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... production, but they do raise questions about wine-cultivating systems and established quality. However, the transition from one production system to another in order to maintain or regain a quality/yield ratio that will be economically viable raises uncertainties and concerns over the likely cost. ...
... production, but they do raise questions about wine-cultivating systems and established quality. However, the transition from one production system to another in order to maintain or regain a quality/yield ratio that will be economically viable raises uncertainties and concerns over the likely cost. ...
Regional Seminar on Safe, Climate Adaptive and Disaster Resilient
... • The rate of sea level rise since the mid-19th century has been larger than in the previous two millennia. During 1901 to 2010, global mean sea level rose by 0.19 [0.17 to 0.21] m • It is likely that the frequency of heat waves has increased in large parts of Europe, Asia and Australia. There are l ...
... • The rate of sea level rise since the mid-19th century has been larger than in the previous two millennia. During 1901 to 2010, global mean sea level rose by 0.19 [0.17 to 0.21] m • It is likely that the frequency of heat waves has increased in large parts of Europe, Asia and Australia. There are l ...
Defining loss and damage
... definition of L&D, distinguishing between avoided, unavoided, and unavoidable damages.xii Pinninti (2014) splits L&D into four sub-types: avoidable, residual, irreducible, and irreversible effects. Avoidable losses and damages are “adverse effects, especially disasters” that may be reduced through m ...
... definition of L&D, distinguishing between avoided, unavoided, and unavoidable damages.xii Pinninti (2014) splits L&D into four sub-types: avoidable, residual, irreducible, and irreversible effects. Avoidable losses and damages are “adverse effects, especially disasters” that may be reduced through m ...
O 3 - University of Edinburgh
... – UK appears to benefit from emissions reductions in E. Europe • N. American emissions: 0 to +2 ppbv • Asian emissions: 0 to +2 ppbv – Other N. Hem emissions counteract European reductions • Global methane increase: +8 ppbv – Methane increases appear very important – these are mainly driven by devel ...
... – UK appears to benefit from emissions reductions in E. Europe • N. American emissions: 0 to +2 ppbv • Asian emissions: 0 to +2 ppbv – Other N. Hem emissions counteract European reductions • Global methane increase: +8 ppbv – Methane increases appear very important – these are mainly driven by devel ...
Climate Change and its Effects on Humans
... ccelerated climate change is anticipated to have wide-ranging effects on the future sustainability of the Earth due to adverse ecological, social and economic impacts (Stern 2006; McMullen and Jabbour 2009). The driving force is an increase in the Earth’s temperature as a result of human activities ...
... ccelerated climate change is anticipated to have wide-ranging effects on the future sustainability of the Earth due to adverse ecological, social and economic impacts (Stern 2006; McMullen and Jabbour 2009). The driving force is an increase in the Earth’s temperature as a result of human activities ...
document Reflections on Scenario Planning
... – If we are confident that there are predictable relationships among scenario elements, we want those relationships to be represented faithfully in our indicators. • E.g. if urbanization rises with income, it would be problematic to have indicators that reflect the opposite. ...
... – If we are confident that there are predictable relationships among scenario elements, we want those relationships to be represented faithfully in our indicators. • E.g. if urbanization rises with income, it would be problematic to have indicators that reflect the opposite. ...
10-0122_APPL_SOIL_C
... 1) No changes in mean δ13C value through time (ANOVA). 2) Bison and mammoths are grazers. They can be used to monitor C3 to C4 balance on Pleistocene grasslands. 3) Mastodons are browsers. Their presence suggests tree cover. 4) Pleistocene horses ate lots of C3 vegetation, even when bison and mammot ...
... 1) No changes in mean δ13C value through time (ANOVA). 2) Bison and mammoths are grazers. They can be used to monitor C3 to C4 balance on Pleistocene grasslands. 3) Mastodons are browsers. Their presence suggests tree cover. 4) Pleistocene horses ate lots of C3 vegetation, even when bison and mammot ...
Human Impacts on Weather and Climate - Recent Research Results
... FIGURE SPM-2. Global-average radiative forcing (RF) estimates and ranges in 2005 for anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level ...
