heavy impacts
... 1992 was also a critical year for the world’s environment. World leaders met in Rio de Janeiro at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) to sign the Convention on Biological Diversity and also pledge major resources for environmental action. The Rio Conference also led ...
... 1992 was also a critical year for the world’s environment. World leaders met in Rio de Janeiro at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) to sign the Convention on Biological Diversity and also pledge major resources for environmental action. The Rio Conference also led ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Marine and
... In response to warming temperatures and changing currents, many marine species are expanding their ranges toward the poles.91 The abundance and distribution of jumbo squid in the NPLCC region increased between 2002 and 2006, with sightings as far north as southeast Alaska.92 Loggerhead turtle, brown ...
... In response to warming temperatures and changing currents, many marine species are expanding their ranges toward the poles.91 The abundance and distribution of jumbo squid in the NPLCC region increased between 2002 and 2006, with sightings as far north as southeast Alaska.92 Loggerhead turtle, brown ...
REDD+ politics in the media - Center for International Forestry
... Looking into the total number of articles in relation to the subject (REDD+ versus climate change in general), the majority of articles featured general information on the environment and environmental conservation. When examining REDD+ coverage alone in relation to the number of articles collected, ...
... Looking into the total number of articles in relation to the subject (REDD+ versus climate change in general), the majority of articles featured general information on the environment and environmental conservation. When examining REDD+ coverage alone in relation to the number of articles collected, ...
Report of the investigation into ABARE`s external funding of climate
... Any Steering Committee or consultative process in this context should strive for a balance of interests and technical skills, rather than be a mechanism for fund raising. The Ombudsman concluded that nature of the public policy issues in the greenhouse gas emissions controls area means that it was i ...
... Any Steering Committee or consultative process in this context should strive for a balance of interests and technical skills, rather than be a mechanism for fund raising. The Ombudsman concluded that nature of the public policy issues in the greenhouse gas emissions controls area means that it was i ...
ITSSD – New NOAA FOIA Request (filed 9-22
... Cause or Contribute Findings (“EPA’s CAA Section 202(a)(1) Findings”) had designated directly and indirectly (at Table 1.1, p. 6 thereof)8 as “core reference documents”,9 which assessments and reports NOAA knew or had reason to know the EPA Administrator would evaluate and use in reaching its CAA Se ...
... Cause or Contribute Findings (“EPA’s CAA Section 202(a)(1) Findings”) had designated directly and indirectly (at Table 1.1, p. 6 thereof)8 as “core reference documents”,9 which assessments and reports NOAA knew or had reason to know the EPA Administrator would evaluate and use in reaching its CAA Se ...
Policy Implications of Warming Permafrost
... key to the planet’s future because it contains large stores of frozen organic matter that, if thawed and released into the atmosphere, would amplify current global warming and propel us to a warmer world. This report seeks to inform a broad audience about permafrost and communicate to decision-maker ...
... key to the planet’s future because it contains large stores of frozen organic matter that, if thawed and released into the atmosphere, would amplify current global warming and propel us to a warmer world. This report seeks to inform a broad audience about permafrost and communicate to decision-maker ...
ozone pollution - the ICP Vegetation
... greenhouse gas, so any reductions in ground-level ozone production will reduce atmospheric ozone concentrations within months and hence reduce its contribution to global warming. Long-lived greenhouse gases will stay in the atmosphere for a long time, so even when emissions are kept constant at the ...
... greenhouse gas, so any reductions in ground-level ozone production will reduce atmospheric ozone concentrations within months and hence reduce its contribution to global warming. Long-lived greenhouse gases will stay in the atmosphere for a long time, so even when emissions are kept constant at the ...
1MB - IPCC
... synergies, and integrated responses.". Please consider to integrate these sections, and draft it so that policymakers seeking this kind of information finds it in one section that clearly communicates Some concepts were moved to the introduction, such the whole narrative. [Government of Norway] that ...
... synergies, and integrated responses.". Please consider to integrate these sections, and draft it so that policymakers seeking this kind of information finds it in one section that clearly communicates Some concepts were moved to the introduction, such the whole narrative. [Government of Norway] that ...
The effect of a dynamic background albedo scheme on Sahel
... model of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPIESM), it is constant. For the present-day situation the background albedo can be captured well by satellite observations and the method described above is appropriate. However, if the vegetation cover differs substantially from the one of today, ...
