Valuing National Security: Climate Change, the Military, and Society
... that individuals with certain values or political ideologies are less likely to believe in the existence of scientific consensus about climate change, have positive attitudes toward addressing climate change as an urgent policy matter, and behave in ways that reduce energy use. Connecting climate ch ...
... that individuals with certain values or political ideologies are less likely to believe in the existence of scientific consensus about climate change, have positive attitudes toward addressing climate change as an urgent policy matter, and behave in ways that reduce energy use. Connecting climate ch ...
Global Health, Climate Change and the Environment
... Health and the environment: An interconnected system Health and environment are intrinsically linked as humans exist in the environment and are therefore exposed to changes in the environment which have consequences for human health. Changes in human health provide feedbacks into the socio-ecologica ...
... Health and the environment: An interconnected system Health and environment are intrinsically linked as humans exist in the environment and are therefore exposed to changes in the environment which have consequences for human health. Changes in human health provide feedbacks into the socio-ecologica ...
Lash et al 2014 RWH and Adaptation final submitted
... is required to assess the potential adaptability and resilience of RWH tank sizes generated under climate change scenarios. Research in this area is growing, as exemplified by studies undertaken by Ming-Daw et al. (2009) and Youn et al. (2012). The latter study downscaled a scenario from the Canadia ...
... is required to assess the potential adaptability and resilience of RWH tank sizes generated under climate change scenarios. Research in this area is growing, as exemplified by studies undertaken by Ming-Daw et al. (2009) and Youn et al. (2012). The latter study downscaled a scenario from the Canadia ...
Adaptability and Change - UCD Energy Research Group
... negative – i.e. to increase the defensive capabilities of the building by throwing more energy use and systems at it. The result would be increased energy use, increased emissions and thus increased rate of climate change…not a sustainable sequence of events. ...
... negative – i.e. to increase the defensive capabilities of the building by throwing more energy use and systems at it. The result would be increased energy use, increased emissions and thus increased rate of climate change…not a sustainable sequence of events. ...
Planning for climate change impacts on hydropower in the Far North
... (Kane et al., 1990), though ET will increase as the growing season continues to lengthen as it has in recent decades (Genet et al., 2013; Olchev and Novenko, 2011; Zeng et al., 2011). Other aspects of the supply side, which include groundwater storage and glacier storage, will be addressed in the ne ...
... (Kane et al., 1990), though ET will increase as the growing season continues to lengthen as it has in recent decades (Genet et al., 2013; Olchev and Novenko, 2011; Zeng et al., 2011). Other aspects of the supply side, which include groundwater storage and glacier storage, will be addressed in the ne ...
Sea Level Rise - Sarasota Bay Estuary Program
... has been similar to the global average of 6 to ...
... has been similar to the global average of 6 to ...
REVIEW SUMMARY Multiple Dimensions of Climate Change and
... many ways. The different metrics available represent alternative dimen- on biodiversity is challenging, not least because the responses of organsions of climate change, each with distinct implications for biodiversity isms are contingent on demographic, physiological, and evolutionary conservation a ...
... many ways. The different metrics available represent alternative dimen- on biodiversity is challenging, not least because the responses of organsions of climate change, each with distinct implications for biodiversity isms are contingent on demographic, physiological, and evolutionary conservation a ...
Climate, biodiversity, and forests : issues and opportunities
... held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, was set as the target for completing the negotiations. At the Earth Summit, 154 governments signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC). The stated objective of the FCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a l ...
... held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, was set as the target for completing the negotiations. At the Earth Summit, 154 governments signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC). The stated objective of the FCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a l ...
Read our full comments here. - Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
... suggesting that other factors likely override the effect of increased CO2. Further, moisture is not the only factor making computation of increased carbon storage in boreal forests complicated under climate change. For example, Gamache and Payette (2004) found that increased snow load (i.e., wet sno ...
... suggesting that other factors likely override the effect of increased CO2. Further, moisture is not the only factor making computation of increased carbon storage in boreal forests complicated under climate change. For example, Gamache and Payette (2004) found that increased snow load (i.e., wet sno ...
Towards Climate Change Resilient of Hail Haor, Sylhet:
... Abstract: Hail haor has played a crucial role in the natural fish production, maintenance of biodiversity and creation of employment in the north-east area of Bangladesh. In the recent years it is losing its reputation. Although climate change is the main reason for the adverse impact on its beauty ...
... Abstract: Hail haor has played a crucial role in the natural fish production, maintenance of biodiversity and creation of employment in the north-east area of Bangladesh. In the recent years it is losing its reputation. Although climate change is the main reason for the adverse impact on its beauty ...
Renewable Energy Sources New Requirements
... targets is related to climate change/energy – The "20/20/20" climate/energy targets should be met Eurostat’s Work Programme foresees a more active role in cross-cutting issues such as Climate Change There are several Eurostat Units working activey in the area of GHG emissions (i.a. energy, trans ...
... targets is related to climate change/energy – The "20/20/20" climate/energy targets should be met Eurostat’s Work Programme foresees a more active role in cross-cutting issues such as Climate Change There are several Eurostat Units working activey in the area of GHG emissions (i.a. energy, trans ...
Mapping institutional fragmentation in the climate governance
... definable object by, for example, natural scientists. Borders of issue areas are therefore fluid and change over time. In addition, the definition of issue areas seems to have changed since Keohane’s 1984 definition. The borders of climate change as an issue area, for example, have gone from being d ...
