We Speak for the Trees: Media Reporting on the Environment
... science and politics and the realities of how people experience and interact with their environments. People abundantly turn to media—such as television, newspapers, magazines, radio, and Internet—to help make sense of the many complexities relating to environmental science and governance that (un)c ...
... science and politics and the realities of how people experience and interact with their environments. People abundantly turn to media—such as television, newspapers, magazines, radio, and Internet—to help make sense of the many complexities relating to environmental science and governance that (un)c ...
climate change climate change - Toronto District School Board
... Teachers who prefer teacher-centred planning should plan lessons based on their interpretation of the Focus Questions. They will pre-plan their regular daily geography lessons with an eye first and foremost on the Ontario Geography document. However, when they need an example for in-class practice a ...
... Teachers who prefer teacher-centred planning should plan lessons based on their interpretation of the Focus Questions. They will pre-plan their regular daily geography lessons with an eye first and foremost on the Ontario Geography document. However, when they need an example for in-class practice a ...
Climate change, Environmental Degradation and Migration, 29
... Migration continues to be a relatively new area of policymaking for many countries, but even where this is not the case, the environmental dimension adds complexity to existing migration management systems. Consequently, countries may need to assess their existing capacities in this area and build n ...
... Migration continues to be a relatively new area of policymaking for many countries, but even where this is not the case, the environmental dimension adds complexity to existing migration management systems. Consequently, countries may need to assess their existing capacities in this area and build n ...
OVERCOMING THE BARRIERS How to ensure future food production under
... wheat farmers, particularly in Strandveld, noted an increase in wind speeds, particularly of the rainbearing westerly winds. In Zimbabwe, by contrast, the 10-year drought cycle seems to be accelerating. Farmers remember very regular and predictable rainfall in the 1970s, starting in mid-October and ...
... wheat farmers, particularly in Strandveld, noted an increase in wind speeds, particularly of the rainbearing westerly winds. In Zimbabwe, by contrast, the 10-year drought cycle seems to be accelerating. Farmers remember very regular and predictable rainfall in the 1970s, starting in mid-October and ...
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Manual
... Alaska already is experiencing more direct effects than most of the United States due to its northern location, and scientists predict the north will experience more extreme impacts than many other places. Many of those impacts are likely to affect residents’ health, safety, comfort, and financia ...
... Alaska already is experiencing more direct effects than most of the United States due to its northern location, and scientists predict the north will experience more extreme impacts than many other places. Many of those impacts are likely to affect residents’ health, safety, comfort, and financia ...
CESifo Working Paper 3959
... our starting point is a world in which climate change is to occur, either because global mitigation policy has largely failed or is likely to fail in the near future or because some part of climate change occurs for reasons other than greenhouse gas emissions. In this setting, we focus on adaptation ...
... our starting point is a world in which climate change is to occur, either because global mitigation policy has largely failed or is likely to fail in the near future or because some part of climate change occurs for reasons other than greenhouse gas emissions. In this setting, we focus on adaptation ...
Rethinking Support for Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change
... are practical reasons for this, relating both to deeply entrenched attitudes and also to resources, including funds, time and skills. Getting participation right will require a major investment by many kinds of actors working together. The alternative, of ‘business as usual’, will ensure that invest ...
... are practical reasons for this, relating both to deeply entrenched attitudes and also to resources, including funds, time and skills. Getting participation right will require a major investment by many kinds of actors working together. The alternative, of ‘business as usual’, will ensure that invest ...
Incorporating climate change and growth into the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (opens in new window)
... Natural climate variability also affects the severity and frequency of perils. For example, the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO)v has a major influence on the risk of drought, flooding and storms around the tropics (Holland, 2009). Indeed, there is evidence that for some perils, the affects of na ...
... Natural climate variability also affects the severity and frequency of perils. For example, the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO)v has a major influence on the risk of drought, flooding and storms around the tropics (Holland, 2009). Indeed, there is evidence that for some perils, the affects of na ...
On the tropical origin of uncertainties in the global land precipitation
... over the oceanic regions given the lack of direct measurements of precipitation. Satellite estimates do exist, but the length of the record is still too short to be useful for trend analysis. Global atmospheric reanalyses are also available, but are not sufficiently reliable and homogeneous (changes i ...
