- International Studies Association
... Increasingly the climate change and human mobility nexus (put simply, the impacts that climate change will have on human mobility) is conceptualised as being played out in a landscape of risks to which people must become resilient. This is leading to the narrative that, in order to increase resilien ...
... Increasingly the climate change and human mobility nexus (put simply, the impacts that climate change will have on human mobility) is conceptualised as being played out in a landscape of risks to which people must become resilient. This is leading to the narrative that, in order to increase resilien ...
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... Rural communities in the developing world depend heavily on productive land and the resources it provides to sustain their livelihoods. With upward population trends in most of these countries, the competition for land increases too. Yet agricultural and forested land is often less productive than i ...
... Rural communities in the developing world depend heavily on productive land and the resources it provides to sustain their livelihoods. With upward population trends in most of these countries, the competition for land increases too. Yet agricultural and forested land is often less productive than i ...
National Survey of Canada`s Infrastructure Engineers about Climate
... One of the core principles of professional engineering is to make prudent decisions without compromising the engineer’s duty of care toward the public. Climate change issues are increasingly factoring into the engineer’s decision‐making process, and engineers must consider these issues in conjunc ...
... One of the core principles of professional engineering is to make prudent decisions without compromising the engineer’s duty of care toward the public. Climate change issues are increasingly factoring into the engineer’s decision‐making process, and engineers must consider these issues in conjunc ...
Chapter 9 PowerPoint document
... Costs will be lower for strategies that focus on all sectors, rather than just one sector or a small number of sectors. Thus, for example, while reducing emissions in energy production is of great importance, the equimarginal principle suggests that cost minimisation would require a balanced multi-s ...
... Costs will be lower for strategies that focus on all sectors, rather than just one sector or a small number of sectors. Thus, for example, while reducing emissions in energy production is of great importance, the equimarginal principle suggests that cost minimisation would require a balanced multi-s ...
ppt - UMD | Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
... Comprehensive view of hydrological components over the Med (new data) The connection between the anomalies - an evolution of the anomalies in last decades shows strong signal of recent climate change! East/West Mediterranean basin differences - understanding the mechanisms of the hydrological compon ...
... Comprehensive view of hydrological components over the Med (new data) The connection between the anomalies - an evolution of the anomalies in last decades shows strong signal of recent climate change! East/West Mediterranean basin differences - understanding the mechanisms of the hydrological compon ...
Natural and forced air temperature variability in the Labrador region
... to poor ice and snow conditions (Wolf et al. 2013). Regional climate models suggest that these conditions will occur more frequently due to regional warming expected to be on the order of 3 °C by 2038–2070 (Finnis 2013). However, relevant internal climate variability associated with North Atlantic s ...
... to poor ice and snow conditions (Wolf et al. 2013). Regional climate models suggest that these conditions will occur more frequently due to regional warming expected to be on the order of 3 °C by 2038–2070 (Finnis 2013). However, relevant internal climate variability associated with North Atlantic s ...
Scholarly networks on resilience, vulnerability
... The concept of resilience has been introduced by Holling (1973) in the field of ecology. According to Holling (1973, p.17) “resilience determines the persistence of relationships within a system and is a measure of the ability of these systems to absorb change of state variable, driving variables, a ...
... The concept of resilience has been introduced by Holling (1973) in the field of ecology. According to Holling (1973, p.17) “resilience determines the persistence of relationships within a system and is a measure of the ability of these systems to absorb change of state variable, driving variables, a ...
Bias corrections of global models for regional climate simulations
... important to also remember that the GCM data were generated at a coarse resolution, where local processes and terrain heterogeneity were not taken into account. It also is possible that statistical downscaling methods developed on past climate might not hold true under climate change conditions. An ...
... important to also remember that the GCM data were generated at a coarse resolution, where local processes and terrain heterogeneity were not taken into account. It also is possible that statistical downscaling methods developed on past climate might not hold true under climate change conditions. An ...
1 - Australian Human Rights Commission
... Text Box 1: Impacts of climate change on small islands The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change summarises the impacts of climate change on small islands as:23 Small islands, whether located in the tropics or higher latitudes, have characteristics which make them especially vulnerable to the e ...
... Text Box 1: Impacts of climate change on small islands The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change summarises the impacts of climate change on small islands as:23 Small islands, whether located in the tropics or higher latitudes, have characteristics which make them especially vulnerable to the e ...
key developments activities events scientific studies
... UNEP RONA has partnered with Jim Toomey, one of North America’s premier syndicated cartoonists and leading ocean advocates, to develop Two Minutes on Oceans with Jim Toomey—a series of six short videos aimed at raising awareness of the importance of oceans and the coastal environment. Using animatio ...
... UNEP RONA has partnered with Jim Toomey, one of North America’s premier syndicated cartoonists and leading ocean advocates, to develop Two Minutes on Oceans with Jim Toomey—a series of six short videos aimed at raising awareness of the importance of oceans and the coastal environment. Using animatio ...
A human-induced hothouse climate?
... are governed by critical feedbacks and interplay among factors such as large-scale atmospheric circulation, clouds, water vapor tropical cyclones, oceanic thermohaline circulation, and atmospheric CO2. Can rapid human climate-warming activities force the current icehouse climate into a hothouse clim ...
... are governed by critical feedbacks and interplay among factors such as large-scale atmospheric circulation, clouds, water vapor tropical cyclones, oceanic thermohaline circulation, and atmospheric CO2. Can rapid human climate-warming activities force the current icehouse climate into a hothouse clim ...
- Wiley Online Library
... −1 W m−2 ), and/or a historical “pattern effect” would have to be less important than indicated by models; (ii) tropical sea-surface temperatures during the last glacial maximum (LGM, 21 kya) would need to have been at the warm end of the expected range, and/or a “pattern effect” for the LGM would hav ...
