Partners with nature - How healthy ecosystems are helping the
... and extreme weather events are already being felt across the world, with the poorest people and vulnerable ecosystems hit hardest. The effects of climate change will almost certainly persist for centuries, and depending on the level of mitigation achieved, will be of increasing severity. Adaptation ...
... and extreme weather events are already being felt across the world, with the poorest people and vulnerable ecosystems hit hardest. The effects of climate change will almost certainly persist for centuries, and depending on the level of mitigation achieved, will be of increasing severity. Adaptation ...
Complex Life Cycles and the Responses of Insects to Climate Change
... Woods 2010). Interactions of temperature with other factors, including oxygen and water, may be important as well; e.g., low humidity may help eggs survive short heat shocks if they, or their host’s leaves, can cool themselves significantly via evaporation. Potter et al. (2009) have recently explore ...
... Woods 2010). Interactions of temperature with other factors, including oxygen and water, may be important as well; e.g., low humidity may help eggs survive short heat shocks if they, or their host’s leaves, can cool themselves significantly via evaporation. Potter et al. (2009) have recently explore ...
Workshop report ”Adaptation options in the Barents – Writers
... How to define the concept of adaptation options? The concept was coined in the IPCC fifth assessment report (AR5). The range of adaptation options is partly based on analysis and synthesis of adaptation ...
... How to define the concept of adaptation options? The concept was coined in the IPCC fifth assessment report (AR5). The range of adaptation options is partly based on analysis and synthesis of adaptation ...
Competing roles of rising CO2 and climate change
... to net annual carbon balance. Land use and management is especially important. Several studies have shown a negative impact of agriculture on terrestrial carbon storage. Simulations by Bondeau et al. (2007) predict that globally agriculture has decreased vegetation carbon storage by 24% and soil car ...
... to net annual carbon balance. Land use and management is especially important. Several studies have shown a negative impact of agriculture on terrestrial carbon storage. Simulations by Bondeau et al. (2007) predict that globally agriculture has decreased vegetation carbon storage by 24% and soil car ...
Canada`s Marine Coasts in a Changing Climate
... It is important to recognize that there is tremendous variability both among and within these regions. For example, the North Coast region (which includes about 70% of Canada’s coastline) is very sparsely populated; the majority of residents are Inuit, First Nations or Métis; and sea ice is a defini ...
... It is important to recognize that there is tremendous variability both among and within these regions. For example, the North Coast region (which includes about 70% of Canada’s coastline) is very sparsely populated; the majority of residents are Inuit, First Nations or Métis; and sea ice is a defini ...
National Climate Change Response Strategy
... The evidence of climate change in Kenya is unmistakable. Temperatures have risen throughout the country. Rainfalls have become irregular and unpredictable, and when it rains, downpour is more intense. Extreme and harsh weather is now a norm in Kenya. More specifically, since the early 1960s, both mi ...
... The evidence of climate change in Kenya is unmistakable. Temperatures have risen throughout the country. Rainfalls have become irregular and unpredictable, and when it rains, downpour is more intense. Extreme and harsh weather is now a norm in Kenya. More specifically, since the early 1960s, both mi ...
FORTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE IPCC Bangkok, Thailand, 17
... that were grouped in broad themes, within which multiple scientific questions were posed. The purpose of the themes and the questions was to stir up discussion at the scoping meeting and to stimulate an exchange regarding the scientific advances since the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). The backgroun ...
... that were grouped in broad themes, within which multiple scientific questions were posed. The purpose of the themes and the questions was to stir up discussion at the scoping meeting and to stimulate an exchange regarding the scientific advances since the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). The backgroun ...
Climate-human-environment interactions: resolving our past
... In other studies, piecing together data from different localities has permitted new theories about the early human role in effecting change across regional/global spatial scales. For example, Miller et al. (2005) argue that human use of fire in Australia was the most likely driver of major vegetatio ...
... In other studies, piecing together data from different localities has permitted new theories about the early human role in effecting change across regional/global spatial scales. For example, Miller et al. (2005) argue that human use of fire in Australia was the most likely driver of major vegetatio ...
MeetingReport-CC_and_Displacement
... of climate-induced displacement. Relocation and resettlement have generally been seen as measures of last resort, with the availability of solutions for displacement being highly variable. Nonetheless, and despite this policy emphasis - which had been largely dictated by industrialised donor countri ...
... of climate-induced displacement. Relocation and resettlement have generally been seen as measures of last resort, with the availability of solutions for displacement being highly variable. Nonetheless, and despite this policy emphasis - which had been largely dictated by industrialised donor countri ...
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... of short-term benefits to self leads individuals to take actions that generate lower joint outcomes than could have been achieved. The reason that such situations are considered to be dilemmas is that at least one outcome yields higher returns for all who are involved, but participants posited as ma ...
... of short-term benefits to self leads individuals to take actions that generate lower joint outcomes than could have been achieved. The reason that such situations are considered to be dilemmas is that at least one outcome yields higher returns for all who are involved, but participants posited as ma ...
Adopted - The James Bay Advisory Committee on the Environment
... recreational tourism and boat ramp projects in southern James Bay would also be a problem due to inadequate consultation of the Crees concerned. According to the same member, the 2001 James Bay Region Development and Municipal Organization Act confers new powers on James ...
... recreational tourism and boat ramp projects in southern James Bay would also be a problem due to inadequate consultation of the Crees concerned. According to the same member, the 2001 James Bay Region Development and Municipal Organization Act confers new powers on James ...
Navigating scales of knowledge and decision
... spatial, temporal, jurisdictional, and institutional scales of a problem. For example, climate information developed and presented at a national level of spatial scale can be so broad that it may not apply well to local-level decisions. Whether or not information is credible relates to users’ percep ...
