East Midlands Sustainable Development Round Table The Potential
... Overall, we will have to live with some level of climate change and plan accordingly. In order to do this we will have to take climate change into account when planning our water resources, flood defences, industry, agriculture, housing and other developments and biodiversity. However, the priority ...
... Overall, we will have to live with some level of climate change and plan accordingly. In order to do this we will have to take climate change into account when planning our water resources, flood defences, industry, agriculture, housing and other developments and biodiversity. However, the priority ...
111128 OMPO cover.psd - Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization
... These planning and engineering resources represented the following agencies: Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism‐Office of Planning Hawaii Department of Civil Defense Hawaii Department of Transportation Hawaii Local Technical Assistance Program Honolulu Dep ...
... These planning and engineering resources represented the following agencies: Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism‐Office of Planning Hawaii Department of Civil Defense Hawaii Department of Transportation Hawaii Local Technical Assistance Program Honolulu Dep ...
Tanzania: Country situation assessment Working paper
... been no significant trend in rainfall at the central ASAL stations, there has been a significant positive temperature trend in both maximum and minimum temperatures at the two stations observed. The trend in minimum temperatures has been more pronounced and much faster compared with the trend in max ...
... been no significant trend in rainfall at the central ASAL stations, there has been a significant positive temperature trend in both maximum and minimum temperatures at the two stations observed. The trend in minimum temperatures has been more pronounced and much faster compared with the trend in max ...
Exploring high-end climate change scenarios for
... level rise is limited and the data series available are too short to determine whether the observed changes demonstrate long-term trends or natural variability. Like other climate-change problems, the uncertainties regarding sea level rise, and especially its upper bound, will probably not be resolv ...
... level rise is limited and the data series available are too short to determine whether the observed changes demonstrate long-term trends or natural variability. Like other climate-change problems, the uncertainties regarding sea level rise, and especially its upper bound, will probably not be resolv ...
A Sensitivity Study of Radiative Fluxes at the Top of Atmosphere to
... The model used in this study is CAM5 (release v5.1.02). Details on CAM5 can be found in Neale et al. (2010); here we briefly describe the key aerosol and cloud parameterizations that are relevant to this study. The treatment of aerosols in CAM5 is described in detail in Liu et al. (2012). The threem ...
... The model used in this study is CAM5 (release v5.1.02). Details on CAM5 can be found in Neale et al. (2010); here we briefly describe the key aerosol and cloud parameterizations that are relevant to this study. The treatment of aerosols in CAM5 is described in detail in Liu et al. (2012). The threem ...
Joint regional climate system modelling for the European sea
... In the present study, we aim to improve the representation of sea level in the regional ocean model NEMOMED12. This new ocean simulation, called MED12, covers the hindcast period 1980-2013. At the Atlantic buffer zone, we apply a restoring to the temperature, salinity and sea surface height from the ...
... In the present study, we aim to improve the representation of sea level in the regional ocean model NEMOMED12. This new ocean simulation, called MED12, covers the hindcast period 1980-2013. At the Atlantic buffer zone, we apply a restoring to the temperature, salinity and sea surface height from the ...
Agenda for the Protection of Cross
... poor urban planning in rapidly expanding cities, are important factors in disaster displacement as they further weaken resilience and exacerbate the impacts of natural hazards, environmental degradation and climate change. Preparedness These current and emerging realities call for increased prepared ...
... poor urban planning in rapidly expanding cities, are important factors in disaster displacement as they further weaken resilience and exacerbate the impacts of natural hazards, environmental degradation and climate change. Preparedness These current and emerging realities call for increased prepared ...
AMIDST FRAGMENTATION AND COHERENCE: A
... A SYSTEMIC INTERPRETATION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION AND THE UNFCCC REGIME Ottavio Quirico* I. Introduction Current estimates indicate that global average temperatures might increase by 6.4°C from 1990 to 2100, due to the influence of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.1 Even limitin ...
... A SYSTEMIC INTERPRETATION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION AND THE UNFCCC REGIME Ottavio Quirico* I. Introduction Current estimates indicate that global average temperatures might increase by 6.4°C from 1990 to 2100, due to the influence of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.1 Even limitin ...
