Faculty of Science and Agriculture Dissertation submitted in partial
... are vulnerable to drought by using an improvised remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS)-based mapping approach. The research methodology was comprised of 1) assessment of vulnerability levels and 2) the calculation of established drought assessment indices comprising the Normalized D ...
... are vulnerable to drought by using an improvised remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS)-based mapping approach. The research methodology was comprised of 1) assessment of vulnerability levels and 2) the calculation of established drought assessment indices comprising the Normalized D ...
Using the Kyoto Protocol as a stepping stone.
... project have been submitted monthly to the UNFCCC. The total GHG reduction under JI until the end of 2012 is expected only to be about a quarter of CDM. In 2008 track 1 projects started to be submitted and now there are more track 1 projects (274) than track 2 projects (218). It has been easy to get ...
... project have been submitted monthly to the UNFCCC. The total GHG reduction under JI until the end of 2012 is expected only to be about a quarter of CDM. In 2008 track 1 projects started to be submitted and now there are more track 1 projects (274) than track 2 projects (218). It has been easy to get ...
All developing countries where there is any ability to measure
... c. failing to recognize that richer countries should be prepared to make greater economic sacrifices to address the problem than poor countries (all the more so because their past emissions have created the problem). d. failing to recognize that the rich countries have received an “unfair advantage” ...
... c. failing to recognize that richer countries should be prepared to make greater economic sacrifices to address the problem than poor countries (all the more so because their past emissions have created the problem). d. failing to recognize that the rich countries have received an “unfair advantage” ...
Divestment and Stranded Assets in the Low
... 3.1 Methods: how various actors are pursuing divestment ..................................................................14 3.2 Other courses of action ..................................................................................................................16 3.3 Is divestment effective? . ...
... 3.1 Methods: how various actors are pursuing divestment ..................................................................14 3.2 Other courses of action ..................................................................................................................16 3.3 Is divestment effective? . ...
Influence of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Planetary Wave
... extreme weather, possibly linked to amplified Arctic warming and thus a climate change influence. Here, we isolate a specific fingerprint in the zonal mean surface temperature profile that is associated with QRA-favorable conditions. State-of-the-art (“CMIP5”) historical climate model simulations su ...
... extreme weather, possibly linked to amplified Arctic warming and thus a climate change influence. Here, we isolate a specific fingerprint in the zonal mean surface temperature profile that is associated with QRA-favorable conditions. State-of-the-art (“CMIP5”) historical climate model simulations su ...
Climate Change Adaptation and Development
... As a result of evidence that human-induced global climate change is already occurring and will continue to affect society over the coming decades, a surge in interest in impact-oriented action is discernable since the beginning of the century, in contrast to efforts centred on prevention (Burton et ...
... As a result of evidence that human-induced global climate change is already occurring and will continue to affect society over the coming decades, a surge in interest in impact-oriented action is discernable since the beginning of the century, in contrast to efforts centred on prevention (Burton et ...
Divestment from fossil fuel companies
... Storebrand, a financial services group in Norway, has pledged to pull out of investments in a number of coal and tar sands companies because they will not offer long-term, stable returns and will be ‘financially worthless’ in the future. Further to this, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund (the world’s l ...
... Storebrand, a financial services group in Norway, has pledged to pull out of investments in a number of coal and tar sands companies because they will not offer long-term, stable returns and will be ‘financially worthless’ in the future. Further to this, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund (the world’s l ...
A-level Environmental Science Question paper Unit 1
... 5 Hydroelectric power is a well established renewable energy resource. The type of turbine used depends on the flow rate and height drop of the water. The graph shows the types of turbine which can be used under different conditions of flow rate and height drop (head of water). ...
... 5 Hydroelectric power is a well established renewable energy resource. The type of turbine used depends on the flow rate and height drop of the water. The graph shows the types of turbine which can be used under different conditions of flow rate and height drop (head of water). ...
Modeling plant species distributions under future climates: how fine
... We used the MaxEnt software (Phillips et al., 2006; Elith et al., 2011) for species distribution modeling because this method is particularly effective when species occurrence data comprise presence-only records, small samples, and are not a probabilitybased sample (Elith et al., 2006; Phillips & Du ...
