Building a Climate-Resilient City
... Emergency managers may also need to look at the need to build greater capacity to respond to specific climate risks, such as the greater likelihood of heat-related risks. Calgary and Edmonton could experience up to seven times more days with temperatures above 30oC by the 2060s, which implies that h ...
... Emergency managers may also need to look at the need to build greater capacity to respond to specific climate risks, such as the greater likelihood of heat-related risks. Calgary and Edmonton could experience up to seven times more days with temperatures above 30oC by the 2060s, which implies that h ...
Functional and Phylogenetic Approaches to Forecasting Species
... directions and to different extents. These individualistic range shifts are inconsistent with the most common technique for predicting species’ distribution responses to change—correlative species distribution models (SDMs). These models estimate a species’ niche by correlating localities to environ ...
... directions and to different extents. These individualistic range shifts are inconsistent with the most common technique for predicting species’ distribution responses to change—correlative species distribution models (SDMs). These models estimate a species’ niche by correlating localities to environ ...
Hardening Australia: Climate change and
... suburban Canberra and left three people dead and the February 2009 fires in Victoria killed 173 people. Bushfires and their impacts are influenced by many factors, including the amount and condition of the fuel load (vegetation), the vulnerability of people and infrastructure, land-cover patterns, i ...
... suburban Canberra and left three people dead and the February 2009 fires in Victoria killed 173 people. Bushfires and their impacts are influenced by many factors, including the amount and condition of the fuel load (vegetation), the vulnerability of people and infrastructure, land-cover patterns, i ...
4. DENMARK - European Commission
... Copenhagen is located on the east side of the Danish island Zealand and partly upon the island of Amager. The city has a population of around 1.3 million inhabitants of which only a small part lives in areas with an elevation of less than one metre above sea level. Parts of the city are protected by ...
... Copenhagen is located on the east side of the Danish island Zealand and partly upon the island of Amager. The city has a population of around 1.3 million inhabitants of which only a small part lives in areas with an elevation of less than one metre above sea level. Parts of the city are protected by ...
Land use change and carbon cycle in arid and semi
... movements and long-term migrations in search of better pastures were the main land use strategies enabling people to cope with climate variability in this region. However, influence from settled societies of Russia and China began to impact the region since the 16th17th centuries. The most dramatic ...
... movements and long-term migrations in search of better pastures were the main land use strategies enabling people to cope with climate variability in this region. However, influence from settled societies of Russia and China began to impact the region since the 16th17th centuries. The most dramatic ...
Club Club - OECD.org
... concerns such as desertification, arable land erosion and deforestation (Frederick, 1993). More recently, climate change concerns combine with the older, broader environmental concerns. However, even before trying to clarify relationship between these variables, the interactions among all environmen ...
... concerns such as desertification, arable land erosion and deforestation (Frederick, 1993). More recently, climate change concerns combine with the older, broader environmental concerns. However, even before trying to clarify relationship between these variables, the interactions among all environmen ...
Workshop report, 22-23 April 2010
... important areas where the department is responding to the call by DEA to develop a forestry sector plan on mitigation and adaptation. Forests in South Africa have an important role to play in addressing the effects of climate change. They provide great opportunities for adaptation by increasing both ...
... important areas where the department is responding to the call by DEA to develop a forestry sector plan on mitigation and adaptation. Forests in South Africa have an important role to play in addressing the effects of climate change. They provide great opportunities for adaptation by increasing both ...
22nd conference of parties to the united nations
... 2015 of the historic Paris Agreement, which aims at limiting global warming. The agreement is open for signature from 22 April 2016 to 21 April 2017 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. As entry into force of the Paris Agreement is expected on 4 November 2016, COP 22 will allow taking sto ...
... 2015 of the historic Paris Agreement, which aims at limiting global warming. The agreement is open for signature from 22 April 2016 to 21 April 2017 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. As entry into force of the Paris Agreement is expected on 4 November 2016, COP 22 will allow taking sto ...
Impact of Climate Change and Human Activity on the Runoff
... human activity in the hydrological cycle is becoming more intensive (Dong et al.,2012). With ...
... human activity in the hydrological cycle is becoming more intensive (Dong et al.,2012). With ...
Teacher manual - Government of Grenada
... Development for initiating and supporting the development of this toolkit which our future leaders can use now. We commend the material authored by the Integrated Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Programme in Grenada (ICCAS), in particular the Environment Division and the Deutsche Gesellschaft f ...
... Development for initiating and supporting the development of this toolkit which our future leaders can use now. We commend the material authored by the Integrated Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Programme in Grenada (ICCAS), in particular the Environment Division and the Deutsche Gesellschaft f ...
The impact of climate change and weather on transport - MOWE-IT
... Source: Transportation Research Board (2008). ...
... Source: Transportation Research Board (2008). ...
The influence of climate change on flood risks in France
... downscaling methods produce similar long term annual averages in terms of temperature and precipitation changes. But there are important differences in terms of spatial patterns and seasonal distribution of the changes. Therefore, the uncertainties in the mean precipitation and temperature obtained ...
... downscaling methods produce similar long term annual averages in terms of temperature and precipitation changes. But there are important differences in terms of spatial patterns and seasonal distribution of the changes. Therefore, the uncertainties in the mean precipitation and temperature obtained ...
climate variability - NCAR Research Applications Laboratory
... flows for the Colorado River at Lee's Ferry and for the Four Rivers index, northern California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darwin Southern Oscillation Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change (from 1955-74 to 1975-94) of annual land ...
... flows for the Colorado River at Lee's Ferry and for the Four Rivers index, northern California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darwin Southern Oscillation Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change (from 1955-74 to 1975-94) of annual land ...
