Climate_Change_
... Bursting of Ocean Floor Caltrites, Methane Release Loss of Old Growth Equatorial Forests on Three Continents ...
... Bursting of Ocean Floor Caltrites, Methane Release Loss of Old Growth Equatorial Forests on Three Continents ...
Adapting agriculture to climate change
... o Marginal lands are becoming and will continue to become more marginal. While this may spell the end of traditional agricultural practices in some areas, it may provide new opportunities. Thus, Eyre Peninsula landholders have been encouraged to establish saltbush and other perennials to reduce ero ...
... o Marginal lands are becoming and will continue to become more marginal. While this may spell the end of traditional agricultural practices in some areas, it may provide new opportunities. Thus, Eyre Peninsula landholders have been encouraged to establish saltbush and other perennials to reduce ero ...
PFCs
... This report considers the effects of total emissions of ODSs and their substitutes on the climate system and the ozone layer. In particular, this provides a context for understanding how replacement options could affect global warming. The report does not attempt to cover comprehensively the effect ...
... This report considers the effects of total emissions of ODSs and their substitutes on the climate system and the ozone layer. In particular, this provides a context for understanding how replacement options could affect global warming. The report does not attempt to cover comprehensively the effect ...
Drivers of adaptation: Responses to weather
... best and in some places climate change or even the word climate is politically charged (e.g., Dow et al., 2013), we could not assume that most cities would even have considered acting on climate adaptation. Therefore, instead of studying climate change adaptation actions, we chose to focus on action ...
... best and in some places climate change or even the word climate is politically charged (e.g., Dow et al., 2013), we could not assume that most cities would even have considered acting on climate adaptation. Therefore, instead of studying climate change adaptation actions, we chose to focus on action ...
Title
... The IPCC: science or politics? Assessments are social constructs that contain both scientific and political elements Successful? Depends on ability to connect to climate science and policy Generally voiced criticism: IPCC not open enough to ...
... The IPCC: science or politics? Assessments are social constructs that contain both scientific and political elements Successful? Depends on ability to connect to climate science and policy Generally voiced criticism: IPCC not open enough to ...
Responses of reference evapotranspiration to changes in
... Changes in stomatal resistance in response to increased CO2 concentration were not evaluated, nor were the changes in wind velocity and solar radiation. Different scenarios were used for estimation of future ETo in different river basins as a consequence of trends in the maximum and minimum temperat ...
... Changes in stomatal resistance in response to increased CO2 concentration were not evaluated, nor were the changes in wind velocity and solar radiation. Different scenarios were used for estimation of future ETo in different river basins as a consequence of trends in the maximum and minimum temperat ...
Survival and population size of a resident bird species are declining
... 2. Our results indicate that the South Hills crossbill has declined by over 60% between 2003 and 2008, and that decreasing adult survival drives this population decline. 3. We evaluated the relative support for multiple hypotheses linking crossbill survival to climate, an ectoparasitic mite (scaly-l ...
... 2. Our results indicate that the South Hills crossbill has declined by over 60% between 2003 and 2008, and that decreasing adult survival drives this population decline. 3. We evaluated the relative support for multiple hypotheses linking crossbill survival to climate, an ectoparasitic mite (scaly-l ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... Benin to promote development which is resilient to climate change at the national and local levels. The project is focused on strengthening the capacity of national and sub-national entities to monitor climate change, generate reliable hydro-meteorological information (including forecasts) and to be ...
... Benin to promote development which is resilient to climate change at the national and local levels. The project is focused on strengthening the capacity of national and sub-national entities to monitor climate change, generate reliable hydro-meteorological information (including forecasts) and to be ...
This Time is Different (opens in new window)
... agreements. However, the paper will also argue that there are further areas in which international climate cooperation could be effective, which are less likely to be captured in the main agreement in Paris. The paper is structured as follows. Part 2 begins with first principles, providing a basic i ...
... agreements. However, the paper will also argue that there are further areas in which international climate cooperation could be effective, which are less likely to be captured in the main agreement in Paris. The paper is structured as follows. Part 2 begins with first principles, providing a basic i ...
Improving runoff estimates from regional climate models: a
... spatial resolution, its results should be more accurate than those produced by RCMs. The surface runoff layers generated by the UNH/GRDC, an additional global reference, are also considered because they specifically pertain to surface runoff with the same spatial resolution as generated by RCMs. The ...
... spatial resolution, its results should be more accurate than those produced by RCMs. The surface runoff layers generated by the UNH/GRDC, an additional global reference, are also considered because they specifically pertain to surface runoff with the same spatial resolution as generated by RCMs. The ...
- Centre for Climate Change Research (CCCR)
... March, April, May and October are projected to have favourable conditions for mosquito growth (> End) – Impact on the animals is projected to be the maximum in the months of June, July and August INRM Consultants , New Delhi ...
... March, April, May and October are projected to have favourable conditions for mosquito growth (> End) – Impact on the animals is projected to be the maximum in the months of June, July and August INRM Consultants , New Delhi ...
Estimates of the Damage Costs of Climate Change
... equals the average coefficient of variation of the other studies. Four cases are distinguished: whether or not CO2 -enrichment of the atmosphere (at 550 ppm) is considered, and whether or not farmers adapt to the changed circumstances. The average of various adaptation scenarios is taken. None of th ...
... equals the average coefficient of variation of the other studies. Four cases are distinguished: whether or not CO2 -enrichment of the atmosphere (at 550 ppm) is considered, and whether or not farmers adapt to the changed circumstances. The average of various adaptation scenarios is taken. None of th ...
