First National Communication to UNFCCC
... One of emerging environmental problems is global climate change due to increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that intensify greenhouse effect and lead to the rise of global temperature. As a result, polar and mountain glaciers retreat, sea level raise, precipitation pattern ...
... One of emerging environmental problems is global climate change due to increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that intensify greenhouse effect and lead to the rise of global temperature. As a result, polar and mountain glaciers retreat, sea level raise, precipitation pattern ...
ABSTRACT
... aspect of this work is to quantify the direct and indirect effects of soil wetness vegetation activities and consequently on land-atmosphere carbon fluxes. Besides this canonic dominance of the tropical response to ENSO, our modeling study simulated a large carbon flux from the northern mid-latitud ...
... aspect of this work is to quantify the direct and indirect effects of soil wetness vegetation activities and consequently on land-atmosphere carbon fluxes. Besides this canonic dominance of the tropical response to ENSO, our modeling study simulated a large carbon flux from the northern mid-latitud ...
A few extreme events dominate global interannual variability in
... biosphere, we rely on four different data sets describing gross primary production (GPP; all used datasets with their abbreviations are listed in table A.1). MTE (Jung et al 2011) involves training a model tree ensemble at site level using FLUXNET (a global network of eddy-covariance observations in ...
... biosphere, we rely on four different data sets describing gross primary production (GPP; all used datasets with their abbreviations are listed in table A.1). MTE (Jung et al 2011) involves training a model tree ensemble at site level using FLUXNET (a global network of eddy-covariance observations in ...
Tree Species Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change
... The forested portions of Canada are expected to experience greater impacts of climate change than many areas of the world (Field et al. 2007). Impacts of particular concern to Canadian forest managers include increased frequency and intensity of fires (Flannigan et al. 2005), increased outbreaks of ...
... The forested portions of Canada are expected to experience greater impacts of climate change than many areas of the world (Field et al. 2007). Impacts of particular concern to Canadian forest managers include increased frequency and intensity of fires (Flannigan et al. 2005), increased outbreaks of ...
James Croll in Context: The Encounter between Climate Dynamics
... the Earth's orbit, and extending them over the course of four million years (Figure 3), Croll proposed that this “eccentricity was sufficiently great to account for every extreme of climatic change evidenced by geology.”13 His theory of ice ages took into account both the precession of the equinoxes ...
... the Earth's orbit, and extending them over the course of four million years (Figure 3), Croll proposed that this “eccentricity was sufficiently great to account for every extreme of climatic change evidenced by geology.”13 His theory of ice ages took into account both the precession of the equinoxes ...
state action plan on climate change for andhra pradesh
... Implemented adaptation interventions for Health Sector………………………….. Implemented adaptation interventions for Coastal Habitat………………………... Implemented adaptation interventions for Agriculture Sector…………………….. Implemented adaptation interventions for Forestry and Biodiversity Sector……. Implemented adapt ...
... Implemented adaptation interventions for Health Sector………………………….. Implemented adaptation interventions for Coastal Habitat………………………... Implemented adaptation interventions for Agriculture Sector…………………….. Implemented adaptation interventions for Forestry and Biodiversity Sector……. Implemented adapt ...
Change - UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... in representing important features of the general circulation across shorter time scales, and aspects of seasonal and interannual variability. 3. Models ably reproduce features of past climates and climate changes. 4. Over several decades models have consistently provided a robust and unambiguous pi ...
... in representing important features of the general circulation across shorter time scales, and aspects of seasonal and interannual variability. 3. Models ably reproduce features of past climates and climate changes. 4. Over several decades models have consistently provided a robust and unambiguous pi ...
Demographics and Climate Change: Future Trends And their Policy
... The focus of this report is on medium-term demographic trends and the potential impact of climate change on developing countries over the period to 2050. It seeks to identify the likely scale and movement of people both within and between developing countries; identify ways in which such estimates m ...
... The focus of this report is on medium-term demographic trends and the potential impact of climate change on developing countries over the period to 2050. It seeks to identify the likely scale and movement of people both within and between developing countries; identify ways in which such estimates m ...
