Options for Marine Turtles - Organization of American States
... essentially means an adjustment to better fit current or future conditions. For biologists the term means the process whereby organisms become better suited to their physical environment. In the climate change context, however, adaptation is generally used to mean any human initiatives and measures ...
... essentially means an adjustment to better fit current or future conditions. For biologists the term means the process whereby organisms become better suited to their physical environment. In the climate change context, however, adaptation is generally used to mean any human initiatives and measures ...
Making Paris Work for Vulnerable Populations
... fatalities. Poor people are disproportionally affected: according to the insurance company Munich Re, about 850,000 people lost their lives between 1980 and 2014 as a result of weather-related extreme events. Of these, 62 per cent lived on less than USD 3 per day. However, in 2014, this income group ...
... fatalities. Poor people are disproportionally affected: according to the insurance company Munich Re, about 850,000 people lost their lives between 1980 and 2014 as a result of weather-related extreme events. Of these, 62 per cent lived on less than USD 3 per day. However, in 2014, this income group ...
SEE Project-OrientGate: A structured network for integration of
... There is a large gain to be achieved by realizing a set of coordinated activities that would build on the existing knowledge, making it available, translating it in more useful terms. It is also urgent that we elaborate effective strategies and practices to insert this rapidly accumulating evidence ...
... There is a large gain to be achieved by realizing a set of coordinated activities that would build on the existing knowledge, making it available, translating it in more useful terms. It is also urgent that we elaborate effective strategies and practices to insert this rapidly accumulating evidence ...
GDI 12 – Warming Core
... Change. Muller and his daughter, Elizabeth, who co-founded the project, said they hope the study will help silence skeptics. Elizabeth Muller said she hopes their findings will "cool the debate over global warming by addressing many of the valid concerns of the skeptics in a clear and rigorous way." ...
... Change. Muller and his daughter, Elizabeth, who co-founded the project, said they hope the study will help silence skeptics. Elizabeth Muller said she hopes their findings will "cool the debate over global warming by addressing many of the valid concerns of the skeptics in a clear and rigorous way." ...
Document
... – exploration of scale interactions using modeling and observation – high-resolution process modeling to supplement observations – e.g., identify optimal truncation strategies for capturing major scale interactions ...
... – exploration of scale interactions using modeling and observation – high-resolution process modeling to supplement observations – e.g., identify optimal truncation strategies for capturing major scale interactions ...
PDF - World Agroforestry Centre
... practices or to the impacts of climate change – undermines the basis of pastoral economies. Based on a review mostly of the Chinese language literature, this paper describes observed and predicted climate change, and impacts of both climate change and anthropogenic factors on grasslands. It ends wit ...
... practices or to the impacts of climate change – undermines the basis of pastoral economies. Based on a review mostly of the Chinese language literature, this paper describes observed and predicted climate change, and impacts of both climate change and anthropogenic factors on grasslands. It ends wit ...
The Cost of Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa
... adaptation may outweigh the costs by a factor of about two and that this ratio may be higher in nonOECD countries than OECD countries. Sectoral specific studies in agriculture and health, two crucial sectors for Africa’s adaptation efforts, provide further evidence on the cost effectiveness of adapt ...
... adaptation may outweigh the costs by a factor of about two and that this ratio may be higher in nonOECD countries than OECD countries. Sectoral specific studies in agriculture and health, two crucial sectors for Africa’s adaptation efforts, provide further evidence on the cost effectiveness of adapt ...
Climate change science and Victoria
... In every case trends are provided for the full record (1911– 2014, top row), the last 50 years (1965–2014, middle row) and the last 30 years (1985–2014, bottom row). Statistical significance of trends at the 95% level is indicated with * and at the 99% level with **. Cooling trends are shown in blue ...
... In every case trends are provided for the full record (1911– 2014, top row), the last 50 years (1965–2014, middle row) and the last 30 years (1985–2014, bottom row). Statistical significance of trends at the 95% level is indicated with * and at the 99% level with **. Cooling trends are shown in blue ...
