Review of Current and Planned Adaptation Action: Central America
... Inter-annual climate variability is highly influenced by movement of the ITCZ and the El Niño Southern Oscillation, the latter of which is the main cause of regional droughts. Over the last 50 years, temperature increases of about 0.2° to 0.3°C per decade have been observed, along with an increase i ...
... Inter-annual climate variability is highly influenced by movement of the ITCZ and the El Niño Southern Oscillation, the latter of which is the main cause of regional droughts. Over the last 50 years, temperature increases of about 0.2° to 0.3°C per decade have been observed, along with an increase i ...
Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptations in Canadian Arctic
... an interactive tool that combines the results of several analyses using different methods (e.g., MCA, CBA or AHP) in order to compare them and prioritize the option with the best results in all methods. For instance, while Qin et al. (2008) use several multi-criteria decision-making tools to enhance ...
... an interactive tool that combines the results of several analyses using different methods (e.g., MCA, CBA or AHP) in order to compare them and prioritize the option with the best results in all methods. For instance, while Qin et al. (2008) use several multi-criteria decision-making tools to enhance ...
Compendium of Yukon Climate Change Science
... major climatic shifts, including the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age, and how these changes compare with those most recently experienced during the period of instrumental records. In reference to the latter, details are noted about observed trends in temperature and precipitation that ha ...
... major climatic shifts, including the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age, and how these changes compare with those most recently experienced during the period of instrumental records. In reference to the latter, details are noted about observed trends in temperature and precipitation that ha ...
Peat stratigraphy and climate change
... from a range of profiles across the same tephra layer and may relate to sulphur deposition, although other aspects of the volcanic input such as chemical, physical and/or hydrological processes may drive short term changes in peatland faunal communities. The six papers focussed on reconstructing past ...
... from a range of profiles across the same tephra layer and may relate to sulphur deposition, although other aspects of the volcanic input such as chemical, physical and/or hydrological processes may drive short term changes in peatland faunal communities. The six papers focussed on reconstructing past ...
Tripura - Ministry of Environment and Forests
... the philosophy of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”, the universe as a family. The state is always committed towards protecting its natural resources which acts as an insurance cover against the catastrophic disruption of life due to the impacts of climate change. In the light of risk and impact assessment hi ...
... the philosophy of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”, the universe as a family. The state is always committed towards protecting its natural resources which acts as an insurance cover against the catastrophic disruption of life due to the impacts of climate change. In the light of risk and impact assessment hi ...
Climate-Smart Conservation - National Wildlife Federation
... Engineers, U.S. Forest Service, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Wildlife Conservation Society Climate Adaptation Fund, Kresge Foundation, and Faucett Catalyst Fund. Note: Financial support does not imply endorsement of this document; use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes ...
... Engineers, U.S. Forest Service, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Wildlife Conservation Society Climate Adaptation Fund, Kresge Foundation, and Faucett Catalyst Fund. Note: Financial support does not imply endorsement of this document; use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of the Galápagos Islands
... needed to ensure that the Galápagos can adapt to future climate conditions. This study –including an international workshop– was conducted as part of a yearlong commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Galápagos National Park and brought together experts on the Galápagos marine and terrestrial e ...
... needed to ensure that the Galápagos can adapt to future climate conditions. This study –including an international workshop– was conducted as part of a yearlong commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Galápagos National Park and brought together experts on the Galápagos marine and terrestrial e ...
Uplift history of the Central and Northern Andes: A review
... estimate, so that subsequent studies can use them appropriately. The estimates come from indicators representing a variety of subdisciplines including tectonics, sedimentology, geochemistry, volcanology, paleobotany, geomorphology, and geochronology. Typically, each method has a different set of ass ...
... estimate, so that subsequent studies can use them appropriately. The estimates come from indicators representing a variety of subdisciplines including tectonics, sedimentology, geochemistry, volcanology, paleobotany, geomorphology, and geochronology. Typically, each method has a different set of ass ...
America's Climate Choices: Panel on Informing Effective
... makers about climate change and helping them plan and execute effective, integrated responses. We were asked to describe the different types of climate change-related decisions and actions being taken at various levels and in different sectors and regions and to review frameworks and tools for ensur ...
... makers about climate change and helping them plan and execute effective, integrated responses. We were asked to describe the different types of climate change-related decisions and actions being taken at various levels and in different sectors and regions and to review frameworks and tools for ensur ...
Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector
... change is expected to have on them, and discussed various risk management strategies, depending on types of risks, and the country and region in question. This two-day workshop consisted of four sessions including setting the scene, types of risks and risk management, case studies and, finally, tool ...
... change is expected to have on them, and discussed various risk management strategies, depending on types of risks, and the country and region in question. This two-day workshop consisted of four sessions including setting the scene, types of risks and risk management, case studies and, finally, tool ...
FARM-LEVEL VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY,
... production, yields and farm income and returns. It demonstrates that producers have in turn, developed a range of short- and long-term adaptive strategies in order to better manage climatic conditions. It shows that these responses are varied, and are not made in response to climatic conditions alon ...
... production, yields and farm income and returns. It demonstrates that producers have in turn, developed a range of short- and long-term adaptive strategies in order to better manage climatic conditions. It shows that these responses are varied, and are not made in response to climatic conditions alon ...
Closing the “consensus gap” by communicating
... Feinberg, & Maibach, in revision). Consequently, misinformation is problematic in that it reduces climate literacy and neutralises the positive effect of accurate scientific information. Undoing the negative impact of misinformation is a problematic exercise. There are a number of psychological proc ...
... Feinberg, & Maibach, in revision). Consequently, misinformation is problematic in that it reduces climate literacy and neutralises the positive effect of accurate scientific information. Undoing the negative impact of misinformation is a problematic exercise. There are a number of psychological proc ...
