Tipping elements and climate-economic shocks: Pathways toward
... ‘Tipping points’ as broadly understood involve positive feedbacks and abrupt change, but not all climatic thresholds cause abrupt change. ...
... ‘Tipping points’ as broadly understood involve positive feedbacks and abrupt change, but not all climatic thresholds cause abrupt change. ...
Assessing the impact of climate change on ecosystem services in
... Regulating Services – benefits obtained from regulation of ecosystem processes. ...
... Regulating Services – benefits obtained from regulation of ecosystem processes. ...
S Moser Final Report 11 11 08
... processes and tools with which communities and regions can better prepare to withstand the effects of natural and human-made disasters by collaboratively developing an understanding of community resilience that is accurate, defensible, welcomed, and applicable to communities across the region and th ...
... processes and tools with which communities and regions can better prepare to withstand the effects of natural and human-made disasters by collaboratively developing an understanding of community resilience that is accurate, defensible, welcomed, and applicable to communities across the region and th ...
Eco-physiological adaptations that favour freshwater cyanobacteria
... Paerl and Huisman, 2008; Van Dolah, 2000), primarily in freshwater and estuarine environments (Paerl, 1988). While increased reports may to some extent be due to increased monitoring efforts (Sellner et al., 2003), there is substantial evidence that blooms are increasing not only in frequency, but a ...
... Paerl and Huisman, 2008; Van Dolah, 2000), primarily in freshwater and estuarine environments (Paerl, 1988). While increased reports may to some extent be due to increased monitoring efforts (Sellner et al., 2003), there is substantial evidence that blooms are increasing not only in frequency, but a ...
Climate change effects on snow conditions in mainland Australia
... During the past 100 yr, the Earth’s average temperature has risen by 0.7°C (Jones & Moberg 2003), with the period 1996–2005 containing the 9 warmest years on record (WMO 2005). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that ‘an increasing body of observations gives a collective picture ...
... During the past 100 yr, the Earth’s average temperature has risen by 0.7°C (Jones & Moberg 2003), with the period 1996–2005 containing the 9 warmest years on record (WMO 2005). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that ‘an increasing body of observations gives a collective picture ...
Abstract Key words - OpenDocs Home
... 2007 assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that warming is unequivocal, and “very likely” (with 90%95% probability than the 66%-90% probability in 2001) that warming is due to human activity.32 The effects of climate change include increase in global mea ...
... 2007 assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that warming is unequivocal, and “very likely” (with 90%95% probability than the 66%-90% probability in 2001) that warming is due to human activity.32 The effects of climate change include increase in global mea ...
Simulating climate change and its effects on the wind energy
... Greenhouse gas emissions are having a significant effect on the Earth’s climate. Globally, an increasing rate of warming has taken place over the last 25 years, and 11 of the 12 warmest years on record occurred in the 1990s and 2000s.1 Temperatures in Ireland have mirrored this global trend.2,3 Clim ...
... Greenhouse gas emissions are having a significant effect on the Earth’s climate. Globally, an increasing rate of warming has taken place over the last 25 years, and 11 of the 12 warmest years on record occurred in the 1990s and 2000s.1 Temperatures in Ireland have mirrored this global trend.2,3 Clim ...
- American Meteorological Society
... and snow water equivalent (SWE). They showed a 12%– 15% increase in snowfall in a future climate using the PGW approach. Simulations were conducted for one full water year (1 October 2007–30 September 2008) to evaluate changes in the regional water balance in a future climate, but it was noted that ...
... and snow water equivalent (SWE). They showed a 12%– 15% increase in snowfall in a future climate using the PGW approach. Simulations were conducted for one full water year (1 October 2007–30 September 2008) to evaluate changes in the regional water balance in a future climate, but it was noted that ...
CBDAMPIC
... effects of climate change. The project has indirectly and directly contributed to the direction that adaptation is now taking in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations and funding through the Global Environment Facility (GEF). It has also contributed to the i ...
... effects of climate change. The project has indirectly and directly contributed to the direction that adaptation is now taking in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations and funding through the Global Environment Facility (GEF). It has also contributed to the i ...
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... (IPCC 2007). Besides this, many African countries are heavily dependent on climate sensitive sectors, such as rain-fed agriculture. Issues like food scarcity and inequitable land distribution make the African continent particularly vulnerable. In addition, development challenges like high population ...
... (IPCC 2007). Besides this, many African countries are heavily dependent on climate sensitive sectors, such as rain-fed agriculture. Issues like food scarcity and inequitable land distribution make the African continent particularly vulnerable. In addition, development challenges like high population ...
a guidebook on climate scenarios
... that renders it more valuable and useful for decisionmakers. At the same time, however, the potential impacts of climate change raise an increasing number of issues that decision-makers have to deal with. Consequently, making decisions based on climate information is far from straightforward. Identi ...
... that renders it more valuable and useful for decisionmakers. At the same time, however, the potential impacts of climate change raise an increasing number of issues that decision-makers have to deal with. Consequently, making decisions based on climate information is far from straightforward. Identi ...
