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... Climate change is expected to cause global average surface temperature to increase some 1 to 2.5 °C by 2030 and it is predicted that during this period, billions of people – particularly those in developing countries – will face changes in rainfall patterns and extreme events, such as severe water s ...
... Climate change is expected to cause global average surface temperature to increase some 1 to 2.5 °C by 2030 and it is predicted that during this period, billions of people – particularly those in developing countries – will face changes in rainfall patterns and extreme events, such as severe water s ...
Project Document for CEO Approval
... export crop. The main food crops are rice and coarse grains (millet, sorghum and maize), which are both vulnerable to climate change. Switching to less vulnerable crops/cultivars is a desirable adaptation measure. 5. Average rainfall has declined by 30% in the last half century. The country is direc ...
... export crop. The main food crops are rice and coarse grains (millet, sorghum and maize), which are both vulnerable to climate change. Switching to less vulnerable crops/cultivars is a desirable adaptation measure. 5. Average rainfall has declined by 30% in the last half century. The country is direc ...
Forced displacement in the context of climate change
... Protecting persons against the threats of natural hazards: Prevention of displacement, evacuations and relocation While States cannot be held responsible for disasters that occur, they have a duty to take all possible measures to protect the lives of their populations. As already mentioned, the righ ...
... Protecting persons against the threats of natural hazards: Prevention of displacement, evacuations and relocation While States cannot be held responsible for disasters that occur, they have a duty to take all possible measures to protect the lives of their populations. As already mentioned, the righ ...
Adaptation
... Direct: lower negative effects from climate change => lower “losses” and lower negative impact on economic activity and social “welfare” Indirect (side) effects: adaptation (especially proactive) actions can consist in (a) investments (no pure costs) (b) not necessarily related only to climate chang ...
... Direct: lower negative effects from climate change => lower “losses” and lower negative impact on economic activity and social “welfare” Indirect (side) effects: adaptation (especially proactive) actions can consist in (a) investments (no pure costs) (b) not necessarily related only to climate chang ...
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... Over the last decades, climate models have been developed to an impressive level of complexity. Over a similar period, there has been growing interest in the uncertainty of future climate scenarios. Future climate projections are uncertain because both the initial conditions and the computational re ...
... Over the last decades, climate models have been developed to an impressive level of complexity. Over a similar period, there has been growing interest in the uncertainty of future climate scenarios. Future climate projections are uncertain because both the initial conditions and the computational re ...
Arctic Climate System Study (ACSYS)/ Climate and Cryosphere
... Development and analysis of a long term land surface temperature database from spaceborne passive microwave data for the northern high latitude environment (Royer et al. ) ...
... Development and analysis of a long term land surface temperature database from spaceborne passive microwave data for the northern high latitude environment (Royer et al. ) ...
Challenges and Opportunities in Water Cycle Research
... latent energy (higher evaporation) instead of sensible heat (lower temperatures). Anticyclonic conditions favor sunshine (more available energy), less rain and soil moisture, and the larger surface energy raises temperatures instead of evaporating moisture. The result is more likely either hot and d ...
... latent energy (higher evaporation) instead of sensible heat (lower temperatures). Anticyclonic conditions favor sunshine (more available energy), less rain and soil moisture, and the larger surface energy raises temperatures instead of evaporating moisture. The result is more likely either hot and d ...
Note on Access to Technology, IPR and Climate Change by Martin
... 19. There are some examples of developing countries and their firms being hampered from adopting climate-friendly technologies or products due to there being patents on these products, and due to the unreasonable demands made by the patent holders on companies in developing countries that request a ...
... 19. There are some examples of developing countries and their firms being hampered from adopting climate-friendly technologies or products due to there being patents on these products, and due to the unreasonable demands made by the patent holders on companies in developing countries that request a ...
climate change adaptation - India Environment Portal | News
... services are projected (World Bank 2013). These cumulative changes are increasing risks across a region often referred to as Asia’s “Water Tower” since it is the source of waters that sustain over one billion people (Xu et al. 2009). Yet, there is significant uncertainty about the regional climate r ...