Coastal Hazards and Climate Change
... The structure and format of the Guidance Manual have also been significantly revised in response to stakeholder feedback, to make the document and the information in it more accessible to the user. Sea-level rise Relative mean sea levels have risen by 0.16 m on average over the last 100 years around ...
... The structure and format of the Guidance Manual have also been significantly revised in response to stakeholder feedback, to make the document and the information in it more accessible to the user. Sea-level rise Relative mean sea levels have risen by 0.16 m on average over the last 100 years around ...
Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate
... in cost to those areas of investment that are deemed to be climate-sensitive. In agriculture for example, 2% of investment on infrastructure is taken to be climate-sensitive. In some sectors, particularly the built environment, the investment flows are so large that even small changes in this mark-u ...
... in cost to those areas of investment that are deemed to be climate-sensitive. In agriculture for example, 2% of investment on infrastructure is taken to be climate-sensitive. In some sectors, particularly the built environment, the investment flows are so large that even small changes in this mark-u ...
Master Thesis - Erasmus University Thesis Repository
... particularly current affair, that sooner or later, concerns every single one of us. Moreover, een beter milieu begint bij jezelf. And so the objective of this thesis is to study how the media speak of climate change, how the public speaks of climate change and how these ways of speaking are affected ...
... particularly current affair, that sooner or later, concerns every single one of us. Moreover, een beter milieu begint bij jezelf. And so the objective of this thesis is to study how the media speak of climate change, how the public speaks of climate change and how these ways of speaking are affected ...
Glacier volume response time and its links to climate
... smaller in the accumulation area (Furbish and Andrews, 1984; Braithwaite and Raper, 2007). We assume a constant balance gradient here to derive an analytical solution for glacier volume change but for numerical modelling we can use the degree-day model to calculate non-linear balance-altitude relati ...
... smaller in the accumulation area (Furbish and Andrews, 1984; Braithwaite and Raper, 2007). We assume a constant balance gradient here to derive an analytical solution for glacier volume change but for numerical modelling we can use the degree-day model to calculate non-linear balance-altitude relati ...
Building climate change resilience for African livestock in sub
... Innovative adaptation within the livestock sector........................................................................................................... 23 Analysis and recommendations................................................................................................................ ...
... Innovative adaptation within the livestock sector........................................................................................................... 23 Analysis and recommendations................................................................................................................ ...
Nitrogen in the Marine Environment
... time of fixed nitrogen in the ocean of a few thousand years only (Gruber, 2004), an order of magnitude shorter than that of phosphorus, whose residence time is of the order of several tens of thousands years (Delaney, 1998). This makes the marine nitrogen cycle very dynamic and at the same time susc ...
... time of fixed nitrogen in the ocean of a few thousand years only (Gruber, 2004), an order of magnitude shorter than that of phosphorus, whose residence time is of the order of several tens of thousands years (Delaney, 1998). This makes the marine nitrogen cycle very dynamic and at the same time susc ...
Effects of a changing climate on peatlands in permafrost
... The Far North of Ontario encompasses 45.2 million hectares of land, with peatlands—defined here as non-forested bogs and fens—as the dominant land class, accounting for nearly 50% of the landscape and storing approximately 36 Gt (1 Gt = 1015 g) of carbon. The Hudson Bay Lowlands (HBL) account for ne ...
... The Far North of Ontario encompasses 45.2 million hectares of land, with peatlands—defined here as non-forested bogs and fens—as the dominant land class, accounting for nearly 50% of the landscape and storing approximately 36 Gt (1 Gt = 1015 g) of carbon. The Hudson Bay Lowlands (HBL) account for ne ...
http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au/R?func=dbin
... science researchers. Social psychologists in particular have increasingly focused on the possible psychological mechanisms underlying denial and scepticism of anthropogenic climate change. I argue that all responses to climate change can be considered rational and adaptive, because these responses ( ...
... science researchers. Social psychologists in particular have increasingly focused on the possible psychological mechanisms underlying denial and scepticism of anthropogenic climate change. I argue that all responses to climate change can be considered rational and adaptive, because these responses ( ...
Working Paper 205 - Watkiss (opens in new window)
... Review of the Economics of Adaptation and Climate-Resilient Development studies identified, though these are primarily in the grey literature. A synthesis of this evidence base has identified some key findings. First, while the information base has expanded significantly, it is concentrated in some ...
... Review of the Economics of Adaptation and Climate-Resilient Development studies identified, though these are primarily in the grey literature. A synthesis of this evidence base has identified some key findings. First, while the information base has expanded significantly, it is concentrated in some ...
Master in de rechten
... solution can never be perfect, many good things can happen and will have to happen. ...
... solution can never be perfect, many good things can happen and will have to happen. ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Montana`s Outdoor Economy
... earth since the mid-20th century and that the warming will continue through into the next century. Using geographically more detailed versions of Global Climate Models, the earth’s observed and predicted warming can be brought down to a regional U.S. state level and smaller sub0state regions to anal ...
... earth since the mid-20th century and that the warming will continue through into the next century. Using geographically more detailed versions of Global Climate Models, the earth’s observed and predicted warming can be brought down to a regional U.S. state level and smaller sub0state regions to anal ...
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... basins [34]. Lu et al., found that the rate of precipitation trend has increased with altitude under 2000 m [35]. The precipitation trend in the TP could be divided into several periods and the rate in different periods differed greatly. The TP was rainy during 1985–1991 and 1998–2001, and rainless ...
... basins [34]. Lu et al., found that the rate of precipitation trend has increased with altitude under 2000 m [35]. The precipitation trend in the TP could be divided into several periods and the rate in different periods differed greatly. The TP was rainy during 1985–1991 and 1998–2001, and rainless ...