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... After more than a decade in opposition, the win by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) at the 2007 federal election focuses attention on their preelection policies. The paper summarises policies for primary industries, including the resources and seafood sectors; indicates program and policy funding wh ...
... After more than a decade in opposition, the win by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) at the 2007 federal election focuses attention on their preelection policies. The paper summarises policies for primary industries, including the resources and seafood sectors; indicates program and policy funding wh ...
Extreme!Events!and!Climate!
... have a better knowledge about extremes behavior in the past climate. The last millennium is well documented in terms of climate forcings. Modelling e↵orts have provided a wealth of climate simulations covering the last millennium. We want to exploit such data in order to assess how models simulate e ...
... have a better knowledge about extremes behavior in the past climate. The last millennium is well documented in terms of climate forcings. Modelling e↵orts have provided a wealth of climate simulations covering the last millennium. We want to exploit such data in order to assess how models simulate e ...
Combating Climate Change - The German Adaptation Strategy
... This shows how global mean temperatures have developed from 1850 to 2005 (blue line). The linear trend since 1850 (black line), 1900 (yellow line) and 1950 (red line) is becoming steeper and steeper. The trend curve (polynomial fit of the time series) shows the dramatic rise since the end of the 197 ...
... This shows how global mean temperatures have developed from 1850 to 2005 (blue line). The linear trend since 1850 (black line), 1900 (yellow line) and 1950 (red line) is becoming steeper and steeper. The trend curve (polynomial fit of the time series) shows the dramatic rise since the end of the 197 ...
the greater mekong and climate change
... BIODIVERSITY, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT AT RISK ...
... BIODIVERSITY, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT AT RISK ...
Effects of Climate Change in Amphibians and Reptiles
... specialization, 2) reduced population size, 3) long generation time, 4) fluctuating abundance, 5) low reproductive rate, and 6) complex life cycles. These characteristics suit species more vulnerable to threats (Reed & Shine, 2002; Williams & Hero, 1998). The traits alone may not cause the decline, ...
... specialization, 2) reduced population size, 3) long generation time, 4) fluctuating abundance, 5) low reproductive rate, and 6) complex life cycles. These characteristics suit species more vulnerable to threats (Reed & Shine, 2002; Williams & Hero, 1998). The traits alone may not cause the decline, ...
Climate-induced migration and displacement: closing the policy gap
... The movement of people in response to climate risk is complex, but the distinction between intensive and extensive risks is a useful starting point in characterising the relationship between climate risk and human mobility. Movements of people in response to intensive risks are very different from t ...
... The movement of people in response to climate risk is complex, but the distinction between intensive and extensive risks is a useful starting point in characterising the relationship between climate risk and human mobility. Movements of people in response to intensive risks are very different from t ...
Misconceptions PowerPoint KB
... Scepticism is an important part of science. Scientists always try to question and test their theories. Scientific sceptics discuss their questions with other scientists through the peer reviewed journals. Climate deniers Deniers take the supposed ‘debate’ to the public – inappropriately. They ...
... Scepticism is an important part of science. Scientists always try to question and test their theories. Scientific sceptics discuss their questions with other scientists through the peer reviewed journals. Climate deniers Deniers take the supposed ‘debate’ to the public – inappropriately. They ...
The Role of Climate Change in the Egyptian Revolution
... precedent for policy actions. Unfortunately, Americans live in a divided society and political sphere making environmental policy mobilization difficult. This is no secret and, in fact, a survey conducted by Gallup noted that 77% of Americans considered the United States a divided nation. While the ...
... precedent for policy actions. Unfortunately, Americans live in a divided society and political sphere making environmental policy mobilization difficult. This is no secret and, in fact, a survey conducted by Gallup noted that 77% of Americans considered the United States a divided nation. While the ...
FAQs - A Convention For Persons Displaced By Climate Change
... likely numbers of displaced people; figures range from 50 million to 1 billion. The most cited estimate, that of Myers, is 200 million climate change migrants by 2050, or one person in every forty-‐ ...
... likely numbers of displaced people; figures range from 50 million to 1 billion. The most cited estimate, that of Myers, is 200 million climate change migrants by 2050, or one person in every forty-‐ ...
