Preparing Low-Emission Climate-Resilient Development
... UNDP is assisting national and sub-national governments in developing countries to prepare low-emission climate-resilient development strategies (LECRDS). Working within relevant national, local, and regional planning and coordination frameworks, LECRDS are designed to build upon existing strategies ...
... UNDP is assisting national and sub-national governments in developing countries to prepare low-emission climate-resilient development strategies (LECRDS). Working within relevant national, local, and regional planning and coordination frameworks, LECRDS are designed to build upon existing strategies ...
Climate Change and Whitebark Pine
... in western North America have been attributed to climate change (Logan and Powell 2001, Carroll et al. 2003), yet these outbreaks were not predicted by any of the major Dynamic Global Vegetation Models, because insect and disease processes are not explicitly simulated due to a lack of knowledge of e ...
... in western North America have been attributed to climate change (Logan and Powell 2001, Carroll et al. 2003), yet these outbreaks were not predicted by any of the major Dynamic Global Vegetation Models, because insect and disease processes are not explicitly simulated due to a lack of knowledge of e ...
Modelling the impacts of weather and climate variability on crop
... (the potential to capture variability due to different subseasonal weather patterns and hence increased validity under future climates), resulting in a general large-area model (GLAM) for annual crops. However, like many other crop models, GLAM did not include several key biophysical processes that ...
... (the potential to capture variability due to different subseasonal weather patterns and hence increased validity under future climates), resulting in a general large-area model (GLAM) for annual crops. However, like many other crop models, GLAM did not include several key biophysical processes that ...
Annals of the Association of American Geographers Climate
... Mountain geodynamics represent highly scale-dependent interactions involving climate, tectonic, and surface processes. The central Karakoram in Pakistan exhibit strong climate–tectonic feedbacks, although the detailed tectonic and topographic responses to climate perturbations need to be systematica ...
... Mountain geodynamics represent highly scale-dependent interactions involving climate, tectonic, and surface processes. The central Karakoram in Pakistan exhibit strong climate–tectonic feedbacks, although the detailed tectonic and topographic responses to climate perturbations need to be systematica ...
Impacts of changes in land use and land cover on atmospheric
... gas concentrations and the resulting climate change may have large impacts on global land cover (Bachelet et al., 2001, 2003; Cox et al, 2000, 2004; Cramer et al., 2001, 2004). For example, increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations may enhance vegetation growth through CO2 fertilization (Cramer et a ...
... gas concentrations and the resulting climate change may have large impacts on global land cover (Bachelet et al., 2001, 2003; Cox et al, 2000, 2004; Cramer et al., 2001, 2004). For example, increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations may enhance vegetation growth through CO2 fertilization (Cramer et a ...
Climate variability over the last 35,000 years
... identifies a complex response of climate proxies to a background of changing boundary conditions over the last 35,000 years. Climate drivers include the seasonal timing of insolation, greenhouse gas content of the atmosphere, sea level rise and ocean and atmospheric circulation changes. Our compilati ...
... identifies a complex response of climate proxies to a background of changing boundary conditions over the last 35,000 years. Climate drivers include the seasonal timing of insolation, greenhouse gas content of the atmosphere, sea level rise and ocean and atmospheric circulation changes. Our compilati ...
Coastal habitats shield people and property from sea
... exposure of people and property to hazards. At present, habitats protect 67% of the coastline, as hazard increases in two-thirds of all segments in the scenario without habitat. Habitat loss would double the extent of coastline highly exposed to storms and sea-level rise (hazard index >3.36), making ...
... exposure of people and property to hazards. At present, habitats protect 67% of the coastline, as hazard increases in two-thirds of all segments in the scenario without habitat. Habitat loss would double the extent of coastline highly exposed to storms and sea-level rise (hazard index >3.36), making ...
