Child Rights and Climate Change Adaptation: Voices from Kenya and Cambodia
... Evidence gathered from the children participating in this research demonstrated their aptitude for absorbing new information; proposing adaptation strategies; acting on future visions and the needs of future generations; and taking action for the benefit of their communities; prioritising sustainabl ...
... Evidence gathered from the children participating in this research demonstrated their aptitude for absorbing new information; proposing adaptation strategies; acting on future visions and the needs of future generations; and taking action for the benefit of their communities; prioritising sustainabl ...
unilateral climate regulation - Harvard Environmental Law Review
... greenhouse gas regulations.5 These regulations are puzzling: Most of the benefit of limiting greenhouse gas emissions in one country accrues to other countries and if unilateral climate regulation encourages increased greenhouse gas emissions in other countries, it could do more harm than good. Scho ...
... greenhouse gas regulations.5 These regulations are puzzling: Most of the benefit of limiting greenhouse gas emissions in one country accrues to other countries and if unilateral climate regulation encourages increased greenhouse gas emissions in other countries, it could do more harm than good. Scho ...
Environics Climate Change Mitigation Messaging
... and/or personal. Concerns about climate change focus on extreme weather events and the consequences for food, water and, ultimately, human survival. However, only a minority believe they have seen evidence of climate change in their city; those who do point to storms and floods (Calgary) or warmer a ...
... and/or personal. Concerns about climate change focus on extreme weather events and the consequences for food, water and, ultimately, human survival. However, only a minority believe they have seen evidence of climate change in their city; those who do point to storms and floods (Calgary) or warmer a ...
Climate modulation of the Tibetan Plateau on haze in China
... al., 2012; Ye and Wu, 1998). Precipitation, land surface temperature and surface air temperature have increased on the TP over the past decades (Zhong et al., 2011). The TP has exhibited the largest surface radiative flux changes induced by aerosols (e.g., black carbon and dust) contaminating snow a ...
... al., 2012; Ye and Wu, 1998). Precipitation, land surface temperature and surface air temperature have increased on the TP over the past decades (Zhong et al., 2011). The TP has exhibited the largest surface radiative flux changes induced by aerosols (e.g., black carbon and dust) contaminating snow a ...
Climate change in Italy indicated by agrometeorological indices over
... decreased only in small rainfall events. Also the quantity in heavy rainfall events might have decreased. The asymmetric shift is a partially artificial effect resulting from the shape of the distribution function. A small decrease in rainfall on days with low rainfall amount results in a proportion ...
... decreased only in small rainfall events. Also the quantity in heavy rainfall events might have decreased. The asymmetric shift is a partially artificial effect resulting from the shape of the distribution function. A small decrease in rainfall on days with low rainfall amount results in a proportion ...
Effects of climate change on an emperor penguin population
... Our analysis is based on a long-term dataset on breeding emperor penguins at Dumont D’Urville, Terre Adélie, in Antarctica (66°40′S 140°01′E). The colony has been monitored every year, during the breeding season (March–December), from 1962 onwards. For details of the history and data, see Prevost ( ...
... Our analysis is based on a long-term dataset on breeding emperor penguins at Dumont D’Urville, Terre Adélie, in Antarctica (66°40′S 140°01′E). The colony has been monitored every year, during the breeding season (March–December), from 1962 onwards. For details of the history and data, see Prevost ( ...
Precipitation (Word) - Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
... storm systems, multiple events in a short period of time, and the increase in frequency and intensity of rain events (Vallee and Giuliano 2014). The projected increased intensity and frequency of precipitation events in places with aging infrastructure, urbanization, and poor soil quality is expecte ...
... storm systems, multiple events in a short period of time, and the increase in frequency and intensity of rain events (Vallee and Giuliano 2014). The projected increased intensity and frequency of precipitation events in places with aging infrastructure, urbanization, and poor soil quality is expecte ...
On the relationship between personal experience, affect and risk perception: The case of climate change.
... affect is viewed as a fast and associative information processing heuristic that guides perceptions of risk. In the second model, affect is seen as flowing from cognitive appraisals (i.e., affect is thought of as a post-cognitive process). Lastly, a third, dual-process model is advanced that integrat ...
... affect is viewed as a fast and associative information processing heuristic that guides perceptions of risk. In the second model, affect is seen as flowing from cognitive appraisals (i.e., affect is thought of as a post-cognitive process). Lastly, a third, dual-process model is advanced that integrat ...
