Climate Change and Hazard Zonation in the Circum
... The permafrost regions currently occupy about one-fourth of the earth’s land area (Brown et al., 1997; Brown and Haggerty, 1998; Zhang et al., 1999). At geographical scales involving regions of continental or hemispheric dimensions, the distribution of permafrost is usually represented as a series o ...
... The permafrost regions currently occupy about one-fourth of the earth’s land area (Brown et al., 1997; Brown and Haggerty, 1998; Zhang et al., 1999). At geographical scales involving regions of continental or hemispheric dimensions, the distribution of permafrost is usually represented as a series o ...
TowARD ReSiLienCe
... unpredictable extreme weather events. People have always adapted to climate variabilityG through a variety of means including, for example, planting late-transplant rice or switching to other, fastergrowing crops. However climate change is pushing at-risk populations beyond their capacityG to cope a ...
... unpredictable extreme weather events. People have always adapted to climate variabilityG through a variety of means including, for example, planting late-transplant rice or switching to other, fastergrowing crops. However climate change is pushing at-risk populations beyond their capacityG to cope a ...
Curriculum Vitae - CHG - University of California, Santa Barbara
... UCSB Geography: Modeling patterns of interannual variability in sub-Saharan Africa rainfall to support Food Security (December, 2002). M.A. UCSB Geography: VDELB: An internal gravity wave based diagnostic precipitation model (June, 1999) B.A. University of Chicago Fundamentals/Philosophy of Science ...
... UCSB Geography: Modeling patterns of interannual variability in sub-Saharan Africa rainfall to support Food Security (December, 2002). M.A. UCSB Geography: VDELB: An internal gravity wave based diagnostic precipitation model (June, 1999) B.A. University of Chicago Fundamentals/Philosophy of Science ...
Adapting to Climate Change in Urban Areas - iied iied
... The vulnerability of cities to climate change......................................................................................... 15 Flooding............................................................................................................................................. 17 Storms, s ...
... The vulnerability of cities to climate change......................................................................................... 15 Flooding............................................................................................................................................. 17 Storms, s ...
Capacity Building Approach (Draft Version)
... Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 10 ...
... Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 10 ...
Young Voices in Research for Health 2008: Climate
... There is irrefutable proof of climate change as a result of human activity, most notably caused by the release of greenhouse gases from fossil fuel use. Although this primary cause of climate change comes largely from developed countries, developing countries will also add to climate change as their ...
... There is irrefutable proof of climate change as a result of human activity, most notably caused by the release of greenhouse gases from fossil fuel use. Although this primary cause of climate change comes largely from developed countries, developing countries will also add to climate change as their ...
1-Thesis Synthesis
... Successful cultural adaptation requires the satisfaction of four conditions (Boyden, 1989: 24). 1/ Recognition by the individual, or by society that an undesirable state exists; 2/Some knowledge of the cause or causes of the undesirable state, or at least knowledge of ways and means of overcoming it ...
... Successful cultural adaptation requires the satisfaction of four conditions (Boyden, 1989: 24). 1/ Recognition by the individual, or by society that an undesirable state exists; 2/Some knowledge of the cause or causes of the undesirable state, or at least knowledge of ways and means of overcoming it ...
PDF 4.2MB - Strong Growth, Low Pollution
... through a market mechanism provides incentives for emission reductions to occur where they are cheapest. As the Productivity Commission found, when firms and consumers make the decisions, rather than governments, the costs of reducing emissions are lower. A carbon price is the most economically resp ...
... through a market mechanism provides incentives for emission reductions to occur where they are cheapest. As the Productivity Commission found, when firms and consumers make the decisions, rather than governments, the costs of reducing emissions are lower. A carbon price is the most economically resp ...
Human Adaptation to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Its
... Successful cultural adaptation requires the satisfaction of four conditions (Boyden, 1989: 24). 1/ Recognition by the individual, or by society that an undesirable state exists; 2/Some knowledge of the cause or causes of the undesirable state, or at least knowledge of ways and means of overcoming it ...
... Successful cultural adaptation requires the satisfaction of four conditions (Boyden, 1989: 24). 1/ Recognition by the individual, or by society that an undesirable state exists; 2/Some knowledge of the cause or causes of the undesirable state, or at least knowledge of ways and means of overcoming it ...
