climate, water, and political-economic crises
... Abstract. Following up on an earlier paper demonstrating statistically significant relationships between measures of recurring political-economic crises (hinterland incursions, trade collapses, economic contractions, and regime transitions) and a measure of climate deterioration (the interaction of ...
... Abstract. Following up on an earlier paper demonstrating statistically significant relationships between measures of recurring political-economic crises (hinterland incursions, trade collapses, economic contractions, and regime transitions) and a measure of climate deterioration (the interaction of ...
Climate Change in Nuiqsut, Alaska
... as a result of human activity (IPCC, 2008). Today the term is mostly used to describe global changes caused by the burning of fossil fuels and the warming effect caused by the transfer of enormous quantities of carbon dioxide from the earth to the air. But climate change also has local implications ...
... as a result of human activity (IPCC, 2008). Today the term is mostly used to describe global changes caused by the burning of fossil fuels and the warming effect caused by the transfer of enormous quantities of carbon dioxide from the earth to the air. But climate change also has local implications ...
The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change
... The radiation absorbed by these gases is re-emitted in all directions, some back toward the surface leading to a net warming of the surface. Through what is widely, but inaccurately, referred to as the greenhouse effect, these so-called greenhouse gases trap heat in the near surface layers of the at ...
... The radiation absorbed by these gases is re-emitted in all directions, some back toward the surface leading to a net warming of the surface. Through what is widely, but inaccurately, referred to as the greenhouse effect, these so-called greenhouse gases trap heat in the near surface layers of the at ...
Cognitive and Behavioral Challenges in Responding to Climate Change P R
... two opposite poles of this spectrum. Indigenous communities in the Arctic are an example of a group on the front lines of experiencing direct impacts from climate change (IPCC 2007, Arctic Climate Impact Assessment 2004, Trainor, et al. 2008). This is so because of their location in the Arctic where ...
... two opposite poles of this spectrum. Indigenous communities in the Arctic are an example of a group on the front lines of experiencing direct impacts from climate change (IPCC 2007, Arctic Climate Impact Assessment 2004, Trainor, et al. 2008). This is so because of their location in the Arctic where ...
Population, Climate Change, and Women`s Lives
... from both the explosion of technologies made possible through the combustion of fossil fuels since the late 1700s and the more than sevenfold increase in human numbers since that time. The size of today’s population and its continued growth also put at risk the social and institutional resilience ne ...
... from both the explosion of technologies made possible through the combustion of fossil fuels since the late 1700s and the more than sevenfold increase in human numbers since that time. The size of today’s population and its continued growth also put at risk the social and institutional resilience ne ...
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... bundle of other local attributes. Conditioning upon all non-wage, non-climate attributes, the individual must receive a wage-premium (i.e., a positive compensating wage differential) in return for living in the less-agreeable climate. From these differentials, the value that the individual places on ...
... bundle of other local attributes. Conditioning upon all non-wage, non-climate attributes, the individual must receive a wage-premium (i.e., a positive compensating wage differential) in return for living in the less-agreeable climate. From these differentials, the value that the individual places on ...
Existing data and knowledge gaps about air-climate inter
... Over the past years progress has been made in understanding the linkage between air pollution with climate change (Figure 1). For example, it became clear how air pollutants contribute to climate forcing (enhancing or decreasing it) and how they affect precipitation patterns through indirect radiati ...
... Over the past years progress has been made in understanding the linkage between air pollution with climate change (Figure 1). For example, it became clear how air pollutants contribute to climate forcing (enhancing or decreasing it) and how they affect precipitation patterns through indirect radiati ...
Climate –carbon cycle feedback analysis, results from the C MIP
... assimilation via the Rubisco enzyme as a function of internal leaf CO2 concentration. CASA consists of up to three live vegetation pools and nine soil pools, with the rates of carbon transfer among them being climate dependent (Dickinson et al. 1998; Friedlingstein et al. 1998). Organic matter decom ...
... assimilation via the Rubisco enzyme as a function of internal leaf CO2 concentration. CASA consists of up to three live vegetation pools and nine soil pools, with the rates of carbon transfer among them being climate dependent (Dickinson et al. 1998; Friedlingstein et al. 1998). Organic matter decom ...
kenya national climate change policy
... the climate in Kenya and globally is changing at an unprecedented rate and that unparalleled levels of human induced greenhouse gas (GHG), especially carbon dioxide, emissions are causing an increase in global temperatures that creates changes in the earth’s weather. It is now clear that climate cha ...
