Project management
... Context and significance of the TNC Since the ratification of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1994 Georgia has achieved significant progress towards meeting its commitments to the Convention. Serious efforts have been made to set appropriate policy and legal frameworks. Sin ...
... Context and significance of the TNC Since the ratification of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1994 Georgia has achieved significant progress towards meeting its commitments to the Convention. Serious efforts have been made to set appropriate policy and legal frameworks. Sin ...
Climate Change in the La Plata Basin
... southeast of South America. Part of the knowledge of the impacts of climate variability in the hydrology of the Plata basin was developed in the PROSUR project ...
... southeast of South America. Part of the knowledge of the impacts of climate variability in the hydrology of the Plata basin was developed in the PROSUR project ...
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 ...
Rapport (Engels)
... Annex 1 COFOG (Classification of the Functions of Government) ..................................................... 41 ...
... Annex 1 COFOG (Classification of the Functions of Government) ..................................................... 41 ...
Ecosystem Processes and Human Influences
... temperature in water-surplus ecosystems and lower than was predicted in water-deficit ecosystems. Streamflow was correlated with climate variability indices (e.g., the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, the North Atlantic Oscillation), especially in seasons when vegetatio ...
... temperature in water-surplus ecosystems and lower than was predicted in water-deficit ecosystems. Streamflow was correlated with climate variability indices (e.g., the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, the North Atlantic Oscillation), especially in seasons when vegetatio ...
Climate Change Effects on Forest and Alpine (and Western Prairie
... cases, this document uses language taken directly from the cited sources. Readers should refer to and cite the primary sources of information. Please note that we accepted information as it was presented in synthesis reports. Readers may wish to return to the primary sources utilized in those synthe ...
... cases, this document uses language taken directly from the cited sources. Readers should refer to and cite the primary sources of information. Please note that we accepted information as it was presented in synthesis reports. Readers may wish to return to the primary sources utilized in those synthe ...
Omitted Damages What`s Missing from the Social Cost of Carbon.indd
... due to the increased cost of space cooling and the decreased cost of space heating associated with global temperature rise; energy supply, due to changing energy supply costs (such as increasing power plant cooling costs) and extreme weather energy supply interruptions; transportation and communicat ...
... due to the increased cost of space cooling and the decreased cost of space heating associated with global temperature rise; energy supply, due to changing energy supply costs (such as increasing power plant cooling costs) and extreme weather energy supply interruptions; transportation and communicat ...
To What Extent Are African Countries Vulnerable to Climate
... seem to be well below what would be required. This makes it all the more necessary to allocate these resources according to criteria which reflect the countries’ adaptation needs, as well as their capacity to effectively use the resources to this end. From that perspective, the country vulnerability ...
... seem to be well below what would be required. This makes it all the more necessary to allocate these resources according to criteria which reflect the countries’ adaptation needs, as well as their capacity to effectively use the resources to this end. From that perspective, the country vulnerability ...
Assessing recent trends in high-latitude Southern
... To place these recent observed trends into a longer-term context, we compiled observational records of SAT longer than 55 years as well as proxy records for SAT, SST and sea ice, extracted from annually to multi-annually resolved ice and marine sediment cores, spanning the past 200 years (see Supple ...
... To place these recent observed trends into a longer-term context, we compiled observational records of SAT longer than 55 years as well as proxy records for SAT, SST and sea ice, extracted from annually to multi-annually resolved ice and marine sediment cores, spanning the past 200 years (see Supple ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in the
... Africa, was undertaken in 2014-15 to advance understanding of climate change in semi-arid regions of Africa and Asia. The RDS represents the first phase of a research effort under the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) project. ASSAR is one of four consortia generating new knowledge of ...
... Africa, was undertaken in 2014-15 to advance understanding of climate change in semi-arid regions of Africa and Asia. The RDS represents the first phase of a research effort under the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) project. ASSAR is one of four consortia generating new knowledge of ...
Climate Change Implications for Marine Fisheries
... could confuse behavioural cues at critical life-history stages such as spawning or migration. Increased storm activity under a changing climate will have a significant impact on fishing activity by reducing the number of viable sea fishing days, and damaging shore-based offloading facilities and fi ...
... could confuse behavioural cues at critical life-history stages such as spawning or migration. Increased storm activity under a changing climate will have a significant impact on fishing activity by reducing the number of viable sea fishing days, and damaging shore-based offloading facilities and fi ...
Climate Change Implications for Marine Fisheries in South Africa
... could confuse behavioural cues at critical life-history stages such as spawning or migration. Increased storm activity under a changing climate will have a significant impact on fishing activity by reducing the number of viable sea fishing days, and damaging shore-based offloading facilities and fis ...
