Using the past to understand the future
... (Pleistocene and Holocene; see Figure 22.1) so that lessons can be learned from multiple time scales. After we discuss these physical changes, we summarise the biological response of tropical marine ecosystems, with special attention to coral reefs. We then present a series of examples of the respon ...
... (Pleistocene and Holocene; see Figure 22.1) so that lessons can be learned from multiple time scales. After we discuss these physical changes, we summarise the biological response of tropical marine ecosystems, with special attention to coral reefs. We then present a series of examples of the respon ...
Climate Protection as a World Citizen Movement
... latest. In this report the WBGU outlines a dual strategy for global climate protection based on interaction between multilateralism and civil society. To achieve this, on the one hand the Paris climate agreement targeted for late 2015 should exhibit certain characteristics set out by the WBGU. In pa ...
... latest. In this report the WBGU outlines a dual strategy for global climate protection based on interaction between multilateralism and civil society. To achieve this, on the one hand the Paris climate agreement targeted for late 2015 should exhibit certain characteristics set out by the WBGU. In pa ...
A SUCCESSOR FOR THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
... Furthermore, through agricultural activities, changes in land use and other resources, methane and nitrous oxide are also being released at greater than acceptable levels. Because of GHGs’ ability to trap heat, their increased presence in the atmosphere have altered the natural working of the greenh ...
... Furthermore, through agricultural activities, changes in land use and other resources, methane and nitrous oxide are also being released at greater than acceptable levels. Because of GHGs’ ability to trap heat, their increased presence in the atmosphere have altered the natural working of the greenh ...
Climate Change and Aspen
... communities as the canary in the coal mine for global warming. Aspen’s goal: to aggressively reduce its contribution to global warming, and to engage other communities to send a clear message on the importance of this issue. Data for the past 50 years collected at Aspen’s weather station, and compil ...
... communities as the canary in the coal mine for global warming. Aspen’s goal: to aggressively reduce its contribution to global warming, and to engage other communities to send a clear message on the importance of this issue. Data for the past 50 years collected at Aspen’s weather station, and compil ...
Outline for Inter-Mountain West Report - City of Flagstaff
... drought that has persisted for more than a decade—exacerbated by increasing temperatures, extreme precipitation intensity, snowpack reductions and other climate-related changes. In the past two years, Flagstaff has experienced record warming, severe winter storms, record low moisture, catastrophic w ...
... drought that has persisted for more than a decade—exacerbated by increasing temperatures, extreme precipitation intensity, snowpack reductions and other climate-related changes. In the past two years, Flagstaff has experienced record warming, severe winter storms, record low moisture, catastrophic w ...
Improving Societal Outcomes of Extreme Weather in a Changing
... and the impacts of extreme weather can vary significantly across time, space, and populations. For example, hot temperatures affect crops differently depending on when they occur relative to the plants’ stage of development (26). The temperature threshold for a heat wave is lower in a colder climate ...
... and the impacts of extreme weather can vary significantly across time, space, and populations. For example, hot temperatures affect crops differently depending on when they occur relative to the plants’ stage of development (26). The temperature threshold for a heat wave is lower in a colder climate ...
Abstract Key words - OpenDocs Home
... (IPCC) concluded that warming is unequivocal, and “very likely” (with 90%95% probability than the 66%-90% probability in 2001) that warming is due to human activity.32 The effects of climate change include increase in global mean temperature [commonly referred to as global warming], increase in glob ...
... (IPCC) concluded that warming is unequivocal, and “very likely” (with 90%95% probability than the 66%-90% probability in 2001) that warming is due to human activity.32 The effects of climate change include increase in global mean temperature [commonly referred to as global warming], increase in glob ...
5b2014 - Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö
... i.e. benefits that the nature produces for us humans. The most important means of mitigating the risks associated with climate change is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the global scale. Climate change adaptation is closely linked to the international efforts to succeed in climate change mitig ...
... i.e. benefits that the nature produces for us humans. The most important means of mitigating the risks associated with climate change is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the global scale. Climate change adaptation is closely linked to the international efforts to succeed in climate change mitig ...
The Longest Conflict - Centre for Policy Development
... change. It is a profound security concern for the international community. The world is at a unique turning point. Decades of comprehensive research into the topic have produced an overwhelming international consensus that climate change is occurring and becoming more pronounced. Whilst the internat ...
... change. It is a profound security concern for the international community. The world is at a unique turning point. Decades of comprehensive research into the topic have produced an overwhelming international consensus that climate change is occurring and becoming more pronounced. Whilst the internat ...
The Impact of Satellite-Derived Land Cover Uncertainty on Carbon
... disturbance, nutrient cycling and soil respiration [3]. Such DVMs also form core components of coupled climate models, so that quantifying their uncertainties is crucial in estimating the reliability of climate predictions. DVMs require various types of input data to carry out their calculations. Th ...
... disturbance, nutrient cycling and soil respiration [3]. Such DVMs also form core components of coupled climate models, so that quantifying their uncertainties is crucial in estimating the reliability of climate predictions. DVMs require various types of input data to carry out their calculations. Th ...
i2146e01
... Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) concluded: “warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level”. The AR4 found that the under ...
... Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) concluded: “warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level”. The AR4 found that the under ...
