A concept note for a collaborative programme submitted
... led to expressions of interest from some centres in more specific themes and research activities. These, as well as the above priority areas, will be discussed by the scientific workshop. They are provided here as indications of potential research activities. Theme 1 - Impact Assessment: Determine i ...
... led to expressions of interest from some centres in more specific themes and research activities. These, as well as the above priority areas, will be discussed by the scientific workshop. They are provided here as indications of potential research activities. Theme 1 - Impact Assessment: Determine i ...
Local Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP)
... “Municipal and city governments shall consider climate change adaptation as one of their regular functions.” ...
... “Municipal and city governments shall consider climate change adaptation as one of their regular functions.” ...
A Case Study of Biofuels and Solar Energy
... The Numerical Models of the Earth System (NMESs) are the most promising tools to develop projections of future climate change. Through the simulation of important physical and dynamical processes, NMESs can represent the complex nonlinear interactions that influence the climate as well as the intera ...
... The Numerical Models of the Earth System (NMESs) are the most promising tools to develop projections of future climate change. Through the simulation of important physical and dynamical processes, NMESs can represent the complex nonlinear interactions that influence the climate as well as the intera ...
ASEAN Joint Statement on Climate Change
... centrality in the 2015 agreement as decided at the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in Lima, Peru in December 2014 URGENTLY HIGHLIGHTING the need to further scale up adaptation and mitigation efforts given the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) Fifth Ass ...
... centrality in the 2015 agreement as decided at the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in Lima, Peru in December 2014 URGENTLY HIGHLIGHTING the need to further scale up adaptation and mitigation efforts given the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) Fifth Ass ...
Climate change adaptation
... services to over four million people. We have extensive experience managing climatic and weather-related extreme events through an adaptive management approach, embedded in corporate planning and risk management protocols. Climate change can alter the frequency, intensity, duration and distribution ...
... services to over four million people. We have extensive experience managing climatic and weather-related extreme events through an adaptive management approach, embedded in corporate planning and risk management protocols. Climate change can alter the frequency, intensity, duration and distribution ...
What are the key population issues in Africa
... susceptible to droughts, erratic rainfall, etc. – Most agricultural production focuses on maize (which needs considerable and consistent water supply) – Less than 4% of the total agricultural land is under irrigation. ...
... susceptible to droughts, erratic rainfall, etc. – Most agricultural production focuses on maize (which needs considerable and consistent water supply) – Less than 4% of the total agricultural land is under irrigation. ...
Greenhouse Gases in EIA
... the project on climate change has changed during that time. In our experience, a proponent will always do what is required by law to meet regulatory requirements. When those are not clear, this is more difficult. Some experiences illustrate these uncertainties and difficulties. In two mining EIAs in ...
... the project on climate change has changed during that time. In our experience, a proponent will always do what is required by law to meet regulatory requirements. When those are not clear, this is more difficult. Some experiences illustrate these uncertainties and difficulties. In two mining EIAs in ...
Climate change scenarios in Europe and their potential
... • Europe will be affected by the changing climate • Expected changes in temperature (Max and Min), precipitation and extreme events • Our understanding of the climate system and its prediction (better models, new physics, higher resolution, probabilistic approach) is improving ...
... • Europe will be affected by the changing climate • Expected changes in temperature (Max and Min), precipitation and extreme events • Our understanding of the climate system and its prediction (better models, new physics, higher resolution, probabilistic approach) is improving ...
Research projects (21570
... Abstract: Rapid climate change during the Paleocene/Eocene thermal maximum (PETM)at 56 million years ago coincided with dramatic global changes amongst marine and terrestrial biota. The PETM, however, was not an entirely single and unique event, but it was part of a series of less severe transient g ...
... Abstract: Rapid climate change during the Paleocene/Eocene thermal maximum (PETM)at 56 million years ago coincided with dramatic global changes amongst marine and terrestrial biota. The PETM, however, was not an entirely single and unique event, but it was part of a series of less severe transient g ...
Forests in Washington (PDF)
... Much of the material in this document is derived or directly quoted from Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities[1] and Littell et al. 2010.[2] Impacts on specific species and ecosystems described in this document represent examples rather than an ex ...
... Much of the material in this document is derived or directly quoted from Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities[1] and Littell et al. 2010.[2] Impacts on specific species and ecosystems described in this document represent examples rather than an ex ...
Arctic Climate Modelling
... The Arctic Ocean is an important global carbon sink. At present, the Arctic Ocean is a globally important net sink for carbon dioxide, absorbing it from the atmosphere. It is responsible for 5 to 14 per cent to the global ocean’s net uptake of carbon dioxide. ■ A short-term increase in carbon uptake ...
