How to design a building envelope to provide thermal
... flooding in certain areas (i.e., higher relative humidity levels) but also more droughts in other areas (i.e., lower relative humidity levels). Humidity particularly affects a building design when viewed in conjunction with ventilation. Ventilation profiles will likely change for future needs, and t ...
... flooding in certain areas (i.e., higher relative humidity levels) but also more droughts in other areas (i.e., lower relative humidity levels). Humidity particularly affects a building design when viewed in conjunction with ventilation. Ventilation profiles will likely change for future needs, and t ...
Defining loss and damage
... programme on L&D uses the following working definition: “the actual and/or potential manifestation of impacts associated with climate change in developing countries that negatively affect human and natural systems.”ii While this working definition is very broad, several sources provided a much narro ...
... programme on L&D uses the following working definition: “the actual and/or potential manifestation of impacts associated with climate change in developing countries that negatively affect human and natural systems.”ii While this working definition is very broad, several sources provided a much narro ...
No Regrets Charter
... Why we need principles for climate change adaptation in cities The latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) world climate report emphasises the likelihood of global temperature increases in excess of two degrees. It states that sea levels are rising more rapidly than had previously b ...
... Why we need principles for climate change adaptation in cities The latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) world climate report emphasises the likelihood of global temperature increases in excess of two degrees. It states that sea levels are rising more rapidly than had previously b ...
Generating possibility distributions of scenarios for regional climate
... • Utilize extreme value theory to extrapolate the historical data into a far tail region so as to be able to simulate more extremes. • Identification of ‘clustering’ of events, both intraseasonal and over periods of 3 years or less. Extreme events can arise from a single extreme storm, a correlated ...
... • Utilize extreme value theory to extrapolate the historical data into a far tail region so as to be able to simulate more extremes. • Identification of ‘clustering’ of events, both intraseasonal and over periods of 3 years or less. Extreme events can arise from a single extreme storm, a correlated ...
1. Climate Catastrophe - Global Commons Institute
... themselves from the report, continue to remain on the list. 12 Examples of flagrant misrepresentation in the report are rife. On the list, for instance, is “prominent scientist” Ray Kurzweil – not a scientist but an inventor. Worse, Kurzweil is not even a global warming skeptic. Rather, he argued th ...
... themselves from the report, continue to remain on the list. 12 Examples of flagrant misrepresentation in the report are rife. On the list, for instance, is “prominent scientist” Ray Kurzweil – not a scientist but an inventor. Worse, Kurzweil is not even a global warming skeptic. Rather, he argued th ...
Hope Below Our Feet: Soil as a Climate Solution
... most extreme consequences there is a need for “negative CO2 emissions.”6 In 1988, climate scientist James Hansen warned that: If humanity wishes to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted, paleoclimate evidence and ongoing climate chang ...
... most extreme consequences there is a need for “negative CO2 emissions.”6 In 1988, climate scientist James Hansen warned that: If humanity wishes to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted, paleoclimate evidence and ongoing climate chang ...
History of climate modeling
... he global climate system functions to transport heat from the equator toward the poles. Therefore, climatology’s principal questions regard how much heat the Earth system retains, where the energy resides (in the oceans, atmosphere, land surfaces, etc.), how it is distributed, and how it circulates ...
... he global climate system functions to transport heat from the equator toward the poles. Therefore, climatology’s principal questions regard how much heat the Earth system retains, where the energy resides (in the oceans, atmosphere, land surfaces, etc.), how it is distributed, and how it circulates ...
powerpoint presentation
... Climate variability vs. climate change • Usage in, e.g., the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) usage. • (But not used by all climate scientists.) • “Climate variability” = natural variability – Natural “modes” of variability ...
... Climate variability vs. climate change • Usage in, e.g., the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) usage. • (But not used by all climate scientists.) • “Climate variability” = natural variability – Natural “modes” of variability ...
Presentation on Climate Change Study
... • The agricultural sector grew by only 5.2% in 2005 compared to 5.8% growth in 2004 again attributed to the prolonged drought in 2005/2006 • The 2008/2009 droughts have imposed big impacts on both crop production and livestock production • Some areas experiencing a loss of livestock of more than 60% ...
... • The agricultural sector grew by only 5.2% in 2005 compared to 5.8% growth in 2004 again attributed to the prolonged drought in 2005/2006 • The 2008/2009 droughts have imposed big impacts on both crop production and livestock production • Some areas experiencing a loss of livestock of more than 60% ...
PowerPoint Presentation - VTechWorks
... “Increases of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), rising temperatures, and altered precipitation patterns will affect agricultural productivity. Increases in temperature coupled with more variable precipitation will reduce productivity of crops, and these effects will outweigh the benefits of increasi ...
... “Increases of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), rising temperatures, and altered precipitation patterns will affect agricultural productivity. Increases in temperature coupled with more variable precipitation will reduce productivity of crops, and these effects will outweigh the benefits of increasi ...
Climate Change Impacts in Indonesia
... temperature and precipitation include (Cruz et al., 2007) • Prolonged droughts, increased flooding, and more frequent and severe storms may lead to major agricultural losses and a substantial drop in food productivity • Increased frequency and severity of El Niño events and fires will impact food pr ...
... temperature and precipitation include (Cruz et al., 2007) • Prolonged droughts, increased flooding, and more frequent and severe storms may lead to major agricultural losses and a substantial drop in food productivity • Increased frequency and severity of El Niño events and fires will impact food pr ...
