Climate Change Science for Mesoamerican Decision Makers
... changes in forcings, or external factors, that may be either positive (lead to warming) or negative (lead to cooling). Climate forcings can be classified as natural or anthropogenic (i.e., human-induced). Examples of natural forcings include solar variability and volcanic eruptions, while anthropoge ...
... changes in forcings, or external factors, that may be either positive (lead to warming) or negative (lead to cooling). Climate forcings can be classified as natural or anthropogenic (i.e., human-induced). Examples of natural forcings include solar variability and volcanic eruptions, while anthropoge ...
International Workshop Development and Application of Regional
... physical mechanisms involved in and controlling climate change and variability at multiple spatio-temporal scales. They may also provide the unique possibility to construct physically based future climate projections, the starting point for many socio-economic impact and adaptation considerations to ...
... physical mechanisms involved in and controlling climate change and variability at multiple spatio-temporal scales. They may also provide the unique possibility to construct physically based future climate projections, the starting point for many socio-economic impact and adaptation considerations to ...
Presentation - LDCF/SCCF Portfolio Overview
... capacity in affected valleys • Artificial lowering of water level in glacial lakes • Creation of an Early Warning System for glacial flashfloods ...
... capacity in affected valleys • Artificial lowering of water level in glacial lakes • Creation of an Early Warning System for glacial flashfloods ...
Strategic Environmental Assessment
... Incorporation of social infrastructure with development plans and responsibilities for development assigned Institutionalize access to Green Fund for ...
... Incorporation of social infrastructure with development plans and responsibilities for development assigned Institutionalize access to Green Fund for ...
The contribution of Portuguese agriculture to the climate
... organic matter (OM). Scientifically sound thresholds for protecting plant ecosystems, as well as soil biota from atmospheric pollutants and for maintaining productivity and the carbon (C) sink strength should be developed. Schulp et al. (2008) estimated that the EU-27 will sequester 90-111 Tg C year ...
... organic matter (OM). Scientifically sound thresholds for protecting plant ecosystems, as well as soil biota from atmospheric pollutants and for maintaining productivity and the carbon (C) sink strength should be developed. Schulp et al. (2008) estimated that the EU-27 will sequester 90-111 Tg C year ...
International Workshop Water and air challenges in the HKH under
... from different backgrounds in order to identify research needs and best practices in transdisciplinary research in and on the HKH region. Whereas there is a wide agreement on the need of approaching holistically climate change, when it comes to actual transdisciplinary research, disciplinary barrier ...
... from different backgrounds in order to identify research needs and best practices in transdisciplinary research in and on the HKH region. Whereas there is a wide agreement on the need of approaching holistically climate change, when it comes to actual transdisciplinary research, disciplinary barrier ...
How to Integrate Climate and Conflict Risks in Development
... How to Integrate Climate and Conflict Risks in Development Cooperation – Experiences and Lessons Learnt There is broad agreement among practitioners and scholars that the combined task of responding to climateinduced security risks requires ‘integrated approaches’. While development organisations ha ...
... How to Integrate Climate and Conflict Risks in Development Cooperation – Experiences and Lessons Learnt There is broad agreement among practitioners and scholars that the combined task of responding to climateinduced security risks requires ‘integrated approaches’. While development organisations ha ...
Mississippi State Climatologist report for the State
... Mississippi State Climatologist annual report for 2008 Dr. Charles L. Wax was appointed Mississippi State Climatologist upon nomination by Governor William Winter and the execution of a Memorandum of Agreement between NCDC, NWS Southern Region, and Mississippi State University dated April 21, 1983. ...
... Mississippi State Climatologist annual report for 2008 Dr. Charles L. Wax was appointed Mississippi State Climatologist upon nomination by Governor William Winter and the execution of a Memorandum of Agreement between NCDC, NWS Southern Region, and Mississippi State University dated April 21, 1983. ...
Culture and climate change: Japanese cherry blossom festivals and
... traditionally appreciated the flower; the oldest song book in the world, Manyoshu, edited around 600AD, has songs about the beauty of cherry blossoms (Ando, 2004). Millions of Japanese enjoy picnics and parties under the cherry trees during peak cherry blossom flowering (ABC News, 2009). Hundreds of f ...
... traditionally appreciated the flower; the oldest song book in the world, Manyoshu, edited around 600AD, has songs about the beauty of cherry blossoms (Ando, 2004). Millions of Japanese enjoy picnics and parties under the cherry trees during peak cherry blossom flowering (ABC News, 2009). Hundreds of f ...
Go Green Go Global - Eco
... The term environment means surroundings; natural world. However, it can be narrowly defined, for example our immediate surroundings as in the classroom environment or very broadly, in relation to the global environment. One thing that is certain is that ‘mankind’ has had a huge impact on the environ ...
... The term environment means surroundings; natural world. However, it can be narrowly defined, for example our immediate surroundings as in the classroom environment or very broadly, in relation to the global environment. One thing that is certain is that ‘mankind’ has had a huge impact on the environ ...
The Need To Assess Spatial Variations In Climate Forcings - Suggestions For
... Change: Expanding the Concept and Addressing Uncertainties, Committee on Radiative Forcing Effects on Climate, Climate Research Committee, 224 pp. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11175.html ...
... Change: Expanding the Concept and Addressing Uncertainties, Committee on Radiative Forcing Effects on Climate, Climate Research Committee, 224 pp. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11175.html ...
