Climate change in Australia | Murray Basin cluster report
... of sophisticated global climate models (GCMs). GCMs are based on the laws of physics, and have been developed over many years in numerous centres around the world. These models are rigorously tested for their ability to reproduce past climate. The projections in this report primarily use output from ...
... of sophisticated global climate models (GCMs). GCMs are based on the laws of physics, and have been developed over many years in numerous centres around the world. These models are rigorously tested for their ability to reproduce past climate. The projections in this report primarily use output from ...
National baseline and INDC scenarios for Parties
... deforestation rates will stay at the same level as the period 2008-2012 while reforestation removals will decline [3]. Based on this, the BAU scenario shows a decrease of net annual LULUCF emissions by 2020 in the range of 3.6 Mt CO2e yr-1 compared to 2010 levels. As the BAU scenario has only been r ...
... deforestation rates will stay at the same level as the period 2008-2012 while reforestation removals will decline [3]. Based on this, the BAU scenario shows a decrease of net annual LULUCF emissions by 2020 in the range of 3.6 Mt CO2e yr-1 compared to 2010 levels. As the BAU scenario has only been r ...
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... Figure 5 shows the expected probability of civil war over the 21st century. For Lesotho, the probability of civil war starts at 2%, increases to over 5% and then tapers off to 3% as climate change is the dominant signal in the medium term but development is the dominant signal in the long term. For ...
... Figure 5 shows the expected probability of civil war over the 21st century. For Lesotho, the probability of civil war starts at 2%, increases to over 5% and then tapers off to 3% as climate change is the dominant signal in the medium term but development is the dominant signal in the long term. For ...
West Lothian Council Climate Change Strategy 2015-2020
... estimates at local authority and regional level covering industry, commercial, domestic and road transport emissions. The figures from 2005 to 2012 (Table 1 below) indicate that emissions slowly decreased across West Lothian as activity, particularly in the industrial and commercial sector declined ...
... estimates at local authority and regional level covering industry, commercial, domestic and road transport emissions. The figures from 2005 to 2012 (Table 1 below) indicate that emissions slowly decreased across West Lothian as activity, particularly in the industrial and commercial sector declined ...
Regional Climate Adaptation Planning Alliance
... and Economic Impacts. The section also includes key information about the interdependencies of climate change impacts. Water resources will be severely impacted by a number of key factors, but the ability to meet consumer demand in multiple sectors could be most threatened by increasing dryness. The ...
... and Economic Impacts. The section also includes key information about the interdependencies of climate change impacts. Water resources will be severely impacted by a number of key factors, but the ability to meet consumer demand in multiple sectors could be most threatened by increasing dryness. The ...
Climate change, natural disasters and human displacement
... expertise in the area of forced displacement. It is projected that climate change will over time trigger larger and more complex movements of population, both within and across borders, and has the potential to render some people stateless. Since climate change is certain to have a major impact on f ...
... expertise in the area of forced displacement. It is projected that climate change will over time trigger larger and more complex movements of population, both within and across borders, and has the potential to render some people stateless. Since climate change is certain to have a major impact on f ...
Assessment of climate change impact on hydrological extremes in
... The climate of Lake Tana is of “tropical highland monsoon” type with one rainy season between June and September and a dry season from October to March. The air temperature shows large diurnal but small seasonal changes with an annual average of 20 ◦ C (Setegn et al., 2008). The seasonal distributio ...
... The climate of Lake Tana is of “tropical highland monsoon” type with one rainy season between June and September and a dry season from October to March. The air temperature shows large diurnal but small seasonal changes with an annual average of 20 ◦ C (Setegn et al., 2008). The seasonal distributio ...
Final Programme
... that affects them and – as such- needs to be taken seriously, the more rapidly the required mitigation and adaptation measures may be implemented. In this context, communication on climate change can play a key role. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has, in connection with its 5t ...
... that affects them and – as such- needs to be taken seriously, the more rapidly the required mitigation and adaptation measures may be implemented. In this context, communication on climate change can play a key role. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has, in connection with its 5t ...
