English - Inter-American Development Bank
... of Earth is warming at a different pace. So today, you might hear about some regions in the world experiencing temperatures above 40° Celsius while at the same time regions in the opposite hemisphere are enduring temperatures of minus 40° Celsius. Extreme temperatures and similar changes affect more ...
... of Earth is warming at a different pace. So today, you might hear about some regions in the world experiencing temperatures above 40° Celsius while at the same time regions in the opposite hemisphere are enduring temperatures of minus 40° Celsius. Extreme temperatures and similar changes affect more ...
Public Understanding of Climate Change in the United States
... climate scientists were endorsers3 (Anderegg, Prall, Harold, & Schneider, 2010). Many other important aspects of climate change, particularly about its consequences, are less well established. Estimates of these have various degrees of uncertainty. Uncertainties involve how much warming will result ...
... climate scientists were endorsers3 (Anderegg, Prall, Harold, & Schneider, 2010). Many other important aspects of climate change, particularly about its consequences, are less well established. Estimates of these have various degrees of uncertainty. Uncertainties involve how much warming will result ...
a report on kenya*s stakeholders consultative workshop on GREEN
... Kenya has many actors involved in climate change adaptation and mitigation interventions. NEMA as the principal instrument for the Government of Kenya for the implementation of all matters pertaining to the environment has a vast network of stakeholders that it interacts with during its operations. ...
... Kenya has many actors involved in climate change adaptation and mitigation interventions. NEMA as the principal instrument for the Government of Kenya for the implementation of all matters pertaining to the environment has a vast network of stakeholders that it interacts with during its operations. ...
Public Understanding of Climate Change in the United States
... climate scientists were endorsers3 (Anderegg, Prall, Harold, & Schneider, 2010). Many other important aspects of climate change, particularly about its consequences, are less well established. Estimates of these have various degrees of uncertainty. Uncertainties involve how much warming will result ...
... climate scientists were endorsers3 (Anderegg, Prall, Harold, & Schneider, 2010). Many other important aspects of climate change, particularly about its consequences, are less well established. Estimates of these have various degrees of uncertainty. Uncertainties involve how much warming will result ...
observed climate changes in georgia georgia temperature history
... variability from year-to-year and decade-to-decade plays a greater role in Georgia’s climate than any long-term trends. Such short-term variability will continue dominating Georgia’s climate into the future. At the century timescale, Georgia’s climate shows no statically significant trend in statewi ...
... variability from year-to-year and decade-to-decade plays a greater role in Georgia’s climate than any long-term trends. Such short-term variability will continue dominating Georgia’s climate into the future. At the century timescale, Georgia’s climate shows no statically significant trend in statewi ...
Climate policy and uncertainty: the roles of adaptation versus
... of uncertainty, the more likely that adaptation will occupy a larger share of the response relative to mitigation. Having made the case for a mix of adaptation and mitigation policies it is important to think about what this mix might look like. Before moving to the broad approach that we think is a ...
... of uncertainty, the more likely that adaptation will occupy a larger share of the response relative to mitigation. Having made the case for a mix of adaptation and mitigation policies it is important to think about what this mix might look like. Before moving to the broad approach that we think is a ...
Drivers and uncertainties of future global marine primary production
... (> 50 years) observations. Using a combination of in situ observations of chlorophyll and of ocean transparency, Boyce et al. (2010) suggested a substantial decrease in phytoplankton biomass over the last 50 years, implying a very strong response of phytoplankton to ocean warming. This result has be ...
... (> 50 years) observations. Using a combination of in situ observations of chlorophyll and of ocean transparency, Boyce et al. (2010) suggested a substantial decrease in phytoplankton biomass over the last 50 years, implying a very strong response of phytoplankton to ocean warming. This result has be ...
A review of the consideration of climate change in the planning of
... upon hydrological cycles are complex and poorly understood in most low income countries (Harrison and Whittington, 2001). Although Global Climate Models (GCMs) can be used to predict runoff directly, their coarse scale means that this information is only useful for the most general of studies (Kumar ...
