Impacts of Europe`s changing climate
... 2007). Sea surface temperature changes have already resulted in an increased duration of the marine growing season and a northward movement of marine zooplankton. Some fish species are shifting their distributions northward in response to increased temperatures. Baltic Sea: climate models project a ...
... 2007). Sea surface temperature changes have already resulted in an increased duration of the marine growing season and a northward movement of marine zooplankton. Some fish species are shifting their distributions northward in response to increased temperatures. Baltic Sea: climate models project a ...
Climate Change and the Skiing Industry: Impacts and Potential
... types make up almost 57 per cent of all types available. Others include caravans, camp sites, or club houses. Depending on the region the occupancy of the dwellings may be highest in summer or in winter. For hotels it varies from 14.5 per cent o 51.8 per cent in winter (SFSO / SAEFL, 1997). There ar ...
... types make up almost 57 per cent of all types available. Others include caravans, camp sites, or club houses. Depending on the region the occupancy of the dwellings may be highest in summer or in winter. For hotels it varies from 14.5 per cent o 51.8 per cent in winter (SFSO / SAEFL, 1997). There ar ...
Potentials for Adaptation to Climate Change in Human
... Vulnerabilities of settlements to impacts of climate change vary regionally (see Box and Vignettes below), but they generally include some or many of the following impact concerns: (1) Effects on health. It is well-established that higher temperatures in urban areas are related to higher concentrati ...
... Vulnerabilities of settlements to impacts of climate change vary regionally (see Box and Vignettes below), but they generally include some or many of the following impact concerns: (1) Effects on health. It is well-established that higher temperatures in urban areas are related to higher concentrati ...
Discounting and climate change - a non-marginal policy choice
... without loss of generality). Path u(cbt+Δlt) represents utility per capita along a path where greenhouse gas emissions are controlled. The ‘project’ Δlt is a non-marginal global investment in emissions reductions, because it avoids many of the costs of climate change and perhaps also because the cos ...
... without loss of generality). Path u(cbt+Δlt) represents utility per capita along a path where greenhouse gas emissions are controlled. The ‘project’ Δlt is a non-marginal global investment in emissions reductions, because it avoids many of the costs of climate change and perhaps also because the cos ...
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... And Bloomberg, a global leader in helping cities begin to adapt to climate change, said only a few days after the storm, “Our climate is changing. And while the increase in extreme weather we have experienced in New York City and around the world may or may not be the result of it, the risk that it ...
... And Bloomberg, a global leader in helping cities begin to adapt to climate change, said only a few days after the storm, “Our climate is changing. And while the increase in extreme weather we have experienced in New York City and around the world may or may not be the result of it, the risk that it ...
POPRC-9/8: Guidance on how to assess the possible impact of
... 7. The uncertainties and ranges of possible changes in the chemical, physiological or biological factors due to climate change will be different for every chemical under review, type of impact, ecosystem, species, population, scientific test/observation and region. Quantification of the various poss ...
... 7. The uncertainties and ranges of possible changes in the chemical, physiological or biological factors due to climate change will be different for every chemical under review, type of impact, ecosystem, species, population, scientific test/observation and region. Quantification of the various poss ...
Land Use in Computable General Equilibrium Models: An Overview*
... Human intervention over the last several centuries has markedly changed land surface characteristics, primarily through large scale land conversion for cultivation (Vitousek et al., 1997). The future will not be different. Populations and economies continue to grow, and climate change and climate po ...
... Human intervention over the last several centuries has markedly changed land surface characteristics, primarily through large scale land conversion for cultivation (Vitousek et al., 1997). The future will not be different. Populations and economies continue to grow, and climate change and climate po ...
FAO - NWP: Adaptation Planning and Strategies 2009 (pp. 42-50)
... On invitation of SBSTA to submit to the secretariat, by 31 May 2007, information on the relevant programmes, activities and views on the issues listed under item 44 of the Conclusions of the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change Context and mandate of FAO ...
... On invitation of SBSTA to submit to the secretariat, by 31 May 2007, information on the relevant programmes, activities and views on the issues listed under item 44 of the Conclusions of the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change Context and mandate of FAO ...
Climate Justice Action Kit for Secondary Schools
... that global warming and climate change are real, and that human activity is the root cause of this ‘ecological crisis’ - and therefore the solution also lies with us. It recognises that we must transition away from fossil fuel dependence. “A very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are pre ...
... that global warming and climate change are real, and that human activity is the root cause of this ‘ecological crisis’ - and therefore the solution also lies with us. It recognises that we must transition away from fossil fuel dependence. “A very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are pre ...
International Climate Change Negotiations and Agriculture Policy Focus May 2009
... detailed and location-specific research is required, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) key findings on adaption were that while warming is expected to decrease yields in the tropical and sub-Saharan regions, yields may actually increase in temperate regions.3 Sub-Saharan Africa ...
... detailed and location-specific research is required, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) key findings on adaption were that while warming is expected to decrease yields in the tropical and sub-Saharan regions, yields may actually increase in temperate regions.3 Sub-Saharan Africa ...
Extending a Geographic Lens Towards Climate Justice, Part 1
... with resultant inadequate attention to humans rights (Liverman 2009) and justice concerns such as recognition. A second framing with implications for justice is that of “common but differentiated responsibility” (Liverman 2009). How responsibility for climate change is framed directly shapes the al ...
... with resultant inadequate attention to humans rights (Liverman 2009) and justice concerns such as recognition. A second framing with implications for justice is that of “common but differentiated responsibility” (Liverman 2009). How responsibility for climate change is framed directly shapes the al ...
Cutting the Knot
... underappreciated problem – we will benefit less and less from the cooling effect of these short-lived aerosols, as their short lives in the atmosphere, coupled with efforts to regulate both traditional air pollutants and greenhouse gases, will inevitably cause their concentrations to decline. In any ...
