Climate change prediction over complex areas: spatial variability of
... ABSTRACT: We used a set of six regional climate models (RCMs) from PRUDENCE project to analyse the uncertainties and direction and magnitude of the expected changes on precipitation and temperature (B2 and A2 scenarios) for the end of the 21st century in the Pyrenees, south of Europe. There have bee ...
... ABSTRACT: We used a set of six regional climate models (RCMs) from PRUDENCE project to analyse the uncertainties and direction and magnitude of the expected changes on precipitation and temperature (B2 and A2 scenarios) for the end of the 21st century in the Pyrenees, south of Europe. There have bee ...
how china`s food choices can help mitigate climate change
... impacts of climate change are likely to be avoided if warming is stopped below two degrees Celsius above 19th century levels. Reducing emissions from our meat and dairy consumption is important not only because it represents a significant proportion of total emissions, but also because of how little ...
... impacts of climate change are likely to be avoided if warming is stopped below two degrees Celsius above 19th century levels. Reducing emissions from our meat and dairy consumption is important not only because it represents a significant proportion of total emissions, but also because of how little ...
Entering Uncharted Waters
... Niño happens. There were super El Niños in 1972–73 and again in 1982–83, when Oxfam issued a ‘Weather Alert’6 warning of unprecedented climatic extremes and pressures on the humanitarian system. The strongest El Niño in recent times occurred in 1997–1998. This brought record global temperatures and ...
... Niño happens. There were super El Niños in 1972–73 and again in 1982–83, when Oxfam issued a ‘Weather Alert’6 warning of unprecedented climatic extremes and pressures on the humanitarian system. The strongest El Niño in recent times occurred in 1997–1998. This brought record global temperatures and ...
Vulnerability to climate change in the Arctic: A case study from Arctic
... Thomas and Twyman, 2005). In the Arctic, there have been dramatic changes in livelihoods in the latter half of the 20th century (Condon et al., 1995; Nuttall, 2000; Csonka and Schweitzer, 2004), which have affected many of the mechanisms by which Inuit communities manage climatic conditions. Livelih ...
... Thomas and Twyman, 2005). In the Arctic, there have been dramatic changes in livelihoods in the latter half of the 20th century (Condon et al., 1995; Nuttall, 2000; Csonka and Schweitzer, 2004), which have affected many of the mechanisms by which Inuit communities manage climatic conditions. Livelih ...
Climate change impacts on groundwater hydrology
... studying uncertainties in climate change impacts on streamflows in Canada. ...
... studying uncertainties in climate change impacts on streamflows in Canada. ...
Singapore`s Second National Climate Change Study Climate
... Asia. For each of the nine selected global climate models, two future simulations were carried out based on different greenhouse gas Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs), RCP4.5 and RCP8.5. The different RCPs are labelled by the change in the approximate total radiative forcing in the year 2 ...
... Asia. For each of the nine selected global climate models, two future simulations were carried out based on different greenhouse gas Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs), RCP4.5 and RCP8.5. The different RCPs are labelled by the change in the approximate total radiative forcing in the year 2 ...
Adapting to climate change in The Netherlands: an inventory of
... adaptation planning and policy-making (Burton et al. 2002; Füssel and Klein 2006). Tol et al. (2008) states that “adaptation assessment must consider the full context in which adaptation takes place, including the factors that determine the capacity of the country or system to adapt”. By involving l ...
... adaptation planning and policy-making (Burton et al. 2002; Füssel and Klein 2006). Tol et al. (2008) states that “adaptation assessment must consider the full context in which adaptation takes place, including the factors that determine the capacity of the country or system to adapt”. By involving l ...
Chapter 2: International Legal Approaches: Treaties and Non
... as a number of the agreements discussed in Section C, are all treaties so defined. The countries that agree to a treaty are referred to as “parties” to it. The other three sources bear some mention, though, because they at times have relevance to international legal dialogues regarding climate chang ...
... as a number of the agreements discussed in Section C, are all treaties so defined. The countries that agree to a treaty are referred to as “parties” to it. The other three sources bear some mention, though, because they at times have relevance to international legal dialogues regarding climate chang ...
