Decision-support tools for climate change mitigation planning
... and higher than that of other, alternative ...
... and higher than that of other, alternative ...
snow leopards, people, water and the global climate
... over 3,000 metres above sea level. The water cycle here is complex, mixing water supplies from a variety of sources, including monsoons, winter snows, summer rains, melting glaciers and vast areas of permanently frozen ground, known as permafrost. Together they form the headwaters of more than 20 ma ...
... over 3,000 metres above sea level. The water cycle here is complex, mixing water supplies from a variety of sources, including monsoons, winter snows, summer rains, melting glaciers and vast areas of permanently frozen ground, known as permafrost. Together they form the headwaters of more than 20 ma ...
history ¦ organisation ¦ monitoring strategy ¦ website ¦ datasets
... „policy-related monitoring“ means that… …observations must be relevant feasable cost-effective ...
... „policy-related monitoring“ means that… …observations must be relevant feasable cost-effective ...
1000 year vision - Final
... is not however being translated into action at the local, regional and global scale and the forecasting approach remains dominant within future oriented studies (Dreborg, 1996). The extent of environmental challenges the world is facing is significant and will require very long term approaches to ad ...
... is not however being translated into action at the local, regional and global scale and the forecasting approach remains dominant within future oriented studies (Dreborg, 1996). The extent of environmental challenges the world is facing is significant and will require very long term approaches to ad ...
Fact-Checking Polarized Politics: Does The Fact
... emissions, increased energy taxes, international treaties, and greater spending on alternative energies. Perceptions of the prevalence of racism are tremendously significant for policies ranging from diversity in university admissions to legal protections for voting rights, both of which have been d ...
... emissions, increased energy taxes, international treaties, and greater spending on alternative energies. Perceptions of the prevalence of racism are tremendously significant for policies ranging from diversity in university admissions to legal protections for voting rights, both of which have been d ...
PDF + SI - Journal of Experimental Biology
... ecological processes and aspects of fish behaviour do loss of structural complexity affect? (8) Herbivorous fishes often increase in abundance following extensive coral loss (Wilson et al., 2006; Pratchett et al., 2008; Pratchett et al., 2009). At the same time metabolic rate and consumption are exp ...
... ecological processes and aspects of fish behaviour do loss of structural complexity affect? (8) Herbivorous fishes often increase in abundance following extensive coral loss (Wilson et al., 2006; Pratchett et al., 2008; Pratchett et al., 2009). At the same time metabolic rate and consumption are exp ...
Total aerosol effect: radiative forcing or radiative flux perturbation?
... These conclusions are similar to those that have arisen in aerosol modelling, where it also seems desirable to treat “fast feedbacks” as part of the forcing. We note that the regression method may be useful for the evaluation of aerosol forcings in atmospheric models, but it also requires a mixed-la ...
... These conclusions are similar to those that have arisen in aerosol modelling, where it also seems desirable to treat “fast feedbacks” as part of the forcing. We note that the regression method may be useful for the evaluation of aerosol forcings in atmospheric models, but it also requires a mixed-la ...
Major Issues with IPCC Report
... Principles Governing IPCC Work [2] says: “4.2.1 At the request of Working Group / Task Force Bureau Co-Chairs through their respective Working Group / Task Force Bureau, and the IPCC Secretariat, governments, and participating organizations and the Working Group / Task Force Bureaux should identify ...
... Principles Governing IPCC Work [2] says: “4.2.1 At the request of Working Group / Task Force Bureau Co-Chairs through their respective Working Group / Task Force Bureau, and the IPCC Secretariat, governments, and participating organizations and the Working Group / Task Force Bureaux should identify ...
Climate Change and Invertebrate Genetic Resources for Food
... 9. The role of varroa mites in infections of Kashmir bee virus and deformed wing virus in honeybee................ 82 10. Cordyceps harvesting in the Himalayas .......................................................................................................... 83 11. Edible soil invertebrate c ...
... 9. The role of varroa mites in infections of Kashmir bee virus and deformed wing virus in honeybee................ 82 10. Cordyceps harvesting in the Himalayas .......................................................................................................... 83 11. Edible soil invertebrate c ...
Objective of the Aid Program - Independent review of aid effectiveness
... assistance-oriented, stand-alone projects,” was one of the reforms outlined in AusAID 2010: Director General's Blueprint, managing contractors still play a significant role in delivering Australian aid. The 2009 ANAO report notes that 20 of Australia's largest managing contractors “were together res ...
... assistance-oriented, stand-alone projects,” was one of the reforms outlined in AusAID 2010: Director General's Blueprint, managing contractors still play a significant role in delivering Australian aid. The 2009 ANAO report notes that 20 of Australia's largest managing contractors “were together res ...
The Effects of the Kyoto Protocol on Taiwan
... include the transfer of environmentally sound technologies and knowledge.20 Developed countries also agreed to use the financial mechanism defined in Article 11 to provide “full incremental costs of implementing measures”21 to developing countries to develop national communication reports and polici ...
... include the transfer of environmentally sound technologies and knowledge.20 Developed countries also agreed to use the financial mechanism defined in Article 11 to provide “full incremental costs of implementing measures”21 to developing countries to develop national communication reports and polici ...
Risks from Climate Change to Indigenous Communities in
... In summary, this study specifically considers the impacts of climate change for Indigenous communities living in the tropical north of the country on: biodiversity, health, infrastructure, education and livelihood opportunities. Key findings from this analysis include: Climate projections for the r ...