... services are projected (World Bank 2013). These cumulative changes are increasing risks across a region often referred to as Asia’s “Water Tower” since it is the source of waters that sustain over one billion people (Xu et al. 2009). Yet, there is significant uncertainty about the regional climate r ...
Mitigating Climate Change Through Food and Land Use
... † All measurements are expressed in metric units unless indicated otherwise. ...
... † All measurements are expressed in metric units unless indicated otherwise. ...
Climate change and integrated analysis of mountain
... to days), a rock glacier is effectively a sediment store because its rate of sediment transfer is generally below detectable limits. However, over months to years, it may become an important sediment transfer, perhaps even a dominant one over many decades. Over very long time-scales (millennia and b ...
... to days), a rock glacier is effectively a sediment store because its rate of sediment transfer is generally below detectable limits. However, over months to years, it may become an important sediment transfer, perhaps even a dominant one over many decades. Over very long time-scales (millennia and b ...
GrahamVickery
... Global Warming, Energy Use, Toxicity, Resource Depletion, Land Use, Water Use, Ozone Layer Depletion, Biodiversity. ...
... Global Warming, Energy Use, Toxicity, Resource Depletion, Land Use, Water Use, Ozone Layer Depletion, Biodiversity. ...
IBHS-120109 - Insurance Information Institute
... Means for P/C Insurers • The Fundamental Role of Insurers is to Assess & Quantify Risk • Quantification Permits the Risk to be Accurately Priced • Determination of Price (Premium) Allows Risk to Be Transferred from Bearers of Risk (Policyholder) to Insurer in Exchange for Risk Appropriate (Actuarial ...
... Means for P/C Insurers • The Fundamental Role of Insurers is to Assess & Quantify Risk • Quantification Permits the Risk to be Accurately Priced • Determination of Price (Premium) Allows Risk to Be Transferred from Bearers of Risk (Policyholder) to Insurer in Exchange for Risk Appropriate (Actuarial ...
Sea Level Change - Imperial College London
... Antarctic Ice Sheet. How can ice sheets contribute to sea level? The ice sheets of West and East Antarctica and Greenland are distinct, and react to climate warming differently. For Greenland, much of the potential ice loss comes from direct climate warming, leading to surface melting and run-off of ...
... Antarctic Ice Sheet. How can ice sheets contribute to sea level? The ice sheets of West and East Antarctica and Greenland are distinct, and react to climate warming differently. For Greenland, much of the potential ice loss comes from direct climate warming, leading to surface melting and run-off of ...
Paper_Kennedy
... the south. These are not subject to any emission reduction obligations. Annex I parties to the FCCC who have also ratified the Kyoto Protocol are subject to several legally binding obligations under those agreements. Under Article 2, they must “elaborate policies and measures” to limit and reduce gr ...
... the south. These are not subject to any emission reduction obligations. Annex I parties to the FCCC who have also ratified the Kyoto Protocol are subject to several legally binding obligations under those agreements. Under Article 2, they must “elaborate policies and measures” to limit and reduce gr ...
here - Resilient Cities
... The demand for coastal occupation requires measures of management and planning that tend to minimize the risk. A number of national-scale policies emerged to control the pattern of occupation of the coastal fringe and regulate land-uses, which included the development of setback lines. However, in m ...
... The demand for coastal occupation requires measures of management and planning that tend to minimize the risk. A number of national-scale policies emerged to control the pattern of occupation of the coastal fringe and regulate land-uses, which included the development of setback lines. However, in m ...
Recommendations on Early Actions on Climate Change for the 44th
... and international levels. In recent months we have seen more reports on the vast loss of Arctic sea ice in the summer; increased melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet presaging an accelerated level of sea-level rise; the rate of buildup of greenhouse gases, particularly CO2, increasing, instead of slow ...
