Danish strategy for adaptation to a changing climate
... The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that our climate will change. Science tells us that the planet will see more extreme weather events in the form of drought, flooding, storm surges, hurricanes and rising sea levels due to melting glaciers. Responsible politicians must ...
... The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that our climate will change. Science tells us that the planet will see more extreme weather events in the form of drought, flooding, storm surges, hurricanes and rising sea levels due to melting glaciers. Responsible politicians must ...
Can sense-making tools inform adaptation policy?
... makers approach wicked problems is tough because it requires reconciling two very opposing modes of thinking (http://www. homerdixon.com/2010/05/05/complexity-science-and-public-policy). The archetypal “traditional policy maker” is trained to distill from complex problems logical rational solutions, ...
... makers approach wicked problems is tough because it requires reconciling two very opposing modes of thinking (http://www. homerdixon.com/2010/05/05/complexity-science-and-public-policy). The archetypal “traditional policy maker” is trained to distill from complex problems logical rational solutions, ...
Beyond Known Worlds: Climate Change Governance by Arbitral
... Commission in Investor–State Arbitration ........ DEALING WITH FRAGMENTATION ................................... A. De Lege Ferenda ................................................. B. De Lege Lata ....................................................... CONCLUSION ................................... ...
... Commission in Investor–State Arbitration ........ DEALING WITH FRAGMENTATION ................................... A. De Lege Ferenda ................................................. B. De Lege Lata ....................................................... CONCLUSION ................................... ...
The impact of climate change on rainfall runoff statistics in the
... series of 42 rain gauge stations in the Emscher/Lippe region (western Germany) from the period 1931-2001 for durations from 15min to 24h. A similar study was performed by Arnbjerg-Nielsen (2006) based on 41 rain gauge time series (1979 - 2000) recorded in Denmark for durations of 10min and 6h. The r ...
... series of 42 rain gauge stations in the Emscher/Lippe region (western Germany) from the period 1931-2001 for durations from 15min to 24h. A similar study was performed by Arnbjerg-Nielsen (2006) based on 41 rain gauge time series (1979 - 2000) recorded in Denmark for durations of 10min and 6h. The r ...
National Climate Change Action Plan
... Climate change is recognized as one of the most complex global environmental problems, one which presents the greatest challenges to society as a whole, including the scientific and technical community and government authorities. The greenhouse effect, a beneficial natural phenomenon that enables li ...
... Climate change is recognized as one of the most complex global environmental problems, one which presents the greatest challenges to society as a whole, including the scientific and technical community and government authorities. The greenhouse effect, a beneficial natural phenomenon that enables li ...
Globalization and Scarcity - Center on International Cooperation
... in on four key policy areas as follows: ...
... in on four key policy areas as follows: ...
Quantifying the impacts of land surface schemes and dynamic
... the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. ...
... the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. ...
The Effects of Global Change upon United States Air Quality
... investigations based their current and future climate realizations on the results of GCMs ...
... investigations based their current and future climate realizations on the results of GCMs ...
Phasing Down the Use of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
... Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are the fastest-growing type of GHG in much of the world, with emissions of HFCs increasing at a rate of 10–15% per year.1 HFCs were developed to replace chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) – ozone-depleting substances that are being phased out u ...
... Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are the fastest-growing type of GHG in much of the world, with emissions of HFCs increasing at a rate of 10–15% per year.1 HFCs were developed to replace chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) – ozone-depleting substances that are being phased out u ...
Review of the White Paper on the contribution of the GFCS to
... and droughts represent one of the greatest threats to food security, and both floods and droughts impact on water access and sanitation through damage to key infrastructure and services. At the same time, the hydrological cycle is itself an essential component of the climate system, controlling the ...
... and droughts represent one of the greatest threats to food security, and both floods and droughts impact on water access and sanitation through damage to key infrastructure and services. At the same time, the hydrological cycle is itself an essential component of the climate system, controlling the ...
Land Resources - Northern Research Station
... First, for many natural resources, planning and management activities already address these time scales through development of long-lived infrastructure, forest rotations, and other significant investments. Second, climate projections are relatively certain over the next few decades. Emission scenar ...
... First, for many natural resources, planning and management activities already address these time scales through development of long-lived infrastructure, forest rotations, and other significant investments. Second, climate projections are relatively certain over the next few decades. Emission scenar ...
Citizen Science Reveals Unexpected Continental-Scale
... apparent in species with short generation times. Large datasets on genetic polymorphism that can provide an historical benchmark against which to test for recent evolutionary responses are very rare, but an exception is found in the brown-lipped banded snail (Cepaea nemoralis). This species is sensi ...
... apparent in species with short generation times. Large datasets on genetic polymorphism that can provide an historical benchmark against which to test for recent evolutionary responses are very rare, but an exception is found in the brown-lipped banded snail (Cepaea nemoralis). This species is sensi ...
Australia – Vietnam Climate Change Delivery Strategy 2011
... sustainable livelihoods to respond to climate change and climate-related disasters. Given that it is the poorest and marginalised people that are the most vulnerable to climate change, AusAID will focus assistance at the community level and also help provincial governments put in place measures to p ...
... sustainable livelihoods to respond to climate change and climate-related disasters. Given that it is the poorest and marginalised people that are the most vulnerable to climate change, AusAID will focus assistance at the community level and also help provincial governments put in place measures to p ...
