References
... Bonan, G.B. 1993b. Physiological derivation of the obseved relationship between net primary production and mean annual air temperature. Tellus 45B:397-408. Bonan, G.B. 1993c. Do biophysics and physiology matter in ecosystem models? Climatic Change 24:281285. Bonan, G.B. 1995a. Land-atmosphere CO2 ex ...
... Bonan, G.B. 1993b. Physiological derivation of the obseved relationship between net primary production and mean annual air temperature. Tellus 45B:397-408. Bonan, G.B. 1993c. Do biophysics and physiology matter in ecosystem models? Climatic Change 24:281285. Bonan, G.B. 1995a. Land-atmosphere CO2 ex ...
Fertilizers, Climate Change and Enhancing Agricultural Productivity
... However, the increase in arable land area is expected to be much lower (FAO 2003), implying a need to ...
... However, the increase in arable land area is expected to be much lower (FAO 2003), implying a need to ...
Global Change and the Earth System
... activities of people - the phenomenon of global change. Begun centuries ago, this transformation has undergone a profound acceleration during the second half of the 20th century. During the last 100 years human population soared from little more than one to six billion and economic activity increase ...
... activities of people - the phenomenon of global change. Begun centuries ago, this transformation has undergone a profound acceleration during the second half of the 20th century. During the last 100 years human population soared from little more than one to six billion and economic activity increase ...
Injection of CO 2
... However, it is vital for organizations such as SPARC to facilitate research that clarifies the benefits, dis-benefits, unintended consequences, feasibility, and other issues. Now that I have attended some workshops on this issue and taken part in many discussions as a part of writing the US National ...
... However, it is vital for organizations such as SPARC to facilitate research that clarifies the benefits, dis-benefits, unintended consequences, feasibility, and other issues. Now that I have attended some workshops on this issue and taken part in many discussions as a part of writing the US National ...
Resolving the Food Crisis: Assessing Global Policy Reforms Since 2007
... • Curbing Food Price Increases and Reducing Volatility • Reducing the Impact of Energy Crops on Food Prices • Stopping “Land Grabs” and Promoting “Responsible ...
... • Curbing Food Price Increases and Reducing Volatility • Reducing the Impact of Energy Crops on Food Prices • Stopping “Land Grabs” and Promoting “Responsible ...
terms of reference
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11), otherwise known as “Paris 2015” from November 30th to December 11th. COP21 will be a crucial conference, as it needs to achieve a new international agreement on the climate, applicable to all countries, with the aim of keeping glob ...
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11), otherwise known as “Paris 2015” from November 30th to December 11th. COP21 will be a crucial conference, as it needs to achieve a new international agreement on the climate, applicable to all countries, with the aim of keeping glob ...
Noctilucent Clouds
... Temperature in the Mesosphere is decreasing Temperatures near 80 km have cooled by almost 5 K every 10 years, since measurements were started in the 1950’s ...
... Temperature in the Mesosphere is decreasing Temperatures near 80 km have cooled by almost 5 K every 10 years, since measurements were started in the 1950’s ...
Making agriculture in Africa climate-smart
... farmed land grows crops from rainfed agriculture. The countries in this region are already suffering from food insecurity due to low productivity because of degraded soils, droughts, floods and a lack of effective water management, among other factors. The largest proportion of food-insecure people ...
... farmed land grows crops from rainfed agriculture. The countries in this region are already suffering from food insecurity due to low productivity because of degraded soils, droughts, floods and a lack of effective water management, among other factors. The largest proportion of food-insecure people ...
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... and is likely to increase. International trade will play an important role in fulfilling this increase in food demand. Trade flows and prices may become increasingly volatile and unpredictable as a result of changing geographic patterns of agroecological potential in different regions. In the contex ...
... and is likely to increase. International trade will play an important role in fulfilling this increase in food demand. Trade flows and prices may become increasingly volatile and unpredictable as a result of changing geographic patterns of agroecological potential in different regions. In the contex ...
The impact of climate change on the UK
... 1.18 Physical risks are also likely to become increasingly relevant to the asset side of insurance firm balance sheets, particularly for life insurers given the need to match assets to liabilities over the longer term. These physical risks can directly impact upon specific financial assets, such as ...
... 1.18 Physical risks are also likely to become increasingly relevant to the asset side of insurance firm balance sheets, particularly for life insurers given the need to match assets to liabilities over the longer term. These physical risks can directly impact upon specific financial assets, such as ...
Loss and Damage: The Role of Ecosystem Services
... Summary Loss and damage refers to the adverse effects of climate-related stressors on natural and human systems that cannot be, or have not been, avoided through mitigation or managed through adaptation efforts. Climate change is increasing the risk of loss and damage from extreme weather and slow o ...
