HRM Climate SMART Community Action Guide to Climate Change
... and intense summer heat could result. Violent storms and other extreme weather events could also result from the increased energy stored in our warming atmosphere. Such climate change could have far-reaching and unpredictable environmental, social and economic consequences.1 ...
... and intense summer heat could result. Violent storms and other extreme weather events could also result from the increased energy stored in our warming atmosphere. Such climate change could have far-reaching and unpredictable environmental, social and economic consequences.1 ...
Sustainability a cross-curriculum priority ACARA
... People live in places focuses on developing students’ understanding of place. Students explore the place they live in and belong to, and learn to observe and describe its features. Learning about their own place and building a connection with it contributes to their sense of identity and belonging a ...
... People live in places focuses on developing students’ understanding of place. Students explore the place they live in and belong to, and learn to observe and describe its features. Learning about their own place and building a connection with it contributes to their sense of identity and belonging a ...
Vulnerability to climate change and sea
... Of the existing climates throughout the hotspot, 98% (under the A1B scenario) or 100% (under the B2A scenario) were predicted to persist by 2070–2099. The fraction of land area with a novel climate was only 1.65%, thus, only species occurring within this area would confront new climatic conditions. ...
... Of the existing climates throughout the hotspot, 98% (under the A1B scenario) or 100% (under the B2A scenario) were predicted to persist by 2070–2099. The fraction of land area with a novel climate was only 1.65%, thus, only species occurring within this area would confront new climatic conditions. ...
an australian policy framework - Garnaut Climate Change Review
... comprehensive international commitment is to maximise the chances of an effective global agreement being reached as quickly as possible. The rate at which emissions are reduced by Australia in the meantime, and the rates of reduction to which we are now prepared to commit ourselves in the context of ...
... comprehensive international commitment is to maximise the chances of an effective global agreement being reached as quickly as possible. The rate at which emissions are reduced by Australia in the meantime, and the rates of reduction to which we are now prepared to commit ourselves in the context of ...
FutureMap - Committee for Melbourne
... collectively volunteered thousands of hours to bring clarity to the issue of climate change for Melbourne. FutureMap details the impacts and opportunities identified by the Committee’s Climate Change Taskforce. Melbourne’s climate in 2030 By 2030, we can expect warmer conditions throughout the year, ...
... collectively volunteered thousands of hours to bring clarity to the issue of climate change for Melbourne. FutureMap details the impacts and opportunities identified by the Committee’s Climate Change Taskforce. Melbourne’s climate in 2030 By 2030, we can expect warmer conditions throughout the year, ...
Encountering the Anthropocene The role of the Environmental
... ascendance. In a similar way we now find environmental topics and issues being addressed by the humanities. Although we can, as always, find predecessors way back in the early twentieth century, if not earlier, the environmental humanities are essentially in an initial phase as an organized academic ...
... ascendance. In a similar way we now find environmental topics and issues being addressed by the humanities. Although we can, as always, find predecessors way back in the early twentieth century, if not earlier, the environmental humanities are essentially in an initial phase as an organized academic ...
Andrew Boswell November 2007
... ways of living to make deep cuts to our emissions. People have managed such change before – for example during the second world war. I already see people starting to do this at every level from the community to local government to national government to industry etc. Its time to stop arguing about t ...
... ways of living to make deep cuts to our emissions. People have managed such change before – for example during the second world war. I already see people starting to do this at every level from the community to local government to national government to industry etc. Its time to stop arguing about t ...
Independent review of the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008
... The Act has legislated the State’s greenhouse gas emissions target, which is for a 60% reduction on 1990 levels by 2050. The latest (2014) greenhouse gas accounts indicate that Tasmania’s emissions have been reduced by more than 90% on 1990 levels: this reflects reduced harvesting activity in the st ...
... The Act has legislated the State’s greenhouse gas emissions target, which is for a 60% reduction on 1990 levels by 2050. The latest (2014) greenhouse gas accounts indicate that Tasmania’s emissions have been reduced by more than 90% on 1990 levels: this reflects reduced harvesting activity in the st ...
A Strategy Towards Climate Change
... CHANGE ACTION PLANS BACKGROUND AND INFLUENCES NATIONAL & EU OBLIGATIONS ...
... CHANGE ACTION PLANS BACKGROUND AND INFLUENCES NATIONAL & EU OBLIGATIONS ...
FFESCsynthesisAppendixIkwedit
... Critical issues are: (1) reforestation decisions being made today for the next generation of trees; (2) anticipating changes in fires, pests and drought. Management priorities include: (1) mainstreaming climate change into all decisionmaking systems; (2) facilitating migration of tree seed sources a ...
... Critical issues are: (1) reforestation decisions being made today for the next generation of trees; (2) anticipating changes in fires, pests and drought. Management priorities include: (1) mainstreaming climate change into all decisionmaking systems; (2) facilitating migration of tree seed sources a ...
The language of climate change adaptation
... doing this, we have drawn mainly on the strategies reviewed in our comparative analysis of adaptation strategies. We have also considered evidence from a small number of other sources of information on climate change, and have elicited expert opinion. We drew mainly on high-level strategy documents ...
... doing this, we have drawn mainly on the strategies reviewed in our comparative analysis of adaptation strategies. We have also considered evidence from a small number of other sources of information on climate change, and have elicited expert opinion. We drew mainly on high-level strategy documents ...
View/Open
... adaptations, market responses, technological developments and institutional changes have a large potential in reducing negative impacts of global warming and climate change. Farmers in Kenya are aware of short-term climate changes; most of them have noticed an increase in temperatures with some taki ...
