Lake Superior Climate Adaptation, Mitigation and Implementation Plan
... • Slower, more subtle changes include loss of rare sub-arctic plant species, changes in animal migration patterns and changes in forest cover types which could have long term economic impacts for the forest product industry. However, there is good news too! The Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) h ...
... • Slower, more subtle changes include loss of rare sub-arctic plant species, changes in animal migration patterns and changes in forest cover types which could have long term economic impacts for the forest product industry. However, there is good news too! The Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) h ...
Linköping University Postprint Technology obscuring equity
... responsibility? In talks regarding the future commitments of the South, this seems not to have been the case. For example: according to Pinguelli Rosa and others, as of 1990 the relative share of energy sector CO2 emissions for Annex 1 and non-Annex 1 parties were of the order of 75% and 25%, respec ...
... responsibility? In talks regarding the future commitments of the South, this seems not to have been the case. For example: according to Pinguelli Rosa and others, as of 1990 the relative share of energy sector CO2 emissions for Annex 1 and non-Annex 1 parties were of the order of 75% and 25%, respec ...
Understanding future risks to ports in Australia
... participatory approaches – was used to underpin the research activity. There was particular recognition that the expert input and knowledge of the port authorities, and other stakeholders, would form an important contribution to the assessment process. Adopting a participatory approach was considere ...
... participatory approaches – was used to underpin the research activity. There was particular recognition that the expert input and knowledge of the port authorities, and other stakeholders, would form an important contribution to the assessment process. Adopting a participatory approach was considere ...
Chapter 2 Current Legal Challenges in Climate Change Justice
... The Kyoto Protocol has been widely criticised. Significantly, the US signed the Kyoto Protocol but never ratified it, and is thus not bound to comply with the quantified emission reduction commitments contained in Annex B.154 In addition, while larger developing countries such as Brazil, China and I ...
... The Kyoto Protocol has been widely criticised. Significantly, the US signed the Kyoto Protocol but never ratified it, and is thus not bound to comply with the quantified emission reduction commitments contained in Annex B.154 In addition, while larger developing countries such as Brazil, China and I ...
Climatic warming strengthens a positive feedback between alpine
... and extent of wildfires in these environments have also increased over recent decades, a trend expected to continue (Westerling et al., 2006; Flannigan et al., 2009; Qiu, 2009; Bradstock et al., 2014). Current evidence from these ecosystems indicate that shrub recruitment and encroachment is highest ...
... and extent of wildfires in these environments have also increased over recent decades, a trend expected to continue (Westerling et al., 2006; Flannigan et al., 2009; Qiu, 2009; Bradstock et al., 2014). Current evidence from these ecosystems indicate that shrub recruitment and encroachment is highest ...
Alberta`s Natural Subregions Under a Changing Climate
... The material in this publication does not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of any individual or organization other than the authors. Errors, omissions or inconsistencies in this publication are the sole responsibilities of the authors. The authors and ABMI assume no liability in conne ...
... The material in this publication does not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of any individual or organization other than the authors. Errors, omissions or inconsistencies in this publication are the sole responsibilities of the authors. The authors and ABMI assume no liability in conne ...
kenya national climate change policy
... and the budget making process. Enabling Regulatory Framework Kenya requires appropriately designed legislative, policy and institutional frameworks that provide a regulatory architecture comprising the vital components of climate change governance. It is imperative to ensure compliance with the cons ...
... and the budget making process. Enabling Regulatory Framework Kenya requires appropriately designed legislative, policy and institutional frameworks that provide a regulatory architecture comprising the vital components of climate change governance. It is imperative to ensure compliance with the cons ...
Phoenix Islands Protected Area Climate Change Vulnerability
... dateline, in the Central Pacific Ocean. Its land area is some 811 km2 spread across 3.6 million km2 of ocean. With human populations growing and testing the limits of island resources, climate change is now becoming the most pressing threat to the nation. With three primary concerns: (1) eventual re ...
... dateline, in the Central Pacific Ocean. Its land area is some 811 km2 spread across 3.6 million km2 of ocean. With human populations growing and testing the limits of island resources, climate change is now becoming the most pressing threat to the nation. With three primary concerns: (1) eventual re ...