... over the oceanic regions given the lack of direct measurements of precipitation. Satellite estimates do exist, but the length of the record is still too short to be useful for trend analysis. Global atmospheric reanalyses are also available, but are not sufficiently reliable and homogeneous (changes i ...
The EU and the progressive alliance negotiating in Durban
... (e.g. by benefiting from proprietary technology); from a constructivist perspective, agreement may result because of public pressure or a sense of international responsibility. Coalition building plays an important part in negotiations, but also presents dilemmas: if the coalition is too small, it c ...
... (e.g. by benefiting from proprietary technology); from a constructivist perspective, agreement may result because of public pressure or a sense of international responsibility. Coalition building plays an important part in negotiations, but also presents dilemmas: if the coalition is too small, it c ...
Australia - 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 ...
Regional Climate Change Curriculum Development ToT Report
... At the end of the training most team members uploaded their refined materials to Google Drive, though in most cases it was not possible to finish all refinement during the week of the training. Some team members continue to work on their materials and will provide them to U.S. co-lead Michael Furnis ...
... At the end of the training most team members uploaded their refined materials to Google Drive, though in most cases it was not possible to finish all refinement during the week of the training. Some team members continue to work on their materials and will provide them to U.S. co-lead Michael Furnis ...
Turning the Tide: Recognizing Climate Change Refugees in
... After exploring the link between climate change and displacement, the notion of an “environmental refugee” is considered as a possible platform from which to begin integrating the needs of those affected by climate change displacement into the international legal system. However, limitations as to t ...
... After exploring the link between climate change and displacement, the notion of an “environmental refugee” is considered as a possible platform from which to begin integrating the needs of those affected by climate change displacement into the international legal system. However, limitations as to t ...
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... Only a few research studies focus on the loss or gain to China's farmers, impacts on crop prices, and especially agricultural trade due to climate change. Wang et al. (2009b) research based on 8405 households indicates that global climate change will likely be harmful to rain fed farms, but benefici ...
... Only a few research studies focus on the loss or gain to China's farmers, impacts on crop prices, and especially agricultural trade due to climate change. Wang et al. (2009b) research based on 8405 households indicates that global climate change will likely be harmful to rain fed farms, but benefici ...
Quantifying the relative contribution of the climate and direct human
... 2002; Porporato et al., 2004; Yang et al., 2008]. The sensitivity of various Budyko-type curves has been assessed by other studies [e.g., Potter and Zhang, 2009]. In this paper, the Fu [Fu, 1981] and Turc-Pike [Turc, 1954; Pike, 1964] equations are used, and both of them are single-parameter Budyko- ...
... 2002; Porporato et al., 2004; Yang et al., 2008]. The sensitivity of various Budyko-type curves has been assessed by other studies [e.g., Potter and Zhang, 2009]. In this paper, the Fu [Fu, 1981] and Turc-Pike [Turc, 1954; Pike, 1964] equations are used, and both of them are single-parameter Budyko- ...
Deep uncertainty in long-term hurricane risk: Scenario generation and implications for future climate experiments (opens in new window)
... Given that it is known that these factors can affect losses at a local scale, it would be beneficial to test the sensitivity of any adaptation appraisal to the assumptions made using appropriate sets of plausible scenarios. This is beyond the scope of the present study. 3. Methodology for generating ...
... Given that it is known that these factors can affect losses at a local scale, it would be beneficial to test the sensitivity of any adaptation appraisal to the assumptions made using appropriate sets of plausible scenarios. This is beyond the scope of the present study. 3. Methodology for generating ...
Perceptions of Climate Change Adaptation from the Great Lakes
... source managers, conservation practitioners, planners, researchers, and others in the region. This article reports on two components of this survey: ~1! stakeholders’ concept of the definition of adaptation, and ~2! how they operationalize the concept in terms of describing adaptation actions. To pr ...
