Catarina Henriques PhD thesis
... holistically explored possible implications of global climate change and regional socioeconomic change on water resource management in the contrasting regions of East Anglia and North West England. A model was developed to estimate the impacts on the catchment hydrology and on the robustness of the ...
... holistically explored possible implications of global climate change and regional socioeconomic change on water resource management in the contrasting regions of East Anglia and North West England. A model was developed to estimate the impacts on the catchment hydrology and on the robustness of the ...
Floating Houses and Mosquito Nets: Emerging Climate
... We are experiencing the initial impacts of climate change today. The increase in the earth’s average temperature, the decrease in snow and ice cover, the rising sea level, changes in water supply and the loss of biodiversity are effects of climate change that will increasingly impact the future of o ...
... We are experiencing the initial impacts of climate change today. The increase in the earth’s average temperature, the decrease in snow and ice cover, the rising sea level, changes in water supply and the loss of biodiversity are effects of climate change that will increasingly impact the future of o ...
Climate Scientists` Perceptions of Climate
... in Climate Science seems to aptly demonstrate the transition of years worked of a relatively constant base of climate scientists. Climatologist and meteorologist seem to remain the main classifications of academic training (Table 3) with ‘climatology’ becoming a much more pronounced category in the ...
... in Climate Science seems to aptly demonstrate the transition of years worked of a relatively constant base of climate scientists. Climatologist and meteorologist seem to remain the main classifications of academic training (Table 3) with ‘climatology’ becoming a much more pronounced category in the ...
Melting icebergs boost sea-level rise” by Kate McAlpine
... rising of the water of the seas, and of the decreasing of the density of the water which every year increase by more. ...
... rising of the water of the seas, and of the decreasing of the density of the water which every year increase by more. ...
Ireland`s Agricultural Sector`s Role in Food Security in
... “The world produces 17% more food per person today than 30 years ago.” This is a great achievement in agriculture production but it also suggests that more production is feeding into overconsumption and/or waste as many people are still undernourished. At a European Environmental Bureau conference, ...
... “The world produces 17% more food per person today than 30 years ago.” This is a great achievement in agriculture production but it also suggests that more production is feeding into overconsumption and/or waste as many people are still undernourished. At a European Environmental Bureau conference, ...
Vulnerability of coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef to
... or that have a narrow temperature tolerance range. Coral reefs grow in shallow areas with good light penetration where water temperature rarely declines below 18°C. Globally, coral reefs are, therefore largely restricted to tropical or subtropical waters (between 30 °N and 30 °S), and to coasts with ...
... or that have a narrow temperature tolerance range. Coral reefs grow in shallow areas with good light penetration where water temperature rarely declines below 18°C. Globally, coral reefs are, therefore largely restricted to tropical or subtropical waters (between 30 °N and 30 °S), and to coasts with ...
- Deltas in Times of Climate Change
... Deltas offer abundance. Their soils are rich and well watered. They are centers of economic and cultural activity and home to many millions of people. However, deltas also face problems. Sea levels are rising and land is subsiding. As floods become more frequent, as salt water intrudes more aggressi ...
... Deltas offer abundance. Their soils are rich and well watered. They are centers of economic and cultural activity and home to many millions of people. However, deltas also face problems. Sea levels are rising and land is subsiding. As floods become more frequent, as salt water intrudes more aggressi ...
Arctic Academy Programme (ARKTIKO) 2014 – 2018 Project
... sea transport due to its harsh climate conditions. However, climate change is opening the region from permanent ice coverage, making it more attractive for several industrial activities including oil production and transport. The risks of accidental oil spills have therefore increased significantly ...
... sea transport due to its harsh climate conditions. However, climate change is opening the region from permanent ice coverage, making it more attractive for several industrial activities including oil production and transport. The risks of accidental oil spills have therefore increased significantly ...
Soil ecosystem functioning under climate change: plant species and
... Abstract. Feedbacks of terrestrial ecosystems to atmospheric and climate change depend on soil ecosystem dynamics. Soil ecosystems can directly and indirectly respond to climate change. For example, warming directly alters microbial communities by increasing their activity. Climate change may also a ...
