Sea Bear Under Siege, Polar Bears and Climate Change in Alaska
... The Bad News Bears Less than a decade ago, most populations of polar bears were considered healthy, even growing. The first report of drowned bears came in 2004, followed by an onslaught of scientific reports of summer sea ice shrinking and winter sea ice thinning—prime polar bear habitat disappeari ...
... The Bad News Bears Less than a decade ago, most populations of polar bears were considered healthy, even growing. The first report of drowned bears came in 2004, followed by an onslaught of scientific reports of summer sea ice shrinking and winter sea ice thinning—prime polar bear habitat disappeari ...
South Asia - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. In addition, rising annual mean temperatures have caused many Himalayan glaciers to retreat at a rapid rate of several tens of meters per year. These observed trends are likely to continue in the future; it is expected that annual te ...
... increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. In addition, rising annual mean temperatures have caused many Himalayan glaciers to retreat at a rapid rate of several tens of meters per year. These observed trends are likely to continue in the future; it is expected that annual te ...
Capturing the Value of Appreciated Development Rights
... easement possessing as many of the conservation values of the terminated conservation easement as possible. Alternatively, the holder could also use the value to purchase fee title to land, facilitate species reintroduction or otherwise promote conservation goals similar to those of the terminated c ...
... easement possessing as many of the conservation values of the terminated conservation easement as possible. Alternatively, the holder could also use the value to purchase fee title to land, facilitate species reintroduction or otherwise promote conservation goals similar to those of the terminated c ...
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... complex ecological relationships over time and this complexity creates another barrier for implementing a national adaptation strategy. Managers must first use available information to detect ecological changes. Once detected, they must decide whether to restore past ecological conditions or encoura ...
... complex ecological relationships over time and this complexity creates another barrier for implementing a national adaptation strategy. Managers must first use available information to detect ecological changes. Once detected, they must decide whether to restore past ecological conditions or encoura ...
Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptations in Canadian Arctic
... widely documented, with implications for food security, health, and community well-being [2–4]. Landscape hazards associated with rising sea levels, coastal erosion and flooding, and permafrost thaw are also threatening the viability of buildings and affecting the integrity of infrastructure (e.g., ...
... widely documented, with implications for food security, health, and community well-being [2–4]. Landscape hazards associated with rising sea levels, coastal erosion and flooding, and permafrost thaw are also threatening the viability of buildings and affecting the integrity of infrastructure (e.g., ...
Radiative Forcing of Climate Change
... everywhere on the globe, the forcings due to the short-lived species (e.g., direct and indirect aerosol effects, tropospheric and stratospheric O3) are not global in extent and can be highly spatially inhomogeneous. Furthermore, different radiative forcing mechanisms lead to differences in the parti ...
... everywhere on the globe, the forcings due to the short-lived species (e.g., direct and indirect aerosol effects, tropospheric and stratospheric O3) are not global in extent and can be highly spatially inhomogeneous. Furthermore, different radiative forcing mechanisms lead to differences in the parti ...
Conference Programme and Abstracts Programme et
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
Tripura - Ministry of Environment and Forests
... Climate Change (IPCC) in their 4th assessment report, the risks of climate change phenomenon is looming large and posing a threat to the human civilization in terms of adverse natural conditions like drought, heat waves, cloud bursts, unusually heavy rainfall, accelerated glacier retreat and depleti ...
... Climate Change (IPCC) in their 4th assessment report, the risks of climate change phenomenon is looming large and posing a threat to the human civilization in terms of adverse natural conditions like drought, heat waves, cloud bursts, unusually heavy rainfall, accelerated glacier retreat and depleti ...
Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector
... adapted to changing conditions. It also briefly reviewed national adaptation plans for least developed countries (LDCs) as related to agriculture. The presentations stressed the fact that various biophysical risks (weather, animal diseases, plant pests) are going to change – in terms of their nature ...
... adapted to changing conditions. It also briefly reviewed national adaptation plans for least developed countries (LDCs) as related to agriculture. The presentations stressed the fact that various biophysical risks (weather, animal diseases, plant pests) are going to change – in terms of their nature ...
Colorado Climate Change Vulnerability Study
... technology or lower treatment capacity, as well as aquatic organisms and ecosystems, are vulnerable to lower flows and higher water temperatures resulting in greater concentrations of pollutants • Water treatment facilities in fire-prone areas are vulnerable to greater likelihood of wildfire leadin ...
... technology or lower treatment capacity, as well as aquatic organisms and ecosystems, are vulnerable to lower flows and higher water temperatures resulting in greater concentrations of pollutants • Water treatment facilities in fire-prone areas are vulnerable to greater likelihood of wildfire leadin ...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND TOURISM
... interrelation is especially significant for coastal recreation. Climate influences the temporal distribution of tourists through the year, and determines the environmental context (e.g. flora, fauna, resources such as rivers or glaciers, etc.) in which tourism activities develop. In many cases this ...
... interrelation is especially significant for coastal recreation. Climate influences the temporal distribution of tourists through the year, and determines the environmental context (e.g. flora, fauna, resources such as rivers or glaciers, etc.) in which tourism activities develop. In many cases this ...
Waste and Climate Change
... Every waste management practice generates GHG, both directly (i.e. emissions from the process itself) and indirectly (i.e. through energy consumption). However, the overall climate impact or benefit of the waste management system will depend on net GHGs, accounting for both emissions and indirect, d ...
... Every waste management practice generates GHG, both directly (i.e. emissions from the process itself) and indirectly (i.e. through energy consumption). However, the overall climate impact or benefit of the waste management system will depend on net GHGs, accounting for both emissions and indirect, d ...
