The key role of heavy precipitation events in climate
... disagreements in the projected change in occurrence of the heaviest precipitation ...
... disagreements in the projected change in occurrence of the heaviest precipitation ...
Young Voices in Research for Health 2008: Climate
... change and health and to invigorate the research for health community with fresh perspectives and idealistic visions regarding research challenges for vulnerable populations. There is irrefutable proof of climate change as a result of human activity, most notably caused by the release of greenhouse ...
... change and health and to invigorate the research for health community with fresh perspectives and idealistic visions regarding research challenges for vulnerable populations. There is irrefutable proof of climate change as a result of human activity, most notably caused by the release of greenhouse ...
Catarina Henriques PhD thesis
... environment. Planning for climate change and adapting to those changes, which requires an understanding of the complex consequences of climate change for the hydrology and human and environmental uses of water, is important for a sustainable future. This research study holistically explored possible ...
... environment. Planning for climate change and adapting to those changes, which requires an understanding of the complex consequences of climate change for the hydrology and human and environmental uses of water, is important for a sustainable future. This research study holistically explored possible ...
David Suzuki - Pesticide Truths
... Suzuki says that despite this growing consensus, many in the public and the media seemed doubtful about the science for many years. The reason for the confusion about climate change, in Suzuki's view, was due to a well-organized campaign of disinformation about the science involved. "A very small ba ...
... Suzuki says that despite this growing consensus, many in the public and the media seemed doubtful about the science for many years. The reason for the confusion about climate change, in Suzuki's view, was due to a well-organized campaign of disinformation about the science involved. "A very small ba ...
Saltwater Intrusion and Climate Change
... Globally, saltwater intrusion has emerged as a significant issue for local governments. Coastal areas around the world [10] have been forced to address the issue of saltwater intrusion, and they will likely continue to address it in the context of a changing climate. Sea level rise, changing precipi ...
... Globally, saltwater intrusion has emerged as a significant issue for local governments. Coastal areas around the world [10] have been forced to address the issue of saltwater intrusion, and they will likely continue to address it in the context of a changing climate. Sea level rise, changing precipi ...
Climate change adaptation in Norway
... Climate change is already happening: environmental change is being observed on all continents and in all the major oceans. The climatic changes that have been observed over the past 150 years cannot be explained unless anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are taken into account. The combustion of ...
... Climate change is already happening: environmental change is being observed on all continents and in all the major oceans. The climatic changes that have been observed over the past 150 years cannot be explained unless anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are taken into account. The combustion of ...
Establishing a Climate Change Department in
... In Latin America and the Caribbean, Jamaica is listed as having the second highest economic risk exposure to two or more hazards according to the Natural Disaster Hotspot Study done by the World Bank in 2008. The impact of disasters has been significant on Jamaica’s economic progress as each impact ...
... In Latin America and the Caribbean, Jamaica is listed as having the second highest economic risk exposure to two or more hazards according to the Natural Disaster Hotspot Study done by the World Bank in 2008. The impact of disasters has been significant on Jamaica’s economic progress as each impact ...
A Climate Change Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
... Study of Atmosphere and Ocean et al. 2007). In addition, the Washington D.C.-based Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) has released an adaptation report as a resource for American cities and counties and has presented adaptation concerns and information to Congress (Lowe, Foster et al. 2009). An adap ...
... Study of Atmosphere and Ocean et al. 2007). In addition, the Washington D.C.-based Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) has released an adaptation report as a resource for American cities and counties and has presented adaptation concerns and information to Congress (Lowe, Foster et al. 2009). An adap ...
The Implications of Global Climate Change for Mountain Gorilla
... Because we can neither predict the rate of greenhouse gas emissions in the future, nor all of the responses that will occur in the climate, climate projections will always be uncertain. Species distribution models, which use climate projections to model changes in species’ ranges, are also uncertain ...
... Because we can neither predict the rate of greenhouse gas emissions in the future, nor all of the responses that will occur in the climate, climate projections will always be uncertain. Species distribution models, which use climate projections to model changes in species’ ranges, are also uncertain ...
