The social values at risk from sea
... changes in sea-levels. Nonetheless, it is important to acknowledge that while an entire community may be affected by sea-level rise, this does not mean that the entire community shares the same values, or that the values at risk are equally distributed across a community. The way values and social i ...
... changes in sea-levels. Nonetheless, it is important to acknowledge that while an entire community may be affected by sea-level rise, this does not mean that the entire community shares the same values, or that the values at risk are equally distributed across a community. The way values and social i ...
THE GARNAUT CLIMATE CHANGE REvIEW
... five issues papers, the discussion paper on the emissions trading scheme and the interim report, all of which stimulated considerable public discussion and debate on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Australia. This final report is the last stage of a wide-ranging process that has transpar ...
... five issues papers, the discussion paper on the emissions trading scheme and the interim report, all of which stimulated considerable public discussion and debate on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Australia. This final report is the last stage of a wide-ranging process that has transpar ...
NERC impact report 2015
... NERC investment helps individuals manage their exposure to air pollution. It supports the National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit’s daily pollen forecasts. These are used by the Met Office, GlaxoSmithKline and media such as the Daily Telegraph. They help sufferers manage their symptoms and avo ...
... NERC investment helps individuals manage their exposure to air pollution. It supports the National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit’s daily pollen forecasts. These are used by the Met Office, GlaxoSmithKline and media such as the Daily Telegraph. They help sufferers manage their symptoms and avo ...
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
... The Schmidt Family Foundation supports efforts, using best expert information, to help transform the world’s environmental and energy practices in the 21st century. Our mission, at its broadest, is to advance the creation of an increasingly intelligent relationship between human activity and the use ...
... The Schmidt Family Foundation supports efforts, using best expert information, to help transform the world’s environmental and energy practices in the 21st century. Our mission, at its broadest, is to advance the creation of an increasingly intelligent relationship between human activity and the use ...
Soil inorganic carbon storage pattern in China
... Soils with pedogenic carbonate cover about 30% (3.44 106 km2) of China, mainly across its arid and semiarid regions in the Northwest. Based on the second national soil survey (1979–1992), total soil inorganic carbon (SIC) storage in China was estimated to be 53.3 6.3 PgC (1 Pg 5 1015 g) to the d ...
... Soils with pedogenic carbonate cover about 30% (3.44 106 km2) of China, mainly across its arid and semiarid regions in the Northwest. Based on the second national soil survey (1979–1992), total soil inorganic carbon (SIC) storage in China was estimated to be 53.3 6.3 PgC (1 Pg 5 1015 g) to the d ...
Institutions for Climate Adaptation: An are Relevant for Climate Change
... 2.2.1 UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol What kind of document is it: subject, author, audience? The 1997 Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement which was adopted as a followup to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Kyoto Protocol sets binding targets for 37 industri ...
... 2.2.1 UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol What kind of document is it: subject, author, audience? The 1997 Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement which was adopted as a followup to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Kyoto Protocol sets binding targets for 37 industri ...
Queensland Coastal Processes and Climate Change
... Queensland’s extensive and unique coast is one of our icons. We have the longest coastline on Australia’s eastern seaboard and 85 per cent of Queenslanders live near the coast. It is an essential element of our state and our lifestyle. Therefore, it is vital that we understand its natural processes, ...
... Queensland’s extensive and unique coast is one of our icons. We have the longest coastline on Australia’s eastern seaboard and 85 per cent of Queenslanders live near the coast. It is an essential element of our state and our lifestyle. Therefore, it is vital that we understand its natural processes, ...
Adaptation to climate change: the attitude and behaviour of rice
... incorporates socio-economic and psychological factors to explain farmers’ adaptation intentions and behaviours to climate change. Focus group discussions and agricultural officer interviews generated insights into the research context and supplemented the questionnaire design. A structured questionn ...
... incorporates socio-economic and psychological factors to explain farmers’ adaptation intentions and behaviours to climate change. Focus group discussions and agricultural officer interviews generated insights into the research context and supplemented the questionnaire design. A structured questionn ...
Abstract In the area like Bhutan, accessing and monitoring of glacier
... hydrological years, the impact of temperature change on the streamflow are investigated ...
... hydrological years, the impact of temperature change on the streamflow are investigated ...
Canada`s Emissions Trends 2013
... Canada is home to a rich and diverse natural environment. From water and air quality, to the conservation of our species at risk and protecting the health of Canadians from environmental hazards, preserving our environment is essential to our social and economic well-being. Climate change is conside ...
... Canada is home to a rich and diverse natural environment. From water and air quality, to the conservation of our species at risk and protecting the health of Canadians from environmental hazards, preserving our environment is essential to our social and economic well-being. Climate change is conside ...
Climate change and habitat heterogeneity drive a population
... et al. 2009). The population of Buzzards in Eastern Westphalia, Germany, has been studied since 1989 and has quadrupled over the last two decades (Kr€ uger et al. 2012). During the same period, winter temperatures have decreased in this area, although there has been no change in annual temperature. ...
... et al. 2009). The population of Buzzards in Eastern Westphalia, Germany, has been studied since 1989 and has quadrupled over the last two decades (Kr€ uger et al. 2012). During the same period, winter temperatures have decreased in this area, although there has been no change in annual temperature. ...
Measuring the Impacts of Climate Change on North
... trips would fall by 2% in 2030 and 23% in 2080 compared to 2004. Those who take both day and overnight trips would spend 16% less in 2030 and 48% less in 2080. Turning to recreational fishing, the aggregate annual lost recreational value of sea level rise to shore anglers in all of North Carolina wo ...
