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... Where uncertainty is assessed qualitatively, it is characterised by providing a relative sense of the amount and quality of evidence (that is, information from theory, observations or models indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid) and the degree of agreement (that is, the level ...
... Where uncertainty is assessed qualitatively, it is characterised by providing a relative sense of the amount and quality of evidence (that is, information from theory, observations or models indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid) and the degree of agreement (that is, the level ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts
... to a particular country. Although time available for the project was short, generally all the material available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with ...
... to a particular country. Although time available for the project was short, generally all the material available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with ...
The Land Use Model Intercomparison Project (LUMIP) contribution
... and will lead to cooling in high latitudes and warming in the tropics, with more uncertain changes in the mid-latitudes (e.g., Bonan, 2008; Davin and de Noblet-Ducoudré, 2010; Lee et al., 2011; Li et al., 2016; Pielke et al., 2011; Swann et al., 2012). The impact of land-cover change on, for example ...
... and will lead to cooling in high latitudes and warming in the tropics, with more uncertain changes in the mid-latitudes (e.g., Bonan, 2008; Davin and de Noblet-Ducoudré, 2010; Lee et al., 2011; Li et al., 2016; Pielke et al., 2011; Swann et al., 2012). The impact of land-cover change on, for example ...
The Promises and Perils of Geoengineering
... a gaseous plume containing an estimated 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide enveloped the planet. The earth’s average temperature fell by a remarkable 0.5 degrees Celsius for 18 months.14 The trick, for geoengineers, would be to reproduce something like the Pinatubo effect over a sustained period and ...
... a gaseous plume containing an estimated 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide enveloped the planet. The earth’s average temperature fell by a remarkable 0.5 degrees Celsius for 18 months.14 The trick, for geoengineers, would be to reproduce something like the Pinatubo effect over a sustained period and ...
national adaptation forum media guide
... I wanted to convey how impressed I was with the National Adaptation Forum – it was extremely thought‐ provoking and I learned a lot. I also wanted to ask you to convey my thanks once again to all of the sponsors who contributed to defraying our costs such that we were able to bring quite a number o ...
... I wanted to convey how impressed I was with the National Adaptation Forum – it was extremely thought‐ provoking and I learned a lot. I also wanted to ask you to convey my thanks once again to all of the sponsors who contributed to defraying our costs such that we were able to bring quite a number o ...
Managing Climate Risk Integrating Adaptation into World Bank Group Operations World Bank Group
... Climate risk management focuses on better management of climate variability in all relevant sectors. The starting point is to determine vulnerability to the current climate conditions, including variability and weather extremes. The next step is to assess how vulnerabilities might change as a result ...
... Climate risk management focuses on better management of climate variability in all relevant sectors. The starting point is to determine vulnerability to the current climate conditions, including variability and weather extremes. The next step is to assess how vulnerabilities might change as a result ...
Rapid attribution of the August 2016 flood
... floods will worsen as planet warms, scientists warn” (Milman, 2016), “Flooding in the South looks a lot like climate change” (Bromwich, 2016). However, specific scientific statements for the event as observed in south Louisiana cannot be made based on general assessments of the connection of global ...
... floods will worsen as planet warms, scientists warn” (Milman, 2016), “Flooding in the South looks a lot like climate change” (Bromwich, 2016). However, specific scientific statements for the event as observed in south Louisiana cannot be made based on general assessments of the connection of global ...
The Science of Geoengineering - Carnegie Department of Global
... numbers depend on uncertain climate system feedbacks and differences in climate system response to different types of radiative forcing (Hansen et al. 2005). Some computer model studies simulated the effect of solar geoengineering approaches by reducing solar intensity in the models (Govindasamy & C ...
... numbers depend on uncertain climate system feedbacks and differences in climate system response to different types of radiative forcing (Hansen et al. 2005). Some computer model studies simulated the effect of solar geoengineering approaches by reducing solar intensity in the models (Govindasamy & C ...
Follow-up Report - Ministry of Tourism
... addressed in the Atoll Ecosystem Conservation (AEC) project, and that lessons from this project could be used for further research on existing laws and regulations that pose disincentives for climate change adaptation. Q: Have there been studies on waste disposal practices on boats other than safari ...
... addressed in the Atoll Ecosystem Conservation (AEC) project, and that lessons from this project could be used for further research on existing laws and regulations that pose disincentives for climate change adaptation. Q: Have there been studies on waste disposal practices on boats other than safari ...
Evolving Comparative Advantage and the Impact of
... Global Agro-Ecological Zones ðGAEZÞ data set. This data set uses agronomic models and high-resolution data on geographic characteristics such as soil, topography, elevation, and, crucially, climatic conditions to predict the yield that would be obtainable—crop by crop—at 1.7 million high-resolution ...
... Global Agro-Ecological Zones ðGAEZÞ data set. This data set uses agronomic models and high-resolution data on geographic characteristics such as soil, topography, elevation, and, crucially, climatic conditions to predict the yield that would be obtainable—crop by crop—at 1.7 million high-resolution ...
Effects of climate change on an emperor penguin population
... climate models and by a parametric bootstrap procedure that includes parameter uncertainty due to both model selection and estimation error. The median of these simulations predicts a decline of the Terre Adélie emperor penguin population of 81% by the year 2100. We find a 43% chance of an even gre ...
... climate models and by a parametric bootstrap procedure that includes parameter uncertainty due to both model selection and estimation error. The median of these simulations predicts a decline of the Terre Adélie emperor penguin population of 81% by the year 2100. We find a 43% chance of an even gre ...
