Final Report
... from Pharaoh, 2009) but it is likely that such figures substantially underestimate the number of people living in the informal settlements. Reducing the vulnerability of people to floods and enhancing the adaptive capacity to deal with floods are therefore crucial governance issues. Any assessment o ...
... from Pharaoh, 2009) but it is likely that such figures substantially underestimate the number of people living in the informal settlements. Reducing the vulnerability of people to floods and enhancing the adaptive capacity to deal with floods are therefore crucial governance issues. Any assessment o ...
Participatory scenario planning for community
... There is a need to increase our resilience to uncertainty on a more proactive basis. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states, with medium confidence, that intense and longer droughts are being experienced in some parts of the world in addition to an intensification of extreme rai ...
... There is a need to increase our resilience to uncertainty on a more proactive basis. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states, with medium confidence, that intense and longer droughts are being experienced in some parts of the world in addition to an intensification of extreme rai ...
Methane, the Gakkel Ridge and human survival.
... methane from seeping out are being breached. In July 2013 Nature reported that the release of 50 gigatons of methane “is possible at any time”. A massive exponential increase in temperature would follow, and this would trigger further releases of methane. On February 21 this year very high concentra ...
... methane from seeping out are being breached. In July 2013 Nature reported that the release of 50 gigatons of methane “is possible at any time”. A massive exponential increase in temperature would follow, and this would trigger further releases of methane. On February 21 this year very high concentra ...
Global Climate Change
... Sea-level rise is the climate-related impact on large delta regions such as: ...
... Sea-level rise is the climate-related impact on large delta regions such as: ...
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... Another potential issue is that water availability for crop growth should arguably be more closely related to the stock of water in the soil (soil moisture) at any given point in time than to the inflow of water to the ground over a long period (such as measured by pluri-monthly precipitation for ra ...
... Another potential issue is that water availability for crop growth should arguably be more closely related to the stock of water in the soil (soil moisture) at any given point in time than to the inflow of water to the ground over a long period (such as measured by pluri-monthly precipitation for ra ...
workingpaper - School of Psychology
... not only the transmission of information from ‘experts’ to members of the public, but also a process of dialogue between scientists and the public. Upstream topics like geoengineering are of particular interest because they are not yet subject to entrenched attitudes or social representations (Roger ...
... not only the transmission of information from ‘experts’ to members of the public, but also a process of dialogue between scientists and the public. Upstream topics like geoengineering are of particular interest because they are not yet subject to entrenched attitudes or social representations (Roger ...
Fall 2013 – Imagining our Environmental Future
... focus on building homeowner’s confidence in their investment in efficiency improvements by highlighting financial savings. This approach is in response to market research conducted with the support of the High Meadows Fund that highlighted upfront cost and confidence as two key barriers to home retr ...
... focus on building homeowner’s confidence in their investment in efficiency improvements by highlighting financial savings. This approach is in response to market research conducted with the support of the High Meadows Fund that highlighted upfront cost and confidence as two key barriers to home retr ...
Environmentally displaced people Understanding the linkages
... will have, such as forced migration, are new phenomena. No longer will these impacts be episodic or localised. Second, human agency is unarguably at the centre of environmental change and the potential to respond to it. Recognising these facts, this paper calls for policy responses at all levels of ...
... will have, such as forced migration, are new phenomena. No longer will these impacts be episodic or localised. Second, human agency is unarguably at the centre of environmental change and the potential to respond to it. Recognising these facts, this paper calls for policy responses at all levels of ...
Final Report
... Already recently the climate in the European Alps has changed significantly and effected regions and local economies. Within the last 150 years climate change has already led to a significant increase in temperature of around + 2° C. This is more than twice the rate of average warming of the Norther ...
... Already recently the climate in the European Alps has changed significantly and effected regions and local economies. Within the last 150 years climate change has already led to a significant increase in temperature of around + 2° C. This is more than twice the rate of average warming of the Norther ...
To What Extent Are African Countries Vulnerable to Climate
... seem to be well below what would be required. This makes it all the more necessary to allocate these resources according to criteria which reflect the countries’ adaptation needs, as well as their capacity to effectively use the resources to this end. From that perspective, the country vulnerability ...
... seem to be well below what would be required. This makes it all the more necessary to allocate these resources according to criteria which reflect the countries’ adaptation needs, as well as their capacity to effectively use the resources to this end. From that perspective, the country vulnerability ...
osu climate plan draft - Finance and Administration
... State University has the potential to have tremendously positive effects on mitigating climate-changing activities worldwide. The vast majority of this positive impact will not occur within university-owned systems or properties. As such, and given current measurement protocols, it is difficult to q ...
... State University has the potential to have tremendously positive effects on mitigating climate-changing activities worldwide. The vast majority of this positive impact will not occur within university-owned systems or properties. As such, and given current measurement protocols, it is difficult to q ...
AMERICAN CLIMATE VALUES 2014 insights by racial
... disparity.17 And, the psychological impacts of climate change, such as stress, anxiety, depression, increases in violence and aggression, and loss of community identity, are seen at higher rates in specific populations within these racial/ethnic groups as a result of climate-related natural disaster ...