... We used the MaxEnt software (Phillips et al., 2006; Elith et al., 2011) for species distribution modeling because this method is particularly effective when species occurrence data comprise presence-only records, small samples, and are not a probabilitybased sample (Elith et al., 2006; Phillips & Du ...
Conceptualising Climate Change Governance
... the public and informing policy, for example, through the media or awarenessraising, and can work as advocates of climate change initiatives. Acknowledging this potential, NGOs should be integrated and utilised. Climate mitigation and adaptation calls for new state, economic and civil society struct ...
... the public and informing policy, for example, through the media or awarenessraising, and can work as advocates of climate change initiatives. Acknowledging this potential, NGOs should be integrated and utilised. Climate mitigation and adaptation calls for new state, economic and civil society struct ...
WRI job.0001.eb4e.bak - Environmental Science and Policy
... Salary and benefits: Mid 40Ks to mid 70K depending on level of experience and background and level of hire; comprehensive benefits package. About WRI World Resources Institute (WRI) is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to create practical ways to protect the planet and improve pe ...
... Salary and benefits: Mid 40Ks to mid 70K depending on level of experience and background and level of hire; comprehensive benefits package. About WRI World Resources Institute (WRI) is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to create practical ways to protect the planet and improve pe ...
Mass v. EPA
... U.S. approach could differ from other climate regimes such as in European Union. U.S. regulators are proposing “command and control” approach to reduce GHGs, mandating both specific technology and operational changes to improve energy efficiency across all sectors. ...
... U.S. approach could differ from other climate regimes such as in European Union. U.S. regulators are proposing “command and control” approach to reduce GHGs, mandating both specific technology and operational changes to improve energy efficiency across all sectors. ...
Ocean Acidification: modelled impacts from lower and higher trophic
... of both changing climatic conditions and ocean acidification effects (direct and indirect effects) across the marine food web. To this end, a coupled ecosystem model was applied in selected locations around the North Sea, which described the abiotic and biotic environment up to the commercial-size f ...
... of both changing climatic conditions and ocean acidification effects (direct and indirect effects) across the marine food web. To this end, a coupled ecosystem model was applied in selected locations around the North Sea, which described the abiotic and biotic environment up to the commercial-size f ...
Climate change in Australia | Rangelands cluster report
... PREFACE Australia’s changing climate represents a significant challenge to individuals, communities, governments, businesses and the environment. Australia has already experienced increasing temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns and rising oceans. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IP ...
... PREFACE Australia’s changing climate represents a significant challenge to individuals, communities, governments, businesses and the environment. Australia has already experienced increasing temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns and rising oceans. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IP ...
Birds` response to climate change: new insights from key
... This tension is indeed shaping the literature on climate change impacts: studies have focused either on fine causal links, but on small and local populations, or on describing trends of many common species, but using descriptive and correlative approaches. A first solution to solve this paradox lies ...
... This tension is indeed shaping the literature on climate change impacts: studies have focused either on fine causal links, but on small and local populations, or on describing trends of many common species, but using descriptive and correlative approaches. A first solution to solve this paradox lies ...
Co-management institutions, knowledge, and learning: Adapting to
... Alongside long-term cultural adaptations, recent climate-related changes in the Arctic have been triggering short-term (or coping) responses (Berkes and Jolly 2001; Smit et al. 2008). In addition to these adaptations and coping responses, there may be other ways to make Arctic communities better abl ...
... Alongside long-term cultural adaptations, recent climate-related changes in the Arctic have been triggering short-term (or coping) responses (Berkes and Jolly 2001; Smit et al. 2008). In addition to these adaptations and coping responses, there may be other ways to make Arctic communities better abl ...
3.1.13 Caspian Sea level fluctuations as a consequence of regional
... Caspian Sea evaporation and sea level over a long period (PANIN 1987, 1999) show a high coherence of these processes during the period of the current sea level rise. Therefore, the question arises: What physical processes caused the decrease in evaporation in the Caspian Sea region over more than 30 ...
