Climate Change Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers in Southeast Asia
... 1.1 What is climate change? Climate change, defined as any change in the average daily weather pattern over an extended period of time (typically decades or longer) whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity (Easterling et al. 2007, IPCC 2007a), is happening now, and is alre ...
... 1.1 What is climate change? Climate change, defined as any change in the average daily weather pattern over an extended period of time (typically decades or longer) whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity (Easterling et al. 2007, IPCC 2007a), is happening now, and is alre ...
Cloud Feedbacks Found to Amplify Global Warming
... Cloud simulations and cloud–climate feedbacks in the tropical and subtropical eastern Pacific region in 16 state-of-the-art coupled global climate models (GCMs) and in the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) Regional Atmospheric Model (iRAM) are examined. The authors find that the simulatio ...
... Cloud simulations and cloud–climate feedbacks in the tropical and subtropical eastern Pacific region in 16 state-of-the-art coupled global climate models (GCMs) and in the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) Regional Atmospheric Model (iRAM) are examined. The authors find that the simulatio ...
4 The Importance of Methane
... gas industry claim that best practice can almost eliminate methane emissions from specific well completion activities. The US natural gas inventory reports average CH4 losses from well sites as less than 1% of gas produced. The GMI inventory (see below) for the global oil and gas industry, including ...
... gas industry claim that best practice can almost eliminate methane emissions from specific well completion activities. The US natural gas inventory reports average CH4 losses from well sites as less than 1% of gas produced. The GMI inventory (see below) for the global oil and gas industry, including ...
- OCL - Oilseeds and fats, Crops and Lipids
... temperature (Seguin, 2003). In addition, sunflower could also become viable at higher altitudes than presently (shift of þ150 m per 1 °C increase). In the northern regions and in the continental part of Europe, warming will extend the length of the potential growing season allowing earlier planting a ...
... temperature (Seguin, 2003). In addition, sunflower could also become viable at higher altitudes than presently (shift of þ150 m per 1 °C increase). In the northern regions and in the continental part of Europe, warming will extend the length of the potential growing season allowing earlier planting a ...
"migration with dignity": towards a new zealand response to climate
... international and regional fora,13 and it is now well accepted that in most cases, those who are displaced by climate change will be unable to gain protection either under the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 195114 ("the Refugee Convention") or complementary protection measures at inte ...
... international and regional fora,13 and it is now well accepted that in most cases, those who are displaced by climate change will be unable to gain protection either under the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 195114 ("the Refugee Convention") or complementary protection measures at inte ...
Using Ecological Theory to Guide Urban Planting
... several scenarios of climate change (Iverson and Prasad 1998). Its loss will change the sense of place and remove its functional contribution to local urban ecosystem processes. An aesthetic and ecological substitute exists in White Basswood, a congeneric and more southerly member of the same Centra ...
... several scenarios of climate change (Iverson and Prasad 1998). Its loss will change the sense of place and remove its functional contribution to local urban ecosystem processes. An aesthetic and ecological substitute exists in White Basswood, a congeneric and more southerly member of the same Centra ...
... have the potential to directly impact human health across the continent. High ambient temperatures affect the body’s thermoregulatory system, leading to the body’s inability to maintain thermal balance [3]. Exposure to high temperatures can lead to physical disorders including discomfort, fatigue, a ...
UCLA_IOE_Feb2007 - UCLA: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
... correlated with its strength in climate change. We compared snow albedo feedback's strength in the real seasonal cycle to simulated values. They mostly fall well outside the range of the observed estimate, suggesting many models have an unrealistic snow albedo feedback. The range in the feedback str ...
... correlated with its strength in climate change. We compared snow albedo feedback's strength in the real seasonal cycle to simulated values. They mostly fall well outside the range of the observed estimate, suggesting many models have an unrealistic snow albedo feedback. The range in the feedback str ...
The Promises and Perils of Geoengineering
... mechanical arrays. There is, ultimately, no shortage of schemes for drawing down the planet’s surfeit of atmospheric carbon. The question then becomes where to put it and whether the carbon will stay where it is deposited. What was once thought to be the easy part of the “carbon capture and storage” ...
