Final Report Climate change and Wetlands.doc
... their higher sensitivity to climate change and limited capacity for adaptation (Carpenter et al. 1992; Firth and Fisher 1992; Lake et al. 2000; Lodge 2001; Poff et al. 2002; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005), coastal and inland wetlands have been identified as among the ecosystems most vulnerabl ...
... their higher sensitivity to climate change and limited capacity for adaptation (Carpenter et al. 1992; Firth and Fisher 1992; Lake et al. 2000; Lodge 2001; Poff et al. 2002; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005), coastal and inland wetlands have been identified as among the ecosystems most vulnerabl ...
Climate Change Impacts on Wetlands in Victoria and Implications for
... their higher sensitivity to climate change and limited capacity for adaptation (Carpenter et al. 1992; Firth and Fisher 1992; Lake et al. 2000; Lodge 2001; Poff et al. 2002; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005), coastal and inland wetlands have been identified as among the ecosystems most vulnerabl ...
... their higher sensitivity to climate change and limited capacity for adaptation (Carpenter et al. 1992; Firth and Fisher 1992; Lake et al. 2000; Lodge 2001; Poff et al. 2002; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005), coastal and inland wetlands have been identified as among the ecosystems most vulnerabl ...
Saint Kitts and Nevis
... of Climate Change are global and St. Kitts and Nevis, along with the International community are committed to addressing the adverse effects. In addition, climate change is one of the most critical issues facing the Caribbean region and it is already being experienced through rising sea levels, incr ...
... of Climate Change are global and St. Kitts and Nevis, along with the International community are committed to addressing the adverse effects. In addition, climate change is one of the most critical issues facing the Caribbean region and it is already being experienced through rising sea levels, incr ...
Incorporating estuaries as a source or sink of sediment within
... the Holocene; accordingly, mature estuaries have strongly positive sediment budgets, while immature estuaries have weakly positive sediment budgets. Should these antecedent conditions continue in the future, mature estuaries may continue to infill at rates that approach equilibrium with the rate of ...
... the Holocene; accordingly, mature estuaries have strongly positive sediment budgets, while immature estuaries have weakly positive sediment budgets. Should these antecedent conditions continue in the future, mature estuaries may continue to infill at rates that approach equilibrium with the rate of ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES EMERGING LIABILITY CHALLENGE
... Directors and Officers liability coverage from them. As insurance policies are usually renewed annually, insurers are faced with the problem as to how to set premiums and what coverage to offer in the coming year given our inability to distinguish between random weather patterns and systematic chang ...
... Directors and Officers liability coverage from them. As insurance policies are usually renewed annually, insurers are faced with the problem as to how to set premiums and what coverage to offer in the coming year given our inability to distinguish between random weather patterns and systematic chang ...
INDC technical report
... To successfully integrate adaptation planning into South Africa’s development objectives, a general context within which this should take place needs to be developed. This context is provided by the long term vision of the country, policies and sectoral strategies. In addition to these, the context ...
... To successfully integrate adaptation planning into South Africa’s development objectives, a general context within which this should take place needs to be developed. This context is provided by the long term vision of the country, policies and sectoral strategies. In addition to these, the context ...
ENSO Effects on Land Skin Temperature Variations: A Global Study
... Two major features are reported for the ENSO impacts on North America. One is cooler winter conditions in the Gulf States including Florida [35,36], due to a stronger influence of the subtropical jet stream. Although overall temperatures are slightly cooler because of more cloudy and rainy days resu ...
... Two major features are reported for the ENSO impacts on North America. One is cooler winter conditions in the Gulf States including Florida [35,36], due to a stronger influence of the subtropical jet stream. Although overall temperatures are slightly cooler because of more cloudy and rainy days resu ...
Personal experience and the `psychological distance` of
... domain, priming of heat-related cognitions has also been shown to increase belief in climate change (Joireman et al., 2010), supporting the assertion that there is a causal relationship between personal experience of events associated with climate change, and acceptance of anthropogenic climate chan ...
... domain, priming of heat-related cognitions has also been shown to increase belief in climate change (Joireman et al., 2010), supporting the assertion that there is a causal relationship between personal experience of events associated with climate change, and acceptance of anthropogenic climate chan ...
Increasing nest predation will be insufficient to maintain polar bear
... polar bear predation of Arctic bird eggs is increasing because of earlier sea ice break-up, which forces polar bears into near-shore terrestrial environments where Arctic birds are nesting. Because polar bears can consume a large number of nests before becoming satiated, and because they can swim be ...
... polar bear predation of Arctic bird eggs is increasing because of earlier sea ice break-up, which forces polar bears into near-shore terrestrial environments where Arctic birds are nesting. Because polar bears can consume a large number of nests before becoming satiated, and because they can swim be ...
