CHAPTER 5: Temperate Marine
... of marine ecosystems that determine where and when larvae recruit to adult populations. Despite their importance, our understanding of many aspects of larval transport and recruitment, particularly as they affect reserves, is still fairly rough. Many models treat larval dispersal as a spatially symm ...
... of marine ecosystems that determine where and when larvae recruit to adult populations. Despite their importance, our understanding of many aspects of larval transport and recruitment, particularly as they affect reserves, is still fairly rough. Many models treat larval dispersal as a spatially symm ...
ALC Working Paper Climate Change, Gender and Human Development:
... climate change in among other areas the areas of energy, water, food security, agriculture and fisheries, biodiversity and ecosystem services, health, industry, human settlements, disaster management, and conflict and human security. Viewing the impacts of climate change through a gender lens assist ...
... climate change in among other areas the areas of energy, water, food security, agriculture and fisheries, biodiversity and ecosystem services, health, industry, human settlements, disaster management, and conflict and human security. Viewing the impacts of climate change through a gender lens assist ...
Extinction vulnerability of tropical montane endemism from warming
... species distributions. In the tropics, because montane assemblages frequently include local endemics that are distributed close to summits, these species may be especially vulnerable to experiencing complete habitat loss from warming. However, there is currently a dearth of information available for ...
... species distributions. In the tropics, because montane assemblages frequently include local endemics that are distributed close to summits, these species may be especially vulnerable to experiencing complete habitat loss from warming. However, there is currently a dearth of information available for ...
Climate Change Youth Guide to Action
... Vital Statistics “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.” - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Fourth Assessme ...
... Vital Statistics “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.” - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Fourth Assessme ...
Climate Change and Human Mobility in Indigenous Communities of
... environmental protection; 2) a stable economy that was competitive in the world market; and 3) a democratic political system capable of delegating responsibility and power across a vast landscape. Close-up case study: Illustrating the changes affecting livelihoods and teasing out climate effects Loc ...
... environmental protection; 2) a stable economy that was competitive in the world market; and 3) a democratic political system capable of delegating responsibility and power across a vast landscape. Close-up case study: Illustrating the changes affecting livelihoods and teasing out climate effects Loc ...
NRCan/CIP Projects and Initiatives on climate
... generally considered the authority on the subject. The IPCC does not do research of its own, but bases its reports on the peer-reviewed work of hundreds of climate scientists around the world. The IPCC and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2007. Several scien ...
... generally considered the authority on the subject. The IPCC does not do research of its own, but bases its reports on the peer-reviewed work of hundreds of climate scientists around the world. The IPCC and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2007. Several scien ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Hurricane
... We estimate a damage function with respect to the magnitude of the storm using historic data from storms that have hit the United States since 1950. Impacts in different years are updated to current dollars using the GDP deflator. The damages are matched with characteristics of the storm including m ...
... We estimate a damage function with respect to the magnitude of the storm using historic data from storms that have hit the United States since 1950. Impacts in different years are updated to current dollars using the GDP deflator. The damages are matched with characteristics of the storm including m ...
Climate change impacts and adaptation in the Southern
... Shaw, 2009). Like Mediterranean systems elsewhere (e.g. Chrysopolitou et al., 2013), the Mediterranean climate region falling within the Flatlands cluster is projected to be among the most significantly affected by anthropogenic climate change (Underwood et al., 2009; Yates et al., 2010). Generally ...
... Shaw, 2009). Like Mediterranean systems elsewhere (e.g. Chrysopolitou et al., 2013), the Mediterranean climate region falling within the Flatlands cluster is projected to be among the most significantly affected by anthropogenic climate change (Underwood et al., 2009; Yates et al., 2010). Generally ...
China and South-South Scoping Assessment for
... limited technology and information, poor access to resources and lack of capacity to manage natural resources. It has been predicted that South Africa will experience an increase in temperatures in the summer and autumn in the western part of the country as well as increased incidents of floods and ...
... limited technology and information, poor access to resources and lack of capacity to manage natural resources. It has been predicted that South Africa will experience an increase in temperatures in the summer and autumn in the western part of the country as well as increased incidents of floods and ...
