Impact of Global Warming on Insurance Lawyers and Their Clients
... no, how do you account for climate change in your risk management? Describe your company’s process for identifying climate change-related risks and assessing the degree that they could affect your business, including financial implications. Summarize the current or anticipated risks that climate cha ...
... no, how do you account for climate change in your risk management? Describe your company’s process for identifying climate change-related risks and assessing the degree that they could affect your business, including financial implications. Summarize the current or anticipated risks that climate cha ...
Climate Trends, Hazards and Extremes – Taranaki Synthesis Report
... results regarding present climate come from several other reports prepared for the New Plymouth District Council and Taranaki Regional Council prepared between 2006 and 2008. New results are presented for an analysis of the drought hazard, and showing the climate changes predicted for the Taranaki r ...
... results regarding present climate come from several other reports prepared for the New Plymouth District Council and Taranaki Regional Council prepared between 2006 and 2008. New results are presented for an analysis of the drought hazard, and showing the climate changes predicted for the Taranaki r ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Coastal Habitats
... America’s coasts, including climate change and resilience. The input of land managers, decision-makers, and researchers across agencies was sought to ensure that the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Coastal Habitats (CCVATCH) would provide results that could be directly applied to cu ...
... America’s coasts, including climate change and resilience. The input of land managers, decision-makers, and researchers across agencies was sought to ensure that the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Coastal Habitats (CCVATCH) would provide results that could be directly applied to cu ...
Malawi`s Strategy on Climate Change Learning
... situation, and to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and to sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Evidence of Malawi’s commitment to both the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and to the Kyoto Protocol include the various measures undertaken towards the fulfilment of ...
... situation, and to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and to sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Evidence of Malawi’s commitment to both the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and to the Kyoto Protocol include the various measures undertaken towards the fulfilment of ...
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... Indonesia and Brazil are special cases in that their emissions profile is dominated by carbon from deforestation and other land-based sources. These have been broadly stagnant over recent years, and in some cases might fall even without specific climate policy interventions, resulting in only small ...
... Indonesia and Brazil are special cases in that their emissions profile is dominated by carbon from deforestation and other land-based sources. These have been broadly stagnant over recent years, and in some cases might fall even without specific climate policy interventions, resulting in only small ...
Adapting to Climate Change
... Given the current concentrations and the persistence of GHGs, and the projected further increases in GHG concentrations, it seems certain that the climate will continue to change. International efforts to reduce GHGs, such as the Kyoto Protocol, will only slow the rate of change. Most assessments of ...
... Given the current concentrations and the persistence of GHGs, and the projected further increases in GHG concentrations, it seems certain that the climate will continue to change. International efforts to reduce GHGs, such as the Kyoto Protocol, will only slow the rate of change. Most assessments of ...
This is an author version of the contribution published on: Questa è
... abundance, enzymatic assays, and variability of fungal profiles by PCR-DGGE. Other studies have shown that the response of soil microorganisms to elevated CO2 conditions is highly variable and strongly depends upon the plant–soil system (Moscatelli et al., 2005; Drigo et al., 2008). Different levels ...
... abundance, enzymatic assays, and variability of fungal profiles by PCR-DGGE. Other studies have shown that the response of soil microorganisms to elevated CO2 conditions is highly variable and strongly depends upon the plant–soil system (Moscatelli et al., 2005; Drigo et al., 2008). Different levels ...
working group on adaptation and climate resilience final report
... well-being, the economy, and the natural environment. These impacts will persist and worsen, even with a concerted effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mobilizing action on adaptation will help protect Canadians from climate change risks, build resilience, and ensure that society thrives in a ...
... well-being, the economy, and the natural environment. These impacts will persist and worsen, even with a concerted effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mobilizing action on adaptation will help protect Canadians from climate change risks, build resilience, and ensure that society thrives in a ...
Technical Change and the Marginal Cost of Abatement∗
... Appropriate environmental policy depends not just on whether and how much technology responds to policy, it also depends on which technologies respond. Improvements in solar cells, for example, may have different impacts on carbon dioxide emissions reduction possibilities than improvements in the effic ...
