Canadian Climate Change Risk Assessment Guide
... Adapting to climate change may be one of the greatest challenges to communities, governments and corporations during the next century. This Guide has been written to assist organizations, particularly small and medium sized ones, understand the risks and opportunities of climate impacts and how to m ...
... Adapting to climate change may be one of the greatest challenges to communities, governments and corporations during the next century. This Guide has been written to assist organizations, particularly small and medium sized ones, understand the risks and opportunities of climate impacts and how to m ...
Analyzing precipitationsheds to understand the vulnerability of
... a variety of ecosystem services (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). One of the most crucial, yet vulnerable, ecosystem services is food production generated from rainfed agriculture in drylands. Rainfed agriculture in drylands constitutes the dominant livelihood for about 500 million people, or ...
... a variety of ecosystem services (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). One of the most crucial, yet vulnerable, ecosystem services is food production generated from rainfed agriculture in drylands. Rainfed agriculture in drylands constitutes the dominant livelihood for about 500 million people, or ...
THE PRINCIPLE OF COMMON BUT DIFFERENTIATED
... to developing countries37 and indefinitely delaying implementation for the least developed countries.38 Developed countries are obliged under the TRIPS to provide incentives to “enterprises and institutions in their territories” for technology transfer to developing countries “in order to enable the ...
... to developing countries37 and indefinitely delaying implementation for the least developed countries.38 Developed countries are obliged under the TRIPS to provide incentives to “enterprises and institutions in their territories” for technology transfer to developing countries “in order to enable the ...
The use of the aridity index to assess climate
... small then saturation-excess runoff will occur even though aridity index may exceed 1. Precipitation intensities in excess of infiltration capacity will lead to infiltration-excess runoff irrespective of the aridity ratio. Finally, if potential evaporation rates exceed the rates at which water withi ...
... small then saturation-excess runoff will occur even though aridity index may exceed 1. Precipitation intensities in excess of infiltration capacity will lead to infiltration-excess runoff irrespective of the aridity ratio. Finally, if potential evaporation rates exceed the rates at which water withi ...
the energy charter treaty`s investor protection
... the importance of the reliability of energy supply in today's world and the impact of the energy sector on global warming and international security, a review of the only multilateral treaty that deals specifically and exclusively with energy is timely. As last night's plenary session addressed clim ...
... the importance of the reliability of energy supply in today's world and the impact of the energy sector on global warming and international security, a review of the only multilateral treaty that deals specifically and exclusively with energy is timely. As last night's plenary session addressed clim ...
The use of the aridity index to assess climate change effect on
... small then saturation-excess runoff will occur even though aridity index may exceed 1. Precipitation intensities in excess of infiltration capacity will lead to infiltration-excess runoff irrespective of the aridity ratio. Finally, if potential evaporation rates exceed the rates at which water withi ...
... small then saturation-excess runoff will occur even though aridity index may exceed 1. Precipitation intensities in excess of infiltration capacity will lead to infiltration-excess runoff irrespective of the aridity ratio. Finally, if potential evaporation rates exceed the rates at which water withi ...
CDP Climate Change 2015 - Coca
... Please describe how your risk and opportunity identification processes are applied at both company and asset level CCHBC utilises a standardised Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework for the management of risks & opportunities. Outputs from this process are embedded into our business-planning a ...
... Please describe how your risk and opportunity identification processes are applied at both company and asset level CCHBC utilises a standardised Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework for the management of risks & opportunities. Outputs from this process are embedded into our business-planning a ...
Impacts of changes in climate, land use and land cover on
... We conduct five model simulations to separate the impacts associated with climate change and those associated with land use/ land cover change: (1) present-day climate and present-day land use and land cover (2000 climate þ 2000 LU&LC), (2) future climate and present-day land use and land cover (2050 ...
... We conduct five model simulations to separate the impacts associated with climate change and those associated with land use/ land cover change: (1) present-day climate and present-day land use and land cover (2000 climate þ 2000 LU&LC), (2) future climate and present-day land use and land cover (2050 ...
Forest Assessment, Modelling and Management
... growth scenarios with forest harvest decisions being reactive to these scenarios rather than interactive. However, any decision about forest wood utilization should take into account forest growth in interactions with climate and disturbance regimes. Recent research activities thus reach out to Eart ...
... growth scenarios with forest harvest decisions being reactive to these scenarios rather than interactive. However, any decision about forest wood utilization should take into account forest growth in interactions with climate and disturbance regimes. Recent research activities thus reach out to Eart ...
Limited Alpine Climatic Warming and Modeled
... Many alpine species are also long-lived perennials with life expectancies up to a couple of centuries (Molau, 1997; de Witte et al., 2012), which may buffer these populations from the impacts of climatic variability and related demographic stochasticity, such as periodic loss of seed production and ...
... Many alpine species are also long-lived perennials with life expectancies up to a couple of centuries (Molau, 1997; de Witte et al., 2012), which may buffer these populations from the impacts of climatic variability and related demographic stochasticity, such as periodic loss of seed production and ...
Using Marginal Abatement Cost Curves (MACC) to realize the economic appraisal of Climate Smart Agriculture policy options
... an environmental aspect as well as on an economical and social aspect (food security). On the one hand, the sector directly contributes to climate change. Indeed, agriculture represents 14% of the total worldwide GHG emissions, and deforestation accounts for 17% 1. The AFOLU sector is thus responsib ...
