Working Paper 205 - Watkiss (opens in new window)
... Review of the Economics of Adaptation and Climate-Resilient Development studies identified, though these are primarily in the grey literature. A synthesis of this evidence base has identified some key findings. First, while the information base has expanded significantly, it is concentrated in some ...
... Review of the Economics of Adaptation and Climate-Resilient Development studies identified, though these are primarily in the grey literature. A synthesis of this evidence base has identified some key findings. First, while the information base has expanded significantly, it is concentrated in some ...
8 — Urban Areas - Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report
... Urban climate change risks, vulnerabilities, and impacts are increasing across the world in urban centers of all sizes, economic conditions, and site characteristics. {8.2} Urban climate change-related risks are increasing (including rising sea levels and storm surges, heat stress, extreme precipita ...
... Urban climate change risks, vulnerabilities, and impacts are increasing across the world in urban centers of all sizes, economic conditions, and site characteristics. {8.2} Urban climate change-related risks are increasing (including rising sea levels and storm surges, heat stress, extreme precipita ...
TowARD ReSiLienCe
... principles for effective programming and advocacy to build resilience in each sector. Chapter 5 explains the value of incorporating measures to reduce disaster and climate change risk in interventions in four challenging contexts for development and humanitarian work: conflict settings; early recove ...
... principles for effective programming and advocacy to build resilience in each sector. Chapter 5 explains the value of incorporating measures to reduce disaster and climate change risk in interventions in four challenging contexts for development and humanitarian work: conflict settings; early recove ...
NERC impact report 2015
... NERC investment helps individuals manage their exposure to air pollution. It supports the National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit’s daily pollen forecasts. These are used by the Met Office, GlaxoSmithKline and media such as the Daily Telegraph. They help sufferers manage their symptoms and avo ...
... NERC investment helps individuals manage their exposure to air pollution. It supports the National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit’s daily pollen forecasts. These are used by the Met Office, GlaxoSmithKline and media such as the Daily Telegraph. They help sufferers manage their symptoms and avo ...
Tracking phenological shifts and evolutionary impacts related to
... Current levels of concern about the long-term impacts of climate change may be a contemporary phenomenon made possible by sophisticated technologies, but such concerns are not unique to our times. In the past, as now, an intimate knowledge of the timing of seasonal events was of great cultural and e ...
... Current levels of concern about the long-term impacts of climate change may be a contemporary phenomenon made possible by sophisticated technologies, but such concerns are not unique to our times. In the past, as now, an intimate knowledge of the timing of seasonal events was of great cultural and e ...
ENSO nonlinearity in a warming climate
... - The "distorsion" of the PDF of tropical Pacific climate variables is a signature of the presence of nonlinearity in the ENSO system. Quantifying this distorsion can provide insights on an integrated level of ENSO nonlinearity ...
... - The "distorsion" of the PDF of tropical Pacific climate variables is a signature of the presence of nonlinearity in the ENSO system. Quantifying this distorsion can provide insights on an integrated level of ENSO nonlinearity ...
The relationship between anthropogenic dust and population over
... encompass semi-arid regions and are influenced by anthropogenic dust in order to quantify the recent changes. These regions marked in Fig. 1 include East China, India, North America, and North Africa. From a visual inspection of the overlap between the anthropogenic dust distribution and the semi-ar ...
... encompass semi-arid regions and are influenced by anthropogenic dust in order to quantify the recent changes. These regions marked in Fig. 1 include East China, India, North America, and North Africa. From a visual inspection of the overlap between the anthropogenic dust distribution and the semi-ar ...
terminus behavior and response time of north cascade, washington
... Approximately half the North Cascade glaciers advanced during the 1950-1979 period (Hubley, 1956; Meier and Post, 1962). Advances of Mount Baker glaciers ranged from 120 m to 750 m, ana verage of 480 m, and ended in 1978 (Heikkinnen, 1984; Harper, 1993; Pelto, 1993). All 11 Glacier Peak glaciers tha ...
... Approximately half the North Cascade glaciers advanced during the 1950-1979 period (Hubley, 1956; Meier and Post, 1962). Advances of Mount Baker glaciers ranged from 120 m to 750 m, ana verage of 480 m, and ended in 1978 (Heikkinnen, 1984; Harper, 1993; Pelto, 1993). All 11 Glacier Peak glaciers tha ...
Dynamics, Stratospheric Ozone, and Climate Change
... et al., 2006). However, they are of limited spatial extent and, for the most part, there is no longer any dynamical distinction between polar and mid-latitude regions in summer. This is reflected in the long-term ozone trends which differ between polar and middle latitudes during the winter and spri ...
... et al., 2006). However, they are of limited spatial extent and, for the most part, there is no longer any dynamical distinction between polar and mid-latitude regions in summer. This is reflected in the long-term ozone trends which differ between polar and middle latitudes during the winter and spri ...
Differential sensitivity to regional‑scale drought in six central
... heat waves [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2007, 2012; Smith 2011]. Of the latter, drought defined by the IPCC as a “prolonged absence or marked deficiency of precipitation”, is likely to have the most severe, immediate and long-term impact on terrestrial ecosystems (e.g., Weaver a ...
... heat waves [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2007, 2012; Smith 2011]. Of the latter, drought defined by the IPCC as a “prolonged absence or marked deficiency of precipitation”, is likely to have the most severe, immediate and long-term impact on terrestrial ecosystems (e.g., Weaver a ...
Adaptation to climate change: the attitude and behaviour of rice
... understanding and significant support for me and our children from the very early stages of my PhD journey give me strength and motivate me to fulfil my ambitions. I also thank my children, La Hoai Dan and La Tuan Khang, for accompanying me to Australia. It is a relief to see their smiles and jump, ...
