Adapting_to_Climate_Change_ - MDG-F
... The assessment of vulnerability at the local and regional levels is strongly centered on the involvement and knowledge of a diversity of stakeholders Key stakeholders may include community members, policy-makers, researchers, experts, civil society and non-governmental organizations Stakeholders’ in ...
... The assessment of vulnerability at the local and regional levels is strongly centered on the involvement and knowledge of a diversity of stakeholders Key stakeholders may include community members, policy-makers, researchers, experts, civil society and non-governmental organizations Stakeholders’ in ...
Climate Change Strategy - West Gippsland Catchment Management
... The West Gippsland region has been exposed to major climate related events, including wildfire, flood and drought in recent times. These events have had a significant impact on the natural environment, including native habitat and biodiversity, waterways, coastal ecosystems and soils; all of which a ...
... The West Gippsland region has been exposed to major climate related events, including wildfire, flood and drought in recent times. These events have had a significant impact on the natural environment, including native habitat and biodiversity, waterways, coastal ecosystems and soils; all of which a ...
http://germanwatch.org/en/download/8551.pdf
... The Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index is an analysis based on one of the most reliable data sets available on the impacts of extreme weather events and associated socioeconomic data. The Germanwatch Climate Risk Index 2014 is the 9th edition of the annual analysis. It represents one important pi ...
... The Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index is an analysis based on one of the most reliable data sets available on the impacts of extreme weather events and associated socioeconomic data. The Germanwatch Climate Risk Index 2014 is the 9th edition of the annual analysis. It represents one important pi ...
Request for Expression of Interest Firm - World Bank E
... Team leader with at least 20 years of experience in the areas of environmental assessment and evaluation, and having designed and managed comparably sized and comparably complex studies. Solid background and demonstrated experience in strategic and institutional level assessments, evaluations and st ...
... Team leader with at least 20 years of experience in the areas of environmental assessment and evaluation, and having designed and managed comparably sized and comparably complex studies. Solid background and demonstrated experience in strategic and institutional level assessments, evaluations and st ...
- The Kresge Foundation
... the shutdown of subway and other transportation systems, with how to come up with the money to upgrade wastewater treatment infrastructure necessary to prevent the suspension of service for extended periods, as Newark was forced to do. And we will increasingly be forced to anticipate heightened soc ...
... the shutdown of subway and other transportation systems, with how to come up with the money to upgrade wastewater treatment infrastructure necessary to prevent the suspension of service for extended periods, as Newark was forced to do. And we will increasingly be forced to anticipate heightened soc ...
Buds, Leaves, and Global Warming – the Harvard Forest Project
... the terminal/tip leaf/bud, but start counting at the next leaf from the tip as #1, then the next as #2, etc. On opposite leaved trees #1 and #2 will be paired across from each other. If there is a side branch on your main branch before you reach #6, use the tip bud on the side branch as the next # a ...
... the terminal/tip leaf/bud, but start counting at the next leaf from the tip as #1, then the next as #2, etc. On opposite leaved trees #1 and #2 will be paired across from each other. If there is a side branch on your main branch before you reach #6, use the tip bud on the side branch as the next # a ...
Taking Climate Change by Storm: Theorizing Global and Local Policy-Making in
... coordination problems, the science of climate change has a much higher degree of uncertainty. These trends are even more accentuated with respect to the scientific understanding of extreme climate events and the likelihood of political coordination at various scales. The main contribution of this Ar ...
... coordination problems, the science of climate change has a much higher degree of uncertainty. These trends are even more accentuated with respect to the scientific understanding of extreme climate events and the likelihood of political coordination at various scales. The main contribution of this Ar ...
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... confirmed to have received some climate-change education. They could not remember who gave them such information, however. This finding is also validated by other studies about low climate-change awareness and public education in Ghana (Etwire, 2012). However, 14% of the farmers (n=28) had individua ...
... confirmed to have received some climate-change education. They could not remember who gave them such information, however. This finding is also validated by other studies about low climate-change awareness and public education in Ghana (Etwire, 2012). However, 14% of the farmers (n=28) had individua ...
