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Link - University of Washington
... (4) Not Vulnerable / Presumed Stable: Available evidence does not suggest that abundance and/or range extent within the geographical area assessed will change substantially, actual range boundaries may change. (5) Not Vulnerable / Increase Likely: Available evidence suggests that abundance and/o ...
... (4) Not Vulnerable / Presumed Stable: Available evidence does not suggest that abundance and/or range extent within the geographical area assessed will change substantially, actual range boundaries may change. (5) Not Vulnerable / Increase Likely: Available evidence suggests that abundance and/o ...
The First Decade of Long-Lead U.S. Seasonal Forecasts
... Livezey et al. 2007, hereafter L2007), which cover the contiguous United States with approximately equal areas. The aggregation of station data into climate divisions and then smaller divisions into larger divisions (in the eastern half of the country) reduces noise in the climate signals crucial to ...
... Livezey et al. 2007, hereafter L2007), which cover the contiguous United States with approximately equal areas. The aggregation of station data into climate divisions and then smaller divisions into larger divisions (in the eastern half of the country) reduces noise in the climate signals crucial to ...
Tanzania: Country situation assessment Working paper
... This Country Situation Assessment (CSA) report seeks to provide an initial analysis of the past and current climate in Tanzania and to identify solutions to the complex challenges of natural resource management, economic development, poverty alleviation and resilience-building in the context of clim ...
... This Country Situation Assessment (CSA) report seeks to provide an initial analysis of the past and current climate in Tanzania and to identify solutions to the complex challenges of natural resource management, economic development, poverty alleviation and resilience-building in the context of clim ...
Wolf, J. and Susanne C. Moser (2011). Individual understandings
... for Science and International Affairs, J.F. Kennedy School of Government Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Clark University, Graduate Student Council (for research with Susan Hanson) NSF Dissertation Award from the Decision, Risk, and Management Science Division ...
... for Science and International Affairs, J.F. Kennedy School of Government Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Clark University, Graduate Student Council (for research with Susan Hanson) NSF Dissertation Award from the Decision, Risk, and Management Science Division ...
Climate change and micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture: State of knowledge, risks and opportunities
... crop or cropping system. Conversely, for those micro-organisms that act antagonistically, systems could be deployed to facilitate their rapid and precise detection as a means of preventing their introduction, establishment or spread. The scale of micro-organism diversity, and hence the multitude of ...
... crop or cropping system. Conversely, for those micro-organisms that act antagonistically, systems could be deployed to facilitate their rapid and precise detection as a means of preventing their introduction, establishment or spread. The scale of micro-organism diversity, and hence the multitude of ...
Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2016
... is changing. The weather has always fluctuated, and it will continue to do so. But the long-term average, the climate, is getting warmer and the weather is getting wilder. Effects on the natural environment, human health and the economy are accelerating. Human activity is causing climate change (som ...
... is changing. The weather has always fluctuated, and it will continue to do so. But the long-term average, the climate, is getting warmer and the weather is getting wilder. Effects on the natural environment, human health and the economy are accelerating. Human activity is causing climate change (som ...
Agenda for the protection of cross-border displaced persons in the
... and 2014 a total of 184.4 million people were displaced by sudden-onset disasters, an average of 26.4 million people newly displaced each year. Of these, an annual average of 22.5 million people was displaced by weather- and climate-related hazards. Others have to move because of the effects of sea ...
... and 2014 a total of 184.4 million people were displaced by sudden-onset disasters, an average of 26.4 million people newly displaced each year. Of these, an annual average of 22.5 million people was displaced by weather- and climate-related hazards. Others have to move because of the effects of sea ...
Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2016 - Name
... is changing. The weather has always fluctuated, and it will continue to do so. But the long-term average, the climate, is getting warmer and the weather is getting wilder. Effects on the natural environment, human health and the economy are accelerating. Human activity is causing climate change (som ...
... is changing. The weather has always fluctuated, and it will continue to do so. But the long-term average, the climate, is getting warmer and the weather is getting wilder. Effects on the natural environment, human health and the economy are accelerating. Human activity is causing climate change (som ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... This document has been reproduced without formal editing ...
... This document has been reproduced without formal editing ...
Climate Change - Ville de Moncton
... Regional Adaptation Collaborative (RAC) program, a cost-shared federal program developed to identify and reduce the impacts posed by climate changei. Through this partnership, a technical study, prepared by AMEC Earth and Environmental, was produced to help identify climate change trends and what th ...
... Regional Adaptation Collaborative (RAC) program, a cost-shared federal program developed to identify and reduce the impacts posed by climate changei. Through this partnership, a technical study, prepared by AMEC Earth and Environmental, was produced to help identify climate change trends and what th ...
Risks from Climate Change to Indigenous Communities in
... opportunities. Key findings from this analysis include: Climate projections for the region indicate a range of biophysical impacts with various levels of certainty. Uncertainty in climate projections will be an ever present constraint, however this concern cannot be allowed to delay action. There is ...
... opportunities. Key findings from this analysis include: Climate projections for the region indicate a range of biophysical impacts with various levels of certainty. Uncertainty in climate projections will be an ever present constraint, however this concern cannot be allowed to delay action. There is ...
Temperature Shocks and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Last Half Century
... of temperature shocks are larger than what the overall cross-sectional relationship between temperature and income across the world would imply (see Section V). Alternatively, sustained climatic changes may have additional long-run effects on dimensions such as water tables, soil quality, and health ...
