Blöschl, G., A. Viglione and A. Montanari (2013)
... Avoiding events like this is one of the main purposes of hydrological risk management. In hindsight, the cause of the failure was almost trivial. With a little more lead time, it would have been easy to open the gate and avoid the disaster. Also, it was not a design problem. It was a contingency non ...
... Avoiding events like this is one of the main purposes of hydrological risk management. In hindsight, the cause of the failure was almost trivial. With a little more lead time, it would have been easy to open the gate and avoid the disaster. Also, it was not a design problem. It was a contingency non ...
Climate change and ocean acidification in OSPAR
... Therefore WWF considers that CO2 equivalents should be stabilised at 400ppm globally, global emissions of CO2 should be halved by 2050 (from 1990 levels) and in industrialised countries, emissions of CO2 should be reduced by 80% by 2050. WWF agrees that we have the means to reduce GHG emissions a ...
... Therefore WWF considers that CO2 equivalents should be stabilised at 400ppm globally, global emissions of CO2 should be halved by 2050 (from 1990 levels) and in industrialised countries, emissions of CO2 should be reduced by 80% by 2050. WWF agrees that we have the means to reduce GHG emissions a ...
Savannas and the carbon storage story
... quantities of CO2 are being abated in this work, as outlined above, they cannot currently be counted in the official figures. Even so, methane and nitrous gas emissions, which can be counted, and are equivalent to more than 250,000 tonnes of CO 2, were abated by the project in its first two years. I ...
... quantities of CO2 are being abated in this work, as outlined above, they cannot currently be counted in the official figures. Even so, methane and nitrous gas emissions, which can be counted, and are equivalent to more than 250,000 tonnes of CO 2, were abated by the project in its first two years. I ...
Stern Review: robust methodology of its modelling in Chapter 6
... The cost of climate change is now expected to be larger than many earlier studies suggested. This Chapter brings together estimates from formal models of the monetary cost of climate change, including evidence on how these costs rise with increasing temperatures. It builds on and complements the evi ...
... The cost of climate change is now expected to be larger than many earlier studies suggested. This Chapter brings together estimates from formal models of the monetary cost of climate change, including evidence on how these costs rise with increasing temperatures. It builds on and complements the evi ...
Future changes in climate, ocean circulation, ecosystems, and
... required by Article 2 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Instead anthropogenic carbon emissions have been increasing faster than ever during the last years [Marland et al., 2006] (see also http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10507-carbon-emissions-rising-faster-than-ever ...
... required by Article 2 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Instead anthropogenic carbon emissions have been increasing faster than ever during the last years [Marland et al., 2006] (see also http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10507-carbon-emissions-rising-faster-than-ever ...
Mainstreaming Climate Change in CAADP processes in
... concentration levels. According to the same report, this projected change is larger than any other climate change over the last 10,000 years and is likely to have significant impact on global environment, such as a rise in sea levels, flooding, and droughts; with negative impact on food security, an ...
... concentration levels. According to the same report, this projected change is larger than any other climate change over the last 10,000 years and is likely to have significant impact on global environment, such as a rise in sea levels, flooding, and droughts; with negative impact on food security, an ...
A Vast Machine - Paul N. Edwards
... warming has already occurred, and that human activities are responsible for a substantial part of it. A 2007 assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s most authoritative climate knowledge institution, concluded that the planet warmed by about 0.75°C over the per ...
... warming has already occurred, and that human activities are responsible for a substantial part of it. A 2007 assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s most authoritative climate knowledge institution, concluded that the planet warmed by about 0.75°C over the per ...
Climate Change and Water Resources in Britain
... agency. Electrical power is largely generated by a small number of large privatesector companies. Most generate electricity from fossil fuels, but two companies generate electricity by nuclear power, and one – in Scotland – generates a substantial amount of hydroelectric power. In total, hydropower ...
