A Geographic Mosaic of Climate Change Impacts on Terrestrial
... Much of this uncertainty reflects socio-economic uncertainty regarding trajectories of population growth, land use change, and especially the rate and total amount of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere [1]. In addition, global climate models vary in their sensitivity to greenhouse gases and ...
... Much of this uncertainty reflects socio-economic uncertainty regarding trajectories of population growth, land use change, and especially the rate and total amount of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere [1]. In addition, global climate models vary in their sensitivity to greenhouse gases and ...
THE BIG LIE - Council for American Students in International
... When the issue of climate change was first brought to the attention of the general American public in the late 1980s, there appeared to be general support for governmental response to the crisis. 18 As a result of press coverage of Senate hearings on climate change during a severe heat wave in June ...
... When the issue of climate change was first brought to the attention of the general American public in the late 1980s, there appeared to be general support for governmental response to the crisis. 18 As a result of press coverage of Senate hearings on climate change during a severe heat wave in June ...
Environmental tipping points and food system dynamics: Main Report
... • Environmental tipping points occur when there are step changes in the way the biophysical world works – whether loss of soil fertility, collapse of a fishing stock, or sudden changes in weather patterns, such as those that caused the grasslands in North Africa to become deserts, 6000 years ago. T ...
... • Environmental tipping points occur when there are step changes in the way the biophysical world works – whether loss of soil fertility, collapse of a fishing stock, or sudden changes in weather patterns, such as those that caused the grasslands in North Africa to become deserts, 6000 years ago. T ...
Assessing vulnerabilities to the effects of global change
... Environmental Vulnerability Assessment (EVA) based at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK; http://www.pik-potsdam.de) and the Research and Assessment Systems for Sustainability (RASSP) based at Harvard University (http://sust.harvard.edu). Over the last ten years, researchers have ...
... Environmental Vulnerability Assessment (EVA) based at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK; http://www.pik-potsdam.de) and the Research and Assessment Systems for Sustainability (RASSP) based at Harvard University (http://sust.harvard.edu). Over the last ten years, researchers have ...
Annual Transition Statement - Select Organisation
... 5. The enactment of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 was the landmark national climate change policy measure adopted in 2015, the year in respect of which this annual transition statement is reporting. At the core of the 2015 Act is a statutory recognition of the ‘national tran ...
... 5. The enactment of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 was the landmark national climate change policy measure adopted in 2015, the year in respect of which this annual transition statement is reporting. At the core of the 2015 Act is a statutory recognition of the ‘national tran ...
High-impact Sectors: the Challenge of Reporting on Climate Change
... Section 3 recognises that a proper response to the climate change crisis demands cooperation between the developed and developing world. In this section, using similar disclosure criteria to those used in section 2, GRI-led research focuses on the extent of climate change disclosures of corporations ...
... Section 3 recognises that a proper response to the climate change crisis demands cooperation between the developed and developing world. In this section, using similar disclosure criteria to those used in section 2, GRI-led research focuses on the extent of climate change disclosures of corporations ...
Decadal-Scale Temperature Trends in the Southern Hemisphere
... study are publicly available. All provide temperature profiles within the top kilometer of the water column. The hydrographic data come from the World Ocean Database 2005 (WOD05) (Boyer et al. 2006). WOD05 was selected because it represents a fairly complete, quality-controlled compilation of all av ...
... study are publicly available. All provide temperature profiles within the top kilometer of the water column. The hydrographic data come from the World Ocean Database 2005 (WOD05) (Boyer et al. 2006). WOD05 was selected because it represents a fairly complete, quality-controlled compilation of all av ...
NorthSouth asymmetry in the modeled phytoplankton community
... Current. By contrast, sulfate aerosols are expected to cool the NH more than the SH [Dufresne et al., 2005], reducing this asymmetry. In the present paper, we show that this NorthSouth asymmetry in warming will contribute to an asymmetry in oceanic biogeochemical and ecological responses to 21st cen ...
... Current. By contrast, sulfate aerosols are expected to cool the NH more than the SH [Dufresne et al., 2005], reducing this asymmetry. In the present paper, we show that this NorthSouth asymmetry in warming will contribute to an asymmetry in oceanic biogeochemical and ecological responses to 21st cen ...
