Risks from Climate Change to Indigenous Communities in
... • Ocean acidification that will endanger coral reefs and affect marine food chains. Other impacts likely to occur but with less certainty include: • Seasonal change in rainfall with likely increases in intensity in the rainy season for some regions which will xaffect access and water supplies; and • ...
... • Ocean acidification that will endanger coral reefs and affect marine food chains. Other impacts likely to occur but with less certainty include: • Seasonal change in rainfall with likely increases in intensity in the rainy season for some regions which will xaffect access and water supplies; and • ...
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DESERTIFICATION
... Along with climate change, there are a range of other factors that have been identified as major causes of desertification. The most commonly cited forms of unsustainable land use are over-cultivation, over-grazing, deforestation, and poor irrigation practices. Seventy percent of the world’s dry-lan ...
... Along with climate change, there are a range of other factors that have been identified as major causes of desertification. The most commonly cited forms of unsustainable land use are over-cultivation, over-grazing, deforestation, and poor irrigation practices. Seventy percent of the world’s dry-lan ...
Why is geoengineering so tempting?
... Geoengineering can be dened as the technologies that aim to deliberately alter geophysical mechanisms in order to alleviate the impacts of climate change. It has received increasing attention by economists and the public but remains deeply controversial. This paper studies the potential benets fro ...
... Geoengineering can be dened as the technologies that aim to deliberately alter geophysical mechanisms in order to alleviate the impacts of climate change. It has received increasing attention by economists and the public but remains deeply controversial. This paper studies the potential benets fro ...
Working Paper 170 - Doda 2014 (opens in new window)
... Geoengineering can be dened as the technologies that aim to deliberately alter geophysical mechanisms in order to alleviate the impacts of climate change. It has received increasing attention by economists and the public but remains deeply controversial. This paper studies the potential benets fro ...
... Geoengineering can be dened as the technologies that aim to deliberately alter geophysical mechanisms in order to alleviate the impacts of climate change. It has received increasing attention by economists and the public but remains deeply controversial. This paper studies the potential benets fro ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Clayoquot Sound
... the data relating to this area of the coast are less certain. Significant wave height (the height of the largest waves) already appears to be increasing in this part of the ocean, and this has the potential to combine with storm events and significantly impact coastal flooding and erosion. These fac ...
... the data relating to this area of the coast are less certain. Significant wave height (the height of the largest waves) already appears to be increasing in this part of the ocean, and this has the potential to combine with storm events and significantly impact coastal flooding and erosion. These fac ...
Implications of global change for Important Bird Areas in South Africa
... least one of four criteria. It should hold (1) significant numbers of one or more species of global conservation concern, (2) significant populations of one or more restricted-range species (those with global distributions of < 50,000 km2), (3) a significant component of a group of species whose dis ...
... least one of four criteria. It should hold (1) significant numbers of one or more species of global conservation concern, (2) significant populations of one or more restricted-range species (those with global distributions of < 50,000 km2), (3) a significant component of a group of species whose dis ...
Setting Australia`s post-2020 target for reducing greenhouse gas
... choices we make to keep our economy strong – not just to reduce emissions but to adapt to changes in global demand. The Government’s reform agenda: lower taxes; less regulation; investing in small business, productive infrastructure and childcare; and returning the Budget to surplus will keep our ec ...
... choices we make to keep our economy strong – not just to reduce emissions but to adapt to changes in global demand. The Government’s reform agenda: lower taxes; less regulation; investing in small business, productive infrastructure and childcare; and returning the Budget to surplus will keep our ec ...
Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes
... Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities is a report aimed at assessing the state of knowledge about key climate impacts and consequences to various sectors and communities in the Northwest United States. This report draws on two recent state climate ...
... Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities is a report aimed at assessing the state of knowledge about key climate impacts and consequences to various sectors and communities in the Northwest United States. This report draws on two recent state climate ...
