DECC Adaptation Strategy for Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity
... existing plans for environmental water use, such as the NSW Wetlands Recovery Plan and NSW RiverBank. Undertaking risk assessments of projected climate change impacts, in order to quantify levels of risk and uncertainty, are also important tools to inform planning and management decisions. The dynam ...
... existing plans for environmental water use, such as the NSW Wetlands Recovery Plan and NSW RiverBank. Undertaking risk assessments of projected climate change impacts, in order to quantify levels of risk and uncertainty, are also important tools to inform planning and management decisions. The dynam ...
Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook MODULE 3: Water management
... climate changes, and specifically to water, has been difficult to find. One of the reasons for this is that agriculture is strongly influenced by factors unrelated to climate, especially management practices, technological advances, market prices and agricultural policies. These factors have more im ...
... climate changes, and specifically to water, has been difficult to find. One of the reasons for this is that agriculture is strongly influenced by factors unrelated to climate, especially management practices, technological advances, market prices and agricultural policies. These factors have more im ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LIMITED
... sector, it is important to take advantage of the near-term opportunities to reduce operating costs and increase efficiencies in the sector. As an example, improving energy efficiency represents one such opportunity, to reduce both costs and environmental impacts. This would fall in line with the 1.5 ...
... sector, it is important to take advantage of the near-term opportunities to reduce operating costs and increase efficiencies in the sector. As an example, improving energy efficiency represents one such opportunity, to reduce both costs and environmental impacts. This would fall in line with the 1.5 ...
Sea levels: change and variability during warm intervals Robin Edwards* Progress report
... level is only one of a number of variables that influence coral-reef development. Other important parameters include nutrient supply, hydrodynamic conditions and substrate availability (Montaggioni, 2005). In fact, Kench et al. (2005a) have recently proposed a new model of reef-island evolution, bas ...
... level is only one of a number of variables that influence coral-reef development. Other important parameters include nutrient supply, hydrodynamic conditions and substrate availability (Montaggioni, 2005). In fact, Kench et al. (2005a) have recently proposed a new model of reef-island evolution, bas ...
Climate Change and the Transport Sector: Are we
... caused by transport can be reduced, including particular policies and regulations that encourage emissions reductions in this sector. ...
... caused by transport can be reduced, including particular policies and regulations that encourage emissions reductions in this sector. ...
Future Weather
... very warm early summer. In addition, analysis of the trend over the last 50 years showed that the coastal area has become wetter relative to inland areas. We investigated whether this trend is systematic, and whether we could expect similar changes in the regional precipitation differences in the fu ...
... very warm early summer. In addition, analysis of the trend over the last 50 years showed that the coastal area has become wetter relative to inland areas. We investigated whether this trend is systematic, and whether we could expect similar changes in the regional precipitation differences in the fu ...
Accounting for Health Impacts of Climate Change
... change adaptation strategy that focuses on preventing the projected health impacts of climate change is likely to be more effective (in terms of both impacts and costs) than a strategy focused on reacting. Second, and as a corollary to the above message, the health benefits of adaptation investments ...
... change adaptation strategy that focuses on preventing the projected health impacts of climate change is likely to be more effective (in terms of both impacts and costs) than a strategy focused on reacting. Second, and as a corollary to the above message, the health benefits of adaptation investments ...
PDF - World Agroforestry Centre
... projections of the CIMP5 Earth System Models are still, in general, quite low, with variability among models generally higher (i.e. of lower confidence levels) than for temperature projections, which have a higher level of agreement among models and can be considered fairly robust. The averaged mean ...
... projections of the CIMP5 Earth System Models are still, in general, quite low, with variability among models generally higher (i.e. of lower confidence levels) than for temperature projections, which have a higher level of agreement among models and can be considered fairly robust. The averaged mean ...
Wildfires threaten mercury stocks in northern soils
... Hg stocks under scenarios of high (15 cm) and low (35 cm) water tables to represent wet and drought conditions, respectively (Table 2). Given that many peatlands experience much larger water level fluctuations both within and among years [cf. Branfireun et al., 1996; Warren et al., 2001], our fuel l ...
... Hg stocks under scenarios of high (15 cm) and low (35 cm) water tables to represent wet and drought conditions, respectively (Table 2). Given that many peatlands experience much larger water level fluctuations both within and among years [cf. Branfireun et al., 1996; Warren et al., 2001], our fuel l ...
Global changes in seasonal means and extremes of precipitation
... [2] Changes in extreme weather and climate events have significant impacts and are among the most serious challenges to society in coping with a changing climate [U.S. Climate Change Science Program, 2008]. Indeed, “confidence has increased that some extremes will become more frequent, more widespre ...
... [2] Changes in extreme weather and climate events have significant impacts and are among the most serious challenges to society in coping with a changing climate [U.S. Climate Change Science Program, 2008]. Indeed, “confidence has increased that some extremes will become more frequent, more widespre ...
Natural Hazards and Climate Change in European Regions
... Regions in South and South East Europe most exposed. The majority of the regions with “high” to “very high” natural hazard exposure are situated in the South and South East of Europe. That is, large parts of the Iberian Peninsula, the South of France, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania. High aggreg ...
