CGE Training Materials for Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment
... decision-making preferences. Evaluating and ranking adaptation options can be useful for setting priorities for domestic action. There is no right or wrong way to evaluate adaptation options and set priorities. However, involvement of stakeholders is critical because any ranking of adaptation option ...
... decision-making preferences. Evaluating and ranking adaptation options can be useful for setting priorities for domestic action. There is no right or wrong way to evaluate adaptation options and set priorities. However, involvement of stakeholders is critical because any ranking of adaptation option ...
Republic of Gambia, Initial National Communication
... Figure 4.3.6.2: Estimates of average monthly biomass produced under various climate scenarios 86 Figure 4.3.6.3: Estimates of average monthly live biomass for warm season grass under various 86 climate scenarios Figure 4.3.6.4: Estimates of dry matter production for warm season grass under various c ...
... Figure 4.3.6.2: Estimates of average monthly biomass produced under various climate scenarios 86 Figure 4.3.6.3: Estimates of average monthly live biomass for warm season grass under various 86 climate scenarios Figure 4.3.6.4: Estimates of dry matter production for warm season grass under various c ...
Book of abstracts for download
... D’Andrea, F. Summer heat and drought in continental midlatitudes: of soil moisture and other things ............................................................................................................................. 3 Dell’Aquila A. Reconstructing the past, projecting the future: a regiona ...
... D’Andrea, F. Summer heat and drought in continental midlatitudes: of soil moisture and other things ............................................................................................................................. 3 Dell’Aquila A. Reconstructing the past, projecting the future: a regiona ...
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... general introduction, six boxes highlight outcomes, techniques, and scientific results from each of the project’s core themes. ...
... general introduction, six boxes highlight outcomes, techniques, and scientific results from each of the project’s core themes. ...
Is atmospheric carbon dioxide removal a game changer for climate
... can only occur at the time and location of the emissions themselves. This makes technologies attractive that would allow the compensation of carbon dioxide emissions by directly extracting it from the atmosphere–ocean system. Such carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies are receiving increasing at ...
... can only occur at the time and location of the emissions themselves. This makes technologies attractive that would allow the compensation of carbon dioxide emissions by directly extracting it from the atmosphere–ocean system. Such carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies are receiving increasing at ...
hewitson_regionalcl
... • The chosen predictors represent / contain the climate change signal. For example (empirical downscaling): if local temperature is well determined by synoptic scale sea level pressure (SLP), which shows minimal change into the future. An effective empirical downscaling may be derived, but, what if ...
... • The chosen predictors represent / contain the climate change signal. For example (empirical downscaling): if local temperature is well determined by synoptic scale sea level pressure (SLP), which shows minimal change into the future. An effective empirical downscaling may be derived, but, what if ...
Climate Change Scenarios + cov.
... particularly temperature increases, have already affected many physical and biological systems. The rising socio-economic costs coming from climaterelated damage and regional variations in climate suggest increasing vulnerability to climate change. But what is causing all these changes? “There is ne ...
... particularly temperature increases, have already affected many physical and biological systems. The rising socio-economic costs coming from climaterelated damage and regional variations in climate suggest increasing vulnerability to climate change. But what is causing all these changes? “There is ne ...
Emergence of a midseason period of low floral resources in a
... 1979). Pollinators whose foraging range is limited by habitat or body size must have flowers available at the proper time in their locale. Changes in seasonal flower availability across large areas, or within individual habitats could have serious consequences for pollinator populations. Over the long ...
... 1979). Pollinators whose foraging range is limited by habitat or body size must have flowers available at the proper time in their locale. Changes in seasonal flower availability across large areas, or within individual habitats could have serious consequences for pollinator populations. Over the long ...
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... In winter rainfall, a significant upward trend is observed in Haryana; month-wise trend in rainfall is however mixed; in two out of six months, rainfall trends are actually downward. Interestingly, these months December and January have traditionally been the months of winter monsoon. In Bihar also ...
... In winter rainfall, a significant upward trend is observed in Haryana; month-wise trend in rainfall is however mixed; in two out of six months, rainfall trends are actually downward. Interestingly, these months December and January have traditionally been the months of winter monsoon. In Bihar also ...
Cost Benefit Analysis of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
... temperature has increased by 1.5 degrees Celsius, with more rapid increases observed in Northern regions of the country (Warren and Lemmen, 2014). In the same time period, Canada's average annual precipitation has increased by approximately 16%, with significant increases in spring and fall precipit ...
... temperature has increased by 1.5 degrees Celsius, with more rapid increases observed in Northern regions of the country (Warren and Lemmen, 2014). In the same time period, Canada's average annual precipitation has increased by approximately 16%, with significant increases in spring and fall precipit ...
Celebrating 20 years of The Montreal Protocol
... the key event occurred in Canada, when the world’s nations agreed to the Montreal Protocol to repair and protect the Earth’s protective ozone layer. The treaty is perhaps the single most successful international environmental agreement ever made. It generates science and deploys funds to assist deve ...
... the key event occurred in Canada, when the world’s nations agreed to the Montreal Protocol to repair and protect the Earth’s protective ozone layer. The treaty is perhaps the single most successful international environmental agreement ever made. It generates science and deploys funds to assist deve ...
