BATES et al 2008 Climate Change and Water
... use and management. It takes into account current and projected regional key vulnerabilities, prospects for adaptation, and the relationships between climate change mitigation and water. Its objectives are: ...
... use and management. It takes into account current and projected regional key vulnerabilities, prospects for adaptation, and the relationships between climate change mitigation and water. Its objectives are: ...
Breanne Compton: "The Rising Tide of Environmental Migrants: Our National Responsibilities"
... levels.37 Here, a rise in sea level of even ten to twenty centimeters could result in the displacement of millions of Bangladeshis.38 For Bangladeshis, and residents of other low-elevation nations, forced displacement due to climate change is more than just a looming prediction. In the recent past, ...
... levels.37 Here, a rise in sea level of even ten to twenty centimeters could result in the displacement of millions of Bangladeshis.38 For Bangladeshis, and residents of other low-elevation nations, forced displacement due to climate change is more than just a looming prediction. In the recent past, ...
Trends in Intense Precipitation in the Climate Record
... percentiles of rainy day events) for daily precipitation during the reference period. Then, exceedences (or precipitation totals for some analyses) above the threshold values were totaled and the climatological mean was calculated for the threshold based on the reference period. For each region, sea ...
... percentiles of rainy day events) for daily precipitation during the reference period. Then, exceedences (or precipitation totals for some analyses) above the threshold values were totaled and the climatological mean was calculated for the threshold based on the reference period. For each region, sea ...
3.3 Wind Conditions - Mornington Peninsula Shire
... provision for a predicted sea level rise due to climate change of 0.4m by 2100. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was formed in 1988 to assess the potential impacts of climate change (greenhouse effect) around the world. It is operated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO ...
... provision for a predicted sea level rise due to climate change of 0.4m by 2100. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was formed in 1988 to assess the potential impacts of climate change (greenhouse effect) around the world. It is operated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO ...
Climate change and human health
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
Climate change and human health RISKS AND RESPONSES Editors
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
Antarctic Krill, Euphausia superba, a Model Organism - ePIC
... large impact on the environment? The Polar Regions represent one of the most rapidly warming areas on the globe. Therefore, a model polar organism to study and to understand the effect of climate change on the Southern Ocean ecosystem is Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba). This organism plays a key ...
... large impact on the environment? The Polar Regions represent one of the most rapidly warming areas on the globe. Therefore, a model polar organism to study and to understand the effect of climate change on the Southern Ocean ecosystem is Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba). This organism plays a key ...
Measuring the Impacts of Climate Change on North
... The authors thank Joel Smith, David Chapman, Michael Hanemann, Sasha Mackler and an anonymous reviewer for guidance and comments on this research. This research was supported by the National Commission on Energy Policy. ...
... The authors thank Joel Smith, David Chapman, Michael Hanemann, Sasha Mackler and an anonymous reviewer for guidance and comments on this research. This research was supported by the National Commission on Energy Policy. ...
Climate Investigations Using Ice Sheet and Mass Balance Models
... I would like to thank my dissertation advisors for their insights and thoughtful criticisms. Special thanks goes to my advisor, Dr. Peter Koons, whose enthusiasm, persistent questions, and confidence in my abilities have shaped this research in profound ways. I also thank Dr. James Fastook who wrote ...
... I would like to thank my dissertation advisors for their insights and thoughtful criticisms. Special thanks goes to my advisor, Dr. Peter Koons, whose enthusiasm, persistent questions, and confidence in my abilities have shaped this research in profound ways. I also thank Dr. James Fastook who wrote ...
Eastern Africa Climate-Smart Agriculture Scoping Study: Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
... One of the main challenges to achieving food security in Eastern Africa has been related to unfavourable weather and climate conditions, including the occurrence of droughts and floods as well as increasingly unreliable rainfall and gradually increasing temperatures. Climate-smart agriculture, as de ...
... One of the main challenges to achieving food security in Eastern Africa has been related to unfavourable weather and climate conditions, including the occurrence of droughts and floods as well as increasingly unreliable rainfall and gradually increasing temperatures. Climate-smart agriculture, as de ...
A Climate Modelling Primer - THIRD EDITION
... Printed and bound in Great Britain by TJ International Ltd, Padstow, Cornwall This book is printed on acid-free paper responsibly manufactured from sustainable forestry in which at least two trees are planted for each one used for paper production. ...
... Printed and bound in Great Britain by TJ International Ltd, Padstow, Cornwall This book is printed on acid-free paper responsibly manufactured from sustainable forestry in which at least two trees are planted for each one used for paper production. ...
Future of carbon capture and storage in the UK
... 4. While gas is cleaner than coal, it still produces on average 400 gCO2/kWh.10 The CCC has assessed that an average grid intensity of around 50 gCO2/kWh by 2030 was the necessary objective for the power sector if the UK is to meet its targets.11 The CCC’s modelling scenarios show that an average i ...
... 4. While gas is cleaner than coal, it still produces on average 400 gCO2/kWh.10 The CCC has assessed that an average grid intensity of around 50 gCO2/kWh by 2030 was the necessary objective for the power sector if the UK is to meet its targets.11 The CCC’s modelling scenarios show that an average i ...
Integrated analysis of risks of coastal flooding and cliff
... extent of coastal erosion and flooding are all the more concerning because a significant proportion of the world’s population reside in the coastal zone: in 1990, 1.2 billion people lived in the nearcoastal zone (the area both within 100km distance of the coast and 100m elevation of sea level) at de ...