Africa Talks Climate
... public, some research suggests this is because climate change is seen as a remote and non-urgent issue.28, 29 This is less likely to be the case in Africa, where most people are already experiencing the effects in their daily lives. Although the media is seen to have a critical role to play in aware ...
... public, some research suggests this is because climate change is seen as a remote and non-urgent issue.28, 29 This is less likely to be the case in Africa, where most people are already experiencing the effects in their daily lives. Although the media is seen to have a critical role to play in aware ...
POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN SPAIN
... climate change and the need to adapt water management to hotter and more extreme conditions. It is certain that the need for increased spending as a result of intensified damage caused by extreme weather events will lead to a loss of rural income and economic imbalances between the more and less pro ...
... climate change and the need to adapt water management to hotter and more extreme conditions. It is certain that the need for increased spending as a result of intensified damage caused by extreme weather events will lead to a loss of rural income and economic imbalances between the more and less pro ...
Implications of global climate change for natural resource damage
... to withstand these extremes may grow. Facilities with inadequate design could potentially become more vulnerable to legal action. Consequently, managers of facilities would be judicious to consider strategies that could reduce the likelihood of GCC-related hazardous substance releases, such as const ...
... to withstand these extremes may grow. Facilities with inadequate design could potentially become more vulnerable to legal action. Consequently, managers of facilities would be judicious to consider strategies that could reduce the likelihood of GCC-related hazardous substance releases, such as const ...
France - Met Office
... climate has changed and will continue to change in future in response to human activities. Across the world, this is already being felt as changes to the local weather that people experience every day. Our ability to provide useful information to help everyone understand how their environment has ch ...
... climate has changed and will continue to change in future in response to human activities. Across the world, this is already being felt as changes to the local weather that people experience every day. Our ability to provide useful information to help everyone understand how their environment has ch ...
Adapting to Climate Change: Natural Resource Management and
... ensuring that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable provides a “tool kit” from which both disciplines might collaboratively draw, to diminish the vulnerability of human systems to climate-related hazards. And we suggest that the case for conservation of natural space ...
... ensuring that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable provides a “tool kit” from which both disciplines might collaboratively draw, to diminish the vulnerability of human systems to climate-related hazards. And we suggest that the case for conservation of natural space ...
Adaptation and mitigation: trade-offs in substance and methods Richard S.J. Tol *
... 5. Trade-offs between mitigation and facilitative adaptation One question a comparison of mitigation and facilitative adaptation could address is how much the need for facilitative adaptation falls if mitigation is increased. That question is difficult to answer as climate change is so uncertain. Mo ...
... 5. Trade-offs between mitigation and facilitative adaptation One question a comparison of mitigation and facilitative adaptation could address is how much the need for facilitative adaptation falls if mitigation is increased. That question is difficult to answer as climate change is so uncertain. Mo ...
key parameters for trend detection
... Ships, fixed platforms, and some moored buoys report air humidity over the ocean. Additional national measurements are extensively made because of the variable’s importance to PET estimation Significant data management issues The public have no concept of vapour pressure, yet fully understand the va ...
... Ships, fixed platforms, and some moored buoys report air humidity over the ocean. Additional national measurements are extensively made because of the variable’s importance to PET estimation Significant data management issues The public have no concept of vapour pressure, yet fully understand the va ...
Extreme Rainfall Non-stationarity Investigation and Intensity
... selecting the maximum values from equal length blocks such as a year. On the other hand, the POT approach samples data above a certain threshold. Hence, it yields a larger sample size, but the extraction of data is more difficult than in the block maxima approach. Furthermore, careful attention shou ...
... selecting the maximum values from equal length blocks such as a year. On the other hand, the POT approach samples data above a certain threshold. Hence, it yields a larger sample size, but the extraction of data is more difficult than in the block maxima approach. Furthermore, careful attention shou ...
Pacific Climate Change Finance Assessment Framework (PCCFAF)
... The Pacific Climate Change Finance Assessment Framework (PCCFAF) has been developed in response to the need to approach climate change financing in an informed way, commensurate with the specific circumstances and challenges of FICs. While existing global approaches are being developed and trialled, ...
