Request for CEO Endorsement - Global Environment Facility
... PART II: PROJECT JUSTIFICATION A. DESCRIBE ANY CHANGES IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PROJECT DESIGN OF THE ORIGINAL PIF4 The project has been designed mainly at the same time of PIF preparation so they are both aligned. The only difference with the original PIF is that for the PIF, the estimated project du ...
... PART II: PROJECT JUSTIFICATION A. DESCRIBE ANY CHANGES IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PROJECT DESIGN OF THE ORIGINAL PIF4 The project has been designed mainly at the same time of PIF preparation so they are both aligned. The only difference with the original PIF is that for the PIF, the estimated project du ...
Sea Level Change in Western Australia
... 1.3 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The IPCC is a scientific intergovernmental body set up by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1988. The IPCC's mandate is as follows: The IPCC was established to provide the decisi ...
... 1.3 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The IPCC is a scientific intergovernmental body set up by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1988. The IPCC's mandate is as follows: The IPCC was established to provide the decisi ...
Quaternary Vegetation Distribution
... and regional to continental shifts in distribution (Huntley and Webb, 1989). These biogeographic shifts can be dramatic: for example Picea (spruce), which today is abundant in boreal and alpine regions, at the last glacial maximum was apparently most abundant in the eastern interior of the US (Figur ...
... and regional to continental shifts in distribution (Huntley and Webb, 1989). These biogeographic shifts can be dramatic: for example Picea (spruce), which today is abundant in boreal and alpine regions, at the last glacial maximum was apparently most abundant in the eastern interior of the US (Figur ...
Communicating climate change: history, challenges, process and
... 17). To the former, technical experts remained the Cassandras one should not believe, while to the latter scientists became the ‘prophets’ of an ominous truth. Mass media outlets—bound by a long-standing ‘balancing’ norm—reported on, and helped construct and magnify, the resulting climate change dis ...
... 17). To the former, technical experts remained the Cassandras one should not believe, while to the latter scientists became the ‘prophets’ of an ominous truth. Mass media outlets—bound by a long-standing ‘balancing’ norm—reported on, and helped construct and magnify, the resulting climate change dis ...
Applying information network analysis to fire
... 3. Is there a correlation between a community’s information sources on governmental activities (their instrumental social capital) and the measures of solidarity, collective action potential, and governmental trust (their expressive social capital)? In areas where forests are threatened by increasin ...
... 3. Is there a correlation between a community’s information sources on governmental activities (their instrumental social capital) and the measures of solidarity, collective action potential, and governmental trust (their expressive social capital)? In areas where forests are threatened by increasin ...
Anchoring amid uncertainty - Personal Page: Prof. Dr. Jeroen van
... problem date from the seventies. Climate research, and especially climate modelling, has expanded enormously during the last few decades. Consequently, successive assessments have had to deal with new insights, theories and data. This history, and the prevalence of large scientific and epistemologic ...
... problem date from the seventies. Climate research, and especially climate modelling, has expanded enormously during the last few decades. Consequently, successive assessments have had to deal with new insights, theories and data. This history, and the prevalence of large scientific and epistemologic ...
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... A key reform the IPCC could implement to improve its procedural efficiency is to strengthen the roles of the Technical Support Unit (TSU) and its Chapter Scientists. The TSUs should remain as centralized bodies that provide logistical support to each of the Working Groups, coordinating all logistica ...
... A key reform the IPCC could implement to improve its procedural efficiency is to strengthen the roles of the Technical Support Unit (TSU) and its Chapter Scientists. The TSUs should remain as centralized bodies that provide logistical support to each of the Working Groups, coordinating all logistica ...
Permafrost-and-Climate
... Session Seven: Permafrost and Climate Change Dr Richard Waller, Keele University, [email protected] C-Change in GEES: Changing Permafrost Environments – Permafrost and Climate Change ...
... Session Seven: Permafrost and Climate Change Dr Richard Waller, Keele University, [email protected] C-Change in GEES: Changing Permafrost Environments – Permafrost and Climate Change ...
Animal Agriculture and Climate Change
... regions.13 Some natural occurrences, such as changes in solar output and volcanic eruptions, can affect climate change;14 however, ―the leading international body for the assessment of climate change‖15 concluded in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)that a majority of the increase in temperature ove ...