... mechanical arrays. There is, ultimately, no shortage of schemes for drawing down the planet’s surfeit of atmospheric carbon. The question then becomes where to put it and whether the carbon will stay where it is deposited. What was once thought to be the easy part of the “carbon capture and storage” ...
The Climate Change Performance Index Results 2016
... It will be important to further stabilise and accelerate the trend of a decline in the energy intensity of the global economy. In addition, the most important condition for decoupling emissions from energy supply is to decarbonise the energy supply. Two major developments give hope that this is abou ...
... It will be important to further stabilise and accelerate the trend of a decline in the energy intensity of the global economy. In addition, the most important condition for decoupling emissions from energy supply is to decarbonise the energy supply. Two major developments give hope that this is abou ...
Climate change and global water resources
... By 2025, it is estimated that around 5 billion people, out of a total population of around 8 billion, will be living in countries experiencing water stress (using more than 20% of their available resources). Climate change has the potential to impose additional pressures in some regions. This paper ...
... By 2025, it is estimated that around 5 billion people, out of a total population of around 8 billion, will be living in countries experiencing water stress (using more than 20% of their available resources). Climate change has the potential to impose additional pressures in some regions. This paper ...
Impact of climate change on soil frost under snow cover in a forested
... 2.3.2. Climate scenarios: The Hadley Centre has produced several simulations with the HadCM2 AOGCM. The description of HadCM2 and its validation can be found in Johns et al. (1997). In this study two 240 yr HadCM2 simulations starting from 1860 were used. The first was a ‘control run’, in which the ...
... 2.3.2. Climate scenarios: The Hadley Centre has produced several simulations with the HadCM2 AOGCM. The description of HadCM2 and its validation can be found in Johns et al. (1997). In this study two 240 yr HadCM2 simulations starting from 1860 were used. The first was a ‘control run’, in which the ...
P6_TA-PROV(2009)0000 - European Parliament
... AZ. whereas 80% of Europe's population live in urban areas, where 40% of all transport emissions are produced, with congestion – which is also concentrated in urban areas – costing the EU some 1% of its GDP, BA. whereas on the one hand urban mobility is directly linked to individual quality of life, ...
... AZ. whereas 80% of Europe's population live in urban areas, where 40% of all transport emissions are produced, with congestion – which is also concentrated in urban areas – costing the EU some 1% of its GDP, BA. whereas on the one hand urban mobility is directly linked to individual quality of life, ...
states and cities as actors in global climate regulation: unitary vs
... analysis of the positive political economy of independent SNA regulation, Part II.A concludes that while some of the incentives for current U.S. SNA regulatory measures may dissipate with the adoption of federal regulation, other incentives favor a significant continuing independent SNA role. Part I ...
... analysis of the positive political economy of independent SNA regulation, Part II.A concludes that while some of the incentives for current U.S. SNA regulatory measures may dissipate with the adoption of federal regulation, other incentives favor a significant continuing independent SNA role. Part I ...
Our People, Our Planet, Our Power
... and the community-based research behind it begins to answer these questions. To begin with, movement building for climate resilience is about story-telling. Unfortunately, very little work has been done to ground climate realities in the experiences of people of color and low-income communities. Bec ...
... and the community-based research behind it begins to answer these questions. To begin with, movement building for climate resilience is about story-telling. Unfortunately, very little work has been done to ground climate realities in the experiences of people of color and low-income communities. Bec ...
Argentina - Met Office
... The assessment of impacts at the national level, both for the AVOID programme results and the cited supporting literature, were mostly based on global studies. This was to ensure consistency, whilst recognising that this might not always provide enough focus on impacts of most relevance to a particu ...
... The assessment of impacts at the national level, both for the AVOID programme results and the cited supporting literature, were mostly based on global studies. This was to ensure consistency, whilst recognising that this might not always provide enough focus on impacts of most relevance to a particu ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts
... The assessment of impacts at the national level, both for the AVOID programme results and the cited supporting literature, were mostly based on global studies. This was to ensure consistency, whilst recognising that this might not always provide enough focus on impacts of most relevance to a particu ...