... The Pacific Climate Change Finance Assessment Framework (PCCFAF) has been developed in response to the need to approach climate change financing in an informed way, commensurate with the specific circumstances and challenges of FICs. While existing global approaches are being developed and trialled, ...
Thermal tolerance and climate warming sensitivity in tropical snails David J. Marshall
... spatial and temporal heterogeneity in the velocity of environmental change (Lima and Wethey 2012). Nevertheless, most comparative studies have suggested that tropical species are at greater risk than temperate (mid-latitudinal) species, because their upper thermal limits are assumed to lie closer to ...
... spatial and temporal heterogeneity in the velocity of environmental change (Lima and Wethey 2012). Nevertheless, most comparative studies have suggested that tropical species are at greater risk than temperate (mid-latitudinal) species, because their upper thermal limits are assumed to lie closer to ...
Nunavut`s Natural Environment - Nunavut Climate Change Centre
... Changes in landscape due to permafrost thaw, slumps, and heaves may make migratory routes difficult for animals. ...
... Changes in landscape due to permafrost thaw, slumps, and heaves may make migratory routes difficult for animals. ...
Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
... In both cases there are adverse economic consequences that can affect the estimated net present value of the road infrastructure investment. For this reason, ADB has implemented a project risk management framework that is designed to identify climate risks and project vulnerabilities at an early sta ...
... In both cases there are adverse economic consequences that can affect the estimated net present value of the road infrastructure investment. For this reason, ADB has implemented a project risk management framework that is designed to identify climate risks and project vulnerabilities at an early sta ...
How does climate mitigation policy affect adaptation? An empirical
... The effects of climate change on natural resources critically depend on how resource owners adapt their management to both changes in climate and to changes in climate mitigation policies. In the case of forests, private owners of forestland can adapt to climate change by altering their timing and i ...
... The effects of climate change on natural resources critically depend on how resource owners adapt their management to both changes in climate and to changes in climate mitigation policies. In the case of forests, private owners of forestland can adapt to climate change by altering their timing and i ...
Public attitudes and behavior about climate change: what shapes
... often”) that would be personally inconvenient or cause discomfort.13 This same study found that the more that Americans believed that measures to protect the environment will threaten their jobs or personal freedom, the less likely they were to take voluntary pro-environmental actions or to support ...
... often”) that would be personally inconvenient or cause discomfort.13 This same study found that the more that Americans believed that measures to protect the environment will threaten their jobs or personal freedom, the less likely they were to take voluntary pro-environmental actions or to support ...
Africa and Climate: Report
... and of the delivery of climate services. All are parts of a continuous chain that provides benefits to sustainable development only insofar as the strength of the weakest link, and only after appropriate integration with other pertinent non-climate factors. The prime focus is on activities that may ...
... and of the delivery of climate services. All are parts of a continuous chain that provides benefits to sustainable development only insofar as the strength of the weakest link, and only after appropriate integration with other pertinent non-climate factors. The prime focus is on activities that may ...
Climatic Research Unit documents
Climatic Research Unit documents including thousands of e-mails and other computer files were stolen from a server at the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia in a hacking incident in November 2009. The documents were redistributed first through the blogosphere of global warming skeptics, and allegations were made that they indicated misconduct by leading climate scientists. A series of investigations rejected these allegations, while concluding that CRU scientists should have been more open with distributing data and methods on request. Precisely six committees investigated the allegations and published reports, finding no evidence of fraud or scientific misconduct. The scientific consensus that global warming is occurring as a result of human activity remained unchanged by the end of the investigations.The incident occurred shortly before the opening December 2009 Copenhagen global climate summit. It has prompted general discussion about increasing the openness of scientific data (though the majority of climate data have always been freely available). Scientists, scientific organisations, and government officials have stated that the incident does not affect the overall scientific case for climate change. Andrew Revkin reported in the New York Times that ""The evidence pointing to a growing human contribution to global warming is so widely accepted that the hacked material is unlikely to erode the overall argument.""