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... laws as a response to climate change and REDD+ concerns, taking into account relevant UNFCCC decisions as described in the next section. REDD+ is a climate change mitigation solution that the United Nations has developed. It is an effort to create a financial value for the carbon stored in forests, ...
... laws as a response to climate change and REDD+ concerns, taking into account relevant UNFCCC decisions as described in the next section. REDD+ is a climate change mitigation solution that the United Nations has developed. It is an effort to create a financial value for the carbon stored in forests, ...
Promising Practices on cLimate cHange in UrBan sUB
... following three criteria: (1) it comes under one of the relevant areas; (2) it features the basic elements of the minimum criteria; and (3) it shows good potential but its lifetime (usually less than two years) is too short for meaningful assessment. When submitted for the award, practices assessed ...
... following three criteria: (1) it comes under one of the relevant areas; (2) it features the basic elements of the minimum criteria; and (3) it shows good potential but its lifetime (usually less than two years) is too short for meaningful assessment. When submitted for the award, practices assessed ...
Potential Effects of Climate Change on Crop Pollination
... Currently, farmers manage only 11 of the 20 000 to 30 000 bee species worldwide (Parker et al. 1987), with the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) being by far the most important species. Depending on only a few pollinator species belonging to the Apis genus has been shown to be risky. Apis-specific ...
... Currently, farmers manage only 11 of the 20 000 to 30 000 bee species worldwide (Parker et al. 1987), with the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) being by far the most important species. Depending on only a few pollinator species belonging to the Apis genus has been shown to be risky. Apis-specific ...
Climate Change Implications for Marine Fisheries
... LTA S: CLIMATE CHANGE IM PLIC ATION S FOR MARINE FI S HERIES ...
... LTA S: CLIMATE CHANGE IM PLIC ATION S FOR MARINE FI S HERIES ...
6 global policy recommendations for a more sustainable
... Resilience is not just a new buzzword in the development and climate change adaptation community. The concept of resilience also provides one of the most promising approaches to poverty reduction, development ...
... Resilience is not just a new buzzword in the development and climate change adaptation community. The concept of resilience also provides one of the most promising approaches to poverty reduction, development ...
IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA GAUTENG DIVISION
... under regulation 34(2)(b) and environmental authorisation should be refused. 16. The DEA (the first, second and third respondents) argued that Earthlife’s interpretation of the governing legislation is unsustainable. In their submission, there is no provision in our domestic legislation, regulations ...
... under regulation 34(2)(b) and environmental authorisation should be refused. 16. The DEA (the first, second and third respondents) argued that Earthlife’s interpretation of the governing legislation is unsustainable. In their submission, there is no provision in our domestic legislation, regulations ...
Climate Change Implications for Marine Fisheries in South Africa
... The Long-Term Adaptation Scenarios (LTAS) Flagship Research Programme (2012–2014) is a multi-sectoral research programme, mandated by the South African National Climate Change Response White Paper (NCCRP, para 8.8). The LTAS aims to develop national and sub-national adaptation scenarios for South Af ...
... The Long-Term Adaptation Scenarios (LTAS) Flagship Research Programme (2012–2014) is a multi-sectoral research programme, mandated by the South African National Climate Change Response White Paper (NCCRP, para 8.8). The LTAS aims to develop national and sub-national adaptation scenarios for South Af ...
underfunded, underprepared, underwater? cities at risk
... Risk of tipping points and radical change to Europe’s climate system.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 ...
... Risk of tipping points and radical change to Europe’s climate system.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 ...
Climate Change Youth Guide to Action
... Vital Statistics “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.” - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Fourth Assessme ...
... Vital Statistics “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.” - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Fourth Assessme ...
Climate Futures for Tasmania: impacts on agriculture
... unique in the research environment in that the researchers have invited input and direction from funders and interested end‑users from the beginning of the project. The opportunity for the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) to be involved from the start has meant ...
... unique in the research environment in that the researchers have invited input and direction from funders and interested end‑users from the beginning of the project. The opportunity for the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) to be involved from the start has meant ...
