Cultural Heritage
... cultural heritage has increased and its vulnerability to the harmful effects of climate change, pollution, natural and man-made disasters, neglect, vandalism and tourism become more evident. Changing landscapes, deforestation and coastal erosion due to increasing urbanisation also take their toll. T ...
... cultural heritage has increased and its vulnerability to the harmful effects of climate change, pollution, natural and man-made disasters, neglect, vandalism and tourism become more evident. Changing landscapes, deforestation and coastal erosion due to increasing urbanisation also take their toll. T ...
Vulnerability and resilience: Coalescing or
... 2006 on the need for such assessments). 3. Vulnerability and resilience in sustainability science If vulnerability and resilience research had not existed previous to the rise of sustainability science, some version of them would likely have emerged, given the explicit goal of societal outreach or ‘ ...
... 2006 on the need for such assessments). 3. Vulnerability and resilience in sustainability science If vulnerability and resilience research had not existed previous to the rise of sustainability science, some version of them would likely have emerged, given the explicit goal of societal outreach or ‘ ...
Decision-support tools for climate change mitigation planning
... design that pollutes less, along its entire life cycle), or to invest in innovative technologies. Similarly, life-cycle analysis can help decision makers to identify the advantages of different processing methods, based on ...
... design that pollutes less, along its entire life cycle), or to invest in innovative technologies. Similarly, life-cycle analysis can help decision makers to identify the advantages of different processing methods, based on ...
Retreating Glaciers and Advancing Concepts: Considering
... changing environment. Adaptation to climate change refers to adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities. Various types of adaptation can be distinguished, including anticipatory ...
... changing environment. Adaptation to climate change refers to adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities. Various types of adaptation can be distinguished, including anticipatory ...
Regenerative Organic Agriculture and Climate Change
... Regenerative Organic Agriculture and Climate Change A Down-to-Earth Solution to Global Warming Solving the long-term climate equation means getting to a zero carbon economy devoid of fossil fuels. It is widely acknowledged that we are not going to arrive at a new low-carbon economy any time soon; t ...
... Regenerative Organic Agriculture and Climate Change A Down-to-Earth Solution to Global Warming Solving the long-term climate equation means getting to a zero carbon economy devoid of fossil fuels. It is widely acknowledged that we are not going to arrive at a new low-carbon economy any time soon; t ...
Anchoring amid uncertainty - Personal Page: Prof. Dr. Jeroen van
... problem date from the seventies. Climate research, and especially climate modelling, has expanded enormously during the last few decades. Consequently, successive assessments have had to deal with new insights, theories and data. This history, and the prevalence of large scientific and epistemologic ...
... problem date from the seventies. Climate research, and especially climate modelling, has expanded enormously during the last few decades. Consequently, successive assessments have had to deal with new insights, theories and data. This history, and the prevalence of large scientific and epistemologic ...
Climate Change: Addressing the Impact for Human Security
... As a rule, wealthier countries and individuals will be better able to adapt to the ...
... As a rule, wealthier countries and individuals will be better able to adapt to the ...
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... production process is polluting: every period t a ow of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, denoted by Et , is released into the atmosphere. Emissions cause deterioration of the natural environment and global temperature increase, leading to a random occurrence of natural disasters. We assume that the ...
... production process is polluting: every period t a ow of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, denoted by Et , is released into the atmosphere. Emissions cause deterioration of the natural environment and global temperature increase, leading to a random occurrence of natural disasters. We assume that the ...
Roadmap for a climate resilient Romania
... national, regional, and local scale (Dutch Delta Programme as an example) – Goverment decision – Climate Commissioner (or Minister of Environment responsible on behalf of the government) – Multi-ministries, cities and stakeholder Task Force and CCA Bureau – Climate Act – Climate Fund – Major Romania ...
... national, regional, and local scale (Dutch Delta Programme as an example) – Goverment decision – Climate Commissioner (or Minister of Environment responsible on behalf of the government) – Multi-ministries, cities and stakeholder Task Force and CCA Bureau – Climate Act – Climate Fund – Major Romania ...
Aalborg Universitet Towards a New Paradigm
... energy consumption, whilst heating has been considerably reduced. At the same time, climate change scenarios show that cooling demand will grow in buildings, whilst heat demand can be expected to fall in the future. The aim of this paper is therefore to develop a new paradigm for zero-energy archite ...
... energy consumption, whilst heating has been considerably reduced. At the same time, climate change scenarios show that cooling demand will grow in buildings, whilst heat demand can be expected to fall in the future. The aim of this paper is therefore to develop a new paradigm for zero-energy archite ...
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... outputs and compare them with those obtained from satellite observations and reanalysis data. The potential impacts of the resulting discrepancies on the radiative balance and global temperatures are then assessed using a radiative balance model. Specifically, we consider the cloud coverage, whose d ...
... outputs and compare them with those obtained from satellite observations and reanalysis data. The potential impacts of the resulting discrepancies on the radiative balance and global temperatures are then assessed using a radiative balance model. Specifically, we consider the cloud coverage, whose d ...
Mesoamerica and and the Caribbean regional assessment
... needs such as food, water and fresh air. But the region is also vulnerable to natural hazards such as hurricanes, tropical storms, floods, droughts, frosts, landslides, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. These are frequent occurrences throughout the year. On many occasions, physical, economic and s ...
