To What Extent Are African Countries Vulnerable to Climate
... In the recent political debate about the implications of climate change, the need for an index of vulnerability to climate change has been recognized, noticeably in United Nations circles, and at the Adaptation Fund (UNFCC, 2008a, 2008b, 2008c). However, no clear recommendation has made as to what ...
... In the recent political debate about the implications of climate change, the need for an index of vulnerability to climate change has been recognized, noticeably in United Nations circles, and at the Adaptation Fund (UNFCC, 2008a, 2008b, 2008c). However, no clear recommendation has made as to what ...
Impacts of climate change on disadvantaged UK coastal communities
... Our case studies indicate that people’s knowledge and awareness of climate change is often increased by having experienced recent severe events such as storms or flooding. Focus-group participants in areas where no recent events had been experienced were less likely to be aware of the risks of clima ...
... Our case studies indicate that people’s knowledge and awareness of climate change is often increased by having experienced recent severe events such as storms or flooding. Focus-group participants in areas where no recent events had been experienced were less likely to be aware of the risks of clima ...
Global action on climate change in agriculture: Linkages to food security, markets and trade policies in developing countries
... security concerns. Climate change and agriculture Agriculture is among the most vulnerable sectors to the effects of climate change because changes in temperatures and rainfall, more frequent weather extremes, and the growing presence of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere have mostly negative ef ...
... security concerns. Climate change and agriculture Agriculture is among the most vulnerable sectors to the effects of climate change because changes in temperatures and rainfall, more frequent weather extremes, and the growing presence of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere have mostly negative ef ...
Effect of outdoor temperature, heat primes and anchoring on belief
... outdoor temperature conditions. This convenience sampling approach resulted in outdoor temperatures which ranged from 30 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit (M ¼ 59.01, SD ¼ 15.00). During each session, participants completed a brief questionnaire assessing their belief in global warming and provided demograph ...
... outdoor temperature conditions. This convenience sampling approach resulted in outdoor temperatures which ranged from 30 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit (M ¼ 59.01, SD ¼ 15.00). During each session, participants completed a brief questionnaire assessing their belief in global warming and provided demograph ...
An Examination of the Factors Affecting Relative and Absolute Sea
... changes due to dynamic atmospheric and ocean processes (including regional steric height changes associated with major rivers and local heating effects); and, (4) local geodynamic changes in relative sea levels due to vertical land motions associated with isostatic and tectonic processes. While the ...
... changes due to dynamic atmospheric and ocean processes (including regional steric height changes associated with major rivers and local heating effects); and, (4) local geodynamic changes in relative sea levels due to vertical land motions associated with isostatic and tectonic processes. While the ...
Trends in Extreme Precipitation Events for the Northeastern United
... feet above sea level were excluded from analysis because of the significant differences in weather and climate at these locations compared to surrounding stations. Each record was inspected individually to assess its completeness and reliability for use in trend analysis. If a station contained less ...
... feet above sea level were excluded from analysis because of the significant differences in weather and climate at these locations compared to surrounding stations. Each record was inspected individually to assess its completeness and reliability for use in trend analysis. If a station contained less ...
uganda`s economic development - Konrad-Adenauer
... earth’s surface results from the trapping of heat from the sun by the GHGs. According to the IPCC fourth assessment report on climate change of 2007, “for the next two decades, a warming of about 0.2°C per decade is projected for a range of Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES).”5 “Even if the ...
... earth’s surface results from the trapping of heat from the sun by the GHGs. According to the IPCC fourth assessment report on climate change of 2007, “for the next two decades, a warming of about 0.2°C per decade is projected for a range of Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES).”5 “Even if the ...
Dominating the Antarctic environment - Research Online
... that inhabit Antarctica typical deal with subzero temperatures, limited ice free areas, moisture loss, due to high winds and little or no available water during winter months (Kappen, 1993). In summer they have continuous light and in winter 24 h darkness. In addition over the past 30 years, anthrop ...
