Marine climate change impacts
... Climate change is rarely explicitly considered in marine biodiversity legislation, but mechanisms generally exist that could enable climate change issues to be addressed. The potential impacts of climate change on marine protected areas include features being gained to or lost from sites and, in cer ...
... Climate change is rarely explicitly considered in marine biodiversity legislation, but mechanisms generally exist that could enable climate change issues to be addressed. The potential impacts of climate change on marine protected areas include features being gained to or lost from sites and, in cer ...
1a. global climate change and coral reefs: rising temperatures
... provide the services of current coral reefs. Evidence now suggests that coral growth rates have already decreased by 15%, although it is unclear how much of this is due to ocean acidification versus temperature increases and other factors. Reduced calcification can either slow coral growth, making t ...
... provide the services of current coral reefs. Evidence now suggests that coral growth rates have already decreased by 15%, although it is unclear how much of this is due to ocean acidification versus temperature increases and other factors. Reduced calcification can either slow coral growth, making t ...
FAO, forests and climate change
... of forests and forest-dependent people to climate change. Deploying sustainable forest management (SFM)1 can not only lessen the risks posed by climate change, it can generate opportunities, such as employment in forest restoration, forest conservation, wood production and wood-based manufacturing; ...
... of forests and forest-dependent people to climate change. Deploying sustainable forest management (SFM)1 can not only lessen the risks posed by climate change, it can generate opportunities, such as employment in forest restoration, forest conservation, wood production and wood-based manufacturing; ...
The Age of Consequences: The Foreign Policy
... only one of these threats in isolation is likely to exacerbate the other, while dealing with them together can provide important synergies. • Historical comparisons from previous civilizations and national experiences of such natural phenomena as floods, earthquakes, and disease may be of help in u ...
... only one of these threats in isolation is likely to exacerbate the other, while dealing with them together can provide important synergies. • Historical comparisons from previous civilizations and national experiences of such natural phenomena as floods, earthquakes, and disease may be of help in u ...
Climate change and Arctic ecosystems II
... 1996a]. The model is sensitive to CO2 concentration because of the responses of NPP and stomatal conductance to CO2 and the differential effects of CO2 on the NPP of C3 and C4 plants. [8] To identify the biome for a given grid cell, the model ranks the tree and nontree PFTs that were calculated for ...
... 1996a]. The model is sensitive to CO2 concentration because of the responses of NPP and stomatal conductance to CO2 and the differential effects of CO2 on the NPP of C3 and C4 plants. [8] To identify the biome for a given grid cell, the model ranks the tree and nontree PFTs that were calculated for ...
Decline in Kelp in West Europe and Climate
... Kelp ecosystems form widespread underwater forests playing a major role in structuring the biodiversity at a regional scale. Some seaweeds such as Laminaria digitata are also economically important, being exploited for their alginate and iodine content. Although some studies have shown that kelp eco ...
... Kelp ecosystems form widespread underwater forests playing a major role in structuring the biodiversity at a regional scale. Some seaweeds such as Laminaria digitata are also economically important, being exploited for their alginate and iodine content. Although some studies have shown that kelp eco ...
Fall 2013 – Imagining our Environmental Future
... Shumlin's current Administration. This is also the group that will be able to identify and interview particularly significant individuals (some well-known and some not – but should be profiled) that fall outside of the parameters of the other two groups. The project team for this set of initiatives ...
... Shumlin's current Administration. This is also the group that will be able to identify and interview particularly significant individuals (some well-known and some not – but should be profiled) that fall outside of the parameters of the other two groups. The project team for this set of initiatives ...
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... market price shocks. For example, while a drought would increase domestic prices this is mitigated for consumers when imports quickly make up the shortfall. Similarly, in the event of a bumper harvest exports limit domestic price declines for farmers. However, when these events occur in a major expo ...
... market price shocks. For example, while a drought would increase domestic prices this is mitigated for consumers when imports quickly make up the shortfall. Similarly, in the event of a bumper harvest exports limit domestic price declines for farmers. However, when these events occur in a major expo ...
Climate Change and Justice: A Non-Welfarist Treaty Negotiation
... The arguments offered by Posner and Weisbach to justify their criteria for a climate treaty are based on a welfarist ethical conception, which is a type of consequentialist theory. Consequentialism refers to a set of ethical theories holding that the rightness or wrongness of acts or policies depend ...
... The arguments offered by Posner and Weisbach to justify their criteria for a climate treaty are based on a welfarist ethical conception, which is a type of consequentialist theory. Consequentialism refers to a set of ethical theories holding that the rightness or wrongness of acts or policies depend ...
The age of consequences—the foreign policy and national security
... only one of these threats in isolation is likely to exacerbate the other, while dealing with them together can provide important synergies. • Historical comparisons from previous civilizations and national experiences of such natural phenomena as floods, earthquakes, and disease may be of help in u ...
... only one of these threats in isolation is likely to exacerbate the other, while dealing with them together can provide important synergies. • Historical comparisons from previous civilizations and national experiences of such natural phenomena as floods, earthquakes, and disease may be of help in u ...
