Diagnosing Present and Future Permafrost from Climate Models
... give equilibrium-type solutions, hence these three climate inputs are averaged for the 20 years prior to the year for which diagnostics are presented (e.g., the year 2000 uses data averaged over 1981–2000). As these models provide equilibrium solutions, the disappearance of permafrost based on their ...
... give equilibrium-type solutions, hence these three climate inputs are averaged for the 20 years prior to the year for which diagnostics are presented (e.g., the year 2000 uses data averaged over 1981–2000). As these models provide equilibrium solutions, the disappearance of permafrost based on their ...
Implementation Framework for Climate Change Adaptation Planning
... Climate change is expected to further impact water quantity and quality (hydrologic cycle) in ways that are uncertain. The likelihood and frequency of extreme weather events, including heavy precipitation, flooding, droughts, and heat waves are expected to further increase in a variety of locations ...
... Climate change is expected to further impact water quantity and quality (hydrologic cycle) in ways that are uncertain. The likelihood and frequency of extreme weather events, including heavy precipitation, flooding, droughts, and heat waves are expected to further increase in a variety of locations ...
Results compilation 2B - Charles Sturt University
... didn‟t lose the potential to use areas for production. Some landholders said they would not enter into agreements to implement programs if the activities proposed would restrict their capacity to generate an income. Muckleford interviewees were more likely to say that the advice and support offered ...
... didn‟t lose the potential to use areas for production. Some landholders said they would not enter into agreements to implement programs if the activities proposed would restrict their capacity to generate an income. Muckleford interviewees were more likely to say that the advice and support offered ...
Pension Fund Trustees and Climate Change Research report 106
... of the many issues growing in relevance for pension funds and their trustees. The extent to which trustees are embracing this aspect of their role has been little researched and this report contributes to the existing literature by providing evidence about their attitudes towards their role and resp ...
... of the many issues growing in relevance for pension funds and their trustees. The extent to which trustees are embracing this aspect of their role has been little researched and this report contributes to the existing literature by providing evidence about their attitudes towards their role and resp ...
Adapting to Climate Change: Challenges for
... Ryan Plummer, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University CONTRIBUTORS Several individuals at Brock University collected and prepared background information for the report: Julia Baird provided a comprehensive analysis of climate change impacts for agriculture and coordinated the ...
... Ryan Plummer, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University CONTRIBUTORS Several individuals at Brock University collected and prepared background information for the report: Julia Baird provided a comprehensive analysis of climate change impacts for agriculture and coordinated the ...
Impacts of climate change on disadvantaged UK coastal communities
... Coastal areas are likely to be more vulnerable to climate change than inland areas because, in addition to changes in flooding, temperature and precipitation, they will also be affected by a rise in sea level and wave heights. Both direct effects (such as accelerated coastal erosion and more powerfu ...
... Coastal areas are likely to be more vulnerable to climate change than inland areas because, in addition to changes in flooding, temperature and precipitation, they will also be affected by a rise in sea level and wave heights. Both direct effects (such as accelerated coastal erosion and more powerfu ...
explaining extreme events of 2013
... ABSTRACT—Stephanie C. Herring, Martin P. Hoerling, Thomas C. Peterson, and Peter A. Stott Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that o ...
... ABSTRACT—Stephanie C. Herring, Martin P. Hoerling, Thomas C. Peterson, and Peter A. Stott Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that o ...
Malawi`s Strategy on Climate Change Learning
... aggravated food insecurity. In a bid to counter these climate related hazards, Malawi as a party to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, has put in place several measures to adapt to the prevailing situation, and to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and to sequester carbon dioxide ...
... aggravated food insecurity. In a bid to counter these climate related hazards, Malawi as a party to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, has put in place several measures to adapt to the prevailing situation, and to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and to sequester carbon dioxide ...
