Colorado Climate Preparedness Project Final Report
... coordinator. The current climate change coordinator position has largely focused on mitigation, reflecting the priorities of the Climate Action Plan. • Adaptation efforts need flexibility across agencies in order to be successful. Such flexibility must be supported from the governor’s office. • Wa ...
... coordinator. The current climate change coordinator position has largely focused on mitigation, reflecting the priorities of the Climate Action Plan. • Adaptation efforts need flexibility across agencies in order to be successful. Such flexibility must be supported from the governor’s office. • Wa ...
Peru: Capital Market and Infrastructure Themes
... IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: Citigroup Inc. and its affiliates do not provide tax or legal advice. Any discussion of tax matters in these materials (i) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used or relied upon, by you for the purpose of avoiding any tax penalties and (ii) may have be ...
... IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: Citigroup Inc. and its affiliates do not provide tax or legal advice. Any discussion of tax matters in these materials (i) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used or relied upon, by you for the purpose of avoiding any tax penalties and (ii) may have be ...
Flowering phenology in a species-rich temperate grassland is
... Flowering commencement date averaged across all species was not affected by CO2 concentration (Fig. 1; Table 1); neither was there any significant interaction between CO2 and any of the other factors (Table 1). This lack of any CO2 effect was consistent across years, as demonstrated by the nonsignif ...
... Flowering commencement date averaged across all species was not affected by CO2 concentration (Fig. 1; Table 1); neither was there any significant interaction between CO2 and any of the other factors (Table 1). This lack of any CO2 effect was consistent across years, as demonstrated by the nonsignif ...
GEF and the conventions
... In response to Convention guidance, the GEF has provided financial and technical support to more than 150 non-Annex I Parties to prepare their initial, second, and, in some cases, third national communications to the Convention. – During GEF-3, the GEF funded a global program to support the second n ...
... In response to Convention guidance, the GEF has provided financial and technical support to more than 150 non-Annex I Parties to prepare their initial, second, and, in some cases, third national communications to the Convention. – During GEF-3, the GEF funded a global program to support the second n ...
English
... In response to Convention guidance, the GEF has provided financial and technical support to more than 150 non-Annex I Parties to prepare their initial, second, and, in some cases, third national communications to the Convention. – During GEF-3, the GEF funded a global program to support the second n ...
... In response to Convention guidance, the GEF has provided financial and technical support to more than 150 non-Annex I Parties to prepare their initial, second, and, in some cases, third national communications to the Convention. – During GEF-3, the GEF funded a global program to support the second n ...
A special introductory guide for policy advisers and decision makers
... the recycling process is the brittle star, which lives on or in the sea bed, waving its arms into the water currents to pluck food as it passes by. Acidification may affect this species in several ways. When larvae are exposed to only slightly more acidic sea water it appears that mass mortality may ...
... the recycling process is the brittle star, which lives on or in the sea bed, waving its arms into the water currents to pluck food as it passes by. Acidification may affect this species in several ways. When larvae are exposed to only slightly more acidic sea water it appears that mass mortality may ...
A largescale field assessment of carbon stocks in humanmodified
... influence aboveground stocks elsewhere in the Amazon (Castilho et al., 2006; Laurance et al., 2011; Barlow et al., 2012). Climate variables were assumed to be similar between and within regions and were not included in these analyses. Topographic variables included the average elevation and slope of ...
... influence aboveground stocks elsewhere in the Amazon (Castilho et al., 2006; Laurance et al., 2011; Barlow et al., 2012). Climate variables were assumed to be similar between and within regions and were not included in these analyses. Topographic variables included the average elevation and slope of ...
The Resolution Dependence of Contiguous U.S. Precipitation
... events and on potential changes in precipitation extremes in the CONUS. The GFDL coupled models—the Low Ocean Atmosphere Resolution (LOAR) model, the Forecast-Oriented Low Ocean Resolution (FLOR) model, and the High-Resolution FLOR (HiFLOR) model—share the same atmosphere, land, ocean, and sea ice m ...
