Climate change threatens the fight against poverty
... Irrawady, Mekong, Salween and Yangtze — that provide water supplies for more than 2 billion people10. In the semi-arid Northeast Brazil, with the lowest level of human development in Latin America, global warming has accelerated desertification with the consequences of rising poverty, hunger and mig ...
... Irrawady, Mekong, Salween and Yangtze — that provide water supplies for more than 2 billion people10. In the semi-arid Northeast Brazil, with the lowest level of human development in Latin America, global warming has accelerated desertification with the consequences of rising poverty, hunger and mig ...
Trends in Observation and Research of Deep Ocean Circulation and
... is about 4 times higher than that of air and the ocean mass is about 260 times larger than the atmospheric mass. The total heat capacity of the oceans is about 1,000 times the mass of the atmosphere. Therefore, a change in ocean heat content exerts a tremendous influence on the distribution of heat ...
... is about 4 times higher than that of air and the ocean mass is about 260 times larger than the atmospheric mass. The total heat capacity of the oceans is about 1,000 times the mass of the atmosphere. Therefore, a change in ocean heat content exerts a tremendous influence on the distribution of heat ...
3. project framework - REDD
... roadmap of prioritized and costed actions; and (iii) development of investment proposals and the identification of their financing, in the context of the strategic framework. The reason for using such a methodology is to enable policy and strategy formulation to be based on country/agro-ecological, ...
... roadmap of prioritized and costed actions; and (iii) development of investment proposals and the identification of their financing, in the context of the strategic framework. The reason for using such a methodology is to enable policy and strategy formulation to be based on country/agro-ecological, ...
The non-synchronous response of Rabots Glacia¨r and Storglacia
... regional climate signal. This is corroborated by historical evidence (photographs, unpublished reports, etc.) that indicates both glaciers began retreating at the same time. Because of local filtering of that regional signal (by interactions between/among topography and local energy and mass balance ...
... regional climate signal. This is corroborated by historical evidence (photographs, unpublished reports, etc.) that indicates both glaciers began retreating at the same time. Because of local filtering of that regional signal (by interactions between/among topography and local energy and mass balance ...
- Center for Large Landscape Conservation
... Little doubt remains among scientists that humans are changing the global climate system, and that these changes will have farreaching and fundamental impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity (Solomon et al. 2007). Even if atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations were stabilized at year 2000 levels, ...
... Little doubt remains among scientists that humans are changing the global climate system, and that these changes will have farreaching and fundamental impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity (Solomon et al. 2007). Even if atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations were stabilized at year 2000 levels, ...
Future Projection
... Global warming has the potential to intensify hydrological cycle, hence causing more frequent extreme precipitation events. This study aims to project future changes in precipitation pattern in Ohio. We first compared the daily precipitation data output from 20th century runs of regional climate mod ...
... Global warming has the potential to intensify hydrological cycle, hence causing more frequent extreme precipitation events. This study aims to project future changes in precipitation pattern in Ohio. We first compared the daily precipitation data output from 20th century runs of regional climate mod ...
Climate Change in the African Small Island Developing States: From
... adverse environmental factors, including their small size, isolation, narrow resource base, small populations, high population density and limited supplies of fresh water (Briguglio, 2003; Guillaumont, 2007; Wong, 2011; Boto and Biasca, 2012). In 2005, the parties to the United Nations Framework Con ...
... adverse environmental factors, including their small size, isolation, narrow resource base, small populations, high population density and limited supplies of fresh water (Briguglio, 2003; Guillaumont, 2007; Wong, 2011; Boto and Biasca, 2012). In 2005, the parties to the United Nations Framework Con ...
Blue Nile Runoff Sensitivity to Climate Change
... worst in 50 years. It is likely that more extreme events like these will be observed more frequently in future as a result of global warming [3]. In an attempt to understand climatic shifts in Africa, [4] studied both annual temperature and precipitation anomalies from the turn of the 20th Century. ...
... worst in 50 years. It is likely that more extreme events like these will be observed more frequently in future as a result of global warming [3]. In an attempt to understand climatic shifts in Africa, [4] studied both annual temperature and precipitation anomalies from the turn of the 20th Century. ...
