Adaptation and the Courtroom: Judging Climate Science
... Although judges have access to a wide variety of tools designed to enhance their knowledge and familiarity with scientific principles and their application, 1 independent treatment of climate science is warranted. Court cases in which climate science is introduced, while increasing in number, are st ...
... Although judges have access to a wide variety of tools designed to enhance their knowledge and familiarity with scientific principles and their application, 1 independent treatment of climate science is warranted. Court cases in which climate science is introduced, while increasing in number, are st ...
Climate projections FAQ - Eastern Forest Environmental Threat
... and consistency of agency investments while enhancing opportunities for long-term partnerships with research institutions, other agencies, and contractors. (back) 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in t ...
... and consistency of agency investments while enhancing opportunities for long-term partnerships with research institutions, other agencies, and contractors. (back) 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in t ...
Linking Population, Fertility and Family Planning with
... ily planning and reproductive health in increasing resilience to climate change impacts. The study was carried out in 2008-2009 in peri-urban and rural areas of two regions in Ethiopia: the Oromia region and the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s (SNNP) region. This study in Ethiopia is o ...
... ily planning and reproductive health in increasing resilience to climate change impacts. The study was carried out in 2008-2009 in peri-urban and rural areas of two regions in Ethiopia: the Oromia region and the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s (SNNP) region. This study in Ethiopia is o ...
Climate Change Action Plan Assessment Report
... When this assessment is narrowed down to the 16 actions that are required to be completed in 2012, it can be seen that some of these actions are routine works that already need to be realized within the regular operations of the public sector. While there is no sufficient information regarding the a ...
... When this assessment is narrowed down to the 16 actions that are required to be completed in 2012, it can be seen that some of these actions are routine works that already need to be realized within the regular operations of the public sector. While there is no sufficient information regarding the a ...
Stakeholder perceptions
... (ACPWP), 128 national and regional forest industry associations and community forest users groups, heads of forest services in 168 countries and members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF). In all cases the request was made for the survey to be on forwarded to the membership of the var ...
... (ACPWP), 128 national and regional forest industry associations and community forest users groups, heads of forest services in 168 countries and members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF). In all cases the request was made for the survey to be on forwarded to the membership of the var ...
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... impediment to the poverty reduction programmes undertaken in these countries for the upliftment of the vulnerable households. It can also have a major impact on issue of food security which is highly dependent on climate sensitive parameters and evidences from preliminary assessments also reveal tha ...
... impediment to the poverty reduction programmes undertaken in these countries for the upliftment of the vulnerable households. It can also have a major impact on issue of food security which is highly dependent on climate sensitive parameters and evidences from preliminary assessments also reveal tha ...
Module 2 - UNFCC related Funds - Global Climate Change Alliance
... Adaptation Fund - http://www.adaptation-fund.org/ Adaptation Fund “Handbook” – http://www.adaptation-fund.org/document/260adaptation-fund-handbook Adaptation Fund Operational Policies and Guidelines - http://www.adaptationfund.org/policies_guidelines List of National Designated Authorities: http://w ...
... Adaptation Fund - http://www.adaptation-fund.org/ Adaptation Fund “Handbook” – http://www.adaptation-fund.org/document/260adaptation-fund-handbook Adaptation Fund Operational Policies and Guidelines - http://www.adaptationfund.org/policies_guidelines List of National Designated Authorities: http://w ...
View Full Text-PDF - International Journal of Current Research in
... although higher temperature marginally reduced grains at the upper spikelets (Fig. 1b). The Fusarium infected wheat spikes of the near isogenic lines of Mercia background showed similar pattern in grain distribution across spikelets at both temperatures. Low temperature maintained higher grains in b ...
... although higher temperature marginally reduced grains at the upper spikelets (Fig. 1b). The Fusarium infected wheat spikes of the near isogenic lines of Mercia background showed similar pattern in grain distribution across spikelets at both temperatures. Low temperature maintained higher grains in b ...
Understanding future patterns of increased precipitation intensity in
... be compared to this observed data set when it becomes available. [8] Though almost all areas in Figure 1 show increases in precip intensity (positive differences) for this multi-model mean, there is a distinct pattern to the changes. Increases of precipitation intensity are greatest in the tropics, ...
... be compared to this observed data set when it becomes available. [8] Though almost all areas in Figure 1 show increases in precip intensity (positive differences) for this multi-model mean, there is a distinct pattern to the changes. Increases of precipitation intensity are greatest in the tropics, ...
Extreme Heat Events - Minnesota Department of Health
... Three significant observations in this overall warming: Winter temperatures have been rising about twice as fast as annual average temperatures Minimum or 'overnight low' temperatures have been rising faster than the maximum temperature, or ‘daytime high’ Since the early 1980s, the temperatu ...
... Three significant observations in this overall warming: Winter temperatures have been rising about twice as fast as annual average temperatures Minimum or 'overnight low' temperatures have been rising faster than the maximum temperature, or ‘daytime high’ Since the early 1980s, the temperatu ...
the greater mekong and climate change
... recent years, the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) has been contributing about 4.5% (about 2.2 Gigatonnes) of total GHG emissions (ADB 2008). Although the Mekong region accounts for a relatively minor share of global GHG emissions, it is one of the most rapidly developing areas in the world. A transi ...
... recent years, the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) has been contributing about 4.5% (about 2.2 Gigatonnes) of total GHG emissions (ADB 2008). Although the Mekong region accounts for a relatively minor share of global GHG emissions, it is one of the most rapidly developing areas in the world. A transi ...
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... confounding factors that affect the short-run risk perceptions but not the long-run risk perceptions (or vice versa) would have complicated the interpretation of the role of climate change beliefs on the evolution of risk perceptions over time. The procedure for implementing the EM to elicit farmer ...
