change in Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland spanning four jurisdictions (the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik in Québec, and Nunatsiavut in northern Labrador) that together encompass 50 percent o ...
... and growing needs Canadian Inuit face as we adapt to climate change in Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland spanning four jurisdictions (the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik in Québec, and Nunatsiavut in northern Labrador) that together encompass 50 percent o ...
Government Coastal Planning Responses to Rising Sea
... The aim of this report is to provide a general overview of the state of government coastal planning responses to the challenges posed by rising sea levels. Whilst a few international jurisdictions have been included to provide a point of contrast, the report predominantly focuses upon Australian gov ...
... The aim of this report is to provide a general overview of the state of government coastal planning responses to the challenges posed by rising sea levels. Whilst a few international jurisdictions have been included to provide a point of contrast, the report predominantly focuses upon Australian gov ...
Extreme climate events counteract the effects of climate and land
... also impact the provisioning of ecosystem services (Bellard et al. 2012). Land-use changes, be it by conversion of natural habitats into agricultural or urban lands, or by abandonment of managed areas, could aggravate the effects of climate change, as well as contribute to large and sudden changes o ...
... also impact the provisioning of ecosystem services (Bellard et al. 2012). Land-use changes, be it by conversion of natural habitats into agricultural or urban lands, or by abandonment of managed areas, could aggravate the effects of climate change, as well as contribute to large and sudden changes o ...
IFC Climate Implementation Plan (April 2016)
... 3) Maximize impact through GHG emissions reduction and resilience IFC will also focus on maximizing its climate impact by (1) reducing the GHG emissions of its investments, (2) increasing client resiliency, (3) collaborating across WBG, and (4) sharing lessons learned through partnerships, thought l ...
... 3) Maximize impact through GHG emissions reduction and resilience IFC will also focus on maximizing its climate impact by (1) reducing the GHG emissions of its investments, (2) increasing client resiliency, (3) collaborating across WBG, and (4) sharing lessons learned through partnerships, thought l ...
Projected expansion of the subtropical biome and contraction of the
... Marine ecosystems are likely to be affected by future anthropogenic climate change through a suite of changes in ocean conditions and dynamics that alter ecological processes, including primary production, species distributions, phenology, and foodweb structure. Climate models have simulated changes ...
... Marine ecosystems are likely to be affected by future anthropogenic climate change through a suite of changes in ocean conditions and dynamics that alter ecological processes, including primary production, species distributions, phenology, and foodweb structure. Climate models have simulated changes ...
Coffee Barometer 2014
... the 2013/2014 harvest. At least 1,4 million people in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua depend on the coffee sector [10]. Many of the smaller producing countries are heavily dependent on their coffee exports. For example, coffee accounts for more than half the total export income in Bur ...
... the 2013/2014 harvest. At least 1,4 million people in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua depend on the coffee sector [10]. Many of the smaller producing countries are heavily dependent on their coffee exports. For example, coffee accounts for more than half the total export income in Bur ...
Pius Yanda
... The committee consists of 18 scientists selected by mutual agreement between the three sponsoring organizations and representing climate-related disciplines in atmospheric, oceanic, hydrological and cryospheric sciences. These committee provides scientific guidance for the World Climate Research Pro ...
... The committee consists of 18 scientists selected by mutual agreement between the three sponsoring organizations and representing climate-related disciplines in atmospheric, oceanic, hydrological and cryospheric sciences. These committee provides scientific guidance for the World Climate Research Pro ...
PDF - AMS Journals - American Meteorological Society
... Midwest; Fig. 1). Two of these regions, the Central Plains and High Plains, were chosen because ...
... Midwest; Fig. 1). Two of these regions, the Central Plains and High Plains, were chosen because ...
Atmospheric CO2 fluctuations during the last millennium
... records could be the result of widespread reforestation of agricultural areas in Europe and Asia, which were abandoned after outbreaks of epidemic diseases. However, although natural or anthropogenic changes in the terrestrial biosphere are likely to have played a role in shortterm carbon cycle dyna ...
