chapter conduct a cl mate change vulnerab l ty assessment
... summer streamflows for juvenile rearing and adult migration back to their spawning grounds. If average summer air temperature exceeds 68ºF (20ºC) for an extended period of time, salmon species using the rivers during these warm periods will be at greater risk of thermal stress from the warmer water ...
... summer streamflows for juvenile rearing and adult migration back to their spawning grounds. If average summer air temperature exceeds 68ºF (20ºC) for an extended period of time, salmon species using the rivers during these warm periods will be at greater risk of thermal stress from the warmer water ...
Climate Change Predicted Impacts on Juneau
... of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has varied between 150 and 300 parts per million (ppm) throughout at least the last 1,000,000 of the earth’s history. In the past 200 years, however, the burning of fossil fuels has increased atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations higher than any levels in th ...
... of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has varied between 150 and 300 parts per million (ppm) throughout at least the last 1,000,000 of the earth’s history. In the past 200 years, however, the burning of fossil fuels has increased atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations higher than any levels in th ...
Dynamic and thermodynamic changes in mean and extreme
... upward motion is decreased over many parts of subtropics and is increased over the equatorial Pacific. Though this seems to be related to the changes in SST and atmospheric stability, more work is needed to clarify this. [16] The seasonal breakdown of the present analysis is desired for future work. ...
... upward motion is decreased over many parts of subtropics and is increased over the equatorial Pacific. Though this seems to be related to the changes in SST and atmospheric stability, more work is needed to clarify this. [16] The seasonal breakdown of the present analysis is desired for future work. ...
Douglas Wilcox, Research and Program Development Division, Manitoba Agricultural Services
... crop loss years resulting from extreme weather events. Management plays a part but annual weather variations, both within the growing season and in terms of extremes, are the main cause of crop yield variation. There is a general scientific consensus that climate change (warming) is occurring and th ...
... crop loss years resulting from extreme weather events. Management plays a part but annual weather variations, both within the growing season and in terms of extremes, are the main cause of crop yield variation. There is a general scientific consensus that climate change (warming) is occurring and th ...
How Increasing CO2 and Climate Change Affect Forests
... tree species may be affected by cli- than are acceptable under current mate changeor increasingconcentra- CO2 conditions. tions of atmospheric CO2. The genetic resilienceof most tree speciesto Modeling. Severaldifferentmodeling climatechangemust be inferredfrom approaches have predicted biomethe cur ...
... tree species may be affected by cli- than are acceptable under current mate changeor increasingconcentra- CO2 conditions. tions of atmospheric CO2. The genetic resilienceof most tree speciesto Modeling. Severaldifferentmodeling climatechangemust be inferredfrom approaches have predicted biomethe cur ...
Typologies of Loss and Damage and Associated Actions
... Under the Risk Management typology, separating L&D which can and cannot be adapted to might be perceived as unhelpful. In contrast, under this typology stakeholders’ ...
... Under the Risk Management typology, separating L&D which can and cannot be adapted to might be perceived as unhelpful. In contrast, under this typology stakeholders’ ...
Climate change and its impacts on river discharge in two climate
... The hydrological model used in this study was the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The model has been developed with the continuation of USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) modeling experiences for a period of over 30 years ...
... The hydrological model used in this study was the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The model has been developed with the continuation of USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) modeling experiences for a period of over 30 years ...
Integrating Climate Information and Adaptation in Project
... project and based on currently available information. The social or institutional costs (change of behaviour, impact on particular groups of people, etc.) associated with adaptation measures should also be clearly assessed and explained where appropriate. c. The expected benefits of recommended adap ...
... project and based on currently available information. The social or institutional costs (change of behaviour, impact on particular groups of people, etc.) associated with adaptation measures should also be clearly assessed and explained where appropriate. c. The expected benefits of recommended adap ...
Public Health: Adapting to Climate Change
... Climate change is projected to have sweeping adverse effects on the Earth, imposing diverse threats to ecosystems and people. The threats extend to the health of the public, with warming of the planet projected to have positive and negative consequences that will vary temporally and spatially. Al ...