11th Scientific Statement: Air Pollution
... levels by the year 2100. The full range of projected global temperature increases by 2100 was found to be 1.8 °C–7.1°C depending on ...
... levels by the year 2100. The full range of projected global temperature increases by 2100 was found to be 1.8 °C–7.1°C depending on ...
climate change impacts on the economy - Tanzania -
... • The agricultural sector grew by only 5.2% in 2005 compared to 5.8% growth in 2004 again attributed to the prolonged drought in 2005/2006 • The 2008/2009 droughts have imposed big impacts on both crop production and livestock production • Some areas experiencing a loss of livestock of more than 60% ...
... • The agricultural sector grew by only 5.2% in 2005 compared to 5.8% growth in 2004 again attributed to the prolonged drought in 2005/2006 • The 2008/2009 droughts have imposed big impacts on both crop production and livestock production • Some areas experiencing a loss of livestock of more than 60% ...
powerpoint - Mitigation and Adaptation Research Institute (MARI)
... atmospheric concentration of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) or other anthropogenic forcing factors, such as albedo changes. In a more general sense, climate change mitigation is any action taken to permanently eliminate or reduce the long-term risk and hazards of climate change. - climate change adaptation: ...
... atmospheric concentration of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) or other anthropogenic forcing factors, such as albedo changes. In a more general sense, climate change mitigation is any action taken to permanently eliminate or reduce the long-term risk and hazards of climate change. - climate change adaptation: ...
climate change, conflict and cooperation in southern africa
... storms, also increasing migration movements are expected. The countries of Southern Africa will be among the most severely affected by climate change. Rising temperatures as well as changing precipitation patterns will challenge food and water security in the entire region, sea level rise is likely ...
... storms, also increasing migration movements are expected. The countries of Southern Africa will be among the most severely affected by climate change. Rising temperatures as well as changing precipitation patterns will challenge food and water security in the entire region, sea level rise is likely ...
Slide 1
... Building damage (extreme weather events, hurricanes, tornadoes, Nor’easters, ice storms) Power outages/damage (ice storms, extreme heat, extreme weather) Water pollution/contamination (intense storm events, rainfall events) CSO overflows (intense storm events, intense rainfall events) Drought (extre ...
... Building damage (extreme weather events, hurricanes, tornadoes, Nor’easters, ice storms) Power outages/damage (ice storms, extreme heat, extreme weather) Water pollution/contamination (intense storm events, rainfall events) CSO overflows (intense storm events, intense rainfall events) Drought (extre ...
CLIMATE CHANGE RISK PERCEPTION AND POLICY
... just below urban sprawl (Dunlap and Saad, 2001). Thus Americans paradoxically seem concerned about global warming, yet view it as less important than nearly all other national or environmental issues. What explains this paradox? Additionally, why do some Americans see climate change as an urgent, im ...
... just below urban sprawl (Dunlap and Saad, 2001). Thus Americans paradoxically seem concerned about global warming, yet view it as less important than nearly all other national or environmental issues. What explains this paradox? Additionally, why do some Americans see climate change as an urgent, im ...
Global Warming (AGW): Separating Fact From Fiction
... outcomes, and this generally remains the case.” Recently, this same concern about the possible future threat posed by climate change, was voiced by the Climate and Health Alliance in November 2013. According to a joint statement signed by Fiona Armstrong and others, “Climate change is the greatest h ...
... outcomes, and this generally remains the case.” Recently, this same concern about the possible future threat posed by climate change, was voiced by the Climate and Health Alliance in November 2013. According to a joint statement signed by Fiona Armstrong and others, “Climate change is the greatest h ...
Creating Futures – Lesson 5: Dealing with climate change
... where I used to play cricket. I go to school in a nearby town with my cousins. I want to be a teacher when I grow up. I live with my grandmother, my three siblings and my mother. My mother grows wheat and vegetables. We also have one cow and some hens which give us milk and eggs. In September 2014 h ...
... where I used to play cricket. I go to school in a nearby town with my cousins. I want to be a teacher when I grow up. I live with my grandmother, my three siblings and my mother. My mother grows wheat and vegetables. We also have one cow and some hens which give us milk and eggs. In September 2014 h ...
Past and Future Extreme Climate Events in Canadian Prairies
... place a value on them, called Ecological Goods and Services • Any reduction in these services reduces social welfare and therefore, need to be accounted for. • Loss of human capital – Loss of lives plus effect of stress • Long-term cost of adaptation (including migration) Earth Science and Climate C ...
... place a value on them, called Ecological Goods and Services • Any reduction in these services reduces social welfare and therefore, need to be accounted for. • Loss of human capital – Loss of lives plus effect of stress • Long-term cost of adaptation (including migration) Earth Science and Climate C ...
COP 18 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
... Management of GHG emissions Inventorying the national GHG for the base year 2005 and develop basic emission scenarios Carrying out the targets of GHG emission reduction and GHG absorption increasing by 2020 (base year: 2005) ...
... Management of GHG emissions Inventorying the national GHG for the base year 2005 and develop basic emission scenarios Carrying out the targets of GHG emission reduction and GHG absorption increasing by 2020 (base year: 2005) ...
IPCC launches complete Synthesis Report
... endorses these reports in a dialogue between the governments that request the reports and will work with them and the scientists that write them. In this discussion the scientists have the last word on any additions or changes, although the Panel may agree by consensus to delete something. The Fifth ...
... endorses these reports in a dialogue between the governments that request the reports and will work with them and the scientists that write them. In this discussion the scientists have the last word on any additions or changes, although the Panel may agree by consensus to delete something. The Fifth ...
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.