Precipitation and temperatures extremes in East Africa in past and
... There is strong evidence that enhanced greenhouse effect will result not only in changes in the mean weather conditions, but also in increase of the variability of climate (IPCC, 2012&2013). These impacts of climate change in East Africa (EA) have materialized through changes in extreme events such ...
... There is strong evidence that enhanced greenhouse effect will result not only in changes in the mean weather conditions, but also in increase of the variability of climate (IPCC, 2012&2013). These impacts of climate change in East Africa (EA) have materialized through changes in extreme events such ...
English - Association for Progressive Communications
... In Costa Rica there have been several initiatives in the field of ICTs and climate change. Some government stakeholders stand out, such as the Meteorological Institute of Costa Rica, the Vulcanology and Seismologic Observatory and the National Emergency Commission on the use of ICTs. Besides the use ...
... In Costa Rica there have been several initiatives in the field of ICTs and climate change. Some government stakeholders stand out, such as the Meteorological Institute of Costa Rica, the Vulcanology and Seismologic Observatory and the National Emergency Commission on the use of ICTs. Besides the use ...
UNEP Regional Office for Africa
... practitioners that climate change poses complex challenges to the development of countries in Africa. Recent scientific information since the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 4th Assessment Report confirms the world is on course for levels of warming that will be catastrophic for Af ...
... practitioners that climate change poses complex challenges to the development of countries in Africa. Recent scientific information since the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 4th Assessment Report confirms the world is on course for levels of warming that will be catastrophic for Af ...
1 Overview - OGC Portal
... registered components and services to assist in the realization of selected SBA scenarios, in particular the Biodiversity SBA. In fact, the IP3 Mediator/Broker component implements a Distributed and Mediation Catalog service to manage multi-disciplinary heterogeneity. All the SBA pilots of the first ...
... registered components and services to assist in the realization of selected SBA scenarios, in particular the Biodiversity SBA. In fact, the IP3 Mediator/Broker component implements a Distributed and Mediation Catalog service to manage multi-disciplinary heterogeneity. All the SBA pilots of the first ...
Considering Vermont`s Future in a Changing Climate: The First
... the warmth of nighttime temperatures. These, and other changes, are part of the pattern of global climate change, primarily driven by human activity. Vermont is a small contributor to global climate change yet must face the local consequences of climate change by building local capacity and resilien ...
... the warmth of nighttime temperatures. These, and other changes, are part of the pattern of global climate change, primarily driven by human activity. Vermont is a small contributor to global climate change yet must face the local consequences of climate change by building local capacity and resilien ...
Assessing the Evidence: Environment, Climate
... policy issue for Bangladesh, as in the wider South Asian region and globally. The intention of 'Assessing the Evidence: Environment, Climate Change and Migration' is to provide an informed starting point for discussions on this issue amongst all key stakeholders - including government, civil society ...
... policy issue for Bangladesh, as in the wider South Asian region and globally. The intention of 'Assessing the Evidence: Environment, Climate Change and Migration' is to provide an informed starting point for discussions on this issue amongst all key stakeholders - including government, civil society ...
A Climate for Change
... I have great pleasure in presenting to you one of the first UNDP National Human Development Reports concerning the most prominent challenge of our time – climate change and its impact on our society and economy. It is a breakthrough report for Croatia and the first of its kind following the new anal ...
... I have great pleasure in presenting to you one of the first UNDP National Human Development Reports concerning the most prominent challenge of our time – climate change and its impact on our society and economy. It is a breakthrough report for Croatia and the first of its kind following the new anal ...
Information Manual 3: Available datasets
... In 2014, the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) was commissioned by the Australian Government to produce a coastal climate risk management tool in support of coastal managers adapting to climate change and sea-level rise. This online tool, known as CoastAdapt, provides inf ...
... In 2014, the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) was commissioned by the Australian Government to produce a coastal climate risk management tool in support of coastal managers adapting to climate change and sea-level rise. This online tool, known as CoastAdapt, provides inf ...
Climate change and micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture: State of knowledge, risks and opportunities
... metadata approaches, can improve significantly our understanding of the essential role of microorganisms as indicators of soil health, in ecosystem resilience and in enhancing adaptive capacity of production and post-harvest agriculture to a changing climate. Similarly, micro-organisms that threaten ...