... definable object by, for example, natural scientists. Borders of issue areas are therefore fluid and change over time. In addition, the definition of issue areas seems to have changed since Keohane’s 1984 definition. The borders of climate change as an issue area, for example, have gone from being d ...
London, UK - World Bank Group
... The British Council and the UK Climate Impacts Program (UKCIP) London’s Warming4 have found that London is potentially exposed to a far greater risk from flooding than any other urban area in the UK, primarily because of the value of its assets and its geographic location within the floodplain of th ...
... The British Council and the UK Climate Impacts Program (UKCIP) London’s Warming4 have found that London is potentially exposed to a far greater risk from flooding than any other urban area in the UK, primarily because of the value of its assets and its geographic location within the floodplain of th ...
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... Disaster risk reduction (DRR) plays an important role in this context. Over and over, medium- and large-scale disasters have undermined or made void decade-long poverty reduction efforts, especially in the unindustrialized countries. The global annual average economic losses from natural hazards to ...
... Disaster risk reduction (DRR) plays an important role in this context. Over and over, medium- and large-scale disasters have undermined or made void decade-long poverty reduction efforts, especially in the unindustrialized countries. The global annual average economic losses from natural hazards to ...
OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050
... 3.2. Trends and projections ......................................................................................................................9 Greenhouse gas emissions and concentrations .........................................................................................9 Impacts of climat ...
... 3.2. Trends and projections ......................................................................................................................9 Greenhouse gas emissions and concentrations .........................................................................................9 Impacts of climat ...
West Coast Sea Level Rise Implications for Infrastructure
... • In the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana region, sea level rise could expose $96.5 billion of infrastructure to damage. • The San Diego Unified Port District said a 55-inch rise was likely to result in substantial effects and flooding of some facilities in both urban and wildlife areas, according t ...
... • In the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana region, sea level rise could expose $96.5 billion of infrastructure to damage. • The San Diego Unified Port District said a 55-inch rise was likely to result in substantial effects and flooding of some facilities in both urban and wildlife areas, according t ...
Ecosystem services - International Risk Governance Council
... IRGC – Emerging Risks, McNeely. October 2010. ...
... IRGC – Emerging Risks, McNeely. October 2010. ...
Community Integrated Wetland Conservation and Management
... stated benefits that it will deliver in terms of climate change. The proposal is for a small-scale project, using a naturally occurring ‘weed’ to produce fuel for purely local use & income - in which form it would seem to be a highly sustainable activity. However, we have a question about the potent ...
... stated benefits that it will deliver in terms of climate change. The proposal is for a small-scale project, using a naturally occurring ‘weed’ to produce fuel for purely local use & income - in which form it would seem to be a highly sustainable activity. However, we have a question about the potent ...
2.2. Integrating climate change into forestry: Mitigation
... Narration: At the forest scale, two important concepts must be introduced: stock and flux. A forest - or any ecosystem - is a set of carbon stocks. Carbon is everywhere, from the leaves to the soil. A good way to visualise a stock of carbon is to think of the biomass stored in the ecosystem. Biomas ...
... Narration: At the forest scale, two important concepts must be introduced: stock and flux. A forest - or any ecosystem - is a set of carbon stocks. Carbon is everywhere, from the leaves to the soil. A good way to visualise a stock of carbon is to think of the biomass stored in the ecosystem. Biomas ...
Development of new parametrisations and sub - HiGEM
... Sustainable Future’, and it will enable the Hadley Centre to deliver to DEFRA the best possible advice on future climate change. 1. Scientific and Technical Rationale Complex fluid flows in the atmosphere and oceans are a fundamental feature of the Earth system. They transport energy, momentum, and ...
... Sustainable Future’, and it will enable the Hadley Centre to deliver to DEFRA the best possible advice on future climate change. 1. Scientific and Technical Rationale Complex fluid flows in the atmosphere and oceans are a fundamental feature of the Earth system. They transport energy, momentum, and ...
alexander b. polonsky
... instrumental measurements instead of visual estimation using the Beaufort scale. It results in artificial positive trends (see for example, [Isemer and Hasse, 1991]). Actually, wind speed data, obtained using the Beaufort scale, underestimate the wind speed. The instrumental measurements began at th ...
... instrumental measurements instead of visual estimation using the Beaufort scale. It results in artificial positive trends (see for example, [Isemer and Hasse, 1991]). Actually, wind speed data, obtained using the Beaufort scale, underestimate the wind speed. The instrumental measurements began at th ...
Climate Scientists Respond
... warming from high CO2 levels. Assertion 2 and Responses............................................................................................................................ 5 Corals came into being during eras of high CO2, therefore high CO2 is not damaging. Assertion 3 and Responses......... ...
... warming from high CO2 levels. Assertion 2 and Responses............................................................................................................................ 5 Corals came into being during eras of high CO2, therefore high CO2 is not damaging. Assertion 3 and Responses......... ...
INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION INTO
... invest in digitizing, error checking, and adjusting data to account for known problems and biases. Because weather stations are often widely scattered, characterizing climate at a specific site usually requires spatial interpolation using records from stations located closest to the site. Weather st ...
... invest in digitizing, error checking, and adjusting data to account for known problems and biases. Because weather stations are often widely scattered, characterizing climate at a specific site usually requires spatial interpolation using records from stations located closest to the site. Weather st ...