Climate Change and Agrarian Societies in Drylands
... required for minimum levels of human well-being. Figure 1 shows the geographic locations of drylands – hyper-arid, arid, semi-arid and dry subhumid – according to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. The FAO’s typology of agro-ecological zones is based on agroclimatic zones defined according to the ...
... required for minimum levels of human well-being. Figure 1 shows the geographic locations of drylands – hyper-arid, arid, semi-arid and dry subhumid – according to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. The FAO’s typology of agro-ecological zones is based on agroclimatic zones defined according to the ...
It`s a Matter of Trust: American Judgments of the
... change poses difficult challenges, because these segments largely distrust official channels of communication, such as the mainstream media, politicians, and other formal sources of communication on the subject. The political scientist Putnam (2000) has similarly commented on the declining trust many ...
... change poses difficult challenges, because these segments largely distrust official channels of communication, such as the mainstream media, politicians, and other formal sources of communication on the subject. The political scientist Putnam (2000) has similarly commented on the declining trust many ...
CGE Training Materials for Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment
... decision-making preferences. Evaluating and ranking adaptation options can be useful for setting priorities for domestic action. There is no right or wrong way to evaluate adaptation options and set priorities. However, involvement of stakeholders is critical because any ranking of adaptation option ...
... decision-making preferences. Evaluating and ranking adaptation options can be useful for setting priorities for domestic action. There is no right or wrong way to evaluate adaptation options and set priorities. However, involvement of stakeholders is critical because any ranking of adaptation option ...
Nunavut`s Natural Environment - Nunavut Climate Change Centre
... parks, as well as four National Parks. As changes continue to impact Nunavut’s environment, conservation and protection of wildlife will continue to be a challenge, in particular for migratory birds, caribou and some marine species. ...
... parks, as well as four National Parks. As changes continue to impact Nunavut’s environment, conservation and protection of wildlife will continue to be a challenge, in particular for migratory birds, caribou and some marine species. ...
Geographic disparities and moral hazards in the predicted impacts
... (Peterson, 2003; Austin, 2007). The approach assumes that a species’ response to climate change can be anticipated by modelling how environmental niches currently occupied by the species will contract, expand and/or move as a result of climate change (Austin, 2007). Application of niche modelling to ...
... (Peterson, 2003; Austin, 2007). The approach assumes that a species’ response to climate change can be anticipated by modelling how environmental niches currently occupied by the species will contract, expand and/or move as a result of climate change (Austin, 2007). Application of niche modelling to ...
Adaptation to climate change starts with human–environment
... estimates of potential vulnerability. In this paper, we argue that the standard method has reached its limits of utility for policy formulation. This linear structure has contributed to, then been further emphasised by, the organisational structure of the IPCC whereby Working Group I: The Scientific ...
... estimates of potential vulnerability. In this paper, we argue that the standard method has reached its limits of utility for policy formulation. This linear structure has contributed to, then been further emphasised by, the organisational structure of the IPCC whereby Working Group I: The Scientific ...
Abrupt climate change: can society cope?
... of abrupt impacts of climate change, which can of course occur quite independently of the (type 1) definition of abrupt climate change. Neither of these NRC definitions is particularly suitable for identifying what is distinctive for impact and adaptation studies, and hence for policy, about abrupt cl ...
... of abrupt impacts of climate change, which can of course occur quite independently of the (type 1) definition of abrupt climate change. Neither of these NRC definitions is particularly suitable for identifying what is distinctive for impact and adaptation studies, and hence for policy, about abrupt cl ...
Barriers to Municipal Climate Adaptation: Examples From Coastal
... 2013; Zimmerman & Faris, 2011). For example, communities can prevent development in vulnerable locations, use structures and materials able to withstand storm events at future projected intensities, and increase provisions for onsite water retention in regions where rainfall patterns are likely to b ...
... 2013; Zimmerman & Faris, 2011). For example, communities can prevent development in vulnerable locations, use structures and materials able to withstand storm events at future projected intensities, and increase provisions for onsite water retention in regions where rainfall patterns are likely to b ...
report 2009 final - Inter
... change, the IASC Working Group decided in June 2008 to establish an IASC Informal Taskforce on Climate Change. The mandate of the IASC TF on CC is to: a) lead the preparation of high-quality analytical inputs to the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) process, and b) provi ...
