EN EN Agreement on Iceland`s participation in the joint fulfilment of
... against its quantified emission reduction objective included in the third column of Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol and, at the end of the second commitment period, retire from its national registry AAUs, CERs, ERUs, RMUs, tCERs or lCERs equivalent to those emissions. Article 9 (Depositary) ...
... against its quantified emission reduction objective included in the third column of Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol and, at the end of the second commitment period, retire from its national registry AAUs, CERs, ERUs, RMUs, tCERs or lCERs equivalent to those emissions. Article 9 (Depositary) ...
Target Atmospheric CO : Where Should Humanity Aim?
... Despite rapid current CO2 growth, ~2 ppm/year, we show that it is conceivable to reduce CO2 this century to less than the current amount, but only via prompt policy changes. 1.1. Climate Sensitivity A global climate forcing, measured in W/m2 averaged over the planet, is an imposed perturbation of th ...
... Despite rapid current CO2 growth, ~2 ppm/year, we show that it is conceivable to reduce CO2 this century to less than the current amount, but only via prompt policy changes. 1.1. Climate Sensitivity A global climate forcing, measured in W/m2 averaged over the planet, is an imposed perturbation of th ...
Report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and
... Executive Secretary and contained in annex II to this report. It was agreed that the work would consist of finalizing the report chapters taking into account the reviews from Parties, other Governments, experts, and non-governmental organizations, based on the second version of the report. The secon ...
... Executive Secretary and contained in annex II to this report. It was agreed that the work would consist of finalizing the report chapters taking into account the reviews from Parties, other Governments, experts, and non-governmental organizations, based on the second version of the report. The secon ...
Species-specific ecological niche modelling predicts different range
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... International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes we ...
this paper
... The subsurface ocean temperature is shaped by both “external” climate forcings (e.g. changes in greenhouse gases, aerosols, solar variations) and the inherent, unforced “internal” variability associated with the climate system. Another important development since Ocean Obs‟99 has been the use of the ...
... The subsurface ocean temperature is shaped by both “external” climate forcings (e.g. changes in greenhouse gases, aerosols, solar variations) and the inherent, unforced “internal” variability associated with the climate system. Another important development since Ocean Obs‟99 has been the use of the ...
Climate Change and Health in New Zealand
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) 1 of 2013 states that warming of the global climate system is unequivocal. The world has warmed by an average of 0.8oC since the 1850s and this has been accompanied by ocean warming, melting of snow and ice and sea- ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) 1 of 2013 states that warming of the global climate system is unequivocal. The world has warmed by an average of 0.8oC since the 1850s and this has been accompanied by ocean warming, melting of snow and ice and sea- ...
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... of insured losses annually (Compton and McAneney, 2008). The most recent IPCC AR5 WG2 report states with high confidence that ―existing environmental stresses will interact with, and in many cases be exacerbated by, shifts in mean climatic conditions and associated change in the frequency or intensi ...
... of insured losses annually (Compton and McAneney, 2008). The most recent IPCC AR5 WG2 report states with high confidence that ―existing environmental stresses will interact with, and in many cases be exacerbated by, shifts in mean climatic conditions and associated change in the frequency or intensi ...
The Potential Impacts of Climate Change Factors
... around the world. More and more research has indicated climate change as a major natural factor that will lead to the acceleration of eutrophication in rivers and lakes. However, understanding the mechanism of climate change’s effect on water eutrophication is difficult due to the uncertainties caus ...
... around the world. More and more research has indicated climate change as a major natural factor that will lead to the acceleration of eutrophication in rivers and lakes. However, understanding the mechanism of climate change’s effect on water eutrophication is difficult due to the uncertainties caus ...
kenya national climate change policy
... prosperity depends. 1.1.3 Climate change is defined by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as ‘a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural clim ...
... prosperity depends. 1.1.3 Climate change is defined by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as ‘a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural clim ...
The Status of Climate Change Data: A Case Study for
... The findings revealed that some infrastructure currently exists for climate data. The essential climate variables rainfall, temperature, relative humidity, wind direction and wind speed are collected by nine (9) weather stations, two (2) of which are manned stations and seven (7) of which are autom ...
... The findings revealed that some infrastructure currently exists for climate data. The essential climate variables rainfall, temperature, relative humidity, wind direction and wind speed are collected by nine (9) weather stations, two (2) of which are manned stations and seven (7) of which are autom ...
Audubon`s Birds and Climate Change Report
... we outline how these projections can be synthesized into landscape prioritization maps for individual or multiple species. Critical to this process is the treatment of uncertainty across climate-impacts projections. Sources of uncertainty include the emissions scenario considered (SRES B2, A1B, A2) ...
... we outline how these projections can be synthesized into landscape prioritization maps for individual or multiple species. Critical to this process is the treatment of uncertainty across climate-impacts projections. Sources of uncertainty include the emissions scenario considered (SRES B2, A1B, A2) ...
Polar Bears on Ice - Canadian Geographic Education
... Click on http://www.ngo.grida.no/wwfap/polarbears/risk/climate.html, the World Wildlife Fund website, and find out the following: How does rising temperatures in the Arctic cause trouble for the polar bear? (Ice melts, they have less time to hunt seals, which they do on ice) How much has the ave ...