... needs such as food, water and fresh air. But the region is also vulnerable to natural hazards such as hurricanes, tropical storms, floods, droughts, frosts, landslides, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. These are frequent occurrences throughout the year. On many occasions, physical, economic and s ...
Climate and wildfires in the North American boreal forest
... blocking highs over the continent at different time scales. Changes in these teleconnections may be caused by the current global warming. Thus, an increase in temperature alone need not be associated with an increase in area burned in the North American boreal forest. Since the end of the Little Ice ...
... blocking highs over the continent at different time scales. Changes in these teleconnections may be caused by the current global warming. Thus, an increase in temperature alone need not be associated with an increase in area burned in the North American boreal forest. Since the end of the Little Ice ...
IPCC report
... Climate change will affect different energy sources and technologies differently, depending on the resources (water flow, wind, insolation), the technological processes (cooling), or the locations (coastal regions, floodplains) involved (robust evidence, high agreement). Gradual changes in various c ...
... Climate change will affect different energy sources and technologies differently, depending on the resources (water flow, wind, insolation), the technological processes (cooling), or the locations (coastal regions, floodplains) involved (robust evidence, high agreement). Gradual changes in various c ...
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... The consequences of global climate change are predicted to be especially pronounced in the Arctic (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 1990; 1998); expected consequences include temperatures elevated by several degrees and increases in cloudiness and precipitation. In various field experiment ...
... The consequences of global climate change are predicted to be especially pronounced in the Arctic (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 1990; 1998); expected consequences include temperatures elevated by several degrees and increases in cloudiness and precipitation. In various field experiment ...
Climate change vulnerability and resilience: Conceptual
... and economy have developed and thrived. These parameters include global mean surface temperature, sea-level rise, ocean and ice sheet dynamics, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic events. There is a significant risk that many of the trends will accelerate, leading to an increasing risk of abru ...
... and economy have developed and thrived. These parameters include global mean surface temperature, sea-level rise, ocean and ice sheet dynamics, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic events. There is a significant risk that many of the trends will accelerate, leading to an increasing risk of abru ...
ities` action on climate change in South West England.
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ...
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ...
Future Climate Change, Sea-level riSe, and OCean aCidiFiCatiOn
... The culture, subsistence, and welfare of tropical Pacific Island Nation people are all in some way tied to their proximate fishery resources. Many of these fisheries are already under considerable stress and duress due to human practices such as overfishing, pollution and runoff, habitat destruction ...
... The culture, subsistence, and welfare of tropical Pacific Island Nation people are all in some way tied to their proximate fishery resources. Many of these fisheries are already under considerable stress and duress due to human practices such as overfishing, pollution and runoff, habitat destruction ...
2015 Pennsylvania Climate Impacts Assessment Update
... statistical techniques, and the most recent suite of global and regional climate model simulations. The findings are largely similar to those of the 2009 Report and 2013 Update. Pennsylvania has undergone a long-term warming of more than 1 °C (1.8°F) over the past 110 years, interrupted by a brief c ...
... statistical techniques, and the most recent suite of global and regional climate model simulations. The findings are largely similar to those of the 2009 Report and 2013 Update. Pennsylvania has undergone a long-term warming of more than 1 °C (1.8°F) over the past 110 years, interrupted by a brief c ...
Technical Change and the Marginal Cost of Abatement∗
... technologies that pivot the cost curve to the right tend to decrease in MPS. Yet the empirical basis for this aspect of technical change–how it effects marginal abatement costs–has been largely ignored in the construction of these models. This paper addresses the treatment of technical change in the ...
... technologies that pivot the cost curve to the right tend to decrease in MPS. Yet the empirical basis for this aspect of technical change–how it effects marginal abatement costs–has been largely ignored in the construction of these models. This paper addresses the treatment of technical change in the ...
Welcome to Presentation on
... The tools and techniques used for DRR such as hazard, risk and vulnerability analysis, risk assessment and monitoring, risk mitigation, early warning systems need to be integrated with CCA strategies in the important sectors like water, agriculture, human health, food security, urban developm ...
... The tools and techniques used for DRR such as hazard, risk and vulnerability analysis, risk assessment and monitoring, risk mitigation, early warning systems need to be integrated with CCA strategies in the important sectors like water, agriculture, human health, food security, urban developm ...
Gaziantep Climate Change Action Plan Executive Summary
... continental and the Mediterranean climates, having long, hot and dry summers. Gaziantep’s agriculture has irrigation extensive products, which is what makes this sector significantly vulnerable to water cycle changes. This potential situation is a real threat for the economy, especially for the agri ...
... continental and the Mediterranean climates, having long, hot and dry summers. Gaziantep’s agriculture has irrigation extensive products, which is what makes this sector significantly vulnerable to water cycle changes. This potential situation is a real threat for the economy, especially for the agri ...
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... are called autonomous adaptations, mostly referring to the coping measures of individual farmers and other stakeholders in farming activities [13]. Changes in practices at the farm level are of elementary importance in effective agricultural adaptation to climate change [14]. Therefore, the adaptati ...
... are called autonomous adaptations, mostly referring to the coping measures of individual farmers and other stakeholders in farming activities [13]. Changes in practices at the farm level are of elementary importance in effective agricultural adaptation to climate change [14]. Therefore, the adaptati ...