Global Climate Change Impacts on Pacific Islands Terrestrial
... characteristics thus identified were grouped into two categories: one that would make a species vulnerable to the direct impacts of climate change, and one that increases a species’ vulnerability to climate change indirectly, such as habitat reduction caused by sea level rise (Appendix 3). The large ...
... characteristics thus identified were grouped into two categories: one that would make a species vulnerable to the direct impacts of climate change, and one that increases a species’ vulnerability to climate change indirectly, such as habitat reduction caused by sea level rise (Appendix 3). The large ...
An assessment of the foundational assumptions in high-resolution climate projections: the case of UKCP09
... inside the UK; this paper is intended to raise the profile of that discussion, as the answers have implications that reach far beyond the political and scientific context of the UK. UKCP09 has great value as a worked example in the discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of climate simulation in ...
... inside the UK; this paper is intended to raise the profile of that discussion, as the answers have implications that reach far beyond the political and scientific context of the UK. UKCP09 has great value as a worked example in the discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of climate simulation in ...
Project Presentation - Worldwide Universities Network
... Maps of vegetation, wetland extent, permafrost extent and fire incidence/extent based on remote-sensing Time-series of key surface and atmospheric variables Synthesis/analysis of existing flux measurements (including CO2 and CH4) from the arctic/boreal zone Process studies for key components, includ ...
... Maps of vegetation, wetland extent, permafrost extent and fire incidence/extent based on remote-sensing Time-series of key surface and atmospheric variables Synthesis/analysis of existing flux measurements (including CO2 and CH4) from the arctic/boreal zone Process studies for key components, includ ...
Climate Change: what do we know about the IPCC?
... has been made is with respect to the participation of developing country experts. Despite increasing attention paid by the IPCC governing bureau to these concerns since they were first expressed in the early 1990s (and continue to be expressed; e.g. Demeritt, 2001; Miller, 2007; Grundmann, 2007; Run ...
... has been made is with respect to the participation of developing country experts. Despite increasing attention paid by the IPCC governing bureau to these concerns since they were first expressed in the early 1990s (and continue to be expressed; e.g. Demeritt, 2001; Miller, 2007; Grundmann, 2007; Run ...
Mount Kenya Climate Change Adaptation plan
... is rock, snow and ice. Above about 3,300m the mountain slopes and most of the Park are above the tree line; below it the rich volcanic soils are clothed in forests which are part of the largest continuous block of indigenous closed canopy forest in Kenya. The entire mountain is a vital water catchme ...
... is rock, snow and ice. Above about 3,300m the mountain slopes and most of the Park are above the tree line; below it the rich volcanic soils are clothed in forests which are part of the largest continuous block of indigenous closed canopy forest in Kenya. The entire mountain is a vital water catchme ...
Case study: Guatemala - CIAT-DAPA
... Figure 10: Mean annual temperature change by 2030 for 5 study sites in Guatemala. ............................ 17 Figure 11: Mean annual temperature change by 2050 for 5 study sites of Guatemala. ............................ 18 Figure 12: Coefficient of variation for annual precipitation and tempera ...
... Figure 10: Mean annual temperature change by 2030 for 5 study sites in Guatemala. ............................ 17 Figure 11: Mean annual temperature change by 2050 for 5 study sites of Guatemala. ............................ 18 Figure 12: Coefficient of variation for annual precipitation and tempera ...
LINKS BETWEEN RELIGION, EVOLUTION, AND CLIMATE
... Examining Links between Religion, Evolution Views, and Climate Change Skepticism Skepticism towards scientific claims is not a new phenomenon. The target of skepticism, however, has changed. For much of the past century evolution has been the primary target of science skepticism, symbolically and le ...
... Examining Links between Religion, Evolution Views, and Climate Change Skepticism Skepticism towards scientific claims is not a new phenomenon. The target of skepticism, however, has changed. For much of the past century evolution has been the primary target of science skepticism, symbolically and le ...
Implications of climate change
... uncertainties are compounded by a profound lack of data and the inability so far to construct a credible methodology for modeling predictions of how monsoon patterns and resulting hydrology might change. Reflecting these deficiencies in understanding, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (I ...
