Climate Change and the Australian Wine Industry
... expertise in water and irrigation efficiency, salinity management, vine physiology, climate modelling and climate risk management. A network of regional sites and connections to growers provides researchers with the necessary field space to explore the links between heat and water stresses on grape ...
... expertise in water and irrigation efficiency, salinity management, vine physiology, climate modelling and climate risk management. A network of regional sites and connections to growers provides researchers with the necessary field space to explore the links between heat and water stresses on grape ...
Shale Gas and Fracking - The Church of England
... high unemployment, and the effect on energy prices6. However, there are many uncertainties around all these predictions. ...
... high unemployment, and the effect on energy prices6. However, there are many uncertainties around all these predictions. ...
Planning for an Uncertain Future: Climate Change Sensitivity
... water conservation efforts. Outdoor per capita use has decreased at a more rapid rate than indoor per capita use. Outdoor watering, which is currently 45% of the use of the annual water supply, is significantly correlated to monthly or seasonal temperature, precipitation, and PET and is thus the var ...
... water conservation efforts. Outdoor per capita use has decreased at a more rapid rate than indoor per capita use. Outdoor watering, which is currently 45% of the use of the annual water supply, is significantly correlated to monthly or seasonal temperature, precipitation, and PET and is thus the var ...
Spatial models reveal the microclimatic buffering capacity of old
... warmest month (RI 2012: 35.5%; RI 2013: 39.8%) and variability in weekly spring-summer temperature (RI 2012: 36.7%; RI 2013: 10.2%) were most strongly influenced by vegetation structure (that is, canopy height, biomass, understory cover, and vertical structure; Fig. 2). Vegetation structure also had ...
... warmest month (RI 2012: 35.5%; RI 2013: 39.8%) and variability in weekly spring-summer temperature (RI 2012: 36.7%; RI 2013: 10.2%) were most strongly influenced by vegetation structure (that is, canopy height, biomass, understory cover, and vertical structure; Fig. 2). Vegetation structure also had ...
Top-level Research Initiative
... is an effort on the part of the Nordic countries to find solutions to global climate challenges and is the largest-ever venture of its kind. The Nordic countries are taking a collaborative, large-scale approach to research and innovation. In addition to strengthening the position of the Nordic count ...
... is an effort on the part of the Nordic countries to find solutions to global climate challenges and is the largest-ever venture of its kind. The Nordic countries are taking a collaborative, large-scale approach to research and innovation. In addition to strengthening the position of the Nordic count ...
Project Overview Inception Meeting, August 2002 Santiago, Chile
... - Baseline is inherently speculative, since it attempts to predict what will not happen Marrakech states baselines must be conservative. Further guidance will likely be developed as projects are approved ...
... - Baseline is inherently speculative, since it attempts to predict what will not happen Marrakech states baselines must be conservative. Further guidance will likely be developed as projects are approved ...
US Climate Engagement - Skoll Global Threats Fund
... • Relatively few organizations emphasize national security, and those that do have relatively small budgets. • Most organizations integrate impacts on nature in their communication. ...
... • Relatively few organizations emphasize national security, and those that do have relatively small budgets. • Most organizations integrate impacts on nature in their communication. ...
Call for proposals - Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural
... policies and practices that help agriculture become more resilient and productive under changing climate while also contributing to reducing emissions where possible. Proposals may be prepared on any of the following areas: a. Practices and technologies for adapting to climate change that have been ...
... policies and practices that help agriculture become more resilient and productive under changing climate while also contributing to reducing emissions where possible. Proposals may be prepared on any of the following areas: a. Practices and technologies for adapting to climate change that have been ...
Lesson Summary: The students will learn of the relationship
... Ask students to consider what impact climate change and warming of the local environment might have on rainfall. Many factors influence the amount of rain that falls during each season, but average temperature is a significant contributor to weather patterns. If the average global temperature is rai ...
... Ask students to consider what impact climate change and warming of the local environment might have on rainfall. Many factors influence the amount of rain that falls during each season, but average temperature is a significant contributor to weather patterns. If the average global temperature is rai ...
Shiri Avnery
... static model inputs. By accounting for the many interactions and feedbacks between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and biosphere, DGVMs provide a more accurate illustration of ecosystem dynamics and their relationship to climatic conditions (Levis et al., 2004). Because my research focuses ...
... static model inputs. By accounting for the many interactions and feedbacks between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and biosphere, DGVMs provide a more accurate illustration of ecosystem dynamics and their relationship to climatic conditions (Levis et al., 2004). Because my research focuses ...
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... relationship between development and disaster damages (Kellenberg and Mobarak, 2008). The purpose of this study was to disentangle effects of contributing factors to flood-caused property loss. It is distinct from previous studies in two aspects. First, instead of using average or total annual preci ...
... relationship between development and disaster damages (Kellenberg and Mobarak, 2008). The purpose of this study was to disentangle effects of contributing factors to flood-caused property loss. It is distinct from previous studies in two aspects. First, instead of using average or total annual preci ...
04.4 Indonesia`s position and policy 8512KB
... problems to coral reef ecosystems where 90-95% of coral reefs at the depth of 25m have experienced coral bleaching ...
... problems to coral reef ecosystems where 90-95% of coral reefs at the depth of 25m have experienced coral bleaching ...
The sun responsible for climate change!
