Working Paper 205 - Watkiss (opens in new window)
... studies identified, though these are primarily in the grey literature. A synthesis of this evidence base has identified some key findings. First, while the information base has expanded significantly, it is concentrated in some sectors (notably coasts, agriculture and water): important gaps remain i ...
... studies identified, though these are primarily in the grey literature. A synthesis of this evidence base has identified some key findings. First, while the information base has expanded significantly, it is concentrated in some sectors (notably coasts, agriculture and water): important gaps remain i ...
Crop Insurance for Adaptation to Climate Change in India
... international aid has not been able to keep pace with the growth in demand for natural disaster relief. There is clear evidence that over-reliance on these traditional post-disaster funding models may no longer be sustainable. There is a need for market based solution for addressing such risks. Insu ...
... international aid has not been able to keep pace with the growth in demand for natural disaster relief. There is clear evidence that over-reliance on these traditional post-disaster funding models may no longer be sustainable. There is a need for market based solution for addressing such risks. Insu ...
phenology
... cloned indicator plants (lilac), (and selected agricultural crops?) designed to complement remote sensing observations data collected will be freely available to the research community and general public UW-Milwaukee Geography ...
... cloned indicator plants (lilac), (and selected agricultural crops?) designed to complement remote sensing observations data collected will be freely available to the research community and general public UW-Milwaukee Geography ...
Global Warming and the Greenland Ice Sheet
... glacier model. Taking a 1% per year increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration, they obtained a global average temperature increase of between 2.7 and 3.3 ◦ C over the 1990 to 2100 time span. Their result suggests that the Greenland contribution to sea level rise is considerably smaller, between 0.30 ...
... glacier model. Taking a 1% per year increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration, they obtained a global average temperature increase of between 2.7 and 3.3 ◦ C over the 1990 to 2100 time span. Their result suggests that the Greenland contribution to sea level rise is considerably smaller, between 0.30 ...
Poster - Ross School Senior Projects
... Coral reefs reproduce sexually and asexually. When the coral reef reproduces sexually, fertilization can be either internal or external. During internal fertilization, the eggs are brooded by the polyps for days to weeks, depending on species. After this stage, free-swimming larvae are released into ...
... Coral reefs reproduce sexually and asexually. When the coral reef reproduces sexually, fertilization can be either internal or external. During internal fertilization, the eggs are brooded by the polyps for days to weeks, depending on species. After this stage, free-swimming larvae are released into ...
An Analysis of Adaptation as a Response to Climate Change
... temperature is likely to increase in the business as usual scenarios as shown in Figure 1, which also shows our projections. Projected global temperature changes above preindustrial levels range between +2.8 and +4 °C . Anthropogenic climate change, accelerating the natural trend, will induce a seri ...
... temperature is likely to increase in the business as usual scenarios as shown in Figure 1, which also shows our projections. Projected global temperature changes above preindustrial levels range between +2.8 and +4 °C . Anthropogenic climate change, accelerating the natural trend, will induce a seri ...
Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in the European Union
... Many examples of degradation of the natural resources are at hand ranging from air, water and sediment pollution by intensive industry and agriculture to excessive coastal and marine fishery. The explosive growth of the tourism sector also puts considerable pressure on coastal habitats and ecosystem ...
... Many examples of degradation of the natural resources are at hand ranging from air, water and sediment pollution by intensive industry and agriculture to excessive coastal and marine fishery. The explosive growth of the tourism sector also puts considerable pressure on coastal habitats and ecosystem ...
Arimura - Viessmann European Research Centre
... Impacts on International Market The price does not reach $10 until 2019. The demand for CDM is limited during the Kyoto commitment period. However, with banking, there may be demand for CDM before 2019. ...
... Impacts on International Market The price does not reach $10 until 2019. The demand for CDM is limited during the Kyoto commitment period. However, with banking, there may be demand for CDM before 2019. ...
CHAPTER 2: ARCTIC CLIMATE – Past and Present Lead Author
... through the early 1990s, there was a general upward tendency. The AO index has been more positive than negative throughout the 1990s. The physical origins for these long terms changes is the subject of considerable debate. Fyfe et al. (1999) and Shindell et al. (1999) have shown that positive AO tre ...
... through the early 1990s, there was a general upward tendency. The AO index has been more positive than negative throughout the 1990s. The physical origins for these long terms changes is the subject of considerable debate. Fyfe et al. (1999) and Shindell et al. (1999) have shown that positive AO tre ...
Using Marginal Abatement Cost Curves (MACC) to realize the economic appraisal of Climate Smart Agriculture policy options
... externality is a consequence of an economic activity, not transmitted through prices, experienced by a third party who did not agree to the activity. An externality can either be positive (it is a benefit for the third party) or negative (it is a cost for the third party). For example, industrial fa ...
... externality is a consequence of an economic activity, not transmitted through prices, experienced by a third party who did not agree to the activity. An externality can either be positive (it is a benefit for the third party) or negative (it is a cost for the third party). For example, industrial fa ...
Consequences of elevated temperature on prairie plants: legumes, nitrogen, and phenology
... remaining (Samson and Knopf 1994, Piper et al. 2007). A greater understanding of the potential consequences of climate change for these ecosystems will be critical to future restoration efforts. Like many terrestrial ecosystems, prairies are often nitrogen (N) limited, (LeBauer and Treseder 2008, Cr ...
... remaining (Samson and Knopf 1994, Piper et al. 2007). A greater understanding of the potential consequences of climate change for these ecosystems will be critical to future restoration efforts. Like many terrestrial ecosystems, prairies are often nitrogen (N) limited, (LeBauer and Treseder 2008, Cr ...
