Vulnerability of Fiji`s mangroves and associated coral reefs to
... This report was commissioned by the WWF to review and compile existing studies and other literature on the state of knowledge of the vulnerability of Fijian mangroves and adjacent coral reefs to climate change. Information is reviewed on strategies or methodologies to adapt or increase the resilienc ...
... This report was commissioned by the WWF to review and compile existing studies and other literature on the state of knowledge of the vulnerability of Fijian mangroves and adjacent coral reefs to climate change. Information is reviewed on strategies or methodologies to adapt or increase the resilienc ...
Effects of a changing climate on peatlands in permafrost
... for the 2011-2014 period. Theme 1: Understand Climate Change MNR will gather, manage, and share information and knowledge about how ecosystem composition, structure and function – and the people who live and work in them – will be affected by a changing climate. Strategies: • Communicate internally ...
... for the 2011-2014 period. Theme 1: Understand Climate Change MNR will gather, manage, and share information and knowledge about how ecosystem composition, structure and function – and the people who live and work in them – will be affected by a changing climate. Strategies: • Communicate internally ...
rapporter.ffi.no
... Seen from a conceptual standpoint, environmental insecurity is fundamentally different from military insecurity. As pointed out by Daniel Deudney, 10 Barry Buzan, 11 and Richard Moss, 12 there are many arguments against “securitizing” the issue of environmental degradation. Threats to the environme ...
... Seen from a conceptual standpoint, environmental insecurity is fundamentally different from military insecurity. As pointed out by Daniel Deudney, 10 Barry Buzan, 11 and Richard Moss, 12 there are many arguments against “securitizing” the issue of environmental degradation. Threats to the environme ...
Adaptation of Forests and People to Climate Change – A global
... international processes and decision-making at the global level. It is led and coordinated by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). Policy makers recommended making adaptation of forests to climate change the subject of the first scientific assessment. Accordingly, an Exp ...
... international processes and decision-making at the global level. It is led and coordinated by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). Policy makers recommended making adaptation of forests to climate change the subject of the first scientific assessment. Accordingly, an Exp ...
Climate, Forest Cover and Water Resources - dPanther
... Figure 1-1: A comprehensive heuristic model of vulnerability assessment of water resources. .................................... 4 Figure 1-2: The Wami/Ruvu Basin......................................................................................................................................... ...
... Figure 1-1: A comprehensive heuristic model of vulnerability assessment of water resources. .................................... 4 Figure 1-2: The Wami/Ruvu Basin......................................................................................................................................... ...
The Threat of Climate Change to Coral Reefs
... This review will focus on threats to coral reefs caused by climate change, especially elevated sea surface temperatures and increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere. There is increasing evidence that global climate change is having direct impacts on coral reefs, and these ecosystems ...
... This review will focus on threats to coral reefs caused by climate change, especially elevated sea surface temperatures and increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere. There is increasing evidence that global climate change is having direct impacts on coral reefs, and these ecosystems ...
Reproducing on Time When Temperature Varies: Shifts in the
... spatial variation in tidal patterns, as well as changes in mate preferences and the timing of ovulation relative to the timing of mating [8,25–28]. Several temperate species of fiddler crabs (genus Uca) have been shown to largely maintain their timing of release of larvae on large amplitude nocturna ...
... spatial variation in tidal patterns, as well as changes in mate preferences and the timing of ovulation relative to the timing of mating [8,25–28]. Several temperate species of fiddler crabs (genus Uca) have been shown to largely maintain their timing of release of larvae on large amplitude nocturna ...
The recent Sahel drought is real
... The potential effects of changes in station networks and other nonclimatic inhomogeneities in historical records of temperature and precipitation have long been recognized and investigated (e.g. Mitchell et al., 1966; Hansen and Lebedeff, 1987; Groisman et al., 1991; Jones and Hulme, 1996; Folland e ...
