White Paper on the contribution of the GFCS to Agenda 2030
... resources, however climate and weather influence is more significant. The most important impacts of climate variability and change are brought about through the hydrological cycle: for example floods are the most widespread of natural disasters and droughts represent one of the greatest threats to f ...
... resources, however climate and weather influence is more significant. The most important impacts of climate variability and change are brought about through the hydrological cycle: for example floods are the most widespread of natural disasters and droughts represent one of the greatest threats to f ...
Why Regulation of Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act`s
... GHGs.30 The EPA then promulgated the Tailoring Rule, which set up standards for application of the PSD and Title V programs to GHGs.31 The United States federal government addressed climate change again when in President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, released in June 2013, the Administration laid ou ...
... GHGs.30 The EPA then promulgated the Tailoring Rule, which set up standards for application of the PSD and Title V programs to GHGs.31 The United States federal government addressed climate change again when in President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, released in June 2013, the Administration laid ou ...
Regional: Glacial Melt and Downstream Impacts on Indus
... climate change in managing the water resources of the basin. Results have been therefore divided into two categories: • Constraints. These included the following elements: (i) a scarcity of critical mass of automatic weather and hydrological stations in glacial areas, (ii) a lack of basin-wide and ...
... climate change in managing the water resources of the basin. Results have been therefore divided into two categories: • Constraints. These included the following elements: (i) a scarcity of critical mass of automatic weather and hydrological stations in glacial areas, (ii) a lack of basin-wide and ...
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... space‖ for human society, which is defined by multiple biophysical ―boundaries‖ in the Earth system that span climate change, biogeochemical cycles, land and water use and chemical pollution. Pushing the Earth system beyond these boundaries jeopardizes the sustainability of valued ecosystem goods an ...
... space‖ for human society, which is defined by multiple biophysical ―boundaries‖ in the Earth system that span climate change, biogeochemical cycles, land and water use and chemical pollution. Pushing the Earth system beyond these boundaries jeopardizes the sustainability of valued ecosystem goods an ...
Argentina - Met Office
... cited supporting literature, were mostly based on global studies. This was to ensure consistency, whilst recognising that this might not always provide enough focus on impacts of most relevance to a particular country. Although time available for the project was short, generally all the material ava ...
... cited supporting literature, were mostly based on global studies. This was to ensure consistency, whilst recognising that this might not always provide enough focus on impacts of most relevance to a particular country. Although time available for the project was short, generally all the material ava ...
a Climate of Conflict
... situation can be made safe solely by reducing carbon emissions worldwide and mitigating climate change. Those measures are essential but their effects will only be felt with time. What is required now is for states and communities to adapt to handle the challenges of climate change. Adaptation In mo ...
... situation can be made safe solely by reducing carbon emissions worldwide and mitigating climate change. Those measures are essential but their effects will only be felt with time. What is required now is for states and communities to adapt to handle the challenges of climate change. Adaptation In mo ...
Technical Summary - Climate Change 2013
... Where appropriate, findings are also formulated as statements of fact without using uncertainty qualifiers (see Chapter 1 and Box TS.1 for more details). The Technical Summary is structured into four main sections presenting the assessment results following the storyline of the WGI contribution to A ...
... Where appropriate, findings are also formulated as statements of fact without using uncertainty qualifiers (see Chapter 1 and Box TS.1 for more details). The Technical Summary is structured into four main sections presenting the assessment results following the storyline of the WGI contribution to A ...
Blue Jeans, Chewing Gum, and Climate Change Litigation
... claims brought by governments in their role as quasi-sovereigns, on behalf of the citizenry, for an illegal interference with a public interest. Europe, on the other hand, uses a predominantly civil law-based system that relies heavily on legal code provisions and considers case law precedent of sec ...
... claims brought by governments in their role as quasi-sovereigns, on behalf of the citizenry, for an illegal interference with a public interest. Europe, on the other hand, uses a predominantly civil law-based system that relies heavily on legal code provisions and considers case law precedent of sec ...
