Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate
... in cost to those areas of investment that are deemed to be climate-sensitive. In agriculture for example, 2% of investment on infrastructure is taken to be climate-sensitive. In some sectors, particularly the built environment, the investment flows are so large that even small changes in this mark-u ...
... in cost to those areas of investment that are deemed to be climate-sensitive. In agriculture for example, 2% of investment on infrastructure is taken to be climate-sensitive. In some sectors, particularly the built environment, the investment flows are so large that even small changes in this mark-u ...
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... or severity of wildfires. The occurrence of rain-on-snow and winter thaw/refreezing events affects grazing animals such as caribou, reindeer, and muskox by creating an ice barrier over lichens and mosses. While many tundra regions have become greener over the past 30 years, reflecting an increase in ...
... or severity of wildfires. The occurrence of rain-on-snow and winter thaw/refreezing events affects grazing animals such as caribou, reindeer, and muskox by creating an ice barrier over lichens and mosses. While many tundra regions have become greener over the past 30 years, reflecting an increase in ...
Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions
... relocation projects in consideration of their vulnerability to impact by sea level rise and increased storm surge activity. Long-term scenarios such as the 100-year scenarios allow for the consideration of significant changes to existing land use patterns and the development of future major infrastr ...
... relocation projects in consideration of their vulnerability to impact by sea level rise and increased storm surge activity. Long-term scenarios such as the 100-year scenarios allow for the consideration of significant changes to existing land use patterns and the development of future major infrastr ...
Climate change guidelines for forest managers
... The effects of climate change and climate variability on forest ecosystems are evident around the world and further impacts are unavoidable, at least in the short to medium term. Addressing the challenges posed by climate change will require adjustments to forest policies and changes to forest manag ...
... The effects of climate change and climate variability on forest ecosystems are evident around the world and further impacts are unavoidable, at least in the short to medium term. Addressing the challenges posed by climate change will require adjustments to forest policies and changes to forest manag ...
Abatement vs. Adaptation and the Prospects for International
... no country abates, and in the first-best solution, every country abates and no country adapts. He then examines the treaty equilibria in a game where countries first choose whether or not to participate in an abatement treaty, and then choose whether or not to adapt individually. He shows that the a ...
... no country abates, and in the first-best solution, every country abates and no country adapts. He then examines the treaty equilibria in a game where countries first choose whether or not to participate in an abatement treaty, and then choose whether or not to adapt individually. He shows that the a ...
Queensland Coastal Processes and Climate Change
... Queensland’s extensive and unique coast is one of our icons. We have the longest coastline on Australia’s eastern seaboard and 85 per cent of Queenslanders live near the coast. It is an essential element of our state and our lifestyle. Therefore, it is vital that we understand its natural processes, ...
... Queensland’s extensive and unique coast is one of our icons. We have the longest coastline on Australia’s eastern seaboard and 85 per cent of Queenslanders live near the coast. It is an essential element of our state and our lifestyle. Therefore, it is vital that we understand its natural processes, ...
How-can-we-learn-to-live-with
... events? Science is certainly telling us that the world is getting warmer and more warm air columns mean more rainfall, which increases flood risk. We have seen an increase in intensive winter rainfall and more extreme episodes, which are consistent with predicted climate change scenarios, said Dr Re ...
... events? Science is certainly telling us that the world is getting warmer and more warm air columns mean more rainfall, which increases flood risk. We have seen an increase in intensive winter rainfall and more extreme episodes, which are consistent with predicted climate change scenarios, said Dr Re ...
Climate Change and Buildings in Nigeria: A Search for Mitigation
... guide and develops a framework for its actualization in the three climatic regions in Nigeria. These regions are; Highland Climate Region (HCR), Tropical Savannah (TSC) and the Tropical Rainforest Climate Region (TRC). Given that Nigeria is the seventh most populous country in the world, and most po ...
... guide and develops a framework for its actualization in the three climatic regions in Nigeria. These regions are; Highland Climate Region (HCR), Tropical Savannah (TSC) and the Tropical Rainforest Climate Region (TRC). Given that Nigeria is the seventh most populous country in the world, and most po ...
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... the lack of such information, the delta method still remains a reasonable alternative to the direct use of the model output. ...
... the lack of such information, the delta method still remains a reasonable alternative to the direct use of the model output. ...
Protecting Health from Climate Change
... 2.1.1 Define the geographical range and health outcomes of interest .................... 6 2.1.2 Identify the questions to be addressed and steps to be used ........................... 8 2.1.3 Identify the policy context for the assessment .................................................. 8 2.1. ...
... 2.1.1 Define the geographical range and health outcomes of interest .................... 6 2.1.2 Identify the questions to be addressed and steps to be used ........................... 8 2.1.3 Identify the policy context for the assessment .................................................. 8 2.1. ...
Climate Impacts on the Winter Tourism Economy in the
... climate change spells trouble for all businesses dependent on winter weather from snowmobiling, snowboarding, and ice fishing to snowshoeing and skiing. The shrinking numbers of winter sports tourists also affect restaurants, lodging, gas stations, grocery stores, and bars.7 This study aims to help ...
... climate change spells trouble for all businesses dependent on winter weather from snowmobiling, snowboarding, and ice fishing to snowshoeing and skiing. The shrinking numbers of winter sports tourists also affect restaurants, lodging, gas stations, grocery stores, and bars.7 This study aims to help ...
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... adaptive capacity in the KMY region. This research demonstrates that a recent trend during early fall results in seasonality shifts, where September is getting warmer and wetter and, most recently, temperatures during 2005-2007 were outside the normal, expected range of variability. The regulatory s ...
