Chapter 1 - Open Knowledge Repository
... reverse development progress and compromise the well-being of current and future generations. It is certain that the earth will get warmer on average, at unprecedented speed. Impacts will be felt everywhere, but much of the damage will be in developing countries. Millions of people from Bangladesh t ...
... reverse development progress and compromise the well-being of current and future generations. It is certain that the earth will get warmer on average, at unprecedented speed. Impacts will be felt everywhere, but much of the damage will be in developing countries. Millions of people from Bangladesh t ...
Addressing Climate Change Impacts through Disaster Planning
... to prevent loss of life and property for ‘hardscape’, or structures such as bridges, culverts, structures and utilities, a pre-disaster plan can extend beyond to address the vulnerabilities of the ‘softscape’ features of our communities, including health care systems and services, economic and envir ...
... to prevent loss of life and property for ‘hardscape’, or structures such as bridges, culverts, structures and utilities, a pre-disaster plan can extend beyond to address the vulnerabilities of the ‘softscape’ features of our communities, including health care systems and services, economic and envir ...
Powerpoint presentation (PPT file)
... more trees now than in the 1970s Increased diversity of food sources and livelihoods ...
... more trees now than in the 1970s Increased diversity of food sources and livelihoods ...
Development of agricultural systems and climate smart agriculture in developing countries - Workshop FAO, ICROFS, CCAFS
... Synergies between the mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change in agriculture. P. SMITH and J. E. OLESEN The Journal of Agricultural Science, 2010 There appears to be a large potential for synergies between mitigation and adaptation within agriculture. This needs to be incorporated into econ ...
... Synergies between the mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change in agriculture. P. SMITH and J. E. OLESEN The Journal of Agricultural Science, 2010 There appears to be a large potential for synergies between mitigation and adaptation within agriculture. This needs to be incorporated into econ ...
Biome Q10 and Dryness - Qc.edu
... and global warming [14,15]. Furthermore, we reiterate the findings of Zhou et al. [4] that models of soil responses to climate change, at least at the biome level, should not assume Q10 = 2, but need to accommodate the sensitivity of soil respiration in different soil types to dryness. Thus, the fee ...
... and global warming [14,15]. Furthermore, we reiterate the findings of Zhou et al. [4] that models of soil responses to climate change, at least at the biome level, should not assume Q10 = 2, but need to accommodate the sensitivity of soil respiration in different soil types to dryness. Thus, the fee ...
Draft Resolution X
... has established climate change as a Priority Area for Interdisciplinary Action, in order to assist countries in developing cross-sectoral policies to address the negative impacts of climate variability and change on agriculture; has organized the “High-Level Conference on World Food Security: The Ch ...
... has established climate change as a Priority Area for Interdisciplinary Action, in order to assist countries in developing cross-sectoral policies to address the negative impacts of climate variability and change on agriculture; has organized the “High-Level Conference on World Food Security: The Ch ...
Challenges and Opportunities in Water Cycle Research: WCRP
... ensures that water is not conserved and sources of moisture for precipitation may come from the increment and not evapotranspiration. Models generally have a lifetime of water in the atmosphere that is too short, and this affects their ability to transport water vapor onto land while they tend to re ...
... ensures that water is not conserved and sources of moisture for precipitation may come from the increment and not evapotranspiration. Models generally have a lifetime of water in the atmosphere that is too short, and this affects their ability to transport water vapor onto land while they tend to re ...
Climate change and the Antarctic marine ecosystem: an essay on
... potentially introduces a greater level of ecosystem uncertainty, successful ecosystem outcomes potentially mean that management practices may need to be more conservative. A recent synthesis of Antarctic climate change (Turner et al. 2009a) summarizes some of the most important physical effects and ...
... potentially introduces a greater level of ecosystem uncertainty, successful ecosystem outcomes potentially mean that management practices may need to be more conservative. A recent synthesis of Antarctic climate change (Turner et al. 2009a) summarizes some of the most important physical effects and ...
Globalization, Climate Change, and Human Health
... northern latitudes.33,34 Additional warming of another 0.7°C is locked in from the extra radiative energy already absorbed by the lower atmosphere and, in turn, by the oceans, though not yet manifested as surface warming. An average rise of 4°C would return Earth’s temperature to a level not experie ...
... northern latitudes.33,34 Additional warming of another 0.7°C is locked in from the extra radiative energy already absorbed by the lower atmosphere and, in turn, by the oceans, though not yet manifested as surface warming. An average rise of 4°C would return Earth’s temperature to a level not experie ...
Vegetation and Biogeochemical Scenarios (Chapter 2) from the
... ecological impacts,while outputs of the biogeography models are used to consider longer-term impacts. This is based on the team’s expert judgement that biogeochemical changes will dominate ecological responses to climate change in the next few decades,while species shifts will dominate ecological re ...
