Drivers of Deforestation: Facts to be considered
... shifting cultivation embodied in states’ forest policies and programs. Key issues and findings that need to be considered seriously in the discussion on the impact of shifting cultivation on forests and climate change are briefly summarized here. More detailed information can be obtained from the su ...
... shifting cultivation embodied in states’ forest policies and programs. Key issues and findings that need to be considered seriously in the discussion on the impact of shifting cultivation on forests and climate change are briefly summarized here. More detailed information can be obtained from the su ...
Funding proposal - Green Climate Fund
... Tanzania. Impacts include profound changes in water availability, temperature stresses to people, livestock and crops, changes in public health, farming practices, income, food security and ecology. Climate models predict a further intensification of dry seasons, but also of unpredictable intense ra ...
... Tanzania. Impacts include profound changes in water availability, temperature stresses to people, livestock and crops, changes in public health, farming practices, income, food security and ecology. Climate models predict a further intensification of dry seasons, but also of unpredictable intense ra ...
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Soil Fauna
... capabilities of adaptation to higher temperatures and less humidity. Therefore it is not to be expected that the whole biocoenoses will migrate in an orderly fashion, as if they were regiments in an army. Hence not only species will be arranged in different communities, but also the equilibrium betw ...
... capabilities of adaptation to higher temperatures and less humidity. Therefore it is not to be expected that the whole biocoenoses will migrate in an orderly fashion, as if they were regiments in an army. Hence not only species will be arranged in different communities, but also the equilibrium betw ...
What do the Appendices to the Copenhagen Accord tell us about global greenhouse gas emissions and the prospects for avoiding a rise in global average temperature of more than 2°C? (436 kB) (opens in new window)
... explore how such funding could be raised. While much of this money will be used to support adaptation and wider capacity-building, a significant portion could support the transition by developing countries to low-carbon economic growth, including by protecting forested areas. Although some of this m ...
... explore how such funding could be raised. While much of this money will be used to support adaptation and wider capacity-building, a significant portion could support the transition by developing countries to low-carbon economic growth, including by protecting forested areas. Although some of this m ...
Food Commodity Footprints, Global GHG footprints and
... are in the top-20 when one looks at the global production quantities. Figure 6 shows the top-18 commodities, eleven of which are included in this study. These commodities all account for over 1% of total global food production. Commodities included in this study are shown in blue in Figure 6. Six co ...
... are in the top-20 when one looks at the global production quantities. Figure 6 shows the top-18 commodities, eleven of which are included in this study. These commodities all account for over 1% of total global food production. Commodities included in this study are shown in blue in Figure 6. Six co ...
implications of climate change on the hydrodynamic behaviour and
... timeframe considered in this study. The predicted maximum reduction in streamflows was estimated at 24%. The Brodribb River catchment has not been extensively burnt in recent history and it is has been assumed that no significant changes to streamflows will occur in this catchment. The Climate Chang ...
... timeframe considered in this study. The predicted maximum reduction in streamflows was estimated at 24%. The Brodribb River catchment has not been extensively burnt in recent history and it is has been assumed that no significant changes to streamflows will occur in this catchment. The Climate Chang ...
UK`s role in Arctic sustainability pdf
... Arctic’s expansive ice and snow cover is important for reflecting solar energy back into space. Warming-induced loss of this reflective cover exacerbates global warming. The terrestrial environment Permafrost thaw 14. The Arctic tundra ecosystem is characterised by permafrost – rock, soil or sedimen ...
... Arctic’s expansive ice and snow cover is important for reflecting solar energy back into space. Warming-induced loss of this reflective cover exacerbates global warming. The terrestrial environment Permafrost thaw 14. The Arctic tundra ecosystem is characterised by permafrost – rock, soil or sedimen ...
4.8 Aquatic Species Habitat Actions (High and Low)
... There is uncertainty as to the long-term effectiveness of riparian maturation in managed forestland. As a result, the effectiveness of riparian maturation in managed forestland was reduced from 100% to a range from 20% to 60% effective in the model to account for this uncertainty. Managed forestland ...
... There is uncertainty as to the long-term effectiveness of riparian maturation in managed forestland. As a result, the effectiveness of riparian maturation in managed forestland was reduced from 100% to a range from 20% to 60% effective in the model to account for this uncertainty. Managed forestland ...
FINAL 2014 2015 Annual Progress Report
... near-routine observations from satellites (e.g., altimeters) and profiler drifters (e.g., the Argo float system), a much higher density of observations is possible and ocean data assimilation has become a practical proposition. This is important because it is the initial state of the ocean, and not ...
... near-routine observations from satellites (e.g., altimeters) and profiler drifters (e.g., the Argo float system), a much higher density of observations is possible and ocean data assimilation has become a practical proposition. This is important because it is the initial state of the ocean, and not ...
Buying Time: a user`s manual for building resistance and
... causing nutrient depletion in the upper layers of the lake and have reduced primary productivity by 70% since 1975 (Verburg et al., 2003). In the highland rainforests of Monteverde, Costa Rica, the lifting of the cloud base associated with increased ocean temperatures has been linked to the disappea ...
... causing nutrient depletion in the upper layers of the lake and have reduced primary productivity by 70% since 1975 (Verburg et al., 2003). In the highland rainforests of Monteverde, Costa Rica, the lifting of the cloud base associated with increased ocean temperatures has been linked to the disappea ...
