Modeling the spatial-temporal dynamics of water use efficiency in
... mainly located in the western area of Sichuan and Qinghai with the lowest values reaching to 0.36 g C/kgH2O. The WUE in other regions mostly ranged from 0.5 to 0.6 g C/kgH2O. For the whole study area, the annual WUE slowly increased from 1956 to 2006. The WUE in the upper reaches of Yangtze River in ...
... mainly located in the western area of Sichuan and Qinghai with the lowest values reaching to 0.36 g C/kgH2O. The WUE in other regions mostly ranged from 0.5 to 0.6 g C/kgH2O. For the whole study area, the annual WUE slowly increased from 1956 to 2006. The WUE in the upper reaches of Yangtze River in ...
Investor Award on Climate-Related Disclosures
... If the external investment is structured as a segregated mandate, we enforce adherence to our exclusion list. If the investment vehicle is a mutual fund, we are bound by the broader investment guidelines set for the fund. We will still point out the importance of avoiding investment in the names on ...
... If the external investment is structured as a segregated mandate, we enforce adherence to our exclusion list. If the investment vehicle is a mutual fund, we are bound by the broader investment guidelines set for the fund. We will still point out the importance of avoiding investment in the names on ...
Integrating Adaptation into Policy Decisions
... 1. Integrating Adaptation into Policy Decisions – Why? Adaptation to environmental change not a new concept Re-Action (not planned and managed) Specific conditions of anthropogenic climate change Climate change occurs faster and to a greater extent than past experiences ...
... 1. Integrating Adaptation into Policy Decisions – Why? Adaptation to environmental change not a new concept Re-Action (not planned and managed) Specific conditions of anthropogenic climate change Climate change occurs faster and to a greater extent than past experiences ...
An assessment of the likely consequences of global warming on the
... The consequences of global warming................................................................................53 Global warming will not spread malaria........................................................................53 Global warming will not result in desertification .................... ...
... The consequences of global warming................................................................................53 Global warming will not spread malaria........................................................................53 Global warming will not result in desertification .................... ...
Green ports policies, coastal shipping and inland waterways
... demand, labor issues, climate change and law-institutional regulations Inland water transport is still underutilized yet and experiencing difficulties in terms of laws and institutional obstacles, technologies and facilities Inland water transport is greatly affected by transport policy in the count ...
... demand, labor issues, climate change and law-institutional regulations Inland water transport is still underutilized yet and experiencing difficulties in terms of laws and institutional obstacles, technologies and facilities Inland water transport is greatly affected by transport policy in the count ...
São Paulo, Brazil - carbonn Climate Registry
... GHGs in the atmosphere. These excess GHGs have resulted in an increase in global temperature, the phenomenon known as ‘global warming’ or ‘global climate change,’ and is altering the earth’s complex web of systems such as cloud cover, rainfall patterns, wind patterns, ocean currents, and the distrib ...
... GHGs in the atmosphere. These excess GHGs have resulted in an increase in global temperature, the phenomenon known as ‘global warming’ or ‘global climate change,’ and is altering the earth’s complex web of systems such as cloud cover, rainfall patterns, wind patterns, ocean currents, and the distrib ...
Potentials for greenhouse gas mitigation in agriculture
... BMZ it reviews and analyses the currently available information about emissions caused by agriculture and examines potentials of the sector to reduce emissions and to sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It will contribute to inform the international discussion about the potentials of the a ...
... BMZ it reviews and analyses the currently available information about emissions caused by agriculture and examines potentials of the sector to reduce emissions and to sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It will contribute to inform the international discussion about the potentials of the a ...
Ozone hole and Southern Hemisphere climate change
... Protocol, is expected to occur in the next 50– 60 years. [3] In this study, we demonstrate the pervasive impacts of stratospheric ozone on SH climate change by examining output from the IPCC/AR4 models [Meehl et al., 2007]. Both past (20C3M) and future scenario integrations with moderate greenhouse- ...
... Protocol, is expected to occur in the next 50– 60 years. [3] In this study, we demonstrate the pervasive impacts of stratospheric ozone on SH climate change by examining output from the IPCC/AR4 models [Meehl et al., 2007]. Both past (20C3M) and future scenario integrations with moderate greenhouse- ...
Greenwashing eco(?)tourism in New Zealand: What climate change?
... change (Cannon & Muller-Mahn, 2010) and it is not the intention of this paper to add to the debate. Cannon & Muller-Mahn argue that environmental changes will change cultural practices but the effects of economic globalisation have been and remain a driving force in prescribing social and political ...
... change (Cannon & Muller-Mahn, 2010) and it is not the intention of this paper to add to the debate. Cannon & Muller-Mahn argue that environmental changes will change cultural practices but the effects of economic globalisation have been and remain a driving force in prescribing social and political ...
Effects of climate change on inland waters of the Pacific coastal
... available to generate extreme rainfall. These storms may generate the greatest ¯oods in some alpine basins that are high enough to avoid midwinter rain on snow events. Stream ¯ow in Sierra Nevada rivers may be low during intense or extended droughts. For example, during. 1977 when average snow water ...
... available to generate extreme rainfall. These storms may generate the greatest ¯oods in some alpine basins that are high enough to avoid midwinter rain on snow events. Stream ¯ow in Sierra Nevada rivers may be low during intense or extended droughts. For example, during. 1977 when average snow water ...
Future scenarios of European agricultural land use I. Estimating
... for four scenarios of the IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) representing alternative future developments of the world that may be global or regional, economic or environmental. Estimations were performed for wheat (Triticum aestivum) as a reference crop for the time period from 2000 u ...
