Central Asia - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... average rainfall of three per cent by the period 2080–2099 is projected. This change will not be uniform across all seasons; rather, median precipitation is projected to increase of four per cent levels during the winter (December to February) but decline by a median amount of 13 per cent during the ...
... average rainfall of three per cent by the period 2080–2099 is projected. This change will not be uniform across all seasons; rather, median precipitation is projected to increase of four per cent levels during the winter (December to February) but decline by a median amount of 13 per cent during the ...
Impact of two different types of El Niño events on runoff over the
... PNW regions, mainly due to increased precipitation (P ). In contrast, the increase of future evapotranspiration (ET) exceeds that of future P , leading to a projected decrease in ...
... PNW regions, mainly due to increased precipitation (P ). In contrast, the increase of future evapotranspiration (ET) exceeds that of future P , leading to a projected decrease in ...
Bill McKibben on NY Attorney General`s Exxon Investigation
... against corporate influence at the UN Climate Talks, and the drive to get cultural institutions to cut their ties with fossil fuel companies. “One of the most dynamic and creative wings of the divestment movement is the push to end oil sponsorship of museums, galleries and theatres,” said J ess Wo ...
... against corporate influence at the UN Climate Talks, and the drive to get cultural institutions to cut their ties with fossil fuel companies. “One of the most dynamic and creative wings of the divestment movement is the push to end oil sponsorship of museums, galleries and theatres,” said J ess Wo ...
Climate Change and Hazard Zonation in the Circum
... The permafrost regions currently occupy about one-fourth of the earth’s land area (Brown et al., 1997; Brown and Haggerty, 1998; Zhang et al., 1999). At geographical scales involving regions of continental or hemispheric dimensions, the distribution of permafrost is usually represented as a series o ...
... The permafrost regions currently occupy about one-fourth of the earth’s land area (Brown et al., 1997; Brown and Haggerty, 1998; Zhang et al., 1999). At geographical scales involving regions of continental or hemispheric dimensions, the distribution of permafrost is usually represented as a series o ...
Investment and growth in the time of climate change
... effectively any given emissions-reduction target. This problem of instrument design is addressed in chapter 3. The starting point of any discussion on the economics of climate change is to recognise the market failure at the core of the problem. The Stern Review (2007) makes this point strikingly: “G ...
... effectively any given emissions-reduction target. This problem of instrument design is addressed in chapter 3. The starting point of any discussion on the economics of climate change is to recognise the market failure at the core of the problem. The Stern Review (2007) makes this point strikingly: “G ...
Ozone: Past, Present and Future
... shown in Figure 4. Global mean ozone is projected to return to 1980 values sometime during the 2030s and to 1960 values in the 2050s. Later in the century global mean ozone is projected to be higher than 1960 levels. This results from greenhouse gas induced cooling of the upper stratosphere which sl ...
... shown in Figure 4. Global mean ozone is projected to return to 1980 values sometime during the 2030s and to 1960 values in the 2050s. Later in the century global mean ozone is projected to be higher than 1960 levels. This results from greenhouse gas induced cooling of the upper stratosphere which sl ...
Environmental governance and climate change in Africa
... along the East African Coast, and loss of biodiversity resulting form extreme weather patterns and changes. The author proposes that, given the observed and projected impacts of climate change in East Africa, governments in the region need to make more concerted efforts to deal with the impacts of c ...
... along the East African Coast, and loss of biodiversity resulting form extreme weather patterns and changes. The author proposes that, given the observed and projected impacts of climate change in East Africa, governments in the region need to make more concerted efforts to deal with the impacts of c ...
WeatHerinG tHe storM options for Framing adaptation
... This report has benefited immensely from advice, information, and assistance generously provided by many people. The authors would especially like to thank the following individuals who took the time to speak with us in detail about lessons and insights from their work: Ian Burton, Boubacar Dembele, ...
