Phenological and water-use patterns underlying maximum
... among the most vulnerable areas for the loss of tree species due to climate change (IPCC 2007). Indeed, several recent studies focusing on tree growth in the Iberian Mediterranean mountains have reported forest decline related to temperature rise and increasing drought (Macias et al. 2006, Andreu et ...
... among the most vulnerable areas for the loss of tree species due to climate change (IPCC 2007). Indeed, several recent studies focusing on tree growth in the Iberian Mediterranean mountains have reported forest decline related to temperature rise and increasing drought (Macias et al. 2006, Andreu et ...
Liberalization of Climate-friendly Environmental Goods
... product coverage, the question of how to approach the liberalization exercise has been another big stumbling block to progress in the Doha Round negotiations on EGS. For many developing countries, this issue needs to be resolved before the talks can progress to product coverage. Fundamentally, many ...
... product coverage, the question of how to approach the liberalization exercise has been another big stumbling block to progress in the Doha Round negotiations on EGS. For many developing countries, this issue needs to be resolved before the talks can progress to product coverage. Fundamentally, many ...
Climate Change - WeatherAction
... Late Carboniferous to Early Permian time (315 million years ago - 270 million years ago) is the only time period in the last 600 million years when both atmospheric CO2 and temperatures were as low as they are today (Quaternary Period). At no point do temperature and CO2 levels relate. Temperature a ...
... Late Carboniferous to Early Permian time (315 million years ago - 270 million years ago) is the only time period in the last 600 million years when both atmospheric CO2 and temperatures were as low as they are today (Quaternary Period). At no point do temperature and CO2 levels relate. Temperature a ...
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... countries most prone to natural disasters, especially typhoons and floods. It is estimated that the frequency and extent of such natural disasters will increase with climate change. Despite this vulnerability the focus has traditionally been on responding to disasters and mitigating their effects. W ...
... countries most prone to natural disasters, especially typhoons and floods. It is estimated that the frequency and extent of such natural disasters will increase with climate change. Despite this vulnerability the focus has traditionally been on responding to disasters and mitigating their effects. W ...
How closely do changes in surface and column water vapor follow
... water vapor is a reasonable first approximation, but it is not sufficiently exact to allow the quantification of the various contributions to the changes in column water vapor. It also does not take direct account of the greater degree of tropical warming at higher levels and greater fractional rate of ...
... water vapor is a reasonable first approximation, but it is not sufficiently exact to allow the quantification of the various contributions to the changes in column water vapor. It also does not take direct account of the greater degree of tropical warming at higher levels and greater fractional rate of ...
Outcomes of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016
... ‘Outcomes of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 – what do they mean for Europe?’ hosted by the IUCN European Regional Office, in collaboration with the Slovakian Presidency of the Council of the EU on the 7 November 2016. The IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 Held every four years, the IU ...
... ‘Outcomes of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 – what do they mean for Europe?’ hosted by the IUCN European Regional Office, in collaboration with the Slovakian Presidency of the Council of the EU on the 7 November 2016. The IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 Held every four years, the IU ...
Landslide risk and climate change in the European alps
... 5 Climate change and landslides 5.1 Little Ice Age (LIA) climate in the European Alps In order to examine the effect that the climate has on the incidence of landsliding and how this may change in the future, we must look to the past to understand how the climate changes over time and how this has i ...
... 5 Climate change and landslides 5.1 Little Ice Age (LIA) climate in the European Alps In order to examine the effect that the climate has on the incidence of landsliding and how this may change in the future, we must look to the past to understand how the climate changes over time and how this has i ...
Hydrology of a Water-Limited Forest under Climate Change
... vegetation, characterized by its ability to cope with low soil water content ranges [10,11]. Recently predicted climate changes, assessed by indices from global and regional climate models, including consecutive dry days and soil moisture anomalies, have projected an increase in air temperature and ...
... vegetation, characterized by its ability to cope with low soil water content ranges [10,11]. Recently predicted climate changes, assessed by indices from global and regional climate models, including consecutive dry days and soil moisture anomalies, have projected an increase in air temperature and ...
