PRODUCTION FUNCTION ANALYSIS OF THE SENSITIVITY OF
... degrees of temporal variability, particularly with regard to rainfall and temperature. Understanding and predicting these inter-annual, inter-decadal and multi-decadal variations in climate has become the major challenge facing most African climate scientists in recent years. The work of examining c ...
... degrees of temporal variability, particularly with regard to rainfall and temperature. Understanding and predicting these inter-annual, inter-decadal and multi-decadal variations in climate has become the major challenge facing most African climate scientists in recent years. The work of examining c ...
climate change vulnerability of ski tourism in
... Despite the variety of adaptation options, snowmaking has become the primary remedy sought for easing the immediate impacts of climate change on snow cover and recovering snow reliability technically.35 In the Alps, artificially made snow coverage of ski slopes has reached 36% in Switzerland, 62% in ...
... Despite the variety of adaptation options, snowmaking has become the primary remedy sought for easing the immediate impacts of climate change on snow cover and recovering snow reliability technically.35 In the Alps, artificially made snow coverage of ski slopes has reached 36% in Switzerland, 62% in ...
The Poverty and Welfare Impacts of Climate Change
... (IPCC 2007). The resultant pressure of climate change on environmental systems could particularly imperil the livelihoods of rural poor people— a population that will continue to grow despite increasing urbanization. While the eyes of the world have been riveted on polar bears, Antarctic penguins, a ...
... (IPCC 2007). The resultant pressure of climate change on environmental systems could particularly imperil the livelihoods of rural poor people— a population that will continue to grow despite increasing urbanization. While the eyes of the world have been riveted on polar bears, Antarctic penguins, a ...
Northern Ireland Climate Change Adaptation Programme
... of actions which constitute our initial steps in preparing for the impacts of climate change. It provides an integrated Government response to the priority climate change risks and opportunities identified in the Climate Change Risk Assessment for Northern Ireland. It puts in place the framework to ...
... of actions which constitute our initial steps in preparing for the impacts of climate change. It provides an integrated Government response to the priority climate change risks and opportunities identified in the Climate Change Risk Assessment for Northern Ireland. It puts in place the framework to ...
Component:
... paid to disaster preparedness and longer term risk reduction within a general national planning framework for climate change adaptation. National sector framework on climate change adaptation and disaster response Because natural disasters in Vietnam most often mean water related disasters (typicall ...
... paid to disaster preparedness and longer term risk reduction within a general national planning framework for climate change adaptation. National sector framework on climate change adaptation and disaster response Because natural disasters in Vietnam most often mean water related disasters (typicall ...
ENHANCINGRESILIENCETO CLIMATERESILIENCEAND CLIMATE
... regime is defined by the tropical latitudes, with two seasons defined by rainfall patterns: dry season (January to May) and a rainy season (April to December) and a short period of midsummer drought known as “canicula” in July. A long rainy season brings 250 to700 millimeters of rainfall across the ...
... regime is defined by the tropical latitudes, with two seasons defined by rainfall patterns: dry season (January to May) and a rainy season (April to December) and a short period of midsummer drought known as “canicula” in July. A long rainy season brings 250 to700 millimeters of rainfall across the ...
Integrating Climate Change into Northeast and Midwest State
... There is abundant evidence that the climate is warming (Hartmann et al. 2013; Kennedy et al. 2010), and that the global atmosphere has warmed faster over the past century than any point in at least the last millennium (Masson-Delmotte et al. 2013). Global average temperature has risen by slightly un ...
... There is abundant evidence that the climate is warming (Hartmann et al. 2013; Kennedy et al. 2010), and that the global atmosphere has warmed faster over the past century than any point in at least the last millennium (Masson-Delmotte et al. 2013). Global average temperature has risen by slightly un ...
Climate change and challenges for tourism in Central America
... As for the future, the IPCC fourth report (2007a) states that “There is high agreement and much evidence that with current climate change mitigation policies and related sustainable development practices, global GHG emissions will continue to grow over the next few decades. “For the next two decades ...
