Global Warming and Science
... Fig. 6. Climate reconstructions over the last two centuries [SIC : millennia]. Medieval warm period missing – Little Ice Age ??? ...
... Fig. 6. Climate reconstructions over the last two centuries [SIC : millennia]. Medieval warm period missing – Little Ice Age ??? ...
Polish National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change
... and investment plans, just like it is the case of macroeconomic or geopolitical risks. In the light of the above conditions, the Polish government began work on SPA 2020 in order to avoid costs resulting from the adaptation inactions and to reduce social and economic risks associated with climate ch ...
... and investment plans, just like it is the case of macroeconomic or geopolitical risks. In the light of the above conditions, the Polish government began work on SPA 2020 in order to avoid costs resulting from the adaptation inactions and to reduce social and economic risks associated with climate ch ...
giga-what? explaining australia`s renewable
... do not main section which is “pivotal” for limiting global 190, theare common the heathlands dry highest FFDIin values on record and (Karoly, years ago. European settlement require large of water for content further sclerophyll forests, typically occurring 2009). Following these fires thequantities ...
... do not main section which is “pivotal” for limiting global 190, theare common the heathlands dry highest FFDIin values on record and (Karoly, years ago. European settlement require large of water for content further sclerophyll forests, typically occurring 2009). Following these fires thequantities ...
Charting A New Low-Carbon Route To Development
... A Primer on Integrated Climate Change Planning for Regional Governments This Primer introduces a set of approaches to help sub-national authorities through the whole process of designing their Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP), from setting objectives and participatory arrangements for the ...
... A Primer on Integrated Climate Change Planning for Regional Governments This Primer introduces a set of approaches to help sub-national authorities through the whole process of designing their Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP), from setting objectives and participatory arrangements for the ...
Antarctic climate change and the environment
... Antarctic sea ice melts during the summer so that by autumn it covers only an area of about 3 3 106 km2. Most Antarctic sea ice is therefore first-year ice up to 1–2 m thick, with the largest area of thicker multi-year ice being over the western Weddell Sea. The Antarctic plays a central role in the ...
... Antarctic sea ice melts during the summer so that by autumn it covers only an area of about 3 3 106 km2. Most Antarctic sea ice is therefore first-year ice up to 1–2 m thick, with the largest area of thicker multi-year ice being over the western Weddell Sea. The Antarctic plays a central role in the ...
Climate Change and Biodiversity
... Some coastal, high-latitude, and high-altitude ecosystems have also been affected by changes in regional climatic factors. Climate change is projected to affect all aspects of biodiversity; however, the projected changes have to take into account the impacts from other past, present, and future huma ...
... Some coastal, high-latitude, and high-altitude ecosystems have also been affected by changes in regional climatic factors. Climate change is projected to affect all aspects of biodiversity; however, the projected changes have to take into account the impacts from other past, present, and future huma ...
English - Global Environment Facility
... Ensure the scientific and technical quality of GEF projects and programmatic approaches ...
... Ensure the scientific and technical quality of GEF projects and programmatic approaches ...
Protein efficiency per unit energy and per unit greenhouse gas
... of them related to climate change. This study examined the energy use and greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and transport to a port in Sweden (wholesale point) of 84 common food items of animal and vegetable origin. Energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for food items p ...
... of them related to climate change. This study examined the energy use and greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and transport to a port in Sweden (wholesale point) of 84 common food items of animal and vegetable origin. Energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for food items p ...
The Wegman report
... specifically during the 1990s. The MBH98 and MBH99 papers are focused on paleoclimate temperature reconstruction and conclusions therein focus on what appear to be a rapid rise in global temperature during the 1990s when compared with temperatures of the previous millennium. These conclusions genera ...
... specifically during the 1990s. The MBH98 and MBH99 papers are focused on paleoclimate temperature reconstruction and conclusions therein focus on what appear to be a rapid rise in global temperature during the 1990s when compared with temperatures of the previous millennium. These conclusions genera ...
U. S. Senate Report Over 400 Prominent Scientists Disputed Man
... quoted on Feb. 20, 2003: "About 300 years ago, a Flat Earth Society was founded by those who did not believe the world was round. That society still exists; it probably has about a dozen members." (LINK) Agence France-Press (AFP Press) article (December 4, 2007): The article noted that a prominent s ...
... quoted on Feb. 20, 2003: "About 300 years ago, a Flat Earth Society was founded by those who did not believe the world was round. That society still exists; it probably has about a dozen members." (LINK) Agence France-Press (AFP Press) article (December 4, 2007): The article noted that a prominent s ...
MIGRATION AS AN ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 1
... model is illustrated using the case of 1930s migration patterns in rural Eastern Oklahoma, which took place during a period of repeated crop failures due to drought and flooding. ...
... model is illustrated using the case of 1930s migration patterns in rural Eastern Oklahoma, which took place during a period of repeated crop failures due to drought and flooding. ...
Planning and costing agricultural adaptation to climate change in
... 1.1 The agricultural sector and its significance The Tanzanian agriculture sector accounts for 27 per cent of GDP, 30 per cent of export earnings, and 65 per cent of raw material for domestic industries (URT 2006a). The sector is predominantly rainfed crop-based, and provides a livelihood to over 80 ...
