English - Stockholm Convention
... The polar regions and Mountain zones will experience decreased snow cover, reduced glaciers and permafrost thawing, increased cloudiness and increased precipitation. The polar sea ice will break open and the polar regions will experience an increase in fresh-water run-off. The temperate, mediterrane ...
... The polar regions and Mountain zones will experience decreased snow cover, reduced glaciers and permafrost thawing, increased cloudiness and increased precipitation. The polar sea ice will break open and the polar regions will experience an increase in fresh-water run-off. The temperate, mediterrane ...
Averchenkova, Stern and Zenghelis policy paper December 2014 (opens in new window)
... transition to a low-carbon economy rather than on the potential benefits. Countries are now seeking to reach a new international agreement on climate change, to be signed in Paris in December 2015. A key element of the international negotiations since the Kyoto Protocol, has been equity, but discuss ...
... transition to a low-carbon economy rather than on the potential benefits. Countries are now seeking to reach a new international agreement on climate change, to be signed in Paris in December 2015. A key element of the international negotiations since the Kyoto Protocol, has been equity, but discuss ...
Cities and the Governing of Climate Change
... of the city as a site for addressing the issue. Both the International Energy Agency (26) and the Stern Review (27) suggest that cities may be responsible for up to 75% of global emissions of carbon dioxide from anthropogenic sources. Although, as discussed below, these figures are highly contested ( ...
... of the city as a site for addressing the issue. Both the International Energy Agency (26) and the Stern Review (27) suggest that cities may be responsible for up to 75% of global emissions of carbon dioxide from anthropogenic sources. Although, as discussed below, these figures are highly contested ( ...
Climate Change Riparian Restoration
... and terrestrial ecosystems, and create thermal refugia for wildlife: all characteristics that can contribute to ecological adaptation to climate change. Because riparian systems and the projected impacts of climate change are highly variable geographically, there is a pressing need to develop a plac ...
... and terrestrial ecosystems, and create thermal refugia for wildlife: all characteristics that can contribute to ecological adaptation to climate change. Because riparian systems and the projected impacts of climate change are highly variable geographically, there is a pressing need to develop a plac ...
Why Climate Change Makes Riparian Restoration More Important than Ever:
... and terrestrial ecosystems, and create thermal refugia for wildlife: all characteristics that can contribute to ecological adaptation to climate change. Because riparian systems and the projected impacts of climate change are highly variable geographically, there is a pressing need to develop a plac ...
... and terrestrial ecosystems, and create thermal refugia for wildlife: all characteristics that can contribute to ecological adaptation to climate change. Because riparian systems and the projected impacts of climate change are highly variable geographically, there is a pressing need to develop a plac ...
Influence of the Laurentian Great Lakes on Regional
... The Great Lakes’ substantial influence on the regional hydrology varies by season. Evaporation from the lakes is a critical source of moisture to the region, particularly during late autumn–early winter, when cold, dry air masses pass over the relatively warm lakes (Bates et al. 1993); by midwinter, ...
... The Great Lakes’ substantial influence on the regional hydrology varies by season. Evaporation from the lakes is a critical source of moisture to the region, particularly during late autumn–early winter, when cold, dry air masses pass over the relatively warm lakes (Bates et al. 1993); by midwinter, ...
The Rules of the Game
... These reports have already drawn together the majority of the evidence base on behaviour change and the communication of sustainable development issues. Rather than duplicate the effort and insight of these experts, we have stood upon their shoulders to create this applicable set of principles for ...
... These reports have already drawn together the majority of the evidence base on behaviour change and the communication of sustainable development issues. Rather than duplicate the effort and insight of these experts, we have stood upon their shoulders to create this applicable set of principles for ...
05Rates
... One problematic class of processes that have already been applied to rates in phylogenetics is the martingales. We say that a Markov process is a martingale if, for all s, t P 0 we have E[Mt+sjMt] = Mt [24]. An example of a Markov martingale is Brownian motion. As a result of this fairly innocuous l ...
... One problematic class of processes that have already been applied to rates in phylogenetics is the martingales. We say that a Markov process is a martingale if, for all s, t P 0 we have E[Mt+sjMt] = Mt [24]. An example of a Markov martingale is Brownian motion. As a result of this fairly innocuous l ...
Handbook for Local Elected Officials on Climate Change
... have a responsibility to become informed and to take appropriate action within their mandates to prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change. ...
... have a responsibility to become informed and to take appropriate action within their mandates to prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change. ...
A Review of Drought in the Middle East and Southwest Asia
... vulnerable, and prone to severe droughts. Large-scale climate variability, particularly La Niña, ...
... vulnerable, and prone to severe droughts. Large-scale climate variability, particularly La Niña, ...
Kocornick Mina and Fankhauser 2015 (opens in new window)
... - The creation of employment opportunities - Strong economic output and household incomes - The provision of public goods and services, both physical (e.g. infrastructure) and institutional (e.g. economic stability) - A healthy external balance and good access to finance - The promotion of tech ...
... - The creation of employment opportunities - Strong economic output and household incomes - The provision of public goods and services, both physical (e.g. infrastructure) and institutional (e.g. economic stability) - A healthy external balance and good access to finance - The promotion of tech ...
The greenhouse effect
... a gaseous atmosphere, the gases comprising the atmosphere can absorb infrared radiation (heat). The remainder of the incoming radiation then reaches the ground to either be scattered back into the atmosphere, or absorbed. Solids can absorb all frequencies of radiation, and convert them to infrared ...
