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... promote state centrism and “us-versus-them” thinking, rather than efficient collective responses. The key question here is not whether the issue of environmental change deserves the attention of researchers and policy-makers, but whether it should be treated as a security issue. It can be argued, as ...
... promote state centrism and “us-versus-them” thinking, rather than efficient collective responses. The key question here is not whether the issue of environmental change deserves the attention of researchers and policy-makers, but whether it should be treated as a security issue. It can be argued, as ...
lakshadweep action plan on climate change
... 3.3.2.2 LAPCC and National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency ................................................................... 104 3.3.2.3 LAPCC and National Mission on Sustainable Habitat .................................................................................. 106 3.3.2.4 LAPCC and ...
... 3.3.2.2 LAPCC and National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency ................................................................... 104 3.3.2.3 LAPCC and National Mission on Sustainable Habitat .................................................................................. 106 3.3.2.4 LAPCC and ...
Design and implementation of a coastal eco
... that aims to ensure the integration of climate change adaptation (CCA) within its structure and delivery approach. The report outlines a series of guidelines for the incorporation of an EbA into an ICZM Policy for T&T. This work shall be integrated with a separate report that clearly develops a meth ...
... that aims to ensure the integration of climate change adaptation (CCA) within its structure and delivery approach. The report outlines a series of guidelines for the incorporation of an EbA into an ICZM Policy for T&T. This work shall be integrated with a separate report that clearly develops a meth ...
The Future of the Antarctic Ozone Hole
... polar region will absorb more ultraviolet radiation from the sun, due to the reduction in strength of the polar vortex and the subsequent reduced presence of polar stratospheric clouds. Ozone recovery is predicted to cause a rise in lower stratospheric air temperatures by as much as 9°C. This will r ...
... polar region will absorb more ultraviolet radiation from the sun, due to the reduction in strength of the polar vortex and the subsequent reduced presence of polar stratospheric clouds. Ozone recovery is predicted to cause a rise in lower stratospheric air temperatures by as much as 9°C. This will r ...
Distribution and diversity of Acacia in East Africa
... identified based on overlap between predicted high Acacia diversity and gaps in the collection record, with northern and eastern Kenya highlighted as particularly important. High elevation protected areas are also predicted to become increasingly important as climatic refugia in a warmer future. Key ...
... identified based on overlap between predicted high Acacia diversity and gaps in the collection record, with northern and eastern Kenya highlighted as particularly important. High elevation protected areas are also predicted to become increasingly important as climatic refugia in a warmer future. Key ...
Selling Sustainability
... Celsius. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it is “very likely” that these temperature changes are caused primarily by rising levels of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere (the concentration of CO2 has risen by more than 30 per cent since 1 ...
... Celsius. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it is “very likely” that these temperature changes are caused primarily by rising levels of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere (the concentration of CO2 has risen by more than 30 per cent since 1 ...
Puerto Rico`s State of the Climate
... Convention on Climate Change released its Fourth Scientific Report. This report recognized the need for the mitigation of Global Greenhouse gases emissions to offset or to reduce emissions below current and projected levels. This Convention defines climate change as: …a change of climate which is at ...
... Convention on Climate Change released its Fourth Scientific Report. This report recognized the need for the mitigation of Global Greenhouse gases emissions to offset or to reduce emissions below current and projected levels. This Convention defines climate change as: …a change of climate which is at ...
Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation
... Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-554) and the information quality act guidelines issued by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 515. The CCSP Interagency Committee relies on Department of Transportation certifications regarding compliance with Section 515 and Department guidelines as ...
... Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-554) and the information quality act guidelines issued by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 515. The CCSP Interagency Committee relies on Department of Transportation certifications regarding compliance with Section 515 and Department guidelines as ...
Reining in Phaëthon`s Chariot: Principles for the
... power to do so. 19 These modern-day Phaëthons would grab the reins of Helios’s chariot and, like the sun god himself, select a path for the global environment that will restore climatic equilibrium to the planet. Yet, like climate change, geoengineering solutions are themselves wicked problems that ...