... 1.1 The agricultural sector and its significance The Tanzanian agriculture sector accounts for 27 per cent of GDP, 30 per cent of export earnings, and 65 per cent of raw material for domestic industries (URT 2006a). The sector is predominantly rainfed crop-based, and provides a livelihood to over 80 ...
User Friendly Manual of the EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT)
... equivalent that were emitted or sequestered due to project implementation as compared to a business-asusual scenario. EX-ACT is a land-based accounting system, estimating C stock changes (i.e. emissions or sinks of CO2) as well as GHG emissions per unit of land, expressed in equivalent tonnes of CO2 ...
... equivalent that were emitted or sequestered due to project implementation as compared to a business-asusual scenario. EX-ACT is a land-based accounting system, estimating C stock changes (i.e. emissions or sinks of CO2) as well as GHG emissions per unit of land, expressed in equivalent tonnes of CO2 ...
A Dielectric Omnidirectional Reflector
... (GFDL) model [S. Manabe and R. J. Stouffer, J. Clim. 9, 376 (1996)]; and the U.K. Hadley Centre model (HadCM2) [S. F. B. Tett, T. C. Johns, J. F. B. Mitchell, Clim. Dyn. 13, 303 (1997)]. For the control-run results we used the full areal coverage to define the hemispheric means. For the observed dat ...
... (GFDL) model [S. Manabe and R. J. Stouffer, J. Clim. 9, 376 (1996)]; and the U.K. Hadley Centre model (HadCM2) [S. F. B. Tett, T. C. Johns, J. F. B. Mitchell, Clim. Dyn. 13, 303 (1997)]. For the control-run results we used the full areal coverage to define the hemispheric means. For the observed dat ...
climate change - Centre for Science and Policy
... Climate change could increase the risk in some regions: for example, on a high emissions pathway, the probability of the Tigris – Euphrates river basin falling into extreme water shortage could rise significantly after 2030, reaching close to 100% by 2070. • In South and East Asia, climate change m ...
... Climate change could increase the risk in some regions: for example, on a high emissions pathway, the probability of the Tigris – Euphrates river basin falling into extreme water shortage could rise significantly after 2030, reaching close to 100% by 2070. • In South and East Asia, climate change m ...
Diplom/Master`s Thesis - Institute for the Study of Society and
... Globalization of Risk, pp. 198-216Earthscan: London]. Moser, Susanne C. 1996. “A partial instructional module on global and regional land use/cover change: Assessing the data and searching for general relationships.” GeoJournal 39(3): 241-283. ...
... Globalization of Risk, pp. 198-216Earthscan: London]. Moser, Susanne C. 1996. “A partial instructional module on global and regional land use/cover change: Assessing the data and searching for general relationships.” GeoJournal 39(3): 241-283. ...
climate change under nepa: avoiding cursory consideration of
... all sectors of the economy, and President Obama’s commitment to address climate change, even in a dire economic climate, underscores the importance of this initiative.25 Yet under NEPA, agencies can and are taking action that is increasing the amount of GHG emissions by millions of tons each year.26 ...
... all sectors of the economy, and President Obama’s commitment to address climate change, even in a dire economic climate, underscores the importance of this initiative.25 Yet under NEPA, agencies can and are taking action that is increasing the amount of GHG emissions by millions of tons each year.26 ...
Indices for monitoring changes in extremes based on daily
... autumn and last spring frost, has been collected in some areas since mediaeval times. In some areas such collections form part of the documentary record from which information about climate in the preinstrumental period is inferred.10 A related variable, the growing season length (defined as the len ...
... autumn and last spring frost, has been collected in some areas since mediaeval times. In some areas such collections form part of the documentary record from which information about climate in the preinstrumental period is inferred.10 A related variable, the growing season length (defined as the len ...
climate change - Centre for Science and Policy
... Climate change could increase the risk in some regions: for example, on a high emissions pathway, the probability of the Tigris – Euphrates river basin falling into extreme water shortage could rise significantly after 2030, reaching close to 100% by 2070. • In South and East Asia, climate change m ...
... Climate change could increase the risk in some regions: for example, on a high emissions pathway, the probability of the Tigris – Euphrates river basin falling into extreme water shortage could rise significantly after 2030, reaching close to 100% by 2070. • In South and East Asia, climate change m ...
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... variance there are increases in the frequency of both single days and runs of 2–5 consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures over a threshold value. For example, for a 38C increase in the mean daily maximum temperature at Toronto, the frequency of a 5-day consecutive run over 308C rose by over ...
... variance there are increases in the frequency of both single days and runs of 2–5 consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures over a threshold value. For example, for a 38C increase in the mean daily maximum temperature at Toronto, the frequency of a 5-day consecutive run over 308C rose by over ...
Adaptation benefits and costs – measurement and
... benefits of emissions reductions in sectors and countries where the marginal benefits of reducing GHG emissions may be negative (meaning that the marginal impacts of climate are beneficial). On the positive side, there are many good reasons why everyone involved in mitigation and adaptation decision ...
... benefits of emissions reductions in sectors and countries where the marginal benefits of reducing GHG emissions may be negative (meaning that the marginal impacts of climate are beneficial). On the positive side, there are many good reasons why everyone involved in mitigation and adaptation decision ...
