BACKGROUND PAPER Prepared for the 2015 Global Assessment
... Although development is generally considered a key element to reducing vulnerability to disasters and climate change, not all development will do this; in fact, some development will increase vulnerability. This is because “development” is a broad term that encompasses everything from literacy and h ...
... Although development is generally considered a key element to reducing vulnerability to disasters and climate change, not all development will do this; in fact, some development will increase vulnerability. This is because “development” is a broad term that encompasses everything from literacy and h ...
Hydrological Climate Change Impact Assessment at Small and
... Because of the substantial expected impact of global warming on hydrology, much effort has been spent over the last two decades assessing future hydro-climatology. Water is involved in all societal sectors and there is great concern over how future changes will affect business, safety, and ecosystem ...
... Because of the substantial expected impact of global warming on hydrology, much effort has been spent over the last two decades assessing future hydro-climatology. Water is involved in all societal sectors and there is great concern over how future changes will affect business, safety, and ecosystem ...
Socio-economic implications of climate change for tea producing countries
... diversifying production, including changing low-yielding tea land from tea to other crops that can thrive in poor soil and in tea-growing areas; intercropping tea with other tree crops, such as rubber, and/or other food crops. Shade trees provide the dual benefit of protecting the tea plants. As the ...
... diversifying production, including changing low-yielding tea land from tea to other crops that can thrive in poor soil and in tea-growing areas; intercropping tea with other tree crops, such as rubber, and/or other food crops. Shade trees provide the dual benefit of protecting the tea plants. As the ...
mwalker_arctic_national_wildlife_refuge_climate_change
... of altering temporal water stratification and nutrient distribution. The mountains transition into dense lowland taiga or boreal forests at the southern part of the Arctic refuge beyond the Brooks Range. These forests provide a home for the Porcupine Caribou in the winter and a year round habitat f ...
... of altering temporal water stratification and nutrient distribution. The mountains transition into dense lowland taiga or boreal forests at the southern part of the Arctic refuge beyond the Brooks Range. These forests provide a home for the Porcupine Caribou in the winter and a year round habitat f ...
green growth development based on low carbon city in jakarta
... global temperature such as the changes of rainfall intensity and extreme whether. • The rising sea level makes Jakarta is prone to flood hazard , because 40 % of Jakarta land area is below sea surfaces, • Jakarta flood is not only caused by rainfall in Jakarta itself but also by ’water’ fro ...
... global temperature such as the changes of rainfall intensity and extreme whether. • The rising sea level makes Jakarta is prone to flood hazard , because 40 % of Jakarta land area is below sea surfaces, • Jakarta flood is not only caused by rainfall in Jakarta itself but also by ’water’ fro ...
Averchenkova, Stern and Zenghelis policy paper December 2014 (opens in new window)
... a starting point, and then apply various sets of distributive justice criteria to determine the relative levels of effort required by individual countries. The key attraction of such approaches is that they provide certainty about the overall collective level of mitigation effort. There is no single ...
... a starting point, and then apply various sets of distributive justice criteria to determine the relative levels of effort required by individual countries. The key attraction of such approaches is that they provide certainty about the overall collective level of mitigation effort. There is no single ...
Queensland Climate Adaptation Directions Statement
... an array of assets, services and functions, from national parks to public transport, schools to trade-promotion, land-use regulation to healthcare. The Queensland Government is committed to working closely with Queenslanders to create jobs and a diverse economy, deliver quality frontline services, p ...
... an array of assets, services and functions, from national parks to public transport, schools to trade-promotion, land-use regulation to healthcare. The Queensland Government is committed to working closely with Queenslanders to create jobs and a diverse economy, deliver quality frontline services, p ...
Implications of global climate change for natural resource damage
... definitions of baseline and reference conditions given that GCC will alter both their trajectories and variability. Fourth, we encourage long-term monitoring to improve the quantification of baseline conditions that will change as climate changes. This will enhance the accuracy of injury assessments, ...
