Transport - British Social Attitudes
... I believe that climate change is taking place and is, at least partly, a result of human actions Given the evidence from previous surveys that concern about the environmental impact of climate change has fallen to historically low levels, the replies to this new question may seem surprising. Three i ...
... I believe that climate change is taking place and is, at least partly, a result of human actions Given the evidence from previous surveys that concern about the environmental impact of climate change has fallen to historically low levels, the replies to this new question may seem surprising. Three i ...
chapter conduct a cl mate change vulnerab l ty assessment
... whether climate change might push some planning areas that have not yet experienced this type of problem into a situation where they will in the future. • Does the system have limiting factors that may be affected by climate change? In many cases, there are specific factors that will limit a system’ ...
... whether climate change might push some planning areas that have not yet experienced this type of problem into a situation where they will in the future. • Does the system have limiting factors that may be affected by climate change? In many cases, there are specific factors that will limit a system’ ...
Climate Change in Southeast Asia
... regions and river basins will affect farmland and settlements, and damage infrastructure such as roads and bridges. During the dry season, prolonged droughts are a concern, particularly during El Niño years, with longer summers, rising temperatures and less rainfall decreasing water levels in rivers ...
... regions and river basins will affect farmland and settlements, and damage infrastructure such as roads and bridges. During the dry season, prolonged droughts are a concern, particularly during El Niño years, with longer summers, rising temperatures and less rainfall decreasing water levels in rivers ...
at least -48 - Monash University
... emphasised that the long history of appropriation of the atmospheric commons by industrialised nations has resulted in an infringement of their ‘sovereign right to develop’, and that developed states bear a responsibility for the climate damage they have wrought even if this was done unintentionally ...
... emphasised that the long history of appropriation of the atmospheric commons by industrialised nations has resulted in an infringement of their ‘sovereign right to develop’, and that developed states bear a responsibility for the climate damage they have wrought even if this was done unintentionally ...
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... climate change on river regimes in the Iberian Peninsula [10–12], but few studies have been conducted in North-Western Spain [13]. In this area, especially in Galicia, most rivers have little or no flow data available for such analyses. Records of river discharges are relatively recent in the region ...
... climate change on river regimes in the Iberian Peninsula [10–12], but few studies have been conducted in North-Western Spain [13]. In this area, especially in Galicia, most rivers have little or no flow data available for such analyses. Records of river discharges are relatively recent in the region ...
Aalborg Universitet
... on the country’s climate. Zimbabwe is experiencing more hot and fewer cold days than before; with the country’s annual mean surface temperature having warmed by 0.4oC from 1900 to 2000 (CwDCC (b), n.d.). The period 1980 to 2000 has been the warmest and the driest; and the timing and amount of rainfa ...
... on the country’s climate. Zimbabwe is experiencing more hot and fewer cold days than before; with the country’s annual mean surface temperature having warmed by 0.4oC from 1900 to 2000 (CwDCC (b), n.d.). The period 1980 to 2000 has been the warmest and the driest; and the timing and amount of rainfa ...
Underwater: The Need for Massachusetts to Become Climate Ready
... Impacts of sea level rise can include the increased height of storm surges and coastal flooding frequencies, which would submerge low-lying coastal areas. 6 Today's sea level rise is also expected to substantially increase the frequency of today's 100-year flood events.7 For the past 50 years, preci ...
... Impacts of sea level rise can include the increased height of storm surges and coastal flooding frequencies, which would submerge low-lying coastal areas. 6 Today's sea level rise is also expected to substantially increase the frequency of today's 100-year flood events.7 For the past 50 years, preci ...
A recurring anarchy? The emergence of climate change as a threat
... forecasted to rise even under challenging climatic conditions under this scenario. In other words, the reliability of future climate change scenario models requires not only getting good forecasts of future climatic conditions, it also requires a sophisticated understanding of adaptation processes a ...
... forecasted to rise even under challenging climatic conditions under this scenario. In other words, the reliability of future climate change scenario models requires not only getting good forecasts of future climatic conditions, it also requires a sophisticated understanding of adaptation processes a ...