Velocity of climate change algorithms for guiding conservation and
... Comparison of velocity algorithms Estimates of velocity of required migration from a global search for climate equivalents broadly conform to the results of Loarie et al.’s (2009) standard velocity algorithm when climate equivalents are nearby. This generally applies under moderate climate warming s ...
... Comparison of velocity algorithms Estimates of velocity of required migration from a global search for climate equivalents broadly conform to the results of Loarie et al.’s (2009) standard velocity algorithm when climate equivalents are nearby. This generally applies under moderate climate warming s ...
The effects of extreme drought on climate change beliefs, risk
... mobilize people and resources to prevent and/or adapt to such events. In this study, we use a natural experiment to investigate the effects of the severe 2012 Midwestern US drought on climate change beliefs and adaptation attitudes among agricultural advisors, a group with both a significant stake i ...
... mobilize people and resources to prevent and/or adapt to such events. In this study, we use a natural experiment to investigate the effects of the severe 2012 Midwestern US drought on climate change beliefs and adaptation attitudes among agricultural advisors, a group with both a significant stake i ...
Climate change in Australia | Monsoonal North cluster report
... current state and future of the global climate system. The report concluded that: • greenhouse gas emissions have markedly increased as a result of human activities • human influence has been detected in warming of the atmosphere and the ocean, in changes in the global water cycle, in reductions i ...
... current state and future of the global climate system. The report concluded that: • greenhouse gas emissions have markedly increased as a result of human activities • human influence has been detected in warming of the atmosphere and the ocean, in changes in the global water cycle, in reductions i ...
On the use of imagery for climate change engagement
... actions to take in the face of climate challenges. But in making the intangible tangible, climate imagery can also paralyse and demobilise. In making climate change meaningful through imagery, communications can act to increase or decrease peoples’ sense of both issue salience (whether climate chang ...
... actions to take in the face of climate challenges. But in making the intangible tangible, climate imagery can also paralyse and demobilise. In making climate change meaningful through imagery, communications can act to increase or decrease peoples’ sense of both issue salience (whether climate chang ...
Financing an efficient adaptation programme to climate change: A
... Organization (FAO, 2015) predicts that grain and maize yields could drop by up to 10% in South-East Asia by 2030 due to the poor rains and heatwave conditions. Similar findings have been reached by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) recent publications and reports (IPPC, 2014). On the ...
... Organization (FAO, 2015) predicts that grain and maize yields could drop by up to 10% in South-East Asia by 2030 due to the poor rains and heatwave conditions. Similar findings have been reached by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) recent publications and reports (IPPC, 2014). On the ...
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... This is a rather short list of studies, and an even shorter list of authors. 2 Although most fields are dominated by a few people, dominance is here for want of challengers. The effect of this is hard to gauge. The reasons are lack of funding (this work is too applied for academic sources, while app ...
... This is a rather short list of studies, and an even shorter list of authors. 2 Although most fields are dominated by a few people, dominance is here for want of challengers. The effect of this is hard to gauge. The reasons are lack of funding (this work is too applied for academic sources, while app ...
How will Climate Change Affect the Water Cycle?
... events, the decrease in snow accumulation will contribute to a widespread increase in the frequency and size of winter flood events. Impacts on water users and ecosystems vary, but generally point to in ...
... events, the decrease in snow accumulation will contribute to a widespread increase in the frequency and size of winter flood events. Impacts on water users and ecosystems vary, but generally point to in ...
Final Report Appendix 2d - climate change
... The general climate change research is commissioned and financed on a national level by the two ministries BMBF / Federal Ministry of Education and Research and BMU / Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. Research and forecasting is undertaken by the big resea ...
... The general climate change research is commissioned and financed on a national level by the two ministries BMBF / Federal Ministry of Education and Research and BMU / Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. Research and forecasting is undertaken by the big resea ...
