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... emissions below business-as-usual levels. It will better align the NZ ETS with the intended emissions reduction target for 2030 that New Zealand has announced under the Paris Agreement. This will reduce a potential fiscal risk to the Crown in the 2020s associated with meeting this target and more ef ...
... emissions below business-as-usual levels. It will better align the NZ ETS with the intended emissions reduction target for 2030 that New Zealand has announced under the Paris Agreement. This will reduce a potential fiscal risk to the Crown in the 2020s associated with meeting this target and more ef ...
Climate change and marine plankton
... past 40 years, with a concomitant retraction in the range of cold-water assemblages. Changes in the timing of important events, such as the onset of the seasons and El Niño, are also particularly responsive to climate change [14]. On land, it is clear that the on-set of spring is advancing in many ...
... past 40 years, with a concomitant retraction in the range of cold-water assemblages. Changes in the timing of important events, such as the onset of the seasons and El Niño, are also particularly responsive to climate change [14]. On land, it is clear that the on-set of spring is advancing in many ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Rice Production in Nepal
... magnitude of the climate change and other factors. Increasing temperature will likely directly impact crops by affecting their physiology; it will also indirectly affect crops through changes in the water regime and the increased intensity of pests and diseases (Rosenzweig, 2000; Bale et al., 2002). ...
... magnitude of the climate change and other factors. Increasing temperature will likely directly impact crops by affecting their physiology; it will also indirectly affect crops through changes in the water regime and the increased intensity of pests and diseases (Rosenzweig, 2000; Bale et al., 2002). ...
Climate change and marine plankton Graeme C. Hays , Anthony J. Richardson
... past 40 years, with a concomitant retraction in the range of cold-water assemblages. Changes in the timing of important events, such as the onset of the seasons and El Niño, are also particularly responsive to climate change [14]. On land, it is clear that the on-set of spring is advancing in many ...
... past 40 years, with a concomitant retraction in the range of cold-water assemblages. Changes in the timing of important events, such as the onset of the seasons and El Niño, are also particularly responsive to climate change [14]. On land, it is clear that the on-set of spring is advancing in many ...
Climate Extremes: Challenges in Estimating
... not its primary focus. Extremes are not discussed on paleo time scales, in the context of the present (i.e., short term forecasting), or in the context of climate surprises (tipping points). These choices reflect our desire not to attempt too broad a review of the topic due to space constraints, as ...
... not its primary focus. Extremes are not discussed on paleo time scales, in the context of the present (i.e., short term forecasting), or in the context of climate surprises (tipping points). These choices reflect our desire not to attempt too broad a review of the topic due to space constraints, as ...
Interval squeeze: altered fire regimes and demographic
... disturbance frequencies are more important than direct climate impacts (Cahill et al. 2013; Grimm et al. 2013). Despite accumulating evidence of indirect effects, conceptual models offering broader, mechanistic views that facilitate prediction are lacking. Fire is the dominant terrestrial, landscape ...
... disturbance frequencies are more important than direct climate impacts (Cahill et al. 2013; Grimm et al. 2013). Despite accumulating evidence of indirect effects, conceptual models offering broader, mechanistic views that facilitate prediction are lacking. Fire is the dominant terrestrial, landscape ...
Climate change response strategies for agriculture: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century
... instability in the world’s food production systems beyond that previously thought. Given further increases in these pressures in coming decades, the world’s poor are particularly vulnerable, especially those located in lowincome, food importing countries, where a large share of income is already dev ...
... instability in the world’s food production systems beyond that previously thought. Given further increases in these pressures in coming decades, the world’s poor are particularly vulnerable, especially those located in lowincome, food importing countries, where a large share of income is already dev ...
Radical Adaptation, Justice, and American Indian
... cycle that increase the risks to salmon and other fish species central to the cultural and economic lives of many tribes in the region.19 In the Southwest, increasing temperatures, decreasing snow pack, and the likelihood of longer and more dramatic periods of drought are the likely stressors.20 Imp ...
... cycle that increase the risks to salmon and other fish species central to the cultural and economic lives of many tribes in the region.19 In the Southwest, increasing temperatures, decreasing snow pack, and the likelihood of longer and more dramatic periods of drought are the likely stressors.20 Imp ...
Encountering the Anthropocene The role of the Environmental
... moment we live in is significant on planetary scales: never before has the fate of much of the biosphere depended on the decisions of a single species. If this is correct, why have historians not noticed? I will argue that this is because historians live in a quantum realm, in which such questions d ...
... moment we live in is significant on planetary scales: never before has the fate of much of the biosphere depended on the decisions of a single species. If this is correct, why have historians not noticed? I will argue that this is because historians live in a quantum realm, in which such questions d ...
Policy level - African Development Bank
... Elevates assessment of impacts and risks in the overall economic and social development planning and decision making process – in terms of both priority and timing ...
... Elevates assessment of impacts and risks in the overall economic and social development planning and decision making process – in terms of both priority and timing ...
Follow-up Report - Ministry of Tourism
... addressed in the Atoll Ecosystem Conservation (AEC) project, and that lessons from this project could be used for further research on existing laws and regulations that pose disincentives for climate change adaptation. Q: Have there been studies on waste disposal practices on boats other than safari ...
... addressed in the Atoll Ecosystem Conservation (AEC) project, and that lessons from this project could be used for further research on existing laws and regulations that pose disincentives for climate change adaptation. Q: Have there been studies on waste disposal practices on boats other than safari ...
Lake Victoria CC Readness brief No. 3 English
... weed and pest proliferation. Greater variations in precipitation patterns increase the likelihood of short-run crop failures and long-run production declines. Although there might be gains in some crops in some regions of the world, the overall effects of climate change on agriculture are expecte ...