... FIGURE SPM-2. Global-average radiative forcing (RF) estimates and ranges in 2005 for anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level ...
Presentation on Climate Change Study
... • More than120,000 MT of food aid was required this year as a result of the 2008/2009 drought which affected more than 1.5 million people • Hunger caused mainly by drought has been the problem in many parts of the country – Chamwino district • food deficit of about 80% • >45% of its households being ...
... • More than120,000 MT of food aid was required this year as a result of the 2008/2009 drought which affected more than 1.5 million people • Hunger caused mainly by drought has been the problem in many parts of the country – Chamwino district • food deficit of about 80% • >45% of its households being ...
Ecuador`s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
... policies related to climate change. At present, Ecuador is working on the development of the National Climate Change Plan, with the main objective of streamlining and institutionalizing climate change into the different activities that sectorial agendas have, as well as into the national objectives ...
... policies related to climate change. At present, Ecuador is working on the development of the National Climate Change Plan, with the main objective of streamlining and institutionalizing climate change into the different activities that sectorial agendas have, as well as into the national objectives ...
Sensitivity to climate change for two reptiles at the Mojave
... shift in rainfall resulted in conditions that were rare or non-existent across the greater Joshua Tree National Park landscape and so the temperature or precipitation alone shifted models yielded unrealistic estimates of how climate change may impact these species. Therefore I only considered the mo ...
... shift in rainfall resulted in conditions that were rare or non-existent across the greater Joshua Tree National Park landscape and so the temperature or precipitation alone shifted models yielded unrealistic estimates of how climate change may impact these species. Therefore I only considered the mo ...
climate change impacts on the economy - Tanzania -
... • More than120,000 MT of food aid was required this year as a result of the 2008/2009 drought which affected more than 1.5 million people • Hunger caused mainly by drought has been the problem in many parts of the country – Chamwino district • food deficit of about 80% • >45% of its households being ...
... • More than120,000 MT of food aid was required this year as a result of the 2008/2009 drought which affected more than 1.5 million people • Hunger caused mainly by drought has been the problem in many parts of the country – Chamwino district • food deficit of about 80% • >45% of its households being ...
Science Article PDF - Geological Society of America
... the greater the depletion in the heavy isotope, the colder the temperature. On the basis of measurements of temperature in the borehole, it has been possible to demonstrate that the mean air temperature in Greenland must have been 16 °C colder during glacial time than during the present interglacial ...
... the greater the depletion in the heavy isotope, the colder the temperature. On the basis of measurements of temperature in the borehole, it has been possible to demonstrate that the mean air temperature in Greenland must have been 16 °C colder during glacial time than during the present interglacial ...
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... Farmers and other water users do not respond passively to risk, but choose production strategies to manage risk. To represent this appropriately, it is necessary to analyse production under uncertainty in state-contingent terms. A general theory of state-contingent production is developed by Chambe ...
... Farmers and other water users do not respond passively to risk, but choose production strategies to manage risk. To represent this appropriately, it is necessary to analyse production under uncertainty in state-contingent terms. A general theory of state-contingent production is developed by Chambe ...
CLIMATE SCIENCE SURVEY
... are not necessarily published scientists, it is likely that viewpoints that run counter to the prevailing consensus are somewhat (i.e. by a few percentage points) magnified in our results. Detailed questions were posed about a variety of physical climate science issues, which are discussed in the pu ...
... are not necessarily published scientists, it is likely that viewpoints that run counter to the prevailing consensus are somewhat (i.e. by a few percentage points) magnified in our results. Detailed questions were posed about a variety of physical climate science issues, which are discussed in the pu ...
Climate variability and malaria epidemics in the highlands of East
... the human population size increase, and thus the human population size that each hospital has served remains similar during the study period’, is not supported by the article cited [3] which actually says the opposite: ‘The situation at specific sites cannot be inferred from these national data, but ...
... the human population size increase, and thus the human population size that each hospital has served remains similar during the study period’, is not supported by the article cited [3] which actually says the opposite: ‘The situation at specific sites cannot be inferred from these national data, but ...
