Guidelines for the Climate Change Vulnerability Index
... 2008), the Index divides vulnerability into three components, the exposure to climate change across the range of the species within the assessment area, the sensitivity of the species to climate change, and the adaptive capacity of the species to withstand environmental changes. A highly sensitive s ...
... 2008), the Index divides vulnerability into three components, the exposure to climate change across the range of the species within the assessment area, the sensitivity of the species to climate change, and the adaptive capacity of the species to withstand environmental changes. A highly sensitive s ...
Strong influence of 2000-2050 climate change on particulate matter
... in which the observed relationships of PM2.5 and meteorology are applied to future climate projections from an ensemble of models. Use of an ensemble provides a mean or median response and uncertainty range and increases confidence in the sign and magnitude of the response of a particular variable t ...
... in which the observed relationships of PM2.5 and meteorology are applied to future climate projections from an ensemble of models. Use of an ensemble provides a mean or median response and uncertainty range and increases confidence in the sign and magnitude of the response of a particular variable t ...
Scenarios of Storminess and Regional Wind Extremes under
... Philosophy for assessing future changes to storms and extreme winds The key research questions we want to address in this report are: “What changes are likely in the incidence of damaging strong winds”, and “Will storminess increase for New Zealand under global warming”? We are interested in improvi ...
... Philosophy for assessing future changes to storms and extreme winds The key research questions we want to address in this report are: “What changes are likely in the incidence of damaging strong winds”, and “Will storminess increase for New Zealand under global warming”? We are interested in improvi ...
CLIMATE CHANGE MONITORING REPORT 2013
... heat affected the whole country in summer, with very high temperatures being recorded in many places. A total of 143 observation stations reported all-time high daily maximum temperatures, and the highest temperature ever recorded in Japan, 41.0˚C, was reported at Ekawasaki Station in Shimanto City, ...
... heat affected the whole country in summer, with very high temperatures being recorded in many places. A total of 143 observation stations reported all-time high daily maximum temperatures, and the highest temperature ever recorded in Japan, 41.0˚C, was reported at Ekawasaki Station in Shimanto City, ...
Guidelines for Using the NatureServe Climate Change Vulnerability
... 2008), the Index divides vulnerability into three components, the exposure to climate change across the range of the species within the assessment area, the sensitivity of the species to climate change, and the adaptive capacity of the species to withstand environmental changes. A highly sensitive s ...
... 2008), the Index divides vulnerability into three components, the exposure to climate change across the range of the species within the assessment area, the sensitivity of the species to climate change, and the adaptive capacity of the species to withstand environmental changes. A highly sensitive s ...
Guidelines for Using the NatureServe Climate Change Vulnerability
... 2008), the Index divides vulnerability into three components, the exposure to climate change across the range of the species within the assessment area, the sensitivity of the species to climate change, and the adaptive capacity of the species to withstand environmental changes. A highly sensitive s ...
... 2008), the Index divides vulnerability into three components, the exposure to climate change across the range of the species within the assessment area, the sensitivity of the species to climate change, and the adaptive capacity of the species to withstand environmental changes. A highly sensitive s ...
Impacts of climate change on disadvantaged UK coastal communities
... changes in flooding, temperature and precipitation, they will also be affected by a rise in sea level and wave heights. Both direct effects (such as accelerated coastal erosion and more powerful and frequent storm surges) and indirect effects (loss of critical physical infrastructure and coastal res ...
... changes in flooding, temperature and precipitation, they will also be affected by a rise in sea level and wave heights. Both direct effects (such as accelerated coastal erosion and more powerful and frequent storm surges) and indirect effects (loss of critical physical infrastructure and coastal res ...
Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on Climate Change
... This to some extent might contrast the previous research by WRI (2000); UN Women Watch (2004), IPCC (2007) and Mubaya et al. (2010), which found men to adapt better to climatic risks as they are more mobile, control vital resources and stand more chances of off-compound employment. This might also b ...
... This to some extent might contrast the previous research by WRI (2000); UN Women Watch (2004), IPCC (2007) and Mubaya et al. (2010), which found men to adapt better to climatic risks as they are more mobile, control vital resources and stand more chances of off-compound employment. This might also b ...
development and climate change in bangladesh
... This report presents the integrated case study for Bangladesh carried out under an OECD project on Development and Climate Change. The report is structured around a three-tiered framework. First, recent climate trends and climate change scenarios for Bangladesh are assessed and key sectoral impacts ...
... This report presents the integrated case study for Bangladesh carried out under an OECD project on Development and Climate Change. The report is structured around a three-tiered framework. First, recent climate trends and climate change scenarios for Bangladesh are assessed and key sectoral impacts ...
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... the exception of Moreno-Cruz and Keith [24]. Their paper is probably most related to this one as they consider the dynamic decision problem using a simplified model and a numerical implementation based on DICE with convex mitigation and linear GE cost functions. Their numerical results suggest that ...
