Kenya National Adaptation Plan 2015-2030
... This NAP builds on the Adaptation Technical Analysis Report (ATAR) developed under the NCCAP.2 The ATAR provided a detailed analysis of sectors and vulnerabilities in the various counties, identified adaptation needs in various economic processes, and developed a long list of potential adaptation a ...
... This NAP builds on the Adaptation Technical Analysis Report (ATAR) developed under the NCCAP.2 The ATAR provided a detailed analysis of sectors and vulnerabilities in the various counties, identified adaptation needs in various economic processes, and developed a long list of potential adaptation a ...
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... severe consequences for humankind. Ocean surface waters are warming, the sea level is rising ever faster, the oceans are becoming increasingly acidic and marine ecosystems are under threat. Human activities are unleashing processes of change in the oceans that are without precedent in the past sever ...
... severe consequences for humankind. Ocean surface waters are warming, the sea level is rising ever faster, the oceans are becoming increasingly acidic and marine ecosystems are under threat. Human activities are unleashing processes of change in the oceans that are without precedent in the past sever ...
Montane forest root growth and soil organic layer depth as potential
... with the Sheffield dynamic global vegetation model [Beerling et al., 1997] to simulate growth along the transect under a range of (CO2)a from 389 to 1600 ppm (Figures 1f and 1g). This process-based dynamic global vegetation model of terrestrial carbon and nitrogen cycling and the resulting simulated ...
... with the Sheffield dynamic global vegetation model [Beerling et al., 1997] to simulate growth along the transect under a range of (CO2)a from 389 to 1600 ppm (Figures 1f and 1g). This process-based dynamic global vegetation model of terrestrial carbon and nitrogen cycling and the resulting simulated ...
DCC Explained Simply Part 1
... Whether you like it or not, the majority are embracing DCC, and future models will be fully equipped with DCC and sound as a standard feature. Q. I've bought an engine fitted with a DCC chip, and it runs well on DCC. It will not move on DC. Can I change this? Short answer, possibly. Under the NMRA s ...
... Whether you like it or not, the majority are embracing DCC, and future models will be fully equipped with DCC and sound as a standard feature. Q. I've bought an engine fitted with a DCC chip, and it runs well on DCC. It will not move on DC. Can I change this? Short answer, possibly. Under the NMRA s ...
DOC - Climate Change Authority
... Future levels of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere will depend largely on the effectiveness of policies to reduce emissions, and on changes in population and technology. The precise temperature response to future greenhouse gas concentrations is also uncertain; climate models project f ...
... Future levels of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere will depend largely on the effectiveness of policies to reduce emissions, and on changes in population and technology. The precise temperature response to future greenhouse gas concentrations is also uncertain; climate models project f ...
WHAT IS WRONG WITH STERN? Peter Lilley MP The Global Warming Policy Foundation
... “analyses of the cost and benefits of mitigation indicate that these are broadly comparable in magnitude” so it could not establish “an emissions pathway or stabilization level where benefits exceed costs.”2 Ministers constantly urge the public to accept the IPCC’s assessment of the science of globa ...
... “analyses of the cost and benefits of mitigation indicate that these are broadly comparable in magnitude” so it could not establish “an emissions pathway or stabilization level where benefits exceed costs.”2 Ministers constantly urge the public to accept the IPCC’s assessment of the science of globa ...
CBDAMPIC
... Island countries have called for mitigation in the international and regional foras and also the need for adaptation. In a joint statement prepared for the 6th Conference of the Parties (COP), Pacific Island Governments urged the international community to consider the need for adaptation financing ...
... Island countries have called for mitigation in the international and regional foras and also the need for adaptation. In a joint statement prepared for the 6th Conference of the Parties (COP), Pacific Island Governments urged the international community to consider the need for adaptation financing ...
Climate Change Effects: Issues for International and US
... An increasing number of countries regard climate change as a security threat. Largely at the urging of the United Kingdom (U.K.), the United Nations (UN) Security Council held its first debate on the impact of climate change on peace and security in April 2007. The following March, the National Secu ...
... An increasing number of countries regard climate change as a security threat. Largely at the urging of the United Kingdom (U.K.), the United Nations (UN) Security Council held its first debate on the impact of climate change on peace and security in April 2007. The following March, the National Secu ...
International trends in public perceptions of climate change over the
... Nick Pidgeon1,2,3 and Paul Upham2,4 Public perceptions of climate change are known to differ between nations and to have fluctuated over time. Numerous plausible characterizations of these variations, and explanations for them, are to be found in the literature. However, a clear picture has not yet e ...
... Nick Pidgeon1,2,3 and Paul Upham2,4 Public perceptions of climate change are known to differ between nations and to have fluctuated over time. Numerous plausible characterizations of these variations, and explanations for them, are to be found in the literature. However, a clear picture has not yet e ...
Guide to Climate Change Risk Assessment for NSW
... Step 4: Determine the level of assessment Before starting an assessment, it is necessary to determine its level. Assessments need to be conducted at a level that is: •• appropriate for the scale of the risk and the nature of the decision •• consistent with the level of data or information available. ...
... Step 4: Determine the level of assessment Before starting an assessment, it is necessary to determine its level. Assessments need to be conducted at a level that is: •• appropriate for the scale of the risk and the nature of the decision •• consistent with the level of data or information available. ...
Managing Physical Impacts of Climate Change: An Attentional
... change of December 2015, adaptation has finally achieved equal footing with the need for mitigation. In the development of the global agreement on climate change, countries no longer just developed plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but also set out how they would adapt to physical impa ...