... agency. Electrical power is largely generated by a small number of large privatesector companies. Most generate electricity from fossil fuels, but two companies generate electricity by nuclear power, and one – in Scotland – generates a substantial amount of hydroelectric power. In total, hydropower ...
c/catt-brams - EELA Documents
... scenarios for South America, with emphasis on the impacts of and on mega-cities. To establish the basis for operational chemical weather forecast for South American mega-cities. To strengthen and expand an active research and capacity building network in the Americas functional to Earth System M ...
... scenarios for South America, with emphasis on the impacts of and on mega-cities. To establish the basis for operational chemical weather forecast for South American mega-cities. To strengthen and expand an active research and capacity building network in the Americas functional to Earth System M ...
Building bridges: Supporting adaptation in industry VCCAR think
... Victorian industry and businesses. To capitalise on these opportunities, business and industry will need to adopt innovative approaches to develop and implement new technologies and systems of operation that respond to changing social, environmental and commercial conditions. Some of the tools neede ...
... Victorian industry and businesses. To capitalise on these opportunities, business and industry will need to adopt innovative approaches to develop and implement new technologies and systems of operation that respond to changing social, environmental and commercial conditions. Some of the tools neede ...
22. Predictions and Projections of Pine Productivity and Hydrology
... and flooding. Thus, environmental changes and stresses have the potential to alter not only the function of forest ecosystems but also the structure and composition of forests. Models of forest response to environmental change will be useful tools to help manage our nation's forest resources into th ...
... and flooding. Thus, environmental changes and stresses have the potential to alter not only the function of forest ecosystems but also the structure and composition of forests. Models of forest response to environmental change will be useful tools to help manage our nation's forest resources into th ...
climate change and eu security policy
... obvious impacts on international relations. In this document, the EU committed to strengthening its security role in the Arctic region.6 In 2012, the EEAS took over the EU’s Green Diplomacy Network, an initiative that brings together EU foreign policy officials working on environmental issues, to he ...
... obvious impacts on international relations. In this document, the EU committed to strengthening its security role in the Arctic region.6 In 2012, the EEAS took over the EU’s Green Diplomacy Network, an initiative that brings together EU foreign policy officials working on environmental issues, to he ...
PowerPoint Lecture - UCSD Department of Physics
... • From 1992 IPCC report (a rather conservative body): “Because natural sources and sinks of greenhouse gases are sensitive to a change in climate, they may substantially modify future concentrations [of greenhouse gases]. ... It appears likely that, as climate warms, these feedbacks will lead to an ...
... • From 1992 IPCC report (a rather conservative body): “Because natural sources and sinks of greenhouse gases are sensitive to a change in climate, they may substantially modify future concentrations [of greenhouse gases]. ... It appears likely that, as climate warms, these feedbacks will lead to an ...
Discussion Paper - LEDS Global Partnership
... Climate-induced changes to crop yields and ecosystem boundaries will dramatically affect some of the poorest people in sub-Saharan Africa partly because many of them live in areas most prone to extreme climate events and partly because they have little capacity to adapt by turning to irrigated agric ...
... Climate-induced changes to crop yields and ecosystem boundaries will dramatically affect some of the poorest people in sub-Saharan Africa partly because many of them live in areas most prone to extreme climate events and partly because they have little capacity to adapt by turning to irrigated agric ...
an australian policy framework - Garnaut Climate Change Review
... comprehensive international commitment is to maximise the chances of an effective global agreement being reached as quickly as possible. The rate at which emissions are reduced by Australia in the meantime, and the rates of reduction to which we are now prepared to commit ourselves in the context of ...
... comprehensive international commitment is to maximise the chances of an effective global agreement being reached as quickly as possible. The rate at which emissions are reduced by Australia in the meantime, and the rates of reduction to which we are now prepared to commit ourselves in the context of ...
ESTIMATION OF HEAT WAVE INDICES FROM CLIMATE MODEL
... Simulations with global coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation models (AOGCMs) forced with GHG and aerosol emission scenarios are the primary tools for studying possible future changes in climate mean, variability and extremes [19]. Changes in extreme weather and climate events have significan ...