Project Document for CEO Approval (Revised)
... In the past there have been several factors, which have helped the ni-Vanuatu to cope with adverse circumstances and environmental stresses. These include an abundant and diverse natural resource base and a traditional social support system that was well adapted to the environment and local circumst ...
... In the past there have been several factors, which have helped the ni-Vanuatu to cope with adverse circumstances and environmental stresses. These include an abundant and diverse natural resource base and a traditional social support system that was well adapted to the environment and local circumst ...
Port of Manzanillo: Climate Risk Management
... Ports are located in coastal areas that are increasingly susceptible to climate change impacts. By 2050, according to IDB estimates, rising sea levels, temperature increases and changes in rainfall patterns will result in an estimated annual cost of 2-4 percent of GDP for Latin America and the Carib ...
... Ports are located in coastal areas that are increasingly susceptible to climate change impacts. By 2050, according to IDB estimates, rising sea levels, temperature increases and changes in rainfall patterns will result in an estimated annual cost of 2-4 percent of GDP for Latin America and the Carib ...
The European carbon balance. Part 4
... (Appendix S3). Peatland GPP, NPP and NBP are significantly lower than in the other land-use types, but they still may be overestimated. The uncertainty of these data is large due to the heterogeneity of peat management, which ranges from pristine bogs to commercial peat extraction. Depending on the ...
... (Appendix S3). Peatland GPP, NPP and NBP are significantly lower than in the other land-use types, but they still may be overestimated. The uncertainty of these data is large due to the heterogeneity of peat management, which ranges from pristine bogs to commercial peat extraction. Depending on the ...
Development finance and climate finance - IIED
... aid in 2013) should not be counted as official development assistance (ODA) as it is now. This will limit any crowding out or diversion of ODA money from core SDG provision, and provide a more accurate picture of development-related finance. Other attempts to resolve this debate over ‘new and additi ...
... aid in 2013) should not be counted as official development assistance (ODA) as it is now. This will limit any crowding out or diversion of ODA money from core SDG provision, and provide a more accurate picture of development-related finance. Other attempts to resolve this debate over ‘new and additi ...
National Park Service - Montana State University
... declines in snowpack, earlier spring snowmelt, and reduced late-summer flows. While projections for future precipitation are less certain, increased precipitation is unlikely to offset increased evapotranspiration associated with even modest warming (e.g., 1–2˚C), particularly during the summer. Con ...
... declines in snowpack, earlier spring snowmelt, and reduced late-summer flows. While projections for future precipitation are less certain, increased precipitation is unlikely to offset increased evapotranspiration associated with even modest warming (e.g., 1–2˚C), particularly during the summer. Con ...
Climate policy under sustainable discounted utilitarianism
... for DU matters for empirical evaluation of such policies. We do so by considering the DICE integrated assessment model, built by William Nordhaus, but where we run risk analysis, including alternative specifications for the important parameters determining the climate sensitivity and damage function ...
... for DU matters for empirical evaluation of such policies. We do so by considering the DICE integrated assessment model, built by William Nordhaus, but where we run risk analysis, including alternative specifications for the important parameters determining the climate sensitivity and damage function ...
A review of Uganda`s national policies relevant to climate change
... to increasing national carbon sequestration levels. These include the national environment policy (1995), national energy policy (2002), agriculture sector development strategy and investment plan (2010), national land use policy (2007), Uganda ...
... to increasing national carbon sequestration levels. These include the national environment policy (1995), national energy policy (2002), agriculture sector development strategy and investment plan (2010), national land use policy (2007), Uganda ...
A conceptual framework for monitoring climate effects and feedback
... Greenland. Through the monitoring program Zackenberg Basic, we have come to acknowledge that although large‐scale trends in climate changes in the Arctic display clear trends of, for example, increased temperature and retreating sea ice cover, such changes are not necessarily observed in local cl ...
... Greenland. Through the monitoring program Zackenberg Basic, we have come to acknowledge that although large‐scale trends in climate changes in the Arctic display clear trends of, for example, increased temperature and retreating sea ice cover, such changes are not necessarily observed in local cl ...