Modeling dynamics of tundra plant communities on the Yamal
... decreased cover of mosses and lichens, however individual studies show that the responses differed among sites (Henry and Molau 1997, Arft et al 1999, Walker et al 2006). Grazing exists in most ecosystems and, with concomitant trampling, constitutes a regular disturbance regime to which some plants ...
... decreased cover of mosses and lichens, however individual studies show that the responses differed among sites (Henry and Molau 1997, Arft et al 1999, Walker et al 2006). Grazing exists in most ecosystems and, with concomitant trampling, constitutes a regular disturbance regime to which some plants ...
Combating Climate Change - The German Adaptation Strategy
... new opportunities, while others will be confronted with serious challenges. Accordingly, the adaptation measures must be different in different places. people on the spot often know best what is good for their specific case; in such cases the federal level can play a largely supporting role. The Fed ...
... new opportunities, while others will be confronted with serious challenges. Accordingly, the adaptation measures must be different in different places. people on the spot often know best what is good for their specific case; in such cases the federal level can play a largely supporting role. The Fed ...
Contrasting the direct radiative effect and direct radiative forcing of
... Climate feedbacks can also drive changes in natural aerosols; for example, rising carbonaceous aerosol emissions associated with enhanced fire activity (Spracklen et al., 2009; Westerling et al., 2006), the impacts of CO2 fertilization on aerosol precursor emissions (Heald et al., 2009), increases i ...
... Climate feedbacks can also drive changes in natural aerosols; for example, rising carbonaceous aerosol emissions associated with enhanced fire activity (Spracklen et al., 2009; Westerling et al., 2006), the impacts of CO2 fertilization on aerosol precursor emissions (Heald et al., 2009), increases i ...
EuTRACE - IASS Potsdam
... The project EuTRACE (European Transdisciplinary Assessment of Climate Engineering) was funded from June 2012 through September 2014 by the EU as a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) in the 7th Framework Programme (FP7). EuTRACE brought together a consortium of 14 partner institutions that worked ...
... The project EuTRACE (European Transdisciplinary Assessment of Climate Engineering) was funded from June 2012 through September 2014 by the EU as a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) in the 7th Framework Programme (FP7). EuTRACE brought together a consortium of 14 partner institutions that worked ...
Chapter 14 Environmental Hazards and Human Health
... Driscoll, Charles T., et al. 2001. "Acidic Deposition in the United States: Sources and Inputs, Ecosystem Effects, and Management Strategies." BioScience, vol. 51, no. 3, 180. Driscoll, Charles. T., et al. 2001. Acid Rain Revisited. Woodstock, N.H.: Hubbard Brook Research Foundation. http://ceinfo.o ...
... Driscoll, Charles T., et al. 2001. "Acidic Deposition in the United States: Sources and Inputs, Ecosystem Effects, and Management Strategies." BioScience, vol. 51, no. 3, 180. Driscoll, Charles. T., et al. 2001. Acid Rain Revisited. Woodstock, N.H.: Hubbard Brook Research Foundation. http://ceinfo.o ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – Cenchrus
... modified from Lawson et al. (2004) and can be found at http://data.csiro.au............................................................... 6 Figure 4. NRM regions and projected distribution of buffel grass in Australia as indicated by the CLIMEX Ecoclimatic Index (EI) using CSIRO Mk3 projections for ...
... modified from Lawson et al. (2004) and can be found at http://data.csiro.au............................................................... 6 Figure 4. NRM regions and projected distribution of buffel grass in Australia as indicated by the CLIMEX Ecoclimatic Index (EI) using CSIRO Mk3 projections for ...
How to engage with National Adaptation Plans Guidance for National Red Cross and
... the Red Cross Red Crescent? Through their work with local communities, National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies today are increasingly confronted with rising weather variability and an ever increasing number of both small-scale and extreme weather events. While National Red Cross and Red Cresce ...
... the Red Cross Red Crescent? Through their work with local communities, National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies today are increasingly confronted with rising weather variability and an ever increasing number of both small-scale and extreme weather events. While National Red Cross and Red Cresce ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – Cenchrus
... modified from Lawson et al. (2004) and can be found at http://data.csiro.au............................................................... 6 Figure 4. NRM regions and projected distribution of buffel grass in Australia as indicated by the CLIMEX Ecoclimatic Index (EI) using CSIRO Mk3 projections for ...
