Interdependence
... work on global environmental, economic and social issues? The term interdependence may provide a powerful framework for advancing thinking and debate both within academia and amongst wider publics in relation to these questions. Members of the Open University’s Geography Department have been working ...
... work on global environmental, economic and social issues? The term interdependence may provide a powerful framework for advancing thinking and debate both within academia and amongst wider publics in relation to these questions. Members of the Open University’s Geography Department have been working ...
Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Act, 2015
... sustainable development of Small Island Developing States ...”; Recalling further that the United Nations Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) which was convened in Bridgetown, Barbados in 1994 concluded that Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have very specific environmental and d ...
... sustainable development of Small Island Developing States ...”; Recalling further that the United Nations Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) which was convened in Bridgetown, Barbados in 1994 concluded that Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have very specific environmental and d ...
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... C, climate change could have large impacts on global C balance through effects on decomposition. The decomposition of soil C is a biological process controlled primarily by micro-organisms such as fungi and bacteria (Swift et al. 1979). The direct and indirect effects of climate change will therefor ...
... C, climate change could have large impacts on global C balance through effects on decomposition. The decomposition of soil C is a biological process controlled primarily by micro-organisms such as fungi and bacteria (Swift et al. 1979). The direct and indirect effects of climate change will therefor ...
Link - University of Washington
... We calculated CCVI scores for two time horizons: the 2050s (2040-2069) and the 2080s (20702099). We used Climate Wizard (Girvetz et al. 2009) to generate downscaled predicted temperature and moisture changes for both time horizons (relative to the historical 1961-1990 baseline average) across the ...
... We calculated CCVI scores for two time horizons: the 2050s (2040-2069) and the 2080s (20702099). We used Climate Wizard (Girvetz et al. 2009) to generate downscaled predicted temperature and moisture changes for both time horizons (relative to the historical 1961-1990 baseline average) across the ...
dispersal and species interactions determine biotic
... of multiple species to future climate change with the terms climate change, extinct, and predict in Web of Science. We read the abstracts of each study returned by the search and eliminated studies that did not evaluate multiple species or model future responses to climate change. Forty studies met ...
... of multiple species to future climate change with the terms climate change, extinct, and predict in Web of Science. We read the abstracts of each study returned by the search and eliminated studies that did not evaluate multiple species or model future responses to climate change. Forty studies met ...
Glacial unloading: Forcings, responses and processes Larsen, C.F.
... climate is becoming better known (Dyurgerov and Meier, 2000). The current contribution of small mountain glaciers is estimated to be responsible for 25% of worldwide sea level rise (Meier, 1984). Systems with high rates of mass exchange, such as the temperate glaciers of the Gulf of Alaska coastal m ...
... climate is becoming better known (Dyurgerov and Meier, 2000). The current contribution of small mountain glaciers is estimated to be responsible for 25% of worldwide sea level rise (Meier, 1984). Systems with high rates of mass exchange, such as the temperate glaciers of the Gulf of Alaska coastal m ...
overflow: climate change, heavy rain, and sewage
... In April 2015, when nearly 4 inches of rain fell over two days in Milwaukee, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District was forced to bypass an estimated 681 million gallons of sewer overflow into Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee River. We also found that in dozens of cases, the reported values mo ...
... In April 2015, when nearly 4 inches of rain fell over two days in Milwaukee, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District was forced to bypass an estimated 681 million gallons of sewer overflow into Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee River. We also found that in dozens of cases, the reported values mo ...
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... rates. Methods that livestock producers use to mitigate thermal stress – including modifications to animal management or housing – tend to increase production costs. According to the most recent assessment report by the U.S. Global Change Research Program: “The projected increases in air temperature ...
... rates. Methods that livestock producers use to mitigate thermal stress – including modifications to animal management or housing – tend to increase production costs. According to the most recent assessment report by the U.S. Global Change Research Program: “The projected increases in air temperature ...
GWP SAS - Global Water Partnership
... Compilation of WACREP Phase I report Water and Climate Resilient Programme (WACREP) is an initiative of GWP SAS formulated to improve the climate resilience of South Asian countries. With the completion of WACREP Phase I in March 2015, the achievements were documented in one report. - Single docume ...