Vietnam Climate Change Country Profile
... scales, which make trends since 1960 difficult to categorize. Mean rainfall over Vietnam does not show any statistically significant change since 1960, and neither does the proportion of rainfall falling in heavy events, nor the maximum amount failing in 1-day or 5-day events. The number of cold fro ...
... scales, which make trends since 1960 difficult to categorize. Mean rainfall over Vietnam does not show any statistically significant change since 1960, and neither does the proportion of rainfall falling in heavy events, nor the maximum amount failing in 1-day or 5-day events. The number of cold fro ...
Do international factors influence the passage of climate change
... The data reveal legislative action on climate change since 1990 in 66 jurisdictions – 65 nation states, plus the European Union as a block – which were chosen to cover almost 90% of global greenhouse gas emissions.1 The surveys adopt a fairly broad interpretation of what constitutes climate change l ...
... The data reveal legislative action on climate change since 1990 in 66 jurisdictions – 65 nation states, plus the European Union as a block – which were chosen to cover almost 90% of global greenhouse gas emissions.1 The surveys adopt a fairly broad interpretation of what constitutes climate change l ...
Public Perception of Climate Change in a Period of Economic Crisis
... One of the greatest challenges faced by humanity today is climate change. However, as the direct effects on human welfare are not always clear, it is hard for people to conceptualize the causes of climate change and, conversely, the possible effects of climate change on their lives. This, however, d ...
... One of the greatest challenges faced by humanity today is climate change. However, as the direct effects on human welfare are not always clear, it is hard for people to conceptualize the causes of climate change and, conversely, the possible effects of climate change on their lives. This, however, d ...
Climate Justice Action Kit for Secondary Schools
... The people who have done the least to cause it are suffering the most. It is the single biggest challenge to reducing poverty and ensuring a sustainable future for all. In June 2015, Pope Francis released an Encyclical on human development and ecology, Laudato Si’ (“Praise be to you”) – On the Care ...
... The people who have done the least to cause it are suffering the most. It is the single biggest challenge to reducing poverty and ensuring a sustainable future for all. In June 2015, Pope Francis released an Encyclical on human development and ecology, Laudato Si’ (“Praise be to you”) – On the Care ...
Climate ethics and population policy
... necessary in order to do so. Leading climate scientists tell us we need to drive down total annual worldwide greenhouse gas emissions by 60 to 80% over the next 40 to 50 years, in order to keep average global warming below 2◦ C.22,23 We have little reason to believe we can limit greenhouse gas emiss ...
... necessary in order to do so. Leading climate scientists tell us we need to drive down total annual worldwide greenhouse gas emissions by 60 to 80% over the next 40 to 50 years, in order to keep average global warming below 2◦ C.22,23 We have little reason to believe we can limit greenhouse gas emiss ...
Sustainability and Risk: Climate Change and Fiduciary Duty WORKSHOP REPORT
... For many investors, especially those with fiduciary duties, climate change and its risk to investment portfolios are a new, complex, and rapidly changing challenge. On September 23, 2004, 43 participants convened for a unique workshop for pension fund trustees to explore the connections between fiduci ...
... For many investors, especially those with fiduciary duties, climate change and its risk to investment portfolios are a new, complex, and rapidly changing challenge. On September 23, 2004, 43 participants convened for a unique workshop for pension fund trustees to explore the connections between fiduci ...
Climate Change Adaptation Plan – City of Red Deer Part One
... Climate Change has been defined by some as the wide-scale change in average weather over a period of time (e.g. 30-70 years). While there appears to be much debate over the causes and severity of changes to our climatic patterns, there is some agreement that our planet is facing more severe weather ...
... Climate Change has been defined by some as the wide-scale change in average weather over a period of time (e.g. 30-70 years). While there appears to be much debate over the causes and severity of changes to our climatic patterns, there is some agreement that our planet is facing more severe weather ...
Key lessons from practitioners` experiences
... and Planning Long-term planning and investment is fundamental to adaptation. Planning establishes the framework for decisions and actions that will be implemented to address climate risk. Planning establishes the vision, aims and objectives against which the success of the adaptation actions will la ...
