Forest Fires: influences of climate change and human activity
... (i.e. to prevent the forest reaching a tipping point and becoming savannah) under the increased drought predicted by climate change8 In the tropics, fire is often used to clear degraded forests prior to using the land for agriculture. Such fires themselves emit carbon. It has been estimated that fir ...
... (i.e. to prevent the forest reaching a tipping point and becoming savannah) under the increased drought predicted by climate change8 In the tropics, fire is often used to clear degraded forests prior to using the land for agriculture. Such fires themselves emit carbon. It has been estimated that fir ...
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... that could be taken, tailoring a best response to climate change is challenging. It is likely that an array of responses, rather than one response, will be the best solution. But, one thing is certain, response is needed. It is therefore important for all actors involved to not only respond, but res ...
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... United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ("IPCC") recently declared: "If there's no action before 2012, that's too late. What we do in the next two to three years will determine our future. 115 ...
... United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ("IPCC") recently declared: "If there's no action before 2012, that's too late. What we do in the next two to three years will determine our future. 115 ...
Climate Change Science for Mesoamerican Decision Makers
... responds to various types of changes, or forcings (e.g., changes in solar output, increases in greenhouse gas concentration, or alterations of the land surface). Once these models have been tested and verified for present-day climate, they can be used to simulate past and future climate change. In o ...
... responds to various types of changes, or forcings (e.g., changes in solar output, increases in greenhouse gas concentration, or alterations of the land surface). Once these models have been tested and verified for present-day climate, they can be used to simulate past and future climate change. In o ...
Protecting Food Security of Mekong River Basin through Climate Change Adaptation A Regional Collaborative Effort – MRC Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative
... livelihood and food security, modeling methods ...
... livelihood and food security, modeling methods ...
Dramatically increasing chance of extremely hot summers since the
... 3 simulations for each experiment, as well as more than 500 years of a control simulation of the unforced climate. We use all models that provide NAT simulations extended to year 2012 and so end up with 43 ALL simulations, 33 NAT simulations and over 6,000 modelled years of the control climate (Supp ...
... 3 simulations for each experiment, as well as more than 500 years of a control simulation of the unforced climate. We use all models that provide NAT simulations extended to year 2012 and so end up with 43 ALL simulations, 33 NAT simulations and over 6,000 modelled years of the control climate (Supp ...
Wind Energy and Technology Deployment under Climate Change
... development in Germany is linked not only to concern about visual impacts, but with perceptions of the sea as a natural, rather than industrial, space. Similarly, support for wind energy and for individual developments does not follow a single narrative, but encompasses a range of discourses. Public ...
... development in Germany is linked not only to concern about visual impacts, but with perceptions of the sea as a natural, rather than industrial, space. Similarly, support for wind energy and for individual developments does not follow a single narrative, but encompasses a range of discourses. Public ...
INCORPORATING CATASTROPHES INTO INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT: SCIENCE, IMPACTS, AND ADAPTATION
... far from clear that the same will be true of the physical climate system. 2.2.3. As a Readily Resolvable Uncertainty Models that treat the possibility of catastrophic change have frequently assumed that the relevant uncertainties will be satisfactorily resolved within the next 1 to 2 decades (e.g., ...
... far from clear that the same will be true of the physical climate system. 2.2.3. As a Readily Resolvable Uncertainty Models that treat the possibility of catastrophic change have frequently assumed that the relevant uncertainties will be satisfactorily resolved within the next 1 to 2 decades (e.g., ...
PLATE TECTONICS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
... clouds dominate planetary albedo (see entry on Albedo feedback), the surface is the dominant absorber of solar energy, responsible for 65% of the total absorbed solar radiation and for transferring energy to the atmosphere through longwave radiation, and fluxes of sensible and latent heat. Conseque ...
... clouds dominate planetary albedo (see entry on Albedo feedback), the surface is the dominant absorber of solar energy, responsible for 65% of the total absorbed solar radiation and for transferring energy to the atmosphere through longwave radiation, and fluxes of sensible and latent heat. Conseque ...
Good Science, Bad Policy
... • GOP voters less likely to believe evidence of climate change (Pew) • Polarization has increased (Pew) • Electoral logic dictates policy position ...
... • GOP voters less likely to believe evidence of climate change (Pew) • Polarization has increased (Pew) • Electoral logic dictates policy position ...
Executive Summary - A New Climate for Peace
... tion of these plans. However, it can be challenging for countries experiencing situations of fragility to fully engage in UNFCCC-related activities. Climate vulnerability assessments are far more advanced today than just a few years ago, but they still lack significant discussion of the political o ...
... tion of these plans. However, it can be challenging for countries experiencing situations of fragility to fully engage in UNFCCC-related activities. Climate vulnerability assessments are far more advanced today than just a few years ago, but they still lack significant discussion of the political o ...
MC3-Network: Mediterranean Cities and Climate Change.
... Zasada I., 2011. Multifunctional peri-urban agriculture – A review of societal demands and the provision of goods and services by farming. Land Use Policy 28: 639-648. ...
... Zasada I., 2011. Multifunctional peri-urban agriculture – A review of societal demands and the provision of goods and services by farming. Land Use Policy 28: 639-648. ...
The Role of Florests in Climate Change Policy: Carbon and Social
... The Amazon Rainforest plays an important role in the maintenance of rainfall steadiness, in regions beyond the boundaries of the actual river basin. There are evidences of the impact of hydrological dynamics in several regions of the planet, which springs from the role the forest itself plays, throu ...
... The Amazon Rainforest plays an important role in the maintenance of rainfall steadiness, in regions beyond the boundaries of the actual river basin. There are evidences of the impact of hydrological dynamics in several regions of the planet, which springs from the role the forest itself plays, throu ...