Climate-Induced Displacement of Alaska Native Communities
... communities. Rapid climactic changes are occurring faster than many of the climate models predicted, affect the totality of the environment where humans exist in Alaska, and present Alaska Native communities with unprecedented challenges to adapt (Markon 2012). Historically, the ancestors of the cur ...
... communities. Rapid climactic changes are occurring faster than many of the climate models predicted, affect the totality of the environment where humans exist in Alaska, and present Alaska Native communities with unprecedented challenges to adapt (Markon 2012). Historically, the ancestors of the cur ...
the knowledge base. Updating what we know about ocean
... organism, ecosystem and economic scales and potential regional adaptation and mitigation strategies. The MedSeA project is funded for three years and involves over 110 researchers from 20 institutes located in 12 countries mainly from the Mediterranean. ...
... organism, ecosystem and economic scales and potential regional adaptation and mitigation strategies. The MedSeA project is funded for three years and involves over 110 researchers from 20 institutes located in 12 countries mainly from the Mediterranean. ...
FARM-LEVEL VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY,
... develop a place-based case study exploring vulnerability to future climatic variability and change. Using a mixed methods approach, including semi-structured interviews and temporal analogues, a conceptual framework of farm-level vulnerability was developed and applied. The application of the framew ...
... develop a place-based case study exploring vulnerability to future climatic variability and change. Using a mixed methods approach, including semi-structured interviews and temporal analogues, a conceptual framework of farm-level vulnerability was developed and applied. The application of the framew ...
Ocean Acidification THE KNOWLEDGE BASE 2012
... organism, ecosystem and economic scales and potential regional adaptation and mitigation strategies. The MedSeA project is funded for three years and involves over 110 researchers from 20 institutes located in 12 countries mainly from the Mediterranean. ...
... organism, ecosystem and economic scales and potential regional adaptation and mitigation strategies. The MedSeA project is funded for three years and involves over 110 researchers from 20 institutes located in 12 countries mainly from the Mediterranean. ...
Climate Change - Karnataka State Pollution Control Board
... Change (CC) are increasingly being seen as an existential threat to the life on this planet. The international community such as IPCC has said that without additional mitigation efforts beyond those in place today, and even with adaptation, warming by the end of the 21st century will lead to high to ...
... Change (CC) are increasingly being seen as an existential threat to the life on this planet. The international community such as IPCC has said that without additional mitigation efforts beyond those in place today, and even with adaptation, warming by the end of the 21st century will lead to high to ...
- Critical Information Collective
... consultation processes”. The GCF has not set any common benchmarks or minimum standards for the composition, mandate, or practices of NDAs, so each country can largely decide for itself what its NDA will do. This means that—though there are recommendations—there are no minimum requirements of NDAs f ...
... consultation processes”. The GCF has not set any common benchmarks or minimum standards for the composition, mandate, or practices of NDAs, so each country can largely decide for itself what its NDA will do. This means that—though there are recommendations—there are no minimum requirements of NDAs f ...
Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation in Europe
... It is widely supposed that the so-called enhanced greenhouse effect may not only lead to a change in climate in the sense of ‘average’ weather conditions, but also to an increase in climate variability. For example, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in its 4th assessment report, ...
... It is widely supposed that the so-called enhanced greenhouse effect may not only lead to a change in climate in the sense of ‘average’ weather conditions, but also to an increase in climate variability. For example, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in its 4th assessment report, ...
America's Climate Choices: Panel on Limiting the Research Council
... capacity, improve resiliency, and promote successful adaptation to climate change in different regions, sectors, systems, and populations. The panel’s report draws on a wide range of sources and case studies to identify lessons learned from past experiences, promising current approaches, and potenti ...
... capacity, improve resiliency, and promote successful adaptation to climate change in different regions, sectors, systems, and populations. The panel’s report draws on a wide range of sources and case studies to identify lessons learned from past experiences, promising current approaches, and potenti ...
Religious engagement in the interface between ethics, policy and
... Secularisation theory and the assumption held by many that religion does not belong in the public sphere is slowly dissipating, paving the way for active collaboration between secular and religious institutions. Evaluation of the current influence and relevance of religion within the international l ...
