Chapter 3 - World Bank
... Water will have to be used more efficiently. To do that, managers need to think on basin-w ide scales and to devise efficient and flexible ways to allocate water among competing quantity and quality demands for human use (such as energy, agriculture, fisheries, and urban consumption) and for health ...
... Water will have to be used more efficiently. To do that, managers need to think on basin-w ide scales and to devise efficient and flexible ways to allocate water among competing quantity and quality demands for human use (such as energy, agriculture, fisheries, and urban consumption) and for health ...
Rain-on-snow events, floods and climate change in the Alps: Events
... panels show the snow profiles with the ROS events at different elevations, the Sitter River discharge, and the daily precipitation in the lowest panel. Fig. 3b is an enlargement of the period of peak discharge, centered around April and early May of 1999. The vertical lines that intercept the snowpac ...
... panels show the snow profiles with the ROS events at different elevations, the Sitter River discharge, and the daily precipitation in the lowest panel. Fig. 3b is an enlargement of the period of peak discharge, centered around April and early May of 1999. The vertical lines that intercept the snowpac ...
Applied Energy - Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford
... come from additional coal-powered generation capacity and conclude that significant coal capacity would have to be retired in the future to meet warming targets. Johnson et al. [26] find that the timing and rate of the complete phase-out of coal-based electricity generation without CCS will depend m ...
... come from additional coal-powered generation capacity and conclude that significant coal capacity would have to be retired in the future to meet warming targets. Johnson et al. [26] find that the timing and rate of the complete phase-out of coal-based electricity generation without CCS will depend m ...
2010_09_icao_grounded PDF, 750.6 KByte
... (ICAO‟s shipping counterpart) proved this year that where there is a will, there is a way; an expert group worked over the summer to produce an in depth comparative analysis of the various proposals available to shipping including estimates of in and out-of-sector abatement forecasts and costs for 2 ...
... (ICAO‟s shipping counterpart) proved this year that where there is a will, there is a way; an expert group worked over the summer to produce an in depth comparative analysis of the various proposals available to shipping including estimates of in and out-of-sector abatement forecasts and costs for 2 ...
WORKING GROUP III CONTRIBUTION TO THE IPCC FIFTH ASSESSMENT REPORT (AR5)
... In close cooperation with WG II, links with adaptation will be examined in an integrated assessment. As different stabilization levels imply different adaptation needs and since feasible paths are determined by mitigative and adaptive capacities alike, mitigation and adaptation are interdependent. D ...
... In close cooperation with WG II, links with adaptation will be examined in an integrated assessment. As different stabilization levels imply different adaptation needs and since feasible paths are determined by mitigative and adaptive capacities alike, mitigation and adaptation are interdependent. D ...
Environmental federalism - Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
... Shobe 2009). Negotiated resolutions between governments are hard to study. We do know that the interstate compact option provided explicitly for such purpose in the U.S. Constitution is rarely used,6 which seems to imply that there are significant costs to localities in using this mechanism and that ...
... Shobe 2009). Negotiated resolutions between governments are hard to study. We do know that the interstate compact option provided explicitly for such purpose in the U.S. Constitution is rarely used,6 which seems to imply that there are significant costs to localities in using this mechanism and that ...
Boiling Point: The Impact of Climate Change on Sea Turtles and the
... concentrations that have increased from approximately 280 to 385 parts per million (ppm). The atmospheric concentration of CO2 is now higher than experienced on Earth for at least the last 800,000 years and probably over 20 million ...
... concentrations that have increased from approximately 280 to 385 parts per million (ppm). The atmospheric concentration of CO2 is now higher than experienced on Earth for at least the last 800,000 years and probably over 20 million ...
Human Adaptation to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Its
... Climate change will not only have significant negative biophysical effects (IPCC, 1993: 2), but the very potential for deleterious change may induce significant maladaptive stress. This stress may arise from the perception of increased risk and uncertainty. ...
... Climate change will not only have significant negative biophysical effects (IPCC, 1993: 2), but the very potential for deleterious change may induce significant maladaptive stress. This stress may arise from the perception of increased risk and uncertainty. ...
