Clean Air Act Dynamism and Disappointments
... knowable legal obligations with the need for innovation, change, and antidotes to regulatory inertia. Effective, innovative provisions, as well as those proven to be flawed, provide lessons for other environmental legislation, especially climate change legislation. It appears likely that any federal ...
... knowable legal obligations with the need for innovation, change, and antidotes to regulatory inertia. Effective, innovative provisions, as well as those proven to be flawed, provide lessons for other environmental legislation, especially climate change legislation. It appears likely that any federal ...
A Review of Frameworks for Developing Environmental
... Over recent years there has been a growing body of evidence and consensus that global climate change is occurring [1]. The Fourth Assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that the likely range for global average air warming [calculated from the six emissions scenario ...
... Over recent years there has been a growing body of evidence and consensus that global climate change is occurring [1]. The Fourth Assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that the likely range for global average air warming [calculated from the six emissions scenario ...
Adapting to Climate Change in the Coastal Cities of North Africa
... and which focuses on the challenges of adapting to climate change and preparing for natural disasters facing the coastal cities of North Africa. The study has integrated these two agendas as they widely overlap and complement each other. The objectives of the study are three-fold: a) to assess the v ...
... and which focuses on the challenges of adapting to climate change and preparing for natural disasters facing the coastal cities of North Africa. The study has integrated these two agendas as they widely overlap and complement each other. The objectives of the study are three-fold: a) to assess the v ...
Report Card - Chesapeake Climate Action Network
... released a report calculating the full “life cycle” emissions of climate pollution that construction and operation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline would trigger.17 Ball served as a lead author for the first and second climate assessments by the Nobel-prize winning Int ...
... released a report calculating the full “life cycle” emissions of climate pollution that construction and operation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline would trigger.17 Ball served as a lead author for the first and second climate assessments by the Nobel-prize winning Int ...
Vulnerability and Feedbacks of Permafrost to Climate Change
... B.P., depending on region) were up to several degrees Celsius warmer than present in many northern regions [Reyes et al., 2010]. The thermal inertia of ice-rich ground; rapidly evolving topography and drainage networks that prevent water impoundment; and development of thick organic soils, mosses, a ...
... B.P., depending on region) were up to several degrees Celsius warmer than present in many northern regions [Reyes et al., 2010]. The thermal inertia of ice-rich ground; rapidly evolving topography and drainage networks that prevent water impoundment; and development of thick organic soils, mosses, a ...
6.6 Adaptation
... recharge from rainfall, soil moisture below plant root zones and river-groundwater interaction) and groundwater withdrawal associated with changes in water demand and level of dependency on groundwater resources. The demand for groundwater is likely to increase in the future, the main reason being i ...
... recharge from rainfall, soil moisture below plant root zones and river-groundwater interaction) and groundwater withdrawal associated with changes in water demand and level of dependency on groundwater resources. The demand for groundwater is likely to increase in the future, the main reason being i ...
NSW Govt Draft Sea Level Rise Policy Statement
... The NSW sea level rise planning benchmark is an increase above 1990 mean sea levels of 40 cm by 2050 and 90 cm by 2100. This was established by considering the most credible national and international projections of sea level rise2 and takes into consideration the uncertainty associated with sea lev ...
... The NSW sea level rise planning benchmark is an increase above 1990 mean sea levels of 40 cm by 2050 and 90 cm by 2100. This was established by considering the most credible national and international projections of sea level rise2 and takes into consideration the uncertainty associated with sea lev ...
Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
... n use regional and global networks to improve the capacity to manage groundwater resources. GRAPHIC improves understanding of how groundwater interacts within the global water cycle, supports ecosystems and humankind and, in turn, responds to complex and coupled pressures of human activities and cl ...
... n use regional and global networks to improve the capacity to manage groundwater resources. GRAPHIC improves understanding of how groundwater interacts within the global water cycle, supports ecosystems and humankind and, in turn, responds to complex and coupled pressures of human activities and cl ...
FINAL EVALUATION REPORT EVALUATION OF DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT PROJECT 08/09 AO(6B) March
... that would strengthen the capacities of civil servants in relevant ministries (of finance, agriculture, environment and social affairs, for example) in ECLAC member countries. The project aimed at (i) enhancing the understanding of government authorities on the long-term perspective of risk and cost ...
... that would strengthen the capacities of civil servants in relevant ministries (of finance, agriculture, environment and social affairs, for example) in ECLAC member countries. The project aimed at (i) enhancing the understanding of government authorities on the long-term perspective of risk and cost ...
Gordon, et al (2005)
... forming a positive feedback loop that hastens the conversion of rainforest to savanna or grassland (35). Conversion of the Amazon rainforest would obviously have large impacts on regional vapor f lows with possible global consequences for climate, but projections of future land-cover change in the A ...
... forming a positive feedback loop that hastens the conversion of rainforest to savanna or grassland (35). Conversion of the Amazon rainforest would obviously have large impacts on regional vapor f lows with possible global consequences for climate, but projections of future land-cover change in the A ...
Disturbance and the carbon balance of US forests: A quantitative
... 2012) attributed largely to the land rather than ocean (Le Quéré et al., 2009), principally from increased carbon storage in global forests (Pan et al., 2011). Notably, this global-scale land sink trend offset about half the increase in fossil fuel and deforestation emissions since 1960 (Ballantyne ...