Climate Change Activities for the Classroom
... diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence derived from their work. Scientific inquiry also refers to the activities through which students develop knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas, as well as an understanding of how scienti ...
... diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence derived from their work. Scientific inquiry also refers to the activities through which students develop knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas, as well as an understanding of how scienti ...
CRP.13 - the United Nations
... climate change and the results of the researches done on indigenous peoples’ local mitigation and adaptation measures. 1.2.2. To enhance the understanding and knowledge of the participants on climate change and the state of negotiations at the UNFCCC and to discuss and agree on positions on certain ...
... climate change and the results of the researches done on indigenous peoples’ local mitigation and adaptation measures. 1.2.2. To enhance the understanding and knowledge of the participants on climate change and the state of negotiations at the UNFCCC and to discuss and agree on positions on certain ...
Heading 1
... Before a Sub-Sector Analysis can be applied to potential sub-sectors (commodities), a selection needs to be carried out to determine which of the present sub-sectors show most potential for further development, in order to generate a better income for the small scale family farmers and create the po ...
... Before a Sub-Sector Analysis can be applied to potential sub-sectors (commodities), a selection needs to be carried out to determine which of the present sub-sectors show most potential for further development, in order to generate a better income for the small scale family farmers and create the po ...
28 REDD+: What should come next?
... sell REDD+ credits from the project area, but only four of them have done so. More generally, lack of funding has not enabled the basic political economy forces that drive deforestation and forest degradation, and that seek to maintain business-as-usual, to be changed. Challenges also abound in othe ...
... sell REDD+ credits from the project area, but only four of them have done so. More generally, lack of funding has not enabled the basic political economy forces that drive deforestation and forest degradation, and that seek to maintain business-as-usual, to be changed. Challenges also abound in othe ...
Temperature modulates intra-plant growth ofSalix polarisfrom a high
... Webb (1963) who found that many years may pass without any rings being formed in S. arctica specimens found on Axel Heiberg Island. This phenomenon is usually linked with ‘‘low extremes’’, represented by one or more cold summers with little or no growth (e.g. Polunin 1955, 1958). However, such growt ...
... Webb (1963) who found that many years may pass without any rings being formed in S. arctica specimens found on Axel Heiberg Island. This phenomenon is usually linked with ‘‘low extremes’’, represented by one or more cold summers with little or no growth (e.g. Polunin 1955, 1958). However, such growt ...
Draft recommendation submitted by the Chair
... lead to significant changes in organism physiology and habitat range in cold-water areas. Ocean acidification is detrimental to many marine species, with impacts on their physiology and long-term fitness. Shoaling of the aragonite saturation horizon will also leave many calcifying species in potenti ...
... lead to significant changes in organism physiology and habitat range in cold-water areas. Ocean acidification is detrimental to many marine species, with impacts on their physiology and long-term fitness. Shoaling of the aragonite saturation horizon will also leave many calcifying species in potenti ...
Green Day - Design Council
... individual schools and publicly report under the Carbon Reduction Commitment. There should be a culture of sustainable development embedded into all areas of school life. Making a school sustainable is partly about the smart application of technological solutions, but it’s overwhelmingly about the e ...
... individual schools and publicly report under the Carbon Reduction Commitment. There should be a culture of sustainable development embedded into all areas of school life. Making a school sustainable is partly about the smart application of technological solutions, but it’s overwhelmingly about the e ...
CLIMATE CHANGE 2014 Mitigation of Climate Change USTH scientific seminar 30/03/2015
... IPCC Fifth Assessment Report ...
... IPCC Fifth Assessment Report ...
Climate change, crop yields, and internal migration in the United
... to as “counties in the Corn Belt,” which include all Midwestern states and Kentucky), the estimated semi-elasticity of outmigration with respect to climate-induced crop yields is about -0.17, i.e., holding everything else constant, a 1% decline in crop yields would induce approximately 0.17% of the ...
... to as “counties in the Corn Belt,” which include all Midwestern states and Kentucky), the estimated semi-elasticity of outmigration with respect to climate-induced crop yields is about -0.17, i.e., holding everything else constant, a 1% decline in crop yields would induce approximately 0.17% of the ...
Arranging deck chairs on the Titanic
... Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases (GHGs) which trap solar energy in the Earth’s atmosphere, cumulatively contributing to global warming and, ultimately, climate change. 3 In 1992, the United Nations (UN) proposed a framework for dealing with climate change, the United Nations Framework ...
... Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases (GHGs) which trap solar energy in the Earth’s atmosphere, cumulatively contributing to global warming and, ultimately, climate change. 3 In 1992, the United Nations (UN) proposed a framework for dealing with climate change, the United Nations Framework ...
Joint regional climate system modelling for the European sea
... of sea level in the regional ocean model NEMOMED12. This new ocean simulation, called MED12, covers the hindcast period 1980-2013. At the Atlantic buffer zone, we apply a restoring to the temperature, salinity and sea surface height from the reanalysis ORAS4 (Balmaseda et al., 2014). The seasonal cy ...
... of sea level in the regional ocean model NEMOMED12. This new ocean simulation, called MED12, covers the hindcast period 1980-2013. At the Atlantic buffer zone, we apply a restoring to the temperature, salinity and sea surface height from the reanalysis ORAS4 (Balmaseda et al., 2014). The seasonal cy ...
Development in the News
... http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionalsnetwork/barclays-partner-zone/global-youth-employment-hope 14. Climate change laws: time to act on the IPCC report? http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionalsnetwork/2014/mar/31/ipcc-climate-change-talks-national-legislation ...
... http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionalsnetwork/barclays-partner-zone/global-youth-employment-hope 14. Climate change laws: time to act on the IPCC report? http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionalsnetwork/2014/mar/31/ipcc-climate-change-talks-national-legislation ...
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.