Australian horticulture`s response to climate change and
... variability. A review was conducted of 27 projects previously funded by MCVP across a range of agricultural industries, of which 15 projects provided information or were capable of delivering an outcome which could have application in horticulture. This project has also sought to commence answering ...
... variability. A review was conducted of 27 projects previously funded by MCVP across a range of agricultural industries, of which 15 projects provided information or were capable of delivering an outcome which could have application in horticulture. This project has also sought to commence answering ...
Climate Change and Population Movement in Pacific Island Countries
... broached beyond the scientific community, Pacific Island countries have expressed concern. In 1987, the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme engaged a working group from the Association of South Pacific Environment Institutions. 22 The group reported to the second governmental meeting of the ...
... broached beyond the scientific community, Pacific Island countries have expressed concern. In 1987, the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme engaged a working group from the Association of South Pacific Environment Institutions. 22 The group reported to the second governmental meeting of the ...
Coral Bleaching and Global Climate Change: Scientific Findings
... of even loC above normal summer maxima and lasting for at least 2-3 days appear to provide a potentially useful predictor of subsequent bleaching (Goreau & Hayes 1994; Strong et al. 1998).Although there are differences in response among species and populations, most corals are likely to bleach but s ...
... of even loC above normal summer maxima and lasting for at least 2-3 days appear to provide a potentially useful predictor of subsequent bleaching (Goreau & Hayes 1994; Strong et al. 1998).Although there are differences in response among species and populations, most corals are likely to bleach but s ...
Climate-Smart Development - Open Knowledge Repository
... expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on ...
... expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on ...
Report
... The phenomenon of global climate change has been a focus of the international scientific community for more than two decades. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a scientific body set up by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme, has been ...
... The phenomenon of global climate change has been a focus of the international scientific community for more than two decades. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a scientific body set up by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme, has been ...
Climate-Smart Development
... expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on ...
... expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on ...
CURRICULUM VITAE
... Environmental Systems Institute, and the EMS Energy Institute. He led the faculty through the development of the College’s 2009-2014 Strategic Plan, which currently guides new thrusts in international earth and energy science education, traditional and high-risk research in clean carbon energy, natu ...
... Environmental Systems Institute, and the EMS Energy Institute. He led the faculty through the development of the College’s 2009-2014 Strategic Plan, which currently guides new thrusts in international earth and energy science education, traditional and high-risk research in clean carbon energy, natu ...
Climate Vulnerability in Asia`s High Mountains
... outburst floods (GLOFs). GLOFs have become more common in the region in the past few decades, as shrinking glaciers shed their water into lakes (Stone, 2009; Ives et al., 2010; ICIMOD, 2011). These lakes are typically dammed by weakly bound sediment deposits and moraines, which can breach during ava ...
... outburst floods (GLOFs). GLOFs have become more common in the region in the past few decades, as shrinking glaciers shed their water into lakes (Stone, 2009; Ives et al., 2010; ICIMOD, 2011). These lakes are typically dammed by weakly bound sediment deposits and moraines, which can breach during ava ...
Chapter 18: Inter-Relationships Between Adaptation and
... 2006; Chapters 17 and 20). They complement integrated assessment modelling by studying the factors and processes that determine if and when adaptation and mitigation can be synergistic in climate policy. Owing to it being a new research field, the amount of literature is still small, although it is ...
... 2006; Chapters 17 and 20). They complement integrated assessment modelling by studying the factors and processes that determine if and when adaptation and mitigation can be synergistic in climate policy. Owing to it being a new research field, the amount of literature is still small, although it is ...
Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Europe - Clima-net
... Regions: South-eastern Europe, the Mediterranean and central European regions are the most ...
... Regions: South-eastern Europe, the Mediterranean and central European regions are the most ...
Climate Vulnerability in Asia`s High Mountains
... outburst floods (GLOFs). GLOFs have become more common in the region in the past few decades, as shrinking glaciers shed their water into lakes (Stone, 2009; Ives et al., 2010; ICIMOD, 2011). These lakes are typically dammed by weakly bound sediment deposits and moraines, which can breach during ava ...
... outburst floods (GLOFs). GLOFs have become more common in the region in the past few decades, as shrinking glaciers shed their water into lakes (Stone, 2009; Ives et al., 2010; ICIMOD, 2011). These lakes are typically dammed by weakly bound sediment deposits and moraines, which can breach during ava ...
Costs of Adaptation Related to Industrial and Municipal Water
... aquifers are affected by changes in climate via the recharge process (Chen et al. 2002). Although there is an observed decreasing trend in groundwater levels during the last few decades, this has been mainly attributed to overextraction; little is known of the impacts of future climate change. • Ob ...
... aquifers are affected by changes in climate via the recharge process (Chen et al. 2002). Although there is an observed decreasing trend in groundwater levels during the last few decades, this has been mainly attributed to overextraction; little is known of the impacts of future climate change. • Ob ...
Whole of Island Approach - Abaiang Atoll, Kiribati
... Sea temperature increase: Sea surface temperatures have risen gradually since the 1970s in the waters around the Gilbert Islands by approximately 0.15°C per decade with the rise in air surface temperatures. There is high confidence that sea surface temperature will increase by 0.6–0.8°C by 2035. Inc ...
... Sea temperature increase: Sea surface temperatures have risen gradually since the 1970s in the waters around the Gilbert Islands by approximately 0.15°C per decade with the rise in air surface temperatures. There is high confidence that sea surface temperature will increase by 0.6–0.8°C by 2035. Inc ...
