Data Visualisation Does Political Things
... are not the only way of knowing relevant to complex and controversial problems. The dominance and over-reliance on empirical and quantitative reasoning is problematic. Qualitative and critical approaches often offer more nuanced understanding of the full set of relationships within phenomena under i ...
... are not the only way of knowing relevant to complex and controversial problems. The dominance and over-reliance on empirical and quantitative reasoning is problematic. Qualitative and critical approaches often offer more nuanced understanding of the full set of relationships within phenomena under i ...
Smallholder Farmers` Perception of Climate Change and Variability
... over some decades without given it much attention but now they have already had obvious impacts on economies, biodiversity, people and health. The highly variable rainfall (intensity, distribution, and amount), increasing temperature, frequent floods and droughts as are currently being experienced i ...
... over some decades without given it much attention but now they have already had obvious impacts on economies, biodiversity, people and health. The highly variable rainfall (intensity, distribution, and amount), increasing temperature, frequent floods and droughts as are currently being experienced i ...
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Module: Introduction Module: Management [Investor]
... terms of energy and carbon emissions savings, with all our operations having targets in place for energy and carbon emissions reduction to 2015. d) The most important components of the long term strategy that have been influenced by climate change: Anglo American has embarked on a Mine2030 project, ...
... terms of energy and carbon emissions savings, with all our operations having targets in place for energy and carbon emissions reduction to 2015. d) The most important components of the long term strategy that have been influenced by climate change: Anglo American has embarked on a Mine2030 project, ...
Distribution-wide effects of climate on population densities of a
... density dependence. The lagged NAO climate parameter entered the best-fit population model for eight cuckoo populations, all in the southern and eastern USA (Fig. 1). The model coefficient quantifying the lagged effect of the NAO was positive for five of these populations and negative for three popu ...
... density dependence. The lagged NAO climate parameter entered the best-fit population model for eight cuckoo populations, all in the southern and eastern USA (Fig. 1). The model coefficient quantifying the lagged effect of the NAO was positive for five of these populations and negative for three popu ...
Hilary Schaffer Boudet - College of Liberal Arts | | Oregon State
... - Managed research and writing of socioeconomic sections for environmental impact assessments and management plans for the Sakhalin-1 Project on Sakhalin Island, Russia. - Planned and facilitated associated public consultation program. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Boudet, H.S., J. Flora, N.M. Ardoin, K. ...
... - Managed research and writing of socioeconomic sections for environmental impact assessments and management plans for the Sakhalin-1 Project on Sakhalin Island, Russia. - Planned and facilitated associated public consultation program. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Boudet, H.S., J. Flora, N.M. Ardoin, K. ...
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... is likely to be further worsened by the potential impacts of global warming and climate change on growing conditions. Hence, sustainable agricultural development is not just an option, it is an imperative in a world of interdependence, interpenetration, and reciprocity. Between now and the year 2050 ...
... is likely to be further worsened by the potential impacts of global warming and climate change on growing conditions. Hence, sustainable agricultural development is not just an option, it is an imperative in a world of interdependence, interpenetration, and reciprocity. Between now and the year 2050 ...
Monitoring and Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Potential in Agriculture: the new greenhouse Gas Emissions database in FAOSTAT; and Presentation and discussion of the conclusions and recommendations of the greenhouse gas emission and mitigation workshop
... The agricultural sectors face increased environmental challenges linked to new production methods and intensified production systems required to meet global population growth and energy demands. Energy, chemical products, and labor inputs necessary to increase agro-ecosystem production inevitably al ...
... The agricultural sectors face increased environmental challenges linked to new production methods and intensified production systems required to meet global population growth and energy demands. Energy, chemical products, and labor inputs necessary to increase agro-ecosystem production inevitably al ...
Regional climate change experiments over southern South America
... humidity, temperature, zonal and meridional wind components fields required as lateral boundary conditions for MM5 are taken from the global atmospheric model (HadAM3H). The variables at the boundaries are updated every 6 h, with a linear interpolation between successive updates at each MM5 time ste ...
... humidity, temperature, zonal and meridional wind components fields required as lateral boundary conditions for MM5 are taken from the global atmospheric model (HadAM3H). The variables at the boundaries are updated every 6 h, with a linear interpolation between successive updates at each MM5 time ste ...
Intermodel variability of the poleward shift of the austral jet stream in
... seasonal mean values of the jet position and shift. The negative correlation between position and shift in all seasons suggests that the equatorward bias in the climatology increases the sensitivity to climate forcing throughout the year. The correlation, however, effectively disappears in austral s ...
... seasonal mean values of the jet position and shift. The negative correlation between position and shift in all seasons suggests that the equatorward bias in the climatology increases the sensitivity to climate forcing throughout the year. The correlation, however, effectively disappears in austral s ...
Birds` response to climate change: new insights from key
... natural selection to maximize reproductive success and survival under given environmental conditions (Roff, 2002). Accordingly, changes in climatic conditions affect particular lifehistory components such as reproductive behaviour and the number of offspring (Parmesan, 2006), which in turn impact sp ...
