Adaptation policy and practice in densely populated glacier
... expected to result in adverse impacts on agricultural production, hydro-energy generation and physical infrastructure (Vass et al. 2009; Xu et al. 2009; Mirza 2011; Immerzeel et al. 2012; Rupper et al. 2012), which will have significant welfare implications for the entire South Asia region. Climate ...
... expected to result in adverse impacts on agricultural production, hydro-energy generation and physical infrastructure (Vass et al. 2009; Xu et al. 2009; Mirza 2011; Immerzeel et al. 2012; Rupper et al. 2012), which will have significant welfare implications for the entire South Asia region. Climate ...
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... The charts shows a great deal of uncertainty over the amount of negative CO2 budgets. This is the outcome of two processes. First, negative emissions are very sensitive to the policy setting. They play a fundamental role in scenarios with delayed global participation, fragmented regional action, and ...
... The charts shows a great deal of uncertainty over the amount of negative CO2 budgets. This is the outcome of two processes. First, negative emissions are very sensitive to the policy setting. They play a fundamental role in scenarios with delayed global participation, fragmented regional action, and ...
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... Empirical approaches have been applied to explore the relationship between the natural environment and human behavior (An, 2012). However, econometric models do not capture the dynamics of coupled human and natural systems at a process level and thus provide an incomplete basis for projecting the ad ...
... Empirical approaches have been applied to explore the relationship between the natural environment and human behavior (An, 2012). However, econometric models do not capture the dynamics of coupled human and natural systems at a process level and thus provide an incomplete basis for projecting the ad ...
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... times Geomagnetic activity & WORLD temperatures are OPOSITELY correlated. So although there are some early forecasts of generally low activity in Solar cycle 24 (eg SSN about 85) these will NOT have a significant reducing effect on world temperatures. The important thing will be more detail especial ...
... times Geomagnetic activity & WORLD temperatures are OPOSITELY correlated. So although there are some early forecasts of generally low activity in Solar cycle 24 (eg SSN about 85) these will NOT have a significant reducing effect on world temperatures. The important thing will be more detail especial ...
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... 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 ...
How can decision-makers in developing countries incorporate uncertainty about future climate risks into existing planning and policymaking processes? (424 kB) (opens in new window)
... and increasing intensity of extreme weather events (Parry et al. 2007). There is substantial uncertainty, however, about local impacts. Some regions could see reductions in one type of hazard but increases in another, while others could become more exposed to hazards and risks rarely before experie ...
... and increasing intensity of extreme weather events (Parry et al. 2007). There is substantial uncertainty, however, about local impacts. Some regions could see reductions in one type of hazard but increases in another, while others could become more exposed to hazards and risks rarely before experie ...
P 8.3 VERIFYING MODELED PRECIPITATION IN MOUNTANIOUS
... grids decreases maximum (89.6 mm for 16 km grid) and standard deviation (23.4 mm for 16 km grid) but conserves mean. 4. CONCLUSION Precipitation maps calculated with various direct mathematical interpolations have the same mean but their variability changes: smaller grid cell, higher variability, an ...
... grids decreases maximum (89.6 mm for 16 km grid) and standard deviation (23.4 mm for 16 km grid) but conserves mean. 4. CONCLUSION Precipitation maps calculated with various direct mathematical interpolations have the same mean but their variability changes: smaller grid cell, higher variability, an ...
The Impact of Temperature Change on Energy
... countries, where a small increase in winter temperature may not be sufficient to turn off the heating system (as it could be the case in warmer regions). Since gas and oil products are used for heating, demand for these energy goods should display a negative relationship with average temperature lev ...
... countries, where a small increase in winter temperature may not be sufficient to turn off the heating system (as it could be the case in warmer regions). Since gas and oil products are used for heating, demand for these energy goods should display a negative relationship with average temperature lev ...
Barry - Climate change publications
... Climate models in paleoclimatic reconstruction. R.G. Barry. Palaeogeogr., Palaeoclimatol., Palaeoecol. 17: 123-137. ...
... Climate models in paleoclimatic reconstruction. R.G. Barry. Palaeogeogr., Palaeoclimatol., Palaeoecol. 17: 123-137. ...
