Samoa
... Climate Risk Profile (CRP). Young. W.: 2007 best estimates of long term, systematic changes in the average climate for Samoa indicate that by 2050 sea level is likely to have increased by 36 cm; rainfall shall increase by 1.2%; extreme wind gusts by 7%, and maximum temperatures by 0.7˚ C. However, t ...
... Climate Risk Profile (CRP). Young. W.: 2007 best estimates of long term, systematic changes in the average climate for Samoa indicate that by 2050 sea level is likely to have increased by 36 cm; rainfall shall increase by 1.2%; extreme wind gusts by 7%, and maximum temperatures by 0.7˚ C. However, t ...
one planet – one Future
... by addressing key challenges such as the persistent marginalisation of women, feeding our growing population and facing up to climate change. The upcoming gathering of heads of state at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) on 20–22 June in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ...
... by addressing key challenges such as the persistent marginalisation of women, feeding our growing population and facing up to climate change. The upcoming gathering of heads of state at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) on 20–22 June in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ...
The Shipping Challenge: “Carry More, Emit Less”
... from some 7 billion in 2011! To highlight this, the world has grown by about 1000 people since I started speaking. Shell has long recognised the “Energy Challenge”. Namely, how do we economically meet these increased demands for energy, while producing less Greenhouse gases, the most significant bei ...
... from some 7 billion in 2011! To highlight this, the world has grown by about 1000 people since I started speaking. Shell has long recognised the “Energy Challenge”. Namely, how do we economically meet these increased demands for energy, while producing less Greenhouse gases, the most significant bei ...
Evidence for a Rapid Global Climate Shift across the Late 1960s
... (EOFs) have been constructed of precipitation in the Tropics (30°S–30°N) in the NCEP–NCAR reanalysis for several time periods. The EOFs have been computed using the singular value decomposition procedure, with algorithms provided by MATLAB. Attention is focused on the Northern Hemisphere summer seas ...
... (EOFs) have been constructed of precipitation in the Tropics (30°S–30°N) in the NCEP–NCAR reanalysis for several time periods. The EOFs have been computed using the singular value decomposition procedure, with algorithms provided by MATLAB. Attention is focused on the Northern Hemisphere summer seas ...
Protecting People Displaced by Weather
... As early as 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that one of the most significant impacts of climate change could be on human mobility.5 Since then, understanding of the various ways in which climate change and its environmental effects impact human movement has subst ...
... As early as 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that one of the most significant impacts of climate change could be on human mobility.5 Since then, understanding of the various ways in which climate change and its environmental effects impact human movement has subst ...
00 - Eugene Community Climate and Energy Action Plan
... burning fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and natural gas to heat and light our homes and businesses, create electricity, and provide transportation. By burning fossil fuels and releasing carbon dioxide, these activities have increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, causing more of ...
... burning fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and natural gas to heat and light our homes and businesses, create electricity, and provide transportation. By burning fossil fuels and releasing carbon dioxide, these activities have increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, causing more of ...
Guidance to the interaction between POPs and climate change and
... frequency and severity of ozone-depletion in the Arctic, as well as cloudiness and extent of snow and ice cover (ACIA 2005). The UV-radiation levels are increasing due to increased ozone-depletion, and the exposure of biota to UV-radiation increases because of decreasing ice- and snow cover in the A ...
... frequency and severity of ozone-depletion in the Arctic, as well as cloudiness and extent of snow and ice cover (ACIA 2005). The UV-radiation levels are increasing due to increased ozone-depletion, and the exposure of biota to UV-radiation increases because of decreasing ice- and snow cover in the A ...
AILAC Final Submission Gender and CC
... taking in consideration the results and recommendations from in-session workshops and the Secretariat’s technical paper on gender prepared under the Lima Work Programme on Gender. Following this approach, a gender perspective should also be taken into consideration in the organization of the TEMS o ...
... taking in consideration the results and recommendations from in-session workshops and the Secretariat’s technical paper on gender prepared under the Lima Work Programme on Gender. Following this approach, a gender perspective should also be taken into consideration in the organization of the TEMS o ...
Japan`s Initiatives to Cope with Global Environmental Problems
... to the 1990 level, which is premised upon the establishment of a fair and effective international framework by all major economies and agreement on their ambitious targets . The mid-term target announced by the Prime Minister was highly appreciated by many leaders and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moo ...
... to the 1990 level, which is premised upon the establishment of a fair and effective international framework by all major economies and agreement on their ambitious targets . The mid-term target announced by the Prime Minister was highly appreciated by many leaders and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moo ...
Climate change challenges Tuvalu
... Tuvalu is one of the world’s smallest and most isolated island nations. All together the islands have a total of 26 square kilometers - which is one quarter the size of the city of Bonn - none of which rise more than three meters above sea level. ...
... Tuvalu is one of the world’s smallest and most isolated island nations. All together the islands have a total of 26 square kilometers - which is one quarter the size of the city of Bonn - none of which rise more than three meters above sea level. ...
how china`s food choices can help mitigate climate change
... greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are typically associated with fossil fuels used for energy, transportation or industry. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere, thus raising the temperature of the planet. Though each of these gases traps ...
... greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are typically associated with fossil fuels used for energy, transportation or industry. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere, thus raising the temperature of the planet. Though each of these gases traps ...
Presentazione di PowerPoint
... 2. The challenge of climate change in Italy 3. Seventeen likely impacts of climate change 4. The families of adaptation strategies 4.1. Framework strategies 4.2. Strategies to strengthen local response by protecting key assets ...
