MIGRATION AS AN ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 1
... model is illustrated using the case of 1930s migration patterns in rural Eastern Oklahoma, which took place during a period of repeated crop failures due to drought and flooding. ...
... model is illustrated using the case of 1930s migration patterns in rural Eastern Oklahoma, which took place during a period of repeated crop failures due to drought and flooding. ...
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... in water availability through the melting of snow and glaciers. In arid and semi-arid regions, water availability from precipitation has been reported as the key factor in promoting vegetation growth as a result of reduced water stress [3–5], but a considerable amount of variability in vegetation gr ...
... in water availability through the melting of snow and glaciers. In arid and semi-arid regions, water availability from precipitation has been reported as the key factor in promoting vegetation growth as a result of reduced water stress [3–5], but a considerable amount of variability in vegetation gr ...
Australia – Vietnam Climate Change Delivery Strategy 2011
... The impacts of climate change are already being felt. Over the last 50 years: the annual average surface temperature has increased by approximately 0.5 - 0.7° C; the sea level along Vietnam’s coastline has risen by approximately 20 cm; the average frequency of cold fronts has decreased by 2.45 event ...
... The impacts of climate change are already being felt. Over the last 50 years: the annual average surface temperature has increased by approximately 0.5 - 0.7° C; the sea level along Vietnam’s coastline has risen by approximately 20 cm; the average frequency of cold fronts has decreased by 2.45 event ...
The Effects of Climate Change and Urbanization on
... developing watersheds. The hydrological characteristics of a watershed are dependent on a variety of factors, including the regional climate and the degree of development. Changes in either or both of these factors can significantly alter the volume and timing of runoff throughout the watershed. It ...
... developing watersheds. The hydrological characteristics of a watershed are dependent on a variety of factors, including the regional climate and the degree of development. Changes in either or both of these factors can significantly alter the volume and timing of runoff throughout the watershed. It ...
The economics of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean
... Impacts of climate change on the Latin American and Caribbean region assuming a 2.5°C temperature increase, second half of the twenty-first century.................................................... 23 Latin America: the farm sector and the impacts of climate change, 2011 and 2080.................. ...
... Impacts of climate change on the Latin American and Caribbean region assuming a 2.5°C temperature increase, second half of the twenty-first century.................................................... 23 Latin America: the farm sector and the impacts of climate change, 2011 and 2080.................. ...
Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological
... profound implications for global and regional average temperatures, but also for precipitation, soil moisture, ice-sheet dynamics, sea-level rise, ocean acidification and the frequency and magnitude of extreme events such as floods, droughts and wildfires. Future climatic perturbations could be abru ...
... profound implications for global and regional average temperatures, but also for precipitation, soil moisture, ice-sheet dynamics, sea-level rise, ocean acidification and the frequency and magnitude of extreme events such as floods, droughts and wildfires. Future climatic perturbations could be abru ...
Projected responses of North American grassland - ace
... expansion of climates suitable for grassland habitats (Rehfeldt et al. 2012). Potential interactions between climate-driven distribution changes and the availability of suitable land cover are likely to be most relevant along northern range edges and in areas with large projected changes in regional ...
... expansion of climates suitable for grassland habitats (Rehfeldt et al. 2012). Potential interactions between climate-driven distribution changes and the availability of suitable land cover are likely to be most relevant along northern range edges and in areas with large projected changes in regional ...
Northeast Regional Hub Vulnerability Assessment Final
... parts of the country, and a greater percentage of these are operated by women than in the rest of the United States. Organic production is relatively greater than in most other regions. According to the National Climate Assessment, the northeastern region of the United States faces an array of clima ...
... parts of the country, and a greater percentage of these are operated by women than in the rest of the United States. Organic production is relatively greater than in most other regions. According to the National Climate Assessment, the northeastern region of the United States faces an array of clima ...
http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/i0203e/i0203e00.pdf
... environments and ecosystems, fish stocks, infrastructure and fishing operations, and livelihoods. FAO, in recognizing the likely changes to come and the interactions between fisheries and aquaculture, agriculture, and forestry and these changes, held a High-Level Conference on World Food Security: t ...
