Kenya National Adaptation Plan 2015-2030
... development. It also aligns itself with the Medium Term Plan (MTP) and Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) planning processes. The NAP is also aligned with the Climate Change Act that was enacted into law in May 2016. In the MTP II sectors, climate change adaptation is represented in the drough ...
... development. It also aligns itself with the Medium Term Plan (MTP) and Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) planning processes. The NAP is also aligned with the Climate Change Act that was enacted into law in May 2016. In the MTP II sectors, climate change adaptation is represented in the drough ...
American Climate Prospectus - Goldman School of Public Policy
... Weather and climate – the overall distribution of weather over time – shape our economy. Temperature impacts everything from the amount of energy we consume to heat and cool our homes and offices to our ability to work outside. Precipitation levels not only determine how much water we have to drink, ...
... Weather and climate – the overall distribution of weather over time – shape our economy. Temperature impacts everything from the amount of energy we consume to heat and cool our homes and offices to our ability to work outside. Precipitation levels not only determine how much water we have to drink, ...
Climate Scenario Development
... The chapter also serves as a bridge between this Report of Working Group I and the IPCC Third Assessment Report of Working Group II (IPCC, 2001) (hereafter TAR WG II) of climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. As such it also embodies the maturation in the IPCC assessment process – tha ...
... The chapter also serves as a bridge between this Report of Working Group I and the IPCC Third Assessment Report of Working Group II (IPCC, 2001) (hereafter TAR WG II) of climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. As such it also embodies the maturation in the IPCC assessment process – tha ...
Estimating Future Costs for Alaska Public Infrastructure - ISER
... climate change was more pronounced in the Arctic than it was elsewhere— and scientists also expect future change to be more substantial in the Arctic. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has concluded that people are responsible for much of the warming climate worldwide, by putting CO2 and ...
... climate change was more pronounced in the Arctic than it was elsewhere— and scientists also expect future change to be more substantial in the Arctic. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has concluded that people are responsible for much of the warming climate worldwide, by putting CO2 and ...
1650_Velders_ODSuncertainties
... – Refrigeration, AC: release from 1 – 10 yr – Foams: release > 10 yr ...
... – Refrigeration, AC: release from 1 – 10 yr – Foams: release > 10 yr ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in the
... The RDS thus provides a broad regional-scale context into which the RRP can be designed to focus on achieving deeper understanding of the multi-faceted nature of vulnerability, adaptation enablers and adaptation barriers. There are multiple target audiences for the findings generated through this RD ...
... The RDS thus provides a broad regional-scale context into which the RRP can be designed to focus on achieving deeper understanding of the multi-faceted nature of vulnerability, adaptation enablers and adaptation barriers. There are multiple target audiences for the findings generated through this RD ...
Climate Change and Re-Insurance: The Human Security Issue
... Climate change, its existence, causes and effects, has been disputed by researchers, academics and policy makers. The given degree of international consensus varies greatly between those most affected by changes to climatic conditions in contrast to those who are estimated to only experience a limit ...
... Climate change, its existence, causes and effects, has been disputed by researchers, academics and policy makers. The given degree of international consensus varies greatly between those most affected by changes to climatic conditions in contrast to those who are estimated to only experience a limit ...
ecosystem-based adaptation - Fundação Grupo Boticário de
... the inherent uncertainty – such as extreme events and changes in ecosystems (NOBRE, 2008). The study of ecosystems and their fundamental role in protecting the environment and populations was the starting point for seeking approaches based on local ecosystems in order to generate mechanisms for adap ...
... the inherent uncertainty – such as extreme events and changes in ecosystems (NOBRE, 2008). The study of ecosystems and their fundamental role in protecting the environment and populations was the starting point for seeking approaches based on local ecosystems in order to generate mechanisms for adap ...
Amplification and dampening of soil respiration by changes in
... have focused on the effects of increasing average temperatures with little attention to possible effects of changes in temperature variability. There is already evidence of important changes in temperature variability at the regional scale and climate models predict even larger changes for the next ...
... have focused on the effects of increasing average temperatures with little attention to possible effects of changes in temperature variability. There is already evidence of important changes in temperature variability at the regional scale and climate models predict even larger changes for the next ...
