Biological Responses to Climate Change: Reading assignments
... This assignment will be in the form of a grant proposal. (Many students applying to graduate school submit grants of this sort to the National Science Foundation to fund their graduate research.) The goal of the assignment is to identify a research question that can be addressed with experimental da ...
... This assignment will be in the form of a grant proposal. (Many students applying to graduate school submit grants of this sort to the National Science Foundation to fund their graduate research.) The goal of the assignment is to identify a research question that can be addressed with experimental da ...
Preparing for and managing change: climate adaptation for
... as a fixed endpoint. Actions undertaken to prepare for anticipated climate-change impacts can be referred to as proactive or anticipatory adaptation, whereas actions in response to climate-related impacts can be referred to as reactive adaptation (Adger et al. 2005). For example, © The Ecological So ...
... as a fixed endpoint. Actions undertaken to prepare for anticipated climate-change impacts can be referred to as proactive or anticipatory adaptation, whereas actions in response to climate-related impacts can be referred to as reactive adaptation (Adger et al. 2005). For example, © The Ecological So ...
Insights from the ocean carbon cycle
... In the last 1000 years the global climate system underwent substantial changes [e.g., Lehner et al., 2013], and the current anthropogenic warming is projected to continue [e.g., Stocker et al., 2013]. These climatic changes might have the potential to substantially affect modes of natural variability ...
... In the last 1000 years the global climate system underwent substantial changes [e.g., Lehner et al., 2013], and the current anthropogenic warming is projected to continue [e.g., Stocker et al., 2013]. These climatic changes might have the potential to substantially affect modes of natural variability ...
Phytoplankton adapt to changing ocean environments
... uring the last several decades, global land temperature has increased by ∼0.3 °C per decade (1), and a further increase in global mean air temperatures of 1.1–6.4 °C is expected by 2100 (2). The warming of the oceans is resulting in spatially variable changes in sea surface temperature (3, 4), salin ...
... uring the last several decades, global land temperature has increased by ∼0.3 °C per decade (1), and a further increase in global mean air temperatures of 1.1–6.4 °C is expected by 2100 (2). The warming of the oceans is resulting in spatially variable changes in sea surface temperature (3, 4), salin ...
The science of climate change in Africa: impacts and
... importance of all three processes, we poorly understand how they interact and how they are affected by climate change. What we can be sure of is that global warming—expressed, for example, through higher sea and land surface temperatures—is affecting the outcomes, increasing the incidence and severi ...
... importance of all three processes, we poorly understand how they interact and how they are affected by climate change. What we can be sure of is that global warming—expressed, for example, through higher sea and land surface temperatures—is affecting the outcomes, increasing the incidence and severi ...
A Structural Land-Use Analysis of Agricultural Adaptation to Climate
... methods. However, such markets might suffer from market failures, which might be due to the free-riding phenomenon associated with the public-good nature of knowledge in general, and more specifically to the uncertainties associated with long-term climate predictions. Moreover, governments intervene ...
... methods. However, such markets might suffer from market failures, which might be due to the free-riding phenomenon associated with the public-good nature of knowledge in general, and more specifically to the uncertainties associated with long-term climate predictions. Moreover, governments intervene ...
Proceedings WARMING UP SEMINAR
... variability, more floods and droughts, higher temperatures, more storms and high winds, Proceedings Warming Up Seminar: ...
... variability, more floods and droughts, higher temperatures, more storms and high winds, Proceedings Warming Up Seminar: ...
Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook MODULE 7: Climate-smart crop production system
... that over the next decades, billions of people, especially those living in developing countries, will face shortages of water and food and greater risks to health and life because of climate change. With fewer social, technological and financial resources for adapting to changing conditions, develop ...
... that over the next decades, billions of people, especially those living in developing countries, will face shortages of water and food and greater risks to health and life because of climate change. With fewer social, technological and financial resources for adapting to changing conditions, develop ...
Oil Sands and Climate Change
... they have contemplated to date. In general, CO2 emissions associated with hydrogen production at oilsands upgraders have lower capture costs for oilsands, estimated at $75 to $155/tonne.25 These costs are within the range of other relatively low-cost capture sources like coal-fired electricity produ ...
... they have contemplated to date. In general, CO2 emissions associated with hydrogen production at oilsands upgraders have lower capture costs for oilsands, estimated at $75 to $155/tonne.25 These costs are within the range of other relatively low-cost capture sources like coal-fired electricity produ ...
22nd conference of parties to the united nations
... by further discussions during the International Dialogue on Migration3 and the IOM Council HighLevel Panel on Climate Migration4 parallel to the release of numerous institutional documents. In 2016, IOM Member States decided once again to address the question of migration, environment and climate ch ...
... by further discussions during the International Dialogue on Migration3 and the IOM Council HighLevel Panel on Climate Migration4 parallel to the release of numerous institutional documents. In 2016, IOM Member States decided once again to address the question of migration, environment and climate ch ...
The Missing Science from the Draft National Assessment on Climate Change
... is tremendously dependent the surface temperature, and, because of that, we are headed towards certain and inescapable destruction, unless we take its advice and decarbonize our economy, pronto. Unfortunately, the Assessment can’t quite tell us how to accomplish that, because no one knows how. In th ...