... source managers, conservation practitioners, planners, researchers, and others in the region. This article reports on two components of this survey: ~1! stakeholders’ concept of the definition of adaptation, and ~2! how they operationalize the concept in terms of describing adaptation actions. To pr ...
Climate vulnerability of socio-economic systems
... the sub-regions. Climate change may lead to industrial relocation due to sea-level rise and transitions in agro-ecological zones (Muoghalu 2012a). Many harbours and ports in coastal zone of the sub-regions will be adversely affected by floods which will be devastating economically. Prolonged drought ...
... the sub-regions. Climate change may lead to industrial relocation due to sea-level rise and transitions in agro-ecological zones (Muoghalu 2012a). Many harbours and ports in coastal zone of the sub-regions will be adversely affected by floods which will be devastating economically. Prolonged drought ...
SAEON Fynbos Node Science Plan: 2016 – 2018
... moves North or inland, tempered by the mountain ranges which run in an L-shape parallel to the western and southern coastlines. The “Mediterranean-Type” climate, whereby the season of low rainfall coincides with periods of high heat stress and evaporative demand, poses significant challenges for wa ...
... moves North or inland, tempered by the mountain ranges which run in an L-shape parallel to the western and southern coastlines. The “Mediterranean-Type” climate, whereby the season of low rainfall coincides with periods of high heat stress and evaporative demand, poses significant challenges for wa ...
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... 1We assessed the presence and relative abundance of vibrios on CPR samples by applying a real2time PCR approach that used genomic DNA recovered by an improved extraction and modified 3purification methodology based on previous studies (Kirby and Reid, 2001; Ripley et al., 2008). We 4were able to rec ...
... 1We assessed the presence and relative abundance of vibrios on CPR samples by applying a real2time PCR approach that used genomic DNA recovered by an improved extraction and modified 3purification methodology based on previous studies (Kirby and Reid, 2001; Ripley et al., 2008). We 4were able to rec ...
Climate change in Italy indicated by agrometeorological indices over
... amounts of ‘greenhouse gases’ like CO2 and SO4 in the atmosphere. An increase, even moderate, in global temperature is expected to result in a change in frequency of extreme weather events like drought, heavy rainfall and storms (Balling and Idso, 1990). Small changes in precipitation mean result in ...
... amounts of ‘greenhouse gases’ like CO2 and SO4 in the atmosphere. An increase, even moderate, in global temperature is expected to result in a change in frequency of extreme weather events like drought, heavy rainfall and storms (Balling and Idso, 1990). Small changes in precipitation mean result in ...
Implications of Climate Change for Development
... continue to experience rapid growth will be much better placed to deal with the consequences of climate change. Other areas, predominantly low-income countries, where growth is stagnating may find their vulnerability increases. The challenge now is to limit the damage, both by mitigation and adaptat ...
... continue to experience rapid growth will be much better placed to deal with the consequences of climate change. Other areas, predominantly low-income countries, where growth is stagnating may find their vulnerability increases. The challenge now is to limit the damage, both by mitigation and adaptat ...
Climate Change, Public Health and Health Inequalities
... prefer ‘global warming’ is now rarely denied, the debate is more about the degree to which human activity is contributing to it. There is however a growing recognition of the link between climate change and our health and wellbeing. It is also true that if we reduced our carbon emissions tomorrow, t ...
... prefer ‘global warming’ is now rarely denied, the debate is more about the degree to which human activity is contributing to it. There is however a growing recognition of the link between climate change and our health and wellbeing. It is also true that if we reduced our carbon emissions tomorrow, t ...
Climatic warming strengthens a positive feedback between alpine
... in the growth and cover of woody species (Sturm et al., 2001; Walker et al., 2006; Myers-Smith et al., 2011). The frequency and extent of wildfires in these environments have also increased over recent decades, a trend expected to continue (Westerling et al., 2006; Flannigan et al., 2009; Qiu, 2009; ...
... in the growth and cover of woody species (Sturm et al., 2001; Walker et al., 2006; Myers-Smith et al., 2011). The frequency and extent of wildfires in these environments have also increased over recent decades, a trend expected to continue (Westerling et al., 2006; Flannigan et al., 2009; Qiu, 2009; ...
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.""