British Columbia
... e vulnerability of Pacific salmon fisheries in both freshwater and saltwater environments is heightened by the unique social, economic and ecological significance of these species. Aquaculture, an increasingly important element of economic development on the coast, has potential to enhance food securi ...
... e vulnerability of Pacific salmon fisheries in both freshwater and saltwater environments is heightened by the unique social, economic and ecological significance of these species. Aquaculture, an increasingly important element of economic development on the coast, has potential to enhance food securi ...
THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND TRANSNATIONAL
... United States and China" (C40 Cities 2012). All the while, cities only make up two percent of the world's total land mass (UN-HABIT AT 2011, vi). In essence, local governments are becoming responsible for more and more people as well as for increasing GHG emissions. As noted by Engel, "Some have arg ...
... United States and China" (C40 Cities 2012). All the while, cities only make up two percent of the world's total land mass (UN-HABIT AT 2011, vi). In essence, local governments are becoming responsible for more and more people as well as for increasing GHG emissions. As noted by Engel, "Some have arg ...
understanding el niño in ocean–atmosphere general
... coupled ocean–atmosphere system. In the second, ENSO is a damped mode externally sustained by atmospheric random “noise” forcing. There are arguments to support both perspectives, and there are studies that suggest that the system may alternate between multidecadal epochs of more damped march 2009 ...
... coupled ocean–atmosphere system. In the second, ENSO is a damped mode externally sustained by atmospheric random “noise” forcing. There are arguments to support both perspectives, and there are studies that suggest that the system may alternate between multidecadal epochs of more damped march 2009 ...
3/97 - Population Health Sciences
... Initiated and led Special Colloquium on Land Use Change and Health, Held in Washington, June 2002. Founded the Program on Health Effects of Global Environmental Change at JHBSPH, 1996. Co-developed and taught first JHU course on Global Change and Human Health, piloted Spring semester, 1997. The cour ...
... Initiated and led Special Colloquium on Land Use Change and Health, Held in Washington, June 2002. Founded the Program on Health Effects of Global Environmental Change at JHBSPH, 1996. Co-developed and taught first JHU course on Global Change and Human Health, piloted Spring semester, 1997. The cour ...
Assessing the Costs of Climate Change and Adaptation in South Asia
... study illustrates that South Asia on average could lose nearly 2% of its GDP by 2050, rising to a loss of nearly 9% by 2100 under business-as-usual (BAU) scenario—higher still if losses due to extreme weather events are added. It further reveals that a significant part of the losses could be avoided ...
... study illustrates that South Asia on average could lose nearly 2% of its GDP by 2050, rising to a loss of nearly 9% by 2100 under business-as-usual (BAU) scenario—higher still if losses due to extreme weather events are added. It further reveals that a significant part of the losses could be avoided ...
The impacts of climate change on soil functions
... conclusions from it have been included in the report. They are summarised according to the generic climatic changes listed above for each of the different soil functions. Potential risk management practices and practical measures that land managers might need to consider to climate-proof soils in th ...
... conclusions from it have been included in the report. They are summarised according to the generic climatic changes listed above for each of the different soil functions. Potential risk management practices and practical measures that land managers might need to consider to climate-proof soils in th ...
Alberta`s Natural Subregions Under a Changing Climate
... the duration of winter snow cover will be shortened, leading to earlier ground warming and a longer period of evaporative moisture loss. Finally, although total precipitation is projected to increase, precipitation during midsummer, when moisture stress is greatest, is expected to decline. ...
... the duration of winter snow cover will be shortened, leading to earlier ground warming and a longer period of evaporative moisture loss. Finally, although total precipitation is projected to increase, precipitation during midsummer, when moisture stress is greatest, is expected to decline. ...
Hosted by: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Program
... I started my career interested in the impacts that humans were having on natural systems. My thesis was on the cycling of heavy metals in sewage sludge on a salt marsh. I moved from sewage sludge to the transport of N from septic effluent into coastal waters for my post-doc. I then later spent nearl ...
... I started my career interested in the impacts that humans were having on natural systems. My thesis was on the cycling of heavy metals in sewage sludge on a salt marsh. I moved from sewage sludge to the transport of N from septic effluent into coastal waters for my post-doc. I then later spent nearl ...
