Mediterranean Sea response to climate change in an
... and associated carbon cycle. They found that the seasonal evolution and the interannual variability of the ecosystem components and biogeochemical processes at the end of the twenty-first century would be very similar at the first order to those observed for the end of the twentieth century. Concern ...
... and associated carbon cycle. They found that the seasonal evolution and the interannual variability of the ecosystem components and biogeochemical processes at the end of the twenty-first century would be very similar at the first order to those observed for the end of the twentieth century. Concern ...
Paris`s adaptation strategy
... Climate change is a global phenomenon that threatens the overall balance of our planet, with impacts that differ at times from one geographical area to another. Scientific studies, summarised by the IPPC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), of which the 5th report was published in 20132014, ...
... Climate change is a global phenomenon that threatens the overall balance of our planet, with impacts that differ at times from one geographical area to another. Scientific studies, summarised by the IPPC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), of which the 5th report was published in 20132014, ...
Shifting Course: Climate Adaptation for Water Management Institutions
... is the fact that some residents are widely separated from the immediate consequences of water change, while others are intimately connected to every day’s rain or irrigation. Addressing these challenges is vital in navigating toward more sustainable and adaptable water institutions.15 ...
... is the fact that some residents are widely separated from the immediate consequences of water change, while others are intimately connected to every day’s rain or irrigation. Addressing these challenges is vital in navigating toward more sustainable and adaptable water institutions.15 ...
Tools and Approaches for Capacity Building for - ClimDev
... Introduces the concept of Climate Information and Services. Several definitions of Climate Information and Services exist, but in this guide, Climate Information refers to data on temperature, rainfall, wind, humidity, sunshine hours and other measurable weather related factors. Climate Information ...
... Introduces the concept of Climate Information and Services. Several definitions of Climate Information and Services exist, but in this guide, Climate Information refers to data on temperature, rainfall, wind, humidity, sunshine hours and other measurable weather related factors. Climate Information ...
Trends in Extreme Precipitation Events for the Northeastern United
... Impacts of Extreme Precipitation THE IMPACTS of heavy precipitation on ecosystems, agriculture, and infrastructure are particularly important for society. One of the most costly effects of extreme precipitation is flooding. During the 20th century, floods caused more loss of life and property damage ...
... Impacts of Extreme Precipitation THE IMPACTS of heavy precipitation on ecosystems, agriculture, and infrastructure are particularly important for society. One of the most costly effects of extreme precipitation is flooding. During the 20th century, floods caused more loss of life and property damage ...
Climate Models and Their Evaluation
... Since the TAR, developments in AOGCM formulation have improved the representation of large-scale variability over a wide range of time scales. The models capture the dominant extratropical patterns of variability including the Northern and Southern Annular Modes, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, the ...
... Since the TAR, developments in AOGCM formulation have improved the representation of large-scale variability over a wide range of time scales. The models capture the dominant extratropical patterns of variability including the Northern and Southern Annular Modes, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, the ...
IPCC-ar4-wg1-chapter8-ClimateModels.pdf
... Cloud feedbacks have been confirmed as a primary source of these differences, with low clouds making the largest contribution. New observational and modelling evidence strongly supports a combined water vapour-lapse rate feedback of a strength comparable to that found in General Circulation Models ( ...
... Cloud feedbacks have been confirmed as a primary source of these differences, with low clouds making the largest contribution. New observational and modelling evidence strongly supports a combined water vapour-lapse rate feedback of a strength comparable to that found in General Circulation Models ( ...
Opportunities to Reduce Tasmania`s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... network of climate change champions across each of the Agencies. Early reports on those efforts are now available on the TCCO website. Over its first year of operation, the TCAC has focused on providing the Premier and Minister Assisting the Premier on Climate Change with advice for climate change l ...
... network of climate change champions across each of the Agencies. Early reports on those efforts are now available on the TCCO website. Over its first year of operation, the TCAC has focused on providing the Premier and Minister Assisting the Premier on Climate Change with advice for climate change l ...