Botswana Environmental and Climate Change Analysis
... is covered by the Kalahari Desert sands, and is not suitable for agricultural production. The country is highly vulnerable to seasonal variations in climate, influenced by the La Nina and El Nino events. In 2007, the population of Botswana was estimated to 1.8 million people.4 Botswana‟s natural res ...
... is covered by the Kalahari Desert sands, and is not suitable for agricultural production. The country is highly vulnerable to seasonal variations in climate, influenced by the La Nina and El Nino events. In 2007, the population of Botswana was estimated to 1.8 million people.4 Botswana‟s natural res ...
Sensitivity of terrestrial precipitation trends to the structural evolution
... intermodel differences in global mean SST, representative of differing global climate sensitivities, exert limited systematic influence on LSP patterns. These results highlight the importance to regional terrestrial precipitation changes of properly simulating the spatial distribution of large-scale, ...
... intermodel differences in global mean SST, representative of differing global climate sensitivities, exert limited systematic influence on LSP patterns. These results highlight the importance to regional terrestrial precipitation changes of properly simulating the spatial distribution of large-scale, ...
Earth Day – Special Virtual Issue from Berghahn Journals
... sharpening the conceptualization of adaptation as a process and, in the spirit of Sapir’s (1924) critique of the culture concept, highlight some genuine and spurious assumptions about the nature of adaptation. The case of northern indigenous peoples is explored in detail because these groups are on ...
... sharpening the conceptualization of adaptation as a process and, in the spirit of Sapir’s (1924) critique of the culture concept, highlight some genuine and spurious assumptions about the nature of adaptation. The case of northern indigenous peoples is explored in detail because these groups are on ...
Soil Erosion Climate Change Impact Snapshot
... Changes to winter and spring erosivity are less clear due to the complex nature of the projected changes in rainfall in those seasons. The seasonal distribution of rainfall erosivity will have impacts on hillslope erosion. The results suggest that the projected changes in seasonality of rainfall ero ...
... Changes to winter and spring erosivity are less clear due to the complex nature of the projected changes in rainfall in those seasons. The seasonal distribution of rainfall erosivity will have impacts on hillslope erosion. The results suggest that the projected changes in seasonality of rainfall ero ...
V0.17 (February 12, 2015) - Mitigation and Adaptation Research
... The vision of MARI is that of thriving coastal communities. In pursuit of this vision, MARI's mission is to engage in mitigation and adaptation research to provide the practice-relevant knowledge needed by coastal communities to handle the challenges, and utilize the opportunities, of climate change ...
... The vision of MARI is that of thriving coastal communities. In pursuit of this vision, MARI's mission is to engage in mitigation and adaptation research to provide the practice-relevant knowledge needed by coastal communities to handle the challenges, and utilize the opportunities, of climate change ...
development and climate change in egypt
... Development and Climate Change. The report is structured around a three-tiered framework. First, recent climate trends and climate change scenarios for Egypt are assessed and key sectoral impacts are identified and ranked along multiple indicators to establish priorities for adaptation. Second, dono ...
... Development and Climate Change. The report is structured around a three-tiered framework. First, recent climate trends and climate change scenarios for Egypt are assessed and key sectoral impacts are identified and ranked along multiple indicators to establish priorities for adaptation. Second, dono ...
Climate Change Assessment for the San Juan Mountain Regions
... precipitation, particularly during the monsoon season. Some studies indicate that annual precipitation will decrease slightly, while others project an increase in the winter. Even if the amount of annual precipitation does not change, however, more precipitation may fall as rain, compared to current ...
... precipitation, particularly during the monsoon season. Some studies indicate that annual precipitation will decrease slightly, while others project an increase in the winter. Even if the amount of annual precipitation does not change, however, more precipitation may fall as rain, compared to current ...
Globalization and Diversity Changing Global Environment 2.1
... A) Greenhouse gases have never been very stable, and have increased dramatically in the past 130 years. B) Greenhouse gases were fairly stable throughout most of human history, but have decreased dramatically in the past 130 years. C) Greenhouse gases have never been very stable, but have decreased ...
... A) Greenhouse gases have never been very stable, and have increased dramatically in the past 130 years. B) Greenhouse gases were fairly stable throughout most of human history, but have decreased dramatically in the past 130 years. C) Greenhouse gases have never been very stable, but have decreased ...
