Monitoring programs sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Natural
... also anticipate that novel ecosystems will emerge as asynchronies between major climatic gradients develop (Gray 2005, Varrin et al. 2007, Williams and Jackson 2007, Nituch and Bowman 2013). In Ontario, many species have been adjusting their distribution (e.g., northward extension of range) and life ...
... also anticipate that novel ecosystems will emerge as asynchronies between major climatic gradients develop (Gray 2005, Varrin et al. 2007, Williams and Jackson 2007, Nituch and Bowman 2013). In Ontario, many species have been adjusting their distribution (e.g., northward extension of range) and life ...
COP21 at Paris: What to expect
... is a crucial deadline to seal a deal. In 2011, it was agreed in Durban that an agreement would be struck in 2015 to guide humanity away from excessive carbon emissions, which endanger the stability of our climate system. Many other actors are beginning to move on climate change, but those actions ma ...
... is a crucial deadline to seal a deal. In 2011, it was agreed in Durban that an agreement would be struck in 2015 to guide humanity away from excessive carbon emissions, which endanger the stability of our climate system. Many other actors are beginning to move on climate change, but those actions ma ...
"Climate Agenda: Resilient, Prosperous, and Green
... Swift international action is required to curb greenhouse gas emissions and the accompanying climate change and to prepare our human environment for climate change. Europe and the Netherlands can play a positive role both through international cooperation and by setting a good example. It calls for ...
... Swift international action is required to curb greenhouse gas emissions and the accompanying climate change and to prepare our human environment for climate change. Europe and the Netherlands can play a positive role both through international cooperation and by setting a good example. It calls for ...
Cusk (Brosme brosme) and climate change: assessing the threat to
... future (e.g. the mean ocean temperature from 2060–2100, T206022100) and an historical period (e.g. the mean ocean temperature from 1977– 2009, T197722009) as estimated from an Atmosphere-Ocean Global Circulation Model (AOGCM). The model-derived difference (DT ¼ T206022100 – T197722009) is then added ...
... future (e.g. the mean ocean temperature from 2060–2100, T206022100) and an historical period (e.g. the mean ocean temperature from 1977– 2009, T197722009) as estimated from an Atmosphere-Ocean Global Circulation Model (AOGCM). The model-derived difference (DT ¼ T206022100 – T197722009) is then added ...
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... necessitates the need for interviewing household members individually and calls for intrahousehold analyses. This approach enables identifying gender differences in perceptions, adaptive capacity and uptake of climate-smart agricultural strategies. What is more, collective and bargaining perspective ...
... necessitates the need for interviewing household members individually and calls for intrahousehold analyses. This approach enables identifying gender differences in perceptions, adaptive capacity and uptake of climate-smart agricultural strategies. What is more, collective and bargaining perspective ...
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... limited. Since 2002, New Zealand’s Pacific Access Category scheme has allowed for 75 migrants annually, although take-up of this scheme has generally been far below the allowance.2 Other forms of migration have also been negligible. As a result, the population is expected to increase by a third in t ...
... limited. Since 2002, New Zealand’s Pacific Access Category scheme has allowed for 75 migrants annually, although take-up of this scheme has generally been far below the allowance.2 Other forms of migration have also been negligible. As a result, the population is expected to increase by a third in t ...
Statistical methods for the analysis of simulated and observed
... more in the future (see for example: DAS, 2008, Chmielewski et al. 2009, Henson, 2011, Jendritzky, 2007, Zebisch et al., 2005). It is necessary to develop adaptation measures and to stimulate their implementation by decision-makers in politics, administration, economy and society. Global and regiona ...
... more in the future (see for example: DAS, 2008, Chmielewski et al. 2009, Henson, 2011, Jendritzky, 2007, Zebisch et al., 2005). It is necessary to develop adaptation measures and to stimulate their implementation by decision-makers in politics, administration, economy and society. Global and regiona ...