The Role of Local Institutions in Adaptation to Climate Change
... diverse ways in which climate change will produce ubiquitous effects (Chopra et al. 2006). Indeed, the concern about climate change is pervasive because of the all-encompassing and multidimensional nature of climate impacts. Droughts, higher temperatures, flooding, sea-level rise, heat waves, more i ...
... diverse ways in which climate change will produce ubiquitous effects (Chopra et al. 2006). Indeed, the concern about climate change is pervasive because of the all-encompassing and multidimensional nature of climate impacts. Droughts, higher temperatures, flooding, sea-level rise, heat waves, more i ...
Florida and Climate Change
... decades to come, and — because carbon dioxide persists in the atmosphere for a century or more — on the impacts of accumulated past emissions. We compare two scenarios: an optimistic rapid stabilization case and a pessimistic business-as-usual case. Neither, of course, is absolutely certain to occur ...
... decades to come, and — because carbon dioxide persists in the atmosphere for a century or more — on the impacts of accumulated past emissions. We compare two scenarios: an optimistic rapid stabilization case and a pessimistic business-as-usual case. Neither, of course, is absolutely certain to occur ...
Colorado Climate Preparedness Project Final Report
... many activities central to Colorado’s economy. Attention to climate variability and change varies across agencies and sectors, yet overall there is widespread awareness of the value of reducing the state’s vulnerability to climate impacts. Climate change is beginning to factor into strategic plans, ...
... many activities central to Colorado’s economy. Attention to climate variability and change varies across agencies and sectors, yet overall there is widespread awareness of the value of reducing the state’s vulnerability to climate impacts. Climate change is beginning to factor into strategic plans, ...
Climate Futures for Tasmania: water and catchments technical report
... Entura, Hydro Tasmania’s consulting business) and his colleagues. The report has passed the rigours of an external scientific review process and I appreciate the efforts of the respected scientists who gave their time and expertise to review the research outcomes. Thank you to Dr Francis Chiew (CSIR ...
... Entura, Hydro Tasmania’s consulting business) and his colleagues. The report has passed the rigours of an external scientific review process and I appreciate the efforts of the respected scientists who gave their time and expertise to review the research outcomes. Thank you to Dr Francis Chiew (CSIR ...
Climate Models and Their Evaluation
... of perspectives, makes it less likely that significant model errors are being overlooked. ...
... of perspectives, makes it less likely that significant model errors are being overlooked. ...
IPCC-ar4-wg1-chapter8-ClimateModels.pdf
... of perspectives, makes it less likely that significant model errors are being overlooked. ...
... of perspectives, makes it less likely that significant model errors are being overlooked. ...
Climate Change Adaptation by Federal Agencies: An Analysis Jane A. Leggett, Coordinator
... This report reviews current actions (as of January 2015) of selected federal departments and agencies to adapt their own missions, infrastructure, operations, and personnel to projected climate change. (It does not address federal programs meant primarily to assist others to adapt, although the boun ...
... This report reviews current actions (as of January 2015) of selected federal departments and agencies to adapt their own missions, infrastructure, operations, and personnel to projected climate change. (It does not address federal programs meant primarily to assist others to adapt, although the boun ...
U. S. Senate Minority Report:
... Over 650 dissenting scientists from around the globe challenged man-made global warming claims made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. This new 231-page U.S. Senate Minority Report report -- updated from 2007’s groundbreaking rep ...
... Over 650 dissenting scientists from around the globe challenged man-made global warming claims made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. This new 231-page U.S. Senate Minority Report report -- updated from 2007’s groundbreaking rep ...
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... Increasingly there appears to be recognition of the need to simultaneously implement adaptation and mitigation. However, this presents significant policy challenges. Firstly, both the policy and research communities traditionally have treated such two responses independently. Secondly, they are, sub ...
... Increasingly there appears to be recognition of the need to simultaneously implement adaptation and mitigation. However, this presents significant policy challenges. Firstly, both the policy and research communities traditionally have treated such two responses independently. Secondly, they are, sub ...
