Emerging responses to climate change in pastoral systems
... change. It identified a wide range of technical and institutional innovations that pastoralists developed to adapt to new conditions, while seeking food security, sustainable resource management and improved governance within their socio-political units. Many of these innovations are related to main ...
... change. It identified a wide range of technical and institutional innovations that pastoralists developed to adapt to new conditions, while seeking food security, sustainable resource management and improved governance within their socio-political units. Many of these innovations are related to main ...
On Modeling and Interpreting the Economics of Catastrophic
... changes. Let ⌬ ln CO 2 be sustained relative change in atmospheric carbon dioxide while ⌬T is equilibrium temperature response. Narrowly defined, climate sensitivity (here denoted S 1 ) converts ⌬ ln CO 2 into ⌬T by the formula ⌬T ⬇ (S 1 /ln 2) ⫻ ⌬ ln CO 2 . As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
... changes. Let ⌬ ln CO 2 be sustained relative change in atmospheric carbon dioxide while ⌬T is equilibrium temperature response. Narrowly defined, climate sensitivity (here denoted S 1 ) converts ⌬ ln CO 2 into ⌬T by the formula ⌬T ⬇ (S 1 /ln 2) ⫻ ⌬ ln CO 2 . As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
East Riding of Yorkshire Council Climate Change Strategy
... At a regional level, the Regional Spatial Strategy and the Regional Economic Strategy set the priorities for spatial planning and economic growth within the region. This strategy is designed to reflect these priorities. The ‘Climate Change Plan’ for Yorkshire and the Humber demonstrates the principl ...
... At a regional level, the Regional Spatial Strategy and the Regional Economic Strategy set the priorities for spatial planning and economic growth within the region. This strategy is designed to reflect these priorities. The ‘Climate Change Plan’ for Yorkshire and the Humber demonstrates the principl ...
Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation in the
... ABSTRACT: A workshop was held in Casablanca, Morocco, in March 2012, to enhance knowledge of climate extremes and their changes in the Arab region. This workshop initiated intensive data compilation activities of daily observational weather station data from the Arab region. After conducting careful ...
... ABSTRACT: A workshop was held in Casablanca, Morocco, in March 2012, to enhance knowledge of climate extremes and their changes in the Arab region. This workshop initiated intensive data compilation activities of daily observational weather station data from the Arab region. After conducting careful ...
communicating climate change: closing the science
... avoid being blatant and offer solutions that help audiences translate their concern into feasible and effective actions (Floyd et al. 2000). Fear appeals or images of overwhelmingly big problems without effective ways to counter them frequently result in denial, numbing, and apathy, i.e. reactions t ...
... avoid being blatant and offer solutions that help audiences translate their concern into feasible and effective actions (Floyd et al. 2000). Fear appeals or images of overwhelmingly big problems without effective ways to counter them frequently result in denial, numbing, and apathy, i.e. reactions t ...
Polarized frames on “climate change” and “global warming” across
... highlight uncertainties in climate science and question the causes and consequences of climate change. However, although the US media are still debating the authenticity of scientific claims, Australian media mostly focus on how to minimize the economic and environmental impact of climate change (Sch ...
... highlight uncertainties in climate science and question the causes and consequences of climate change. However, although the US media are still debating the authenticity of scientific claims, Australian media mostly focus on how to minimize the economic and environmental impact of climate change (Sch ...
Corporate Disclosure of Climate Change-Related Information
... Fragmentation Studies by the OECD (Kauffmann et al., 2012) and CDSB (2012) indicate that, although they share some common characteristics, approaches to the introduction and development of corporate climate change related reporting requirements vary considerably. Although climate change related repo ...
... Fragmentation Studies by the OECD (Kauffmann et al., 2012) and CDSB (2012) indicate that, although they share some common characteristics, approaches to the introduction and development of corporate climate change related reporting requirements vary considerably. Although climate change related repo ...
04 Morlot.P65
... especially since the risks of accelerated climate change will play out over decades or even centuries. There is also a disconnect between the location of mitigation action and the location of where policy benefits occur. As impacts are a function of changes in physical climate and socio-economic con ...
... especially since the risks of accelerated climate change will play out over decades or even centuries. There is also a disconnect between the location of mitigation action and the location of where policy benefits occur. As impacts are a function of changes in physical climate and socio-economic con ...