... Appropriate environmental policy depends not just on whether and how much technology responds to policy, it also depends on which technologies respond. Improvements in solar cells, for example, may have different impacts on carbon dioxide emissions reduction possibilities than improvements in the effic ...
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... Convention. A key outcome of this process was recognition by Parties ‘that deep cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions are required according to science, and as documented in the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, with a view to reducing global greenhouse gas ...
... Convention. A key outcome of this process was recognition by Parties ‘that deep cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions are required according to science, and as documented in the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, with a view to reducing global greenhouse gas ...
English - Global Environment Facility
... of the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC in 2007 summarized the increasing scientific evidence of the ...
... of the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC in 2007 summarized the increasing scientific evidence of the ...
Grassland afforestation impact on primary productivity
... Eupatorium shrubs can be locally abundant or even dominant (Altesor et al. 2006). Mean annual temperature ranges between 17 °C and 21 °C, decreasing from north to south, and annual precipitation varies from 1000 mm in the southwest to 1500 mm in the northeast. Even though ca. 60% of precipitation oc ...
... Eupatorium shrubs can be locally abundant or even dominant (Altesor et al. 2006). Mean annual temperature ranges between 17 °C and 21 °C, decreasing from north to south, and annual precipitation varies from 1000 mm in the southwest to 1500 mm in the northeast. Even though ca. 60% of precipitation oc ...
Contrasting trends in floods for two sub
... of the snowpack before the onset of the spring melt, which might lead to a decrease in snowmelt-related flood magnitudes. This may lead to a greater importance of rainfallrunoff flood events, especially if changes occur in the magnitude or intensity of severe rainfall events (Burn et al., 2010). Kan ...
... of the snowpack before the onset of the spring melt, which might lead to a decrease in snowmelt-related flood magnitudes. This may lead to a greater importance of rainfallrunoff flood events, especially if changes occur in the magnitude or intensity of severe rainfall events (Burn et al., 2010). Kan ...
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... with temperature and precipitation at different time scale [4,8,11–14]. For instance, there were stronger correlations between NDVI for different vegetation types and precipitation compared with temperature [4], while temperature increase has been pointed out as an important cause for the high-latit ...
... with temperature and precipitation at different time scale [4,8,11–14]. For instance, there were stronger correlations between NDVI for different vegetation types and precipitation compared with temperature [4], while temperature increase has been pointed out as an important cause for the high-latit ...
climate change vulnerability of ski tourism in
... since the most basic element of this tourism form is snow—a natural system highly exposed and sensitive to climate change.13 Ski Tourism and Climate Change With 120 million total domestic and international visitors accounting for 400 million visits each year, the ski tourism industry has been one of ...
... since the most basic element of this tourism form is snow—a natural system highly exposed and sensitive to climate change.13 Ski Tourism and Climate Change With 120 million total domestic and international visitors accounting for 400 million visits each year, the ski tourism industry has been one of ...
Climate change signals detected through mass balance
... the sensitive ice mass of the glaciers. The mass balance study started by the initiative of former ICSI, presently known as Commission on Cryospheric Sciences, in 2002 at Chhota Shigri (benchmark) Glacier (32o11’ - 32o17’ N and 77o30’ - 77o32’ E), located in the Lahaul and Spiti valley, Himachal Pra ...
... the sensitive ice mass of the glaciers. The mass balance study started by the initiative of former ICSI, presently known as Commission on Cryospheric Sciences, in 2002 at Chhota Shigri (benchmark) Glacier (32o11’ - 32o17’ N and 77o30’ - 77o32’ E), located in the Lahaul and Spiti valley, Himachal Pra ...
Global Policy Making on Climate Refugees
... implement or reverse choice. This dimension ranges from the time period of a political election cycle to a generation to the lifetime of a nation or culture. Another dimension is the cultural and political distance between parties. This can be everything from a family or a nation to cultural blocks ...
... implement or reverse choice. This dimension ranges from the time period of a political election cycle to a generation to the lifetime of a nation or culture. Another dimension is the cultural and political distance between parties. This can be everything from a family or a nation to cultural blocks ...