... for four scenarios of the IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) representing alternative future developments of the world that may be global or regional, economic or environmental. Estimations were performed for wheat (Triticum aestivum) as a reference crop for the time period from 2000 u ...
LINKS BETWEEN RELIGION, EVOLUTION, AND CLIMATE
... discovery, how likely are you to read the full story?” The four potential responses ranged from “Not at all likely” to “Very likely.” The second item asked, “As far as the people running these institutions are concerned, how much confidence do you have in? The scientific community.” Possible respons ...
... discovery, how likely are you to read the full story?” The four potential responses ranged from “Not at all likely” to “Very likely.” The second item asked, “As far as the people running these institutions are concerned, how much confidence do you have in? The scientific community.” Possible respons ...
Rainfall in Australia`s eastern seaboard: a review of confidence in
... (magnitude and direction) is assessed here following the method used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment reports (for details see Mastrandrea et al. (2010) and IPCC (2013)) based on a combination of the level of agreement between the available information (high, medium ...
... (magnitude and direction) is assessed here following the method used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment reports (for details see Mastrandrea et al. (2010) and IPCC (2013)) based on a combination of the level of agreement between the available information (high, medium ...
Climate Change Impacts on Environmental Hazards on the Great
... osi, Meyer, et al. 2013); thus this hazard was excluded from the assessment. In the last two centuries global climate change has become increasingly obvious and further warming is expected. On the basis of the climate model simulations, future warming is accompanied by changing precipitation conditi ...
... osi, Meyer, et al. 2013); thus this hazard was excluded from the assessment. In the last two centuries global climate change has become increasingly obvious and further warming is expected. On the basis of the climate model simulations, future warming is accompanied by changing precipitation conditi ...
european society for ecologial economics 2015: transformations
... of deforestation in those countries. Therefore, there is a need to understand what those underlying causes are and what different patterns are found across countries. In light of this, the aim of this research is to identify the socio‐economic, institutional, bio‐ phy ...
... of deforestation in those countries. Therefore, there is a need to understand what those underlying causes are and what different patterns are found across countries. In light of this, the aim of this research is to identify the socio‐economic, institutional, bio‐ phy ...
Modeling Impacts of Climate Change on Giant Panda Habitat
... For all other mountain ranges the models project higher losses of between 60 to 97%. Both models project the three southern ranges would retain little suitable habitat. Predicted losses are accompanied by declines in amount of suitable habitat that is protected. The Qinling Mountains fare the best w ...
... For all other mountain ranges the models project higher losses of between 60 to 97%. Both models project the three southern ranges would retain little suitable habitat. Predicted losses are accompanied by declines in amount of suitable habitat that is protected. The Qinling Mountains fare the best w ...
Making Climate Data Relevant to Decision Making: The important
... average temperature and how that translates to changes to extreme events (from http://SouthwestClimateChange.org, modified from IPCC 2007). Note that the extreme hot events shown in orange and red become disproportionately more likely to occur in the future than in the past, where as extreme cold ev ...
... average temperature and how that translates to changes to extreme events (from http://SouthwestClimateChange.org, modified from IPCC 2007). Note that the extreme hot events shown in orange and red become disproportionately more likely to occur in the future than in the past, where as extreme cold ev ...
The Treaty System from Stockholm (1972) to Rio de Janeiro (1992)
... formed to determine, through studies, whether there was a need to convene to discuss global warming. 3 9 At this particular time there was serious scientific controversy in the international community as to whether there was such a thing as "global warming." 40 Some members of the international comm ...
... formed to determine, through studies, whether there was a need to convene to discuss global warming. 3 9 At this particular time there was serious scientific controversy in the international community as to whether there was such a thing as "global warming." 40 Some members of the international comm ...
Hydrology - Tufts University School of Engineering
... late-1700s. It has been estimated by many authors that if 1990-level emissions of CO2 to the atmosphere remain unabated, its concentration in the atmosphere could nearly double from the pre-Industrial level of 280 ppmv by the year 2100 or thereabouts. CO2 is an important byproduct of human activitie ...
... late-1700s. It has been estimated by many authors that if 1990-level emissions of CO2 to the atmosphere remain unabated, its concentration in the atmosphere could nearly double from the pre-Industrial level of 280 ppmv by the year 2100 or thereabouts. CO2 is an important byproduct of human activitie ...
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... • the process as a whole would occur over 1000’s of km (a couple of days to oxidize DMS to SO2…transport away from any phytoplankton bloom) • on the whole, is the ocean light or temperature limited? Regional behaviour? • how important is MBL nucleation vs. FT detrainment? • how do sea salt and organ ...
... • the process as a whole would occur over 1000’s of km (a couple of days to oxidize DMS to SO2…transport away from any phytoplankton bloom) • on the whole, is the ocean light or temperature limited? Regional behaviour? • how important is MBL nucleation vs. FT detrainment? • how do sea salt and organ ...
The Diverse Role Of Humans Need to Broaden the Perspective Presented to
... 2007 IPCC Report •• The The influence influence of of human-caused human-caused aerosols aerosols on ...
... 2007 IPCC Report •• The The influence influence of of human-caused human-caused aerosols aerosols on ...
Hydrologic response of a Hawaiian watershed to future climate
... The impact of potential future climate change scenarios on streamflow and evapotranspiration (ET) in a mountainous Hawaii watershed was studied using the distributed hydrology soil vegetation model (DHSVM). The hydrologic response of the watershed was simulated for 43 years for different levels of at ...
... The impact of potential future climate change scenarios on streamflow and evapotranspiration (ET) in a mountainous Hawaii watershed was studied using the distributed hydrology soil vegetation model (DHSVM). The hydrologic response of the watershed was simulated for 43 years for different levels of at ...