Decision Making Under Climate Uncertainty
... capabilities to predict the outcome of an action or event can be impaired when we are faced with uncertainty, i.e. situations where it is impossible to exactly describe the future outcomes of actions that are taken now. Uncertainty means that there may be unknown outcomes, unknown probabilities, and ...
... capabilities to predict the outcome of an action or event can be impaired when we are faced with uncertainty, i.e. situations where it is impossible to exactly describe the future outcomes of actions that are taken now. Uncertainty means that there may be unknown outcomes, unknown probabilities, and ...
Earth Negotiations Bulletin ADP 2-6
... (UNFCCC) opens today in Bonn, Germany, and will conclude on 25 October 2014. The ADP will focus on preparing key documents for the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20) to the UNFCCC, scheduled to take place in Lima, Peru, in December 2014. Under workstream 1 (the 2015 agreement), c ...
... (UNFCCC) opens today in Bonn, Germany, and will conclude on 25 October 2014. The ADP will focus on preparing key documents for the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20) to the UNFCCC, scheduled to take place in Lima, Peru, in December 2014. Under workstream 1 (the 2015 agreement), c ...
GEF COUNTRY EXPERIENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES
... PAWB – for biodiversity EMB – for POPs, ODs, climate change, & waters BSWM – for Land Degradation ...
... PAWB – for biodiversity EMB – for POPs, ODs, climate change, & waters BSWM – for Land Degradation ...
Section 1 - Climate Change - finalSLO
... side of the mountain may be lush with vegetation while the other side may be much drier with sparse vegetation. This phenomenon is called a rain shadow. Climate describes weather patterns in an area over a long period of time, 30 years or more. Earth’s climate has changed over the planet’s five bill ...
... side of the mountain may be lush with vegetation while the other side may be much drier with sparse vegetation. This phenomenon is called a rain shadow. Climate describes weather patterns in an area over a long period of time, 30 years or more. Earth’s climate has changed over the planet’s five bill ...
climate science
... However, scientific investigations of the dynamics of the entire climate system have more in common with systems biology and economics than with laboratory physics and chemistry, owing to the complexity of the systems under investigation and the inability to conduct controlled experiments. Complexit ...
... However, scientific investigations of the dynamics of the entire climate system have more in common with systems biology and economics than with laboratory physics and chemistry, owing to the complexity of the systems under investigation and the inability to conduct controlled experiments. Complexit ...
Full Congressional testimonials
... However, scientific investigations of the dynamics of the entire climate system have more in common with systems biology and economics than with laboratory physics and chemistry, owing to the complexity of the systems under investigation and the inability to conduct controlled experiments. Complexit ...
... However, scientific investigations of the dynamics of the entire climate system have more in common with systems biology and economics than with laboratory physics and chemistry, owing to the complexity of the systems under investigation and the inability to conduct controlled experiments. Complexit ...
Agricultural production, food security, climate change, rainfall
... sudden increase in air temperature in Nigeria was observed as from the early 1970s until 2005 ((Fig. 1), This abrupt increase could be linked to the effect of climate change and its associated global warming previously reported in Nigeria by Ikhile, (2007) and supported by the global trend (IPCC, 20 ...
... sudden increase in air temperature in Nigeria was observed as from the early 1970s until 2005 ((Fig. 1), This abrupt increase could be linked to the effect of climate change and its associated global warming previously reported in Nigeria by Ikhile, (2007) and supported by the global trend (IPCC, 20 ...
Mistreatment of the economic impacts of extreme events
... (Höppe and Pielke, 2006) 1. Climate change is real, and has a significant human component related to greenhouse gases. 2. Direct economic losses of global disasters have increased in recent decades with particularly large increases since the 1980s. 3. The increases in disaster losses primarily resu ...
... (Höppe and Pielke, 2006) 1. Climate change is real, and has a significant human component related to greenhouse gases. 2. Direct economic losses of global disasters have increased in recent decades with particularly large increases since the 1980s. 3. The increases in disaster losses primarily resu ...
Impacts, Adaptations and Uncertainty in the face of Anthropogenic
... Every year Canada’s boreal forest is affected by disturbances such as fires, insects and disease. In 2010 roughly 3.15 million hectares of forest area was burned in Canada, much of it the boreal forest (Natural Resources Canada, 2011)18. Fire disturbances are influenced by weather conditions. Increa ...
... Every year Canada’s boreal forest is affected by disturbances such as fires, insects and disease. In 2010 roughly 3.15 million hectares of forest area was burned in Canada, much of it the boreal forest (Natural Resources Canada, 2011)18. Fire disturbances are influenced by weather conditions. Increa ...
Climate Change - cloudfront.net
... coral reefs will survive more than a two-degree increase in average global temperature relative to pre-industrial levels,” he said.¶ “But if the current trajectory of carbon pollution levels continues unchecked, the world is on track for at least three degrees of warming. If we don’t act now, the cl ...
... coral reefs will survive more than a two-degree increase in average global temperature relative to pre-industrial levels,” he said.¶ “But if the current trajectory of carbon pollution levels continues unchecked, the world is on track for at least three degrees of warming. If we don’t act now, the cl ...
global climate change and presidential leadership
... often disagreeing about the magnitude, timing, and location of long-term impacts.”11 Kraft describes the third generation problems as “politically controversial,” and are more “difficult to address than the environmental issues of earlier eras.” 12 Kraft argues that it is this category of environmen ...
... often disagreeing about the magnitude, timing, and location of long-term impacts.”11 Kraft describes the third generation problems as “politically controversial,” and are more “difficult to address than the environmental issues of earlier eras.” 12 Kraft argues that it is this category of environmen ...