REPORT CARD Sea-Level Rise 2012
... 2006) are shown by the red solid line. Satellite altimeter data since 1993 is shown in black (Church and White 2011). Shading and dashed lines are one standard deviation errors. ...
... 2006) are shown by the red solid line. Satellite altimeter data since 1993 is shown in black (Church and White 2011). Shading and dashed lines are one standard deviation errors. ...
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS AND LIVESTOCK
... atmosphere changes the energy transmission, that the climate in cities is different from rural areas and that changes in landscape results in change in climate. We have evidence of changes in growing seasons, global temperature changes (climate models suggest that there will be a 1.5 degrees Celsius ...
... atmosphere changes the energy transmission, that the climate in cities is different from rural areas and that changes in landscape results in change in climate. We have evidence of changes in growing seasons, global temperature changes (climate models suggest that there will be a 1.5 degrees Celsius ...
Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea Sixth National
... meet the medium term goals already established and their full implementation will ensure the respect of such goals while putting the country on the right path towards the decarbonisation. There are also clear evidences that there is a need to adapt to climate change impacts: a process to elaborate t ...
... meet the medium term goals already established and their full implementation will ensure the respect of such goals while putting the country on the right path towards the decarbonisation. There are also clear evidences that there is a need to adapt to climate change impacts: a process to elaborate t ...
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... the influence of climate change on the recharge of groundwater in the spring region has particular significance to the optimization of utilization, the implementation of scientific scheduling, and the management of regional water resources. In general, water management is a strong key to use water r ...
... the influence of climate change on the recharge of groundwater in the spring region has particular significance to the optimization of utilization, the implementation of scientific scheduling, and the management of regional water resources. In general, water management is a strong key to use water r ...
Workstream I: Scope, guiding principles, and cross-cutting
... The GCF was created to close the financing gap that currently exists, especially in adaptation finance, but also in other matters that are very sensible for developing countries, like technology development and transfer and capacity building. This gap was also extended by the lack of public resource ...
... The GCF was created to close the financing gap that currently exists, especially in adaptation finance, but also in other matters that are very sensible for developing countries, like technology development and transfer and capacity building. This gap was also extended by the lack of public resource ...
A negative feedback between anthropogenic ozone pollution and
... between present and past times. Throughout this study the percentage or relative changes reported were estimated as 100 × (PD-PI) / PD. ...
... between present and past times. Throughout this study the percentage or relative changes reported were estimated as 100 × (PD-PI) / PD. ...
Abatement vs. Adaptation and the Prospects for International
... practice will distract effort away from abatement, and hence further widen the divide between large and small countries in terms of reaching agreement on an abatement treaty, and in terms of net damages suffered (see for example, UNDP (2007)). Our paper is an attempt to construct a formal theoretica ...
... practice will distract effort away from abatement, and hence further widen the divide between large and small countries in terms of reaching agreement on an abatement treaty, and in terms of net damages suffered (see for example, UNDP (2007)). Our paper is an attempt to construct a formal theoretica ...
Impacts of deforestation on weather PATTERNs and agriculture
... In conclusion, there is wide scientific consensus that deforestation can cause indirect impacts to local and regional weather systems, such as rainfall patterns and surface temperatures. There is also strong modelling evidence for remote global impacts via teleconnections caused by deforestation in ...
... In conclusion, there is wide scientific consensus that deforestation can cause indirect impacts to local and regional weather systems, such as rainfall patterns and surface temperatures. There is also strong modelling evidence for remote global impacts via teleconnections caused by deforestation in ...
Arctic tundra fires: natural variability and responses to climate change
... pared with fire frequencies during the late Quaternary; tundra-fire frequencies overlap statistically between those two to be more pronounced in the Arctic than in other periods for each of the ecoregions where charcoal records regions. Climate projections (IPCC 2013; SNAP 2014) have been obtained f ...
... pared with fire frequencies during the late Quaternary; tundra-fire frequencies overlap statistically between those two to be more pronounced in the Arctic than in other periods for each of the ecoregions where charcoal records regions. Climate projections (IPCC 2013; SNAP 2014) have been obtained f ...
Arctic tundra fires: natural variability and responses to climate change
... pared with fire frequencies during the late Quaternary; tundra-fire frequencies overlap statistically between those two to be more pronounced in the Arctic than in other periods for each of the ecoregions where charcoal records regions. Climate projections (IPCC 2013; SNAP 2014) have been obtained f ...
... pared with fire frequencies during the late Quaternary; tundra-fire frequencies overlap statistically between those two to be more pronounced in the Arctic than in other periods for each of the ecoregions where charcoal records regions. Climate projections (IPCC 2013; SNAP 2014) have been obtained f ...
CONSIDERATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY ADAPTATION ON THE
... Climate change and variability are already being observed throughout the US, including in the SW (IPCC, 2007; Garfin et al. 2013). According to the 2013 Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwestern United States (SWCA), a report covering the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, California, Color ...
... Climate change and variability are already being observed throughout the US, including in the SW (IPCC, 2007; Garfin et al. 2013). According to the 2013 Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwestern United States (SWCA), a report covering the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, California, Color ...
Global Carbon Pricing - Carbon
... But they were right to prioritize this effort, and they struggled valiantly. As Ostrom found, to change the self-interest of a group, a common commitment rule is necessary. Unfortunately, the quantity-restriction makes finding an acceptable common rule impossible. The result was that the U.S., Austr ...
... But they were right to prioritize this effort, and they struggled valiantly. As Ostrom found, to change the self-interest of a group, a common commitment rule is necessary. Unfortunately, the quantity-restriction makes finding an acceptable common rule impossible. The result was that the U.S., Austr ...