Assessing Public Transportation Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise: A Case Study Application
... 2012). However, recently, studies focused on identifying sea level rise impacts on transportation infrastructure are emerging. Research efforts such as Meyer and Weigel (2011) have promoted the use of an adaptive systems framework to manage transportation assets and Oswald et al. (2011) developed a ...
... 2012). However, recently, studies focused on identifying sea level rise impacts on transportation infrastructure are emerging. Research efforts such as Meyer and Weigel (2011) have promoted the use of an adaptive systems framework to manage transportation assets and Oswald et al. (2011) developed a ...
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... The views expressed in this publication are those of CAI-Asia and CDIA staff and management, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Trustees of the CAI-Asia and CDIA. CAI-Asia and CDIA do not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and does not accept respon ...
rosenberg_stormwater_cc_jan10 - UW Hydro
... The design of stormwater infrastructure is based on an underlying assumption that the probability distribution of precipitation extremes is statistically stationary. This assumption is called into question by climate change, resulting in uncertainty about the future performance of systems constructe ...
... The design of stormwater infrastructure is based on an underlying assumption that the probability distribution of precipitation extremes is statistically stationary. This assumption is called into question by climate change, resulting in uncertainty about the future performance of systems constructe ...
1-Thesis Synthesis
... Climate change will not only have significant negative biophysical effects (IPCC, 1993: 2), but the very potential for deleterious change may induce significant maladaptive stress. This stress may arise from the perception of increased risk and uncertainty. ...
... Climate change will not only have significant negative biophysical effects (IPCC, 1993: 2), but the very potential for deleterious change may induce significant maladaptive stress. This stress may arise from the perception of increased risk and uncertainty. ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED LC/CAR/L.302
... There are other factors, other than temperature and precipitation that have the potential to negatively affect the tourism sector in the Netherlands Antilles. As a result, the costs were calculated taking into consideration not only changes in temperature and precipitation but also extreme events (f ...
... There are other factors, other than temperature and precipitation that have the potential to negatively affect the tourism sector in the Netherlands Antilles. As a result, the costs were calculated taking into consideration not only changes in temperature and precipitation but also extreme events (f ...
the book - Connecting Delta Cities
... and climate adaptation may initiate opportunities and innovations for investors and spatial planners. Challenges include, for example: are current city plans climate proof or do we need to fine-tune our ongoing investments?; can we develop a flood proof subway system?; and can we develop new infrast ...
... and climate adaptation may initiate opportunities and innovations for investors and spatial planners. Challenges include, for example: are current city plans climate proof or do we need to fine-tune our ongoing investments?; can we develop a flood proof subway system?; and can we develop new infrast ...
the compendium of adaptation models for climate
... Adaptation is essential to decreasing the current and unavoidable impacts from climate change. The net benefits of adaptation are experienced earlier than those of mitigations as they are immediate (Berkhout, 2005). While mitigation measures can be implemented now, the residence time (atmospheric li ...
... Adaptation is essential to decreasing the current and unavoidable impacts from climate change. The net benefits of adaptation are experienced earlier than those of mitigations as they are immediate (Berkhout, 2005). While mitigation measures can be implemented now, the residence time (atmospheric li ...
Risk Management in Water and Climate
... areas, and part is linked to climatic factors such as the observed changes in precipitation and flooding events." This is particularly noteworthy, since there have been numerous endeavours to reduce risks in many areas, and these efforts appear to have not been able to curb the increasing loss trend ...
... areas, and part is linked to climatic factors such as the observed changes in precipitation and flooding events." This is particularly noteworthy, since there have been numerous endeavours to reduce risks in many areas, and these efforts appear to have not been able to curb the increasing loss trend ...
new zealand`s greenhouse gas inventory 1990–2013 snapshot
... early 2013 that affected key pastoral areas. >> Net removals from LULUCF decreased by 1.0 Mt CO2-e (3.9 percent) as a greater proportion of forest land reached harvest age in 2013 compared with 2012 (due to the age structure of New Zealand’s production forests). Emissions have also increased for lan ...