... adaptive capacity in the KMY region. This research demonstrates that a recent trend during early fall results in seasonality shifts, where September is getting warmer and wetter and, most recently, temperatures during 2005-2007 were outside the normal, expected range of variability. The regulatory s ...
Biodiversity
... region. But the Cerrado region of Brazil also has its own unique biodiversity and does not currently have sufficient protected areas to ensure that biodiversity will not be lost. Adequate protection of the Cerrado and enforcement of the existing policies protecting the rainforest could accompany suc ...
... region. But the Cerrado region of Brazil also has its own unique biodiversity and does not currently have sufficient protected areas to ensure that biodiversity will not be lost. Adequate protection of the Cerrado and enforcement of the existing policies protecting the rainforest could accompany suc ...
adger_brooks - START - SysTem for Analysis Research and
... We can measure the vulnerability of • a population group to drought (hazard) or famine (outcome) • an agricultural system to drought (hazard) • a coastal area to sea-level rise (hazard) or flooding (impact) • a country to global climate change ...
... We can measure the vulnerability of • a population group to drought (hazard) or famine (outcome) • an agricultural system to drought (hazard) • a coastal area to sea-level rise (hazard) or flooding (impact) • a country to global climate change ...
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... 100 years (1906–2005), it has increased by 0.74 ˘ 0.18 ˝ C [4]. This global warming is strongly projected to continue in the future, with an increase of about 0.3–4.8 ˝ C (at the end of the 21st century, relative to 1986–2005) under different Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs). This projec ...
... 100 years (1906–2005), it has increased by 0.74 ˘ 0.18 ˝ C [4]. This global warming is strongly projected to continue in the future, with an increase of about 0.3–4.8 ˝ C (at the end of the 21st century, relative to 1986–2005) under different Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs). This projec ...
America's Climate Choices: Panel on Limiting the Research Council
... has offered an easy and inexpensive means of managing unwanted by-products. It is currently absorbing a net gain of two parts per million of CO2 per year as the result of global emissions, and the world’s leading scientists believe that this change in atmospheric composition is changing the global c ...
... has offered an easy and inexpensive means of managing unwanted by-products. It is currently absorbing a net gain of two parts per million of CO2 per year as the result of global emissions, and the world’s leading scientists believe that this change in atmospheric composition is changing the global c ...
Planning instruments
... coasts and climate change in coastal cities and regions The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 5th Assessment Report concluded that climate change will have significant implications for cities and coastal development (IPCC 2014). For Australia, the impacts include warmer coastal futures, incl ...
... coasts and climate change in coastal cities and regions The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 5th Assessment Report concluded that climate change will have significant implications for cities and coastal development (IPCC 2014). For Australia, the impacts include warmer coastal futures, incl ...
US CLIVAR Science Plan
... together with its impacts on human and natural systems to establish a sound scientific basis for developing mitigation and adaptation options; and • Increased attention to the uncertainties and confidence limits of both observed and predicted climate information. ...
... together with its impacts on human and natural systems to establish a sound scientific basis for developing mitigation and adaptation options; and • Increased attention to the uncertainties and confidence limits of both observed and predicted climate information. ...
Testing the Limits - University of Washington
... species distributions (e.g. Connell 1961, Brown et al. 1996), and could be more important than climate for some species or locations, perhaps explaining the inconsistent responses to recent warming. Unfortunately, little is known about the influence of biotic interactions on range limits (Sexton et ...
... species distributions (e.g. Connell 1961, Brown et al. 1996), and could be more important than climate for some species or locations, perhaps explaining the inconsistent responses to recent warming. Unfortunately, little is known about the influence of biotic interactions on range limits (Sexton et ...
A Question of Balance - Yale Economics
... signals—such as greater high-latitude warming—that are distinguishing indicators of this particular type of warming. Recent evidence and model predictions suggest that global mean surface temperature will rise sharply in the next century and beyond. Climate Change 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report ...
... signals—such as greater high-latitude warming—that are distinguishing indicators of this particular type of warming. Recent evidence and model predictions suggest that global mean surface temperature will rise sharply in the next century and beyond. Climate Change 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report ...
Coastal and marine ecosystems in a changing climate: the case of
... enhanced extreme weather events are likely to exacerbate more pressures on coastal and marine ecosystems, such as mangroves, seagrasses, fisheries, beaches and coral reefs. In responding to the projected changes, Tanzanian government is undertaking a number of initiatives. Notably, NAPA is the guidi ...
... enhanced extreme weather events are likely to exacerbate more pressures on coastal and marine ecosystems, such as mangroves, seagrasses, fisheries, beaches and coral reefs. In responding to the projected changes, Tanzanian government is undertaking a number of initiatives. Notably, NAPA is the guidi ...
Stern i in. (2012) How does climate change in fl uence arctic mercury?
... which will be surprises. The complexity of environmental processes and pathways challenges our ability to project exactly how change in the global Hg cycle will manifest in the Arctic. This review focuses specifically on how the Arctic's Hg cycle has been and is likely to be impacted by climate chang ...
... which will be surprises. The complexity of environmental processes and pathways challenges our ability to project exactly how change in the global Hg cycle will manifest in the Arctic. This review focuses specifically on how the Arctic's Hg cycle has been and is likely to be impacted by climate chang ...
How does climate change influence arctic mercury?
... which will be surprises. The complexity of environmental processes and pathways challenges our ability to project exactly how change in the global Hg cycle will manifest in the Arctic. This review focuses specifically on how the Arctic's Hg cycle has been and is likely to be impacted by climate chang ...
... which will be surprises. The complexity of environmental processes and pathways challenges our ability to project exactly how change in the global Hg cycle will manifest in the Arctic. This review focuses specifically on how the Arctic's Hg cycle has been and is likely to be impacted by climate chang ...