Tracking phenological shifts and evolutionary impacts related to
... events in the temperate conditions of the northern hemisphere where synchronized flowering is a clearly defined and easily observed event (Opler, Frankie et al. 1976; Martínez-Valero, Melgarejo et al. 2001; Meier 2001), heralding the long awaited arrival of spring and marking its onset. In Australia ...
... events in the temperate conditions of the northern hemisphere where synchronized flowering is a clearly defined and easily observed event (Opler, Frankie et al. 1976; Martínez-Valero, Melgarejo et al. 2001; Meier 2001), heralding the long awaited arrival of spring and marking its onset. In Australia ...
protected areas and climate change in canada
... several other images featured in the report. Photo credits are assigned to images throughout the report. David Ainsworth at the CBD Secretariat, Montreal, provided the logo for the International Year of Biodiversity. This report would have not been possible without funding provided by the CCEA, the ...
... several other images featured in the report. Photo credits are assigned to images throughout the report. David Ainsworth at the CBD Secretariat, Montreal, provided the logo for the International Year of Biodiversity. This report would have not been possible without funding provided by the CCEA, the ...
Building Climate Resilience in the Agriculture Sector of Asia and the
... Figure 2.2: Climate Change Vulnerability Map of Southeast Asia Figure 2.3: Countries Vulnerable to Climate Change Figure 3.1: The IMPACT 2009 Modeling Framework Figure 3.2: Yield Changes between 2000 and 2050 by Crop and Management System for Three GCMs With and Without CO2 Fertilization Effects Fig ...
... Figure 2.2: Climate Change Vulnerability Map of Southeast Asia Figure 2.3: Countries Vulnerable to Climate Change Figure 3.1: The IMPACT 2009 Modeling Framework Figure 3.2: Yield Changes between 2000 and 2050 by Crop and Management System for Three GCMs With and Without CO2 Fertilization Effects Fig ...
Economic Costs and Benefits of Climate Change Impacts and
... Tourism is the largest sector of the economy in the Maldives, and it is critical to the country’s economic future. However, tourism in the Maldives is at risk to climate and non-climate influences. Non-climate influences – such as land-use pressure and coastal erosion, waste management, limited fres ...
... Tourism is the largest sector of the economy in the Maldives, and it is critical to the country’s economic future. However, tourism in the Maldives is at risk to climate and non-climate influences. Non-climate influences – such as land-use pressure and coastal erosion, waste management, limited fres ...
South America - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... enhanced coordination among expanding networks of adaptation actors is needed to ensure resources are deployed quickly and effectively. Responding to this concern, a review of current and planned adaptation action in South America was undertaken by the Adaptation Partnership1 between October 2010 an ...
... enhanced coordination among expanding networks of adaptation actors is needed to ensure resources are deployed quickly and effectively. Responding to this concern, a review of current and planned adaptation action in South America was undertaken by the Adaptation Partnership1 between October 2010 an ...
WestminsterResearch Climate change adaptation planning under
... are inextricably linked with climate change, as they are major contributors to it, while also being particularly vulnerable to its impacts. Climate change presents a ...
... are inextricably linked with climate change, as they are major contributors to it, while also being particularly vulnerable to its impacts. Climate change presents a ...
Climate-Smart Conservation - National Wildlife Federation
... species and ecosystems, and these effects are projected to increase considerably over time. As a result, climate change is now a primary lens through which conservation and natural resource management must be viewed. How should we prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change on wildlife ...
... species and ecosystems, and these effects are projected to increase considerably over time. As a result, climate change is now a primary lens through which conservation and natural resource management must be viewed. How should we prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change on wildlife ...
climate change and african forest and wildlife resources
... Climate and ecosystems are mutually impacting on each other and this has been recognized in various African eco-zones. And more recently climate change has become the topical issue in forestry and other circles. Climate change and forests are related in functional and structural ways. Carbon sequest ...
... Climate and ecosystems are mutually impacting on each other and this has been recognized in various African eco-zones. And more recently climate change has become the topical issue in forestry and other circles. Climate change and forests are related in functional and structural ways. Carbon sequest ...
Antarctic Krill, Euphausia superba, a Model Organism - ePIC
... rapidly warming areas on the globe. Therefore, a model polar organism to study and to understand the effect of climate change on the Southern Ocean ecosystem is Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba). This organism plays a key role in the food web of the Southern Ocean both as grazer of a variety of pe ...
... rapidly warming areas on the globe. Therefore, a model polar organism to study and to understand the effect of climate change on the Southern Ocean ecosystem is Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba). This organism plays a key role in the food web of the Southern Ocean both as grazer of a variety of pe ...
UNEP Regional Office for Africa
... practitioners that climate change poses complex challenges to the development of countries in Africa. Recent scientific information since the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 4th Assessment Report confirms the world is on course for levels of warming that will be catastrophic for Af ...
... practitioners that climate change poses complex challenges to the development of countries in Africa. Recent scientific information since the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 4th Assessment Report confirms the world is on course for levels of warming that will be catastrophic for Af ...
Freshwater Ecosystems and Fisheries
... major inputs from terrestrial systems (Chapter 7) and provide major outputs to marine systems (Chapter 9), altered states and processes within freshwater systems are intimately linked to these arctic ecosystems through feedback and transfer mechanisms. There are a number of levels within an ecosyste ...