... power to do so. 19 These modern-day Phaëthons would grab the reins of Helios’s chariot and, like the sun god himself, select a path for the global environment that will restore climatic equilibrium to the planet. Yet, like climate change, geoengineering solutions are themselves wicked problems that ...
Marine regime shifts: drivers and impacts on ecosystems
... focuses on how regime shifts can influence ecosystem services, not how drivers of global environmental change impact ecosystem services through mechanisms other than regime shifts. To enable analysis of the different types of connections in the tripartite network, we decompose or project this networ ...
... focuses on how regime shifts can influence ecosystem services, not how drivers of global environmental change impact ecosystem services through mechanisms other than regime shifts. To enable analysis of the different types of connections in the tripartite network, we decompose or project this networ ...
Marine regime shifts: drivers and impacts on ecosystems services
... focuses on how regime shifts can influence ecosystem services, not how drivers of global environmental change impact ecosystem services through mechanisms other than regime shifts. To enable analysis of the different types of connections in the tripartite network, we decompose or project this networ ...
... focuses on how regime shifts can influence ecosystem services, not how drivers of global environmental change impact ecosystem services through mechanisms other than regime shifts. To enable analysis of the different types of connections in the tripartite network, we decompose or project this networ ...
Climate - MSc Epidemiology
... A statistical significant variation in either the mean state of the climate or in its measureable variability, persisting for an extended period (typically decades or longer). Extreme weather events: Events that are rare within their statistical reference distribution at a particular place (e.g. hea ...
... A statistical significant variation in either the mean state of the climate or in its measureable variability, persisting for an extended period (typically decades or longer). Extreme weather events: Events that are rare within their statistical reference distribution at a particular place (e.g. hea ...
Marine extinction risk shaped by trait–environment
... which compares the ratio of victims (i.e., taxa that go extinct across an event) to survivors (i.e., taxa that survive an event) for species or genera falling into one geographic range size or life-habit category vs. the ratio of victims to survivors in the other category by the end of a particular ...
... which compares the ratio of victims (i.e., taxa that go extinct across an event) to survivors (i.e., taxa that survive an event) for species or genera falling into one geographic range size or life-habit category vs. the ratio of victims to survivors in the other category by the end of a particular ...
Full-Text PDF
... for Research and Applications (MERRA) product [46] developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which we chose because of the consistency and frequency of its coverage (both spatially and temporally) over the time period of interest. In particular, the dataset provides clim ...
... for Research and Applications (MERRA) product [46] developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which we chose because of the consistency and frequency of its coverage (both spatially and temporally) over the time period of interest. In particular, the dataset provides clim ...
Regional climate change and adaptation — The Alps facing
... Spanning the centre of continental Europe, the Alps play a crucial role in accumulating and supplying water to the continent. Recognised as the 'water towers of Europe', the mountains host most of the headwaters of the rivers Danube, Rhine, Po and Rhone; as such, they deliver vital ecosystem service ...
... Spanning the centre of continental Europe, the Alps play a crucial role in accumulating and supplying water to the continent. Recognised as the 'water towers of Europe', the mountains host most of the headwaters of the rivers Danube, Rhine, Po and Rhone; as such, they deliver vital ecosystem service ...
Synthesis Report on Ten ASEAN Countries Disaster Risks
... and deltas. It is home to large river systems such as the Mekong and Ayeyarwady, and major water bodies such as the Tonle Sap and Lake Toba, the latter being the largest volcanic lake in ASEAN region. Most part of ASEAN has hot and humid tropical climate, an exception being the mountainous areas in ...
... and deltas. It is home to large river systems such as the Mekong and Ayeyarwady, and major water bodies such as the Tonle Sap and Lake Toba, the latter being the largest volcanic lake in ASEAN region. Most part of ASEAN has hot and humid tropical climate, an exception being the mountainous areas in ...
Global learning on carbon capture and storage: A call for... cooperation on CCS demonstration
... United States. Its charter shows that it aims to provide knowledge sharing and coordination on CCS. The CSLF has brought together policymakers of the 22 member countries, including several emerging economies, has provided some useful guidance on technical issues but has failed to involve a broad arr ...