Coherent changes of southeastern equatorial and northern African
... whereas the associated PC1 indicates increasing moisture from the LGM to early Holocene (Fig. 2A). EOF1 of model precipitation (39.2% of total variance) and its associated PC1 (Fig. 2B) reproduce the overall spatial and temporal behavior seen in the data, except in southeastern Africa. A record of t ...
... whereas the associated PC1 indicates increasing moisture from the LGM to early Holocene (Fig. 2A). EOF1 of model precipitation (39.2% of total variance) and its associated PC1 (Fig. 2B) reproduce the overall spatial and temporal behavior seen in the data, except in southeastern Africa. A record of t ...
The scientific consensus on climate change: How do we know we`re
... carefully considered response actions.”7 So too says the American Geophysical Union: “Scientific evidence strongly indicates that natural influences cannot explain the rapid increase in global near-surface temperatures observed during the second half of the 20th century.”8 Likewise the American Asso ...
... carefully considered response actions.”7 So too says the American Geophysical Union: “Scientific evidence strongly indicates that natural influences cannot explain the rapid increase in global near-surface temperatures observed during the second half of the 20th century.”8 Likewise the American Asso ...
Vulnerability to climate change of marine and coastal fisheries in
... advantage of these concentrations and targets reproductive adults, which results in a collapse of the fishery since there is site fidelity during spawning every year (Colin, 1996; Luckhurst, 1998). Grouper fishery represents the fishery with most value in southeastern México, but it is also vulnerab ...
... advantage of these concentrations and targets reproductive adults, which results in a collapse of the fishery since there is site fidelity during spawning every year (Colin, 1996; Luckhurst, 1998). Grouper fishery represents the fishery with most value in southeastern México, but it is also vulnerab ...
Recent Changes in Rainfall, Temperature and Number of Rainy
... The climate of Africa is warmer than it was 100 years ago and model-based predictions of future GHG induced climate change for the continent clearly suggest that this warming will continue and in most scenarios accelerate (Hulme, 2001). Observational records show that during the 20th century the con ...
... The climate of Africa is warmer than it was 100 years ago and model-based predictions of future GHG induced climate change for the continent clearly suggest that this warming will continue and in most scenarios accelerate (Hulme, 2001). Observational records show that during the 20th century the con ...
Discounting and climate change - a non-marginal policy choice
... capita on a path where greenhouse gas emissions are uncontrolled (i=b where b stands for ‘business-asusual’), resulting in climate change that has a non-marginal effect on consumption per capita and hence utility per capita both through the costs of adaptation and especially through residual impacts ...
... capita on a path where greenhouse gas emissions are uncontrolled (i=b where b stands for ‘business-asusual’), resulting in climate change that has a non-marginal effect on consumption per capita and hence utility per capita both through the costs of adaptation and especially through residual impacts ...
Building a Resilient Energy Gulf Coast: Executive Report
... Rita-type years of economic impact may become a once in every generation event as opposed to once every ~100 years today. The impact of severe hurricane in the near-term could also have a significant impact on any growth and reinvestment trajectory in the region ...
... Rita-type years of economic impact may become a once in every generation event as opposed to once every ~100 years today. The impact of severe hurricane in the near-term could also have a significant impact on any growth and reinvestment trajectory in the region ...
Resource Scarcity, Climate Change and the Risk of
... amounts of methane into the atmosphere);25 ...
... amounts of methane into the atmosphere);25 ...
S 2016
... In 2012, at the time of writing, McKibben estimated the cap for maximum atmospheric CO2 emissions at 565 gigatons as the upper limit for staying at or below a 2 degrees Celsius temperature rise. With annual global emissions currently running around 34 gigatons a year, and rising about three percent ...
... In 2012, at the time of writing, McKibben estimated the cap for maximum atmospheric CO2 emissions at 565 gigatons as the upper limit for staying at or below a 2 degrees Celsius temperature rise. With annual global emissions currently running around 34 gigatons a year, and rising about three percent ...
Sea-ice switches and abrupt climate change
... heat transport by a weakened THC. However, several other mechanisms may lead to sea-ice formation even without variations in the THC. For example, lower insolation (Rind 2002), reduced atmospheric CO2 , volcanic eruption, which may cause temporal cooling, or variations in land-ice sheets through the ...
... heat transport by a weakened THC. However, several other mechanisms may lead to sea-ice formation even without variations in the THC. For example, lower insolation (Rind 2002), reduced atmospheric CO2 , volcanic eruption, which may cause temporal cooling, or variations in land-ice sheets through the ...