... definitions of baseline and reference conditions given that GCC will alter both their trajectories and variability. Fourth, we encourage long-term monitoring to improve the quantification of baseline conditions that will change as climate changes. This will enhance the accuracy of injury assessments, ...
Global climate cycles and cyclones: consequences for
... Most studies that examine the influence of climatic change on flora and fauna have focused on northern latitudes; however, there is increasing recognition that tropical regions are also being affected. Despite this, regions such as Madagascar, which are rich in endemic biodiversity but may have low ...
... Most studies that examine the influence of climatic change on flora and fauna have focused on northern latitudes; however, there is increasing recognition that tropical regions are also being affected. Despite this, regions such as Madagascar, which are rich in endemic biodiversity but may have low ...
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... kg N2O-N ha-1). The emissions of nitrous oxide between fallow and wheat field are difficult to compare for the first summer period because the fallow was laid out only a few weeks before the start of the experiment and the former field was well fertilized. Nevertheless, in the following year the fal ...
... kg N2O-N ha-1). The emissions of nitrous oxide between fallow and wheat field are difficult to compare for the first summer period because the fallow was laid out only a few weeks before the start of the experiment and the former field was well fertilized. Nevertheless, in the following year the fal ...
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... Tropical deforestation is a major source of CO2 emissions and the main cause of biodiversity loss. According to the 2007 Fourth IPPC report, deforestation accounts for around 17% of total annual atmospheric carbon release (IPCC 2007). Given the rising concern of potential dangerous risks accruing fr ...
... Tropical deforestation is a major source of CO2 emissions and the main cause of biodiversity loss. According to the 2007 Fourth IPPC report, deforestation accounts for around 17% of total annual atmospheric carbon release (IPCC 2007). Given the rising concern of potential dangerous risks accruing fr ...
Cryosphere, Instability, Sea Level Rise Session 1
... Nathan is a physical oceanographer, specialising in ocean climate and the earth’s climate system. He was the coordinating lead author for the ocean chapter in the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report. Nathan and colleagues documented some of the first evidence f ...
... Nathan is a physical oceanographer, specialising in ocean climate and the earth’s climate system. He was the coordinating lead author for the ocean chapter in the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report. Nathan and colleagues documented some of the first evidence f ...
Climate change in Australia | East Coast cluster report
... businesses and the environment. Australia has already experienced increasing temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns and rising oceans. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (IPCC, 2013) rigorously assessed the current state and future of the global climate sy ...
... businesses and the environment. Australia has already experienced increasing temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns and rising oceans. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (IPCC, 2013) rigorously assessed the current state and future of the global climate sy ...
Climate Change and the Monterey Bay Shoreline
... The combination of ice melt and the thermal expansion of seawater (due to warmer water temperatures) has led to global sea level rise.1 Over the period from 1855 (beginning of the tide gauge record) to 2009, global sea level has risen approximately 8 inches (21 cm) (Church and White 2011). During t ...
... The combination of ice melt and the thermal expansion of seawater (due to warmer water temperatures) has led to global sea level rise.1 Over the period from 1855 (beginning of the tide gauge record) to 2009, global sea level has risen approximately 8 inches (21 cm) (Church and White 2011). During t ...
Streamflow timing of mountain rivers in spain: Recent changes and
... the selected stations are located in the northern half of the Iberian Peninsula, which is where ...
... the selected stations are located in the northern half of the Iberian Peninsula, which is where ...
a case study in the Italian Alp
... the Dolomites, Italy. Validation of the approach against independent observed records suggests its applicability for estimating future landslide activity based on GCM results. One possible way of estimating the quality of the approach is to determine sources of uncertainty introduced by the GCM simu ...
... the Dolomites, Italy. Validation of the approach against independent observed records suggests its applicability for estimating future landslide activity based on GCM results. One possible way of estimating the quality of the approach is to determine sources of uncertainty introduced by the GCM simu ...
transcript - Holland America Line
... created that rapid retreat. The glacier was able to push its way to the warmer parts of the bay and pushing in front of it the moraine material that insulated it from the ocean's water and it lost that protective layer and all of a sudden the ocean was able to reach the face of the glacier. Literall ...