... Secularisation theory and the assumption held by many that religion does not belong in the public sphere is slowly dissipating, paving the way for active collaboration between secular and religious institutions. Evaluation of the current influence and relevance of religion within the international l ...
promoting resilience to climate change in australian conservation
... current legal framework for biodiversity conservation will be challenged by these impacts. Part III then introduces the principles of Resilience Thinking and argues that they provide the most appropriate framework for future biodiversity law reform. The Resilience lens is then applied to the specifi ...
... current legal framework for biodiversity conservation will be challenged by these impacts. Part III then introduces the principles of Resilience Thinking and argues that they provide the most appropriate framework for future biodiversity law reform. The Resilience lens is then applied to the specifi ...
Climate Change of the Arctic and Antarctica.
... Study: Carbon release spike similar to one 56 million years ago The Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, a period in which carbon dioxide concentrations spiked about 56 million years ago, causing global warming and the die-off of many marine organisms, has parallels to what's happening today, a study ...
... Study: Carbon release spike similar to one 56 million years ago The Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, a period in which carbon dioxide concentrations spiked about 56 million years ago, causing global warming and the die-off of many marine organisms, has parallels to what's happening today, a study ...
High latitude terrestrial ecosystems are considered key components in the... carbon (C) cycle and hold large reservoirs of soil organic... Abstract
... used in the studies of Schuur et al. (2008) and Tarnocai and Broll (2008) include alpine and tundra ecosystems (~8.8 * 106 km2 in global estimates), as well as regions of boreal forest in North America and Siberia (boreal forest cover ~12 * 106 km2 in global estimates). Northern soils in a changing ...
... used in the studies of Schuur et al. (2008) and Tarnocai and Broll (2008) include alpine and tundra ecosystems (~8.8 * 106 km2 in global estimates), as well as regions of boreal forest in North America and Siberia (boreal forest cover ~12 * 106 km2 in global estimates). Northern soils in a changing ...
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and the Highway System
... Major trends affecting the future of the United States and the world will dramatically reshape transportation priorities and needs. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials established the NCHRP Project 20-83 research series to examine global and domestic long-range str ...
... Major trends affecting the future of the United States and the world will dramatically reshape transportation priorities and needs. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials established the NCHRP Project 20-83 research series to examine global and domestic long-range str ...
Climate Proofing: A Risk-based Approach to Adaptation
... climate variability and change (including extreme events), and exploit any positive consequences. Adaptive capacity – The potential for adjustments, processes (both natural and human), practices, or structures to moderate or offset the potential for damage, or take advantage of opportunities, create ...
... climate variability and change (including extreme events), and exploit any positive consequences. Adaptive capacity – The potential for adjustments, processes (both natural and human), practices, or structures to moderate or offset the potential for damage, or take advantage of opportunities, create ...
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DESERTIFICATION
... growth, and a trend towards more settled communities. When land managers cannot or do not respond flexibly to climate variations, desertification ensues. The relatively low priority given to environmental protection often leads to poor land management decisions. The overuse of land may result from s ...
... growth, and a trend towards more settled communities. When land managers cannot or do not respond flexibly to climate variations, desertification ensues. The relatively low priority given to environmental protection often leads to poor land management decisions. The overuse of land may result from s ...
Effect of ocean gateway changes under
... Eocene warmth, and subsequent studies have stressed atmospheric CO2 and the associated atmospheric reorganization as an important factor in driving higher polar temperatures during the Eocene (DeConto and Pollard 2004; Huber et al. 2004). This is in agreement with proxy-based estimates of atmospheri ...
... Eocene warmth, and subsequent studies have stressed atmospheric CO2 and the associated atmospheric reorganization as an important factor in driving higher polar temperatures during the Eocene (DeConto and Pollard 2004; Huber et al. 2004). This is in agreement with proxy-based estimates of atmospheri ...
Climate Change and Aspen
... communities as the canary in the coal mine for global warming. Aspen’s goal: to aggressively reduce its contribution to global warming, and to engage other communities to send a clear message on the importance of this issue. Data for the past 50 years collected at Aspen’s weather station, and compil ...
... communities as the canary in the coal mine for global warming. Aspen’s goal: to aggressively reduce its contribution to global warming, and to engage other communities to send a clear message on the importance of this issue. Data for the past 50 years collected at Aspen’s weather station, and compil ...
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.