The Pacific Ocean: A Case for Coordinated Action (Preview)
... management of the Pacific Ocean It is vital that we move towards ecosystem-based management where multiple human threats are addressed within coherent, integrated strategies. The most fundamental need, as exemplified by the current and projected impacts on the Pacific and the millions of people who ...
... management of the Pacific Ocean It is vital that we move towards ecosystem-based management where multiple human threats are addressed within coherent, integrated strategies. The most fundamental need, as exemplified by the current and projected impacts on the Pacific and the millions of people who ...
Catalyzing Frontiers in Water-Climate-Society Research s
... water resources. It also examines adaptive capacity, which implies the potential of a system or population to modify its features and behavior so as to better cope with existing and anticipated climatic stresses. Climate change adaptation assessment necessarily implies working within a context of de ...
... water resources. It also examines adaptive capacity, which implies the potential of a system or population to modify its features and behavior so as to better cope with existing and anticipated climatic stresses. Climate change adaptation assessment necessarily implies working within a context of de ...
Ocean, Heat Reservoir - Ocean and Climate Platform
... human induced excess of heat, ocean waters are warming, which has consequences on the ocean’s properties and dynamics, on its exchanges with the atmosphere and on the habitats of marine ecosystems. For a long time, discussions of climate change did not take the oceans fully into account, simply beca ...
... human induced excess of heat, ocean waters are warming, which has consequences on the ocean’s properties and dynamics, on its exchanges with the atmosphere and on the habitats of marine ecosystems. For a long time, discussions of climate change did not take the oceans fully into account, simply beca ...
PDF - SEEFOR – South
... on regional forests then vice versa. Negative impacts of climate change on forests are already observed globally and in Europe [3-6]. Also, in Serbia change of realized bioclimatic niches were observed [7-10]. Climate change projections from the year 2000 predict a change of temperature in the range ...
... on regional forests then vice versa. Negative impacts of climate change on forests are already observed globally and in Europe [3-6]. Also, in Serbia change of realized bioclimatic niches were observed [7-10]. Climate change projections from the year 2000 predict a change of temperature in the range ...
Climate Change and Natural Disasters Affecting Women Peace and
... resources - Diamonds, timber, minerals and cocoa have been exploited by armed groups6. Indeed, the existence of easily captured and exploited natural resources not only makes insurgency economically feasible (and, therefore, war more likely); it may also alter the dynamics of conflict itself by enco ...
... resources - Diamonds, timber, minerals and cocoa have been exploited by armed groups6. Indeed, the existence of easily captured and exploited natural resources not only makes insurgency economically feasible (and, therefore, war more likely); it may also alter the dynamics of conflict itself by enco ...
IPCC. 2001. Tech Summary of Physical Science Basis
... “Yes”. A suite of observations supports this conclusion and provides insight about the rapidity of those changes. These data are also the bedrock upon which to construct the answer to the more difficult question: “Why is it changing?”, which is addressed in later Sections. This Section provides an u ...
... “Yes”. A suite of observations supports this conclusion and provides insight about the rapidity of those changes. These data are also the bedrock upon which to construct the answer to the more difficult question: “Why is it changing?”, which is addressed in later Sections. This Section provides an u ...
Climate Change and Mortality: Feedback from Populations Issues
... were felt in a wide number of cities, not just restricted to New Orleans. Thus, climate impacts are mediated by other physical, environmental and socio-economic factors. Any approach to modelling will therefore of necessity benefit from being multidisciplinary, involving complex systems thinking. Th ...
... were felt in a wide number of cities, not just restricted to New Orleans. Thus, climate impacts are mediated by other physical, environmental and socio-economic factors. Any approach to modelling will therefore of necessity benefit from being multidisciplinary, involving complex systems thinking. Th ...
How do climate change and bio-energy alter the long-term outlook for food, agriculture and resource availability?
... developed and developing countries will be implemented by 2020, resulting in about twice the biofuel consumption compared to WEO 2008. Second-generation conversion technologies become commercially available after 2015; deployment is gradual (percentage as in WEO-V1) ...
... developed and developing countries will be implemented by 2020, resulting in about twice the biofuel consumption compared to WEO 2008. Second-generation conversion technologies become commercially available after 2015; deployment is gradual (percentage as in WEO-V1) ...
Greenhouse Effect - Scientist in Residence
... By how many degrees has it changed since 1750? ____ 3 – What is going to happen in the future? Will the temperature keep increasing? Well, it depends how much greenhouse gas we emit. Since the 1990s the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere has increased by ~2 ppm every year. Emission of greenhouse ...
... By how many degrees has it changed since 1750? ____ 3 – What is going to happen in the future? Will the temperature keep increasing? Well, it depends how much greenhouse gas we emit. Since the 1990s the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere has increased by ~2 ppm every year. Emission of greenhouse ...