... uncertainties are compounded by a profound lack of data and the inability so far to construct a credible methodology for modeling predictions of how monsoon patterns and resulting hydrology might change. Reflecting these deficiencies in understanding, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (I ...
River Floods - ClimateCost
... • Under a medium-high emission baseline (A1B), with no mitigation or adaptation, the projected mean EAP affected by flooding in the EU27 is 300,000 by the 2050s (the years 2041-2070), rising to 360,000 by the 2080s (2071-2100). This includes the combined effects of socio-economic change (future pop ...
... • Under a medium-high emission baseline (A1B), with no mitigation or adaptation, the projected mean EAP affected by flooding in the EU27 is 300,000 by the 2050s (the years 2041-2070), rising to 360,000 by the 2080s (2071-2100). This includes the combined effects of socio-economic change (future pop ...
- International Studies Association
... call to the human rights community to be more involved in this burgeoning area of both academic enquiry and governance. This is an important analysis, because through understanding how dominant narrative and functioning and where entry points may exist for other voices, a contribution can be made to ...
... call to the human rights community to be more involved in this burgeoning area of both academic enquiry and governance. This is an important analysis, because through understanding how dominant narrative and functioning and where entry points may exist for other voices, a contribution can be made to ...
CESD - The University of Edinburgh
... • Parameterisations. – Act on columns so each column can be treated independently. – Key for climate ...
... • Parameterisations. – Act on columns so each column can be treated independently. – Key for climate ...
Impact of climate change on tropospheric ozone
... The baseline run A covers the years 1996–2000 using emissions for year 2000 and is used to verify the model performance against observations. Run B uses 2100 emissions to assess changes of tropospheric composition only due to changes in these anthropogenic emissions. Run C calculates future changes ...
... The baseline run A covers the years 1996–2000 using emissions for year 2000 and is used to verify the model performance against observations. Run B uses 2100 emissions to assess changes of tropospheric composition only due to changes in these anthropogenic emissions. Run C calculates future changes ...
Inequality, communication and the avoidance of disastrous climate change: Working Paper 34 (1 MB) (opens in new window)
... public good, where the benefits of efforts to reduce emissions are shared by all, irrespective of individual contributions. Such disconnect between individual and collective interest is a prime cause of public goods under-provision (3 -7 ). Whereas public goods experiments under controlled condition ...
... public good, where the benefits of efforts to reduce emissions are shared by all, irrespective of individual contributions. Such disconnect between individual and collective interest is a prime cause of public goods under-provision (3 -7 ). Whereas public goods experiments under controlled condition ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... in Montserrat. Clayton (2009) identifies three reasons why the Caribbean should be concerned about the potential effects of climate change on tourism: (a) the relatively high dependence on tourism as a source of foreign exchange and employment; (b) the intrinsic vulnerability of small islands and th ...
... in Montserrat. Clayton (2009) identifies three reasons why the Caribbean should be concerned about the potential effects of climate change on tourism: (a) the relatively high dependence on tourism as a source of foreign exchange and employment; (b) the intrinsic vulnerability of small islands and th ...
AFRICA`S BEST READ - Department of Environmental Affairs
... Africa. He believes that the continent’s relatively low contribution to the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, particularly owing to poverty. “In no area of law should the common interests of mankind be clearer than when addressing climate ...
... Africa. He believes that the continent’s relatively low contribution to the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, particularly owing to poverty. “In no area of law should the common interests of mankind be clearer than when addressing climate ...
Miller-vita-short web version-2016 - UCAR Staff
... Tyedmers, 2001. The 1999 Pacific Salmon Agreement: A Sustainable Solution? Canadian – American Public Policy Occasional Paper, No. 47. Canadian – American Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME. Cohen, S.J. and K.A. Miller (Coordinating Lead Authors), 2001. “North America,” Ch.15, pp.733-800 in Clim ...
... Tyedmers, 2001. The 1999 Pacific Salmon Agreement: A Sustainable Solution? Canadian – American Public Policy Occasional Paper, No. 47. Canadian – American Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME. Cohen, S.J. and K.A. Miller (Coordinating Lead Authors), 2001. “North America,” Ch.15, pp.733-800 in Clim ...
