Migration and Climate Change - Development Research Centre on
... that the greatest single impact of climate change might be on human migration—with millions of people displaced by shoreline erosion, coastal flooding and agricultural disruption.3 Since then, successive reports have argued that environmental degradation, and in particular climate change, is poised ...
... that the greatest single impact of climate change might be on human migration—with millions of people displaced by shoreline erosion, coastal flooding and agricultural disruption.3 Since then, successive reports have argued that environmental degradation, and in particular climate change, is poised ...
Climate change research and policy in Portugal
... the occurrence of extremely wet winters such as in 201023 and 2013. All these observations are consistent with a tendency of more intense and frequent extreme weather and climate events, in particular heat waves, droughts and annual number of very wet days. The observed trends are very similar to th ...
... the occurrence of extremely wet winters such as in 201023 and 2013. All these observations are consistent with a tendency of more intense and frequent extreme weather and climate events, in particular heat waves, droughts and annual number of very wet days. The observed trends are very similar to th ...
What do we really know about the Sun
... increase in the concentration of CO2 and other manmade greenhouse gases. There exists, however, another possible cause of a change in the radiation balance, namely a variation in the energy from the Sun received at the Earth’s surface. This possibility has attracted much less attention, although man ...
... increase in the concentration of CO2 and other manmade greenhouse gases. There exists, however, another possible cause of a change in the radiation balance, namely a variation in the energy from the Sun received at the Earth’s surface. This possibility has attracted much less attention, although man ...
Climate Change and Forests in the Great Plains
... Lnvironmental Change. James R. Brandle is associate professor in the Department of J-orestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife, 101 Plant Industry, University of "\Jehraska, Lincoln, ...
... Lnvironmental Change. James R. Brandle is associate professor in the Department of J-orestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife, 101 Plant Industry, University of "\Jehraska, Lincoln, ...
Meeting Carbon Budgets – Implications of Brexit for UK climate policy
... In this note we consider the implications of leaving the EU for the UK’s emissions reduction efforts. UK policy has developed over time in an EU context. The Government has stated its intention to initially convert existing EU laws into UK legislation when the UK leaves the EU. Many aspects of EU-le ...
... In this note we consider the implications of leaving the EU for the UK’s emissions reduction efforts. UK policy has developed over time in an EU context. The Government has stated its intention to initially convert existing EU laws into UK legislation when the UK leaves the EU. Many aspects of EU-le ...
The EBRD and the Global Environment Facility
... established in 1991 as a US$ 1 billion pilot programme at the World Bank to promote environmental sustainable development and cover the incremental costs associated with introducing global environmental benefits to local and regional projects. GEF is now a global partnership among 182 countries, int ...
... established in 1991 as a US$ 1 billion pilot programme at the World Bank to promote environmental sustainable development and cover the incremental costs associated with introducing global environmental benefits to local and regional projects. GEF is now a global partnership among 182 countries, int ...
interspecific interactions exceed climate effects
... et al., 2012). Competitive exclusions among mountain ungulate species are thought to have caused local extinctions in the past (Mishra et al., 2006). Understanding the influence of interspecific interactions on daily patterns of altitude use could greatly improve future projections of range-shifts i ...
... et al., 2012). Competitive exclusions among mountain ungulate species are thought to have caused local extinctions in the past (Mishra et al., 2006). Understanding the influence of interspecific interactions on daily patterns of altitude use could greatly improve future projections of range-shifts i ...
Adapting To Climate Change In Pacific Island Countries: The
... Recent research shows that average sea-level across the Pacific region has been rising at 2mm per year for the last fifty years (Hay 2000). Recording of sea-level has only been carried out since 1994 so long-term trends are hard to discern. Short-term variations in sea level within the region are si ...
... Recent research shows that average sea-level across the Pacific region has been rising at 2mm per year for the last fifty years (Hay 2000). Recording of sea-level has only been carried out since 1994 so long-term trends are hard to discern. Short-term variations in sea level within the region are si ...
Climate change in the UKOTs an overview of the science
... • The 1990s were the hottest decade on record and 1998 the hottest year on record since temperature recording began some 150 years ago. Climate change is happening at a much faster rate than originally expected. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an assessment team of hundreds of ...
... • The 1990s were the hottest decade on record and 1998 the hottest year on record since temperature recording began some 150 years ago. Climate change is happening at a much faster rate than originally expected. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an assessment team of hundreds of ...
scientific questions and motivations
... simulation models of the Earth’s climate system under global warming scenarios. These changes will cause and interact with changes in terrestrial ecosystems that, in turn, will feed back to regional and global climate. Society will continue changing the environment, be affected by these changes, and ...
... simulation models of the Earth’s climate system under global warming scenarios. These changes will cause and interact with changes in terrestrial ecosystems that, in turn, will feed back to regional and global climate. Society will continue changing the environment, be affected by these changes, and ...
Arctic Biodiversity - Harvard Life Sciences Outreach Program
... • “Specialist predators [like the snowy owl and arctic fox] depend on a high density of of prey [lemmings] in the spring to breed successfully.” • “Models of climate change predict that winters in the Arctic will become considerably warmer and more variable . . . .” Ims, Rolf A., Eva Fuglei. Trophic ...
... • “Specialist predators [like the snowy owl and arctic fox] depend on a high density of of prey [lemmings] in the spring to breed successfully.” • “Models of climate change predict that winters in the Arctic will become considerably warmer and more variable . . . .” Ims, Rolf A., Eva Fuglei. Trophic ...
