EFFECTS OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON FISHING
... distribution and productivity are known to be influenced by climate dynamics. Research has shown that small-scale fisher-folk in the developing countries are more vulnerable to climate variability due to their high reliance on fisheries and poor adaptive capacity. However most studies so far have co ...
... distribution and productivity are known to be influenced by climate dynamics. Research has shown that small-scale fisher-folk in the developing countries are more vulnerable to climate variability due to their high reliance on fisheries and poor adaptive capacity. However most studies so far have co ...
Does climate change create distinctive patterns of
... sediment [e.g., Istanbulluoglu and Bras, 2005]. In addition, changes in temperature or humidity could have a direct effect on the pace of sediment production by influencing physical and/or chemical weathering rates in headwater catchments [e.g., Anderson, 1998; Hales and Roering, 2007; West et al., ...
... sediment [e.g., Istanbulluoglu and Bras, 2005]. In addition, changes in temperature or humidity could have a direct effect on the pace of sediment production by influencing physical and/or chemical weathering rates in headwater catchments [e.g., Anderson, 1998; Hales and Roering, 2007; West et al., ...
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... net impacts on food security and nutrition are the result of the interaction of the physical and economic shock/stressors with the underlying vulnerabilities. Chapter 2 reflects on how reducing vulnerabilities and building resilience can reduce the overall negative impacts on production, livelihoods ...
... net impacts on food security and nutrition are the result of the interaction of the physical and economic shock/stressors with the underlying vulnerabilities. Chapter 2 reflects on how reducing vulnerabilities and building resilience can reduce the overall negative impacts on production, livelihoods ...
STATE OF THE ANTARCTIC AND SOUTHERN OCEAN CLIMATE
... [2] In this paper we review the significant roles that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean play in the global climate system. This review is a contribution to the panAntarctic research on Antarctica and the global climate system, carried out under the aegis of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Res ...
... [2] In this paper we review the significant roles that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean play in the global climate system. This review is a contribution to the panAntarctic research on Antarctica and the global climate system, carried out under the aegis of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Res ...
Future Changes in Northern Hemisphere Snowfall
... cover since the 1920s has decreased little during the peak of the winter seasons. Decreases in snow cover extent and increased variability, however, are noted in the fall and spring transition seasons. Upward trends in higher-latitude temperatures are implicated in the observed trends in snow cover, ...
... cover since the 1920s has decreased little during the peak of the winter seasons. Decreases in snow cover extent and increased variability, however, are noted in the fall and spring transition seasons. Upward trends in higher-latitude temperatures are implicated in the observed trends in snow cover, ...
Global Climate Change:
... by the same authors, Bryden et al., that the Change Reported was part of a Natural Fluctuation and That the MOC had Speeded Back Up. The Name of Dr. Bryden’s Research Program is RAPID (Rapid Climate Change Program) ...
... by the same authors, Bryden et al., that the Change Reported was part of a Natural Fluctuation and That the MOC had Speeded Back Up. The Name of Dr. Bryden’s Research Program is RAPID (Rapid Climate Change Program) ...
Understanding pUblic perception of climate change in
... Cambodia is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, both in Asia and globally. Climate variability and extreme are projected to increase in duration, frequency and intensity. Higher temperature, rising sea level, changing rainfall patterns and increasing seriousness of extreme weathe ...
... Cambodia is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, both in Asia and globally. Climate variability and extreme are projected to increase in duration, frequency and intensity. Higher temperature, rising sea level, changing rainfall patterns and increasing seriousness of extreme weathe ...
Full Report - A New Climate for Peace
... by fragility and conflict, people face especially challenging obstacles to successful adaptation. If they fail to adapt to the effects of climate change, the risk of instability will increase, trapping them in a vicious cycle. But even seemingly stable states can be pushed towards fragility if the p ...
... by fragility and conflict, people face especially challenging obstacles to successful adaptation. If they fail to adapt to the effects of climate change, the risk of instability will increase, trapping them in a vicious cycle. But even seemingly stable states can be pushed towards fragility if the p ...
The Economic Effects of Long-Term Climate
... good access to trade (in particular relatively large cities, cities with access to an ocean or river, and cities that were part of a long-distance trade network) are signi…cantly less a¤ected by temperature changes. Finally, results indicate that, during the Little Ice Age, temperature decreases a¤e ...
... good access to trade (in particular relatively large cities, cities with access to an ocean or river, and cities that were part of a long-distance trade network) are signi…cantly less a¤ected by temperature changes. Finally, results indicate that, during the Little Ice Age, temperature decreases a¤e ...
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... and another, dealing with Price Volatility and Food Security. These reports nourished the policy debates at the 37th CFS meeting in October 2011. They were highly commended with reference to their contemporary relevance and feasibility of implementation. At its meeting held in October 2010, the CFS ...
... and another, dealing with Price Volatility and Food Security. These reports nourished the policy debates at the 37th CFS meeting in October 2011. They were highly commended with reference to their contemporary relevance and feasibility of implementation. At its meeting held in October 2010, the CFS ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan
... Figure 22: Classification of key berry species by the type of soil in which they grow .................................................................. 46 Figure 23: Iron Ore Mine Pit on Mesabi Range ................................................................................................. ...
... Figure 22: Classification of key berry species by the type of soil in which they grow .................................................................. 46 Figure 23: Iron Ore Mine Pit on Mesabi Range ................................................................................................. ...
