Katsman et al (2011)
... in 2050. In contrast, for the high end of the range, it is assumed that the rate of temperature rise increases over the course of the twenty-first century (similar to the A2 scenario) by defining that only one-third of the rise is achieved in 2050. A range of Tatm = 2.5 − 8 K (Lenton 2006) is used ...
... in 2050. In contrast, for the high end of the range, it is assumed that the rate of temperature rise increases over the course of the twenty-first century (similar to the A2 scenario) by defining that only one-third of the rise is achieved in 2050. A range of Tatm = 2.5 − 8 K (Lenton 2006) is used ...
the Migration as Adaptation briefing.
... colonial ties to the framing of migration as a negative phenomenon, which has hitherto been perpetuated by the development community. He believes that sedentary bias permeates both the theory and practice of development. From a historical perspective, he argues, colonialism sought to exploit natural ...
... colonial ties to the framing of migration as a negative phenomenon, which has hitherto been perpetuated by the development community. He believes that sedentary bias permeates both the theory and practice of development. From a historical perspective, he argues, colonialism sought to exploit natural ...
Poverty and climate change: assessing impacts in developing
... Change (IPCC) Working Group’s Fifth Report; Climate change 2001 : impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability, predicts an average global temperature increase of 13.5ºC over the next 100 years. Taken by itself this small aggregate temperature change has little meaning, however there is general concern ov ...
... Change (IPCC) Working Group’s Fifth Report; Climate change 2001 : impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability, predicts an average global temperature increase of 13.5ºC over the next 100 years. Taken by itself this small aggregate temperature change has little meaning, however there is general concern ov ...
Adapting to Climate Change: A Business Approach
... Business efforts to address the potential risks posed by the physical effects of climate change have in general lagged behind consideration of the financial risks associated with mitigation. Moreover, although the hurricanes, cyclones, heat waves, and other extreme events of recent years alerted man ...
... Business efforts to address the potential risks posed by the physical effects of climate change have in general lagged behind consideration of the financial risks associated with mitigation. Moreover, although the hurricanes, cyclones, heat waves, and other extreme events of recent years alerted man ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... However with climate change the normal range starts to go up, this pushes the climate above coping range so then adaptation tries increasing coping range to deal with the effect because the climate becomes vulnerable Increasing variability occurs with climate change … different patterns and inte ...
... However with climate change the normal range starts to go up, this pushes the climate above coping range so then adaptation tries increasing coping range to deal with the effect because the climate becomes vulnerable Increasing variability occurs with climate change … different patterns and inte ...
Explaining Media and Congressional Attention to Global Climate
... more at the gas station indicates certain conditions within the energy sector), but most indicators (such as unemployment rates, economic growth rates, crime rates, mortality rates, high school drop-out rates, or highway death rates) are presented to the public and policy elites in an abstract, inde ...
... more at the gas station indicates certain conditions within the energy sector), but most indicators (such as unemployment rates, economic growth rates, crime rates, mortality rates, high school drop-out rates, or highway death rates) are presented to the public and policy elites in an abstract, inde ...
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... approaches in terms of best practice fisheries management that will be beneficial in both the present and the future, and that should be implemented regardless of possible climate change impacts. ...
... approaches in terms of best practice fisheries management that will be beneficial in both the present and the future, and that should be implemented regardless of possible climate change impacts. ...
The benefits of recent warming for maize production in high latitude
... The lack of simulated yield trends in the 2nd-4th zones despite warming reflects the fact that baseline temperatures in 1980s are close to optimum. The simulated gross assimilation and total respiration was constant from 1980 to 2009 (Figure S5). For the 1st zone, simulated grain yield decreased by ...
... The lack of simulated yield trends in the 2nd-4th zones despite warming reflects the fact that baseline temperatures in 1980s are close to optimum. The simulated gross assimilation and total respiration was constant from 1980 to 2009 (Figure S5). For the 1st zone, simulated grain yield decreased by ...
Climate Change and Democratisation
... assumption is that the benefits of greater economic progress are much needed in many countries, especially the world’s poorest communities, and that – up until now – economic growth and development has been a driving force behind greenhouse gas emissions, although whether one type of political regim ...
... assumption is that the benefits of greater economic progress are much needed in many countries, especially the world’s poorest communities, and that – up until now – economic growth and development has been a driving force behind greenhouse gas emissions, although whether one type of political regim ...
Total aerosol effect: radiative forcing or radiative flux perturbation?
... These conclusions are similar to those that have arisen in aerosol modelling, where it also seems desirable to treat “fast feedbacks” as part of the forcing. We note that the regression method may be useful for the evaluation of aerosol forcings in atmospheric models, but it also requires a mixed-la ...
... These conclusions are similar to those that have arisen in aerosol modelling, where it also seems desirable to treat “fast feedbacks” as part of the forcing. We note that the regression method may be useful for the evaluation of aerosol forcings in atmospheric models, but it also requires a mixed-la ...
18_Lecture_Presentation_PC
... A positive feedback loop: more water vapor … more warming … more evaporation … more water vapor … A negative feedback loop: more water vapor … more clouds … shade and cool Earth …less evaporation ...
... A positive feedback loop: more water vapor … more warming … more evaporation … more water vapor … A negative feedback loop: more water vapor … more clouds … shade and cool Earth …less evaporation ...
International Workshop on Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate
... tools are not possible to harmonise either, as they have to be in accordance to different donor processes. “There are no blue-print-approaches” (Lorenz Petersen, GTZ). Or as another participant put it: “If you relate the harmonisation issues discussed to gender, governance, culture, etc., they would ...