... Compilation of WACREP Phase I report Water and Climate Resilient Programme (WACREP) is an initiative of GWP SAS formulated to improve the climate resilience of South Asian countries. With the completion of WACREP Phase I in March 2015, the achievements were documented in one report. - Single docume ...
RE-CONSTRUCTING CLIMATE CHANGE: DISCOURSES OF THE EMERGING MOVEMENT FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE
... This thesis examines the discourses surrounding the subject of climate change, with particular emphasis on the discourse(s) of the emerging social movement for climate justice. Positioned within the social constructivist and critical research paradigms, the methodology involves a Foucauldian-inspire ...
... This thesis examines the discourses surrounding the subject of climate change, with particular emphasis on the discourse(s) of the emerging social movement for climate justice. Positioned within the social constructivist and critical research paradigms, the methodology involves a Foucauldian-inspire ...
Draft Final Report - South Tyneside Council
... 11. The interim conclusions of the Review were published in a report in December 2007, and views were sought through an extensive consultation exercise lasting three months. Conferences were held in every region, with well over 1,000 professionals from relevant fields attending to share their views. ...
... 11. The interim conclusions of the Review were published in a report in December 2007, and views were sought through an extensive consultation exercise lasting three months. Conferences were held in every region, with well over 1,000 professionals from relevant fields attending to share their views. ...
Russian Far East - Queen`s University Belfast
... Holocene climate and environmental change in north-eastern Kamchatka (Russian Far East), inferred from a multi-proxy study of lake sediments Elinor Andrén a,⁎, Andrea Klimaschewski b, Angela E. Self c, Natalie St. Amour d, Andrei A. Andreev e,f, ...
... Holocene climate and environmental change in north-eastern Kamchatka (Russian Far East), inferred from a multi-proxy study of lake sediments Elinor Andrén a,⁎, Andrea Klimaschewski b, Angela E. Self c, Natalie St. Amour d, Andrei A. Andreev e,f, ...
R Cook Master Thesis 2010
... As countries vulnerable to climate change will require large amounts of funding, technology transfer and capacity building in order to adapt, questions of legal responsibility are raised.12 Climate change policy and law are among the fastest moving areas of international law.13 The pace and number o ...
... As countries vulnerable to climate change will require large amounts of funding, technology transfer and capacity building in order to adapt, questions of legal responsibility are raised.12 Climate change policy and law are among the fastest moving areas of international law.13 The pace and number o ...
The Economic Effects of Long-Term Climate Change
... vulnerability to climate change. In a second step of the analysis, I therefore examine heterogeneity in the economic e¤ects of temperature changes. My results show that cities with good access to trade (in particular cities with access to an ocean or river, cities that were part of a long-distance t ...
... vulnerability to climate change. In a second step of the analysis, I therefore examine heterogeneity in the economic e¤ects of temperature changes. My results show that cities with good access to trade (in particular cities with access to an ocean or river, cities that were part of a long-distance t ...
East London Extreme Rainfall
... months, they are offset by the driest months, February and March. ...
... months, they are offset by the driest months, February and March. ...
Learning tool on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in agriculture, forestry and other land use sector
... Developing monitoring systems that provide robust activity data is a fundamental requirement for successful MRV processes (Module 4). While the Tier 1 methodological level is the starting basis of a reporting process, for significant GHG sinks and sources Tier 2 and Tier 3 methodological levels are ...
... Developing monitoring systems that provide robust activity data is a fundamental requirement for successful MRV processes (Module 4). While the Tier 1 methodological level is the starting basis of a reporting process, for significant GHG sinks and sources Tier 2 and Tier 3 methodological levels are ...
University of Birmingham Including the urban heat island in spatial
... studies generally don’t include the UHI [33]. With rates of urbanisation continuing to increase (the United Nations [34] predicting that population growth to 2050 will be absorbed exclusively in urban areas), the need for detailed heat risk assessments is paramount. Although this is an emerging rese ...
... studies generally don’t include the UHI [33]. With rates of urbanisation continuing to increase (the United Nations [34] predicting that population growth to 2050 will be absorbed exclusively in urban areas), the need for detailed heat risk assessments is paramount. Although this is an emerging rese ...
