Trophic amplification of climate warming
... the North Sea on a routine monthly basis since 1946. Seawater enters the CPR through a front aperture and the plankton is retained on a moving band of silk gauze of mesh size 270 mm that is slowly wound into a tank of formalin. In the laboratory the silk gauze is cut into sections (a CPR sample), ea ...
... the North Sea on a routine monthly basis since 1946. Seawater enters the CPR through a front aperture and the plankton is retained on a moving band of silk gauze of mesh size 270 mm that is slowly wound into a tank of formalin. In the laboratory the silk gauze is cut into sections (a CPR sample), ea ...
Sensitivity of Northern Peatland Carbon
... data (0.5° ´ 0.5° grids) for land north of 45°N (1960–1990 [Rawlins and Willmott, 1999]). Northern peatlands typically occur where mean annual temperatures are between -12° and 5°C and mean annual precipitation is between 200 and 1000 mm. This distribution spans most of the climate domain of the bor ...
... data (0.5° ´ 0.5° grids) for land north of 45°N (1960–1990 [Rawlins and Willmott, 1999]). Northern peatlands typically occur where mean annual temperatures are between -12° and 5°C and mean annual precipitation is between 200 and 1000 mm. This distribution spans most of the climate domain of the bor ...
Final Report
... and storms whose frequency and intensity climate change is likely to increase in most places. Climate change will also bring other less dramatic stresses such as heat waves and, for many urban areas, reductions in freshwater availability; also sea-level rise for all coastal cities. This is especiall ...
... and storms whose frequency and intensity climate change is likely to increase in most places. Climate change will also bring other less dramatic stresses such as heat waves and, for many urban areas, reductions in freshwater availability; also sea-level rise for all coastal cities. This is especiall ...
Anthropogenic modification of the oceans
... factors (such as the need for dissipation of tidal energy on Earth, or the influence of eddies and winds; e.g. [14]) in controlling overturning rates. There is therefore at the present time substantial uncertainty surrounding mechanisms by which the overturning circulation could be weakened. Since 20 ...
... factors (such as the need for dissipation of tidal energy on Earth, or the influence of eddies and winds; e.g. [14]) in controlling overturning rates. There is therefore at the present time substantial uncertainty surrounding mechanisms by which the overturning circulation could be weakened. Since 20 ...
Project Document - Deliverable Description
... resilience, to apply appropriate and efficient technologies to sustain national competitiveness and development toward sustainable low-carbon and sufficiency economy, three key strategies have been specified – Adaptation, Mitigation and Capacity building on Climate Change Risk Management. The stakeh ...
... resilience, to apply appropriate and efficient technologies to sustain national competitiveness and development toward sustainable low-carbon and sufficiency economy, three key strategies have been specified – Adaptation, Mitigation and Capacity building on Climate Change Risk Management. The stakeh ...
REPORTS A CLIMATIC DRIVER FOR ABRUPT MID-HOLOCENE VEGETATION D
... (Pinus rigida) and scrub oak (Quercus ilicifolia) predominate on coarse-grained outwash soils. This regional environmental gradient also appears to have controlled patterns of vegetation during the Early Holocene, when hemlock was abundant in the northwestern portion of the study area but rare or ab ...
... (Pinus rigida) and scrub oak (Quercus ilicifolia) predominate on coarse-grained outwash soils. This regional environmental gradient also appears to have controlled patterns of vegetation during the Early Holocene, when hemlock was abundant in the northwestern portion of the study area but rare or ab ...
Climate Change: Mastering the Public Health Role
... A small change in the Earth’s temperature may translate into large modifications to the Earth’s ecosystem. More simply, the weather conditions prevailing here on Earth could change substantially. Historical data have shown that slight increases in the Earth’s surface temperature can have dramatic ef ...
... A small change in the Earth’s temperature may translate into large modifications to the Earth’s ecosystem. More simply, the weather conditions prevailing here on Earth could change substantially. Historical data have shown that slight increases in the Earth’s surface temperature can have dramatic ef ...
Management & Engineering
... In terms of Tokyo Protocol ratified in 1997, the promised goal of reducing and limiting greenhouse gas emission can be offset by the carbon dioxide absorbed by afforestation, reforestation and forest management since 1990; at the same time, in the Clean Development Mechanism, developed countries are ...