... upon hydrological cycles are complex and poorly understood in most low income countries (Harrison and Whittington, 2001). Although Global Climate Models (GCMs) can be used to predict runoff directly, their coarse scale means that this information is only useful for the most general of studies (Kumar ...
Geography (GEOG)
... the spatial distribution of resources and wealth at various scales. Introduction of site selection and location analysis. GEOG 315 Political Geography 3 Credit Hours The spatial dimensions of political activity from the local to the global scale. Themes include: control of territory, relatio ...
... the spatial distribution of resources and wealth at various scales. Introduction of site selection and location analysis. GEOG 315 Political Geography 3 Credit Hours The spatial dimensions of political activity from the local to the global scale. Themes include: control of territory, relatio ...
Four Case Studies in the United States
... Kristie Ebi and Gerald Meehl find that Midwestern cities are very likely to experience more frequent, longer, and hotter heatwaves. According to Dominique Bachelet and her coauthors, wildfires are likely to increase in the West, continuing a dramatic trend already in progress. Robert Twilley explain ...
... Kristie Ebi and Gerald Meehl find that Midwestern cities are very likely to experience more frequent, longer, and hotter heatwaves. According to Dominique Bachelet and her coauthors, wildfires are likely to increase in the West, continuing a dramatic trend already in progress. Robert Twilley explain ...
Farmers` Risk Perception towards Climate Change: A Case of the
... Are they willing to pay for adaptation? As adaptation becomes more tightly integrated into the range of responses due to climate change, understanding how knowledge of climate change impacts on farmers and how vulnerabilities can effectively be used is necessary both to direct research and to suppor ...
... Are they willing to pay for adaptation? As adaptation becomes more tightly integrated into the range of responses due to climate change, understanding how knowledge of climate change impacts on farmers and how vulnerabilities can effectively be used is necessary both to direct research and to suppor ...
The Climate of the Last Millennium
... of this region, conditions today are the driest they have been throughout the Holocene. By contrast, lakes of inland drainage on the Altiplano of Peru and Bolivia have expanded and increased in depth from the mid-Holocene to the present. Lake Titicaca, for example, is currently close to its highest ...
... of this region, conditions today are the driest they have been throughout the Holocene. By contrast, lakes of inland drainage on the Altiplano of Peru and Bolivia have expanded and increased in depth from the mid-Holocene to the present. Lake Titicaca, for example, is currently close to its highest ...
Extreme Events
... models. Reported in this summary is the A2 (high greenhouse emissions) scenario from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report on Emissions Scenarios; the highest emissions scenario for which IPCC GCM projections were available and the best match for recent rates of greenhouse g ...
... models. Reported in this summary is the A2 (high greenhouse emissions) scenario from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report on Emissions Scenarios; the highest emissions scenario for which IPCC GCM projections were available and the best match for recent rates of greenhouse g ...
A question of survival
... are expected to submit their climate action plans, including emissions reduction targets for the post-2020 period, well ahead of the Paris conference. These are known as Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). All major developed countries, along with many developing countries, have no ...
... are expected to submit their climate action plans, including emissions reduction targets for the post-2020 period, well ahead of the Paris conference. These are known as Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). All major developed countries, along with many developing countries, have no ...
Business Responses to Climate Change in Developing Countries: A
... Climate change has been one of the most pressing environmental issues facing business in the past two decade. From the mid of 1990s witnessed an increasing attention of business to climate change because it is likely to effect business on both climate change consequences and policies to address it ( ...
... Climate change has been one of the most pressing environmental issues facing business in the past two decade. From the mid of 1990s witnessed an increasing attention of business to climate change because it is likely to effect business on both climate change consequences and policies to address it ( ...
SEMIQUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL CLIMATE
... In spite of the many new observations provided by the Third Assessment Report (TAR) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it has become clear that climate change science has still a very long way to go. In particular, the TAR was not really able to present any formal analysis of d ...
... In spite of the many new observations provided by the Third Assessment Report (TAR) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it has become clear that climate change science has still a very long way to go. In particular, the TAR was not really able to present any formal analysis of d ...
