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... 1.2. What is climate change and why should we be concerned about it? ........................................ 10 1.2.1. How are people talking about climate change? .................................................................. 10 1.2.2. Why do we need to take action in the face of climate chang ...
... 1.2. What is climate change and why should we be concerned about it? ........................................ 10 1.2.1. How are people talking about climate change? .................................................................. 10 1.2.2. Why do we need to take action in the face of climate chang ...
Black carbon aerosols and the third polar ice cap
... (sometimes referred to as the third polar region) have raised concern on future water supplies since these glaciers supply water to large river systems that support millions of people inhabiting the surrounding areas. Black carbon (BC) aerosols, released from incomplete combustion, have been increas ...
... (sometimes referred to as the third polar region) have raised concern on future water supplies since these glaciers supply water to large river systems that support millions of people inhabiting the surrounding areas. Black carbon (BC) aerosols, released from incomplete combustion, have been increas ...
Upper limit for sea level projections by 2100
... of the ice sheet contribution to global sea level rise from process based models led to only a likely range (66%) and with medium confidence being given for sea level projections in the recently released AR5 IPCC report (Church et al 2013a). This range leaves roughly a 30% chance of sea level rise be ...
... of the ice sheet contribution to global sea level rise from process based models led to only a likely range (66%) and with medium confidence being given for sea level projections in the recently released AR5 IPCC report (Church et al 2013a). This range leaves roughly a 30% chance of sea level rise be ...
Climate Change Strategic Plan for Water Resources and Meteorology
... during the dry season and more during the wet season, with more extreme weather events and potentially worse seasonal water storages and floods. Challenges are even more threatened at developing country like Cambodia where meteorological systems have not yet up-to-date to forecast extreme weather li ...
... during the dry season and more during the wet season, with more extreme weather events and potentially worse seasonal water storages and floods. Challenges are even more threatened at developing country like Cambodia where meteorological systems have not yet up-to-date to forecast extreme weather li ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Coastal Habitats
... including Eric Brunden, Nina Garfield, Pati Glick, and Pati Delgado. The development team is also appreciative for members of the scientific community who took time to review and provide suggestions on this guidance document including Norm Christensen, Scott Neubauer, R.E. Turner, and Mike Unger. Th ...
... including Eric Brunden, Nina Garfield, Pati Glick, and Pati Delgado. The development team is also appreciative for members of the scientific community who took time to review and provide suggestions on this guidance document including Norm Christensen, Scott Neubauer, R.E. Turner, and Mike Unger. Th ...
Evaluating and prioritizing technologies for adaptation to climate
... vulnerability of the sector to predicted climate change, a longlist of 25 possible adaptations technologies were identified to improve the resilience of the agro-ecosystems and the livelihood of farmers. The technologies were identified through expert views and brainstorming with relevant stakeholde ...
... vulnerability of the sector to predicted climate change, a longlist of 25 possible adaptations technologies were identified to improve the resilience of the agro-ecosystems and the livelihood of farmers. The technologies were identified through expert views and brainstorming with relevant stakeholde ...
national adaptation strategy and plan of action on climate change for
... sustainable human development. The scientific “The potential for climate change to bring evidence is clear: climate change is likely to have about damaging and irrecoverable effects negative impacts on efforts to achieve Nigeria’s on infrastructure, food production, and development objectives, inclu ...
... sustainable human development. The scientific “The potential for climate change to bring evidence is clear: climate change is likely to have about damaging and irrecoverable effects negative impacts on efforts to achieve Nigeria’s on infrastructure, food production, and development objectives, inclu ...
Economic and Social Council
... issues addressed under agenda item 5 (b) on “forests in a changing environment”: (1)) reversing the loss of forest cover, preventing forest degradation and combating desertification, (2) forests and climate change and (3) forests and biodiversity, including protected areas. In addressing the linkage ...
... issues addressed under agenda item 5 (b) on “forests in a changing environment”: (1)) reversing the loss of forest cover, preventing forest degradation and combating desertification, (2) forests and climate change and (3) forests and biodiversity, including protected areas. In addressing the linkage ...
Energy and the Protection of the Atmosphere
... emissions that exceed tolerable levels in urban regions and that exceed critical loads for many ecosystems in rural regions. Remedies are needed urgently, but the current dependence on fossil fuels for the provision of energy services will persist for many decades to come. Again, the adverse impacts ...
... emissions that exceed tolerable levels in urban regions and that exceed critical loads for many ecosystems in rural regions. Remedies are needed urgently, but the current dependence on fossil fuels for the provision of energy services will persist for many decades to come. Again, the adverse impacts ...
Climate change and the marine ecosystem of the western Antarctic
... warmed by more than 1 K since the 1950s, and the Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW) of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current has also warmed. Of the changes observed in the marine ecosystem of the western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) region to date, alterations in winter sea ice dynamics are the most likely to h ...
... warmed by more than 1 K since the 1950s, and the Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW) of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current has also warmed. Of the changes observed in the marine ecosystem of the western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) region to date, alterations in winter sea ice dynamics are the most likely to h ...
Changes in breeding phenology and population size of birds
... 3. Across studies, laying date advanced significantly, while clutch size did not change. However, within populations, changes in laying date and clutch size were positively correlated, implying that species which advanced their laying date the most were also those that increased their clutch size th ...
... 3. Across studies, laying date advanced significantly, while clutch size did not change. However, within populations, changes in laying date and clutch size were positively correlated, implying that species which advanced their laying date the most were also those that increased their clutch size th ...