... regions.13 Some natural occurrences, such as changes in solar output and volcanic eruptions, can affect climate change;14 however, ―the leading international body for the assessment of climate change‖15 concluded in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)that a majority of the increase in temperature ove ...
Amplification and dampening of soil respiration by changes in
... One of the most important feedbacks of terrestrial ecosystems to climate change is the potential release of soil carbon as temperature increases, especially at high latitudes (Field et al., 2007). The amount of carbon stored in soils worldwide exceeds the amount of carbon in the atmosphere by a fact ...
... One of the most important feedbacks of terrestrial ecosystems to climate change is the potential release of soil carbon as temperature increases, especially at high latitudes (Field et al., 2007). The amount of carbon stored in soils worldwide exceeds the amount of carbon in the atmosphere by a fact ...
The Nation Ex-Situ: On climate change, deterritorialized nationhood
... focus. Impacts of climate change may exacerbate pre-existing vulnerabilities typical of nationstates of similar size and stage of development. For certain states, however, climate change and associated sea-level rise threaten the very survival of their entire territory. This consequence, particularl ...
... focus. Impacts of climate change may exacerbate pre-existing vulnerabilities typical of nationstates of similar size and stage of development. For certain states, however, climate change and associated sea-level rise threaten the very survival of their entire territory. This consequence, particularl ...
The Impact of Animal Agriculture on Global Warming and Climate
... regions.13 Some natural occurrences, such as changes in solar output and volcanic eruptions, can affect climate change;14 however, ―the leading international body for the assessment of climate change‖15 concluded in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)that a majority of the increase in temperature ove ...
... regions.13 Some natural occurrences, such as changes in solar output and volcanic eruptions, can affect climate change;14 however, ―the leading international body for the assessment of climate change‖15 concluded in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)that a majority of the increase in temperature ove ...
Climate Change in Park City: An Assessment of Climate, Snowpack
... the studies have projected negative consequences for the industry (Galloway, 1988; König, 1998; Hennessy et al., 2003; Scott et al., 2003, 2007, 2008; Scott and Jones, 2005; AGCI, 2006; Climate Impacts Group, 2006; Nolin and Daly, 2006; Agrawala, 2007). The ski tourism industry in Utah is an importa ...
... the studies have projected negative consequences for the industry (Galloway, 1988; König, 1998; Hennessy et al., 2003; Scott et al., 2003, 2007, 2008; Scott and Jones, 2005; AGCI, 2006; Climate Impacts Group, 2006; Nolin and Daly, 2006; Agrawala, 2007). The ski tourism industry in Utah is an importa ...
Climate Regulation and the Limits of Cost
... Protect the Environment and Our Health (2008); Cass R. Sunstein, Risk and Reason: Safety, Law, and the Environment (2002). ...
... Protect the Environment and Our Health (2008); Cass R. Sunstein, Risk and Reason: Safety, Law, and the Environment (2002). ...
The Potential Contribution of the 2010 Exploratory Study among Tourism Industry
... According to these studies, the type of activities done and attractions visited that had the highest consumption as well as highest CO2 emissions were (ranked from the highest CO2 emissions): air activity; motorized water activity; adventure recreation; nature recreation; nature attractions and buil ...
... According to these studies, the type of activities done and attractions visited that had the highest consumption as well as highest CO2 emissions were (ranked from the highest CO2 emissions): air activity; motorized water activity; adventure recreation; nature recreation; nature attractions and buil ...
GCC Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool v1.0
... discussion back on track if it veers off course, 5) sense whether participants do not understand something, 6) decide whether guiding questions from the facilitator’s guide need to be used or adapted, 7) think quickly and formulate additional probing questions to follow up on what has been said, 8) ...
... discussion back on track if it veers off course, 5) sense whether participants do not understand something, 6) decide whether guiding questions from the facilitator’s guide need to be used or adapted, 7) think quickly and formulate additional probing questions to follow up on what has been said, 8) ...
thirsty country: climate change and drought in
... and the consequences of climate change for these impacts. As outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), ‘climate extremes, such as drought, may be the result of an accumulation of weather or climate events that are not extreme when considered independently’ (IPCC 2012, p.7). I ...
... and the consequences of climate change for these impacts. As outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), ‘climate extremes, such as drought, may be the result of an accumulation of weather or climate events that are not extreme when considered independently’ (IPCC 2012, p.7). I ...