Letters to the editor (7/19/10)
... look back and say, '[Grandpa] understood what was happening, but he did not make it clear.' " Hansen is doing everything in his power to be clear about climate change and what needs to be done. At an Earth Day rally on the National Mall in Washington this past spring, he unveiled a proposal called " ...
... look back and say, '[Grandpa] understood what was happening, but he did not make it clear.' " Hansen is doing everything in his power to be clear about climate change and what needs to be done. At an Earth Day rally on the National Mall in Washington this past spring, he unveiled a proposal called " ...
Nitrogen Flows in Agricultural Systems: A Modeling Perspective
... dioxide and temperature records, greater since that point than it was before. Concentrations of greenhouse gases in the modern atmosphere are highly anomalous with respect to natural greenhouse-gas variations (present-day concentrations are around 380 p.p.m. for carbon dioxide and 1,800 p.p.b. for m ...
... dioxide and temperature records, greater since that point than it was before. Concentrations of greenhouse gases in the modern atmosphere are highly anomalous with respect to natural greenhouse-gas variations (present-day concentrations are around 380 p.p.m. for carbon dioxide and 1,800 p.p.b. for m ...
How Increasing CO2 and Climate Change Affect Forests
... tree species may be affected by cli- than are acceptable under current mate changeor increasingconcentra- CO2 conditions. tions of atmospheric CO2. The genetic resilienceof most tree speciesto Modeling. Severaldifferentmodeling climatechangemust be inferredfrom approaches have predicted biomethe cur ...
... tree species may be affected by cli- than are acceptable under current mate changeor increasingconcentra- CO2 conditions. tions of atmospheric CO2. The genetic resilienceof most tree speciesto Modeling. Severaldifferentmodeling climatechangemust be inferredfrom approaches have predicted biomethe cur ...
climate change adaptation - India Environment Portal | News
... forms of adaptive capacity where “bottom-up” behaviors are mixing with “top down” state policy in various, context-specific blends. The following are country-by-country examples from the literature that describe what hybrid adaptations to climate change look like across the Asian Highlands. In Qingh ...
... forms of adaptive capacity where “bottom-up” behaviors are mixing with “top down” state policy in various, context-specific blends. The following are country-by-country examples from the literature that describe what hybrid adaptations to climate change look like across the Asian Highlands. In Qingh ...
- Macquarie University ResearchOnline
... climate. The observed response in pollen assemblages is due in part to quantitative compositional shifts, and in part to range boundary shifts. When climate change is rapid, so is compositional change. The composition of pollen assemblages tracks the climate with lags of the order of 100 years or le ...
... climate. The observed response in pollen assemblages is due in part to quantitative compositional shifts, and in part to range boundary shifts. When climate change is rapid, so is compositional change. The composition of pollen assemblages tracks the climate with lags of the order of 100 years or le ...
Changes in potential habitat of 147 North American breeding bird
... are used to identify the best split. This procedure generates a model that limits overfitting of the data (Breiman 2001). The out-of-bag training data were also used for model prediction to limit bias (Prasad et al. 2006). Furthermore, we obtained a measure of the model fit based on the mean square ...
... are used to identify the best split. This procedure generates a model that limits overfitting of the data (Breiman 2001). The out-of-bag training data were also used for model prediction to limit bias (Prasad et al. 2006). Furthermore, we obtained a measure of the model fit based on the mean square ...
Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007
... addressing climate change and the effects of climate change in accordance with the objects of this Act (and taking into account any specific requirements under this Act); and ...
... addressing climate change and the effects of climate change in accordance with the objects of this Act (and taking into account any specific requirements under this Act); and ...
from cnrs.fr - Station d`Ecologie Théorique et Expérimentale
... could lead to overly optimistic predictions of range shifts with climate change when dispersal possibilities were restricted (Valladares et al. 2014). However, despite interesting modelling studies on interpopulation variation (Cobben et al. 2012; Valladares et al. 2014), the effects of intrapopulat ...
... could lead to overly optimistic predictions of range shifts with climate change when dispersal possibilities were restricted (Valladares et al. 2014). However, despite interesting modelling studies on interpopulation variation (Cobben et al. 2012; Valladares et al. 2014), the effects of intrapopulat ...