Communicating climate change – Learning from business
... Goodall 2008; Patenaude 2011). These broader issues influence business leaders’ perceptions of climate change. Conceptualisations of climate change appear to instil an intellectual doubt about the purpose of individual action (Patenaude 2011: 267), as timescales of climate change projections are too ...
... Goodall 2008; Patenaude 2011). These broader issues influence business leaders’ perceptions of climate change. Conceptualisations of climate change appear to instil an intellectual doubt about the purpose of individual action (Patenaude 2011: 267), as timescales of climate change projections are too ...
4 Modelling impacts of drivers on biodiversity and ecosystem
... impact, and this has encouraged research to study the new challenges that biodiversity is exposed to (Pereira et al. 2010). The assessments of the established links between these drivers and biodiversity responses are central to the IPBES and determined by both changes in the environment and to the ...
... impact, and this has encouraged research to study the new challenges that biodiversity is exposed to (Pereira et al. 2010). The assessments of the established links between these drivers and biodiversity responses are central to the IPBES and determined by both changes in the environment and to the ...
Suitability of European climate for the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes
... present on the spread of the vector. Furthermore, they do not consider the large uncertainties related to the employed mosquito distribution model and the different climate models that are used to simulate the future distribution of the mosquito. Here, we model and map the distribution of A. albopic ...
... present on the spread of the vector. Furthermore, they do not consider the large uncertainties related to the employed mosquito distribution model and the different climate models that are used to simulate the future distribution of the mosquito. Here, we model and map the distribution of A. albopic ...
Ground ice melt in the high Arctic leads to greater ecological
... 1. The polar desert biome of the Canadian high Arctic Archipelago is currently experiencing some of the greatest mean annual air temperature increases on the planet, threatening the stability of ecosystems residing above temperature-sensitive permafrost. 2. Ice wedges are the most widespread form of ...
... 1. The polar desert biome of the Canadian high Arctic Archipelago is currently experiencing some of the greatest mean annual air temperature increases on the planet, threatening the stability of ecosystems residing above temperature-sensitive permafrost. 2. Ice wedges are the most widespread form of ...
Impacts of climate change on air pollution levels in the Northern
... contributes to a significant change in the typical life time of many species, since OH are participating in a large number of chemical reactions. It is e.g. found that more SO42− will be present in the future over the already polluted areas and this increase can be explained by an enhanced conversio ...
... contributes to a significant change in the typical life time of many species, since OH are participating in a large number of chemical reactions. It is e.g. found that more SO42− will be present in the future over the already polluted areas and this increase can be explained by an enhanced conversio ...
a Climate of Conflict
... Hardest hit by climate change will be people living in poverty, in underdeveloped and unstable states, under poor governance. The effect of the physical consequences – such as more frequent extreme weather, melting glaciers, and shorter growing seasons – will add to the pressures under which those s ...
... Hardest hit by climate change will be people living in poverty, in underdeveloped and unstable states, under poor governance. The effect of the physical consequences – such as more frequent extreme weather, melting glaciers, and shorter growing seasons – will add to the pressures under which those s ...
Ground ice melt in the high Arctic leads to greater ecological
... 1. The polar desert biome of the Canadian high Arctic Archipelago is currently experiencing some of the greatest mean annual air temperature increases on the planet, threatening the stability of ecosystems residing above temperature-sensitive permafrost. 2. Ice wedges are the most widespread form of ...
... 1. The polar desert biome of the Canadian high Arctic Archipelago is currently experiencing some of the greatest mean annual air temperature increases on the planet, threatening the stability of ecosystems residing above temperature-sensitive permafrost. 2. Ice wedges are the most widespread form of ...
Doubled length of western European summer heat waves since 1880
... since 1976 [Klein Tank and Können, 2003; Klein Tank et al., 2005]. However, because published studies only utilize short data sets, there is little evidence to suggest that this recent trend in temperature variance differs from some longer-term cyclic variation of the climate system. This study aim ...
... since 1976 [Klein Tank and Können, 2003; Klein Tank et al., 2005]. However, because published studies only utilize short data sets, there is little evidence to suggest that this recent trend in temperature variance differs from some longer-term cyclic variation of the climate system. This study aim ...
Full Report
... Asia, the Asian region of the U S S R and China. There is a possibility that potential productivity of high and mid latitudes may increase because of a prolonged growing season, but it is not likely to open up large new areas for production and it will be mainly confined to the Northern Hemisphere. ...
... Asia, the Asian region of the U S S R and China. There is a possibility that potential productivity of high and mid latitudes may increase because of a prolonged growing season, but it is not likely to open up large new areas for production and it will be mainly confined to the Northern Hemisphere. ...
Climate Change in Queensland
... This document has been prepared with all due diligence and care, based on the best available information at the time of publication. The department holds no responsibility for any errors or omissions within this document. Any decisions made by other parties based on this document are solely the resp ...
... This document has been prepared with all due diligence and care, based on the best available information at the time of publication. The department holds no responsibility for any errors or omissions within this document. Any decisions made by other parties based on this document are solely the resp ...
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... While the primary focus of this report is on the impacts of climate change in the United States, it also deals with some of the actions society is already taking or can take to respond to the climate challenge. Responses to climate change fall into two broad categories. The first involves “mitigatio ...
... While the primary focus of this report is on the impacts of climate change in the United States, it also deals with some of the actions society is already taking or can take to respond to the climate challenge. Responses to climate change fall into two broad categories. The first involves “mitigatio ...
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.""