PREDICTING ECOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE FLORIDA
... and future potential impact of sea level rise and other hydrological changes on select regions and processes of the greater Florida Everglades, and on the potential outcomes of implementing the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The first meeting, held in April 2011, examined the ecol ...
... and future potential impact of sea level rise and other hydrological changes on select regions and processes of the greater Florida Everglades, and on the potential outcomes of implementing the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The first meeting, held in April 2011, examined the ecol ...
Indicators of Canada`s Changing Climate
... temperatures now and at the peak of the last ice age is a mere 5ºC. Evidence of earlier climates suggests that global temperatures have warmed more during the twentieth century than in any other century during the past 1000 years. ...
... temperatures now and at the peak of the last ice age is a mere 5ºC. Evidence of earlier climates suggests that global temperatures have warmed more during the twentieth century than in any other century during the past 1000 years. ...
Threats, Monitoring, and Policy to Present and Future Climate Change... Algonquin Park (Ontario, Canada) to the Adirondack Park (New York,
... years as Ice Ages and interglacial periods occurred (Balling & Hunt, 1998). The last Ice Age ended approximately 12,000 years ago (Balling, 2003). Even with the last interglacial period, there have been cycles of warming and cooling. However, since the late 1800s, human activities have accelerated t ...
... years as Ice Ages and interglacial periods occurred (Balling & Hunt, 1998). The last Ice Age ended approximately 12,000 years ago (Balling, 2003). Even with the last interglacial period, there have been cycles of warming and cooling. However, since the late 1800s, human activities have accelerated t ...
adaptive capacity and human cognition
... 1987). Second, these proposed steps closely resemble the classical normative management cycle: planning, implementation and evaluation. Management studies have shown, repeatedly and consistently, that these steps do not prove useful to describe the empirical reality how management actually occurs, a ...
... 1987). Second, these proposed steps closely resemble the classical normative management cycle: planning, implementation and evaluation. Management studies have shown, repeatedly and consistently, that these steps do not prove useful to describe the empirical reality how management actually occurs, a ...
Climate Change Scenarios + cov.
... their vulnerability. It must be stressed that the RCM does not replace GCMs, but it is a powerful tool to be used together with the GCMs in order to add finescale detail to their broad-scale projections. This new regional modelling system, PRECIS (Providing Regional Climates for Impacts Studies, pro ...
... their vulnerability. It must be stressed that the RCM does not replace GCMs, but it is a powerful tool to be used together with the GCMs in order to add finescale detail to their broad-scale projections. This new regional modelling system, PRECIS (Providing Regional Climates for Impacts Studies, pro ...
The Impact of Climate Change and Human Activity on Net Primary
... and NRL have significant positive relationships with NPP in Tibet (p<0.05). Nevertheless, there is a negative correlation between AMP and NPP in Shannan and Nyingchi. Table 2 shows that only climate factors have a relatively significant impact on the inter-annual variation in NPP in Lhasa. However, ...
... and NRL have significant positive relationships with NPP in Tibet (p<0.05). Nevertheless, there is a negative correlation between AMP and NPP in Shannan and Nyingchi. Table 2 shows that only climate factors have a relatively significant impact on the inter-annual variation in NPP in Lhasa. However, ...
Báo cáo đánh giá tính tổn thương BĐKH trong hoạt động
... Monitoring data at stations along the marine coast of Vietnam shows the rate of sea level rise in Vietnam. The average level is now about 3mm/year during 1993-2008 period, that is equivalent with the global average sea levels rise. Over 50 years, sea levels at Hon Dau station marine has raised by ab ...
... Monitoring data at stations along the marine coast of Vietnam shows the rate of sea level rise in Vietnam. The average level is now about 3mm/year during 1993-2008 period, that is equivalent with the global average sea levels rise. Over 50 years, sea levels at Hon Dau station marine has raised by ab ...
Climate Change and Tourism - United Nations Department of
... accordance with the international community, which at the ‘Vienna Climate Change Talks 2007’ recognized that global emissions of GHG need to peak in the next 1015 years and then be reduced to very low levels, well below half of levels in 2000 by midcentury. 15 The touri ...
... accordance with the international community, which at the ‘Vienna Climate Change Talks 2007’ recognized that global emissions of GHG need to peak in the next 1015 years and then be reduced to very low levels, well below half of levels in 2000 by midcentury. 15 The touri ...