Luiza C. Campos Senior Lecturer, University College London Geoff
... some regions more than others. Further work is recommended to develop a set of indicators which can be applied at the catchment level to identify catchments that are most prone to the adverse effects of climate change. In the absence of accurate and precise climate predictions, a risk-based approach ...
... some regions more than others. Further work is recommended to develop a set of indicators which can be applied at the catchment level to identify catchments that are most prone to the adverse effects of climate change. In the absence of accurate and precise climate predictions, a risk-based approach ...
Vulnerability of Tasmania`s Natural Environment to Climate Change
... international and national scales. In 2007 the Fourth Assessment of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (generally referred to as IPCC AR4) completed an assessment of current scientific understanding of the impacts of climate change on natural, managed and human systems ...
... international and national scales. In 2007 the Fourth Assessment of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (generally referred to as IPCC AR4) completed an assessment of current scientific understanding of the impacts of climate change on natural, managed and human systems ...
Climate change and natural disasters.
... national carbon sink, given its huge forests and wetlands.5 The negative effects climate change can have on northern parts of Russia could also increase the rate of global warming. Russia is a country that is already experiencing the effects of global warming – and more so than many other countries. ...
... national carbon sink, given its huge forests and wetlands.5 The negative effects climate change can have on northern parts of Russia could also increase the rate of global warming. Russia is a country that is already experiencing the effects of global warming – and more so than many other countries. ...
Nitrogen deposition: how important is it for global
... For example, free-air CO2 enrichment experiments in forest stands (Norby et al., 2005) indicate a 23 % median increase in net primary production (NPP) in response to a CO2 concentration increase from 376 to 550 ppm (parts per million), but some studies (Newingham et al., 2013) show no significant ef ...
... For example, free-air CO2 enrichment experiments in forest stands (Norby et al., 2005) indicate a 23 % median increase in net primary production (NPP) in response to a CO2 concentration increase from 376 to 550 ppm (parts per million), but some studies (Newingham et al., 2013) show no significant ef ...
Climate finance in the Pacific: An overview of flows to the region`s
... funding with a wider range of sectors, than Micronesian countries. It is beyond the scope of this paper to explore the reasons for this pattern, but it is a question worth considering, as it might offer useful lessons that could help all Pacific Island countries in future efforts to access climate f ...
... funding with a wider range of sectors, than Micronesian countries. It is beyond the scope of this paper to explore the reasons for this pattern, but it is a question worth considering, as it might offer useful lessons that could help all Pacific Island countries in future efforts to access climate f ...
Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability
... years, and the development of policies that align the direction and extent of adaptation actions with social objectives and values. While effective action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions requires a coordinated global response, in which Australia will play its part, adaptation can be effectively a ...
... years, and the development of policies that align the direction and extent of adaptation actions with social objectives and values. While effective action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions requires a coordinated global response, in which Australia will play its part, adaptation can be effectively a ...
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... Whereas the greenhouse gas warming influences on climate are relatively well understood, significant questions remain regarding the magnitude, and in some cases, even the sign (cooling or warming), of aerosol-climate interactions. Aerosol radiative forcing of climate can be split into two categories ...
... Whereas the greenhouse gas warming influences on climate are relatively well understood, significant questions remain regarding the magnitude, and in some cases, even the sign (cooling or warming), of aerosol-climate interactions. Aerosol radiative forcing of climate can be split into two categories ...
Atlantic National Seashores in Peril
... of human emissions of heat-trapping gases. Projections in Cape Hatteras NS need not get as hot as those of were made for two different possible futures: one scenario Galveston. As indicated, these projections are based on a with a lower level of future emissions of heat-trapping medium-high level of ...
... of human emissions of heat-trapping gases. Projections in Cape Hatteras NS need not get as hot as those of were made for two different possible futures: one scenario Galveston. As indicated, these projections are based on a with a lower level of future emissions of heat-trapping medium-high level of ...
Adapting to the Weather: Lessons from U.S. History Hoyt Bleakley
... function of crop production from empirical or experimental results using parametric, nonparametric or semi-parametric methods; climatic components such as temperature and precipitation are used as key input variables. Researchers simulate the change in crop yield by varying the input variables to es ...