... far more concerned with anecdotal observations, such as the frozen sea ice inside the Arctic Circle, than they are with understanding why it is happening and how frequently it has occurred in the past. After warnings that 2007 would be the hottest year on record and a record year for hurricanes, wha ...
... far more concerned with anecdotal observations, such as the frozen sea ice inside the Arctic Circle, than they are with understanding why it is happening and how frequently it has occurred in the past. After warnings that 2007 would be the hottest year on record and a record year for hurricanes, wha ...
The University of Miami`s Rosenstiel School of Marine and
... fluxes control the energe=cs of the high-‐impact tropical weather systems such as the Madden-‐Julian Oscilla=on (MJO) and tropical cyclones (TCs). To be[er understand the air-‐sea inter-‐ ac=on and improve tro ...
... fluxes control the energe=cs of the high-‐impact tropical weather systems such as the Madden-‐Julian Oscilla=on (MJO) and tropical cyclones (TCs). To be[er understand the air-‐sea inter-‐ ac=on and improve tro ...
Donner Webbe Kiribati KAP 2013
... because of the exclusion of such ice sheet processes (Nicholls and Cazenave 2010). Post-AR4 attempts to extrapolate future sea-level rise using semi-empirical models led to estimates of up to 2 m sea-level rise by 2100. The recent Fifth IPCC Assessment (‘‘AR5’’) reported a likely range of 0.52–0.98 ...
... because of the exclusion of such ice sheet processes (Nicholls and Cazenave 2010). Post-AR4 attempts to extrapolate future sea-level rise using semi-empirical models led to estimates of up to 2 m sea-level rise by 2100. The recent Fifth IPCC Assessment (‘‘AR5’’) reported a likely range of 0.52–0.98 ...
KWP 1808
... In the Copenhagen Accord (UNFCCC, 2009) and the Cancún Agreements (UNFCCC, 2010), countries worldwide agreed on limiting global average temperature increase to maximum 2°C above pre-industrial levels. In order to reach the 2°C target with a probability of more than 50% global greenhouse gas emission ...
... In the Copenhagen Accord (UNFCCC, 2009) and the Cancún Agreements (UNFCCC, 2010), countries worldwide agreed on limiting global average temperature increase to maximum 2°C above pre-industrial levels. In order to reach the 2°C target with a probability of more than 50% global greenhouse gas emission ...
Final Report of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of
... (February 2012) was in preparation for the Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), and that the current Nineteenth Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment offered a new historic milestone marked by the upcoming United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the Third International Conf ...
... (February 2012) was in preparation for the Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), and that the current Nineteenth Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment offered a new historic milestone marked by the upcoming United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the Third International Conf ...
Here - Pole to Pole campaign
... in the ground for millions of years is released back into the air in a short amount of time. This upsets the natural balance of the earth. On top of this more and more forests are being cut down. This reduces the natural CO2 storage capacity. The blanket surrounding the earth is ...
... in the ground for millions of years is released back into the air in a short amount of time. This upsets the natural balance of the earth. On top of this more and more forests are being cut down. This reduces the natural CO2 storage capacity. The blanket surrounding the earth is ...
use of regional climate for hydrological simulations for the
... One field of application of hydrological models is the creation of runoff scenarios for different climate and glaciation conditions. However glacier storage is not handled well by current conceptual or physically-based hydrological models. Hence, holistic approaches to study and model glacier storag ...
... One field of application of hydrological models is the creation of runoff scenarios for different climate and glaciation conditions. However glacier storage is not handled well by current conceptual or physically-based hydrological models. Hence, holistic approaches to study and model glacier storag ...
Winds of Change: India`s Emerging Climate Strategy
... and daunting challenge. While in absolute terms India’s contribution to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is small compared to the other larger emitters (only 5 percent compared to the largest emitters, China and the United States, which are responsible for about 20 percent each), it stil ...
... and daunting challenge. While in absolute terms India’s contribution to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is small compared to the other larger emitters (only 5 percent compared to the largest emitters, China and the United States, which are responsible for about 20 percent each), it stil ...
Act LX of 2007 on the implementation framework of the UN
... (2) The state authorities having disposal of the data necessary to operate the National Registration System and the organisations emitting at least 100 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year shall provide these data for the National Registration System in accordance with the provisions of a sep ...
... (2) The state authorities having disposal of the data necessary to operate the National Registration System and the organisations emitting at least 100 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year shall provide these data for the National Registration System in accordance with the provisions of a sep ...
A Critique of the Coal Divestment Campaign
... For undiversified coal producers, however, the losses of market value could be much greater. In the case of oil and gas producers, The Climate Institute report points to potential losses of up to 40 to 60 per cent. So the purported logic is simple: given a binding 2°C temperature increase constraint ...
... For undiversified coal producers, however, the losses of market value could be much greater. In the case of oil and gas producers, The Climate Institute report points to potential losses of up to 40 to 60 per cent. So the purported logic is simple: given a binding 2°C temperature increase constraint ...
Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological Diversity
... 4. Sequestration of carbon as biomass and its subsequent storage: through, for example, biochar or long term storage of crop residue; and 5. Direct capture of carbon from the atmosphere and its subsequent storage, for example, using “artificial trees” and storage in geological formations or in the d ...
... 4. Sequestration of carbon as biomass and its subsequent storage: through, for example, biochar or long term storage of crop residue; and 5. Direct capture of carbon from the atmosphere and its subsequent storage, for example, using “artificial trees” and storage in geological formations or in the d ...