- University of Bath Opus
... In August 2003, 14,800 heat-related deaths occurred in Paris [1] during what is considered the warmest summer since at least 1500 [2–5]. These deaths resulted not only from unusually high peak temperatures and a reduction in the diurnal temperature swing, but also from a failure of buildings to succ ...
... In August 2003, 14,800 heat-related deaths occurred in Paris [1] during what is considered the warmest summer since at least 1500 [2–5]. These deaths resulted not only from unusually high peak temperatures and a reduction in the diurnal temperature swing, but also from a failure of buildings to succ ...
Negotiation Indices - European Capacity Building Initiative
... • Last but not least, a programmatic CDM would enable the developing countries to greatly increase their contribution to international cooperation in mitigation. It would enable them to access funds to cover incremental costs for programmes yielding benefits for their sustainable development goals a ...
... • Last but not least, a programmatic CDM would enable the developing countries to greatly increase their contribution to international cooperation in mitigation. It would enable them to access funds to cover incremental costs for programmes yielding benefits for their sustainable development goals a ...
the future of redd+ - Conservation International
... sequestering carbon and regrowing at current rates can provide at least 30 percent of all mitigation action needed to limit warming to 2°C.2 This makes the success of mechanisms addressing deforestation, such as REDD+, fundamental to global efforts to fight climate change. REDD+ creates a financial ...
... sequestering carbon and regrowing at current rates can provide at least 30 percent of all mitigation action needed to limit warming to 2°C.2 This makes the success of mechanisms addressing deforestation, such as REDD+, fundamental to global efforts to fight climate change. REDD+ creates a financial ...
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
... of 0.27ºF (0.15ºC) per decade, with increases of around 0.61ºF (0.34ºC) per decade between 1974 and 1998. Past and future temperature increases are causing and will continue to cause irreversible damage to the Andean ecology, including by accelerating glacier melt. 6. The tropical glaciers of the An ...
... of 0.27ºF (0.15ºC) per decade, with increases of around 0.61ºF (0.34ºC) per decade between 1974 and 1998. Past and future temperature increases are causing and will continue to cause irreversible damage to the Andean ecology, including by accelerating glacier melt. 6. The tropical glaciers of the An ...
Literacy demands - ogle
... Another feature of the biosphere is its patchiness, and we can see this on several levels. On a global scale, we see it in the distribution of continents and oceans. On a regional scale, patchiness occurs in the distribution of deserts, grasslands, forests, lakes, and streams, for example. The aeria ...
... Another feature of the biosphere is its patchiness, and we can see this on several levels. On a global scale, we see it in the distribution of continents and oceans. On a regional scale, patchiness occurs in the distribution of deserts, grasslands, forests, lakes, and streams, for example. The aeria ...
Perubahan Sosial dan Perilaku Manusia
... The nature of social change occurs at the center of human consciousness and based on a commitment, it cannot be reversed, rejected, or canceled (Vago, 2004). Therefore, there are economic and political orders as a result of conflict of ideologies within society. Historically, global social change is ...
... The nature of social change occurs at the center of human consciousness and based on a commitment, it cannot be reversed, rejected, or canceled (Vago, 2004). Therefore, there are economic and political orders as a result of conflict of ideologies within society. Historically, global social change is ...
Present and future climate change in the semi
... it more variable and less reliable. This will affect the onset and length of growing seasons, particularly in semi-arid areas where yields from rain-fed agriculture could be reduced by up to 20–50% by 2050 (Sarr et al., 2007). Greater climate variability which incorporates the later onset, higher te ...
... it more variable and less reliable. This will affect the onset and length of growing seasons, particularly in semi-arid areas where yields from rain-fed agriculture could be reduced by up to 20–50% by 2050 (Sarr et al., 2007). Greater climate variability which incorporates the later onset, higher te ...
www.ssoar.info How earth science has become a social science
... time rather scant, so our sample was small. However, for those systems for which we could find sufficient information to permit post hoc analysis, we found a striking result: that it was common for system behavior to diverge substantially from model predictions, and the most common cause of that di ...
... time rather scant, so our sample was small. However, for those systems for which we could find sufficient information to permit post hoc analysis, we found a striking result: that it was common for system behavior to diverge substantially from model predictions, and the most common cause of that di ...
Water supply options for the future
... formation and feedback process being the most significant. • Greater resolution and more complex parameterization of physical processes will continue as computing power increases and study continues. • Models are not predictions of future, but can be considered as credible simulations of a multitude ...
... formation and feedback process being the most significant. • Greater resolution and more complex parameterization of physical processes will continue as computing power increases and study continues. • Models are not predictions of future, but can be considered as credible simulations of a multitude ...
Key Actions for Work Package 3 - Economics of Climate Change in
... To build capacity, with mechanisms, institutions and governance systems to allow Tanzania to ...
... To build capacity, with mechanisms, institutions and governance systems to allow Tanzania to ...
Science – ryland and jp
... As well as flooding's they have almost stopped and don’t occur as much as they used to. But have occurred recently ...
... As well as flooding's they have almost stopped and don’t occur as much as they used to. But have occurred recently ...
Loss and Damage - Creation Justice Ministries
... Faith communities approach discussions about climate change from the perspective of those who are most vulnerable to its effects. Faith communities are globally interconnected. Fellow believers as well as missionaries live in small island nations and along shoreline communities most at risk for losi ...