Responding to the challenges of climate change in the Pacific
... The obvious distinction between higher islands and lower islands (atolls) is helpful, but also obscures many details that environmental managers need to consider (Barnett et al. 2008). The inhabitants of high islands, like those in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, clearly have the potential to wea ...
... The obvious distinction between higher islands and lower islands (atolls) is helpful, but also obscures many details that environmental managers need to consider (Barnett et al. 2008). The inhabitants of high islands, like those in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, clearly have the potential to wea ...
Global Change Impacts on Australian Rangelands
... positive CO2 effects giving pasture productivities little changed from the present. Greater reductions in rainfall (~20%) will reduce plant productivity by about 15%, liveweight gain by 12% and substantially increase variability of stocking rates compared with the present thus having strongly negati ...
... positive CO2 effects giving pasture productivities little changed from the present. Greater reductions in rainfall (~20%) will reduce plant productivity by about 15%, liveweight gain by 12% and substantially increase variability of stocking rates compared with the present thus having strongly negati ...
WORD - UNCTAD Virtual Institute
... Figure 11: Relationship between agreement, evidence and confidence levels ....................... 43 Figure 12: The climate system ................................................................................................ 46 Figure 13: Layers of the atmosphere ................................. ...
... Figure 11: Relationship between agreement, evidence and confidence levels ....................... 43 Figure 12: The climate system ................................................................................................ 46 Figure 13: Layers of the atmosphere ................................. ...
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DEPARTEMENT D`ECONOMIE
... In addition, the use of fossil fuels frees sufficiently large amounts of CO2 to change the global climate through the greenhouse gas effect. The more fossil fuels we use the larger the change in global temperatures and the more uncertainties we will face on our road to a sustainable life on planet e ...
... In addition, the use of fossil fuels frees sufficiently large amounts of CO2 to change the global climate through the greenhouse gas effect. The more fossil fuels we use the larger the change in global temperatures and the more uncertainties we will face on our road to a sustainable life on planet e ...
Climate change and animal genetic resources for food and agriculture - State of knowledge, risks and opportunities
... production are usually not well adapted to heat stress, the high external input systems in which they are often kept provide several options for alleviating the effects of high temperatures, including the use of cooling systems (sprays, etc.) and adjusting the diet to reduce metabolic heat productio ...
... production are usually not well adapted to heat stress, the high external input systems in which they are often kept provide several options for alleviating the effects of high temperatures, including the use of cooling systems (sprays, etc.) and adjusting the diet to reduce metabolic heat productio ...
CRS Report for Congress Global Climate Change: The Kyoto Protocol
... Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) were completed December 11, 1997, committing the industrialized nations to specified, legally binding reductions in emissions of six “greenhouse gases.” The Protocol entered into force on February 16, 2005, and its emissions reduction requirements are binding on ...
... Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) were completed December 11, 1997, committing the industrialized nations to specified, legally binding reductions in emissions of six “greenhouse gases.” The Protocol entered into force on February 16, 2005, and its emissions reduction requirements are binding on ...
Riparian Ecosystems in the 21st Century: Hotspots for Climate
... 1. Riparian ecosystems, in the absence of planned human adaptation, are likely to be particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts because of their relatively high levels of exposure and sensitivity to changes in climatic stimuli as well as constraints on their capacity to adapt autonomously due ...
... 1. Riparian ecosystems, in the absence of planned human adaptation, are likely to be particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts because of their relatively high levels of exposure and sensitivity to changes in climatic stimuli as well as constraints on their capacity to adapt autonomously due ...
Second National Communication of Brazil to the United Nations
... experts on the subject in Brazil. Although the issue of climate change has gained increasing importance, especially after the release of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC, the number of publications available in Portuguese in the relevant areas is s ...
... experts on the subject in Brazil. Although the issue of climate change has gained increasing importance, especially after the release of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC, the number of publications available in Portuguese in the relevant areas is s ...