Climate Change and Food Systems
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... by United Nations Library on 05/13/13. For personal use only. ...
Farmers` Risk Perception towards Climate Change: A Case of the
... of responses due to climate change, understanding how knowledge of climate change impacts on farmers and how vulnerabilities can effectively be used is necessary both to direct research and to support action [12]. It may also have long-term impacts on the adaptation capacity of a society in terms of ...
... of responses due to climate change, understanding how knowledge of climate change impacts on farmers and how vulnerabilities can effectively be used is necessary both to direct research and to support action [12]. It may also have long-term impacts on the adaptation capacity of a society in terms of ...
Northern High-Latitude Heat Budget Decomposition and
... second pair contains two versions of GFDL’s newly developed Earth System Model (ESM2G) described by Dunne et al. (2012). We use ESM2G, which contributes to the phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) database, as well as a preliminary version, which is referred to here as ESM2pr ...
... second pair contains two versions of GFDL’s newly developed Earth System Model (ESM2G) described by Dunne et al. (2012). We use ESM2G, which contributes to the phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) database, as well as a preliminary version, which is referred to here as ESM2pr ...
2 Andean montane forests and climate change
... conditions the change in the elevation of cloudbase may have been 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 ...
... conditions the change in the elevation of cloudbase may have been 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 ...
Public Policy and Climate Change: Land-use
... Projected Impacts of Climate Change Expected climatic changes in the region include: Sea level rise Saline intrusion into freshwater aquifers Coastal flooding and erosion Increased temperatures Heat stress Coral bleaching Biodiversity loss Increased emergence of vector borne diseases Changes in rai ...
... Projected Impacts of Climate Change Expected climatic changes in the region include: Sea level rise Saline intrusion into freshwater aquifers Coastal flooding and erosion Increased temperatures Heat stress Coral bleaching Biodiversity loss Increased emergence of vector borne diseases Changes in rai ...
Modeling the Impact of Temperature on Peak Electricity Demand in
... energy sources such as solar energy, due to increased cloud cover; wind production, due to diminished wind speeds; and production of biomass, due to changes in growing seasons (IPCC, 2001). On the demand side, climate change and the corresponding increase in global average temperatures and significa ...
... energy sources such as solar energy, due to increased cloud cover; wind production, due to diminished wind speeds; and production of biomass, due to changes in growing seasons (IPCC, 2001). On the demand side, climate change and the corresponding increase in global average temperatures and significa ...
Quaternary Vegetation Distribution
... This period is further marked by abrupt changes in atmospheric and oceanic circulation that were superimposed upon the general transition from glacial to interglacial climates, and vegetation distributions closely tracked these rapid climate events. During the Younger Dryas Chronozone (12,900 to 11, ...
... This period is further marked by abrupt changes in atmospheric and oceanic circulation that were superimposed upon the general transition from glacial to interglacial climates, and vegetation distributions closely tracked these rapid climate events. During the Younger Dryas Chronozone (12,900 to 11, ...
Climate Change Associated Sediment Yield Changes on the Rio
... spring melting of the snowpack. These changes may not only impact surface water flows, but the interaction between surface water and ground water as well. Warmer temperatures are anticipated to both drive up evaporation rates and increase the length of the growing season, contributing to lower overa ...
... spring melting of the snowpack. These changes may not only impact surface water flows, but the interaction between surface water and ground water as well. Warmer temperatures are anticipated to both drive up evaporation rates and increase the length of the growing season, contributing to lower overa ...
declining mountain snowpack in western north america
... primarily explained by different spatial patterns of precipitation trends in each period. The VIC simulation also reveals an interesting and significant characteristic of these reductions that is evident in both time periods: in most mountain ...
... primarily explained by different spatial patterns of precipitation trends in each period. The VIC simulation also reveals an interesting and significant characteristic of these reductions that is evident in both time periods: in most mountain ...
Climate change and Arctic ecosystems II
... in a scenario with unchecked atmospheric CO2 concentration increase. We compare the modeled vegetation to a map of present-day potential vegetation distribution, and to paleovegetation distributions inferred from pollen data. The future scenario allows us then to assess the sensitivity of Arctic veg ...
... in a scenario with unchecked atmospheric CO2 concentration increase. We compare the modeled vegetation to a map of present-day potential vegetation distribution, and to paleovegetation distributions inferred from pollen data. The future scenario allows us then to assess the sensitivity of Arctic veg ...
