Tanzania: Country situation assessment Working paper
... Initial results also indicate that ASALs of Tanzania are endowed with various development opportunities. These include climate-smart agriculture, smallscale mining, sustainable pastoralism and community-based wildlife resource management. The roles of different actors in facilitating these opportuni ...
... Initial results also indicate that ASALs of Tanzania are endowed with various development opportunities. These include climate-smart agriculture, smallscale mining, sustainable pastoralism and community-based wildlife resource management. The roles of different actors in facilitating these opportuni ...
The robustness of flood insurance regimes given changing risk Jessica Lamond ,
... Reported global economic losses from flooding have increased in recent decades from an annual median average of about $0.5 billion in the 1980s to around $20 billion in the first decade of this century (EM-DAT, 2012). The majority of losses are not covered by insurance, varying from less than 1% in co ...
... Reported global economic losses from flooding have increased in recent decades from an annual median average of about $0.5 billion in the 1980s to around $20 billion in the first decade of this century (EM-DAT, 2012). The majority of losses are not covered by insurance, varying from less than 1% in co ...
First National Communication to UNFCCC
... are well adapted to hot and dry climate and concentrated in the Southern Tajikistan on the altitudes from 600 to 1,400 masl. The area of pistachios is 78 thousand ha. Walnut forests grow in Central Tajikistan at the altitudes from 1,000 to 2,000 masl and differ by very demand in terms of soil and cl ...
... are well adapted to hot and dry climate and concentrated in the Southern Tajikistan on the altitudes from 600 to 1,400 masl. The area of pistachios is 78 thousand ha. Walnut forests grow in Central Tajikistan at the altitudes from 1,000 to 2,000 masl and differ by very demand in terms of soil and cl ...
Projected climate change impacts on North Sea and Baltic Sea
... The ecosystems in both seas have been shown to be vulnerable to climate variation in the past (Alheit et al., 2005; Beaugrand and Reid, 2003; Daewel and Schrum, 2013) and potential future climate impacts are to be expected. Through the development of targeted scenarios, global climate models (GCMs) ...
... The ecosystems in both seas have been shown to be vulnerable to climate variation in the past (Alheit et al., 2005; Beaugrand and Reid, 2003; Daewel and Schrum, 2013) and potential future climate impacts are to be expected. Through the development of targeted scenarios, global climate models (GCMs) ...
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and the Highway System
... a continuing basis by funds from participating member states of the Association and it receives the full cooperation and support of the Federal Highway Administration, United States Department of Transportation. The Transportation Research Board of the National Academies was requested by the Associa ...
... a continuing basis by funds from participating member states of the Association and it receives the full cooperation and support of the Federal Highway Administration, United States Department of Transportation. The Transportation Research Board of the National Academies was requested by the Associa ...
traditional agroecosystems and global change implications in mexico
... The CGCM2 SRES climate change model was used, which was created by the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis (Flato et al., 2000). It is a spectral model with triangular truncation at the wave number 32 (that gives a resolution of the grid surface 3.7º x3.7º) and 10 vertical levels. In ...
... The CGCM2 SRES climate change model was used, which was created by the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis (Flato et al., 2000). It is a spectral model with triangular truncation at the wave number 32 (that gives a resolution of the grid surface 3.7º x3.7º) and 10 vertical levels. In ...
The Resolution Dependence of Contiguous U.S. Precipitation
... Rayner et al. 2003). The historical experiment consists of six ensemble members each for FLOR and HiFLOR and covers the period 1971–2012 (three with t 5 5 days and three with t 5 10 days). Individual ensemble members have been created using different initial conditions generated from a previous set ...
... Rayner et al. 2003). The historical experiment consists of six ensemble members each for FLOR and HiFLOR and covers the period 1971–2012 (three with t 5 5 days and three with t 5 10 days). Individual ensemble members have been created using different initial conditions generated from a previous set ...
A Sensitivity Study of Radiative Fluxes at the Top of Atmosphere to
... microphysics and aerosol schemes in the Community Atmosphere Model version 5 (CAM5). We adopted a quasiMonte Carlo (QMC) sampling approach to effectively explore the high-dimensional parameter space. The output response variables (e.g., FNET) are simulated using CAM5 for each parameter set, and then ...