... 2. The challenge of climate change in Italy 3. Seventeen likely impacts of climate change 4. The families of adaptation strategies 4.1. Framework strategies 4.2. Strategies to strengthen local response by protecting key assets ...
project report - SF Green Business
... Green was arguably the biggest business trend of 2007. Large corporations like IBM, Xerox and Hewlett Packard embraced green manufacturing processes, championed energy conservation and became buyers of renewable energy. Bank of America launched a $20 billion program to fight global warming over the ...
... Green was arguably the biggest business trend of 2007. Large corporations like IBM, Xerox and Hewlett Packard embraced green manufacturing processes, championed energy conservation and became buyers of renewable energy. Bank of America launched a $20 billion program to fight global warming over the ...
creation care - The Center for Health and the Global Environment
... change science. Sir John Houghton, an evangelical and one of the leading climatologists in the world, co-chaired the scientific working group which reviewed studies by thousands of scientists. As a Christian, Houghton talks openly about the need to be transparent and honest with what science can and ...
... change science. Sir John Houghton, an evangelical and one of the leading climatologists in the world, co-chaired the scientific working group which reviewed studies by thousands of scientists. As a Christian, Houghton talks openly about the need to be transparent and honest with what science can and ...
Is co-producing science for adaptation decision
... UKCP09, embraced the ethos behind usable science involving non-scientific actors throughout their design and delivery (Steynor et al 2012). UKCP09 includes several products – a user interface, marine and costal projections, a weather generator – but our focus is on the land climate change projection ...
... UKCP09, embraced the ethos behind usable science involving non-scientific actors throughout their design and delivery (Steynor et al 2012). UKCP09 includes several products – a user interface, marine and costal projections, a weather generator – but our focus is on the land climate change projection ...
PDF, 176 KB - Global Change System for Analysis, Research and
... surveys and field reports. While composite indices and other methods of aggregation or disaggregation capture the multi-dimensionality of vulnerability in a comprehensible form, they are still unable to capture the direct linkages between local, national, and global processes (Dow 1992; Wilbanks and ...
... surveys and field reports. While composite indices and other methods of aggregation or disaggregation capture the multi-dimensionality of vulnerability in a comprehensible form, they are still unable to capture the direct linkages between local, national, and global processes (Dow 1992; Wilbanks and ...
Extreme Weather Events
... complexities, intricacies, and nuances associated with a multifaceted subject that spans several academic disciplines, yet they have been effectively used to communicate a desired message and to shape both public opinion and policy. The term “global warming” originated from computer model studies co ...
... complexities, intricacies, and nuances associated with a multifaceted subject that spans several academic disciplines, yet they have been effectively used to communicate a desired message and to shape both public opinion and policy. The term “global warming” originated from computer model studies co ...
Impact analysis of climate change for an Alpine catchment using
... reliability of the coupled regional climatic/hydrological simulation results for the recent climate, they were compared with those of a stationbased hydrological simulation for the period 19911999. This study shows the changes in the temperature and precipitation distributions in the catchment from ...
... reliability of the coupled regional climatic/hydrological simulation results for the recent climate, they were compared with those of a stationbased hydrological simulation for the period 19911999. This study shows the changes in the temperature and precipitation distributions in the catchment from ...
Financing Climate Chaos
... Permafrost, which sequesters twice the amount of carbon as is currently in our atmosphere, is beginning to melt. As the permafrost melts, this carbon will be released as methane, a potent greenhouse gas, leading to the very real threat of runaway climate change. Sea levels have begun to rise, an ...
... Permafrost, which sequesters twice the amount of carbon as is currently in our atmosphere, is beginning to melt. As the permafrost melts, this carbon will be released as methane, a potent greenhouse gas, leading to the very real threat of runaway climate change. Sea levels have begun to rise, an ...
Greenhouse warming by nitrous oxide and methane in the
... on detailed photochemical modeling. Their argument for a high Proterozoic CH4 flux was based on an analysis of organic matter decomposition in marine sediments. Today, most organic matter decomposes either by aerobic respiration or by dissimilatory sulfate reduction within tens of centimeters of the ...
... on detailed photochemical modeling. Their argument for a high Proterozoic CH4 flux was based on an analysis of organic matter decomposition in marine sediments. Today, most organic matter decomposes either by aerobic respiration or by dissimilatory sulfate reduction within tens of centimeters of the ...
speaking out on global warming: public attitudes toward the papal
... Attitudes about the appropriateness of the pope’s public message are tied to attitudes about whether global warming is happening and its cause. Those who say global warming is happening are nearly six times as likely as those who say it is not happening to believe it’s appropriate for the pope to ta ...
... Attitudes about the appropriateness of the pope’s public message are tied to attitudes about whether global warming is happening and its cause. Those who say global warming is happening are nearly six times as likely as those who say it is not happening to believe it’s appropriate for the pope to ta ...
Karuk Tribe: Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge within
... planning needs to be a strategic process that is based on “intergenerational cumulative observations at the community scale, rather than predictions acquired from models based on recently identified trends” (Karuk 2012). TEK has the potential to inform how climate change may affect cultural resource ...
... planning needs to be a strategic process that is based on “intergenerational cumulative observations at the community scale, rather than predictions acquired from models based on recently identified trends” (Karuk 2012). TEK has the potential to inform how climate change may affect cultural resource ...
What do stakeholders need to manage for climate change
... General characteristics of the document dataset As shown in Table 1a, b, fifty-five documents were ultimately selected on the criteria mentioned above to be included in our analysis, spanning 14 years (data collection for 2011 does not represent a full year as we stopped data collection in May of 20 ...
... General characteristics of the document dataset As shown in Table 1a, b, fifty-five documents were ultimately selected on the criteria mentioned above to be included in our analysis, spanning 14 years (data collection for 2011 does not represent a full year as we stopped data collection in May of 20 ...