Publisher version
... greenhouse gas emissions are required according to science, and as documented in the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, with a view to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions so as to hold the increase in global average temperature below 2°C above preindustri ...
... greenhouse gas emissions are required according to science, and as documented in the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, with a view to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions so as to hold the increase in global average temperature below 2°C above preindustri ...
IPCC 5: Synthesis - Summary
... Adaptation and mitigation are complementary strategies for reducing and managing the risks of climate change. Substantial emissions reductions over the next few decades can reduce climate risks in the 21st century and beyond, increase prospects for effective adaptation, reduce the costs and challeng ...
... Adaptation and mitigation are complementary strategies for reducing and managing the risks of climate change. Substantial emissions reductions over the next few decades can reduce climate risks in the 21st century and beyond, increase prospects for effective adaptation, reduce the costs and challeng ...
http://www.undp.org/content/dam/jordan/docs/News/Climate%20change%20policy_JO.pdf
... is given to the CB2 project manager Dr. Ahmad Abdel Fattah for his relentless efforts and dedication in moving the policy document forward, and Eng. Hussein Badarin Director of Monitoring at the Ministry for ensuring the political and technical quality of the document. Further thanks are extended to ...
... is given to the CB2 project manager Dr. Ahmad Abdel Fattah for his relentless efforts and dedication in moving the policy document forward, and Eng. Hussein Badarin Director of Monitoring at the Ministry for ensuring the political and technical quality of the document. Further thanks are extended to ...
Trophic matches and mismatches: can polar bears
... We used our best stochastic regression models for dates of sea ice breakup and hatching, along with their associated parameter estimates (including variance), to project both snow goose incubation period and polar bear onshore arrival for 25 years into the future. Projections based on global circula ...
... We used our best stochastic regression models for dates of sea ice breakup and hatching, along with their associated parameter estimates (including variance), to project both snow goose incubation period and polar bear onshore arrival for 25 years into the future. Projections based on global circula ...
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... Increasingly there appears to be recognition of the need to simultaneously implement adaptation and mitigation. However, this presents significant policy challenges. Firstly, both the policy and research communities traditionally have treated such two responses independently. Secondly, they are, sub ...
... Increasingly there appears to be recognition of the need to simultaneously implement adaptation and mitigation. However, this presents significant policy challenges. Firstly, both the policy and research communities traditionally have treated such two responses independently. Secondly, they are, sub ...
Malaria in the African highlands: past, present and future
... Malaria en Afrique (ARMA), unpublished data, 1997). Thus while it may be possible to predict the physical location of epidemic-prone areas, identifying when an epidemic is likely to occur may be more problematic. Global temperature change. More recently there has been growing concern that global war ...
... Malaria en Afrique (ARMA), unpublished data, 1997). Thus while it may be possible to predict the physical location of epidemic-prone areas, identifying when an epidemic is likely to occur may be more problematic. Global temperature change. More recently there has been growing concern that global war ...
Coping with Climate Change among Adolescents: Implications for
... change revealed that in addition to problem-focused and emotion-focused coping, meaning-focused strategies were quite often used to activate hope in relation to climate change [11]. More specifically young people‘s meaning-focused strategies included both positive reappraisal, i.e., acknowledging th ...
... change revealed that in addition to problem-focused and emotion-focused coping, meaning-focused strategies were quite often used to activate hope in relation to climate change [11]. More specifically young people‘s meaning-focused strategies included both positive reappraisal, i.e., acknowledging th ...
assessment of the vulnerability of rural livelihoods in the Pacific to
... Whilst the EVI climate change sub-index provides a comprehensive assessment of environmental vulnerability, it fails to take into account the broader economic and social capitals and interactions that are reflected in the broad range of livelihood strategies operating in the Pacific. The EVI also pr ...
... Whilst the EVI climate change sub-index provides a comprehensive assessment of environmental vulnerability, it fails to take into account the broader economic and social capitals and interactions that are reflected in the broad range of livelihood strategies operating in the Pacific. The EVI also pr ...
climate change vulnerability of ski tourism in
... due to the already realized and anticipated negative impacts of climate change. Ski tourism in particular remains one of the most vulnerable subsectors of the industry given its high exposure and sensitivity and relatively low adaptive capacity. This report first reviews the literature on climate ch ...