The role of ecosystems in climate change adaptation and disaster
... climate and air quality as sources and sinks of pollutants, reactive gases, greenhouse gases, and aerosols, and due to physical properties that affect heat and water fluxes. Anderson-Texeira et al. (2012) show that natural ecosystems are found to have higher climate regulation values than agroecosyst ...
... climate and air quality as sources and sinks of pollutants, reactive gases, greenhouse gases, and aerosols, and due to physical properties that affect heat and water fluxes. Anderson-Texeira et al. (2012) show that natural ecosystems are found to have higher climate regulation values than agroecosyst ...
How does climate change cause extinction?
... For example, will it be limited physiological tolerance to high temperatures, changing biotic interactions or other factors? Here, we systematically review the proximate causes of climate-change related extinctions and their empirical support. We find 136 case studies of climatic impacts that are po ...
... For example, will it be limited physiological tolerance to high temperatures, changing biotic interactions or other factors? Here, we systematically review the proximate causes of climate-change related extinctions and their empirical support. We find 136 case studies of climatic impacts that are po ...
Presentazione di PowerPoint
... 2. The challenge of climate change in Italy 3. Seventeen likely impacts of climate change 4. The families of adaptation strategies 4.1. Framework strategies 4.2. Strategies to strengthen local response by protecting key assets ...
... 2. The challenge of climate change in Italy 3. Seventeen likely impacts of climate change 4. The families of adaptation strategies 4.1. Framework strategies 4.2. Strategies to strengthen local response by protecting key assets ...
Slide 1
... Swiadek JW. 1997. The impacts of Hurricane Andrew on mangrove coasts in southern Florida: a review. Journal of coastal research:242–245. Tovilla-Hernández C, Espino de la Lanza G, and Orihuela-Belmonte DE. 2001. Impact of logging on a mangrove swamp in south Mexico: cost/benefit analysis. Rev Biol T ...
... Swiadek JW. 1997. The impacts of Hurricane Andrew on mangrove coasts in southern Florida: a review. Journal of coastal research:242–245. Tovilla-Hernández C, Espino de la Lanza G, and Orihuela-Belmonte DE. 2001. Impact of logging on a mangrove swamp in south Mexico: cost/benefit analysis. Rev Biol T ...
How does climate change cause extinction?
... For example, will it be limited physiological tolerance to high temperatures, changing biotic interactions or other factors? Here, we systematically review the proximate causes of climate-change related extinctions and their empirical support. We find 136 case studies of climatic impacts that are po ...
... For example, will it be limited physiological tolerance to high temperatures, changing biotic interactions or other factors? Here, we systematically review the proximate causes of climate-change related extinctions and their empirical support. We find 136 case studies of climatic impacts that are po ...
Climate change impacts in urban coastal
... stressors might interact to influence the coastal environment. Research efforts have also begun to consider how stressors associated with coastal development exacerbate climate risk. Within Australia, assessments of climate impact and risk to our coastal environments have been underpinned by a well- ...
... stressors might interact to influence the coastal environment. Research efforts have also begun to consider how stressors associated with coastal development exacerbate climate risk. Within Australia, assessments of climate impact and risk to our coastal environments have been underpinned by a well- ...
Events | Climate Action
... emerging economies are projected to overtake those of the industrial world in the coming years. In fact, it is already the case if deforestation, agriculture and land use changes are factored in. It is therefore vital that developing countries start to reduce the growth rate of their emissions as so ...
... emerging economies are projected to overtake those of the industrial world in the coming years. In fact, it is already the case if deforestation, agriculture and land use changes are factored in. It is therefore vital that developing countries start to reduce the growth rate of their emissions as so ...
DOCX - World bank documents
... precipitation throughout the year, often causing flash floods and mudflows. 6 Trends show that variability in monthly precipitation has been growing and that the amount of precipitation during recent years has slightly increased, particularly in spring months, with the lowest precipitation values b ...
... precipitation throughout the year, often causing flash floods and mudflows. 6 Trends show that variability in monthly precipitation has been growing and that the amount of precipitation during recent years has slightly increased, particularly in spring months, with the lowest precipitation values b ...
Overcoming Behavioral and Institutional Inertia
... Over the past decade, awareness of climate change has grown without translating into widespread individual action.7 Indeed, f lying, driving, holidaying abroad, and using household appliances have increased globally.8 What explains the disconnect between perception and action? Concern about climate ...
... Over the past decade, awareness of climate change has grown without translating into widespread individual action.7 Indeed, f lying, driving, holidaying abroad, and using household appliances have increased globally.8 What explains the disconnect between perception and action? Concern about climate ...
CLIMATE OF DISPLACEMENT, CLIMATE FOR PROTECTION
... According to Article 2 (e) of The Qualification Directive,14 an applicant, who does not qualify for Convention refugee protection, may receive subsidiary protection if it is considered that the applicant faces “a real risk of suffering serious harm.” Although the drafters departed somewhat from a hu ...
... According to Article 2 (e) of The Qualification Directive,14 an applicant, who does not qualify for Convention refugee protection, may receive subsidiary protection if it is considered that the applicant faces “a real risk of suffering serious harm.” Although the drafters departed somewhat from a hu ...
Climate change policies and the WTO: Greening the GATT
... Home adopts a labelling scheme distinguishing between products that are not produced in manner that causes climate change and products that are. This is particularly important in the current climate negotiations, as the IPCC estimates that 38% of the reductions in CO2 emissions to hit the 2°C target ...
... Home adopts a labelling scheme distinguishing between products that are not produced in manner that causes climate change and products that are. This is particularly important in the current climate negotiations, as the IPCC estimates that 38% of the reductions in CO2 emissions to hit the 2°C target ...
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).