Final Tanzania Report - Economics of Climate Change in Tanzania
... “soft” adaptation measures through flexible mechanisms. A third challenge is that EbA largely depends on the adaptive capacity of social-ecological systems, which is based on interactions and feedbacks between social and ecological systems that are not well understood yet. A fourth challenge is the ...
... “soft” adaptation measures through flexible mechanisms. A third challenge is that EbA largely depends on the adaptive capacity of social-ecological systems, which is based on interactions and feedbacks between social and ecological systems that are not well understood yet. A fourth challenge is the ...
Ground water and climate change
... in less snow accumulation and earlier melting of snow, as well as in more winter precipitation in the form of rain and an increased frequency of rain-on-snow events. The aggregate impact of these effects on recharge is not well resolved, but preliminary evidence29,30 indicates that changes in snowme ...
... in less snow accumulation and earlier melting of snow, as well as in more winter precipitation in the form of rain and an increased frequency of rain-on-snow events. The aggregate impact of these effects on recharge is not well resolved, but preliminary evidence29,30 indicates that changes in snowme ...
ACIA Ch01 Final - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... warming on earth in recent decades, due largely to various feedback processes. Average annual temperatures have risen by about 2 to 3 ºC since the 1950s and in winter by up to 4 ºC.The warming has been largest over the land areas (Chapman and Walsh, 2003; see also Figs. 1.2 and 1.3).There are also a ...
... warming on earth in recent decades, due largely to various feedback processes. Average annual temperatures have risen by about 2 to 3 ºC since the 1950s and in winter by up to 4 ºC.The warming has been largest over the land areas (Chapman and Walsh, 2003; see also Figs. 1.2 and 1.3).There are also a ...
A note on including climate change adaptation in an international
... development-related benefits that are large enough to justify their implementation even in absence of climate change. There are not, therefore, adaptation projects in the strictest sense, but they may be the most able to reduce future impacts of climate change. These projects, in spite of their bene ...
... development-related benefits that are large enough to justify their implementation even in absence of climate change. There are not, therefore, adaptation projects in the strictest sense, but they may be the most able to reduce future impacts of climate change. These projects, in spite of their bene ...
student advisee presentations
... 14. Connell, R., Canevari, L., Wright, S., Robertson, WM, Cerezo, Reviero, A., Larson, R., Carr, C. Washington, R., Saucedo, E., Ramierz, E., Olivera, M., Becker, A. (2015), “Port of Manzanillo: Climate Risk Management.” Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC. Online at: http://cdn.iic.org/ ...
... 14. Connell, R., Canevari, L., Wright, S., Robertson, WM, Cerezo, Reviero, A., Larson, R., Carr, C. Washington, R., Saucedo, E., Ramierz, E., Olivera, M., Becker, A. (2015), “Port of Manzanillo: Climate Risk Management.” Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC. Online at: http://cdn.iic.org/ ...
Sensitivity of burned area in Europe to climate change, atmospheric
... from climate forcing), and human population density (provided as external forcing). A limited set of global parameters were derived by inversion of SIMFIRE against global multiyear satellite-observed burned area [Knorr et al., 2014]. When using only European burned area data for the optimization, it ...
... from climate forcing), and human population density (provided as external forcing). A limited set of global parameters were derived by inversion of SIMFIRE against global multiyear satellite-observed burned area [Knorr et al., 2014]. When using only European burned area data for the optimization, it ...
Climate Change Resilience Planning
... In order to promote New York City’s resilience in the face of climate change, Central Park must maintain a healthy, robust, and stable ecosystem. Biodiversity plays an important role in climate change resilience. The more diverse an ecosystem is, the more likely it is to thrive, recover from disturb ...
... In order to promote New York City’s resilience in the face of climate change, Central Park must maintain a healthy, robust, and stable ecosystem. Biodiversity plays an important role in climate change resilience. The more diverse an ecosystem is, the more likely it is to thrive, recover from disturb ...
Climate Change and Cultural Heritage Conservation
... subtle. In spite of this it can be tempting to reduce our future to one that is warmer or wetter or windier. June 30, 2016 ...
