Protecting Food Security of Mekong River Basin through Climate Change Adaptation A Regional Collaborative Effort – MRC Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative
... and -2 to 11% in Mekong Delta Yield increase is higher in A2 while yield decrease is higher in B2 High variation in yield from year to year indicates higher uncertainty of the climatic variables. Food security of the basin is unlikely to be affected by the increased population, and the impact of CC. ...
... and -2 to 11% in Mekong Delta Yield increase is higher in A2 while yield decrease is higher in B2 High variation in yield from year to year indicates higher uncertainty of the climatic variables. Food security of the basin is unlikely to be affected by the increased population, and the impact of CC. ...
Securing ocean benefits for society in the face of climate change
... multiple livelihood options for fishers and others whose livelihoods depend on the ocean [29,87,111,112]. Assessment of these strategies can help identify conditions under which fishing or aquaculture-based communities should be encouraged to diversify livelihood options, shift the location of their fi ...
... multiple livelihood options for fishers and others whose livelihoods depend on the ocean [29,87,111,112]. Assessment of these strategies can help identify conditions under which fishing or aquaculture-based communities should be encouraged to diversify livelihood options, shift the location of their fi ...
Climate change projections for Greater Manchester
... El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The difference between these natural cycles and the recent changes in climate we have experienced is the rate that change has occurred. Global warming rates have increased to 0.17 ± 0.05°C per decade – likely to exceed any 100-year rate of warming during the past ...
... El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The difference between these natural cycles and the recent changes in climate we have experienced is the rate that change has occurred. Global warming rates have increased to 0.17 ± 0.05°C per decade – likely to exceed any 100-year rate of warming during the past ...
Predicting regional climate change: living with uncertainty
... However, it is possible that the parameterizations, coarse resolution and unrepresented feedbacks that limit AOGCMs may generate the intermodel variety exhibited in AOGCM simulations at regional scales. This may particularly apply to hydrological variables, whose key processes (evaporation, convecti ...
... However, it is possible that the parameterizations, coarse resolution and unrepresented feedbacks that limit AOGCMs may generate the intermodel variety exhibited in AOGCM simulations at regional scales. This may particularly apply to hydrological variables, whose key processes (evaporation, convecti ...
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... of some average person is used.1 This is because the democratic principle of “one person, one vote” sits awkwardly with the notion that some people are worthier than others. Between countries, matters are different, as the world is made up of sovereign nations. One can, of course, argue that as a ma ...
... of some average person is used.1 This is because the democratic principle of “one person, one vote” sits awkwardly with the notion that some people are worthier than others. Between countries, matters are different, as the world is made up of sovereign nations. One can, of course, argue that as a ma ...
Priority adaptations to climate change for Pacific fisheries and
... 3. How can we respond? - Adaptation measures at national and local scales - Explore mitigation options ...
... 3. How can we respond? - Adaptation measures at national and local scales - Explore mitigation options ...
Will Amazonia Dry Out? Magnitude and Causes of Change from
... presumably positive vegetation feedback (Malhi et al. 2009). Additionally, instrumental and proxy records show that the Amazon rain forest was relatively stable throughout the twentieth century and in the geological past, such as during glacial times and the Holocene warm period (Baker et al. 2004; ...
... presumably positive vegetation feedback (Malhi et al. 2009). Additionally, instrumental and proxy records show that the Amazon rain forest was relatively stable throughout the twentieth century and in the geological past, such as during glacial times and the Holocene warm period (Baker et al. 2004; ...
Tropical Belt WG
... the tropics have expanded in the last ~3 decades (e.g., Hudson et al., 2006; Seidel and Randel, 2007; Hu and Fu, 2007; Seidel et al., 2008), possibly at a higher rate than that predicted by climate models (Johanson and Fu, 2009; Quan et al., 2013). However, the interpretation of these results is ...
... the tropics have expanded in the last ~3 decades (e.g., Hudson et al., 2006; Seidel and Randel, 2007; Hu and Fu, 2007; Seidel et al., 2008), possibly at a higher rate than that predicted by climate models (Johanson and Fu, 2009; Quan et al., 2013). However, the interpretation of these results is ...
Scientific aspects - Wageningen UR E
... separately for different disciplines and carried out by the scientific community. Therefore, impact projections are not easily integrated, e.g. for ecosystems and agriculture and relatively little attention is paid to the practical use of the projections. In this theme we will make couplings based o ...
... separately for different disciplines and carried out by the scientific community. Therefore, impact projections are not easily integrated, e.g. for ecosystems and agriculture and relatively little attention is paid to the practical use of the projections. In this theme we will make couplings based o ...
Down-scaling CC_07072014 - cgiar-cac
... 1. Emphasizing the knowledge that generated in CACILM I project; 2. Making packages of the knowledge and disseminating for more people in the region; 3. Policy and institution in CA. Promote implementation SLM by looking at Policy constraints, support and spread knowledge in CA. Additionally, Dr. Fe ...
... 1. Emphasizing the knowledge that generated in CACILM I project; 2. Making packages of the knowledge and disseminating for more people in the region; 3. Policy and institution in CA. Promote implementation SLM by looking at Policy constraints, support and spread knowledge in CA. Additionally, Dr. Fe ...
The impacts of climate change in coastal marine systems
... patterns such as the ENSO, inter-decadal cycles such as the North Atlantic and Pacific Decadal oscillations, and multimillenial-scale changes such as glacial to inter-glacial transitions. This natural variability is reflected in the evolutionary adaptations of species and large-scale patterns of bio ...
... patterns such as the ENSO, inter-decadal cycles such as the North Atlantic and Pacific Decadal oscillations, and multimillenial-scale changes such as glacial to inter-glacial transitions. This natural variability is reflected in the evolutionary adaptations of species and large-scale patterns of bio ...
