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... aquaculture and the livelihoods and economies that depend on them have been receiving increasing attention. It is now recognized that sea-level rise, ocean acidification and changes in salinity, precipitation, groundwater and river flows, water stresses and extreme weather events are changing the pr ...
... aquaculture and the livelihoods and economies that depend on them have been receiving increasing attention. It is now recognized that sea-level rise, ocean acidification and changes in salinity, precipitation, groundwater and river flows, water stresses and extreme weather events are changing the pr ...
global climate change as seen by zoo and aquarium visitors
... figures to the key findings in Appendix A and the data tables displaying the results of all the survey items appear in Appendix B. Finally, an overview of our methodology is presented in Appendix C. ...
... figures to the key findings in Appendix A and the data tables displaying the results of all the survey items appear in Appendix B. Finally, an overview of our methodology is presented in Appendix C. ...
Drivers of the tropospheric ozone budget throughout the 21st
... model SOCOL, in which spatially disaggregated chemistry and transport tracers have been implemented in order to better understand the distribution and projected changes in tropospheric ozone. We examine the influences of ozone precursor emissions (nitrogen oxides (NOx ), carbon monoxide (CO) and vol ...
... model SOCOL, in which spatially disaggregated chemistry and transport tracers have been implemented in order to better understand the distribution and projected changes in tropospheric ozone. We examine the influences of ozone precursor emissions (nitrogen oxides (NOx ), carbon monoxide (CO) and vol ...
Climate Proofing: A Risk-based Approach to Adaptation
... Adaptation (to climate variability and change) – Policies, actions, and other initiatives designed to limit the potential adverse impacts arising from climate variability and change (including extreme events), and exploit any positive consequences. Adaptive capacity – The potential for adjustments, ...
... Adaptation (to climate variability and change) – Policies, actions, and other initiatives designed to limit the potential adverse impacts arising from climate variability and change (including extreme events), and exploit any positive consequences. Adaptive capacity – The potential for adjustments, ...
The making of a riskier future: How our decisions are
... The text in this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or nonprofit uses, without special permission, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. The GFDRR Secretariat would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this report as a sour ...
... The text in this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or nonprofit uses, without special permission, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. The GFDRR Secretariat would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this report as a sour ...
Tracking phenological shifts and evolutionary impacts related to
... Current levels of concern about the long-term impacts of climate change may be a contemporary phenomenon made possible by sophisticated technologies, but such concerns are not unique to our times. In the past, as now, an intimate knowledge of the timing of seasonal events was of great cultural and e ...
... Current levels of concern about the long-term impacts of climate change may be a contemporary phenomenon made possible by sophisticated technologies, but such concerns are not unique to our times. In the past, as now, an intimate knowledge of the timing of seasonal events was of great cultural and e ...
Review of climate change adaptation methods and tools
... decades. For developing countries, the task is particularly daunting. The process of adapting to new conditions, stresses and natural hazards that result from climate change will require additional interventions. Although most communities have some ability to respond to changes and extreme climatic ...
... decades. For developing countries, the task is particularly daunting. The process of adapting to new conditions, stresses and natural hazards that result from climate change will require additional interventions. Although most communities have some ability to respond to changes and extreme climatic ...
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
... A Canadian Perspective provides an overview of research in the field of climate change impacts and adaptation over the past five years, as it relates to Canada. This summary presents common themes of the report, as well as highlights from individual chapters. ...
... A Canadian Perspective provides an overview of research in the field of climate change impacts and adaptation over the past five years, as it relates to Canada. This summary presents common themes of the report, as well as highlights from individual chapters. ...
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... Also for other reasons, as will be clarified in section 4, we thus investigate three scenarios with (timeindependent) leakage of CO2 from geological storage, in which the leakage rate amounts to 0.5%/yr, 1%/yr and 2%/yr, respectively. Under imperfect storage conditions, CO2 migration times are likel ...
... Also for other reasons, as will be clarified in section 4, we thus investigate three scenarios with (timeindependent) leakage of CO2 from geological storage, in which the leakage rate amounts to 0.5%/yr, 1%/yr and 2%/yr, respectively. Under imperfect storage conditions, CO2 migration times are likel ...
Lenachuru_colostate_0053A_13620 - DSpace Home
... sources of knowledge varies with age and education level. Community elders and those with less formal education rely more on traditional knowledge sources while younger and members that are more educated more often use formal sources of information. Ilchamus IK is passed from parents to children tho ...
... sources of knowledge varies with age and education level. Community elders and those with less formal education rely more on traditional knowledge sources while younger and members that are more educated more often use formal sources of information. Ilchamus IK is passed from parents to children tho ...
IFC Climate Implementation Plan (April 2016)
... countries came together to forge a climate change agreement that pledged to keep global warming to 2 degrees Celsius or less. CEOs from industries ranging from cement to technology companies made pledges to decrease their carbon footprint, buy more renewable energy, and engage in sustainable resourc ...
... countries came together to forge a climate change agreement that pledged to keep global warming to 2 degrees Celsius or less. CEOs from industries ranging from cement to technology companies made pledges to decrease their carbon footprint, buy more renewable energy, and engage in sustainable resourc ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Clayoquot Sound
... rain and wind intensity are uncertain but there is reason to believe that these will increase as well during the coming century. ...
... rain and wind intensity are uncertain but there is reason to believe that these will increase as well during the coming century. ...
A Climate Change Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
... Twenty-four planning areas in nine sectors that the city can influence were assessed to determine their vulnerability and risk with regard to climate change. The assessments revealed that air quality, water quality, and energy assurance are the most vulnerable, at-risk planning areas in the City of ...
