Outlook on climate change adaptation in the Tropical Andes
... experts, the reports offer concrete recommendations for adaptation. This includes sharing regional good practices with the potential for wider replication to improve cost efficiency and adaptation capacity. While each of the regions is covered in a dedicated report, they all face similar issues. On ...
... experts, the reports offer concrete recommendations for adaptation. This includes sharing regional good practices with the potential for wider replication to improve cost efficiency and adaptation capacity. While each of the regions is covered in a dedicated report, they all face similar issues. On ...
FIRST-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 4 Do Not Cite
... footprint of the current distribution. For high-warming scenarios this rises to a fifth to a half. It is inferred that this will increase the risk of premature extinction for these species substantially, but the duration of the period until actual extinction occurs is unknown. [Figure 4-9, 4.3.2.5] ...
... footprint of the current distribution. For high-warming scenarios this rises to a fifth to a half. It is inferred that this will increase the risk of premature extinction for these species substantially, but the duration of the period until actual extinction occurs is unknown. [Figure 4-9, 4.3.2.5] ...
Climate Change and Re-Insurance: The Human Security Issue
... Climate change, its existence, causes and effects, has been disputed by researchers, academics and policy makers. The given degree of international consensus varies greatly between those most affected by changes to climatic conditions in contrast to those who are estimated to only experience a limit ...
... Climate change, its existence, causes and effects, has been disputed by researchers, academics and policy makers. The given degree of international consensus varies greatly between those most affected by changes to climatic conditions in contrast to those who are estimated to only experience a limit ...
Climate Criminal.
... the science of climate change, and with the tobacco industry to do the same with the link between secondhand smoke and health risks.91 It has been funded by ExxonMobil,92 the Koch brothers, and Philip Morris Tobacco, amongst others.93 On climate it has run programmes to “cast doubt on the scientific ...
... the science of climate change, and with the tobacco industry to do the same with the link between secondhand smoke and health risks.91 It has been funded by ExxonMobil,92 the Koch brothers, and Philip Morris Tobacco, amongst others.93 On climate it has run programmes to “cast doubt on the scientific ...
Increasing frequency of extreme El Niño events due to greenhouse
... with global climatic impacts. The 1997/98 episode, often referred to as ‘the climate event of the twentieth century’1,2 , and the 1982/83 extreme El Niño3 , featured a pronounced eastward extension of the west Pacific warm pool and development of atmospheric convection, and hence a huge rainfall inc ...
... with global climatic impacts. The 1997/98 episode, often referred to as ‘the climate event of the twentieth century’1,2 , and the 1982/83 extreme El Niño3 , featured a pronounced eastward extension of the west Pacific warm pool and development of atmospheric convection, and hence a huge rainfall inc ...
Agroforestry from Mediterranean Partner Countries: Report on
... Separate climatic distance measures were calculated for each climate scenario. The grid cell with the lowest distance value is the best 'matching' analogue location. By using this method, a total of 18 climate analogue locations (3 models × 2 scenarios × 3 time horizons) were determined for each han ...
... Separate climatic distance measures were calculated for each climate scenario. The grid cell with the lowest distance value is the best 'matching' analogue location. By using this method, a total of 18 climate analogue locations (3 models × 2 scenarios × 3 time horizons) were determined for each han ...
The BBC and ClimaTe Change: a Triple BeTrayal
... be heard, but it should not be allowed to drown out the others. ...
... be heard, but it should not be allowed to drown out the others. ...
for European Journal of Plant Pathology Manuscript Draft
... I think there are a few issues of editing/clarification. Page 2, lines 45-50. I know what you mean, but the sentence is slightly confusing. Crop yields may also be affected by climate change (the text currently implies that yields are only affected by disease changes). A little editing would improve ...
... I think there are a few issues of editing/clarification. Page 2, lines 45-50. I know what you mean, but the sentence is slightly confusing. Crop yields may also be affected by climate change (the text currently implies that yields are only affected by disease changes). A little editing would improve ...
Occasional Paper #2 - Institute for Science Innovation and Society
... analysis of the process of application of these perspectives to the analysis of the implications of specific perspectives: While the first category deals with analyses of proposed courses of ...
... analysis of the process of application of these perspectives to the analysis of the implications of specific perspectives: While the first category deals with analyses of proposed courses of ...
PDF - World Agroforestry Centre
... mostly of the Chinese language literature, this paper describes observed and predicted climate change, and impacts of both climate change and anthropogenic factors on grasslands. It ends with suggestions for future policy related research. Observed and predicted temperature change: From 1955 to 1996 ...
... mostly of the Chinese language literature, this paper describes observed and predicted climate change, and impacts of both climate change and anthropogenic factors on grasslands. It ends with suggestions for future policy related research. Observed and predicted temperature change: From 1955 to 1996 ...
Common Concern and Global Public Goods: Evidence, Bits and
... institutions, a host of collective action problems, and free-riding all render concerted efforts difficult, if not impossible. Climate change presents one of the biggest collective action problems in human history.4 These problems occurring in the process of globalisation are mainly caused by the l ...
... institutions, a host of collective action problems, and free-riding all render concerted efforts difficult, if not impossible. Climate change presents one of the biggest collective action problems in human history.4 These problems occurring in the process of globalisation are mainly caused by the l ...
1 Guidance Manual RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE
... past extreme climate events and identifies coping mechanisms community use during and after these extreme climate events. 2. The second component is a more detailed study to anticipate specific wetland habitat and species response to the predicted climate change. The second component can build off o ...