Utilization of Science-Based Information on Climate Change in
... This project report completes a two-phased NOAA-funded project by the Institute for Science Technology and Public Policy at Texas A&M University ("Utilization of Science-based Information on Climate Change in Decision Making and the Public Policy Process," NA03OAR4310164) exploring several aspects o ...
... This project report completes a two-phased NOAA-funded project by the Institute for Science Technology and Public Policy at Texas A&M University ("Utilization of Science-based Information on Climate Change in Decision Making and the Public Policy Process," NA03OAR4310164) exploring several aspects o ...
Brown, Lessons Learned From The Climate Change Disinformation
... Brown, The Progression of Multilateral Talks on Climate Change and the Challenge of “Equity”: Notes from the UN Climate Conference in Bonn, June 2014, http://blogs.law.widener.edu/climate/2014/06/11/the-progression-of-multilateral-talkson-climate-change-and-the-challenge-of-equity-notes-from-the-un- ...
... Brown, The Progression of Multilateral Talks on Climate Change and the Challenge of “Equity”: Notes from the UN Climate Conference in Bonn, June 2014, http://blogs.law.widener.edu/climate/2014/06/11/the-progression-of-multilateral-talkson-climate-change-and-the-challenge-of-equity-notes-from-the-un- ...
Climate change and tropical Andean glaciers
... This looming threat of changes in water supply associated with tropical glacier retreat has received little attention so far, mostly because the climate change community is very much focused on observed and projected large climatic changes at high northern latitudes. However, these global projection ...
... This looming threat of changes in water supply associated with tropical glacier retreat has received little attention so far, mostly because the climate change community is very much focused on observed and projected large climatic changes at high northern latitudes. However, these global projection ...
WATCH Technical Report Number 56 - Executive
... that approximately half of the blue water that is withdrawn for use in irrigation schemes is from nonrenewable or non-local water resources. Globally, the amount of water used in agriculture also far exceeds what was suggested in previous studies which considered blue water only. The consistent met ...
... that approximately half of the blue water that is withdrawn for use in irrigation schemes is from nonrenewable or non-local water resources. Globally, the amount of water used in agriculture also far exceeds what was suggested in previous studies which considered blue water only. The consistent met ...
Migration, displacement, and the environment
... Similarly, while environmental and climate change may be a driver of displacement, in many cases it is only one driver among many that may compel an individual or family to flee their home. The Wilson Centre argues that the label of ‘climate refugee’ is inherently misleading in the absence of a curr ...
... Similarly, while environmental and climate change may be a driver of displacement, in many cases it is only one driver among many that may compel an individual or family to flee their home. The Wilson Centre argues that the label of ‘climate refugee’ is inherently misleading in the absence of a curr ...
Footprints of climate change on Mediterranean Sea biota
... the heat wave at a given location is expressed in ◦ C degreedays and is computed by integrating the excess temperature above the given threshold (in ◦ C) during the time the threshold has been exceeded (in days). The annual 99th percentile shows a significant interannual variability with basin avera ...
... the heat wave at a given location is expressed in ◦ C degreedays and is computed by integrating the excess temperature above the given threshold (in ◦ C) during the time the threshold has been exceeded (in days). The annual 99th percentile shows a significant interannual variability with basin avera ...
Primer on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
... causes net global cooling.50 Brown carbon’s warming effect appears to be offsetting some or all of the lighter organic carbon particles’ cooling effect.51 This, in turn, means that reducing emissions from black carbon sources that have a high proportion of organic carbon co-emitted pollutants, such ...
... causes net global cooling.50 Brown carbon’s warming effect appears to be offsetting some or all of the lighter organic carbon particles’ cooling effect.51 This, in turn, means that reducing emissions from black carbon sources that have a high proportion of organic carbon co-emitted pollutants, such ...
The Conditional Nature of the Local Warming Effect
... Others have shown that such a measure can serve as a proxy for intelligence or ability. For example, Rasmussen (2016, p. 7) explains, ‘‘Research demonstrates that people who are more intelligent are also more politically knowledgeable[.]’’ This measure, which may have the advantage of being a domain ...
... Others have shown that such a measure can serve as a proxy for intelligence or ability. For example, Rasmussen (2016, p. 7) explains, ‘‘Research demonstrates that people who are more intelligent are also more politically knowledgeable[.]’’ This measure, which may have the advantage of being a domain ...