Flammable Planet - The Cost of Carbon Pollution
... and Russia likely to be particularly affected. In some cases, changes in forest fire patterns from climate change have already been identified (IPCC, 2014).11 Fire probability is likely to increase in part due to the interaction of fires with other drivers of forestry dynamics. Climate change affect ...
... and Russia likely to be particularly affected. In some cases, changes in forest fire patterns from climate change have already been identified (IPCC, 2014).11 Fire probability is likely to increase in part due to the interaction of fires with other drivers of forestry dynamics. Climate change affect ...
Livestock and Climate Change in the Near East Region: measures to adapt to and mitigate climate change.
... fossil fuel combustion, either directly or after conversion to fuels such as ethanol or diesel (Verschot, 2007). For livestock, there are a wide range of practices associated with grazing land management, manure management and feeding that can reduce emissions and increase carbon sequestration (Vers ...
... fossil fuel combustion, either directly or after conversion to fuels such as ethanol or diesel (Verschot, 2007). For livestock, there are a wide range of practices associated with grazing land management, manure management and feeding that can reduce emissions and increase carbon sequestration (Vers ...
Cooling Agents
... Rising levels of gases in the Earth’s atmosphere are affecting the stability of the climate. Warming of the climate system is now unequivocal, evidenced by increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea levels. Most of the o ...
... Rising levels of gases in the Earth’s atmosphere are affecting the stability of the climate. Warming of the climate system is now unequivocal, evidenced by increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea levels. Most of the o ...
2006–2012 Climate Change Action Plan
... Certain naturally present gases in our atmosphere help retain the sun’s heat near the surface of Earth. They are known as “greenhouse gases” or GHGs. Without their presence, the average temperature in the lower levels of the atmosphere would be approximately -18 °C instead of +15 °C, and life as we ...
... Certain naturally present gases in our atmosphere help retain the sun’s heat near the surface of Earth. They are known as “greenhouse gases” or GHGs. Without their presence, the average temperature in the lower levels of the atmosphere would be approximately -18 °C instead of +15 °C, and life as we ...
Including land use, land-use change, and forestry in future climate
... sectors, but may be reluctant to adopt LULUCF commitments – or an overall commitment that might impact or include land use – for a number of reasons, including risks, national sovereignty, and commitment to focusing GHG policies on emissions from fossil fuels. Additional perceived advantages of sect ...
... sectors, but may be reluctant to adopt LULUCF commitments – or an overall commitment that might impact or include land use – for a number of reasons, including risks, national sovereignty, and commitment to focusing GHG policies on emissions from fossil fuels. Additional perceived advantages of sect ...
Climatic controls on diffuse groundwater
... are largely dependant on the climate types. The major climate types, as classified based on the Köppen-Geiger method (Peel et al., 2007), are tropical (A), arid (B), temperate (C), cold (D) and polar (E) with further sub-division based on annual and seasonal rainfall and temperature distribution. B ...
... are largely dependant on the climate types. The major climate types, as classified based on the Köppen-Geiger method (Peel et al., 2007), are tropical (A), arid (B), temperate (C), cold (D) and polar (E) with further sub-division based on annual and seasonal rainfall and temperature distribution. B ...
Use of Traditional Weather/Climate Knowledge by Farmers
... documenting traditional indicators and their application in agricultural decision-making. In the south-western Free State province of South Africa, the use of traditional weather/climate knowledge is still prominent for resource-poor farmers, but less common for commercial farmers [1]. Resource poor ...
... documenting traditional indicators and their application in agricultural decision-making. In the south-western Free State province of South Africa, the use of traditional weather/climate knowledge is still prominent for resource-poor farmers, but less common for commercial farmers [1]. Resource poor ...
Climate Change and Displacement for Indigenous Communities in
... This paper explores anthropogenic climate change influencing displacement/migration for the Saami in Finland, Norway and Sweden near or above the Arctic Circle. Norway plays a large role throughout this discussion because (i) most residents in Arctic Scandinavia live in Norway, (ii) most indigenous ...
