Douglas Wilcox, Research and Program Development Division, Manitoba Agricultural Services
... From a purely theoretical stand point if the weather becomes warmer and more variable then there should be an increased probability of high and low weather extremes such as illustrated in Figure 1. Significant consequences on crop yields are to be expected with any increased variation in temperature ...
... From a purely theoretical stand point if the weather becomes warmer and more variable then there should be an increased probability of high and low weather extremes such as illustrated in Figure 1. Significant consequences on crop yields are to be expected with any increased variation in temperature ...
Climate change in Australia | Rangelands cluster report
... periods: the near future 2020–2039 (herein referred to as 2030) and late in the century 2080–2099 (herein referred to as 2090). The spread of model results are presented as the range between the 10th and 90th percentile in the CMIP5 ensemble output. For each time period, the model spread can be attr ...
... periods: the near future 2020–2039 (herein referred to as 2030) and late in the century 2080–2099 (herein referred to as 2090). The spread of model results are presented as the range between the 10th and 90th percentile in the CMIP5 ensemble output. For each time period, the model spread can be attr ...
Perceptions and Adaptation Measures of Crop
... main source of income. The households were at least 45 years old in order to be able to appreciate the change. Once these criteria are met, randomly and transect methods, 25 agro-pastoralists and 25 crop farmers’ households were interviewed in each villages; which amounted to 100 households in the t ...
... main source of income. The households were at least 45 years old in order to be able to appreciate the change. Once these criteria are met, randomly and transect methods, 25 agro-pastoralists and 25 crop farmers’ households were interviewed in each villages; which amounted to 100 households in the t ...
post-2012 and future action - European Capacity Building Initiative
... objective of the Convention in terms of mitigation but also take into account adaptation concerns, i.e. a more development orientated approach and, if possible, expressed in concrete terms (e.g. impacts and/or economic terms, this could be further translated into emissions scenarios), ...
... objective of the Convention in terms of mitigation but also take into account adaptation concerns, i.e. a more development orientated approach and, if possible, expressed in concrete terms (e.g. impacts and/or economic terms, this could be further translated into emissions scenarios), ...
Factors affecting sea level rise
... Past changes in sea level (From IPCC Analysis, 1998, 2001; Pugh, 2004) • Since the Last Glacial Maximum (~20,000 years BP) MSL has risen by over 120 m at locations far from present and former ice sheets • Between 15,000 and 6,000 years ago MSL rose rapidly at an average rate of 10 mm/yr. • Following ...
... Past changes in sea level (From IPCC Analysis, 1998, 2001; Pugh, 2004) • Since the Last Glacial Maximum (~20,000 years BP) MSL has risen by over 120 m at locations far from present and former ice sheets • Between 15,000 and 6,000 years ago MSL rose rapidly at an average rate of 10 mm/yr. • Following ...
NRW letter to LPA`s re TAN15
... climate change on both the 1% (1 in 100) and 0.1% (1 in 1000) probability fluvial events. However, there is a significant level of uncertainty associated with calculating the impact of climate change on fluvial systems for extreme flood events. We therefore consider the requirements set out below to ...
... climate change on both the 1% (1 in 100) and 0.1% (1 in 1000) probability fluvial events. However, there is a significant level of uncertainty associated with calculating the impact of climate change on fluvial systems for extreme flood events. We therefore consider the requirements set out below to ...
HOW ONLINE INDIAN NEWSPAPERS FRAME ENVIRONMENTAL
... pollutants which come from vehicles, factories, homes, and power plants that burn fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas. Pollution traps heat in the atmosphere that is causing severe environmental problems like climate change. Climate change is a change in weather patterns over many decades ...
... pollutants which come from vehicles, factories, homes, and power plants that burn fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas. Pollution traps heat in the atmosphere that is causing severe environmental problems like climate change. Climate change is a change in weather patterns over many decades ...
Efforts by Mexico to mitigate climate change (Julia Martinez)
... sequestered in those six communities during the next 30 years, without any project intervention. It is estimated that 5.2 million tC could be achieved by this project during the same time. The global impact of this project was estimated at 720 kt C. This would imply an annual average of 24,000 tC. • ...