... major inputs from terrestrial systems (Chapter 7) and provide major outputs to marine systems (Chapter 9), altered states and processes within freshwater systems are intimately linked to these arctic ecosystems through feedback and transfer mechanisms. There are a number of levels within an ecosyste ...
Lee County Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
... provided for informational and discussion purposes only. This document is not intended, nor can it be relied upon, to create any rights enforceable by any party in litigation with the United States. Reference herein to any specific commercial products, non-profit organization, process, or service by ...
... provided for informational and discussion purposes only. This document is not intended, nor can it be relied upon, to create any rights enforceable by any party in litigation with the United States. Reference herein to any specific commercial products, non-profit organization, process, or service by ...
Macarthy, J.M. 12 - Newcastle University eTheses: Home
... has focused mainly on national level actions, there is very little knowledge about how such actions should be carried out in particular cities. Although local levels are now increasingly being recognised as plausible action points, the way in which institutional structures work to either shape vulne ...
... has focused mainly on national level actions, there is very little knowledge about how such actions should be carried out in particular cities. Although local levels are now increasingly being recognised as plausible action points, the way in which institutional structures work to either shape vulne ...
The dependence of clear-sky outgoing long
... Figure l(a) shows the LSQF regression correlation for clear-sky OLR and T, calculated over the seasonal cycle for 1985. There is a strong positive correlation between clear-sky OLR and T, for latitudes polewards of about f30".In the tropics the correlation tends to be negative, showing that changes ...
... Figure l(a) shows the LSQF regression correlation for clear-sky OLR and T, calculated over the seasonal cycle for 1985. There is a strong positive correlation between clear-sky OLR and T, for latitudes polewards of about f30".In the tropics the correlation tends to be negative, showing that changes ...
IFC Climate Implementation Plan (April 2016)
... New FI Models: There are numerous opportunities to expand the business of Financial Institutions in financing the transition to a low carbon economy. For example, IFC will use its expertise (FIG and Treasury) to help FI (and corporate) clients develop their own green bonds with IFC taking an anchor ...
... New FI Models: There are numerous opportunities to expand the business of Financial Institutions in financing the transition to a low carbon economy. For example, IFC will use its expertise (FIG and Treasury) to help FI (and corporate) clients develop their own green bonds with IFC taking an anchor ...
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... Bruin et al. (2007), and de Bruin et al. (2009). All these studies conclude that adaptation and mitigation are strategic complements: the optimal policy consists of a mix of adaptation measures and investments in mitigation, both in the short and long-term, even though mitigation will only decrease ...
... Bruin et al. (2007), and de Bruin et al. (2009). All these studies conclude that adaptation and mitigation are strategic complements: the optimal policy consists of a mix of adaptation measures and investments in mitigation, both in the short and long-term, even though mitigation will only decrease ...
Review of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
... and WCRP must learn to flexibly respond, either by evolving into a more relevant form by broadening it s scientific base, or by focusing on current streng ths and being ready to collaborate with others on new programmes. The world has changed, and, to be successful, WCRP must adapt accordingly. This ...
... and WCRP must learn to flexibly respond, either by evolving into a more relevant form by broadening it s scientific base, or by focusing on current streng ths and being ready to collaborate with others on new programmes. The world has changed, and, to be successful, WCRP must adapt accordingly. This ...
Annex 3: Key Figures Showing Climatic Trends for Guinea Bissau
... The proposed project is based on the priority adaptation option identified in Guinea-Bissau’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA). The impacts of climate change on Guinea-Bissau’s agricultural water resources will affect human health, agricultural production and food security. Predicted c ...
... The proposed project is based on the priority adaptation option identified in Guinea-Bissau’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA). The impacts of climate change on Guinea-Bissau’s agricultural water resources will affect human health, agricultural production and food security. Predicted c ...
A Climate for Change
... will highlight the vulnerability of individual countries and the issues that the South and Central European region face because of climate change. Climate change is not only about polar bears and glaciers and it does not happen just because somebody else is burning more fossil fuel than we are, mean ...
... will highlight the vulnerability of individual countries and the issues that the South and Central European region face because of climate change. Climate change is not only about polar bears and glaciers and it does not happen just because somebody else is burning more fossil fuel than we are, mean ...
The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) - e-Learning
... subtropical region of the North Atlantic (IPCC, 2007). In general, there is a high pressure system over the subtropical region near the Azores, and a low pressure situation over the subpolar region near Iceland (Wanner et al., 2001). The strength of the pressure gradient between the two so-called ce ...
... subtropical region of the North Atlantic (IPCC, 2007). In general, there is a high pressure system over the subtropical region near the Azores, and a low pressure situation over the subpolar region near Iceland (Wanner et al., 2001). The strength of the pressure gradient between the two so-called ce ...
CSIRO_PHILCCAP_Report_FNL
... or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, scientific and technical advice. To the extent permitted by law, CSIRO (including its employees and consultants) excludes all liability to any ...
... or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, scientific and technical advice. To the extent permitted by law, CSIRO (including its employees and consultants) excludes all liability to any ...