a guide for tribal leaders on us climate change programs
... The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) works on developing environmental policies and initiatives, and the CEQ’s chair serves as the principal environmental policy adviser to the President. The CEQ is engaged in several initiatives related to climate change adaptation, including co ...
... The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) works on developing environmental policies and initiatives, and the CEQ’s chair serves as the principal environmental policy adviser to the President. The CEQ is engaged in several initiatives related to climate change adaptation, including co ...
Thailand
... River will increase by a larger percentage than precipitation, due to unequal travel times of floods from upstream catchments. • Further, while storm surges and sea level rise are important, they will have less effect on flooding in Bangkok. • While storm surges do occur in the Gulf of Thailand and ...
... River will increase by a larger percentage than precipitation, due to unequal travel times of floods from upstream catchments. • Further, while storm surges and sea level rise are important, they will have less effect on flooding in Bangkok. • While storm surges do occur in the Gulf of Thailand and ...
PDF - Bentham Open
... SRES family. That study found an increase in temperature for the region of almost 4K by late century, along with significant changes in precipitation that include a decrease in an area stretching from Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean across to North-eastern Iran, and an increase over much of the ...
... SRES family. That study found an increase in temperature for the region of almost 4K by late century, along with significant changes in precipitation that include a decrease in an area stretching from Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean across to North-eastern Iran, and an increase over much of the ...
Queensland Climate Adaptation Directions Statement
... total average rainfall across the state expected to decrease overall. These changes are coupled with increased evaporation rates, which are projected to increase by 5 per cent over the same period. Aside from the average annual climatic shifts, Queensland will also be exposed to an increase in the f ...
... total average rainfall across the state expected to decrease overall. These changes are coupled with increased evaporation rates, which are projected to increase by 5 per cent over the same period. Aside from the average annual climatic shifts, Queensland will also be exposed to an increase in the f ...
NRCan/CIP Projects and Initiatives on climate
... generally considered the authority on the subject. The IPCC does not do research of its own, but bases its reports on the peer-reviewed work of hundreds of climate scientists around the world. The IPCC and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2007. Several scien ...
... generally considered the authority on the subject. The IPCC does not do research of its own, but bases its reports on the peer-reviewed work of hundreds of climate scientists around the world. The IPCC and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2007. Several scien ...
Climate Change and Food In/Security: A Critical Nexus
... but also the increased amount of atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs) [3]. It has been reported that the global mean temperature has increased by 0.74 degree Celsius during the last 100 years and that the Gangtori glacier, one of the Himalayas’ largest glaciers, is rapidly disintegrating at 12–13 m a ...
... but also the increased amount of atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs) [3]. It has been reported that the global mean temperature has increased by 0.74 degree Celsius during the last 100 years and that the Gangtori glacier, one of the Himalayas’ largest glaciers, is rapidly disintegrating at 12–13 m a ...
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... While many of the impacts on people are projected to be modest in the short run (with the exception of increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events), the adverse consequences are expected to accelerate as climate change accelerates. Climate change is likely to affect the agricultural ...
... While many of the impacts on people are projected to be modest in the short run (with the exception of increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events), the adverse consequences are expected to accelerate as climate change accelerates. Climate change is likely to affect the agricultural ...
Combating Climate Change - The German Adaptation Strategy
... “one man’s meat is another man’s poison”. For this reason, all measures must constantly bear in mind that they may also have impacts on other areas of life and economic activity. The ideal result of timely dialogue is a solution that is good for all, or at least not actually bad for anybody. ...
... “one man’s meat is another man’s poison”. For this reason, all measures must constantly bear in mind that they may also have impacts on other areas of life and economic activity. The ideal result of timely dialogue is a solution that is good for all, or at least not actually bad for anybody. ...
Climate change, greenhouse gases and radiative forcing
... One measure by which different GHGs can be compared is the so-called global warming potential (GWP), which is the warming potential of a greenhouse gas compared to carbon dioxide, usually over a 100 year period. On this basis, methane has a GWP of 28 and N2O has a GWP of 265. Methane only has a life ...
... One measure by which different GHGs can be compared is the so-called global warming potential (GWP), which is the warming potential of a greenhouse gas compared to carbon dioxide, usually over a 100 year period. On this basis, methane has a GWP of 28 and N2O has a GWP of 265. Methane only has a life ...
Oceanic Influences on Recent Continental
... We also examined the warming in these and in other ensemble simulations generated using four other models for a shorter period (1991-2000). The results are generally consistent with those for the 19912006 period (Table 2). While all models show a small negative bias in their mean difference between ...
... We also examined the warming in these and in other ensemble simulations generated using four other models for a shorter period (1991-2000). The results are generally consistent with those for the 19912006 period (Table 2). While all models show a small negative bias in their mean difference between ...
EUR‐OCEANS Foresight workshop Rapid change in polar
... Ocean to absorb CO2. Southern Ocean ecosystems influence the distribution and balance of nutrients in the world’s oceans affecting their productive capacity and their role in carbon drawdown. Understanding the role of Southern Ocean ecosystems in moderating globally important biogeochemical pr ...
... Ocean to absorb CO2. Southern Ocean ecosystems influence the distribution and balance of nutrients in the world’s oceans affecting their productive capacity and their role in carbon drawdown. Understanding the role of Southern Ocean ecosystems in moderating globally important biogeochemical pr ...
