The Emissions Gap Report 2015
... Mention of a commercial company or product in this document does not imply endorsement by UNEP or the authors. The use of information from this document for publicity or advertising is not permitted. Trademark names and symbols are used in an editorial fashion with no intention on infringement of tr ...
... Mention of a commercial company or product in this document does not imply endorsement by UNEP or the authors. The use of information from this document for publicity or advertising is not permitted. Trademark names and symbols are used in an editorial fashion with no intention on infringement of tr ...
Rain-on-snow events, floods and climate change in the Alps: Events
... Concentration Pathway, i.e., the greenhouse-gas emission scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; IPCC, 2013), namely the RCP2.6 scenario by 2050 and a rather pessimistic RCP8.5 scenario by 2100, with associated uncertainties. It is to be noted that large departures from ...
... Concentration Pathway, i.e., the greenhouse-gas emission scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; IPCC, 2013), namely the RCP2.6 scenario by 2050 and a rather pessimistic RCP8.5 scenario by 2100, with associated uncertainties. It is to be noted that large departures from ...
Climate change, biodiversity conservation, and the
... Climate change, biodiversity conservation, and the role of protected areas: An Australian perspective Brendan G. Mackey1, James E.M. Watson2*, Geoffrey Hope3 and Sandy Gilmore1,4 Abstract. The reality of human-forced rapid climate change presents an unprecedented challenge to the conservation of bio ...
... Climate change, biodiversity conservation, and the role of protected areas: An Australian perspective Brendan G. Mackey1, James E.M. Watson2*, Geoffrey Hope3 and Sandy Gilmore1,4 Abstract. The reality of human-forced rapid climate change presents an unprecedented challenge to the conservation of bio ...
The Emissions Gap Report 2013 www.unep.org
... ecological benefits between woody and non-woody system components. In most documented cases of successful agroforestry, tree-based systems are more productive, more sustainable and more attuned to people’s cultural or material needs than treeless alternatives. Agroforestry also provides significant ...
... ecological benefits between woody and non-woody system components. In most documented cases of successful agroforestry, tree-based systems are more productive, more sustainable and more attuned to people’s cultural or material needs than treeless alternatives. Agroforestry also provides significant ...
Climate Change and Alberta`s Forests
... The growing awareness of global climate changes and the associated increasing concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions have raised concerns about the future welfare of Alberta’s forests and the forest land base. Forests are shaped by climate, in that climate determines what will grow, ...
... The growing awareness of global climate changes and the associated increasing concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions have raised concerns about the future welfare of Alberta’s forests and the forest land base. Forests are shaped by climate, in that climate determines what will grow, ...
A note on including climate change adaptation in an international
... Moreover, a positive aspect of including current extreme events and natural disasters in the adaptation framework (i.e. using Def. 2 or 4) is that it makes pointless the inconclusive debate about the link between current events and climate change. With such a scheme, there is no need to know whether ...
... Moreover, a positive aspect of including current extreme events and natural disasters in the adaptation framework (i.e. using Def. 2 or 4) is that it makes pointless the inconclusive debate about the link between current events and climate change. With such a scheme, there is no need to know whether ...
Build Case(s) - Institute For Research And Innovation In Sustainability
... 79% anticipate more complexity in next 5 years; 50% doubt their ability to manage it ...
... 79% anticipate more complexity in next 5 years; 50% doubt their ability to manage it ...
Climate change science and Victoria
... general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, scientific ...
... general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, scientific ...
Building Environmental Leaders in Animal Agriculture
... Building Environmental Leaders in Animal Agriculture (BELAA) ...
... Building Environmental Leaders in Animal Agriculture (BELAA) ...
Link to PDF of publication
... The analysis concludes that complex systems, such as communities, societies or social-ecological systems, involve multiple facets (physical, social, cultural, economic, institutional and environmental) which require a holistic perspective. Integrating various socioeconomic and environmental factors ...
... The analysis concludes that complex systems, such as communities, societies or social-ecological systems, involve multiple facets (physical, social, cultural, economic, institutional and environmental) which require a holistic perspective. Integrating various socioeconomic and environmental factors ...
On picking winners - the basic PDF update here.
... Britain’s plans to reform the electricity market have placed the relative role of policies that seek to promote renewable energy versus interventions to price carbon at the centre of the policy debate. Many argue for a mix of approaches, stressing the importance of technology specific strategies to ...
... Britain’s plans to reform the electricity market have placed the relative role of policies that seek to promote renewable energy versus interventions to price carbon at the centre of the policy debate. Many argue for a mix of approaches, stressing the importance of technology specific strategies to ...
English - Plan International
... countries the hardest, Africa being the most vulnerable continent. The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines climate changes as 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 prop ...
... countries the hardest, Africa being the most vulnerable continent. The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines climate changes as 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 prop ...
12th Scientific Statement: Climate Change and the Food Chain
... world. Rising incomes mean that over the last twenty years meat consumption has been growing rapidly in East Asia, home to as much as a fifth of the world’s population. ...
... world. Rising incomes mean that over the last twenty years meat consumption has been growing rapidly in East Asia, home to as much as a fifth of the world’s population. ...
The Optical Imaging Instruments and Their Applications
... Similarly, the AATSR mission objectives have been extended beyond SST retrieval, as its high-quality image data are being used in an increasingly wide range of different EO applications. Table 3 summarises the main MERIS and AATSR products and their respective applications. Oceans SST and climate re ...
... Similarly, the AATSR mission objectives have been extended beyond SST retrieval, as its high-quality image data are being used in an increasingly wide range of different EO applications. Table 3 summarises the main MERIS and AATSR products and their respective applications. Oceans SST and climate re ...