English
... v) “... that may affect biodiversity ...”. The use of “may” here is inherently ambiguous, either implying that geoengineering must affect biodiversity in order to be within the definition (hence a geoengineering approach is not considered to be geoengineering unless effects on biodiversity occur), o ...
... v) “... that may affect biodiversity ...”. The use of “may” here is inherently ambiguous, either implying that geoengineering must affect biodiversity in order to be within the definition (hence a geoengineering approach is not considered to be geoengineering unless effects on biodiversity occur), o ...
argue - DLR ELIB
... and spatial distributions) and in their abilities, per unit change in atmospheric concentration, to affect climate or ozone. Despite the widely varying characteristics of the emitted substances, there is often a requirement to place their impacts on a common scale, to allow some kind of direct compa ...
... and spatial distributions) and in their abilities, per unit change in atmospheric concentration, to affect climate or ozone. Despite the widely varying characteristics of the emitted substances, there is often a requirement to place their impacts on a common scale, to allow some kind of direct compa ...
Climate Change and Vector-borne Diseases: An Economic Impact
... and 8 days to mature at 30 degrees Celsius. Apart from the African highlands and the farthest southern and northern African regions, the annual mean temperature on the African continent is above 25 degrees Celsius [19]. Therefore, the projected increase in mean temperature of about 1.4 to 5.8 degree ...
... and 8 days to mature at 30 degrees Celsius. Apart from the African highlands and the farthest southern and northern African regions, the annual mean temperature on the African continent is above 25 degrees Celsius [19]. Therefore, the projected increase in mean temperature of about 1.4 to 5.8 degree ...
Carbon-climate coupling in the Northern High Latitudes
... In the past two decades, winter in the northern high-latitudes has experienced some of the most rapid changes on Earth, warming almost 2.5 times as fast as the globe (Liu et al., 2007). The atmosphere-ocean coupled general circulation models (AOGCMs) project that the global near-surface atmosphere ...
... In the past two decades, winter in the northern high-latitudes has experienced some of the most rapid changes on Earth, warming almost 2.5 times as fast as the globe (Liu et al., 2007). The atmosphere-ocean coupled general circulation models (AOGCMs) project that the global near-surface atmosphere ...
Responses of runoff to historical and future climate variability over
... 1 Introduction Climate change has become increasingly significant (IPCC, 2013), and numerous studies have reported that climate warming is likely leading to the alteration of the hydrological cycle (Oki and Kanae, 2006; Jung et al., 2010). The dynamic properties of the hydrological cycle are governed ...
... 1 Introduction Climate change has become increasingly significant (IPCC, 2013), and numerous studies have reported that climate warming is likely leading to the alteration of the hydrological cycle (Oki and Kanae, 2006; Jung et al., 2010). The dynamic properties of the hydrological cycle are governed ...
Great Plains mega-region (Chapter 7) of the Foundation document
... remoteness of some rural counties. In contrast, other Great Plains’counties with large urban centers or with scenic amenities are experiencing population increases and economic growth (Drabenstott and Smith,1996). Distributions of the naturally occurring vegetation and the planted agricultural crops ...
... remoteness of some rural counties. In contrast, other Great Plains’counties with large urban centers or with scenic amenities are experiencing population increases and economic growth (Drabenstott and Smith,1996). Distributions of the naturally occurring vegetation and the planted agricultural crops ...
- Europa EU
... of poverty leads to degradation of natural resources to obtain immediate and short-term benefits, but which in turn helps perpetuate poverty. The challenge is thus to turn such situations into virtuous circles where environmental sustainability contributes effectively to long-term economic developme ...
... of poverty leads to degradation of natural resources to obtain immediate and short-term benefits, but which in turn helps perpetuate poverty. The challenge is thus to turn such situations into virtuous circles where environmental sustainability contributes effectively to long-term economic developme ...
Audubon`s Birds and Climate Change Report
... described by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This core set of analyses will serve as the backbone for informing bird conservation in North America through planning tools for land managers, reports focused on species of conservation concern, and peer-reviewed publications addres ...
... described by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This core set of analyses will serve as the backbone for informing bird conservation in North America through planning tools for land managers, reports focused on species of conservation concern, and peer-reviewed publications addres ...
