Gujarat - Ministry of Environment and Forests
... stress and shocks. The complexity of the climate-economy relationship has been made apparent by various studies and the Government of Gujarat recognizes that Climate Change is not only an environmental concern; it has profound implications for economic growth, social advancement, and almost all othe ...
... stress and shocks. The complexity of the climate-economy relationship has been made apparent by various studies and the Government of Gujarat recognizes that Climate Change is not only an environmental concern; it has profound implications for economic growth, social advancement, and almost all othe ...
Climatic controls on diffuse groundwater
... (Peel et al., 2007), are tropical (A), arid (B), temperate (C), cold (D) and polar (E) with further sub-division based on annual and seasonal rainfall and temperature distribution. Based on such a broad classification, the relationships between groundwater recharge and climate characteristics under ...
... (Peel et al., 2007), are tropical (A), arid (B), temperate (C), cold (D) and polar (E) with further sub-division based on annual and seasonal rainfall and temperature distribution. Based on such a broad classification, the relationships between groundwater recharge and climate characteristics under ...
Testing the Limits - University of Washington
... the snowpack in snow water equivalent (SWE), snow duration (SNDR, the number of days the ground was covered by snow in a given year), and growing degree days (GDD, the annual sum of daily mean temperatures for days with mean temperatures above 5°C). All annual variables were calculated for hydrologi ...
... the snowpack in snow water equivalent (SWE), snow duration (SNDR, the number of days the ground was covered by snow in a given year), and growing degree days (GDD, the annual sum of daily mean temperatures for days with mean temperatures above 5°C). All annual variables were calculated for hydrologi ...
The Economy, The Biosphere and Planetary Boundaries: Towards
... shifts have proved to be non-trivial (Carpenter et al., 1999; Mäler et al., 2003; Crépin, 2003; Crépin, 2007). In particular, multiple regimes can sometimes be optimal depending on what has happened in the past (Mäler et al., 2003; Brock and Starrett, 2003; Crépin, 2003; Crépin, 2007), and it is unl ...
... shifts have proved to be non-trivial (Carpenter et al., 1999; Mäler et al., 2003; Crépin, 2003; Crépin, 2007). In particular, multiple regimes can sometimes be optimal depending on what has happened in the past (Mäler et al., 2003; Brock and Starrett, 2003; Crépin, 2003; Crépin, 2007), and it is unl ...
Biodiversity across Scenarios - Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
... close to densely populated areas). In addition, the impact of other drivers, such as invasive species, could not be assessed as fully and may therefore be underestimated. Under all scenarios, 70% of the world’s rivers, especially those at higher latitudes, will increase in water availability, raisin ...
... close to densely populated areas). In addition, the impact of other drivers, such as invasive species, could not be assessed as fully and may therefore be underestimated. Under all scenarios, 70% of the world’s rivers, especially those at higher latitudes, will increase in water availability, raisin ...
Indirect effect of climate change: Shifts in ratsnake
... B.A. DeGregorio et al. / Ecological Modelling 312 (2015) 239–246 ...
... B.A. DeGregorio et al. / Ecological Modelling 312 (2015) 239–246 ...
English - Global Environment Facility
... Biosafety National Report (due in Sept 2011) has been made available through UNEP. ...
... Biosafety National Report (due in Sept 2011) has been made available through UNEP. ...
English - Global Environment Facility
... Biosafety National Report (due in Sept 2011) has been made available through UNEP. ...
... Biosafety National Report (due in Sept 2011) has been made available through UNEP. ...
Marine productivity response to Heinrich events
... preceding this dated HE (resp. 2000 yr for the Younger Dryas (YD)). If the value of the first 500 yr is higher (resp. lower) than the addition of the mean and the variance (resp. the difference between the mean and the variance) of the last 3000 yr, we consider it as a significant increase (resp. de ...
... preceding this dated HE (resp. 2000 yr for the Younger Dryas (YD)). If the value of the first 500 yr is higher (resp. lower) than the addition of the mean and the variance (resp. the difference between the mean and the variance) of the last 3000 yr, we consider it as a significant increase (resp. de ...
Risky business: Engaging the public on sea level rise
... Maryland Commission on Climate Change, 2008). Under moderate rates of relative SLR, more than 8 square kilometers of the county could be submerged by 2050 (Batten, 2012). By 2100, that number could double, and projected storm surges and tidal inundation places $1.5 billion in building values alone a ...
... Maryland Commission on Climate Change, 2008). Under moderate rates of relative SLR, more than 8 square kilometers of the county could be submerged by 2050 (Batten, 2012). By 2100, that number could double, and projected storm surges and tidal inundation places $1.5 billion in building values alone a ...
Warming Seas in the Coral Triangle
... fishing in addition to climate change impacts, such as increasing sea surface temperatures (SSTs), and ocean acidification. As climate change impacts increase, coral reef vulnerability at the ecoregional scale will have an increasingly important influence on conservation management decisions. This p ...