... In terms of Tokyo Protocol ratified in 1997, the promised goal of reducing and limiting greenhouse gas emission can be offset by the carbon dioxide absorbed by afforestation, reforestation and forest management since 1990; at the same time, in the Clean Development Mechanism, developed countries are ...
Joint Advocacy Workshop
... • ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) (to be operated in mid-2011) ...
... • ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) (to be operated in mid-2011) ...
Project Document for CEO Approval
... outlines important policies for Environment Protection and Management. The 6NDP emphasizes the importance of sound natural resource management and conservation and calls for the integration of environmental considerations into national, regional and sectoral planning and development. Strengthening l ...
... outlines important policies for Environment Protection and Management. The 6NDP emphasizes the importance of sound natural resource management and conservation and calls for the integration of environmental considerations into national, regional and sectoral planning and development. Strengthening l ...
Temperate Grassland Responses to Climate
... especially rising temperatures ; and (3) effects of changes in climate, especially temperature and rainfall, are likely to be highly site-specific. It was concluded that experiments should try to lessen uncertainty about processes within models rather than try to predict ecosystem responses directly ...
... especially rising temperatures ; and (3) effects of changes in climate, especially temperature and rainfall, are likely to be highly site-specific. It was concluded that experiments should try to lessen uncertainty about processes within models rather than try to predict ecosystem responses directly ...
Accountable Climate Governance: Dilemmas of Performance Management across Complex Governance Networks
... change partnerships. Over the last two decades, a variety of network strategies have been devised to address the need to mitigate the factors that are contributing to climate change. In this analysis we argue that the complexity of these governance networks gives rise to a variety of accountability ...
... change partnerships. Over the last two decades, a variety of network strategies have been devised to address the need to mitigate the factors that are contributing to climate change. In this analysis we argue that the complexity of these governance networks gives rise to a variety of accountability ...
Atmospheric fronts in current and future climates
... The front frequency is calculated as the percentage of days (from 00Z to 18Z) on which a front is present in a grid box. This has been presented for an annual average, with some seasonal figures presented in the supporting information. To investigate the biases in the models and the future changes ov ...
... The front frequency is calculated as the percentage of days (from 00Z to 18Z) on which a front is present in a grid box. This has been presented for an annual average, with some seasonal figures presented in the supporting information. To investigate the biases in the models and the future changes ov ...
Climate Change and Wetlands: Impacts and Mitigation
... and regional climate and some other pressures (e.g., land use and land cover change). The paper also examines adaptive management options and reviews the extent to which the tools and guidelines contained in the Ramsar ‘toolkit’ of Wise Use Handbooks provides adequate guidance in support of manageme ...
... and regional climate and some other pressures (e.g., land use and land cover change). The paper also examines adaptive management options and reviews the extent to which the tools and guidelines contained in the Ramsar ‘toolkit’ of Wise Use Handbooks provides adequate guidance in support of manageme ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE BARBADOS
... the Caribbean, with specific reference to Barbados, and evaluates the costs and benefits of undertaking various adaptation strategies. The aim is to assist Caribbean territories in developing the strategies and capacity needed to deal with the potential impact of severe weather events that are antic ...
... the Caribbean, with specific reference to Barbados, and evaluates the costs and benefits of undertaking various adaptation strategies. The aim is to assist Caribbean territories in developing the strategies and capacity needed to deal with the potential impact of severe weather events that are antic ...
Temperature-induced mismatches between
... the amount of carbon assimilated per unit of carbon respired (Vassuer and McCann 2005). Reduced ingestion efficiencies may decrease individual fitness, as there is less energy available for growth and reproduction after basic cell maintenance costs have been considered. Thus, mismatches of metabolism ...
... the amount of carbon assimilated per unit of carbon respired (Vassuer and McCann 2005). Reduced ingestion efficiencies may decrease individual fitness, as there is less energy available for growth and reproduction after basic cell maintenance costs have been considered. Thus, mismatches of metabolism ...
Long-term Temperature Trends at Four Largest Cities of India during
... stations are showing an increasing trend in critical extreme maximum day temperature and increase in night temperatures. Almost all these studies, both national and ...
... stations are showing an increasing trend in critical extreme maximum day temperature and increase in night temperatures. Almost all these studies, both national and ...
