Making Climate Data Relevant to Decision Making:
... Section 1: Introduction and Executive Summary Throughout the world, there is a major need for climate change science to inform on-the-ground adaptation planning. However, a big gap exists between the well-developed state of climate science and decision-makers preparing for a future climate. There i ...
... Section 1: Introduction and Executive Summary Throughout the world, there is a major need for climate change science to inform on-the-ground adaptation planning. However, a big gap exists between the well-developed state of climate science and decision-makers preparing for a future climate. There i ...
case study: weyerhaeuser - Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
... small. Changes in climate—higher air temperatures, changes in precipitation, longer and more frequent droughts—influence the structure and function of forest ecosystems and can increase the likelihood of ...
... small. Changes in climate—higher air temperatures, changes in precipitation, longer and more frequent droughts—influence the structure and function of forest ecosystems and can increase the likelihood of ...
The End of the Kyoto Protocol - Digital Commons @ Georgia Law
... one thing in common: they emit greenhouse gases.1 In fact, when measuring greenhouse gas emissions, “[a] herd of cattle belching can be worse than a highway full of Hummers.”2 It seems strange and somewhat unlikely, but due to the diversity in the types of greenhouse gases that can be emitted, green ...
... one thing in common: they emit greenhouse gases.1 In fact, when measuring greenhouse gas emissions, “[a] herd of cattle belching can be worse than a highway full of Hummers.”2 It seems strange and somewhat unlikely, but due to the diversity in the types of greenhouse gases that can be emitted, green ...
Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change
... increasing at almost twice the global average rate. For most of Canada, this translates into temperature increases both on a seasonal basis, with winters warming more than summers, and on a daily basis, with evenings warming more than daytime. Along with increased warming, Canada is expected to expe ...
... increasing at almost twice the global average rate. For most of Canada, this translates into temperature increases both on a seasonal basis, with winters warming more than summers, and on a daily basis, with evenings warming more than daytime. Along with increased warming, Canada is expected to expe ...
10 Years of Advancing Knowledge on the Global Carbon Cycle and
... underwater continental slopes. Their high potential as a fossil fuel energy source coupled with their high potential to be destabilized by climate change and, in turn, to destabilize the climate, puts them high on the priority list for future research. A GCP workshop in March 2008 explored the risks ...
... underwater continental slopes. Their high potential as a fossil fuel energy source coupled with their high potential to be destabilized by climate change and, in turn, to destabilize the climate, puts them high on the priority list for future research. A GCP workshop in March 2008 explored the risks ...
OVERCOMING THE BARRIERS How to ensure future food production under
... invest more time, energy and resources. Declining tea productionin Malawi, for example, cuts earningsand reduces demand for labour, increasing hardshipand poverty for farmers, labourers and their families. The observations by farmers are borne out by temperaturerecords, although meteorologica ...
... invest more time, energy and resources. Declining tea productionin Malawi, for example, cuts earningsand reduces demand for labour, increasing hardshipand poverty for farmers, labourers and their families. The observations by farmers are borne out by temperaturerecords, although meteorologica ...
Regional projections of climate change effects on thermal habitat
... To better understand the effects of projected changes in climate on suitable habitat space for fish in Ontario’s inland lakes, models for ice break-up and freeze-up dates and for seasonal open water temperature profiles were joined to project future thermal regimes in a representative stratified lak ...
... To better understand the effects of projected changes in climate on suitable habitat space for fish in Ontario’s inland lakes, models for ice break-up and freeze-up dates and for seasonal open water temperature profiles were joined to project future thermal regimes in a representative stratified lak ...
(mis)calculated risk and climate change
... Credit Crisis Mistakes? “In the recent financial crisis, the ratings on structured financial products have proven to be inaccurate. This inaccuracy contributed significantly to the mismanagement of risks by financial institutions and investors, which in turn adversely impacted the health of the econ ...
... Credit Crisis Mistakes? “In the recent financial crisis, the ratings on structured financial products have proven to be inaccurate. This inaccuracy contributed significantly to the mismanagement of risks by financial institutions and investors, which in turn adversely impacted the health of the econ ...
Tasmanian Greenhouse Gas Accounts State Greenhouse Gas
... This report presents Tasmania’s greenhouse gas emissions by sector for 2011-12 and tracks progress towards the legislated emissions reduction target. Tasmania’s Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 sets a target of 60 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050. The Act provides an overarching framework to ...
... This report presents Tasmania’s greenhouse gas emissions by sector for 2011-12 and tracks progress towards the legislated emissions reduction target. Tasmania’s Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 sets a target of 60 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050. The Act provides an overarching framework to ...
Multiple Measures to Minimize Damage and Losses Caused
... topography combined make the country highly susceptible to a range of natural disasters, including mostly storms, floods, droughts, and landslides. The most damaging and frequent disasters affecting Viet Nam are tropical storms - typhoons and floods (Gov., 2007). On average 5-6 typhoons hit the Vietnam ...
... topography combined make the country highly susceptible to a range of natural disasters, including mostly storms, floods, droughts, and landslides. The most damaging and frequent disasters affecting Viet Nam are tropical storms - typhoons and floods (Gov., 2007). On average 5-6 typhoons hit the Vietnam ...
Predicting population consequences of ocean climate
... sites. In order to provide realistic forcing, the RCM was driven by boundary conditions from a fully coupled global climate model, the National Center for Atmosphere Research Climate System Model, which includes outputs from component dynamic atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land surface models (Dai ...
... sites. In order to provide realistic forcing, the RCM was driven by boundary conditions from a fully coupled global climate model, the National Center for Atmosphere Research Climate System Model, which includes outputs from component dynamic atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land surface models (Dai ...
