Discussion Paper - LEDS Global Partnership
... hinder action because it is uncertain what adaptation strategies would be most beneficial. Furthermore, these projections are often on long-term time scales, whereas decision-making is often based on short-term information. These levels of uncertainty can often lead to disagreement among stakeholder ...
... hinder action because it is uncertain what adaptation strategies would be most beneficial. Furthermore, these projections are often on long-term time scales, whereas decision-making is often based on short-term information. These levels of uncertainty can often lead to disagreement among stakeholder ...
Future Directions - WCRP Strategic Framework
... human activity on climate Aim: “to make new advances in the analysis and prediction of the variability and change of the comprehensive Earth system for use in an increasing range of practical applications of direct relevance, benefit and value to society” ...
... human activity on climate Aim: “to make new advances in the analysis and prediction of the variability and change of the comprehensive Earth system for use in an increasing range of practical applications of direct relevance, benefit and value to society” ...
Mediterranean Sea response to climate change in an
... presented in Planton et al. (2012). The regional coupled models intercomparison study by Dubois et al. (2012) presented Mediterranean Sea projections under A1B scenario for 1950–2050 and found a decrease in the heat loss and an increase in water loss over the ocean, which may strongly impact the Med ...
... presented in Planton et al. (2012). The regional coupled models intercomparison study by Dubois et al. (2012) presented Mediterranean Sea projections under A1B scenario for 1950–2050 and found a decrease in the heat loss and an increase in water loss over the ocean, which may strongly impact the Med ...
EEA consultancy report - final version - clean
... politics. No reliable and comprehensive data exist on the number of scientists or scientific organizations involved in global policy-making. However, the growth in the number of international scientific bodies representing national organizations and cross-national professional organizations has giv ...
... politics. No reliable and comprehensive data exist on the number of scientists or scientific organizations involved in global policy-making. However, the growth in the number of international scientific bodies representing national organizations and cross-national professional organizations has giv ...
A Summary of the Effects of Climate Change on
... decreases in ice and snow cover, and changes in the timing and amount of precipitation. These changes will affect the hydrological cycle by altering the flow of water and water chemistry. Threats to freshwater fauna include nutrient enrichment, hydrological modifications, habitat degradation and los ...
... decreases in ice and snow cover, and changes in the timing and amount of precipitation. These changes will affect the hydrological cycle by altering the flow of water and water chemistry. Threats to freshwater fauna include nutrient enrichment, hydrological modifications, habitat degradation and los ...
TAMK - University of Applied Sciences Tampere, Finland
... development of techniques and machines which convert potential energy into work has heavily increased the economies‟ outputs – but, vice versa, as well the demand for energy. The combustion of slowly renewable and fossil fuels since the beginning of the industrialization period to cover the continuo ...
... development of techniques and machines which convert potential energy into work has heavily increased the economies‟ outputs – but, vice versa, as well the demand for energy. The combustion of slowly renewable and fossil fuels since the beginning of the industrialization period to cover the continuo ...
Climate Change Policies and the UK Business Sector: Overview, Impacts and Suggestions for Reform
... pricing policy that imposes a uniform carbon tax on coal, gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) further upstream – that is, at the point of import or production. There is a strong case for removing the CRC because it overlaps with other existing policies (particularly the CCL), it is poorly designed ...
... pricing policy that imposes a uniform carbon tax on coal, gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) further upstream – that is, at the point of import or production. There is a strong case for removing the CRC because it overlaps with other existing policies (particularly the CCL), it is poorly designed ...
Implications of recent sea level rise science for low
... The science surrounding projections of global sea level rise (SLR) as a result of human-caused climate change has grown rapidly in recent years, updating and exceeding the most recent projection by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of 0.26–0.59 m of global SLR by 2100 for the A1FI ...
... The science surrounding projections of global sea level rise (SLR) as a result of human-caused climate change has grown rapidly in recent years, updating and exceeding the most recent projection by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of 0.26–0.59 m of global SLR by 2100 for the A1FI ...
Chapter 12
... and larger glaciers substantially shrink during the 21st century [12.4.3]. Many permafrost areas in the Arctic are projected to disappear [12.4.5]. In the Mediterranean, many ephemeral aquatic ecosystems are projected to disappear, and permanent ones to shrink [12.4.5]. Recruitment and production of ...