... The assessment of impacts at the national level, both for the AVOID programme results and the cited supporting literature, were mostly based on global studies. This was to ensure consistency, whilst recognising that this might not always provide enough focus on impacts of most relevance to a particu ...
WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in
... above the pre-industrial period, which is 0.06 °C above the previous record set in 2015. This increase in global temperature is consistent with other changes in the climate system. Globally averaged sea-surface temperatures were also the warmest on record; global sea levels continued to rise; and Ar ...
... above the pre-industrial period, which is 0.06 °C above the previous record set in 2015. This increase in global temperature is consistent with other changes in the climate system. Globally averaged sea-surface temperatures were also the warmest on record; global sea levels continued to rise; and Ar ...
PROJECT IDENTIFICATION FORM (PIF)
... Malawi to promote development which is resilient to climate change at the national and local levels. The project is focused on strengthening the capacity of national and sub-national entities to monitor climate change, generate reliable hydro-meteorological information (including forecasts) and to b ...
... Malawi to promote development which is resilient to climate change at the national and local levels. The project is focused on strengthening the capacity of national and sub-national entities to monitor climate change, generate reliable hydro-meteorological information (including forecasts) and to b ...
Potential impacts of climatic change upon
... that we must reach, given the palaeoecological record, is that global ecosystems are likely to take several millennia to regain equilibrium with the warming projected for this century. In reality, however, the situation does not parallel past warming events in one crucial way that has profound impli ...
... that we must reach, given the palaeoecological record, is that global ecosystems are likely to take several millennia to regain equilibrium with the warming projected for this century. In reality, however, the situation does not parallel past warming events in one crucial way that has profound impli ...
On non-marginal cost-benefit analysis: Abstract of Working Paper 18 (1 MB) (opens in new window)
... the marginal evaluation ignores curvature in the utility function. A 5% overestimate of benefits could make some welfare-reducing projects appear welfare-enhancing, and vice versa for a 5% underestimate. Of course, there are not many projects that involve increasing business-as-usual consumption by ...
... the marginal evaluation ignores curvature in the utility function. A 5% overestimate of benefits could make some welfare-reducing projects appear welfare-enhancing, and vice versa for a 5% underestimate. Of course, there are not many projects that involve increasing business-as-usual consumption by ...
The Ethical implications of global climate change - unesdoc
... adequate to articulate the ethical challenges of global climate change and our responses to it. It is with this kind of uncertainty in mind that this report was drafted, in particular to offer some guidelines in a situation where few if any are obvious. Minimally, one of the objectives of this repor ...
... adequate to articulate the ethical challenges of global climate change and our responses to it. It is with this kind of uncertainty in mind that this report was drafted, in particular to offer some guidelines in a situation where few if any are obvious. Minimally, one of the objectives of this repor ...
Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from US Agriculture September 30, 2013
... weather. Long run adaptations appear to have mitigated less than about half of the shortrun effects of extreme heat exposure on corn yields, and point estimates across a range of specifications suggest that long run adaptions have more likely offset none of these short run impacts. We also show limi ...
... weather. Long run adaptations appear to have mitigated less than about half of the shortrun effects of extreme heat exposure on corn yields, and point estimates across a range of specifications suggest that long run adaptions have more likely offset none of these short run impacts. We also show limi ...
The Potential Contribution of the 2010 Exploratory Study among Tourism Industry
... According to these studies, the type of activities done and attractions visited that had the highest consumption as well as highest CO2 emissions were (ranked from the highest CO2 emissions): air activity; motorized water activity; adventure recreation; nature recreation; nature attractions and buil ...
... According to these studies, the type of activities done and attractions visited that had the highest consumption as well as highest CO2 emissions were (ranked from the highest CO2 emissions): air activity; motorized water activity; adventure recreation; nature recreation; nature attractions and buil ...
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).