... model of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPIESM), it is constant. For the present-day situation the background albedo can be captured well by satellite observations and the method described above is appropriate. However, if the vegetation cover differs substantially from the one of today, ...
taking stock - Oxfam International
... This report is an overview of Oxfam’s progress against its objectives as expressed in the strategic plan “The Power of People against Poverty 2013 – 2019”.This mid-term assessment builds on program and project evaluations finalized between January 2013 and October 2015 in different outcome areas wit ...
... This report is an overview of Oxfam’s progress against its objectives as expressed in the strategic plan “The Power of People against Poverty 2013 – 2019”.This mid-term assessment builds on program and project evaluations finalized between January 2013 and October 2015 in different outcome areas wit ...
Effects of climate change on infectious diseases
... Climate determines the conditions permissive of infectious diseases • For vector borne diseases this would be the conditions suitable for mutual development of the vector and pathogen. • Climate conditions can determine whether the pathogen and humans come into contact with one another by affecting ...
... Climate determines the conditions permissive of infectious diseases • For vector borne diseases this would be the conditions suitable for mutual development of the vector and pathogen. • Climate conditions can determine whether the pathogen and humans come into contact with one another by affecting ...
Radiative Forcing of Climate Change
... distributions, and the limited data that are available to evaluate the model trends for modern (post-1960) conditions. A rank of medium is assigned for the LOSU of this forcing. • The changes in tropospheric O3 are mainly driven by increased emissions of CH4, carbon monoxide (CO), nonmethane hydroca ...
... distributions, and the limited data that are available to evaluate the model trends for modern (post-1960) conditions. A rank of medium is assigned for the LOSU of this forcing. • The changes in tropospheric O3 are mainly driven by increased emissions of CH4, carbon monoxide (CO), nonmethane hydroca ...
Permafrost thermal state in the polar Northern Hemisphere during
... during the IPY in northernmost Alaska, eastern Greenland and easternmost Russia were similar to those in the previous 10 years. In the Nordic region, air temperatures were about 18C warmer during the IPY. The difference between air temperatures during the IPY and those of the previous 10 years there ...
... during the IPY in northernmost Alaska, eastern Greenland and easternmost Russia were similar to those in the previous 10 years. In the Nordic region, air temperatures were about 18C warmer during the IPY. The difference between air temperatures during the IPY and those of the previous 10 years there ...
Major impacts of climate change on deep
... realm in terms of water column oxygenation, temperature, pH and food supply, with concomitant impacts on deep-sea ecosystems. Projections suggest that abyssal (3000–6000 m) ocean temperatures could increase by 1°C over the next 84 years, while abyssal seafloor habitats under areas of deep-water form ...
... realm in terms of water column oxygenation, temperature, pH and food supply, with concomitant impacts on deep-sea ecosystems. Projections suggest that abyssal (3000–6000 m) ocean temperatures could increase by 1°C over the next 84 years, while abyssal seafloor habitats under areas of deep-water form ...
Conference Programme and Abstracts Programme et
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
The Conference Programme and abstracts is now available
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
Moose Listing Petition - Center for Biological Diversity
... variation between the moose subspecies, but he did note that the lack of variation may stem from an overall low level of genetic variation of the species (p. 78). This could be supported by the findings of Mikko and Anderson (1995), who found there is very little genetic variation of Swedish and Can ...
... variation between the moose subspecies, but he did note that the lack of variation may stem from an overall low level of genetic variation of the species (p. 78). This could be supported by the findings of Mikko and Anderson (1995), who found there is very little genetic variation of Swedish and Can ...
the climate crisis: national security, public health, and economic
... fail to dramatically reduce those emissions starting now, catastrophic impacts will result. This leads to the real question in this debate: Can we afford not to act? The human and economic costs of continued delay are staggering, whether it is villages falling into the sea in Alaska, flooding in the ...
... fail to dramatically reduce those emissions starting now, catastrophic impacts will result. This leads to the real question in this debate: Can we afford not to act? The human and economic costs of continued delay are staggering, whether it is villages falling into the sea in Alaska, flooding in the ...
The dependence of clear-sky outgoing long
... present study is to extend this earlier work by using a simulation of clear-sky OLR based on 15 years of data. A longer period of analyses than earlier studies allows a more robust characterization of the variability, and the use of a model to simulate the OLR allows the causes of the variability to ...
