Civil war, climate change and development: A scenario
... (Kinshasa), Lesotho, and Gabon, which are the countries with the lowest, median, and highest expected per capita income in 2100. Figure 2 shows the global mean temperature over the 21st century. It is assumed to rise from 0.8 ºC to 3.1-3.7ºC over the course of the century. The atmospheric concentrat ...
... (Kinshasa), Lesotho, and Gabon, which are the countries with the lowest, median, and highest expected per capita income in 2100. Figure 2 shows the global mean temperature over the 21st century. It is assumed to rise from 0.8 ºC to 3.1-3.7ºC over the course of the century. The atmospheric concentrat ...
exemplar - ESPACE Project
... climate change and explored new ideas on what more can be done in England and across Europe. 2. PUBLICATIONS: the references below relate to publications only in the last 6 months of the project. For more detailed listings of all publications citing ESPACE over the last 5 years please refer to the ...
... climate change and explored new ideas on what more can be done in England and across Europe. 2. PUBLICATIONS: the references below relate to publications only in the last 6 months of the project. For more detailed listings of all publications citing ESPACE over the last 5 years please refer to the ...
The Influence of Climate Change on Global Crop
... and P over a 50-year period (2040–2060 versus 1990– 2010) from 16 climate models. Results from each climate model are averaged across crop areas in five continents. The average model-projected rates of warming are similar to the mean observed rates since 1980 of roughly 0.3°C per decade (Fig. 2). The ...
... and P over a 50-year period (2040–2060 versus 1990– 2010) from 16 climate models. Results from each climate model are averaged across crop areas in five continents. The average model-projected rates of warming are similar to the mean observed rates since 1980 of roughly 0.3°C per decade (Fig. 2). The ...
Climate Change, Mean Sea Level and High Tides in the Bay of Fundy
... Climate Change, Mean Sea Level and High Tides in the Bay of Fundy / 3 this process is not uniform in the area. These models compute the interactions of ice sheets, the earth’s mantle and the redistribution of the ocean water mass. Computations have indicated sea level changes in the Gulf of Maine an ...
... Climate Change, Mean Sea Level and High Tides in the Bay of Fundy / 3 this process is not uniform in the area. These models compute the interactions of ice sheets, the earth’s mantle and the redistribution of the ocean water mass. Computations have indicated sea level changes in the Gulf of Maine an ...
The significant climate warming in the northern Tibetan Plateau and
... climate in the Antarctic Peninsula, Gillett and Thompson (2003) found that the simulated surface temperature forced by ozone depletion was very consistent with observations. Gillett and Thompson (2003) strongly suggested that anthropogenic emissions of ozone-depleting gases had demonstrably affected ...
... climate in the Antarctic Peninsula, Gillett and Thompson (2003) found that the simulated surface temperature forced by ozone depletion was very consistent with observations. Gillett and Thompson (2003) strongly suggested that anthropogenic emissions of ozone-depleting gases had demonstrably affected ...
Impact of deep-ocean carbon sequestration on atmospheric CO2
... extensively tested against observed steady state and transient variations in a number of tracers. The oceanic part of the carbon cycle model contains the 7-component carbonate chemistry equations given in Peng et al. [1987], and so is suitable for assessing the global average effect of the uptake of ...
... extensively tested against observed steady state and transient variations in a number of tracers. The oceanic part of the carbon cycle model contains the 7-component carbonate chemistry equations given in Peng et al. [1987], and so is suitable for assessing the global average effect of the uptake of ...
The influence of climate change on flood risks in France
... on future emissions of greenhouse gases, which translates into an uncertainty on the intensity of future global climate change. And most importantly, there is a large uncertainty on climate change itself. Global climate models project different climate change patterns, especially for precipitations. ...
... on future emissions of greenhouse gases, which translates into an uncertainty on the intensity of future global climate change. And most importantly, there is a large uncertainty on climate change itself. Global climate models project different climate change patterns, especially for precipitations. ...
Figure 3-1 - Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange
... climate change on humans; in other words, the regional and decadal scale effects of carbon dioxide forcing. Identifying the most pronounced and long-lasting responses of climate variables to forcing is important for decadal prediction since forcing terms are a source of predictability on those time ...
... climate change on humans; in other words, the regional and decadal scale effects of carbon dioxide forcing. Identifying the most pronounced and long-lasting responses of climate variables to forcing is important for decadal prediction since forcing terms are a source of predictability on those time ...
DAY 1 - UAF SNAP
... The first planning step is to select drivers with high impact and high uncertainty. It is also important to consider whether drivers have a wide range of effects, impacts in all parks, and impact multiple sectors. Drivers can be more general (e.g. temperature change) or more specific (e.g. water tem ...
... The first planning step is to select drivers with high impact and high uncertainty. It is also important to consider whether drivers have a wide range of effects, impacts in all parks, and impact multiple sectors. Drivers can be more general (e.g. temperature change) or more specific (e.g. water tem ...
FINAL: How to identify adaptation ... smallholder farmers in coffee and tea sector
... composition of the global atmosphere, and that is in addition to natural climate variability over a comparable period of time. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines it as any change in climate over time whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. The a ...
... composition of the global atmosphere, and that is in addition to natural climate variability over a comparable period of time. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines it as any change in climate over time whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. The a ...
Urbanization and climate change impacts on future urban flooding in
... they do not represent the future reality adequately. On the other hand, the estimation of the combined impact of many of the important parameters is a challenging research problem that invariably results in higher degree of uncertainty and errors. Further, the results of such studies should essentia ...