Climate Change and Food Security
... practices for adaptation and associated mitigation should also be given high priority. Conservation agriculture can make a significant difference to efficiency of water use, soil quality, capacity to withstand extreme events, and carbon sequestration. Promoting agrobiodiversity is particularly impor ...
... practices for adaptation and associated mitigation should also be given high priority. Conservation agriculture can make a significant difference to efficiency of water use, soil quality, capacity to withstand extreme events, and carbon sequestration. Promoting agrobiodiversity is particularly impor ...
Transient Earth system responses to cumulative
... nomic factors. Second, limitations in our process understanding likely lead to differences between the simulated response to emissions and the response of the actual system the model is intended to describe. This constitutes an additional uncertainty, termed the model or response uncertainty. Well-d ...
... nomic factors. Second, limitations in our process understanding likely lead to differences between the simulated response to emissions and the response of the actual system the model is intended to describe. This constitutes an additional uncertainty, termed the model or response uncertainty. Well-d ...
2012 2013 FINAL CICS Annual Report
... lies in the choice of the metric used to measure distance and the corresponding weight given to the observations and the prior estimate, and in the choice of which fields or parameters are allowed to be adjusted in order to produce the final estimate. Modern methods generally allow the error fields ...
... lies in the choice of the metric used to measure distance and the corresponding weight given to the observations and the prior estimate, and in the choice of which fields or parameters are allowed to be adjusted in order to produce the final estimate. Modern methods generally allow the error fields ...
Accepted Article
... growth might affect flowering in the following summer. Finally, increases in winter (rather than spring) temperatures have been found to be important in delaying phenology in some alpine species, likely due to a delay in chilling requirements (Yu et al., 2010; Cook et al., 2012). ...
... growth might affect flowering in the following summer. Finally, increases in winter (rather than spring) temperatures have been found to be important in delaying phenology in some alpine species, likely due to a delay in chilling requirements (Yu et al., 2010; Cook et al., 2012). ...
The Risk of Sea Level Rise: A Delphic Monte Carlo Analysis in
... As Figure 1 shows, the linkages between global temperatures and the potential contribution of the polar ice sheets had not been completely modeled when we began our effort. Models were available, for example, that showed the potential impact of ice-shelf melting on the Antarctic contribution to sea ...
... As Figure 1 shows, the linkages between global temperatures and the potential contribution of the polar ice sheets had not been completely modeled when we began our effort. Models were available, for example, that showed the potential impact of ice-shelf melting on the Antarctic contribution to sea ...
Low Carbon Development Strategies
... national circumstances and generally have a multidimensional character representing economic, social and environmental priorities. National development planning includes goal-setting and definition of strategies to attain those goals, identifying strategic areas of focus, nation-wide policies and bu ...
... national circumstances and generally have a multidimensional character representing economic, social and environmental priorities. National development planning includes goal-setting and definition of strategies to attain those goals, identifying strategic areas of focus, nation-wide policies and bu ...
Hayward2008 - Napa Watersheds
... paradox of insufficient data alongside too much data. As the EPA, the Heinz Center, and this report have long pointed out, there are significant data gaps that prevent reaching definitive conclusions about current conditions or trends over time. In some cases, such as surface-water quality, we lack ...
... paradox of insufficient data alongside too much data. As the EPA, the Heinz Center, and this report have long pointed out, there are significant data gaps that prevent reaching definitive conclusions about current conditions or trends over time. In some cases, such as surface-water quality, we lack ...
Ozone hole and Southern Hemisphere climate change
... al., 2008]. Of the 20 models used in this study, roughly half used ozone depletion or recovery; others simply use monthly climatological ozone fields, which do not change from year to year. Since the rates of ozone depletion and recovery vary among the models, and since actual ozone fields used were ...
... al., 2008]. Of the 20 models used in this study, roughly half used ozone depletion or recovery; others simply use monthly climatological ozone fields, which do not change from year to year. Since the rates of ozone depletion and recovery vary among the models, and since actual ozone fields used were ...
FOREWORD Mongolia`s harsh climatic conditions create one of the
... A summary of education and public awareness and international activities, and technical and capacity building needs ...
... A summary of education and public awareness and international activities, and technical and capacity building needs ...
Information and Communication Technology for Prosperity
... Industrialization—notably, increases in productivity it leads to—is highly dependent on effective use of ICT. In the 21st century, global and local infrastructure—be it power networks, water supplies, transportation systems, or ICT infrastructure itself—can be controlled, managed, and optimized more ...
... Industrialization—notably, increases in productivity it leads to—is highly dependent on effective use of ICT. In the 21st century, global and local infrastructure—be it power networks, water supplies, transportation systems, or ICT infrastructure itself—can be controlled, managed, and optimized more ...
Including land use, land-use change, and forestry in future climate
... integration or separation between LULUCF commitments and commitments that may be undertaken in other sectors. This option arises if, instead of undertaking a single commitment that covers all sectors as in the current KP, nations are allowed to undertake separate commitments in specific sectors. For ...
... integration or separation between LULUCF commitments and commitments that may be undertaken in other sectors. This option arises if, instead of undertaking a single commitment that covers all sectors as in the current KP, nations are allowed to undertake separate commitments in specific sectors. For ...
The International and Domestic Law of Climate Change
... The scale and structure of the IPCC, however, were unprecedented. The IPCC has now produced five assessment reports, the most recent of which is divided, like its predecessors, into three portions prepared by distinct working groups: (1) the physical science basis of climate change; (2) impacts, ada ...
... The scale and structure of the IPCC, however, were unprecedented. The IPCC has now produced five assessment reports, the most recent of which is divided, like its predecessors, into three portions prepared by distinct working groups: (1) the physical science basis of climate change; (2) impacts, ada ...