... Abstract. Feedbacks of terrestrial ecosystems to atmospheric and climate change depend on soil ecosystem dynamics. Soil ecosystems can directly and indirectly respond to climate change. For example, warming directly alters microbial communities by increasing their activity. Climate change may also a ...
Reduced early life growth and survival in a fish in
... levels has not yet been sufficiently examined7 , even though CO2 sensitivity is highest during the larval stages in most other marine organisms5,6,16 . Recent studies have documented that increased CO2 levels (>700 ppm) can have detrimental behavioural effects on larval reef fish by impairing their ...
... levels has not yet been sufficiently examined7 , even though CO2 sensitivity is highest during the larval stages in most other marine organisms5,6,16 . Recent studies have documented that increased CO2 levels (>700 ppm) can have detrimental behavioural effects on larval reef fish by impairing their ...
Assessing the Consequences of Climate Change for Alaska and the
... The effects of global supply on markets for Alaska fish further complicate the task of assessing the potential effects of climate change on the Alaska fishing industry. It is not sufficient to understand only how fish harvests may be affected in Alaska. To understand potential climate-driven changes ...
... The effects of global supply on markets for Alaska fish further complicate the task of assessing the potential effects of climate change on the Alaska fishing industry. It is not sufficient to understand only how fish harvests may be affected in Alaska. To understand potential climate-driven changes ...
Lee County Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
... provided for informational and discussion purposes only. This document is not intended, nor can it be relied upon, to create any rights enforceable by any party in litigation with the United States. Reference herein to any specific commercial products, non-profit organization, process, or service by ...
... provided for informational and discussion purposes only. This document is not intended, nor can it be relied upon, to create any rights enforceable by any party in litigation with the United States. Reference herein to any specific commercial products, non-profit organization, process, or service by ...
Adapting to Climate Change in Urban Areas - iied iied
... E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Dr Patricia Romero Lankao is Deputy Director at the Institute for the Study of Society and Environment at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado. Prior to this, she was a Professor at the Autonomous Metropolitan U ...
... E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Dr Patricia Romero Lankao is Deputy Director at the Institute for the Study of Society and Environment at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado. Prior to this, she was a Professor at the Autonomous Metropolitan U ...
Protected areas helping peopel cope with climate change
... technological policies would produce an emission reduction, with respect to climate change, mitigation means implementing policies to reduce GHG emissions and enhance sinks10. An anthropogenic intervention to reduce the anthropogenic forcing of the climate system; it includes strategies to reduce gr ...
... technological policies would produce an emission reduction, with respect to climate change, mitigation means implementing policies to reduce GHG emissions and enhance sinks10. An anthropogenic intervention to reduce the anthropogenic forcing of the climate system; it includes strategies to reduce gr ...
Protected areas helping people cope with climate change
... technological policies would produce an emission reduction, with respect to climate change, mitigation means implementing policies to reduce GHG emissions and enhance sinks10. An anthropogenic intervention to reduce the anthropogenic forcing of the climate system; it includes strategies to reduce gr ...
... technological policies would produce an emission reduction, with respect to climate change, mitigation means implementing policies to reduce GHG emissions and enhance sinks10. An anthropogenic intervention to reduce the anthropogenic forcing of the climate system; it includes strategies to reduce gr ...
http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i0994e/i0994e.pdf
... From local to global levels, fisheries and aquaculture play important roles for food supply, food security and income generation. Some 43.5 million people work directly in the sector, with the great majority in developing countries. Adding those who work in associated processing, marketing, distribu ...
... From local to global levels, fisheries and aquaculture play important roles for food supply, food security and income generation. Some 43.5 million people work directly in the sector, with the great majority in developing countries. Adding those who work in associated processing, marketing, distribu ...
Impacts of deforestation on weather PATTERNs and agriculture
... – increasingly appears to be counterproductive if it leads to changes in weather and climate systems that impact agricultural production. Voldoire & Royer (2004) suggest that deforestation could cause more intense climatic extremes, which would result in larger negative impacts to agriculture than t ...