... metadata approaches, can improve significantly our understanding of the essential role of microorganisms as indicators of soil health, in ecosystem resilience and in enhancing adaptive capacity of production and post-harvest agriculture to a changing climate. Similarly, micro-organisms that threaten ...
Turkey`s Fifth - İklim Değişikliği
... (0.68%) for other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. On the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI), which includes national indicators related to health, education, and environment, Turkey is 91st among 187 countries (2011). Base ...
... (0.68%) for other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. On the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI), which includes national indicators related to health, education, and environment, Turkey is 91st among 187 countries (2011). Base ...
https://unfccc.int/files/national_reports/annex_i_natcom/submitted_natcom/application/pdf/nc5_turkey%5B1%5D.pdf
... (0.68%) for other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. On the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI), which includes national indicators related to health, education, and environment, Turkey is 91st among 187 countries (2011). Base ...
... (0.68%) for other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. On the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI), which includes national indicators related to health, education, and environment, Turkey is 91st among 187 countries (2011). Base ...
Asia Glacier Melt Project: Expert Summary of Science regarding
... retreating since this period in response to a warmer climate. There is now clear evidence that the retreat of glaciers in many locations of the world has accelerated in recent decades (Zemp et al. 2008). However, glacier systems at the highest elevations, 4000-7000 m, have not responded to recent cl ...
... retreating since this period in response to a warmer climate. There is now clear evidence that the retreat of glaciers in many locations of the world has accelerated in recent decades (Zemp et al. 2008). However, glacier systems at the highest elevations, 4000-7000 m, have not responded to recent cl ...
Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration
... results and impacts of albedo modification to help inform such decisions. These approaches are discussed in the second volume. The Committee’s very different posture concerning the currently known risks of carbon dioxide removal as compared with albedo modification was a primary motivation for separ ...
... results and impacts of albedo modification to help inform such decisions. These approaches are discussed in the second volume. The Committee’s very different posture concerning the currently known risks of carbon dioxide removal as compared with albedo modification was a primary motivation for separ ...
Synthesiology - English edition
... - Understanding the oceanic history through precise chemical and isotope analyses of coral annual bandsAtsushi Suzuki [Translation from Synthesiology, Vol.5, No.2, p.80-88 (2012)] Global warming (due to increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere) has attracted much attention. Yet, predicting trends ...
... - Understanding the oceanic history through precise chemical and isotope analyses of coral annual bandsAtsushi Suzuki [Translation from Synthesiology, Vol.5, No.2, p.80-88 (2012)] Global warming (due to increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere) has attracted much attention. Yet, predicting trends ...
In the Supreme Court of the State of California
... such things as the proper standard of review, deference to agency decision making, separation of powers and the effect of executive orders, and interpretation of the CEQA Guidelines as applied to greenhouse-gas related impacts. But this case turns on a simpler and more fundamental question: Whether ...
... such things as the proper standard of review, deference to agency decision making, separation of powers and the effect of executive orders, and interpretation of the CEQA Guidelines as applied to greenhouse-gas related impacts. But this case turns on a simpler and more fundamental question: Whether ...
Climate-Resilient Groundwater Management
... 2009), groundwater will play an increasingly important role in both climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. Up until now, however, California has been the only state without statewide groundwater management. The current drought conditions in California are increasing reliance on the state’ ...
... 2009), groundwater will play an increasingly important role in both climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. Up until now, however, California has been the only state without statewide groundwater management. The current drought conditions in California are increasing reliance on the state’ ...
National Integrated Mitigation Planning in Agriculture: A review paper
... the agriculture sector. Of the 55 countries that have submitted NAMA statements to the UNFCCC, 21 propose NAMAs in the agriculture sector. A number of NAMAs are also under development but have not been officially communicated to the UNFCCC. A total of 62 agricultural NAMAs from 30 countries have bee ...
... the agriculture sector. Of the 55 countries that have submitted NAMA statements to the UNFCCC, 21 propose NAMAs in the agriculture sector. A number of NAMAs are also under development but have not been officially communicated to the UNFCCC. A total of 62 agricultural NAMAs from 30 countries have bee ...