Origin of agriculture and domestication of plants and animals linked
... flora, that brought shifts from one type to another type of vegetation in the past geological records9. The anthropogenic pressures in response to climate change have brought significant changes in fauna and flora. The most significant examples of human impact on the evolution of ecological niches c ...
... flora, that brought shifts from one type to another type of vegetation in the past geological records9. The anthropogenic pressures in response to climate change have brought significant changes in fauna and flora. The most significant examples of human impact on the evolution of ecological niches c ...
HOLISTIC RESILIENT GREEN SCHOOL +
... Universal Accessibility Design- Universal Design: Consider including the universal accessibility design to replace current provisions cited in BP 344 to ...
... Universal Accessibility Design- Universal Design: Consider including the universal accessibility design to replace current provisions cited in BP 344 to ...
a study commissioned by Sitra
... emissions and improve energy efficiency, which help limit the long-term temperature rise to 4°C. However, it would require significant changes in policy and technologies compared with the 6°C degree scenario. And finally, the 2°C degree scenario lays out an energy system deployment pathway and an em ...
... emissions and improve energy efficiency, which help limit the long-term temperature rise to 4°C. However, it would require significant changes in policy and technologies compared with the 6°C degree scenario. And finally, the 2°C degree scenario lays out an energy system deployment pathway and an em ...
Climate Change Impact on Flow Discharge of Kunhar River
... R and average seasonal volume difference Dv of 1.46%. The stimulated results for scenario “b” show an increase of flow discharge by 27%. Whereas, there was 21% and 6% increment in discharge simulated for scenarios “a” and “c” respectively. ...
... R and average seasonal volume difference Dv of 1.46%. The stimulated results for scenario “b” show an increase of flow discharge by 27%. Whereas, there was 21% and 6% increment in discharge simulated for scenarios “a” and “c” respectively. ...
Climatic Threat Spaces as a Tool to Assess Current and Future
... vulnerability and for developing adaptation strategies for the agricultural activities in the region. The above does not imply that the other climate change scenarios with values within the coping range should be discarded in the future threat analysis. The changes obtained from the climate change ...
... vulnerability and for developing adaptation strategies for the agricultural activities in the region. The above does not imply that the other climate change scenarios with values within the coping range should be discarded in the future threat analysis. The changes obtained from the climate change ...
Evaluation of FAO's contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation - Management Response
... Identify priority organizations with whom FAO should partner based upon respective strengths and complementarities to achieve SOs and priorities determined in the CC strategy and action plan ( taking into account different types of partnerships/modalities) Strengthen selected partnerships, especiall ...
... Identify priority organizations with whom FAO should partner based upon respective strengths and complementarities to achieve SOs and priorities determined in the CC strategy and action plan ( taking into account different types of partnerships/modalities) Strengthen selected partnerships, especiall ...
Elizabeth Marino - Initiative on Climate Adaptation Research and
... inappropriate to local culture and environmental conditions (1996: 315). Consolidation of villages therefore both creates vulnerability to flooding and creates changes in the decision-making process concerning movement across the landscape. Decisions of where, how, and when one moves are not wholly ...
... inappropriate to local culture and environmental conditions (1996: 315). Consolidation of villages therefore both creates vulnerability to flooding and creates changes in the decision-making process concerning movement across the landscape. Decisions of where, how, and when one moves are not wholly ...
Earth System interactions
... encompass the key climate processes pertaining to the Nordic and Arctic regions; (iii) include an improved description of processes that are presently considered to be highly uncertain; (iv) are computationally efficient; (v) possess advanced diagnostic tools for a detailed evaluation of model compo ...
... encompass the key climate processes pertaining to the Nordic and Arctic regions; (iii) include an improved description of processes that are presently considered to be highly uncertain; (iv) are computationally efficient; (v) possess advanced diagnostic tools for a detailed evaluation of model compo ...
The Role of Climate Change in the Egyptian Revolution
... worry about. The impacts of climate change are wide-ranging and are unfortunately deadly. Today’s atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are 405.2 parts per million, which is the highest that CO2 levels have been in 650,000 years. This drastic increase in a greenhouse gas has had a number of consequences ...
... worry about. The impacts of climate change are wide-ranging and are unfortunately deadly. Today’s atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are 405.2 parts per million, which is the highest that CO2 levels have been in 650,000 years. This drastic increase in a greenhouse gas has had a number of consequences ...
WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT METHANE?
... SINKS OF ATMOSPHERIC METHANE I. Transport to the Stratosphere (40 TgCH4/yr) Only a few percent, rapidly destroyed BUT the most important source of water vapour in the dry stratosphere II. Tropospheric oxidation (511 TgCH4/yr) ...
... SINKS OF ATMOSPHERIC METHANE I. Transport to the Stratosphere (40 TgCH4/yr) Only a few percent, rapidly destroyed BUT the most important source of water vapour in the dry stratosphere II. Tropospheric oxidation (511 TgCH4/yr) ...
Managing water in the MDB under a variable and changing climate
... modelling of the climate system) and how climatic influences would play out in the MDB (e.g. lack of suitable down-scaled models relevant at a catchment or even Basin scale; the effects on rainfall, river inflows, streamflow and recharge; spatially variable impacts). The response also recognised tha ...
... modelling of the climate system) and how climatic influences would play out in the MDB (e.g. lack of suitable down-scaled models relevant at a catchment or even Basin scale; the effects on rainfall, river inflows, streamflow and recharge; spatially variable impacts). The response also recognised tha ...
