Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics and Climate
... technology development, and retrospective data analysis will be mounted to address this ambitious goal. U.S. GLOBEC will undertake a series of field programs over the next ten years to: 1) assess basic ecosystem characteristics including the natural variability of populations and their environments; ...
... technology development, and retrospective data analysis will be mounted to address this ambitious goal. U.S. GLOBEC will undertake a series of field programs over the next ten years to: 1) assess basic ecosystem characteristics including the natural variability of populations and their environments; ...
Paris Agreement in practice: what next for Africa and developing
... resources like water, grazing land and arable land, forcing many into poverty while many others are fleeing for greener pastures elsewhere in the world. Tackling climate change will require new ways of thinking and new partnerships across sectors, nations and societies. It poses a challenge to us al ...
... resources like water, grazing land and arable land, forcing many into poverty while many others are fleeing for greener pastures elsewhere in the world. Tackling climate change will require new ways of thinking and new partnerships across sectors, nations and societies. It poses a challenge to us al ...
The role of HFCs in mitigating 21st century climate change
... not all, of the RCP scenarios for HFCs were developed before 2007. Therefore, they did not take into account the accelerated HCFC phase-out in both developing and developed countries agreed by the parties at the 19th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in September 2007, which will lead ...
... not all, of the RCP scenarios for HFCs were developed before 2007. Therefore, they did not take into account the accelerated HCFC phase-out in both developing and developed countries agreed by the parties at the 19th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in September 2007, which will lead ...
Modeling hydrological consequences of climate and land use change
... well-known procedure to simultaneously select random values of the parameter space. The main difference between the Monte Carlo and the Latin Hypercube sampling methods is that the latter uses a stratified sampling approach that allows a more efficient estimation of the output statistics. In the LH ...
... well-known procedure to simultaneously select random values of the parameter space. The main difference between the Monte Carlo and the Latin Hypercube sampling methods is that the latter uses a stratified sampling approach that allows a more efficient estimation of the output statistics. In the LH ...
Droughts, floods and freshwater ecosystems: evaluating climate
... groundwater recharge is expected to occur earlier in the season (Tague et al. 2008). Thus, the streams with groundwater contributions (Sprague, Williamson) have additional increased winter flow. We applied all these changes to historic data. By using the above information, we calculated the new flow ...
... groundwater recharge is expected to occur earlier in the season (Tague et al. 2008). Thus, the streams with groundwater contributions (Sprague, Williamson) have additional increased winter flow. We applied all these changes to historic data. By using the above information, we calculated the new flow ...
A comprehensive set of high-resolution grids of monthly climate for
... However, at spatial scales from continental down to a grid box, and especially for variables other than temperature, substantial multi-decadal variations may make it difficult to detect a climate change signal (e.g. Carter et al, 2000). Some of this uncertainty is addressed by using an ensemble of s ...
... However, at spatial scales from continental down to a grid box, and especially for variables other than temperature, substantial multi-decadal variations may make it difficult to detect a climate change signal (e.g. Carter et al, 2000). Some of this uncertainty is addressed by using an ensemble of s ...
Memorandum by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee
... Changes to societal choice e.g. increased concern for sustainable consumption and production, although this might be ameliorated in at least the short-term by recession in the economy. A change to global distribution of wealth is likely to affect trade and the demand for particular goods. For examp ...
... Changes to societal choice e.g. increased concern for sustainable consumption and production, although this might be ameliorated in at least the short-term by recession in the economy. A change to global distribution of wealth is likely to affect trade and the demand for particular goods. For examp ...
Cutting the Knot
... ppm CO2-equivalent, because of the negative radiative forcing9 (cooling effect) of sulfates and other aerosols.10 In the future, though – and this is a key, still underappreciated problem – we will benefit less and less from the cooling effect of these short-lived aerosols, as their short lives in t ...
... ppm CO2-equivalent, because of the negative radiative forcing9 (cooling effect) of sulfates and other aerosols.10 In the future, though – and this is a key, still underappreciated problem – we will benefit less and less from the cooling effect of these short-lived aerosols, as their short lives in t ...
NSW Climate Change Policy Framework
... Climate change will lead to more extreme weather, heatwaves and sea level rise, which increase the risk of direct costs to public and private assets and services. The government will manage the impact of climate change on its assets and services by embedding climate change considerations into asset ...
... Climate change will lead to more extreme weather, heatwaves and sea level rise, which increase the risk of direct costs to public and private assets and services. The government will manage the impact of climate change on its assets and services by embedding climate change considerations into asset ...
Climate change as the `new` security threat: implications for Africa
... diarrhoeal diseases, and altered distribution of some vectors of disease transmission such as the malarial mosquito.25 Previously malaria-free areas such as the highlands of Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Ethiopia will become much more suitable for malarial transmission by 2080.26 Making the climate cha ...
... diarrhoeal diseases, and altered distribution of some vectors of disease transmission such as the malarial mosquito.25 Previously malaria-free areas such as the highlands of Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Ethiopia will become much more suitable for malarial transmission by 2080.26 Making the climate cha ...
Changing monsoon patterns, snow and glacial melt, its
... in state-of-the-art RCMs (Lucas-Picher et al., 2011). Based on the analysis of a larger ensemble of GCMs using the A1B scenario, an overall increase (~ 8.5%) in mean monsoon precipitation is very likely by the end of the 21st century, but the influence of the driving GCM on the projected precipitatio ...