Climate change impacts on groundwater and soil temperatures in
... equation with and without freezing are detailed. In addition, recently developed groundwater flow and heat transport models that can accommodate freezing and thawing processes are briefly summarized. These models can be applied to simulate climate change-induced permafrost degradation and dormant aqui ...
... equation with and without freezing are detailed. In addition, recently developed groundwater flow and heat transport models that can accommodate freezing and thawing processes are briefly summarized. These models can be applied to simulate climate change-induced permafrost degradation and dormant aqui ...
Climate change and human health RISKS AND RESPONSES Editors
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
(2013) Evidence of multiple carbon sources and prey communities
... 25. Wolf, N., Ely, C., Rogers, M. and Welker, J. M. Tundra swan migration ecology: Use of stable isotopes (15N & D), satellite trackers and N American isoscapes. Canadian J of Zoology. 26. Lupascu, M., Welker, J. M., Xu, X. and Czimczik, C. I. Winter snow depth affects the sources and ages of CO2 ...
... 25. Wolf, N., Ely, C., Rogers, M. and Welker, J. M. Tundra swan migration ecology: Use of stable isotopes (15N & D), satellite trackers and N American isoscapes. Canadian J of Zoology. 26. Lupascu, M., Welker, J. M., Xu, X. and Czimczik, C. I. Winter snow depth affects the sources and ages of CO2 ...
Climate Change Induced Vulnerability to Malaria and
... the developing world for responding to climate change by building scientific and technical capacity, advancing scientific knowledge, and linking scientific and policy communities. These activities are supporting the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by adding ...
... the developing world for responding to climate change by building scientific and technical capacity, advancing scientific knowledge, and linking scientific and policy communities. These activities are supporting the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by adding ...
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... resources. Natural resources include all the materials and forces that are supplied by nature. Those that are most essential for food crop production are land, water, sunshine, air, temperature and soil conditions. Man-made resources (include labour, capital or entrepreneurship) are supplied and inf ...
... resources. Natural resources include all the materials and forces that are supplied by nature. Those that are most essential for food crop production are land, water, sunshine, air, temperature and soil conditions. Man-made resources (include labour, capital or entrepreneurship) are supplied and inf ...
Scientific opinion on climate change
The scientific opinion on climate change is the overall judgment amongst scientists about whether global warming is happening, and if so, its causes and probable consequences. This scientific opinion is expressed in synthesis reports, by scientific bodies of national or international standing, and by surveys of opinion among climate scientists. Individual scientists, universities, and laboratories contribute to the overall scientific opinion via their peer-reviewed publications, and the areas of collective agreement and relative certainty are summarised in these high level reports and surveys.The scientific consensus is that the Earth's climate system is unequivocally warming, and that it is extremely likely (at least 95% probability) that humans are causing most of it through activities that increase concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as deforestation and burning fossil fuels. In addition, it is likely that some potential further greenhouse gas warming has been offset by increased aerosols.National and international science academies and scientific societies have assessed current scientific opinion on global warming. These assessments are generally consistent with the conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report summarized:Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as evidenced by increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, the widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.Most of the global warming since the mid-20th century is very likely due to human activities.Benefits and costs of climate change for [human] society will vary widely by location and scale. Some of the effects in temperate and polar regions will be positive and others elsewhere will be negative. Overall, net effects are more likely to be strongly negative with larger or more rapid warming.The range of published evidence indicates that the net damage costs of climate change are likely to be significant and to increase over time.The resilience of many ecosystems is likely to be exceeded this century by an unprecedented combination of climate change, associated disturbances (e.g. flooding, drought, wildfire, insects, ocean acidification) and other global change drivers (e.g. land-use change, pollution, fragmentation of natural systems, over-exploitation of resources).Some scientific bodies have recommended specific policies to governments and science can play a role in informing an effective response to climate change, however, policy decisions may require value judgements and so are not included in the scientific opinion.No scientific body of national or international standing maintains a formal opinion dissenting from any of these main points. The last national or international scientific body to drop dissent was the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, which in 2007 updated its statement to its current non-committal position. Some other organizations, primarily those focusing on geology, also hold non-committal positions.