APH-13 - Laboratory for Remote Sensing Hydrology and Spatial
... Commonly used scenarios Radiative forcing as a function of time for various climate forcing scenarios ...
... Commonly used scenarios Radiative forcing as a function of time for various climate forcing scenarios ...
Forests and Climate Change
... affect planetary energetics, the hydrologic cycle, and atmospheric composition. These complex and nonlinear forest-atmosphere interactions can dampen or amplify anthropogenic climate change. Tropical, temperate, and boreal reforestation and afforestation attenuate global warming through carbon seque ...
... affect planetary energetics, the hydrologic cycle, and atmospheric composition. These complex and nonlinear forest-atmosphere interactions can dampen or amplify anthropogenic climate change. Tropical, temperate, and boreal reforestation and afforestation attenuate global warming through carbon seque ...
Interaction between Climate Change and the Cryosphere
... play a critical role in solar reflection and ocean circulation globally. The permafrost affects the soil moisture content and vegetation of huge areas. Glaciers and ice caps are especially sensitive to climate change since they react relatively rapidly, with consequences for ecosystems, human activi ...
... play a critical role in solar reflection and ocean circulation globally. The permafrost affects the soil moisture content and vegetation of huge areas. Glaciers and ice caps are especially sensitive to climate change since they react relatively rapidly, with consequences for ecosystems, human activi ...
Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
... and combat climate change by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions. The Alliance’s ‘100 by 20’ goal calls for 100 million homes to adopt clean and efficient stoves and fuels by 2020. The Alliance will work with public, private, and non-profit partners ...
... and combat climate change by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions. The Alliance’s ‘100 by 20’ goal calls for 100 million homes to adopt clean and efficient stoves and fuels by 2020. The Alliance will work with public, private, and non-profit partners ...
the american carbon foodprint
... Greenhouse gases released by human activities (including feeding 6 billion people) are building up in the atmosphere, trapping heat that would otherwise escape into space and altering the fundamental climate processes that drive global weather patterns. Runaway climate change poses serious threats t ...
... Greenhouse gases released by human activities (including feeding 6 billion people) are building up in the atmosphere, trapping heat that would otherwise escape into space and altering the fundamental climate processes that drive global weather patterns. Runaway climate change poses serious threats t ...
Thermodynamics of climate change
... maximize the production of entropy (Paltridge, 1979). Even if the general validity of MEPP is unclear (Dewar, 2005; Grinstein and Linsker, 2007), its heuristic adoption in climate science has been quite fruitful (Kleidon and Lorenz 2005; Kleidon et al., 2006; Kunz et al., 2008), and has stimulated a ...
... maximize the production of entropy (Paltridge, 1979). Even if the general validity of MEPP is unclear (Dewar, 2005; Grinstein and Linsker, 2007), its heuristic adoption in climate science has been quite fruitful (Kleidon and Lorenz 2005; Kleidon et al., 2006; Kunz et al., 2008), and has stimulated a ...
Predicting Hydrological Response to Climate Change in the White
... parts of Ghana and the central part of Burkina Faso. Climatically, it falls within the semi-arid to humid zone, which is characterized by high temperatures and a mono-modal rainfall distribution with approximately five months rainy season lasting from May to September (Figure 2). The average annual ...
... parts of Ghana and the central part of Burkina Faso. Climatically, it falls within the semi-arid to humid zone, which is characterized by high temperatures and a mono-modal rainfall distribution with approximately five months rainy season lasting from May to September (Figure 2). The average annual ...
Pattern scaled climate change scenarios: are these useful for adaptation? - Working Paper 71 (699 kB) (opens in new window)
... The Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) was established by the University of Leeds and the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to advance public and private action on climate change through innovative, rigorous research. The Centre is funded by the UK Economi ...
... The Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) was established by the University of Leeds and the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to advance public and private action on climate change through innovative, rigorous research. The Centre is funded by the UK Economi ...
The role of EIA in greenhouse gas mitigation Abstract The role of EIA
... environmental effects of new projects which are primarily the role of regional councils. The RMA was amended in 2004 to incorporate renewable energy and climate change provisions. However, the 2004 amendments preclude regional councils from having regard to the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on ...
... environmental effects of new projects which are primarily the role of regional councils. The RMA was amended in 2004 to incorporate renewable energy and climate change provisions. However, the 2004 amendments preclude regional councils from having regard to the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on ...
Store carbon
... Most of NGOs disagrees with the assumption that planting trees or reducing deforestation is just as good as reducing emissions from burning fossil fuel. Such an assumption overlooks some important facts: i) There is general agreement about the need to halt fossil fuel emissions, particularly in indu ...
... Most of NGOs disagrees with the assumption that planting trees or reducing deforestation is just as good as reducing emissions from burning fossil fuel. Such an assumption overlooks some important facts: i) There is general agreement about the need to halt fossil fuel emissions, particularly in indu ...