Bilateral Cooperation between China and the United States
... pollution in urban areas, which has become a significant threat to public health. In the United States, the Obama Administration has taken several executive actions under existing statutory authority (primarily the Clean Air Act) that either have the immediate purpose of reducing GHG emissions or in ...
... pollution in urban areas, which has become a significant threat to public health. In the United States, the Obama Administration has taken several executive actions under existing statutory authority (primarily the Clean Air Act) that either have the immediate purpose of reducing GHG emissions or in ...
Local Strategies for Addressing Climate Change Vol 2
... into two parts—with eight social science leaders. Each podcast typically lasts about 20 minutes, and transcripts of the broadcasts are provided. ...
... into two parts—with eight social science leaders. Each podcast typically lasts about 20 minutes, and transcripts of the broadcasts are provided. ...
Teacher manual - Government of Grenada
... Development for initiating and supporting the development of this toolkit which our future leaders can use now. We commend the material authored by the Integrated Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Programme in Grenada (ICCAS), in particular the Environment Division and the Deutsche Gesellschaft f ...
... Development for initiating and supporting the development of this toolkit which our future leaders can use now. We commend the material authored by the Integrated Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Programme in Grenada (ICCAS), in particular the Environment Division and the Deutsche Gesellschaft f ...
Updated compilation of information on the mitigation benefits of
... The non-CO2 GHGs have in common a higher global warming potential (GWP) than CO2, while CH4 and some HFCs have a shorter lifetime than CO2 (IPCC, 2013; EPA, 2012). The mitigation of CH4 and most HFCs can help to reduce the global short-term temperature rise, which might reduce the risk of dangerous ...
... The non-CO2 GHGs have in common a higher global warming potential (GWP) than CO2, while CH4 and some HFCs have a shorter lifetime than CO2 (IPCC, 2013; EPA, 2012). The mitigation of CH4 and most HFCs can help to reduce the global short-term temperature rise, which might reduce the risk of dangerous ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Houston
... precipitation or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer) (EPA, 2007). While there has been much debate in the past 20 years over the causes of climate change, scientific organizations have documented statistically significant changes that have occurred due to climate change. The Nat ...
... precipitation or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer) (EPA, 2007). While there has been much debate in the past 20 years over the causes of climate change, scientific organizations have documented statistically significant changes that have occurred due to climate change. The Nat ...
Teacher Pages
... warming is occurring and that it corresponds with an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from fossil-fuel combustion. Scientists have a broader range of ideas, however, about what the effects of this warming will be. This is because many factors influence climate global ...
... warming is occurring and that it corresponds with an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from fossil-fuel combustion. Scientists have a broader range of ideas, however, about what the effects of this warming will be. This is because many factors influence climate global ...
Climate change prediction over complex areas: spatial variability of
... ABSTRACT: We used a set of six regional climate models (RCMs) from PRUDENCE project to analyse the uncertainties and direction and magnitude of the expected changes on precipitation and temperature (B2 and A2 scenarios) for the end of the 21st century in the Pyrenees, south of Europe. There have bee ...
... ABSTRACT: We used a set of six regional climate models (RCMs) from PRUDENCE project to analyse the uncertainties and direction and magnitude of the expected changes on precipitation and temperature (B2 and A2 scenarios) for the end of the 21st century in the Pyrenees, south of Europe. There have bee ...
2012 Annual Report on the Monitoring of
... To assess the biological water quality of streams, rivers and lakes in the Sierra Nevada national forests, and reach statistically valid conclusions about the overall quality of biological water resources on these forests requires considerable sampling effort because of the sheer size (more than 4 m ...
... To assess the biological water quality of streams, rivers and lakes in the Sierra Nevada national forests, and reach statistically valid conclusions about the overall quality of biological water resources on these forests requires considerable sampling effort because of the sheer size (more than 4 m ...
Follow-up Report - Ministry of Tourism
... Despite evidence that climate change is impacting the Maldivian tourism product adversely, little has been done to address this, and tourism planning in both public and private sectors does not consider significance of climate change due to lack of know-how and gaps in the current regulatory framewo ...