... Summary Loss and damage refers to the adverse effects of climate-related stressors on natural and human systems that cannot be, or have not been, avoided through mitigation or managed through adaptation efforts. Climate change is increasing the risk of loss and damage from extreme weather and slow o ...
i2280e03
... awareness to the urgent need to mitigate climate change. Meanwhile, increasing and reoccurring extreme weather events devastate more and more harvests and livelihoods around the world. Biofuels development has recently received increased attention as a means to mitigate climate change, alleviate glo ...
... awareness to the urgent need to mitigate climate change. Meanwhile, increasing and reoccurring extreme weather events devastate more and more harvests and livelihoods around the world. Biofuels development has recently received increased attention as a means to mitigate climate change, alleviate glo ...
Climate Change, Indigenous Peoples and the Arctic: The Changing
... The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recognized in its 2007 report that “[w]arming of the climate system is unequivocal”1 and that “most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic GH ...
... The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recognized in its 2007 report that “[w]arming of the climate system is unequivocal”1 and that “most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic GH ...
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) publication: Rising to the Urgent
... received your (FOIA) request, dated February 22, 2017 and assigned it control number FWS-201700465. Please cite this number in any future communications with our office regarding your request. You requested the following: " ... a digital/electronic copy ~f the FWS Climate Change Strategic Plan, whic ...
... received your (FOIA) request, dated February 22, 2017 and assigned it control number FWS-201700465. Please cite this number in any future communications with our office regarding your request. You requested the following: " ... a digital/electronic copy ~f the FWS Climate Change Strategic Plan, whic ...
The Socio-Economic Impact of Sea Level Rise in the Galveston Bay
... variability of relevant quantities over several decades or the "average weather", due to natural inconsistencies or human activities. The quantities are usually surface variables including temperature, precipitation, and wind (IPCC 1995, IPCC AR-4, 2007). Climate change is a change in climate quanti ...
... variability of relevant quantities over several decades or the "average weather", due to natural inconsistencies or human activities. The quantities are usually surface variables including temperature, precipitation, and wind (IPCC 1995, IPCC AR-4, 2007). Climate change is a change in climate quanti ...
Can forest watershed management mitigate climate change effects on water resources?
... extremes over the last 50 years (Easterling et al., 2000a; Huntington, 2006; IPCC, 2007). Most Global Change Models (GCMs) predict that as climate warms, the frequency of extreme precipitation events increases across the globe (O’Gorman & Schneider, 2009); however, the timing and spatial distributio ...
... extremes over the last 50 years (Easterling et al., 2000a; Huntington, 2006; IPCC, 2007). Most Global Change Models (GCMs) predict that as climate warms, the frequency of extreme precipitation events increases across the globe (O’Gorman & Schneider, 2009); however, the timing and spatial distributio ...
Working Paper 219 - Kessler (opens in new window)
... locked in permafrost and in ocean shallow clathrates are mobilized by warming by an increase of the equilibrium climate sensitivity parameter from 3 ◦ C to 5 ◦ C. The third line of research has focused on exploring economic and physical uncertainties in IAMs through the use of Monte Carlo methods: A ...
... locked in permafrost and in ocean shallow clathrates are mobilized by warming by an increase of the equilibrium climate sensitivity parameter from 3 ◦ C to 5 ◦ C. The third line of research has focused on exploring economic and physical uncertainties in IAMs through the use of Monte Carlo methods: A ...
here - University of Malta
... Co-ordinator Dr Mark Harwood, Senior Lecturer, Institute for European Studies The main issues of this working group are: (a) governance; (b) elections and (c) the Constitutions that are being written as of now and linked to it (d) the role of religions. It is too early to speak of an “Arab Spring” a ...
... Co-ordinator Dr Mark Harwood, Senior Lecturer, Institute for European Studies The main issues of this working group are: (a) governance; (b) elections and (c) the Constitutions that are being written as of now and linked to it (d) the role of religions. It is too early to speak of an “Arab Spring” a ...
Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions Association Solutions d
... Climate change may have additional effects on coastal groundwater resources. Vasseur (2007) reports that increasing intensity of storms, such as hurricanes and winter cyclones, will increase storm surges flooding coastal areas with seawater. Coastal flooding can speed up the salinization of coastal ...
... Climate change may have additional effects on coastal groundwater resources. Vasseur (2007) reports that increasing intensity of storms, such as hurricanes and winter cyclones, will increase storm surges flooding coastal areas with seawater. Coastal flooding can speed up the salinization of coastal ...
Technical Summary
... Core concepts defined in the glossary and used throughout the report include: Climate change: A change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typi ...
... Core concepts defined in the glossary and used throughout the report include: Climate change: A change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typi ...
WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE Climate Change Act Now
... “Time is running out, and fast. Rising carbon dioxide levels and higher temperatures will soon set in motion potentially catastrophic changes that will take hundreds or even thousands of years to reverse.” -- New Scientist, Nov 2006 ...
... “Time is running out, and fast. Rising carbon dioxide levels and higher temperatures will soon set in motion potentially catastrophic changes that will take hundreds or even thousands of years to reverse.” -- New Scientist, Nov 2006 ...