... natural selection to maximize reproductive success and survival under given environmental conditions (Roff, 2002). Accordingly, changes in climatic conditions affect particular lifehistory components such as reproductive behaviour and the number of offspring (Parmesan, 2006), which in turn impact sp ...
The impacts of climate change on the abundance and
... Drosophila suzukii is a relatively recent species-of-concern for soft-skinned fruit producers. While undocumented outside of Japan prior to the 1930s (Kanzawa, 1936), it has increased its geographic range rapidly over the past 35 years and can now be found on every continent except for Antartica (As ...
... Drosophila suzukii is a relatively recent species-of-concern for soft-skinned fruit producers. While undocumented outside of Japan prior to the 1930s (Kanzawa, 1936), it has increased its geographic range rapidly over the past 35 years and can now be found on every continent except for Antartica (As ...
biodiversity and ground-level ozone
... conducted primarily in North America and Europe, has clearly identified that current concentrations of O3 can have significant adverse effects on sensitive crops and forests, as well as on native herbaceous species, with consequences for ecosystem structure and function. An extensive evidence base f ...
... conducted primarily in North America and Europe, has clearly identified that current concentrations of O3 can have significant adverse effects on sensitive crops and forests, as well as on native herbaceous species, with consequences for ecosystem structure and function. An extensive evidence base f ...
Impacts of leaf phenology and water table on interannual variability
... • Interannual variation (IAV) in carbon fluxes from land to atmosphere is significant at the ecosystem scale, but we know little as we scale to the region – Regional fluxes are hard to observe and model but we’ve made progress – Still: IAV (years-decade) is currently poorly observed and modeled, whi ...
... • Interannual variation (IAV) in carbon fluxes from land to atmosphere is significant at the ecosystem scale, but we know little as we scale to the region – Regional fluxes are hard to observe and model but we’ve made progress – Still: IAV (years-decade) is currently poorly observed and modeled, whi ...
2011 Climate Action Plan - Summary Report (pdf)
... planning, building design and construction, renovation, purchasing, landscape, energy, water, waste, product consumption, emissions, transportation, etc. Sustainable practices support ecological, human, and economic health and ...
... planning, building design and construction, renovation, purchasing, landscape, energy, water, waste, product consumption, emissions, transportation, etc. Sustainable practices support ecological, human, and economic health and ...
April 7, 2014 President Barack Obama The White House
... Secretary John Kerry U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear President Obama and Secretary Kerry, As scientists and economists, we are concerned about climate change and its impacts. We urge you to reject the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline as a project that will contr ...
... Secretary John Kerry U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear President Obama and Secretary Kerry, As scientists and economists, we are concerned about climate change and its impacts. We urge you to reject the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline as a project that will contr ...
AnT-ERA
... Environmental change occurs across broad temporal and spatial scales. Recent climate change is slow compared to daily changes, but is much faster than long-term changes such as glacial cycles. For example, the Antarctic Peninsula is warming very fast: ocean surface temperatures have increased by app ...
... Environmental change occurs across broad temporal and spatial scales. Recent climate change is slow compared to daily changes, but is much faster than long-term changes such as glacial cycles. For example, the Antarctic Peninsula is warming very fast: ocean surface temperatures have increased by app ...
Increasing Participation and Compliance in International Climate Change Agreements* SCOTT BARRETT
... compliance-compatible regime. His proposal also includes a protocol aimed at making some short term progress, but without the pretense that this can be achieved through international enforcement. Benedick (2001) offers a somewhat similar proposal, which emphasizes (longterm) international standards ...
... compliance-compatible regime. His proposal also includes a protocol aimed at making some short term progress, but without the pretense that this can be achieved through international enforcement. Benedick (2001) offers a somewhat similar proposal, which emphasizes (longterm) international standards ...
Kazakhstan
... Warmer summers, with periods of intense heat, have strained the transmission networks of Kazakhstan, for instance, and extreme weather threatens the ability of networks to function as intended—especially aging and poorly maintained facilities.4 Climate change will also place greater stress on Kazakh ...
... Warmer summers, with periods of intense heat, have strained the transmission networks of Kazakhstan, for instance, and extreme weather threatens the ability of networks to function as intended—especially aging and poorly maintained facilities.4 Climate change will also place greater stress on Kazakh ...
Presentation
... Forestry certification and climate change The 1st link Forestry Carbon projects should: Ensure not only carbon sequestration, but also measurable social, environmental and economic benefits Operate according to an internationally recognized forestry standard such as the FSC Principles and Crite ...
... Forestry certification and climate change The 1st link Forestry Carbon projects should: Ensure not only carbon sequestration, but also measurable social, environmental and economic benefits Operate according to an internationally recognized forestry standard such as the FSC Principles and Crite ...
Climate Change Impact on Flow Discharge of Kunhar River
... R and average seasonal volume difference Dv of 1.46%. The stimulated results for scenario “b” show an increase of flow discharge by 27%. Whereas, there was 21% and 6% increment in discharge simulated for scenarios “a” and “c” respectively. ...