Self-Governance and Peer Review in Science-for
... them with violating the fundamental standards of scientific peer review. In this section, we argue that IPCC rules were not violated in the case of Chapter 8. In addition, we argue that in practice the process correctly reflects the essential tenets of peer review. However, we also show that the IP ...
... them with violating the fundamental standards of scientific peer review. In this section, we argue that IPCC rules were not violated in the case of Chapter 8. In addition, we argue that in practice the process correctly reflects the essential tenets of peer review. However, we also show that the IP ...
likely effects of global climate change on the purse seine fishery for
... (Cury & Roy 1989) but peak spawning of anchovy in the Benguela upwelling system occurs when wind speeds are in the range of 5-8 m.s-1 (Shin et al. 1998). Frequency of winds is also known to impact on survival of pelagic fish larvae (Lasker 1975). Frequent winds produce turbulent conditions, which de ...
... (Cury & Roy 1989) but peak spawning of anchovy in the Benguela upwelling system occurs when wind speeds are in the range of 5-8 m.s-1 (Shin et al. 1998). Frequency of winds is also known to impact on survival of pelagic fish larvae (Lasker 1975). Frequent winds produce turbulent conditions, which de ...
Embracing the Climate Challenge: Tasmania`s draft climate change
... The plan provides a framework for the Government’s ongoing response to climate change over a five-year period through to 2021. It builds on our achievements and positions Tasmania to continue to capitalise on our comparative advantages in responding to this issue. It also sets policy directions and ...
... The plan provides a framework for the Government’s ongoing response to climate change over a five-year period through to 2021. It builds on our achievements and positions Tasmania to continue to capitalise on our comparative advantages in responding to this issue. It also sets policy directions and ...
Blue Jeans, Chewing Gum, and Climate Change Litigation
... eds. 2007) (explaining that “[i]t is very unlikely that the 20th-century warming can be explained by natural causes” and that “human influence on climate very likely dominates over all other causes of change in global average surface temperature during the past half century”), with Nicola Scafetta, ...
... eds. 2007) (explaining that “[i]t is very unlikely that the 20th-century warming can be explained by natural causes” and that “human influence on climate very likely dominates over all other causes of change in global average surface temperature during the past half century”), with Nicola Scafetta, ...
The scientific and international context for the fifth
... to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% below 1990 levels. It follows on from the first four legislated carbon budgets, which were set on the basis that UK emissions are reduced by at least 50% in 2025 relative to 1990 (25% relative to 2014). The advice must take into account criteria set ...
... to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% below 1990 levels. It follows on from the first four legislated carbon budgets, which were set on the basis that UK emissions are reduced by at least 50% in 2025 relative to 1990 (25% relative to 2014). The advice must take into account criteria set ...
Potential Effects of Climate Change on Crop Pollination
... Currently, farmers manage only 11 of the 20 000 to 30 000 bee species worldwide (Parker et al. 1987), with the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) being by far the most important species. Depending on only a few pollinator species belonging to the Apis genus has been shown to be risky. Apis-specific ...
... Currently, farmers manage only 11 of the 20 000 to 30 000 bee species worldwide (Parker et al. 1987), with the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) being by far the most important species. Depending on only a few pollinator species belonging to the Apis genus has been shown to be risky. Apis-specific ...
Chapter 1: The climate of the Eastern
... At the beginning of the Eocene, fifty-five million years ago, the Earth’s climate was warmer than it is today (The Geological Society, 2010), with deep-sea paleotemperature estimates derived from the analysis of benthic foraminifera oxygen isotopes (Zachos et al., 2001; Miller et al., 2005) suggesti ...
... At the beginning of the Eocene, fifty-five million years ago, the Earth’s climate was warmer than it is today (The Geological Society, 2010), with deep-sea paleotemperature estimates derived from the analysis of benthic foraminifera oxygen isotopes (Zachos et al., 2001; Miller et al., 2005) suggesti ...
the caribbean and climate change
... largest cities and much of its economic infrastructure, generating 16 percent of Colombia’s GDP. Agriculture and cattle ranching are important economic activities of the region. Tourism is also important all along the coast, especially in the colonial city of Cartagena and the Caribbean islands of S ...