Climate - MSc Epidemiology
... The Greenhouse Effect 1/3 of solar radiation is reflected back to space and 2/3 are absorbed by the earth‘s surface. To balance the absorbed incoming energy, the earth must radiate the same amount back to space (longer wavelength than solar radiation as earth is colder). Much of this thermal radiat ...
... The Greenhouse Effect 1/3 of solar radiation is reflected back to space and 2/3 are absorbed by the earth‘s surface. To balance the absorbed incoming energy, the earth must radiate the same amount back to space (longer wavelength than solar radiation as earth is colder). Much of this thermal radiat ...
Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate. Regions of
... On behalf of the National Science and Technology Council, the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) is pleased to transmit to the President and the Congress this Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP), Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate, Regions of Focus: North America, Hawaii, ...
... On behalf of the National Science and Technology Council, the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) is pleased to transmit to the President and the Congress this Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP), Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate, Regions of Focus: North America, Hawaii, ...
Chapter 30: The Ocean
... Oceans has increased by 0.65, 0.41 and 0.31°C respectively over the period 1950–2009 (very likely, pvalue<0.05). Changes in the surface temperatures of the ocean basins are consistent with temperature trends simulated by ocean-atmosphere models with anthropogenic greenhouse gas forcing over the past ...
... Oceans has increased by 0.65, 0.41 and 0.31°C respectively over the period 1950–2009 (very likely, pvalue<0.05). Changes in the surface temperatures of the ocean basins are consistent with temperature trends simulated by ocean-atmosphere models with anthropogenic greenhouse gas forcing over the past ...
The Poverty and Welfare Impacts of Climate Change
... Reduction and Equity Group. He received his master’s degree in economics from the National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina. He worked as assistant professor of labor economics in the UNLP Department of Economics and as a researcher in UNLP’s Center of Distributional, Labor and Social Studie ...
... Reduction and Equity Group. He received his master’s degree in economics from the National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina. He worked as assistant professor of labor economics in the UNLP Department of Economics and as a researcher in UNLP’s Center of Distributional, Labor and Social Studie ...
Interaction of impacts of doubling CO2 and changing regional land
... similar results, but more pronounced slowed-down regional water cycles and interaction of the two treatments. Copyright ...
... similar results, but more pronounced slowed-down regional water cycles and interaction of the two treatments. Copyright ...
Adapting to the Weather: Lessons from U.S. History Hoyt Bleakley
... adapt to permanent features of their climate, the hedonic estimates can measure long-term effects of climate. A limitation of such cross-sectional comparisons, however, is that they measure the effect of climate on land value plus the value of any omitted variables that happen to be correlated with ...
... adapt to permanent features of their climate, the hedonic estimates can measure long-term effects of climate. A limitation of such cross-sectional comparisons, however, is that they measure the effect of climate on land value plus the value of any omitted variables that happen to be correlated with ...
the state of city climate finance - Cities Climate Finance Leadership
... and embrace a higher-value future. Securing this future requires innovative financing and public and private sector institutions are already scaling up their investments in low-emission, resilient cities in spades. This financing is bringing a host of benefits globally: from investment returns, to p ...
... and embrace a higher-value future. Securing this future requires innovative financing and public and private sector institutions are already scaling up their investments in low-emission, resilient cities in spades. This financing is bringing a host of benefits globally: from investment returns, to p ...
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... glaciers in the Mt. Tomor region. We can see that Qingbingtan Glacier No. 72 has the highest shrinkage rate although its area is the smallest. The major potential reason for this is that the other glaciers are covered by debris completely in their lower parts and thus have smaller terminus recessio ...
... glaciers in the Mt. Tomor region. We can see that Qingbingtan Glacier No. 72 has the highest shrinkage rate although its area is the smallest. The major potential reason for this is that the other glaciers are covered by debris completely in their lower parts and thus have smaller terminus recessio ...
United Nations
... The Task Force on a set of key climate change-related statistics using the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) was created by the CES Bureau in 2014, based on a proposal for follow-up work identified in the Conference of European Statisticians’ (CES) Recommendations on Climate Change- ...
... The Task Force on a set of key climate change-related statistics using the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) was created by the CES Bureau in 2014, based on a proposal for follow-up work identified in the Conference of European Statisticians’ (CES) Recommendations on Climate Change- ...
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... satellite-collected data [9,10], such as the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). Since the 1980s, remote-sensing NDVI has been widely used in order to monitor and evaluate vegetation greenness. Moreover, there has been focus on the relationship between NDVI and climatic factors, such as v ...
... satellite-collected data [9,10], such as the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). Since the 1980s, remote-sensing NDVI has been widely used in order to monitor and evaluate vegetation greenness. Moreover, there has been focus on the relationship between NDVI and climatic factors, such as v ...
IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 4 SECOND
... chapter even if they cover a very large area of continents and are considered as widely impacted by climate. Why ? This is not acceptable to me unless this is covered somewhere. (Denis Loustau, INRA) ...
... chapter even if they cover a very large area of continents and are considered as widely impacted by climate. Why ? This is not acceptable to me unless this is covered somewhere. (Denis Loustau, INRA) ...
Restoration of peatlands and greenhouse gas balances
... climate effect of peatland restoration, peat growth alone is not suf¿cient as an indicator, as the exchange of climatically relevant trace gases rules the climate effect. A systematic overview on the exchange of greenhouse gases in restored peatlands is not available as direct measurements of gas em ...
... climate effect of peatland restoration, peat growth alone is not suf¿cient as an indicator, as the exchange of climatically relevant trace gases rules the climate effect. A systematic overview on the exchange of greenhouse gases in restored peatlands is not available as direct measurements of gas em ...