... underappreciated problem – we will benefit less and less from the cooling effect of these short-lived aerosols, as their short lives in the atmosphere, coupled with efforts to regulate both traditional air pollutants and greenhouse gases, will inevitably cause their concentrations to decline. In any ...
Climate Science: An Empirical Example of Postnormal Science
... The qualitative data were used to develop a meaningful questionnaire to pose to a large international sample of climate scientists. Details of the sampling and survey procedure are presented in section 2. In section 3 we present the analysis of sections of the survey. Consistent with Fig. 1, all dat ...
... The qualitative data were used to develop a meaningful questionnaire to pose to a large international sample of climate scientists. Details of the sampling and survey procedure are presented in section 2. In section 3 we present the analysis of sections of the survey. Consistent with Fig. 1, all dat ...
Climate ethics and population policy
... Human population growth is not just an important cause of global climate change: it is one of its two primary causes. As the IPCC’s 4th Assessment Report succinctly puts the matter: ‘GDP/per capita and population growth were the main drivers of the increase in global emissions during the last three ...
... Human population growth is not just an important cause of global climate change: it is one of its two primary causes. As the IPCC’s 4th Assessment Report succinctly puts the matter: ‘GDP/per capita and population growth were the main drivers of the increase in global emissions during the last three ...
Climate Change in Thailand_TransRe Fact Sheet No.2
... several extreme climatic events in the recent past (CHRR, 2005). In 2011, Thailand was underwater: more than one million people were affected by severe flooding for several weeks as a result of persistent rainfall (World Bank, 2011). In 2015-16 Thailand has been experiencing one of the worst drought ...
... several extreme climatic events in the recent past (CHRR, 2005). In 2011, Thailand was underwater: more than one million people were affected by severe flooding for several weeks as a result of persistent rainfall (World Bank, 2011). In 2015-16 Thailand has been experiencing one of the worst drought ...
Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... family members as their lands have become more flood-prone and some have had to move, and declining community ...
... family members as their lands have become more flood-prone and some have had to move, and declining community ...
Accounting for Extreme Events in the Economic Assessment of
... the economic damages due to climate change are carried out with long-term economic growth models, designed to capture the long-term features of the economy (Nordhaus (1994), Tol (1997), Peck and Teisberg (1992), Ambrosi et al. (2003) or Hallegatte (2004)). In these models, however, climate change im ...
... the economic damages due to climate change are carried out with long-term economic growth models, designed to capture the long-term features of the economy (Nordhaus (1994), Tol (1997), Peck and Teisberg (1992), Ambrosi et al. (2003) or Hallegatte (2004)). In these models, however, climate change im ...
characterizing the phenology of southwest landscapes
... Mountains north of Tucson, AZ, we look for changes in species flowering ranges over a 20-year period. Ninetythree species (25.6%) exhibited a significant change in the elevation at which they flowered from the first half to the second half of the record, with the majority of these changes occurring ...
... Mountains north of Tucson, AZ, we look for changes in species flowering ranges over a 20-year period. Ninetythree species (25.6%) exhibited a significant change in the elevation at which they flowered from the first half to the second half of the record, with the majority of these changes occurring ...
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... important to stress that the science of climate change was running years ahead of the economics (something that arguably remains the case today in understanding the impacts of climate change).” A well-established fact in the science of climate change is that when the climate cools or warms, high lat ...
... important to stress that the science of climate change was running years ahead of the economics (something that arguably remains the case today in understanding the impacts of climate change).” A well-established fact in the science of climate change is that when the climate cools or warms, high lat ...
concept paper 22 april DD
... having both efficiency benefits and equity and empowerment benefits. Multiple experiences have pointed to the difficulties of precisely dividing such impacts as new capacities in one area (eg. confidence and negotiating skills) have often led to the material acquisition of resources2. A third set of ...
... having both efficiency benefits and equity and empowerment benefits. Multiple experiences have pointed to the difficulties of precisely dividing such impacts as new capacities in one area (eg. confidence and negotiating skills) have often led to the material acquisition of resources2. A third set of ...
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Adaptation to climate [change] impacts
... Need to generate significant financial and technological support to enable meaningful action by developing countries. ...
... Need to generate significant financial and technological support to enable meaningful action by developing countries. ...
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... is expected that climate change will result in increased demand for water and energy in the livestock sector. Animals’ water requirements increase with temperature. However, under climate change scenarios, water will become notably scarcer and its availability less predictable. Heat stress also adve ...
... is expected that climate change will result in increased demand for water and energy in the livestock sector. Animals’ water requirements increase with temperature. However, under climate change scenarios, water will become notably scarcer and its availability less predictable. Heat stress also adve ...
How the United Nations System Supports Ambitious Action on
... Under the auspices of UN-Energy, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs have worked with the Energy Commission of Ghana to explore policy options for increasing the use of low-carbon energy. The study used the IAEA energy planni ...
... Under the auspices of UN-Energy, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs have worked with the Energy Commission of Ghana to explore policy options for increasing the use of low-carbon energy. The study used the IAEA energy planni ...
Past and Future Trends in Frequency of Heavy Rainfall Events over
... temperature and precipitation. Considering the stabilisation scenario first, the RCP 4.5, there is a significant positive trend in annual mean temperature of 3°C to 3.5°C for the period 2011-2100 along with a decreasing trend in annual precipitation. Under the RCP8.5 scenario, the increase in annual ...
... temperature and precipitation. Considering the stabilisation scenario first, the RCP 4.5, there is a significant positive trend in annual mean temperature of 3°C to 3.5°C for the period 2011-2100 along with a decreasing trend in annual precipitation. Under the RCP8.5 scenario, the increase in annual ...
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).