gcos regional action plan for central asia
... to climate and its extremes is generally high throughout the region. The countries of Central Asia are now striving for sustainable development of their resources. This is generating increasing needs for observational data on all components of the climate system. These data are needed to assist gove ...
... to climate and its extremes is generally high throughout the region. The countries of Central Asia are now striving for sustainable development of their resources. This is generating increasing needs for observational data on all components of the climate system. These data are needed to assist gove ...
Greene_washington_0250O_15591
... Though scientific uncertainty is not itself an instrument of duplicity, it can be used as a tool for pursuing certain political or economic outcomes (Costanza & Cornwell 1992). However, scientific uncertainty arises out of a lack of information rather than from a particular agenda. Due to the high d ...
... Though scientific uncertainty is not itself an instrument of duplicity, it can be used as a tool for pursuing certain political or economic outcomes (Costanza & Cornwell 1992). However, scientific uncertainty arises out of a lack of information rather than from a particular agenda. Due to the high d ...
a study of public understanding of and response to climate
... Prevalence of and reasons for energy-reduction action ..................................... 67 Theoretical perspectives relevant to energy conservation.................................. 68 Costs and benefits of energy conservation.......................................................... 69 Social a ...
... Prevalence of and reasons for energy-reduction action ..................................... 67 Theoretical perspectives relevant to energy conservation.................................. 68 Costs and benefits of energy conservation.......................................................... 69 Social a ...
Long-term interactions between vegetation and climate
... to elevated CO2 concentrations. Only a few of these large-scale experiments that were performed up to now have reported effects of increased atmospheric CO2 concentration on production of the ecosystem or crop (Ainsworth and Long, 2005). The effect of temperature on photosynthesis and respiration Bo ...
... to elevated CO2 concentrations. Only a few of these large-scale experiments that were performed up to now have reported effects of increased atmospheric CO2 concentration on production of the ecosystem or crop (Ainsworth and Long, 2005). The effect of temperature on photosynthesis and respiration Bo ...
Vulnerability Index to climate change in the Latin
... vulnerability is a multi-dimensional issue which can be influenced by a wider range of underlying factors. It is possible to lower vulnerability by reducing the sensitivity of the affected population and by improving society’s capacity to adapt to the changing climate. This requires understanding of ...
... vulnerability is a multi-dimensional issue which can be influenced by a wider range of underlying factors. It is possible to lower vulnerability by reducing the sensitivity of the affected population and by improving society’s capacity to adapt to the changing climate. This requires understanding of ...
Climate, Community and Biodiversity Project Design Standards SECOND EDITION
... The First Edition of the CCB Standards was released in May 2005 after a rigorous two year development process based on input from community and environmental groups, companies, academics, project developers and others with expert knowledge or affected by the standards. The Standards were then tested ...
... The First Edition of the CCB Standards was released in May 2005 after a rigorous two year development process based on input from community and environmental groups, companies, academics, project developers and others with expert knowledge or affected by the standards. The Standards were then tested ...
Coastal Ecosystems Responses to Climate Change
... level) have changed over the last century and are projected to change over the next century under the current projected climate change scenarios. These changes vary regionally around the coastline as well as seasonally in many cases. With respect to the terrestrial climate, mean annual air temperatu ...
... level) have changed over the last century and are projected to change over the next century under the current projected climate change scenarios. These changes vary regionally around the coastline as well as seasonally in many cases. With respect to the terrestrial climate, mean annual air temperatu ...
Low Carbon Development Strategies
... are still proceeding to produce a final definition and modus operandi for NAMAs. Currently, negotiation texts2 differentiate only between supported and unilateral NAMAs for developing countries. However, there seems to be an emerging analytical consensus defining three types of NAMAs: »» Unilateral ...
... are still proceeding to produce a final definition and modus operandi for NAMAs. Currently, negotiation texts2 differentiate only between supported and unilateral NAMAs for developing countries. However, there seems to be an emerging analytical consensus defining three types of NAMAs: »» Unilateral ...
Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in the Blue Mountains
... administrative units for responding to climate change (USDA FS 2008). In 2010, the Forest Service provided specific direction to the National Forest System in the form of the National Roadmap for Responding to Climate Change (USDA FS 2010a) and the Performance Scorecard for Implementing the Forest S ...
... administrative units for responding to climate change (USDA FS 2008). In 2010, the Forest Service provided specific direction to the National Forest System in the form of the National Roadmap for Responding to Climate Change (USDA FS 2010a) and the Performance Scorecard for Implementing the Forest S ...
Coffee and Climate Change - Natural Resources Institute
... Without question, all four pilot countries are still suffering from climate change impacts and are expected to experience more or less severe changes in the suitability of their current coffee cultivation areas. Surprisingly there are few practical adaptation and mitigation measures being implemente ...
... Without question, all four pilot countries are still suffering from climate change impacts and are expected to experience more or less severe changes in the suitability of their current coffee cultivation areas. Surprisingly there are few practical adaptation and mitigation measures being implemente ...
English - Adaptation Fund
... paragraph 45 that regular adaptation project and programme proposals, i.e. those that request funding exceeding US$ 1 million, would undergo either a one-step, or a two-step approval process. In case of the one-step process, the proponent would directly submit a fully-developed project proposal. In ...
... paragraph 45 that regular adaptation project and programme proposals, i.e. those that request funding exceeding US$ 1 million, would undergo either a one-step, or a two-step approval process. In case of the one-step process, the proponent would directly submit a fully-developed project proposal. In ...
3.6 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... Finding is based on Section 202(a) of the CAA, which states that the USEPA Administrator should regulate and develop standards for “emission[s] of air pollution from any class or classes of new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, which in [its] judgment cause, or contribute to, air pollutio ...
... Finding is based on Section 202(a) of the CAA, which states that the USEPA Administrator should regulate and develop standards for “emission[s] of air pollution from any class or classes of new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, which in [its] judgment cause, or contribute to, air pollutio ...
Interpretation of tropical thermocline cooling
... whether this structure occurs throughout the basin or if it is confined to a specific latitudinal band. It is not known how and why the upper-thermocline cooling was caused. ...
... whether this structure occurs throughout the basin or if it is confined to a specific latitudinal band. It is not known how and why the upper-thermocline cooling was caused. ...
Status of Coastal and Marine ecosystem management in South Asia
... coral reefs, and sand dunes that harbor some of the world’s most significant coastal and marine biodiversity. The coastal sub-region of South Asia is home to about 400 million people, many are poor and vulnerable. The sub-region also faces increasing occurrence of natural hazards such as cyclones, f ...
... coral reefs, and sand dunes that harbor some of the world’s most significant coastal and marine biodiversity. The coastal sub-region of South Asia is home to about 400 million people, many are poor and vulnerable. The sub-region also faces increasing occurrence of natural hazards such as cyclones, f ...
Academic paper: Vulnerability: A generally applicable conceptual
... of the main differences between different concepts, thereby bridging the gap between various traditions of vulnerability research. This work is modelled to some degree on Grimm and Wissel (1997), who presented “an analysis of terminology and a guide to avoiding confusion” for ‘ecological stability’ ...
... of the main differences between different concepts, thereby bridging the gap between various traditions of vulnerability research. This work is modelled to some degree on Grimm and Wissel (1997), who presented “an analysis of terminology and a guide to avoiding confusion” for ‘ecological stability’ ...
The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on US Transportation
... eading scientists on the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change published their fourth assessment of the state of knowledge about climate change and its impacts in spring 2007. They reached consensus that human activity is responsible for many observed climate changes, particularly the warming t ...
... eading scientists on the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change published their fourth assessment of the state of knowledge about climate change and its impacts in spring 2007. They reached consensus that human activity is responsible for many observed climate changes, particularly the warming t ...