... understanding and significant support for me and our children from the very early stages of my PhD journey give me strength and motivate me to fulfil my ambitions. I also thank my children, La Hoai Dan and La Tuan Khang, for accompanying me to Australia. It is a relief to see their smiles and jump, ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity, Ecosystems
... 4.3. How will climate change affect ecosystem services and human well being over the next 50 to 100 years? ...................................................................................... 4-13 4.3.1. Marine fishery yields ........................................................................ ...
... 4.3. How will climate change affect ecosystem services and human well being over the next 50 to 100 years? ...................................................................................... 4-13 4.3.1. Marine fishery yields ........................................................................ ...
GAN workshop report - Climate Technology Centre & Network
... the adaptation gap is far more challenging than calculating the emissions gap, because 1) there is no globally agreed goal or metrics for adaptation, and 2) adaptation is a response to specific climate risks and impacts that are local in nature and vary over time. However, studies highlight the role ...
... the adaptation gap is far more challenging than calculating the emissions gap, because 1) there is no globally agreed goal or metrics for adaptation, and 2) adaptation is a response to specific climate risks and impacts that are local in nature and vary over time. However, studies highlight the role ...
Surface Observed Global Land Precipitation Variations during 1900
... period of 1951–70, about 85% of the land surface, or 40% of the global surface, was within 300 km of a station. This differs from station data of surface air temperatures, which are globally representative owing to the large influence radius (ø1200 km) in temperature anomaly fields (Hansen and Lebed ...
... period of 1951–70, about 85% of the land surface, or 40% of the global surface, was within 300 km of a station. This differs from station data of surface air temperatures, which are globally representative owing to the large influence radius (ø1200 km) in temperature anomaly fields (Hansen and Lebed ...
Intended nationally determined contributions: what are the implications for greenhouse gas emissions in 2030? (opens in new window)
... calculated that 36 GtCO2e in 2030 was a median value for these pathways, without assuming significant amounts of ‘negative emissions’ through, for instance, the utilisation of bioenergy and carbon capture and storage (BECCS), or 42 GtCO2e when that assumption is made. The results of our analysis ar ...
... calculated that 36 GtCO2e in 2030 was a median value for these pathways, without assuming significant amounts of ‘negative emissions’ through, for instance, the utilisation of bioenergy and carbon capture and storage (BECCS), or 42 GtCO2e when that assumption is made. The results of our analysis ar ...
A stochastic reconstruction framework for analysis of water resource
... simulation models to determine the system response. There are, however, several criticisms of this stereotypical pathway. There is widespread recognition that global climate model ...
... simulation models to determine the system response. There are, however, several criticisms of this stereotypical pathway. There is widespread recognition that global climate model ...
Glacier volume response time and its links to climate
... leads to longer response times than given by the simple ratio of glacier thickness to ablation at the terminus. Volume response times range from decades to thousands of years for glaciers in maritime (wet-warm) and continental (dry-cold) climates respectively. The combined effect of volume-area and ...
... leads to longer response times than given by the simple ratio of glacier thickness to ablation at the terminus. Volume response times range from decades to thousands of years for glaciers in maritime (wet-warm) and continental (dry-cold) climates respectively. The combined effect of volume-area and ...
Climate change and human health RISKS AND RESPONSES Editors
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
Climate change and human health
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
Impact Assessment Part 2 - European Commission
... describe divergent futures that encompass a significant portion of the underlying uncertainties in the main driving forces. They cover a wide range of key “future” characteristics such as demographic change, economic development, and technological change. For this reason, their plausibility or feasi ...
... describe divergent futures that encompass a significant portion of the underlying uncertainties in the main driving forces. They cover a wide range of key “future” characteristics such as demographic change, economic development, and technological change. For this reason, their plausibility or feasi ...
Curriculum Vitae - CHG - University of California, Santa Barbara
... UCSB Geography: Modeling patterns of interannual variability in sub-Saharan Africa rainfall to support Food Security (December, 2002). M.A. UCSB Geography: VDELB: An internal gravity wave based diagnostic precipitation model (June, 1999) B.A. University of Chicago Fundamentals/Philosophy of Science ...
... UCSB Geography: Modeling patterns of interannual variability in sub-Saharan Africa rainfall to support Food Security (December, 2002). M.A. UCSB Geography: VDELB: An internal gravity wave based diagnostic precipitation model (June, 1999) B.A. University of Chicago Fundamentals/Philosophy of Science ...
H1. Epistemic community influence on policymaking is probable if
... vowing to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and hold the increase in global average temperature to below 2°C relative to the preindustrial era’s global temperature. So why have these countries, and the U.S. in particular, decided to adopt the Paris Agreement? Previously, prioritization of states’ nati ...
... vowing to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and hold the increase in global average temperature to below 2°C relative to the preindustrial era’s global temperature. So why have these countries, and the U.S. in particular, decided to adopt the Paris Agreement? Previously, prioritization of states’ nati ...
Building Climate Resilience in the Agriculture Sector of Asia and the
... Figure 2.2: Climate Change Vulnerability Map of Southeast Asia Figure 2.3: Countries Vulnerable to Climate Change Figure 3.1: The IMPACT 2009 Modeling Framework Figure 3.2: Yield Changes between 2000 and 2050 by Crop and Management System for Three GCMs With and Without CO2 Fertilization Effects Fig ...
... Figure 2.2: Climate Change Vulnerability Map of Southeast Asia Figure 2.3: Countries Vulnerable to Climate Change Figure 3.1: The IMPACT 2009 Modeling Framework Figure 3.2: Yield Changes between 2000 and 2050 by Crop and Management System for Three GCMs With and Without CO2 Fertilization Effects Fig ...
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.""