... environments and ecosystems, fish stocks, infrastructure and fishing operations, and livelihoods. FAO, in recognizing the likely changes to come and the interactions between fisheries and aquaculture, agriculture, and forestry and these changes, held a High-Level Conference on World Food Security: t ...
WCRP Grand Challenge: Regional Sea Level Change and Coastal
... coastal cities and deltas. However, there is a lack of evidence to attribute rising climate-‐ induced sea level to coastal impacts (IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 18, section 3.3), by the end of the ...
... coastal cities and deltas. However, there is a lack of evidence to attribute rising climate-‐ induced sea level to coastal impacts (IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 18, section 3.3), by the end of the ...
Climate Change Strategy 2009-2014
... It is anticipated that climate change will impact Gold Coast weather patterns and amplify the occurrence of extreme events like cyclones and heat waves. Climate change will require more intensive responses to natural disasters like drought, bushfire and flood. Council will lead our community in prep ...
... It is anticipated that climate change will impact Gold Coast weather patterns and amplify the occurrence of extreme events like cyclones and heat waves. Climate change will require more intensive responses to natural disasters like drought, bushfire and flood. Council will lead our community in prep ...
Death by Degrees: Ohio - Physicians for Social Responsibility
... over the last century. Over the next century, climate in Ohio may experience additional changes. By 2100, temperatures in Ohio could increase up to 7 degrees F, depending on the season,7 based on projections made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and results from the United Kingdom Ha ...
... over the last century. Over the next century, climate in Ohio may experience additional changes. By 2100, temperatures in Ohio could increase up to 7 degrees F, depending on the season,7 based on projections made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and results from the United Kingdom Ha ...
INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION ... LIVELIHOODS OF KURESOI DISTRICT COMMUNITY, NAKURU COUNTY KENYA
... years is likely to have been caused by human activities. The objectives of this study were: to determine how adaptations as a climate change mitigation strategy influences rural livelihoods, to examine how training and awareness as a climate changes mitigation strategy influences rural livelihoods, ...
... years is likely to have been caused by human activities. The objectives of this study were: to determine how adaptations as a climate change mitigation strategy influences rural livelihoods, to examine how training and awareness as a climate changes mitigation strategy influences rural livelihoods, ...
IPCC SPECIAL REPORT EMISSIONS SCENARIOS
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess periodically the science, impacts and socioeconomics of climate change and of adaptation and mitigation options. T ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess periodically the science, impacts and socioeconomics of climate change and of adaptation and mitigation options. T ...
2014 DOE Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... Changes in the global climate system are unmistakable, as is now evident from observations of increased global average air and ocean temperatures, decreased historical snow pack, rising global average sea level, and more frequent severe weather events. 1 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognize ...
... Changes in the global climate system are unmistakable, as is now evident from observations of increased global average air and ocean temperatures, decreased historical snow pack, rising global average sea level, and more frequent severe weather events. 1 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognize ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LIMITED
... scenarios: the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) A2 and B2 scenarios (BAU is the comparator). Apart from temperature and precipitation there are other climate variables that have the potential to negatively affect the tourism sector in Aruba. As a result, the costs were calculated taking ...
... scenarios: the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) A2 and B2 scenarios (BAU is the comparator). Apart from temperature and precipitation there are other climate variables that have the potential to negatively affect the tourism sector in Aruba. As a result, the costs were calculated taking ...
The tipping point trend in climate change communication
... bottles? Do tipping points induce unwarranted anxiety and perhaps fatalism (Nature, 2006; Hulme, 2006), or, on the other hand, do they help correct for the ‘‘false sense of security’’ produced by smooth projections of change, which can lull society into inactivity (Lenton et al., 2008, p. 1792; cf. ...