... – increasingly appears to be counterproductive if it leads to changes in weather and climate systems that impact agricultural production. Voldoire & Royer (2004) suggest that deforestation could cause more intense climatic extremes, which would result in larger negative impacts to agriculture than t ...
Considering Climate Change and Extreme Events in Water Planning
... Eastern Australia is characterised by a range of climates from sub-tropical in the north through to temperate in the south, with a typically drier winter and wetter summer. Eastern Australia is also influenced by large scale atmospheric circulation drivers, particularly the El Niño Southern Oscillat ...
... Eastern Australia is characterised by a range of climates from sub-tropical in the north through to temperate in the south, with a typically drier winter and wetter summer. Eastern Australia is also influenced by large scale atmospheric circulation drivers, particularly the El Niño Southern Oscillat ...
An Analysis of the Impacts of Temperature on Diarrheal Disease in
... East, equatorial Africa, Southern Africa and Southeast Asia. The model ensemble projected temperature increases of up to 4°C over land in the tropics and subtropics by the end of this century. The associated mean projected increases of relative risk of diarrhea in the six study regions were 8–11% by ...
... East, equatorial Africa, Southern Africa and Southeast Asia. The model ensemble projected temperature increases of up to 4°C over land in the tropics and subtropics by the end of this century. The associated mean projected increases of relative risk of diarrhea in the six study regions were 8–11% by ...
Vulnerability Index to climate change in the Latin
... exposed to multiple climate-related hazards, such as tropical cyclones, floods, droughts and heatwaves and while the region’s climate is already changing, greater shifts are anticipated in the coming decades. Changes in regional temperature and precipitation regimes, including shifts in the frequenc ...
... exposed to multiple climate-related hazards, such as tropical cyclones, floods, droughts and heatwaves and while the region’s climate is already changing, greater shifts are anticipated in the coming decades. Changes in regional temperature and precipitation regimes, including shifts in the frequenc ...
Review of climate change adaptation methods and tools
... decades. For developing countries, the task is particularly daunting. The process of adapting to new conditions, stresses and natural hazards that result from climate change will require additional interventions. Although most communities have some ability to respond to changes and extreme climatic ...
... decades. For developing countries, the task is particularly daunting. The process of adapting to new conditions, stresses and natural hazards that result from climate change will require additional interventions. Although most communities have some ability to respond to changes and extreme climatic ...
Warming and increased precipitation individually influence soil
... grasslands may potentially act as a net C source in the future. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. ...
... grasslands may potentially act as a net C source in the future. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. ...
Malaria in the African highlands: past, present and future
... Malaria en Afrique (ARMA), unpublished data, 1997). Thus while it may be possible to predict the physical location of epidemic-prone areas, identifying when an epidemic is likely to occur may be more problematic. Global temperature change. More recently there has been growing concern that global war ...
... Malaria en Afrique (ARMA), unpublished data, 1997). Thus while it may be possible to predict the physical location of epidemic-prone areas, identifying when an epidemic is likely to occur may be more problematic. Global temperature change. More recently there has been growing concern that global war ...
Document
... change. Now, New York is beginning the process of revising its State Wildlife Action Plan. With the first iteration completed in 2005 (NYSDEC 2005), New York qualified for State Wildlife Grants funds and now must revise the plan by 2015. A requirement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is that ...
... change. Now, New York is beginning the process of revising its State Wildlife Action Plan. With the first iteration completed in 2005 (NYSDEC 2005), New York qualified for State Wildlife Grants funds and now must revise the plan by 2015. A requirement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is that ...
Managing Protected Areas in Central and Eastern Europe Under
... in Protected Areas” (HABIT-CHANGE). This first idea was further developed and extended during several meetings with a growing number of interested partners. After two years of preparation, the project proposal was submitted to the European transnational funding programme INTERREG IV B Central Europe ...
... in Protected Areas” (HABIT-CHANGE). This first idea was further developed and extended during several meetings with a growing number of interested partners. After two years of preparation, the project proposal was submitted to the European transnational funding programme INTERREG IV B Central Europe ...