Climatic controls on diffuse groundwater
... the Ogallala Aquifer. In the Upper Nile Basin, it was found that a 3 ◦ C increase in temperature along with an increase in rainfall led to a reduction in recharge. This was attributed to the effect of higher temperature on evapotranspiration (Kingston and Taylor, 2010). Furthermore, recharge can be ...
... the Ogallala Aquifer. In the Upper Nile Basin, it was found that a 3 ◦ C increase in temperature along with an increase in rainfall led to a reduction in recharge. This was attributed to the effect of higher temperature on evapotranspiration (Kingston and Taylor, 2010). Furthermore, recharge can be ...
Is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change an
... the institutions created to that purpose will need to be critically assessed to ensure their effectiveness, yet his process has only just begun to emerge in the literature on global climate governance (Tompkins & Amundsen 2008, Turnheim & Tezcan 2010). Accordingly, the core of today’s international ...
... the institutions created to that purpose will need to be critically assessed to ensure their effectiveness, yet his process has only just begun to emerge in the literature on global climate governance (Tompkins & Amundsen 2008, Turnheim & Tezcan 2010). Accordingly, the core of today’s international ...
Climate Change and Our Natural Resources A Report from the
... Table 1: Observed relative mean sea level (MSL) trends in Washington. Since tide gauge measurements are made with respect to a local fixed reference level on land, these measurements record relative MSL trends that combine the rates of global sea level rise and local vertical land motion. Source: NO ...
... Table 1: Observed relative mean sea level (MSL) trends in Washington. Since tide gauge measurements are made with respect to a local fixed reference level on land, these measurements record relative MSL trends that combine the rates of global sea level rise and local vertical land motion. Source: NO ...
Climate change and challenges for tourism in Central America
... [http://www.gdrc.org/uem/eco-tour/Davos-Declaration_2007.pdf]. ...
... [http://www.gdrc.org/uem/eco-tour/Davos-Declaration_2007.pdf]. ...
Review and recommendations for climate change vulnerability
... and approaches used to conduct climate change vulnerability assessments and, second, to provide managers with an updated summary of knowledge regarding vulnerability to climate change of species and habitats in the American Southwest. We begin by defining and discussing climate change vulnerability ...
... and approaches used to conduct climate change vulnerability assessments and, second, to provide managers with an updated summary of knowledge regarding vulnerability to climate change of species and habitats in the American Southwest. We begin by defining and discussing climate change vulnerability ...
Paying for Mitigation: A Multiple Country Study
... among the countries regarding the willingness to commit to reductions of greenhouse gases, and it is clear that future negotiations will ultimately depend on how politically acceptable the proposed reductions are to domestic constituencies. Hence, for policymakers to maintain legitimacy in internati ...
... among the countries regarding the willingness to commit to reductions of greenhouse gases, and it is clear that future negotiations will ultimately depend on how politically acceptable the proposed reductions are to domestic constituencies. Hence, for policymakers to maintain legitimacy in internati ...
Climate change and the South Asian summer monsoon
... owing to edge effects, requiring further analysis. We next examine how coupled GCMs have been able to simulate monsoon rainfall and its variability over the past century or so. For clarity, in Fig. 2 we show only the smoothed summer monsoon rainfall of four Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phas ...
... owing to edge effects, requiring further analysis. We next examine how coupled GCMs have been able to simulate monsoon rainfall and its variability over the past century or so. For clarity, in Fig. 2 we show only the smoothed summer monsoon rainfall of four Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phas ...
DOC - unece
... Adaptation to climate change is consequently indispensable and urgent since there are already changed climate parameters and mitigation will take too long to show effects thus further degree of climate change is inevitable throughout this century and beyond even if global mitigation efforts prove su ...
... Adaptation to climate change is consequently indispensable and urgent since there are already changed climate parameters and mitigation will take too long to show effects thus further degree of climate change is inevitable throughout this century and beyond even if global mitigation efforts prove su ...