Rethinking the Role of Cost-Benefit Analysis
... administration, but OIRA retained its antiregulatory bias. For instance, in a dispute with EPA over the value to be assigned a statistical life, “it was OIRA officials, supposedly the protectors of cost-benefit analysis and economic efficiency, who were arguing against the use of the latest and most ...
... administration, but OIRA retained its antiregulatory bias. For instance, in a dispute with EPA over the value to be assigned a statistical life, “it was OIRA officials, supposedly the protectors of cost-benefit analysis and economic efficiency, who were arguing against the use of the latest and most ...
Explaining Extreme Events of 2013 from a Climate
... ABSTRACT—Stephanie C. Herring, Martin P. Hoerling, Thomas C. Peterson, and Peter A. Stott Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that o ...
... ABSTRACT—Stephanie C. Herring, Martin P. Hoerling, Thomas C. Peterson, and Peter A. Stott Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that o ...
Seychelles National Climate Change Strategy
... individuals for their support and contribution in the production of this document. The staff of the UNDP Project Coordination Unit in Seychelles and the National Climate Change Committee members has been supportive in providing the required information to complete this task. Appreciation also goes t ...
... individuals for their support and contribution in the production of this document. The staff of the UNDP Project Coordination Unit in Seychelles and the National Climate Change Committee members has been supportive in providing the required information to complete this task. Appreciation also goes t ...
Climate Role Play
... In the role play, the issues in the international negotiations can be summed up into two main questions. The role play can include both these two questions (one at a time), or just one of them. 1. Emission reductions (mitigation) How the emission of greenhouse gases will be reduced is discussed on ...
... In the role play, the issues in the international negotiations can be summed up into two main questions. The role play can include both these two questions (one at a time), or just one of them. 1. Emission reductions (mitigation) How the emission of greenhouse gases will be reduced is discussed on ...
Mapping South African Farming
... were merged into one IFPRI–wide Discussion Paper series. The new series begins with number 00689, reflecting the prior publication of 688 discussion papers within the dispersed series. The earlier series are available on IFPRI’s website at www.ifpri.org/pubs/otherpubs.htm#dp. ...
... were merged into one IFPRI–wide Discussion Paper series. The new series begins with number 00689, reflecting the prior publication of 688 discussion papers within the dispersed series. The earlier series are available on IFPRI’s website at www.ifpri.org/pubs/otherpubs.htm#dp. ...
MURARI LAL (INDIA), HIDEO HARASAWA (JAPAN), AND DANIEL
... temperature is likely to be most pronounced over boreal Asia in all seasons. GCM simulations project relatively more pronounced increases in minimum temperature than in maximum temperature over Asia on an annual mean basis, as well as during winter, hence a decrease in diurnal temperature range (DTR ...
... temperature is likely to be most pronounced over boreal Asia in all seasons. GCM simulations project relatively more pronounced increases in minimum temperature than in maximum temperature over Asia on an annual mean basis, as well as during winter, hence a decrease in diurnal temperature range (DTR ...
Identifying adaptation options
... make and implement the required decision(s). This normally includes appropriate representatives from the organisation considering the adaptive responses, plus representatives from relevant professional groups, additional scientific and, technical expertise, and representatives of regulatory and legi ...
... make and implement the required decision(s). This normally includes appropriate representatives from the organisation considering the adaptive responses, plus representatives from relevant professional groups, additional scientific and, technical expertise, and representatives of regulatory and legi ...
Ecosystems, their properties, goods and services
... (this volume). Region-specific aspects of ecosystems are discussed in chapters 9 to 16 (this volume). This chapter is based on work published since the Third Assessment Report of the IPCC (TAR) (Gitay et al., 2001). We do not summarise TAR findings here, but refer back to relevant TAR results, where ...
... (this volume). Region-specific aspects of ecosystems are discussed in chapters 9 to 16 (this volume). This chapter is based on work published since the Third Assessment Report of the IPCC (TAR) (Gitay et al., 2001). We do not summarise TAR findings here, but refer back to relevant TAR results, where ...