... present study is to extend this earlier work by using a simulation of clear-sky OLR based on 15 years of data. A longer period of analyses than earlier studies allows a more robust characterization of the variability, and the use of a model to simulate the OLR allows the causes of the variability to ...
The future of seagrass meadows
... Seagrasses cover about 0.1–0.2% of the global ocean, and develop highly productive ecosystems which fulfil a key role in the coastal ecosystem. Widespread seagrass loss results from direct human impacts, including mechanical damage (by dredging, fishing, and anchoring), eutrophication, aquaculture, ...
... Seagrasses cover about 0.1–0.2% of the global ocean, and develop highly productive ecosystems which fulfil a key role in the coastal ecosystem. Widespread seagrass loss results from direct human impacts, including mechanical damage (by dredging, fishing, and anchoring), eutrophication, aquaculture, ...
Climate Change, coral bleaching and the future of the
... biologists that an increase in the frequency of bleaching events of this magnitude will have drastic consequences for coral reefs everywhere. Arguments that corals will acclimate to predicted patterns of temperature change are unsubstantiated and evidence suggests that the genetic ability of corals ...
... biologists that an increase in the frequency of bleaching events of this magnitude will have drastic consequences for coral reefs everywhere. Arguments that corals will acclimate to predicted patterns of temperature change are unsubstantiated and evidence suggests that the genetic ability of corals ...
The environmental and economic importance of the GBR specifically
... biologists that an increase in the frequency of bleaching events of this magnitude will have drastic consequences for coral reefs everywhere. Arguments that corals will acclimate to predicted patterns of temperature change are unsubstantiated and evidence suggests that the genetic ability of corals ...
... biologists that an increase in the frequency of bleaching events of this magnitude will have drastic consequences for coral reefs everywhere. Arguments that corals will acclimate to predicted patterns of temperature change are unsubstantiated and evidence suggests that the genetic ability of corals ...
The GLOBE Climate Legislation Study (6 MB) (opens in new window)
... International and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics. It was financially supported by the United Kingdom’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO). However the views expressed and information contained in it are not necessarily those o ...
... International and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics. It was financially supported by the United Kingdom’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO). However the views expressed and information contained in it are not necessarily those o ...
Global Environment Facility 4th Assembly Punta del Este, Uruguay
... Climate Change and Climate Finance were discussed at the highest political level. The outcome is reflected in the Copenhagen Accord that contains important provisions on scaled-up finance, both in the short and in the long term. We are confident that, with the collective commitment by developed coun ...
... Climate Change and Climate Finance were discussed at the highest political level. The outcome is reflected in the Copenhagen Accord that contains important provisions on scaled-up finance, both in the short and in the long term. We are confident that, with the collective commitment by developed coun ...
Effects of global warming on humans
Climate change has brought about possibly permanent alterations to our planet’s geological, biological and ecological systems. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) contended in 2003 that “there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities”. These changes have led to the emergence of large-scale environmental hazards to human health, such as extreme weather, ozone depletion, increased danger of wildland fires, loss of biodiversity, stresses to food-producing systems and the global spread of infectious diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 160,000 deaths, since 1950, are directly attributable to climate change. Many believe this to be a conservative estimate.To date, a neglected aspect of the climate change debate, much less research has been conducted on the impacts of climate change on health, food supply, economic growth, migration, security, societal change, and public goods, such as drinking water, than on the geophysical changes related to global warming. Human impacts can be both negative and positive. Climatic changes in Siberia, for instance, are expected to improve food production and local economic activity, at least in the short to medium term. Numerous studies suggest, however, that the current and future impacts of climate change on human society are and will continue to be overwhelmingly negative.The majority of the adverse effects of climate change are experienced by poor and low-income communities around the world, who have much higher levels of vulnerability to environmental determinants of health, wealth and other factors, and much lower levels of capacity available for coping with environmental change. A report on the global human impact of climate change published by the Global Humanitarian Forum in 2009, estimated more than 300,000 deaths and about $125 billion in economic losses each year, and indicating that most climate change induced mortality is due to worsening floods and droughts in developing countries. This also raises questions of climate justice, since the 50 least developed countries of the world account for not more than 1% of worldwide emissions of greenhouse gases.