Adaptation to climate change in desert contexts
... argument is advanced that ‘measurable indicators’ are not appropriate to achieve an accurate measure of adaptive capacity to climate change. Instead, a more contextual approach is advocated. ...
... argument is advanced that ‘measurable indicators’ are not appropriate to achieve an accurate measure of adaptive capacity to climate change. Instead, a more contextual approach is advocated. ...
Coastal marine uptake of CO2 around Greenland
... Greenland Shelf ~ 6 mol m-2 year-1 (Chen et al., 2013)). The driving factors behind the air-sea exchange of CO2 in open waters are the difference between the partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) in the atmosphere and the surface waters, leading to an uptake in areas where the pCO2 of surface waters is lo ...
... Greenland Shelf ~ 6 mol m-2 year-1 (Chen et al., 2013)). The driving factors behind the air-sea exchange of CO2 in open waters are the difference between the partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) in the atmosphere and the surface waters, leading to an uptake in areas where the pCO2 of surface waters is lo ...
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 ...
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 ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Freshwater
... lake, and wetland systems, and a wide variety of fish, wildlife, amphibians, and other organisms. Many of these species, habitats, and ecosystems are already experiencing the effects of a changing climate. Carbon Dioxide Concentrations, Temperature, and Precipitation Increased atmospheric carbon dio ...
... lake, and wetland systems, and a wide variety of fish, wildlife, amphibians, and other organisms. Many of these species, habitats, and ecosystems are already experiencing the effects of a changing climate. Carbon Dioxide Concentrations, Temperature, and Precipitation Increased atmospheric carbon dio ...
chapter 1 - UNDPCC.org
... 3.7.2 Effect of Climate Change on Savings and Credit .................................................................................... 33 3.7.3 Effects on Household Expenditure .......................................................................................................... 34 CHAPTER 4: ...
... 3.7.2 Effect of Climate Change on Savings and Credit .................................................................................... 33 3.7.3 Effects on Household Expenditure .......................................................................................................... 34 CHAPTER 4: ...
America's Climate Choices: Panel on Limiting the Research Council
... ackling climate change promises to be one of the most significant social and technological challenges of the 21st century. Since the industrial revolution, the atmosphere has been one of the world’s principal waste repositories because it has offered an easy and inexpensive means of managing unwante ...
... ackling climate change promises to be one of the most significant social and technological challenges of the 21st century. Since the industrial revolution, the atmosphere has been one of the world’s principal waste repositories because it has offered an easy and inexpensive means of managing unwante ...
On the Economics of Happiness and Climate Change Filka Sekulova
... initially discussed on a conceptual-theoretical level in Chapter 2. The empirical approach to studying the effect of an income taxation (as one climate policy tool) on happiness takes Barcelona as a study area, where income (and consumption) reduction associated with the prolonged economic crisis in ...
... initially discussed on a conceptual-theoretical level in Chapter 2. The empirical approach to studying the effect of an income taxation (as one climate policy tool) on happiness takes Barcelona as a study area, where income (and consumption) reduction associated with the prolonged economic crisis in ...
LIFE and climate change adaptation
... The EU has made a clear pledge to contribute to the global effort. We are committed to a binding, economywide greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of at least 40% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. We also want the Paris Agreement to provide a long-term vision to enhance climate-resilient sustai ...
... The EU has made a clear pledge to contribute to the global effort. We are committed to a binding, economywide greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of at least 40% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. We also want the Paris Agreement to provide a long-term vision to enhance climate-resilient sustai ...
Application of environmentally sound technologies for adaptation to
... transfer to address climate change has focused almost exclusively on mitigation issues. And, given that the overwhelming majority of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are from the energy sector, clean energy supply alternatives have emerged as the dominant focus for technology transfer. As the C ...
... transfer to address climate change has focused almost exclusively on mitigation issues. And, given that the overwhelming majority of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are from the energy sector, clean energy supply alternatives have emerged as the dominant focus for technology transfer. As the C ...
Climate change in Strategic Environmental Assessment
... leading to a general consensus that climate change is actually happening today. Climate change, in its broadest sense, is thereby also beginning to play an increasingly important role in spatial planning globally. The issue is now landing in the area of interplay between spatial planning and environ ...
... leading to a general consensus that climate change is actually happening today. Climate change, in its broadest sense, is thereby also beginning to play an increasingly important role in spatial planning globally. The issue is now landing in the area of interplay between spatial planning and environ ...
Climate Change and Buildings in Nigeria: A Search for Mitigation
... research. Tools for the investigation were; literature review, pilot study, questionnaires and interviews. A Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient value of 0.96 was achieved from the survey instrument used. The questionnaire had 283 participants and a total of 30 interviewees were interviewed. The quantitati ...
