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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
complete collection in -format
... million deaths globally. In the US alone the avoidable deaths annually from PM in 2020 would equal in magnitude deaths associated with HIV or all liver diseases in 1995. Conclusion: The short-term PH impacts of reduced PM exposures associated with GHG reductions are likely to be substantial even und ...
... million deaths globally. In the US alone the avoidable deaths annually from PM in 2020 would equal in magnitude deaths associated with HIV or all liver diseases in 1995. Conclusion: The short-term PH impacts of reduced PM exposures associated with GHG reductions are likely to be substantial even und ...
Climate change as a major risk management challenge: Prepared by
... • As a major institutional investor, the insurance industry encourages mitigating and adaptation efforts, such as investing in low-carbon energy projects. Policymakers • The insurance industry is prepared to help counter climate risks through active cooperation in implementing building codes or simi ...
... • As a major institutional investor, the insurance industry encourages mitigating and adaptation efforts, such as investing in low-carbon energy projects. Policymakers • The insurance industry is prepared to help counter climate risks through active cooperation in implementing building codes or simi ...
On the hydrOlOgical cycle Of the amazOn Basin: a histOrical
... recycling is the contribution of evaporation within a region to precipitation in that same region. The recycling rate is a diagnostic measure of the potential for interactions between land surface hydrology and regional climate. The recycling of local evaporation and precipitation by the forest acco ...
... recycling is the contribution of evaporation within a region to precipitation in that same region. The recycling rate is a diagnostic measure of the potential for interactions between land surface hydrology and regional climate. The recycling of local evaporation and precipitation by the forest acco ...
Observed and simulated full-depth ocean heat
... al. (2012), Purkey and Johnson (2010), and ORAS4 ensembles, and presenting the 5–95 % confidence interval. We compare our observation-based OHC ensemble with 24 CMIP5 model simulations (Table 1) of historical OHC changes. Climate models suffer from so-called “drift” (Sen Gupta et al., 2013; Hobbs et ...
... al. (2012), Purkey and Johnson (2010), and ORAS4 ensembles, and presenting the 5–95 % confidence interval. We compare our observation-based OHC ensemble with 24 CMIP5 model simulations (Table 1) of historical OHC changes. Climate models suffer from so-called “drift” (Sen Gupta et al., 2013; Hobbs et ...
Virginia`s Strategy for Safeguarding Species of Greatest
... make it harder to achieve conservation goals, we are confident that solutions can be developed to conserve, restore, and protect Virginia’s habitats and help Virginia’s fish, wildlife, and people adapt to global warming. Despite the decades of research, climate change predictions vary greatly, and t ...
... make it harder to achieve conservation goals, we are confident that solutions can be developed to conserve, restore, and protect Virginia’s habitats and help Virginia’s fish, wildlife, and people adapt to global warming. Despite the decades of research, climate change predictions vary greatly, and t ...
Tipping elements and climate-economic shocks
... committed GMSL rise for 2.8°C of warming is about 6.4 m, and paleoclimatic evidence suggests that the committed rise may be higher still [Dutton et al., 2015] – but this commitment may take centuries or millennia to be realized. Although there is considerable uncertainty associated with projections ...
... committed GMSL rise for 2.8°C of warming is about 6.4 m, and paleoclimatic evidence suggests that the committed rise may be higher still [Dutton et al., 2015] – but this commitment may take centuries or millennia to be realized. Although there is considerable uncertainty associated with projections ...
the Point of No Return report
... A sign of the world’s addiction to fossil fuels is that, even in the face of the clear option to reduce emissions provided by the rise in the impact of renewables, the fossil fuel industry is going after some of the most difficult and dangerous fossil fuels ever to be extracted. Techniques proposed ...
... A sign of the world’s addiction to fossil fuels is that, even in the face of the clear option to reduce emissions provided by the rise in the impact of renewables, the fossil fuel industry is going after some of the most difficult and dangerous fossil fuels ever to be extracted. Techniques proposed ...
international conventions, agencies, agreements and programmes
... Three phases of development of these international bodies can be identified: (1) 1945 – 1975, beginning with UNESCO and IUCN and ending with FAO, Ramsar and CITES; (2) 1988 – 1995, from IPCC to WTO and SPS; and finally (3) UN-REDD in 2008 and MICCA in 2010. This chronology reflects the change in emp ...
... Three phases of development of these international bodies can be identified: (1) 1945 – 1975, beginning with UNESCO and IUCN and ending with FAO, Ramsar and CITES; (2) 1988 – 1995, from IPCC to WTO and SPS; and finally (3) UN-REDD in 2008 and MICCA in 2010. This chronology reflects the change in emp ...
How closely do changes in surface and column water vapor follow
... scaling over ocean. But there are widespread decreases in surface relative humidity over land (by more than 1% K−1 in many regions), and it is argued that decreases of this magnitude could result from the land/ocean contrast in surface warming. Keywords: water vapor, climate change, global warming, ...