CHAPTER 6: Tropical Marine
... planned for in any contemporary conservation efforts. A variety of emergent stressors associated with climate variability and change, reviewed below, are of increasing concern to scientists and mangers. INCREASING SEA TEMPERATURES ...
... planned for in any contemporary conservation efforts. A variety of emergent stressors associated with climate variability and change, reviewed below, are of increasing concern to scientists and mangers. INCREASING SEA TEMPERATURES ...
Review of current monitoring efforts in coastal ecosystems
... provide tests of concept and garner support for the second phase which is the establishment of a mature monitoring system. The mature system will provide coastal observation information to address the four indicators of concern. Currently C‐GTOS is still in its first phase of development. It h ...
... provide tests of concept and garner support for the second phase which is the establishment of a mature monitoring system. The mature system will provide coastal observation information to address the four indicators of concern. Currently C‐GTOS is still in its first phase of development. It h ...
WP4.2 - NCAS
... advance understanding of the mechanisms that govern modes of natural climate variability and regional characteristics of climate change. In order to quantify and predict changes in climate regimes as a result of an external forcing (e.g., GHG), it is necessary to understand the processes that determ ...
... advance understanding of the mechanisms that govern modes of natural climate variability and regional characteristics of climate change. In order to quantify and predict changes in climate regimes as a result of an external forcing (e.g., GHG), it is necessary to understand the processes that determ ...
Heat stress and the fitness consequences of climate change for
... variation in temperature generally increases with latitude, particularly in continental regions. Climate projections suggest that extreme temperature and precipitation events will occur more frequently in the next 50–100 years; in many tropical and temperate areas, the hottest summers on record will ...
... variation in temperature generally increases with latitude, particularly in continental regions. Climate projections suggest that extreme temperature and precipitation events will occur more frequently in the next 50–100 years; in many tropical and temperate areas, the hottest summers on record will ...
Midterm review - UCLA: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
... Global warming: predicted warming, & associated changes in the climate system in response to increases in "greenhouse gases" emitted into atmosphere by human activities. Greenhouse gases: e.g., carbon dioxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbons: trace gases that absorb infrared radiation, affect t ...
... Global warming: predicted warming, & associated changes in the climate system in response to increases in "greenhouse gases" emitted into atmosphere by human activities. Greenhouse gases: e.g., carbon dioxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbons: trace gases that absorb infrared radiation, affect t ...
marine, Freshwater, and Terrestrial Ecosystems on
... low-lying landfills, which can also affect water quality when toxicants are released into the marine environment. Impacts to specific marine ecosystems are expanded on below. Open ocean A recently published vulnerability assessment of tropical Pacific fisheries and aquaculture offers a succinct summ ...
... low-lying landfills, which can also affect water quality when toxicants are released into the marine environment. Impacts to specific marine ecosystems are expanded on below. Open ocean A recently published vulnerability assessment of tropical Pacific fisheries and aquaculture offers a succinct summ ...
AUSAID – UNDP PARTNERSHIP ON CLIMATE CHANGE 1
... The potential for sustainability of the planned activities in support of climate change planning and implementation processes is high since there is increasing recognition among state governments that unless adequate actions are taken at the sub-national levels, climate change may become a major imp ...
... The potential for sustainability of the planned activities in support of climate change planning and implementation processes is high since there is increasing recognition among state governments that unless adequate actions are taken at the sub-national levels, climate change may become a major imp ...
Effects of global warming
The effects of global warming are the environmental and social changes caused (directly or indirectly) by human emissions of greenhouse gases. There is a scientific consensus that climate change is occurring, and that human activities are the primary driver. Many impacts of climate change have already been observed, including glacier retreat, changes in the timing of seasonal events (e.g., earlier flowering of plants), and changes in agricultural productivity.Future effects of climate change will vary depending on climate change policies and social development. The two main policies to address climate change are reducing human greenhouse gas emissions (climate change mitigation) and adapting to the impacts of climate change. Geoengineering is another policy option.Near-term climate change policies could significantly affect long-term climate change impacts. Stringent mitigation policies might be able to limit global warming (in 2100) to around 2 °C or below, relative to pre-industrial levels. Without mitigation, increased energy demand and extensive use of fossil fuels might lead to global warming of around 4 °C. Higher magnitudes of global warming would be more difficult to adapt to, and would increase the risk of negative impacts.