Frequently Asked Questions - Divest
... with the “carbon bubble,” initially developed the list of 200 targeted companies. In a 2012 report, “Unburnable Carbon,” Carbon Tracker’s team noted that more than two-thirds of current proven carbon reserves held by oil, gas, and coal companies and oil states must ultimately remain in the ground in ...
... with the “carbon bubble,” initially developed the list of 200 targeted companies. In a 2012 report, “Unburnable Carbon,” Carbon Tracker’s team noted that more than two-thirds of current proven carbon reserves held by oil, gas, and coal companies and oil states must ultimately remain in the ground in ...
Climate Change Impacts on Columbia Basin Tribal Lands
... standards for salmon. Adult salmon migration delays are more common at Bonneville Dam due to high temperatures (> 68 degF). Fish may stray into cooler tributary streams. Incubation of redds is sooner due to warmer winter water. ...
... standards for salmon. Adult salmon migration delays are more common at Bonneville Dam due to high temperatures (> 68 degF). Fish may stray into cooler tributary streams. Incubation of redds is sooner due to warmer winter water. ...
Some important considerations in the development of micro level plans
... Ref 8 Andrea Cattaneo, Leslie Lipper, Solomon Asfaw, Aslihan Arslan, Giacomo Branca, Wendy Mann & Nancy McCarthy. 2012. Developing a climate smart agriculture strategy at the country level. Lessons from recent experience, Background Paper for theSecond Global Conferenceon Agriculture, Food Securit ...
... Ref 8 Andrea Cattaneo, Leslie Lipper, Solomon Asfaw, Aslihan Arslan, Giacomo Branca, Wendy Mann & Nancy McCarthy. 2012. Developing a climate smart agriculture strategy at the country level. Lessons from recent experience, Background Paper for theSecond Global Conferenceon Agriculture, Food Securit ...
Antarctic Climate Change Report Card
... The overall impact of this phenomenon on ecosystems remains unknown. Despite growing worldwide concerns about what OA means for ocean life, however, the amount of biological research on OA effects remains low according to a recent analysis, with only 12 papers out of 539 focusing on the Southern Oce ...
... The overall impact of this phenomenon on ecosystems remains unknown. Despite growing worldwide concerns about what OA means for ocean life, however, the amount of biological research on OA effects remains low according to a recent analysis, with only 12 papers out of 539 focusing on the Southern Oce ...
Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse
... enumerated in the endangerment finding—PFCs and SF6—are not present within motor vehicle emissions. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Massachusetts v. EPA was the catalyst for these findings. The International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) and eighteen other environmentally centered org ...
... enumerated in the endangerment finding—PFCs and SF6—are not present within motor vehicle emissions. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Massachusetts v. EPA was the catalyst for these findings. The International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) and eighteen other environmentally centered org ...
The Impact of Climate Change and Forest Management on the
... Pacific surface water temperature Warm phase linked to declining snowpack and streamflow and increased air temperature Cool phase leads to more streamflow ...
... Pacific surface water temperature Warm phase linked to declining snowpack and streamflow and increased air temperature Cool phase leads to more streamflow ...
Scientific Rationale The Pliocene epoch (~ 5.33 to 2.59 Ma) is the
... The Pliocene epoch (~ 5.33 to 2.59 Ma) is the last sustained interval of geological time when global climate (marine and terrestrial) was significant warmer than today (Haywood et al., 2009; Naafs et al., 2010; Dowsett et al., 2012). During the late Pliocene the warm and relatively stable climate of ...
... The Pliocene epoch (~ 5.33 to 2.59 Ma) is the last sustained interval of geological time when global climate (marine and terrestrial) was significant warmer than today (Haywood et al., 2009; Naafs et al., 2010; Dowsett et al., 2012). During the late Pliocene the warm and relatively stable climate of ...
Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry d E t R h and Ecosystem Research
... ClimECO2 - Oceans, Marine Ecosystems, and Society facing Cli t Ch Climate Change - A multidisciplinary ltidi i li approach h (Leader: Y-M. Paulet, France) ...
... ClimECO2 - Oceans, Marine Ecosystems, and Society facing Cli t Ch Climate Change - A multidisciplinary ltidi i li approach h (Leader: Y-M. Paulet, France) ...
A>E - Butler at UTB
... water warms the air, then cools, sinks and returns towards the equator as a deep flow. The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt is slowing down due to the rise of global temperatures. If the Ocean Conveyor Belt comes to a halt what type of abrupt climate changes are expected to occur and how does the Global Wa ...
... water warms the air, then cools, sinks and returns towards the equator as a deep flow. The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt is slowing down due to the rise of global temperatures. If the Ocean Conveyor Belt comes to a halt what type of abrupt climate changes are expected to occur and how does the Global Wa ...
A Cost-benefit Analysis of the Australian Carbon Tax
... through bargaining and without intervention or assistance by the public sector. (Coase, 1960, p. 2) In the years since its publication, “The Problem of Social Costs” and Coase’s theorem have been the subject of much scrutiny. By discussing the limitations to Coase’s Theorem, one can more readily con ...
... through bargaining and without intervention or assistance by the public sector. (Coase, 1960, p. 2) In the years since its publication, “The Problem of Social Costs” and Coase’s theorem have been the subject of much scrutiny. By discussing the limitations to Coase’s Theorem, one can more readily con ...