Water and Climate Change
... CHAPTER 2: Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrologic Cycle and the . Water Resource Base...................................................................................................... 9 The climate system and the hydrologic cycle are intimately linked..................................... 9 E ...
... CHAPTER 2: Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrologic Cycle and the . Water Resource Base...................................................................................................... 9 The climate system and the hydrologic cycle are intimately linked..................................... 9 E ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on London
... Marylebone Road, 1998-2001. Note: the National Air Quality Standard for nitrogen dioxide is 105 ppb for a one hour mean. This limit should not be exceeded more than 18 times per year. Reference map showing the south-east region used herein with respect to the UKCIP02 domain Changes in south-east Eng ...
... Marylebone Road, 1998-2001. Note: the National Air Quality Standard for nitrogen dioxide is 105 ppb for a one hour mean. This limit should not be exceeded more than 18 times per year. Reference map showing the south-east region used herein with respect to the UKCIP02 domain Changes in south-east Eng ...
The rise and fall of the kyoto protocol: climate change as a political
... Title: The Rise and Fall of the Kyoto Protocol – Climate Change as a political process Abstract: This research focuses on climate change as a political process: it describes the Kyoto Protocol, its origins and ratification process in the international climate-diplomatic arena, as well as the climate ...
... Title: The Rise and Fall of the Kyoto Protocol – Climate Change as a political process Abstract: This research focuses on climate change as a political process: it describes the Kyoto Protocol, its origins and ratification process in the international climate-diplomatic arena, as well as the climate ...
Global learning on carbon capture and storage: A call for... cooperation on CCS demonstration
... climate change (IPCC, 2005; IEA, 2008). CCS is the only technology that reduces carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, and as such is essential as coal is at present the predominant fuel for electricity and responsible for no less than 40% of global CO2 emissions. About 100 GW of additional c ...
... climate change (IPCC, 2005; IEA, 2008). CCS is the only technology that reduces carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, and as such is essential as coal is at present the predominant fuel for electricity and responsible for no less than 40% of global CO2 emissions. About 100 GW of additional c ...
Monitoring and Evaluating The 100 Billion Green Climate Fund: A
... implementation and disbursement of the Fund should result in measurable impacts toward a low carbon, climate resilient world. The M&E framework for the GCF is also relevant due to its proposed magnitude. The GCF is expected to disburse twice the amount of the lending operations of the World Bank. Th ...
... implementation and disbursement of the Fund should result in measurable impacts toward a low carbon, climate resilient world. The M&E framework for the GCF is also relevant due to its proposed magnitude. The GCF is expected to disburse twice the amount of the lending operations of the World Bank. Th ...
Application of environmentally sound technologies for adaptation to
... associated with climate variability and climate change, it is important to consider a diverse portfolio of potential technologies for adaptation. This is essential to retain the flexibility to transfer and adopt needed technology. Barriers, such as lack of information, lack of financial and human ca ...
... associated with climate variability and climate change, it is important to consider a diverse portfolio of potential technologies for adaptation. This is essential to retain the flexibility to transfer and adopt needed technology. Barriers, such as lack of information, lack of financial and human ca ...
the arctic region at a crossroads
... the ocean. The consequences of rising sea levels across the globe are not difficult to fathom. There is increasing evidence that the process is accelerating in the Arctic, in part because the temperature is rising at a faster rate in the region than elsewhere and because of the albedo effect of the ...
... the ocean. The consequences of rising sea levels across the globe are not difficult to fathom. There is increasing evidence that the process is accelerating in the Arctic, in part because the temperature is rising at a faster rate in the region than elsewhere and because of the albedo effect of the ...
Equator Principles and Climate Change Issues
... to my thesis that I am proud of. I sincerely express my gratitude for all efforts that you have put forth to advise me during the course of my academic development at the University of Waterloo and my research endeavors. Thank you to my committee member, Dr. Olaf Weber, for agreeing to provide your ...
