The effects of large-scale afforestation and climate change on water
... most irrigation water is of this type. Every irrigator is licensed for a ®xed volume of water, but the proportion of their entitlement that they actually receive in any year is calculated once dead storage and high security water allocations have been deducted from the dam storage volume for that ye ...
... most irrigation water is of this type. Every irrigator is licensed for a ®xed volume of water, but the proportion of their entitlement that they actually receive in any year is calculated once dead storage and high security water allocations have been deducted from the dam storage volume for that ye ...
intense precipitation and high river flows in europe
... observed. A general increase in precipitation in the Northern Hemisphere mid- and high-latitudes was particularly pronounced in autumn and winter (IPCC, 2001b). Heavy and extreme precipitation events have increased even stronger than the mean values (IPCC, 2001a). Moreover, increases in “heavy and e ...
... observed. A general increase in precipitation in the Northern Hemisphere mid- and high-latitudes was particularly pronounced in autumn and winter (IPCC, 2001b). Heavy and extreme precipitation events have increased even stronger than the mean values (IPCC, 2001a). Moreover, increases in “heavy and e ...
Did the Stern Review underestimate climate damages
... The PAGE2002 defaults, adopted by the Stern Review, assume that substantial, nearly costless adaptation will occur; the reported damage estimates are for damages remaining after that adaptation takes place. Specifically, PAGE assumes that in developing countries, 50 percent of economic damages are e ...
... The PAGE2002 defaults, adopted by the Stern Review, assume that substantial, nearly costless adaptation will occur; the reported damage estimates are for damages remaining after that adaptation takes place. Specifically, PAGE assumes that in developing countries, 50 percent of economic damages are e ...
Fighting the Waves: The Effect of North Polar Ice Cap Melt on Florida
... restored to the pack has grown shorter. By 2080, it is expected that there will be no sea ice during the summer [Dow and Downing 2007]. Besides the Arctic ice pack, glaciers of around the world are also shrinking. Warmer air and ocean waters cause the melting, and most glaciers have retreated at unp ...
... restored to the pack has grown shorter. By 2080, it is expected that there will be no sea ice during the summer [Dow and Downing 2007]. Besides the Arctic ice pack, glaciers of around the world are also shrinking. Warmer air and ocean waters cause the melting, and most glaciers have retreated at unp ...
ILEAPS presentation
... Indirect measure of coupling between soil moisture & To: Correlation between summer evapotranspiration and temperature (ET,T2M) Negative correlation: strong soil moisturetemperature coupling (high temperature as result of low/no evapotranspiration) Positive correlation: low soil moisturetemperature ...
... Indirect measure of coupling between soil moisture & To: Correlation between summer evapotranspiration and temperature (ET,T2M) Negative correlation: strong soil moisturetemperature coupling (high temperature as result of low/no evapotranspiration) Positive correlation: low soil moisturetemperature ...
climate and construction - Development Alternatives
... enormous. The sector also contributes substantially to climate change through the large green house gas emissions. On the other hand, the impacts of the changing climate are also keenly felt by the sector. As the climate changes there is a danger that current buildings in terms of design, location, ...
... enormous. The sector also contributes substantially to climate change through the large green house gas emissions. On the other hand, the impacts of the changing climate are also keenly felt by the sector. As the climate changes there is a danger that current buildings in terms of design, location, ...
Mongolia - PreventionWeb
... Mongolia is following the priorities of the Hyogo Framework for Action adopted by the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, held in 2005 in its disaster prevention, preparedness, response and risk reduction activities. We are confident that the successful implementation of the Hyogo Framework for ...
... Mongolia is following the priorities of the Hyogo Framework for Action adopted by the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, held in 2005 in its disaster prevention, preparedness, response and risk reduction activities. We are confident that the successful implementation of the Hyogo Framework for ...
Developing and Implementing Climate Change Adaptation
... Executive Order 13653 [17], which requires federal agencies to complete an inventory and assessment of (proposed or completed) changes in their policies, programs, and regulations that would help make ecosystems and the people that depend on them more resilient to climate change. Along with increasi ...
... Executive Order 13653 [17], which requires federal agencies to complete an inventory and assessment of (proposed or completed) changes in their policies, programs, and regulations that would help make ecosystems and the people that depend on them more resilient to climate change. Along with increasi ...
Climate change - Time to act
... Yet negotiation outcomes are not in themselves sufficient. It is now time to act! A particularly important aspect of climate action is that the states parties rigorously implement the pledges they announced in Paris and actually reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. If they do not, we shall be unab ...
... Yet negotiation outcomes are not in themselves sufficient. It is now time to act! A particularly important aspect of climate action is that the states parties rigorously implement the pledges they announced in Paris and actually reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. If they do not, we shall be unab ...
Climate Change, Influencing the Health of Urban Populations
... “Health is associated with social determinants—nowhere more so than in cities” – Rydin et al, 2012 It is evident from research that living conditions play a significant role in human health outcomes. For example, poor housing, overcrowding, and poor sanitation contribute to the spread of diseases, r ...