... events and on potential changes in precipitation extremes in the CONUS. The GFDL coupled models—the Low Ocean Atmosphere Resolution (LOAR) model, the Forecast-Oriented Low Ocean Resolution (FLOR) model, and the High-Resolution FLOR (HiFLOR) model—share the same atmosphere, land, ocean, and sea ice m ...
Working Paper 205 - Watkiss (opens in new window)
... starts with current climate variability and then considers future climate change, considering early lowregret options and longer-term adaptation interventions respectively, along with the use of decision making under uncertainty and iterative adaptive management. The second area of review has explor ...
... starts with current climate variability and then considers future climate change, considering early lowregret options and longer-term adaptation interventions respectively, along with the use of decision making under uncertainty and iterative adaptive management. The second area of review has explor ...
Better Growth, Better Cities - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability
... 1. The urban challenge and opportunity In Africa the potential to sustain economic growth is contingent upon safe and productive livelihood opportunities for the 22 million people that are added to the urban population annually. The common assumption is that climate change will compound this challe ...
... 1. The urban challenge and opportunity In Africa the potential to sustain economic growth is contingent upon safe and productive livelihood opportunities for the 22 million people that are added to the urban population annually. The common assumption is that climate change will compound this challe ...
Dissertation from the Department of Geological Sciences No. Lipid
... and preservation of organic matter (Moore and Basiliko, 2006). In lakes and oceans the degradation of dead biomass proceds rapidly in the water column and continues in the surface layers of the sediments and just a small amount of the biological production of OM escapes remineralization and accumula ...
... and preservation of organic matter (Moore and Basiliko, 2006). In lakes and oceans the degradation of dead biomass proceds rapidly in the water column and continues in the surface layers of the sediments and just a small amount of the biological production of OM escapes remineralization and accumula ...
Europe and International Polar Year
... regions. Four key issues stand out: The effects of climate change are being felt most strongly in the polar regions. Arctic sea ice cover is shrinking, threatening polar bears and other species. Around the Antarctic Peninsula too, sea ice is decreasing, taking with it the shelter needed by krill – t ...
... regions. Four key issues stand out: The effects of climate change are being felt most strongly in the polar regions. Arctic sea ice cover is shrinking, threatening polar bears and other species. Around the Antarctic Peninsula too, sea ice is decreasing, taking with it the shelter needed by krill – t ...
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... Global Climate Models (GCMs). In these downscaling experiments, GCMs provide lateral boundary data and sea surface temperature (SST) and sea ice data for all sea areas of the model domain except for the Baltic Sea region, where atmosphere and ocean sub-models are interactively coupled. Compared to e ...
... Global Climate Models (GCMs). In these downscaling experiments, GCMs provide lateral boundary data and sea surface temperature (SST) and sea ice data for all sea areas of the model domain except for the Baltic Sea region, where atmosphere and ocean sub-models are interactively coupled. Compared to e ...
The geography of global urban greenhouse gas emissions: an
... activities” such as agriculture and forestry clearing in rural areas that serve urban customers, transportation of vehicles not owned or controlled by the geographic entity, waste disposal activities not within the target area, and the GHG emissions embodied in the goods consumed within the urban ar ...
... activities” such as agriculture and forestry clearing in rural areas that serve urban customers, transportation of vehicles not owned or controlled by the geographic entity, waste disposal activities not within the target area, and the GHG emissions embodied in the goods consumed within the urban ar ...
PDF + SI - Journal of Experimental Biology
... affect reef fish communities? Can we develop a model of what reef fish communities will look like in 10, 25 or 50 years? (6) What effects will ocean acidification have on coral habitats and how will this affect reef fishes? Much of the work in this domain has focused on the effects of bleaching, due ...
... affect reef fish communities? Can we develop a model of what reef fish communities will look like in 10, 25 or 50 years? (6) What effects will ocean acidification have on coral habitats and how will this affect reef fishes? Much of the work in this domain has focused on the effects of bleaching, due ...