... In summary, this study specifically considers the impacts of climate change for Indigenous communities living in the tropical north of the country on: biodiversity, health, infrastructure, education and livelihood opportunities. Key findings from this analysis include: Climate projections for the r ...
Responses to projected changes in climate and UV
... to warming. Nutrient addition, however, prolonged the period of growth of polar semidesert species in autumn on Svalbard, but reduced frost hardening leading to dramatic loss of aboveground biomass during the extreme warm, wet, November of 1993 (13). This corresponds to indigenous observations noted ...
... to warming. Nutrient addition, however, prolonged the period of growth of polar semidesert species in autumn on Svalbard, but reduced frost hardening leading to dramatic loss of aboveground biomass during the extreme warm, wet, November of 1993 (13). This corresponds to indigenous observations noted ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – aquatic
... All freshwater ecosystems are vulnerable to climate change because of their relative isolation and physical fragmentation within terrestrial landscapes (Woodward et al. 2010). These factors mean that many aquatic species will have limited ability to disperse as temperatures increase and previously p ...
... All freshwater ecosystems are vulnerable to climate change because of their relative isolation and physical fragmentation within terrestrial landscapes (Woodward et al. 2010). These factors mean that many aquatic species will have limited ability to disperse as temperatures increase and previously p ...
IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 18 FIRST-‐ORDER DRAFT Expert Review
... This chapter is the result of an admirable attempt to extract relevant information from all WGII chapters while these were in the Thanks, all efforts have been made through SOD preparation to process ...
... This chapter is the result of an admirable attempt to extract relevant information from all WGII chapters while these were in the Thanks, all efforts have been made through SOD preparation to process ...
Responses to projected changes in climate and UV
... to warming. Nutrient addition, however, prolonged the period of growth of polar semidesert species in autumn on Svalbard, but reduced frost hardening leading to dramatic loss of aboveground biomass during the extreme warm, wet, November of 1993 (13). This corresponds to indigenous observations noted ...
... to warming. Nutrient addition, however, prolonged the period of growth of polar semidesert species in autumn on Svalbard, but reduced frost hardening leading to dramatic loss of aboveground biomass during the extreme warm, wet, November of 1993 (13). This corresponds to indigenous observations noted ...
Endangered Quino checkerspot butterfly and climate change: Short
... checkerspot metapopulation in a protected habitat was ascribed to increased inter-year variability of winter/spring rainfall (McLaughlin et al. 2002) and several E. editha populations in the Sierra Nevada were extinguished in a drought when seeds of their annual host (Collinsia tinctoria) failed to ...
... checkerspot metapopulation in a protected habitat was ascribed to increased inter-year variability of winter/spring rainfall (McLaughlin et al. 2002) and several E. editha populations in the Sierra Nevada were extinguished in a drought when seeds of their annual host (Collinsia tinctoria) failed to ...
AllanRP_PAGODA_Dec12 - University of Reading, Meteorology
... over the ocean [Liu & Allan 2012] • AMIP simulations can reproduce observed land P variability (relating to ENSO) [Liu et al. 2012; Allan et al. 2013] • Little agreement between AMIP and satellite data over ocean before 1996 [Liu et al. 2012] • Interannual P sensitivity to Ts may provide a constrain ...
... over the ocean [Liu & Allan 2012] • AMIP simulations can reproduce observed land P variability (relating to ENSO) [Liu et al. 2012; Allan et al. 2013] • Little agreement between AMIP and satellite data over ocean before 1996 [Liu et al. 2012] • Interannual P sensitivity to Ts may provide a constrain ...
Scanning the Conservation Horizon
... Finally, climate change is not occurring in a vacuum, and assessments must be carried out in the context of existing stresses on our species and systems—from the fragmentation and loss of habitat to the ongoing deluge of invasive species. Vulnerability assessments can provide a factual underpinning ...
... Finally, climate change is not occurring in a vacuum, and assessments must be carried out in the context of existing stresses on our species and systems—from the fragmentation and loss of habitat to the ongoing deluge of invasive species. Vulnerability assessments can provide a factual underpinning ...
Scanning the Conservation Horizon
... Finally, climate change is not occurring in a vacuum, and assessments must be carried out in the context of existing stresses on our species and systems—from the fragmentation and loss of habitat to the ongoing deluge of invasive species. Vulnerability assessments can provide a factual underpinning ...
... Finally, climate change is not occurring in a vacuum, and assessments must be carried out in the context of existing stresses on our species and systems—from the fragmentation and loss of habitat to the ongoing deluge of invasive species. Vulnerability assessments can provide a factual underpinning ...
a guide to the climate change convention process
... intergovernmental efforts to address this problem. The negotiation of the Convention and its rulebook Increasing scientific evidence of human interference with the climate system, coupled with growing public concern over global environmental issues, began to push climate change onto the political ag ...
... intergovernmental efforts to address this problem. The negotiation of the Convention and its rulebook Increasing scientific evidence of human interference with the climate system, coupled with growing public concern over global environmental issues, began to push climate change onto the political ag ...
Urban Climate Adaptation Planning - Resilient Cities
... between climate adaptation and environmental sustainability measures, including those designed to ensure the viability of ecosystem services, improve greenspace, foster urban agriculture, and facilitate improvements in buildings and urban infrastructure. Adaptation also goes beyond environment to ad ...
... between climate adaptation and environmental sustainability measures, including those designed to ensure the viability of ecosystem services, improve greenspace, foster urban agriculture, and facilitate improvements in buildings and urban infrastructure. Adaptation also goes beyond environment to ad ...