... early 2013 that affected key pastoral areas. >> Net removals from LULUCF decreased by 1.0 Mt CO2-e (3.9 percent) as a greater proportion of forest land reached harvest age in 2013 compared with 2012 (due to the age structure of New Zealand’s production forests). Emissions have also increased for lan ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Guyana
... vectors through water pooling and soil erosion associated with the increased intensity of hydro events. In addition, climate change is likely to affect crop productivity in specific geographical areas through its impact on growing seasons and crop patterns, to the extent that crop varieties cannot a ...
... vectors through water pooling and soil erosion associated with the increased intensity of hydro events. In addition, climate change is likely to affect crop productivity in specific geographical areas through its impact on growing seasons and crop patterns, to the extent that crop varieties cannot a ...
CIRCE urban heat island simulations
... responds to the radiative forcing and feedbacks resulting from emissions of well-mixed greenhouse gases while regional climates will further respond to such drivers as land-use change, agriculture, deforestation, and irrigation. In addition localised micro-climates can develop as a result of immedia ...
... responds to the radiative forcing and feedbacks resulting from emissions of well-mixed greenhouse gases while regional climates will further respond to such drivers as land-use change, agriculture, deforestation, and irrigation. In addition localised micro-climates can develop as a result of immedia ...
In Search of Shelter: Mapping the Effects of Climate Change
... official response to disasters is limited. Seasonal migration already plays an important part in many families’ struggle to deal with environmental change. This is likely to become even more common, as is the practice of migrating from place to place in search of ecosystems that can still support ru ...
... official response to disasters is limited. Seasonal migration already plays an important part in many families’ struggle to deal with environmental change. This is likely to become even more common, as is the practice of migrating from place to place in search of ecosystems that can still support ru ...
vsi13 pee Belfiori 19094649 en
... planners will design the carbon tax that is best in its eyes. The policy making process becomes a dynamic game where each planner chooses the best carbon policies that he can design, taking as given the policies that future planners will implement. The outcome of this game is typically not optimal ...
... planners will design the carbon tax that is best in its eyes. The policy making process becomes a dynamic game where each planner chooses the best carbon policies that he can design, taking as given the policies that future planners will implement. The outcome of this game is typically not optimal ...
Comparing bias correction methods in downscaling meteorological
... of historical climate–hydrology relationships has limited applications on future water resources management, especially under the context of global climate change. Though GCMs have been widely used to study impacts of future climate change on hydrological systems and water resources, they are impede ...
... of historical climate–hydrology relationships has limited applications on future water resources management, especially under the context of global climate change. Though GCMs have been widely used to study impacts of future climate change on hydrological systems and water resources, they are impede ...
European cities adapt to climate change
... Good evidence base allows presenting politicians and stakeholders with facts and gaining their support. However, it was observed that for many cities there is still limited availability of evidence at the local level. Data on issues relating to social vulnerability is much more broadly available at ...
... Good evidence base allows presenting politicians and stakeholders with facts and gaining their support. However, it was observed that for many cities there is still limited availability of evidence at the local level. Data on issues relating to social vulnerability is much more broadly available at ...
EGT applying urban warming REVISIONS.docx
... urban warming as an object of governance 4.1. Scientific discourse: compensation for urban interference The reification of urban climates as an object of scholarly interest can be traced to the work of Luke Howard and his publications on the Climate of Londen in 1833. Subsequently, urban climatology ...
... urban warming as an object of governance 4.1. Scientific discourse: compensation for urban interference The reification of urban climates as an object of scholarly interest can be traced to the work of Luke Howard and his publications on the Climate of Londen in 1833. Subsequently, urban climatology ...
COLIN POLSKY - Florida Center for Environmental Studies
... Landscape and Urban Planning 111:25-33. DOI:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.12.006. Runfola, D., C. Polsky, C. Nicolson, N. M. Giner, R. G. Pontius, and A. Decatur, 2013. “A growing concern? Examining the influence of lawn size on residential water use in suburban Boston, MA.” Landscape and Urban Plannin ...
... Landscape and Urban Planning 111:25-33. DOI:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.12.006. Runfola, D., C. Polsky, C. Nicolson, N. M. Giner, R. G. Pontius, and A. Decatur, 2013. “A growing concern? Examining the influence of lawn size on residential water use in suburban Boston, MA.” Landscape and Urban Plannin ...
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.