Independent effects of warming and nitrogen addition on plant
... will alter the sensitivity of plant phenology to climate warming. To our knowledge, little effort has been made to examine the effects of an interaction between warming and N addition on plant phenology (Cleland et al., 2006; Lupi et al., 2012; Smith et al., 2012). In an annual grassland in North Am ...
... will alter the sensitivity of plant phenology to climate warming. To our knowledge, little effort has been made to examine the effects of an interaction between warming and N addition on plant phenology (Cleland et al., 2006; Lupi et al., 2012; Smith et al., 2012). In an annual grassland in North Am ...
Climate-smart agriculture: The emporor`s new clothes?
... system in a climate-constrained world, namely: productivity, mitigation and resilience. Underpinning these dimensions allows us to outline CIDSE’s overall vision of food and nutrition security which can truly address the three pillars on which ‘climate-smart agriculture’ is intended to be based. In ...
... system in a climate-constrained world, namely: productivity, mitigation and resilience. Underpinning these dimensions allows us to outline CIDSE’s overall vision of food and nutrition security which can truly address the three pillars on which ‘climate-smart agriculture’ is intended to be based. In ...
Observational evidence for human impact on aerosol cloud
... decrease in the mean annual surface global solar radiation between 1964 and 1990 under completely overcast skies. This result can be potentially explained by an increase in cloud optical thickness, changing cloud types, or by human impact on aerosol cloud-mediated processes. The collapse of the East ...
... decrease in the mean annual surface global solar radiation between 1964 and 1990 under completely overcast skies. This result can be potentially explained by an increase in cloud optical thickness, changing cloud types, or by human impact on aerosol cloud-mediated processes. The collapse of the East ...
Fourth Carbon Budget Review – part 2
... We concluded that there had been no significant change in relation to these issues since we provided our original advice in December 2010. Based on those criteria, therefore, there is no legal or economic basis for a change in the budget at this time. We now come to the second part of our advice. Th ...
... We concluded that there had been no significant change in relation to these issues since we provided our original advice in December 2010. Based on those criteria, therefore, there is no legal or economic basis for a change in the budget at this time. We now come to the second part of our advice. Th ...
Climate Change in the Caribbean and the Challenge of Adaptation
... As confirmation of the conclusion, eleven of the twelve years (1995 – 2006) rank among the warmest years in the instrumental record of global surface temperature5 (since 1850). The total temperature increase between 1850–1899 and 2001–2005 reached 0.76°C. The temperature of the world’s oceans has al ...
... As confirmation of the conclusion, eleven of the twelve years (1995 – 2006) rank among the warmest years in the instrumental record of global surface temperature5 (since 1850). The total temperature increase between 1850–1899 and 2001–2005 reached 0.76°C. The temperature of the world’s oceans has al ...
Soil erosion and climate change: the transect approach and the
... climate on key-geomorphological process–pattern relationships that characterise different locations along the transect; and secondly, to obtain a better insight into the possible impact of climate change on ecosystem degradation. The paper begins by considering the possible methodological approaches ...
... climate on key-geomorphological process–pattern relationships that characterise different locations along the transect; and secondly, to obtain a better insight into the possible impact of climate change on ecosystem degradation. The paper begins by considering the possible methodological approaches ...
Simulating the Impact of Climate Change on Rice
... of the number and maximum growth rate of spikelets. The number of spikelets at flowering is calculated from the total biomass accumulated from panicle initiation until first flowering (Kropff et al. 1994). In ORYZA2000, the rate of grain growth from panicle initiation to 50% flowering is tracked, an ...
... of the number and maximum growth rate of spikelets. The number of spikelets at flowering is calculated from the total biomass accumulated from panicle initiation until first flowering (Kropff et al. 1994). In ORYZA2000, the rate of grain growth from panicle initiation to 50% flowering is tracked, an ...
Ireland in a Warmer World
... considered in Chapter 9. The simulations show an increase of about 10% in available wind power in future winter months in the middle of the century and a decrease of a comparable magnitude in the summer months. Increasing the horizontal resolution of the downscaling grid has a positive impact on the ...
... considered in Chapter 9. The simulations show an increase of about 10% in available wind power in future winter months in the middle of the century and a decrease of a comparable magnitude in the summer months. Increasing the horizontal resolution of the downscaling grid has a positive impact on the ...
Trophic amplification of climate warming
... Ecosystems can alternate suddenly between contrasting persistent states due to internal processes or external drivers. It is important to understand the mechanisms by which these shifts occur, especially in exploited ecosystems. There have been several abrupt marine ecosystem shifts attributed eithe ...
... Ecosystems can alternate suddenly between contrasting persistent states due to internal processes or external drivers. It is important to understand the mechanisms by which these shifts occur, especially in exploited ecosystems. There have been several abrupt marine ecosystem shifts attributed eithe ...
Protecting People Crossing Borders in the Context of
... where affected persons were already vulnerable before the storm and their capacity to cope was particularly low at the same time. In such situations, the occurrence of large-scale displacement will be more likely than in a situation where the resilience of people and their capacity to withstand the ...
... where affected persons were already vulnerable before the storm and their capacity to cope was particularly low at the same time. In such situations, the occurrence of large-scale displacement will be more likely than in a situation where the resilience of people and their capacity to withstand the ...
Brunei Darussalam INDC
... The Government of Brunei Darussalam also recognises the need for a more balanced economy; identifying growth areas in the country to promote the development of other sectors in addition to energy. These include the financial and service industries, which will diversify the economy to ensure future e ...