... microphysics and aerosol schemes in the Community Atmosphere Model version 5 (CAM5). We adopted a quasiMonte Carlo (QMC) sampling approach to effectively explore the high-dimensional parameter space. The output response variables (e.g., FNET) are simulated using CAM5 for each parameter set, and then ...
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... in ESMs (ref. 20). In the Arctic, the CLM microbial model generates higher soil C densities than traditional modelling approaches (Fig. 2). However, there are poor spatial correlations between our modelled soil C pools and observational data sets (Supplementary Fig. S2). Also, all of the Arctic data ...
... in ESMs (ref. 20). In the Arctic, the CLM microbial model generates higher soil C densities than traditional modelling approaches (Fig. 2). However, there are poor spatial correlations between our modelled soil C pools and observational data sets (Supplementary Fig. S2). Also, all of the Arctic data ...
Proposal on synthetic air pollution pressure indicators
... 2.2 Synthetic Pressure Indicators for Increases in Tropospheric Ozone and Acidification As in the previous subsection, we consider here how to weight the emissions of each gas responsible for part of the tropospheric ozone, and each gas which contributes to acidification. Unlike the case of climate ...
... 2.2 Synthetic Pressure Indicators for Increases in Tropospheric Ozone and Acidification As in the previous subsection, we consider here how to weight the emissions of each gas responsible for part of the tropospheric ozone, and each gas which contributes to acidification. Unlike the case of climate ...
Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes
... Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities is a report aimed at assessing the state of knowledge about key climate impacts and consequences to various sectors and communities in the Northwest United States. This report draws on two recent state climate ...
... Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities is a report aimed at assessing the state of knowledge about key climate impacts and consequences to various sectors and communities in the Northwest United States. This report draws on two recent state climate ...
Southern Ocean warming delayed by circumpolar up
... We first consider the ensemble of comprehensive GCMs participating in phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project31 (CMIP5) driven by historical radiative forcing (Methods). The CMIP5 models broadly capture the observed changes over 1982-2012, with little surface warming poleward of the ACC ...
... We first consider the ensemble of comprehensive GCMs participating in phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project31 (CMIP5) driven by historical radiative forcing (Methods). The CMIP5 models broadly capture the observed changes over 1982-2012, with little surface warming poleward of the ACC ...
Bill McKibben on NY Attorney General`s Exxon Investigation
... “The fossil fuel industry is in panic mode. After COP21 I hope they will be even more scared,” said Pascal Canfin, the former Development Minister of France and Senior Advisor for International Climate Affairs at the World Resources Institute. “Every time you buy a share in the fossil fuels indust ...
... “The fossil fuel industry is in panic mode. After COP21 I hope they will be even more scared,” said Pascal Canfin, the former Development Minister of France and Senior Advisor for International Climate Affairs at the World Resources Institute. “Every time you buy a share in the fossil fuels indust ...
Urban vulnerability and the contribution of socio
... (1999) conceptualize vulnerability as the outcome of environmental, social, cultural, institutional and economic structures and processes that generate the uneven distribution of exposure, capacities and resources. Here, vulnerability to climate change is characteristic of a specific system and a fu ...
... (1999) conceptualize vulnerability as the outcome of environmental, social, cultural, institutional and economic structures and processes that generate the uneven distribution of exposure, capacities and resources. Here, vulnerability to climate change is characteristic of a specific system and a fu ...
Trade And Climate Change - WTO-UNEP Report
... This report is the outcome of collaborative research between the WTO Secretariat and UNEP. It reviews how trade and climate change policies interact and how they can be mutually supportive. The aim is to promote greater understanding of this interaction and to assist policy-makers in this complex ...
... This report is the outcome of collaborative research between the WTO Secretariat and UNEP. It reviews how trade and climate change policies interact and how they can be mutually supportive. The aim is to promote greater understanding of this interaction and to assist policy-makers in this complex ...