Planning for Climate Change
... levels in England. This guide is designed to respond to the localism agenda and is aimed primarily at local authorities, private sector practitioners, Local Enterprise Partnerships and Local Nature Partnerships who want both to tackle climate change and to reap the positive economic benefits that so ...
... levels in England. This guide is designed to respond to the localism agenda and is aimed primarily at local authorities, private sector practitioners, Local Enterprise Partnerships and Local Nature Partnerships who want both to tackle climate change and to reap the positive economic benefits that so ...
English - unfccc
... These impacts have already affected not only the local communities but also economic development. In 2005 the GDP was targeted to grow by 6.9% but it grew by 6.8%. This was attributed to severe drought that affected most parts of the country, triggering food shortage and power crisis. An economic su ...
... These impacts have already affected not only the local communities but also economic development. In 2005 the GDP was targeted to grow by 6.9% but it grew by 6.8%. This was attributed to severe drought that affected most parts of the country, triggering food shortage and power crisis. An economic su ...
Nunavut - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
... traditional Inuit activities and life for centuries. Cycles and movements of migrating animals, a decrease in the period when it is safe to travel on the land and on the ocean, reduced access to certain natural resources, and the destabilization of trails have all become growing challenges for Inuit ...
... traditional Inuit activities and life for centuries. Cycles and movements of migrating animals, a decrease in the period when it is safe to travel on the land and on the ocean, reduced access to certain natural resources, and the destabilization of trails have all become growing challenges for Inuit ...
Emissions Impossible: why divest to invest?
... moved their money out of BP and Exxon Mobil, despite Bill terming divestment a “false solution”. This decision has monumentally decreased their major oil and gas company holdings from $2.4 billion to a $200 million.43 It is evident that concerns are increasingly being shared by serious investors, ev ...
... moved their money out of BP and Exxon Mobil, despite Bill terming divestment a “false solution”. This decision has monumentally decreased their major oil and gas company holdings from $2.4 billion to a $200 million.43 It is evident that concerns are increasingly being shared by serious investors, ev ...
In Search of Shelter: Mapping the Effects of Climate Change
... emissions that drive global warming. Scientific findings suggest that climatic changes are accelerating.1 Now, however, it is clear that emissions reductions efforts have been too little, too late. Therefore, the challenges and complex politics of adaptation are joining those of mitigation at the ce ...
... emissions that drive global warming. Scientific findings suggest that climatic changes are accelerating.1 Now, however, it is clear that emissions reductions efforts have been too little, too late. Therefore, the challenges and complex politics of adaptation are joining those of mitigation at the ce ...
Growth and Phenology of Three Dwarf Shrub Species in a Six
... events during the snow-free period. Projected increases of 1.8–4uC in the global mean surface air temperature by the end of the 21st century [3] can cause dramatic changes in community composition since co-occurring species respond differently to climate variations [4–6]. Community changes are of pa ...
... events during the snow-free period. Projected increases of 1.8–4uC in the global mean surface air temperature by the end of the 21st century [3] can cause dramatic changes in community composition since co-occurring species respond differently to climate variations [4–6]. Community changes are of pa ...
Audubon`s Birds and Climate Change Report
... Audubon’s Climate Science The National Audubon Society has completed a continental analysis of how North America’s birds may respond to future climate change. Using extensive citizen science data and detailed climate layers, we developed models that characterize the relationship between the distrib ...
... Audubon’s Climate Science The National Audubon Society has completed a continental analysis of how North America’s birds may respond to future climate change. Using extensive citizen science data and detailed climate layers, we developed models that characterize the relationship between the distrib ...
Pandas` Bamboo Food May Be Lost to Climate Change
... pandas in the Qinling Mountain region of China, which represents about a quarter of the total remaining panda habitat. These models varied in their specific predictions, but each forecasted some level of temperature rise within the coming century. The results suggest that if the bamboo is restricted ...
... pandas in the Qinling Mountain region of China, which represents about a quarter of the total remaining panda habitat. These models varied in their specific predictions, but each forecasted some level of temperature rise within the coming century. The results suggest that if the bamboo is restricted ...
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).