... largest cities and much of its economic infrastructure, generating 16 percent of Colombia’s GDP. Agriculture and cattle ranching are important economic activities of the region. Tourism is also important all along the coast, especially in the colonial city of Cartagena and the Caribbean islands of S ...
dispersal and species interactions determine biotic
... We need accurate predictions about how climate change will alter species distributions and abundances around the world. Most predictions assume simplistic dispersal scenarios and ignore biotic interactions. We argue for incorporating the complexities of dispersal and species interactions. Range expa ...
... We need accurate predictions about how climate change will alter species distributions and abundances around the world. Most predictions assume simplistic dispersal scenarios and ignore biotic interactions. We argue for incorporating the complexities of dispersal and species interactions. Range expa ...
1) Bad Ideas - CBC Ombudsman - Radio
... qualify as greenhouse gases—or that greenhouse gases (GHGs) exert any such effect. GHGs trap (absorb and re-radiate) heat, warming the earth. More GHGs, more warming. What is so hard to understand about that? Without GHGs, the planet would be too cold to sustain life. If GHGs increase, what could th ...
... qualify as greenhouse gases—or that greenhouse gases (GHGs) exert any such effect. GHGs trap (absorb and re-radiate) heat, warming the earth. More GHGs, more warming. What is so hard to understand about that? Without GHGs, the planet would be too cold to sustain life. If GHGs increase, what could th ...
the caribbean and climate change - Stockholm Environment Institute
... largest cities and much of its economic infrastructure, generating 16 percent of Colombia’s GDP. Agriculture and cattle ranching are important economic activities of the region. Tourism is also important all along the coast, especially in the colonial city of Cartagena and the Caribbean islands of S ...
... largest cities and much of its economic infrastructure, generating 16 percent of Colombia’s GDP. Agriculture and cattle ranching are important economic activities of the region. Tourism is also important all along the coast, especially in the colonial city of Cartagena and the Caribbean islands of S ...
Global Warming Index - Debate Central
... These figures amply illustrate how Western Europe and the United States are by far largely responsible for the effects of global warming we are seeing today. Contrastingly the regions least responsible are the ones that will bear the brunt of those effects (initially at any rate, until such time tha ...
... These figures amply illustrate how Western Europe and the United States are by far largely responsible for the effects of global warming we are seeing today. Contrastingly the regions least responsible are the ones that will bear the brunt of those effects (initially at any rate, until such time tha ...
WAVELET-BASED DENOISING USING HIDDEN MARKOV MODELS ECE Department, MS-366 Rice University
... In most wavelet-based statistical signal processing techniques, the wavelet coefficients are assumed to be either independent or jointly Gaussian. This assumption is unrealistic for many real-world signals. Non-Gaussian statistics of the wavelet coefficients are considered in [1, 2]. Statistical dep ...
... In most wavelet-based statistical signal processing techniques, the wavelet coefficients are assumed to be either independent or jointly Gaussian. This assumption is unrealistic for many real-world signals. Non-Gaussian statistics of the wavelet coefficients are considered in [1, 2]. Statistical dep ...
The Economic Cost of Climate Change in Africa
... Below is a short introduction to this report’s main findings and recommendations. ...
... Below is a short introduction to this report’s main findings and recommendations. ...
Quantitative summer temperature reconstruction derived from a
... This river has a mean discharge rate of 2 m3 s1 but carries almost no suspended sediment. The discharge rates of the Vallun and Surlej Rivers are 0.7 and 0.3 m3 s1, respectively. The Engadine is an inner-alpine dry valley with a mean annual precipitation rate of 978 mm (SMA, 2002; climatology 1961 ...
... This river has a mean discharge rate of 2 m3 s1 but carries almost no suspended sediment. The discharge rates of the Vallun and Surlej Rivers are 0.7 and 0.3 m3 s1, respectively. The Engadine is an inner-alpine dry valley with a mean annual precipitation rate of 978 mm (SMA, 2002; climatology 1961 ...