Internalizing Climate Change—Scientific Resource Management and the Climate Change Challenges
... many western mountain ranges (Mote 2003), earlier snow-fed stream-flows (Stewart et al. 2005), and earlier green-up (Cayan et al. 2001)—in large part due to emissions of greenhouse gases during the last half of the twentieth century (Cayan et al. 2001; National Research Council 2001; Intergovernment ...
... many western mountain ranges (Mote 2003), earlier snow-fed stream-flows (Stewart et al. 2005), and earlier green-up (Cayan et al. 2001)—in large part due to emissions of greenhouse gases during the last half of the twentieth century (Cayan et al. 2001; National Research Council 2001; Intergovernment ...
AVOID Workstream One
... breaching of several tipping points in the earth system is likely. • This would raise temperatures above 4C since many act as feedbacks and are not included in climate models presently • Breaching range of several key tipping points may occur at 3C • 2016 scenarios effective at avoiding entering thi ...
... breaching of several tipping points in the earth system is likely. • This would raise temperatures above 4C since many act as feedbacks and are not included in climate models presently • Breaching range of several key tipping points may occur at 3C • 2016 scenarios effective at avoiding entering thi ...
From Words to Facts: Acting on climate change
... Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua have caused the death of dozens of people and left thousands of victims and housings damaged -n Guatemala, people died in May, in total, , victims have been identified and , houses [ere damages, mostly in the north of the country -n Nicaragua, in ...
... Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua have caused the death of dozens of people and left thousands of victims and housings damaged -n Guatemala, people died in May, in total, , victims have been identified and , houses [ere damages, mostly in the north of the country -n Nicaragua, in ...
The National Audubon User`s Guide for "Global Warming Solutions"
... advances in the understanding of the science, impacts, and policy implications of climate change. The IPCC reported that it is “very likely” (>90 percent) that heat-trapping emissions from human activities have caused “most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20t ...
... advances in the understanding of the science, impacts, and policy implications of climate change. The IPCC reported that it is “very likely” (>90 percent) that heat-trapping emissions from human activities have caused “most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20t ...
Climate change: a framework for a global agreement in 2015
... responsible for developing, passing and amending laws and ensuring that these are implemented, as well as approving national budgets and holding climate negotiators accountable. It is crucial to build capacity amongst legislators in order to maximise their potential to have a positive influence on i ...
... responsible for developing, passing and amending laws and ensuring that these are implemented, as well as approving national budgets and holding climate negotiators accountable. It is crucial to build capacity amongst legislators in order to maximise their potential to have a positive influence on i ...
Session 2.1 Global challenges, Working Paper on Climate Change
... In international or regional refugee law a refugee is a person, who meets the criteria under the applicable refugee definition provided for in international or regional refugee instruments, UNHCR’s mandate, and/or in national legislation. Environmental factors that cause movements across internation ...
... In international or regional refugee law a refugee is a person, who meets the criteria under the applicable refugee definition provided for in international or regional refugee instruments, UNHCR’s mandate, and/or in national legislation. Environmental factors that cause movements across internation ...
KNOWLEDGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND CAUSES OF CLIMATE
... in the average weather that a given region experiences” to “Only if asked, by climate change we mean a change in the average weather in a region or place like”.
*Note: changes that were made to the dataset in Cycle 6 were not reflected in the CATI until Cycle 7
(January 2011)
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... in the average weather that a given region experiences” to “Only if asked, by climate change we mean a change in the average weather in a region or place like
Climate change and human health: Indian context
... some vector-borne diseases while having quite the opposite effect on other vector-borne diseases. This issue is debatable and need for holistic view of ecology and epidemiology of vector-borne disease like malaria has been emphasized26. Even Hay et al27 concluded that the reason of increased inciden ...
... some vector-borne diseases while having quite the opposite effect on other vector-borne diseases. This issue is debatable and need for holistic view of ecology and epidemiology of vector-borne disease like malaria has been emphasized26. Even Hay et al27 concluded that the reason of increased inciden ...
The Dynamics of Climate Change
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): “The ultimate objective of this Convention… is to achieve… stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Such a level should ...
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): “The ultimate objective of this Convention… is to achieve… stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Such a level should ...
draft proposal - Stockholm Environment Institute
... and their relevance to and interaction with the climate change community; and 3. Delivering co-benefits at urban, national and regional scales in developing regions. This is the second major grant the Forum has received from Sida. Background and Overview The health and environmental effects associat ...
... and their relevance to and interaction with the climate change community; and 3. Delivering co-benefits at urban, national and regional scales in developing regions. This is the second major grant the Forum has received from Sida. Background and Overview The health and environmental effects associat ...
CO2 Capture Technologies
... Role and importance of CCS in mitigating climate change ‐The rationale for CCS (3) • Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an important part of the lowest‐cost greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation portfolio. • Without CCS, overall costs to reduce emissions to 2005 levels by 2050 increase by 70%. • A ...
... Role and importance of CCS in mitigating climate change ‐The rationale for CCS (3) • Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an important part of the lowest‐cost greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation portfolio. • Without CCS, overall costs to reduce emissions to 2005 levels by 2050 increase by 70%. • A ...
Vulnerability, Resilience, & Adaptation: Societal Causes
... Sensitivity: the degree to which changes and/or variability in climate lead to changes in system attributes Adaptation: adjustments in anticipation of or in response to climate change and/or variability Adaptive capacity: the ability to adjust to new conditions Exposure: climate stimuli that affect ...
... Sensitivity: the degree to which changes and/or variability in climate lead to changes in system attributes Adaptation: adjustments in anticipation of or in response to climate change and/or variability Adaptive capacity: the ability to adjust to new conditions Exposure: climate stimuli that affect ...
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.