... This paper explores anthropogenic climate change influencing displacement/migration for the Saami in Finland, Norway and Sweden near or above the Arctic Circle. Norway plays a large role throughout this discussion because (i) most residents in Arctic Scandinavia live in Norway, (ii) most indigenous ...
http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/moznc1.pdf
... Table 2-13 Summary of GHG Emissions in Mozambique in 1994.............................................................. 46 Table 2-14 Summary of the GHG emissions per sector ............................................................................... 47 Table 2-15 Summary of the emissions of GHG: ...
... Table 2-13 Summary of GHG Emissions in Mozambique in 1994.............................................................. 46 Table 2-14 Summary of the GHG emissions per sector ............................................................................... 47 Table 2-15 Summary of the emissions of GHG: ...
Assessing the Impacts of Land Cover Change on
... processes compared to the Amazon region, highlighting the knowledge gap in relation to the main topic of this thesis. Based on these results, the following chapters address this knowledge gap by focusing on the climatic impacts of land use and land cover change in four main ecosystems: the Atlantic ...
... processes compared to the Amazon region, highlighting the knowledge gap in relation to the main topic of this thesis. Based on these results, the following chapters address this knowledge gap by focusing on the climatic impacts of land use and land cover change in four main ecosystems: the Atlantic ...
Impacts of changes in climate, land use and land cover on
... We conduct five model simulations to separate the impacts associated with climate change and those associated with land use/ land cover change: (1) present-day climate and present-day land use and land cover (2000 climate þ 2000 LU&LC), (2) future climate and present-day land use and land cover (2050 ...
... We conduct five model simulations to separate the impacts associated with climate change and those associated with land use/ land cover change: (1) present-day climate and present-day land use and land cover (2000 climate þ 2000 LU&LC), (2) future climate and present-day land use and land cover (2050 ...
Agriculture and Future Climate Dynamics in Africa: Impacts and Adaptation Options
... income from all agricultural production systems (crop, livestock and mixed) in Africa, controlling for other production factors. Based on empirical estimates from the Ricardian model, the study predicts future impacts under various climate scenarios. In addition to estimating impacts on mixed crop−l ...
... income from all agricultural production systems (crop, livestock and mixed) in Africa, controlling for other production factors. Based on empirical estimates from the Ricardian model, the study predicts future impacts under various climate scenarios. In addition to estimating impacts on mixed crop−l ...
Climate change and challenges for tourism in Central America
... (GHG) and concentration in the atmosphere. The increase in temperatures has been, on average, 0.13 °C [0.10 °C to 0.16°C] per decade over the last 50 years (IPCC, 2007a). As for the future, the IPCC fourth report (2007a) states that “There is high agreement and much evidence that with current climat ...
... (GHG) and concentration in the atmosphere. The increase in temperatures has been, on average, 0.13 °C [0.10 °C to 0.16°C] per decade over the last 50 years (IPCC, 2007a). As for the future, the IPCC fourth report (2007a) states that “There is high agreement and much evidence that with current climat ...
Reconstructing Climatic and Environmental Changes of the Past
... Kreutz et al. (1997) showed that the onset of Little Ice Age conditions around both poles seems to be abrupt and near-synchronous, starting about 1400 A.D. Although the notion of a Medieval Warm Period or a Little Ice Age with sharply defined transitions may be a convenient one, it is probably a non ...
... Kreutz et al. (1997) showed that the onset of Little Ice Age conditions around both poles seems to be abrupt and near-synchronous, starting about 1400 A.D. Although the notion of a Medieval Warm Period or a Little Ice Age with sharply defined transitions may be a convenient one, it is probably a non ...
Is climate change causing increased rockfall frequency in
... (104 –106 m3 ) and bergsturz (> 106 m3 ). However, numerous additional terms such as landslide, rockslide and rock avalanche are also in use. We restrict our evaluation to the mid-magnitude range from boulder fall to cliff fall (“Felssturz” in German) for the following reasons: (1) small-scale debri ...
... (104 –106 m3 ) and bergsturz (> 106 m3 ). However, numerous additional terms such as landslide, rockslide and rock avalanche are also in use. We restrict our evaluation to the mid-magnitude range from boulder fall to cliff fall (“Felssturz” in German) for the following reasons: (1) small-scale debri ...
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.