... extent of coastal erosion and flooding are all the more concerning because a significant proportion of the world’s population reside in the coastal zone: in 1990, 1.2 billion people lived in the nearcoastal zone (the area both within 100km distance of the coast and 100m elevation of sea level) at de ...
organic agriculture and climate change mitigation
... which will allow organic farmers to increase their participation in carbon markets. Looking to the future, RTOACC is committed to making a concerted effort to disseminate its findings to and through a variety of communication networks. For example, results will be sent to scientific publications to ...
... which will allow organic farmers to increase their participation in carbon markets. Looking to the future, RTOACC is committed to making a concerted effort to disseminate its findings to and through a variety of communication networks. For example, results will be sent to scientific publications to ...
David_Simmons-The_Impact_of_Climate_Chnage_in_Africa
... © 2016 Willis Towers Watson. All rights reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. For Willis Towers Watson and Willis Towers Watson client use only. ...
... © 2016 Willis Towers Watson. All rights reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. For Willis Towers Watson and Willis Towers Watson client use only. ...
CURRICULUM VITAE Andrew Dale Ashton Coastal Geomorphologist
... American Geophysical Union. Ashton, A.D. and Giosan, L., 2011. Wave-influenced delta evolution controlled by wave approach angle. Geophysical Research Letters, 38:L13405, doi:10.1029/2011GL047630. Ashton. A.D., Walkden, M., and Dickson, M., 2011. Equilibrium responses of cliffed coasts to changes in ...
... American Geophysical Union. Ashton, A.D. and Giosan, L., 2011. Wave-influenced delta evolution controlled by wave approach angle. Geophysical Research Letters, 38:L13405, doi:10.1029/2011GL047630. Ashton. A.D., Walkden, M., and Dickson, M., 2011. Equilibrium responses of cliffed coasts to changes in ...
Climate change, water and food security
... upper limit of model scenarios elaborated in the Fourth Assessment (AR4) undertaken by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). There remain many scientific questions related to cause and effect that are not yet fully explained, but the probable future costs of climate change are so signifi ...
... upper limit of model scenarios elaborated in the Fourth Assessment (AR4) undertaken by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). There remain many scientific questions related to cause and effect that are not yet fully explained, but the probable future costs of climate change are so signifi ...
Carbon Disclosure submission
... of January 1st, 2013. Molson Coors policy is to incorporate environmental data from acquisitions starting the first full calendar year. As such, the GHG data from the former Starbev breweries has been included for the first time in this 2013 submission. Molson Coors has evaluated and disclosed clima ...
... of January 1st, 2013. Molson Coors policy is to incorporate environmental data from acquisitions starting the first full calendar year. As such, the GHG data from the former Starbev breweries has been included for the first time in this 2013 submission. Molson Coors has evaluated and disclosed clima ...
Progress towards objectives - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
... progress and this is evident through all performance and quality processes undertaken. Areas for improvement are the focus for 2013–14. Key messages for 2012–13 include: > Australia’s aid program continued to be relevant in the Caribbean development context. Positive relationships were maintained wi ...
... progress and this is evident through all performance and quality processes undertaken. Areas for improvement are the focus for 2013–14. Key messages for 2012–13 include: > Australia’s aid program continued to be relevant in the Caribbean development context. Positive relationships were maintained wi ...
Organizational learning in regional governance: A study of the Arctic
... society. Co-productive governance highlights the normative (what we morally should do) and cognitive (what we know and think) elements of governance, and also addresses how these elements emerge in specific contexts. Historically, shifts in the overarching logic of norms and goals in international ...
... society. Co-productive governance highlights the normative (what we morally should do) and cognitive (what we know and think) elements of governance, and also addresses how these elements emerge in specific contexts. Historically, shifts in the overarching logic of norms and goals in international ...
Addressing Climate Change and Migration in Asia
... Yet forced migration due to extreme environmental events is not a foregone conclusion, at least not in all instances. The countries of Asia and the Pacific can choose to turn the threat of climate-induced migration into an opportunity to improve lives, advance the development process, and adapt to l ...
... Yet forced migration due to extreme environmental events is not a foregone conclusion, at least not in all instances. The countries of Asia and the Pacific can choose to turn the threat of climate-induced migration into an opportunity to improve lives, advance the development process, and adapt to l ...
FIFTH NATIONAL COMMUNICATION of the Austrian Federal
... local authorities. Austria acceded to the European Union in 1995 and ceded some areas of national jurisdiction to the community. Austria’s total permanent population has reached 8.32 million inhabitants in 2007; after stagnation in the early 1980ies this represents an increase of more than ...
... local authorities. Austria acceded to the European Union in 1995 and ceded some areas of national jurisdiction to the community. Austria’s total permanent population has reached 8.32 million inhabitants in 2007; after stagnation in the early 1980ies this represents an increase of more than ...
Fisheries Management and the Arctic in the Context of Climate
... ecosystems, differing in many ways, including in terms of effects of climate change. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, the most comprehensive analysis of global climate change to date (Bindoff et al., 2013; Collins et al., 2013; Flato et al., 2013; Kirtman et al., 2013) al ...
... ecosystems, differing in many ways, including in terms of effects of climate change. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, the most comprehensive analysis of global climate change to date (Bindoff et al., 2013; Collins et al., 2013; Flato et al., 2013; Kirtman et al., 2013) al ...
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.