... and larger glaciers substantially shrink during the 21st century [12.4.3]. Many permafrost areas in the Arctic are projected to disappear [12.4.5]. In the Mediterranean, many ephemeral aquatic ecosystems are projected to disappear, and permanent ones to shrink [12.4.5]. Recruitment and production of ...
Observational evidence for human impact on aerosol cloud
... influence over the most polluted part of central Europe including Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. The highest decrease in reflectance, by more than 4%, occurred in areas with the highest SO2 concentrations during the late 1980s. Remote regions show, as for winter, a much weaker decrease in refl ...
... influence over the most polluted part of central Europe including Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. The highest decrease in reflectance, by more than 4%, occurred in areas with the highest SO2 concentrations during the late 1980s. Remote regions show, as for winter, a much weaker decrease in refl ...
Climate Change Resources Working Group
... and other bilateral mechanisms where necessary. The Representative invited views on how to best represent the challenges of Pacific SIDS in the design phase of the Transitional Committee. He also requested CROP agencies to provide internationally credible data to assist in the call for a special win ...
... and other bilateral mechanisms where necessary. The Representative invited views on how to best represent the challenges of Pacific SIDS in the design phase of the Transitional Committee. He also requested CROP agencies to provide internationally credible data to assist in the call for a special win ...
Municipal Climate Change Action Plan Guidebook
... they manage their capital assets and operations. In the past few years there has been a remarkable increase in the level of awareness associated with climate change. From the municipal perspective, this awareness is focused toward understanding how these changes impact communities. It is the combina ...
... they manage their capital assets and operations. In the past few years there has been a remarkable increase in the level of awareness associated with climate change. From the municipal perspective, this awareness is focused toward understanding how these changes impact communities. It is the combina ...
Hope in an Era of Climate Change Roadless Areas in
... systems, reforming transportation, and modifying forestry and agricultural practices. All are vital. ...
... systems, reforming transportation, and modifying forestry and agricultural practices. All are vital. ...
A Stitch in Time: Lessons for Climate Change Adaptation from the
... adaptation strategies in places as varied as the African Sahel, southern Africa, central Asia, southeast Asia, and south-eastern South America. Progress in many of these settings will require changes in incentives, reforms of tenure to land, water and natural products, education, training, and more ...
... adaptation strategies in places as varied as the African Sahel, southern Africa, central Asia, southeast Asia, and south-eastern South America. Progress in many of these settings will require changes in incentives, reforms of tenure to land, water and natural products, education, training, and more ...
Tuesday 1 December Wednesday 2 December
... (Grand Palais, Room 5) Opening by Gaël Giraud, Chief Economist, Executive Research Director at AFD ...
... (Grand Palais, Room 5) Opening by Gaël Giraud, Chief Economist, Executive Research Director at AFD ...
Marine productivity response to Heinrich events
... the data, whereas in other regions they do not agree with the marine response seen in data (Eastern Equatorial Pacific, Southern Ocean, see Table 1). These regional differences between model results and marine sediment records suggest that physical or biogeochemical processes might be missing or und ...
... the data, whereas in other regions they do not agree with the marine response seen in data (Eastern Equatorial Pacific, Southern Ocean, see Table 1). These regional differences between model results and marine sediment records suggest that physical or biogeochemical processes might be missing or und ...
Lebanon Country Report February - March 2013
... change, also it is of high importance to build the capacity of national experts in conducting the GHG inventory and mitigation assessment and mitigation scenarios modelling and increasing the capability to benefit from the New Market Mechanisms dealing with carbon markets in the context of sustainab ...
... change, also it is of high importance to build the capacity of national experts in conducting the GHG inventory and mitigation assessment and mitigation scenarios modelling and increasing the capability to benefit from the New Market Mechanisms dealing with carbon markets in the context of sustainab ...
The tipping point trend in climate change communication
... A second research tradition dealing with climate change communication prioritizes the relationship of communication to motivation and social change. These researchers argue that lacking correct information is not the main barrier to action. Instead, it is important to ask how climate change problems ...
... A second research tradition dealing with climate change communication prioritizes the relationship of communication to motivation and social change. These researchers argue that lacking correct information is not the main barrier to action. Instead, it is important to ask how climate change problems ...