Building Climate Resilience in the Blue Nile/Abay Highlands: A
... Abstract: Ethiopia has become warmer over the past century and human induced climate change will bring further warming over the next century at unprecedented rates. On the average, climate models show a tendency for higher mean annual rainfall and for wetter conditions, in particular during October ...
... Abstract: Ethiopia has become warmer over the past century and human induced climate change will bring further warming over the next century at unprecedented rates. On the average, climate models show a tendency for higher mean annual rainfall and for wetter conditions, in particular during October ...
Now more than ever: The need for more societally
... at the table to rapidly improve our understanding of place-based vulnerability and adaptation responses. Thus, the focus here is primarily topical, rather than narrowly appealing only to geographers in the nature–society tradition of our discipline. Why this focus? The primary answer to this questio ...
... at the table to rapidly improve our understanding of place-based vulnerability and adaptation responses. Thus, the focus here is primarily topical, rather than narrowly appealing only to geographers in the nature–society tradition of our discipline. Why this focus? The primary answer to this questio ...
Climate change and health in Earth`s future
... migrate involves multiple forces. Push and pull are well recognized, but “glue” and “fend” are increasingly important [Bowles et al., 2014]. Push factors weigh in favor of relocation. Climatic reduction of agricultural productivity will likely be a push factor in many regions. Accompanying degradati ...
... migrate involves multiple forces. Push and pull are well recognized, but “glue” and “fend” are increasingly important [Bowles et al., 2014]. Push factors weigh in favor of relocation. Climatic reduction of agricultural productivity will likely be a push factor in many regions. Accompanying degradati ...
How the Local Effects of Climate Change Could Affect Crabs in the
... Worldwide, ocean temperatures rose at an average rate of 0.07° C (0.13° F) per decade between 1901 and 2012. Since 1880, when reliable ocean temperature observations first began, there have been no periods with higher ocean temperatures than those during the period from 1982 – 2012. The periods betw ...
... Worldwide, ocean temperatures rose at an average rate of 0.07° C (0.13° F) per decade between 1901 and 2012. Since 1880, when reliable ocean temperature observations first began, there have been no periods with higher ocean temperatures than those during the period from 1982 – 2012. The periods betw ...
36 AFRICAN EAST-ASIAN AFFAIRS *Ye Yu is Assistant Director at
... and populations, including Africa. There must be co-ordinated measures, such as setting quotas, to make sure the adaptation needs of the most vulnerable are satisfied. Climate Finance Challenges for Africa Africa’s demand for climate finance Climate change augmented and complicated the challenges fo ...
... and populations, including Africa. There must be co-ordinated measures, such as setting quotas, to make sure the adaptation needs of the most vulnerable are satisfied. Climate Finance Challenges for Africa Africa’s demand for climate finance Climate change augmented and complicated the challenges fo ...
Global Warming—Hot Topic Getting Hotter
... Using these estimates, they ran seven different computer models to predict the resulting temperature increase by the year 2100. Their estimates, posted on their Web site in April 2001, ranged from an average global temperature increase of 1.4 to 5.8 ˚C. New data and refinements in climate models hav ...
... Using these estimates, they ran seven different computer models to predict the resulting temperature increase by the year 2100. Their estimates, posted on their Web site in April 2001, ranged from an average global temperature increase of 1.4 to 5.8 ˚C. New data and refinements in climate models hav ...
Discussion Paper - Economics E
... world also causes the population sizes to change. Immigrants are assumed to assimilate immediately and completely with the respective host population. FUND derives atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and sulphur hexafluoride, the global mean temperature, the impact o ...
... world also causes the population sizes to change. Immigrants are assumed to assimilate immediately and completely with the respective host population. FUND derives atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and sulphur hexafluoride, the global mean temperature, the impact o ...
THAILAND`S NEWSPAPERS COVERAGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
... serious problems for all walks of life especially people from developing countries, including Thailand, which forms the basis of the author’s present case study. In the UNESCO working paper, the importance of the role of the media in promoting ESD was also cited. The working paper identified the me ...
... serious problems for all walks of life especially people from developing countries, including Thailand, which forms the basis of the author’s present case study. In the UNESCO working paper, the importance of the role of the media in promoting ESD was also cited. The working paper identified the me ...