... 3.1. Analyses of uncertainties, changes of mean climate vs. interannual variability This section assesses the uncertainties associated with climate projections of seasonal temperature and precipitation over southern South America by the end of 21st century. The objective is to identify how robust is ...
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... Again, in both the ecosystems, the marginal farmers have been found highly vulnerable, followed by small farmers. The study has come out with some policy implications and has suggested that the livelihood system of farmers needs to be diversified and their coping mechanisms should be strengthened th ...
... Again, in both the ecosystems, the marginal farmers have been found highly vulnerable, followed by small farmers. The study has come out with some policy implications and has suggested that the livelihood system of farmers needs to be diversified and their coping mechanisms should be strengthened th ...
Novel communities from climate change
... poleward and altitudinal range shifts and species’ phenological changes [11 – 13]. Similarly, changes in community size structure are likely to exert profound changes in the topology and dynamics of ecological networks [10]. Here, we will explore these changes and their likely consequences on novel ...
... poleward and altitudinal range shifts and species’ phenological changes [11 – 13]. Similarly, changes in community size structure are likely to exert profound changes in the topology and dynamics of ecological networks [10]. Here, we will explore these changes and their likely consequences on novel ...
Atmospheric Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases
... greenhouse gases into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests, and conducting other activities (see the U.S. and Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions indicators). When greenhouse gases are emitted into the atmosphere, many remain there for long time periods ranging from a decade to m ...
... greenhouse gases into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests, and conducting other activities (see the U.S. and Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions indicators). When greenhouse gases are emitted into the atmosphere, many remain there for long time periods ranging from a decade to m ...
Anthropogenic Effects on the Arctic
... •The formerly high productivity of the Arctic ecosystems is decreasing due to warmer air temperatures and water temperatures, and melting sea ice. •Effects on individual species have cascading influences on the food web throughout the entire biome. •Exploitation of species, land and water management ...
... •The formerly high productivity of the Arctic ecosystems is decreasing due to warmer air temperatures and water temperatures, and melting sea ice. •Effects on individual species have cascading influences on the food web throughout the entire biome. •Exploitation of species, land and water management ...
Title: Farmers` relations to climate variabilities and changes: the
... average of 383 mm in annual total rainfall for the 1981-2007 periods. The evolution of rainfall during this period is not significant and is sensitive to changes in the selection of the study period. Therefore, analyses were made with the Casablanca station (40 km from the research area), where clim ...
... average of 383 mm in annual total rainfall for the 1981-2007 periods. The evolution of rainfall during this period is not significant and is sensitive to changes in the selection of the study period. Therefore, analyses were made with the Casablanca station (40 km from the research area), where clim ...
Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and
... to less affected areas or to urban and semi-rural8 centres. In the worst cases, relocation of affected populations either internally or to a third country may be needed. • If inadequately managed, environmental migration can negatively affect the stability of host environments and communities by in ...
... to less affected areas or to urban and semi-rural8 centres. In the worst cases, relocation of affected populations either internally or to a third country may be needed. • If inadequately managed, environmental migration can negatively affect the stability of host environments and communities by in ...
effects of changing climate on weather and human activities
... reasons for possible changes. The primary reason for particular future climate change is the continuing influence of humans, especially through changes in atmospheric composition such as increases in greenhouse gases (notably carbon dioxide). We therefore pay particular attention to these effects an ...
... reasons for possible changes. The primary reason for particular future climate change is the continuing influence of humans, especially through changes in atmospheric composition such as increases in greenhouse gases (notably carbon dioxide). We therefore pay particular attention to these effects an ...
Global warming and changes in drought
... potential evapotranspiration (PET) that is directly related to the increase in surface heating. This will likely result in an increase in actual evaporation, or evapotranspiration in plants, only if adequate ...
... potential evapotranspiration (PET) that is directly related to the increase in surface heating. This will likely result in an increase in actual evaporation, or evapotranspiration in plants, only if adequate ...
Mountain Tourism and Climate Change
... both horizontal and vertical shifts in ecotone resulting in a reorganization of species and habitat fragmentation. This applies to mountains in Asia, too, where substantial elevational shifts of ecosystems are projected, and rising temperature and seasonal variability in precipitation are expected t ...
... both horizontal and vertical shifts in ecotone resulting in a reorganization of species and habitat fragmentation. This applies to mountains in Asia, too, where substantial elevational shifts of ecosystems are projected, and rising temperature and seasonal variability in precipitation are expected t ...
Entire Report - Center for Climate and Energy
... have shifted their distributions in the past in response to changing climates; however, estimates of the rate of warming suggest that it may occur relatively quickly, some 10 times faster than the warming at the end of the recent glacial maximum, for example. It is not known whether species will be ...
... have shifted their distributions in the past in response to changing climates; however, estimates of the rate of warming suggest that it may occur relatively quickly, some 10 times faster than the warming at the end of the recent glacial maximum, for example. It is not known whether species will be ...
Disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation
... to less affected areas or to urban and semi-rural8 centres. In the worst cases, relocation of affected populations either internally or to a third country may be needed. • If inadequately managed, environmental migration can negatively affect the stability of host environments and communities by in ...
... to less affected areas or to urban and semi-rural8 centres. In the worst cases, relocation of affected populations either internally or to a third country may be needed. • If inadequately managed, environmental migration can negatively affect the stability of host environments and communities by in ...