ENG - UN CC:Learn
... indirect) adverse effects on human health. The first article in this Special Issue of the Regional Health Forum (RHF) details the key findings of the IPCC on how climate change will affect the South-East Asia Region. Both authors work with The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi, the Director- ...
... indirect) adverse effects on human health. The first article in this Special Issue of the Regional Health Forum (RHF) details the key findings of the IPCC on how climate change will affect the South-East Asia Region. Both authors work with The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi, the Director- ...
Planning for Climate Change Effects on Coastal Margins
... Zealand published by the Ministry for the Environment/New Zealand Climate Change Programme in July 2001 (MfE, 2001). The report aims to assist resource managers and planners to understand the underlying impacts and issues in climate change and sealevel rise, and to provide guidance in planning and t ...
... Zealand published by the Ministry for the Environment/New Zealand Climate Change Programme in July 2001 (MfE, 2001). The report aims to assist resource managers and planners to understand the underlying impacts and issues in climate change and sealevel rise, and to provide guidance in planning and t ...
i2146e01
... As the Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) concluded: “warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, wide ...
... As the Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) concluded: “warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, wide ...
Long-term effects of warming and ocean acidification are modified
... that differ in terms of resource availability, thereby altering species composition and density distributions which, in turn, can affect ecosystem processes at the local scale and ecosystem functioning at larger scales [16,58]. These context-dependent changes in behaviour and species–environment int ...
... that differ in terms of resource availability, thereby altering species composition and density distributions which, in turn, can affect ecosystem processes at the local scale and ecosystem functioning at larger scales [16,58]. These context-dependent changes in behaviour and species–environment int ...
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... for responding to local weather variability. Corn farmers in the Corn Belt push back planting dates in response to a wet spring, for example, and may switch to soybean production if persistent wet weather delays corn planting excessively. During extremely dry periods, farmers in the Plains States ma ...
... for responding to local weather variability. Corn farmers in the Corn Belt push back planting dates in response to a wet spring, for example, and may switch to soybean production if persistent wet weather delays corn planting excessively. During extremely dry periods, farmers in the Plains States ma ...
Climate Change: Mastering the Public Health Role
... “Climate forcings” — whether natural or manmade (anthropogenic) — are events that cause changes in the atmosphere and are a significant cause of global climate change. Ironically, volcanoes actually cool the planet. But a far greater number of factors, natural or manmade, and especially in the form ...
... “Climate forcings” — whether natural or manmade (anthropogenic) — are events that cause changes in the atmosphere and are a significant cause of global climate change. Ironically, volcanoes actually cool the planet. But a far greater number of factors, natural or manmade, and especially in the form ...
Interactions between temperature and nutrients across levels of
... resource interaction). Thus, this hypothesis allows temperature to influence how efficiently organisms capture and utilize resources. Currently, hypothesis three has the most empirical support. The relative influence of nutrient availability on growth rate decreases with reduced temperature until ex ...
... resource interaction). Thus, this hypothesis allows temperature to influence how efficiently organisms capture and utilize resources. Currently, hypothesis three has the most empirical support. The relative influence of nutrient availability on growth rate decreases with reduced temperature until ex ...
Future scenarios of European agricultural land use I. Estimating
... et al., 2001; FAO, 2003b) which can only be met through increases in production area or in the amount of production per unit land area, henceforth ‘‘productivity’’. However, limited available land, expansion of other land use types and environmental sustainability issues restrict further extension o ...
... et al., 2001; FAO, 2003b) which can only be met through increases in production area or in the amount of production per unit land area, henceforth ‘‘productivity’’. However, limited available land, expansion of other land use types and environmental sustainability issues restrict further extension o ...
climate change and education maldives
... vulnerability due to different categories of disasters. one metre rise in sea level would flood 17.5 per cent of Bangladesh. Rising sea levels could force Pacific islanders to become nations of ...
... vulnerability due to different categories of disasters. one metre rise in sea level would flood 17.5 per cent of Bangladesh. Rising sea levels could force Pacific islanders to become nations of ...
Global Climate Change
... • Solar output = drives temperature change on Earth’s surface - The Sun varies in the radiation it emits - Variation in solar energy (i.e., solar flares) has not been great enough to change Earth’s temperature • Ocean absorption = the ocean holds 50 times more carbon than the atmosphere and absorbs ...
... • Solar output = drives temperature change on Earth’s surface - The Sun varies in the radiation it emits - Variation in solar energy (i.e., solar flares) has not been great enough to change Earth’s temperature • Ocean absorption = the ocean holds 50 times more carbon than the atmosphere and absorbs ...
Open resource
... In May 2009, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) staff examined Navy issues and concerns due to global climate change. This examination resulted in the CNO‘s decision to establish Task Force Climate Change (TFCC) under the direction of the Oceanographer of the Navy. TFCC‘s first task was to make rec ...
... In May 2009, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) staff examined Navy issues and concerns due to global climate change. This examination resulted in the CNO‘s decision to establish Task Force Climate Change (TFCC) under the direction of the Oceanographer of the Navy. TFCC‘s first task was to make rec ...
Working Paper 219 - Kessler (opens in new window)
... models which can be readily used to evaluate the costs and benefits of different climate policies. However, the absence of key factors and crucial feedback loops in these models has been highlighted (Stern, 2013), to the point where they were said to render IAMs “close to useless as tools for policy ...