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... Since anthropogenic climate change first emerged on the public agenda in the midto-late 1980s, public communication of climate change and—more recently—the question of how to communicate it most effectively have witnessed a steep rise. This paper synthesizes what is known, presumed, and still unknow ...
... Since anthropogenic climate change first emerged on the public agenda in the midto-late 1980s, public communication of climate change and—more recently—the question of how to communicate it most effectively have witnessed a steep rise. This paper synthesizes what is known, presumed, and still unknow ...
Communicating climate change: history, challenges, process and
... Since anthropogenic climate change first emerged on the public agenda in the midto-late 1980s, public communication of climate change and—more recently—the question of how to communicate it most effectively have witnessed a steep rise. This paper synthesizes what is known, presumed, and still unknow ...
... Since anthropogenic climate change first emerged on the public agenda in the midto-late 1980s, public communication of climate change and—more recently—the question of how to communicate it most effectively have witnessed a steep rise. This paper synthesizes what is known, presumed, and still unknow ...
Spatial and Temporal Responses of Soil Erosion to Climate Change
... study was 1980–1999. Then, downscaling methods were used to downscale these data to at-site daily In thea present study, future climate projections under threefunctions emission scenarios and A2 data. First, statistical downscaling method with conversion was usedB1, to B2, transfer the from the Four ...
... study was 1980–1999. Then, downscaling methods were used to downscale these data to at-site daily In thea present study, future climate projections under threefunctions emission scenarios and A2 data. First, statistical downscaling method with conversion was usedB1, to B2, transfer the from the Four ...
Arranging deck chairs on the Titanic
... Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases (GHGs) which trap solar energy in the Earth’s atmosphere, cumulatively contributing to global warming and, ultimately, climate change. 3 In 1992, the United Nations (UN) proposed a framework for dealing with climate change, the United Nations Framework ...
... Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases (GHGs) which trap solar energy in the Earth’s atmosphere, cumulatively contributing to global warming and, ultimately, climate change. 3 In 1992, the United Nations (UN) proposed a framework for dealing with climate change, the United Nations Framework ...
The Economic Impact of Climate Change on Cash Crop Farms in
... The impact of climate change and the resulting variation in climate can have a serious impact on the agricultural industry. Defined as a change in the state of the climate, climate change can be continually identified by shifts in the mean or variability of temperature and precipitation (Chen 2011). ...
... The impact of climate change and the resulting variation in climate can have a serious impact on the agricultural industry. Defined as a change in the state of the climate, climate change can be continually identified by shifts in the mean or variability of temperature and precipitation (Chen 2011). ...
Vulnerability of Fraser River Sockeye salmon to climate change
... Fraser River sockeye salmon are the basis for a major commercial fishery shared by Canada and the United States, and an important cultural foundation for many aboriginal groups; they are also of huge ecological significance throughout the Fraser Basin. The potential for altered aquatic habitat and t ...
... Fraser River sockeye salmon are the basis for a major commercial fishery shared by Canada and the United States, and an important cultural foundation for many aboriginal groups; they are also of huge ecological significance throughout the Fraser Basin. The potential for altered aquatic habitat and t ...
Climate change feedback
Climate change feedback is important in the understanding of global warming because feedback processes may amplify or diminish the effect of each climate forcing, and so play an important part in determining the climate sensitivity and future climate state. Feedback in general is the process in which changing one quantity changes a second quantity, and the change in the second quantity in turn changes the first. Positive feedback amplifies the change in the first quantity while negative feedback reduces it.The term ""forcing"" means a change which may ""push"" the climate system in the direction of warming or cooling. An example of a climate forcing is increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. By definition, forcings are external to the climate system while feedbacks are internal; in essence, feedbacks represent the internal processes of the system. Some feedbacks may act in relative isolation to the rest of the climate system; others may be tightly coupled; hence it may be difficult to tell just how much a particular process contributes. Forcings, feedbacks and the dynamics of the climate system determine how much and how fast the climate changes. The main positive feedback in global warming is the tendency of warming to increase the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, which in turn leads to further warming. The main negative feedback comes from the Stefan–Boltzmann law, the amount of heat radiated from the Earth into space changes with the fourth power of the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere.Some observed and potential effects of global warming are positive feedbacks, which contribute directly to further global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report states that ""Anthropogenic warming could lead to some effects that are abrupt or irreversible, depending upon the rate and magnitude of the climate change.""