... to my thesis that I am proud of. I sincerely express my gratitude for all efforts that you have put forth to advise me during the course of my academic development at the University of Waterloo and my research endeavors. Thank you to my committee member, Dr. Olaf Weber, for agreeing to provide your ...
full report - Royal Society of New Zealand
... the world must reduce GHG emissions and work towards a low-carbon economy. • Stabilising the world’s climate requires net global emissions of GHGs to be reduced to zero before the end of the 21st century, especially carbon dioxide (CO2) that is long-lived in the atmosphere. New Zealand’s GHGs incre ...
... the world must reduce GHG emissions and work towards a low-carbon economy. • Stabilising the world’s climate requires net global emissions of GHGs to be reduced to zero before the end of the 21st century, especially carbon dioxide (CO2) that is long-lived in the atmosphere. New Zealand’s GHGs incre ...
- Konrad-Adenauer
... two-track diplomacy of multi- and bilateral initiatives. As it is necessary to build up new confidence, the initial cooperation should be on less tense aspects. The cooperation should also focus on sectorial approaches to create strategic climate partnerships and trust. For instance, a reinforcement ...
... two-track diplomacy of multi- and bilateral initiatives. As it is necessary to build up new confidence, the initial cooperation should be on less tense aspects. The cooperation should also focus on sectorial approaches to create strategic climate partnerships and trust. For instance, a reinforcement ...
Climate Time Series Analysis
... climate scientists work, measurements and models. Climate time series analysis uses statistical methods to learn about the time evolution of climate. The most important word in this book is “estimation.” We wish to know the truth about the climate evolution but have only a limited amount of data (a ...
... climate scientists work, measurements and models. Climate time series analysis uses statistical methods to learn about the time evolution of climate. The most important word in this book is “estimation.” We wish to know the truth about the climate evolution but have only a limited amount of data (a ...
Economics, Institutions and Adaptation to Climate Change
... adaptive capacity. They may comprise adjustments to anthropogenic climate change only or to natural climate variability as well, and frequently include the need to account for overlaps with other aims such as mitigation or general development. Estimates of costs and benefits diverge greatly with dif ...
... adaptive capacity. They may comprise adjustments to anthropogenic climate change only or to natural climate variability as well, and frequently include the need to account for overlaps with other aims such as mitigation or general development. Estimates of costs and benefits diverge greatly with dif ...
as PDF
... In the tropics, the widespread clearing and burning of forests is not only increasing CO2 levels but also reducing biodiversity. Ironically, some of the destruction is due to the increased demand for ethanol and biodiesel (soybean and palm oil) by countries seeking to wean themselves off of oil. The ...
... In the tropics, the widespread clearing and burning of forests is not only increasing CO2 levels but also reducing biodiversity. Ironically, some of the destruction is due to the increased demand for ethanol and biodiesel (soybean and palm oil) by countries seeking to wean themselves off of oil. The ...
The State of Marine and Coastal Adaptation in North America: A
... and changing the earth’s radiative balance. Air temperatures in North America are projected to warm between 1.1 and 6.4°C by 2100 (IPCC 2007b). The annual average temperature for 2010 will likely be higher than any other year since 1880. In the past decade alone, global surface temperature has incre ...
... and changing the earth’s radiative balance. Air temperatures in North America are projected to warm between 1.1 and 6.4°C by 2100 (IPCC 2007b). The annual average temperature for 2010 will likely be higher than any other year since 1880. In the past decade alone, global surface temperature has incre ...
Alteration of the phenology of leaf senescence and fall in winter
... until the last stages of senescence, with respiration supplying the ATP and C skeletons needed for nutrient resorption (Keech et al., 2007). The main nutrients withdrawn from senescent leaves are N, P, K, and S, the macronutrients that are mobile in the phloem, whereas Ca and Mg, the other two macro ...
... until the last stages of senescence, with respiration supplying the ATP and C skeletons needed for nutrient resorption (Keech et al., 2007). The main nutrients withdrawn from senescent leaves are N, P, K, and S, the macronutrients that are mobile in the phloem, whereas Ca and Mg, the other two macro ...
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.""