China Meteorological Administration
... Participating in the central government decision-making process in meteorological disaster prevention, preparedness and mitigation; organizing a joint trans-regional and inter-departmental prevention campaign to combat major severe weather events; organizing and guiding the efforts to prevent and mi ...
... Participating in the central government decision-making process in meteorological disaster prevention, preparedness and mitigation; organizing a joint trans-regional and inter-departmental prevention campaign to combat major severe weather events; organizing and guiding the efforts to prevent and mi ...
ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN CARBON MITIGATION: THE NEW ZEALAND PUBLIC SECTOR Stephen Jeffrey Birchall
... University of Canterbury in general. With their administrative assistance and understanding, navigating the challenges presented by the earthquakes throughout the last few years was made easier. And most importantly, I would like to thank my partner Emily. It has been through her dedicated support a ...
... University of Canterbury in general. With their administrative assistance and understanding, navigating the challenges presented by the earthquakes throughout the last few years was made easier. And most importantly, I would like to thank my partner Emily. It has been through her dedicated support a ...
Climate driven changes to malaria transmission patterns in
... populated African highlands. In this chapter we intend to validate the existing African malaria Suitability index for Ethiopian conditions in order to study potential shifts in the epidemiology of malaria with past and predicted warming. With a modified suitability index for Ethiopia, we estimate t ...
... populated African highlands. In this chapter we intend to validate the existing African malaria Suitability index for Ethiopian conditions in order to study potential shifts in the epidemiology of malaria with past and predicted warming. With a modified suitability index for Ethiopia, we estimate t ...
Coffee Barometer 2014
... This unleashed a series of adverse consequences among rural workers and smallscale farmers, including hunger, break up of families and communities, and migration to cities [18]. Despite significant increases in the international price of green coffee (see Figure 4: Price spike in season 2010/11), th ...
... This unleashed a series of adverse consequences among rural workers and smallscale farmers, including hunger, break up of families and communities, and migration to cities [18]. Despite significant increases in the international price of green coffee (see Figure 4: Price spike in season 2010/11), th ...
Examining the decision-relevance of climate model information for the insurance industry
... usually over a cup of coffee, have both challenged and motivated me to explore the many issues contained in this thesis. Special thanks also go to Lenny Smith, who was helpful in steering the research, and Trevor Maynard who’s input regarding the nuanced world of insurance is greatly appreciated. I ...
... usually over a cup of coffee, have both challenged and motivated me to explore the many issues contained in this thesis. Special thanks also go to Lenny Smith, who was helpful in steering the research, and Trevor Maynard who’s input regarding the nuanced world of insurance is greatly appreciated. I ...
Extreme climate events counteract the effects of climate and land
... also impact the provisioning of ecosystem services (Bellard et al. 2012). Land-use changes, be it by conversion of natural habitats into agricultural or urban lands, or by abandonment of managed areas, could aggravate the effects of climate change, as well as contribute to large and sudden changes o ...
... also impact the provisioning of ecosystem services (Bellard et al. 2012). Land-use changes, be it by conversion of natural habitats into agricultural or urban lands, or by abandonment of managed areas, could aggravate the effects of climate change, as well as contribute to large and sudden changes o ...
Effects of a changing climate on peatlands in permafrost
... natural resources for which it has responsibility. This strategy confirms MNR’s commitment to the Ontario government’s climate change initiatives such as the Go Green Action Plan on Climate Change and outlines research and management program priorities for the 2011-2014 period. Theme 1: Understand C ...
... natural resources for which it has responsibility. This strategy confirms MNR’s commitment to the Ontario government’s climate change initiatives such as the Go Green Action Plan on Climate Change and outlines research and management program priorities for the 2011-2014 period. Theme 1: Understand C ...
Reining in Phaëthon`s Chariot: Principles for the
... feedbacks—including melting sea ice and the exposure of less reflective sea surface, the release of methane from thawing Arctic permafrost, and higher levels of water vapor in the lower atmosphere—make it more likely that the climate will reach dangerous “tipping points” 8 beyond which mitigation of ...
... feedbacks—including melting sea ice and the exposure of less reflective sea surface, the release of methane from thawing Arctic permafrost, and higher levels of water vapor in the lower atmosphere—make it more likely that the climate will reach dangerous “tipping points” 8 beyond which mitigation of ...
Characterizing the international carbon capture and storage community Jennie C. Stephens ,
... promotes the use of fossil fuels, competes with renewable energy sources, and is technologically complex and environmentally risky and (2) project-specific opposition among communities that are confronted with planned projects and perceive local risks associated with those projects (Bielicki and Step ...