... they do not represent the future reality adequately. On the other hand, the estimation of the combined impact of many of the important parameters is a challenging research problem that invariably results in higher degree of uncertainty and errors. Further, the results of such studies should essentia ...
Chapter 2 Citizens` voices in environmental policy
... Including the views of ordinary citizens in environmental policy-making helps to avoid the dangers of ‘technocratic decision-making’, where policy formation is based on expert assessments only, rather than on expert knowledge combined with stakeholder views (see e.g. European Climate Forum 2004). In ...
... Including the views of ordinary citizens in environmental policy-making helps to avoid the dangers of ‘technocratic decision-making’, where policy formation is based on expert assessments only, rather than on expert knowledge combined with stakeholder views (see e.g. European Climate Forum 2004). In ...
AUSAID – UNDP PARTNERSHIP ON CLIMATE CHANGE 1
... The potential for sustainability of the planned activities in support of climate change planning and implementation processes is high since there is increasing recognition among state governments that unless adequate actions are taken at the sub-national levels, climate change may become a major imp ...
... The potential for sustainability of the planned activities in support of climate change planning and implementation processes is high since there is increasing recognition among state governments that unless adequate actions are taken at the sub-national levels, climate change may become a major imp ...
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... payoffs for others and for self in the long run. Individual maximization of short-term benefits to self leads individuals to take actions that generate lower joint outcomes than could have been achieved. The reason that such situations are considered to be dilemmas is that at least one outcome yield ...
... payoffs for others and for self in the long run. Individual maximization of short-term benefits to self leads individuals to take actions that generate lower joint outcomes than could have been achieved. The reason that such situations are considered to be dilemmas is that at least one outcome yield ...
(2007) Interactions between climate change and contaminants
... Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Institute of Ocean Sciences, P.O. Box 6000, Sidney BC, Canada V8L 4B2 b ...
... Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Institute of Ocean Sciences, P.O. Box 6000, Sidney BC, Canada V8L 4B2 b ...
Reshaping the Debate on Climate Change A lecture by Mary Robinson,
... or reduce the chance of it becoming severe or irreversible. A second way of managing it is to learn how to adapt to those changes that will take place. As to the first, the idea that we can stop climate change happening at all is looking increasingly out of reach. As things stand, as I think you wel ...
... or reduce the chance of it becoming severe or irreversible. A second way of managing it is to learn how to adapt to those changes that will take place. As to the first, the idea that we can stop climate change happening at all is looking increasingly out of reach. As things stand, as I think you wel ...
Modeling Climate Change Impacts on Viti Levu (Fiji) and Aitutaki
... Fig. 1.4: Inter-related components of the AIACC project for Pacific islands........................................................ 3 Fig. 2.1: Scenarios of CO2 gas emissions and consequential atmospheric concentrations of CO2 (from IPCC, 2001)........................................................ ...
... Fig. 1.4: Inter-related components of the AIACC project for Pacific islands........................................................ 3 Fig. 2.1: Scenarios of CO2 gas emissions and consequential atmospheric concentrations of CO2 (from IPCC, 2001)........................................................ ...
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... Protecting future generations from climate change requires that we alter this generation’s investment and consumption decisions. The discount rate translates future utility or consumption into the same units as current utility or consumption, thereby making inter-generational comparisons possible. T ...
... Protecting future generations from climate change requires that we alter this generation’s investment and consumption decisions. The discount rate translates future utility or consumption into the same units as current utility or consumption, thereby making inter-generational comparisons possible. T ...
spaces – science partnerships for the assessment of complex earth
... of climate change on the marine environment in the upwelling area off Namibia. The scientists investigated the influence of a shift in wind speed and direction of the Southeast Trade wind system on ocean circulation and water mass properties that mix and upwell over the shelf to the sea surface. The ...
... of climate change on the marine environment in the upwelling area off Namibia. The scientists investigated the influence of a shift in wind speed and direction of the Southeast Trade wind system on ocean circulation and water mass properties that mix and upwell over the shelf to the sea surface. The ...
Climate finance briefing: the global climate finance architecture
... Income Countries (SREP) with 0.74 billion. While the CIFs had a sunset clause that would come into effect when a global architecture was in place, commonly understood to be the operationalisation of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), it was decided in 2016 that its operations would be extended through 20 ...
... Income Countries (SREP) with 0.74 billion. While the CIFs had a sunset clause that would come into effect when a global architecture was in place, commonly understood to be the operationalisation of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), it was decided in 2016 that its operations would be extended through 20 ...
Food System Futures: dealing with uncertainty and complexity
... Condition and Trends What is the current condition and historical trends of ecosystems and their services? What have been the consequences of changes in ecosystems for human wellbeing? ...
... Condition and Trends What is the current condition and historical trends of ecosystems and their services? What have been the consequences of changes in ecosystems for human wellbeing? ...
action kit - Climate Reality Project
... Social media can be a powerful way to raise your voice and create change (but make no mistake, onthe-ground activism is a critical way to make a difference, too). Now, more than ever, it’s important to spread the facts about the climate crisis. It is real, it’s happening right now, and there are man ...
... Social media can be a powerful way to raise your voice and create change (but make no mistake, onthe-ground activism is a critical way to make a difference, too). Now, more than ever, it’s important to spread the facts about the climate crisis. It is real, it’s happening right now, and there are man ...