... Despite evidence that climate change is impacting the Maldivian tourism product adversely, little has been done to address this, and tourism planning in both public and private sectors does not consider significance of climate change due to lack of know-how and gaps in the current regulatory framewo ...
Adapting bridge infrastructure to climate change: institutionalizing resilience in intergovernmental transportation planning
... to mitigation, which needs to be addressed at as large a scale as possible to effectively combat collective greenhouse gas emissions. Adaptation, however, is not only a global- or federalscale issue: the variability of climate-related impacts in any given region requires regionally tailored approach ...
... to mitigation, which needs to be addressed at as large a scale as possible to effectively combat collective greenhouse gas emissions. Adaptation, however, is not only a global- or federalscale issue: the variability of climate-related impacts in any given region requires regionally tailored approach ...
Extreme climate events and wet grasslands: plant traits for
... Smith (2011a) defines extreme events as those defined by great magnitude over short temporal scales that may cause profound ecosystem responses, often disproportionately greater than those predicted under steady change scenarios. They include intense precipitation and extreme temperatures, and conse ...
... Smith (2011a) defines extreme events as those defined by great magnitude over short temporal scales that may cause profound ecosystem responses, often disproportionately greater than those predicted under steady change scenarios. They include intense precipitation and extreme temperatures, and conse ...
Vivid Economics
... account for the full range of possible climate outcomes and not just one particular scenario. Second, there are problems with the timeframe. Most “science-first” studies focus on the period 2050-2100 for which climate models give the clearest results. However, the timeframe for adaptation decisions ...
... account for the full range of possible climate outcomes and not just one particular scenario. Second, there are problems with the timeframe. Most “science-first” studies focus on the period 2050-2100 for which climate models give the clearest results. However, the timeframe for adaptation decisions ...
Bias corrections of global models for regional climate simulations
... (*1.4 atmosphere and 1 ocean). CCSM3 is a coupled climate model with components representing the atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land surface as described in detail in Collins et al. (2006). The simulation was initialized in 1950 and run under twentieth century emissions. The NCAR Weather Research ...
... (*1.4 atmosphere and 1 ocean). CCSM3 is a coupled climate model with components representing the atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land surface as described in detail in Collins et al. (2006). The simulation was initialized in 1950 and run under twentieth century emissions. The NCAR Weather Research ...
Potential future climatic conditions on tourists: A case study focusing
... approach similar to the one published by Yu, Schwartz and Walsh (2009) using a mix of elementary and bioclimatic approaches. In their study, they (1) combined high temporal weather observations that are more relevant to tourism, (2) addressed the overriding nature of individual weather elements (ins ...
... approach similar to the one published by Yu, Schwartz and Walsh (2009) using a mix of elementary and bioclimatic approaches. In their study, they (1) combined high temporal weather observations that are more relevant to tourism, (2) addressed the overriding nature of individual weather elements (ins ...
PDF - 15.64MB - RTCC - Responding to Climate Change
... 21, world leaders must put a stake in the ground to drive faster, decisive action to combat climate change. That means setting more ambitious goals for energy efficiency and implementing processes to achieve them. Government regulatory bodies must be prepared to set high but attainable energy standa ...
... 21, world leaders must put a stake in the ground to drive faster, decisive action to combat climate change. That means setting more ambitious goals for energy efficiency and implementing processes to achieve them. Government regulatory bodies must be prepared to set high but attainable energy standa ...
Shifting cultivation and climate change
... heavy criticism due to their contribution to deforestation, loss of biodiversity, environmental pollution and dispossession of indigenous and local communities. Contrary to what is often being projected, the carbon sequestration capacity of industrial tree plantations such as oil palm monocultures i ...
... heavy criticism due to their contribution to deforestation, loss of biodiversity, environmental pollution and dispossession of indigenous and local communities. Contrary to what is often being projected, the carbon sequestration capacity of industrial tree plantations such as oil palm monocultures i ...
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.