TAKE ACTION - National Climate Change Secretariat
... levels of greenhouse gases (GHG)2 in the earth’s atmosphere. The year 2015 was the warmest on record, with average temperatures reaching about 1°C above those in the pre-industrial era 3. Without additional efforts to reduce GHG emissions, temperatures could continue to rise to between 3.7°C and 4.8 ...
... levels of greenhouse gases (GHG)2 in the earth’s atmosphere. The year 2015 was the warmest on record, with average temperatures reaching about 1°C above those in the pre-industrial era 3. Without additional efforts to reduce GHG emissions, temperatures could continue to rise to between 3.7°C and 4.8 ...
the Point of No Return report
... Climate scientists have identified a “carbon budget,” an amount of additional CO2 that must not be exceeded to keep global warming from overshooting dangerous limits. In November 2012, the IEA said in its annual World Energy Outlook that no more than one-third of the carbon contained in the proven r ...
... Climate scientists have identified a “carbon budget,” an amount of additional CO2 that must not be exceeded to keep global warming from overshooting dangerous limits. In November 2012, the IEA said in its annual World Energy Outlook that no more than one-third of the carbon contained in the proven r ...
Differing Views on the Environment
... sues (cf. the discussions in the introductory chapter (Section 1.1), but also in Part III, in particular Subsection 9.1.1). Some environmental concerns such as “protecting nature”, “the state of the environment our children will inherit” and “pollution in towns and cities” have occupied high ranks a ...
... sues (cf. the discussions in the introductory chapter (Section 1.1), but also in Part III, in particular Subsection 9.1.1). Some environmental concerns such as “protecting nature”, “the state of the environment our children will inherit” and “pollution in towns and cities” have occupied high ranks a ...
The Climate of the Last Millennium
... areas that are today utterly arid (Petit-Maire and Riser 1983). In fact, evidence for much drier conditions in the late Holocene (after ~4000 calendar years B.P.) is also found across central Asia and into Tibet (Gasse and van Campo 1994). Over much of this region, conditions today are the driest th ...
... areas that are today utterly arid (Petit-Maire and Riser 1983). In fact, evidence for much drier conditions in the late Holocene (after ~4000 calendar years B.P.) is also found across central Asia and into Tibet (Gasse and van Campo 1994). Over much of this region, conditions today are the driest th ...
Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict
... Introduction and summary The costs and consequences of climate change on our world will define the 21st century. Even if nations across our planet were to take immediate steps to rein in carbon emissions—an unlikely prospect—a warmer climate is inevitable. As the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Cl ...
... Introduction and summary The costs and consequences of climate change on our world will define the 21st century. Even if nations across our planet were to take immediate steps to rein in carbon emissions—an unlikely prospect—a warmer climate is inevitable. As the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Cl ...
The environmental dimension of food supply chains
... agricultural production, but by 2050 the negative impacts of high temperatures and water shortages will be more evident. Negative impacts may include a higher proliferation of insect pests in warmer climates and a greater number of insects’ reproductive cycles due to longer growing seasons (9). Othe ...
... agricultural production, but by 2050 the negative impacts of high temperatures and water shortages will be more evident. Negative impacts may include a higher proliferation of insect pests in warmer climates and a greater number of insects’ reproductive cycles due to longer growing seasons (9). Othe ...
Full Presentation Zanzibar notes and extrapolation
... When they stop being effective as models or prevent us from moving on to better things Supporting Integrated and Comprehensive Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation in Africa ...
... When they stop being effective as models or prevent us from moving on to better things Supporting Integrated and Comprehensive Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation in Africa ...
UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 Synthesis Report
... with a trend towards milder winters and hotter summers in recent decades. Sea levels globally and around the UK have risen by 15-20 centimetres since 1900. Whilst natural variability in the climate will continue to have a large influence on individual weather events, the recent episodes of severe an ...
... with a trend towards milder winters and hotter summers in recent decades. Sea levels globally and around the UK have risen by 15-20 centimetres since 1900. Whilst natural variability in the climate will continue to have a large influence on individual weather events, the recent episodes of severe an ...
Professor Mark Maslin, Head of Geography and
... uncertainties in the science so they can make informed decisions 2. Climate change is just one of many problems that must be tackled, but it can make other problems worse 3. Alternative Energy .. essential as development needs power and we must alleviate global poverty 4. Natural resources such as f ...
... uncertainties in the science so they can make informed decisions 2. Climate change is just one of many problems that must be tackled, but it can make other problems worse 3. Alternative Energy .. essential as development needs power and we must alleviate global poverty 4. Natural resources such as f ...