... promotes the use of fossil fuels, competes with renewable energy sources, and is technologically complex and environmentally risky and (2) project-specific opposition among communities that are confronted with planned projects and perceive local risks associated with those projects (Bielicki and Step ...
Design and implementation of a coastal eco
... synergies, links and differences between the two approaches. It also identifies how climate resilience can (and should) be included into the design of EbA approaches at a national planning level and on the ground interventions. It then provides clarity on how to apply EbA principles into ICZM policy ...
... synergies, links and differences between the two approaches. It also identifies how climate resilience can (and should) be included into the design of EbA approaches at a national planning level and on the ground interventions. It then provides clarity on how to apply EbA principles into ICZM policy ...
Modelling Climate Variability and Climate Change and Their
... and space. These extremes have far reaching impacts on socio-economic sectors particularly for countries like Uganda that rely heavily on rain-fed agriculture. The highland cooking banana (Musa genome group AAA-EA) is a major food crop in Uganda. Its continuous cycles of harvests makes it an importa ...
... and space. These extremes have far reaching impacts on socio-economic sectors particularly for countries like Uganda that rely heavily on rain-fed agriculture. The highland cooking banana (Musa genome group AAA-EA) is a major food crop in Uganda. Its continuous cycles of harvests makes it an importa ...
Learning tool on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in agriculture, forestry and other land use sector
... • 3 to 7.2 gigatonnes of CO2eq per year in 2030 at 20 and 100 USD per tonne of CO2eq. • 70 percent of economic mitigation potential is in developing countries (IPCC, 2014a). A number of agricultural practices can not only reduce and remove GHG emissions, but can also deliver many other important ben ...
... • 3 to 7.2 gigatonnes of CO2eq per year in 2030 at 20 and 100 USD per tonne of CO2eq. • 70 percent of economic mitigation potential is in developing countries (IPCC, 2014a). A number of agricultural practices can not only reduce and remove GHG emissions, but can also deliver many other important ben ...
Behaviour of the monsoon-ENSO system in current and future
... Seasonal prediction of the Asian Summer monsoon is a key goal of weather and climate forecasters, the phenomenon being of great importance to agrarian societies. Before general circulation models (GCMs) can be used to make predictions of the monsoon response to climate change, systematic errors in c ...
... Seasonal prediction of the Asian Summer monsoon is a key goal of weather and climate forecasters, the phenomenon being of great importance to agrarian societies. Before general circulation models (GCMs) can be used to make predictions of the monsoon response to climate change, systematic errors in c ...
Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change
... STERN REVIEW: The Economics of Climate Change models of the global effects – shows that climate change will have serious impacts on world output, on human life and on the environment. All countries will be affected. The most vulnerable – the poorest countries and populations – will suffer earliest ...
... STERN REVIEW: The Economics of Climate Change models of the global effects – shows that climate change will have serious impacts on world output, on human life and on the environment. All countries will be affected. The most vulnerable – the poorest countries and populations – will suffer earliest ...
Nuestro Mundo A Martiano Exploration of the
... species. With a change in global temperatures of just a few degrees some scientists warn we may see the collapse of many ecosystems upon which humans depend. Facing such predictions creates a fear for the life of our species as a whole. We are on a path of ecological mutual assured destruction, for ...
... species. With a change in global temperatures of just a few degrees some scientists warn we may see the collapse of many ecosystems upon which humans depend. Facing such predictions creates a fear for the life of our species as a whole. We are on a path of ecological mutual assured destruction, for ...
Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe 2016
... change such as increase or decrease in populations, ageing, social segregation and migration; further urbanisation and urban sprawl; technological developments; a move to low-carbon energy systems; and many others. These can change the vulnerabilities of cities, for example by simply having a greate ...
... change such as increase or decrease in populations, ageing, social segregation and migration; further urbanisation and urban sprawl; technological developments; a move to low-carbon energy systems; and many others. These can change the vulnerabilities of cities, for example by simply having a greate ...
Impact of two different types of El Niño events on runoff over the
... are observed in all of the three climatic regions (Fig. 3a). Specifically, for the NE region (37–49◦ N, 65–80◦ W), the runoff anomalies are −47 and 94 mm yr−1 during CP- and EP-El Niño years, respectively. For the PNW (40–49◦ N, 116–125◦ W) and WNC (37–49◦ N, 104–116◦ W) regions, they are −148 and 1 ...
