Natural and Human Environment
... environmental quality are priorities of the Commonwealth’s transportation agencies. A sound transportation system must address the relationship between the movement of people and goods, and the impact upon the environment. The Commonwealth’s transportation agencies work closely with federal, state, ...
... environmental quality are priorities of the Commonwealth’s transportation agencies. A sound transportation system must address the relationship between the movement of people and goods, and the impact upon the environment. The Commonwealth’s transportation agencies work closely with federal, state, ...
Climate Risk Management for Agriculture in Peru
... and set-back development and the fight against poverty for millions of people across the globe. For example it is estimated that over 20 million people in the Mekong Delta and 20 million in Bangladesh could be forced to move as their homes are affected by salt water incursion from rising sea levels. ...
... and set-back development and the fight against poverty for millions of people across the globe. For example it is estimated that over 20 million people in the Mekong Delta and 20 million in Bangladesh could be forced to move as their homes are affected by salt water incursion from rising sea levels. ...
Water resources trends in Middle East and North Africa towards 2050
... are expected and water is a crucial constraint. The FAO study estimates that 58 % of the renewable water resources in the MENA will be used for food production by 2030 and farfetching efficiency measures are required. The World Bank study “Making the Most of Scarcity: accountability for Better Water ...
... are expected and water is a crucial constraint. The FAO study estimates that 58 % of the renewable water resources in the MENA will be used for food production by 2030 and farfetching efficiency measures are required. The World Bank study “Making the Most of Scarcity: accountability for Better Water ...
Phases of LCA
... analysis of multi-criteria decision making models can be utilised in LCIA - an interval ratio estimation method for the elicitation of impact category weights was developed, allowing a solution in which interval-valued ratio judgements can be used in the uncertainty analysis of the model LCIA with t ...
... analysis of multi-criteria decision making models can be utilised in LCIA - an interval ratio estimation method for the elicitation of impact category weights was developed, allowing a solution in which interval-valued ratio judgements can be used in the uncertainty analysis of the model LCIA with t ...
Urban Areas and Climate Change: Review of Current Issues and
... Urban areas will be faced with increases in the frequency and intensity of heavy rain, storms, droughts, heat-waves and other extreme weather events. The urban centers that will be more at risk are those where these events are already widespread. However, with the expected increase in frequency and ...
... Urban areas will be faced with increases in the frequency and intensity of heavy rain, storms, droughts, heat-waves and other extreme weather events. The urban centers that will be more at risk are those where these events are already widespread. However, with the expected increase in frequency and ...
Climate Change and Its Impact on Groundwater
... the sensitivity to climate change. Climate change also may affect soil characteristics, perhaps through changes in waterlogging or cracking, which in turn may affect soil moisture storage properties. Infiltration capacity and water-holding capacity of many soils are influenced by the frequency and i ...
... the sensitivity to climate change. Climate change also may affect soil characteristics, perhaps through changes in waterlogging or cracking, which in turn may affect soil moisture storage properties. Infiltration capacity and water-holding capacity of many soils are influenced by the frequency and i ...
Climate change in the Arctic: current and future
... influenced by an individual’s knowledge of the environment, past experience, time constraints, and access to appropriate technology. Table 1 demonstrates how exposure varies according to the nature of harvesting in Arctic Bay and Igloolik. A combination of changing climatic conditions, superimposed ...
... influenced by an individual’s knowledge of the environment, past experience, time constraints, and access to appropriate technology. Table 1 demonstrates how exposure varies according to the nature of harvesting in Arctic Bay and Igloolik. A combination of changing climatic conditions, superimposed ...
Gauteng Climate Change Risk and vulnerability assessment
... probability of occurrence of hazardous events or trends multiplied by the impacts if these events or trends occur. Risk results from the interaction of vulnerability, exposure, and hazard. In this report, the term risk is used primarily to refer to the risks of climate-change impacts. ...