CCC energy policy redraft 7 1 1
... established in 1997 with the main remit of maintaining price stability and it sets interest rates independently to achieve a government-determined inflation target, currently two percent. In this case we have so-called ‘instrument independence’ because there are two distinct bodies, one which sets t ...
... established in 1997 with the main remit of maintaining price stability and it sets interest rates independently to achieve a government-determined inflation target, currently two percent. In this case we have so-called ‘instrument independence’ because there are two distinct bodies, one which sets t ...
Lakes as sentinels and integrators for the effects of climate change
... lake sediments deposited at that time indicate that anoxia was more common than it is today. These observations fit well with the climate models of McCormick (1990), who projected that a twofold increase in CO2 would cause a reduction in large-scale mixing and a loss of dissolved oxygen in bottom wa ...
... lake sediments deposited at that time indicate that anoxia was more common than it is today. These observations fit well with the climate models of McCormick (1990), who projected that a twofold increase in CO2 would cause a reduction in large-scale mixing and a loss of dissolved oxygen in bottom wa ...
The Indian monsoon and climate change
... Fig 10.91: some consistency in the JJA response of precipitation over India to A1B forcing with 2xCO2 result (but within intermodel spread). Fig 10.121: less than 80% of models agree on annual mean change in precip over India. ...
... Fig 10.91: some consistency in the JJA response of precipitation over India to A1B forcing with 2xCO2 result (but within intermodel spread). Fig 10.121: less than 80% of models agree on annual mean change in precip over India. ...
Chapter 4: Food Production
... the importance of sustainable farming. Operations with completed environmental farm plans increased from 13% in 2001 to 35% in 2011 (AAFC, 2014). No-till farming, which can enhance soil health by reducing compaction and increasing carbon storage, water and nutrient infiltration, increased from less ...
... the importance of sustainable farming. Operations with completed environmental farm plans increased from 13% in 2001 to 35% in 2011 (AAFC, 2014). No-till farming, which can enhance soil health by reducing compaction and increasing carbon storage, water and nutrient infiltration, increased from less ...
Looking Backwards, Looking Forward
... There are different sorts of proxy data that scientists use to understand changes in plant communities. Some types of pollen and some types of seeds are very resistant to decay and can be found, intact, in sediments from thousands of years ago. Not all pollen and seed types are preserved, but enough ...
... There are different sorts of proxy data that scientists use to understand changes in plant communities. Some types of pollen and some types of seeds are very resistant to decay and can be found, intact, in sediments from thousands of years ago. Not all pollen and seed types are preserved, but enough ...
Water Utilities and Climate Change: A Research Workshop on
... headquarters of the Palm Beach County Water Utilities District in West Palm Beach, Florida. The workshop followed the original plan as foreseen in the project proposal, but with changes to take into account the impressive steps for dealing with climate change over the past several years in Florida. ...
... headquarters of the Palm Beach County Water Utilities District in West Palm Beach, Florida. The workshop followed the original plan as foreseen in the project proposal, but with changes to take into account the impressive steps for dealing with climate change over the past several years in Florida. ...
U.S. Senate Report
... on Feb. 20, 2003: "About 300 years ago, a Flat Earth Society was founded by those who did not believe the world was round. That society still exists; it probably has about a dozen members." (LINK) Agence France-Press (AFP Press) article (December 4, 2007): The article noted that a prominent skeptic ...
... on Feb. 20, 2003: "About 300 years ago, a Flat Earth Society was founded by those who did not believe the world was round. That society still exists; it probably has about a dozen members." (LINK) Agence France-Press (AFP Press) article (December 4, 2007): The article noted that a prominent skeptic ...
An Earth-System Prediction Initiative for the 21st Century
... expanded our capability to observe the atmosphere, oceans, land and cryosphere, including bio-geochemical properties. High-performance computers, global communications, and improvements in numerical methods, have been crucial to advances in predictions and applications. Investments in research have ...
... expanded our capability to observe the atmosphere, oceans, land and cryosphere, including bio-geochemical properties. High-performance computers, global communications, and improvements in numerical methods, have been crucial to advances in predictions and applications. Investments in research have ...
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... from the Institute for Business and Economic Research at the University of California at Berkeley and the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. ...
... from the Institute for Business and Economic Research at the University of California at Berkeley and the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. ...