... a gaseous atmosphere, the gases comprising the atmosphere can absorb infrared radiation (heat). The remainder of the incoming radiation then reaches the ground to either be scattered back into the atmosphere, or absorbed. Solids can absorb all frequencies of radiation, and convert them to infrared ...
PDF
... Determining live cycle GHG emissions for agriculture is associated with several unique challenges. Unlike the industrial sector where GHGs mostly consist of CO2 emissions because they are closely connected to fossil fuel consumption, three different GHGs (CO2, N2O and CH4) play a major role in agri ...
... Determining live cycle GHG emissions for agriculture is associated with several unique challenges. Unlike the industrial sector where GHGs mostly consist of CO2 emissions because they are closely connected to fossil fuel consumption, three different GHGs (CO2, N2O and CH4) play a major role in agri ...
The Blueprint for Coffee in a Changing Climate
... fossil fuels to generate electricity and power vehicles and exacerbated by deforestation. Most ...
... fossil fuels to generate electricity and power vehicles and exacerbated by deforestation. Most ...
Climate Change and National Park Wildlife: A Survival
... ecosystems and their wildlife, in part by helping them to adapt to new climatic conditions. But some challenges must be addressed before the parks can fully step into this role. Right now, no national plan exists to manage wildlife throughout their habitat, which often is a patchwork of lands manage ...
... ecosystems and their wildlife, in part by helping them to adapt to new climatic conditions. But some challenges must be addressed before the parks can fully step into this role. Right now, no national plan exists to manage wildlife throughout their habitat, which often is a patchwork of lands manage ...
Transformative Learning and Engagement with Climate
... 1. INTRODUCTION In its Fifth Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that the evidence for anthropogenic climate change is “unequivocal”, and that that unless carbon emissions are sharply reduced, global warming relative to 1850–1900 is likely to exceed 2°C and ...
... 1. INTRODUCTION In its Fifth Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that the evidence for anthropogenic climate change is “unequivocal”, and that that unless carbon emissions are sharply reduced, global warming relative to 1850–1900 is likely to exceed 2°C and ...
O b s e rved Impacts climate change in the U.S.
... address the extent to which the U.S. climate change responsible for observed ecological responses can be attributed to global emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. 7) There is an emerging link between observed changes in wild plants and animals across the United States and human-driven global ...
... address the extent to which the U.S. climate change responsible for observed ecological responses can be attributed to global emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. 7) There is an emerging link between observed changes in wild plants and animals across the United States and human-driven global ...
8.1MB - Climate Change 2013
... on global mean temperatures continue to rise and more specifically their relevance for future change in regional climates. Regional climates are the complex result of processes which vary strongly with location and so respond differently to changes in global-scale influences. The following large-sca ...
... on global mean temperatures continue to rise and more specifically their relevance for future change in regional climates. Regional climates are the complex result of processes which vary strongly with location and so respond differently to changes in global-scale influences. The following large-sca ...
2011 Climate Action Plan - Summary Report (pdf)
... Lower-‐bound estimates are based on the 2009-‐19 Capital Financial Plan (CFP),5 which represents budgeted enrollments (i.e., the number of students for whom UCSC receives State general funds). The CFP assumes ...
... Lower-‐bound estimates are based on the 2009-‐19 Capital Financial Plan (CFP),5 which represents budgeted enrollments (i.e., the number of students for whom UCSC receives State general funds). The CFP assumes ...
Climate Extremes Communications Guidebook
... Climate Change (IPCC) uses the term “climate extreme” (as we do in this guidebook) to include both weather and climate extremes, defining these as “the occurrence of a value of a weather or climate variable above (or below) a threshold value near the upper (or lower) ends of the range of observed va ...
... Climate Change (IPCC) uses the term “climate extreme” (as we do in this guidebook) to include both weather and climate extremes, defining these as “the occurrence of a value of a weather or climate variable above (or below) a threshold value near the upper (or lower) ends of the range of observed va ...
Weathering the Storm: the impact of climate change
... Water scarcity, extreme flooding, land loss and heatwaves are expected to become increasingly commonplace in the critical food-producing and industrialising regions which provide the basis for many of London’s supply chains. However, little work has been done to establish the extent of this risk for ...
... Water scarcity, extreme flooding, land loss and heatwaves are expected to become increasingly commonplace in the critical food-producing and industrialising regions which provide the basis for many of London’s supply chains. However, little work has been done to establish the extent of this risk for ...
Climate Change and European Agriculture - EDOC HU
... method of Gaussian Quadratures. Despite the necessity of sensitivity analysis in climate impact assessments, stochastic analysis has so far been neglected in literature. The second method uses the five individual LPJmL outputs to generate a distribution of results. That way, uncertainty stemming fro ...
... method of Gaussian Quadratures. Despite the necessity of sensitivity analysis in climate impact assessments, stochastic analysis has so far been neglected in literature. The second method uses the five individual LPJmL outputs to generate a distribution of results. That way, uncertainty stemming fro ...
climate, water, and political-economic crises
... objective requires more initial theoretical consideration about explanatory compatibilities. Some attempt must also be made to develop an appropriate index of marginal returns. A second objective entails further exploration of the relationships among the indicators previously examined (climate chang ...
... objective requires more initial theoretical consideration about explanatory compatibilities. Some attempt must also be made to develop an appropriate index of marginal returns. A second objective entails further exploration of the relationships among the indicators previously examined (climate chang ...