Climate Change Impacts on New York Wine Grape Growing Regions
... systems, climate change will produce more extreme weather events, impacts will be unevenly distributed, and there are severe risks of harmful large-scale singular affects as well as synergistic harm from many smaller events (IPCC, 2014b). The IPCC is 95% percent convinced that humans have caused glo ...
... systems, climate change will produce more extreme weather events, impacts will be unevenly distributed, and there are severe risks of harmful large-scale singular affects as well as synergistic harm from many smaller events (IPCC, 2014b). The IPCC is 95% percent convinced that humans have caused glo ...
Predicting responses of the Adélie penguin population of Edmonson
... ice environment and in atmospheric precipitations over larger areas of Antarctica. These changes are expected to affect the population dynamics of seabirds and marine mammals, but the extent of this influence is not clear. We investigated the future population trajectories of the colony of Adélie pe ...
... ice environment and in atmospheric precipitations over larger areas of Antarctica. These changes are expected to affect the population dynamics of seabirds and marine mammals, but the extent of this influence is not clear. We investigated the future population trajectories of the colony of Adélie pe ...
Small global-mean cooling due to volcanic radiative forcing
... (Fig. 1a), and is projected to continue to rise during the present century at a rate which depends on the emissions scenario. For example, the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change considered a set of scenarios under which the nominal radiative forcing at 210 ...
... (Fig. 1a), and is projected to continue to rise during the present century at a rate which depends on the emissions scenario. For example, the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change considered a set of scenarios under which the nominal radiative forcing at 210 ...
Geoengineering the climate: science, governance
... reduced by adaptation, and moderated by mitigation, especially by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. However, global efforts to reduce emissions have not yet been sufficiently successful to provide confidence that the reductions needed to avoid dangerous climate change will be achieved. It is h ...
... reduced by adaptation, and moderated by mitigation, especially by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. However, global efforts to reduce emissions have not yet been sufficiently successful to provide confidence that the reductions needed to avoid dangerous climate change will be achieved. It is h ...
Heading 1
... Before a Sub-Sector Analysis can be applied to potential sub-sectors (commodities), a selection needs to be carried out to determine which of the present sub-sectors show most potential for further development, in order to generate a better income for the small scale family farmers and create the po ...
... Before a Sub-Sector Analysis can be applied to potential sub-sectors (commodities), a selection needs to be carried out to determine which of the present sub-sectors show most potential for further development, in order to generate a better income for the small scale family farmers and create the po ...
Construction of abatement cost curves
... almost 25% of the added anthropogenic radiative forcing of the climate in 1980 and 1990 (IPCC, 1990). The main responsibility for this percentage may be attributed to the chemically related anthropogenic gases CFCs and PCFCs. Due to their depleting influence on stratospheric ozone, CFCs and PCFCs we ...
... almost 25% of the added anthropogenic radiative forcing of the climate in 1980 and 1990 (IPCC, 1990). The main responsibility for this percentage may be attributed to the chemically related anthropogenic gases CFCs and PCFCs. Due to their depleting influence on stratospheric ozone, CFCs and PCFCs we ...
Selected Tools to Evaluate Water Monitoring Networks for Climate
... Selected Tools to Evaluate Water Monitoring Networks for Climate Change Adaptation is a reference document for non-specialist water managers and climate change adaptation planners. The document was developed to help Canadian federal, provincial and territorial governments determine the suitability o ...
... Selected Tools to Evaluate Water Monitoring Networks for Climate Change Adaptation is a reference document for non-specialist water managers and climate change adaptation planners. The document was developed to help Canadian federal, provincial and territorial governments determine the suitability o ...
The gARNAUT ReVIeW 2011 - Garnaut Climate Change Review
... and Fashid Vahid, to analyse the data on temperature. Their conclusion was clear. There is a statistically significant warming trend, and it did not end in 1998 or in any other year. I had the analysis repeated with three more years of data for this book, with the same conclusions. New observations ...
... and Fashid Vahid, to analyse the data on temperature. Their conclusion was clear. There is a statistically significant warming trend, and it did not end in 1998 or in any other year. I had the analysis repeated with three more years of data for this book, with the same conclusions. New observations ...
Tokyo - IETA
... Carbon reduction reporting programme for small and medium-sized facilities: There are about 690,000 small and medium sized facilities that consume less energy than the ETS threshold level; these account for about 60% of the total CO2 emissions in Tokyo’s commercial and industrial sectors. In 2008, ...
... Carbon reduction reporting programme for small and medium-sized facilities: There are about 690,000 small and medium sized facilities that consume less energy than the ETS threshold level; these account for about 60% of the total CO2 emissions in Tokyo’s commercial and industrial sectors. In 2008, ...
Adaptation to climate change in desert contexts
... Findings show that both towns have been affected by climate change, especially the impacts of climate change on water resources. The adaptive capacity of the town of Mildura can be considered high compared to that of Broken Hill. Furthermore, this research identifies several problems associated with ...
... Findings show that both towns have been affected by climate change, especially the impacts of climate change on water resources. The adaptive capacity of the town of Mildura can be considered high compared to that of Broken Hill. Furthermore, this research identifies several problems associated with ...
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tourism Sector
... The spectacular growth of tourism provides both a challenge and an opportunity. The tourist community itself has responded to this challenge over the past few years and visibly stepped up its response to climate change. There is now a clear understanding that the industry can be part of the solution ...
... The spectacular growth of tourism provides both a challenge and an opportunity. The tourist community itself has responded to this challenge over the past few years and visibly stepped up its response to climate change. There is now a clear understanding that the industry can be part of the solution ...