23-3_sabine
... This figure was at least twice as good as the best estimates at the time and would require a significant improvement in both measurement accuracy and data coverage relative to GEOSECS. The belief that this accuracy could be achieved was based on the development work of Johnson et al. (1985) to perfe ...
... This figure was at least twice as good as the best estimates at the time and would require a significant improvement in both measurement accuracy and data coverage relative to GEOSECS. The belief that this accuracy could be achieved was based on the development work of Johnson et al. (1985) to perfe ...
Yukon Climate Change Indicators and Key
... anticipated and in fact the North “is projected to warm most” (Collins et al., 2013). Having a clear statement about the overall global context still leaves us needing much more information to understand the situation at a regional level. This report seeks to assess our state of knowledge for climat ...
... anticipated and in fact the North “is projected to warm most” (Collins et al., 2013). Having a clear statement about the overall global context still leaves us needing much more information to understand the situation at a regional level. This report seeks to assess our state of knowledge for climat ...
Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Change Impacts in Cambodia
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ( MoE 2005; O'Brien et al. 2002). While there are a few studies on hazard and risk mapping in Cambodia, the vulnerability mapping study by the Economy and Environment Programme for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) is the first that showed relativ ...
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ( MoE 2005; O'Brien et al. 2002). While there are a few studies on hazard and risk mapping in Cambodia, the vulnerability mapping study by the Economy and Environment Programme for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) is the first that showed relativ ...
Climate Change and Cultural Heritage Conservation
... likely to be complex. In terms of total rainfall and average relative humidity the English climate is likely to become drier. We have to think more in terms of the heritage climate; the particular variables likely to threaten heritage. Meteorological parameters affect heritage in different ways. Hea ...
... likely to be complex. In terms of total rainfall and average relative humidity the English climate is likely to become drier. We have to think more in terms of the heritage climate; the particular variables likely to threaten heritage. Meteorological parameters affect heritage in different ways. Hea ...
CLIMATE CHANGE CONSERVATION OF NATURE
... hectares of land in trust for public benefits. Land trusts will benefit by expanding their partnerships with local, provincial and federal agencies and protected area strategies to ensure that the areas and ecosystems will continue to provide benefits to society. It is now imperative that land use p ...
... hectares of land in trust for public benefits. Land trusts will benefit by expanding their partnerships with local, provincial and federal agencies and protected area strategies to ensure that the areas and ecosystems will continue to provide benefits to society. It is now imperative that land use p ...
Confronting Climate Change in the US Northeast
... heat-trapping emissions. The first (the higher-emissions scenario) is a future where people—individuals, communities, businesses, states, and nations— allow emissions to continue growing rapidly, and the second (the lower-emissions scenario) is one in which societies choose to rely less on fossil fu ...
... heat-trapping emissions. The first (the higher-emissions scenario) is a future where people—individuals, communities, businesses, states, and nations— allow emissions to continue growing rapidly, and the second (the lower-emissions scenario) is one in which societies choose to rely less on fossil fu ...
MURARI LAL (INDIA), HIDEO HARASAWA (JAPAN), AND DANIEL
... Continuing emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are likely to result in significant changes in mean climate and its intraseasonal and interannual variability in the Asian region. Given the current state of climate modeling, projections of future regional climate have only limited conf ...
... Continuing emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are likely to result in significant changes in mean climate and its intraseasonal and interannual variability in the Asian region. Given the current state of climate modeling, projections of future regional climate have only limited conf ...
FIRST-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 4 Do Not Cite
... The effects of climate change on, and the adaptations by ecosystems are expressed at two nested levels: the individualistic behaviour of constituent organisms; and the response of the ecosystem as a whole. Individual plant and animal species have moved their ranges and altered their abundance and se ...
... The effects of climate change on, and the adaptations by ecosystems are expressed at two nested levels: the individualistic behaviour of constituent organisms; and the response of the ecosystem as a whole. Individual plant and animal species have moved their ranges and altered their abundance and se ...
Identifying adaptation options - South Florida Regional Planning
... So what exactly is adaptation? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) define adaptation as “an adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli (variability, extremes, and changes) or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial op ...
... So what exactly is adaptation? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) define adaptation as “an adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli (variability, extremes, and changes) or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial op ...
PDF - World Agroforestry Centre
... The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau covers the Chinese provinces of Tibet A.R. and Qinghai, and parts of Gansu, northwest Sichuan and northwest Yunnan. The total land area of the Plateau is around 2.5 million km2, accounting for about 26% of China’s land area (Zhang et al. 2002). The average altitude of the P ...
... The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau covers the Chinese provinces of Tibet A.R. and Qinghai, and parts of Gansu, northwest Sichuan and northwest Yunnan. The total land area of the Plateau is around 2.5 million km2, accounting for about 26% of China’s land area (Zhang et al. 2002). The average altitude of the P ...
Namakwa District Municipality
... Figure 30: Remaining intact areas of Centres of Endemism in the Namakwa District ............................. 38 Figure 31: Gorges/kloofs in the Namakwa District ................................................................................................. 38 Figure 32: South facing slopes in t ...
... Figure 30: Remaining intact areas of Centres of Endemism in the Namakwa District ............................. 38 Figure 31: Gorges/kloofs in the Namakwa District ................................................................................................. 38 Figure 32: South facing slopes in t ...