doc - Canadian Pugwash Group
... START-1. While some problems remain, the accomplishments so far on the CANWFZ offer experience applicable to an Arctic NWFZ. While extensive negotiations are in store, this idea is very timely, and the Russian experience tells us that work should start now. Each denuclearized zone is different9, no ...
... START-1. While some problems remain, the accomplishments so far on the CANWFZ offer experience applicable to an Arctic NWFZ. While extensive negotiations are in store, this idea is very timely, and the Russian experience tells us that work should start now. Each denuclearized zone is different9, no ...
here - DeSmogBlog
... relationships and obscured money flows. Readers unused to studying financial reports should avoid those sections, especially §A, §H, §K.1, as their eyes will glaze quickly. It is very hard to make those simple. Skim Front Matter for background, mostly to see the Topics for later reference. Readers ...
... relationships and obscured money flows. Readers unused to studying financial reports should avoid those sections, especially §A, §H, §K.1, as their eyes will glaze quickly. It is very hard to make those simple. Skim Front Matter for background, mostly to see the Topics for later reference. Readers ...
Investigating Ion-transport and thermal safety in functional
... Separations for low cost therapeutics ...
... Separations for low cost therapeutics ...
Status of Coastal and Marine ecosystem management in South Asia
... coral reefs, and sand dunes that harbor some of the world’s most significant coastal and marine biodiversity. The coastal sub-region of South Asia is home to about 400 million people, many are poor and vulnerable. The sub-region also faces increasing occurrence of natural hazards such as cyclones, f ...
... coral reefs, and sand dunes that harbor some of the world’s most significant coastal and marine biodiversity. The coastal sub-region of South Asia is home to about 400 million people, many are poor and vulnerable. The sub-region also faces increasing occurrence of natural hazards such as cyclones, f ...
Mobility Cost - Climate Change Lebanon
... Through the publications of Lebanon’s Initial and Second National Communications to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Technology Needs Assessment for Climate Change, the Ministry of Environment drew the large climate change picture in the country. The picture shed th ...
... Through the publications of Lebanon’s Initial and Second National Communications to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Technology Needs Assessment for Climate Change, the Ministry of Environment drew the large climate change picture in the country. The picture shed th ...
- Wiley Online Library
... global change, their functions and services are at risk or declining (Carpenter et al. 2009), while societal demands for goods and services increase. A major challenge for current ecosystem management is to sustain the provisioning of ecosystem services in a rapidly changing world. A primary concern ...
... global change, their functions and services are at risk or declining (Carpenter et al. 2009), while societal demands for goods and services increase. A major challenge for current ecosystem management is to sustain the provisioning of ecosystem services in a rapidly changing world. A primary concern ...
The impact of polar stratospheric ozone loss on Southern
... Since the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole in the mid1980s (Farman et al., 1985) rapid advances in the understanding of the causes of high-latitude stratospheric ozone depletion have taken place. The large Southern Hemisphere (SH) spring time ozone losses documented since the mid-1980s result f ...
... Since the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole in the mid1980s (Farman et al., 1985) rapid advances in the understanding of the causes of high-latitude stratospheric ozone depletion have taken place. The large Southern Hemisphere (SH) spring time ozone losses documented since the mid-1980s result f ...
Synthesiology - English edition
... Global warming (due to increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere) has attracted much attention. Yet, predicting trends in the Earth's climate remains difficult. A more sophisticated and accurate global warming model can be obtained by reconstructing climatic change since the Industrial Revolution, ...
... Global warming (due to increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere) has attracted much attention. Yet, predicting trends in the Earth's climate remains difficult. A more sophisticated and accurate global warming model can be obtained by reconstructing climatic change since the Industrial Revolution, ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Coffee Production
... around through horizontal and vertical currents. There may still be many years in which average ambient temperatures do not rise significantly. Parts of the world may even experience cooler seasons, as seasonal winds shift and cause warming in another part of the world. ...
... around through horizontal and vertical currents. There may still be many years in which average ambient temperatures do not rise significantly. Parts of the world may even experience cooler seasons, as seasonal winds shift and cause warming in another part of the world. ...
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... There was an impressive amount of Republican self-critique among some of the speakers. Grassley, for instance, called out his colleagues for favoring fossil fuels over alternative energy. “You are going to find people in this town who say they are for ‘all of the above’ energy, but they’re really fo ...
... There was an impressive amount of Republican self-critique among some of the speakers. Grassley, for instance, called out his colleagues for favoring fossil fuels over alternative energy. “You are going to find people in this town who say they are for ‘all of the above’ energy, but they’re really fo ...
Impact of bioenergy crops in a carbon dioxide constrained world: an
... of yields, which reflects the results of competition between different land uses. Some land uses, such as certain food grains, occupy the high end of their unobserved potential yield distribution because only the highest yielding land is used. If the amount of land used for a given crop expands, the ...
... of yields, which reflects the results of competition between different land uses. Some land uses, such as certain food grains, occupy the high end of their unobserved potential yield distribution because only the highest yielding land is used. If the amount of land used for a given crop expands, the ...
Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in the Blue Mountains
... Previous efforts in the Pacific Northwest and beyond have demonstrated the success of sciencemanagement partnerships for increasing climate change awareness among resource managers and adaptation planning on federal lands. Olympic National Forest and Tahoe National Forest initiated the first science ...
... Previous efforts in the Pacific Northwest and beyond have demonstrated the success of sciencemanagement partnerships for increasing climate change awareness among resource managers and adaptation planning on federal lands. Olympic National Forest and Tahoe National Forest initiated the first science ...