... Click on http://www.ngo.grida.no/wwfap/polarbears/risk/climate.html, the World Wildlife Fund website, and find out the following: How does rising temperatures in the Arctic cause trouble for the polar bear? (Ice melts, they have less time to hunt seals, which they do on ice) How much has the ave ...
Working with Nature to Tackle Climate Change
... Several aspects of the interrelationship between biodiversity and climate change are relevant to the tasks of the ENCA Network5 and its members. There is a growing body of literature and discussion on all of these, and it is not our intention to repeat what has already been said. Rather, we have sou ...
... Several aspects of the interrelationship between biodiversity and climate change are relevant to the tasks of the ENCA Network5 and its members. There is a growing body of literature and discussion on all of these, and it is not our intention to repeat what has already been said. Rather, we have sou ...
SBM Report5-29A.indd - Small Business Majority
... particular will see significant benefits. This sector accounts for nearly 30% of the state’s total employment, and 50% of all small business jobs (Chart 1).28 Under AB 32, this sector will see an increase of $4.6 billion in net income by the year 2020, and more than 15,000 new jobs will be added. Th ...
... particular will see significant benefits. This sector accounts for nearly 30% of the state’s total employment, and 50% of all small business jobs (Chart 1).28 Under AB 32, this sector will see an increase of $4.6 billion in net income by the year 2020, and more than 15,000 new jobs will be added. Th ...
Report Workshop on Regional and National Climate
... often associated with severe socio-economic impacts such as lack of food, water, energy, and many other basic needs. The region undergoes regular devastating droughts and floods, that often lead to near collapse of agro-based economies and livelihoods, spread of diseases and other socio-economic dis ...
... often associated with severe socio-economic impacts such as lack of food, water, energy, and many other basic needs. The region undergoes regular devastating droughts and floods, that often lead to near collapse of agro-based economies and livelihoods, spread of diseases and other socio-economic dis ...
Population and climate change scoping paper
... the context of climate change. 2. Although the principle cause of climate change is consumption in developed countries, those most vulnerable to the effects of climate change are those living in the developing world. Rapid population growth has a negative Impact on the ability of communities and cou ...
... the context of climate change. 2. Although the principle cause of climate change is consumption in developed countries, those most vulnerable to the effects of climate change are those living in the developing world. Rapid population growth has a negative Impact on the ability of communities and cou ...
Rising to the Challenge: Changing Course to Feed
... regional levels. As a result, global estimates of “our” ability to feed “the world” quickly break downii, begging the more important questions of how food systems develop across widely differing landscapes, societies, and levels of economic development, and how equitably the food is distributed. In ...
... regional levels. As a result, global estimates of “our” ability to feed “the world” quickly break downii, begging the more important questions of how food systems develop across widely differing landscapes, societies, and levels of economic development, and how equitably the food is distributed. In ...
IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 18 FIRST-‐ORDER DRAFT Expert Review
... As I see, many Boxes are dealing with methodological issues. I like to suggest locating those Boxes in the method section of 18.2 The entire sequence of boxes has been modified and all boxes are ...
... As I see, many Boxes are dealing with methodological issues. I like to suggest locating those Boxes in the method section of 18.2 The entire sequence of boxes has been modified and all boxes are ...
`wicked` problems - The Royal Children`s Hospital
... Children's place on the agenda... past, present and future 28-29th July, 2011, Sydney The circumstances in which families are raising young children have altered dramatically in the past 50 years. While many of these social changes have been beneficial, there have been some unintended side effects t ...
... Children's place on the agenda... past, present and future 28-29th July, 2011, Sydney The circumstances in which families are raising young children have altered dramatically in the past 50 years. While many of these social changes have been beneficial, there have been some unintended side effects t ...
Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute - Research
... together researchers from the Faculty of Arts (Social and Political Sciences; Culture and Communication), the Faculty of Science (Social and Environmental Change; Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation), and from disciplinary areas across the University. Co-Convenors for 2014: ...
... together researchers from the Faculty of Arts (Social and Political Sciences; Culture and Communication), the Faculty of Science (Social and Environmental Change; Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation), and from disciplinary areas across the University. Co-Convenors for 2014: ...
desertification in africa - university of nairobi staff profiles
... vulnerable drylands has led to loss of biodiversity, and accelerated land degradation, that has made the society even more vulnerable to future droughts. The demand for charcoal to meet the rapidly increasing domestic and urban energy needs is leading to serious deforestation. According to the UN re ...
... vulnerable drylands has led to loss of biodiversity, and accelerated land degradation, that has made the society even more vulnerable to future droughts. The demand for charcoal to meet the rapidly increasing domestic and urban energy needs is leading to serious deforestation. According to the UN re ...
Examining Plant Physiological Responses to Climate Change
... 200 years ago, global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) has increased from 270 to 401 mL L21, and average global temperatures have risen by 0.85°C, with the most pronounced effects occurring near the poles (IPCC, 2013). In addition, the last 30 years were the warmest decades in 1,400 ...
... 200 years ago, global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) has increased from 270 to 401 mL L21, and average global temperatures have risen by 0.85°C, with the most pronounced effects occurring near the poles (IPCC, 2013). In addition, the last 30 years were the warmest decades in 1,400 ...