Water sector (Chapter 14) of the Foundation document of Climate
... times of drought. Flood control issues and environmental impacts of structural solutions are also of concern. In general,local surface water and groundwater supplies are available for domestic and industrial use without major water transfers between basins, but excess reservoir capacity to respond t ...
... times of drought. Flood control issues and environmental impacts of structural solutions are also of concern. In general,local surface water and groundwater supplies are available for domestic and industrial use without major water transfers between basins, but excess reservoir capacity to respond t ...
Climate change and challenges for tourism in Central America
... The Central American countries’ rich biodiversity, forests, coral reefs, attractive beaches, among others, are under serious threat because of climate change effects, some of which are already being experienced. The vulnerability to these events is a result not only of the region’s geographical loca ...
... The Central American countries’ rich biodiversity, forests, coral reefs, attractive beaches, among others, are under serious threat because of climate change effects, some of which are already being experienced. The vulnerability to these events is a result not only of the region’s geographical loca ...
Hosted by: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Program
... undertaking research on climate and global change in an array of disciplines, including the atmospheric, biological, earth and ocean sciences. The format of the conference is designed to encourage new climate scientists to become acquainted with the details of diverse areas of climate research and t ...
... undertaking research on climate and global change in an array of disciplines, including the atmospheric, biological, earth and ocean sciences. The format of the conference is designed to encourage new climate scientists to become acquainted with the details of diverse areas of climate research and t ...
Assessing the Costs of Climate Change and Adaptation in South Asia
... rising to a loss of nearly 9% by 2100 under business-as-usual (BAU) scenario—higher still if losses due to extreme weather events are added. It further reveals that a significant part of the losses could be avoided if an agreement along the Copenhagen–Cancun proposal could be implemented sooner than ...
... rising to a loss of nearly 9% by 2100 under business-as-usual (BAU) scenario—higher still if losses due to extreme weather events are added. It further reveals that a significant part of the losses could be avoided if an agreement along the Copenhagen–Cancun proposal could be implemented sooner than ...
Volume 25, Nº1, 2011
... implications of climate change for the African subsistence farmer. He argues that tackling climate change in Africa may, in the long, run stabilize land use and lead to more sustainable ways of managing natural resources in the region. In a special feature, Chris Gordon and colleagues examine the im ...
... implications of climate change for the African subsistence farmer. He argues that tackling climate change in Africa may, in the long, run stabilize land use and lead to more sustainable ways of managing natural resources in the region. In a special feature, Chris Gordon and colleagues examine the im ...
Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans` Global Warming
... Americans’ belief in the reality of global warming has increased by 13 percentage points over the past two and a half years, from 57 percent in January 2010 to 70 percent in September 2012. At the same time, the number of Americans who say global warming is not happening has declined nearly by half, ...
... Americans’ belief in the reality of global warming has increased by 13 percentage points over the past two and a half years, from 57 percent in January 2010 to 70 percent in September 2012. At the same time, the number of Americans who say global warming is not happening has declined nearly by half, ...
Future wet grasslands: ecological implications of climate change
... are located across numerous biomes and there is no single climatic template. Regional predictions of the consequences of climate change are complicated by the distribution of wet grasslands on land masses in different climatic zones and constrained by a lack of data availability (Junk et al. 2013). ...
... are located across numerous biomes and there is no single climatic template. Regional predictions of the consequences of climate change are complicated by the distribution of wet grasslands on land masses in different climatic zones and constrained by a lack of data availability (Junk et al. 2013). ...
List of maps and graphs
... Surface air temperature changes in Europe during the period 1970 – 2004, together with the locations of significant changes in physical and biological systems. ...
... Surface air temperature changes in Europe during the period 1970 – 2004, together with the locations of significant changes in physical and biological systems. ...
Food availability, mistiming, and climatic change
... the effect may be more subtle than what is measured in local fitness terms. Evidence for climate change affecting dispersal rates is scarce, with both an example of increased dispersal in Arctic terns Sterna paradisaea (Møller et al., 2006) and a decrease in dispersal in common lizards Lacerta vivip ...
... the effect may be more subtle than what is measured in local fitness terms. Evidence for climate change affecting dispersal rates is scarce, with both an example of increased dispersal in Arctic terns Sterna paradisaea (Møller et al., 2006) and a decrease in dispersal in common lizards Lacerta vivip ...
Species-specific ecological niche modelling predicts different range
... domestic animals, rodents and humans alike, and can be found in both forests and anthropic environments in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil or Paraguay [13–15]. Distinguishing between L. intermedia and L. neivai is important because any differences in their habitat preferences, adaptations to deforestatio ...
... domestic animals, rodents and humans alike, and can be found in both forests and anthropic environments in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil or Paraguay [13–15]. Distinguishing between L. intermedia and L. neivai is important because any differences in their habitat preferences, adaptations to deforestatio ...
השפעת שינויי אקלים גלובליים על הדיונות במדבר קלאהרי
... but with IS92a emissions CGCM1 often produces the most active scenarios (Fig. 2). The GCMs all produce increasing levels of activity over the twentyfirst century, including fully active dunefields, where interdune areas are devegetated and sand mobility and transfer between dunes is possible, result ...
... but with IS92a emissions CGCM1 often produces the most active scenarios (Fig. 2). The GCMs all produce increasing levels of activity over the twentyfirst century, including fully active dunefields, where interdune areas are devegetated and sand mobility and transfer between dunes is possible, result ...
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE: JOINED THE EU
... (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Methane and nitrous oxide have a high global warming potential, which leads to significant climate changes that have negative effects on the environment and, implicitly, on the quality of live. In the European Union, in 2010 greenhouse gases emissions caused by agricu ...