... research. Tools for the investigation were; literature review, pilot study, questionnaires and interviews. A Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient value of 0.96 was achieved from the survey instrument used. The questionnaire had 283 participants and a total of 30 interviewees were interviewed. The quantitati ...
Chapter 3: Natural environment and natural assets
... Climate change presents a substantial risk to the UK’s native wildlife and also to the vital goods and services provided by the natural environment to people. These goods and services include clean water, food and fibre, pollination, carbon storage, climate regulation, and natural protection from ha ...
... Climate change presents a substantial risk to the UK’s native wildlife and also to the vital goods and services provided by the natural environment to people. These goods and services include clean water, food and fibre, pollination, carbon storage, climate regulation, and natural protection from ha ...
Emerging approaches for responding to climate change in African
... water security. Climate change impacts will be greatest where they interact with other shocks, stresses and vulnerabilities. Increasing demands are being placed on agriculture – food, economic development, reducing GHG emissions and providing other ecosystem services. While there is some consensus a ...
... water security. Climate change impacts will be greatest where they interact with other shocks, stresses and vulnerabilities. Increasing demands are being placed on agriculture – food, economic development, reducing GHG emissions and providing other ecosystem services. While there is some consensus a ...
Climate Change in the European Alps
... Percentage of naturally snow-reliable ski areas in the European Alps under present and future climate conditions............................. 108 Number of naturally snow-reliable ski areas in the Swiss Alps under present and future climate conditions ..................................... 109 Number ...
... Percentage of naturally snow-reliable ski areas in the European Alps under present and future climate conditions............................. 108 Number of naturally snow-reliable ski areas in the Swiss Alps under present and future climate conditions ..................................... 109 Number ...
CSIRO_PHILCCAP_Report_FNL
... or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, scientific and technical advice. To the extent permitted by law, CSIRO (including its employees and consultants) excludes all liability to any ...
... or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, scientific and technical advice. To the extent permitted by law, CSIRO (including its employees and consultants) excludes all liability to any ...
Likely ecological impacts of global warming and climate change on
... world; yet this does not prevent it from being under great threat from continued warming of sea temperatures. It also faces growing threats from coastal land practices and exploitation of fisheries resources. The facts supporting these conclusions are indisputable. 10. Change to the health of our ec ...
... world; yet this does not prevent it from being under great threat from continued warming of sea temperatures. It also faces growing threats from coastal land practices and exploitation of fisheries resources. The facts supporting these conclusions are indisputable. 10. Change to the health of our ec ...
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... In pre-industrial times, before any significant release of CO2 into the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels, the global carbon reservoirs were essentially in equilibrium. Although large carbon fluxes were exchanged between the atmosphere and the oceans and between the atmosphere and land, there wer ...
... In pre-industrial times, before any significant release of CO2 into the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels, the global carbon reservoirs were essentially in equilibrium. Although large carbon fluxes were exchanged between the atmosphere and the oceans and between the atmosphere and land, there wer ...
Climate Adaptation Plan 2014
... These activities will allow Denver to reach its long-term vision to be one of the most recreational activities, and innovative and resilient cities in the face of climate change. The short, medium, and an environment conducive long-term activities are categorized by sectors throughout the Climate Ad ...
... These activities will allow Denver to reach its long-term vision to be one of the most recreational activities, and innovative and resilient cities in the face of climate change. The short, medium, and an environment conducive long-term activities are categorized by sectors throughout the Climate Ad ...
Climate change vulnerability in South East Queensland: a spatial
... spatial and sectoral levels. In SEQ, climate change is projected to lead to an increase in average annual temperatures, a change in average rainfall and sea-level rise. In addition, more extreme weather events are projected, with an increase in extreme rainfall events, an increase in the number and ...
... spatial and sectoral levels. In SEQ, climate change is projected to lead to an increase in average annual temperatures, a change in average rainfall and sea-level rise. In addition, more extreme weather events are projected, with an increase in extreme rainfall events, an increase in the number and ...
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... With regard to existing projects, it is important to bear in mind that microfinanced projects are typically very small scale and short-term. Unlike many large-scale projects financed by other channels (such as Official Development Assistance) most microfinance funded projects do not have a long-term ...
... With regard to existing projects, it is important to bear in mind that microfinanced projects are typically very small scale and short-term. Unlike many large-scale projects financed by other channels (such as Official Development Assistance) most microfinance funded projects do not have a long-term ...
Linking Adaptation Research and Practice
... as the impacts of development intervention on biodiversity. The second relates to the timing of the adaptation, i.e. is it a deliberate response to an impact or is its timing coincidental. There are many drivers of adaptation related to weather impacts (such as flooding) or climate change itself, ho ...
... as the impacts of development intervention on biodiversity. The second relates to the timing of the adaptation, i.e. is it a deliberate response to an impact or is its timing coincidental. There are many drivers of adaptation related to weather impacts (such as flooding) or climate change itself, ho ...