Climate change and the outbreak ranges of two North American
... maps of 2 km 2 km rasters before merging with maps for the other three states. All maps were developed from historical aerial sketch maps of bark beetle damage. A map of the total area of mountain pine beetle outbreaks was developed by overlaying maps from all years. The total area of grid cells i ...
... maps of 2 km 2 km rasters before merging with maps for the other three states. All maps were developed from historical aerial sketch maps of bark beetle damage. A map of the total area of mountain pine beetle outbreaks was developed by overlaying maps from all years. The total area of grid cells i ...
Climate-Induced Population Movement: The Issue
... The migration crisis that today’s world is immersed in is rooted not only in wars, poverty and globalization, but climate change will also play a role. The case of people induced to relocate, internally or externally, due to the impacts of climate change (such as sea-level rise, increasing intensity ...
... The migration crisis that today’s world is immersed in is rooted not only in wars, poverty and globalization, but climate change will also play a role. The case of people induced to relocate, internally or externally, due to the impacts of climate change (such as sea-level rise, increasing intensity ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES RARE DISASTERS, TAIL-HEDGED INVESTMENTS, AND RISK-ADJUSTED DISCOUNT RATES
... For the U.S., whose stock markets are relatively large in representing the private economy and which have a long uninterrupted historical record, this number is approximately seven percent per year.1 The U.S. O¢ ce of Management and Budget uses 7% as “an estimate of the average pretax real rate of r ...
... For the U.S., whose stock markets are relatively large in representing the private economy and which have a long uninterrupted historical record, this number is approximately seven percent per year.1 The U.S. O¢ ce of Management and Budget uses 7% as “an estimate of the average pretax real rate of r ...
Download: swipa-spm - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment
... permafrost in the High Arctic and other very cold areas has warmed by more than 0.5°C since 2007–2009, and the layer of the ground that thaws in summer has deepened in most areas where permafrost is monitored. • The loss of land-based ice has accelerated in recent decades. Since at least 1972 the Ar ...
... permafrost in the High Arctic and other very cold areas has warmed by more than 0.5°C since 2007–2009, and the layer of the ground that thaws in summer has deepened in most areas where permafrost is monitored. • The loss of land-based ice has accelerated in recent decades. Since at least 1972 the Ar ...
Strategic Plan for 2014-2017
... WRI was founded in 1982 with the purpose of bringing cutting edge analysis to global environment and development challenges. For the past three decades, we have worked with government, business, and civil society to drive ambitious action based on high-quality data and objective analysis. With our p ...
... WRI was founded in 1982 with the purpose of bringing cutting edge analysis to global environment and development challenges. For the past three decades, we have worked with government, business, and civil society to drive ambitious action based on high-quality data and objective analysis. With our p ...
South Asia - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... In addition, reflecting the desk-based nature of the review, it is acknowledged that the content is biased toward identification of large-scale projects funded by international development assistance organizations, and those projects about which information is available online. As such, small-scale ...
... In addition, reflecting the desk-based nature of the review, it is acknowledged that the content is biased toward identification of large-scale projects funded by international development assistance organizations, and those projects about which information is available online. As such, small-scale ...
Climate Change and Aspen
... communities as the canary in the coal mine for global warming. Aspen’s goal: to aggressively reduce its contribution to global warming, and to engage other communities to send a clear message on the importance of this issue. Data for the past 50 years collected at Aspen’s weather station, and compil ...
... communities as the canary in the coal mine for global warming. Aspen’s goal: to aggressively reduce its contribution to global warming, and to engage other communities to send a clear message on the importance of this issue. Data for the past 50 years collected at Aspen’s weather station, and compil ...
Chapter 13
... ozone hole in the stratosphere?” The answer is that ozone is very chemically reactive. Ozone produced by pollution breaks down or combines with other substances in the troposphere long before it can reach the stratosphere to replace ozone that is being destroyed. ...
... ozone hole in the stratosphere?” The answer is that ozone is very chemically reactive. Ozone produced by pollution breaks down or combines with other substances in the troposphere long before it can reach the stratosphere to replace ozone that is being destroyed. ...
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.