... “Health is associated with social determinants—nowhere more so than in cities” – Rydin et al, 2012 It is evident from research that living conditions play a significant role in human health outcomes. For example, poor housing, overcrowding, and poor sanitation contribute to the spread of diseases, r ...
Teacher Guide, Level 3
... and Jen Lau from Michigan State University Research Background: Every day we add more greenhouse gases to our air by burning fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and natural gas. Greenhouse gasses trap the sun’s heat, so adding more causes the Earth to heat up! What does that mean for the species on our ...
... and Jen Lau from Michigan State University Research Background: Every day we add more greenhouse gases to our air by burning fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and natural gas. Greenhouse gasses trap the sun’s heat, so adding more causes the Earth to heat up! What does that mean for the species on our ...
The Kyoto Protocol and Slovak Republic
... no life on it. Nowadays, the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases are rising as a result of human activities - that is how good (natural) greenhouse effect becomes bad or even dangerous for Earth and people living on it. Since the agricultural and industrial boom (more than 200 years ago) ...
... no life on it. Nowadays, the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases are rising as a result of human activities - that is how good (natural) greenhouse effect becomes bad or even dangerous for Earth and people living on it. Since the agricultural and industrial boom (more than 200 years ago) ...
Submission Ministry for the Environment Emissions Trading Scheme
... 1. Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is the Catholic agency for justice, peace and development. We are mandated by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference to undertake advocacy, education, development and humanitarian programmes in Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. ...
... 1. Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is the Catholic agency for justice, peace and development. We are mandated by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference to undertake advocacy, education, development and humanitarian programmes in Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. ...
the state of climate change adaptation in Canada`s protected areas
... now, 60% of the agencies ranked climate change as an issue of greater importance than currently perceived. Climate change ranked as the second most important management issue to protected areas agencies 25 years from now, ranking only behind external threats, and associated human land-use patterns. ...
... now, 60% of the agencies ranked climate change as an issue of greater importance than currently perceived. Climate change ranked as the second most important management issue to protected areas agencies 25 years from now, ranking only behind external threats, and associated human land-use patterns. ...
Ecological consequences of global climate change for freshwater
... with 65% of the country, especially the arid and semi-arid interior and western regions, receiving on average <500 mm per annum. The eastern half of the country receives between 500 mm and 1000 mm per annum, while a narrow region along the southeastern coastline receives rainfall of 1000 mm to 2000 ...
... with 65% of the country, especially the arid and semi-arid interior and western regions, receiving on average <500 mm per annum. The eastern half of the country receives between 500 mm and 1000 mm per annum, while a narrow region along the southeastern coastline receives rainfall of 1000 mm to 2000 ...
The Carbon Cycle Quantities
... • Which discipline or disciplines are contribute the most to your current understanding of The Carbon Cycle, and which one(s) will be most instrumental in helping to increase your understanding of it? • How has your understanding of The Carbon Cycle grown or changed by labeling components and/or by ...
... • Which discipline or disciplines are contribute the most to your current understanding of The Carbon Cycle, and which one(s) will be most instrumental in helping to increase your understanding of it? • How has your understanding of The Carbon Cycle grown or changed by labeling components and/or by ...
Health Climate Change impacts report card technical paper
... cool temperatures than exotic species. There is a good example from the field of animal disease: bluetongue, a midge-borne viral disease of ruminants, is endemic to Africa but is also transmitted in Mediterranean countries by an invasive, African midge species. It was not foreseen that indigenous mi ...
... cool temperatures than exotic species. There is a good example from the field of animal disease: bluetongue, a midge-borne viral disease of ruminants, is endemic to Africa but is also transmitted in Mediterranean countries by an invasive, African midge species. It was not foreseen that indigenous mi ...
3B.9 THE U.S. GLOBAL CLIMATE OBSERVING SYSTEM (GCOS
... Foster international cooperation that contributes to a more robust global climate observing system. ...
... Foster international cooperation that contributes to a more robust global climate observing system. ...
GSA presentation 2012
... Fact: “Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities and poses significant risks for – and in many cases is already affecting – a broad range of human and natural systems.” ...
... Fact: “Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities and poses significant risks for – and in many cases is already affecting – a broad range of human and natural systems.” ...
CHAPTER 6: Tropical Marine
... pelagic systems, many high level predators such as tuna have high tissue concentrations of these compounds and there is evidence that levels have been increasing over the past 20 years (Nakagawa et al., 1997). All of these pollutants disturb the oligotrophic waters that characterize most tropical ma ...
... pelagic systems, many high level predators such as tuna have high tissue concentrations of these compounds and there is evidence that levels have been increasing over the past 20 years (Nakagawa et al., 1997). All of these pollutants disturb the oligotrophic waters that characterize most tropical ma ...
Use of spatial analogy in analysis and valuation of climate scenarios
... With the Climex method we can only use the temperature and the precipitation in same weight. To calculate the similarity for only for the temperature or for the precipitation we should have alter the calculation of CMI. We started to use a new λ parameter tp weightening the temperature and the preci ...
... With the Climex method we can only use the temperature and the precipitation in same weight. To calculate the similarity for only for the temperature or for the precipitation we should have alter the calculation of CMI. We started to use a new λ parameter tp weightening the temperature and the preci ...