Climate change response strategies for agriculture: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century
... Agriculture will face significant challenges in the 21st century, largely due to the need to increase global food supply under the declining availability of soil and water resources and increasing threats from climate change. Nonetheless, these challenges also offer opportunities to develop and prom ...
... Agriculture will face significant challenges in the 21st century, largely due to the need to increase global food supply under the declining availability of soil and water resources and increasing threats from climate change. Nonetheless, these challenges also offer opportunities to develop and prom ...
kenya national climate change policy
... resources, food production, human health, desertification and coastal zones. These impacts are already manifesting in Kenya with shifts in rainfall patterns and extreme weather events expected to have far reaching consequences. 1.2.2 Cognizant of this, the Government has, through the UNFCCC process ...
... resources, food production, human health, desertification and coastal zones. These impacts are already manifesting in Kenya with shifts in rainfall patterns and extreme weather events expected to have far reaching consequences. 1.2.2 Cognizant of this, the Government has, through the UNFCCC process ...
hapter 10-Public Opinion - School of Public and International Affairs
... opposition to big government ...
... opposition to big government ...
Farmer Resiliency in a Changing Climate
... sacred and emotional. Since the Industrial Revolution, when food production began to transition to factory farms and industrial plants, humans have begun to lose their connection with the land and the food it provides. Food is becoming less and less sacred. Many people no longer know where their foo ...
... sacred and emotional. Since the Industrial Revolution, when food production began to transition to factory farms and industrial plants, humans have begun to lose their connection with the land and the food it provides. Food is becoming less and less sacred. Many people no longer know where their foo ...
the impacts of global climate change on grassland ecosystems
... concentrations will directly increase the rate of photosynthesis and dry matter production of terrestrial C3 plants. Among the wide range of C3 crops and non-agricultural species that have been examined almost all show significant increases in photosynthesis and dry matter production in response to ...
... concentrations will directly increase the rate of photosynthesis and dry matter production of terrestrial C3 plants. Among the wide range of C3 crops and non-agricultural species that have been examined almost all show significant increases in photosynthesis and dry matter production in response to ...
Public pressure versus lobbying – how do Environmental NGOs matter most in climate negotiations? - Working Paper 70 (472 kB) (opens in new window)
... indicators. Prerequisites for influence are the existence of an organizational base for protest. This includes first shared concerns and objectives, second the existence of a transnational advocacy network26 that can provide the necessary expertise, organizational capabilities, political-, informati ...
... indicators. Prerequisites for influence are the existence of an organizational base for protest. This includes first shared concerns and objectives, second the existence of a transnational advocacy network26 that can provide the necessary expertise, organizational capabilities, political-, informati ...
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... criticized for its strong assumptions, which do not accord with the spatial heterogeneity and the slow rates of lateral flow observed in many aquifers (Saak and Peterson, 2012). Recent literature has relaxed the assumptions of instantaneous lateral flow and spatial uniformity (Gaudet et al. 2001, Xa ...
... criticized for its strong assumptions, which do not accord with the spatial heterogeneity and the slow rates of lateral flow observed in many aquifers (Saak and Peterson, 2012). Recent literature has relaxed the assumptions of instantaneous lateral flow and spatial uniformity (Gaudet et al. 2001, Xa ...
Impacts of climate change on plankton
... important physical variables structuring marine ecosystems, the pelagic realm will also have to contend with, apart from global climate warming, the impact of anthropogenic CO2 directly influencing the pH of the oceans. Evidence collected and modelled to date indicates that rising CO2 has led to che ...
... important physical variables structuring marine ecosystems, the pelagic realm will also have to contend with, apart from global climate warming, the impact of anthropogenic CO2 directly influencing the pH of the oceans. Evidence collected and modelled to date indicates that rising CO2 has led to che ...
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
... temperature rose by 1.2°F in the same period. The rise in US temperatures in the coming century will likely be equal to or marginally higher than the global average, with a concentration of warming in the winter and in higher latitudes. Reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, even by over 80%, will ha ...
... temperature rose by 1.2°F in the same period. The rise in US temperatures in the coming century will likely be equal to or marginally higher than the global average, with a concentration of warming in the winter and in higher latitudes. Reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, even by over 80%, will ha ...
Climate Change and Agricultural Policy Processes in
... Ghana intended to pursue.4 There are two, not incompatible, viewpoints as to the motivation for the assimilation of climate change as an issue of interest in Ghana’s domestic policy space: First, various government documents and a number of respondents for this study stated that, while climate chang ...
... Ghana intended to pursue.4 There are two, not incompatible, viewpoints as to the motivation for the assimilation of climate change as an issue of interest in Ghana’s domestic policy space: First, various government documents and a number of respondents for this study stated that, while climate chang ...
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... evapotranspiration, and thus increases water use efficiency. While the logic and experimental data behind radiation and water use efficiency improvements seem intuitively appealing, the magnitude of feedback mechanisms are unclear (Wilks, 1992). ...
... evapotranspiration, and thus increases water use efficiency. While the logic and experimental data behind radiation and water use efficiency improvements seem intuitively appealing, the magnitude of feedback mechanisms are unclear (Wilks, 1992). ...