Grassland afforestation impact on primary productivity
... Does precipitation have the same importance as a control ...
... Does precipitation have the same importance as a control ...
Gunnison Basin Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
... gases produced by society – for the next several decades. Moreover, the spatial resolution of global climate models is limited. Therefore, uncertainty remains about future local climate, and, accordingly, about how species fitness, population stability, and ecosystems will be affected. While it is i ...
... gases produced by society – for the next several decades. Moreover, the spatial resolution of global climate models is limited. Therefore, uncertainty remains about future local climate, and, accordingly, about how species fitness, population stability, and ecosystems will be affected. While it is i ...
Camels and Climate Resilience: Adaptation in Northern Kenya
... linked to particular areas on the mountain? How do they relate to use of land, water and other resources? What inputs do the practices require, and what are their benefits and challenges? The settlements and households in the area under study were quite widely distributed. In order to examine variat ...
... linked to particular areas on the mountain? How do they relate to use of land, water and other resources? What inputs do the practices require, and what are their benefits and challenges? The settlements and households in the area under study were quite widely distributed. In order to examine variat ...
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... exogenously imposed and costs and benefits are given. The default adaptation strategy is very effective because benefits are assumed to be large. Impact reduction through adaptation ranges between 90% in the OECD to 50% in other regions. Globally, adaptation can achieve a damage reduction of roughl ...
... exogenously imposed and costs and benefits are given. The default adaptation strategy is very effective because benefits are assumed to be large. Impact reduction through adaptation ranges between 90% in the OECD to 50% in other regions. Globally, adaptation can achieve a damage reduction of roughl ...
User Friendly Manual of the EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT)
... The Ex-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT) is an appraisal system developed by FAO providing ex-ante estimates of the impact of agriculture and forestry development projects, programmes and policies on the carbon-balance. The carbon-balance is defined as the net balance from all GHGs expressed in CO2 ...
... The Ex-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT) is an appraisal system developed by FAO providing ex-ante estimates of the impact of agriculture and forestry development projects, programmes and policies on the carbon-balance. The carbon-balance is defined as the net balance from all GHGs expressed in CO2 ...
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
... of impacts for each region, not all of them negative, and largely borne by two species (Pinus radiata and Eucalyptus globulus), accounting for 69% of the planted estate and grown over broad climatic ranges (Booth et al. 2010). More significant impacts may result to those plantation species with limi ...
... of impacts for each region, not all of them negative, and largely borne by two species (Pinus radiata and Eucalyptus globulus), accounting for 69% of the planted estate and grown over broad climatic ranges (Booth et al. 2010). More significant impacts may result to those plantation species with limi ...
Disaster Risk Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa
... The PDNAs have provided momentum for a long-term dialogue with governments on DRR and an entry point to assess further investments. The first implemented activities also highlighted a number of lessons to be addressed: 1. Institutional aspects often require a long-term dialogue with the involved gov ...
... The PDNAs have provided momentum for a long-term dialogue with governments on DRR and an entry point to assess further investments. The first implemented activities also highlighted a number of lessons to be addressed: 1. Institutional aspects often require a long-term dialogue with the involved gov ...
Simulating the winter North Atlantic Oscillation: the roles of internal
... the high-index early 1990s. Recent winters have an average NAO index that is only slightly above the 1961– 1990 mean, and the trend from the 1960s to the early 1990s has not continued. Nevertheless, it is important to understand the causes of the multi-decadal variations, particularly whether they a ...
... the high-index early 1990s. Recent winters have an average NAO index that is only slightly above the 1961– 1990 mean, and the trend from the 1960s to the early 1990s has not continued. Nevertheless, it is important to understand the causes of the multi-decadal variations, particularly whether they a ...
Climate change adaptation and mitigation through
... Urban agriculture is an age-old practice that dates back to the early cities of the Inca, the Aztec and the Maya, as well as early Javanese and Indus settlements, and of course those in the ‘fertile crescent’ of the Tigris and Euphrates (Mougeot 1993). In fact, prior to the Industrial Revolution, ne ...
... Urban agriculture is an age-old practice that dates back to the early cities of the Inca, the Aztec and the Maya, as well as early Javanese and Indus settlements, and of course those in the ‘fertile crescent’ of the Tigris and Euphrates (Mougeot 1993). In fact, prior to the Industrial Revolution, ne ...
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, building
... history and modelling of crude oil, natural gas and coal prices, 1970–2010 history and current projections for the development of the price of natural gas on the continental European market, 1980–2050 history and current projections for the development of the world market coal price for deliveries t ...
... history and modelling of crude oil, natural gas and coal prices, 1970–2010 history and current projections for the development of the price of natural gas on the continental European market, 1980–2050 history and current projections for the development of the world market coal price for deliveries t ...
International cooperation in the field of CCS - Approaches and implementation
... sufficient load flexibility, and commercial availability. CO2 utilization (Carbon Capture & Use, CCU) does yet not offer sufficient potential as a replacement for CO2 storage, although it may become significant as part of supply chains of raw materials for industry. The electricity generation costs ...
... sufficient load flexibility, and commercial availability. CO2 utilization (Carbon Capture & Use, CCU) does yet not offer sufficient potential as a replacement for CO2 storage, although it may become significant as part of supply chains of raw materials for industry. The electricity generation costs ...
Surveys of scientists' views on climate change
Several surveys have been conducted of the opinions of scientists on anthropogenic climate change. They have generally concluded that the majority of scientists believe that human activity is contributing to global warming.