Source file - ICTP Portal
... has the second largest economy in the world, a substantial poverty rate and a large population, it creates one of the largest combined exposures on the planet. “We see similar effects in other parts of the world, including India and the United States, which also have relatively moderate expected cli ...
... has the second largest economy in the world, a substantial poverty rate and a large population, it creates one of the largest combined exposures on the planet. “We see similar effects in other parts of the world, including India and the United States, which also have relatively moderate expected cli ...
Environment, Climate Change and the Agriculture Sector
... chronic hunger, and by 2050 there will be a need to produce to 70% more food globally (EC, 2015) ...
... chronic hunger, and by 2050 there will be a need to produce to 70% more food globally (EC, 2015) ...
- The Population Policy of South Africa
... strategies for adapting to changing environmental realities. Several examples from across the world show that communities cope better with natural disasters when women play a leadership role in early warning systems and reconstruction. The health status of millions of people is projected to be affec ...
... strategies for adapting to changing environmental realities. Several examples from across the world show that communities cope better with natural disasters when women play a leadership role in early warning systems and reconstruction. The health status of millions of people is projected to be affec ...
Dan Herms(9 MB, Updated: Dec - Changing Climate
... NASA, NOAA, Hadley Climate Research Unit Corroborated by: • 2 satellite records of upper and lower troposphere ...
... NASA, NOAA, Hadley Climate Research Unit Corroborated by: • 2 satellite records of upper and lower troposphere ...
Global climate models, past, present and future
... of these cycles, particular mechanisms have been identified, for example forcing by changes in the Earth’s orbital parameters or internal oscillations of the coupled ocean-atmosphere system. However, major uncertainties remain in our understanding of the interplay of the components of the climate sy ...
... of these cycles, particular mechanisms have been identified, for example forcing by changes in the Earth’s orbital parameters or internal oscillations of the coupled ocean-atmosphere system. However, major uncertainties remain in our understanding of the interplay of the components of the climate sy ...
speech - Europa.eu
... change will build a bridge to economic recovery. The economic and environmental challenges can be tackled together and lay the foundations for a low carbon economy to the benefits of all. What we need is a sustainable growth, founded on sustainable energy and climate friendly production and consumpt ...
... change will build a bridge to economic recovery. The economic and environmental challenges can be tackled together and lay the foundations for a low carbon economy to the benefits of all. What we need is a sustainable growth, founded on sustainable energy and climate friendly production and consumpt ...
Spring 2014
... countries given the policy goal of limiting global average temperature increase to 2 C. Human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, deforestation and agriculture are increasing the concentrations of gases in our atmosphere which trap heat. The Intergove ...
... countries given the policy goal of limiting global average temperature increase to 2 C. Human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, deforestation and agriculture are increasing the concentrations of gases in our atmosphere which trap heat. The Intergove ...
Climate Change Policy
... • Uncertainty is the key issue in climate change policy we don’t know how much or how quickly to cut emissions despite the desire by many to specify precise targets and timetables However clear long run goals are needed ...
... • Uncertainty is the key issue in climate change policy we don’t know how much or how quickly to cut emissions despite the desire by many to specify precise targets and timetables However clear long run goals are needed ...
PowerPoint file - Earth and Environmental Sciences
... – Consequences: rising sea levels, increase in extreme weather events, serious pressure on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems – “The size of the warming is broadly consistent with predictions of climate models, . . . but the unequivocal detection of the enhanced greenhouse effect from observations i ...
... – Consequences: rising sea levels, increase in extreme weather events, serious pressure on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems – “The size of the warming is broadly consistent with predictions of climate models, . . . but the unequivocal detection of the enhanced greenhouse effect from observations i ...
Panel Discussion of Executive Secretaries on: “The Role of the
... The Economic Impact of Climate change: An African Perspective Abdoulie Janneh UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, ECA October 2009 ...
... The Economic Impact of Climate change: An African Perspective Abdoulie Janneh UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, ECA October 2009 ...
Understanding Our Environment
... that retain heat. Burning fossil fuels releases extra carbon dioxide. Deforestation destroys carbon sinks. Positive feedback loop - poles covered with ice reflect solar radiation back into space. Now that ice is melting, open water is absorbing more heat, which in turn is melting more ice, leading t ...
... that retain heat. Burning fossil fuels releases extra carbon dioxide. Deforestation destroys carbon sinks. Positive feedback loop - poles covered with ice reflect solar radiation back into space. Now that ice is melting, open water is absorbing more heat, which in turn is melting more ice, leading t ...
Integrating NatCom (CC) into FSM Strategic Development Plan
... • Determine impact of climate change on the tuna industry as a result of such effects as changed migration patterns of Pacific tuna stocks, and implement strategies to minimize impacts on this important industry.” • “……. All the Federated States of Micronesia communities will develop and implement r ...
