The Future of Vascular Plant Diversity Under Four
... Our assessment was based on the four comprehensive scenarios developed by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) to assess potential changes in ecosystem services and their impact on human well-being. These MA scenarios are developed using both qualitative, i.e., storytelling, and quantitative, i. ...
... Our assessment was based on the four comprehensive scenarios developed by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) to assess potential changes in ecosystem services and their impact on human well-being. These MA scenarios are developed using both qualitative, i.e., storytelling, and quantitative, i. ...
Climate Change and Nutrition Security
... precipitation and floods18 and increased risks of disasters19, vulnerable communities and households will suffer serious setbacks in terms of food and nutrition security6,10,20. The Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) fourth assessment report (AR4) concluded that undernutrition linked to ...
... precipitation and floods18 and increased risks of disasters19, vulnerable communities and households will suffer serious setbacks in terms of food and nutrition security6,10,20. The Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) fourth assessment report (AR4) concluded that undernutrition linked to ...
Adapting to environmental change in North Africa
... The livestock sector has been described as a major contributor to global warming, accounting for 18% of the world anthropogenic GHG emissions, namely carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) (Koneswaran & Nierenberg, 2008; Steinfeld et al., 2006). Such large contribution of livest ...
... The livestock sector has been described as a major contributor to global warming, accounting for 18% of the world anthropogenic GHG emissions, namely carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) (Koneswaran & Nierenberg, 2008; Steinfeld et al., 2006). Such large contribution of livest ...
Physiology and Ecology to Inform Climate Adaptation Strategies for
... vulnerable to stressors can help those involved in headstarting programs to identify vulnerable stages to temperature and other stressors, and better gauge the timing of release of young into the environment. ...
... vulnerable to stressors can help those involved in headstarting programs to identify vulnerable stages to temperature and other stressors, and better gauge the timing of release of young into the environment. ...
adaptive capacity and human cognition
... also overestimate their action scope. In psychology, these perceptions are called “illusions of control” (e.g., Wortman, 1976). Often, objective resources to perform certain actions and subjective perceptions of these resources correspond with each other. But there seem to be some (systematic) devia ...
... also overestimate their action scope. In psychology, these perceptions are called “illusions of control” (e.g., Wortman, 1976). Often, objective resources to perform certain actions and subjective perceptions of these resources correspond with each other. But there seem to be some (systematic) devia ...
The green economy: a strategic approach to sustainable
... increasing demands on services such as water and sanitation. These urban issues are further exacerbated by climate change related threats such as sea level rise, increase intensity of storms and hurricanes. These associated hydrometeorological risks are detrimental to vulnerable coastal populations, ...
... increasing demands on services such as water and sanitation. These urban issues are further exacerbated by climate change related threats such as sea level rise, increase intensity of storms and hurricanes. These associated hydrometeorological risks are detrimental to vulnerable coastal populations, ...
English - Summit of the Americas
... and will become much more severe during the 21st century • LAC is a small part of the problem: very low energy-related GHG emissions, one third of the world’s forest biomass ...
... and will become much more severe during the 21st century • LAC is a small part of the problem: very low energy-related GHG emissions, one third of the world’s forest biomass ...
Eleven Antitheses on Cities and States
... Explication. The thesis is an archetypal modern chronological argument that posits a simple evolutionary sequence. Building on the scientific reputation of Darwin, the idea of change as evolution has diffused beyond its knowledge field to be an easy means of designating causal relations. Thus, an ex ...
... Explication. The thesis is an archetypal modern chronological argument that posits a simple evolutionary sequence. Building on the scientific reputation of Darwin, the idea of change as evolution has diffused beyond its knowledge field to be an easy means of designating causal relations. Thus, an ex ...
Will Amazonia Dry Out? Magnitude and Causes of Change from
... 2004; Malhi and Wright 2004; Mayle et al. 2004). The controversy is further clouded by the lack of a clear and widely accepted climate driver and ecosystem response/feedbacks that could lead to such a dieback. At first glance, simple arguments would suggest Amazonia will become wetter in the future: ...
... 2004; Malhi and Wright 2004; Mayle et al. 2004). The controversy is further clouded by the lack of a clear and widely accepted climate driver and ecosystem response/feedbacks that could lead to such a dieback. At first glance, simple arguments would suggest Amazonia will become wetter in the future: ...
Smallholder Farmers` Perception of Climate Change and Variability
... in the country. Nigeria has lived with climate change and variability over some decades without given it much attention but now they have already had obvious impacts on economies, biodiversity, people and health. The highly variable rainfall (intensity, distribution, and amount), increasing temperat ...
... in the country. Nigeria has lived with climate change and variability over some decades without given it much attention but now they have already had obvious impacts on economies, biodiversity, people and health. The highly variable rainfall (intensity, distribution, and amount), increasing temperat ...
CURRICULUM VITAE Personal data Academic background
... coordinator and author of the British Embassy-UNDP national study: “Perception of climate change of the Costarican Population” as an input for the national communication strategy on climate change. •! Co-organizer and member of the scientific committee of the First Latin American Seminar on “Adaptat ...
... coordinator and author of the British Embassy-UNDP national study: “Perception of climate change of the Costarican Population” as an input for the national communication strategy on climate change. •! Co-organizer and member of the scientific committee of the First Latin American Seminar on “Adaptat ...
Local Strategies for Addressing Climate Change Vol 2
... Coastal resource managers are on the front lines of climate change. Flooding and erosion from rising sea levels, more intense wind and waves from coastal storms, worsening water quality—many impacts of climate change will be felt in coastal areas first. In fact, many coastal areas are already seeing ...
... Coastal resource managers are on the front lines of climate change. Flooding and erosion from rising sea levels, more intense wind and waves from coastal storms, worsening water quality—many impacts of climate change will be felt in coastal areas first. In fact, many coastal areas are already seeing ...