... sequestered in those six communities during the next 30 years, without any project intervention. It is estimated that 5.2 million tC could be achieved by this project during the same time. The global impact of this project was estimated at 720 kt C. This would imply an annual average of 24,000 tC. • ...
This business of climate change - The University of the West Indies
... Sustaining the Caribbean Tourism Industry Two challenges to sustainable development of the regional tourism industry: Maintaining tourism industry within the region’s ecological and socio-cultural carrying capacity; Anticipate and adapt to climate change impacts. (reduced emissions and energy consu ...
... Sustaining the Caribbean Tourism Industry Two challenges to sustainable development of the regional tourism industry: Maintaining tourism industry within the region’s ecological and socio-cultural carrying capacity; Anticipate and adapt to climate change impacts. (reduced emissions and energy consu ...
University of St Andrews Fife Council Carbon and Climate Change Report
... The University of St Andrews is seeking planning permission for a 12 megawatt wind farm on farmland it owns at Kenly Farm, by Boarhills, following a three-year process of research on-site and discussion and consultation with representatives of local communities. This project is a vital component of ...
... The University of St Andrews is seeking planning permission for a 12 megawatt wind farm on farmland it owns at Kenly Farm, by Boarhills, following a three-year process of research on-site and discussion and consultation with representatives of local communities. This project is a vital component of ...
A new decision sciences for complex systems
... arguments here also apply to emissions trading), whose level can change over time in response to observations of the rate of economic growth and the damages caused by climate change. The tax begins at some initial level per ton of emitted carbon and subsequently grows, remains constant, or returns t ...
... arguments here also apply to emissions trading), whose level can change over time in response to observations of the rate of economic growth and the damages caused by climate change. The tax begins at some initial level per ton of emitted carbon and subsequently grows, remains constant, or returns t ...
Climate change trend and health impact
... of the US rivers and India’s Farakka barrage construction, respectively. These projects changed either flow characteristics or post-dam salinities and also favored species that prefer slower velocities (Cushman et al. 1980). Kromer-Baker and Baker (1981), who studied the effects of temperature and c ...
... of the US rivers and India’s Farakka barrage construction, respectively. These projects changed either flow characteristics or post-dam salinities and also favored species that prefer slower velocities (Cushman et al. 1980). Kromer-Baker and Baker (1981), who studied the effects of temperature and c ...
Paris Climate Conference: Mexico
... While Mexico has shown significant climate leadership, greater clarity is still needed on its strategy for reducing its emissions in key sectors, particularly electricity and transportation. In addition to defining a clear path to its 2020 goal, Mexico should identify specific needs in terms of fina ...
... While Mexico has shown significant climate leadership, greater clarity is still needed on its strategy for reducing its emissions in key sectors, particularly electricity and transportation. In addition to defining a clear path to its 2020 goal, Mexico should identify specific needs in terms of fina ...
letter - Les Amis de la Terre
... 2. Heavy impacts on health and the environment The entire project – which includes the building of two coal units, as well as the construction of a coal terminal with a capacity of 80,000 tonnes, related facilities such as conveyors, cooling water systems and water treatment, and a power substation ...
... 2. Heavy impacts on health and the environment The entire project – which includes the building of two coal units, as well as the construction of a coal terminal with a capacity of 80,000 tonnes, related facilities such as conveyors, cooling water systems and water treatment, and a power substation ...
COP22: Strengthening the world`s response to climate change
... government news from COP22 COP22 was notable for strong signals of increased action on climate change by major businesses and the governments of regions, states, provinces and cities worldwide. Announcements made at COP22 included: ...
... government news from COP22 COP22 was notable for strong signals of increased action on climate change by major businesses and the governments of regions, states, provinces and cities worldwide. Announcements made at COP22 included: ...
reproduction and development in wildlife Impacts of climate change
... requirements of water, food, energy and space on which all life forms ultimately depend (Thomas et al. 2004). The effect of these pressures can often be most easily quantified for humans: for example, it has been estimated that by 2025, over 50 per cent of mankind will be living in conditions in cou ...