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... Informational and cognitive barriers also can prevent decision makers from beginning or advancing the adaptation process [18]. A study on flood risk management in two Swedish municipalities [19] indicated that, although the stakeholders are aware of climate change, uncertainties remain about “what t ...
... Informational and cognitive barriers also can prevent decision makers from beginning or advancing the adaptation process [18]. A study on flood risk management in two Swedish municipalities [19] indicated that, although the stakeholders are aware of climate change, uncertainties remain about “what t ...
Modelling the Response of Mountain Glacier Discharge
... promoted by hydroelectric power schemes, but have rarely been assessed from a broader water resources aspect. Only very few glaciers are subject to simultaneous mass balance and discharge monitoring programmes. This may partly be due to practical difficulties associated with measuring stream discharg ...
... promoted by hydroelectric power schemes, but have rarely been assessed from a broader water resources aspect. Only very few glaciers are subject to simultaneous mass balance and discharge monitoring programmes. This may partly be due to practical difficulties associated with measuring stream discharg ...
RCP2.6: exploring the possibility to keep global mean temperature
... al. 2009; Edenhofer et al. 2010; Rao et al. 2008). This new scenario literature has emerged partly as a responses to work by Meinshausen et al. (2006), who indicated that stabilization of radiative forcing at such low levels would be needed to maintain a relatively high probability to limit global m ...
... al. 2009; Edenhofer et al. 2010; Rao et al. 2008). This new scenario literature has emerged partly as a responses to work by Meinshausen et al. (2006), who indicated that stabilization of radiative forcing at such low levels would be needed to maintain a relatively high probability to limit global m ...
The RCP greenhouse gas concentrations and their extensions from
... concentration datasets, forthcoming CMIP5 intercomparisons will allow our understanding of the relationship between emissions and concentrations to be re-defined. This study describes how the IAM emissions were processed to produce the RCP GHG concentration values, including the compilation of histo ...
... concentration datasets, forthcoming CMIP5 intercomparisons will allow our understanding of the relationship between emissions and concentrations to be re-defined. This study describes how the IAM emissions were processed to produce the RCP GHG concentration values, including the compilation of histo ...
KidsCall-Climate Change
... http://www.pik-potsdam.de/infodesk/climatechange-knowledge-in-a-nutshell ...
... http://www.pik-potsdam.de/infodesk/climatechange-knowledge-in-a-nutshell ...
Indonesia Second National Communication Under The United
... Borneo hotspot count and a carbon calculation method used by Page et al. (2002), who estimated emissions from peat fires in 1997 El-Nino. This approach may give an overestimate as hotspot counts in peat lands are not fully proportional to CO2 emissions, which are governed by further factors such as ...
... Borneo hotspot count and a carbon calculation method used by Page et al. (2002), who estimated emissions from peat fires in 1997 El-Nino. This approach may give an overestimate as hotspot counts in peat lands are not fully proportional to CO2 emissions, which are governed by further factors such as ...
Québec and Climate change 2006-2012 Action Plan
... emissions of contaminants into the atmosphere. This regulation, which should be published next fall, will consolidate the inventory work already being done in Québec over the past years. ...
... emissions of contaminants into the atmosphere. This regulation, which should be published next fall, will consolidate the inventory work already being done in Québec over the past years. ...
AICRPAM - NICRA Annual Report 2014-15
... Kanpur Centre located in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of Uttar Pradesh were used. Dates of occurrence of eight important phenological stages recorded in each crop variety under all the three dates of sowing over the study period was used. In order to understand the relationship between yield and phenolo ...
... Kanpur Centre located in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of Uttar Pradesh were used. Dates of occurrence of eight important phenological stages recorded in each crop variety under all the three dates of sowing over the study period was used. In order to understand the relationship between yield and phenolo ...
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... Soils represent the Earth’s largest terrestrial C sink that can be controlled and improved, and grassland management has been cited as the second most important agricultural technology available for climate change mitigation. This chapter argues that livestock and pastoral systems have a major role ...