... The potential effects of changes in station networks and other nonclimatic inhomogeneities in historical records of temperature and precipitation have long been recognized and investigated (e.g. Mitchell et al., 1966; Hansen and Lebedeff, 1987; Groisman et al., 1991; Jones and Hulme, 1996; Folland e ...
Changes in the sensitivity of agricultural plants to the impact of
... changes which can essentially affect the growth and development of vegetation (Fuhrer, 2003; Norby, Luo, 2004). According to the most reliable scenario of global climatic change, the con∗ ...
... changes which can essentially affect the growth and development of vegetation (Fuhrer, 2003; Norby, Luo, 2004). According to the most reliable scenario of global climatic change, the con∗ ...
State of the Environment | South Australia | 2013
... Many of the drivers and pressures of environmental change in South Australia are similar to those for other Australian states and territories, and for many other parts of the world, with some variation in scale and intensity. Many significant environmental trends are the result of global socio-econo ...
... Many of the drivers and pressures of environmental change in South Australia are similar to those for other Australian states and territories, and for many other parts of the world, with some variation in scale and intensity. Many significant environmental trends are the result of global socio-econo ...
A tool to estimate health and adaptation costs
... While several health costing tools exist1 this tool is specific for climate change and allows the user to conduct relatively simple analyses. Depending on requirements and capacity, the user can choose how detailed the data should be, the level of disaggregation of inputs and outputs and whether add ...
... While several health costing tools exist1 this tool is specific for climate change and allows the user to conduct relatively simple analyses. Depending on requirements and capacity, the user can choose how detailed the data should be, the level of disaggregation of inputs and outputs and whether add ...
Government Coastal Planning Responses to Rising Sea
... The aim of this report is to provide a general overview of the state of government coastal planning responses to the challenges posed by rising sea levels. Whilst a few international jurisdictions have been included to provide a point of contrast, the report predominantly focuses upon Australian gov ...
... The aim of this report is to provide a general overview of the state of government coastal planning responses to the challenges posed by rising sea levels. Whilst a few international jurisdictions have been included to provide a point of contrast, the report predominantly focuses upon Australian gov ...
South America - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... include projects completed prior to 2009 that may have contributed to building local and national adaptive capacity. The review only identifies those actions currently underway; it does not offer judgment of the effectiveness of actions taking place. In addition, reflecting the desk-based nature of ...
... include projects completed prior to 2009 that may have contributed to building local and national adaptive capacity. The review only identifies those actions currently underway; it does not offer judgment of the effectiveness of actions taking place. In addition, reflecting the desk-based nature of ...
Looking beyond the mountain: dispersal barriers in a changing world
... lated with dispersal behavior (Cote et al. 2010). Taken shifts under global change (eg Bocedi et al. 2014) together, plastic and evolutionary responses to change ...
... lated with dispersal behavior (Cote et al. 2010). Taken shifts under global change (eg Bocedi et al. 2014) together, plastic and evolutionary responses to change ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity, Ecosystems
... 4.3. How will climate change affect ecosystem services and human well being over the next 50 to 100 years? ...................................................................................... 4-13 4.3.1. Marine fishery yields ........................................................................ ...
... 4.3. How will climate change affect ecosystem services and human well being over the next 50 to 100 years? ...................................................................................... 4-13 4.3.1. Marine fishery yields ........................................................................ ...
Kyoto Protocol and CDM
... • Rising levels of greenhouse gases are already changing the climate • Climate models predict the global temperature will rise by about 1.4 to 5.8 degrees by 2100 • Climate change is likely to have a significant impact on the global environment, economy ...
... • Rising levels of greenhouse gases are already changing the climate • Climate models predict the global temperature will rise by about 1.4 to 5.8 degrees by 2100 • Climate change is likely to have a significant impact on the global environment, economy ...
Looking beyond the mountain: dispersal barriers in a changing world
... lated with dispersal behavior (Cote et al. 2010). Taken shifts under global change (eg Bocedi et al. 2014) together, plastic and evolutionary responses to change ...