... ecological impacts,while outputs of the biogeography models are used to consider longer-term impacts. This is based on the team’s expert judgement that biogeochemical changes will dominate ecological responses to climate change in the next few decades,while species shifts will dominate ecological re ...
Influence of Ocean and Atmosphere Components on
... The development of an isopycnal ocean component for the climate model was motivated in part by concern about spurious mixing and poor representations of overflows in depth-coordinate ocean models. Among other sources of spurious mixing (Griffies et al. 2000; Ilicak et al. 2011), depth-coordinate oce ...
... The development of an isopycnal ocean component for the climate model was motivated in part by concern about spurious mixing and poor representations of overflows in depth-coordinate ocean models. Among other sources of spurious mixing (Griffies et al. 2000; Ilicak et al. 2011), depth-coordinate oce ...
Million Species
... I.II,}"C bodied animals is further enhanced because of other correlated 11 .lil s such as their requirement oflarge foraging area, greater food in 1.1"(" high habitat specificity, and lower reproductive rates (West and I ~i'( 'WII, 2(05). Why thcn (in evolutionary terms) be big? Three reasons are t ...
... I.II,}"C bodied animals is further enhanced because of other correlated 11 .lil s such as their requirement oflarge foraging area, greater food in 1.1"(" high habitat specificity, and lower reproductive rates (West and I ~i'( 'WII, 2(05). Why thcn (in evolutionary terms) be big? Three reasons are t ...
Midterms are about motivated voters
... are much harder to predict. This is especially true when you throw in the wild card of the Tea Party which has a significant influence on many elections. Having said that, barring a major change of events (i.e. a right-wing terrorist attack or economic boom) Republicans can be assured of gaining som ...
... are much harder to predict. This is especially true when you throw in the wild card of the Tea Party which has a significant influence on many elections. Having said that, barring a major change of events (i.e. a right-wing terrorist attack or economic boom) Republicans can be assured of gaining som ...
Climate and Air Quality - Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
... practices. Ecosystem changes account for about 10–30% of the radiative forcing of carbon dioxide from 1750 to present and a large proportion of the radiative forcing due to methane and nitrous oxide. Ecosystems are currently a net sink for carbon dioxide and tropospheric ozone, while they remain a n ...
... practices. Ecosystem changes account for about 10–30% of the radiative forcing of carbon dioxide from 1750 to present and a large proportion of the radiative forcing due to methane and nitrous oxide. Ecosystems are currently a net sink for carbon dioxide and tropospheric ozone, while they remain a n ...
Worksheets on Climate Change: Going under! The threat of rising
... The threat of rising sea levels for the small island nation of Tuvalu The scenarios and warnings of international scientists regarding climate change and its inevitable consequences must seem like a constant sword of Damocles hanging over the people of Tuvalu. In its new report (2013), the Intergove ...
... The threat of rising sea levels for the small island nation of Tuvalu The scenarios and warnings of international scientists regarding climate change and its inevitable consequences must seem like a constant sword of Damocles hanging over the people of Tuvalu. In its new report (2013), the Intergove ...
Challenges and Opportunities in Water Cycle Research
... ensures that water is not conserved and sources of moisture for precipitation may come from the increment and not evapotranspiration. Models generally have a lifetime of water in the atmosphere that is too short, and this affects their ability to transport water vapor onto land while they tend to re ...
... ensures that water is not conserved and sources of moisture for precipitation may come from the increment and not evapotranspiration. Models generally have a lifetime of water in the atmosphere that is too short, and this affects their ability to transport water vapor onto land while they tend to re ...
Peak and Decline Emissions Paths and the Global Warming Target
... We report on three sensitivities around these results. First, for the 450 GtC constraint each 1 GtCO2e rise in 2020 emissions increases the required rate of reduction by 0.15 percentage points. This sensitivity falls as the budget constraint rises, being only 0.08 percentage points for the 550 GtC c ...
... We report on three sensitivities around these results. First, for the 450 GtC constraint each 1 GtCO2e rise in 2020 emissions increases the required rate of reduction by 0.15 percentage points. This sensitivity falls as the budget constraint rises, being only 0.08 percentage points for the 550 GtC c ...
RELIGION AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN CROSS
... conclude a two-day workshop on “Religion and Climate Change in Cross-Regional Comparison,” co-sponsored by the Observer Research Foundation and American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (Washington, DC). Event description: The proposed public event focuses on the role of civil ...
... conclude a two-day workshop on “Religion and Climate Change in Cross-Regional Comparison,” co-sponsored by the Observer Research Foundation and American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (Washington, DC). Event description: The proposed public event focuses on the role of civil ...
Denman-Opening_Talk
... A Look into the Future Global warming is here to stay • Annual rates of emissions of CO2 are increasing, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future (at least 30 years, due to coal generation plants) [see next 2 slides] • Polluting aerosols will be tackled and reduced due their short atmo ...
