Climate Change Impacts on International Seaports
... envisioned from past experience . . . Decision makers will need new kinds of information and new ways of thinking and learning to function effectively in a changing climate” (NRC 2009). Climate change will require adaptation strategies for waterborne commerce and coastal infrastructure, the backbone ...
... envisioned from past experience . . . Decision makers will need new kinds of information and new ways of thinking and learning to function effectively in a changing climate” (NRC 2009). Climate change will require adaptation strategies for waterborne commerce and coastal infrastructure, the backbone ...
sdc gender equality network newsletter
... woman head of household. Women were also the ones who received the prize in case the family won. Mutual support between weaker groups such as the elderly or single headed households was also promoted. The project was flexible and the staff sensitive and open to adopt strategies that promoted women’s ...
... woman head of household. Women were also the ones who received the prize in case the family won. Mutual support between weaker groups such as the elderly or single headed households was also promoted. The project was flexible and the staff sensitive and open to adopt strategies that promoted women’s ...
Seed dressing systemic insecticides and honeybees: a challenge for
... 1 cm across Europe. Days with snow fall above 10 cm show increases in large parts of northern Europe and decreases in most other regions. There is, however, considerable uncertainty in these projections due to large differences between the upper and lower limits of the model projections (not shown h ...
... 1 cm across Europe. Days with snow fall above 10 cm show increases in large parts of northern Europe and decreases in most other regions. There is, however, considerable uncertainty in these projections due to large differences between the upper and lower limits of the model projections (not shown h ...
Perspectives on Quaternary Beetles and Climate Change.
... Periods. The biggest problem facing beetles is the destruction of natural habitat by human activities. It is a sad commentary that for undescribed species the chance of extinction is greater than the chance of being described (Stork, 1997). The threat of extinction is most acute in tropical regions, ...
... Periods. The biggest problem facing beetles is the destruction of natural habitat by human activities. It is a sad commentary that for undescribed species the chance of extinction is greater than the chance of being described (Stork, 1997). The threat of extinction is most acute in tropical regions, ...
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... emerging2. Scientists agree that the most severe drought effects will be felt in mid-latitude, inland continental areas, especially in the summer season, possibly leading to a loss of soil humidity and increased erosion. In this event, Spain will be among the regions most severely affected. Moreover ...
... emerging2. Scientists agree that the most severe drought effects will be felt in mid-latitude, inland continental areas, especially in the summer season, possibly leading to a loss of soil humidity and increased erosion. In this event, Spain will be among the regions most severely affected. Moreover ...
challenges in quantifying changes in the global water cycle
... while the direct radiative effect of aerosols that scatter rather than absorb sunlight does not influence the rate at which precipitation increases with warming. Figure 1 illustrates this for climate models run under the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 (CMIP5) protocol (Taylor et al. 2 ...
... while the direct radiative effect of aerosols that scatter rather than absorb sunlight does not influence the rate at which precipitation increases with warming. Figure 1 illustrates this for climate models run under the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 (CMIP5) protocol (Taylor et al. 2 ...
Research Article Arctic Ocean Gas Hydrate Stability in a Changing Climate
... level scenarios. We model the present day conditions adopting two different geothermal gradient values: 30 and 40∘ C/km. For each geothermal gradient value, we simulate a rise and a decrease in seafloor temperature equal to 2∘ C and in sea level equal to 10 m. The results show that shallow gas hydra ...
... level scenarios. We model the present day conditions adopting two different geothermal gradient values: 30 and 40∘ C/km. For each geothermal gradient value, we simulate a rise and a decrease in seafloor temperature equal to 2∘ C and in sea level equal to 10 m. The results show that shallow gas hydra ...
Working with nature, for people - European Commission
... By 2050, the population of Africa will represent almost a quarter of the world’s population: greater than either China or India. Under climate change, efforts to increase food production to meet this rise in numbers are threatened, posing risks of famine and social instability. Indeed, recent drough ...
... By 2050, the population of Africa will represent almost a quarter of the world’s population: greater than either China or India. Under climate change, efforts to increase food production to meet this rise in numbers are threatened, posing risks of famine and social instability. Indeed, recent drough ...
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... years with close to average rainfall, due to dry spells at critical stages of crop growth. In some areas there is insufficient surface or groundwater to irrigate dry land crops even at critical periods (Lovell, 2000). Eriksen et al, (2008) highlights that in case of Zimbabwe the climatic risks will ...
... years with close to average rainfall, due to dry spells at critical stages of crop growth. In some areas there is insufficient surface or groundwater to irrigate dry land crops even at critical periods (Lovell, 2000). Eriksen et al, (2008) highlights that in case of Zimbabwe the climatic risks will ...
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... [email protected] Nicollette Goulding, Programme Assistant. [email protected] ...
