Climate change response strategies for agriculture: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century
... For example, the activity of mountain pine beetle and other insects in the United States and Canada is taking place notably earlier in the season and resulting in major damage to forest resources. Similarly, in 2006, Northern Europe experienced the first ever incidence of bluetongue, a disease gener ...
... For example, the activity of mountain pine beetle and other insects in the United States and Canada is taking place notably earlier in the season and resulting in major damage to forest resources. Similarly, in 2006, Northern Europe experienced the first ever incidence of bluetongue, a disease gener ...
Potential impacts of climatic change upon
... from current and projected anthropogenic climatic change in several important ways. First and foremost, anthropogenic climatic change is expected to result in global conditions markedly warmer by 2100, by between 1.4 and 5.8 °C (IPCC 2001), than the recent past; a more recent analysis of modelling r ...
... from current and projected anthropogenic climatic change in several important ways. First and foremost, anthropogenic climatic change is expected to result in global conditions markedly warmer by 2100, by between 1.4 and 5.8 °C (IPCC 2001), than the recent past; a more recent analysis of modelling r ...
Working with nature, for people - European Commission
... By 2050, the population of Africa will represent almost a quarter of the world’s population: greater than either China or India. Under climate change, efforts to increase food production to meet this rise in numbers are threatened, posing risks of famine and social instability. Indeed, recent drough ...
... By 2050, the population of Africa will represent almost a quarter of the world’s population: greater than either China or India. Under climate change, efforts to increase food production to meet this rise in numbers are threatened, posing risks of famine and social instability. Indeed, recent drough ...
Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict
... Introduction and summary The costs and consequences of climate change on our world will define the 21st century. Even if nations across our planet were to take immediate steps to rein in carbon emissions—an unlikely prospect—a warmer climate is inevitable. As the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Cl ...
... Introduction and summary The costs and consequences of climate change on our world will define the 21st century. Even if nations across our planet were to take immediate steps to rein in carbon emissions—an unlikely prospect—a warmer climate is inevitable. As the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Cl ...
Chapter 3 RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE: ADAPTATION
... and (4) implementing the plan. Such planning puts a premium on information about climate impacts at the particular level of interest. Global climate models are thus less useful than models that can predict the particular impacts in the given country, region or city. Predicting climate impacts at the ...
... and (4) implementing the plan. Such planning puts a premium on information about climate impacts at the particular level of interest. Global climate models are thus less useful than models that can predict the particular impacts in the given country, region or city. Predicting climate impacts at the ...
REGENERATION OF SOILS AND ECOSYSTEMS: THE
... entertain the hope -‐ or illusion -‐ that this will limit climate change, though no certainty exists on this point.7 However, eminent scientists have solid reasons to be less optimistic. James Hansen ...
... entertain the hope -‐ or illusion -‐ that this will limit climate change, though no certainty exists on this point.7 However, eminent scientists have solid reasons to be less optimistic. James Hansen ...
Greenhouse gas emissions and the role of the Kyoto Protocol
... possibility of cost effective measures to prevent global warming. They show that the cost of a multi-gas control strategy could be much cheaper than a CO2 -only strategy in fulfilling the Kyoto Protocol. Rao and Riahi (2006) and van Vuuren et al. (2006) also argue that the cost of GHG reduction would ...
... possibility of cost effective measures to prevent global warming. They show that the cost of a multi-gas control strategy could be much cheaper than a CO2 -only strategy in fulfilling the Kyoto Protocol. Rao and Riahi (2006) and van Vuuren et al. (2006) also argue that the cost of GHG reduction would ...
Final Report of the Select Committee on Climate Change
... global temperatures of more than 2.0 degrees Celsius will result in significant, irreversible impacts. The current level of GHG emissions is expected to push global temperatures over this 2.0 degrees Celsius threshold before the end of this century. The panel has also determined that it is “extremel ...
... global temperatures of more than 2.0 degrees Celsius will result in significant, irreversible impacts. The current level of GHG emissions is expected to push global temperatures over this 2.0 degrees Celsius threshold before the end of this century. The panel has also determined that it is “extremel ...