... Caspian Sea evaporation and sea level over a long period (PANIN 1987, 1999) show a high coherence of these processes during the period of the current sea level rise. Therefore, the question arises: What physical processes caused the decrease in evaporation in the Caspian Sea region over more than 30 ...
Vulnerability of New Zealand pastoral farming to the impacts of
... disagree on the sign of projected changes in precipitation. A realistic representation of these uncertainties through to impact assessment can result in even the direction of change being uncertain, or reversing when climate change scenarios are revised. These issues are well known by the research ...
... disagree on the sign of projected changes in precipitation. A realistic representation of these uncertainties through to impact assessment can result in even the direction of change being uncertain, or reversing when climate change scenarios are revised. These issues are well known by the research ...
Using the UKCP09 probabilistic scenarios to model the amplified
... step of the uncertainty cascade to try to quantify the uncertainty in the impact response. However, this approach has yet to be fully endorsed by geomorphic modellers, possibly due to their long model run times and the added complexity of sediment transport. As a result, to date there are few, if an ...
... step of the uncertainty cascade to try to quantify the uncertainty in the impact response. However, this approach has yet to be fully endorsed by geomorphic modellers, possibly due to their long model run times and the added complexity of sediment transport. As a result, to date there are few, if an ...
Presentation-7
... GHG reduction; reduce impact of climate change and associated vulnerabilities • Key sectors identified are: agriculture, forestry, water, urban planning and infrastructure, tourism, disaster risk, coastal resources, cement • TNA will help prioritized technology requirement within the overall framewo ...
... GHG reduction; reduce impact of climate change and associated vulnerabilities • Key sectors identified are: agriculture, forestry, water, urban planning and infrastructure, tourism, disaster risk, coastal resources, cement • TNA will help prioritized technology requirement within the overall framewo ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts: Saudi Arabia
... Matthew Perry, Met Office Peter Stott, Met Office Kate Willett, Met Office Myles Allen, University of Oxford Nigel Arnell, Walker Institute, University of Reading Dan Bernie, Met Office Richard Betts, Met Office Niel Bowerman, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Bastiaan Brak, University of Leeds John ...
... Matthew Perry, Met Office Peter Stott, Met Office Kate Willett, Met Office Myles Allen, University of Oxford Nigel Arnell, Walker Institute, University of Reading Dan Bernie, Met Office Richard Betts, Met Office Niel Bowerman, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Bastiaan Brak, University of Leeds John ...
July 2016 - American Bar Association
... available at http://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/24/ us/global-warming-has-begun-expert-tells-senate. html?pagewanted=2. Almost three decades later, at the end of 2015, with predicted climate change effects well under way, including rising temperatures, extreme weather events, melting ice, rising sea lev ...
... available at http://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/24/ us/global-warming-has-begun-expert-tells-senate. html?pagewanted=2. Almost three decades later, at the end of 2015, with predicted climate change effects well under way, including rising temperatures, extreme weather events, melting ice, rising sea lev ...
Climate Model MEA Teacher Materials
... Requires editing and revisions: The product is on a good track to be used. It still needs modifications, additions or refinements. Useful for this specific data given, but not shareable and reusable OR Almost shareable and reusable but requires minor revisions: No changes will be needed to meet the ...
... Requires editing and revisions: The product is on a good track to be used. It still needs modifications, additions or refinements. Useful for this specific data given, but not shareable and reusable OR Almost shareable and reusable but requires minor revisions: No changes will be needed to meet the ...
Influences of species, latitudes and methodologies on estimates of
... There were distinctly different methodologies for inclusion of species and studies between P&Y and Retal. Criteria for inclusion by Retal were: (1) Time series had to have at least 10 years of data from recent decades (1951–2001). (2) Study had to include an analysis of the association between tempe ...
... There were distinctly different methodologies for inclusion of species and studies between P&Y and Retal. Criteria for inclusion by Retal were: (1) Time series had to have at least 10 years of data from recent decades (1951–2001). (2) Study had to include an analysis of the association between tempe ...