... This report has benefited immensely from advice, information, and assistance generously provided by many people. The authors would especially like to thank the following individuals who took the time to speak with us in detail about lessons and insights from their work: Ian Burton, Boubacar Dembele, ...
Why is socially-just climate change adaptation in sub
... needs to be paid to institutional, political, discursive, structural, and contingent barriers that may prevent equitable and socially just adaptation and exacerbate vulnerability for some people. For example, strong vested interests can form a barrier to more sustainable forms of adaptation through ...
... needs to be paid to institutional, political, discursive, structural, and contingent barriers that may prevent equitable and socially just adaptation and exacerbate vulnerability for some people. For example, strong vested interests can form a barrier to more sustainable forms of adaptation through ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Coffee Production
... may grow much quicker when a certain threshold (often unknown or difficult to measure) is crossed. The rate of global warming is uneven due to the effect of the oceans, which absorb about 92% of the sun’s energy and then move it around through horizontal and vertical currents. There may still be man ...
... may grow much quicker when a certain threshold (often unknown or difficult to measure) is crossed. The rate of global warming is uneven due to the effect of the oceans, which absorb about 92% of the sun’s energy and then move it around through horizontal and vertical currents. There may still be man ...
Selected Tools to Evaluate Water Monitoring Networks for Climate
... The impacts of a changing climate are evident in every region of Canada. Planned adaptation to climate change (the result of deliberate policy decisions based on an awareness of changing conditions) requires decision-makers to understand the degree to which a system is susceptible to and able to cop ...
... The impacts of a changing climate are evident in every region of Canada. Planned adaptation to climate change (the result of deliberate policy decisions based on an awareness of changing conditions) requires decision-makers to understand the degree to which a system is susceptible to and able to cop ...
Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation
... The first is a set of standard steps that should be conducted in any case. These are steps that can be implemented if a certain amount of information has already been compiled on climate change and its local impacts (“A-track” steps for planning and implementation of adaptation measures). Many local ...
... The first is a set of standard steps that should be conducted in any case. These are steps that can be implemented if a certain amount of information has already been compiled on climate change and its local impacts (“A-track” steps for planning and implementation of adaptation measures). Many local ...
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... Ph.D.; Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. İsmail Yücel (CE) 3-The South Stream Natural Gas Pipeline Project: Political, economical and environmental-social analysis of it in the perspective of Turkey, Russia and the EU trilateral energy relations, Ongoing; Kürşad Tosun, Ph.D.; Co-Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. ...
... Ph.D.; Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. İsmail Yücel (CE) 3-The South Stream Natural Gas Pipeline Project: Political, economical and environmental-social analysis of it in the perspective of Turkey, Russia and the EU trilateral energy relations, Ongoing; Kürşad Tosun, Ph.D.; Co-Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. ...
An improved dust emission model – Part 2
... and Fd is the vertical dust flux produced by an eroding soil per unit time and area, as predicted by a dust emission parameterization such as Gillette and Passi (1988), Marticorena and Bergametti (1995), or Kok et al. (2014). The dust source function S is a function of latitude and longitude, and us ...
... and Fd is the vertical dust flux produced by an eroding soil per unit time and area, as predicted by a dust emission parameterization such as Gillette and Passi (1988), Marticorena and Bergametti (1995), or Kok et al. (2014). The dust source function S is a function of latitude and longitude, and us ...
Colorado Climate Preparedness Project Final Report
... • A more complete impacts and vulnerability assessment centered on a range of plausible climate scenarios to prioritize Colorado’s key climate threats and vulnerabilities could point to adaptations that could reduce costs and potential losses. ...
... • A more complete impacts and vulnerability assessment centered on a range of plausible climate scenarios to prioritize Colorado’s key climate threats and vulnerabilities could point to adaptations that could reduce costs and potential losses. ...
Australia`s country towns 2050: What will a climate
... infrastructure and processes ....................................................................................... 15 Table 2: Projected changes in weather and climate extremes..................................... 33 Table 3: Predicted climate change-related extreme weather events ................ ...