Why Kyoto?
... Number of projects ‘in the pipeline’: 800 (16 June 2006) of which: – Number of registered projects increasing dramatically (216 from Nov 2004 to June 2006): • 2004: 1 project (Brazil) • 2005: 62 projects • 2006 (to 16/6/06): 153 projects (including Rang Dong Oil Gas Recovery) – Number of projects in ...
... Number of projects ‘in the pipeline’: 800 (16 June 2006) of which: – Number of registered projects increasing dramatically (216 from Nov 2004 to June 2006): • 2004: 1 project (Brazil) • 2005: 62 projects • 2006 (to 16/6/06): 153 projects (including Rang Dong Oil Gas Recovery) – Number of projects in ...
How to make it work for Oregon`s Economy
... The following report was researched and written by the Northwest Economic Research Center (NERC) with funding support from the Energy Foundation and Portland State University’s Institute for Sustainable Solutions (ISS). The mission of The Energy Foundation is to promote the transition to a sustainab ...
... The following report was researched and written by the Northwest Economic Research Center (NERC) with funding support from the Energy Foundation and Portland State University’s Institute for Sustainable Solutions (ISS). The mission of The Energy Foundation is to promote the transition to a sustainab ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change in
... (relative to 1961-1990) (unit: °C) ......................................................................................................................... 15 Table 2.4: Annual mean precipitation changes as projected by the AOGCMs ensembles with SRES A2 and B2 for each decade along the line of Qing ...
... (relative to 1961-1990) (unit: °C) ......................................................................................................................... 15 Table 2.4: Annual mean precipitation changes as projected by the AOGCMs ensembles with SRES A2 and B2 for each decade along the line of Qing ...
Synthesis of Climate Change Knowledge and Planning Practices
... scale useful for NRM planning has been very patchy. For example, studies of sea level rise have been carried out for the Torres Strait Islands (Green et al., 2009) but not for other NRM regions within the Wet Tropics Cluster yet. Tourism, agriculture, mining, fisheries, urban development, Indigenous ...
... scale useful for NRM planning has been very patchy. For example, studies of sea level rise have been carried out for the Torres Strait Islands (Green et al., 2009) but not for other NRM regions within the Wet Tropics Cluster yet. Tourism, agriculture, mining, fisheries, urban development, Indigenous ...
Oregon`s Fish and Wildlife in a Changing Climate
... of its habitat. A change in the temperature regime will result in a change in the synchrony/ asynchrony of the life cycles of interacting species. Therefore, a trend in changing climate (e.g., rising temperatures) will have the following possible consequences for arthropods and other species: (1) dy ...
... of its habitat. A change in the temperature regime will result in a change in the synchrony/ asynchrony of the life cycles of interacting species. Therefore, a trend in changing climate (e.g., rising temperatures) will have the following possible consequences for arthropods and other species: (1) dy ...
Global and regional drought dynamics in the climate warming era
... measurements of brightness temperature (BT) of land surface and VH index (VHI) from the combination of VCI and TCI for estimation of total health (Kogan 1997, Kogan 2002). The NDVI and BT were pre- and post-launch calibrated and low-/highfrequency noise was removed from the data. The VCI, TCI and VH ...
... measurements of brightness temperature (BT) of land surface and VH index (VHI) from the combination of VCI and TCI for estimation of total health (Kogan 1997, Kogan 2002). The NDVI and BT were pre- and post-launch calibrated and low-/highfrequency noise was removed from the data. The VCI, TCI and VH ...
UNEP YEar Book 2013
... to oil and gas, minerals and fisheries. It is also threatening ecosystems – with ice-associated animals especially at risk. Changes in the Arctic will have consequences far beyond this region, including a global rise in sea levels and probably more extreme weather across much of the northern hemisph ...
... to oil and gas, minerals and fisheries. It is also threatening ecosystems – with ice-associated animals especially at risk. Changes in the Arctic will have consequences far beyond this region, including a global rise in sea levels and probably more extreme weather across much of the northern hemisph ...