North Pacific Climate Response to Freshwater Forcing in the
... AMOC shutdown can be global. In response to a shutdown of the AMOC, the extratropical North Atlantic cools up to -7°C and the South Atlantic warms slightly. Associated with this north-south dipole of temperature anomalies, the Atlantic ITCZ shifts southward, consistent with paleoclimate records. The ...
... AMOC shutdown can be global. In response to a shutdown of the AMOC, the extratropical North Atlantic cools up to -7°C and the South Atlantic warms slightly. Associated with this north-south dipole of temperature anomalies, the Atlantic ITCZ shifts southward, consistent with paleoclimate records. The ...
US Climate Change Policy Under President Clinton
... On October 22, 1997, President Clinton gave an eagerly anticipated speech at the National Geographic Society outlining the Administration's policy on climate change prior to the Kyoto negotiations on the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). He said Today we have a clear responsibili ...
... On October 22, 1997, President Clinton gave an eagerly anticipated speech at the National Geographic Society outlining the Administration's policy on climate change prior to the Kyoto negotiations on the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). He said Today we have a clear responsibili ...
a guidebook on climate scenarios
... Climate change is unequivocal. There is ample evidence from around the globe that changes have already occurred. This reality is forcing decision-makers to evaluate the potential impacts, risks, vulnerabilities and opportunities that climate change presents. The development of adaptation plans and a ...
... Climate change is unequivocal. There is ample evidence from around the globe that changes have already occurred. This reality is forcing decision-makers to evaluate the potential impacts, risks, vulnerabilities and opportunities that climate change presents. The development of adaptation plans and a ...
- Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
... adaptation activities that are being implemented at national, sub-national, regional and local levels within the Arctic region. The primary means to collect information for this project was by a written survey using a template that included a mix of open-ended and multiple choice questions. The info ...
... adaptation activities that are being implemented at national, sub-national, regional and local levels within the Arctic region. The primary means to collect information for this project was by a written survey using a template that included a mix of open-ended and multiple choice questions. The info ...
Toronto`s Future Weather and Climate Driver Study
... absorbing a large amount of solar energy. As a result, temperatures begin to rise at a much quicker rate which further erodes existing ice and prevents new sea ice from forming. At northern and mid-latitudes, including Canada and Toronto, it is anticipated that the warming trend will be amplified as ...
... absorbing a large amount of solar energy. As a result, temperatures begin to rise at a much quicker rate which further erodes existing ice and prevents new sea ice from forming. At northern and mid-latitudes, including Canada and Toronto, it is anticipated that the warming trend will be amplified as ...
Washing Away Our Heritage: The Impacts of Rising Sea
... Understanding where fill was used as well as the layout and condition of the storm drain systems will help to understand why these two cities are especially vulnerable to rising sea levels. It is also necessary to consider previous disasters that affected these cities’ histories. For instance, hurr ...
... Understanding where fill was used as well as the layout and condition of the storm drain systems will help to understand why these two cities are especially vulnerable to rising sea levels. It is also necessary to consider previous disasters that affected these cities’ histories. For instance, hurr ...
Project Document - Deliverable Description
... (TNC) under decision 17/CP7 and the First Biennial Update Report (BUR) under decision 2/CP17 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The TNC and BUR will build upon previous studies and the self-assessment exercises, based on the UNFCCC Guidelines. The project will be carried o ...
... (TNC) under decision 17/CP7 and the First Biennial Update Report (BUR) under decision 2/CP17 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The TNC and BUR will build upon previous studies and the self-assessment exercises, based on the UNFCCC Guidelines. The project will be carried o ...
Do Not Cite, Quote, or Distribute IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 7
... to these projected yield changes, is relatively limited (paragraph 7.3.3 & 7.4.3). We feel that this is limitation that should be addressed by including a more thorough review of the economic (academic) literature of this field of study. Such a review should ideally also considere demographic projec ...
... to these projected yield changes, is relatively limited (paragraph 7.3.3 & 7.4.3). We feel that this is limitation that should be addressed by including a more thorough review of the economic (academic) literature of this field of study. Such a review should ideally also considere demographic projec ...
Vulnerability to Climate Change and Reasons for
... the relationship between increases in global mean temperature and impacts. The chapter focuses on certain “reasons for concern” that may aid readers in making their own determination about what is a “dangerous” climate change. Each reason for concern is consistent with a paradigm that can be used by ...
... the relationship between increases in global mean temperature and impacts. The chapter focuses on certain “reasons for concern” that may aid readers in making their own determination about what is a “dangerous” climate change. Each reason for concern is consistent with a paradigm that can be used by ...
Enhancing the resilience of inland fisheries and
... vagueness will confound and slow progress towards improved fisheries and livelihoods. ...
... vagueness will confound and slow progress towards improved fisheries and livelihoods. ...
Background Document - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
... effects that will have to be monitored in the hill regions will be an increase in frost-cycles that have detrimental effect on buildings especially those from stone. Sites with higher temperatures will give rise to increased demand for energy, air-conditioners and designs for shade. These will be cr ...
... effects that will have to be monitored in the hill regions will be an increase in frost-cycles that have detrimental effect on buildings especially those from stone. Sites with higher temperatures will give rise to increased demand for energy, air-conditioners and designs for shade. These will be cr ...