2008 The Authors Tellus (2008), 60B, 300–317 Journal compilation 2008 Blackwell Munksgaard
... One of the key issues related to aerosol dynamics is the formation and growth of atmospheric aerosol particles. Although aerosol formation has been observed all over the world (Kulmala et al., 2004a) and although it seems to be frequent (see e.g. Dal Maso et al., 2005; 2007), there are still several ...
... One of the key issues related to aerosol dynamics is the formation and growth of atmospheric aerosol particles. Although aerosol formation has been observed all over the world (Kulmala et al., 2004a) and although it seems to be frequent (see e.g. Dal Maso et al., 2005; 2007), there are still several ...
Volume 25, Nº1, 2011
... rainfall variability and intensive rainfall events will increase. Going beyond the present to the future, we find that serious account has to be taken of the socio-economic and political contexts in providing useful data. Speranza (2010) points out that climate projections for SSA do not fit the spa ...
... rainfall variability and intensive rainfall events will increase. Going beyond the present to the future, we find that serious account has to be taken of the socio-economic and political contexts in providing useful data. Speranza (2010) points out that climate projections for SSA do not fit the spa ...
Exploring high-end climate change scenarios for
... Recent observations from tide gauges and satellite-altimeters suggest that sea level has been rising faster since 1993 than the average model-projection, although there is no discrepancy between the two when error bars are accounted for (Rahmstorf et al., 2007). Yet, our understanding of the process ...
... Recent observations from tide gauges and satellite-altimeters suggest that sea level has been rising faster since 1993 than the average model-projection, although there is no discrepancy between the two when error bars are accounted for (Rahmstorf et al., 2007). Yet, our understanding of the process ...
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... land covers to drive the DOC export via this pathway. For the catchments being modelled (see Table 1 below), the CORINE land cover classes of unexploited and exploited peat bogs, inland marshes, coniferous forest, mixed forest, natural grasslands, moors and heaths, and transitional woodland-shrub ar ...
... land covers to drive the DOC export via this pathway. For the catchments being modelled (see Table 1 below), the CORINE land cover classes of unexploited and exploited peat bogs, inland marshes, coniferous forest, mixed forest, natural grasslands, moors and heaths, and transitional woodland-shrub ar ...
Climate Policy Integration, Coherence, and Governance
... other policy aims been decided and are there procedures for determining the relative priorities? ...
... other policy aims been decided and are there procedures for determining the relative priorities? ...
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation and mitigation – good
... 0.74 °C, changes to precipitation patterns and an increase in extreme weather events (Solomon et al. 2007). According to the European Environment Agency‘s global and European temperature indicator, the average temperature for the European land area for the last decade (2001 - 2010) was 1.2 °C above ...
... 0.74 °C, changes to precipitation patterns and an increase in extreme weather events (Solomon et al. 2007). According to the European Environment Agency‘s global and European temperature indicator, the average temperature for the European land area for the last decade (2001 - 2010) was 1.2 °C above ...
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation and mitigation – good
... 0.74 °C, changes to precipitation patterns and an increase in extreme weather events (Solomon et al. 2007). According to the European Environment Agency‘s global and European temperature indicator, the average temperature for the European land area for the last decade (2001 - 2010) was 1.2 °C above ...
... 0.74 °C, changes to precipitation patterns and an increase in extreme weather events (Solomon et al. 2007). According to the European Environment Agency‘s global and European temperature indicator, the average temperature for the European land area for the last decade (2001 - 2010) was 1.2 °C above ...
Earth Day – Special Virtual Issue from Berghahn Journals
... money has not yet been determined. To make the best use of adaptation funding mechanisms, a better understanding of contemporary and historical processes of adaptation in relation to climate change and other stressors in existing socio-ecological systems must be developed. Climate change can impact ...