IPCC Robert M. Margolis 1992 MIT-CEEPR 92-011WP
... define climate change as a problem. For example, interpreting the IPCC emissions scenarios as a set of scenarios which cover a range of possible futures, including uncertainty yet independent of policies, says nothing about our ability to use policy responses to avoid climatic disruptions. The firs ...
... define climate change as a problem. For example, interpreting the IPCC emissions scenarios as a set of scenarios which cover a range of possible futures, including uncertainty yet independent of policies, says nothing about our ability to use policy responses to avoid climatic disruptions. The firs ...
PDF (Author`s version)
... Global mean air temperature is rising at an unprecedented rate, and models considering a doubling in atmospheric CO2 concentration predict a further increase by 1.5–4.5 °C until the end of this century (IPCC 2013). This warming has the potential to affect species distribution, phenology (Parmesan an ...
... Global mean air temperature is rising at an unprecedented rate, and models considering a doubling in atmospheric CO2 concentration predict a further increase by 1.5–4.5 °C until the end of this century (IPCC 2013). This warming has the potential to affect species distribution, phenology (Parmesan an ...
Assessing Cross-Sectoral Adaptation and Mitigation
... The impact of fertiliser type ................................................................................................................ 53 Timing of fertiliser applications .......................................................................................................... 53 ...
... The impact of fertiliser type ................................................................................................................ 53 Timing of fertiliser applications .......................................................................................................... 53 ...
4 Framework for ICTs` integration in cities climate change
... helping cities to adapt to climate change. The analysis acknowledges that ICTs have the potential to play a leading role in climate change adaptation in cities, while also adapting its own physical infrastructure. In this sense, this report establishes three main areas where ICTs can support cities' ...
... helping cities to adapt to climate change. The analysis acknowledges that ICTs have the potential to play a leading role in climate change adaptation in cities, while also adapting its own physical infrastructure. In this sense, this report establishes three main areas where ICTs can support cities' ...
adaptation and the mortality effects of temperature across us climate
... climate regions and its implications for climate adaptation. Using exogenous variation in temperature and data on all elderly Medicare beneficiaries from 1992 – 2011, we show that the mortality effect of hot days is much larger in cool ZIP codes than in warm ones and that the opposite is true for co ...
... climate regions and its implications for climate adaptation. Using exogenous variation in temperature and data on all elderly Medicare beneficiaries from 1992 – 2011, we show that the mortality effect of hot days is much larger in cool ZIP codes than in warm ones and that the opposite is true for co ...
Specialist Advice and literature review to support the Ad Hoc
... livelihoods, and can be particularly important during extreme events. Maintaining intact natural forests and selecting appropriate mixes of species for afforestation is likely to enhance their resilience to climate change, supporting their contribution to both mitigation and societal adaptation. Ada ...
... livelihoods, and can be particularly important during extreme events. Maintaining intact natural forests and selecting appropriate mixes of species for afforestation is likely to enhance their resilience to climate change, supporting their contribution to both mitigation and societal adaptation. Ada ...
Preparing for coastal change - Ministry for the Environment
... This guide is a summary of Coastal Hazards and Climate Change, a 130-page report prepared for the Ministry for the Environment by Doug Ramsay and Rob Bell of NIWA with help on a number of chapters from Robin Britton. Advice and assistance have also been received from a wide range of people from loca ...
... This guide is a summary of Coastal Hazards and Climate Change, a 130-page report prepared for the Ministry for the Environment by Doug Ramsay and Rob Bell of NIWA with help on a number of chapters from Robin Britton. Advice and assistance have also been received from a wide range of people from loca ...
3 The role of biodiversity in societal adaptation to climate change
... livelihoods, and can be particularly important during extreme events. Maintaining intact natural forests and selecting appropriate mixes of species for afforestation is likely to enhance their resilience to climate change, supporting their contribution to both mitigation and societal adaptation. Ada ...
... livelihoods, and can be particularly important during extreme events. Maintaining intact natural forests and selecting appropriate mixes of species for afforestation is likely to enhance their resilience to climate change, supporting their contribution to both mitigation and societal adaptation. Ada ...
impacts on forests from Climate Change
... The statements below thus represent our assessment of potential ecosystem responses and vulnerabilities to a range of future climatic changes as presented in Chapters 3 and 4. Though the trends are already established for many of these responses and vulnerabilities, the climate scenarios evaluated a ...
... The statements below thus represent our assessment of potential ecosystem responses and vulnerabilities to a range of future climatic changes as presented in Chapters 3 and 4. Though the trends are already established for many of these responses and vulnerabilities, the climate scenarios evaluated a ...
Evaluation of FAO's contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation
... Many other development organizations, including those with far greater resources than FAO, have engaged directly with governments in country on climate change and the agricultural sectors much more so than FAO has, and member countries continue to develop their own capacities in these fields. In thi ...
... Many other development organizations, including those with far greater resources than FAO, have engaged directly with governments in country on climate change and the agricultural sectors much more so than FAO has, and member countries continue to develop their own capacities in these fields. In thi ...
UK`s Second Biennial Report
... the UK’s Air Quality Pollutant Inventory, used for reporting emissions to other international agreements, including the Gothenburg Protocol and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution. The majority of the underlying information i ...
... the UK’s Air Quality Pollutant Inventory, used for reporting emissions to other international agreements, including the Gothenburg Protocol and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution. The majority of the underlying information i ...
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.""