... Simulations with global coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation models (AOGCMs) forced with GHG and aerosol emission scenarios are the primary tools for studying possible future changes in climate mean, variability and extremes [19]. Changes in extreme weather and climate events have significan ...
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... confounding factors that affect the short-run risk perceptions but not the long-run risk perceptions (or vice versa) would have complicated the interpretation of the role of climate change beliefs on the evolution of risk perceptions over time. The procedure for implementing the EM to elicit farmer ...
... confounding factors that affect the short-run risk perceptions but not the long-run risk perceptions (or vice versa) would have complicated the interpretation of the role of climate change beliefs on the evolution of risk perceptions over time. The procedure for implementing the EM to elicit farmer ...
Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... to renewable energy whenever possible and reducing paper use. Many opportunities to reduce emissions can be found within the company, such as reducing travel, and these can be taken in increments, requiring little or no upfront investment. Larger projects, such as replacing equipment with more effic ...
... to renewable energy whenever possible and reducing paper use. Many opportunities to reduce emissions can be found within the company, such as reducing travel, and these can be taken in increments, requiring little or no upfront investment. Larger projects, such as replacing equipment with more effic ...
The biophysical link between climate, water, and vegetation in
... biophysical water and climate impacts of bioenergy expansion and the biophysical interactions with biogeochemical impacts have received far less attention, and large uncertainties on the magnitude of biophysical impacts remain. The regulation of climate and water are important ecosystem services tha ...
... biophysical water and climate impacts of bioenergy expansion and the biophysical interactions with biogeochemical impacts have received far less attention, and large uncertainties on the magnitude of biophysical impacts remain. The regulation of climate and water are important ecosystem services tha ...
Carbon sequestration as an integral part of watershed management
... from upstream to downstream. Indeed climate change is expected to intensify extreme weather events such as floods and droughts whose impacts especially depends on land use. This is expected to make communities both from upstream and downstream even more vulnerable. Because of poverty, many local com ...
... from upstream to downstream. Indeed climate change is expected to intensify extreme weather events such as floods and droughts whose impacts especially depends on land use. This is expected to make communities both from upstream and downstream even more vulnerable. Because of poverty, many local com ...
Biomimicry - Strategic Energy Innovations.
... Engineers redesigned the front of the train to mimic the bird’s beak, eliminating the sonic boom. Perhaps the most famous example of using nature as a source of inspiration is Velcro, which came from one man’s observation of burrs sticking to his dog’s fur. Other designers have looked at whirlpools ...
... Engineers redesigned the front of the train to mimic the bird’s beak, eliminating the sonic boom. Perhaps the most famous example of using nature as a source of inspiration is Velcro, which came from one man’s observation of burrs sticking to his dog’s fur. Other designers have looked at whirlpools ...
South Africa`s climate change technology needs assessment 2007
... The full cycle of cause and effect between climate change and sustainable development is summarised in Figure 2 (IPCC 2001). Each socio-economic development path (driven by the forces of population, economy, technology and governance) gives rise to different levels of GHG emissions, which impose str ...
... The full cycle of cause and effect between climate change and sustainable development is summarised in Figure 2 (IPCC 2001). Each socio-economic development path (driven by the forces of population, economy, technology and governance) gives rise to different levels of GHG emissions, which impose str ...
the results of the scientific congress
... This synthesis report presents an up-to-date overview of a broad range of research relevant to climate change – including fundamental climate science, the impacts of a changing climate on society and environment, and the many tools and approaches available to deal effectively with the challenge of c ...
... This synthesis report presents an up-to-date overview of a broad range of research relevant to climate change – including fundamental climate science, the impacts of a changing climate on society and environment, and the many tools and approaches available to deal effectively with the challenge of c ...
Buffelsdraai Information Booklet
... lost and imagine a new future in the most unlikely of spaces! In the words ...
... lost and imagine a new future in the most unlikely of spaces! In the words ...