The Role of Climatic Change in the Evolution of Mammals
... species typically share certain traits with the older ones, but Anthony D. Barnosky (e-mail: [email protected]) is a professor of integrative biology, curator of paleontology at the Museum of Paleontology, and a research paleoecologist in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of Californi ...
... species typically share certain traits with the older ones, but Anthony D. Barnosky (e-mail: [email protected]) is a professor of integrative biology, curator of paleontology at the Museum of Paleontology, and a research paleoecologist in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of Californi ...
Final-Coastal-Resources-2012-07-12
... Under a high-emissions scenario, a sea-level rise of up to a meter or more by the end of the century is plausible. Changes in the frequency and magnitude of extreme sea level events, such as storm surges combined with higher mean sea level, will lead to escalating risks of coastal inundation. Un ...
... Under a high-emissions scenario, a sea-level rise of up to a meter or more by the end of the century is plausible. Changes in the frequency and magnitude of extreme sea level events, such as storm surges combined with higher mean sea level, will lead to escalating risks of coastal inundation. Un ...
Long-Term Climate Trends and Extreme Events in Northern
... of one year accepted) is one way to provide some additional evidence for detection based solely on statistics. We decided not to adjust any time series even if inhomogeneities were detected. Instead, when reporting the results, we place more emphasis on homogeneous stations and stations with only is ...
... of one year accepted) is one way to provide some additional evidence for detection based solely on statistics. We decided not to adjust any time series even if inhomogeneities were detected. Instead, when reporting the results, we place more emphasis on homogeneous stations and stations with only is ...
Thermodynamics of climate change
... been found between the Carnot efficiency, the entropy production and the degree of irreversibility of the climate system (Lucarini, 2009b). This has made possible a new fruitful exploration of the onset and decay of snowball conditions as parametrically controlled by variations in the solar irradian ...
... been found between the Carnot efficiency, the entropy production and the degree of irreversibility of the climate system (Lucarini, 2009b). This has made possible a new fruitful exploration of the onset and decay of snowball conditions as parametrically controlled by variations in the solar irradian ...
Toward Extreme Weather and Climate Resilience in the Region of
... The intent of this project was to provide case study examples of vulnerability and risk analysis methods being used to develop actionable strategies for increasing resilience to priority impacts of climate ...
... The intent of this project was to provide case study examples of vulnerability and risk analysis methods being used to develop actionable strategies for increasing resilience to priority impacts of climate ...
ENABLING SMALL-SCALE FARMERS
... current and projected climate change impacts. However, if farmers are unaware of the threats of climate change and what (besides CF) they can do to adapt, then they have little opportunity to make the strategic decisions that will ensure better outcomes in the longer term. 3. Financial capital: Enab ...
... current and projected climate change impacts. However, if farmers are unaware of the threats of climate change and what (besides CF) they can do to adapt, then they have little opportunity to make the strategic decisions that will ensure better outcomes in the longer term. 3. Financial capital: Enab ...
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... shocks. Rather than projecting the entire world economy forward to the year 2030, we adopt the much simpler approach of imposing the climate change shocks on our base year economy (2001). This is not because intervening changes in the global economy will be unimportant. On the contrary, as will be d ...
... shocks. Rather than projecting the entire world economy forward to the year 2030, we adopt the much simpler approach of imposing the climate change shocks on our base year economy (2001). This is not because intervening changes in the global economy will be unimportant. On the contrary, as will be d ...
Expansion of the world`s deserts due to vegetation
... model, the desert area expansion becomes much larger, reaching 34%, with major contribution from Africa. The mechanisms include the drying of the subtropics, the warming-induced soil moisture decrease and vegetation loss, and the feedback to atmospheric circulation as albedo change modifies atmosphe ...
... model, the desert area expansion becomes much larger, reaching 34%, with major contribution from Africa. The mechanisms include the drying of the subtropics, the warming-induced soil moisture decrease and vegetation loss, and the feedback to atmospheric circulation as albedo change modifies atmosphe ...
Can the distribution of sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn
... landscapes will be altered through changes in species composition, biodiversity and productivity29 and would exhibit peculiar patterns of distribution. Thus, assessing the likely impacts of projected climate change on forests, particularly at the species level, is the need of the hour. The concern h ...