... bottles? Do tipping points induce unwarranted anxiety and perhaps fatalism (Nature, 2006; Hulme, 2006), or, on the other hand, do they help correct for the ‘‘false sense of security’’ produced by smooth projections of change, which can lull society into inactivity (Lenton et al., 2008, p. 1792; cf. ...
Regional Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Eyre Peninsula
... by declining rainfall and projected increased temperatures. The adaptation pathways analysis focussed on eight issues and areas of decision making (described in italics below). These were then considered in a regional context to explore interactions and issues that are not captured at the sector lev ...
... by declining rainfall and projected increased temperatures. The adaptation pathways analysis focussed on eight issues and areas of decision making (described in italics below). These were then considered in a regional context to explore interactions and issues that are not captured at the sector lev ...
Quantifying the impacts of climate-driven flood risk changes and risk
... changing hurricane frequencies will be the focus of the climate change impacts. The regional sea level rise for the year 2050 is less than 30 cm, this is too small to be used during this study and is therefore omitted. For Carteret County the dominant source of flooding are wind driven storm surges ...
... changing hurricane frequencies will be the focus of the climate change impacts. The regional sea level rise for the year 2050 is less than 30 cm, this is too small to be used during this study and is therefore omitted. For Carteret County the dominant source of flooding are wind driven storm surges ...
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... GHG emissions per USD of GDP (PPP) over the GDP of different country groupings in 2000 ... 30 2.19 Share of different anthropogenic GHGs in total emissions in 2004 in terms of CO2-eq ............. 31 2.20 Steps in the EAF process ...................................................................... ...
... GHG emissions per USD of GDP (PPP) over the GDP of different country groupings in 2000 ... 30 2.19 Share of different anthropogenic GHGs in total emissions in 2004 in terms of CO2-eq ............. 31 2.20 Steps in the EAF process ...................................................................... ...
health perspectives
... Extreme weather events can lead to morbidity and mortality associated with flooding, storms, exposure to contaminants left in the wake of storm events, and exacerbation of pre-existing conditions when persons are displaced and/or unable to obtain medications, supplies, and health services following ...
... Extreme weather events can lead to morbidity and mortality associated with flooding, storms, exposure to contaminants left in the wake of storm events, and exacerbation of pre-existing conditions when persons are displaced and/or unable to obtain medications, supplies, and health services following ...
GCC Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool v1.0
... levels of capacity so they can assess their strengths and weaknesses related to addressing climate change. Then, with the facilitator, they reach a consensus on scores on a scale of one to four, with four representing the highest capacity in the tool. The score should be based on the consensus score ...
... levels of capacity so they can assess their strengths and weaknesses related to addressing climate change. Then, with the facilitator, they reach a consensus on scores on a scale of one to four, with four representing the highest capacity in the tool. The score should be based on the consensus score ...
Tipping elements and climate-economic shocks
... committed sea-level rise, but because of hysteresis, there is no guarantee. For instance, in Figure 2g-h, the state shift continues well after the forcing starts to decrease. The desire to avoid committed state shifts has been an undercurrent in much of the discourse regarding ‘albedo modification’ ...
... committed sea-level rise, but because of hysteresis, there is no guarantee. For instance, in Figure 2g-h, the state shift continues well after the forcing starts to decrease. The desire to avoid committed state shifts has been an undercurrent in much of the discourse regarding ‘albedo modification’ ...
climate change in the american mind
... Regarding consumer activism, 33 percent of Americans said they had rewarded companies that are taking action to reduce global warming by buying their products, while 24 percent said they had punished companies opposing steps to reduce global warming by boycotting their products. Importantly, 48 perc ...
... Regarding consumer activism, 33 percent of Americans said they had rewarded companies that are taking action to reduce global warming by buying their products, while 24 percent said they had punished companies opposing steps to reduce global warming by boycotting their products. Importantly, 48 perc ...
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... The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who ...
... The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who ...
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.