Progress report on WESTPAC activities since its seventh session
... models. This could be done initially through experiments in a small number of countries, using their existing regional/local data and high resolution modelling capabilities. If this project is successful it will constitute a test case and will work to encourage other countries to participate. The in ...
... models. This could be done initially through experiments in a small number of countries, using their existing regional/local data and high resolution modelling capabilities. If this project is successful it will constitute a test case and will work to encourage other countries to participate. The in ...
(2006) 80-120 yr Long-term solar induced effects on the earth, past
... future predictions of solar terrestrial relations at similar solar activity levels. Solar induced climate changes do happen at the turning points of such cycles when changes in solar spin rates occur. Reversing of North Atlantic Oscillations can be interpreted in terms of solar stimuli. The sudden a ...
... future predictions of solar terrestrial relations at similar solar activity levels. Solar induced climate changes do happen at the turning points of such cycles when changes in solar spin rates occur. Reversing of North Atlantic Oscillations can be interpreted in terms of solar stimuli. The sudden a ...
Controls on Northern Hemisphere snow albedo feedback quantified
... [%K1] [QH2006]. QH2006 found that differences in the springtime SAF sensitivity (hereafter simply SAF) over the land regions north of 30°N (hereafter NH30), rather than controls of the atmosphere on the relationship between average surface and planetary albedo, explained the majority of the differe ...
... [%K1] [QH2006]. QH2006 found that differences in the springtime SAF sensitivity (hereafter simply SAF) over the land regions north of 30°N (hereafter NH30), rather than controls of the atmosphere on the relationship between average surface and planetary albedo, explained the majority of the differe ...
Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate
... new infrastructure. (However, the background paper by Satterthwaite (2007) took a different approach.) • Ecosystems. An indication of adaptation costs for ecosystems was derived from the costs of increasing protected areas to at least 10% of the land area of each nation or ecosystem, although it wa ...
... new infrastructure. (However, the background paper by Satterthwaite (2007) took a different approach.) • Ecosystems. An indication of adaptation costs for ecosystems was derived from the costs of increasing protected areas to at least 10% of the land area of each nation or ecosystem, although it wa ...
Good Practice Guide -Chapter 5 - Isle of Wight coastal management
... Global climate change projections for the next 100 years have been published by the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC, 2001). In some parts of Europe sea level may rise by up to 80 cm by the 2080s (UKCIP, 2005) and, under the medium high scenario, mean annual temperatures may rise by ...
... Global climate change projections for the next 100 years have been published by the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC, 2001). In some parts of Europe sea level may rise by up to 80 cm by the 2080s (UKCIP, 2005) and, under the medium high scenario, mean annual temperatures may rise by ...
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change
... Bank Region) Mixed integer programming (model) Model for interdisciplinary research on climate Middle East and North Africa (World Bank Region) National Adaptation Plans of Action National Centre for Atmospheric Research (climate model) ...
... Bank Region) Mixed integer programming (model) Model for interdisciplinary research on climate Middle East and North Africa (World Bank Region) National Adaptation Plans of Action National Centre for Atmospheric Research (climate model) ...
Emerging approaches for responding to climate change in African
... To fulfil these new or expanded roles, what will AAS need to look like, ie, how will AAS become adaptive? AAS will need to be able to manage uncertainty and incomplete knowledge, by understanding potential risks and by being flexible; be better able to respond to change and unpredictability by suppo ...
... To fulfil these new or expanded roles, what will AAS need to look like, ie, how will AAS become adaptive? AAS will need to be able to manage uncertainty and incomplete knowledge, by understanding potential risks and by being flexible; be better able to respond to change and unpredictability by suppo ...
Floodway Definition
... this criteria and were not viewed as floodways even though they carried a large proportion of flood flows. This particularly applies to the western floodplains and the estuarine areas of the coastal rivers. To address this issue the 2005 Manual provides a qualitative rather than quantitative descrip ...