... are observed in all of the three climatic regions (Fig. 3a). Specifically, for the NE region (37–49◦ N, 65–80◦ W), the runoff anomalies are −47 and 94 mm yr−1 during CP- and EP-El Niño years, respectively. For the PNW (40–49◦ N, 116–125◦ W) and WNC (37–49◦ N, 104–116◦ W) regions, they are −148 and 1 ...
Cows, Congress, and Climate Change
... destruction of wildlife habitat.”10 BLM itself has long recognized the harmful impacts of grazing. In 1974, the District Court for the District of Columbia pointed to BLM’s report indicating the negative environmental impacts of grazing: Uncontrolled, unregulated or unplanned livestock use is occurr ...
... destruction of wildlife habitat.”10 BLM itself has long recognized the harmful impacts of grazing. In 1974, the District Court for the District of Columbia pointed to BLM’s report indicating the negative environmental impacts of grazing: Uncontrolled, unregulated or unplanned livestock use is occurr ...
Climate Change and Urban Greenspace. PhD thesis, The University
... Table 1.1. General alterations in climate created by cities ……………………………... 29 Chapter 2. Climate Change Table 2.1. A brief description of the IPCC storylines used for calculating future greenhouse gas and other pollutant emissions for the UKCIP02 climate change scenarios, also showing linkages to th ...
... Table 1.1. General alterations in climate created by cities ……………………………... 29 Chapter 2. Climate Change Table 2.1. A brief description of the IPCC storylines used for calculating future greenhouse gas and other pollutant emissions for the UKCIP02 climate change scenarios, also showing linkages to th ...
Bramble Cay melomys is likely the first mammal claimed
... moving towards the northwest at a rate of 0.44m/year and losing sand over the edge of the reef flat and that in time, the cay will drop off the reef flat into deeper water. Ellison (1998) concluded that the shape of the cay had not substantially changed since the 1970s, with the most significant cha ...
... moving towards the northwest at a rate of 0.44m/year and losing sand over the edge of the reef flat and that in time, the cay will drop off the reef flat into deeper water. Ellison (1998) concluded that the shape of the cay had not substantially changed since the 1970s, with the most significant cha ...
chile`s second biennial update report on climate change
... the most important one in history, included a call for countries to send quality information about the conditions in which their institutions are functioning and how they are implementing climate action locally. Responding to this call, this report provides extensive, accurate, and up-to-date inform ...
... the most important one in history, included a call for countries to send quality information about the conditions in which their institutions are functioning and how they are implementing climate action locally. Responding to this call, this report provides extensive, accurate, and up-to-date inform ...
An investigation of the pattern scaling technique for describing future
... techniques are accurate. The accuracy referred to concerns the technique’s representation of climate changes modelled in GCMs, rather than the likelihood of the represented changes becoming reality. The accuracy is measured in terms of the statistical and practical significance of the errors introdu ...
... techniques are accurate. The accuracy referred to concerns the technique’s representation of climate changes modelled in GCMs, rather than the likelihood of the represented changes becoming reality. The accuracy is measured in terms of the statistical and practical significance of the errors introdu ...
Cows, Congress, and Climate Change
... destruction of wildlife habitat.”10 BLM itself has long recognized the harmful impacts of grazing. In 1974, the District Court for the District of Columbia pointed to BLM’s report indicating the negative environmental impacts of grazing: Uncontrolled, unregulated or unplanned livestock use is occurr ...
... destruction of wildlife habitat.”10 BLM itself has long recognized the harmful impacts of grazing. In 1974, the District Court for the District of Columbia pointed to BLM’s report indicating the negative environmental impacts of grazing: Uncontrolled, unregulated or unplanned livestock use is occurr ...
Petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human
... climate change caused by acts and omissions of the United States. Ms. Watt-Cloutier submits this petition on behalf of herself, 62 other named individuals, and all Inuit of the arctic regions of the United States of America and Canada who have been affected by the impacts of climate change described ...
... climate change caused by acts and omissions of the United States. Ms. Watt-Cloutier submits this petition on behalf of herself, 62 other named individuals, and all Inuit of the arctic regions of the United States of America and Canada who have been affected by the impacts of climate change described ...
Petition - Center for International Environmental Law
... climate change caused by acts and omissions of the United States. Ms. Watt-Cloutier submits this petition on behalf of herself, 62 other named individuals, and all Inuit of the arctic regions of the United States of America and Canada who have been affected by the impacts of climate change described ...
... climate change caused by acts and omissions of the United States. Ms. Watt-Cloutier submits this petition on behalf of herself, 62 other named individuals, and all Inuit of the arctic regions of the United States of America and Canada who have been affected by the impacts of climate change described ...