... the climate in Kenya and globally is changing at an unprecedented rate and that unparalleled levels of human induced greenhouse gas (GHG), especially carbon dioxide, emissions are causing an increase in global temperatures that creates changes in the earth’s weather. It is now clear that climate cha ...
Climate Change Effects on Forest and Alpine (and Western Prairie
... products, and (4) recreational opportunities. U.S. forests also absorb and retain atmospheric CO2, which contributes to climate change mitigation.20 For example, U.S. forests and forest products currently offset 12-19% of U.S. fossil fuel emissions, largely owing to continued forest recovery from pa ...
... products, and (4) recreational opportunities. U.S. forests also absorb and retain atmospheric CO2, which contributes to climate change mitigation.20 For example, U.S. forests and forest products currently offset 12-19% of U.S. fossil fuel emissions, largely owing to continued forest recovery from pa ...
Case Study: Climate Change Resilience of Melbourne
... have taken proactive measures in identifying and monitoring climate change impacts and planning for climate change adaptation. All councils, which have undertaken climate change adaptation planning, have implemented a risk management framework for their decision making. 13 The framework, based on th ...
... have taken proactive measures in identifying and monitoring climate change impacts and planning for climate change adaptation. All councils, which have undertaken climate change adaptation planning, have implemented a risk management framework for their decision making. 13 The framework, based on th ...
Frontline Communities lead the Climate JustiCe Fight Beyond the
... The Agreement advances pollution trading mechanisms that allow polluters to purchase “offsets” and continue extremely dangerous levels of emissions. The agreement allows countries to claim reductions through pollution trading schemes written in the agreement as “results-based payments,” rather than ...
... The Agreement advances pollution trading mechanisms that allow polluters to purchase “offsets” and continue extremely dangerous levels of emissions. The agreement allows countries to claim reductions through pollution trading schemes written in the agreement as “results-based payments,” rather than ...
Adaptation of Fisheries and Fishing Communities to the
... • Information on possible changes in hurricane frequency is inconclusive, although for the Caribbean, association of increased hurricane activity with increased sea surface temperature suggests that hurricane frequency could increase. • Similarly, there are indications that a doubling of CO2 could l ...
... • Information on possible changes in hurricane frequency is inconclusive, although for the Caribbean, association of increased hurricane activity with increased sea surface temperature suggests that hurricane frequency could increase. • Similarly, there are indications that a doubling of CO2 could l ...
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... rate of time preference is highest for MICA,WITCH, and RICE at 3 percent, and consequently so are the interest rates in these models (around 5 percent).3 For STACO, the pure rate of time preference is lower (at 2 percent) but the (exogenous) assumption of relatively strong growth in the coming decad ...
... rate of time preference is highest for MICA,WITCH, and RICE at 3 percent, and consequently so are the interest rates in these models (around 5 percent).3 For STACO, the pure rate of time preference is lower (at 2 percent) but the (exogenous) assumption of relatively strong growth in the coming decad ...
Energy research and the contributions of the social sciences: A
... expand the scope of questions and the types of issues that policymakers pursue. Integrative thinking helps transcend entrenched intellectual boundaries, and it can promote institutional power shifts [74]. In this sense, Anthropology provides a superior heuristic of the general utility of social scie ...
... expand the scope of questions and the types of issues that policymakers pursue. Integrative thinking helps transcend entrenched intellectual boundaries, and it can promote institutional power shifts [74]. In this sense, Anthropology provides a superior heuristic of the general utility of social scie ...
Adaptation of Fisheries and Fishing Communities to the Impacts of
... Information on possible changes in hurricane frequency is inconclusive, although for the Caribbean, association of increased hurricane activity with increased sea surface temperature suggests that hurricane frequency could increase. Similarly, there are indications that a doubling of CO2 could l ...
... Information on possible changes in hurricane frequency is inconclusive, although for the Caribbean, association of increased hurricane activity with increased sea surface temperature suggests that hurricane frequency could increase. Similarly, there are indications that a doubling of CO2 could l ...
Chinese and Russian policies on climate change
... the late 1990s. This shift has resulted in a broader, almost worldwide, acceptance that global warming is indeed occurring. It is extremely important to identify the expected effects, because they may have a profound impact on every nation in the world. There is little doubt that the majority of the ...
... the late 1990s. This shift has resulted in a broader, almost worldwide, acceptance that global warming is indeed occurring. It is extremely important to identify the expected effects, because they may have a profound impact on every nation in the world. There is little doubt that the majority of the ...