... Regions in South and South East Europe most exposed. The majority of the regions with “high” to “very high” natural hazard exposure are situated in the South and South East of Europe. That is, large parts of the Iberian Peninsula, the South of France, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania. High aggreg ...
Global potential distribution of an invasive species, the yellow crazy
... et al. 2003). The variables available from the IPCC included precipitation, evaporation, annual minimal temperature, annual maximal temperature, and annual average temperature. These factors, typically being the output of GCMs, represent the global surface climate characteristics over land areas. Th ...
... et al. 2003). The variables available from the IPCC included precipitation, evaporation, annual minimal temperature, annual maximal temperature, and annual average temperature. These factors, typically being the output of GCMs, represent the global surface climate characteristics over land areas. Th ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
... accommodate the new climatic realities. All adaptation options considered are quite justifiable in national terms; each had benefit-cost ratios greater than 1. ...
... accommodate the new climatic realities. All adaptation options considered are quite justifiable in national terms; each had benefit-cost ratios greater than 1. ...
Migration as a contribution to resilience and innovation
... Senegal River (Fig. 2) which provides water to the semi-arid parts of Mauritania, Senegal and Mali. A large north-south precipitation gradient ranges from high rainfalls in the South to less than 200 mm/yr in the North. Since the early 1970s these regions report a sharp increase in emigration, proba ...
... Senegal River (Fig. 2) which provides water to the semi-arid parts of Mauritania, Senegal and Mali. A large north-south precipitation gradient ranges from high rainfalls in the South to less than 200 mm/yr in the North. Since the early 1970s these regions report a sharp increase in emigration, proba ...
Australian Climate Policy Survey
... (79 per cent) were of the view that it will be important for Australian businesses to be able to trade carbon across borders as international markets evolve (Figure 15). Access to international markets could have important benefits for Australia. Allowing international units to be used under the saf ...
... (79 per cent) were of the view that it will be important for Australian businesses to be able to trade carbon across borders as international markets evolve (Figure 15). Access to international markets could have important benefits for Australia. Allowing international units to be used under the saf ...
Copernicus the EU`s Earth Observation Programme
... C3S: Monitors and analyses the Earth System to build a global picture and provide the data, tools and products needed by policy makers, societal and economic sectors to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate. • The climate is changing and with it an increase in extreme weather events such as flood ...
... C3S: Monitors and analyses the Earth System to build a global picture and provide the data, tools and products needed by policy makers, societal and economic sectors to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate. • The climate is changing and with it an increase in extreme weather events such as flood ...
The Role of Uncertainty in the Economics of Catastrophic Climate
... ice sheets with dramatic raising of sea level, shutdowns or even reversals of the warming component of large-scale oceanic circulation systems like the Gulf Stream, major disruptions of large-scale weather patterns like monsoons, runaway greenhouse warming due to endogenous heat-induced rapid releas ...
... ice sheets with dramatic raising of sea level, shutdowns or even reversals of the warming component of large-scale oceanic circulation systems like the Gulf Stream, major disruptions of large-scale weather patterns like monsoons, runaway greenhouse warming due to endogenous heat-induced rapid releas ...
Unilever Project Sunlight - Inspiring Sustainable Living Report
... and quantitative research through Edelman Berland to put this hypothesis to the test.22 A total of 4,000 parents and 4,000 children aged 8-12 in the UK, USA, India and Indonesia were interviewed. This showed that children do indeed have the potential to inspire parents to change their lifestyles to ...
... and quantitative research through Edelman Berland to put this hypothesis to the test.22 A total of 4,000 parents and 4,000 children aged 8-12 in the UK, USA, India and Indonesia were interviewed. This showed that children do indeed have the potential to inspire parents to change their lifestyles to ...
The Design of a Carbon Neutral Airport
... CO2 emissions (IPCC, 2004). While this is a small percentage of the GHG emissions globally, the emissions from aviation related activities has a direct impact into the atmosphere and are concentrated in high traffic area. Political and community concerns have grown in response to these studies. Inte ...
... CO2 emissions (IPCC, 2004). While this is a small percentage of the GHG emissions globally, the emissions from aviation related activities has a direct impact into the atmosphere and are concentrated in high traffic area. Political and community concerns have grown in response to these studies. Inte ...
DOWNLOAD Social and Environment Report 2015
... developments will be effective during the 2016 reporting period. Wages and substantive conditions of employment have been negotiated with the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) for employees forming part of the bargaining unit. The settlement agreement included an ...
... developments will be effective during the 2016 reporting period. Wages and substantive conditions of employment have been negotiated with the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) for employees forming part of the bargaining unit. The settlement agreement included an ...
Canadian Earth System Model CanESM2
... polar regions are not necessarily manifested in the global mean climate. If the Arctic warms and Antarctica cools (Chylek et al., 2010) the global mean can stay unchanged while changes in polar region may become significant. Since the Arctic region is expected to experience adverse impacts of climat ...
... polar regions are not necessarily manifested in the global mean climate. If the Arctic warms and Antarctica cools (Chylek et al., 2010) the global mean can stay unchanged while changes in polar region may become significant. Since the Arctic region is expected to experience adverse impacts of climat ...