A Case for Guardians for Future Generations
... their needs2. This means providing for the social and developmental needs of all people alive now (as defined by the 17 Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs) while living within planetary boundaries3 so that future generations can also enjoy the full realisation of their rights. The planetary bounda ...
... their needs2. This means providing for the social and developmental needs of all people alive now (as defined by the 17 Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs) while living within planetary boundaries3 so that future generations can also enjoy the full realisation of their rights. The planetary bounda ...
1 - Australian Human Rights Commission
... The consequences of these impacts will be greater because the Islanders are Indigenous. It is widely recognised that Indigenous communities are much more vulnerable to climate change because of the social and economic disadvantage Indigenous communities already face:24 Vulnerability to climate chang ...
... The consequences of these impacts will be greater because the Islanders are Indigenous. It is widely recognised that Indigenous communities are much more vulnerable to climate change because of the social and economic disadvantage Indigenous communities already face:24 Vulnerability to climate chang ...
Bunker Fuels and the Kyoto Protocol How ICAO and the IMO Failed
... Fuel taxes are one of the principal market based options and an extremely powerful and ‘first best’ tool for reducing energy consumption, oil dependence and thus GHG. However they occupy a special position in international aviation. The Chicago Convention, which established ICAO, prohibits the taxin ...
... Fuel taxes are one of the principal market based options and an extremely powerful and ‘first best’ tool for reducing energy consumption, oil dependence and thus GHG. However they occupy a special position in international aviation. The Chicago Convention, which established ICAO, prohibits the taxin ...
Global Warming and the Government: How
... result, the NRC issued a 2001 report, “Climate Change: An Analysis of Some Key Questions.” 12 The report concluded that “greenhouse gases are accumulating in Earth’s atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing surface air temperatures and subsurface ocean temperatures to rise.” 13 On Septemb ...
... result, the NRC issued a 2001 report, “Climate Change: An Analysis of Some Key Questions.” 12 The report concluded that “greenhouse gases are accumulating in Earth’s atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing surface air temperatures and subsurface ocean temperatures to rise.” 13 On Septemb ...
European Perceptions of Climate Change (EPCC) - ORCA
... The EPCC project was designed to maximise the relevance of the survey results for academic and nonacademic audiences. The countries involved in this project represent four key energy producing nations in Europe. They are significant not only for their large and varied energy systems, but also becaus ...
... The EPCC project was designed to maximise the relevance of the survey results for academic and nonacademic audiences. The countries involved in this project represent four key energy producing nations in Europe. They are significant not only for their large and varied energy systems, but also becaus ...
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 ...
Analyzing Vulnerability of the Belize Coastal Tourism Sector
... Increase in Hurricane Intensity There is little consensus on how hurricane frequency will change over time with climate change, but some studies have suggested an increase in intense hurricane activity in the North Atlantic17,18. Projections for changes in hurricane intensity are not available, so ...
... Increase in Hurricane Intensity There is little consensus on how hurricane frequency will change over time with climate change, but some studies have suggested an increase in intense hurricane activity in the North Atlantic17,18. Projections for changes in hurricane intensity are not available, so ...
Uganda National Adaptation Programmes of Action
... global solution. In the Millennium Declaration, 189 nations resolved to halve extreme poverty by the year 2015. Developing countries individually or jointly have committed themselves to eradicate poverty amongst their people. Despite national and international efforts, poverty has become more widesp ...
... global solution. In the Millennium Declaration, 189 nations resolved to halve extreme poverty by the year 2015. Developing countries individually or jointly have committed themselves to eradicate poverty amongst their people. Despite national and international efforts, poverty has become more widesp ...
Solar radiation management
Solar radiation management (SRM) projects (proposed and theoretical) are a type of climate engineering which seek to reflect sunlight and thus reduce global warming. Proposed examples include the creation of stratospheric sulfate aerosols. They would not reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, and thus do not address problems such as ocean acidification caused by excess carbon dioxide (CO2). Their principal advantages as an approach to climate engineering is the speed with which they can be deployed and become fully active, as well as their potential low financial cost. By comparison, other climate engineering techniques based on greenhouse gas remediation, such as ocean iron fertilization, need to sequester the anthropogenic carbon excess before any reversal of global warming would occur. Solar radiation management projects can therefore be used as a climate engineering ""quick fix"" while levels of greenhouse gases can be brought under control by greenhouse gas remediation techniques.