... money has not yet been determined. To make the best use of adaptation funding mechanisms, a better understanding of contemporary and historical processes of adaptation in relation to climate change and other stressors in existing socio-ecological systems must be developed. Climate change can impact ...
A Climate Change Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
... Twenty-four planning areas in nine sectors that the city can influence were assessed to determine their vulnerability and risk with regard to climate change. The assessments revealed that air quality, water quality, and energy assurance are the most vulnerable, at-risk planning areas in the City of ...
... Twenty-four planning areas in nine sectors that the city can influence were assessed to determine their vulnerability and risk with regard to climate change. The assessments revealed that air quality, water quality, and energy assurance are the most vulnerable, at-risk planning areas in the City of ...
Warming the world : economic models of global
... organisms with unknown properties. In an earlier era, human societies learned to manage—or sometimes failed to learn and mismanaged— the grazing or water resources of their local environments. Today, as human activity increasingly affects global processes, we must learn to use wisely and protect eco ...
... organisms with unknown properties. In an earlier era, human societies learned to manage—or sometimes failed to learn and mismanaged— the grazing or water resources of their local environments. Today, as human activity increasingly affects global processes, we must learn to use wisely and protect eco ...
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... • The level of competition on the market is increasing • At the start of modern carsharing operations (90’s Switzerland and Germany) and until recently, operators ...
... • The level of competition on the market is increasing • At the start of modern carsharing operations (90’s Switzerland and Germany) and until recently, operators ...
On connecting climate change with security and armed conflicts.
... derived on the basis of the interlinkages between altered natural resources, climate change and conflicts. Thus, they have limited value in predicting what is to come in the future for security (as a result of climate change) and the parameters used are not sufficient. When future projections are ma ...
... derived on the basis of the interlinkages between altered natural resources, climate change and conflicts. Thus, they have limited value in predicting what is to come in the future for security (as a result of climate change) and the parameters used are not sufficient. When future projections are ma ...
Coastal Zones and Marine Ecosystems
... land below the 1,000-year flood level by 2100. Any changes associated with global warming should be considered against the background of natural variations, such as long-term variations caused by solar and tectonic factors, as well as short- and mid-term changes related to atmospheric and oceanic co ...
... land below the 1,000-year flood level by 2100. Any changes associated with global warming should be considered against the background of natural variations, such as long-term variations caused by solar and tectonic factors, as well as short- and mid-term changes related to atmospheric and oceanic co ...
challenges of hydrological analysis for water resources
... development in semi-arid mountainous regions. These challenges consist of: (1) hydrological model applicability; (2) data availability for efficient hydrological model use; and (3) climate change impact assessment. The Karun River basin that is located in the southwestern semi-arid mountainous area ...
... development in semi-arid mountainous regions. These challenges consist of: (1) hydrological model applicability; (2) data availability for efficient hydrological model use; and (3) climate change impact assessment. The Karun River basin that is located in the southwestern semi-arid mountainous area ...
Aalborg Universitet Climate for Change? Wejs, Anja
... my reflections on the methodological and theoretical approach and the overall contribution of this research. The first time I became familiar with climate change as a phenomenon was when I as a 15 year-old in 1997 was ice climbing in a five metre wide meltwater channel on a glacier in Norway. Locals ...
... my reflections on the methodological and theoretical approach and the overall contribution of this research. The first time I became familiar with climate change as a phenomenon was when I as a 15 year-old in 1997 was ice climbing in a five metre wide meltwater channel on a glacier in Norway. Locals ...
Impact of Climate Change on Households in the Indonesian
... vulnerable to climate change. Rising sea levels and the resultant saltwater intrusion will affect many different sectors and pose a significant risk to the Indonesian economy and security. While most of the population will feel the impact of climate change, the poor and the nearpoor will be the most ...
... vulnerable to climate change. Rising sea levels and the resultant saltwater intrusion will affect many different sectors and pose a significant risk to the Indonesian economy and security. While most of the population will feel the impact of climate change, the poor and the nearpoor will be the most ...