... Climate change is projected to have sweeping adverse effects on the Earth, imposing diverse threats to ecosystems and people. The threats extend to the health of the public, with warming of the planet projected to have positive and negative consequences that will vary temporally and spatially. Al ...
Climate Change Fact Sheet Series
... years the Earth’s surface and lowest part of the atmosphere have warmed up on average by about 0.6oC. During this period, manmade emissions of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have increased, largely as a result of the burning of fossil fuels for energy and trans ...
... years the Earth’s surface and lowest part of the atmosphere have warmed up on average by about 0.6oC. During this period, manmade emissions of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have increased, largely as a result of the burning of fossil fuels for energy and trans ...
FINANCING THE BLUE ECONOMY IN SMALL STATES POLICY
... vast and largely untapped. The World Wildlife Fund identifies over 30 potential sources, including through grants, donations, revenues from the fishing industry, energy, mining and biodiversity prospecting (Spergel and Moye 2004). A recent survey notes that development finance institutions such as t ...
... vast and largely untapped. The World Wildlife Fund identifies over 30 potential sources, including through grants, donations, revenues from the fishing industry, energy, mining and biodiversity prospecting (Spergel and Moye 2004). A recent survey notes that development finance institutions such as t ...
Target Atmospheric CO : Where Should Humanity Aim?
... valid for specified GHG amount, as in studies that employ emission scenarios and coupled carbon cycle/climate models to determine GHG amount. If GHGs are included as a feedback (with say solar irradiance as forcing) sensitivity is still ...
... valid for specified GHG amount, as in studies that employ emission scenarios and coupled carbon cycle/climate models to determine GHG amount. If GHGs are included as a feedback (with say solar irradiance as forcing) sensitivity is still ...
English - MDG Fund
... world’s total in the base year. China, India and other populous countries acquired the most of the carbon budget, and countries with relatively small populations acquired relatively small amount of carbon budget, as shown in Figure-2. In addition to demographic factors in carbon budget allocation, e ...
... world’s total in the base year. China, India and other populous countries acquired the most of the carbon budget, and countries with relatively small populations acquired relatively small amount of carbon budget, as shown in Figure-2. In addition to demographic factors in carbon budget allocation, e ...
Wildfires threaten mercury stocks in northern soils
... 2 cm, n = 74; no measurements for the NWT). However, Hg stored in deeper saturated soil layers may become vulnerable to burning during drought periods. To estimate Hg stocks in peatlands during dry and wet climatic periods, we calculated Hg stocks under scenarios of high (15 cm) and low (35 cm) wate ...
... 2 cm, n = 74; no measurements for the NWT). However, Hg stored in deeper saturated soil layers may become vulnerable to burning during drought periods. To estimate Hg stocks in peatlands during dry and wet climatic periods, we calculated Hg stocks under scenarios of high (15 cm) and low (35 cm) wate ...
FOR GOD`S SAKE, DO SOMETHING!
... to it’.16 He points out several reasons why Islam has been relatively slow to respond to climate change and other environmental problems. First, ‘the governing classes of the Islamic world have their eyes only on emulating the West when in comes to the question of science and technology’, and this s ...
... to it’.16 He points out several reasons why Islam has been relatively slow to respond to climate change and other environmental problems. First, ‘the governing classes of the Islamic world have their eyes only on emulating the West when in comes to the question of science and technology’, and this s ...
improving climate change reporting AN ACCA AND FTSE GROUP DiSCUSSiON PAPER
... Every segment of society faces challenges. Governments and multi-lateral aid agencies may face increasing demands for short-term infra-structure repair and long-term humanitarian support. Communities – particularly in the most vulnerable economies − face the various tragedies of desertification, ris ...
... Every segment of society faces challenges. Governments and multi-lateral aid agencies may face increasing demands for short-term infra-structure repair and long-term humanitarian support. Communities – particularly in the most vulnerable economies − face the various tragedies of desertification, ris ...
Climate Change in Thailand_TransRe Fact Sheet No.2
... development goals(...). For example: regular and severe floods in low lying areas, agriculture products loss due to climate and rainfall variability, more challenges in water resource management due to a warmer and longer dry season” (Sethasirot et al., 2015) ...