Climate Change Helplessness and Efficacy
... in a moral light. Second, belief in the efficacy of individual behavior will predict motivation to perform those behaviors. Finally, we predict that moralization will mediate the link between efficacy and motivation. We test these predictions in three studies. Study 1 measured the correlational rela ...
... in a moral light. Second, belief in the efficacy of individual behavior will predict motivation to perform those behaviors. Finally, we predict that moralization will mediate the link between efficacy and motivation. We test these predictions in three studies. Study 1 measured the correlational rela ...
The global land shortwave cryosphere radiative effect during the
... flag = 0) or in the absence of MODIS data if NISE does not indicate any snow (D = 0), then albedo contrast and LCrRE are set to 0 for that pixel. 4. After determining the albedo contrast, this term is multiplied with the various radiative kernels to derive different estimates of all-sky and clear-sk ...
... flag = 0) or in the absence of MODIS data if NISE does not indicate any snow (D = 0), then albedo contrast and LCrRE are set to 0 for that pixel. 4. After determining the albedo contrast, this term is multiplied with the various radiative kernels to derive different estimates of all-sky and clear-sk ...
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... The most discussed, publicized, and politicized impact of economic growth and industrialization on the natural environment is, however, the theory of the “climate change” phenomenon. Climate can be defined by patterns of temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind, and seasons, or the average weather ...
... The most discussed, publicized, and politicized impact of economic growth and industrialization on the natural environment is, however, the theory of the “climate change” phenomenon. Climate can be defined by patterns of temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind, and seasons, or the average weather ...
Trophic amplification of climate warming
... Ecosystems can alternate suddenly between contrasting persistent states due to internal processes or external drivers. It is important to understand the mechanisms by which these shifts occur, especially in exploited ecosystems. There have been several abrupt marine ecosystem shifts attributed eithe ...
... Ecosystems can alternate suddenly between contrasting persistent states due to internal processes or external drivers. It is important to understand the mechanisms by which these shifts occur, especially in exploited ecosystems. There have been several abrupt marine ecosystem shifts attributed eithe ...
Impacts of Climate Change on all European islands
... There are more than 50,000 European islands of which around 500 are larger than 20 km2. Estonia alone is estimated to have a total of 1,520 islands. iv In the European Union there are 362 islands each with a permanent population of more than 50 inhabitants. v The Outermost Regions (ORs) of the EU ar ...
... There are more than 50,000 European islands of which around 500 are larger than 20 km2. Estonia alone is estimated to have a total of 1,520 islands. iv In the European Union there are 362 islands each with a permanent population of more than 50 inhabitants. v The Outermost Regions (ORs) of the EU ar ...
English
... change. Also in this context, maintaining and enhancing the level of biodiversity in forests and across forested landscapes is crucial. In some areas, climate change will have positive impacts on forests, for example through prolonging the growing season. Positive impacts of climate change should al ...
... change. Also in this context, maintaining and enhancing the level of biodiversity in forests and across forested landscapes is crucial. In some areas, climate change will have positive impacts on forests, for example through prolonging the growing season. Positive impacts of climate change should al ...
Attribution of recent climate change
Attribution of recent climate change is the effort to scientifically ascertain mechanisms responsible for recent changes observed in the Earth's climate, commonly known as 'global warming'. The effort has focused on changes observed during the period of instrumental temperature record, when records are most reliable; particularly in the last 50 years, when human activity has grown fastest and observations of the troposphere have become available. The dominant mechanisms (to which recent climate change has been attributed) are anthropogenic, i.e., the result of human activity. They are: increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases global changes to land surface, such as deforestation increasing atmospheric concentrations of aerosols.There are also natural mechanisms for variation including climate oscillations, changes in solar activity, and volcanic activity.According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it is ""extremely likely"" that human influence was the dominant cause of global warming between 1951 and 2010. The IPCC defines ""extremely likely"" as indicating a probability of 95 to 100%, based on an expert assessment of all the available evidence.Multiple lines of evidence support attribution of recent climate change to human activities: A basic physical understanding of the climate system: greenhouse gas concentrations have increased and their warming properties are well-established. Historical estimates of past climate changes suggest that the recent changes in global surface temperature are unusual. Computer-based climate models are unable to replicate the observed warming unless human greenhouse gas emissions are included. Natural forces alone (such as solar and volcanic activity) cannot explain the observed warming.The IPCC's attribution of recent global warming to human activities is a view shared by most scientists, and is also supported by 196 other scientific organizations worldwide (see also: scientific opinion on climate change).