People as sensors: Mass media and local temperature influence
... a perceptible climate change. This suggestion was formulated as a testable hypothesis, but was not in fact tested (Hansen et al., 1998). Therefore, the question remains: are weather extremes indeed recognized by the general public and, consequently, associated with climate change? While the CSCI or ...
... a perceptible climate change. This suggestion was formulated as a testable hypothesis, but was not in fact tested (Hansen et al., 1998). Therefore, the question remains: are weather extremes indeed recognized by the general public and, consequently, associated with climate change? While the CSCI or ...
Draft Resolution X - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
... wetland restoration as a tool for climate responses; the role and importance of different wetland types in the global carbon cycle; and recent key messages and recommendations concerning wetlands, water and climate change from relevant intergovernmental and international processes and initiatives; a ...
... wetland restoration as a tool for climate responses; the role and importance of different wetland types in the global carbon cycle; and recent key messages and recommendations concerning wetlands, water and climate change from relevant intergovernmental and international processes and initiatives; a ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
... may increase drought and the vulnerability of forests to fire. Tropical forest die back could give rise to a positive feedback in the carbon cycle through forest-climate interactions, but currently the magnitude remains uncertain. It is predicted that in the future there will be more conversion in ...
... may increase drought and the vulnerability of forests to fire. Tropical forest die back could give rise to a positive feedback in the carbon cycle through forest-climate interactions, but currently the magnitude remains uncertain. It is predicted that in the future there will be more conversion in ...
Climate Change, the Oceans, and the Business of Seafood: A View
... oceanic conditions including but not limited to fluctuations in temperature (including sea surface temperature), timing and extent of sea ice cover, precipitation, and zooplankton blooms. Recent figures estimate that ocean surface water has warmed by approximately 0.11 degrees Celsius per decade bet ...
... oceanic conditions including but not limited to fluctuations in temperature (including sea surface temperature), timing and extent of sea ice cover, precipitation, and zooplankton blooms. Recent figures estimate that ocean surface water has warmed by approximately 0.11 degrees Celsius per decade bet ...
When It Rains, It Pours: Future Climate Extremes and Health
... Findings: Environmental public health researchers have concluded that, on balance, adverse health outcomes will dominate under these changed climatic conditions. The number of pathways through which climate change can affect the health of populations makes this environmental health threat one of the ...
... Findings: Environmental public health researchers have concluded that, on balance, adverse health outcomes will dominate under these changed climatic conditions. The number of pathways through which climate change can affect the health of populations makes this environmental health threat one of the ...
A Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor 2014: The
... rising some 16 to 26 years ago (McKitrick 2014b; Monckton 2014). This has led many climate scientists around the world to reduce their estimates of “climate sensitivity”— how much average global atmospheric surface temperature will rise in response to doubled concentration of atmospheric CO2 (NIPCC ...
... rising some 16 to 26 years ago (McKitrick 2014b; Monckton 2014). This has led many climate scientists around the world to reduce their estimates of “climate sensitivity”— how much average global atmospheric surface temperature will rise in response to doubled concentration of atmospheric CO2 (NIPCC ...
Northern High-Latitude Heat Budget Decomposition and
... The first such relationship concerns the AMOC decline and its control climate magnitude. Gregory et al. (2005) show that models with initially stronger AMOCs tend to show an enhanced weakening compared to models with initial weaker AMOCs. The second relationship concerns the role of convection in th ...
... The first such relationship concerns the AMOC decline and its control climate magnitude. Gregory et al. (2005) show that models with initially stronger AMOCs tend to show an enhanced weakening compared to models with initial weaker AMOCs. The second relationship concerns the role of convection in th ...
Historical Overview of Climate Change Science
... material from a violent volcanic eruption is projected far above the highest cloud, these aerosols typically influence the climate for about a year or two before falling into the troposphere and being carried to the surface by precipitation. Major volcanic eruptions can thus cause a drop in mean glo ...
... material from a violent volcanic eruption is projected far above the highest cloud, these aerosols typically influence the climate for about a year or two before falling into the troposphere and being carried to the surface by precipitation. Major volcanic eruptions can thus cause a drop in mean glo ...
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... types as well as biogeochemistry models that simulate altered rates of photosynthesis and thus Net Primary Productivity (NPP) within these vegetation types. Attempts to utilize the vegetation model output in partial equilibrium models have led to substantial revisions and enhancements in forest sect ...
... types as well as biogeochemistry models that simulate altered rates of photosynthesis and thus Net Primary Productivity (NPP) within these vegetation types. Attempts to utilize the vegetation model output in partial equilibrium models have led to substantial revisions and enhancements in forest sect ...
Do not ask for morality
... beneficence, because to make the world better you must avoid doing harm. But actually the duty of justice is distinct. Sometimes you should avoid doing harm even if you do it in order to make the world better on balance. This is shown by a well know example invented by Judith Thomson (1985). A surge ...
... beneficence, because to make the world better you must avoid doing harm. But actually the duty of justice is distinct. Sometimes you should avoid doing harm even if you do it in order to make the world better on balance. This is shown by a well know example invented by Judith Thomson (1985). A surge ...
Tracking Earth`s Energy: From El Nin˜o to Global Warming
... assumptions about tropospheric water vapor and temperatures but did not analyze the dependence on clouds. Yet, the characteristics of clouds on which the back radiation is most dependent, such as cloud base, are not well determined from conventional spacebased measurements and hence the need for mis ...
... assumptions about tropospheric water vapor and temperatures but did not analyze the dependence on clouds. Yet, the characteristics of clouds on which the back radiation is most dependent, such as cloud base, are not well determined from conventional spacebased measurements and hence the need for mis ...