From Climate Science to Adaptation Decision-Making Mark Stafford Smith
... 3. There are many approaches to managing risk 4. Adaptation will not be a once-off action >> adaptation ...
... 3. There are many approaches to managing risk 4. Adaptation will not be a once-off action >> adaptation ...
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... 2.1 Current UK Public Perceptions on Climate Change Climate change as an important, prevalent issue has existed within the public domain for approximately the last twenty five years. During this time numerous studies have been done on the changing public attitudes towards it. A review of the major s ...
... 2.1 Current UK Public Perceptions on Climate Change Climate change as an important, prevalent issue has existed within the public domain for approximately the last twenty five years. During this time numerous studies have been done on the changing public attitudes towards it. A review of the major s ...
Preparing for Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
... Pursue “no regrets” policies. “No regrets” policies encourage actions that will provide many benefits even if climate change impacts are different than expected. For example, addressing the regulation and management of Great Lakes shorelines as water levels fluctuate will have positive impacts on ...
... Pursue “no regrets” policies. “No regrets” policies encourage actions that will provide many benefits even if climate change impacts are different than expected. For example, addressing the regulation and management of Great Lakes shorelines as water levels fluctuate will have positive impacts on ...
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... R&D expenditure or evaluate R&D as a source of efficiency using the ‘frontier’ type of estimator. This study, however, uses a different route to explain the long-run relationship between output (and productivity) and R&D expenditure using the time series econometrics. Economic research on climate chang ...
... R&D expenditure or evaluate R&D as a source of efficiency using the ‘frontier’ type of estimator. This study, however, uses a different route to explain the long-run relationship between output (and productivity) and R&D expenditure using the time series econometrics. Economic research on climate chang ...
- Wiley Online Library
... cycle changes in the CMIP3 models, which show a widespread reduction in water availability over much of southern Europe and the Mediterranean because of decreased precipitation and increased evaporation (Mariotti et al., 2008). A study of temperature and precipitation extremes in northern Israel usi ...
... cycle changes in the CMIP3 models, which show a widespread reduction in water availability over much of southern Europe and the Mediterranean because of decreased precipitation and increased evaporation (Mariotti et al., 2008). A study of temperature and precipitation extremes in northern Israel usi ...
Item 9 Climate and Greenhouse Gases Baseline Report
... assessment (EA) due to their intrinsic importance to climate change as a regional and international issue. Climate change is defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as “the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/ ...
... assessment (EA) due to their intrinsic importance to climate change as a regional and international issue. Climate change is defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as “the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/ ...
How will climate change affect mycotoxins in food?
... heat wave of summer 2003, night-time temperatures did not decrease to any great extent in Switzerland. The minimum temperatures were much higher for the 2003 heat wave than those associated with the heat wave in 1947 and 1976 and were a ‘climatic surprise’ (Beniston & Diaz, 2004). In relation to thi ...
... heat wave of summer 2003, night-time temperatures did not decrease to any great extent in Switzerland. The minimum temperatures were much higher for the 2003 heat wave than those associated with the heat wave in 1947 and 1976 and were a ‘climatic surprise’ (Beniston & Diaz, 2004). In relation to thi ...
Individual consumers and climate change: searching for a new moral compass - Working Paper 81 (358 kB) (opens in new window)
... This paper will appear as a chapter in the forthcoming Handbook of Energy and Climate Change, edited by RogerFouquet, to be published by Edward Elgar. ...
... This paper will appear as a chapter in the forthcoming Handbook of Energy and Climate Change, edited by RogerFouquet, to be published by Edward Elgar. ...
ontario`s climate change
... last 50 years is almost double the rate of warming over the last 100 years. Worldwide, 14 of the last 15 years have been the warmest on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that 2015 will be the hottest year on record. Global warming is affecting agriculture, ecologic ...
... last 50 years is almost double the rate of warming over the last 100 years. Worldwide, 14 of the last 15 years have been the warmest on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that 2015 will be the hottest year on record. Global warming is affecting agriculture, ecologic ...