... probability of occurrence of hazardous events or trends multiplied by the impacts if these events or trends occur. Risk results from the interaction of vulnerability, exposure, and hazard. In this report, the term risk is used primarily to refer to the risks of climate-change impacts. ...
Climate change and tropical Andean glaciers
... In the arid and semiarid regions of the tropics and subtropics more than 80% of the freshwater supply originates in mountain regions, affecting populations downstream (Messerli, 2001). Much of this water is initially stored as ice in mountain glaciers and then gradually released over time. More than ...
... In the arid and semiarid regions of the tropics and subtropics more than 80% of the freshwater supply originates in mountain regions, affecting populations downstream (Messerli, 2001). Much of this water is initially stored as ice in mountain glaciers and then gradually released over time. More than ...
Preparing Health Services for Climate Change in Australia
... An important lesson from the 2009 heatwave and bushfires in Victoria13 is that the health systems in place must be robust enough to cope with increased capacity for climate change-related presentations/emergencies, and are well-coordinated with government and non-government organisations. Essential ...
... An important lesson from the 2009 heatwave and bushfires in Victoria13 is that the health systems in place must be robust enough to cope with increased capacity for climate change-related presentations/emergencies, and are well-coordinated with government and non-government organisations. Essential ...
mitigating climate change in the tea sector
... Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) is a farmer-owned organization currently managing 63 factories in Kenya. One of their factories in Chinga was used as a pilot to test the manual. Factory management and staff in Chinga were trained using the manual for factory management and an action plan was dev ...
... Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) is a farmer-owned organization currently managing 63 factories in Kenya. One of their factories in Chinga was used as a pilot to test the manual. Factory management and staff in Chinga were trained using the manual for factory management and an action plan was dev ...
Thermal tolerance and climate warming sensitivity in tropical snails David J. Marshall
... taxonomic and an ecological perspective. Here, we study how heat tolerance varies across tropical snails (Class Gastropoda) in intertidal environments, which provide a very different model to investigate the potential impact of ongoing global warming in tropical organisms. Intertidal ecosystems are ...
... taxonomic and an ecological perspective. Here, we study how heat tolerance varies across tropical snails (Class Gastropoda) in intertidal environments, which provide a very different model to investigate the potential impact of ongoing global warming in tropical organisms. Intertidal ecosystems are ...
- Open University of Tanzania Repository
... or another helped me to finish this work. Also special thanks should go to my employer because through its permission I managed to pursue this study. Special thanks should go to headmasters of Engutoto secondary school, Maasae girl’s secondary school as well as Makuyuni secondary school for their co ...
... or another helped me to finish this work. Also special thanks should go to my employer because through its permission I managed to pursue this study. Special thanks should go to headmasters of Engutoto secondary school, Maasae girl’s secondary school as well as Makuyuni secondary school for their co ...
Externship Report: Rwanda
... struggle to adapt to changing climate conditions (Lovett et al., 2005). In Rwanda region, changes in extreme events such as droughts and floods have affected various ecosystems. Mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) are critically endangered. This species of Great Apes is endemic to the Albe ...
... struggle to adapt to changing climate conditions (Lovett et al., 2005). In Rwanda region, changes in extreme events such as droughts and floods have affected various ecosystems. Mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) are critically endangered. This species of Great Apes is endemic to the Albe ...
ENG - UN CC:Learn
... The most recent report of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner, the “Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),” says it very clearly: “the global warming-induced climate change is happening, and it is man-made.” The challenges posed by climate change are probably the greatest mankind has had to ...
... The most recent report of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner, the “Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),” says it very clearly: “the global warming-induced climate change is happening, and it is man-made.” The challenges posed by climate change are probably the greatest mankind has had to ...
Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Design at the Port
... the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or Framework for adaptation responses and strategies adopted from IPCC (1990). First Assessment Report Climate Change: The IPCC Response Strategies - Chapter 5 Coastal Zone Management ...
... the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or Framework for adaptation responses and strategies adopted from IPCC (1990). First Assessment Report Climate Change: The IPCC Response Strategies - Chapter 5 Coastal Zone Management ...