... [email protected] Nicollette Goulding, Programme Assistant. [email protected] ...
Documentation Support Specialist
... The Green Climate Fund (“the Fund”) is a new multilateral fund created to make a significant and ambitious contribution to the global efforts towards attaining the goals set by the international community to combat climate change. The Fund will contribute to the achievement of the ultimate objective ...
... The Green Climate Fund (“the Fund”) is a new multilateral fund created to make a significant and ambitious contribution to the global efforts towards attaining the goals set by the international community to combat climate change. The Fund will contribute to the achievement of the ultimate objective ...
Consumer behaviour and demand response of tourists to climate
... which respondents were confronted with a scenario in which ‘‘the next five winters would have very little natural snow’’. The survey, which identified significant negative demand reponses, was repeated by Pickering, Castley, and Burtt (2010), and its main scenario was also used in Switzerland (Behri ...
... which respondents were confronted with a scenario in which ‘‘the next five winters would have very little natural snow’’. The survey, which identified significant negative demand reponses, was repeated by Pickering, Castley, and Burtt (2010), and its main scenario was also used in Switzerland (Behri ...
decadal climate variability, predictability and prediction
... The scientific understanding of Earth’s climate system is now sufficiently developed to show that climate change from anthropogenic greenhouse gas forcing is already upon us, and the rate of change as projected exceeds anything seen in nature in the past 10,000 years. The indisputable evidence of gl ...
... The scientific understanding of Earth’s climate system is now sufficiently developed to show that climate change from anthropogenic greenhouse gas forcing is already upon us, and the rate of change as projected exceeds anything seen in nature in the past 10,000 years. The indisputable evidence of gl ...
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... Our results suggest, in the context of the LQ model, strategies regarding the expected behavior of noncooperating asymmetric countries in terms of mitigation and SRM activities, and provide insights regarding the possible existence of a tradeo¤ between mitigation and SRM. In particular when the soc ...
... Our results suggest, in the context of the LQ model, strategies regarding the expected behavior of noncooperating asymmetric countries in terms of mitigation and SRM activities, and provide insights regarding the possible existence of a tradeo¤ between mitigation and SRM. In particular when the soc ...
Strong upslope shifts in ChimborazoTs vegetation over two
... sampling of the region (1773–1776) and possibly again between 1777 and 1781 (volcano.si.edu and ref. 24). We did not find documentation of ash emissions during the historical eruptions, but they would be expected to have had similar effects on the glaciers. Furthermore, although ash deposition may h ...
... sampling of the region (1773–1776) and possibly again between 1777 and 1781 (volcano.si.edu and ref. 24). We did not find documentation of ash emissions during the historical eruptions, but they would be expected to have had similar effects on the glaciers. Furthermore, although ash deposition may h ...
Climate change and food safety: A review
... literature on the effects of climatic factors on microbiological and chemical food contamination, foodborne diseases, animal and plant health, biotoxins and other food safety risks. In preparation for the High-Level Conference on World Food Security: The Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy in ...
... literature on the effects of climatic factors on microbiological and chemical food contamination, foodborne diseases, animal and plant health, biotoxins and other food safety risks. In preparation for the High-Level Conference on World Food Security: The Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy in ...
Evolutionary trade-offs between reproduction and dispersal in
... expanded their ranges northwards to keep track of climate changes. Evolutionary changes in dispersal have been demonstrated in these expanding populations and here we show that increased dispersal is associated with reduced investment in reproduction in populations of the speckled wood butterfly, Pa ...
... expanded their ranges northwards to keep track of climate changes. Evolutionary changes in dispersal have been demonstrated in these expanding populations and here we show that increased dispersal is associated with reduced investment in reproduction in populations of the speckled wood butterfly, Pa ...
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... threats associated with energy scarcity, climate change, the loss of ecosystem services, the limitations of neoclassical economics, and human settlement patterns. Increasing scarcity and the decreasing return on investment for existing conventional energy reserves are expected to significantly reduce ...
... threats associated with energy scarcity, climate change, the loss of ecosystem services, the limitations of neoclassical economics, and human settlement patterns. Increasing scarcity and the decreasing return on investment for existing conventional energy reserves are expected to significantly reduce ...
Bias corrections of global models for regional climate simulations
... simulation. The MDR was chosen as an indicative example because of its importance as an indicator of Atlantic tropical cyclone activity (Bruye`re et al. 2012). However, any region—including the entire model domain—together with other variables or time averages could equally well have been chosen. Co ...
... simulation. The MDR was chosen as an indicative example because of its importance as an indicator of Atlantic tropical cyclone activity (Bruye`re et al. 2012). However, any region—including the entire model domain—together with other variables or time averages could equally well have been chosen. Co ...