... in state-of-the-art RCMs (Lucas-Picher et al., 2011). Based on the analysis of a larger ensemble of GCMs using the A1B scenario, an overall increase (~ 8.5%) in mean monsoon precipitation is very likely by the end of the 21st century, but the influence of the driving GCM on the projected precipitatio ...
Cutting the Knot
... ppm CO2-equivalent, because of the negative radiative forcing9 (cooling effect) of sulfates and other aerosols.10 In the future, though – and this is a key, still underappreciated problem – we will benefit less and less from the cooling effect of these short-lived aerosols, as their short lives in t ...
... ppm CO2-equivalent, because of the negative radiative forcing9 (cooling effect) of sulfates and other aerosols.10 In the future, though – and this is a key, still underappreciated problem – we will benefit less and less from the cooling effect of these short-lived aerosols, as their short lives in t ...
South Africa`s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
... nationally determined contribution (INDC) on adaptation, mitigation as well as finance and investment requirements for both. This INDC has been developed on the understanding that the Paris Agreement will be binding, fair, effective and incorporate a “no-backsliding” and a “progressive” approach to ...
... nationally determined contribution (INDC) on adaptation, mitigation as well as finance and investment requirements for both. This INDC has been developed on the understanding that the Paris Agreement will be binding, fair, effective and incorporate a “no-backsliding” and a “progressive” approach to ...
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... Abstract: Increasingly, empirical evidences are substantiating the effects of climate change on agricultural production is a reality. In the early part of the 20th century many were skeptical about the so-called climate change that is due to global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cha ...
... Abstract: Increasingly, empirical evidences are substantiating the effects of climate change on agricultural production is a reality. In the early part of the 20th century many were skeptical about the so-called climate change that is due to global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cha ...
Using Data from Climate Science to Teach Introductory Statistics
... of this example is to avoid unnecessary complexity. If, however, instructors believe their students will benefit from a more realistic example, the AGGI can be used to replace carbon dioxide concentration as an explanatory variable for temperature with very similar results to those reported in this ...
... of this example is to avoid unnecessary complexity. If, however, instructors believe their students will benefit from a more realistic example, the AGGI can be used to replace carbon dioxide concentration as an explanatory variable for temperature with very similar results to those reported in this ...
The Point of No Return - Exploring Law on Cross
... displacement (IDMC 2007), and climate change may increase evacuations and relocations (Kolmannskog 2009a). Finally, it is important not to overlook those who are not displaced. While some remain because of resilient capacity, others may in fact be forced to stay. They do not have the resources to mo ...
... displacement (IDMC 2007), and climate change may increase evacuations and relocations (Kolmannskog 2009a). Finally, it is important not to overlook those who are not displaced. While some remain because of resilient capacity, others may in fact be forced to stay. They do not have the resources to mo ...
'Communicating Uncertainties for those Insuring Future Climate Change' Oslo 2008
... I would like you to think on the potential damage done (to science and society) if distributions which are not decision-support relevant probabilities are used as if they were. And to think of alternatives for packaging uncertainty so that it can better inform policy and decision support. (allowing ...
... I would like you to think on the potential damage done (to science and society) if distributions which are not decision-support relevant probabilities are used as if they were. And to think of alternatives for packaging uncertainty so that it can better inform policy and decision support. (allowing ...
Modes of the wintertime Arctic temperature variability Report No. 343
... rate in the Arctic as well as its seasonality (most pronounced wintertime SAT increase) is in agreement with anthropogenic climate change scenarios simulated by climate models [Räisänen, 2002]. At the same time, the very strong early century warming anomaly in the Arctic, which has only recently bee ...
... rate in the Arctic as well as its seasonality (most pronounced wintertime SAT increase) is in agreement with anthropogenic climate change scenarios simulated by climate models [Räisänen, 2002]. At the same time, the very strong early century warming anomaly in the Arctic, which has only recently bee ...
Training Needs Assessment of Relevant Stakeholders
... security-trade issues Objectives achieved through training: • Increased knowledge on issues • Increased capacity to develop and implement policies ...
... security-trade issues Objectives achieved through training: • Increased knowledge on issues • Increased capacity to develop and implement policies ...
Climate Change Vulnerability: Linking Impacts and Adaptation
... Environmental Change Institute Oxford ...
... Environmental Change Institute Oxford ...
Global Climate Risk Index 2015
... People all over the world have to face the reality of climate variability and in many parts of the world an increasing variability. Between 1994 and 2013, more than 530,000 people died worldwide and losses of USD 2.17 trillion (in PPP) were inflicted as a direct result of over 15,000 extreme weather ...
... People all over the world have to face the reality of climate variability and in many parts of the world an increasing variability. Between 1994 and 2013, more than 530,000 people died worldwide and losses of USD 2.17 trillion (in PPP) were inflicted as a direct result of over 15,000 extreme weather ...
Engaging Science and Managing Scientific Uncertainty in Urban
... at the city and neighborhood scale are still under development (Mastrandrea et al. 2010; Oreskes et al. 2010). This means that the results of assessments and scenarios are far from precise, generating results contingent on the methodology employed (Mastrandrea et al. 2010) and producing projections ...
... at the city and neighborhood scale are still under development (Mastrandrea et al. 2010; Oreskes et al. 2010). This means that the results of assessments and scenarios are far from precise, generating results contingent on the methodology employed (Mastrandrea et al. 2010) and producing projections ...