Climate Change Impact Assessment 2010
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was set up by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme in 1988 to summarise and assess the vast array of peer-reviewed scientific literature on climate change. The IPCC published assessment reports in 1990 ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was set up by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme in 1988 to summarise and assess the vast array of peer-reviewed scientific literature on climate change. The IPCC published assessment reports in 1990 ...
Sample pages 1 PDF
... action but rather strengthens the tendency to control migration. At the same time, the multiple figures of environmental migrants mean that the public is unclear about who the environmental migrants really are. The restrictive definition, as mentioned above, leads to the incorporation of the migrati ...
... action but rather strengthens the tendency to control migration. At the same time, the multiple figures of environmental migrants mean that the public is unclear about who the environmental migrants really are. The restrictive definition, as mentioned above, leads to the incorporation of the migrati ...
3. the climate change policy framework
... Among the conclusions of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007) are “that global warming since the mid-20th century was unequivocal and caused primarily by human activities and that policies enacted to date have not been substantial enough to counteract ...
... Among the conclusions of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007) are “that global warming since the mid-20th century was unequivocal and caused primarily by human activities and that policies enacted to date have not been substantial enough to counteract ...
A bitter cup: climate change profile of global production of Arabica
... multiple decision trees that has been shown to be useful in ecology (Prasad et al. 2006). Machine learning algorithms include a regularization parameter that allows the user to adjust a trade-off between optimal model fit and generalization. Optimal parameter values are usually dependent on the char ...
... multiple decision trees that has been shown to be useful in ecology (Prasad et al. 2006). Machine learning algorithms include a regularization parameter that allows the user to adjust a trade-off between optimal model fit and generalization. Optimal parameter values are usually dependent on the char ...
Animal Agriculture and Climate Change
... regions.13 Some natural occurrences, such as changes in solar output and volcanic eruptions, can affect climate change;14 however, ―the leading international body for the assessment of climate change‖15 concluded in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)that a majority of the increase in temperature ove ...
... regions.13 Some natural occurrences, such as changes in solar output and volcanic eruptions, can affect climate change;14 however, ―the leading international body for the assessment of climate change‖15 concluded in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)that a majority of the increase in temperature ove ...
- Wiley Online Library
... than surrounding areas because of the urban heat island effect. For example, from 1895 to 2000, mean annual temperatures at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory in Boston warmed 1.6°C, compared with a 0.7°C regional increase in temperature over the same time period (New England Regional Assessme ...
... than surrounding areas because of the urban heat island effect. For example, from 1895 to 2000, mean annual temperatures at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory in Boston warmed 1.6°C, compared with a 0.7°C regional increase in temperature over the same time period (New England Regional Assessme ...
Philippine businesses’ response to climate
... This report likewise highlights the earnest need of harnessing private and public sector partnership. The Philippine Climate Change Commission, with the objective of raising public awareness on climate change and strengthening institutions and mechanisms, is currently embarking on greater engagement ...
... This report likewise highlights the earnest need of harnessing private and public sector partnership. The Philippine Climate Change Commission, with the objective of raising public awareness on climate change and strengthening institutions and mechanisms, is currently embarking on greater engagement ...
The Impact of Animal Agriculture on Global Warming and Climate
... regions.13 Some natural occurrences, such as changes in solar output and volcanic eruptions, can affect climate change;14 however, ―the leading international body for the assessment of climate change‖15 concluded in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)that a majority of the increase in temperature ove ...
... regions.13 Some natural occurrences, such as changes in solar output and volcanic eruptions, can affect climate change;14 however, ―the leading international body for the assessment of climate change‖15 concluded in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)that a majority of the increase in temperature ove ...
F.3 External funding at IIASAand selected large externally funded
... During the last century more than 16,000 people were killed by landslides in Europe and property damage topped €1.2 billion. With climate change expected to bring more extreme weather and faster mountain snow melts, the number of landslides is predicted to increase. SafeLand is designed to provide i ...
... During the last century more than 16,000 people were killed by landslides in Europe and property damage topped €1.2 billion. With climate change expected to bring more extreme weather and faster mountain snow melts, the number of landslides is predicted to increase. SafeLand is designed to provide i ...
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).