Future directions in adaptation research
... Stefan Gray, EPA Research Fellow – Climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation ...
... Stefan Gray, EPA Research Fellow – Climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation ...
Climate Change and Invasive Alien Species
... Adaptive strategies need to involve international co-operation and include research and development on monitoring, prediction, outbreak triggers, risk assessment and management strategies. Such approaches need to be developed at the regional scale CABI’s farmer field schools encourage uptake of indi ...
... Adaptive strategies need to involve international co-operation and include research and development on monitoring, prediction, outbreak triggers, risk assessment and management strategies. Such approaches need to be developed at the regional scale CABI’s farmer field schools encourage uptake of indi ...
the results of the scientific congress
... Climatic Trends Recent observations show that greenhouse gas emissions and many aspects of the climate are changing near the upper boundary of the IPCC range of projections. Many key climate indicators are already moving beyond the patterns of natural variability within which contemporary society an ...
... Climatic Trends Recent observations show that greenhouse gas emissions and many aspects of the climate are changing near the upper boundary of the IPCC range of projections. Many key climate indicators are already moving beyond the patterns of natural variability within which contemporary society an ...
Engaging state officials and agencies to advocate for landmark
... of natural biological control leading to potential new pest outbreaks. At the same time, the agriculture sector plays an important role in maintaining biodiversity by providing critical habitat and linking migration corridors, which will become more essential as the climate changes. The Agriculture ...
... of natural biological control leading to potential new pest outbreaks. At the same time, the agriculture sector plays an important role in maintaining biodiversity by providing critical habitat and linking migration corridors, which will become more essential as the climate changes. The Agriculture ...
Full-Text
... variables to fewer underlying dimensions viewed as representing more authentic measure of climate change perception factors [55,56]. The principal component analysis (PCA) was used as the data reduction method during the factor analysis to ensure that all the variability in the observed variables we ...
... variables to fewer underlying dimensions viewed as representing more authentic measure of climate change perception factors [55,56]. The principal component analysis (PCA) was used as the data reduction method during the factor analysis to ensure that all the variability in the observed variables we ...
The Meaning of Uncertainty: Debating Climate Change in the Gilded
... proponents of modern science who believed in climate change acknowledged that the causes of the change remained in the realms of the “unknown.”7 Sometimes ardent expansionists admitted that Manifest Destiny and capitalist expansion had damaged landscapes and climates. And sometimes even determined a ...
... proponents of modern science who believed in climate change acknowledged that the causes of the change remained in the realms of the “unknown.”7 Sometimes ardent expansionists admitted that Manifest Destiny and capitalist expansion had damaged landscapes and climates. And sometimes even determined a ...
CLIMATE CHANGE – SCOPING THE ISSUES
... In Finland, Norway and Sweden, rain and mild weather during the winter season often prevents reindeer from accessing lichen, which is a vital food source. This has caused massive loss of reindeers. For Saami communities, reindeers are vital to their culture, subsistence and economy. This has forced ...
... In Finland, Norway and Sweden, rain and mild weather during the winter season often prevents reindeer from accessing lichen, which is a vital food source. This has caused massive loss of reindeers. For Saami communities, reindeers are vital to their culture, subsistence and economy. This has forced ...
PROJECT IDENTIFICATION FORM (PIF)
... production4. Reasons for this situation involve a lack of both hard and soft technologies and the capacity to utilise those technologies in an appropriate manner. This results in: i) a limited understanding of current and future risks; ii) limited monitoring and forecasting of climate-related hazard ...
... production4. Reasons for this situation involve a lack of both hard and soft technologies and the capacity to utilise those technologies in an appropriate manner. This results in: i) a limited understanding of current and future risks; ii) limited monitoring and forecasting of climate-related hazard ...
NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY - Indus Valley School of Art
... monsoon rains, both being highly sensitive to climate change. The country specific current information strongly suggests the following future trends in Pakistan: decrease in glacier volume and snow cover leading to alterations in the seasonal flow pattern of IRS; increased annual flows for a few dec ...
... monsoon rains, both being highly sensitive to climate change. The country specific current information strongly suggests the following future trends in Pakistan: decrease in glacier volume and snow cover leading to alterations in the seasonal flow pattern of IRS; increased annual flows for a few dec ...
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... adapt to changes in these resources and services. In other words, the more people are dependent on climate sensitive forms of natural capital, and the less they rely on economic or social forms of capital, the more at risk they are from climate change. Yet environmental change does not undermine hum ...
... adapt to changes in these resources and services. In other words, the more people are dependent on climate sensitive forms of natural capital, and the less they rely on economic or social forms of capital, the more at risk they are from climate change. Yet environmental change does not undermine hum ...
Lecture 1 CIP Module Montreal Conference Draft
... Figure 16 Extent of various forms of radiative forcing since 1750 ......................................................... 29 Figure 17 Depiction of the global carbon cycle and capacity of various sources and sinks. .................. 35 Figure 18 Observed changes in global average surface temperat ...
... Figure 16 Extent of various forms of radiative forcing since 1750 ......................................................... 29 Figure 17 Depiction of the global carbon cycle and capacity of various sources and sinks. .................. 35 Figure 18 Observed changes in global average surface temperat ...