... As for the future, the IPCC fourth report (2007a) states that “There is high agreement and much evidence that with current climate change mitigation policies and related sustainable development practices, global GHG emissions will continue to grow over the next few decades. “For the next two decades ...
Lecture 3 CIP Module Montreal Conference Draft
... activities may best be integrated (‘mainstreamed’) within those existing planning processes. The analysis begins with a brief overview of general planning theories that have shaped contemporary planning processes. This is followed by an examination of various models recommended by CIP and others for ...
... activities may best be integrated (‘mainstreamed’) within those existing planning processes. The analysis begins with a brief overview of general planning theories that have shaped contemporary planning processes. This is followed by an examination of various models recommended by CIP and others for ...
the effects of climate change in the netherlands: 2012
... change in the Netherlands; what effects are now more or in fact less observable; are there new insights into the risks and opportunities of climate change; and to what extent are these risks and opportunities embedded in relevant policies? In addition to this national update, updates on climate chan ...
... change in the Netherlands; what effects are now more or in fact less observable; are there new insights into the risks and opportunities of climate change; and to what extent are these risks and opportunities embedded in relevant policies? In addition to this national update, updates on climate chan ...
Agriculture and Future Climate Dynamics in Africa: Impacts and Adaptation Options
... I declare that this thesis I hereby submit for the degree of PhD in Environmental Economics at the University of Pretoria is entirely my own work and has not been submitted anywhere else for the award of a degree or otherwise. ...
... I declare that this thesis I hereby submit for the degree of PhD in Environmental Economics at the University of Pretoria is entirely my own work and has not been submitted anywhere else for the award of a degree or otherwise. ...
Contrasting responses of heterotrophic and autotrophic respiration
... source components at a Bromus japonicus Thunb.- dominated prairie. B. japonicus is an introduced species to the North America where it now can be found throughout the conterminous United States and a large portion of Canada (Fig. S1). It is a C3 grass and typically behaves as a winter annual that ge ...
... source components at a Bromus japonicus Thunb.- dominated prairie. B. japonicus is an introduced species to the North America where it now can be found throughout the conterminous United States and a large portion of Canada (Fig. S1). It is a C3 grass and typically behaves as a winter annual that ge ...
Climate change as a major risk management challenge: Prepared by
... sustainable practices. Further, insurers offer to work closely with policy-makers on communicating to customers their climate risk levels, possible strategies of mitigation and adaptation, and in quantifying the financial benefits of those strategies. Insurers also recognise the significant benefit ...
... sustainable practices. Further, insurers offer to work closely with policy-makers on communicating to customers their climate risk levels, possible strategies of mitigation and adaptation, and in quantifying the financial benefits of those strategies. Insurers also recognise the significant benefit ...
HCFC Phase out
... counties is low in comparison to developed countries, but this is rapidly changing. For example, in China this is sector accounts for about 10 per cent of total electricity consumption, compared to about 30 per cent in developed countries. However, the use of air conditioners by urban residents has ...
... counties is low in comparison to developed countries, but this is rapidly changing. For example, in China this is sector accounts for about 10 per cent of total electricity consumption, compared to about 30 per cent in developed countries. However, the use of air conditioners by urban residents has ...
Climate Change and Conflict - AFES
... Pearson added that the conflict dimension provides an additional rational for taking mitigation action in developing countries, as these states would be most affected by any instability. He stressed that climate policies can contribute to conflict prevention, for example through the promotion of dom ...
... Pearson added that the conflict dimension provides an additional rational for taking mitigation action in developing countries, as these states would be most affected by any instability. He stressed that climate policies can contribute to conflict prevention, for example through the promotion of dom ...
Climate challenge – the safety`s off
... we need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions using all available technologies, including capture and storage of carbon dioxide (CCS). Given the large reserves of fossil fuel that remain to be used, failure of CCS would be a nightmare scenario. However, the outlook of this technology looks bright. In t ...
... we need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions using all available technologies, including capture and storage of carbon dioxide (CCS). Given the large reserves of fossil fuel that remain to be used, failure of CCS would be a nightmare scenario. However, the outlook of this technology looks bright. In t ...