... Twenty-four planning areas in nine sectors that the city can influence were assessed to determine their vulnerability and risk with regard to climate change. The assessments revealed that air quality, water quality, and energy assurance are the most vulnerable, at-risk planning areas in the City of ...
An Analysis of Adaptation as a Response to Climate Change
... might be substantial if no immediate global action is undertaken. Even if all radiative forcing agents were held constant at the 2000 level, a further warming would be observed due to the inertia of oceans (IPCC, 2007). According to the main IPCC scenarios, world-average temperature is likely to inc ...
... might be substantial if no immediate global action is undertaken. Even if all radiative forcing agents were held constant at the 2000 level, a further warming would be observed due to the inertia of oceans (IPCC, 2007). According to the main IPCC scenarios, world-average temperature is likely to inc ...
Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Change
... contour farming; and changing farming practices towards mixed farming. The reasons why these strategies are not yet implemented relate to constraints in adaptive capacity. Farmers identified a number of indicators for adaptive capacity, which could be grouped according to livelihood assets in terms ...
... contour farming; and changing farming practices towards mixed farming. The reasons why these strategies are not yet implemented relate to constraints in adaptive capacity. Farmers identified a number of indicators for adaptive capacity, which could be grouped according to livelihood assets in terms ...
MASUD-DISSERTATION-2016
... The primary tools to assess climate change are the Atmosphere–Ocean General Circulation Model (AOGCM) or Regional Climate Model (RCM) transient climate change simulations. Currently, RCMs offer higher spatial resolution than AOGCMs and therefore are preferred for assessing impact of climate change o ...
... The primary tools to assess climate change are the Atmosphere–Ocean General Circulation Model (AOGCM) or Regional Climate Model (RCM) transient climate change simulations. Currently, RCMs offer higher spatial resolution than AOGCMs and therefore are preferred for assessing impact of climate change o ...
Vulnerability of Marine Turtles to Climate Change
... Extant turtle species probably arose during the middle–late Jurassic period (180–150 million years ago) when the world was warmer and more humid (Sellwood and Valdes, 2008). They have survived past shifts in climate, including glacial periods and warm events, by probably altering migratory routes, r ...
... Extant turtle species probably arose during the middle–late Jurassic period (180–150 million years ago) when the world was warmer and more humid (Sellwood and Valdes, 2008). They have survived past shifts in climate, including glacial periods and warm events, by probably altering migratory routes, r ...
Assessing the Determinants Facilitating Local Vulnerabilities and
... outcome of climate-related risks at the local level. In the high mountains of the western Himalayas for example, climate change is tangibly influencing precipitation patterns, glacial movement and the occurrence of extreme weather events. Rather than work in isolation, these adverse effects exacerba ...
... outcome of climate-related risks at the local level. In the high mountains of the western Himalayas for example, climate change is tangibly influencing precipitation patterns, glacial movement and the occurrence of extreme weather events. Rather than work in isolation, these adverse effects exacerba ...
Republic of Maldives
... Appreciation is also expressed to representatives from the atolls who participated in the regional stakeholder consultations and those from the government and private agencies who participated in the national workshop. We thank the staff of the Integrated ...
... Appreciation is also expressed to representatives from the atolls who participated in the regional stakeholder consultations and those from the government and private agencies who participated in the national workshop. We thank the staff of the Integrated ...
Explicit solutions for dynamic portfolio choice in jump
... both stock price and volatility. In this paper, we solve the optimal asset allocation problem in closed form for multi-asset jump-diffusion models under conditions similar to those in Duffie, Pan and Singleton (2000) and Liu (2007). In contrast to Das and Uppal (2004), an important feature of our model ...
... both stock price and volatility. In this paper, we solve the optimal asset allocation problem in closed form for multi-asset jump-diffusion models under conditions similar to those in Duffie, Pan and Singleton (2000) and Liu (2007). In contrast to Das and Uppal (2004), an important feature of our model ...
Banner - Indigenous Peoples` Climate Change Portal
... totally dependent on fossil fuel use, whether in industries, transport, energy use, and industrial agriculture, among others. However, instead of moving towards a low-carbon emissions development path, most countries would still opt to maintain the highenergy, high-emissions economic development pat ...
... totally dependent on fossil fuel use, whether in industries, transport, energy use, and industrial agriculture, among others. However, instead of moving towards a low-carbon emissions development path, most countries would still opt to maintain the highenergy, high-emissions economic development pat ...
Asia-Pacific Human Development Report
... the Earth. Hand-fashioned from rattan and unique to Asia-Pacific, the ball symbolises interconnectedness, resilience and creativity — leveraging these can help deal with climate change, while ignoring them will affect human development negatively. Climate change is a threat on a planetary scale. Peo ...
... the Earth. Hand-fashioned from rattan and unique to Asia-Pacific, the ball symbolises interconnectedness, resilience and creativity — leveraging these can help deal with climate change, while ignoring them will affect human development negatively. Climate change is a threat on a planetary scale. Peo ...
Adaptation to climate change: the attitude and behaviour of rice
... incorporates socio-economic and psychological factors to explain farmers’ adaptation intentions and behaviours to climate change. Focus group discussions and agricultural officer interviews generated insights into the research context and supplemented the questionnaire design. A structured questionn ...
... incorporates socio-economic and psychological factors to explain farmers’ adaptation intentions and behaviours to climate change. Focus group discussions and agricultural officer interviews generated insights into the research context and supplemented the questionnaire design. A structured questionn ...