Trends in Economic and Insured Losses from Weather-Related Events: a new analysis
... weather events are often more sensitive to inhomogeneous climate monitoring practices than changes in mean climate. The rarer the event, the more difficult it is to identify long-term changes, simply because there are fewer cases to evaluate compared with indicators of mean climate. Bender et al. (2 ...
... weather events are often more sensitive to inhomogeneous climate monitoring practices than changes in mean climate. The rarer the event, the more difficult it is to identify long-term changes, simply because there are fewer cases to evaluate compared with indicators of mean climate. Bender et al. (2 ...
accepted manuscript - GFZpublic
... transport and deposition (Manh et al., 2013, 2014). To date, there is no study available which quantifies the cumulative effects of these drivers on future hydraulics and sediment dynamics in the Mekong Delta in a spatially explicit manner. The purpose of this paper is to close this gap. To achieve ...
... transport and deposition (Manh et al., 2013, 2014). To date, there is no study available which quantifies the cumulative effects of these drivers on future hydraulics and sediment dynamics in the Mekong Delta in a spatially explicit manner. The purpose of this paper is to close this gap. To achieve ...
Climate Variability and Sub
... To make the symposium run smoothly all speakers are asked to adhere strictly to their allocated times for their presentations. Those chairing sessions will be strict about enforcing time limits of talks! All speakers should see the audio-visual technicians when registering and provide them with a co ...
... To make the symposium run smoothly all speakers are asked to adhere strictly to their allocated times for their presentations. Those chairing sessions will be strict about enforcing time limits of talks! All speakers should see the audio-visual technicians when registering and provide them with a co ...
Come Rain or Shine - Integrating Climate Risk Management into
... changes during the next decades are inevitable (IPCC, 2007a). During the last century, the global climate warmed by about 0.7°C. At the same time, there were distinct changes in rainfall patterns, an increase in both frequency and severity of extreme weather events, and a rise in sea levels. The imp ...
... changes during the next decades are inevitable (IPCC, 2007a). During the last century, the global climate warmed by about 0.7°C. At the same time, there were distinct changes in rainfall patterns, an increase in both frequency and severity of extreme weather events, and a rise in sea levels. The imp ...
Queensland Climate Change Centre of
... Predictability is a resource in itself but one we tend to overlook or take for granted. The ability to predict a range of likely future scenarios allows us to plan and to manage risk. Were we able to do this in relation to climate we could plan and manage risk in any area of human life influenced by ...
... Predictability is a resource in itself but one we tend to overlook or take for granted. The ability to predict a range of likely future scenarios allows us to plan and to manage risk. Were we able to do this in relation to climate we could plan and manage risk in any area of human life influenced by ...
Connecting on Climate
... Bill McKibben’s book The End of Nature in 1989, brought the issue to the public’s eye.1 Hansen and McKibben framed global warming in dramatic terms— rising sea levels, melting Arctic sea ice, and extreme flood and droughts— and ushered in an era of framing climate change as planetary destruction. Th ...
... Bill McKibben’s book The End of Nature in 1989, brought the issue to the public’s eye.1 Hansen and McKibben framed global warming in dramatic terms— rising sea levels, melting Arctic sea ice, and extreme flood and droughts— and ushered in an era of framing climate change as planetary destruction. Th ...
How to engage with National Adaptation Plans Guidance for National Red Cross and
... Climate change mitigation. Actions that reduce the sources of greenhouse gases, or enhance carbon sinks. Examples include using fossil fuels more efficiently for industrial processes or electricity generation, switching from oil to natural gas as a heating fuel, improving the insulation of building ...
... Climate change mitigation. Actions that reduce the sources of greenhouse gases, or enhance carbon sinks. Examples include using fossil fuels more efficiently for industrial processes or electricity generation, switching from oil to natural gas as a heating fuel, improving the insulation of building ...
Foreword - Cap-Net
... As we look at our current knowledge of climate change it is clear that we are still in a state of uncertainty. For most countries there is still much debate as to how climate change will manifest itself and what the effects will be. Yet despite this uncertainty there is pressure to act now and to al ...
... As we look at our current knowledge of climate change it is clear that we are still in a state of uncertainty. For most countries there is still much debate as to how climate change will manifest itself and what the effects will be. Yet despite this uncertainty there is pressure to act now and to al ...
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.""