Climate changes and animal health and food safety
... climate may influence animal health and food safety, historical data should be analyzed with the aim to obtain quantitative estimates how different climate parameters has influenced the occurrence of animal - and zoonotic pathogens. • Development of vaccines and vaccination strategies – is an impor ...
... climate may influence animal health and food safety, historical data should be analyzed with the aim to obtain quantitative estimates how different climate parameters has influenced the occurrence of animal - and zoonotic pathogens. • Development of vaccines and vaccination strategies – is an impor ...
Social and cultural issues raised by climate change in Pacific Island
... action is taken, as they require only a relatively small increase in GMST, and further warming of ocean waters over the next century that is virtually certain given the heating effect of the current concentration of GHGs (Hoegh-Guldberg et al. 2014: FAQ30.1). The impacts indicated in Table 1 could b ...
... action is taken, as they require only a relatively small increase in GMST, and further warming of ocean waters over the next century that is virtually certain given the heating effect of the current concentration of GHGs (Hoegh-Guldberg et al. 2014: FAQ30.1). The impacts indicated in Table 1 could b ...
Environmental effects of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide
... et al. 1996) and the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia, UK (Parker et al. 1994, CRU 1999) are shown in Fig. 4. The overall rise of about 0.5 to 0.6°C during the 20th century is often cited in support of greenhouse global warming (e.g. Schneider 1994). However, since approx ...
... et al. 1996) and the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia, UK (Parker et al. 1994, CRU 1999) are shown in Fig. 4. The overall rise of about 0.5 to 0.6°C during the 20th century is often cited in support of greenhouse global warming (e.g. Schneider 1994). However, since approx ...
Uncertain futures
... More far-reaching antibiotic resistance can impact on societal functionality. There would be a need to set very high standards of hygiene and powerful measures to restrict the spread of bac teria throughout society’s different functions. This could make it difficult to maintain expected levels of s ...
... More far-reaching antibiotic resistance can impact on societal functionality. There would be a need to set very high standards of hygiene and powerful measures to restrict the spread of bac teria throughout society’s different functions. This could make it difficult to maintain expected levels of s ...
Final Project Overview:
... Conclusion: This was a challenging but worthwhile project. But once I figured out a mini-lab to model rising sea level as glacial ice is lost with warming the rest fell into place nicely. I had thought to have them propose local solutions but the recent research regarding loss of West Antarctic ice ...
... Conclusion: This was a challenging but worthwhile project. But once I figured out a mini-lab to model rising sea level as glacial ice is lost with warming the rest fell into place nicely. I had thought to have them propose local solutions but the recent research regarding loss of West Antarctic ice ...
- Centre for Climate Change Research (CCCR)
... • Rank 1: least vulnerable (Highest index values), Rank 13: most vulnerable (Lowest index values). ...
... • Rank 1: least vulnerable (Highest index values), Rank 13: most vulnerable (Lowest index values). ...
Oxfam Education Session 5: adapting to climate change Age range
... that climate change adaptation is about responding to the effects of climate change to reduce the vulnerability of people, plants, animals and natural systems. Oxfam are already working with communities around the world to help them adapt to the effects of climate change. Show slides 11 to 13 with e ...
... that climate change adaptation is about responding to the effects of climate change to reduce the vulnerability of people, plants, animals and natural systems. Oxfam are already working with communities around the world to help them adapt to the effects of climate change. Show slides 11 to 13 with e ...
27. Coastal saltmarsh - Natural England publications
... availability and movement of sediment are already having effects on saltmarsh, and climate change projections indicate that this will increase. The impacts of a rising sea level on saltmarsh community composition and area are likely to be greater than those of temperature and rainfall. Saltmarsh com ...
... availability and movement of sediment are already having effects on saltmarsh, and climate change projections indicate that this will increase. The impacts of a rising sea level on saltmarsh community composition and area are likely to be greater than those of temperature and rainfall. Saltmarsh com ...
Impacts of climate variability and change on fishery
... sustainable livelihoods approach (SLA) can be helpful in translating the likely impacts of climate change on fishery production systems into potential impacts on the economic and social viability of fishery-dependent households and communities. The SLA, developed in the 1980s from a combination of far ...
... sustainable livelihoods approach (SLA) can be helpful in translating the likely impacts of climate change on fishery production systems into potential impacts on the economic and social viability of fishery-dependent households and communities. The SLA, developed in the 1980s from a combination of far ...
The Short-Term Temptations and Long
... challenges, in particular climate change.7 Once again, we face a situation, at least in the United States, where both the public and policymakers do not seem to have appropriate urgency and willingness to take action to battle climate change. There is thus a temptation to present the most dire and e ...
... challenges, in particular climate change.7 Once again, we face a situation, at least in the United States, where both the public and policymakers do not seem to have appropriate urgency and willingness to take action to battle climate change. There is thus a temptation to present the most dire and e ...
problems in evaluating regional and local trends in temperature
... et al.; 1996; D. Ojima, unpublished report, 1997; Quintana-Gomez, 1999). Regional managers of public lands are concerned about the ability of native plants and animals to adapt to rapidly changing climates along with other stresses such as habitat loss, invasive exotic species, air and water polluti ...
... et al.; 1996; D. Ojima, unpublished report, 1997; Quintana-Gomez, 1999). Regional managers of public lands are concerned about the ability of native plants and animals to adapt to rapidly changing climates along with other stresses such as habitat loss, invasive exotic species, air and water polluti ...