... requirements of water, food, energy and space on which all life forms ultimately depend (Thomas et al. 2004). The effect of these pressures can often be most easily quantified for humans: for example, it has been estimated that by 2025, over 50 per cent of mankind will be living in conditions in cou ...
the context addressing the protection needs of people displaced
... result of a disaster or in order to avoid the impact of an immediate and foreseeable natural hazard. Such displacement results from the fact that affected persons are (i) exposed to (ii) a natural hazard in a situation where (iii) they are too vulnerable and lack the resilience to withstand the impa ...
... result of a disaster or in order to avoid the impact of an immediate and foreseeable natural hazard. Such displacement results from the fact that affected persons are (i) exposed to (ii) a natural hazard in a situation where (iii) they are too vulnerable and lack the resilience to withstand the impa ...
Exploring the role of local adaptation in the response
... factors typical in M. candense habitat were kept constant across the three chambers. Specifically, light, assessed as photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), was set to 200 mol photons m-2 s-1 during 14 daylight hours followed by darkness during 10 hours each day to replicate forest understory c ...
... factors typical in M. candense habitat were kept constant across the three chambers. Specifically, light, assessed as photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), was set to 200 mol photons m-2 s-1 during 14 daylight hours followed by darkness during 10 hours each day to replicate forest understory c ...
Historical responsibility for climate change: science and the science-policy interface
... or, as Höhne17 puts it, ‘could accept the inherent difficulties of calculating contributions to climate change’ (p. 66) and be pragmatically simple in order to be more understandable to end users. The better direction is far from obvious.19, 25 At this stage, it is already obvious that no one can be ...
... or, as Höhne17 puts it, ‘could accept the inherent difficulties of calculating contributions to climate change’ (p. 66) and be pragmatically simple in order to be more understandable to end users. The better direction is far from obvious.19, 25 At this stage, it is already obvious that no one can be ...
Reshaping the Debate on Climate Change A lecture by Mary Robinson,
... even our best models. There are degrees of mismanagement and each further step we take into a world of climate unpredictability will bring in its wake an ever expanding group of likely victims. But the actual vulnerability of individuals in any given case will be ever less predictable. That takes me ...
... even our best models. There are degrees of mismanagement and each further step we take into a world of climate unpredictability will bring in its wake an ever expanding group of likely victims. But the actual vulnerability of individuals in any given case will be ever less predictable. That takes me ...
Carbon Tracker
... disclosures of fossil fuel companies to give the market a view of the collective risk of significant adjustments in energy markets. This could be delivered by companies being required to stress test their business model against a range of demand and price scenarios, and indicating their level of exp ...
... disclosures of fossil fuel companies to give the market a view of the collective risk of significant adjustments in energy markets. This could be delivered by companies being required to stress test their business model against a range of demand and price scenarios, and indicating their level of exp ...
Climate Change: what do we know about the IPCC?
... 1988 (IPCC, 1988). The scientific and diplomatic politics surrounding the formation of this new institutional process of knowledge assessment in the late 1980s have been described and analysed by Hecht and Tirpak (1995), Franz (1997), Agrawala (1998a,b), Skodvin (2000a) and, in a rather more persona ...
... 1988 (IPCC, 1988). The scientific and diplomatic politics surrounding the formation of this new institutional process of knowledge assessment in the late 1980s have been described and analysed by Hecht and Tirpak (1995), Franz (1997), Agrawala (1998a,b), Skodvin (2000a) and, in a rather more persona ...
臺灣氣候變遷議題推動成果
... In 2008, Taiwan’s carbon dioxide emissions due to fossil fuel combustion saw their first decline since 1990, and annual emissions from 2008 to 2013 declined by an average of 0.4%, showing that there have been clear improvements compared to the period 2004-2007, when emissions experienced an average ...
... In 2008, Taiwan’s carbon dioxide emissions due to fossil fuel combustion saw their first decline since 1990, and annual emissions from 2008 to 2013 declined by an average of 0.4%, showing that there have been clear improvements compared to the period 2004-2007, when emissions experienced an average ...