Insights to Key Questions about Climate Change
... two critical questions about climate change. Chapter 2 provides examples from a wide spectrum of scientists, scientific organizations, and the media of contradictions and confusion about whether human-induced climate change is predictable over the time scale of a century. It then explains why such c ...
... two critical questions about climate change. Chapter 2 provides examples from a wide spectrum of scientists, scientific organizations, and the media of contradictions and confusion about whether human-induced climate change is predictable over the time scale of a century. It then explains why such c ...
Will climate change increase ozone depletion from low
... However, such effects are still under discussion. Schmidt et al. (2006) found a weakening in the meridional circulation using model simulations, but long-term radar measurements have not yet been able to unambiguously identify a trend (Baumgaertner et al., 2005; Keuer et al., 2007). If climate chang ...
... However, such effects are still under discussion. Schmidt et al. (2006) found a weakening in the meridional circulation using model simulations, but long-term radar measurements have not yet been able to unambiguously identify a trend (Baumgaertner et al., 2005; Keuer et al., 2007). If climate chang ...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTATION SUCCESS: THE SCOPE OF
... improving detection and attribution work (e.g. Brander et al. 2011; Shindell et al. 2009; Allen et al. 2000; Tett et al. 1999), a consensus has emerged in the climate science community that observed climate changes – particularly over the past half century (with underlying changes in land use and em ...
... improving detection and attribution work (e.g. Brander et al. 2011; Shindell et al. 2009; Allen et al. 2000; Tett et al. 1999), a consensus has emerged in the climate science community that observed climate changes – particularly over the past half century (with underlying changes in land use and em ...
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... restrictions on hunting, gathering, and clearing of forest patches (Upreti & Adhikari, 2006), leading to the transition of their livelihood to sedentary rain-fed agriculture (FORWARD, 2001). Due to small parcels, the rugged topography and stony nature of the land, only a small percentage of Chepang ...
... restrictions on hunting, gathering, and clearing of forest patches (Upreti & Adhikari, 2006), leading to the transition of their livelihood to sedentary rain-fed agriculture (FORWARD, 2001). Due to small parcels, the rugged topography and stony nature of the land, only a small percentage of Chepang ...
SYNCHRONIZATION OF POLAR CLIMATE VARIABILITY OVER
... The climate system is complex, whatever our definition of system complexity may be, but if that complexity can be reduced in some measure by detecting and recognizing long-range symmetries caused by synchronization, our understanding of climate dynamics would greatly benefit. The focus of this paper ...
... The climate system is complex, whatever our definition of system complexity may be, but if that complexity can be reduced in some measure by detecting and recognizing long-range symmetries caused by synchronization, our understanding of climate dynamics would greatly benefit. The focus of this paper ...
gcos regional action plan for south america
... Foreword: Implementing the Plan of Action The social, economic and cultural characteristics and values of the world's peoples are, to a large extent, related to the environmental conditions which characterize the different geographic regions of the globe and climate is a vital component of the glo ...
... Foreword: Implementing the Plan of Action The social, economic and cultural characteristics and values of the world's peoples are, to a large extent, related to the environmental conditions which characterize the different geographic regions of the globe and climate is a vital component of the glo ...
SoG for Climate Applications
... minimum of three months of data at the shortest-available recovery period (hourly or one minute data) should be logged on-site, and 12 months for a GCOS site. This reflects the fact that data loss is a serious problem for climate, and it may take some months to recover data from a remote site. This ...
... minimum of three months of data at the shortest-available recovery period (hourly or one minute data) should be logged on-site, and 12 months for a GCOS site. This reflects the fact that data loss is a serious problem for climate, and it may take some months to recover data from a remote site. This ...
Impacts of changes in climate, land use and land cover on
... land cover change: (1) present-day climate and present-day land use and land cover (2000 climate þ 2000 LU&LC), (2) future climate and present-day land use and land cover (2050 climate þ 2000 LU&LC), (3) present-day climate and future land use and land cover (2000 climate þ 2050 LU&LC), (4) present- ...
... land cover change: (1) present-day climate and present-day land use and land cover (2000 climate þ 2000 LU&LC), (2) future climate and present-day land use and land cover (2050 climate þ 2000 LU&LC), (3) present-day climate and future land use and land cover (2000 climate þ 2050 LU&LC), (4) present- ...
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.