... change, the IASC Working Group decided in June 2008 to establish an IASC Informal Taskforce on Climate Change. The mandate of the IASC TF on CC is to: a) lead the preparation of high-quality analytical inputs to the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) process, and b) provi ...
Developing a climate change analysis
... into the planning and operations of other relevant ministries, such as agriculture, transport, environment and local government. While they often have good historical records, these are not always computerised and their availability to development agencies may be limited. With the rapid increase in ...
... into the planning and operations of other relevant ministries, such as agriculture, transport, environment and local government. While they often have good historical records, these are not always computerised and their availability to development agencies may be limited. With the rapid increase in ...
Transformative Learning and Engagement with Climate
... 1. INTRODUCTION In its Fifth Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that the evidence for anthropogenic climate change is “unequivocal”, and that that unless carbon emissions are sharply reduced, global warming relative to 1850–1900 is likely to exceed 2°C and ...
... 1. INTRODUCTION In its Fifth Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that the evidence for anthropogenic climate change is “unequivocal”, and that that unless carbon emissions are sharply reduced, global warming relative to 1850–1900 is likely to exceed 2°C and ...
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... will decrease by more than 10%, average yields will decrease between 5% and 10%, average yields will not increase or decrease by more than 5%, average yields will increase between 5% and 10%, and average yields will increase by more than 10%. An identical response format was used for the question on ...
... will decrease by more than 10%, average yields will decrease between 5% and 10%, average yields will not increase or decrease by more than 5%, average yields will increase between 5% and 10%, and average yields will increase by more than 10%. An identical response format was used for the question on ...
National Security Accelerating Risks of Climate Change
... The world has added more than half a billion people since we began the research for our 2007 report. During this period, hundreds of millions of people have settled in urban areas and coastal regions—areas that are at increased risk to climate change effects. At the same time, geopolitical power is ...
... The world has added more than half a billion people since we began the research for our 2007 report. During this period, hundreds of millions of people have settled in urban areas and coastal regions—areas that are at increased risk to climate change effects. At the same time, geopolitical power is ...
Adapting to a changing climate
... predicted for the future (Mullan et al. 2008), a more obvious response to climate change from biodiversity seems likely in the long term (McGlone & Walker 2011). Predicting the direct responses of terrestrial biodiversity in New Zealand to future climate changes will be challenging. In the Northern ...
... predicted for the future (Mullan et al. 2008), a more obvious response to climate change from biodiversity seems likely in the long term (McGlone & Walker 2011). Predicting the direct responses of terrestrial biodiversity in New Zealand to future climate changes will be challenging. In the Northern ...
Dynamic Planet Exam Questions Tectonic Activity: Possible exam
... Characteristics and fragile environments For a named hot arid or polar region, explain how vegetation has adapted to this extreme climate (6) Examine why both hot arid and polar regions are described as fragile environments (8) Describe one adaptation of a plant that is suited to an extreme cl ...
... Characteristics and fragile environments For a named hot arid or polar region, explain how vegetation has adapted to this extreme climate (6) Examine why both hot arid and polar regions are described as fragile environments (8) Describe one adaptation of a plant that is suited to an extreme cl ...
concluded
... ABSTRACT: There is a growing body of evidence supporting the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s contestation that changes to hydrological extremes as a result of anthropogenic climate change are likely. There is also a growing level of concern among water resource managers about the nature ...
... ABSTRACT: There is a growing body of evidence supporting the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s contestation that changes to hydrological extremes as a result of anthropogenic climate change are likely. There is also a growing level of concern among water resource managers about the nature ...
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... levels of most of these naturally occurring gases. Since the middle of the 19th century, human agriculture and industrialization have dispensed an enormous quantity of these green house gases into the atmosphere, where these have trapped enough heat to begin climate change. There are many evidences ...
... levels of most of these naturally occurring gases. Since the middle of the 19th century, human agriculture and industrialization have dispensed an enormous quantity of these green house gases into the atmosphere, where these have trapped enough heat to begin climate change. There are many evidences ...
