The effect of a dynamic background albedo scheme on Sahel
... The main driver behind Charney’s theory is a change in surface albedo, but the theory ignores other vegetation-related
moisture feedbacks, such as increased transpiration, which
could also affect rainfall (Xue and Shukla, 1993; Brovkin
et al., 1998). Nevertheless, several GCM studies have shown
that ...
REDD+ politics in the media - Center for International Forestry
... conservation. When examining REDD+ coverage
alone in relation to the number of articles collected,
the study found relatively less information either
partly related to REDD+ or to REDD+ as a whole.
The study showed less coverage of REDD+ in the
Nipashe (Swahili-language) newspaper than in the
two En ...
Weather Risk Management in Light of Climate Change Using
... my time at the ETH Zurich. I am extremely grateful to Dr. Robert Finger who was a wise
mentor and supported me in my endeavors of completing this dissertation. Robert provided me with support and encouragement from the very first day I arrived at the ETH.
I am deeply indebted to my husband, Florian ...
Report of the investigation into ABARE`s external funding of climate
... would have been more appropriately characterised at the outset as
‘sponsors committees for funding representatives’.
• However, the use of the term ‘Steering Committee’, and the
associated explanation as to its role, allowed an ambiguity and a
creation of an expectation of membership influence on is ...
EFFECTS OF CHANGING TEMPERATURES ON CORAL REEF
... Figure 1.1 Comparison of the 4 km Pathfinder with other satellite datasets ......................... 33
Figure 1.2 Region delineations for the CoRTAD analysis .................................................... 34
Figure 1.3 Cumulative number of TSAs (1985-2005)..................................... ...
CDP`s 2016 Climate Change Scoring Methodology
... This document should be used in conjunction with the CDP climate change questionnaire guidance document 2016, and the "Introduction to CDP scoring
2016" document. It is strongly recommended to familiarize yourself with the contents of both these documents before reading this scoring methodology.
Ple ...
The future of seagrass meadows
... affecting the future status of seagrass ecosystems. Over the
time horizon of 2025, there are estimates of human population growth and global climate change (Foundation for
Environmental Conservation 2001), and the goal of this
review is to provide a forecast of the likely status of seagrass
ecosyste ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Marine and
... Implications of climate change for ecosystems, habitats, and species
Climate change effects, independently or in combination, are fundamentally altering ocean ecosystems. 65
Effects on habitats (habitat loss and transition) and species (invasive species interactions, range shifts and
phenological de ...
taking stock - Oxfam International
... Bahadur, A., Pichon, F. and E. Lovell (2016) Effectiveness in Building Resilience:
Synthesis report for Oxfam’s Resilience Outcome Area. Overseas Development
Institute, February.
This report would never have been possible without all the information that numerous
Oxfam colleagues and partners in cou ...
Summary Report - UNESDOC
... particular, he highlighted the great success of the 9th WESTPAC International Scientific
Symposium. The overwhelming number of participants and presentations demonstrated the
great achievement of WESTPAC in marine science cooperation over the past years. He
expressed his pride in serving as the Chai ...
Vacuuming Antarctica for Krill
... was conducted fourteen years ago, and estimates differ
by hundreds of millions of tons17. This makes certifications
obtained by some krill fisheries very questionable, a fact
that has been pointed out by scientists and NGOs, with
Greenpeace strongly advising against any certification of
krill fisheries1 ...
Interim report on 2016 coral bleaching event in GBRMP
... flow-on effects.3,8,13,30,31,32 Some of these impacts may not become apparent until many
years after the event8, and during that time other disturbances can take place.
On the Great Barrier Reef, a changing climate is expected to increase the frequency and
severity of coral bleaching events.17,33,3 ...
Interim report on 2016 coral bleaching event in GBRMP
... flow-on effects.3,8,13,30,31,32 Some of these impacts may not become apparent until many
years after the event8, and during that time other disturbances can take place.
On the Great Barrier Reef, a changing climate is expected to increase the frequency and
severity of coral bleaching events.17,33,3 ...
Environmental Tutorial
... In the graph above, you can see the estimated world population up to the year 2025. As long as
the birth rates around the world exceed the death rates, the human population will continue
to increase. Improvements in agriculture, health care, and sanitation has lead to the world
population increase. ...
Conference Programme and Abstracts Programme et
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face
an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
The Conference Programme and abstracts is now available
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face
an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
... Environment and Our Health (Oxford University Press, 2008).
...
ozone pollution - the ICP Vegetation
... rising, initially slowly but in recent decades more rapidly. This is primarily due to an increase in fossil
fuel burning associated with population growth and enhanced social and economic development. In
recent decades deforestation, especially in the tropics, has also contributed considerably to th ...
Streamlined and consolidated text
... [[Being guided by][In accordance with ] the principles of the Convention as set out in its Article 3, including
[in particular] that Parties should protect the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations of
humankind, on the basis of equity and in accordance with historical resp ...
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
Climate Change 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is the fourth in a series of reports intended to assess scientific, technical and socio-economic information concerning climate change, its potential effects, and options for adaptation and mitigation. The report is the largest and most detailed summary of the climate change situation ever undertaken, produced by thousands of authors, editors, and reviewers from dozens of countries, citing over 6,000 peer-reviewed scientific studies.It supersedes the Third Assessment Report (2001), and is superseded by the Fifth Assessment Report.The headline findings of the report were: ""warming of the climate system is unequivocal"", and ""most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations.""