... • Determine impact of climate change on the tuna industry as a result of such effects as changed migration patterns of Pacific tuna stocks, and implement strategies to minimize impacts on this important industry.” • “……. All the Federated States of Micronesia communities will develop and implement r ...
Is the global warming a biggest hoax of the 21st century
... But are humans causing it? According to Holli Riebeek NASA (2007) there are no other explanations for so much increase of CO2 gasses during the last fifty years then the human activities. Also all these changes happened “since the industrial revolution began in about 1750” (IPPC, 2007). The scientis ...
... But are humans causing it? According to Holli Riebeek NASA (2007) there are no other explanations for so much increase of CO2 gasses during the last fifty years then the human activities. Also all these changes happened “since the industrial revolution began in about 1750” (IPPC, 2007). The scientis ...
How measure climate change in Local condition? - adaptation
... • Both regions has different particularities in water supply. • Theses regions has different responses of communities. • They have high property level. • Also theses regions have problems under actual condition and additional impact to climate changes which increasing their more properly ...
... • Both regions has different particularities in water supply. • Theses regions has different responses of communities. • They have high property level. • Also theses regions have problems under actual condition and additional impact to climate changes which increasing their more properly ...
Unit 12 - Global Warming - e
... We will switch energy sources (fossil fuels are finite); will we switch before or after changing the world, and, who will get rich? Unit 12 - Global Warming ...
... We will switch energy sources (fossil fuels are finite); will we switch before or after changing the world, and, who will get rich? Unit 12 - Global Warming ...
Factors affecting climate change since the 19th century
... Carbon dioxide is certainly a possible contributor to making today’s world warmer, but let’s not overlook the fact that it represents only one of the contributing factors. Industrializing the world during the last 150 years practically meant accelerating the use of fossil resources such as coal, oil ...
... Carbon dioxide is certainly a possible contributor to making today’s world warmer, but let’s not overlook the fact that it represents only one of the contributing factors. Industrializing the world during the last 150 years practically meant accelerating the use of fossil resources such as coal, oil ...
IPCC_AR5_WG2_slides
... Hirabayashi, Y., and 6 others, 2013, Global flood risk under climate change, Nature Climate Change, 3, 816-821. ...
... Hirabayashi, Y., and 6 others, 2013, Global flood risk under climate change, Nature Climate Change, 3, 816-821. ...
SEE ATTACHMENT (PDF)
... Many of today’s decisions and actions will determine our greenhouse gas emissions for decades to come, severely limiting opportunities to change course, especially towards transformative change. The entrapment of a system into a state of constrained physical, economic and social opportunities for ch ...
... Many of today’s decisions and actions will determine our greenhouse gas emissions for decades to come, severely limiting opportunities to change course, especially towards transformative change. The entrapment of a system into a state of constrained physical, economic and social opportunities for ch ...
Climate Change
... If Earth's climate is changing then we should find predictable, directional changes in all five components of the climate system. If the data show that each component is changing in a way that is consistent with a warming (or cooling) climate, we have more confidence in concluding that Earth's clima ...
... If Earth's climate is changing then we should find predictable, directional changes in all five components of the climate system. If the data show that each component is changing in a way that is consistent with a warming (or cooling) climate, we have more confidence in concluding that Earth's clima ...
Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
... The cost of cutting emissions consistent with a 550ppm CO2e stabilisation trajectory averages 1% of GDP per year in 2050 – this can be achieved by deployment of available technologies and those expected to be commercialised in coming decades Delaying emissions reductions significantly constrains the ...
... The cost of cutting emissions consistent with a 550ppm CO2e stabilisation trajectory averages 1% of GDP per year in 2050 – this can be achieved by deployment of available technologies and those expected to be commercialised in coming decades Delaying emissions reductions significantly constrains the ...
Temperature Anomaly 0 C - Adaptation Resource Kit
... dioxide (CO2) and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere.” “The burning of fossil fuels—coal, oil, and natural gas—for energy is the single largest human driver of climate change.”. “Human-induced climate change and its impacts will continue for many decades, and in some cas ...
... dioxide (CO2) and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere.” “The burning of fossil fuels—coal, oil, and natural gas—for energy is the single largest human driver of climate change.”. “Human-induced climate change and its impacts will continue for many decades, and in some cas ...
Warming - deaconsource
... temperature changes and variations on a shorter time scale. Climate modellers from the Leibniz Institute for Marine Sciences and the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology have stressed they do not directly contradict the projections of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which last year es ...
... temperature changes and variations on a shorter time scale. Climate modellers from the Leibniz Institute for Marine Sciences and the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology have stressed they do not directly contradict the projections of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which last year es ...
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).