... that inhabit Antarctica typical deal with subzero temperatures, limited ice free areas, moisture loss, due to high winds and little or no available water during winter months (Kappen, 1993). In summer they have continuous light and in winter 24 h darkness. In addition over the past 30 years, anthrop ...
- Nottingham ePrints
... A BSTRACT Extreme weather events have been increasingly in the news, accompanied by images. At the end of 2011, when such reports were ever present, the International Panel on Climate Change published a draft report on extreme weather and climate change adaptation. This report itself was covered in ...
... A BSTRACT Extreme weather events have been increasingly in the news, accompanied by images. At the end of 2011, when such reports were ever present, the International Panel on Climate Change published a draft report on extreme weather and climate change adaptation. This report itself was covered in ...
ABSTRACT - Coastal Environmental Change Lab
... Kure Beach to Fort Fisher, is considered part of the mainland, but features low-lying sandy shorelines and is backed by a water body (Cape Fear River), similar to a barrier island. The barrier islands along the southern flank of Cape Fear are primarily composed of channel-fill and are more tide-dom ...
... Kure Beach to Fort Fisher, is considered part of the mainland, but features low-lying sandy shorelines and is backed by a water body (Cape Fear River), similar to a barrier island. The barrier islands along the southern flank of Cape Fear are primarily composed of channel-fill and are more tide-dom ...
WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE Climate Change Act Now
... “Time is running out, and fast. Rising carbon dioxide levels and higher temperatures will soon set in motion potentially catastrophic changes that will take hundreds or even thousands of years to reverse.” -- New Scientist, Nov 2006 ...
... “Time is running out, and fast. Rising carbon dioxide levels and higher temperatures will soon set in motion potentially catastrophic changes that will take hundreds or even thousands of years to reverse.” -- New Scientist, Nov 2006 ...
Effects of Precipitation on Annual Growth Rate in
... can adapt only to the extent that genetic variation within the species allows. Studies over the last half century suggest a steep rise in the levels of CO, and other greenhouse gases that trap some of Earth's heat radiated in the lower atmosphere. The projected result of this greenhouse effect is a ...
... can adapt only to the extent that genetic variation within the species allows. Studies over the last half century suggest a steep rise in the levels of CO, and other greenhouse gases that trap some of Earth's heat radiated in the lower atmosphere. The projected result of this greenhouse effect is a ...
Perceptions of Climate Change and Vulnerability in Upper Svaneti
... How the benefits of actions that cause climate change, and the accompanying consequences, will be distributed is one of the greatest ethical dilemmas we are facing today. Some people, social groups, or even countries, will “carry an unfair burden in suffering the negative consequences of climate cha ...
... How the benefits of actions that cause climate change, and the accompanying consequences, will be distributed is one of the greatest ethical dilemmas we are facing today. Some people, social groups, or even countries, will “carry an unfair burden in suffering the negative consequences of climate cha ...
Integrating Climate Change into Northeast and Midwest State
... the amount of total precipitation (rain and snow) are less certain. Severe weather events (e.g., thunderstorms, tornadoes) are challenging to detect. Soil moisture and evapotranspiration trends are neither robustly observed nor consistent amongst modeling studies. ...
... the amount of total precipitation (rain and snow) are less certain. Severe weather events (e.g., thunderstorms, tornadoes) are challenging to detect. Soil moisture and evapotranspiration trends are neither robustly observed nor consistent amongst modeling studies. ...
Climate Change and Coastal Human Settlements
... This study assesses the potential economic impact of climate change on coastal human settlements in the Caribbean, with specific reference to Guyana, and evaluates the costs and benefits of undertaking various adaptation strategies. The aim is to assist Caribbean territories in developing the strate ...
... This study assesses the potential economic impact of climate change on coastal human settlements in the Caribbean, with specific reference to Guyana, and evaluates the costs and benefits of undertaking various adaptation strategies. The aim is to assist Caribbean territories in developing the strate ...