... adaptations, market responses, technological developments and institutional changes have a large potential in reducing negative impacts of global warming and climate change. Farmers in Kenya are aware of short-term climate changes; most of them have noticed an increase in temperatures with some taki ...
Likely Impacts on New Zealand Agriculture
... expected to increase faster in the North Island than in the South Island, and faster in winter than in summer. The difference in average rainfall between western and eastern parts of New Zealand is expected to become stronger, with rainfall likely to increase in the west of the country and decrease ...
... expected to increase faster in the North Island than in the South Island, and faster in winter than in summer. The difference in average rainfall between western and eastern parts of New Zealand is expected to become stronger, with rainfall likely to increase in the west of the country and decrease ...
Global warming induced hybrid rainy seasons in the Sahel
... planting and during the flowering phase of rain-fed crops are the key hazards that determine the failure of rain-fed farming systems [6, 13, 14]. The soil moisture deficits added to low soil fertility, high temperatures and evaporation rates increase the rate of agroclimatic risks inherent to seasonal ...
... planting and during the flowering phase of rain-fed crops are the key hazards that determine the failure of rain-fed farming systems [6, 13, 14]. The soil moisture deficits added to low soil fertility, high temperatures and evaporation rates increase the rate of agroclimatic risks inherent to seasonal ...
Insights and responses from respondents on what
... affecting people in their communities shows, impact on and balance between health, water and food shortage not as clear until 26th Sept Show. How climate change is affecting people in community? (n=100) Poor harvests/crop failure ...
... affecting people in their communities shows, impact on and balance between health, water and food shortage not as clear until 26th Sept Show. How climate change is affecting people in community? (n=100) Poor harvests/crop failure ...
connell_ukcip - Global Change System for Analysis, Research
... Time horizons: • 2020s, 2050s most commonly used ...
... Time horizons: • 2020s, 2050s most commonly used ...
Climate Change and Agricultural Production
... where optimal temperatures already occur, or it may expand to cool, temperate environments where wheat does not yet grow.11 Many insects and mites affecting some crops may increase due to increasing temperatures and atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean ...
... where optimal temperatures already occur, or it may expand to cool, temperate environments where wheat does not yet grow.11 Many insects and mites affecting some crops may increase due to increasing temperatures and atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean ...
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... their daily lives. Second, concerns related to searching for work, etc, are probably perceived as more pressing and urgent, especially in view of the severe economic difficulties the world is currently experiencing. The impression of the consequences of global recession on their future appears signi ...
... their daily lives. Second, concerns related to searching for work, etc, are probably perceived as more pressing and urgent, especially in view of the severe economic difficulties the world is currently experiencing. The impression of the consequences of global recession on their future appears signi ...
flying blind: navigating climate change without the
... research is assisting farmers with technologies and tools to manage during periods of drought (CSIRO 2016d). CSIRO and partner organisation are also working to understand the complexities of climate variability, climate change and drought in eastern Australia so that industry and local communities c ...
... research is assisting farmers with technologies and tools to manage during periods of drought (CSIRO 2016d). CSIRO and partner organisation are also working to understand the complexities of climate variability, climate change and drought in eastern Australia so that industry and local communities c ...
East Riding of Yorkshire Council Climate Change Strategy
... priorities for spatial planning and economic growth within the region. This strategy is designed to reflect these priorities. The ‘Climate Change Plan’ for Yorkshire and the Humber demonstrates the principles for regional and local leaders, and for decision makers in all sectors, of what we require ...
... priorities for spatial planning and economic growth within the region. This strategy is designed to reflect these priorities. The ‘Climate Change Plan’ for Yorkshire and the Humber demonstrates the principles for regional and local leaders, and for decision makers in all sectors, of what we require ...
The Cultural Politics of Climate Change: Interactions in the Spaces
... climate, carbon-based business and industry interests and ENGOs grappled for their particular discursive and material ‘locations’ from which to address climate challenges. Many of the struggles to represent climate change in the 1980s and 1990s were dominated by carbon-based energy businesses and EN ...
... climate, carbon-based business and industry interests and ENGOs grappled for their particular discursive and material ‘locations’ from which to address climate challenges. Many of the struggles to represent climate change in the 1980s and 1990s were dominated by carbon-based energy businesses and EN ...
Interpretation of Climate Change Scenarios
... GCM climate data downscaling methods are ranked under two major categories: dynamical and statistical. Dynamical downscaling consists in extracting high-resolution climate data from lower-resolution GCMs (CCCSNc). This technique, associated with Regional Climate Models (RCM), which are introduced in ...
... GCM climate data downscaling methods are ranked under two major categories: dynamical and statistical. Dynamical downscaling consists in extracting high-resolution climate data from lower-resolution GCMs (CCCSNc). This technique, associated with Regional Climate Models (RCM), which are introduced in ...
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... altered production possibilities that will also dictate the extent and nature of economic impacts. Not all studies of climate change impacts have consistent findings, in part due to the climate scenarios they consider and the types of modeling assumptions and methodologies and time frames they emplo ...
... altered production possibilities that will also dictate the extent and nature of economic impacts. Not all studies of climate change impacts have consistent findings, in part due to the climate scenarios they consider and the types of modeling assumptions and methodologies and time frames they emplo ...
Cooperative Federalism and Climate Change
... Second, the Clean Air Act (CAA) has long balanced the needs of auto producing and auto consuming states. Instead of across-the-board preemption, the CAA allows California — and states that decide to follow California’s lead by adopting the same rules — to develop more stringent controls for mobile s ...
... Second, the Clean Air Act (CAA) has long balanced the needs of auto producing and auto consuming states. Instead of across-the-board preemption, the CAA allows California — and states that decide to follow California’s lead by adopting the same rules — to develop more stringent controls for mobile s ...