... and international levels. In recent months we have seen more reports on the vast loss of Arctic sea ice in the summer; increased melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet presaging an accelerated level of sea-level rise; the rate of buildup of greenhouse gases, particularly CO2, increasing, instead of slow ...
Towards advanced understanding and
... significant forcing (>60%) to local sea ice melt during the last decade Ice-edge & shelf/slope upwelling, eddies and other mesoscale circulation features in the Canada Basin provide a mechanism for horizontal heat distribution throughout the basin and up into the mixed layer Oceanic heat accumulatin ...
... significant forcing (>60%) to local sea ice melt during the last decade Ice-edge & shelf/slope upwelling, eddies and other mesoscale circulation features in the Canada Basin provide a mechanism for horizontal heat distribution throughout the basin and up into the mixed layer Oceanic heat accumulatin ...
Attributing regional trends of evapotranspiration and gross primary
... and evaporation from the canopy intercept and the soil surface, computed separately with the Penman–Monteith equation. Transpiration and photosynthesis processes are coupled through the Ball–Berry relationship between leaf stomatal conductance and net assimilation rate. Regarding the carbon cycle as ...
... and evaporation from the canopy intercept and the soil surface, computed separately with the Penman–Monteith equation. Transpiration and photosynthesis processes are coupled through the Ball–Berry relationship between leaf stomatal conductance and net assimilation rate. Regarding the carbon cycle as ...
Millet the Promising Crop of the Climate Change
... metric tons), with an average productivity of 780kg/ha during the last five years (www.icrisat.org, 2007). CGIAR (2011) reported that over the past years, the developing world has favoured three main crops: rice, wheat and corn. These crops are forced into more arid areas where they require enough s ...
... metric tons), with an average productivity of 780kg/ha during the last five years (www.icrisat.org, 2007). CGIAR (2011) reported that over the past years, the developing world has favoured three main crops: rice, wheat and corn. These crops are forced into more arid areas where they require enough s ...
Dealing with the uncertainties of climate engineering
... 4.1. Example of a CE related complex decision To illustrate our points, we will consider an example that is commonly referred to by CE scientists: Political decision makers need to decide about the budget that will be spent on CE related research programs. This can be seen as an intervention to gain ...
... 4.1. Example of a CE related complex decision To illustrate our points, we will consider an example that is commonly referred to by CE scientists: Political decision makers need to decide about the budget that will be spent on CE related research programs. This can be seen as an intervention to gain ...
Development and Climate Change: A Strategic Framework for the
... Climate change calls for strengthening the financial architecture for development at a scale not seen before. Mitigating and adapting to climate change increases the cost of development. The required economic adjustments to global climate policies, including actions by other countries, may increase ...
... Climate change calls for strengthening the financial architecture for development at a scale not seen before. Mitigating and adapting to climate change increases the cost of development. The required economic adjustments to global climate policies, including actions by other countries, may increase ...
The Potential Impact of Climate Change on Soil Properties
... 2. Soils as a Part of the Global C and N Cycles Soils are integral parts of several global nutrient cycles. The two that are the most important from the perspective of soils and climate change interactions are the carbon and nitrogen cycles because C and N are important components of soil organic ma ...
... 2. Soils as a Part of the Global C and N Cycles Soils are integral parts of several global nutrient cycles. The two that are the most important from the perspective of soils and climate change interactions are the carbon and nitrogen cycles because C and N are important components of soil organic ma ...
“Smart Climate Change” for Professional Societies Workshop WORKSHOP REPORT
... retards the economic growth of most countries. The cost of disasters is higher in developed countries than in developing countries because developed counties have expensive life and infrastructure; however, the fatalities are higher in developing countries. Normally extreme events used to have a 20 ...
... retards the economic growth of most countries. The cost of disasters is higher in developed countries than in developing countries because developed counties have expensive life and infrastructure; however, the fatalities are higher in developing countries. Normally extreme events used to have a 20 ...