The Response of Precipitation Minus
... warming climate, following the Clausius–Clapeyron relation at roughly constant relative humidity [a similar mechanism was termed the direct moisture effect by Chou and Neelin (2004)]. The dynamical contribution to precipitation changes is also important locally (Xie et al. 2010; Huang et al. 2013; C ...
... warming climate, following the Clausius–Clapeyron relation at roughly constant relative humidity [a similar mechanism was termed the direct moisture effect by Chou and Neelin (2004)]. The dynamical contribution to precipitation changes is also important locally (Xie et al. 2010; Huang et al. 2013; C ...
contributions by the world meteorological organization to the
... Extreme cold Avalanches Freezing rain Air quality ...
... Extreme cold Avalanches Freezing rain Air quality ...
G8 Climate Governance, 1975-2008
... the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and Kyoto Protocol the G8 conceded to the UN system as the appropriate institution to deal with climate change. However, after 2003 when the UN’s Kyoto regime with its unbalanced convention-protocol, target-timetable approach failed ...
... the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and Kyoto Protocol the G8 conceded to the UN system as the appropriate institution to deal with climate change. However, after 2003 when the UN’s Kyoto regime with its unbalanced convention-protocol, target-timetable approach failed ...
Adapting for climate change - City of Sydney
... community is ready to face the likely impacts of climate change. Far more than that, the City of Sydney is working to ensure that our city continues to thrive and is more liveable than ever. so we must adapt… This strategy sets out the impacts the changing climate will have on our city, the risks th ...
... community is ready to face the likely impacts of climate change. Far more than that, the City of Sydney is working to ensure that our city continues to thrive and is more liveable than ever. so we must adapt… This strategy sets out the impacts the changing climate will have on our city, the risks th ...
Monitoring and evaluating climate change adaptation and
... commitments. Donors contribute 30 per cent of Uganda’s budget, which also gives them a powerful role with regards to government policies, planning and budget allocation processes. 5. Generally, there is need to build capacity of government staff at all levels in the monitoring and evaluation for ad ...
... commitments. Donors contribute 30 per cent of Uganda’s budget, which also gives them a powerful role with regards to government policies, planning and budget allocation processes. 5. Generally, there is need to build capacity of government staff at all levels in the monitoring and evaluation for ad ...
The Economic Impacts of Climate Change
... determinants of agricultural profits, so it offers a possible solution to the omitted variables bias problems that appear to plague the hedonic approach. This approach differs from the hedonic one in a few key ways. First, under an additive separability assumption, its estimated parameters are purge ...
... determinants of agricultural profits, so it offers a possible solution to the omitted variables bias problems that appear to plague the hedonic approach. This approach differs from the hedonic one in a few key ways. First, under an additive separability assumption, its estimated parameters are purge ...
Assessment of flash floods taking into account climate
... Some researchers have found that extreme events are expected to increase all over Europe due to global change (Dankers and Feyen, 2009). However, there is not a lot of agreement in concluding that the occurrence and magnitude of floods have increased due to climate-driven changes (Intergovernmental ...
... Some researchers have found that extreme events are expected to increase all over Europe due to global change (Dankers and Feyen, 2009). However, there is not a lot of agreement in concluding that the occurrence and magnitude of floods have increased due to climate-driven changes (Intergovernmental ...
KURUKULASURIYA MENDELSOHN 2006 Crop Selection Adapting to Climate Change in Afrika
... modeling follows earlier research on the impact of irrigation as an adaptation strategy for African agriculture (Kurukulasuriya & Mendelsohn 2006) and animal selection for African livestock (Seo & Mendelsohn 2006). By examining the crop choices that farmers make across different agro-ecological zone ...
... modeling follows earlier research on the impact of irrigation as an adaptation strategy for African agriculture (Kurukulasuriya & Mendelsohn 2006) and animal selection for African livestock (Seo & Mendelsohn 2006). By examining the crop choices that farmers make across different agro-ecological zone ...