The risks of relying on tomorrow`s `negative emissions` to guide
... Third, even if negative emission options prove feasible, and can be undertaken at large scale without adverse ecological and social consequences, they could still prove less effective than expected at reducing climate impacts (Type 3 risk in Figure 1). Land-based carbon stocks are inherently insecur ...
... Third, even if negative emission options prove feasible, and can be undertaken at large scale without adverse ecological and social consequences, they could still prove less effective than expected at reducing climate impacts (Type 3 risk in Figure 1). Land-based carbon stocks are inherently insecur ...
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... limits. In this context of collective actions, the 25%-40% reduction you refer to in your letter was always the objective. The EU’s offer to pursue a 30% reduction by 2020, on the condition that other countries pursue similar reductions, falls within that range. It is a major problem that the curren ...
... limits. In this context of collective actions, the 25%-40% reduction you refer to in your letter was always the objective. The EU’s offer to pursue a 30% reduction by 2020, on the condition that other countries pursue similar reductions, falls within that range. It is a major problem that the curren ...
Biodiversity Climate change impacts report card Technical paper 11
... which suffered population declines of greater than 50% since 1994, seven are migrants (Risely et al. 2012). While the drivers of such declines are currently largely unknown, changes in the climatic conditions on breeding grounds, during migration ...
... which suffered population declines of greater than 50% since 1994, seven are migrants (Risely et al. 2012). While the drivers of such declines are currently largely unknown, changes in the climatic conditions on breeding grounds, during migration ...
Chapter 5. CO2 as a Climate Regulator during the Phanerozoic and
... While CO2 has a high radiative forcing, and is therefore an important factor in directly regulating atmospheric temperature, it is not the only factor. For example, land-surface albedo also affects atmospheric temperature. Albedo is a measure of the reflectivity of a surface. Lighter surfaces (e.g., ...
... While CO2 has a high radiative forcing, and is therefore an important factor in directly regulating atmospheric temperature, it is not the only factor. For example, land-surface albedo also affects atmospheric temperature. Albedo is a measure of the reflectivity of a surface. Lighter surfaces (e.g., ...
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... in a scenario with unchecked atmospheric CO2 concentration increase. We compare the modeled vegetation to a map of present-day potential vegetation distribution, and to paleovegetation distributions inferred from pollen data. The future scenario allows us then to assess the sensitivity of Arctic veg ...
... in a scenario with unchecked atmospheric CO2 concentration increase. We compare the modeled vegetation to a map of present-day potential vegetation distribution, and to paleovegetation distributions inferred from pollen data. The future scenario allows us then to assess the sensitivity of Arctic veg ...
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... “Kyoto also failed to address two major pollutants that have an impact on warming: black soot and tropospheric ozone. Both are proven health hazards. Reducing both would not only address climate change, but also ...
... “Kyoto also failed to address two major pollutants that have an impact on warming: black soot and tropospheric ozone. Both are proven health hazards. Reducing both would not only address climate change, but also ...
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... will be directly affected by the adverse effects of climate change. Urban infrastructure and services are vulnerable to climate change effects, such as changes in rain fall patterns and extreme weather events. On the other hand, secondary effects which come alongside with climate protection activiti ...
... will be directly affected by the adverse effects of climate change. Urban infrastructure and services are vulnerable to climate change effects, such as changes in rain fall patterns and extreme weather events. On the other hand, secondary effects which come alongside with climate protection activiti ...
Climate change and agriculture
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Climate change and agriculture are interrelated processes, both of which take place on a global scale. Climate change affects agriculture in a number of ways, including through changes in average temperatures, rainfall, and climate extremes (e.g., heat waves); changes in pests and diseases; changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide and ground-level ozone concentrations; changes in the nutritional quality of some foods; and changes in sea level.Climate change is already affecting agriculture, with effects unevenly distributed across the world. Future climate change will likely negatively affect crop production in low latitude countries, while effects in northern latitudes may be positive or negative. Climate change will probably increase the risk of food insecurity for some vulnerable groups, such as the poor.Agriculture contributes to climate change by (1) anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), and (2) by the conversion of non-agricultural land (e.g., forests) into agricultural land. Agriculture, forestry and land-use change contributed around 20 to 25% to global annual emissions in 2010.There are range of policies that can reduce the risk of negative climate change impacts on agriculture, and to reduce GHG emissions from the agriculture sector.