GEP_CourseGuide_2012
... The course guide, announcements, extra readings (as available) are available on WebCT beginning Week 1. Presentation slides will also be posted there. We will also use WebCT to share and discuss news, events and issues arising in seminar discussion ...
... The course guide, announcements, extra readings (as available) are available on WebCT beginning Week 1. Presentation slides will also be posted there. We will also use WebCT to share and discuss news, events and issues arising in seminar discussion ...
Trends of surface humidity and temperature during 1951
... development of socio-economics and the rapid expansion of population during the past 50 years. However, negative consequences, such as severe water scarcity, terrible air pollution, serious floods and urban water-logging, all accompany the rapid growth of economics and urbanization. Therefore, accur ...
... development of socio-economics and the rapid expansion of population during the past 50 years. However, negative consequences, such as severe water scarcity, terrible air pollution, serious floods and urban water-logging, all accompany the rapid growth of economics and urbanization. Therefore, accur ...
indonesia second national communication
... frequent and severe floods, extreme weather events and prolonged droughts in some regions will lead to further environmental destruction and degradation, human injury and illness. The continuation of warmer temperatures will also increase the number of malaria and dengue fever cases and lead to an i ...
... frequent and severe floods, extreme weather events and prolonged droughts in some regions will lead to further environmental destruction and degradation, human injury and illness. The continuation of warmer temperatures will also increase the number of malaria and dengue fever cases and lead to an i ...
Driving California Forward Public Health and Societal Economic Benefits
... gallons of gasoline and diesel each year and approximately 3,000 trillion Btus of energy. Of all fifty states, California ranks first in terms of the amount of energy used for transportation, as shown in Table 1-1. This high rate of consumption causes drivers to spend between $60 and $80 billion ann ...
... gallons of gasoline and diesel each year and approximately 3,000 trillion Btus of energy. Of all fifty states, California ranks first in terms of the amount of energy used for transportation, as shown in Table 1-1. This high rate of consumption causes drivers to spend between $60 and $80 billion ann ...
Forced Sahel rainfall trends in the CMIP5 archive.
... usual case with low income, high population and high energy demand due to only modest improvements in energy intensity”. This is an extreme scenario, with a continuous rise in radiative forcing during the 21st century, leading to a value of about 8.5 Wm 2 in 2100; such growth in radiative forcing is ...
... usual case with low income, high population and high energy demand due to only modest improvements in energy intensity”. This is an extreme scenario, with a continuous rise in radiative forcing during the 21st century, leading to a value of about 8.5 Wm 2 in 2100; such growth in radiative forcing is ...
What is Direct Presentation?
... In January 2007, Citi released a Climate Change Position Statement, the first US financial institution to do so. As a sustainability leader in the financial sector, Citi has taken concrete steps to address this important issue of climate change by: (a) targeting $50 billion over 10 years to address ...
... In January 2007, Citi released a Climate Change Position Statement, the first US financial institution to do so. As a sustainability leader in the financial sector, Citi has taken concrete steps to address this important issue of climate change by: (a) targeting $50 billion over 10 years to address ...
Fluvial responses to climate and sea-level change
... provide a context for observed historical trends and predicted near-future conditions. Second, development of sequence-stratigraphic concepts and methods (e.g. Vail et al., 1977; Jervey, 1988; Posamentier & Vail, 1988; Posamentier et al., 1988) provided a potential unifying framework for much of sed ...
... provide a context for observed historical trends and predicted near-future conditions. Second, development of sequence-stratigraphic concepts and methods (e.g. Vail et al., 1977; Jervey, 1988; Posamentier & Vail, 1988; Posamentier et al., 1988) provided a potential unifying framework for much of sed ...
Nonlinear response of mid-latitude weather to the changing Arctic
... fall/winter with largest values over regions of sea ice loss15, while the areas of greatest warming ...
... fall/winter with largest values over regions of sea ice loss15, while the areas of greatest warming ...
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change
... Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (climate model) Disability-adjusted life years Dynamic and interactive vulnerability assessment (model) Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change East Asia and Pacific (World Bank region) Europe and Central Asia (World Bank region) El Niño S ...
... Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (climate model) Disability-adjusted life years Dynamic and interactive vulnerability assessment (model) Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change East Asia and Pacific (World Bank region) Europe and Central Asia (World Bank region) El Niño S ...
English - Adaptation Fund
... optimized through a better use and management of resources through capitalization of existing systems, and building new systems, and also developing water infrastructure to improve the rate of resources gathering and limit downstream losses. Component 2: Diversifying income sources and improving the ...
... optimized through a better use and management of resources through capitalization of existing systems, and building new systems, and also developing water infrastructure to improve the rate of resources gathering and limit downstream losses. Component 2: Diversifying income sources and improving the ...
Trends and Directions in Environmental Justice: From Inequity to
... that ate away at the city’s aging pipes, resulting in significant amounts of lead coming out of the tap. Residents and others brought attention to the issue, but the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality downplayed the danger, tested water in a way that minimized potential detection, and ridi ...
... that ate away at the city’s aging pipes, resulting in significant amounts of lead coming out of the tap. Residents and others brought attention to the issue, but the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality downplayed the danger, tested water in a way that minimized potential detection, and ridi ...
G. NAPA Team - Global Environment Facility
... approach and building synergies with other relevant environmental and related programs. At the same time it will develop a specific priority program of action for adaptation to climate change. The proposed project is basically the formulation of Bangladesh’s program of action on adaptation to clima ...