... R and average seasonal volume difference Dv of 1.46%. The stimulated results for scenario “b” show an increase of flow discharge by 27%. Whereas, there was 21% and 6% increment in discharge simulated for scenarios “a” and “c” respectively. ...
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... reduced in regions with the lowest marginal abatement costs. This arrangement maximizes emissions reductions for a given cost or minimizes the costs for a given reduction target. The initial distribution of emission rights exerts a decisive influence on the price of the emission rights and on the ex ...
... reduced in regions with the lowest marginal abatement costs. This arrangement maximizes emissions reductions for a given cost or minimizes the costs for a given reduction target. The initial distribution of emission rights exerts a decisive influence on the price of the emission rights and on the ex ...
assisted colonization - University of Washington
... plete reshuffling of flora (Thuiller et al. 2005) and fauna managing landscapes in ways that promote permeability (Araújo et al. 2006; Lawler et al. 2009) in some places. The all have the potential to allow species to move into paleoecological record indicates that systems can change ecosystems that ...
... plete reshuffling of flora (Thuiller et al. 2005) and fauna managing landscapes in ways that promote permeability (Araújo et al. 2006; Lawler et al. 2009) in some places. The all have the potential to allow species to move into paleoecological record indicates that systems can change ecosystems that ...
Influence of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Planetary Wave
... Especially long-duration resonance events (as e.g. seen during the European and Russian heat waves in 2003 and 2010) have such double jet structures which in turn, through the thermal wind relationships, are characterized by a particular pattern of latitudinal variation in zonal-mean surface and low ...
... Especially long-duration resonance events (as e.g. seen during the European and Russian heat waves in 2003 and 2010) have such double jet structures which in turn, through the thermal wind relationships, are characterized by a particular pattern of latitudinal variation in zonal-mean surface and low ...
K. Gombas: Good practices and lessons learned on Water and
... • 8000 years of synthetic inflow simulated with a timeseries model, taking into cross-correlation of tributaries • Maximum flow and water level modelled with HEC-RAS for all 8000 years, along the whole river system • HQ1% profiles = from measured annual HQ (often scarce) • RFL = maximum level of tho ...
... • 8000 years of synthetic inflow simulated with a timeseries model, taking into cross-correlation of tributaries • Maximum flow and water level modelled with HEC-RAS for all 8000 years, along the whole river system • HQ1% profiles = from measured annual HQ (often scarce) • RFL = maximum level of tho ...
Years of Living Dangerously
Years of Living Dangerously is a documentary television series focusing on global warming. The first season premiered on April 13, 2014, consisted of 9 episodes, and ran on Showtime. It won an Emmy Award as Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. The second season, consisting of 8 episodes, is expected to air on the National Geographic Channel in late 2016, with broader distribution than the first season. James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and clean energy investor and environmental activist Daniel Abbasi are executive producers of the series, as was the late Jerry Weintraub for the first season. Joel Bach and David Gelber, former 60 Minutes producers, are co-creators of the series as well as executive producers. Joseph Romm and Heidi Cullen are the chief science advisors.The weekly episodes feature celebrity investigators, who each have a history of environmental activism, and well-known journalists, each of whom have a background in environmental reportage. These ""correspondents"" travel to areas around the world and throughout the U.S. affected by global warming to interview experts and ordinary people affected by, and seeking solutions to, the effects of global warming. They act as proxies for the audience, asking questions to find out people's opinions and to discover the scientific evidence. The celebrities in season 1 included Harrison Ford, Matt Damon, Ian Somerhalder, Jessica Alba, Don Cheadle, America Ferrera, Michael C. Hall, Olivia Munn and Schwarzenegger. The journalists include Lesley Stahl, Thomas Friedman, Chris Hayes and Mark Bittman. The final episode of season 1 featured an interview by Friedman of President Barack Obama. In season 2, David Letterman has agreed to travel to India to interview the prime minister and examine how the country plans to distribute solar power to its entire population over the next decade. The show will send Schwarzenegger as a correspondent to China. Other hosts for season 2 include Cameron, Somerhalder, Munn, Friedman, Cheadle, and newcomers Jack Black, Joshua Jackson, Aasif Mandvi, Cecily Strong and Ty Burrell in an episode about electric cars. Season 2 is expected to cover more impacts of climate change, like hurricanes, historic droughts and the rapidly increasing extinction rate of species, but Bach noted that the season will ""focus much more ... on solutions that individuals, communities, companies and even governments can use to address worldwide climate change.""Schwarzenegger reflected on how the series tries to make the issue of climate change resonate with the public: ""I think the environmental movement only can be successful if we are simple and clear and make it a human story. We will tell human stories in this project. The scientists would never get the kind of attention that someone in show business gets."" Cameron elaborated: ""We didn’t use our celebrities as talking head experts, because they’re not climate experts. They were concerned, intelligent, curious citizens who were out to find answers. They were functioning as journalists."" Newsweek said that the celebrity reporters ""lend sparks to an issue that sends most viewers for the exits"".