Responding to climate change in national forests: a
... have established science-management partnerships to develop scientific bases for adaptation and find effective ways to communicate and implement this knowledge. This effort builds on existing principles of adaptation to climate change (Bosworth et al. 2008, Joyce et al. 2008, Julius and West 2008, M ...
... have established science-management partnerships to develop scientific bases for adaptation and find effective ways to communicate and implement this knowledge. This effort builds on existing principles of adaptation to climate change (Bosworth et al. 2008, Joyce et al. 2008, Julius and West 2008, M ...
Climate Change curriculum
... focus on sea level rise in Hawaiʻi, and actions that students can take today to reduce their carbon footprints. The essential question for the unit is: How do we know if Hawaiʻi’s sea level is rising due to global climate change and what can we do about it? ...
... focus on sea level rise in Hawaiʻi, and actions that students can take today to reduce their carbon footprints. The essential question for the unit is: How do we know if Hawaiʻi’s sea level is rising due to global climate change and what can we do about it? ...
Parallel Session L3 Towards Climate
... Nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) for upscaling climate-smart agriculture practices Avagyan Armine, Karttunen Kaisa, De Vit Caroline, Rioux Janie Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy ...
... Nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) for upscaling climate-smart agriculture practices Avagyan Armine, Karttunen Kaisa, De Vit Caroline, Rioux Janie Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy ...
Options for Marine Turtles - Organization of American States
... degree of future warming. However, even if greenhouse gas emissions were to be cut dramatically, some change in climate is unavoidable. Stabilizing present day emissions would result in a continuous increase in atmospheric CO2 over the 21st Century 3, with consequences for society and ecosystems. Mi ...
... degree of future warming. However, even if greenhouse gas emissions were to be cut dramatically, some change in climate is unavoidable. Stabilizing present day emissions would result in a continuous increase in atmospheric CO2 over the 21st Century 3, with consequences for society and ecosystems. Mi ...
City of Tshwane Vulnerability Assessment to Climate Change
... Table 5. The present-day climate of Tshwane: Seasonal and annual totals of rainfall (mm). .............. 32 Table 6. The present-day climate of Tshwane: Seasonal and annual averages for minimum, maximum and mean daily temperatures (°C) over Tshwane. These averages were calculated over the period 196 ...
... Table 5. The present-day climate of Tshwane: Seasonal and annual totals of rainfall (mm). .............. 32 Table 6. The present-day climate of Tshwane: Seasonal and annual averages for minimum, maximum and mean daily temperatures (°C) over Tshwane. These averages were calculated over the period 196 ...
WORD - UNCTAD Virtual Institute
... 0 to 2005 ................................................................................................................................. 60 Figure 20: Key properties of main aerosols in the troposphere .............................................. 62 Figure 21: Radiative forcing of the climate b ...
... 0 to 2005 ................................................................................................................................. 60 Figure 20: Key properties of main aerosols in the troposphere .............................................. 62 Figure 21: Radiative forcing of the climate b ...
Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate. Regions of
... On behalf of the National Science and Technology Council, the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) is pleased to transmit to the President and the Congress this Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP), Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate, Regions of Focus: North America, Hawaii, ...
... On behalf of the National Science and Technology Council, the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) is pleased to transmit to the President and the Congress this Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP), Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate, Regions of Focus: North America, Hawaii, ...
Global Meteorological Drought: A Synthesis of Current
... anthropogenic changes in radiative forcing such as those associated with global warming. These forcings are important because they may provide some degree of drought predictability (e.g., Smith et al. 2012). It must be kept in mind, however, that there is a substantial unforced (i.e., driven by proc ...
... anthropogenic changes in radiative forcing such as those associated with global warming. These forcings are important because they may provide some degree of drought predictability (e.g., Smith et al. 2012). It must be kept in mind, however, that there is a substantial unforced (i.e., driven by proc ...
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.""