Vulnerability - Adaptación al cambio climático para el desarrollo
... agricultural productivity or the distribution of disease vectors. The socioeconomic dimension refers to ‘‘a region’s capacity to recover from extreme events and adapt to change over the longer term’’. The third dimension, external assistance, is defined as ‘‘the degree to which a region may be assist ...
... agricultural productivity or the distribution of disease vectors. The socioeconomic dimension refers to ‘‘a region’s capacity to recover from extreme events and adapt to change over the longer term’’. The third dimension, external assistance, is defined as ‘‘the degree to which a region may be assist ...
Inuit Priorities for Canada`s Climate Strategy
... This report provides First Ministers and Canadian stakeholders with an overview of the diverse and growing needs Canadian Inuit face as we adapt to climate change in Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland spanning four jurisdictions (the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut ...
... This report provides First Ministers and Canadian stakeholders with an overview of the diverse and growing needs Canadian Inuit face as we adapt to climate change in Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland spanning four jurisdictions (the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut ...
Climatic variation alters supply-side ecology
... shifts were in opposite directions with phytoplankton blooms occurring earlier and recruitment occurring later in the year. The NPGO had the strongest relationships with both phytoplankton and recruitment, while relationships between these factors and ENSO and PDO were weak. Increases were associate ...
... shifts were in opposite directions with phytoplankton blooms occurring earlier and recruitment occurring later in the year. The NPGO had the strongest relationships with both phytoplankton and recruitment, while relationships between these factors and ENSO and PDO were weak. Increases were associate ...
Review of Current and Planned Adaptation Action: Central America
... Southern Oscillation, the latter of which is the main cause of regional droughts. Over the last 50 years, temperature increases of about 0.2° to 0.3°C per decade have been observed, along with an increase in heavy rainfall events. Some areas have seen important reductions or increases in average pre ...
... Southern Oscillation, the latter of which is the main cause of regional droughts. Over the last 50 years, temperature increases of about 0.2° to 0.3°C per decade have been observed, along with an increase in heavy rainfall events. Some areas have seen important reductions or increases in average pre ...
the publication
... The extent to which solar activity is a factor in climate change as compared to the human influence is a hot issue in climate research as well as in the public debate. In order to assess the understanding of the solar terrestrial relation, the Netherlands Programme on Scientific Assessment and Polic ...
... The extent to which solar activity is a factor in climate change as compared to the human influence is a hot issue in climate research as well as in the public debate. In order to assess the understanding of the solar terrestrial relation, the Netherlands Programme on Scientific Assessment and Polic ...
Vulnerability Index to climate change in the Latin
... tropical cyclones, floods, droughts and heatwaves and while the region’s climate is already changing, greater shifts are anticipated in the coming decades. Changes in regional temperature and precipitation regimes, including shifts in the frequency and intensity of extreme climate-related events, wi ...
... tropical cyclones, floods, droughts and heatwaves and while the region’s climate is already changing, greater shifts are anticipated in the coming decades. Changes in regional temperature and precipitation regimes, including shifts in the frequency and intensity of extreme climate-related events, wi ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Montana`s Outdoor Economy
... century. Using geographically more detailed versions of Global Climate Models, the earth’s observed and predicted warming can be brought down to a regional U.S. state level and smaller sub0state regions to analyze geographically much more specific observed and predicted changes. Using the Third Nati ...
... century. Using geographically more detailed versions of Global Climate Models, the earth’s observed and predicted warming can be brought down to a regional U.S. state level and smaller sub0state regions to analyze geographically much more specific observed and predicted changes. Using the Third Nati ...
The effects of a changing climate on root respiration of woody plants
... root respiration were investigated. In areas of increased and also decreased water levels, there were increases in the CO2 efflux from ecosystem fine root respiration. These studies show the importance of investigating further the impacts climate change may have on C balance in northern ecosystems. ...
... root respiration were investigated. In areas of increased and also decreased water levels, there were increases in the CO2 efflux from ecosystem fine root respiration. These studies show the importance of investigating further the impacts climate change may have on C balance in northern ecosystems. ...
A FARMer`s View of the Ricardian Approach to Measuring
... have been developed to account for farmer adaptation in response to global climatic change. The first, called ‘Ricardian’ by Mendelsohn, Nordhaus, and Shaw (1994), econometrically estimates the impact of climatic and other variables on the value of farm real estate. Under some conditions, estimates ...
... have been developed to account for farmer adaptation in response to global climatic change. The first, called ‘Ricardian’ by Mendelsohn, Nordhaus, and Shaw (1994), econometrically estimates the impact of climatic and other variables on the value of farm real estate. Under some conditions, estimates ...
Chapter 13 - Clean Air Act
... Court ruled that the Clean Air Act regulates greenhouse gases as “air pollutants,” a federal Court of Appeals judge urged the Court to reconsider and revoke its decision. Thus, while the Clean Air Act may be the most relevant regulatory scheme to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from various sources, ...
... Court ruled that the Clean Air Act regulates greenhouse gases as “air pollutants,” a federal Court of Appeals judge urged the Court to reconsider and revoke its decision. Thus, while the Clean Air Act may be the most relevant regulatory scheme to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from various sources, ...
Academic paper: Vulnerability: A generally applicable conceptual
... Attribute of concern: The valued attribute(s) of the vulnerable system that is/are threatened by its exposure to a hazard. Examples of attributes of concern include human lives and health, the existence, income and cultural identity of a community, and the biodiversity, carbon sequestration potenti ...