... The Government of Brunei Darussalam also recognises the need for a more balanced economy; identifying growth areas in the country to promote the development of other sectors in addition to energy. These include the financial and service industries, which will diversify the economy to ensure future e ...
ecosystem-based adaptation - Fundação Grupo Boticário de
... 2.1. Panorama of climate change Studies on climate change have shown, with increasing clarity, the warming of the global system, which can be evidenced based on changes such as the warming of the atmosphere and the oceans and the increase in sealevel, among other changes already observed (PBMC, 2015 ...
... 2.1. Panorama of climate change Studies on climate change have shown, with increasing clarity, the warming of the global system, which can be evidenced based on changes such as the warming of the atmosphere and the oceans and the increase in sealevel, among other changes already observed (PBMC, 2015 ...
Co-management institutions, knowledge, and learning: Adapting to
... Having been identified and explicitly mentioned in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, vulnerability has become a central concept in climate change and adaptation (Smit and Wandel 2006). This concept, however, has long been used in natural hazards and disaster research where i ...
... Having been identified and explicitly mentioned in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, vulnerability has become a central concept in climate change and adaptation (Smit and Wandel 2006). This concept, however, has long been used in natural hazards and disaster research where i ...
Natural territory, urban growth and climate change in the Parana
... river in the world that flows into another river (Consejo Federal de Inversiones, 1962) and it is the most important river of La Plata basin (Paraná sub-basin represents 48% of the total surface of the basin). In the river mouth, the Parana joins the Uruguay River forming the 250 km-long Rio de la P ...
... river in the world that flows into another river (Consejo Federal de Inversiones, 1962) and it is the most important river of La Plata basin (Paraná sub-basin represents 48% of the total surface of the basin). In the river mouth, the Parana joins the Uruguay River forming the 250 km-long Rio de la P ...
Eco-environmental degradation in the northeastern margin of the
... all catchment regions, and declined thereafter. Tao River had the largest decrease, and a relatively lower decrease occurred in the other regions, including Daxia River region (Fig. 5). The reason for the sharp decrease in the Tao River watershed is because more grassland was cultivated to cropland ...
... all catchment regions, and declined thereafter. Tao River had the largest decrease, and a relatively lower decrease occurred in the other regions, including Daxia River region (Fig. 5). The reason for the sharp decrease in the Tao River watershed is because more grassland was cultivated to cropland ...
DRAFT Climate Change TM
... Tulaczyk 2005, CCSP 2008), and wildfires are becoming more frequent, longer, and more widespread (CCSP 2008). As the climate warms, the Sierra Nevada’s snowpack (a primary storage mechanism for California’s water supply) is anticipated to continue to shrink. Based on simulations conducted to date, S ...
... Tulaczyk 2005, CCSP 2008), and wildfires are becoming more frequent, longer, and more widespread (CCSP 2008). As the climate warms, the Sierra Nevada’s snowpack (a primary storage mechanism for California’s water supply) is anticipated to continue to shrink. Based on simulations conducted to date, S ...
Civil Society Guide to Healthy Rivers and Climate
... is a portion of land drained by rivers and tributaries. Runoff: Water that is not absorbed into the ground but instead flows across the land and eventually runs into streams and rivers. Sensitivity: Sensitivity is the degree to which a system is affected, either positively or negatively, by certain ...
... is a portion of land drained by rivers and tributaries. Runoff: Water that is not absorbed into the ground but instead flows across the land and eventually runs into streams and rivers. Sensitivity: Sensitivity is the degree to which a system is affected, either positively or negatively, by certain ...
Framing Global Catastrophic Risk – Recent and Future Research 1
... catastrophic areas linked with recent studies. In many movies and TV shows, we can see our civilization collapse in various ways: Gigantic asteroids hit the earth and obliterate all life, nuclear wars emerge, artificial intelligence evolves and starts wars with humans, pandemics spread, and other ki ...
... catastrophic areas linked with recent studies. In many movies and TV shows, we can see our civilization collapse in various ways: Gigantic asteroids hit the earth and obliterate all life, nuclear wars emerge, artificial intelligence evolves and starts wars with humans, pandemics spread, and other ki ...
An Analysis of the Dismal Theorem - Yale Economics
... The intuition behind these results is straightforward: The Dismal Theorem holds if the distribution is not only fat tailed but very fait tailed (meaning that k is small), or if the utility function shows not only risk aversion but very high riskaversion (meaning that α is large). While this example ...
... The intuition behind these results is straightforward: The Dismal Theorem holds if the distribution is not only fat tailed but very fait tailed (meaning that k is small), or if the utility function shows not only risk aversion but very high riskaversion (meaning that α is large). While this example ...
The global status of CCS 2015: summary report
... In December, world leaders will gather in Paris to conclude a new global climate deal. The European Union (EU) is committed to ensuring the adoption of a legally binding, ambitious and fair international agreement applicable to all and capable of keeping the world on track to limit the global temper ...
... In December, world leaders will gather in Paris to conclude a new global climate deal. The European Union (EU) is committed to ensuring the adoption of a legally binding, ambitious and fair international agreement applicable to all and capable of keeping the world on track to limit the global temper ...
Climate Change and Poverty—An Analytical Framework
... communities, 44% cite “drought, irrigation failure, or crop disease” as one of the reasons for their income losses. “All else being the same, the odds of a non-poor household falling into poverty increase more than 15 times when drought is a significant feature of its event history” (Krishna, 2006). ...
... communities, 44% cite “drought, irrigation failure, or crop disease” as one of the reasons for their income losses. “All else being the same, the odds of a non-poor household falling into poverty increase more than 15 times when drought is a significant feature of its event history” (Krishna, 2006). ...