... modified from Lawson et al. (2004) and can be found at http://data.csiro.au............................................................... 6 Figure 4. NRM regions and projected distribution of buffel grass in Australia as indicated by the CLIMEX Ecoclimatic Index (EI) using CSIRO Mk3 projections for ...
IPCC 5: Synthesis - Summary
... Adaptation can reduce the risks of climate change impacts, but there are limits to its effectiveness, especially with greater magnitudes and rates of climate change. Taking a longer-term perspective, in the context of sustainable development, increases the likelihood that more immediate adaptation a ...
... Adaptation can reduce the risks of climate change impacts, but there are limits to its effectiveness, especially with greater magnitudes and rates of climate change. Taking a longer-term perspective, in the context of sustainable development, increases the likelihood that more immediate adaptation a ...
DECC Adaptation Strategy for Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity
... The climate is a dynamic system, encompassing a variety of natural processes and cycles that operate over many spatial and temporal scales. However, it is very likely that humans are having a direct impact on the global climate system and are magnifying natural processes, in particular through burni ...
... The climate is a dynamic system, encompassing a variety of natural processes and cycles that operate over many spatial and temporal scales. However, it is very likely that humans are having a direct impact on the global climate system and are magnifying natural processes, in particular through burni ...
Climate change and forced migration
... climate processes such as sea-level rise, salinisation of agricultural land, desertification and growing water scarcity, and climate events such as flooding, storms and glacial lake outburst floods. But non-climate drivers, such as government policy, population growth and community-level resilience ...
... climate processes such as sea-level rise, salinisation of agricultural land, desertification and growing water scarcity, and climate events such as flooding, storms and glacial lake outburst floods. But non-climate drivers, such as government policy, population growth and community-level resilience ...
Climate Change Futures: Health, Ecological and Economic
... Climate is the context for life on earth. Global climate change and the ripples of that change will affect every aspect of life, from municipal budgets for snowplowing to the spread of disease. Climate is already changing, and quite rapidly. With rare unanimity, the scientific community warns of mor ...
... Climate is the context for life on earth. Global climate change and the ripples of that change will affect every aspect of life, from municipal budgets for snowplowing to the spread of disease. Climate is already changing, and quite rapidly. With rare unanimity, the scientific community warns of mor ...
Air Quality and Climate Connections - Lamont
... natural sources. Together, these processes shape distributions and extreme episodes of O3 and PM. Global modeling indicates that as air pollution programs reduce SO2 to meet health and other air quality goals, near-term warming accelerates due to “unmasking” of warming induced by rising CO2. Air pol ...
... natural sources. Together, these processes shape distributions and extreme episodes of O3 and PM. Global modeling indicates that as air pollution programs reduce SO2 to meet health and other air quality goals, near-term warming accelerates due to “unmasking” of warming induced by rising CO2. Air pol ...
MODELING THE EMISSIONS OF NITROUS OXIDE ) FROM THE (N
... atmosphere and to explore the feedbacks between climate and the N2 0 and CH 4 cycles. A process-oriented global model for soil N2 0 emissions and a more empirically based global model for wetland CH 4 emissions have been developed to address these goals. These emission models are capable of quantify ...
... atmosphere and to explore the feedbacks between climate and the N2 0 and CH 4 cycles. A process-oriented global model for soil N2 0 emissions and a more empirically based global model for wetland CH 4 emissions have been developed to address these goals. These emission models are capable of quantify ...
Utilization of Science-Based Information on Climate Change in
... Technology and Public Policy at Texas A&M University ("Utilization of Science-based Information on Climate Change in Decision Making and the Public Policy Process," NA03OAR4310164) exploring several aspects of this vital link between science and decision making. The overall objective of the first ph ...
... Technology and Public Policy at Texas A&M University ("Utilization of Science-based Information on Climate Change in Decision Making and the Public Policy Process," NA03OAR4310164) exploring several aspects of this vital link between science and decision making. The overall objective of the first ph ...