Ecosystem-based approaches to building resilience in urban areas
... In an urbanising world, where more than 50% of the population already lives in cities, addressing the effects of climate change at the local level is critical to saving lives and livelihoods as well as to maintain social and economic well-being. In the global south, where Millennium Development Goal ...
... In an urbanising world, where more than 50% of the population already lives in cities, addressing the effects of climate change at the local level is critical to saving lives and livelihoods as well as to maintain social and economic well-being. In the global south, where Millennium Development Goal ...
English - unfccc
... Climate change is now a global issue posing challenges to the very survival of mankind and sustainable development. The adverse impacts of climate change are now evident almost everywhere. Climate change poses a serious risk to poverty reduction efforts and threatens to undo decades of development e ...
... Climate change is now a global issue posing challenges to the very survival of mankind and sustainable development. The adverse impacts of climate change are now evident almost everywhere. Climate change poses a serious risk to poverty reduction efforts and threatens to undo decades of development e ...
Climate Impacts of Coal and Natural Gas
... warming impact that is initially 44 times that of a ton of CH4 burned, although CH4’s short atmospheric half-‐life of 8 years ameliorates this effect. Others have argued that electricity produced by na ...
... warming impact that is initially 44 times that of a ton of CH4 burned, although CH4’s short atmospheric half-‐life of 8 years ameliorates this effect. Others have argued that electricity produced by na ...
Geophysics 4th year Booklet 2013-14 - of /~pgres
... will be shared with Geophysics 3. Additional (but limited) study space is available in the JCMB. Room 320 in the Grant Institute building will be made available specifically for geophysics project work and should contain eight computers. (If your project is done using Linux, these computers can be r ...
... will be shared with Geophysics 3. Additional (but limited) study space is available in the JCMB. Room 320 in the Grant Institute building will be made available specifically for geophysics project work and should contain eight computers. (If your project is done using Linux, these computers can be r ...
unhedgeable risk: how climate change sentiment impacts investment
... impending climate-based sentiment risks in presentday financial markets based on long-term climate change projections. In fact, investors who act now may benefit from first-mover advantage, or at the very least, minimise their exposure to such risks which could evolve even more rapidly than anticipa ...
... impending climate-based sentiment risks in presentday financial markets based on long-term climate change projections. In fact, investors who act now may benefit from first-mover advantage, or at the very least, minimise their exposure to such risks which could evolve even more rapidly than anticipa ...
Workshop Report - Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and
... intense storms, increases in wind are changes that participants from the Hearst workshop have noticed in their area. Warmer temperatures in the winter (with less snow) and spring have impacted ecosystems and the recreational (icefishing) and the forestry sectors. Lakes are freezing over later in the ...
... intense storms, increases in wind are changes that participants from the Hearst workshop have noticed in their area. Warmer temperatures in the winter (with less snow) and spring have impacted ecosystems and the recreational (icefishing) and the forestry sectors. Lakes are freezing over later in the ...
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... significantly different from ‘climatic variability’ known to and experienced by farmers. In spite of this it is widely accepted that understanding farmers’ behavior towards adapting to climatic variability could generate useful insights in facing the risk of climate change. In Sri Lanka, the village ...
... significantly different from ‘climatic variability’ known to and experienced by farmers. In spite of this it is widely accepted that understanding farmers’ behavior towards adapting to climatic variability could generate useful insights in facing the risk of climate change. In Sri Lanka, the village ...
Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict
... Human security, as it affects people, has a lot more to do with the totality of the welfare and well-being of the citizens than military or police protection which is more the protection and security of the state or the government. While that must not be ignored to ensure the integrity of the state, ...
... Human security, as it affects people, has a lot more to do with the totality of the welfare and well-being of the citizens than military or police protection which is more the protection and security of the state or the government. While that must not be ignored to ensure the integrity of the state, ...
Fiji - unfccc
... Many educational resources available on climate change focus on its causes and its mitigation by reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. There are very few educational resources that address adaptation measures that are specific to Pacific islands. The focus of this resource is on the effects of ...
... Many educational resources available on climate change focus on its causes and its mitigation by reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. There are very few educational resources that address adaptation measures that are specific to Pacific islands. The focus of this resource is on the effects of ...
key developments activities events scientific studies
... UNEP RONA has partnered with Jim Toomey, one of North America’s premier syndicated cartoonists and leading ocean advocates, to develop Two Minutes on Oceans with Jim Toomey—a series of six short videos aimed at raising awareness of the importance of oceans and the coastal environment. Using animatio ...