CATF, AG fires, 11/16 - Clean Air Task Force
... significant factor affecting global pollution and climate (Langmann 2009, Seiler 1980). As vegetation burns, it releases stores of CO2, along with other greenhouse gases, into the atmosphere. It also emits large quantities of microscopic aerosol particles, including black carbon or “soot.” Soot part ...
... significant factor affecting global pollution and climate (Langmann 2009, Seiler 1980). As vegetation burns, it releases stores of CO2, along with other greenhouse gases, into the atmosphere. It also emits large quantities of microscopic aerosol particles, including black carbon or “soot.” Soot part ...
Aalborg Universitet Uncertainty in Impact Assessment – EIA in Denmark
... impacts of plans, programmes or projects – we do per definition not know the exact impacts before they unfold. Also, there is an increasing focus on integration of impacts such as climate ...
... impacts of plans, programmes or projects – we do per definition not know the exact impacts before they unfold. Also, there is an increasing focus on integration of impacts such as climate ...
Conservation Highlights 2015
... marine habitats for food security, livelihoods and sustainable development. The flagship campaign action is to save the Great Barrier Reef from the threat to dump seabed waste from port dredging within the GBR World Heritage Site. “The Great Barrier Reef is one of the planet’s richest ocean habitats ...
... marine habitats for food security, livelihoods and sustainable development. The flagship campaign action is to save the Great Barrier Reef from the threat to dump seabed waste from port dredging within the GBR World Heritage Site. “The Great Barrier Reef is one of the planet’s richest ocean habitats ...
Carbon Disulfide (CS ) Mechanisms in Formation of Atmospheric
... Abstract: Carbon disulfide (CS2) has been historically associated with the production of rayon, cellophane, and carbon tetrachloride. This study identifies multiple mechanisms by which CS2 contributes to the formation of CO2 in the atmosphere. CS2 and other associated sulfide compounds were found b ...
... Abstract: Carbon disulfide (CS2) has been historically associated with the production of rayon, cellophane, and carbon tetrachloride. This study identifies multiple mechanisms by which CS2 contributes to the formation of CO2 in the atmosphere. CS2 and other associated sulfide compounds were found b ...
attachment-1311-CRGE Facility TERMS OF REFERENCE
... (COP 17) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). 5. Over 60 Green Economy initiatives have been identified for their potential to ensure that Ethiopia’s 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels do not exceed the current 150 megatonne CO2 equivalent. This avoids about ...
... (COP 17) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). 5. Over 60 Green Economy initiatives have been identified for their potential to ensure that Ethiopia’s 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels do not exceed the current 150 megatonne CO2 equivalent. This avoids about ...
2 Methods and Data - Santa Clara University
... precipitation as simulated by GCMs, especially for water-constrained regions where ...
... precipitation as simulated by GCMs, especially for water-constrained regions where ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
... assessment capacity building needs, with emphasis on cross-convention synergies in capacity building activities. Jamaica has not examined its capacity needs across the three “Rio” Conventions. The National Capacity Self Assessment Project is expected to address this gap. The project provides Jamaica ...
... assessment capacity building needs, with emphasis on cross-convention synergies in capacity building activities. Jamaica has not examined its capacity needs across the three “Rio” Conventions. The National Capacity Self Assessment Project is expected to address this gap. The project provides Jamaica ...
Key regulatory instruments in the Caribbean Region
... National Disaster Preparedness and Response Plans) needed to speak to prevention and mitigation (DRR) and integrating these into national and sectoral planning b. Articulation of the roles and responsibilities of Ministries , national agencies and private sector in the prevention and mitigation and ...
... National Disaster Preparedness and Response Plans) needed to speak to prevention and mitigation (DRR) and integrating these into national and sectoral planning b. Articulation of the roles and responsibilities of Ministries , national agencies and private sector in the prevention and mitigation and ...
Impact of climate change on the dairy industry in temperate zones
... frequent heat waves during summers and heavy rainfall during winters. This trajectory is a foreseeable future, even under the most modest warming scenarios and thus most likely will have a significant impact on livestock farming. The effect climatic change (CC) on dairy production are both direct thr ...
... frequent heat waves during summers and heavy rainfall during winters. This trajectory is a foreseeable future, even under the most modest warming scenarios and thus most likely will have a significant impact on livestock farming. The effect climatic change (CC) on dairy production are both direct thr ...
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.