The effects of climate change on tropical birds
... materials. However, these plants occupy fine-grained climate niches on tree trunks, crooks and branches, and epiphyte mortality can occur under even slight climatic change, with cascading effects on cloud forest communities. With warming, many cloud forests can be expected to experience reduced clou ...
... materials. However, these plants occupy fine-grained climate niches on tree trunks, crooks and branches, and epiphyte mortality can occur under even slight climatic change, with cascading effects on cloud forest communities. With warming, many cloud forests can be expected to experience reduced clou ...
WETLANDS, CARBON STORAGE, AND FUTURE CLIMATE
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has estimated that global surface air temperatures will increase another 2-8F in the next hundred years with a “best guess” increase of 3.5 degrees by 2100. The most significant increases will occur in the northern latitudes. The temperature of wetlan ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has estimated that global surface air temperatures will increase another 2-8F in the next hundred years with a “best guess” increase of 3.5 degrees by 2100. The most significant increases will occur in the northern latitudes. The temperature of wetlan ...
climate change adaptation guided by the law
... already affecting Pacific Island Countries and their people, and although much is being done to find solutions, any truly effective solution must be bound with, or driven by, a robust legal framework – that is, a climate change legal framework. But the establishment of a climate change legal framewo ...
... already affecting Pacific Island Countries and their people, and although much is being done to find solutions, any truly effective solution must be bound with, or driven by, a robust legal framework – that is, a climate change legal framework. But the establishment of a climate change legal framewo ...
An assessment of the likely consequences of global warming on the
... The consequences of global warming................................................................................53 Global warming will not spread malaria........................................................................53 Global warming will not result in desertification .................... ...
... The consequences of global warming................................................................................53 Global warming will not spread malaria........................................................................53 Global warming will not result in desertification .................... ...
RAPPOR T Effects of climate change in the Kolubara and Toplica
... basis of the study. Three time periods are considered, namely 1961-1990 (control period), 2001-2030 (near future) and 2071-2100 (far future). In order to simulate the effects of climate change on hydrological processes, the calibrated hydrological models were run with bias corrected precipitation an ...
... basis of the study. Three time periods are considered, namely 1961-1990 (control period), 2001-2030 (near future) and 2071-2100 (far future). In order to simulate the effects of climate change on hydrological processes, the calibrated hydrological models were run with bias corrected precipitation an ...
Climate politics in the lower Mekong basin
... investments may be low and susceptible to political contestation. Vulnerability can be defined as ‘a function of the character, magnitude, and rate of climate variation to which a system is exposed, its sensitivity, and its adaptive capacity’ (IPCC 2001, p. 995). Climate vulnerabilities vary between ...
... investments may be low and susceptible to political contestation. Vulnerability can be defined as ‘a function of the character, magnitude, and rate of climate variation to which a system is exposed, its sensitivity, and its adaptive capacity’ (IPCC 2001, p. 995). Climate vulnerabilities vary between ...
Adapting for climate change - City of Sydney
... Time lines for managing climate change are longer than most government strategic planning. This is a major challenge: to prioritise actions to both mitigate and adapt to climate changes over such a long time. Some actions must start now and continue over a long period, while others will not require ...
... Time lines for managing climate change are longer than most government strategic planning. This is a major challenge: to prioritise actions to both mitigate and adapt to climate changes over such a long time. Some actions must start now and continue over a long period, while others will not require ...
physical risks from climate change
... The year 2011 set records for economic losses and insured losses caused by natural catastrophes, with extreme weather events accounting for 90 percent of the disasters and eight of the 10 most costly, resulting in overall losses of more than $148 billion and insured losses of more than $55 billion.1 ...
... The year 2011 set records for economic losses and insured losses caused by natural catastrophes, with extreme weather events accounting for 90 percent of the disasters and eight of the 10 most costly, resulting in overall losses of more than $148 billion and insured losses of more than $55 billion.1 ...