... records could be the result of widespread reforestation of agricultural areas in Europe and Asia, which were abandoned after outbreaks of epidemic diseases. However, although natural or anthropogenic changes in the terrestrial biosphere are likely to have played a role in shortterm carbon cycle dyna ...
International Law-Making Process in the United Nations
... outcome. It is not an overstatement that the decisions regarding organizational and procedural matters in the process often determine the trend of negotiations in favor of a certain group of States. This is why the negotiators devote a great amount of their effort to gaining acceptance for their pre ...
... outcome. It is not an overstatement that the decisions regarding organizational and procedural matters in the process often determine the trend of negotiations in favor of a certain group of States. This is why the negotiators devote a great amount of their effort to gaining acceptance for their pre ...
Organizational learning in regional governance: A study of the Arctic
... In order to find its own unique niche, any regional governance body will therefore by necessity need to be adaptive to the political context in which it is situated. However, if it is to make a difference, it also needs to be able to take on the issues facing the region in ways that affect its envir ...
... In order to find its own unique niche, any regional governance body will therefore by necessity need to be adaptive to the political context in which it is situated. However, if it is to make a difference, it also needs to be able to take on the issues facing the region in ways that affect its envir ...
Comparing Conceptualizations of Urban Climate Resilience in
... Foundation to assess the range of climate adaptation resources and services available to support local climate adaptation (for more information see Nordgren et al. [19]). The online survey was developed and administered by the researchers in collaboration with three nonprofit organizations: ICLEI-Lo ...
... Foundation to assess the range of climate adaptation resources and services available to support local climate adaptation (for more information see Nordgren et al. [19]). The online survey was developed and administered by the researchers in collaboration with three nonprofit organizations: ICLEI-Lo ...
H1. Epistemic community influence on policymaking is probable if
... vowing to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and hold the increase in global average temperature to below 2°C relative to the preindustrial era’s global temperature. So why have these countries, and the U.S. in particular, decided to adopt the Paris Agreement? Previously, prioritization of states’ nati ...
... vowing to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and hold the increase in global average temperature to below 2°C relative to the preindustrial era’s global temperature. So why have these countries, and the U.S. in particular, decided to adopt the Paris Agreement? Previously, prioritization of states’ nati ...
James Byrne - Curriculum Vitae - Personal Web Sites
... 34. Byrne, J.M. and A.A. Berg, 1998. Spatial analysis of strong El Nino event impacts on the Canadian prairies. CWRJ: 23(3): 231-243. 35. Berg, A. A. and J.M. Byrne, 1998. Water table development due to household and park irrigation in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. CWRJ, 23:61-75. 36. Berg, Aaron, Ja ...
... 34. Byrne, J.M. and A.A. Berg, 1998. Spatial analysis of strong El Nino event impacts on the Canadian prairies. CWRJ: 23(3): 231-243. 35. Berg, A. A. and J.M. Byrne, 1998. Water table development due to household and park irrigation in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. CWRJ, 23:61-75. 36. Berg, Aaron, Ja ...
Estimating natural and anthropogenic responses of the water cycle
... Strong and growing quantitative evidence is at hand that the Earth's climate has undergone distinct changes in the past. During the last millennium the inuence of external and internal processes rendered both warmer and colder periods, the most pronounced of which are referred to as the Medieval Cl ...
... Strong and growing quantitative evidence is at hand that the Earth's climate has undergone distinct changes in the past. During the last millennium the inuence of external and internal processes rendered both warmer and colder periods, the most pronounced of which are referred to as the Medieval Cl ...
- Lancaster EPrints
... et al., 2011). Globally, halogen loading peaked around 1998 (although this depends on ...
... et al., 2011). Globally, halogen loading peaked around 1998 (although this depends on ...
Climate System Response to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and
... shown to occur in October in the lower stratosphere between roughly 60 and 100 hPa, and Figure 2 demonstrates the pronounced vertical structure and seasonality of the observed ozone losses. The losses are confined almost exclusively to the stratosphere (i.e. above ∼300 hPa), and to the austral sprin ...
... shown to occur in October in the lower stratosphere between roughly 60 and 100 hPa, and Figure 2 demonstrates the pronounced vertical structure and seasonality of the observed ozone losses. The losses are confined almost exclusively to the stratosphere (i.e. above ∼300 hPa), and to the austral sprin ...