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... generic to represent a broader set of SRM strategies. The reduction in solar radiation after volcanic eruptions have provided natural “experiments” as a basis for this strategy. For instance, in 1991, the eruption of Mount Pinatubo led to the injection of including around 20 megatons of sulfur dioxi ...
... generic to represent a broader set of SRM strategies. The reduction in solar radiation after volcanic eruptions have provided natural “experiments” as a basis for this strategy. For instance, in 1991, the eruption of Mount Pinatubo led to the injection of including around 20 megatons of sulfur dioxi ...
South Asia Disaster Report 2010 UNISDR
... malnourished, sharing less than 1.5% of the world wealth. The subcontinent is also the most populous, and the most densely populated region in the world. In addition, close to 70 percent of the region’s population lives in rural areas, and their key livelihoods depend on the natural resource base, a ...
... malnourished, sharing less than 1.5% of the world wealth. The subcontinent is also the most populous, and the most densely populated region in the world. In addition, close to 70 percent of the region’s population lives in rural areas, and their key livelihoods depend on the natural resource base, a ...
Research and Information Gathering on Climate Change Mitigation
... recommendations to aid the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, as well as other ministries and stakeholders selected by MOECC, in planning for climate change and responding to the 2015 coordinated review (2015 Coordinated Review) of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (Growt ...
... recommendations to aid the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, as well as other ministries and stakeholders selected by MOECC, in planning for climate change and responding to the 2015 coordinated review (2015 Coordinated Review) of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (Growt ...
Atmospheric CO2 fluctuations during the last millennium
... coupled climate-carbon cycle system. At present, the notion of covarying atmospheric CO2 levels and climate is reinforced by the predictions in climate models of (1) a strong rise in global mean temperature as a result of excessive CO2 emissions (1–7 8C; Houghton et al., 2001), and (2) significant f ...
... coupled climate-carbon cycle system. At present, the notion of covarying atmospheric CO2 levels and climate is reinforced by the predictions in climate models of (1) a strong rise in global mean temperature as a result of excessive CO2 emissions (1–7 8C; Houghton et al., 2001), and (2) significant f ...
PERSPECTIVE: Potential responses to climate change in organisms
... Expected climate change Projections for 21st century climate around the Pacific Rim and in the Pacific Ocean suggest significant surface ...
... Expected climate change Projections for 21st century climate around the Pacific Rim and in the Pacific Ocean suggest significant surface ...
Trends in Intense Precipitation in the Climate Record
... 0.3% of daily precipitation events) have been analyzed for over half of the land area of the globe. These changes have been linked to changes in intense precipitation for three transient climate model simulations, all with greenhouse gas concentrations increasing during the twentieth and twenty-firs ...
... 0.3% of daily precipitation events) have been analyzed for over half of the land area of the globe. These changes have been linked to changes in intense precipitation for three transient climate model simulations, all with greenhouse gas concentrations increasing during the twentieth and twenty-firs ...
S2009001_en.pdf
... some of its economic activities, such as agriculture and tourism, the potential loss of biodiversity or of human life and the exposure to extreme weather events show how important it is to conduct an economic analysis of climate change in order to formulate a sustainable, long-term development strat ...
... some of its economic activities, such as agriculture and tourism, the potential loss of biodiversity or of human life and the exposure to extreme weather events show how important it is to conduct an economic analysis of climate change in order to formulate a sustainable, long-term development strat ...
Acclimation of photosynthesis to different growth temperatures in
... environmental factors, but they will adjust to new conditions and vice versa influence the persistent climate. Thus, in order to make reliable predictions of future climates, increased knowledge about metabolic plant processes, such as photosynthesis, is crucial. Key factors that need to be investig ...
... environmental factors, but they will adjust to new conditions and vice versa influence the persistent climate. Thus, in order to make reliable predictions of future climates, increased knowledge about metabolic plant processes, such as photosynthesis, is crucial. Key factors that need to be investig ...