- Wiley Online Library
... et al.; 1996; D. Ojima, unpublished report, 1997; Quintana-Gomez, 1999). Regional managers of public lands are concerned about the ability of native plants and animals to adapt to rapidly changing climates along with other stresses such as habitat loss, invasive exotic species, air and water polluti ...
... et al.; 1996; D. Ojima, unpublished report, 1997; Quintana-Gomez, 1999). Regional managers of public lands are concerned about the ability of native plants and animals to adapt to rapidly changing climates along with other stresses such as habitat loss, invasive exotic species, air and water polluti ...
http://germanwatch.org/en/download/8551.pdf
... The Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index is an analysis based on one of the most reliable data sets available on the impacts of extreme weather events and associated socioeconomic data. The Germanwatch Climate Risk Index 2014 is the 9th edition of the annual analysis. It represents one important pi ...
... The Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index is an analysis based on one of the most reliable data sets available on the impacts of extreme weather events and associated socioeconomic data. The Germanwatch Climate Risk Index 2014 is the 9th edition of the annual analysis. It represents one important pi ...
Predicting species responses to climate change: demography and
... the few predictive tools for adaptation planning, but are limited in accounting for (i) climatic tolerances in preadult life stages that are potentially more vulnerable to warming; and (ii) local-scale movement and use of climatic refugia as an alternative or complement to large-scale changes in dis ...
... the few predictive tools for adaptation planning, but are limited in accounting for (i) climatic tolerances in preadult life stages that are potentially more vulnerable to warming; and (ii) local-scale movement and use of climatic refugia as an alternative or complement to large-scale changes in dis ...
CIDSE_encyclical_press_release
... However, the Pope also sees opportunities for social transformation in addressing the climate crisis – opportunities that were missed at the time of the financial crisis but must now be seized. According to the encyclical, the climate is a common good of all for all, and social and environmental inj ...
... However, the Pope also sees opportunities for social transformation in addressing the climate crisis – opportunities that were missed at the time of the financial crisis but must now be seized. According to the encyclical, the climate is a common good of all for all, and social and environmental inj ...
How will climate change affect mycotoxins in food?
... heat wave of summer 2003, night-time temperatures did not decrease to any great extent in Switzerland. The minimum temperatures were much higher for the 2003 heat wave than those associated with the heat wave in 1947 and 1976 and were a ‘climatic surprise’ (Beniston & Diaz, 2004). In relation to thi ...
... heat wave of summer 2003, night-time temperatures did not decrease to any great extent in Switzerland. The minimum temperatures were much higher for the 2003 heat wave than those associated with the heat wave in 1947 and 1976 and were a ‘climatic surprise’ (Beniston & Diaz, 2004). In relation to thi ...
Climate projections: Past performance no guarantee of future skill?
... (bottom) Siberian 20-year mean surface temperature for the 17-model ensemble (grey dotted), best selected ensembles of all sizes (black dashed) and the mean of all possible combinations of models (or random selection) for each ensemble size (solid black); the combinations of ensembles with minimum e ...
... (bottom) Siberian 20-year mean surface temperature for the 17-model ensemble (grey dotted), best selected ensembles of all sizes (black dashed) and the mean of all possible combinations of models (or random selection) for each ensemble size (solid black); the combinations of ensembles with minimum e ...
Climate –carbon cycle feedback analysis, results from the C MIP
... Atmospheric CO2 concentration is one of the most important factors likely to determine the climate of the 21st century (IPCC 2001). In projecting the future climate changes, the majority of experiments with comprehensive ocean-atmosphere general circulation models (OAGCMs) still use prescribed CO2 c ...
... Atmospheric CO2 concentration is one of the most important factors likely to determine the climate of the 21st century (IPCC 2001). In projecting the future climate changes, the majority of experiments with comprehensive ocean-atmosphere general circulation models (OAGCMs) still use prescribed CO2 c ...
Inuit women and environmental change: examining experiences
... family members (Billson and Mancini, 2007). Inuit women are often the main income earners in their household, while still engaging in a high level of unpaid work and informal labour, such as traditional craft work (Billson and Mancini, 2007). In this way the productive role they play in their famili ...
... family members (Billson and Mancini, 2007). Inuit women are often the main income earners in their household, while still engaging in a high level of unpaid work and informal labour, such as traditional craft work (Billson and Mancini, 2007). In this way the productive role they play in their famili ...
beyond reaction
... Extreme climate events include hurricanes, droughts, tornados, intense rain and snowfall and frost. (Shepherd et al., 2013) Disasters are the results of natural or man-made events, and can be unexpected and/or continuous. Disasters have impacts of such severity on a community or sector that extraord ...
... Extreme climate events include hurricanes, droughts, tornados, intense rain and snowfall and frost. (Shepherd et al., 2013) Disasters are the results of natural or man-made events, and can be unexpected and/or continuous. Disasters have impacts of such severity on a community or sector that extraord ...
`Towards a Resilient Sydney` - climate change adaptation planning
... evidence based, whole of government strategic planning in the development of land use plans. Community and stakeholder engagement will be central to the development of strategic plans to help set where infrastructure and growth will occur. Strategic land use planning can play an essential role to re ...
... evidence based, whole of government strategic planning in the development of land use plans. Community and stakeholder engagement will be central to the development of strategic plans to help set where infrastructure and growth will occur. Strategic land use planning can play an essential role to re ...