... landscapes will be altered through changes in species composition, biodiversity and productivity29 and would exhibit peculiar patterns of distribution. Thus, assessing the likely impacts of projected climate change on forests, particularly at the species level, is the need of the hour. The concern h ...
Extreme Weather Report 2012
... that disasters are getting worse because of climate change,” he wrote. “There's really no evidence that we're in the midst of an extreme weather era - whether man has influenced climate or not,” Pielke added. Pielke Jr. also explained the data does not support linking Hurricane Sandy to man-made glo ...
... that disasters are getting worse because of climate change,” he wrote. “There's really no evidence that we're in the midst of an extreme weather era - whether man has influenced climate or not,” Pielke added. Pielke Jr. also explained the data does not support linking Hurricane Sandy to man-made glo ...
ALAP_2014_FINAL120 - Asociación Latinoamericana de
... following a widely negotiated and broad enough range of possible alternative futures, particularly with regard to future societies’ capacity for mitigation and adaptation to climate change (O’Neill et al. under review in GEC). Following these narratives, researchers can integrate and make their know ...
... following a widely negotiated and broad enough range of possible alternative futures, particularly with regard to future societies’ capacity for mitigation and adaptation to climate change (O’Neill et al. under review in GEC). Following these narratives, researchers can integrate and make their know ...
The geopolitics of climate change
... 2007), as a discipline we have been slow to recognize that the biosphere itself is now, in Latour’s terms, effectively a hybrid of the artificial and the natural. The environmentalist tropes frequently used to discuss the iconic ‘blue marble’ NASA image of the whole earth now need to be supplemented ...
... 2007), as a discipline we have been slow to recognize that the biosphere itself is now, in Latour’s terms, effectively a hybrid of the artificial and the natural. The environmentalist tropes frequently used to discuss the iconic ‘blue marble’ NASA image of the whole earth now need to be supplemented ...
Global climate change: climates of the future, choices for the present
... Africa is probably the continent that is the most vulnerable to climate change and climate variability, not only because of the dependence of many of its economies on agriculture, which is strongly affected by climate, but also because of the presence of other stresses besides climate change, suc ...
... Africa is probably the continent that is the most vulnerable to climate change and climate variability, not only because of the dependence of many of its economies on agriculture, which is strongly affected by climate, but also because of the presence of other stresses besides climate change, suc ...
AFGHANISTAN: CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES
... Afghanistan has a unique geography, ranging from the glaciered peaks of the Hindukush to the arid deserts of the South, covering altitudes from over 7,000 m.a.sl. down to under 250 m.a.sl. It is a landlocked country, located between 29-37° north, and its main geographical features are the very prono ...
... Afghanistan has a unique geography, ranging from the glaciered peaks of the Hindukush to the arid deserts of the South, covering altitudes from over 7,000 m.a.sl. down to under 250 m.a.sl. It is a landlocked country, located between 29-37° north, and its main geographical features are the very prono ...
Issue Brief #1: Do reflective roofs cool the world? Existing research
... A 2012 Stanford study determined that a worldwide conversion to reflective roofs may decrease global cloud cover and increase atmospheric heating from soot, suggesting a net global warming of 0.07°C (0.13°F). However, the study finds a population-weighted air temperature decrease of 0.02°C (0.04°F), ...
... A 2012 Stanford study determined that a worldwide conversion to reflective roofs may decrease global cloud cover and increase atmospheric heating from soot, suggesting a net global warming of 0.07°C (0.13°F). However, the study finds a population-weighted air temperature decrease of 0.02°C (0.04°F), ...
IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
... modern energy (IIASA/GEA) • World primary energy demand expected to increase by 33% between 2011 & 2035 (IEA) • Energy production and consumption contributes over 80% of global GHG emissions (IIASA) ...
... modern energy (IIASA/GEA) • World primary energy demand expected to increase by 33% between 2011 & 2035 (IEA) • Energy production and consumption contributes over 80% of global GHG emissions (IIASA) ...
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.""