Significant decrease in yield under future climate conditions
... gases leading to less elevated temperature, however, a recent study suggests that the RCP8.5 worst-case scenario very probably is the one to expect (Sherwood et al., 2014). Along with climate change follows increase in frequency of extreme events such as floods, heatwaves, droughts, and storms with g ...
... gases leading to less elevated temperature, however, a recent study suggests that the RCP8.5 worst-case scenario very probably is the one to expect (Sherwood et al., 2014). Along with climate change follows increase in frequency of extreme events such as floods, heatwaves, droughts, and storms with g ...
Physical Risks from Climate Change: A guide
... The year 2011 set records for economic losses and insured losses caused by natural catastrophes, with extreme weather events accounting for 90 percent of the disasters and eight of the 10 most costly, resulting in overall losses of more than $148 billion and insured losses of more than $55 billion.1 ...
... The year 2011 set records for economic losses and insured losses caused by natural catastrophes, with extreme weather events accounting for 90 percent of the disasters and eight of the 10 most costly, resulting in overall losses of more than $148 billion and insured losses of more than $55 billion.1 ...
analysis of land skin temperature using avhrr observations
... globe, because it is a function of soil and vegetation conditions. In general, emissivity is approximately 0.95–0.97 for vegetated areas and 0.8–0.95 for most of the bare soil areas. In addition, evident seasonality is observed at emissivity fields (JL03). Utilizing MODIS-based emissivity in the LST ...
... globe, because it is a function of soil and vegetation conditions. In general, emissivity is approximately 0.95–0.97 for vegetated areas and 0.8–0.95 for most of the bare soil areas. In addition, evident seasonality is observed at emissivity fields (JL03). Utilizing MODIS-based emissivity in the LST ...
IPCC-ar4-wg1-chapter8-ClimateModels.pdf
... the relative roles of high- and low-latitude processes appear to differ between models. In the tropics, there has been an overall improvement in the AOGCM simulation of the spatial pattern and frequency of ENSO, but problems remain in simulating its seasonal phase locking and the asymmetry between E ...
... the relative roles of high- and low-latitude processes appear to differ between models. In the tropics, there has been an overall improvement in the AOGCM simulation of the spatial pattern and frequency of ENSO, but problems remain in simulating its seasonal phase locking and the asymmetry between E ...
Climate Models and Their Evaluation
... because of their large computational cost. Owing to the reduced resolution of EMICs and their simplified representation of some physical processes, these models only allow inferences about very large scales. Since the TAR, EMICs have been evaluated via several coordinated model intercomparisons whic ...
... because of their large computational cost. Owing to the reduced resolution of EMICs and their simplified representation of some physical processes, these models only allow inferences about very large scales. Since the TAR, EMICs have been evaluated via several coordinated model intercomparisons whic ...
SENSITIVITY OF TUNDRA CARBON BALANCE TO AMBIENT
... shrub tundra. At the peak of the growing season (July – beginning of August, 1995) the rate of PAR is sufficient for photosynthesis during almost entire daytime. Therefore, the values of GPP are close to zero only during 2–3 h at night-time (Figure 1). Moreover, if the air temperature is not high, t ...
... shrub tundra. At the peak of the growing season (July – beginning of August, 1995) the rate of PAR is sufficient for photosynthesis during almost entire daytime. Therefore, the values of GPP are close to zero only during 2–3 h at night-time (Figure 1). Moreover, if the air temperature is not high, t ...
Climate Change Analysis
... Figure 3.8: (a) Annual rainfall record and trend for the Basin 1913-2002 (b) Annual rainfall trends and confidence intervals for each station and Basin average 1913 – 2002................................................................. 24 Figure 3.9: (a) Annual snowfall record and trend for the Bas ...
... Figure 3.8: (a) Annual rainfall record and trend for the Basin 1913-2002 (b) Annual rainfall trends and confidence intervals for each station and Basin average 1913 – 2002................................................................. 24 Figure 3.9: (a) Annual snowfall record and trend for the Bas ...