Earth System Processes
... regular orbit of the Earth around the Sun, we expect them, and we look forward to them. We plan summer vacations and winter ski trips accordingly. Farmers plan their crops and harvests around the seasonal cycle. By comparison, variations in the average weather from one year to the next are quite mod ...
... regular orbit of the Earth around the Sun, we expect them, and we look forward to them. We plan summer vacations and winter ski trips accordingly. Farmers plan their crops and harvests around the seasonal cycle. By comparison, variations in the average weather from one year to the next are quite mod ...
Climate change and plant invasions: restoration opportunities ahead?
... surveys of county weed coordinators. Using the nonnative range to develop climatic envelopes is appropriate for invasive species because native and nonnative distributions often encompass separate and distinct climatic envelopes (Broennimann et al., 2007). Using only the native range, or a combinati ...
... surveys of county weed coordinators. Using the nonnative range to develop climatic envelopes is appropriate for invasive species because native and nonnative distributions often encompass separate and distinct climatic envelopes (Broennimann et al., 2007). Using only the native range, or a combinati ...
Curitiba, the Environmental Capital of the Southern Hemisphere
... of unbridled consumption. Cities should respect the geophysical and cultural local limits, mobilise invisible economic and social structures and seek symbiosis with the bioregion. Urban environmental planning for sustainability requires a comprehensive interdisciplinary assessment of urban assets, a ...
... of unbridled consumption. Cities should respect the geophysical and cultural local limits, mobilise invisible economic and social structures and seek symbiosis with the bioregion. Urban environmental planning for sustainability requires a comprehensive interdisciplinary assessment of urban assets, a ...
Technology cycles and technology revolutions
... values and profit rates will be ultimately reduced to their natural level, even if demand doubles or trebles. Thus, impacts of demand expansion are limited to the period required for the supply to adjust. In this context, the large perspective rise in demand of energy that is going to occur in China ...
... values and profit rates will be ultimately reduced to their natural level, even if demand doubles or trebles. Thus, impacts of demand expansion are limited to the period required for the supply to adjust. In this context, the large perspective rise in demand of energy that is going to occur in China ...
China, the United States and the European Union: Multiple
... since the adoption of the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which featured climate mitigation targets for developed (Annex I) countries only.4 At present, the world can no longer be easily divided into rich, developed countries on the one hand, and ...
... since the adoption of the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which featured climate mitigation targets for developed (Annex I) countries only.4 At present, the world can no longer be easily divided into rich, developed countries on the one hand, and ...
Global warming and water sustainability
... constitute a comprehensive review of the state of the world's freshwater resources. Specifically, the first edition of the World Water Development Report 1 [13] included some pilot case studies, and others were added in the following reports, that highlighted the basic issues and problems in achievi ...
... constitute a comprehensive review of the state of the world's freshwater resources. Specifically, the first edition of the World Water Development Report 1 [13] included some pilot case studies, and others were added in the following reports, that highlighted the basic issues and problems in achievi ...
Pacific Region Climate Change Science and Learning Opportunities
... Service alone cannot reverse the climate changes highlighted in this report, communicating these impacts with our 275 million annual visitors can make a difference.” More from the press release From the report's abstract: US national parks are challenged by climate and other forms of broad-scale env ...
... Service alone cannot reverse the climate changes highlighted in this report, communicating these impacts with our 275 million annual visitors can make a difference.” More from the press release From the report's abstract: US national parks are challenged by climate and other forms of broad-scale env ...
Agricultural production, food security, climate change, rainfall
... Abstract Change in climate and consequent global warming are posing threats to food security in many developing nations including Nigeria because of the climate-dependent nature of agricultural systems and lack of coping capabilities. The spatiotemporal pattern of temperature and rainfall of Nigeria ...
... Abstract Change in climate and consequent global warming are posing threats to food security in many developing nations including Nigeria because of the climate-dependent nature of agricultural systems and lack of coping capabilities. The spatiotemporal pattern of temperature and rainfall of Nigeria ...
Climate Change in Atqasuk, Alaska
... Subsistence activities are a major component of Atqasuk’s economy and a range of species are hunted including caribou, polar bear, ptarmigan, ducks and geese. In the Meade River people catch grayling, burbot, salmon, and whitefish. Local harvestable berries near the village include salmonberries, cr ...
... Subsistence activities are a major component of Atqasuk’s economy and a range of species are hunted including caribou, polar bear, ptarmigan, ducks and geese. In the Meade River people catch grayling, burbot, salmon, and whitefish. Local harvestable berries near the village include salmonberries, cr ...
Mediation Tools for Resolving Community Planning and
... – Democrats will likely gain +15 in the House, +5 in Senate in 2008. – All three presidential candidates will sign climate legislation ...
... – Democrats will likely gain +15 in the House, +5 in Senate in 2008. – All three presidential candidates will sign climate legislation ...
DOCX - World bank documents
... Turkmenistan has a sharply continental and extremely dry and hot climate. 1 Despite the desert nature that is distinctive for most of Turkmenistan, there are significant differences in average temperature in the northern and southern parts of the country. The northern part, located in the Siberian a ...
... Turkmenistan has a sharply continental and extremely dry and hot climate. 1 Despite the desert nature that is distinctive for most of Turkmenistan, there are significant differences in average temperature in the northern and southern parts of the country. The northern part, located in the Siberian a ...