Adapting Environmental Law to the impacts of climate change
... Such an enhanced landscape planning instrument could, in combination with other measures and requirements, also be used to plan and effectively promote the renaturalisation of the small-scale hydrographic network, which can perform a significant storage function. ...
... Such an enhanced landscape planning instrument could, in combination with other measures and requirements, also be used to plan and effectively promote the renaturalisation of the small-scale hydrographic network, which can perform a significant storage function. ...
Adaptation planning for climate change
... change observed so far has had substantial impacts on many natural and social systems (Casassa and Rosenzweig 2007). Second, climate will continue to change for the foreseeable future. As a result of accumulation of greenhouse gases emitted in the past and the inertia of the climate system, the rate ...
... change observed so far has had substantial impacts on many natural and social systems (Casassa and Rosenzweig 2007). Second, climate will continue to change for the foreseeable future. As a result of accumulation of greenhouse gases emitted in the past and the inertia of the climate system, the rate ...
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... analysis. Functional analysis was used to investigate the impact of various climatic as well as technological factors on paddy productivity. Linear as well as log-linear functions have been employed for the purpose. R-square value, number and significance level of variables and prior expected sign o ...
... analysis. Functional analysis was used to investigate the impact of various climatic as well as technological factors on paddy productivity. Linear as well as log-linear functions have been employed for the purpose. R-square value, number and significance level of variables and prior expected sign o ...
Explaining Public Support for Climate Change Mitigation Policies
... from carbon tax to international carbon trading scheme, the other policy sets included policies which were not only impractical but also stretched assumptions about the respondents‟ knowledge to give a meaningful response. Solutions such as „Putting more dust in the atmosphere‟ or „Reducing air poll ...
... from carbon tax to international carbon trading scheme, the other policy sets included policies which were not only impractical but also stretched assumptions about the respondents‟ knowledge to give a meaningful response. Solutions such as „Putting more dust in the atmosphere‟ or „Reducing air poll ...
PARCC Project Training Manual 2014 Protected Areas Resilient to Climate Change,
... UNEP, contributory organisations or editors. The designations employed and the presentations of material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP or contributory organisations, editors or publishers concerning the legal status of any country, territory ...
... UNEP, contributory organisations or editors. The designations employed and the presentations of material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP or contributory organisations, editors or publishers concerning the legal status of any country, territory ...
Background paper Africa WS
... from humid equatorial systems, through seasonally-arid tropical, to sub-tropical Mediterraneantype climates. These systems are also varying because all these climates exhibit differing degrees of temporal variability, particularly with regard to rainfall. The scientific understanding of these system ...
... from humid equatorial systems, through seasonally-arid tropical, to sub-tropical Mediterraneantype climates. These systems are also varying because all these climates exhibit differing degrees of temporal variability, particularly with regard to rainfall. The scientific understanding of these system ...
REDUCED RISK OF NORTH AMERICAN COLD EXTREMES DUE
... grid boxes where sea ice was lost. At these locations, the climatological SST of the mid-C21 or late C21 was used, taken from the HadGEM2-ES and CCSM4 RCP8.5 ensemble means. This procedure accounts for the local SST warming associated with reduced sea ice cover, but it excludes remote SST changes th ...
... grid boxes where sea ice was lost. At these locations, the climatological SST of the mid-C21 or late C21 was used, taken from the HadGEM2-ES and CCSM4 RCP8.5 ensemble means. This procedure accounts for the local SST warming associated with reduced sea ice cover, but it excludes remote SST changes th ...
CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE IN THE SOUTHWEST
... (IPCC) 1995 report on potential future climate changes. ...
... (IPCC) 1995 report on potential future climate changes. ...
OVERCOMING THE BARRIERS How to ensure future food production under
... greenhouse gases. These changes are adding to other political, economic and environmental stresses on their livelihoods. This report comprises new field research by Oxfam and Kulima Integrated Development Solutions with over 200 farmers in five countries of Southern Africa. It finds considerable agr ...
... greenhouse gases. These changes are adding to other political, economic and environmental stresses on their livelihoods. This report comprises new field research by Oxfam and Kulima Integrated Development Solutions with over 200 farmers in five countries of Southern Africa. It finds considerable agr ...
Devils Postpile National Monument
... rocks. Later granitic rocks would also be uplifted to combine with this landscape. ...
... rocks. Later granitic rocks would also be uplifted to combine with this landscape. ...
PARCC Project Training Manual Module 2. Climate data
... UNEP, contributory organisations or editors. The designations employed and the presentations of material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP or contributory organisations, editors or publishers concerning the legal status of any country, territory ...
... UNEP, contributory organisations or editors. The designations employed and the presentations of material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP or contributory organisations, editors or publishers concerning the legal status of any country, territory ...
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... Eurasia and increases the latent heat flux, enhancing the cloud cover, thus resulting in decreased daily maximum temperatures. This study also found a decrease in the diurnal temperature range over India that was due to an increase in the daily minimum temperature, which resulted from changes in alb ...
... Eurasia and increases the latent heat flux, enhancing the cloud cover, thus resulting in decreased daily maximum temperatures. This study also found a decrease in the diurnal temperature range over India that was due to an increase in the daily minimum temperature, which resulted from changes in alb ...
AN EVALUATION OF FARMERS` PERCEPTIONS OF AND
... The study is grounded on the theory of induced innovation as exposited by Netra et al (2004). The theory is used to help in examining the central role that climate has as a motivator of the farmers to innovate and to eventually adapt to climate change in Kyuso District. The fundamental insight of th ...
... The study is grounded on the theory of induced innovation as exposited by Netra et al (2004). The theory is used to help in examining the central role that climate has as a motivator of the farmers to innovate and to eventually adapt to climate change in Kyuso District. The fundamental insight of th ...