Communicating Progress in National and Global Adaptation to
... Nevertheless, the global stocktake could indirectly enhance adaptation if it can distil information included in countries’ adaptation communications (or other information submitted) in order to fill knowledge gaps and disseminate lessons learned and provide good examples and practices with regards t ...
... Nevertheless, the global stocktake could indirectly enhance adaptation if it can distil information included in countries’ adaptation communications (or other information submitted) in order to fill knowledge gaps and disseminate lessons learned and provide good examples and practices with regards t ...
LIFE and Climate change mitigation
... Roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy. The EU is also contributing proactively to the conclusion of an ambitious global climate agreement in 2015. Most recently, EU leaders agreed on a new integrated climate change and energy framework for 2030. This sets more stringent targets for ...
... Roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy. The EU is also contributing proactively to the conclusion of an ambitious global climate agreement in 2015. Most recently, EU leaders agreed on a new integrated climate change and energy framework for 2030. This sets more stringent targets for ...
FORESTS, LAND MANAGEMENT AND AGRICULTURE Chapter 13
... organic matter (dry measure) is accumulated. Under scenario conditions, water deficits are very likely to increase or appear in most of the boreal region, the main exceptions being portions of eastern Canada, Iceland, and western Scandinavia, which experience the strongest maritime influence on thei ...
... organic matter (dry measure) is accumulated. Under scenario conditions, water deficits are very likely to increase or appear in most of the boreal region, the main exceptions being portions of eastern Canada, Iceland, and western Scandinavia, which experience the strongest maritime influence on thei ...
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... 2003-02 – Demand for Wildlife Hunting in British Columbia (Sun, van Kooten and Voss) 2003-03 – Does Inclusion of Landowners’ Non-Market Values Lower Costs of Creating Carbon Forest Sinks? (Shaikh, Suchánek, Sun and van Kooten) 2003-04 – Smoke and Mirrors: The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond (van Kooten) 2 ...
... 2003-02 – Demand for Wildlife Hunting in British Columbia (Sun, van Kooten and Voss) 2003-03 – Does Inclusion of Landowners’ Non-Market Values Lower Costs of Creating Carbon Forest Sinks? (Shaikh, Suchánek, Sun and van Kooten) 2003-04 – Smoke and Mirrors: The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond (van Kooten) 2 ...
Turn Down the Heat - Open Knowledge Repository
... 6.6 The proportion of eco-regions projected to regularly experience monthly climatic conditions that were considered extreme in the period 1961–90 6.7 Fraction of global population (based on year 2000 population distribution), which is affected by multiple pressures at a given level of GMT chang ...
... 6.6 The proportion of eco-regions projected to regularly experience monthly climatic conditions that were considered extreme in the period 1961–90 6.7 Fraction of global population (based on year 2000 population distribution), which is affected by multiple pressures at a given level of GMT chang ...
TowARD ReSiLienCe
... manage and reduce the risks associated with changes in the climate. Varying technical and scientific definitions exist to best serve the purposes of different actors involved in the climate change sphere. For the purposes of this guide the following simplified working definition of climate change ad ...
... manage and reduce the risks associated with changes in the climate. Varying technical and scientific definitions exist to best serve the purposes of different actors involved in the climate change sphere. For the purposes of this guide the following simplified working definition of climate change ad ...
Risks from Climate Change to Indigenous Communities in
... In summary, this study specifically considers the impacts of climate change for Indigenous communities living in the tropical north of the country on: biodiversity, health, infrastructure, education and livelihood opportunities. Key findings from this analysis include: Climate projections for the r ...
... In summary, this study specifically considers the impacts of climate change for Indigenous communities living in the tropical north of the country on: biodiversity, health, infrastructure, education and livelihood opportunities. Key findings from this analysis include: Climate projections for the r ...
Adapting to Coastal Climate Change
... and designing adaptation strategies that are technically, financially, and politically achievable. Meanwhile, donors too must work to protect their investments by incorporating analyses of climate variability and change into the design and implementation of virtually every kind of development assist ...
... and designing adaptation strategies that are technically, financially, and politically achievable. Meanwhile, donors too must work to protect their investments by incorporating analyses of climate variability and change into the design and implementation of virtually every kind of development assist ...
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.