Gender and climate change in the Indian Himalayas: global threats
... victims’ social and economic status. Women’s vulnerabilities are often also experienced through their physical bodies in similarly gender- and class-differentiated ways: for example, intensified exposure of poor or physically isolated women and girls to criminal predators (sexual and physical assaul ...
... victims’ social and economic status. Women’s vulnerabilities are often also experienced through their physical bodies in similarly gender- and class-differentiated ways: for example, intensified exposure of poor or physically isolated women and girls to criminal predators (sexual and physical assaul ...
Towards a Strategy on Climate Change, Ecosystem Services
... Executive Summary In March 2009 over two thousand scientists met in Copenhagen and sounded an urgent alarm. They stated that: "Recent observations confirm that, given high rates of observed emissions, the worst-case IPCC scenario trajectories (or even worse) are being realised. For many key paramet ...
... Executive Summary In March 2009 over two thousand scientists met in Copenhagen and sounded an urgent alarm. They stated that: "Recent observations confirm that, given high rates of observed emissions, the worst-case IPCC scenario trajectories (or even worse) are being realised. For many key paramet ...
Flood - MPR Bilateral screening
... Maps of flooding areas, with defined flooding borders for huge waters of various periods of water withdrawal, represent the basis for classification of land in the flooding areas into classes in comparison with the threat level (risk zones). ...
... Maps of flooding areas, with defined flooding borders for huge waters of various periods of water withdrawal, represent the basis for classification of land in the flooding areas into classes in comparison with the threat level (risk zones). ...
Spatio-Temporal Trend Analysis of Spring Arrival Data for Migratory
... Martins between the two periods under study. In particular, reforestation in the Northeast during the beginning of the 20th century and increasing use of artificial martin houses may have increased martin populations during this time, and may partially explain migratory advancements noted. Also, we ...
... Martins between the two periods under study. In particular, reforestation in the Northeast during the beginning of the 20th century and increasing use of artificial martin houses may have increased martin populations during this time, and may partially explain migratory advancements noted. Also, we ...
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... dense deep Mediterranean waters through air–sea coupling (see Chapters 4 and 5 for more descriptions). This water transformation process generates thermohaline forcing which drives, in a large proportion, the Mediterranean marine general circulation. Convection can thus be observed in several places ...
... dense deep Mediterranean waters through air–sea coupling (see Chapters 4 and 5 for more descriptions). This water transformation process generates thermohaline forcing which drives, in a large proportion, the Mediterranean marine general circulation. Convection can thus be observed in several places ...
Similar estimates of temperature impacts on global wheat
... Impacts for major wheat-producing countries To understand how the different methods project such similar temperature impacts on global wheat yields, we disaggregated the temperature impacts to the national scale. Point-based and gridbased simulations were compared for 97 countries (Fig. 2a). General ...
... Impacts for major wheat-producing countries To understand how the different methods project such similar temperature impacts on global wheat yields, we disaggregated the temperature impacts to the national scale. Point-based and gridbased simulations were compared for 97 countries (Fig. 2a). General ...
S wale - Kent County Council
... households and businesses to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. In addition, the new energy company obligation (ECO) will focus on those householders who cannot achieve significant energy savings without an additional or different measure of support. The Kent and Medway Green Deal Pa ...
... households and businesses to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. In addition, the new energy company obligation (ECO) will focus on those householders who cannot achieve significant energy savings without an additional or different measure of support. The Kent and Medway Green Deal Pa ...
Redalyc.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 ...
Education sector responses to climate change - UNESDOC
... According to the most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007), eleven out of the last twelve years have been the hottest on record since 1850. The IPCC also estimated that the average global surface temperature from 1850/1899 to 2001/2005 has increased by 0.760C ...
... According to the most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007), eleven out of the last twelve years have been the hottest on record since 1850. The IPCC also estimated that the average global surface temperature from 1850/1899 to 2001/2005 has increased by 0.760C ...
lesson 1 materials
... one-third of the world’s people. Desertification is defined by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification as “land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities.” Land degradation in dry lands is defined as ...
... one-third of the world’s people. Desertification is defined by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification as “land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities.” Land degradation in dry lands is defined as ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
... In May 2001, the GEF approved the provision of funding for countries to undertake self assessment capacity building needs, with emphasis on cross-convention synergies in capacity building activities. Jamaica has not examined its capacity needs across the three “Rio” Conventions. The National Capacit ...
... In May 2001, the GEF approved the provision of funding for countries to undertake self assessment capacity building needs, with emphasis on cross-convention synergies in capacity building activities. Jamaica has not examined its capacity needs across the three “Rio” Conventions. The National Capacit ...
Andean montane forests and climate change
... greater than the upslope expansion of the montane forest, creating a narrower total elevational range supporting montane forest. Contrastingly, during the glacial periods, montane forest species invaded downslope in response to cooling and the lower formation of cloud. Although the descent of montan ...
... greater than the upslope expansion of the montane forest, creating a narrower total elevational range supporting montane forest. Contrastingly, during the glacial periods, montane forest species invaded downslope in response to cooling and the lower formation of cloud. Although the descent of montan ...
Temperature-induced mismatches between
... well (Appendix A: Table A2). In each panel, the solid black line is the overall trend, and the other lines are the species-level trends. ...