A Carbon Management Plan for Nottinghamshire County Council
... carbon emissions but also provide community leadership and encourage others to do the same. This has been re-emphasised by many other organisations, including the Local Government Association. Indeed the Government has recently indicated that from 2008 Comprehensive Performance Assessments will als ...
... carbon emissions but also provide community leadership and encourage others to do the same. This has been re-emphasised by many other organisations, including the Local Government Association. Indeed the Government has recently indicated that from 2008 Comprehensive Performance Assessments will als ...
Plankton dynamics under different climatic conditions in space and
... most regions of the world, long-term records have shown a decrease in the number of very cold days and nights and an increase in the number of very hot days and nights (Trenberth et al., 2007); this trend will most likely continue. Indeed, global climate projections indicate that heat waves will be ...
... most regions of the world, long-term records have shown a decrease in the number of very cold days and nights and an increase in the number of very hot days and nights (Trenberth et al., 2007); this trend will most likely continue. Indeed, global climate projections indicate that heat waves will be ...
Features of the Prototype Nations Climate Model
... Our Simulator Use Philosophy • Runs fast for high-iteration model testing – Model simulates 500 years in less than .1 second – Allows for practical analysis in areas such as uncertainty, tradeoffs, optimization, and robustness ...
... Our Simulator Use Philosophy • Runs fast for high-iteration model testing – Model simulates 500 years in less than .1 second – Allows for practical analysis in areas such as uncertainty, tradeoffs, optimization, and robustness ...
The Supreme Court’s Climate Change Massachusetts v. EPA Summary Robert Meltz
... decision whether to so regulate. The decision does not compel EPA to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new motor vehicles, but it does limit the range of options available to the agency that would justify not doing so. This report traces the events leading up to the Court’s decision, then ...
... decision whether to so regulate. The decision does not compel EPA to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new motor vehicles, but it does limit the range of options available to the agency that would justify not doing so. This report traces the events leading up to the Court’s decision, then ...
Modelling the effects of climate and land cover change on
... the northern edge of the PRAMS region, north of Geraldton, bounded by the natural coastline and Darling Fault. It has similar aquifers to PRAMS, including the LeedervilleParmelia and Yarragadee, but has complex faulting that makes them locally discontinuous. The area has low rainfall and low populat ...
... the northern edge of the PRAMS region, north of Geraldton, bounded by the natural coastline and Darling Fault. It has similar aquifers to PRAMS, including the LeedervilleParmelia and Yarragadee, but has complex faulting that makes them locally discontinuous. The area has low rainfall and low populat ...
International Geographical Union Regional Conference, Chile 2011
... biosphere reserves. Protected areas, both terrestrial and marine, have been designated to conserve biodiversity and to protect migratory species. India has 93 National Parks and 485 sanctuaries for protecting various forms of wild life. This list includes 5 Marine National Parks as well. The Forest ...
... biosphere reserves. Protected areas, both terrestrial and marine, have been designated to conserve biodiversity and to protect migratory species. India has 93 National Parks and 485 sanctuaries for protecting various forms of wild life. This list includes 5 Marine National Parks as well. The Forest ...
Variability and Triggering Factors of Observed Global Mean Land
... correlation analysis. It reveals that a small but significant correlation to SAT with r2=0.71% is found. The correlation to SSN, however, becomes even smaller. Correlation analysis is not adequate in order to investigate a possible link between explosive volcanism and PGL. This is due to the fact th ...
... correlation analysis. It reveals that a small but significant correlation to SAT with r2=0.71% is found. The correlation to SSN, however, becomes even smaller. Correlation analysis is not adequate in order to investigate a possible link between explosive volcanism and PGL. This is due to the fact th ...
Climate Role Play
... experts on the UN Climate Panel, IPCC1, are in agreement that the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is gradually increasing – which, in turn, leads to higher temperatures. In the opinion of the Climate Panel a rising average temperature leads to more extreme weather conditions wher ...
... experts on the UN Climate Panel, IPCC1, are in agreement that the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is gradually increasing – which, in turn, leads to higher temperatures. In the opinion of the Climate Panel a rising average temperature leads to more extreme weather conditions wher ...