... subtle. In spite of this it can be tempting to reduce our future to one that is warmer or wetter or windier. June 30, 2016 ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in Low‐Income Countries
... have been highlighted by Weitzman (2009), who has emphasized the need to consider possible “fat tails” in the distribution of the consequences of climate change when formulating climate policy. Uncertainty about climate impacts is clearly also relevant to adaptation: uncertain climate impacts make i ...
... have been highlighted by Weitzman (2009), who has emphasized the need to consider possible “fat tails” in the distribution of the consequences of climate change when formulating climate policy. Uncertainty about climate impacts is clearly also relevant to adaptation: uncertain climate impacts make i ...
Modelling forest growth and carbon storage in response to
... the effect of CO on photosynthesis and water economy especially under water-limited condi2 tions, and due to the effect of increasing temperature in mineralising greater amounts of nutrients. These results show that there is not one universally applicable biological growth response to increasing tem ...
... the effect of CO on photosynthesis and water economy especially under water-limited condi2 tions, and due to the effect of increasing temperature in mineralising greater amounts of nutrients. These results show that there is not one universally applicable biological growth response to increasing tem ...
Cities and climate change - Urban Climate Change Research Network
... The planning and management functions in cities are more effective when local government is recognized as a legitimate partner in the governance structure of a country, and when financial powers to raise revenues and responsibilities to deliver services are commensurate with urban growth and expansi ...
... The planning and management functions in cities are more effective when local government is recognized as a legitimate partner in the governance structure of a country, and when financial powers to raise revenues and responsibilities to deliver services are commensurate with urban growth and expansi ...
SOCIO-ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE Impact on
... to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC, 2007]. Global warming has caused greater climatic volatility—such as changes in precipitation patterns and increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events—and has led to a rise in mean global sea levels. It is widely believed that c ...
... to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC, 2007]. Global warming has caused greater climatic volatility—such as changes in precipitation patterns and increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events—and has led to a rise in mean global sea levels. It is widely believed that c ...
Working with Nature to Tackle Climate Change
... In April 2009, the CBD Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Biodiversity and Climate Change stated that:"maintaining natural ecosystems (including their genetic and species ...
... In April 2009, the CBD Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Biodiversity and Climate Change stated that:"maintaining natural ecosystems (including their genetic and species ...
Hydrological cycle over South and Southeast Asian river
... Following Lucarini et al. (2008), we believe that the verification and validation of GCMs should specifically be performed at a river-basin scale, through accurately calculating the most relevant hydrological quantities within the basin boundaries, in order to characterize the models’ behavior within ...
... Following Lucarini et al. (2008), we believe that the verification and validation of GCMs should specifically be performed at a river-basin scale, through accurately calculating the most relevant hydrological quantities within the basin boundaries, in order to characterize the models’ behavior within ...
assessing the climate change adaptability of buildings
... health and well-being. It is essential that we identify the nature and extent of their vulnerabilities and resilience if they are to be adapted in a timely and effective manner. There are many assessment tools and methods being developed and used for identifying vulnerability and adaptive capacity o ...
... health and well-being. It is essential that we identify the nature and extent of their vulnerabilities and resilience if they are to be adapted in a timely and effective manner. There are many assessment tools and methods being developed and used for identifying vulnerability and adaptive capacity o ...
Hydrological cycle over South and Southeast Asian river basins as
... Following Lucarini et al. (2008), we believe that the verification and validation of GCMs should specifically be performed at a river-basin scale, through accurately calculating the most relevant hydrological quantities within the basin boundaries, in order to characterize the models’ behavior withi ...
... Following Lucarini et al. (2008), we believe that the verification and validation of GCMs should specifically be performed at a river-basin scale, through accurately calculating the most relevant hydrological quantities within the basin boundaries, in order to characterize the models’ behavior withi ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Guyana
... are debilitated plant vitality and increased propagation of pests, as drought periods increase the breeding of vectors through water pooling and soil erosion associated with the increased intensity of hydro events. In addition, climate change is likely to affect crop productivity in specific geograp ...
... are debilitated plant vitality and increased propagation of pests, as drought periods increase the breeding of vectors through water pooling and soil erosion associated with the increased intensity of hydro events. In addition, climate change is likely to affect crop productivity in specific geograp ...
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.