... scaling over ocean. But there are widespread decreases in surface relative humidity over land (by more than 1% K−1 in many regions), and it is argued that decreases of this magnitude could result from the land/ocean contrast in surface warming. Keywords: water vapor, climate change, global warming, ...
mitigating climate change in the tea sector
... Kenya. One of their factories in Chinga was used as a pilot to test the manual. Factory management and staff in Chinga were trained using the manual for factory management and an action plan was developed. Smallholder farmers supplying to Chinga were trained in the mitigation manual at the farm leve ...
... Kenya. One of their factories in Chinga was used as a pilot to test the manual. Factory management and staff in Chinga were trained using the manual for factory management and an action plan was developed. Smallholder farmers supplying to Chinga were trained in the mitigation manual at the farm leve ...
Background for marketing carbon from forest growth in the US. B.S.
... study by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) found that eleven years, out of a recent 12 year period (from 1995 to 2006), were globally ranked among the warmest since ...
... study by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) found that eleven years, out of a recent 12 year period (from 1995 to 2006), were globally ranked among the warmest since ...
Working paper: Preference Attainment: Why are some Countries
... Diesing and Snyder (1977, p. 191), is a function of “the loss in conceding to the opponent’s demands, the possible gain from standing firm, and the possible loss from standing firm”. As the negotiations on the earths’ climate, a global public good, constitute a Prisoner’s dilemma, they are plagued b ...
... Diesing and Snyder (1977, p. 191), is a function of “the loss in conceding to the opponent’s demands, the possible gain from standing firm, and the possible loss from standing firm”. As the negotiations on the earths’ climate, a global public good, constitute a Prisoner’s dilemma, they are plagued b ...
Malawi`s Strategy on Climate Change Learning
... immediate risk. In the light of the above, the developmental gains that the Malawi Government has achieved since independence in 1964 are coming under severe threat of being erased by the vagaries of climate change and climate variability. These have been manifested in the increased frequency and ma ...
... immediate risk. In the light of the above, the developmental gains that the Malawi Government has achieved since independence in 1964 are coming under severe threat of being erased by the vagaries of climate change and climate variability. These have been manifested in the increased frequency and ma ...
Adaption to climate-related changes in seagrass ecosystems in
... Seagrass ecosystems are affected by both human and climate drivers, and their interaction is complex and differs around the globe. Some changes seen in these systems can be attributed to climate effects, while others are not as discernable [IPCC, 2014]. A coastal adaptation knowledge network between ...
... Seagrass ecosystems are affected by both human and climate drivers, and their interaction is complex and differs around the globe. Some changes seen in these systems can be attributed to climate effects, while others are not as discernable [IPCC, 2014]. A coastal adaptation knowledge network between ...
Sensitivity of U.S. Air Quality to Mid
... frequency of these mid-latitude cyclones is a major predictor of the interannual variability of pollution episodes, as measured by indices for stagnation and elevated surface ozone. Greenhouse-driven climate change is expected to decrease mid-latitude cyclone frequency, and we present tentative evid ...
... frequency of these mid-latitude cyclones is a major predictor of the interannual variability of pollution episodes, as measured by indices for stagnation and elevated surface ozone. Greenhouse-driven climate change is expected to decrease mid-latitude cyclone frequency, and we present tentative evid ...
Friending Planet Earth - Catholic Climate Covenant
... written in Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence and the Common Good: We all breathe the same air. Guarding the integrity of the atmosphere— 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 ...
... written in Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence and the Common Good: We all breathe the same air. Guarding the integrity of the atmosphere— 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 ...
A 1000 year history of atmospheric sulfate concentrations in
... M. E. Davis, and E. Mosley-Thompson (2007), A 1000 year history of atmospheric sulfate concentrations in southern Asia as recorded by a Himalayan ice core, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L01810, doi:10.1029/2006GL027456. ...
... M. E. Davis, and E. Mosley-Thompson (2007), A 1000 year history of atmospheric sulfate concentrations in southern Asia as recorded by a Himalayan ice core, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L01810, doi:10.1029/2006GL027456. ...
From Kyoto to Copenhagen - Law, Environment and Development
... and as a vehicle for ‘joint implementation with credit’,24 Weiner maintains that such quantity-based instruments are very effective in achieving global protection as they serve as incentives for developed countries to achieve steady progress in emission reduction. One of the main arguments against u ...
... and as a vehicle for ‘joint implementation with credit’,24 Weiner maintains that such quantity-based instruments are very effective in achieving global protection as they serve as incentives for developed countries to achieve steady progress in emission reduction. One of the main arguments against u ...
U. S. Senate Report Over 400 Prominent Scientists Disputed Man
... Woods Hole to review the National Climate Program Plan in July, 1979: "Al Gore brought me back to the battle and prompted me to do renewed research in the field of climatology. And because of all the misinformation that Gore and his army have been spreading about climate change I have decided that ...
... Woods Hole to review the National Climate Program Plan in July, 1979: "Al Gore brought me back to the battle and prompted me to do renewed research in the field of climatology. And because of all the misinformation that Gore and his army have been spreading about climate change I have decided that ...
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.