Eye on the taiga: removing global policy impediments to
... countries in having established strong and effective governance systems and a long tradition of forestry have become obstacles to change. Because forests represent a key natural resource in many boreal countries, forestry research and education institutions have a long and revered history. For examp ...
... countries in having established strong and effective governance systems and a long tradition of forestry have become obstacles to change. Because forests represent a key natural resource in many boreal countries, forestry research and education institutions have a long and revered history. For examp ...
UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol and CDM
... December 1: Parties should protect the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations of humankind, on the basis of equity and in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities ...
... December 1: Parties should protect the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations of humankind, on the basis of equity and in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities ...
A probabilistic framework for assessing vulnerability
... framework for vulnerability analysis and use it to quantify current and future vulnerability of the highly interconnected water supply system of the contiguous United States. We determine the projected changes in vulnerability as well as the relative contributions to those changes from changes in th ...
... framework for vulnerability analysis and use it to quantify current and future vulnerability of the highly interconnected water supply system of the contiguous United States. We determine the projected changes in vulnerability as well as the relative contributions to those changes from changes in th ...
IFC Definitions and Metrics for Climate
... Climate change is a developmental and business issue. Smart business leaders recognize that changes in temperature and rainfall patterns, rising sea levels, and more frequent natural disasters bring new risks that must be professionally managed in order for their companies to stay competitive. At th ...
... Climate change is a developmental and business issue. Smart business leaders recognize that changes in temperature and rainfall patterns, rising sea levels, and more frequent natural disasters bring new risks that must be professionally managed in order for their companies to stay competitive. At th ...
Climate Change Predicted Impacts on Juneau
... concentrations higher than any levels in the past 650,000 years or more (IPCC 2001; Siegenthaler et al. 2005). Atmospheric carbon dioxide, for example, is 27% above preindustrial levels (Siegenthaler et al. 2005). There is some evidence that agricultural activities, including forest burning and floo ...
... concentrations higher than any levels in the past 650,000 years or more (IPCC 2001; Siegenthaler et al. 2005). Atmospheric carbon dioxide, for example, is 27% above preindustrial levels (Siegenthaler et al. 2005). There is some evidence that agricultural activities, including forest burning and floo ...
Global Change: Climate Alteration and Global
... The indigenous people would also be affected, not only in terms of the food and clothing that the polar bear provides, but also from the perspective of their cultural and social identity. As the ecosystem changes with the decline of the polar bear, people of the Arctic may find their lives and livel ...
... The indigenous people would also be affected, not only in terms of the food and clothing that the polar bear provides, but also from the perspective of their cultural and social identity. As the ecosystem changes with the decline of the polar bear, people of the Arctic may find their lives and livel ...
Scoping Study: Reviewing the Coverage of Economic Impacts in the
... These results provide important information on the size of the domestic risks to the UK from climate change and the scale of the challenge for adaptation. However, the quantified economic results from the CCRA show relatively modest impacts when expressed in net economic terms. This arises because o ...
... These results provide important information on the size of the domestic risks to the UK from climate change and the scale of the challenge for adaptation. However, the quantified economic results from the CCRA show relatively modest impacts when expressed in net economic terms. This arises because o ...
Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol, and the World Trade
... purposes of Article III and could therefore be regulated differently.31 The decision noted that differences in the physical characteristics, end use, consumer preferences, and tariff classifications of the products were important factors for determining “likeness.” While EU consumers may show a sign ...
... purposes of Article III and could therefore be regulated differently.31 The decision noted that differences in the physical characteristics, end use, consumer preferences, and tariff classifications of the products were important factors for determining “likeness.” While EU consumers may show a sign ...
The Age of Consequences - The Web site cannot be found
... only one of these threats in isolation is likely to exacerbate the other, while dealing with them together can provide important synergies. • Historical comparisons from previous civilizations and national experiences of such natural phenomena as floods, earthquakes, and disease may be of help in u ...
... only one of these threats in isolation is likely to exacerbate the other, while dealing with them together can provide important synergies. • Historical comparisons from previous civilizations and national experiences of such natural phenomena as floods, earthquakes, and disease may be of help in u ...
ORIGINAL ARTICLE GLOBAL WARMING: ITS IMPLICATIONS
... warming.Less than 50% of the students were willing to contribute through one or the other means of stopping global warming. Only around 50% of the students were ready to convey the message to others. INTRODUCTION: Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from the observations ...
... warming.Less than 50% of the students were willing to contribute through one or the other means of stopping global warming. Only around 50% of the students were ready to convey the message to others. INTRODUCTION: Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from the observations ...
Streamflow timing of mountain rivers in spain: Recent changes and
... we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all leg ...
... we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all leg ...
Evolving Comparative Advantage and the Impact of
... would be forced to produce both crops. Therefore, negative shocks to rice yields in the North and wheat yields in the South would necessarily lower living standards. The same observation applies to a counterfactual scenario in which islands are free to trade, but fields cannot change what they produ ...
... would be forced to produce both crops. Therefore, negative shocks to rice yields in the North and wheat yields in the South would necessarily lower living standards. The same observation applies to a counterfactual scenario in which islands are free to trade, but fields cannot change what they produ ...