... the exception of Moreno-Cruz and Keith [24]. Their paper is probably most related to this one as they consider the dynamic decision problem using a simplified model and a numerical implementation based on DICE with convex mitigation and linear GE cost functions. Their numerical results suggest that ...
Program - Asian Development Bank
... Interactive case study An interactive session designed to highlight the importance of planning ahead and the value of financial protection by simulating the decision-making process in a disaster response scenario. ...
... Interactive case study An interactive session designed to highlight the importance of planning ahead and the value of financial protection by simulating the decision-making process in a disaster response scenario. ...
Quantifying the impacts of climate-driven flood risk changes and risk
... 2050 is downscaled from the global climate change scenarios. Carteret County is one of the counties most often hit by a hurricane and as it is situated on the coastal plain, regional sea level rise and changing hurricane frequencies will be the focus of the climate change impacts. The regional sea l ...
... 2050 is downscaled from the global climate change scenarios. Carteret County is one of the counties most often hit by a hurricane and as it is situated on the coastal plain, regional sea level rise and changing hurricane frequencies will be the focus of the climate change impacts. The regional sea l ...
assessment of changes of extreme wave conditions at the
... significant wave heights from 1960 to 2100 near the locations of Warnemünde, Travemünde, and Fehmarn (see Fig. 1). After the compilation of the four transient long-term time series of wave parameters, the time series were analyzed with the help of methods of extreme value statistics. First, samples ...
... significant wave heights from 1960 to 2100 near the locations of Warnemünde, Travemünde, and Fehmarn (see Fig. 1). After the compilation of the four transient long-term time series of wave parameters, the time series were analyzed with the help of methods of extreme value statistics. First, samples ...
CLIMATE CHANGE – Refining the Impacts for Ireland
... temperature changes to mirror quite closely those of ...
... temperature changes to mirror quite closely those of ...
Fiji - unfccc
... that are specific to Pacific islands. The focus of this resource is on the effects of changes in air and seasurface temperature, rainfall, sea-level rise and extreme weather events on island environments, economies and people. It is vital to enhance individual and community skills to adapt to these ...
... that are specific to Pacific islands. The focus of this resource is on the effects of changes in air and seasurface temperature, rainfall, sea-level rise and extreme weather events on island environments, economies and people. It is vital to enhance individual and community skills to adapt to these ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – dust
... only stations to record wind erosion activity were Quilpie in the Mulga Lands (18) region of Queensland, as well as Tibooburra and Broken Hill in NSW. Remarkably, the Birdsville meteorological station, which had seen dust activity every year since it started operating, did not record a single dust c ...
... only stations to record wind erosion activity were Quilpie in the Mulga Lands (18) region of Queensland, as well as Tibooburra and Broken Hill in NSW. Remarkably, the Birdsville meteorological station, which had seen dust activity every year since it started operating, did not record a single dust c ...
Civil Society Guide to Healthy Rivers and Climate
... climatic impacts, which mitigates harm or seeks out beneficial opportunities. (IPCC) Climate change: A change in climate that is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity, which alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed ...
... climatic impacts, which mitigates harm or seeks out beneficial opportunities. (IPCC) Climate change: A change in climate that is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity, which alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed ...
Assessment of Climate Hazards, Traditional Early
... source of livelihood in most African countries. Change in climate is undeniable fact as temperature in the globe is rising and climate variability is common all over the world. To mitigate effect of climate change or adapt to the change, the community need information on climate elements and early w ...
... source of livelihood in most African countries. Change in climate is undeniable fact as temperature in the globe is rising and climate variability is common all over the world. To mitigate effect of climate change or adapt to the change, the community need information on climate elements and early w ...
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... Due to many noted reasons discussed in the introduction of this paper, the results obtained from downscaling models may have a considerable amount of uncertainty and a single deterministic point estimate will be wrong. In this case, a probabilistic approach for proper uncertainty assessment of the d ...
... Due to many noted reasons discussed in the introduction of this paper, the results obtained from downscaling models may have a considerable amount of uncertainty and a single deterministic point estimate will be wrong. In this case, a probabilistic approach for proper uncertainty assessment of the d ...
Gauteng Climate Change Risk and vulnerability assessment
... hazardous event or trend or disturbance, responding or reorganizing in ways that maintain their essential function, identity, and structure, while also maintaining the capacity for adaptation, learning, and transformation. ...
... hazardous event or trend or disturbance, responding or reorganizing in ways that maintain their essential function, identity, and structure, while also maintaining the capacity for adaptation, learning, and transformation. ...
A Summary of the Effects of Climate Change on
... threats. The combination of changes in land use, habitat, and climate present a serious challenge to the long-term integrity and health of aquatic ecosystems. Because fish are cold-blooded, increases in water temperature will affect their distribution, growth, reproduction, and survival. The habitat ...
... threats. The combination of changes in land use, habitat, and climate present a serious challenge to the long-term integrity and health of aquatic ecosystems. Because fish are cold-blooded, increases in water temperature will affect their distribution, growth, reproduction, and survival. The habitat ...