Climate change, water and food security
... The evidence for climate change is now considered to be unequivocal, and trends in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), temperature and sea-level rise are tracking the upper limit of model scenarios elaborated in the Fourth Assessment (AR4) undertaken by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ...
... The evidence for climate change is now considered to be unequivocal, and trends in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), temperature and sea-level rise are tracking the upper limit of model scenarios elaborated in the Fourth Assessment (AR4) undertaken by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ...
Update on Climate Geoengineering in Relation to the
... driver of biodiversity loss and degradation of ecosystem services. The Paris Agreement, which strengthened international support for limiting global warming, will enter into force on November 2016 and is a positive step, especially from the point of view of conserving and sustainably using biodivers ...
... driver of biodiversity loss and degradation of ecosystem services. The Paris Agreement, which strengthened international support for limiting global warming, will enter into force on November 2016 and is a positive step, especially from the point of view of conserving and sustainably using biodivers ...
DEVELOPMENT OF A METHODOLOGY FOR THE TRANSPORTATION MODES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
... Kaisar, and Nicole Hernandez Hammer. Any errors or omissions are the responsibility of the authors. ...
... Kaisar, and Nicole Hernandez Hammer. Any errors or omissions are the responsibility of the authors. ...
Managing Protected Areas in Central and Eastern Europe Under
... The idea to investigate the impacts of climate change on nature protection sites supported by a remote sensing-based monitoring tool – inspired by Lovejoy and Hannah’s book Climate Change and Biodiversity – was the starting point of the project “Adaptive Management of Climate-Induced Changes of Habi ...
... The idea to investigate the impacts of climate change on nature protection sites supported by a remote sensing-based monitoring tool – inspired by Lovejoy and Hannah’s book Climate Change and Biodiversity – was the starting point of the project “Adaptive Management of Climate-Induced Changes of Habi ...
A Climate for Change
... I have great pleasure in presenting to you one of the first UNDP National Human Development Reports concerning the most prominent challenge of our time – climate change and its impact on our society and economy. It is a breakthrough report for Croatia and the first of its kind following the new anal ...
... I have great pleasure in presenting to you one of the first UNDP National Human Development Reports concerning the most prominent challenge of our time – climate change and its impact on our society and economy. It is a breakthrough report for Croatia and the first of its kind following the new anal ...
Climate change and Pacific islands: Indicators and impacts: Report
... discern long-term trends from short-term data. • Many Pacific Islands lack long-term, high-quality data on rainfall, streamflows, waves, and ecosystems, and continued monitoring is needed. • Global circulation models need to be downscaled to provide higher resolution projections for Pacific Islands ...
... discern long-term trends from short-term data. • Many Pacific Islands lack long-term, high-quality data on rainfall, streamflows, waves, and ecosystems, and continued monitoring is needed. • Global circulation models need to be downscaled to provide higher resolution projections for Pacific Islands ...
Best practices and available tools for the use of indigenous
... paper before SBSTA 39 on best practices and available tools for the use of indigenous and traditional knowledge and practices for adaptation, and the application of gender-sensitive approaches and tools for understanding and assessing impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change.1,2 This ...
... paper before SBSTA 39 on best practices and available tools for the use of indigenous and traditional knowledge and practices for adaptation, and the application of gender-sensitive approaches and tools for understanding and assessing impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change.1,2 This ...
organic agriculture and climate change mitigation
... During the next decades, billions of people, particularly those in developing countries, will face changes in climate patterns that will contribute to severe water shortages or flooding, and rising temperatures that will cause shifts in crop growing seasons. This will increase food shortages and dis ...
... During the next decades, billions of people, particularly those in developing countries, will face changes in climate patterns that will contribute to severe water shortages or flooding, and rising temperatures that will cause shifts in crop growing seasons. This will increase food shortages and dis ...
Vulnerability Does Not Fall From the Sky
... and policy agenda on the social dimensions of climate change. Our goal at the World Bank is to help developing countries realize the promise of sustainable development through the progressive achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Our vision is to contribute to an inclusive and sustainable ...
... and policy agenda on the social dimensions of climate change. Our goal at the World Bank is to help developing countries realize the promise of sustainable development through the progressive achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Our vision is to contribute to an inclusive and sustainable ...