... change of December 2015, adaptation has finally achieved equal footing with the need for mitigation. In the development of the global agreement on climate change, countries no longer just developed plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but also set out how they would adapt to physical impa ...
Understanding Earth`s Deep Past: Lessons for Our Climate Future
... because of the timescales over which the natural feedbacks in the climate system sweep CO2 from the atmosphere. Consequently, the changes to the hydrosphere, cryosphere, chemosphere, and biosphere that are occurring now and projected within this century could pale in comparison to those that are pos ...
... because of the timescales over which the natural feedbacks in the climate system sweep CO2 from the atmosphere. Consequently, the changes to the hydrosphere, cryosphere, chemosphere, and biosphere that are occurring now and projected within this century could pale in comparison to those that are pos ...
Gauteng Climate Change Risk and vulnerability assessment
... Risk: The potential for consequences where something of value is at stake and where the outcome is uncertain, recognizing the diversity of values. Risk is often represented as probability of occurrence of hazardous events or trends multiplied by the impacts if these events or trends occur. Risk resu ...
... Risk: The potential for consequences where something of value is at stake and where the outcome is uncertain, recognizing the diversity of values. Risk is often represented as probability of occurrence of hazardous events or trends multiplied by the impacts if these events or trends occur. Risk resu ...
Lessons from the field: experiences of FAO climate change projects
... impacts and choose appropriate tools for adaptation and mitigation. The provision of household level data, biological field data collection, geospatial information from remote sensing and maps, and robust projections of climate change impacts is crucial to guide policies and planning for policy-make ...
... impacts and choose appropriate tools for adaptation and mitigation. The provision of household level data, biological field data collection, geospatial information from remote sensing and maps, and robust projections of climate change impacts is crucial to guide policies and planning for policy-make ...
climate change adaptation, planning, and the law
... About the Workshops The last quarter of 2014 was a significant period of focus for DLA in respect of climate change events. In September, the Queensland Government committed to release a whole-of-government partnership driven climate adaptation strategy to reduce risks to the economy, environment, ...
... About the Workshops The last quarter of 2014 was a significant period of focus for DLA in respect of climate change events. In September, the Queensland Government committed to release a whole-of-government partnership driven climate adaptation strategy to reduce risks to the economy, environment, ...
Eric Gordon and Lisa Dilling - Initiative on Climate Adaptation
... continued economic vitality of a community, provision of clean water and other ecosystem services, and the ability of area residents to maintain certain standards of living, all of which can be measured given sufficient data. The definition does not, however, provide much guidance in understanding h ...
... continued economic vitality of a community, provision of clean water and other ecosystem services, and the ability of area residents to maintain certain standards of living, all of which can be measured given sufficient data. The definition does not, however, provide much guidance in understanding h ...
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... Global climate change and its impacts on crop production Climate change has serious environmental, economic, and social global impacts. Global climate is changing at rates that are unprecedented in recent human history and will continue to change (Gbetibouo, 2009; Pant, 2007). Even if greenhouse gas ...
... Global climate change and its impacts on crop production Climate change has serious environmental, economic, and social global impacts. Global climate is changing at rates that are unprecedented in recent human history and will continue to change (Gbetibouo, 2009; Pant, 2007). Even if greenhouse gas ...
Management strategies for tree improvement programs under
... planted across 37 progeny and provenance trials when transferred among six physiogeographically and climatically distinct breeding regions. Based on these results we infer how lodgepole populations and families are adapted to current climate conditions and how they might respond to future changes in ...
... planted across 37 progeny and provenance trials when transferred among six physiogeographically and climatically distinct breeding regions. Based on these results we infer how lodgepole populations and families are adapted to current climate conditions and how they might respond to future changes in ...
Ecosystem Processes and Human Influences
... Analyses of long-term records at 35 headwater basins in the United States and Canada indicate that climate change effects on streamflow are not as clear as might be expected, perhaps because of ecosystem processes and human influences. Evapotranspiration was higher than was predicted by temperature ...
... Analyses of long-term records at 35 headwater basins in the United States and Canada indicate that climate change effects on streamflow are not as clear as might be expected, perhaps because of ecosystem processes and human influences. Evapotranspiration was higher than was predicted by temperature ...
The Choice Axiom after Twenty Years
... results about the choice axiom and the choice models that devoIve from it. For example, its relationship to Thurstonian theory is satisfyingly understood; much is known about how choice and ranking probabilities may relate, although little of this knowledge seems empirically useful; and there are ce ...
... results about the choice axiom and the choice models that devoIve from it. For example, its relationship to Thurstonian theory is satisfyingly understood; much is known about how choice and ranking probabilities may relate, although little of this knowledge seems empirically useful; and there are ce ...
ACT Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... rainfall. However, temperatures were still above average, with six days reaching at least 35˚C. We also had our coolest January day since 1995, reaching just over 17˚C on January 5. These above average temperatures extended into February, March and April. Information on climate change projections an ...
... rainfall. However, temperatures were still above average, with six days reaching at least 35˚C. We also had our coolest January day since 1995, reaching just over 17˚C on January 5. These above average temperatures extended into February, March and April. Information on climate change projections an ...
ACT Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... rainfall. However, temperatures were still above average, with six days reaching at least 35˚C. We also had our coolest January day since 1995, reaching just over 17˚C on January 5. These above average temperatures extended into February, March and April. Information on climate change projections an ...
... rainfall. However, temperatures were still above average, with six days reaching at least 35˚C. We also had our coolest January day since 1995, reaching just over 17˚C on January 5. These above average temperatures extended into February, March and April. Information on climate change projections an ...