... and Planning Long-term planning and investment is fundamental to adaptation. Planning establishes the framework for decisions and actions that will be implemented to address climate risk. Planning establishes the vision, aims and objectives against which the success of the adaptation actions will la ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – invasive
... interacting effects that compound the uncertainty associated with each driver of change (Hellman et al. 2008; Tylianakis et al. 2008). Indeed, the very definition of invasiveness may change as previously defined invasive animals may become less invasive, previously non-invasive species may become mo ...
... interacting effects that compound the uncertainty associated with each driver of change (Hellman et al. 2008; Tylianakis et al. 2008). Indeed, the very definition of invasiveness may change as previously defined invasive animals may become less invasive, previously non-invasive species may become mo ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – invasive animals
... interacting effects that compound the uncertainty associated with each driver of change (Hellman et al. 2008; Tylianakis et al. 2008). Indeed, the very definition of invasiveness may change as previously defined invasive animals may become less invasive, previously non-invasive species may become mo ...
... interacting effects that compound the uncertainty associated with each driver of change (Hellman et al. 2008; Tylianakis et al. 2008). Indeed, the very definition of invasiveness may change as previously defined invasive animals may become less invasive, previously non-invasive species may become mo ...
Inuit women and environmental change: examining experiences
... already being experienced. Earlier sea ice break up and freeze up, a reduction in summer sea ice extent and changes to permafrost are already being experienced by Arctic communities. These climatic stressors are impacting traditional harvest ...
... already being experienced. Earlier sea ice break up and freeze up, a reduction in summer sea ice extent and changes to permafrost are already being experienced by Arctic communities. These climatic stressors are impacting traditional harvest ...
CIRCE Stakeholder guidance document
... take place, from the lowest level of passive engagement at which stakeholders solely supply information, to the highest level at which stakeholders actively design and initiate the process (Figure 2). At an intermediary level, stakeholders may be consulted or act as equal partners in the research pr ...
... take place, from the lowest level of passive engagement at which stakeholders solely supply information, to the highest level at which stakeholders actively design and initiate the process (Figure 2). At an intermediary level, stakeholders may be consulted or act as equal partners in the research pr ...
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... grain production, supplying almost 40 per cent of the nation’s cereal production over the last decade. Second, it is a region where crop production is acknowledged as being particularly exposed to the impacts of projected climate change (ACG 2005; Hennessy and Jones 2007), although much uncertainty ...
... grain production, supplying almost 40 per cent of the nation’s cereal production over the last decade. Second, it is a region where crop production is acknowledged as being particularly exposed to the impacts of projected climate change (ACG 2005; Hennessy and Jones 2007), although much uncertainty ...
3.3 Evidence of temperature changes in the study regions
... agricultural productivity (Haile 2005). Ghana has experienced considerable variations in temperature and rainfall patterns since the 1960s (EPA 2003). Whilst uncertainties remain on future estimates of rainfall and temperature changes, the general sense is that temperature will increase whilst rainf ...
... agricultural productivity (Haile 2005). Ghana has experienced considerable variations in temperature and rainfall patterns since the 1960s (EPA 2003). Whilst uncertainties remain on future estimates of rainfall and temperature changes, the general sense is that temperature will increase whilst rainf ...
Climate research Africa - Deutsches Klima Konsortium
... Africa is also the largest source of desert dust in the world, most ...
... Africa is also the largest source of desert dust in the world, most ...
Bioenergetic Prediction of Climate Change
... The earth is in the midst of a pronounced warming trend, and more substantial changes in temperature, precipitation, ocean circulation, and ice dynamics are expected during the next century (Houghton et al., 2001). As evidence for widespread biological impacts of recent climate change accumulates (P ...
... The earth is in the midst of a pronounced warming trend, and more substantial changes in temperature, precipitation, ocean circulation, and ice dynamics are expected during the next century (Houghton et al., 2001). As evidence for widespread biological impacts of recent climate change accumulates (P ...