... could confuse behavioural cues at critical life-history stages such as spawning or migration. Increased storm activity under a changing climate will have a significant impact on fishing activity by reducing the number of viable sea fishing days, and damaging shore-based offloading facilities and fis ...
Climate Change Negotiations, India`s submissions to the United
... LONG TERM CO-OPERATIVE ACTION “A shared vision for long-term cooperative action, including a long-term goal for emission reductions, to achieve the ultimate objective of the Convention, in accordance with the provisions and principles of the Convention, in particular the principle of common but diff ...
... LONG TERM CO-OPERATIVE ACTION “A shared vision for long-term cooperative action, including a long-term goal for emission reductions, to achieve the ultimate objective of the Convention, in accordance with the provisions and principles of the Convention, in particular the principle of common but diff ...
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... pollination by animals (Klein et al. 2007) – a service that may be especially vulnerable to climate change (Root et al. 2003) and one also threatened by pesticide use and habitat loss. Similarly, the destruction of wetland and floodplain habitat, vitally important as buffers from flooding, will amp ...
... pollination by animals (Klein et al. 2007) – a service that may be especially vulnerable to climate change (Root et al. 2003) and one also threatened by pesticide use and habitat loss. Similarly, the destruction of wetland and floodplain habitat, vitally important as buffers from flooding, will amp ...
Mapping South African Farming
... In Southern Africa, the manifestations of climate change are predicted to be greatest in the northern regions. Temperature increases in the range of 10C to 30C are expected by the mid 21st century, with the highest increases expected for the most arid parts of Southern Africa. Of greater consequence ...
... In Southern Africa, the manifestations of climate change are predicted to be greatest in the northern regions. Temperature increases in the range of 10C to 30C are expected by the mid 21st century, with the highest increases expected for the most arid parts of Southern Africa. Of greater consequence ...
Shifting plant phenology in response to global change
... in climate; however, new techniques based on change point analysis [44], and Bayesian techniques [45] enable a quantitative representation of non-linear phenological responses and associated rates of change. Ecosystem- and global-scale phenology: remote sensing Satellite observations are increasingl ...
... in climate; however, new techniques based on change point analysis [44], and Bayesian techniques [45] enable a quantitative representation of non-linear phenological responses and associated rates of change. Ecosystem- and global-scale phenology: remote sensing Satellite observations are increasingl ...
Draft Discussion Paper Ilaria Carrozza ESCAP/FfD/04/2015
... The Asia-Pacific 1 is one of the most disaster-prone regions, and the possibility that climate change may exacerbate the frequency and severity of extreme weather events is a real threat to progress made towards sustainable development. In order to secure sustainable development gains and to build r ...
... The Asia-Pacific 1 is one of the most disaster-prone regions, and the possibility that climate change may exacerbate the frequency and severity of extreme weather events is a real threat to progress made towards sustainable development. In order to secure sustainable development gains and to build r ...
Future changes in Mekong River hydrology
... Hoanh et al. (2010) and Mekong River Commission (2010c) are to our knowledge the only basin-wide studies in which both climate change and basin development activities (including hydropower) are assessed together. While both of them used only the results of one GCM (ECHAM 4) to project climate change ...
... Hoanh et al. (2010) and Mekong River Commission (2010c) are to our knowledge the only basin-wide studies in which both climate change and basin development activities (including hydropower) are assessed together. While both of them used only the results of one GCM (ECHAM 4) to project climate change ...
Climate Change and Alberta`s Forests
... suffer reduced productivity due to periods of drought and recurring insect defoliations. Some tree species such as Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, western larch, Scots pine and Siberian larch may gain new suitable habitat in western Alberta. Ecosystem and biodiversity predictions: Warming temperatures ...
... suffer reduced productivity due to periods of drought and recurring insect defoliations. Some tree species such as Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, western larch, Scots pine and Siberian larch may gain new suitable habitat in western Alberta. Ecosystem and biodiversity predictions: Warming temperatures ...
Regional temperature change over the HuangHuaiHai Plain of
... ABSTRACT: Irrigation and urbanization, two widely occurring land-use/land-cover changes, have important influences on regional climate, especially on temperature. The effect of irrigation and urbanization on temperature is separately documented in several studies. However, there are few studies anal ...
... ABSTRACT: Irrigation and urbanization, two widely occurring land-use/land-cover changes, have important influences on regional climate, especially on temperature. The effect of irrigation and urbanization on temperature is separately documented in several studies. However, there are few studies anal ...