... 2012) attributed largely to the land rather than ocean (Le Quéré et al., 2009), principally from increased carbon storage in global forests (Pan et al., 2011). Notably, this global-scale land sink trend offset about half the increase in fossil fuel and deforestation emissions since 1960 (Ballantyne ...
Project Design Document - SPC Climate Change Projects
... generally associated with above normal rainfall and strong westerly winds, while La Niña is associated with below normal rainfall. The impact of droughts, usually associated with La Niña, can be very severe in Kiribati. ...
... generally associated with above normal rainfall and strong westerly winds, while La Niña is associated with below normal rainfall. The impact of droughts, usually associated with La Niña, can be very severe in Kiribati. ...
Climate finance in the Pacific: An overview of flows to the region`s
... Notably, however, Polynesian countries (Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Niue and Tuvalu) have been more successful at attracting climate finance than similarly populated Micronesian countries (Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Palau and Nauru). This is evident when both the tot ...
... Notably, however, Polynesian countries (Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Niue and Tuvalu) have been more successful at attracting climate finance than similarly populated Micronesian countries (Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Palau and Nauru). This is evident when both the tot ...
Uganda National Adaptation Programmes of Action
... ecosystems. The urbanization rate is lowest in Uganda compared to other African countries. Over 80% of Uganda’s population is rural and depends on rain-fed agriculture, which is vulnerable to impacts of adverse effects of climate change. The economy of Uganda has been growing at a rate of 5-7% over ...
... ecosystems. The urbanization rate is lowest in Uganda compared to other African countries. Over 80% of Uganda’s population is rural and depends on rain-fed agriculture, which is vulnerable to impacts of adverse effects of climate change. The economy of Uganda has been growing at a rate of 5-7% over ...
SoE 2011 - Atmosphere chapter overview
... south-west Western Australia, reductions in autumn rainfall are likely, together with the existing decline in winter rain. Northern Australia is likely to experience an increase in annual and summer rainfall www.environment.gov.au/soe ...
... south-west Western Australia, reductions in autumn rainfall are likely, together with the existing decline in winter rain. Northern Australia is likely to experience an increase in annual and summer rainfall www.environment.gov.au/soe ...
Atmospheric Moisture Residence Times and Cycling: Implications
... Abstract. New estimates of the moistening of the atmosphere through evaporation at the surface and of the drying through precipitation are computed. Overall, the e-folding residence time of atmospheric moisture is just over 8 days. New estimates are also made of how much moisture that precipitates o ...
... Abstract. New estimates of the moistening of the atmosphere through evaporation at the surface and of the drying through precipitation are computed. Overall, the e-folding residence time of atmospheric moisture is just over 8 days. New estimates are also made of how much moisture that precipitates o ...
Adaptive Co-Management for Climate Change Adaptation
... These individuals were then brought together in an interactive and learning oriented process facilitated by a research team member. Gaining knowledge about climate change projections and impacts, and learning about one another‘s current efforts and interests related to climate change were identified ...
... These individuals were then brought together in an interactive and learning oriented process facilitated by a research team member. Gaining knowledge about climate change projections and impacts, and learning about one another‘s current efforts and interests related to climate change were identified ...
Low-Carbon Development in Southeast Asia
... These two are the capital and only cities of their respective provinces and throughout the years had tourism playing a big role in the local economy. On the other hand, because of their long coastline and archipelagic nature, these two countries have common vulnerabilities to climate change in the f ...
... These two are the capital and only cities of their respective provinces and throughout the years had tourism playing a big role in the local economy. On the other hand, because of their long coastline and archipelagic nature, these two countries have common vulnerabilities to climate change in the f ...
Climate Change and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Virginia
... be influenced by climate change. Climate change may have significant impacts on SAV through increases in temperature, atmospheric and weather changes, and sea level rise. Based on extensive knowledge obtained on SAV over the last three decades, the following scenarios related to climate change impac ...
... be influenced by climate change. Climate change may have significant impacts on SAV through increases in temperature, atmospheric and weather changes, and sea level rise. Based on extensive knowledge obtained on SAV over the last three decades, the following scenarios related to climate change impac ...
Links between early Holocene ice-sheet decay
... Future progress in understanding ice-sheet–sea-level interactions will hinge strongly on our ability to attribute past episodes of sea-level rise to spatially constrained meltwater sources. Gravitationally driven distortions of the geoid, due to the growth and decay of ice masses38,39, are a key ele ...
... Future progress in understanding ice-sheet–sea-level interactions will hinge strongly on our ability to attribute past episodes of sea-level rise to spatially constrained meltwater sources. Gravitationally driven distortions of the geoid, due to the growth and decay of ice masses38,39, are a key ele ...
Urban resilience: A framework for empowering cities in face of
... In the following, a brief description of the mentioned threats will be provided, trying to underline the main relationships among them. Climate change is one of the main environmental issues that cities have to face in the 21th century (IPCC, 2011), since they are responsible for 60% to 80% of globa ...
... In the following, a brief description of the mentioned threats will be provided, trying to underline the main relationships among them. Climate change is one of the main environmental issues that cities have to face in the 21th century (IPCC, 2011), since they are responsible for 60% to 80% of globa ...
impacts on forests from Climate Change
... We describe the contemporary landscape and major existing climate trends using state climatological data, as well as potential future climate trends for this region using downscaled global data from general circulation models. We identify potential vulnerabilities by incorporating these future clima ...
... We describe the contemporary landscape and major existing climate trends using state climatological data, as well as potential future climate trends for this region using downscaled global data from general circulation models. We identify potential vulnerabilities by incorporating these future clima ...