Could the Gulf of Maine`s Ground Fishery Rebound?
... which was led by researcher Andrew Pershing, noted that the Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99 percent of the world’s oceans. The researchers found that the changing position of the Gulf Stream, a warm ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico, along with two decadelong ocean climate ...
... which was led by researcher Andrew Pershing, noted that the Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99 percent of the world’s oceans. The researchers found that the changing position of the Gulf Stream, a warm ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico, along with two decadelong ocean climate ...
Biogeosciences
... al., 2006) or foodwebs (Legendre and Rivkin, 2005). Recent experimental approaches have concentrated on perturbation studies (weeks to months) of phytoplankton responses to light climate, CO2 or nutrient concentrations, in laboratory cultures (Riebesell et al., 2000), shipboard experiments (Tortell ...
... al., 2006) or foodwebs (Legendre and Rivkin, 2005). Recent experimental approaches have concentrated on perturbation studies (weeks to months) of phytoplankton responses to light climate, CO2 or nutrient concentrations, in laboratory cultures (Riebesell et al., 2000), shipboard experiments (Tortell ...
Lake Victoria CC Readness brief No. 3 English
... productivity while taking into account the negative effects of climate change as well as planning for adaptation and mitigation mechanisms. ...
... productivity while taking into account the negative effects of climate change as well as planning for adaptation and mitigation mechanisms. ...
WtrShdMgmt20100421_316final
... Growing corn traditionally requires high inputs of water and nutrients. The inevitable increase of environmental impacts resulting from increased corn production has been the focus of a US EPA-funded modeling study. The objective has been to identify the significant factors under various climate and ...
... Growing corn traditionally requires high inputs of water and nutrients. The inevitable increase of environmental impacts resulting from increased corn production has been the focus of a US EPA-funded modeling study. The objective has been to identify the significant factors under various climate and ...
warrnambool.vic.gov.au
... tackle both the cause and effects of these changes. With carbon pricing now in place there will be opportunities for Council and the community to save money by reducing reliance on carbon intensive products and services. This Council sets an emissions reduction target of 30% by 2020. This is consist ...
... tackle both the cause and effects of these changes. With carbon pricing now in place there will be opportunities for Council and the community to save money by reducing reliance on carbon intensive products and services. This Council sets an emissions reduction target of 30% by 2020. This is consist ...
2012_11_28_AGU_Poster_StewartEtAl
... watersheds (Fig. 2). The SWAT model yielded satisfactory calibration and validation results (NS > 0.7, R^2 > 0.75). Our modeling results suggest statistically significant changes in streamflow towards earlier runoff (Fig. 3) and a general decrease in annual average streamflow (23% at Lee’s Ferry for ...
... watersheds (Fig. 2). The SWAT model yielded satisfactory calibration and validation results (NS > 0.7, R^2 > 0.75). Our modeling results suggest statistically significant changes in streamflow towards earlier runoff (Fig. 3) and a general decrease in annual average streamflow (23% at Lee’s Ferry for ...
Environment and ecosystems - Overseas Development Institute
... for protected areas management and integrated water resource and coastal zone management to address environmental degradation, strengthen livelihoods and address disaster risk […].’ (pp. 1–2). ‘Both the accumulation and reduction of disaster risk are closely intertwined with the fields of sustainabl ...
... for protected areas management and integrated water resource and coastal zone management to address environmental degradation, strengthen livelihoods and address disaster risk […].’ (pp. 1–2). ‘Both the accumulation and reduction of disaster risk are closely intertwined with the fields of sustainabl ...
Risk, uncertainty and the institutional geographies of
... and implementation are more discretionary and flexible. Different policy measures, yielding different standards of protection, are applied depending on the balance of costs and benefits involved in any given case: To take account of this variability and the permissive nature of its investment, Gover ...
... and implementation are more discretionary and flexible. Different policy measures, yielding different standards of protection, are applied depending on the balance of costs and benefits involved in any given case: To take account of this variability and the permissive nature of its investment, Gover ...
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... • 3) The warmed earth radiates heat. However, this is not called ‘heat’, but rather in scientific terms it is energy. The correct term is infrared radiation • 4) The atmospheric ‘blanket’ is gas molecules in the atmosphere. ...
... • 3) The warmed earth radiates heat. However, this is not called ‘heat’, but rather in scientific terms it is energy. The correct term is infrared radiation • 4) The atmospheric ‘blanket’ is gas molecules in the atmosphere. ...
The Health Effects of Climate Change in the WHO European Region
... the cold season was associated with a 1.62% increase in daily total (natural) mortality, and a 2.29%, 2.80%, and 2.03% increase in mortality from cardiovascular, respiratory, and cerebrovascular causes, respectively [35]. A lag effect of up to 23 days was observed, particularly for respiratory morta ...
... the cold season was associated with a 1.62% increase in daily total (natural) mortality, and a 2.29%, 2.80%, and 2.03% increase in mortality from cardiovascular, respiratory, and cerebrovascular causes, respectively [35]. A lag effect of up to 23 days was observed, particularly for respiratory morta ...
An Agent Based Model of Climate Change and Conflict
... pastoral system of sub Saharan Africa has been forwarded by many researchers. To mention few, MacOpiyo et al. 2006 delivered GIS based ABM to explore herder movement in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya. Kusnar and Sedlmeyer(2005) developed NOMAD which models the ongoing ethnic conflict in Darfur ...
... pastoral system of sub Saharan Africa has been forwarded by many researchers. To mention few, MacOpiyo et al. 2006 delivered GIS based ABM to explore herder movement in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya. Kusnar and Sedlmeyer(2005) developed NOMAD which models the ongoing ethnic conflict in Darfur ...