... (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Methane and nitrous oxide have a high global warming potential, which leads to significant climate changes that have negative effects on the environment and, implicitly, on the quality of live. In the European Union, in 2010 greenhouse gases emissions caused by agricu ...
STRIVE Elucidating the Impact of Report Series No.52
... Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material contained in this publication, complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Neither the Environmental Protection Agency nor the authors accept any responsibility whatsoever for loss or damage occasioned or claimed to have been occ ...
... Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material contained in this publication, complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Neither the Environmental Protection Agency nor the authors accept any responsibility whatsoever for loss or damage occasioned or claimed to have been occ ...
Feeding nine billion in a low emissions economy: Challenging, but
... 1. Agriculture is a very large emitter of greenhouse gases, more than quarter of all emissions when land conversion to farming is included. The share of emissions rises still further if those from the rest of the food system are included. 2. Developing countries are responsible for three‐quarter ...
... 1. Agriculture is a very large emitter of greenhouse gases, more than quarter of all emissions when land conversion to farming is included. The share of emissions rises still further if those from the rest of the food system are included. 2. Developing countries are responsible for three‐quarter ...
An Analysis of Sweden`s Carbon Footprint
... will need to increase their emissions to allow more people to meet their basic needs, and so industrialised countries must therefore lead the way out of crisis by drastically reducing global emissions. This is recognised as economically the most efficient solution to deal with climate change. Leadin ...
... will need to increase their emissions to allow more people to meet their basic needs, and so industrialised countries must therefore lead the way out of crisis by drastically reducing global emissions. This is recognised as economically the most efficient solution to deal with climate change. Leadin ...
Multi-decadal variations in Southern Hemisphere atmospheric 14C
... Island, New Zealand (52.52˚S, 169.22˚E) (Figure 1). Each tree series formed part of a wellreplicated, annually-resolved chronology with an „expressed population signal‟ (or EPS) above 0.85, a threshold value commonly used to describe a robust, highly-replicated series [Briffa and Jones, 1990]. The N ...
... Island, New Zealand (52.52˚S, 169.22˚E) (Figure 1). Each tree series formed part of a wellreplicated, annually-resolved chronology with an „expressed population signal‟ (or EPS) above 0.85, a threshold value commonly used to describe a robust, highly-replicated series [Briffa and Jones, 1990]. The N ...
Whole of Island Approach - Abaiang Atoll, Kiribati
... abundance of fish species suggesting healthy ecosystems and fish stocks, though communities reported decreasing numbers of the giant clam (te were), trochus, pearl oyster and ark shell (te bun) invertebrates. The following key issues were identified: Overfishing and over harvesting of invertebrates ...
... abundance of fish species suggesting healthy ecosystems and fish stocks, though communities reported decreasing numbers of the giant clam (te were), trochus, pearl oyster and ark shell (te bun) invertebrates. The following key issues were identified: Overfishing and over harvesting of invertebrates ...
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... to reduce. The methods can be seen as stepped analyses, where as the modeling begins to be complex, the detail and data requirements also do, beginning at the global scale down to small basin scale. Medellin-Azuara et al. [11] used downscaled hydrologic data in customized modeling scheme to assess t ...
... to reduce. The methods can be seen as stepped analyses, where as the modeling begins to be complex, the detail and data requirements also do, beginning at the global scale down to small basin scale. Medellin-Azuara et al. [11] used downscaled hydrologic data in customized modeling scheme to assess t ...
5.Temperature stress and plant sexual reproduction
... recent data from other physiological processes that are affected by rising temperatures seem to reinforce the susceptibility of the reproductive process to a changing climate. But the reproductive phase also provides the plant with an opportunity to adapt to environmental changes. Understanding phen ...
... recent data from other physiological processes that are affected by rising temperatures seem to reinforce the susceptibility of the reproductive process to a changing climate. But the reproductive phase also provides the plant with an opportunity to adapt to environmental changes. Understanding phen ...
pdf 4.8 MB - Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE
... CENTRAL EUROPE projects all involve joint efforts by stakeholders from different countries. This approach is designed to improve people’s day-to-day lives by addressing problems that do not necessarily recognise national borders. Issues have been tackled at the territorial level where they occur, wh ...
... CENTRAL EUROPE projects all involve joint efforts by stakeholders from different countries. This approach is designed to improve people’s day-to-day lives by addressing problems that do not necessarily recognise national borders. Issues have been tackled at the territorial level where they occur, wh ...
Forest growth and species distribution in a changing climate
... ecosystems, it is necessary to investigate the response to simultaneous changes in several climatic variables, such as temperature, water availability, and ambient CO2 concentrations. Forest growth can respond to climate change directly, e.g., changes in rates of photosynthesis and respiration in re ...
... ecosystems, it is necessary to investigate the response to simultaneous changes in several climatic variables, such as temperature, water availability, and ambient CO2 concentrations. Forest growth can respond to climate change directly, e.g., changes in rates of photosynthesis and respiration in re ...
response of plant pathogens and herbivores to a warming experiment
... There is increasing evidence for global climate change as a result of anthropogenic production of CO2 and other greenhouse gases (IPCC 2001). One of the major ecological consequences of climate change is that vegetation over large areas is predicted to change dramatically because plants are sensitiv ...
... There is increasing evidence for global climate change as a result of anthropogenic production of CO2 and other greenhouse gases (IPCC 2001). One of the major ecological consequences of climate change is that vegetation over large areas is predicted to change dramatically because plants are sensitiv ...
new sectors
... technologies, diversification of energy mix – Taking into account the need to limit as far as possible directly linked prices rises – Monitoring and enforcement provisions. – Annual reporting (to the European Commission) ...
... technologies, diversification of energy mix – Taking into account the need to limit as far as possible directly linked prices rises – Monitoring and enforcement provisions. – Annual reporting (to the European Commission) ...