... approach and building synergies with other relevant environmental and related programs. At the same time it will develop a specific priority program of action for adaptation to climate change. The proposed project is basically the formulation of Bangladesh’s program of action on adaptation to clima ...
Desert dust and anthropogenic aerosol interactions
... Anthropogenic and natural aerosols represent an additional process that has not yet been fully incorporated into coupled carbon-climate models. Aerosols are solids or liquids suspended in the atmosphere. They interfere with incoming and outgoing radiation, and potentially impact cloud formation (e.g ...
... Anthropogenic and natural aerosols represent an additional process that has not yet been fully incorporated into coupled carbon-climate models. Aerosols are solids or liquids suspended in the atmosphere. They interfere with incoming and outgoing radiation, and potentially impact cloud formation (e.g ...
Global Warming and Economic Externalities
... Given the scientific evidence that human emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) contribute to global warming which will have real economic consequences through climate change, and the fact that until recently there is neither a market price for GHG emissions nor alternate institutions to impose limits ...
... Given the scientific evidence that human emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) contribute to global warming which will have real economic consequences through climate change, and the fact that until recently there is neither a market price for GHG emissions nor alternate institutions to impose limits ...
Characterizing postindustrial changes in the ocean carbon cycle in
... Hirst, 1999; Bopp et al., 2001; Plattner et al., 2001; Bopp et al., 2005; Crueger et al., 2008; Zickfeld et al., 2008). These studies have all investigated the physical effects of warming on the natural carbon cycle, looking primarily at upper ocean stratification and CO2 solubility. Many of the sam ...
... Hirst, 1999; Bopp et al., 2001; Plattner et al., 2001; Bopp et al., 2005; Crueger et al., 2008; Zickfeld et al., 2008). These studies have all investigated the physical effects of warming on the natural carbon cycle, looking primarily at upper ocean stratification and CO2 solubility. Many of the sam ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan
... Figure 22: Classification of key berry species by the type of soil in which they grow .................................................................. 46 Figure 23: Iron Ore Mine Pit on Mesabi Range ................................................................................................. ...
... Figure 22: Classification of key berry species by the type of soil in which they grow .................................................................. 46 Figure 23: Iron Ore Mine Pit on Mesabi Range ................................................................................................. ...
High and Dry - World Bank eLibrary
... warming world will require better ways of allocating scarce water resources across sectors to higher-value uses. This could be achieved through planning and regulation, or using market signals through instruments such as prices and permits. In both cases there would need to be adequate safeguards to ...
... warming world will require better ways of allocating scarce water resources across sectors to higher-value uses. This could be achieved through planning and regulation, or using market signals through instruments such as prices and permits. In both cases there would need to be adequate safeguards to ...
Mammalian responses to climate change at the Paleocene
... and elevated atmospheric CO2 probably played an important role. ...
... and elevated atmospheric CO2 probably played an important role. ...
Decadal climate variability and potential predictability in the nordic
... According to Hurrel (1995), NAO exhibits quite strong inter-annual variability, but also some considerable decadal to multi-decadal variability. It has been shown that decadal to multidecadal variations coherent with those in NAO can be also observed in the ocean (Curry et al. 1998), which indicates ...
... According to Hurrel (1995), NAO exhibits quite strong inter-annual variability, but also some considerable decadal to multi-decadal variability. It has been shown that decadal to multidecadal variations coherent with those in NAO can be also observed in the ocean (Curry et al. 1998), which indicates ...
- Deltas in Times of Climate Change
... home to many millions of people. However, deltas also face problems. Sea levels are rising and land is subsiding. As floods become more frequent, as salt water intrudes more aggressively and as heat waves become routine, these dangers combined with increasing populations put larger numbers of people ...
... home to many millions of people. However, deltas also face problems. Sea levels are rising and land is subsiding. As floods become more frequent, as salt water intrudes more aggressively and as heat waves become routine, these dangers combined with increasing populations put larger numbers of people ...
Sean B. Hecht - UCLA Law Review
... developing these institutions and practices. But climate change poses an unprecedented challenge to the insurance industry, because factors such as increasing uncertainty and the potential for highly correlated losses will make it difficult to insure against climate change-related risks and will str ...
... developing these institutions and practices. But climate change poses an unprecedented challenge to the insurance industry, because factors such as increasing uncertainty and the potential for highly correlated losses will make it difficult to insure against climate change-related risks and will str ...
Equator Principles and Climate Change Issues
... Climate change is a global environmental issue that adversely affects economic activities; on the other hand, economic activities, in particular infrastructure project financing, are one of the main drivers of current increases in atmospheric greenhouses gas (GHG) concentrations. Accordingly, based ...
... Climate change is a global environmental issue that adversely affects economic activities; on the other hand, economic activities, in particular infrastructure project financing, are one of the main drivers of current increases in atmospheric greenhouses gas (GHG) concentrations. Accordingly, based ...
File - America`s Salmon Forest
... et al. (2002) describe the various life histories for each group. These variations are significant in as much as they illustrate the plasticity of salmonids to adapt to a range of environmental conditions and may be important in an environment of rapidly changing climatic conditions. Salmon populati ...
... et al. (2002) describe the various life histories for each group. These variations are significant in as much as they illustrate the plasticity of salmonids to adapt to a range of environmental conditions and may be important in an environment of rapidly changing climatic conditions. Salmon populati ...