The impact of climate change on disease constraints on production
... planning for adaptation to climate change, there is a need to evaluate impacts of climate change on disease-induced losses in crop yields. Oilseed rape (Brassica napus, B. rapa, B. juncea, B. carinata, rapeseed, canola) is grown throughout the world as a source of oil and protein (for human/animal c ...
... planning for adaptation to climate change, there is a need to evaluate impacts of climate change on disease-induced losses in crop yields. Oilseed rape (Brassica napus, B. rapa, B. juncea, B. carinata, rapeseed, canola) is grown throughout the world as a source of oil and protein (for human/animal c ...
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... Once prioritized according to the local context, the adaptation strategies listed will play an integral part in limiting households’ vulnerability to climatic disruptions. However, these strategies will only be successfully adopted if there is an enabling policy and institutional environment that he ...
... Once prioritized according to the local context, the adaptation strategies listed will play an integral part in limiting households’ vulnerability to climatic disruptions. However, these strategies will only be successfully adopted if there is an enabling policy and institutional environment that he ...
Australia`s 21 Century Carbon Budget
... be emitted by human sources in a country over a given period. The notion of long-term national carbon budgets (i.e. over more than 50 years) has been the subject of considerable research and debate overseas, including by the United Kingdom’s Tyndall Centre on Climate Change Research.2 A recent artic ...
... be emitted by human sources in a country over a given period. The notion of long-term national carbon budgets (i.e. over more than 50 years) has been the subject of considerable research and debate overseas, including by the United Kingdom’s Tyndall Centre on Climate Change Research.2 A recent artic ...
text - Tilburg University
... becoming even more acute when it comes to a discussion of the legal aspects. The core concern includes the difficulties for the decision maker to assess the nature of the alleged harm feared, and the identification of whether the source of that harm is attributable to climate change. Lastly, the dec ...
... becoming even more acute when it comes to a discussion of the legal aspects. The core concern includes the difficulties for the decision maker to assess the nature of the alleged harm feared, and the identification of whether the source of that harm is attributable to climate change. Lastly, the dec ...
European Perceptions of Climate Change (EPCC) - ORCA
... The EPCC project was designed to maximise the relevance of the survey results for academic and nonacademic audiences. The countries involved in this project represent four key energy producing nations in Europe. They are significant not only for their large and varied energy systems, but also becaus ...
... The EPCC project was designed to maximise the relevance of the survey results for academic and nonacademic audiences. The countries involved in this project represent four key energy producing nations in Europe. They are significant not only for their large and varied energy systems, but also becaus ...
Spending adaptation money wisely: Working Paper 37 (opens in new window)
... and energy to the discussion of process: how funds should be raised, through which channels they should be disbursed, how spending decisions should be governed and, above all, how activities are to be monitored, reported and verified. This preoccupation with monitoring and governance is a direct ref ...
... and energy to the discussion of process: how funds should be raised, through which channels they should be disbursed, how spending decisions should be governed and, above all, how activities are to be monitored, reported and verified. This preoccupation with monitoring and governance is a direct ref ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE BARBADOS
... tourism industry and agriculture. Erosion, along with saltwater intrusion and inundation, would result in the loss of arable lands. Economy: The main economic activities located within LECZ of Barbados are shipping, manufacturing and tourism. The clustering of infrastructure has significant economic ...
... tourism industry and agriculture. Erosion, along with saltwater intrusion and inundation, would result in the loss of arable lands. Economy: The main economic activities located within LECZ of Barbados are shipping, manufacturing and tourism. The clustering of infrastructure has significant economic ...
A Hybrid Approach to the Valuation of Climate Change
... In this paper we present a systematic attempt to assess economic value of climate change impact on forest ecosystems and human welfare. In the present study, climate change impacts are downscaled to the different European countries, which in turn constitute the elements of our analysis. First, we an ...
... In this paper we present a systematic attempt to assess economic value of climate change impact on forest ecosystems and human welfare. In the present study, climate change impacts are downscaled to the different European countries, which in turn constitute the elements of our analysis. First, we an ...
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... This is a good way to interpret the estimated coefficients because the coefficients in the LQ-CD model and risk equations are not easily readable due to nonlinearity and interaction between temperature and precipitation. Table 4 reports the elasticities for weather variables. Temperature is positive ...
... This is a good way to interpret the estimated coefficients because the coefficients in the LQ-CD model and risk equations are not easily readable due to nonlinearity and interaction between temperature and precipitation. Table 4 reports the elasticities for weather variables. Temperature is positive ...
National Capacity Self Assessment
... basic stuff for planning, evaluation, reporting, learning, accountability, transparency and governance. Egypt’s additional Needs Regarding UNFCCC activities and other capacity dimensions The needs may include, but are not limited to, the following proposed points: ...
... basic stuff for planning, evaluation, reporting, learning, accountability, transparency and governance. Egypt’s additional Needs Regarding UNFCCC activities and other capacity dimensions The needs may include, but are not limited to, the following proposed points: ...
Modeling the Links between Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and
... environmentally oriented with a focus on both environmental and social sustainability, but locally oriented. In this scenario, average education level and degrees of organization within communities are high and energy and material efficiency can be achieved. All these social and technological achiev ...
... environmentally oriented with a focus on both environmental and social sustainability, but locally oriented. In this scenario, average education level and degrees of organization within communities are high and energy and material efficiency can be achieved. All these social and technological achiev ...