... infrastructure and processes ....................................................................................... 15 Table 2: Projected changes in weather and climate extremes..................................... 33 Table 3: Predicted climate change-related extreme weather events ................ ...
CURRICULUM VITAE Andrew Dale Ashton Coastal Geomorphologist
... shoreline instabilities. Coastal Sediments ’07, New Orleans, Louisiana, ASCE, p. 327-340. Littlewood, R., Murray, A.B., and Ashton, A.D. An alternative explanation for the shape of ‘logspiral’ bays. Coastal Sediments ’07, New Orleans, Louisiana, ASCE, p. 341-350. Murray, A.B., Valvo, L., Slott, J, A ...
... shoreline instabilities. Coastal Sediments ’07, New Orleans, Louisiana, ASCE, p. 327-340. Littlewood, R., Murray, A.B., and Ashton, A.D. An alternative explanation for the shape of ‘logspiral’ bays. Coastal Sediments ’07, New Orleans, Louisiana, ASCE, p. 341-350. Murray, A.B., Valvo, L., Slott, J, A ...
Implications of climate change for Australia`s World Heritage properties
... (UNESCO) as possessing characteristics considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. Because of their global significance, these sites are listed as World Heritage properties. However, Australia’s World Heritage properties, and their values, are under threat from global climate change. The Inte ...
... (UNESCO) as possessing characteristics considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. Because of their global significance, these sites are listed as World Heritage properties. However, Australia’s World Heritage properties, and their values, are under threat from global climate change. The Inte ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on London
... The launch event was very successful, attracting a large number of people from a wide range of sectors. Many individuals attended who had not previously been involved in the Climate Impacts study but recognised that climate change is an issue that will become increasingly important in the years to c ...
... The launch event was very successful, attracting a large number of people from a wide range of sectors. Many individuals attended who had not previously been involved in the Climate Impacts study but recognised that climate change is an issue that will become increasingly important in the years to c ...
Optimal intensity targets for greenhouse gas emissions
... indexation has been considered by Sue Wing et al. (forthcoming) and earlier in a foundation, less analytic paper (Ellerman and Sue Wing 2003), but here in a multi-country model it yields initially surprising recommendations for the degrees of indexation that different types of countries should use. ...
... indexation has been considered by Sue Wing et al. (forthcoming) and earlier in a foundation, less analytic paper (Ellerman and Sue Wing 2003), but here in a multi-country model it yields initially surprising recommendations for the degrees of indexation that different types of countries should use. ...
Experiment Earth?
... How reversible is it? Because participants were keen to ensure scientists retained control of the effects of geoengineering, they wanted to make sure that effects of research and deployment could be reversed if necessary. They called for research to progress in small stages, to reduce the likelihood ...
... How reversible is it? Because participants were keen to ensure scientists retained control of the effects of geoengineering, they wanted to make sure that effects of research and deployment could be reversed if necessary. They called for research to progress in small stages, to reduce the likelihood ...
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
... U.S. and abroad, to drive significant local change that improves the quality of life for local people and others far distant, in the countless networks to which they are also attached. The health of a child in rural China or in the American Grainbelt is intimately connected to the industrial pattern ...
... U.S. and abroad, to drive significant local change that improves the quality of life for local people and others far distant, in the countless networks to which they are also attached. The health of a child in rural China or in the American Grainbelt is intimately connected to the industrial pattern ...
Saltwater Intrusion and Climate Change
... contaminated with too much saltwater, the well or groundwater source can no longer be used for drinking water, and it often has to be abandoned altogether. Saltwater intrusion is a problem for coastal regions around the world, including Atlantic Canada. Several studies have been undertaken in this r ...
... contaminated with too much saltwater, the well or groundwater source can no longer be used for drinking water, and it often has to be abandoned altogether. Saltwater intrusion is a problem for coastal regions around the world, including Atlantic Canada. Several studies have been undertaken in this r ...