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... with temperature and precipitation at different time scale [4,8,11–14]. For instance, there were stronger correlations between NDVI for different vegetation types and precipitation compared with temperature [4], while temperature increase has been pointed out as an important cause for the high-latit ...
... with temperature and precipitation at different time scale [4,8,11–14]. For instance, there were stronger correlations between NDVI for different vegetation types and precipitation compared with temperature [4], while temperature increase has been pointed out as an important cause for the high-latit ...
ENSO Effects on Land Surface-Biosphere
... In the past, there has been confusion over what comprises an El Niño event and how large of an ocean area it covers (Trenberth 1997). Kiladis and van Loon (1988) defined an El Niño event based on a combination of the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) and eastern tropical Pacific SST anomalies for 16 ...
... In the past, there has been confusion over what comprises an El Niño event and how large of an ocean area it covers (Trenberth 1997). Kiladis and van Loon (1988) defined an El Niño event based on a combination of the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) and eastern tropical Pacific SST anomalies for 16 ...
Lecture 3 FINAL DRAFT
... intended for the first session. The rest of the Lecture would be covered in a second session. With the exception of Section A, the materials in this Lecture are structured following the model for adaptation planning recommended by the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP). See Figure 2. First, howeve ...
... intended for the first session. The rest of the Lecture would be covered in a second session. With the exception of Section A, the materials in this Lecture are structured following the model for adaptation planning recommended by the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP). See Figure 2. First, howeve ...
Friending Planet Earth - Catholic Climate Covenant
... without which complex life could not have evolved on this planet—seems like common sense. Yet a broad consensus of modern science is that human activity is [is altering] the earth's atmospheric characteristics in serious, perhaps profound ways. For the past century, researchers have been gathering a ...
... without which complex life could not have evolved on this planet—seems like common sense. Yet a broad consensus of modern science is that human activity is [is altering] the earth's atmospheric characteristics in serious, perhaps profound ways. For the past century, researchers have been gathering a ...
Climate Change: Addressing the Impact for Human Security
... security and this is the intended contribution and added value of this policy paper. Several threats to international stability and security have been identified, inclu-ding the following: i) Conflict over resources. Reduction of arable land, widespread shortage of water, diminishing food and fish s ...
... security and this is the intended contribution and added value of this policy paper. Several threats to international stability and security have been identified, inclu-ding the following: i) Conflict over resources. Reduction of arable land, widespread shortage of water, diminishing food and fish s ...
Tracking adaptation and measuring development
... uncertain changes in climate and unintended consequences of development interventions are needed for planning, implementing and assessing adaptation to climate change. An ‘open source’, rather than a proprietary, approach to the development of a framework for adaptation evaluation is proposed here. ...
... uncertain changes in climate and unintended consequences of development interventions are needed for planning, implementing and assessing adaptation to climate change. An ‘open source’, rather than a proprietary, approach to the development of a framework for adaptation evaluation is proposed here. ...
Improving runoff estimates from regional climate models: a
... of surface runoff over great extensions of land (Fekete et al., 1999), and it can be used to correct bias from RCMs. In light of this situation, it is essential to analyse several alternatives that will enable us to obtain simulated stream flow series and can be introduced in water resources models ...
... of surface runoff over great extensions of land (Fekete et al., 1999), and it can be used to correct bias from RCMs. In light of this situation, it is essential to analyse several alternatives that will enable us to obtain simulated stream flow series and can be introduced in water resources models ...
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... The model presented in this paper, extends the NEU model proposed by Riddel and Shaw (2006) by including one additional source and form of ambiguity in the decision making framework. We assume a situation where E denotes a future event occurring and P is a proposed policy intervention aimed at preve ...
... The model presented in this paper, extends the NEU model proposed by Riddel and Shaw (2006) by including one additional source and form of ambiguity in the decision making framework. We assume a situation where E denotes a future event occurring and P is a proposed policy intervention aimed at preve ...
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.""