... an environmental aspect as well as on an economical and social aspect (food security). On the one hand, the sector directly contributes to climate change. Indeed, agriculture represents 14% of the total worldwide GHG emissions, and deforestation accounts for 17% 1. The AFOLU sector is thus responsib ...
climate action plan - Town of San Anselmo
... greenhouse gasses. Companies that need to expand their operations may buy permits from other companies which have been able to reduce their emissions. In this way, buyers are penalized for discharging more emissions, sellers are rewarded for reducing emissions, and overall emissions are capped at a ...
... greenhouse gasses. Companies that need to expand their operations may buy permits from other companies which have been able to reduce their emissions. In this way, buyers are penalized for discharging more emissions, sellers are rewarded for reducing emissions, and overall emissions are capped at a ...
Progress_Report_of_Mangrove_Project_
... planting more trees and taking good care of our environment. During the workshops, we had used the materials especially the pictures and messages developed by Ms. Helena Nightingale and Ms. Kim Devinish of IVDT – UK and organized different exercises and games. We also dealt with the local situations ...
... planting more trees and taking good care of our environment. During the workshops, we had used the materials especially the pictures and messages developed by Ms. Helena Nightingale and Ms. Kim Devinish of IVDT – UK and organized different exercises and games. We also dealt with the local situations ...
ALLIE SALLUVINIQ - RESOLUTE I was born at lnukjuaq, Quebec in
... I was born near Arctic Bay in 1951. I do not remember the exact years although there are some things that I do remember so I probably can talk that I remember when I was a child. When I was a child we always use to live in outpost camps at Grewell Bay and near Fort Ross. We would live in either of t ...
... I was born near Arctic Bay in 1951. I do not remember the exact years although there are some things that I do remember so I probably can talk that I remember when I was a child. When I was a child we always use to live in outpost camps at Grewell Bay and near Fort Ross. We would live in either of t ...
Chapter 1: The climate of the Eastern
... developments in the concentration of greenhouse gas emissions. The increase in temperature is expected to be greater at higher latitudes and in continental regions as opposed to the oceans (IPCC, 2007). Global warming is expected to cause a decline in sea and land ice cover, and an increase in the m ...
... developments in the concentration of greenhouse gas emissions. The increase in temperature is expected to be greater at higher latitudes and in continental regions as opposed to the oceans (IPCC, 2007). Global warming is expected to cause a decline in sea and land ice cover, and an increase in the m ...
2005 International Project Spotlight: Belize Barrier Reef
... Global ocean heat content has increased since the late 1950s, the period for which adequate observations of sub-surface ocean temperatures have been available. More than half of the increase in heat content has occurred in the upper 300m of the ocean, equivalent to a rate of temperature increase in ...
... Global ocean heat content has increased since the late 1950s, the period for which adequate observations of sub-surface ocean temperatures have been available. More than half of the increase in heat content has occurred in the upper 300m of the ocean, equivalent to a rate of temperature increase in ...
Direct Presentation Open Account
... 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 ...
Arimura - Viessmann European Research Centre
... At least, 25% of the revenue for energy efficiency and clean technology, new technology. ...
... At least, 25% of the revenue for energy efficiency and clean technology, new technology. ...
UNESCO Chapter - F.Gemenne
... migration, he notes that the scale of this kind migration is ‘difficult to estimate’, depending greatly on ‘whether past, present, or possible future movements are considered; whether worldwide migration is considered or only that occurring in developing countries is considered; whether internal as ...
... migration, he notes that the scale of this kind migration is ‘difficult to estimate’, depending greatly on ‘whether past, present, or possible future movements are considered; whether worldwide migration is considered or only that occurring in developing countries is considered; whether internal as ...
Slow science: the value of long ocean biogeochemistry records
... change include an increase in stratification, which would further limit the vertical supply of nutrients, which in subtropical regions could result in decreased primary production [6]. The oligotrophic gyres are thus expected to expand, further reducing global productivity. In subpolar regions, incr ...
... change include an increase in stratification, which would further limit the vertical supply of nutrients, which in subtropical regions could result in decreased primary production [6]. The oligotrophic gyres are thus expected to expand, further reducing global productivity. In subpolar regions, incr ...
Assessing the impact of Laurentide Ice Sheet topography on glacial
... Liu et al., 2009; Shakun et al., 2012; Gregoire et al., 2012; He et al., 2013). For instance, by 14 ka, Northern Hemisphere ice sheets were still relatively large (60–70 % remaining by area; Dyke, 2004; Gyllencreutz et al., 2007), but atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations had already risen by ∼ ...
... Liu et al., 2009; Shakun et al., 2012; Gregoire et al., 2012; He et al., 2013). For instance, by 14 ka, Northern Hemisphere ice sheets were still relatively large (60–70 % remaining by area; Dyke, 2004; Gyllencreutz et al., 2007), but atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations had already risen by ∼ ...
A fractal climate response function can simulate global average
... anthropogenic aerosols as primarily produced by SO2 emissions. Such aerosols have a direct cooling effect by reflecting incoming solar radiation to space, but also an indirect effect by changing the properties of clouds, affecting the earth’s radiation balance in various ways (Forster et al 2007). T ...
... anthropogenic aerosols as primarily produced by SO2 emissions. Such aerosols have a direct cooling effect by reflecting incoming solar radiation to space, but also an indirect effect by changing the properties of clouds, affecting the earth’s radiation balance in various ways (Forster et al 2007). T ...