Stranded Assets: the transition to a low carbon
... and entire sectors. Climate change is a process that happens over many decades and only gradually reveals its impact. This in turn slows down the imperative to take action. ...
... and entire sectors. Climate change is a process that happens over many decades and only gradually reveals its impact. This in turn slows down the imperative to take action. ...
50 years of urbanization in Africa: Assessing the role of climate change
... city income generally declines. In the empirical work, using intensity of nighttime urban lights to reflect changes in income, we find that decreased moisture leads to an increase in total city income for countries where towns are more likely to have an independent manufacturing base. However, in co ...
... city income generally declines. In the empirical work, using intensity of nighttime urban lights to reflect changes in income, we find that decreased moisture leads to an increase in total city income for countries where towns are more likely to have an independent manufacturing base. However, in co ...
Changing Climate, Changing Forests: The Impacts of Climate Change on
... gases in the atmosphere. The emissions of these gases, which are accelerating, are trapping heat and altering the Earth’s climate. Our climate shapes our basic living conditions. It controls the growth of agricultural and forest crops that supply our food and fiber, determines our energy needs for h ...
... gases in the atmosphere. The emissions of these gases, which are accelerating, are trapping heat and altering the Earth’s climate. Our climate shapes our basic living conditions. It controls the growth of agricultural and forest crops that supply our food and fiber, determines our energy needs for h ...
Changing climate, changing forests
... gases in the atmosphere. The emissions of these gases, which are accelerating, are trapping heat and altering the Earth’s climate. Our climate shapes our basic living conditions. It controls the growth of agricultural and forest crops that supply our food and fiber, determines our energy needs for h ...
... gases in the atmosphere. The emissions of these gases, which are accelerating, are trapping heat and altering the Earth’s climate. Our climate shapes our basic living conditions. It controls the growth of agricultural and forest crops that supply our food and fiber, determines our energy needs for h ...
3. STRAW MAN 1: A PRELIMINARY VIEW OF THE TROPICAL
... during Leg 199 for the Paleogene suggests that it is the structure and properties of the thin (100–300 km), vigorous (100 cm/s), and variable eastward flowing North Equatorial Countercurrent (NECC) and North Subsurface Countercurrent (NSCC) that are likely to be critical. Today the Pacific NECC and ...
... during Leg 199 for the Paleogene suggests that it is the structure and properties of the thin (100–300 km), vigorous (100 cm/s), and variable eastward flowing North Equatorial Countercurrent (NECC) and North Subsurface Countercurrent (NSCC) that are likely to be critical. Today the Pacific NECC and ...
anthropology and climate change - North Atlantic Biocultural
... camels.’” Although it seems completely plausible that such highly adaptive cultures as the reindeer-herding Eveny of northeastern Siberia will find ways to feed themselves even if their reindeer cannot survive the projected climactic shifts, as anthropologists we need to grapple with the implication ...
... camels.’” Although it seems completely plausible that such highly adaptive cultures as the reindeer-herding Eveny of northeastern Siberia will find ways to feed themselves even if their reindeer cannot survive the projected climactic shifts, as anthropologists we need to grapple with the implication ...
7 Financial resources and transfer of technology
... Countries Fund (LDCF) and the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF). In the last National Communication, it was stated that the voluntary support was increased from EUR 1.35 million in 2005 to EUR 2.5 million in total in 2008. The yearly support amounts have stayed at those levels thereafter (see Table ...
... Countries Fund (LDCF) and the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF). In the last National Communication, it was stated that the voluntary support was increased from EUR 1.35 million in 2005 to EUR 2.5 million in total in 2008. The yearly support amounts have stayed at those levels thereafter (see Table ...
Sustainable Harvests: how investing in agriculture can help farmers
... live (CBD, 2007). Biodiversity, both within agricultural systems themselves (agro-biodiversity) and in the wider landscape, is needed for the stability, resilience and adaptive capacity of agricultural systems (Tittonell, 2013). Biodiversity is the foundation for much of modern agriculture. Most of ...
... live (CBD, 2007). Biodiversity, both within agricultural systems themselves (agro-biodiversity) and in the wider landscape, is needed for the stability, resilience and adaptive capacity of agricultural systems (Tittonell, 2013). Biodiversity is the foundation for much of modern agriculture. Most of ...
The Science of Sea Level Rise and the Impact of the Gulf Stream
... Long (40-110 yrs) sea level records: • increase SLR rate from ~2.4 mm/y (50s80s) to ~4.5 mm/y (80s-today) • higher SLR in lower CB, ~5.3 mm/y, than upper CB, ~4.3 mm/y and Eastern Shore Peninsula, 3.9 mm/y SLR past 30yr ...
... Long (40-110 yrs) sea level records: • increase SLR rate from ~2.4 mm/y (50s80s) to ~4.5 mm/y (80s-today) • higher SLR in lower CB, ~5.3 mm/y, than upper CB, ~4.3 mm/y and Eastern Shore Peninsula, 3.9 mm/y SLR past 30yr ...
Introduction - Department of Meteorology and Climate Science
... (long wavelength) infrared energy. energy radiation into the atmosphere as heat, rising from a hot road, creating shimmers on hot sunny days. The earth-atmosphere energy balance is achieved as the energy received from the Sun balances the energy lost by the Earth back into space. So, the Earth maint ...
... (long wavelength) infrared energy. energy radiation into the atmosphere as heat, rising from a hot road, creating shimmers on hot sunny days. The earth-atmosphere energy balance is achieved as the energy received from the Sun balances the energy lost by the Earth back into space. So, the Earth maint ...