Surface Contribution to Planetary Albedo Variability in Cryosphere
... surface albedo in cryosphere regions changes significantly on these time scales because of fluctuations in sea ice and snow. These surface albedo variations may be damped by the atmosphere just as the surface contribution to climatological planetary albedo is attenuated by the atmosphere. It is uncl ...
... surface albedo in cryosphere regions changes significantly on these time scales because of fluctuations in sea ice and snow. These surface albedo variations may be damped by the atmosphere just as the surface contribution to climatological planetary albedo is attenuated by the atmosphere. It is uncl ...
The Conference Programme and abstracts is now available
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
Canada`s Sixth National Report on Climate Change 2014
... electricity generation plants. Moreover, Canada’s per capita emissions are at a historic low of 20.4 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 eq) per person—their lowest level since tracking began in 1990. Canada has also demonstrated progress in decoupling emissions growth from economic growth. Sin ...
... electricity generation plants. Moreover, Canada’s per capita emissions are at a historic low of 20.4 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 eq) per person—their lowest level since tracking began in 1990. Canada has also demonstrated progress in decoupling emissions growth from economic growth. Sin ...
Climate Change Issues for the Cayman Islands
... Map 16 Buildings Affected by 0.25m-increment Sea-Level Rises, Grand Cayman ............................ 85 Map 17 Building Values Affected by 0.25m-increment Sea-Level Rises, Grand Cayman ................. 86 Map 18 Overlay of 2 metre Sea-Level Rise on the Cayman Islands ............................ ...
... Map 16 Buildings Affected by 0.25m-increment Sea-Level Rises, Grand Cayman ............................ 85 Map 17 Building Values Affected by 0.25m-increment Sea-Level Rises, Grand Cayman ................. 86 Map 18 Overlay of 2 metre Sea-Level Rise on the Cayman Islands ............................ ...
10 Years of Experience in Carbon Finance
... Annex 2 – Key Elements of an Emission Reductions Purchase Agreement (ERPA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Annex 3 – World Bank Social and Environmental Safeguard Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Annex 4 – Example ...
... Annex 2 – Key Elements of an Emission Reductions Purchase Agreement (ERPA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Annex 3 – World Bank Social and Environmental Safeguard Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Annex 4 – Example ...
Sunnyvale Climate Action Plan
... Figure 5 – California Regulatory Framework Summary ............................................. 1-13 Figure 6 – Sunnyvale’s GHG Emissions by Sector ...................................................... 2-2 Figure 7 – 2008 Baseline Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector ................................ ...
... Figure 5 – California Regulatory Framework Summary ............................................. 1-13 Figure 6 – Sunnyvale’s GHG Emissions by Sector ...................................................... 2-2 Figure 7 – 2008 Baseline Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector ................................ ...
America's Climate Choices: Panel on Informing Effective
... • What short-term actions can be taken to respond effectively to climate change? • What promising long-term strategies, investments, and opportunities could be pursued to respond to climate change? • What are the major scientific and technological advances needed to better understand and respond ...
... • What short-term actions can be taken to respond effectively to climate change? • What promising long-term strategies, investments, and opportunities could be pursued to respond to climate change? • What are the major scientific and technological advances needed to better understand and respond ...
Climate Change: Costs and Benefits of the
... This report examines seven studies that project the costs of H.R. 2454 to 2030 or beyond. It is difficult (and some would consider it unwise) to project costs up to the year 2030, much less beyond. The already tenuous assumption that current regulatory standards will remain constant becomes more unr ...
... This report examines seven studies that project the costs of H.R. 2454 to 2030 or beyond. It is difficult (and some would consider it unwise) to project costs up to the year 2030, much less beyond. The already tenuous assumption that current regulatory standards will remain constant becomes more unr ...
Impacts of Large-Scale Reforestation Programmes on Regional
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Preparing for a Changing Climate in Northern Ireland
... are slightly wetter (EHS, 2004). These changes are expected to accelerate over the coming century. Average temperature may rise by 3°C or more; summer rainfall may fall by up to 50% while winters may be 25% wetter (Hulme et al., 2002). Furthermore, relative sea level may begin to rise. Although ther ...
... are slightly wetter (EHS, 2004). These changes are expected to accelerate over the coming century. Average temperature may rise by 3°C or more; summer rainfall may fall by up to 50% while winters may be 25% wetter (Hulme et al., 2002). Furthermore, relative sea level may begin to rise. Although ther ...
An Analysis of Adaptation as a Response to Climate Change
... might be substantial if no immediate global action is undertaken. Even if all radiative forcing agents were held constant at the 2000 level, a further warming would be observed due to the inertia of oceans (IPCC, 2007). According to the main IPCC scenarios, world-average temperature is likely to inc ...
... might be substantial if no immediate global action is undertaken. Even if all radiative forcing agents were held constant at the 2000 level, a further warming would be observed due to the inertia of oceans (IPCC, 2007). According to the main IPCC scenarios, world-average temperature is likely to inc ...
Is there an ASEAN policy on Climate Change?
... twentieth first century. It is defining in the sense that it is now dictating the pace and nature of economic growth, development and social progress, while potentially becoming the greatest threat to humankind and survival if left unchecked. It is challenging because of its multifaceted nature, aff ...
... twentieth first century. It is defining in the sense that it is now dictating the pace and nature of economic growth, development and social progress, while potentially becoming the greatest threat to humankind and survival if left unchecked. It is challenging because of its multifaceted nature, aff ...
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.""