... confounding factors that affect the short-run risk perceptions but not the long-run risk perceptions (or vice versa) would have complicated the interpretation of the role of climate change beliefs on the evolution of risk perceptions over time. The procedure for implementing the EM to elicit farmer ...
Effect of climate and landcover change
... of consequences in the altered surface hydrology and associated ecosystems and water resources [1,2]. To reduce these uncertainties and minimize negative impacts of climate and landcover changes, we need to understand the effects of climate and landcover on stream discharge of watersheds. Landcover ...
... of consequences in the altered surface hydrology and associated ecosystems and water resources [1,2]. To reduce these uncertainties and minimize negative impacts of climate and landcover changes, we need to understand the effects of climate and landcover on stream discharge of watersheds. Landcover ...
LONG-TERM CLIMATE POLICY TARGETSAND IMPLICATIONS
... keeping the global mean temperature increase below 2 °C, compared to pre-industrial levels. In 2011, they agreed to the so-called Durban Platform for Enhanced Action in designing post-2020 international climate policy. The platform sets out a strategy to adopt a new legal framework for international ...
... keeping the global mean temperature increase below 2 °C, compared to pre-industrial levels. In 2011, they agreed to the so-called Durban Platform for Enhanced Action in designing post-2020 international climate policy. The platform sets out a strategy to adopt a new legal framework for international ...
Climate change and forced migration
... is implied; the simple fact is that nobody really knows with any certainty what climate change will mean for human population distribution. A complex, unpredictable relationship The scientific basis for climate change is increasingly well established. An enormous amount of time and energy have gone ...
... is implied; the simple fact is that nobody really knows with any certainty what climate change will mean for human population distribution. A complex, unpredictable relationship The scientific basis for climate change is increasingly well established. An enormous amount of time and energy have gone ...
Here - Lawrence Torcello
... experience, but rather than realizing this pseudoskeptics may take their lack of training as a virtue. ...
... experience, but rather than realizing this pseudoskeptics may take their lack of training as a virtue. ...
Inuit vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate change in
... Northwest Territories and the adaptive strategies employed. It is based on collaborative research involving semistructured interviews, secondary sources of information, and participant observations. In the context of subsistence hunting, changes in temperature, seasonal patterns (for example timing ...
... Northwest Territories and the adaptive strategies employed. It is based on collaborative research involving semistructured interviews, secondary sources of information, and participant observations. In the context of subsistence hunting, changes in temperature, seasonal patterns (for example timing ...
Israel`s report to the UNFCCC on climate change, 2000
... Some researchers relate the observed warming to a recovery phase following the cold period between 1550 and 1850 C.E. (known as the Little Ice Age)1 (Issar 1995). But the rate of climate change during the last century seems to be faster than any changes that occurred over the past 10,000 years (Houg ...
... Some researchers relate the observed warming to a recovery phase following the cold period between 1550 and 1850 C.E. (known as the Little Ice Age)1 (Issar 1995). But the rate of climate change during the last century seems to be faster than any changes that occurred over the past 10,000 years (Houg ...
Limits of pastoral adaptation to permafrost regions caused by
... areas. However, there are few alaas on the drier, lower elevation riverbank on the west (left) side of the Lena (Saito, 1985:73). The local people perceive the alaas and terraced riverbanks as different cultural landscapes. The terraced grassland is associated with the ethnic origin of Sakha people. ...
... areas. However, there are few alaas on the drier, lower elevation riverbank on the west (left) side of the Lena (Saito, 1985:73). The local people perceive the alaas and terraced riverbanks as different cultural landscapes. The terraced grassland is associated with the ethnic origin of Sakha people. ...
Now You “Sea” Ice, Now You Don`t
... Climatic changes--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Activity programs. I. Sandro, Luke H. II. Lee, Richard E. III. Title. QC981.8.C5C697 2008 577.2’20712--dc22 ...
... Climatic changes--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Activity programs. I. Sandro, Luke H. II. Lee, Richard E. III. Title. QC981.8.C5C697 2008 577.2’20712--dc22 ...
Potential Climate Change Impacts on Marine Resources
... in the Gulf of Maine. Resources were not available at this time for a full set of model runs under varying emission scenarios, but we provide initial results to demonstrate proof of concept in anticipation of a more extensive effort to follow. Increased water temperatures over the last decade have b ...
... in the Gulf of Maine. Resources were not available at this time for a full set of model runs under varying emission scenarios, but we provide initial results to demonstrate proof of concept in anticipation of a more extensive effort to follow. Increased water temperatures over the last decade have b ...
Modeling Climate Change Impacts on Viti Levu (Fiji) and Aitutaki
... proposals, were supported by the AIACC project with funding, technical assistance, mentoring and training. The network of AIACC regional teams also assisted each other through collaborations to share methods, data, climate change scenarios and expertise. More than 340 scientists, experts and student ...
... proposals, were supported by the AIACC project with funding, technical assistance, mentoring and training. The network of AIACC regional teams also assisted each other through collaborations to share methods, data, climate change scenarios and expertise. More than 340 scientists, experts and student ...
Untangling interactions: do temperature and habitat fragmentation
... dominant drivers of global environmental change [11,15], altering population dynamics [16], restricting species distributions [17] and influencing food web dynamics [9]. While these drivers have globally recognized impacts on the persistence of biodiversity, relatively few studies have empirically i ...
... dominant drivers of global environmental change [11,15], altering population dynamics [16], restricting species distributions [17] and influencing food web dynamics [9]. While these drivers have globally recognized impacts on the persistence of biodiversity, relatively few studies have empirically i ...