... of temperature shocks are larger than what the overall cross-sectional relationship between temperature and income across the world would imply (see Section V). Alternatively, sustained climatic changes may have additional long-run effects on dimensions such as water tables, soil quality, and health ...
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... waterfowl. Finally, in section 2, we consider what level of wetlands would need to be protected should climate change result in much drier conditions than those experienced during the last century. In section 3, we turn to the regional impacts of agricultural land use and wetlands retention. We begi ...
... waterfowl. Finally, in section 2, we consider what level of wetlands would need to be protected should climate change result in much drier conditions than those experienced during the last century. In section 3, we turn to the regional impacts of agricultural land use and wetlands retention. We begi ...
Coastal Ecosystems Responses to Climate Change
... acidification may also directly affect the development and metabolism of non-calcifying marine organisms. In terrestrial coastal ecosystems, e.g. dunes and headlands, CO2 fertilisation may lead to vegetation thickening and encroachment of grasslands by shrubs. Altered fire regimes resulting from ri ...
... acidification may also directly affect the development and metabolism of non-calcifying marine organisms. In terrestrial coastal ecosystems, e.g. dunes and headlands, CO2 fertilisation may lead to vegetation thickening and encroachment of grasslands by shrubs. Altered fire regimes resulting from ri ...
shaping our future
... vote for women, and have won many battles in the struggle for equality and human rights, and against poverty and injustice. Climate change is now the most pressing of the challenges facing humanity. In recognition of this, and our limited time and resources, we have chosen to focus on it in this rep ...
... vote for women, and have won many battles in the struggle for equality and human rights, and against poverty and injustice. Climate change is now the most pressing of the challenges facing humanity. In recognition of this, and our limited time and resources, we have chosen to focus on it in this rep ...
What to include in INDCs - Low Emission Capacity Building
... Overview of existing submissions Coverage: Countries cover a range of regions and income levels. INDC types: Most are based on economy-wide GHG targets; less than half of all Parties are eventually expected to include these. Mitigation and adaptation: All focus primarily on mitigation; of 22 INDC su ...
... Overview of existing submissions Coverage: Countries cover a range of regions and income levels. INDC types: Most are based on economy-wide GHG targets; less than half of all Parties are eventually expected to include these. Mitigation and adaptation: All focus primarily on mitigation; of 22 INDC su ...
Governance Reform Overview
... apply for their job. Following the transition, any recruitment to new or vacant roles will be undertaken by the new entity in accordance with public sector merit and equity principles. ...
... apply for their job. Following the transition, any recruitment to new or vacant roles will be undertaken by the new entity in accordance with public sector merit and equity principles. ...
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
... levels, cloud cover, ocean temperatures and currents, and other climatic conditions. Scientific research has shown that in the past century, the earth’s surface temperature has risen by an average of about 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) (0.74 °Celsius [C]) and sea levels have risen 6.7 inches (0.17 met ...
... levels, cloud cover, ocean temperatures and currents, and other climatic conditions. Scientific research has shown that in the past century, the earth’s surface temperature has risen by an average of about 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) (0.74 °Celsius [C]) and sea levels have risen 6.7 inches (0.17 met ...
Annex A2: Climate Change Scenarios for West Africa
... underpins a significant portion of livelihood opportunities of the coastal communities. However, several assessments based on country specific National Communications to the UNFCCC, the second assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as well as GEF-funded projects such as the Afri ...
... underpins a significant portion of livelihood opportunities of the coastal communities. However, several assessments based on country specific National Communications to the UNFCCC, the second assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as well as GEF-funded projects such as the Afri ...
Peat stratigraphy and climate change
... This volume is dedicated to the current state of the discipline of peat stratigraphy and climate change. The papers fall into two main categories; half are focussed on methods and proxy refinement, and how they can be used to reconstruct past climate/environmental change, while the other half documen ...
... This volume is dedicated to the current state of the discipline of peat stratigraphy and climate change. The papers fall into two main categories; half are focussed on methods and proxy refinement, and how they can be used to reconstruct past climate/environmental change, while the other half documen ...
Comparative carbon cycle dynamics of the present and last interglacial
... atmospheric oxygen could be used as indirect proxies to constrain carbon transfer between the terrestrial biosphere and the ocean during glacial cycles (Ciais et al., 2012), no direct proxy exists for the past amount of carbon stored in terrestrial ecosystems. However, pollen-based reconstructions o ...
... atmospheric oxygen could be used as indirect proxies to constrain carbon transfer between the terrestrial biosphere and the ocean during glacial cycles (Ciais et al., 2012), no direct proxy exists for the past amount of carbon stored in terrestrial ecosystems. However, pollen-based reconstructions o ...
Comparative carbon cycle dynamics of the present and last interglacial
... atmospheric oxygen could be used as indirect proxies to constrain carbon transfer between the terrestrial biosphere and the ocean during glacial cycles (Ciais et al., 2012), no direct proxy exists for the past amount of carbon stored in terrestrial ecosystems. However, pollen-based reconstructions o ...
... atmospheric oxygen could be used as indirect proxies to constrain carbon transfer between the terrestrial biosphere and the ocean during glacial cycles (Ciais et al., 2012), no direct proxy exists for the past amount of carbon stored in terrestrial ecosystems. However, pollen-based reconstructions o ...
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).