... lated with dispersal behavior (Cote et al. 2010). Taken shifts under global change (eg Bocedi et al. 2014) together, plastic and evolutionary responses to change ...
Modelling Climate Variability and Climate Change and Their
... increases across all scenarios, the areas suitable for banana production is likely to reduce under all the four RCP scenarios in the period 2061-2080 relative to the period 2041-2060. It is also expected that the projected temperature changes under the A1B scenario will enhance banana growth. In con ...
... increases across all scenarios, the areas suitable for banana production is likely to reduce under all the four RCP scenarios in the period 2061-2080 relative to the period 2041-2060. It is also expected that the projected temperature changes under the A1B scenario will enhance banana growth. In con ...
Building Urban Resilience: Assessing Urban and Peri
... can be found at http://start.org/programs/upa. The assessments were conducted in 2012, with initial stakeholder engagement beginning in 2011. The assessments were led by city-based teams, the composition of which varied, with some of the teams being comprised predominately of researchers and other t ...
... can be found at http://start.org/programs/upa. The assessments were conducted in 2012, with initial stakeholder engagement beginning in 2011. The assessments were led by city-based teams, the composition of which varied, with some of the teams being comprised predominately of researchers and other t ...
Climate change, flooding, urbanisation and leptospirosis: fuelling
... by ten-fold.58 Large cities are particularly prone to flooding owing to the combination of large paved, compacted or roofed areas that are more impermeable than vegetated land and generate more run-off. Furthermore, large urban areas can also create their own microclimate and cause intensification of ...
... by ten-fold.58 Large cities are particularly prone to flooding owing to the combination of large paved, compacted or roofed areas that are more impermeable than vegetated land and generate more run-off. Furthermore, large urban areas can also create their own microclimate and cause intensification of ...
Projected expansion of the subtropical biome and contraction of the
... The NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) prototype Earth System Model (ESM2.1) is based on the successful CM2.1 coupled climate model used in the IPCC 4th Assessment and is composed of separate atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land models that interact through an online flux coupler (Del ...
... The NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) prototype Earth System Model (ESM2.1) is based on the successful CM2.1 coupled climate model used in the IPCC 4th Assessment and is composed of separate atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land models that interact through an online flux coupler (Del ...
Review of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
... and WCRP must learn to flexibly respond, either by evolving into a more relevant form by broadening it s scientific base, or by focusing on current streng ths and being ready to collaborate with others on new programmes. The world has changed, and, to be successful, WCRP must adapt accordingly. This ...
... and WCRP must learn to flexibly respond, either by evolving into a more relevant form by broadening it s scientific base, or by focusing on current streng ths and being ready to collaborate with others on new programmes. The world has changed, and, to be successful, WCRP must adapt accordingly. This ...
Comparison of land-surface humidity between observations and
... in HadISDH to pull out regions where there have been strong or weak changes over the period of the dataset (Sect. 3). We then assess whether the models broadly capture observed features in temperature, specific humidity and relative humidity on the largest temporal and spatial (zonal) scales (Sect. ...
... in HadISDH to pull out regions where there have been strong or weak changes over the period of the dataset (Sect. 3). We then assess whether the models broadly capture observed features in temperature, specific humidity and relative humidity on the largest temporal and spatial (zonal) scales (Sect. ...
Project researcher workbook - Ecosystems Knowledge Network
... work is done. This means that Manchester Local Authority, for example, has very high levels of GVA per head, but also very high-levels of poverty, because many of the people that work there do not live within the Local Authority. For the toolkit we have chosen to use GVA per capita in order to contr ...
... work is done. This means that Manchester Local Authority, for example, has very high levels of GVA per head, but also very high-levels of poverty, because many of the people that work there do not live within the Local Authority. For the toolkit we have chosen to use GVA per capita in order to contr ...