... United States. Its charter shows that it aims to provide knowledge sharing and coordination on CCS. The CSLF has brought together policymakers of the 22 member countries, including several emerging economies, has provided some useful guidance on technical issues but has failed to involve a broad arr ...
NC 4 - unfccc
... estimation, reporting and data storage processes into a single system. The system is also designed to enhance the accessibility and transparency of Australia’s national and state greenhouse gas inventories, with emissions data from the AGEIS database publicly accessible through a dynamic web interfa ...
... estimation, reporting and data storage processes into a single system. The system is also designed to enhance the accessibility and transparency of Australia’s national and state greenhouse gas inventories, with emissions data from the AGEIS database publicly accessible through a dynamic web interfa ...
International Council on Human Rights Policy, Beyond Technology Transfer: Protecting Human Rights in a Climate-Constrained World (ICHRP, 2011) - FULL TEXT
... the report met a broad need and has been well-received. As a follow-up to this initial research, the ICHRP launched a second project, aiming to draw out in detail how human rights are relevant to a central and practical area of climate change policy. Following an extensive review period and the comm ...
... the report met a broad need and has been well-received. As a follow-up to this initial research, the ICHRP launched a second project, aiming to draw out in detail how human rights are relevant to a central and practical area of climate change policy. Following an extensive review period and the comm ...
Ecuador`s Banana Sector under Climate Change
... companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do no ...
... companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do no ...
Changes in Sea Level
... operating on a great range of time-scales, from seconds to millions of years. Our concern in this report is with climaterelated processes that have an effect on the time-scale of decades to centuries. In order to establish whether there is a significant anthropogenic influence on sea level, the long ...
... operating on a great range of time-scales, from seconds to millions of years. Our concern in this report is with climaterelated processes that have an effect on the time-scale of decades to centuries. In order to establish whether there is a significant anthropogenic influence on sea level, the long ...
Surface Observed Global Land Precipitation Variations during 1900
... period of 1951–70, about 85% of the land surface, or 40% of the global surface, was within 300 km of a station. This differs from station data of surface air temperatures, which are globally representative owing to the large influence radius (ø1200 km) in temperature anomaly fields (Hansen and Lebed ...
... period of 1951–70, about 85% of the land surface, or 40% of the global surface, was within 300 km of a station. This differs from station data of surface air temperatures, which are globally representative owing to the large influence radius (ø1200 km) in temperature anomaly fields (Hansen and Lebed ...
Battling Promethean dreams and Trojan horses: Revealing the critical discourses of geoengineering
... altering the earth’s global energy balance by reflecting sunlight or removing CO2 from the atmosphere. The options that attract the most attention are the injection of sulphur aerosols into the stratosphere, cloud seeding/whitening, air CO2 capture, and ocean fertilization, but more spectacular opti ...
... altering the earth’s global energy balance by reflecting sunlight or removing CO2 from the atmosphere. The options that attract the most attention are the injection of sulphur aerosols into the stratosphere, cloud seeding/whitening, air CO2 capture, and ocean fertilization, but more spectacular opti ...
Ecology and the Churches - Washington Theological Consortium
... ozone layer will allow more of the sun's ultraviolet radiation to reach the earth, causing more skin cancers, impairing human immune systems and retarding crop growth. Gases already present in the atmosphere will cause continuing deterioration of the ozone layer for years to come. The "greenhouse ef ...
... ozone layer will allow more of the sun's ultraviolet radiation to reach the earth, causing more skin cancers, impairing human immune systems and retarding crop growth. Gases already present in the atmosphere will cause continuing deterioration of the ozone layer for years to come. The "greenhouse ef ...
The impact of climate change on insuring flood risk
... Over the last 20 years climate change has become an increasingly high profile issue both from a social and economic viewpoint. It’s not only the scientists and environmentalists who are concerned about climate change. Governments, politicians and the general public are also taking an interest in cli ...
... Over the last 20 years climate change has become an increasingly high profile issue both from a social and economic viewpoint. It’s not only the scientists and environmentalists who are concerned about climate change. Governments, politicians and the general public are also taking an interest in cli ...
Surveys of scientists' views on climate change
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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.