The rise and fall of the kyoto protocol: climate change as a political
... 8.2.2 Carbon leakage.......................................................................235 ...
... 8.2.2 Carbon leakage.......................................................................235 ...
carbOn in the bank: OntariO`s Greenbelt and its rOle in MitiGatinG
... almost double the size of the City of Toronto. Approximately 92 per cent of the land in the path of development is classified as prime agricultural land.2 As is often the case with rapid growth, development in the GGH brings both benefits and challenges. Many of its residents have been lured to the ...
... almost double the size of the City of Toronto. Approximately 92 per cent of the land in the path of development is classified as prime agricultural land.2 As is often the case with rapid growth, development in the GGH brings both benefits and challenges. Many of its residents have been lured to the ...
An Integrated Assessment of Changes in the Thermohaline Circulation
... but not shut down the Atlantic THC, while the critical amount of freshwater needed for a shutdown is of the order 0.1 Sv or larger (1 Sv= 106 m3 s−1 ). This amount is similar to that implicated in past THC shutdowns in climate history (Heinrich events, see Rahmstorf, 2002, and Hemming, 2004), althou ...
... but not shut down the Atlantic THC, while the critical amount of freshwater needed for a shutdown is of the order 0.1 Sv or larger (1 Sv= 106 m3 s−1 ). This amount is similar to that implicated in past THC shutdowns in climate history (Heinrich events, see Rahmstorf, 2002, and Hemming, 2004), althou ...
PDF - IPCC Working Group II
... Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they represent. They are entirely those of the author(s) and should not be a ributed in any manner to the World Bank, or its affiliated organizations, or to members of its board of executive directors for the countries they represent, or to ESMA ...
... Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they represent. They are entirely those of the author(s) and should not be a ributed in any manner to the World Bank, or its affiliated organizations, or to members of its board of executive directors for the countries they represent, or to ESMA ...
Institutions for Climate Adaptation: An are Relevant for Climate Change
... (Adapting to climate change in Europe - options for EU action). The Green Paper identifies the most important climate risks for the EU and generally describes how these risks could be dealt with. The White paper sets out a strategy for adaptation at EU level. How is climate change (adaptation) addre ...
... (Adapting to climate change in Europe - options for EU action). The Green Paper identifies the most important climate risks for the EU and generally describes how these risks could be dealt with. The White paper sets out a strategy for adaptation at EU level. How is climate change (adaptation) addre ...
Discussion on the Vistula Lagoon regional development
... climate changes. Assessment of tolerance of Vistula Lagoon municipalities’ development strategies to climate changes have shown that directions of Polish municipalities’ development is less tolerant to consequences of climate change because of a large area disposed to possible flooding, and therefor ...
... climate changes. Assessment of tolerance of Vistula Lagoon municipalities’ development strategies to climate changes have shown that directions of Polish municipalities’ development is less tolerant to consequences of climate change because of a large area disposed to possible flooding, and therefor ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Freshwater
... exacerbated in the future. Impacts on habitat (loss and transition) and species (range shifts, invasive species interactions, and phenology) are highlighted here. Habitat loss and transition Increasing temperatures and associated hydrologic changes are projected to result in significant habitat impa ...
... exacerbated in the future. Impacts on habitat (loss and transition) and species (range shifts, invasive species interactions, and phenology) are highlighted here. Habitat loss and transition Increasing temperatures and associated hydrologic changes are projected to result in significant habitat impa ...
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... how the effects of climate change might lead to future violent conflicts, and assesses the best way to prevent these conflicts. In his research, Plowman reviews the environmental security literature and applies events from Darfur to climate change models. This research suggests that climate change i ...
... how the effects of climate change might lead to future violent conflicts, and assesses the best way to prevent these conflicts. In his research, Plowman reviews the environmental security literature and applies events from Darfur to climate change models. This research suggests that climate change i ...
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.