... Attribute of concern: The valued attribute(s) of the vulnerable system that is/are threatened by its exposure to a hazard. Examples of attributes of concern include human lives and health, the existence, income and cultural identity of a community, and the biodiversity, carbon sequestration potenti ...
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... A range of options exists suitable for significantly reducing this century current CO2 emissions. Atmospheric concentrations of this greenhouse gas (GHG) well above pre-industrial levels constitute the main cause for the predicted rise in average surface temperature on Earth and the corresponding ch ...
... A range of options exists suitable for significantly reducing this century current CO2 emissions. Atmospheric concentrations of this greenhouse gas (GHG) well above pre-industrial levels constitute the main cause for the predicted rise in average surface temperature on Earth and the corresponding ch ...
IFC Climate Implementation Plan (April 2016)
... New FI Models: There are numerous opportunities to expand the business of Financial Institutions in financing the transition to a low carbon economy. For example, IFC will use its expertise (FIG and Treasury) to help FI (and corporate) clients develop their own green bonds with IFC taking an anchor ...
... New FI Models: There are numerous opportunities to expand the business of Financial Institutions in financing the transition to a low carbon economy. For example, IFC will use its expertise (FIG and Treasury) to help FI (and corporate) clients develop their own green bonds with IFC taking an anchor ...
UNEP Regional Office for Africa
... At the Seventh African Development Forum (ADF VII) which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in October 2010, policy-makers recognizing the need to move with urgency in preparing for the impacts of climate change, as the international negotiations continue on the reduction of Green House Gases (GHG) ...
... At the Seventh African Development Forum (ADF VII) which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in October 2010, policy-makers recognizing the need to move with urgency in preparing for the impacts of climate change, as the international negotiations continue on the reduction of Green House Gases (GHG) ...
Impact of two different types of El Niño events on runoff over the
... et al., 2010; Xu et al., 2010). These climate-induced changes can, sometimes, result in diverse impacts and risks on regional hydrology and water resources (Field et al., 2014). In fact, shifts in runoff patterns have been observed in many regions (Barnett et al., 2005). For example, earlier snowmel ...
... et al., 2010; Xu et al., 2010). These climate-induced changes can, sometimes, result in diverse impacts and risks on regional hydrology and water resources (Field et al., 2014). In fact, shifts in runoff patterns have been observed in many regions (Barnett et al., 2005). For example, earlier snowmel ...
America's Climate Choices: Panel on Advancing the
... The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to ...
... The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to ...
CONSIDERATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY ADAPTATION ON THE
... compared to 20th century average occurrences, snowmelt and snowmelt-fed stream flow in many areas occurred earlier, and recent drought has been unusually severe when compared to other droughts over the last century (Garfin et al. 2013). All of these trends are expected to continue and could possibly ...
... compared to 20th century average occurrences, snowmelt and snowmelt-fed stream flow in many areas occurred earlier, and recent drought has been unusually severe when compared to other droughts over the last century (Garfin et al. 2013). All of these trends are expected to continue and could possibly ...
Ecuador`s Banana Sector under Climate Change
... Ecuador. Raising productivity of the sector, improving fair distribution of value added among the private actors (workers, farmers and exporters), and enhancing sustainable phytosanitary practices top the Government priorities. On top of this, climate change is raising additional concerns over the l ...
... Ecuador. Raising productivity of the sector, improving fair distribution of value added among the private actors (workers, farmers and exporters), and enhancing sustainable phytosanitary practices top the Government priorities. On top of this, climate change is raising additional concerns over the l ...
Decade-long soil nitrogen constraint on the CO fertilization of plant biomass LETTERS *
... pervasive. Further incorporation of such interactions into Earth system models is recommended to better predict future CO2 fertilization effects and impacts on the global carbon cycle. Continued emissions of CO2 from fossil-fuel combustion and deforestation are likely to further increase atmospheric ...
... pervasive. Further incorporation of such interactions into Earth system models is recommended to better predict future CO2 fertilization effects and impacts on the global carbon cycle. Continued emissions of CO2 from fossil-fuel combustion and deforestation are likely to further increase atmospheric ...
Master in de rechten
... solution can never be perfect, many good things can happen and will have to happen. ...
... solution can never be perfect, many good things can happen and will have to happen. ...
Differential response to climate change among
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... published by any other person except where due acknowledgment has been made. ...
... published by any other person except where due acknowledgment has been made. ...
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
... U.S. and abroad, to drive significant local change that improves the quality of life for local people and others far distant, in the countless networks to which they are also attached. The health of a child in rural China or in the American Grainbelt is intimately connected to the industrial pattern ...
... U.S. and abroad, to drive significant local change that improves the quality of life for local people and others far distant, in the countless networks to which they are also attached. The health of a child in rural China or in the American Grainbelt is intimately connected to the industrial pattern ...
Gujarat - Ministry of Environment and Forests
... five per cent of the country’s population and six per cent of the country’s geographical area, Gujarat contributes to about 16 per cent of industrial and 12 per cent of agricultural production in India, and is dominant in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors. However, in the backdrop of moun ...
... five per cent of the country’s population and six per cent of the country’s geographical area, Gujarat contributes to about 16 per cent of industrial and 12 per cent of agricultural production in India, and is dominant in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors. However, in the backdrop of moun ...
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.""