... weed and pest proliferation. Greater variations in precipitation patterns increase the likelihood of short-run crop failures and long-run production declines. Although there might be gains in some crops in some regions of the world, the overall effects of climate change on agriculture are expecte ...
Impacts of leaf phenology and water table on interannual variability
... – Most of Wisconsin has gotten 10-15% more precipitation in past 50 years, except in N. Wisconsin, where summers are getting drier • This drying signal is seen in water table and lake level ...
... – Most of Wisconsin has gotten 10-15% more precipitation in past 50 years, except in N. Wisconsin, where summers are getting drier • This drying signal is seen in water table and lake level ...
Adaptation Structural Options
... promised for the SCCF to provide an estimated maximum amount. The amount for adaptation is expected to be less than this total amount, since some will be dedicated to other SCCF priorities. [3] The political declarations made in Decision 7/CP.7 stated the group would contribute $410 million annually ...
... promised for the SCCF to provide an estimated maximum amount. The amount for adaptation is expected to be less than this total amount, since some will be dedicated to other SCCF priorities. [3] The political declarations made in Decision 7/CP.7 stated the group would contribute $410 million annually ...
"migration with dignity": towards a new zealand response to climate
... lead to the displacement of millions of people.3 In fact, this has already begun. In 2012, an estimated 32.4 million people were displaced by natural disasters – 98 per cent of which were climate and weather related events.4 Habitation in many parts of the world is becoming increasingly challenging. ...
... lead to the displacement of millions of people.3 In fact, this has already begun. In 2012, an estimated 32.4 million people were displaced by natural disasters – 98 per cent of which were climate and weather related events.4 Habitation in many parts of the world is becoming increasingly challenging. ...
United Nations Development Assistance Framework
... At Marrakech Parties did not succeed to attain consent in relation to legal character of the mode of observance of obligations, in particular in relation to that, whether must be statutory normative approvals for non-fulfillment by the countries of the obligations. The decision-making this is carrie ...
... At Marrakech Parties did not succeed to attain consent in relation to legal character of the mode of observance of obligations, in particular in relation to that, whether must be statutory normative approvals for non-fulfillment by the countries of the obligations. The decision-making this is carrie ...
Latin America
... this basin. Any reductions in rainfall would affect not only Amazonia but also Brazil’s central-south region, where most of the country’s agriculture and silviculture are located. However, with the current rate of deforestation of no more than 10% in Amazonia as a whole, discharge observations acros ...
... this basin. Any reductions in rainfall would affect not only Amazonia but also Brazil’s central-south region, where most of the country’s agriculture and silviculture are located. However, with the current rate of deforestation of no more than 10% in Amazonia as a whole, discharge observations acros ...
Cultural Responses to Climate Change During the Late Holocene
... (D). Relatively short (multiyear) but intense droughts such as the 1930 ’s Dust Bowl period (B) were found to recur roughly once or twice per century (6), whereas multidecadal droughts occur only a few times in a millennium. ...
... (D). Relatively short (multiyear) but intense droughts such as the 1930 ’s Dust Bowl period (B) were found to recur roughly once or twice per century (6), whereas multidecadal droughts occur only a few times in a millennium. ...
The business aviation community has long been committed to
... relative contributions to emissions reduction from four key areas: technology, infrastructure and operations, alternative fuels, and market-based measures. Carbon neutral growth is achieved by 2020. Business aviation carbon emissions then stabilize and are projected to decline through 2050, at which ...
... relative contributions to emissions reduction from four key areas: technology, infrastructure and operations, alternative fuels, and market-based measures. Carbon neutral growth is achieved by 2020. Business aviation carbon emissions then stabilize and are projected to decline through 2050, at which ...
Climate warming and Bergmann`s rule through time: is
... these studies did not report the actual slope estimates for the relations between size and time or temperature. Thus, we could not formally test for an effect of the trait investigated on the likelihood of detecting a temporal trend in that trait. With these data, it remains difficult to evaluate th ...
... these studies did not report the actual slope estimates for the relations between size and time or temperature. Thus, we could not formally test for an effect of the trait investigated on the likelihood of detecting a temporal trend in that trait. With these data, it remains difficult to evaluate th ...
1a. global climate change and coral reefs: rising temperatures
... Sadly, coral reefs are among the first major marine ecosystems in the world to be seriously damaged by global climate change. The most recent (4th) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment states “Corals are vulnerable to thermal stress and have low adaptive capacity. Increases in ...
... Sadly, coral reefs are among the first major marine ecosystems in the world to be seriously damaged by global climate change. The most recent (4th) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment states “Corals are vulnerable to thermal stress and have low adaptive capacity. Increases in ...
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... changes and phenotypic plasticity can also occur rapidly in response to climate change (Bradshaw and Holzapfel, 2006), so that ‘vulnerability’ may vary not only in space but also in time. Obviously, predicting patterns of physiological stress, and the subsequent effects of mortality and reproductive ...
... changes and phenotypic plasticity can also occur rapidly in response to climate change (Bradshaw and Holzapfel, 2006), so that ‘vulnerability’ may vary not only in space but also in time. Obviously, predicting patterns of physiological stress, and the subsequent effects of mortality and reproductive ...
Climate change, migration and critical
... It is increasingly feared that anthropogenic climate change may lead to widespread population displacements and distress migration on scales not previously seen (UNHCR, 2009a). Predictions from reputable commentators have suggested that hundreds of millions of people may become “environmental refuge ...
... It is increasingly feared that anthropogenic climate change may lead to widespread population displacements and distress migration on scales not previously seen (UNHCR, 2009a). Predictions from reputable commentators have suggested that hundreds of millions of people may become “environmental refuge ...