Last Updated 4/7/2017 Book Chapters Andresen, J., G
... Interdisciplinary Effort to Create and Promote Ag/climate Decision Support Tools.” 96th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society. New Orleans, LA. Klink, J., Todey, D., Koundinya, V., Hart, C., and L. Prokopy. 2015. “Ag/Climate Decision Support Tools for Farmers and Ag Advisors: The Pro ...
... Interdisciplinary Effort to Create and Promote Ag/climate Decision Support Tools.” 96th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society. New Orleans, LA. Klink, J., Todey, D., Koundinya, V., Hart, C., and L. Prokopy. 2015. “Ag/Climate Decision Support Tools for Farmers and Ag Advisors: The Pro ...
Knowledge and perceptions about the health
... The magnitude and effects of climate change have been estimated with increasing accuracy and reported from different regions of the world. Heat waves are now a common event in Europe and caused the death of thousands of elderly people in 2003 [7]. The effects of climate change are predicted to incre ...
... The magnitude and effects of climate change have been estimated with increasing accuracy and reported from different regions of the world. Heat waves are now a common event in Europe and caused the death of thousands of elderly people in 2003 [7]. The effects of climate change are predicted to incre ...
Framing Strategies to Minimize Impacts on Pennsylvania
... Figure 1. Projected changes to the “heat index” in Pennsylvania (source: UCS, 2008). In addition to the recommendations for emission reductions, DEP emphasizes the need to address adaptation to climate change in Pennsylvania, which was not included within the scope of Act 70. Both the Climate Change ...
... Figure 1. Projected changes to the “heat index” in Pennsylvania (source: UCS, 2008). In addition to the recommendations for emission reductions, DEP emphasizes the need to address adaptation to climate change in Pennsylvania, which was not included within the scope of Act 70. Both the Climate Change ...
Africa Talks Climate
... States and the United Kingdom have not always translated into high levels of concern among the public, some research suggests this is because climate change is seen as a remote and non-urgent issue.28, 29 This is less likely to be the case in Africa, where most people are already experiencing the ef ...
... States and the United Kingdom have not always translated into high levels of concern among the public, some research suggests this is because climate change is seen as a remote and non-urgent issue.28, 29 This is less likely to be the case in Africa, where most people are already experiencing the ef ...
Annotated draft outline of the 2016 EEA CCIV report
... German vulnerability indicators (Source: UBA, DE) 5.6 Vulnerability to Birgit Georgi (ACC4) Revised section climate change in urban regions 6. Strengthening the knowledge base 6.1 Indicator and data Andre Jol (ACC4) needs 6.2 Copernicus Climate Andre Jol (ACC4) New section describing the current sta ...
... German vulnerability indicators (Source: UBA, DE) 5.6 Vulnerability to Birgit Georgi (ACC4) Revised section climate change in urban regions 6. Strengthening the knowledge base 6.1 Indicator and data Andre Jol (ACC4) needs 6.2 Copernicus Climate Andre Jol (ACC4) New section describing the current sta ...
Rising Temperatures, Rising Tensions
... the Levant In a region already considered the world’s most waterscarce6, where demand for water already outstrips supply in many places, climate models are broadly predicting a hotter, drier and less predictable climate.7 Relatively low rainfall each year means that the Levant is made up a mix of ar ...
... the Levant In a region already considered the world’s most waterscarce6, where demand for water already outstrips supply in many places, climate models are broadly predicting a hotter, drier and less predictable climate.7 Relatively low rainfall each year means that the Levant is made up a mix of ar ...
Climate Change and Adaptation Options in Karamoja
... I. Adaptation to climate change: adjustments or interventions which take place in order to manage the losses or take advantage of the opportunities presented by a changing climate. II. Agro-ecological Zone: is defined on the basis of average annual length of growing period for crops, which depends a ...
... I. Adaptation to climate change: adjustments or interventions which take place in order to manage the losses or take advantage of the opportunities presented by a changing climate. II. Agro-ecological Zone: is defined on the basis of average annual length of growing period for crops, which depends a ...