... fishing in addition to climate change impacts, such as increasing sea surface temperatures (SSTs), and ocean acidification. As climate change impacts increase, coral reef vulnerability at the ecoregional scale will have an increasingly important influence on conservation management decisions. This p ...
polar ice sheets and climate change: GLOBAL impActs
... is contributing to current sea-level rise. This loss is due to increased discharge of ice by the large glaciers draining the ice sheets as well as greater surface melting. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) estimated the maximum projected ...
... is contributing to current sea-level rise. This loss is due to increased discharge of ice by the large glaciers draining the ice sheets as well as greater surface melting. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) estimated the maximum projected ...
Scoping study: Modelling the interaction between mitigation and adaptation
... associated with high levels of temperature rise. On the adaptation side, there are many aspects that are inherently difficult to capture in global scale simulations, for example local scale issues and the organisational and institutional contexts in which adaptation processes occur. Models fail to a ...
... associated with high levels of temperature rise. On the adaptation side, there are many aspects that are inherently difficult to capture in global scale simulations, for example local scale issues and the organisational and institutional contexts in which adaptation processes occur. Models fail to a ...
Potential Effects of Proposed Climate Change Policies on PJM’s Energy Market
... focus is that attempting to forecast demand, fuel prices, penetration of demand response and energy efficiency, and the entry of new generation technologies further out into the future inherently involves making many assumptions, which can be the subject of extensive debate. PJM’s analysis is not in ...
... focus is that attempting to forecast demand, fuel prices, penetration of demand response and energy efficiency, and the entry of new generation technologies further out into the future inherently involves making many assumptions, which can be the subject of extensive debate. PJM’s analysis is not in ...
UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA
... to assess the ocean wave resources available for renewable wave energy generation, and to enable coastal managers and researchers to determine how changes in global wave climate will impact on coastal infrastructure and the environment. Several global wave climatology descriptive studies have been p ...
... to assess the ocean wave resources available for renewable wave energy generation, and to enable coastal managers and researchers to determine how changes in global wave climate will impact on coastal infrastructure and the environment. Several global wave climatology descriptive studies have been p ...
CORNELL_MAESTHESIS Edited - MD-SOAR
... warmer, precipitation increases, and natural forest buffers are removed. Warmer temperatures provide longer life cycles for vectors such as ticks and mosquitoes. Increased precipitation provides stagnant pools of water which also attract mosquitoes, providing them with more suitable habitats, especi ...
... warmer, precipitation increases, and natural forest buffers are removed. Warmer temperatures provide longer life cycles for vectors such as ticks and mosquitoes. Increased precipitation provides stagnant pools of water which also attract mosquitoes, providing them with more suitable habitats, especi ...
pLAnnIng fOR cLIMATE chAngE
... Approach for Urban Planners was developed for city planners and other professionals to better understand, assess and take action on climate change at the local level. Targeting the needs of cities in low and middleincome countries where the challenges of planning for climate change are particularly ...
... Approach for Urban Planners was developed for city planners and other professionals to better understand, assess and take action on climate change at the local level. Targeting the needs of cities in low and middleincome countries where the challenges of planning for climate change are particularly ...
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... households, and communities to climate change is exacerbated by rising energy costs and a regulatory system that constrains the adaptive flexibility needed to cope with impacts on livelihoods. Socioeconomic and cultural change notwithstanding, the well-being of rural native communities is still depe ...
... households, and communities to climate change is exacerbated by rising energy costs and a regulatory system that constrains the adaptive flexibility needed to cope with impacts on livelihoods. Socioeconomic and cultural change notwithstanding, the well-being of rural native communities is still depe ...
Socio-Economic Implications of Climate Change for Bangladesh
... models are available for conducting sensitivity analyses of the potential effects of climate and sealevel changes on Bangladesh. However, these data and models have not yet been combined in a way that would allow systematic analyses of the impacts of climate change and variability to be easily carri ...
... models are available for conducting sensitivity analyses of the potential effects of climate and sealevel changes on Bangladesh. However, these data and models have not yet been combined in a way that would allow systematic analyses of the impacts of climate change and variability to be easily carri ...
Bill McKibben on NY Attorney General`s Exxon Investigation
... National Assembly adopted a resolution encouraging public investors, companies (especially those in which the states owns shares) and local authorities not to invest in fossil fuels anymore. The resolution is the first step to formalizing the policy as law. Uppsala became the largest city in Sweden ...
... National Assembly adopted a resolution encouraging public investors, companies (especially those in which the states owns shares) and local authorities not to invest in fossil fuels anymore. The resolution is the first step to formalizing the policy as law. Uppsala became the largest city in Sweden ...
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... asymmetries present at large-grains might disappear at the local grains, where interspecific interactions and climate act to filter the regional species pool. However, few global analyses have investigated whether, and how consistently, contemporary climatic factors influence spatial patterns of ric ...
... asymmetries present at large-grains might disappear at the local grains, where interspecific interactions and climate act to filter the regional species pool. However, few global analyses have investigated whether, and how consistently, contemporary climatic factors influence spatial patterns of ric ...