A PRIMER ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN THE
... The fourth African assessment report on climate change released by IPCC in November 2007 highlights major issues related to potential impacts as a result of climate change. It indicates that Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change and climate variability. This is a result o ...
... The fourth African assessment report on climate change released by IPCC in November 2007 highlights major issues related to potential impacts as a result of climate change. It indicates that Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change and climate variability. This is a result o ...
The Wegman report
... of trace gases, including greenhouse gases carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. The air bubbles may also contain traces of aerosols, which are produced in great concentrations during volcanic eruptions. Coral is similar to trees in that the growth and density of the coral is dependent upon te ...
... of trace gases, including greenhouse gases carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. The air bubbles may also contain traces of aerosols, which are produced in great concentrations during volcanic eruptions. Coral is similar to trees in that the growth and density of the coral is dependent upon te ...
Hardening Australia: Climate change and
... Recommendation 3: A national effort is required to address natural disasters. Federal Cabinet should formally give EMA the mandate to coordinate the Commonwealth’s response to a crisis. The Australian Government should consult with the jurisdictions to negotiate an agreement ...
... Recommendation 3: A national effort is required to address natural disasters. Federal Cabinet should formally give EMA the mandate to coordinate the Commonwealth’s response to a crisis. The Australian Government should consult with the jurisdictions to negotiate an agreement ...
Cosmopolitan Justice, Responsibility, and Global Climate Change
... principle of ‘just savings’, societies should save enough so that succeeding generations are able to live in a just society. They need not pass on any more than that and certainly need not seek to maximize the condition of the least advantaged persons who will ever live.8 Second, and furthermore, to ...
... principle of ‘just savings’, societies should save enough so that succeeding generations are able to live in a just society. They need not pass on any more than that and certainly need not seek to maximize the condition of the least advantaged persons who will ever live.8 Second, and furthermore, to ...
Long Term Temperature Trends in Four Different Climatic Zones of
... Saudi Arabia is known for its desert weather and climate. It is characterized by an extreme amount of heat during daytime and a sudden drop in temperature during night time. The country as such does not receive much rain. The yearly precipitation will be around 100 mm. The climate of Saudi Arabia va ...
... Saudi Arabia is known for its desert weather and climate. It is characterized by an extreme amount of heat during daytime and a sudden drop in temperature during night time. The country as such does not receive much rain. The yearly precipitation will be around 100 mm. The climate of Saudi Arabia va ...
Climate and the Tropical Oceans - LDEO Climate Group
... (Manuscript received 2 February 1998, in final form 5 January 1999) ABSTRACT An attempt is made to determine the role of the ocean in establishing the mean tropical climate and its sensitivity to radiative perturbations. A simple two-box energy balance model is developed that includes ocean heat tra ...
... (Manuscript received 2 February 1998, in final form 5 January 1999) ABSTRACT An attempt is made to determine the role of the ocean in establishing the mean tropical climate and its sensitivity to radiative perturbations. A simple two-box energy balance model is developed that includes ocean heat tra ...
It`s a Matter of Trust: American Judgments of the
... that informal climate communicators in various domains of social life, including neighbors, religious leaders, members of religious congregations, and health care providers, can serve as effective messengers of climate-related information. Specifically, our analysis, based on a nationally representat ...
... that informal climate communicators in various domains of social life, including neighbors, religious leaders, members of religious congregations, and health care providers, can serve as effective messengers of climate-related information. Specifically, our analysis, based on a nationally representat ...
Feeling the Heat - Development and Peace
... This report was first produced by our sister development agency, Trócaire in Ireland, in collaboration with the Department of Geography at Maynooth University.1 Development and Peace is publishing this Canadian edition, which brings together the science around climate change and the personal experie ...
... This report was first produced by our sister development agency, Trócaire in Ireland, in collaboration with the Department of Geography at Maynooth University.1 Development and Peace is publishing this Canadian edition, which brings together the science around climate change and the personal experie ...
Case study: Guatemala - CIAT-DAPA
... Temperature increases by about 1.3 ºC by 2030 and 2.2 ºC by 2050 Rainfall decreases over the year but the number of cumulative dry months decreases as well Farmer observed recently increasing climate variability Area is facing a geographical shift of some crops to western areas in Sololá Western are ...
... Temperature increases by about 1.3 ºC by 2030 and 2.2 ºC by 2050 Rainfall decreases over the year but the number of cumulative dry months decreases as well Farmer observed recently increasing climate variability Area is facing a geographical shift of some crops to western areas in Sololá Western are ...
Liberia presentation
... • R- PP implementation option developed which highlights an acceptable procedure of transparency, conflict resolution and grievance management • A proposed suggested up to 2015 and beyond ...
... • R- PP implementation option developed which highlights an acceptable procedure of transparency, conflict resolution and grievance management • A proposed suggested up to 2015 and beyond ...
PDF - unu-wider - United Nations University
... been falling; for example, average annual growth rate of cereal yields has decreased from about 2-3 per cent in the 1970s and1980s to 1-2 per cent in the 1990s and early 2000s (World Bank 2007). Agriculture and food security may face even greater difficulties under climate change. Despite some exist ...
... been falling; for example, average annual growth rate of cereal yields has decreased from about 2-3 per cent in the 1970s and1980s to 1-2 per cent in the 1990s and early 2000s (World Bank 2007). Agriculture and food security may face even greater difficulties under climate change. Despite some exist ...