... well (Appendix A: Table A2). In each panel, the solid black line is the overall trend, and the other lines are the species-level trends. ...
Using Carbon Sequestration Projects to Offset
... power plants, which it invests in GHG projects to avoid, Washington impose binding GHG emissions reductions displace, and sequester carbon dioxide emissions. on utility companies. In addition to regulating carbon GHGs lend themselves to emissions trading because dioxide emissions from vehicles, Cali ...
... power plants, which it invests in GHG projects to avoid, Washington impose binding GHG emissions reductions displace, and sequester carbon dioxide emissions. on utility companies. In addition to regulating carbon GHGs lend themselves to emissions trading because dioxide emissions from vehicles, Cali ...
3. project framework - REDD
... Agriculture has so far not figured prominently in the ongoing climate change negotiations and to date climate change has also received scant attention within the Committee on World Food Security (CFS). This dichotomy between food security and climate change at the international level tends to be mir ...
... Agriculture has so far not figured prominently in the ongoing climate change negotiations and to date climate change has also received scant attention within the Committee on World Food Security (CFS). This dichotomy between food security and climate change at the international level tends to be mir ...
A Climate Change Threshold for Forest Dieback in the African Sahel
... monsoon continues north and feeds the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), the band of convergence of the northeast and southeast trade winds. The ITCZ creates convective rainstorms as it migrates north after the Summer Solstice and returns south after the Autumnal Equinox (Charney 1975). The Afr ...
... monsoon continues north and feeds the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), the band of convergence of the northeast and southeast trade winds. The ITCZ creates convective rainstorms as it migrates north after the Summer Solstice and returns south after the Autumnal Equinox (Charney 1975). The Afr ...
Pan-Arctic Climate and Land Cover Trends Derived from Multi
... between 1981 and 2012 (December to February). The trend findings from monthly temperatures, precipitation, SWEmax are combined into one information source, which includes all possible combinations of trend patterns. Only areas showing significant trends (p-value < 0.05) are displayed. ...
... between 1981 and 2012 (December to February). The trend findings from monthly temperatures, precipitation, SWEmax are combined into one information source, which includes all possible combinations of trend patterns. Only areas showing significant trends (p-value < 0.05) are displayed. ...
Tree growth and climate in the Pacific Northwest, North America: a
... mer precipitation (Miles et al., 2010). Annual average temperature1 in the PNW is expected to increase 1.1 °C by the 2020s, 1.8 °C by the 2040s, and 3.0 °C by the 2080s (Mote & Salathe, 2010). Because tree growth is limited by climate and sensitive to climatic variability, altered tree growth acros ...
... mer precipitation (Miles et al., 2010). Annual average temperature1 in the PNW is expected to increase 1.1 °C by the 2020s, 1.8 °C by the 2040s, and 3.0 °C by the 2080s (Mote & Salathe, 2010). Because tree growth is limited by climate and sensitive to climatic variability, altered tree growth acros ...
Kein Folientitel - Hu
... Climate Change Impact in Ukraine 2/2 Number and magnitude of extreme weather events (storms, floods, droughts, heat waves, heavy rains and winds) increased almost twice during 2001-2005 in comparison with 1980s and early 1990s. Changes in precipitations: In South, Eastern and Central Ukraine rain ...
... Climate Change Impact in Ukraine 2/2 Number and magnitude of extreme weather events (storms, floods, droughts, heat waves, heavy rains and winds) increased almost twice during 2001-2005 in comparison with 1980s and early 1990s. Changes in precipitations: In South, Eastern and Central Ukraine rain ...
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... Abstract: The global land use implications of biofuel expansion have received considerable attention in the literature over the past decade. Model-based estimates of the emissions from cropland expansion have been used to assess the environmental impacts of biofuel policies. And integrated assessmen ...
... Abstract: The global land use implications of biofuel expansion have received considerable attention in the literature over the past decade. Model-based estimates of the emissions from cropland expansion have been used to assess the environmental impacts of biofuel policies. And integrated assessmen ...
A Decade of Synthesis and Modeling in the U.S. Joint Global Ocean
... nutrient inputs can explain the relative magnitude of annual mean export production between the two sites, they find no clear relationship for interannual variability in export at the individual sites. This suggests that we have limited predictability of export based on our current set of simple con ...
... nutrient inputs can explain the relative magnitude of annual mean export production between the two sites, they find no clear relationship for interannual variability in export at the individual sites. This suggests that we have limited predictability of export based on our current set of simple con ...
UNDP Swaziland CO DRM project FINAL
... social services and capital outlays (UN Rapid Assessment of the Impact of the Fiscal Crisis, 2012). The fiscal and financial challenges have caused food shortages and threatened supply of ARVs to over 70,000 Swazis on this medication. People living with HIV fear that continued budgetary unpredictabi ...
... social services and capital outlays (UN Rapid Assessment of the Impact of the Fiscal Crisis, 2012). The fiscal and financial challenges have caused food shortages and threatened supply of ARVs to over 70,000 Swazis on this medication. People living with HIV fear that continued budgetary unpredictabi ...
Robin Nicholson The Edge 160720_C4C
... • Climate change is not being taken seriously enough • The Performance Gap is usually ignored • Dissemination of new knowledge into practice is far too slow ...
... • Climate change is not being taken seriously enough • The Performance Gap is usually ignored • Dissemination of new knowledge into practice is far too slow ...