... past extreme climate events and identifies coping mechanisms community use during and after these extreme climate events. 2. The second component is a more detailed study to anticipate specific wetland habitat and species response to the predicted climate change. The second component can build off o ...
Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report The Core Writing Team Rajendra K. Pachauri
... The SYR confirms that human influence on the climate system is clear and growing, with impacts observed across all continents and oceans. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The IPCC is now 95 percent certain that humans are the main cause of cur ...
... The SYR confirms that human influence on the climate system is clear and growing, with impacts observed across all continents and oceans. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The IPCC is now 95 percent certain that humans are the main cause of cur ...
The Economic Effects of Long-Term Climate Change
... best of my knowledge, it is the …rst paper to provide econometric evidence on the economic e¤ects of long-term climate change. In particular, I study the economic e¤ects of temperature changes during the Little Ice Age1 on Europe over a period of 250 years, from 1500 to 1750. The Little Ice Age is t ...
... best of my knowledge, it is the …rst paper to provide econometric evidence on the economic e¤ects of long-term climate change. In particular, I study the economic e¤ects of temperature changes during the Little Ice Age1 on Europe over a period of 250 years, from 1500 to 1750. The Little Ice Age is t ...
Adapting to Climate Change: Challenges for
... Most Canadians recognize that climate change is underway, fuelled largely by human activities. The changes that have occurred are measureable and the impacts are growing. More and more governments and other organizations have begun to commit to climate change adaptation – taking action to reduce the ...
... Most Canadians recognize that climate change is underway, fuelled largely by human activities. The changes that have occurred are measureable and the impacts are growing. More and more governments and other organizations have begun to commit to climate change adaptation – taking action to reduce the ...
James Croll in Context: The Encounter between Climate Dynamics
... James Croll, the second son of David Croil, a stonemason, and Janet Ellis, entered this world in the village of Little Whitefield, in the parish of Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland on 2 Jan 1821. He was raised on a farm, had almost no formal education, and was by his own account “a rather dull scholar, ...
... James Croll, the second son of David Croil, a stonemason, and Janet Ellis, entered this world in the village of Little Whitefield, in the parish of Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland on 2 Jan 1821. He was raised on a farm, had almost no formal education, and was by his own account “a rather dull scholar, ...
Diplom/Master`s Thesis - Institute for the Study of Society and
... interviews, supported by archival research and media analysis) on the effectiveness of information exchange about sea-level rise and coastal storm hazards across levels of scale; GEA-Postdoctoral Fellowship; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. William Clark. Dissertation ...
... interviews, supported by archival research and media analysis) on the effectiveness of information exchange about sea-level rise and coastal storm hazards across levels of scale; GEA-Postdoctoral Fellowship; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. William Clark. Dissertation ...
Northern Canada
... development has previously been uneconomic. Socioeconomic and cultural impacts on Arctic communities from increased economic activity, including increased marine traffic and access associated with the opening of the Northwest Passage, may be far reaching. • While maintaining and protecting aspects of ...
... development has previously been uneconomic. Socioeconomic and cultural impacts on Arctic communities from increased economic activity, including increased marine traffic and access associated with the opening of the Northwest Passage, may be far reaching. • While maintaining and protecting aspects of ...
Weather, Traffic Accidents, and Climate Change
... from 2010 to 2099, are on the same order of magnitude as others that have been studied earlier such as profit changes to the agriculture industry (Deschênes and Greenstone, 2007; Fisher et al., 2012), and crime (Ranson, 2014). Furthermore, identifying exposure as a major mechanism helps to guide ad ...
... from 2010 to 2099, are on the same order of magnitude as others that have been studied earlier such as profit changes to the agriculture industry (Deschênes and Greenstone, 2007; Fisher et al., 2012), and crime (Ranson, 2014). Furthermore, identifying exposure as a major mechanism helps to guide ad ...
The Costs and Benefits of Reducing Risk from Natural Hazards to
... This paper examines the benefits and costs of improving or retrofitting residential structures in highly exposed low- and middle-income developing countries such that they are less vulnerable to hazards during their lifetime. Since it is misleading to assess the benefits of prevention using determin ...
... This paper examines the benefits and costs of improving or retrofitting residential structures in highly exposed low- and middle-income developing countries such that they are less vulnerable to hazards during their lifetime. Since it is misleading to assess the benefits of prevention using determin ...
Yes Impact – Water Wars
... samples that suggested hints of plant life. By looking at hydrogen isotopes present in the plant matter, the team was able to determine air and water conditions during the plant’s life. ...
... samples that suggested hints of plant life. By looking at hydrogen isotopes present in the plant matter, the team was able to determine air and water conditions during the plant’s life. ...
Weather, Traffic Accidents, and Climate Change
... from 2010 to 2099, are on the same order of magnitude as others that have been studied earlier such as profit changes to the agriculture industry (Deschênes and Greenstone, 2007; Fisher et al., 2012), and crime (Ranson, 2014). Furthermore, identifying exposure as a major mechanism helps to guide ad ...
... from 2010 to 2099, are on the same order of magnitude as others that have been studied earlier such as profit changes to the agriculture industry (Deschênes and Greenstone, 2007; Fisher et al., 2012), and crime (Ranson, 2014). Furthermore, identifying exposure as a major mechanism helps to guide ad ...