... models which can be readily used to evaluate the costs and benefits of different climate policies. However, the absence of key factors and crucial feedback loops in these models has been highlighted (Stern, 2013), to the point where they were said to render IAMs “close to useless as tools for policy ...
Ted Hamilton∗ - Vermont Journal of Environmental Law
... The climate core is where global warming’s causes and effects are directly confronted, in the sense that the science, economics, and politics of climate change provide the factual material upon which legal claims are based. Legal action at the core usually seeks government intervention to stop publi ...
... The climate core is where global warming’s causes and effects are directly confronted, in the sense that the science, economics, and politics of climate change provide the factual material upon which legal claims are based. Legal action at the core usually seeks government intervention to stop publi ...
PBL rapport 500114012 Meeting the 2 degrees Celsius target
... less, are needed to keep a reasonable chance of staying below the 2 °C target. A 450 ppm CO2 eq level corresponds to about 20 to 70% probability of staying below this target, a 400 ppm CO2 eq level corresponds to a probability of between 40 and 90%. These concentration levels are consistent with CO2 ...
... less, are needed to keep a reasonable chance of staying below the 2 °C target. A 450 ppm CO2 eq level corresponds to about 20 to 70% probability of staying below this target, a 400 ppm CO2 eq level corresponds to a probability of between 40 and 90%. These concentration levels are consistent with CO2 ...
Effects of sea surface warming on marine plankton
... were assumed to follow a time-dependent autoregressive process (AR1). All AR1 parameters were estimated from the raw data a priori to model fitting. As a sensitivity check, we also estimated AR1 parameters from the model residuals, however, since the model covariates (temperature and nutrient treatm ...
... were assumed to follow a time-dependent autoregressive process (AR1). All AR1 parameters were estimated from the raw data a priori to model fitting. As a sensitivity check, we also estimated AR1 parameters from the model residuals, however, since the model covariates (temperature and nutrient treatm ...
tackling the double injustice of climate change and gender inequality
... inequality, nor climate change, for that matter, fall from the sky. They exist because we, human beings, have chosen to live in this way. Climate change is injustice. Poverty is injustice. And resolving gender inequality is inseparable from the solution to both. We know that lasting solutions will o ...
... inequality, nor climate change, for that matter, fall from the sky. They exist because we, human beings, have chosen to live in this way. Climate change is injustice. Poverty is injustice. And resolving gender inequality is inseparable from the solution to both. We know that lasting solutions will o ...
tackling the double injustice of climate change and gender inequality
... inequality, nor climate change, for that matter, fall from the sky. They exist because we, human beings, have chosen to live in this way. Climate change is injustice. Poverty is injustice. And resolving gender inequality is inseparable from the solution to both. We know that lasting solutions will o ...
... inequality, nor climate change, for that matter, fall from the sky. They exist because we, human beings, have chosen to live in this way. Climate change is injustice. Poverty is injustice. And resolving gender inequality is inseparable from the solution to both. We know that lasting solutions will o ...
Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines
... List of tables Table A-1 Vulnerabilities of source waters to climate change .............................................................. 37 Table A-2: General climate change trends for source waters ............................................................... 38 Table A-3: Detailed modelling of ...
... List of tables Table A-1 Vulnerabilities of source waters to climate change .............................................................. 37 Table A-2: General climate change trends for source waters ............................................................... 38 Table A-3: Detailed modelling of ...
Everybody`s Movement: Environmental Justice and Climate Change
... to decrease their carbon footprint. Millions of philanthropic dollars have been targeted for climate work. Increasingly, governments, at all levels, are implementing policies to decrease energy use within their operations and are funding programs within their jurisdictions. Numerous nonprofit organi ...
... to decrease their carbon footprint. Millions of philanthropic dollars have been targeted for climate work. Increasingly, governments, at all levels, are implementing policies to decrease energy use within their operations and are funding programs within their jurisdictions. Numerous nonprofit organi ...
... to decrease their carbon footprint. Millions of philanthropic dollars have been targeted for climate work. Increasingly, governments, at all levels, are implementing policies to decrease energy use within their operations and are funding programs within their jurisdictions. Numerous nonprofit organi ...
Australian horticulture`s response to climate change and
... location, plant growth, pest and disease risk and product quality (Howden, et al., 2003). Amongst many other considerations, management and infrastructure decisions attempt to account for these climatic effects and risks. Such decisions will usually use the historical climate as a guide to future co ...
... location, plant growth, pest and disease risk and product quality (Howden, et al., 2003). Amongst many other considerations, management and infrastructure decisions attempt to account for these climatic effects and risks. Such decisions will usually use the historical climate as a guide to future co ...
Deep South Challenge Research and Business Plan
... improved knowledge and observations of climate processes in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica, our Deep South. To ensure this Challenge benefits all New Zealanders, we will incorporate and develop innovative engagement practices to connect our science with Māori, industry, regulators and planners an ...
... improved knowledge and observations of climate processes in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica, our Deep South. To ensure this Challenge benefits all New Zealanders, we will incorporate and develop innovative engagement practices to connect our science with Māori, industry, regulators and planners an ...