Media coverage of climate change in spanish
... (2013) demonstrate that cc is a relevant issue in 37 media outlets from 27 countries that were included in their study, representing an average of 0.62% of all news items published between 1997 and 2009. This is compared to media attention for other science-related issues such as stem cell research ...
... (2013) demonstrate that cc is a relevant issue in 37 media outlets from 27 countries that were included in their study, representing an average of 0.62% of all news items published between 1997 and 2009. This is compared to media attention for other science-related issues such as stem cell research ...
Global Neighbours - Eco Congregation Ireland
... Imagine that you are in a large Ark called Planet Earth. Instead of having two of every creature on board, you have the whole created order! Your challenge is to manage the finite stocks and renewable resources so that you and we, and those that will follow us, can have a share. You must also ensure ...
... Imagine that you are in a large Ark called Planet Earth. Instead of having two of every creature on board, you have the whole created order! Your challenge is to manage the finite stocks and renewable resources so that you and we, and those that will follow us, can have a share. You must also ensure ...
The Impact of global change on water resources
... Unprecedented population growth, a changing climate, rapid urbanization, expansion of infrastructure, migration, land conversion and pollution translate into changes in the fluxes, pathways and stores of water – from rapidly melting glaciers to the decline of groundwater due to overexploitation. Popu ...
... Unprecedented population growth, a changing climate, rapid urbanization, expansion of infrastructure, migration, land conversion and pollution translate into changes in the fluxes, pathways and stores of water – from rapidly melting glaciers to the decline of groundwater due to overexploitation. Popu ...
ESTIMATION OF THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND IN LOCAL CLIMATE
... different from those at higher elevation above the surface, in the UBL, and from that derived from remotely sensed surface temperature data. Increasingly, UHI are being studied using remotely sensed surface temperature data. This satellite derived ground temperatures do not always reveal the same sp ...
... different from those at higher elevation above the surface, in the UBL, and from that derived from remotely sensed surface temperature data. Increasingly, UHI are being studied using remotely sensed surface temperature data. This satellite derived ground temperatures do not always reveal the same sp ...
![[City/Town/County] of [Jurisdiction]](http://s1.studyres.com/store/data/006537206_1-77a3d5b147b76b2b3e606275c9d130ae-300x300.png)
[City/Town/County] of [Jurisdiction]
... The time to act is now. Never in the past 1000 years has the planet warmed at a faster rate than during the 20th century, and the most recent decade has been the warmest ever on record. Allowing this trend to continue could result in decreased agricultural output, increased catastrophic weather even ...
... The time to act is now. Never in the past 1000 years has the planet warmed at a faster rate than during the 20th century, and the most recent decade has been the warmest ever on record. Allowing this trend to continue could result in decreased agricultural output, increased catastrophic weather even ...
![[City/Town/County] of [Jurisdiction]](http://s1.studyres.com/store/data/009873853_1-d2fc2e5a50e57e7f497f2a8b0bd99ac1-300x300.png)
[City/Town/County] of [Jurisdiction]
... The time to act is now. Never in the past 1000 years has the planet warmed at a faster rate than during the 20th century, and the most recent decade has been the warmest ever on record. Allowing this trend to continue could result in decreased agricultural output, increased catastrophic weather even ...
... The time to act is now. Never in the past 1000 years has the planet warmed at a faster rate than during the 20th century, and the most recent decade has been the warmest ever on record. Allowing this trend to continue could result in decreased agricultural output, increased catastrophic weather even ...
Lagged effects of ocean climate change on fulmar population
... environmental factors, density and levels of disturbance indicated that colony size did not in¯uence these reproductive parameters; however, the winter NAO and previously reported effects of disturbance together explained almost 30% of the observed variation in annual ¯edging success (F2,32 = 6.92, ...
... environmental factors, density and levels of disturbance indicated that colony size did not in¯uence these reproductive parameters; however, the winter NAO and previously reported effects of disturbance together explained almost 30% of the observed variation in annual ¯edging success (F2,32 = 6.92, ...
View/Open
... al., 2005). Given the large soil organic carbon stocks in permafrost (Zimov et al., 2006a; Tarnocai et al., 2009), there is a major concern that these stocks get decomposed and subsequently released as CO2 and CH4 to the atmosphere (Dutta et al., 2006; McGuire et al., 2009). An increase in greenhous ...
... al., 2005). Given the large soil organic carbon stocks in permafrost (Zimov et al., 2006a; Tarnocai et al., 2009), there is a major concern that these stocks get decomposed and subsequently released as CO2 and CH4 to the atmosphere (Dutta et al., 2006; McGuire et al., 2009). An increase in greenhous ...
Climate Change and Adaptation Options in Karamoja
... scale , directly or indirectly attributed to human activities that alter the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere, plus the natural variation observed over comparable periods of time, which persist for time scale of decades or longer. VI. Climate variability: the variations in the mean state and ot ...
... scale , directly or indirectly attributed to human activities that alter the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere, plus the natural variation observed over comparable periods of time, which persist for time scale of decades or longer. VI. Climate variability: the variations in the mean state and ot ...
Sea-level Rise, Storm Surges, and Extreme Precipitation in Coastal
... Council report1, the 2013 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report,2 and the 20122014 National Climate Assessment.3 All of these assessments (based on results in the peerreviewed scientific literature) conclude that sea -level will continue to rise over the 21st century (and beyond), and the ...
... Council report1, the 2013 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report,2 and the 20122014 National Climate Assessment.3 All of these assessments (based on results in the peerreviewed scientific literature) conclude that sea -level will continue to rise over the 21st century (and beyond), and the ...