... A Look into the Future Global warming is here to stay • Annual rates of emissions of CO2 are increasing, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future (at least 30 years, due to coal generation plants) [see next 2 slides] • Polluting aerosols will be tackled and reduced due their short atmo ...
climate change in brazil
... Current levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations are already worrying and scientists predict that the average temperature of the planet could rise between 1.8°C and 4°C by 2100, which would cause significant alterations in the environment. This scenario of increased temperatures would result in ...
... Current levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations are already worrying and scientists predict that the average temperature of the planet could rise between 1.8°C and 4°C by 2100, which would cause significant alterations in the environment. This scenario of increased temperatures would result in ...
Climate Risk Management - Integrated Drought Management
... The South Mexico Community-Based Climate Risk Management Programme was implemented by UNDP through the Global Environment Facility Small Grant Fund in about 300 southern Mexican municipalities. It demonstrated that ecosystems are instrumental in reducing damage from hurricanes, climate-related extre ...
... The South Mexico Community-Based Climate Risk Management Programme was implemented by UNDP through the Global Environment Facility Small Grant Fund in about 300 southern Mexican municipalities. It demonstrated that ecosystems are instrumental in reducing damage from hurricanes, climate-related extre ...
How California`s Climate Shapes Water Resources
... Atmospheric rivers are narrow bands of atmospheric moisture that cause heavy precipitation when they make landfall, especially as they pass over mountains. In California, atmospheric rivers are commonly known as the “Pineapple Express.” They almost always coincide with heavy precipitation, and are r ...
... Atmospheric rivers are narrow bands of atmospheric moisture that cause heavy precipitation when they make landfall, especially as they pass over mountains. In California, atmospheric rivers are commonly known as the “Pineapple Express.” They almost always coincide with heavy precipitation, and are r ...
- University of Surrey
... – they should play incorporated into policy design and decision-making so that addressing climate change can deliver the broader benefits that the public values. Clearly, further research on co-benefits is needed. The number of climate skeptics was relatively small, and while community samples incre ...
... – they should play incorporated into policy design and decision-making so that addressing climate change can deliver the broader benefits that the public values. Clearly, further research on co-benefits is needed. The number of climate skeptics was relatively small, and while community samples incre ...
FORTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE IPCC Bangkok, Thailand, 17
... 2016 by the IPCC Secretariat. Expertise was sought in the following areas: ...
... 2016 by the IPCC Secretariat. Expertise was sought in the following areas: ...
paper - IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology
... climate, all glaciers and ice caps found there are subject to considerable melting and runoff in summer. Therefore Arctic glaciers and ice caps are sensitive to climatic change: a small increase in temperature will have an immediate effect on the melting and runoff. In view of the expected enhanced ...
... climate, all glaciers and ice caps found there are subject to considerable melting and runoff in summer. Therefore Arctic glaciers and ice caps are sensitive to climatic change: a small increase in temperature will have an immediate effect on the melting and runoff. In view of the expected enhanced ...
Global warming
Global warming and climate change are terms for the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects.Multiple lines of scientific evidence show that the climate system is warming. Although the increase of near-surface atmospheric temperature is the measure of global warming often reported in the popular press, most of the additional energy stored in the climate system since 1970 has gone into ocean warming. The remainder has melted ice, and warmed the continents and atmosphere. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia.Scientific understanding of global warming is increasing. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported in 2014 that scientists were more than 95% certain that most of global warming is caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases and other human (anthropogenic) activities. Climate model projections summarized in the report indicated that during the 21st century the global surface temperature is likely to rise a further 0.3 to 1.7 °C (0.5 to 3.1 °F) for their lowest emissions scenario using stringent mitigation and 2.6 to 4.8 °C (4.7 to 8.6 °F) for their highest. These findings have been recognized by the national science academies of the major industrialized nations.Future climate change and associated impacts will differ from region to region around the globe. Anticipated effects include warming global temperature, rising sea levels, changing precipitation, and expansion of deserts in the subtropics. Warming is expected to be greatest in the Arctic, with the continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost and sea ice. Other likely changes include more frequent extreme weather events including heat waves, droughts, heavy rainfall, and heavy snowfall; ocean acidification; and species extinctions due to shifting temperature regimes. Effects significant to humans include the threat to food security from decreasing crop yields and the abandonment of populated areas due to flooding.Possible societal responses to global warming include mitigation by emissions reduction, adaptation to its effects, building systems resilient to its effects, and possible future climate engineering. Most countries are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),whose ultimate objective is to prevent dangerous anthropogenic climate change. The UNFCCC have adopted a range of policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to assist in adaptation to global warming. Parties to the UNFCCC have agreed that deep cuts in emissions are required, and that future global warming should be limited to below 2.0 °C (3.6 °F) relative to the pre-industrial level.