... The Arctic Ocean is an important global carbon sink. At present, the Arctic Ocean is a globally important net sink for carbon dioxide, absorbing it from the atmosphere. It is responsible for 5 to 14 per cent to the global ocean’s net uptake of carbon dioxide. ■ A short-term increase in carbon uptake ...
Comments on Pennsylvania 2015 Climate Change Impacts
... change in this Commonwealth every three years. ...
... change in this Commonwealth every three years. ...
173736_INTRODUCTION 12-1-11
... process and direct effects of anthropogenic global warming as well as by our adaptations, mitigations and other responses to it. The only remaining question is the magnitude of the change and how disruptive it will be to human and natural economies and ecologies. The second of the change-agents is c ...
... process and direct effects of anthropogenic global warming as well as by our adaptations, mitigations and other responses to it. The only remaining question is the magnitude of the change and how disruptive it will be to human and natural economies and ecologies. The second of the change-agents is c ...
Climate Change
... The scattering of solar radiation cools the planet, while absorption of solar radiation by aerosols act to warm the air directly instead of allowing sunlight to be absorbed by the surface of the Earth. Aerosols have the ability to influence climate directly by absorbing or reflecting incoming solar ...
... The scattering of solar radiation cools the planet, while absorption of solar radiation by aerosols act to warm the air directly instead of allowing sunlight to be absorbed by the surface of the Earth. Aerosols have the ability to influence climate directly by absorbing or reflecting incoming solar ...
Needs, Potentials and Challenges of Integrating Air Quality
... Black carbon and methane mitigation strategies have the potential to reduce projected global warming ...
... Black carbon and methane mitigation strategies have the potential to reduce projected global warming ...
The Collaborative Program on the Ethical Dimensions of Climate
... For over 20 years , the United States has argued that it need not reduce its emissions because of scientific uncertainty Despite consensus some uncertainty about timing and magnitude of impacts will remain The way the scientific community deals with the uncertainty is to set upper and lower bounds f ...
... For over 20 years , the United States has argued that it need not reduce its emissions because of scientific uncertainty Despite consensus some uncertainty about timing and magnitude of impacts will remain The way the scientific community deals with the uncertainty is to set upper and lower bounds f ...
pdf
... preconceived notions can be challenging to address, in part because there are many different ways to teach climate change. If they are addressed, and the student learns and adjusts his or her views or knowledge, this is called “conceptual change,” which is the goal of teaching students with incorre ...
... preconceived notions can be challenging to address, in part because there are many different ways to teach climate change. If they are addressed, and the student learns and adjusts his or her views or knowledge, this is called “conceptual change,” which is the goal of teaching students with incorre ...
Document
... Mike Purucker, Anne Mee Thompson, Matthew Lazzara Over the past decades, satellite technologies and related sciences have advanced to provide observations on global scale on various parameters (temperature, clouds, snow/ice coverage, magnetic field, sea level, ocean colour, surface roughness) from w ...
... Mike Purucker, Anne Mee Thompson, Matthew Lazzara Over the past decades, satellite technologies and related sciences have advanced to provide observations on global scale on various parameters (temperature, clouds, snow/ice coverage, magnetic field, sea level, ocean colour, surface roughness) from w ...
Climate Change and its impact on Australias
... dramatic impacts on plants, fish, reptiles and migratory birds. (Kakadu National Park 2006: 48, 51; Allen Consulting Group. 2005: 96). The wetlands zone is important to Aboriginal people for hunting and gathering throughout the year. This has an archaeological and a contemporary cultural significanc ...
... dramatic impacts on plants, fish, reptiles and migratory birds. (Kakadu National Park 2006: 48, 51; Allen Consulting Group. 2005: 96). The wetlands zone is important to Aboriginal people for hunting and gathering throughout the year. This has an archaeological and a contemporary cultural significanc ...
Climate Change
... simulate the melting of sea and continental ice and observe the effects compare Google Earth images from some time ago with those from today to detect differences do a ‘thought experiment’ on the issues around measuring sea level consider how spectroscopy could be used to measure CO2 content of the ...
... simulate the melting of sea and continental ice and observe the effects compare Google Earth images from some time ago with those from today to detect differences do a ‘thought experiment’ on the issues around measuring sea level consider how spectroscopy could be used to measure CO2 content of the ...
Alternative Policies and Sea-Level Rise in the
... exchange rates. Output data through 2009 are from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with projections to 2014 from the IMF (10, 11). CO2 emissions data are from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center and are available through ...
... exchange rates. Output data through 2009 are from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with projections to 2014 from the IMF (10, 11). CO2 emissions data are from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center and are available through ...