... due to the already realized and anticipated negative impacts of climate change. Ski tourism in particular remains one of the most vulnerable subsectors of the industry given its high exposure and sensitivity and relatively low adaptive capacity. This report first reviews the literature on climate ch ...
A Situation Analysis of Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives in
... bureaucracy, and local government institutions can be strengthened by engaging leading experts on climate change from the nongovernment sector. Build the capacity of local organizations on climate change: Local institutions, working especially in highly vulnerable areas, should be provided support t ...
... bureaucracy, and local government institutions can be strengthened by engaging leading experts on climate change from the nongovernment sector. Build the capacity of local organizations on climate change: Local institutions, working especially in highly vulnerable areas, should be provided support t ...
Smoke, Mirrors & Hot Air How ExxonMobil Uses Big Tobacco’s Tactics
... n its campaign to sow uncertainty about the scientific evidence on global warming, ExxonMobil has followed a corporate strategy pioneered by the tobacco industry. Because ExxonMobil’s strategy, tactics, and even some personnel draw heavily from the tobacco industry’s playbook, it is useful to look b ...
... n its campaign to sow uncertainty about the scientific evidence on global warming, ExxonMobil has followed a corporate strategy pioneered by the tobacco industry. Because ExxonMobil’s strategy, tactics, and even some personnel draw heavily from the tobacco industry’s playbook, it is useful to look b ...
Volume 1 - Assessment Report - Caribbean Regional Fisheries
... Fisheries and aquaculture in the CARICOM region are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and variability, and to several hazards that typically result in disasters. The concern is with hydro-meteorological and geological hazards while acknowledging interaction with technological haz ...
... Fisheries and aquaculture in the CARICOM region are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and variability, and to several hazards that typically result in disasters. The concern is with hydro-meteorological and geological hazards while acknowledging interaction with technological haz ...
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management in
... Fisheries and aquaculture in the CARICOM region are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and variability, and to several hazards that typically result in disasters. The concern is with hydro-meteorological and geological hazards while acknowledging interaction with technological haz ...
... Fisheries and aquaculture in the CARICOM region are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and variability, and to several hazards that typically result in disasters. The concern is with hydro-meteorological and geological hazards while acknowledging interaction with technological haz ...
National Climate Response Strategy
... experienced increasing temperatures over vast areas. Over inland areas, the trends in both minimum (night-time/early morning) and maximum (daytime) temperatures depict a general warming through time. However, the increase in the minimum temperatures is steeper than in maximum temperatures. The combi ...
... experienced increasing temperatures over vast areas. Over inland areas, the trends in both minimum (night-time/early morning) and maximum (daytime) temperatures depict a general warming through time. However, the increase in the minimum temperatures is steeper than in maximum temperatures. The combi ...
Turn Down the Heat - Open Knowledge Repository
... and wet season (JJA, bottom) precipitation for RCP2.6 (left) and RCP8.5 (right) for South East Asia by 2071–2099 relative to 1951–80 4.7 Regional sea-level rise projections for 2081–2100 (relative to 1986–2005) under RCP8.5 4.8 Local sea-level rise above 1986–2005 mean level as a result of globa ...
... and wet season (JJA, bottom) precipitation for RCP2.6 (left) and RCP8.5 (right) for South East Asia by 2071–2099 relative to 1951–80 4.7 Regional sea-level rise projections for 2081–2100 (relative to 1986–2005) under RCP8.5 4.8 Local sea-level rise above 1986–2005 mean level as a result of globa ...
English - Global Environment Facility
... developed countries, through a diverse set of case studies. The framework identifies where and from which type of hazard a country is most at risk, together with the magnitude of the expected loss, and reveals what sets of adaptation measures should be considered, based on societal costs and benefit ...
... developed countries, through a diverse set of case studies. The framework identifies where and from which type of hazard a country is most at risk, together with the magnitude of the expected loss, and reveals what sets of adaptation measures should be considered, based on societal costs and benefit ...