... development goals(...). For example: regular and severe floods in low lying areas, agriculture products loss due to climate and rainfall variability, more challenges in water resource management due to a warmer and longer dry season” (Sethasirot et al., 2015) ...
Poverty, Inequality and Climate Change
... PCD means ensuring that the external impacts of other EU policies – or national policies – do not undermine the aims and objectives of EU development cooperation.9 It is generally accepted that the actions of the EU and its Member States have implications for the incidence of poverty both within and ...
... PCD means ensuring that the external impacts of other EU policies – or national policies – do not undermine the aims and objectives of EU development cooperation.9 It is generally accepted that the actions of the EU and its Member States have implications for the incidence of poverty both within and ...
7. Agriculture
... Sustainable development includes social, economic and environmental dimensions. Climate change modifies all these dimensions and therefore alters the potential development pathways. In particular, the effects of climate change on agriculture will determine the future of food security and ultimately ...
... Sustainable development includes social, economic and environmental dimensions. Climate change modifies all these dimensions and therefore alters the potential development pathways. In particular, the effects of climate change on agriculture will determine the future of food security and ultimately ...
Gulf Coast Wetland Sustainability in a Changing Climate
... In 2007, the science of climate change achieved an unfortunate milestone: the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reached a consensus position that human-induced global warming is already causing physical and biological impacts worldwide. The most recent scientific work demonstrates that chang ...
... In 2007, the science of climate change achieved an unfortunate milestone: the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reached a consensus position that human-induced global warming is already causing physical and biological impacts worldwide. The most recent scientific work demonstrates that chang ...
http://www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/019/k7582e.pdf
... from frequency, intensity and location of extreme events. It can take place in the context of other global socio-economic pressures on natural resources. Urgent adaptation measures are required in response to opportunities and threats to food and livelihood provision due to climatic variations. The ...
... from frequency, intensity and location of extreme events. It can take place in the context of other global socio-economic pressures on natural resources. Urgent adaptation measures are required in response to opportunities and threats to food and livelihood provision due to climatic variations. The ...
Climate Change and National Security
... more positive effects of a warming climate in the short run, the long-run net consequences for all regions are likely to be negative if nothing at all is done to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Africa and parts of Asia are particularly vulnerable, given their locations and their limited govern ...
... more positive effects of a warming climate in the short run, the long-run net consequences for all regions are likely to be negative if nothing at all is done to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Africa and parts of Asia are particularly vulnerable, given their locations and their limited govern ...
Projected 21st century decrease in marine productivity: a multi
... Abstract. Changes in marine net primary productivity (PP) and export of particulate organic carbon (EP) are projected over the 21st century with four global coupled carbon cycleclimate models. These include representations of marine ecosystems and the carbon cycle of different structure and complexi ...
... Abstract. Changes in marine net primary productivity (PP) and export of particulate organic carbon (EP) are projected over the 21st century with four global coupled carbon cycleclimate models. These include representations of marine ecosystems and the carbon cycle of different structure and complexi ...
Event - IUCN
... The Union of Concerned Scientists, the International Council on Monuments and Sites and UNESCO, with the cooperation of IUCN are inviting to a networking cocktail to unite those working at the intersection of culture, heritage and climate change As in the first edition at COP 21 in Le Bourget, this ...
... The Union of Concerned Scientists, the International Council on Monuments and Sites and UNESCO, with the cooperation of IUCN are inviting to a networking cocktail to unite those working at the intersection of culture, heritage and climate change As in the first edition at COP 21 in Le Bourget, this ...
characterizing the phenology of southwest landscapes
... Catalina Mountains. With a primary focus on an area 30 ft on either side of the trail, a “transect” of about 1.6 million ft2, I amassed 111,012 records along five trail segments during 1024 hikes in the first 20 years. I also compiled a flora of 596 specific and infraspecific taxa. The flora and its ...
... Catalina Mountains. With a primary focus on an area 30 ft on either side of the trail, a “transect” of about 1.6 million ft2, I amassed 111,012 records along five trail segments during 1024 hikes in the first 20 years. I also compiled a flora of 596 specific and infraspecific taxa. The flora and its ...
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.""