Disaster risk reduction or climate change adaptation: Are we
... ‘adapting to change’ and ‘dealing with disaster’, not currently utilised to maximum effect. Little doubt exists that climate change resulting from human activity is likely a significant long-term global disaster (IPCC, 2007). Yet, present publicity surrounding climate change often overshadows other ...
... ‘adapting to change’ and ‘dealing with disaster’, not currently utilised to maximum effect. Little doubt exists that climate change resulting from human activity is likely a significant long-term global disaster (IPCC, 2007). Yet, present publicity surrounding climate change often overshadows other ...
Vulnerability to climate change and adaptation strategies of local
... is highly dependent on natural resources and is hence vulnerable to climate change. Despite existing and functioning coping mechanisms of climate variability, such as selling economic assets, agricultural diversification, and labour migration, climate change may have severe impacts on rural populati ...
... is highly dependent on natural resources and is hence vulnerable to climate change. Despite existing and functioning coping mechanisms of climate variability, such as selling economic assets, agricultural diversification, and labour migration, climate change may have severe impacts on rural populati ...
Waste Management and Climate Change
... Another element of the waste hierarchy is “recovery” where waste serves a useful purpose by replacing other materials that would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function. The current regulatory regime often penalises the beneficial use of waste. Regulation of waste recovery activitie ...
... Another element of the waste hierarchy is “recovery” where waste serves a useful purpose by replacing other materials that would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function. The current regulatory regime often penalises the beneficial use of waste. Regulation of waste recovery activitie ...
What is Green IT? The Science & The Challenge Autumn/Winter 2011
... Anthropromorphic Global Warming. (AGW) Global warming caused by Humans! Lots of debate on both sides. Interpreted Data under attack. The probable results will be the melting of the ice sheets in Greenland & Antarctica with associated sea level rise. Current Weather patterns could change. Humanity mu ...
... Anthropromorphic Global Warming. (AGW) Global warming caused by Humans! Lots of debate on both sides. Interpreted Data under attack. The probable results will be the melting of the ice sheets in Greenland & Antarctica with associated sea level rise. Current Weather patterns could change. Humanity mu ...
An Agricultural Law Research Article on U.S. Forests, Regions, and the
... amounts of human intervention in the form of planting, thinning, or other management activities. Both natural and managed forests are important for the range of attributes society values from forests. Further, the ecological changes caused by climate change could have large implications both for non ...
... amounts of human intervention in the form of planting, thinning, or other management activities. Both natural and managed forests are important for the range of attributes society values from forests. Further, the ecological changes caused by climate change could have large implications both for non ...
Canada`s Climate Change Mitigation Plan
... – $285.72 million to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support private sector clean energy projects and $5.83 million to address barriers to private clean energy investment – $250 million for the Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in the Americas at the Inter-American Developm ...
... – $285.72 million to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support private sector clean energy projects and $5.83 million to address barriers to private clean energy investment – $250 million for the Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in the Americas at the Inter-American Developm ...
Beyond generic adaptive capacity: exploring the adaptation space of
... Developments over the last decade have however shown that possessing high adaptive capacity based on these metrics may not in itself necessarily lead to a reduction of vulnerability to the kind of extreme weather events that, very likely, will become more frequent in a changing climate (IPCC 2007b). ...
... Developments over the last decade have however shown that possessing high adaptive capacity based on these metrics may not in itself necessarily lead to a reduction of vulnerability to the kind of extreme weather events that, very likely, will become more frequent in a changing climate (IPCC 2007b). ...
Transforming construction in Mongolia using Supplementary
... introduce an environmentally sound alternative to Portland cement, thus leading to transform the building materials sector. Moreover, the project will recycle fly ash from local coal-fired power plants as raw material. • The NAMA project aims at establishing a 350,000 t/y supplementary cementitious ...
... introduce an environmentally sound alternative to Portland cement, thus leading to transform the building materials sector. Moreover, the project will recycle fly ash from local coal-fired power plants as raw material. • The NAMA project aims at establishing a 350,000 t/y supplementary cementitious ...
Projected climate-induced faunal change in the Western Hemisphere
... et al. 2005). In the absence of these data, estimates of model accuracy from semi-independent model-validation approaches can approximate validation estimates from more independent data sources, particularly for models that more accurately predict semi-independent data sets (Araújo et al. 2005). De ...
... et al. 2005). In the absence of these data, estimates of model accuracy from semi-independent model-validation approaches can approximate validation estimates from more independent data sources, particularly for models that more accurately predict semi-independent data sets (Araújo et al. 2005). De ...
Climate Change and the Arctic
... The rationale for this statement rests in scientific evidence that the melting sea ice and especially the glacier ice on Greenland’s icecap will eventually raise sea levels throughout the world; others are more cautious in their predictions. Although to date climate change has not had nearly the sam ...
... The rationale for this statement rests in scientific evidence that the melting sea ice and especially the glacier ice on Greenland’s icecap will eventually raise sea levels throughout the world; others are more cautious in their predictions. Although to date climate change has not had nearly the sam ...
The Kyoto Protocol and the Future of Carbon Emissions Reduction
... extended period of time, as in decades.7 Global warming is one element of the climate change process that has drawn special attention from the scientific community. Global warming describes the process by which the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere is gradually rising due to the addition ...
... extended period of time, as in decades.7 Global warming is one element of the climate change process that has drawn special attention from the scientific community. Global warming describes the process by which the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere is gradually rising due to the addition ...