Climate change impacts on Australia`s alpine ecosystems
... temperatures between 1.5°C and 2.5°C (Kortner and Geiser 1998). In natural conditions, Kortner and Geiser (1998) found that bouts of hibernation were longest as the possum’s body temperature approached 2°C, while earlier laboratory experiments demonstrated that energy conservation was greatest when ...
... temperatures between 1.5°C and 2.5°C (Kortner and Geiser 1998). In natural conditions, Kortner and Geiser (1998) found that bouts of hibernation were longest as the possum’s body temperature approached 2°C, while earlier laboratory experiments demonstrated that energy conservation was greatest when ...
Managing climate change and overcoming poverty: facing the realities and building a global agreement (455 kB) (opens in new window)
... inaction are immense; far higher than any plausible estimates of the costs of action. We know only too well the impact of poverty around the world. But what may be less wellknown are the risks to which poor people will be most exposed and vulnerable at increases in global average temperature substan ...
... inaction are immense; far higher than any plausible estimates of the costs of action. We know only too well the impact of poverty around the world. But what may be less wellknown are the risks to which poor people will be most exposed and vulnerable at increases in global average temperature substan ...
Three Key Elements of Post-2012 International Climate Policy
... are expected to continue to grow much faster than U.S. emissions (Blanford, et al. 2008). Even if all of the Annex I countries, including the United States, were to reduce their CO2 emissions to zero by 2030, it would be physically impossible for the world to achieve the frequently ...
... are expected to continue to grow much faster than U.S. emissions (Blanford, et al. 2008). Even if all of the Annex I countries, including the United States, were to reduce their CO2 emissions to zero by 2030, it would be physically impossible for the world to achieve the frequently ...
Climate Change Policymaking in Germany and the USA
... ambitiousness in climate policy has resulted in a stable policy direction. Even when a realization came about after the “wall fall” effect3[3] started to wear off, that reducing GHG emissions would be more expensive for Germany than first thought, the policy direction was upheld. As such, the precau ...
... ambitiousness in climate policy has resulted in a stable policy direction. Even when a realization came about after the “wall fall” effect3[3] started to wear off, that reducing GHG emissions would be more expensive for Germany than first thought, the policy direction was upheld. As such, the precau ...
Beyond collapse - Climate change and causality
... livelihoods and migration undertaken within the context of development studies, since the 1950s (e.g. Jónsson, 2010). The extent to which such recent historical evidence can be used as a basis for understanding how human populations might respond to climate change over the coming decades, and even c ...
... livelihoods and migration undertaken within the context of development studies, since the 1950s (e.g. Jónsson, 2010). The extent to which such recent historical evidence can be used as a basis for understanding how human populations might respond to climate change over the coming decades, and even c ...
REACT Ferruginous Hawk Climate Change Study Summary
... The material in this publication does not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of any individual or organization other than the authors. Errors, omissions or inconsistencies in this publication are the sole responsibilities of the authors. The authors and ABMI assume no liability in conne ...
... The material in this publication does not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of any individual or organization other than the authors. Errors, omissions or inconsistencies in this publication are the sole responsibilities of the authors. The authors and ABMI assume no liability in conne ...
1.4 MB - about undp maldives
... into development and disaster risk management. Mitigation is high on the national agenda in line with the government’s vision to achieve carbon neutrality by 2020. The largest contribution to GHGs comes from generation of electricity for industrial and domestic uses, with energy for desalination rep ...
... into development and disaster risk management. Mitigation is high on the national agenda in line with the government’s vision to achieve carbon neutrality by 2020. The largest contribution to GHGs comes from generation of electricity for industrial and domestic uses, with energy for desalination rep ...
The Price Tag of Being Young
... 1 percent in the three years after the 2008 financial crash. 5 Finally, millennials’ wealth and financial security has deteriorated, with cascading effects that could leave their children even worse off. While this report cannot provide a detailed examination of the policy drivers of the millennials ...
... 1 percent in the three years after the 2008 financial crash. 5 Finally, millennials’ wealth and financial security has deteriorated, with cascading effects that could leave their children even worse off. While this report cannot provide a detailed examination of the policy drivers of the millennials ...