Climate Change Futures: Health, Ecological and Economic
... rates and intensities that past models had projected would occur much later on in this century. ...
... rates and intensities that past models had projected would occur much later on in this century. ...
Climate Change and Ontario`s Provincial Parks
... knowledge gaps remain in many areas. As such, the results presented in this study should be taken as indicative, not predictive, of the magnitude of impact climate change may have on Ontario’s provincial parks. A historical climate regime was completed for a representative sample of eight provincial ...
... knowledge gaps remain in many areas. As such, the results presented in this study should be taken as indicative, not predictive, of the magnitude of impact climate change may have on Ontario’s provincial parks. A historical climate regime was completed for a representative sample of eight provincial ...
Climate Change and Ontario`s Provincial Parks: Towards an
... knowledge gaps remain in many areas. As such, the results presented in this study should be taken as indicative, not predictive, of the magnitude of impact climate change may have on Ontario’s provincial parks. A historical climate regime was completed for a representative sample of eight provincial ...
... knowledge gaps remain in many areas. As such, the results presented in this study should be taken as indicative, not predictive, of the magnitude of impact climate change may have on Ontario’s provincial parks. A historical climate regime was completed for a representative sample of eight provincial ...
United Nations
... Romania, Russian Federation, Turkey, the European Environment Agency (EEA), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat), the United Nations Environment Programme ...
... Romania, Russian Federation, Turkey, the European Environment Agency (EEA), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat), the United Nations Environment Programme ...
Evaluation of FAO's contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation
... Based on their vulnerability to climate change, size of FAO’s CCAM-related portfolio and other factors, 11 member countries were visited in the regions of: Sub-Saharan Africa (Malawi, Zambia, Kenya), Asia and the Pacific (Bangladesh, Vietnam, Philippines, Vanuatu), the Near East and North Africa (Mo ...
... Based on their vulnerability to climate change, size of FAO’s CCAM-related portfolio and other factors, 11 member countries were visited in the regions of: Sub-Saharan Africa (Malawi, Zambia, Kenya), Asia and the Pacific (Bangladesh, Vietnam, Philippines, Vanuatu), the Near East and North Africa (Mo ...
Climate change response strategies for agriculture: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century
... bioenergy supplies to a world of 10 billion people, given limited soil and water resources and increasing threats from climate change. Already today, increased land competition between bioenergy and food crops, climate extremes in key food exporting regions, rapidly shifting diets in large emerging ...
... bioenergy supplies to a world of 10 billion people, given limited soil and water resources and increasing threats from climate change. Already today, increased land competition between bioenergy and food crops, climate extremes in key food exporting regions, rapidly shifting diets in large emerging ...
How To Do Note on Fisheries, Aquaculture and Climate Change
... of other international organizations. Most of the proposed measures are not new concepts or ideas but have been proven time and again in practice to provide a range of benefits to and increase the resilience of small-scale fishers and fish farmers, as well as the ecosystems on which they rely. This ...
... of other international organizations. Most of the proposed measures are not new concepts or ideas but have been proven time and again in practice to provide a range of benefits to and increase the resilience of small-scale fishers and fish farmers, as well as the ecosystems on which they rely. This ...
Planning and costing agricultural adaptation to climate change in
... workshop was then held to present initial findings and get additional inputs from experts and other stakeholders. The case study findings showed that a changing climate has resulted in environmental shocks and extreme events such as drought, excessive rains, floods and high temperatures, which have ...
... workshop was then held to present initial findings and get additional inputs from experts and other stakeholders. The case study findings showed that a changing climate has resulted in environmental shocks and extreme events such as drought, excessive rains, floods and high temperatures, which have ...
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... Copyright 2011 by Witsanu Attavanich and Bruce A. McCarl. All rights reserved. Readers may make verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided that this copyright notice appears on all such copies. ...
... Copyright 2011 by Witsanu Attavanich and Bruce A. McCarl. All rights reserved. Readers may make verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided that this copyright notice appears on all such copies. ...
SAC Elections - Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
... A review of the work of the PESCA panel and mail reviewers was given by Brad Wilcox. A general discussion related to the PESCA selection process followed, and there was some discussion related to specific proposals. But the SAC did not modify the recommendation of the PESCA panel. The decision was m ...
... A review of the work of the PESCA panel and mail reviewers was given by Brad Wilcox. A general discussion related to the PESCA selection process followed, and there was some discussion related to specific proposals. But the SAC did not modify the recommendation of the PESCA panel. The decision was m ...
Bridging the Adaptation Gap: Approaches to
... Disclaimer: The data provided in this report were prepared by the Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI). Publications of GARI are for information purposes only. Other than disclosures relating to GARI, the information contained in this publication has been obtained from sour ...
... Disclaimer: The data provided in this report were prepared by the Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI). Publications of GARI are for information purposes only. Other than disclosures relating to GARI, the information contained in this publication has been obtained from sour ...
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.""