... UNEP RONA has partnered with Jim Toomey, one of North America’s premier syndicated cartoonists and leading ocean advocates, to develop Two Minutes on Oceans with Jim Toomey—a series of six short videos aimed at raising awareness of the importance of oceans and the coastal environment. Using animatio ...
Economic implications of projected changes to tuna
... production and livelihoods from freshwater aquaculture will stay on track, despite climate change. • Freshwater aquaculture for food security and livelihoods will itself be an adaptation to the effects of climate change on coastal fisheries • Freshwater aquaculture in the SW Pacific will generally b ...
... production and livelihoods from freshwater aquaculture will stay on track, despite climate change. • Freshwater aquaculture for food security and livelihoods will itself be an adaptation to the effects of climate change on coastal fisheries • Freshwater aquaculture in the SW Pacific will generally b ...
WP C /Gap Analysis
... WP C i SIOS-PP: WP C covers the very important work of assessing the existing infrastructure in the light of the scientific topics which are to be addressed by SIOS and identifying needs for upgrading facilities and additional infrastructure. This is a process which was started in 2009 using Norweg ...
... WP C i SIOS-PP: WP C covers the very important work of assessing the existing infrastructure in the light of the scientific topics which are to be addressed by SIOS and identifying needs for upgrading facilities and additional infrastructure. This is a process which was started in 2009 using Norweg ...
FACING UNCERTAINTY: the value of climate information for
... just about hazards and risks, but changes can also be positive, for example areas that were too cold for most common crops to be grown now getting warm enough to grow more. It is for people to explore what opportunities the change brings. A major challenge for assessing climate risks, opportunities ...
... just about hazards and risks, but changes can also be positive, for example areas that were too cold for most common crops to be grown now getting warm enough to grow more. It is for people to explore what opportunities the change brings. A major challenge for assessing climate risks, opportunities ...
Farmers` perceptions of and adaptation strategies to climate change
... adaptation to climate change across different disciplines in various countries which explored farmers’ adaptive behavior and its determinants (Bryan et al., 2009; Deressa et al., 2009; Hassan and Nhemachena, 2008; Thomas et al., 2007). Despite internationally extensive research on adaptation in the ...
... adaptation to climate change across different disciplines in various countries which explored farmers’ adaptive behavior and its determinants (Bryan et al., 2009; Deressa et al., 2009; Hassan and Nhemachena, 2008; Thomas et al., 2007). Despite internationally extensive research on adaptation in the ...
How much heat can sport handle?
... frequent and bushfires worse.17 The last few years have been dominated by these extremes, and include a series of droughts and flooding rains.18 Average temperatures in Australia have warmed by about 0.9°C since 1910.19 Seven of the 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 2002.20 2013 was Aus ...
... frequent and bushfires worse.17 The last few years have been dominated by these extremes, and include a series of droughts and flooding rains.18 Average temperatures in Australia have warmed by about 0.9°C since 1910.19 Seven of the 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 2002.20 2013 was Aus ...
A Preliminary Assessment of Ecosystem Vulnerability to Climate
... Ecosystems have evolved to fit specific temperatures and precipitation regimes over millennia. Some ecosystems exist in regions where there are naturally large variations in climate within and between years. Each ecosystem can thus be said to be adapted to fit a climatic “space” that accounts both f ...
... Ecosystems have evolved to fit specific temperatures and precipitation regimes over millennia. Some ecosystems exist in regions where there are naturally large variations in climate within and between years. Each ecosystem can thus be said to be adapted to fit a climatic “space” that accounts both f ...
Population–Environment Interactions: European Migration
... This change in the size, composition, density and distribution of the human population, has arisen due to the demographic transition, which commenced in Europe sometime after 1750, in Asia and Latin America during the twentieth Century, and now there are indications that Africa will transition durin ...
... This change in the size, composition, density and distribution of the human population, has arisen due to the demographic transition, which commenced in Europe sometime after 1750, in Asia and Latin America during the twentieth Century, and now there are indications that Africa will transition durin ...
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.