... −1 W m−2 ), and/or a historical “pattern effect” would have to be less important than indicated by models; (ii) tropical sea-surface temperatures during the last glacial maximum (LGM, 21 kya) would need to have been at the warm end of the expected range, and/or a “pattern effect” for the LGM would hav ...
(Un)Natural Disasters: Communicating Linkages Between Extreme
... Australia in 2013 and 2014 showed that the human influence on climate made those record high temperatures substantially more probable (Lewis and Karoly, 2014). Another analysis found that these extreme temperatures were very unlikely to have occurred in the absence of human-caused climate change (Ga ...
... Australia in 2013 and 2014 showed that the human influence on climate made those record high temperatures substantially more probable (Lewis and Karoly, 2014). Another analysis found that these extreme temperatures were very unlikely to have occurred in the absence of human-caused climate change (Ga ...
A Climate Change Exposure Summary for Species and
... 2009). Over the last decade and a half, scientific consensus has emerged that climate change is occurring, and at a faster rate than was originally predicted (Parmesan and Galbraith 2004). Global temperatures are rapidly increasing and are on track to reach within ≈1ºC of the maximum temperature of ...
... 2009). Over the last decade and a half, scientific consensus has emerged that climate change is occurring, and at a faster rate than was originally predicted (Parmesan and Galbraith 2004). Global temperatures are rapidly increasing and are on track to reach within ≈1ºC of the maximum temperature of ...
Alliance of Small Island States
... The UK is a developed country, with the world's sixth largest economy. It was the world's first industrialised country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries, but the economic cost of two world wars and the decline of its empire in the latter half of the 20th century ...
... The UK is a developed country, with the world's sixth largest economy. It was the world's first industrialised country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries, but the economic cost of two world wars and the decline of its empire in the latter half of the 20th century ...
Fritz Reusswig, Lutz Meyer-Ohlendorf Social Representation of
... of ‘givenness’ we have to talk about subjective elements: our sensations of temperature or rain, the subjective perspectives and the situations in which concrete experiences have been made, the conceptual and/or language elements by which we formulate what we have experienced, the standards of commu ...
... of ‘givenness’ we have to talk about subjective elements: our sensations of temperature or rain, the subjective perspectives and the situations in which concrete experiences have been made, the conceptual and/or language elements by which we formulate what we have experienced, the standards of commu ...
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... lag time in effective climate forcing of present-day emissions, it is very likely that projected changes will exceed the international target of 2o C which was agreed upon by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to avoid disastrous impacts. Regarding global precipitatio ...
... lag time in effective climate forcing of present-day emissions, it is very likely that projected changes will exceed the international target of 2o C which was agreed upon by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to avoid disastrous impacts. Regarding global precipitatio ...
Ensemble projections of future streamflow droughts in Europe
... 2012) given the stresses being placed on water resources and the considerable economical, societal and environmental impacts. In the last two decades, the average annual economic consequences of droughts in Europe drastically increased, rising to EUR 6.2 billion yr−1 in the most recent years (EEA, 2 ...
... 2012) given the stresses being placed on water resources and the considerable economical, societal and environmental impacts. In the last two decades, the average annual economic consequences of droughts in Europe drastically increased, rising to EUR 6.2 billion yr−1 in the most recent years (EEA, 2 ...
Iyigun et al._2013_Clustering climate regions of
... gas in the atmosphere, also called global warming (Türkeş 2008a, 2011). As a result of this, rise in global surface temperatures followed by the alteration in hydrological cycle, a shift in climate belts, the occurrence of more frequent and severe heat waves, extreme rains in some regions and severe ...
... gas in the atmosphere, also called global warming (Türkeş 2008a, 2011). As a result of this, rise in global surface temperatures followed by the alteration in hydrological cycle, a shift in climate belts, the occurrence of more frequent and severe heat waves, extreme rains in some regions and severe ...
Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim?
... Despite rapid current CO2 growth, ~2 ppm/year, we show that it is conceivable to reduce CO2 this century to less than the current amount, but only via prompt policy changes. 1.1. Climate Sensitivity A global climate forcing, measured in W/m2 averaged over the planet, is an imposed perturbation of th ...
... Despite rapid current CO2 growth, ~2 ppm/year, we show that it is conceivable to reduce CO2 this century to less than the current amount, but only via prompt policy changes. 1.1. Climate Sensitivity A global climate forcing, measured in W/m2 averaged over the planet, is an imposed perturbation of th ...
Carbon Capture and Storage
... CCS. According to the EU legal framework, CO2 that is captured and safely stored will be considered as not emitted under the ETS. The primary environmental concern associated with CO2 is global warming, however, it is possible that CO2 could be released during transport or injection or over time fro ...
... CCS. According to the EU legal framework, CO2 that is captured and safely stored will be considered as not emitted under the ETS. The primary environmental concern associated with CO2 is global warming, however, it is possible that CO2 could be released during transport or injection or over time fro ...
Climate change and the distribution and conservation of the world`s
... increases (Vuille and Bradley, 2000), an increase in the elevation of the 0 °C isotherm (Carrasco et al., 2008; Vuille et al., 2008), a decline in precipitation (Morales et al., 2012), and widespread glacial retreat (Francou, 2003; Jomelli et al., 2011). According to paleoecological evidence, which ...
... increases (Vuille and Bradley, 2000), an increase in the elevation of the 0 °C isotherm (Carrasco et al., 2008; Vuille et al., 2008), a decline in precipitation (Morales et al., 2012), and widespread glacial retreat (Francou, 2003; Jomelli et al., 2011). According to paleoecological evidence, which ...