... created that rapid retreat. The glacier was able to push its way to the warmer parts of the bay and pushing in front of it the moraine material that insulated it from the ocean's water and it lost that protective layer and all of a sudden the ocean was able to reach the face of the glacier. Literall ...
The relative increase of record high maximum
... ratio is roughly 2 to 1 as noted earlier. The time evolution of this ratio reflects the rate of change ...
... ratio is roughly 2 to 1 as noted earlier. The time evolution of this ratio reflects the rate of change ...
Assessing knowledge of social representations of climate change
... offered by tourist destinations and thus, any change in atmospheric conditions could have a considerable impact [4–9]. Similarly, it should not be forgotten that tourism has been, and is, one of the factors responsible for climate change: at present, tourism reflects the general energy consumption m ...
... offered by tourist destinations and thus, any change in atmospheric conditions could have a considerable impact [4–9]. Similarly, it should not be forgotten that tourism has been, and is, one of the factors responsible for climate change: at present, tourism reflects the general energy consumption m ...
Adapting California`s water system to warm vs. dry climates
... Downscaled global climate models applied to California and the western United States have been applied to explore possible changes in streamflow peaks, timing and volume, snowmelt, snow water equivalent, and evapotranspiration (Cayan et al. 2008b; Hamlet et al. 2007; Miller et al. 2003). Field data ...
... Downscaled global climate models applied to California and the western United States have been applied to explore possible changes in streamflow peaks, timing and volume, snowmelt, snow water equivalent, and evapotranspiration (Cayan et al. 2008b; Hamlet et al. 2007; Miller et al. 2003). Field data ...
Task 4.2 Calculation of metrics - Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre
... Using two different CTMs (OSLO CTM2 run by CICERO and LMDz-INCA run by CNRS) the response of the chemical composition of the atmosphere to 4 different localised emissions of CO and NOx was simulated. The emissions scenarios were: 1. CO fossil fuel surface emissions increased over Western Europe, 2. ...
... Using two different CTMs (OSLO CTM2 run by CICERO and LMDz-INCA run by CNRS) the response of the chemical composition of the atmosphere to 4 different localised emissions of CO and NOx was simulated. The emissions scenarios were: 1. CO fossil fuel surface emissions increased over Western Europe, 2. ...
Planning for bushfire risk in a changing climate: Ku-ring
... built infrastructure includes the north shore railway line, the University of Technology Sydney (Kuring-gai Campus), the CSIRO Telecommunications and Industrial Physics facilities, the National Measurement Laboratory and a number of community service facilities such as aged-care centres and hospital ...
... built infrastructure includes the north shore railway line, the University of Technology Sydney (Kuring-gai Campus), the CSIRO Telecommunications and Industrial Physics facilities, the National Measurement Laboratory and a number of community service facilities such as aged-care centres and hospital ...
Climate Change Indicators in the United States
... various short-lived greenhouse gases (such as ground-level ozone) or particles and aerosols (such as black carbon and sulfate aerosols). Ground-level ozone is a greenhouse gas: it traps some of the Earth’s outgoing energy, thus having a warming effect on the atmosphere and contributing to increases ...
... various short-lived greenhouse gases (such as ground-level ozone) or particles and aerosols (such as black carbon and sulfate aerosols). Ground-level ozone is a greenhouse gas: it traps some of the Earth’s outgoing energy, thus having a warming effect on the atmosphere and contributing to increases ...
Submission DR134 - Chairman of the Australian Building Codes
... The ABCB Climate Adaptation Report contains other recommendations for possible adaptation measures for other climate risks. These will be considered in the context of the ABCB’s annual work plan as discussed below. Whatever the emission scenario, climate change impacts both at a regional level in Au ...
... The ABCB Climate Adaptation Report contains other recommendations for possible adaptation measures for other climate risks. These will be considered in the context of the ABCB’s annual work plan as discussed below. Whatever the emission scenario, climate change impacts both at a regional level in Au ...
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.