... disparity.17 And, the psychological impacts of climate change, such as stress, anxiety, depression, increases in violence and aggression, and loss of community identity, are seen at higher rates in specific populations within these racial/ethnic groups as a result of climate-related natural disaster ...
information - Refugee Studies Centre
... will have, such as forced migration, are new phenomena. No longer will these impacts be episodic or localised. Second, human agency is unarguably at the centre of environmental change and the potential to respond to it. Recognising these facts, this paper calls for policy responses at all levels of ...
... will have, such as forced migration, are new phenomena. No longer will these impacts be episodic or localised. Second, human agency is unarguably at the centre of environmental change and the potential to respond to it. Recognising these facts, this paper calls for policy responses at all levels of ...
Confronting Climate Change in the US Northeast
... For technical contributions to NECIA research, we thank Julian Agyeman (Tufts University), John Buonaccorsi (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), M. Caughey (University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign), Jackie Dawson (University of Waterloo, Canada), Richard Goldberg (Columbia University), R.T. Hol ...
... For technical contributions to NECIA research, we thank Julian Agyeman (Tufts University), John Buonaccorsi (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), M. Caughey (University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign), Jackie Dawson (University of Waterloo, Canada), Richard Goldberg (Columbia University), R.T. Hol ...
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... coastal regions of the United States. In the United States, climate adaptation is crucial to protecting the commercial, recreational, ecological, and aesthetic value and resources of coastal regions. In order to adapt to changing climatic conditions in the United States, the Coastal State Climate Ch ...
... coastal regions of the United States. In the United States, climate adaptation is crucial to protecting the commercial, recreational, ecological, and aesthetic value and resources of coastal regions. In order to adapt to changing climatic conditions in the United States, the Coastal State Climate Ch ...
working group on adaptation and climate resilience final report
... well-being, the economy, and the natural environment. These impacts will persist and worsen, even with a concerted effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mobilizing action on adaptation will help protect Canadians from climate change risks, build resilience, and ensure that society thrives in a ...
... well-being, the economy, and the natural environment. These impacts will persist and worsen, even with a concerted effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mobilizing action on adaptation will help protect Canadians from climate change risks, build resilience, and ensure that society thrives in a ...
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... Climate change could impact New Zealanders either directly (through physical changes brought about by global temperature rises) or indirectly (through flow on effects from physical changes to other countries, that are then transmitted to New Zealanders, for example through trade). We might also be c ...
... Climate change could impact New Zealanders either directly (through physical changes brought about by global temperature rises) or indirectly (through flow on effects from physical changes to other countries, that are then transmitted to New Zealanders, for example through trade). We might also be c ...
The temperature regimes of dry-season
... model was used to estimate daily mean waterhole temperature with good accuracy (±1 K) at all but the sites where wind speed may have been >2 m/s (assumed in the model). The model also was used to predict the effects of climate change on waterhole temperature and the change in exceedance of thermal th ...
... model was used to estimate daily mean waterhole temperature with good accuracy (±1 K) at all but the sites where wind speed may have been >2 m/s (assumed in the model). The model also was used to predict the effects of climate change on waterhole temperature and the change in exceedance of thermal th ...
US CLIVAR Science Plan
... • Regular assessments of the changing climate system, together with its impacts on human and natural systems to establish a sound scientific basis for developing mitigation and adaptation options; and • Increased attention to the uncertainties and confidence limits of both observed and predicted ...
... • Regular assessments of the changing climate system, together with its impacts on human and natural systems to establish a sound scientific basis for developing mitigation and adaptation options; and • Increased attention to the uncertainties and confidence limits of both observed and predicted ...
CLIMATE CHANGE – Refining the Impacts for Ireland
... key sectors of water resources, agriculture and ...
... key sectors of water resources, agriculture and ...
The Macroeconomics of Climate Change Final Report, May 2013
... answering very broad questions about adaptation, such as the profile of adaptation spending over time and the interaction of adaptation and mitigation. Therefore the suitability of AD-IAMs to answer policy questions should be judged only once clear policy questions have been developed. Multi-sector ...
... answering very broad questions about adaptation, such as the profile of adaptation spending over time and the interaction of adaptation and mitigation. Therefore the suitability of AD-IAMs to answer policy questions should be judged only once clear policy questions have been developed. Multi-sector ...
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... sensitive to climate change. This sensitivity may be a function of total annual water stress across the basin but more often will result from seasonal and/or localized vulnerability to water stress. The pace of climate change will be uneven and sudden rather than gradual and smooth. In most regions ...
... sensitive to climate change. This sensitivity may be a function of total annual water stress across the basin but more often will result from seasonal and/or localized vulnerability to water stress. The pace of climate change will be uneven and sudden rather than gradual and smooth. In most regions ...
Freshwater ecosystem adaptation to climate change in water
... sensitive to climate change. This sensitivity may be a function of total annual water stress across the basin but more often will result from seasonal and/or localized vulnerability to water stress. The pace of climate change will be uneven and sudden rather than gradual and smooth. In most regions ...
... sensitive to climate change. This sensitivity may be a function of total annual water stress across the basin but more often will result from seasonal and/or localized vulnerability to water stress. The pace of climate change will be uneven and sudden rather than gradual and smooth. In most regions ...
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).