Global Meteorological Drought: A Synthesis of Current
... assessment of the dominant large-scale forcing of meteorological drought on seasonal and longer time scales—the response of the atmosphere to SST anomalies (e.g., Hoerling and Kumar 2003; Schubert et al. 2004; Seager et al. 2005). This assessment is based on AMIP-style simulations using prescribed S ...
... assessment of the dominant large-scale forcing of meteorological drought on seasonal and longer time scales—the response of the atmosphere to SST anomalies (e.g., Hoerling and Kumar 2003; Schubert et al. 2004; Seager et al. 2005). This assessment is based on AMIP-style simulations using prescribed S ...
Southern New Hampshire
... EARTH’S CLIMATE CHANGES. It always has and always will. However, an extensive and growing body of scientific evidence indicates that human activities—including the burning of fossil fuel (coal, oil, and natural gas) for energy, clearing of forested lands for agriculture, and raising livestock—are no ...
... EARTH’S CLIMATE CHANGES. It always has and always will. However, an extensive and growing body of scientific evidence indicates that human activities—including the burning of fossil fuel (coal, oil, and natural gas) for energy, clearing of forested lands for agriculture, and raising livestock—are no ...
rapid evolution in the face of climate change
... investigative (analytic) procedure CHILL COMA the loss of mobility in insects and other ectotherms at low temperatures CHILL COMA RECOVERY the period of time that it takes for an insect to regain mobility after being in a chill coma CLIMATE CHANGE a change in global or regional climate patterns, in ...
... investigative (analytic) procedure CHILL COMA the loss of mobility in insects and other ectotherms at low temperatures CHILL COMA RECOVERY the period of time that it takes for an insect to regain mobility after being in a chill coma CLIMATE CHANGE a change in global or regional climate patterns, in ...
Child Rights and Climate Change Adaptation: Voices from Kenya and Cambodia
... or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities. Various types of adaptation can be distinguished, including anticipatory, autonomous and planned adaptation: Anticipatory adaptation – Adaptation that takes place before impacts of climate cha ...
... or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities. Various types of adaptation can be distinguished, including anticipatory, autonomous and planned adaptation: Anticipatory adaptation – Adaptation that takes place before impacts of climate cha ...
Climate Change in Southern New Hampshire
... EARTH’S CLIMATE CHANGES. It always has and always will. However, an extensive and growing body of scientific evidence indicates that human activities—including the burning of fossil fuel (coal, oil, and natural gas) for energy, clearing of forested lands for agriculture, and raising livestock—are no ...
... EARTH’S CLIMATE CHANGES. It always has and always will. However, an extensive and growing body of scientific evidence indicates that human activities—including the burning of fossil fuel (coal, oil, and natural gas) for energy, clearing of forested lands for agriculture, and raising livestock—are no ...
Climate change
... Climate change is affecting winter storms in Europe. Based on the findings of a scientific study, Swiss Re forecasts a significant rise in damage from storm events in the long term, creating additional risk for society and insurers to manage ...
... Climate change is affecting winter storms in Europe. Based on the findings of a scientific study, Swiss Re forecasts a significant rise in damage from storm events in the long term, creating additional risk for society and insurers to manage ...
The Response of Precipitation Minus Evapotranspiration
... simple thermodynamic scaling captures the planetaryscale pattern of P 2 E changes in climate-model simulations (Held and Soden 2006). The resulting amplification of the spatial pattern of P 2 E over ocean is consistent with observed salinity changes over recent decades, although the rate of amplific ...
... simple thermodynamic scaling captures the planetaryscale pattern of P 2 E changes in climate-model simulations (Held and Soden 2006). The resulting amplification of the spatial pattern of P 2 E over ocean is consistent with observed salinity changes over recent decades, although the rate of amplific ...
Chlorophyll a reconstruction from in situ measurements: 2. Marked
... Marine primary production by phytoplankton plays a key role in the global carbon uptake and is therefore an important factor influencing the global climate [Charlson et al., 1987; Murtugudde et al., 2002; Boyce et al., 2012]. Nearly half of the planetary primary production takes place in the euphotic ...
... Marine primary production by phytoplankton plays a key role in the global carbon uptake and is therefore an important factor influencing the global climate [Charlson et al., 1987; Murtugudde et al., 2002; Boyce et al., 2012]. Nearly half of the planetary primary production takes place in the euphotic ...