Protecting Health from Climate Change
... extreme events are expected to increase a range of health risks, from the direct effects of heatwaves, floods and storms, to more suitable conditions for the transmission of important infectious diseases, to impacts on the natural systems and socioeconomic sectors that ultimately underpin human heal ...
... extreme events are expected to increase a range of health risks, from the direct effects of heatwaves, floods and storms, to more suitable conditions for the transmission of important infectious diseases, to impacts on the natural systems and socioeconomic sectors that ultimately underpin human heal ...
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DESERTIFICATION
... Along with climate change, there are a range of other factors that have been identified as major causes of desertification. The most commonly cited forms of unsustainable land use are over-cultivation, over-grazing, deforestation, and poor irrigation practices. Seventy percent of the world’s dry-lan ...
... Along with climate change, there are a range of other factors that have been identified as major causes of desertification. The most commonly cited forms of unsustainable land use are over-cultivation, over-grazing, deforestation, and poor irrigation practices. Seventy percent of the world’s dry-lan ...
Joint regional climate system modelling for the European sea
... In the present study, we aim to improve the representation of sea level in the regional ocean model NEMOMED12. This new ocean simulation, called MED12, covers the hindcast period 1980-2013. At the Atlantic buffer zone, we apply a restoring to the temperature, salinity and sea surface height from the ...
... In the present study, we aim to improve the representation of sea level in the regional ocean model NEMOMED12. This new ocean simulation, called MED12, covers the hindcast period 1980-2013. At the Atlantic buffer zone, we apply a restoring to the temperature, salinity and sea surface height from the ...
Chapter 26 Land/Sea Physical Interaction
... increasing world population, which is projected to exceed 8.1 billion by 2025 (United Nations, 2013), has been a contributing factor to the growing trend of large-scale reclamation projects in many coastal areas to provide suitable land for housing and recreation, industry, commerce, agriculture and ...
... increasing world population, which is projected to exceed 8.1 billion by 2025 (United Nations, 2013), has been a contributing factor to the growing trend of large-scale reclamation projects in many coastal areas to provide suitable land for housing and recreation, industry, commerce, agriculture and ...
Antarctic Stratification, Atmospheric Water Vapor, and Heinrich Events
... of the results involving the North Atlantic were not anticipated (although perhaps they should have been). When combined with key paleoclimate observations, they have led us toward an explanation for glacial terminations that has many motivating aspects. Most parts of this deglacial mechanism work e ...
... of the results involving the North Atlantic were not anticipated (although perhaps they should have been). When combined with key paleoclimate observations, they have led us toward an explanation for glacial terminations that has many motivating aspects. Most parts of this deglacial mechanism work e ...
United Nations Plan of Action on Disaster Risk
... Framework contributes to a risk-informed and integrated approach to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It addresses the need for coherence and mutual re-enforcement of the UN’s resilience building efforts and seeks to more effectively integrate ...
... Framework contributes to a risk-informed and integrated approach to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It addresses the need for coherence and mutual re-enforcement of the UN’s resilience building efforts and seeks to more effectively integrate ...
Climate change, water and food security
... basin and in the semi-arid areas of the Americas, Australia and southern Africa, affecting water availability in regions that are already water-stressed. In Asia, the large contiguous areas of irrigated land that rely on snowmelt and high mountain glaciers for water will be affected by changes in ru ...
... basin and in the semi-arid areas of the Americas, Australia and southern Africa, affecting water availability in regions that are already water-stressed. In Asia, the large contiguous areas of irrigated land that rely on snowmelt and high mountain glaciers for water will be affected by changes in ru ...
gap analysis on adaptation to climate change in central asia
... This regional desk study was conducted by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) within Asia-Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) “Gap Analysis on Adaptation to Climate Change in Central Asia” (March 2011). The report systematically examines all the major relevant adaptation sectors ...
... This regional desk study was conducted by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) within Asia-Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) “Gap Analysis on Adaptation to Climate Change in Central Asia” (March 2011). The report systematically examines all the major relevant adaptation sectors ...
CECILIA project
... extreme database that was put together in the course of the project as part of deliverables D4.1-D4.4. Based on the list of climate and extreme weather indices that was defined in deliverable D4.1, ETH, DMI and CHMI worked on the implementation of the final list of 154 indices (131 main indices with ...
... extreme database that was put together in the course of the project as part of deliverables D4.1-D4.4. Based on the list of climate and extreme weather indices that was defined in deliverable D4.1, ETH, DMI and CHMI worked on the implementation of the final list of 154 indices (131 main indices with ...
colorado climate plan
... extreme weather events that can impact air quality and recreation. The challenges we face will affect everyone, and require collaborative solutions. The goal of this document is to promote state policy recommendations and actions that help to improve Colorado’s ability to adapt to future climate cha ...
... extreme weather events that can impact air quality and recreation. The challenges we face will affect everyone, and require collaborative solutions. The goal of this document is to promote state policy recommendations and actions that help to improve Colorado’s ability to adapt to future climate cha ...
The rise of Laminaria ochroleuca in the Western English Channel
... warm-water kelp Laminaria ochroleuca at its poleward range edge in the Western English Channel. Resurveys of historical sites indicated that the abundance of L. ochroleuca has increased significantly in recent decades. Moreover, examination of historical records suggested that L. ochroleuca has exte ...
... warm-water kelp Laminaria ochroleuca at its poleward range edge in the Western English Channel. Resurveys of historical sites indicated that the abundance of L. ochroleuca has increased significantly in recent decades. Moreover, examination of historical records suggested that L. ochroleuca has exte ...