New Zealand glacier response to climate change of the past 2
... During the 20-year period of monitoring, the trend of glacier recession has reversed, with positive balances occurring in most years since 1980, and more recently all glaciers have shown positive balances ŽFig. 4.. Some of the values given in this figure differ by small amounts from Chinn Ž1995. as ...
... During the 20-year period of monitoring, the trend of glacier recession has reversed, with positive balances occurring in most years since 1980, and more recently all glaciers have shown positive balances ŽFig. 4.. Some of the values given in this figure differ by small amounts from Chinn Ž1995. as ...
Behavioral Public Choice and the Carbon Tax
... Finally, political actors usually have little opportunity to learn from their mistakes. The effects of government intervention are often ambiguous, and voters, politicians, and bureaucrats all have incentives to interpret the limited feedback that they receive in biased ways.12 Although still develo ...
... Finally, political actors usually have little opportunity to learn from their mistakes. The effects of government intervention are often ambiguous, and voters, politicians, and bureaucrats all have incentives to interpret the limited feedback that they receive in biased ways.12 Although still develo ...
UNESCO Chapter - F.Gemenne
... The literature on the nexus between the environment and migration is relatively recent, mostly dating back to the mid-1980s, a period characterised by asylum crises and major natural disasters. The nexus has been explored in a variety of different ways, but its two components have mostly been associ ...
... The literature on the nexus between the environment and migration is relatively recent, mostly dating back to the mid-1980s, a period characterised by asylum crises and major natural disasters. The nexus has been explored in a variety of different ways, but its two components have mostly been associ ...
Journal of Environmental Monitoring
... Observational evidence from all continents and most oceans shows that many natural systems are being affected by regional climate changes, particularly temperature increases.2 Global climate has varied and changed in the past on a range of timescales, and organisms and ecosystems have survived, chang ...
... Observational evidence from all continents and most oceans shows that many natural systems are being affected by regional climate changes, particularly temperature increases.2 Global climate has varied and changed in the past on a range of timescales, and organisms and ecosystems have survived, chang ...
G. NAPA Team - Global Environment Facility
... Economic Development – If only direct influences are considered, economic impacts at this time may not seem too large. Only about 5% of GDP maybe lost while output losses in rice ...
... Economic Development – If only direct influences are considered, economic impacts at this time may not seem too large. Only about 5% of GDP maybe lost while output losses in rice ...
Chewing on Change: Exploring the Evolution of Horses in
... shorter-crowned species that relied on soft leaves declined. During the same time period, other species of horses evolved highcrowned teeth that were better adapted to a grazing diet. Some of these high-crowned species also underwent further adaptation and evolved to eat a diet of both leafy plants ...
... shorter-crowned species that relied on soft leaves declined. During the same time period, other species of horses evolved highcrowned teeth that were better adapted to a grazing diet. Some of these high-crowned species also underwent further adaptation and evolved to eat a diet of both leafy plants ...
Grenada - Climate Investment Funds
... It is the southernmost of the Windward Islands with the largest island being Grenada which is 34 km (21 miles) long and 18 km (12 miles) wide and the three islands taken together have a land area of 345 sq. km (133 sq. miles). The country is characterized by humid tropical climate, with relatively c ...
... It is the southernmost of the Windward Islands with the largest island being Grenada which is 34 km (21 miles) long and 18 km (12 miles) wide and the three islands taken together have a land area of 345 sq. km (133 sq. miles). The country is characterized by humid tropical climate, with relatively c ...
Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes
... report. In particular, the eight NCA regions, as well as the Coastal and the Ocean biogeographical regions, were asked to contribute technical input reports highlighting past climate trends, projected climate change, and impacts to specific sectors in their regions. Each region established its own p ...
... report. In particular, the eight NCA regions, as well as the Coastal and the Ocean biogeographical regions, were asked to contribute technical input reports highlighting past climate trends, projected climate change, and impacts to specific sectors in their regions. Each region established its own p ...