1 Residential Solar Panels and Their Impact on the Reduction of
... change (Hughes 2000). Increased warming from greenhouse gas emissions has had many effects, including rising ocean temperatures and sea levels, a change in global precipitation patterns, and melting glaciers (Ibrahim 2000, Hughes 2000). Carbon accounts for 80% of all the greenhouse gas emission cont ...
... change (Hughes 2000). Increased warming from greenhouse gas emissions has had many effects, including rising ocean temperatures and sea levels, a change in global precipitation patterns, and melting glaciers (Ibrahim 2000, Hughes 2000). Carbon accounts for 80% of all the greenhouse gas emission cont ...
Riedy CAGs-AUS-ED_accepted - OPUS at UTS
... innovation, such as a CAG, fits within such a system. Below, we will apply this schema to develop a more detailed description of the role of CAGs within a deliberative system. Mansbridge et al. (2012, p. 10) develop a complementary framework that identifies three normative functions of a deliberativ ...
... innovation, such as a CAG, fits within such a system. Below, we will apply this schema to develop a more detailed description of the role of CAGs within a deliberative system. Mansbridge et al. (2012, p. 10) develop a complementary framework that identifies three normative functions of a deliberativ ...
Climate, Health, and Alberta`s Coal-Fired Power Plants
... premature deaths and nearly 16,000 hospital admissions in Alberta. The healthcare costs of treating those illnesses, along with lost productivity due to illnessrelated absences from work, are projected to be more than $760 million. Alberta’s fleet of coal-fired power plants is not the only source of ...
... premature deaths and nearly 16,000 hospital admissions in Alberta. The healthcare costs of treating those illnesses, along with lost productivity due to illnessrelated absences from work, are projected to be more than $760 million. Alberta’s fleet of coal-fired power plants is not the only source of ...
Responses of runoff to historical and future climate variability over
... with a small range in southern China, the Songhua River basin and the northwest and a large range in the Hai River basin, the Yellow River basin, and the Liao River basin. Although the aforementioned studies have certainly made advances in understanding the climate elasticity of R in China, our know ...
... with a small range in southern China, the Songhua River basin and the northwest and a large range in the Hai River basin, the Yellow River basin, and the Liao River basin. Although the aforementioned studies have certainly made advances in understanding the climate elasticity of R in China, our know ...
2009-PIK-Additional Study-WP1
... Hyderabad’s transportation requirements are largely met by four transportation modes: buses, the rail based Multi Modal Transport System (MMTS), the paratransit of three and seven seated autos, and private vehicles. Buses serve most of the public transport holding a modal share of 42% and a 4% fleet ...
... Hyderabad’s transportation requirements are largely met by four transportation modes: buses, the rail based Multi Modal Transport System (MMTS), the paratransit of three and seven seated autos, and private vehicles. Buses serve most of the public transport holding a modal share of 42% and a 4% fleet ...
Collapse of the California Current During Glacial Maxima Linked to
... from the same cores, the offset cannot be an artifact of correlation. The precise time offset depends on the age model used, but the reader should note that the anomalies indicated by arrows in Fig. 2 are defined by a number of measurements and occur at similar positions relative to oxygen isotopic ...
... from the same cores, the offset cannot be an artifact of correlation. The precise time offset depends on the age model used, but the reader should note that the anomalies indicated by arrows in Fig. 2 are defined by a number of measurements and occur at similar positions relative to oxygen isotopic ...
Climate Adaptation in Asia: Knowledge Gaps and Research
... importance of food production and the historical exposure of large rural and urban populations to extreme events (droughts, floods, typhoons). There is reasonable consensus on the broad nature of future climate change in different regions of the country under various global emission scenarios, but h ...
... importance of food production and the historical exposure of large rural and urban populations to extreme events (droughts, floods, typhoons). There is reasonable consensus on the broad nature of future climate change in different regions of the country under various global emission scenarios, but h ...