... function of crop production from empirical or experimental results using parametric, nonparametric or semi-parametric methods; climatic components such as temperature and precipitation are used as key input variables. Researchers simulate the change in crop yield by varying the input variables to es ...
A special introductory guide for policy advisers and decision makers
... complex impacts on ocean chemistry. A major area of interest is biologically important nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphates, silica and iron which often limit plankton growth in large parts of the ocean. As conditions become more acidic this could, at least in theory, reduce their availability. Al ...
... complex impacts on ocean chemistry. A major area of interest is biologically important nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphates, silica and iron which often limit plankton growth in large parts of the ocean. As conditions become more acidic this could, at least in theory, reduce their availability. Al ...
Spatial and temporal trends of mean and extreme
... Trend analysis of the mean (monsoon season, non-monsoon season and annual) and extreme annual daily rainfall and temperature at the spatial and temporal scales was carried out for all the 33 urban centers of the arid and semi-arid state of Rajasthan, India. Statistical trend analysis techniques, nam ...
... Trend analysis of the mean (monsoon season, non-monsoon season and annual) and extreme annual daily rainfall and temperature at the spatial and temporal scales was carried out for all the 33 urban centers of the arid and semi-arid state of Rajasthan, India. Statistical trend analysis techniques, nam ...
Decision Making Framework and Tools
... major contributors to overall risk. For example, for the local pilot study, less than 20% of all properties contributed over 90% of the risk (measured in terms of annual average economic flood damage). Thus, results are likely to be insensitive to sensible changes in data quality for most of the pro ...
... major contributors to overall risk. For example, for the local pilot study, less than 20% of all properties contributed over 90% of the risk (measured in terms of annual average economic flood damage). Thus, results are likely to be insensitive to sensible changes in data quality for most of the pro ...
DRAFT New Jersey Climate and Health Profile Report is available
... an analysis of recent trends related to temperature, precipitation and sea-level rise. This is followed by an overview of various climate projections for temperature and precipitation in New Jersey based on different emissions scenarios. Next, the direct and indirect health impacts of climate change ...
... an analysis of recent trends related to temperature, precipitation and sea-level rise. This is followed by an overview of various climate projections for temperature and precipitation in New Jersey based on different emissions scenarios. Next, the direct and indirect health impacts of climate change ...
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... uncertainty, it is reasonable to challenge government priorities, assessing the long-term economic and social performance of every dollar of government spending and every regulation. Chief among the state’s priorities is Governor Schwarzenegger’s Executive Order #S-3-05 (Schwarzenegger 2005) which c ...
... uncertainty, it is reasonable to challenge government priorities, assessing the long-term economic and social performance of every dollar of government spending and every regulation. Chief among the state’s priorities is Governor Schwarzenegger’s Executive Order #S-3-05 (Schwarzenegger 2005) which c ...
Loss and Damage: The Role of Ecosystem Services
... Climate change is increasing the risk of loss and damage from extreme weather and slow onset events. Loss and damage has become a major policy issue as identified in the 2015 Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Paris Agreement’s Article 8 sta ...
... Climate change is increasing the risk of loss and damage from extreme weather and slow onset events. Loss and damage has become a major policy issue as identified in the 2015 Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Paris Agreement’s Article 8 sta ...
oa guide
... complex impacts on ocean chemistry. A major area of interest is biologically important nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphates, silica and iron which often limit plankton growth in large parts of the ocean. As conditions become more acidic this could, at least in theory, reduce their availability. Al ...
... complex impacts on ocean chemistry. A major area of interest is biologically important nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphates, silica and iron which often limit plankton growth in large parts of the ocean. As conditions become more acidic this could, at least in theory, reduce their availability. Al ...
What do the Appendices to the Copenhagen Accord tell us about global greenhouse gas emissions and the prospects for avoiding a rise in global average temperature of more than 2°C? (436 kB) (opens in new window)
... reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, which have been submitted by countries to the Appendices of the Copenhagen Accord. These targets and intended actions are quantified and assessed in terms of global emissions to provide an understanding of the extent to which planned actions are consistent wit ...
... reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, which have been submitted by countries to the Appendices of the Copenhagen Accord. These targets and intended actions are quantified and assessed in terms of global emissions to provide an understanding of the extent to which planned actions are consistent wit ...
Boreal forest soil carbon: distribution, function
... relatively young, they retain a great deal of the mineral content of the parent material; however, low temperatures, surface area (low clay contents) and soil pH result in lownutrient availability. The importance of soil C in ecosystem function and specifically in the internal physical, chemical and ...
... relatively young, they retain a great deal of the mineral content of the parent material; however, low temperatures, surface area (low clay contents) and soil pH result in lownutrient availability. The importance of soil C in ecosystem function and specifically in the internal physical, chemical and ...
Chapter 30: The Ocean
... The highly productive HLSBS in the North-eastern Atlantic has changed in response to warming oceans (medium evidence, high agreement), with a range of consequences for fisheries. These ecosystems are responding to recent warming, with the greatest changes being observed since the late 1970s in the p ...
... The highly productive HLSBS in the North-eastern Atlantic has changed in response to warming oceans (medium evidence, high agreement), with a range of consequences for fisheries. These ecosystems are responding to recent warming, with the greatest changes being observed since the late 1970s in the p ...
Tracking adaptation and measuring development
... consider how policies and service delivery act to support or undermine adaptive capacity at different levels. Longersighted, more context-specific approaches that address changing risk contexts and that allow for flexible responses to uncertain changes in climate and unintended consequences of devel ...
... consider how policies and service delivery act to support or undermine adaptive capacity at different levels. Longersighted, more context-specific approaches that address changing risk contexts and that allow for flexible responses to uncertain changes in climate and unintended consequences of devel ...
ENHANCINGRESILIENCETO CLIMATERESILIENCEAND CLIMATE
... the livelihoods of the poorest and most marginalized members of society in particular. 5. Panama has developed a policy and programmatic framework to address the challenges posed by climate change. In 2007, Panama enacted a National Policy of Climate Change that aims at managing the issue and its ef ...
... the livelihoods of the poorest and most marginalized members of society in particular. 5. Panama has developed a policy and programmatic framework to address the challenges posed by climate change. In 2007, Panama enacted a National Policy of Climate Change that aims at managing the issue and its ef ...
HFCs: A Critical Link in Protecting Climate and the Ozone Layer
... More recently science has spotlighted that this international effort has also spared humanity a significant level of climate change—perhaps buying back to date manyyears-worth of greenhouse gas emissions or avoided annual emissions, between 1988 and 2010 equal to about 8 Gt of CO2 equivalent. This i ...
... More recently science has spotlighted that this international effort has also spared humanity a significant level of climate change—perhaps buying back to date manyyears-worth of greenhouse gas emissions or avoided annual emissions, between 1988 and 2010 equal to about 8 Gt of CO2 equivalent. This i ...
Can Social Protection Increase Resilience to Climate Change?
... programmes contribute to strengthening the resilience of their recipients to climate change. The framework moves from earlier simplified approaches of ASP to a more systematic framework that highlights the importance of a dynamic approach to resilience and social protection which considers time and ...
... programmes contribute to strengthening the resilience of their recipients to climate change. The framework moves from earlier simplified approaches of ASP to a more systematic framework that highlights the importance of a dynamic approach to resilience and social protection which considers time and ...
The impacts of climate change on soil functions
... on soil organic matter decomposition, and indirectly, for example changes in soil moisture via changes in plant related evapotranspiration, but soils themselves can act as a source of greenhouse gases and thus contribute to the gases responsible for climate change. In addition changes in the functio ...
... on soil organic matter decomposition, and indirectly, for example changes in soil moisture via changes in plant related evapotranspiration, but soils themselves can act as a source of greenhouse gases and thus contribute to the gases responsible for climate change. In addition changes in the functio ...
The Geopolitics of Climate Change
... international politics in general and international security in particular. The report focuses on whether and in what way climate change may alter the conditions of international security. From this perspective, the initial effects of climate change will vary according to existing economic, politica ...
... international politics in general and international security in particular. The report focuses on whether and in what way climate change may alter the conditions of international security. From this perspective, the initial effects of climate change will vary according to existing economic, politica ...