... is tremendously dependent the surface temperature, and, because of that, we are headed towards certain and inescapable destruction, unless we take its advice and decarbonize our economy, pronto. Unfortunately, the Assessment can’t quite tell us how to accomplish that, because no one knows how. In th ...
The Ripple Effect
... accordingly, and manage the risks to the most vulnerable. UNICEF works with governments and sector stakeholders to assess these risks and to come up with action plans for resilient water and sanitation development. In Madagascar, for example, UNICEF will support the government to integrate climate c ...
... accordingly, and manage the risks to the most vulnerable. UNICEF works with governments and sector stakeholders to assess these risks and to come up with action plans for resilient water and sanitation development. In Madagascar, for example, UNICEF will support the government to integrate climate c ...
Annotated draft outline of the 2016 EEA CCIV report
... CLIM001: Global and European temperature CLIM003: Heat extremes (indicator changed) CLIM002: Mean precipitation CLIM004: Heavy precipitation (indicator changed) CLIM0xx: Hail (new indicator) CLIM005: Wind storms CLIM010: Arctic and Baltic Sea ice CLIM009: Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets2 (indicat ...
... CLIM001: Global and European temperature CLIM003: Heat extremes (indicator changed) CLIM002: Mean precipitation CLIM004: Heavy precipitation (indicator changed) CLIM0xx: Hail (new indicator) CLIM005: Wind storms CLIM010: Arctic and Baltic Sea ice CLIM009: Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets2 (indicat ...
Climate change in North Africa and the Middle East: towards
... imports: 40% of its food needs are currently met by imports. Over the last five decades, demographic growth and changes in dietary habits have led to a marked increase in food requirements. Although regional agricultural production has increased substantially over the same period, it has been unable ...
... imports: 40% of its food needs are currently met by imports. Over the last five decades, demographic growth and changes in dietary habits have led to a marked increase in food requirements. Although regional agricultural production has increased substantially over the same period, it has been unable ...
General Knowledge About Climate Change, Factors Influencing
... Climate change is the triggering mechanism for a variety of changes, but it cannot be experienced in itself. The consequences triggered by climate change happen very slowly and can only be determined through statistical analysis of temperature and precipitation data, and by continuous monitoring of ...
... Climate change is the triggering mechanism for a variety of changes, but it cannot be experienced in itself. The consequences triggered by climate change happen very slowly and can only be determined through statistical analysis of temperature and precipitation data, and by continuous monitoring of ...
Conclusion: Reconstructing and Modelling Past Oceans 1 A
... The first interdisciplinary project to reconstruct climate began in the 1970s and was led by the marine geologists John Imbrie and Jim Hayes and the geochemist Nick Shackelton. The CLIMAP (Climate: Long-range Investigation, Mapping, and Prediction) project reconstructed the surface of the Earth at t ...
... The first interdisciplinary project to reconstruct climate began in the 1970s and was led by the marine geologists John Imbrie and Jim Hayes and the geochemist Nick Shackelton. The CLIMAP (Climate: Long-range Investigation, Mapping, and Prediction) project reconstructed the surface of the Earth at t ...
GILDED WP3 report – draft
... conceptualise climate change and its links to energy production and consumption. Plans have been made for five peer-reviewed journal papers drawing on the qualitative data, each involving researchers from multiple research teams, on the following topics, which can be used as a convenient framework f ...
... conceptualise climate change and its links to energy production and consumption. Plans have been made for five peer-reviewed journal papers drawing on the qualitative data, each involving researchers from multiple research teams, on the following topics, which can be used as a convenient framework f ...
IASC Consultations on the Humanitarian Impact of
... CCA can build on a solid base of EPR/DRR work ...
... CCA can build on a solid base of EPR/DRR work ...
Selected International Legal Materials on Global Warming and
... 1. Humanity is conducting an unintended, uncontrolled, globally pervasive experiment whose ultimate consequences could be second only to a global nuclear war. The Earth's atmosphere is being changed at an unprecedented rate by pollutants resulting from human activities, inefficient and wasteful foss ...
... 1. Humanity is conducting an unintended, uncontrolled, globally pervasive experiment whose ultimate consequences could be second only to a global nuclear war. The Earth's atmosphere is being changed at an unprecedented rate by pollutants resulting from human activities, inefficient and wasteful foss ...
Engaging state officials and agencies to advocate for landmark
... California Plan: Reducing Climate Risk (“SCP” or “The Plan”), an update to the 2009 California Climate Adaptation Strategy. The mission of the Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends, and the Nature Conservancy is working to preserve ecologically important la ...
... California Plan: Reducing Climate Risk (“SCP” or “The Plan”), an update to the 2009 California Climate Adaptation Strategy. The mission of the Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends, and the Nature Conservancy is working to preserve ecologically important la ...
- The University of Liverpool Repository
... wastes has been a problem since the dawn of urbanisation, anthropogenic climate change emerged more centrally as an issue through the 1990s as global long-series temperature readings and observable extreme weather events all suggested that the planet is warming (IPCC, 2013), perhaps dangerously (And ...
... wastes has been a problem since the dawn of urbanisation, anthropogenic climate change emerged more centrally as an issue through the 1990s as global long-series temperature readings and observable extreme weather events all suggested that the planet is warming (IPCC, 2013), perhaps dangerously (And ...