Experiment Earth?
... the consequences were carried out first. How reversible is it? Because participants were keen to ensure scientists retained control of the effects of geoengineering, they wanted to make sure that effects of research and deployment could be reversed if necessary. They called for research to progress ...
... the consequences were carried out first. How reversible is it? Because participants were keen to ensure scientists retained control of the effects of geoengineering, they wanted to make sure that effects of research and deployment could be reversed if necessary. They called for research to progress ...
111128 OMPO cover.psd - Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization
... This triage‐type approach was deemed both appropriate given the relatively compact geography of Oahu and the fact that the funding available for the effort relied heavily on the in‐kind services provided by those who presented at and/or attended the workshop. Especially given the need for analyse ...
... This triage‐type approach was deemed both appropriate given the relatively compact geography of Oahu and the fact that the funding available for the effort relied heavily on the in‐kind services provided by those who presented at and/or attended the workshop. Especially given the need for analyse ...
Climate Change and Buildings in Nigeria: A Search for Mitigation
... the Tropical Rainforest Climate Region (TRC). Given that Nigeria is the seventh most populous country in the world, and most populous in Africa, makes any statistical findings from Nigeria relevant to the rest of the world. This sub-Saharan country is also faced with a huge yearly housing shortage o ...
... the Tropical Rainforest Climate Region (TRC). Given that Nigeria is the seventh most populous country in the world, and most populous in Africa, makes any statistical findings from Nigeria relevant to the rest of the world. This sub-Saharan country is also faced with a huge yearly housing shortage o ...
English - Inter-Parliamentary Union
... (11) Recalling that addressing climate change has been on the international agenda since the First World Climate Conference held in 1979, (Canada) Preambular paragraph 12 Delete the paragraph (Canada) Amend to read as follows: (12) Recalling that the international community raised this issue at the ...
... (11) Recalling that addressing climate change has been on the international agenda since the First World Climate Conference held in 1979, (Canada) Preambular paragraph 12 Delete the paragraph (Canada) Amend to read as follows: (12) Recalling that the international community raised this issue at the ...
Water and Climate Change
... Climate change and the World Bank............................................................................. 2 Climate change and the water sector............................................................................. 3 Value added and content of this report.................................. ...
... Climate change and the World Bank............................................................................. 2 Climate change and the water sector............................................................................. 3 Value added and content of this report.................................. ...
Strong influence of 2000-2050 climate change on particulate matter
... and meteorological data as in Tai et al. (2012b). The choice of five years is arbitrary, but we find this choice produces good correlations between surface PM2.5 and meteorological variables over the relatively short 15-year PM2.5 time history of observations, thus allowing us to bypass the impact o ...
... and meteorological data as in Tai et al. (2012b). The choice of five years is arbitrary, but we find this choice produces good correlations between surface PM2.5 and meteorological variables over the relatively short 15-year PM2.5 time history of observations, thus allowing us to bypass the impact o ...
Climate change in the United States
Because of global warming, there has been concern in the United States and internationally, that the country should reduce total greenhouse gas which is relatively high per capita.In 2012, the United States experienced its warmest year on record. As of 2012, the thirteen warmest years for the entire planet have all occurred since 1998, transcending those from 1880.From 1950 to 2009, the American government's surface temperature record shows an increase by 1 °F (0.56 °C), approximately. Global warming has caused many changes in the U.S. According to a 2009 statement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), trends include lake and river ice melting earlier in the spring, plants blooming earlier, multiple animal species shifting their habitat ranges northward, and reductions in the size of glaciers.Predicting future climate changes are fraught with difficultly. Some research has warned against possible problems due to American climate changes such as the spread of invasive species and possibilities of floods as well as droughts. Changes in climate in the regions of the United States appear significant. Drought conditions appear to be worsening in the southwest while improving in the northeast for example.President Barack Obama committed in the December 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Summit to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the range of 17% below 2005 levels by 2020, 42% below 2005 levels by 2030, and 83% below 2005 levels by 2050. In an address towards the U.S. Congress in June 2013, Obama detailed a specific action plan to achieve the 17% carbon emissions cut from 2005 by 2020. He included such measures as shifting from coal-based power generation to solar and natural gas production.