... Soils represent the Earth’s largest terrestrial C sink that can be controlled and improved, and grassland management has been cited as the second most important agricultural technology available for climate change mitigation. This chapter argues that livestock and pastoral systems have a major role ...
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... UER produces both cereals – millet, maize and rice, and legumes – groundnuts and cowpea as the major staple crops. ...
... UER produces both cereals – millet, maize and rice, and legumes – groundnuts and cowpea as the major staple crops. ...
Growth of climate change commitments from HFC banks and
... on the fractions observed for the HCFCs they replace. The mix of chemicals and technologies that will be used to replace the HCFCs are key to the HFC emissions in these scenarios since the HCFCs are scheduled to be phased out globally by 2040 following the regulations of the Montreal Protocol. In th ...
... on the fractions observed for the HCFCs they replace. The mix of chemicals and technologies that will be used to replace the HCFCs are key to the HFC emissions in these scenarios since the HCFCs are scheduled to be phased out globally by 2040 following the regulations of the Montreal Protocol. In th ...
Author`s personal copy - Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange
... Resources Canada (Lemmen et al., 2008). In Arctic Canada, policy makers have also begun to discuss adaptation as a response to climate change (e.g. Many Strong Voices, Nunavut climate change adaptation plan, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada’s Assist Northerners in Assessing Key Vulnerabilities and ...
... Resources Canada (Lemmen et al., 2008). In Arctic Canada, policy makers have also begun to discuss adaptation as a response to climate change (e.g. Many Strong Voices, Nunavut climate change adaptation plan, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada’s Assist Northerners in Assessing Key Vulnerabilities and ...
fisheries management
... to changes in local oceanographic conditions (Mueter et a1. 2002; Pyper et a1. 2005). This regional coherence in productivity is most correlated with regional variation in sea surface temperatures (Mueter et al, 2002). However, at the scale of individual populations, responses to regional shifts in ...
... to changes in local oceanographic conditions (Mueter et a1. 2002; Pyper et a1. 2005). This regional coherence in productivity is most correlated with regional variation in sea surface temperatures (Mueter et al, 2002). However, at the scale of individual populations, responses to regional shifts in ...
Mosquitoes and Culicoides biting midges: vector range and
... livestock economies around the globe. Increasing international travel, the globalisation of trade, and climate change are likely to play a progressively more important role in the introduction, establishment and spread of arthropod-borne pathogens worldwide. A review of the literature reveals that m ...
... livestock economies around the globe. Increasing international travel, the globalisation of trade, and climate change are likely to play a progressively more important role in the introduction, establishment and spread of arthropod-borne pathogens worldwide. A review of the literature reveals that m ...
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... determine the appropriate panel regression model. Based on the results from those tests, a twoway fixed effects model (a fixed effects model with time fixed effects) is preferred. However, we use a fixed effects model with time trend for GWPR due to the following considerations. First, it should be ...
... determine the appropriate panel regression model. Based on the results from those tests, a twoway fixed effects model (a fixed effects model with time fixed effects) is preferred. However, we use a fixed effects model with time trend for GWPR due to the following considerations. First, it should be ...
Strengthening of the hydrological cycle in future scenarios
... terms of global and regional ocean carbon uptake and related sensitivity to climate change is reported in Vichi et al. (2011). The model components are Océan PArallélisé version 8.2 (OPA8.2; Madec et al., 1998) for the ocean; ECmwf HAMburg version 5 (ECHAM5; Roeckner et al., 2003) for the atmosph ...
... terms of global and regional ocean carbon uptake and related sensitivity to climate change is reported in Vichi et al. (2011). The model components are Océan PArallélisé version 8.2 (OPA8.2; Madec et al., 1998) for the ocean; ECmwf HAMburg version 5 (ECHAM5; Roeckner et al., 2003) for the atmosph ...