Supporting Adaptation: A Priority for Action on Climate Change for
... limate change is having profound impacts in the Canadian Arctic. Temperatures are increasing at twice the global average, recent years have witnessed a dramatic reduction in summer sea ice cover, and extreme weather conditions appear to be increasing in both magnitude and frequency.1 Widely believed ...
... limate change is having profound impacts in the Canadian Arctic. Temperatures are increasing at twice the global average, recent years have witnessed a dramatic reduction in summer sea ice cover, and extreme weather conditions appear to be increasing in both magnitude and frequency.1 Widely believed ...
PPT - Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling Group
... Higher surface temperatures could also mean a deeper boundary layer, diluting concentrations at the surface. The picture is complicated. Top of boundary layer Soup of pollution precursors ...
... Higher surface temperatures could also mean a deeper boundary layer, diluting concentrations at the surface. The picture is complicated. Top of boundary layer Soup of pollution precursors ...
Synopsis of FEWS NET-related Climate Change and Food Security
... We followed up on this study with a careful study of thousands of eastern African rainfall gauge observations. This analysis suggested that a warming Indian Ocean was likely to produce increasing dryness in extremely vulnerable areas of eastern and southern Africa. These results were presented in an ...
... We followed up on this study with a careful study of thousands of eastern African rainfall gauge observations. This analysis suggested that a warming Indian Ocean was likely to produce increasing dryness in extremely vulnerable areas of eastern and southern Africa. These results were presented in an ...
Topic 3: Economic Vulnerability under Climate Change
... specify watts of climate forcing per square meter and reflect concentrations and corresponding emissions, but are not directly based on socio-economic storylines. Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) Scenarios that include time series of emissions and concentrations of the full suite of gree ...
... specify watts of climate forcing per square meter and reflect concentrations and corresponding emissions, but are not directly based on socio-economic storylines. Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) Scenarios that include time series of emissions and concentrations of the full suite of gree ...
Bioacoustic Monitoring Contributes to an
... how the changing climate affects our planet, and how we can mitigate these effects. At first glance, acoustics and climate change may seem to have little in common. The reality, however, is that both direct and indirect effects of climate change will impact acoustics, especially in the fields of aco ...
... how the changing climate affects our planet, and how we can mitigate these effects. At first glance, acoustics and climate change may seem to have little in common. The reality, however, is that both direct and indirect effects of climate change will impact acoustics, especially in the fields of aco ...
carbon dioxide emission and maximum warming
... the time lag between a carbon dioxide (CO2) emission and the maximum warming response is a decade on average. This is an important finding as it indicates that the full climate damages expected to occur in response to a CO2 emission will already be felt by the generation responsible for those emissio ...
... the time lag between a carbon dioxide (CO2) emission and the maximum warming response is a decade on average. This is an important finding as it indicates that the full climate damages expected to occur in response to a CO2 emission will already be felt by the generation responsible for those emissio ...
Climate Change and International Labour Movement's Response
... from targets needed; Russia not willing to join any target; EU ambitious, but not enough; Emerging economies reluctant to announce objectives without financial commitments from Developed Countries) • Differences between discourse and reality: emerging economies are already adopting measures which co ...
... from targets needed; Russia not willing to join any target; EU ambitious, but not enough; Emerging economies reluctant to announce objectives without financial commitments from Developed Countries) • Differences between discourse and reality: emerging economies are already adopting measures which co ...
ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE Should We Be Worried? www.whoi.edu Robert B. Gagosian
... Are we ignoring the oceans’ role in climate change? Fossil evidence and computer models demonstrate that Earth’s complex and dynamic climate system has more than one mode of operation. Each mode produces different climate patterns. The evidence also shows that Earth’s climate system has sensitive th ...
... Are we ignoring the oceans’ role in climate change? Fossil evidence and computer models demonstrate that Earth’s complex and dynamic climate system has more than one mode of operation. Each mode produces different climate patterns. The evidence also shows that Earth’s climate system has sensitive th ...