... this criteria and were not viewed as floodways even though they carried a large proportion of flood flows. This particularly applies to the western floodplains and the estuarine areas of the coastal rivers. To address this issue the 2005 Manual provides a qualitative rather than quantitative descrip ...
Temperature Shocks and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Last Half Century
... Second, to interpret these effects, one can distinguish two potential ways temperature could affect economic activity: 1) influencing the level of output, for example by affecting agricultural yields, or 2) influencing an economy’s ability to grow, for example by affecting investments or institution ...
... Second, to interpret these effects, one can distinguish two potential ways temperature could affect economic activity: 1) influencing the level of output, for example by affecting agricultural yields, or 2) influencing an economy’s ability to grow, for example by affecting investments or institution ...
Inequality and the Social Cost of CarbonThe authors would like to
... developed society like the US today and a poor developing country like Mozambique today. But it also includes impacts to these same countries in a hundred years, and typically they are assumed to have dramatically changed in terms of socio-economic development over such a long time horizon (Nakiceno ...
... developed society like the US today and a poor developing country like Mozambique today. But it also includes impacts to these same countries in a hundred years, and typically they are assumed to have dramatically changed in terms of socio-economic development over such a long time horizon (Nakiceno ...
Australia`s country towns 2050: What will a climate
... the year 2050 .............................................................................................................. 59 Figure 6: Distribution of vulnerability to climate change for UCLs in New South Wales, Australia, for the year 2050 ........................................................ ...
... the year 2050 .............................................................................................................. 59 Figure 6: Distribution of vulnerability to climate change for UCLs in New South Wales, Australia, for the year 2050 ........................................................ ...
Linking Adaptation Research and Practice
... which suggests that actions are often shaped by social and physical institutions, in the form of regulations and laws, physical structures and people, and codes of behaviour. This conceptual framework is discussed in the report. ...
... which suggests that actions are often shaped by social and physical institutions, in the form of regulations and laws, physical structures and people, and codes of behaviour. This conceptual framework is discussed in the report. ...
Analyzing precipitationsheds to understand the vulnerability of
... The concept of the precipitationshed can be thought of as an “atmospheric watershed”. The precipitationshed is for precipitation dependent ecosystems what the surface watershed is for surface water dependent ecosystems (Fig. 1), and it is defined as the upwind atmosphere and upwind terrestrial land ...
... The concept of the precipitationshed can be thought of as an “atmospheric watershed”. The precipitationshed is for precipitation dependent ecosystems what the surface watershed is for surface water dependent ecosystems (Fig. 1), and it is defined as the upwind atmosphere and upwind terrestrial land ...
UNDP Presentation - Global Environment Facility
... Any country that receives a sum total allocation for BD, CC, and LD that totals less than $6.5* M would be allowed to use its allocation within either of these three focal areas, if eligible. Around 50 countries are expected to benefit => several Caribbean countries (see previous table) These ...
... Any country that receives a sum total allocation for BD, CC, and LD that totals less than $6.5* M would be allowed to use its allocation within either of these three focal areas, if eligible. Around 50 countries are expected to benefit => several Caribbean countries (see previous table) These ...
Use of Traditional Weather/Climate Knowledge by Farmers
... However, in the study area, rainfed agriculture is practiced by most farmers, worsening poverty by this dependence on the local rainfall. Increasing food insecurity is linked to declining levels of agricultural productivity [29,30]. Therefore, dependency on traditional knowledge and rainfed agricult ...
... However, in the study area, rainfed agriculture is practiced by most farmers, worsening poverty by this dependence on the local rainfall. Increasing food insecurity is linked to declining levels of agricultural productivity [29,30]. Therefore, dependency on traditional knowledge and rainfed agricult ...
shaping our future
... us firmly on the road towards a low carbon Britain. It is a road well worth travelling. A low carbon future holds out the promise of new economic opportunities, sustainable jobs in cleaner industries and greater energy security. There has never been a greater need to act together on such an importan ...