... tools are not possible to harmonise either, as they have to be in accordance to different donor processes. “There are no blue-print-approaches” (Lorenz Petersen, GTZ). Or as another participant put it: “If you relate the harmonisation issues discussed to gender, governance, culture, etc., they would ...
Greenhouse effect and altitude gradients over the Alps – by
... January and February for winter mean values respectively. Clear-sky situations are separated from all-sky measurements using the Clear-Sky Index (CSI) (Marty and Philipona, 2000). Since a number of stations do not have LUR measurements the clear-sky greenhouse effect is determined for all ASRB stati ...
... January and February for winter mean values respectively. Clear-sky situations are separated from all-sky measurements using the Clear-Sky Index (CSI) (Marty and Philipona, 2000). Since a number of stations do not have LUR measurements the clear-sky greenhouse effect is determined for all ASRB stati ...
Disaster risk reduction or climate change adaptation: Are we
... Whilst some have experienced losses, other communities have adequately recovered through ‘building back better’ or ‘building back safer’ (for further discussion on these terms see Kennedy et al., 2008). Additionally, disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies and strategies are well established within t ...
... Whilst some have experienced losses, other communities have adequately recovered through ‘building back better’ or ‘building back safer’ (for further discussion on these terms see Kennedy et al., 2008). Additionally, disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies and strategies are well established within t ...
Sample pages 2 PDF
... impacts of climate change by proactively learning about climate induced relocation and adaptive responses in an effort to increase the resilience of those affected. The sentiments surrounding relocation is complex and as such a mixed methodology was employed to gain an insight into the experiences o ...
... impacts of climate change by proactively learning about climate induced relocation and adaptive responses in an effort to increase the resilience of those affected. The sentiments surrounding relocation is complex and as such a mixed methodology was employed to gain an insight into the experiences o ...
Brent climate change strategy
... enthusiasm and a willingness to be involved in the strategy, including various community groups and public services. Some respondents had high expectations of the strategy, for example, hoping that it would lay the detailed blueprint for a zero-carbon Brent and specify how this would be achieved in ...
... enthusiasm and a willingness to be involved in the strategy, including various community groups and public services. Some respondents had high expectations of the strategy, for example, hoping that it would lay the detailed blueprint for a zero-carbon Brent and specify how this would be achieved in ...
Roles of religion and ethics in addressing climate
... p. 398) observes more directly: …we cannot get very far in discussing why climate change is a problem without invoking ethical considerations. If we do not think that our own actions are open to moral assessment, or that various interests (our own, those of our kin and country, those of distant peop ...
... p. 398) observes more directly: …we cannot get very far in discussing why climate change is a problem without invoking ethical considerations. If we do not think that our own actions are open to moral assessment, or that various interests (our own, those of our kin and country, those of distant peop ...
Scientific aspects - Wageningen UR E
... advance the further structuration of the policy domain. For instance, one of the weaknesses of the EU policy process up to now is the lack of a normative framework within which to prioritise and evaluate policy measures and strategies. The debate about the appropriate role for different levels of go ...
... advance the further structuration of the policy domain. For instance, one of the weaknesses of the EU policy process up to now is the lack of a normative framework within which to prioritise and evaluate policy measures and strategies. The debate about the appropriate role for different levels of go ...
Last Updated 4/7/2017 Book Chapters Andresen, J., G
... Knutson, C. L., L.S. Prokopy, A.S. Mase, M. Widhalm, and J. McGuire. 2012. “Agricultural Advisors’ Use of Climate Information and Beliefs About Climate Change Impacts.” ASA, CSSA, and SSSA International Annual Meetings. Cincinnati, OH. Koumdinya, V., Robinson, C., Rao, A., and J. Klink. 2016. “Utili ...
... Knutson, C. L., L.S. Prokopy, A.S. Mase, M. Widhalm, and J. McGuire. 2012. “Agricultural Advisors’ Use of Climate Information and Beliefs About Climate Change Impacts.” ASA, CSSA, and SSSA International Annual Meetings. Cincinnati, OH. Koumdinya, V., Robinson, C., Rao, A., and J. Klink. 2016. “Utili ...
6 Climate change impacts, adaptation measures and vulnerability
... adaptation measures as such. By the end of 2012, 16 out of 18 regions had published a climate strategy, which included a certain degree of adaptation as well. In 2012, approximately 40 per cent of municipalities were undertaking systematic climate actions and, although their focus has been on climat ...
... adaptation measures as such. By the end of 2012, 16 out of 18 regions had published a climate strategy, which included a certain degree of adaptation as well. In 2012, approximately 40 per cent of municipalities were undertaking systematic climate actions and, although their focus has been on climat ...
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... emissions. Livestock agriculture is directly responsible for two main greenhouse gases (GHGs) – methane and nitrous oxide, both of which are much more potent than the main GHG, carbon dioxide (CO2). Methane is the second most important GHG globally, contributing about six times as much to current wa ...
... emissions. Livestock agriculture is directly responsible for two main greenhouse gases (GHGs) – methane and nitrous oxide, both of which are much more potent than the main GHG, carbon dioxide (CO2). Methane is the second most important GHG globally, contributing about six times as much to current wa ...
Target Atmospheric CO : Where Should Humanity Aim?
... Despite rapid current CO2 growth, ~2 ppm/year, we show that it is conceivable to reduce CO2 this century to less than the current amount, but only via prompt policy changes. 1.1. Climate Sensitivity A global climate forcing, measured in W/m2 averaged over the planet, is an imposed perturbation of th ...
... Despite rapid current CO2 growth, ~2 ppm/year, we show that it is conceivable to reduce CO2 this century to less than the current amount, but only via prompt policy changes. 1.1. Climate Sensitivity A global climate forcing, measured in W/m2 averaged over the planet, is an imposed perturbation of th ...