... Faith communities approach discussions about climate change from the perspective of those who are most vulnerable to its effects. Faith communities are globally interconnected. Fellow believers as well as missionaries live in small island nations and along shoreline communities most at risk for losi ...
increases in puget sound estuarine flood risk under climate change
... al. (2010) as the large scale forcing for the regional climate model. Monthly gridded equatorial sea surface temperatures (SSTs) were extracted from this large scale data set to include ENSO effects. ...
... al. (2010) as the large scale forcing for the regional climate model. Monthly gridded equatorial sea surface temperatures (SSTs) were extracted from this large scale data set to include ENSO effects. ...
Document
... •There is evidence of historical trends of both increasing and decreasing precipitation in different parts of North America since 1900. The intensity of precipitation has increased for very heavy and extreme precipitation days. •Vegetation is blooming earlier in spring and summer and continuing to p ...
... •There is evidence of historical trends of both increasing and decreasing precipitation in different parts of North America since 1900. The intensity of precipitation has increased for very heavy and extreme precipitation days. •Vegetation is blooming earlier in spring and summer and continuing to p ...
0404GHGCT (No Slide Title) - National Governors Association
... • 66 meetings/calls of five technical working groups – 57 interested parties (beyond stakeholders) • 4 public meetings with about 40 participants each meeting • Public comment on stakeholder recommendations and draft final report, with 40 public comments and over 500 letters to the GSC ...
... • 66 meetings/calls of five technical working groups – 57 interested parties (beyond stakeholders) • 4 public meetings with about 40 participants each meeting • Public comment on stakeholder recommendations and draft final report, with 40 public comments and over 500 letters to the GSC ...
effects of climate change: the global concern
... Background: Climate change which is the consequence of global warming is one of the major factors of hazards in Nepal and all over the world. Variable geo-climatic conditions, young geology, unplanned settlements, deforestation environmental degradation and increasing population are other causes of ...
... Background: Climate change which is the consequence of global warming is one of the major factors of hazards in Nepal and all over the world. Variable geo-climatic conditions, young geology, unplanned settlements, deforestation environmental degradation and increasing population are other causes of ...
Avinash Tyagi-Water
... • Mainstreaming climate change adaptation within broader development context • Strengthening water governance and integration of land anndwat management • Improving and sharing of knowledge and information on adaptation measures and invest in monitoring • Building long-term resilience through strong ...
... • Mainstreaming climate change adaptation within broader development context • Strengthening water governance and integration of land anndwat management • Improving and sharing of knowledge and information on adaptation measures and invest in monitoring • Building long-term resilience through strong ...
Introduction. Climate change and urban areas: research dialogue in
... attended the London conference and spoke about their experiences of dealing with the political aspects of climate change in a somewhat different political climate! Social scientists and representatives from NGOs presented new approaches about how to translate and apply scientific findings to action on ...
... attended the London conference and spoke about their experiences of dealing with the political aspects of climate change in a somewhat different political climate! Social scientists and representatives from NGOs presented new approaches about how to translate and apply scientific findings to action on ...
13. climate change - Western Cape Government
... The most vulnerable are the poor living in marginalized areas who have a low adaptive capacity. Climate change impacts on sectors such as agriculture and tourism are likely to have an adverse effect on employment. Job losses in the agricultural sectors specifically, imply a likely migration to vulne ...
... The most vulnerable are the poor living in marginalized areas who have a low adaptive capacity. Climate change impacts on sectors such as agriculture and tourism are likely to have an adverse effect on employment. Job losses in the agricultural sectors specifically, imply a likely migration to vulne ...
Some thoughts on a strategy for adaptation to
... whether one should assume the more adverse of the possible SRES and mitigation scenarios. Assuming a more adverse scenario is likely of course to imply much higher costs in terms of the required design of the infrastructure or in the assumed scale of adaptation effort. --the underlying model of clim ...
... whether one should assume the more adverse of the possible SRES and mitigation scenarios. Assuming a more adverse scenario is likely of course to imply much higher costs in terms of the required design of the infrastructure or in the assumed scale of adaptation effort. --the underlying model of clim ...
Summary Sheet - Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and Adaptation
... Overview of Climate Change Risks to Human Health in Ontario Climate change poses significant risks to human health and well-being. In Ontario, the main health risks related to climate change include greater morbidity and mortality related to an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weath ...
... Overview of Climate Change Risks to Human Health in Ontario Climate change poses significant risks to human health and well-being. In Ontario, the main health risks related to climate change include greater morbidity and mortality related to an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weath ...
- ERA - University of Alberta
... interest groups to create and sustain a case for political action on the basis of very slim or controversial evidence, and by the willingness of governments to respond to these calls and even feed them. Three years ago I introduced a new course for our students on scientific uncertainty and public p ...
... interest groups to create and sustain a case for political action on the basis of very slim or controversial evidence, and by the willingness of governments to respond to these calls and even feed them. Three years ago I introduced a new course for our students on scientific uncertainty and public p ...
Impacts of climate change on livestock and meeting its
... feed production systems and pasture yield (Thornton et al., 2008) ...
... feed production systems and pasture yield (Thornton et al., 2008) ...