... us firmly on the road towards a low carbon Britain. It is a road well worth travelling. A low carbon future holds out the promise of new economic opportunities, sustainable jobs in cleaner industries and greater energy security. There has never been a greater need to act together on such an importan ...
Setting Australia`s post-2020 target for reducing greenhouse gas
... of cheap, accessible coal, we rely more heavily than other developed countries on emissions intensive electricity generated using coal. This creates real challenges to reduce emissions without impacts on the economy. We also export more resources (half of our exports in 2013) and agricultural produc ...
... of cheap, accessible coal, we rely more heavily than other developed countries on emissions intensive electricity generated using coal. This creates real challenges to reduce emissions without impacts on the economy. We also export more resources (half of our exports in 2013) and agricultural produc ...
Geoengineering: Governance and Technology Policy
... internationally and within the United States.1 A major report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2007 found widespread evidence of climate warming, and many are concerned that climate change may be severe and rapid with potentially catastrophic consequences for human ...
... internationally and within the United States.1 A major report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2007 found widespread evidence of climate warming, and many are concerned that climate change may be severe and rapid with potentially catastrophic consequences for human ...
Process-based modelling of biogenic monoterpene emissions
... global SOA production from terrestrial biogenic volatile organics might exceed SOA production from anthropogenic VOC by more than a factor of ten, and could be of same order of magnitude as the production of sulphate particles (Tsigaridis and Kanakidou, 2003), the role of monoterpenes for radiative ...
... global SOA production from terrestrial biogenic volatile organics might exceed SOA production from anthropogenic VOC by more than a factor of ten, and could be of same order of magnitude as the production of sulphate particles (Tsigaridis and Kanakidou, 2003), the role of monoterpenes for radiative ...
slaughtering the amazon
... 1998 and 2008.20 By 2008, nearly one in every three tonnes of beef traded internationally came out of Brazil.21 The total value of the cattle trade for Brazil was $6.9 billion22 in 2008, with leather representing more than a quarter of that value.23 By 2018, the government foresees Brazil supplying ...
... 1998 and 2008.20 By 2008, nearly one in every three tonnes of beef traded internationally came out of Brazil.21 The total value of the cattle trade for Brazil was $6.9 billion22 in 2008, with leather representing more than a quarter of that value.23 By 2018, the government foresees Brazil supplying ...
Decadal-Scale Change in a Large-River Ecosystem
... A case study of decadal-scale change in the Hudson River ecosystem The freshwater tidal portion of the Hudson River includes a 150-kilometer (km)–long section of this large river (drainage area, 34,615 square kilometers; mean annual discharge, 592 cubic meters per second) in eastern New York. The a ...
... A case study of decadal-scale change in the Hudson River ecosystem The freshwater tidal portion of the Hudson River includes a 150-kilometer (km)–long section of this large river (drainage area, 34,615 square kilometers; mean annual discharge, 592 cubic meters per second) in eastern New York. The a ...
Marine Phytoplankton Temperature versus Growth Responses from
... project) The rapidity and complexity of climate change and its potential effects on ocean biota are challenging how ocean scientists conduct research. One way in which we can begin to better tackle these challenges is to conduct community-wide scientific studies. This study provides physiological da ...
... project) The rapidity and complexity of climate change and its potential effects on ocean biota are challenging how ocean scientists conduct research. One way in which we can begin to better tackle these challenges is to conduct community-wide scientific studies. This study provides physiological da ...
Optimal Dynamic Carbon Taxes in a Climate
... Raising revenues and addressing climate change are two fundamental challenges facing governments. This paper considers these tasks jointly. Speci…cally, I study the optimal design of carbon taxes both as an instrument to control climate change and as a part of …scal policy. The Intergovernmental Pan ...
... Raising revenues and addressing climate change are two fundamental challenges facing governments. This paper considers these tasks jointly. Speci…cally, I study the optimal design of carbon taxes both as an instrument to control climate change and as a part of …scal policy. The Intergovernmental Pan ...