... spatial, temporal, jurisdictional, and institutional scales of a problem. For example, climate information developed and presented at a national level of spatial scale can be so broad that it may not apply well to local-level decisions. Whether or not information is credible relates to users’ percep ...
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... adapt to changes in these resources and services. In other words, the more people are dependent on climate sensitive forms of natural capital, and the less they rely on economic or social forms of capital, the more at risk they are from climate change. Yet environmental change does not undermine hum ...
... adapt to changes in these resources and services. In other words, the more people are dependent on climate sensitive forms of natural capital, and the less they rely on economic or social forms of capital, the more at risk they are from climate change. Yet environmental change does not undermine hum ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Air Quality
... were compared to meteorological observations, providing a quantitative evaluation of the model performance. The years from 2000 to 2006 and 2047 to 2053 were chosen to represent the current and future climatology, respectively. An interval of approximately 50 years was taken because PCM has been kno ...
... were compared to meteorological observations, providing a quantitative evaluation of the model performance. The years from 2000 to 2006 and 2047 to 2053 were chosen to represent the current and future climatology, respectively. An interval of approximately 50 years was taken because PCM has been kno ...
Natural Variability, Anthropogenic Climate Change, and Impacts on
... a major portion of the heavy precipitation events were produced by landfalling AR events, with the remainder resulting mostly from other forms of persistent low-pressure systems. Characteristics of individual storms matter greatly in determining the amount and form of the annual supply of precipitat ...
... a major portion of the heavy precipitation events were produced by landfalling AR events, with the remainder resulting mostly from other forms of persistent low-pressure systems. Characteristics of individual storms matter greatly in determining the amount and form of the annual supply of precipitat ...
2nd Joint International Workshop – June 21st 2004
... awareness of climate change and possible response measures. It aims to engage key individuals and institutions with a stake in climate impacts and the design of response measures to identify major gaps in knowledge. This project co-ordinates with a new Government climate change programme starting in ...
... awareness of climate change and possible response measures. It aims to engage key individuals and institutions with a stake in climate impacts and the design of response measures to identify major gaps in knowledge. This project co-ordinates with a new Government climate change programme starting in ...
A Strategy Towards Climate Change
... climate change that are largely caused by human activity. We, the four Dublin local authorities (DLAs) – Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Fingal County Council and South Dublin County Council - recognise that this is not an easy challenge. Similarly, we acknowledge that un ...
... climate change that are largely caused by human activity. We, the four Dublin local authorities (DLAs) – Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Fingal County Council and South Dublin County Council - recognise that this is not an easy challenge. Similarly, we acknowledge that un ...
Predator prey interactions under climate change: the importance of
... Stevenson 1985, Huey et al. 1989). The flux of heat to and from an organism is affected by its size, color, morphology, and material properties, and two different ectothermic species exposed to identical climatic conditions ...
... Stevenson 1985, Huey et al. 1989). The flux of heat to and from an organism is affected by its size, color, morphology, and material properties, and two different ectothermic species exposed to identical climatic conditions ...
Groundwater and climate in Africa—a review
... urbanising regions (Taylor et al., 2004) and in the agricultural sector in order to boost food production (Carter & Parker, 2009; MacDonald et al., 2009). In its Fourth Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) projects that Africa will be disproportionately affected b ...
... urbanising regions (Taylor et al., 2004) and in the agricultural sector in order to boost food production (Carter & Parker, 2009; MacDonald et al., 2009). In its Fourth Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) projects that Africa will be disproportionately affected b ...
Global Change and Air Quality, In: Technical challenges of multipollutant air quality management,
... scenarios. The IPCC (2001) reports the multi-model means, and these are the standard greenhouse emission scenarios used in global climate models. The IPCC also includes consistent future scenarios for aerosol and ozone precursor emissions, but these are generally not used in future-climate projectio ...
... scenarios. The IPCC (2001) reports the multi-model means, and these are the standard greenhouse emission scenarios used in global climate models. The IPCC also includes consistent future scenarios for aerosol and ozone precursor emissions, but these are generally not used in future-climate projectio ...
for International Climate Action? - Penn Law
... it relies solely on individual nation-states to implement and enforce measures to reduce emissions, necessitating participation by a large number of countries and the political will of member countries to make the necessary policy choices. As has been made clear by the U.S. Administration's hostilit ...
... it relies solely on individual nation-states to implement and enforce measures to reduce emissions, necessitating participation by a large number of countries and the political will of member countries to make the necessary policy choices. As has been made clear by the U.S. Administration's hostilit ...
climate variability - NCAR Research Applications Laboratory
... patterns. For example, there are regular seasonal changes in the global distribution of solar radiation, leading to predictable patterns of seasonal change in global atmospheric circulation. However, within those seasonal patterns, there is a great deal of intraseasonal and interannual variability. ...
... patterns. For example, there are regular seasonal changes in the global distribution of solar radiation, leading to predictable patterns of seasonal change in global atmospheric circulation. However, within those seasonal patterns, there is a great deal of intraseasonal and interannual variability. ...
Hurteau et al. 2014 - Earth Systems Ecology Lab
... large wildfires (Westerling and Bryant, 2008; Pechony and Shindell, 2010; Westerling et al., 2011) and may also increase fire severity. Based on two general circulation model projections under a doubling of atmospheric CO2, Flannigan et al. (2000) projected that mean fire severity in California (measur ...
... large wildfires (Westerling and Bryant, 2008; Pechony and Shindell, 2010; Westerling et al., 2011) and may also increase fire severity. Based on two general circulation model projections under a doubling of atmospheric CO2, Flannigan et al. (2000) projected that mean fire severity in California (measur ...