... trips would fall by 2% in 2030 and 23% in 2080 compared to 2004. Those who take both day and overnight trips would spend 16% less in 2030 and 48% less in 2080. Turning to recreational fishing, the aggregate annual lost recreational value of sea level rise to shore anglers in all of North Carolina wo ...
MASTER THESIS`S 2010
... 1.4 The history of ozone measurements and affects Shortly after the discovery of ozone by Schönbein in 1839, m easurements of this atmospheric gas were initiated in a number of locations around the world, including Europe, South America and North America (Finlayson Pitts and Pitts, 1999). Ozone meas ...
... 1.4 The history of ozone measurements and affects Shortly after the discovery of ozone by Schönbein in 1839, m easurements of this atmospheric gas were initiated in a number of locations around the world, including Europe, South America and North America (Finlayson Pitts and Pitts, 1999). Ozone meas ...
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... The results indicated that the precipitation and land evaporation amount decreased at first and then subsequently increased. Likewise, the variation trend of the karst groundwater recharge amount in the spring region was roughly consistent with the precipitation variation pattern. In contrast, the t ...
... The results indicated that the precipitation and land evaporation amount decreased at first and then subsequently increased. Likewise, the variation trend of the karst groundwater recharge amount in the spring region was roughly consistent with the precipitation variation pattern. In contrast, the t ...
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... There have already been many noted changes among numerous species in times of nesting and flowering, as well as changes in geographical distributions, population dynamics and genetics. Increased CO2 in the atmosphere has made oceans 0.1 pH unit more acid, negatively affecting tens of thousands of sp ...
... There have already been many noted changes among numerous species in times of nesting and flowering, as well as changes in geographical distributions, population dynamics and genetics. Increased CO2 in the atmosphere has made oceans 0.1 pH unit more acid, negatively affecting tens of thousands of sp ...
Federal Sustainable Development Strategy
... In releasing the draft, we aimed to start a conversation with Canadians about sustainable development. Specifically, we asked for your views on: Articulating a sustainable development vision for Canada; Increasing transparency and accountability by improving our goals and targets; Acknowled ...
... In releasing the draft, we aimed to start a conversation with Canadians about sustainable development. Specifically, we asked for your views on: Articulating a sustainable development vision for Canada; Increasing transparency and accountability by improving our goals and targets; Acknowled ...
Hsiang030415
... that use comparable approaches but alternative outcomes, data, and analysis (three use micro-data). Furthermore, the long-run response of alternative macroeconomic measures corroborate our central finding. Interestingly, we find evidence that the effects of cyclones are largest in countries with les ...
... that use comparable approaches but alternative outcomes, data, and analysis (three use micro-data). Furthermore, the long-run response of alternative macroeconomic measures corroborate our central finding. Interestingly, we find evidence that the effects of cyclones are largest in countries with les ...
surface soil freeze/thaw patterns from AMSR
... The inter-calibration is conducted for all frequencies available with ASMSR-E and AMSR2 at a global scale (only observations over land are used here). Only results of frequencies used in the F/T classification are presented as in Fig. 1. The data points are filtered by using the pre-defined statisti ...
... The inter-calibration is conducted for all frequencies available with ASMSR-E and AMSR2 at a global scale (only observations over land are used here). Only results of frequencies used in the F/T classification are presented as in Fig. 1. The data points are filtered by using the pre-defined statisti ...
Francesco Laudato si` Lettera Enciclica Sulla cura della
... “Pope Francis’ encyclical underscores the moral imperative for urgent action on climate change to lift the planet’s most vulnerable populations, protect development, and spur responsible growth. This clarion call should guide the world towards a strong and durable universal climate agreement in Pari ...
... “Pope Francis’ encyclical underscores the moral imperative for urgent action on climate change to lift the planet’s most vulnerable populations, protect development, and spur responsible growth. This clarion call should guide the world towards a strong and durable universal climate agreement in Pari ...
Atmospheric change and induced plant secondary
... Anthropogenic climate change is the result of increased atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases (most significantly, carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), nitrogen oxides (esp. NO, NO2), methane (CH4), and ozone (O3)) that absorb solar radiation, increasing the surface temperature of the Earth [ ...
... Anthropogenic climate change is the result of increased atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases (most significantly, carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), nitrogen oxides (esp. NO, NO2), methane (CH4), and ozone (O3)) that absorb solar radiation, increasing the surface temperature of the Earth [ ...
Urban Forest Climate Adaptation Framework for Metro Vancouver
... Figure 1. Annual precipitation and average temperature across Metro Vancouver with increasing elevation from sea‐level, and increasing distance from southwest to north/north‐east (graph adapted from the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C., 1952 [8] using data from the Environment Canada ...
... Figure 1. Annual precipitation and average temperature across Metro Vancouver with increasing elevation from sea‐level, and increasing distance from southwest to north/north‐east (graph adapted from the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C., 1952 [8] using data from the Environment Canada ...
Can Carbon Sinks be Operational? An RFF Workshop Summary
... relatively inexpensive and effective for carbon management. The forthcoming Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change also suggests that the potential of sinks to sequester carbon is substantial, often at a low cost. Land use and forestry projects require relatively un ...
... relatively inexpensive and effective for carbon management. The forthcoming Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change also suggests that the potential of sinks to sequester carbon is substantial, often at a low cost. Land use and forestry projects require relatively un ...