America's Climate Choices: Panel on Informing Effective
... • What are the major scientific and technological advances needed to better understand and respond to climate change? • What are the major impediments (e.g., practical, institutional, economic, ethical, intergenerational, etc.) to responding effectively to climate change, and what can be done to o ...
... • What are the major scientific and technological advances needed to better understand and respond to climate change? • What are the major impediments (e.g., practical, institutional, economic, ethical, intergenerational, etc.) to responding effectively to climate change, and what can be done to o ...
Global Climate Change and Coral Bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef
... Collectively, the various zones and depths of the reefs of the Great Barrier Reef are colonized by diverse local assemblages of corals. Those on reefs in the central Great Barrier Reef, for example, have been classified into 17 coral ‘community types’ (Done 1982), each comprised of subsets of around ...
... Collectively, the various zones and depths of the reefs of the Great Barrier Reef are colonized by diverse local assemblages of corals. Those on reefs in the central Great Barrier Reef, for example, have been classified into 17 coral ‘community types’ (Done 1982), each comprised of subsets of around ...
Consequences of increased terrestrial dissolved organic
... coastal waters in general (Meier 2006; IPCC 2013). Although marine bacteria play an essential role in driving biogeochemical cycling of, e.g., carbon, knowledge on how these microorganisms will be affected by anthropogenic impacts is scarce. Still, increased temperature is known to affect growth and ...
... coastal waters in general (Meier 2006; IPCC 2013). Although marine bacteria play an essential role in driving biogeochemical cycling of, e.g., carbon, knowledge on how these microorganisms will be affected by anthropogenic impacts is scarce. Still, increased temperature is known to affect growth and ...
Vulnerability of geomorphological features in the Great Barrier Reef
... the GBR’s history158. Fluctuating sea level and associated environmental changes (often rapid and abrupt) have dominated the GBR’s past (see chapter 22). Comprehensive accounts of the tremendous geomorphological diversity observed across and between individual reefs within the GBR are available in H ...
... the GBR’s history158. Fluctuating sea level and associated environmental changes (often rapid and abrupt) have dominated the GBR’s past (see chapter 22). Comprehensive accounts of the tremendous geomorphological diversity observed across and between individual reefs within the GBR are available in H ...
More Than 1000 International Scientists Dissent Over Man
... the globe have now challenged man-made global warming claims made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. This new 2010 321-page Climate Depot Special Report -- updated from the 2007 groundbreaking U.S. Senate Report of over 400 scien ...
... the globe have now challenged man-made global warming claims made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. This new 2010 321-page Climate Depot Special Report -- updated from the 2007 groundbreaking U.S. Senate Report of over 400 scien ...
More Than 1000 International Scientists Dissent
... the globe have now challenged man-made global warming claims made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. This new 2010 321-page Climate Depot Special Report -- updated from the 2007 groundbreaking U.S. Senate Report of over 400 scien ...
... the globe have now challenged man-made global warming claims made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. This new 2010 321-page Climate Depot Special Report -- updated from the 2007 groundbreaking U.S. Senate Report of over 400 scien ...
Climate change and agriculture
Climate change and agriculture are interrelated processes, both of which take place on a global scale. Climate change affects agriculture in a number of ways, including through changes in average temperatures, rainfall, and climate extremes (e.g., heat waves); changes in pests and diseases; changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide and ground-level ozone concentrations; changes in the nutritional quality of some foods; and changes in sea level.Climate change is already affecting agriculture, with effects unevenly distributed across the world. Future climate change will likely negatively affect crop production in low latitude countries, while effects in northern latitudes may be positive or negative. Climate change will probably increase the risk of food insecurity for some vulnerable groups, such as the poor.Agriculture contributes to climate change by (1) anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), and (2) by the conversion of non-agricultural land (e.g., forests) into agricultural land. Agriculture, forestry and land-use change contributed around 20 to 25% to global annual emissions in 2010.There are range of policies that can reduce the risk of negative climate change impacts on agriculture, and to reduce GHG emissions from the agriculture sector.