Diapositiva 1 - Denise Milizia
... climate changes with regard to that. So we discussed a climate changes which will have very major repercussions climate changing around us. Inaction, pushing the climate change debate, but these are organisations that climate change levy which was an issue for a lot of climate change is a difficult ...
... climate changes with regard to that. So we discussed a climate changes which will have very major repercussions climate changing around us. Inaction, pushing the climate change debate, but these are organisations that climate change levy which was an issue for a lot of climate change is a difficult ...
Climate Change Scenarios for the Congo Basin
... rather representative subset of climate scenarios. Most of the assessments were based on six different global climate change scenarios; however for some studies like the analysis of the forest carbon cycle only two global climate scenarios could be used. This difference in the number of GCM input da ...
... rather representative subset of climate scenarios. Most of the assessments were based on six different global climate change scenarios; however for some studies like the analysis of the forest carbon cycle only two global climate scenarios could be used. This difference in the number of GCM input da ...
Guidance for making the case for climate change adaptation in the
... one of the ‘killer’ variables for productivity in the workplace, with productivity losses of up to 20% associated with declining levels of comfort. Keeping cool within buildings is likely to be a major challenge as the frequency of very high summer temperatures increases and energy costs increase. A ...
... one of the ‘killer’ variables for productivity in the workplace, with productivity losses of up to 20% associated with declining levels of comfort. Keeping cool within buildings is likely to be a major challenge as the frequency of very high summer temperatures increases and energy costs increase. A ...
Potential climate-change impacts on the Chesapeake Bay
... Fig. 4. Annual and seasonal temperature (top) and precipitation (bottom) changes averaged over the Chesapeake Bay Watershed with respect to 1971–2000 predicted under the A2 scenario for the period 2070–2099 (after Najjar et al., 2009). ...
... Fig. 4. Annual and seasonal temperature (top) and precipitation (bottom) changes averaged over the Chesapeake Bay Watershed with respect to 1971–2000 predicted under the A2 scenario for the period 2070–2099 (after Najjar et al., 2009). ...
Land use planning tools for local adaptation to climate change
... Land use planning is one of the most effective processes to facilitate local adaptation to climate change.3,4 Historically, local governments have used land use planning tools – official plans, zoning, development permits and others – to minimize risks to communities from floods, wildfires, landslid ...
... Land use planning is one of the most effective processes to facilitate local adaptation to climate change.3,4 Historically, local governments have used land use planning tools – official plans, zoning, development permits and others – to minimize risks to communities from floods, wildfires, landslid ...
On the Current and Future Dry Spell Characteristics over Africa
... Although the use of RCMs over Africa is still in its infancy [15], efforts have been made to assess the main climatic features of Africa with regional models; Sun et al. [16,17] used RegCM2 from the National Center for Atmospheric Research to investigate precipitation over East Africa, while Patrico ...
... Although the use of RCMs over Africa is still in its infancy [15], efforts have been made to assess the main climatic features of Africa with regional models; Sun et al. [16,17] used RegCM2 from the National Center for Atmospheric Research to investigate precipitation over East Africa, while Patrico ...
Inequality, communication, and the avoidance of disastrous climate change in a public goods game (opens in new window)
... operating space” in the climate system (2). Containing the rise in global mean temperature is a global public good, wherein the benefits of efforts to reduce emissions are shared by all, irrespective of individual contributions. Such disconnect between individual and collective interest is a prime ca ...
... operating space” in the climate system (2). Containing the rise in global mean temperature is a global public good, wherein the benefits of efforts to reduce emissions are shared by all, irrespective of individual contributions. Such disconnect between individual and collective interest is a prime ca ...
Linköping University Postprint Technology obscuring equity
... responsibility? In talks regarding the future commitments of the South, this seems not to have been the case. For example: according to Pinguelli Rosa and others, as of 1990 the relative share of energy sector CO2 emissions for Annex 1 and non-Annex 1 parties were of the order of 75% and 25%, respec ...
... responsibility? In talks regarding the future commitments of the South, this seems not to have been the case. For example: according to Pinguelli Rosa and others, as of 1990 the relative share of energy sector CO2 emissions for Annex 1 and non-Annex 1 parties were of the order of 75% and 25%, respec ...
Costly Misinformed Diagnosis
... PREMISED ON OUTDATED CLIMATE CHANGE FEARS ―Costly Diagnosis‖ Foreward ….‖In the year 2000, I introduced a course for undergraduate medical students called Ecosystem Health. …. The course outlined how the earth had warmed considerably over the past 30 years and that this warming is not a ―normal fluc ...
... PREMISED ON OUTDATED CLIMATE CHANGE FEARS ―Costly Diagnosis‖ Foreward ….‖In the year 2000, I introduced a course for undergraduate medical students called Ecosystem Health. …. The course outlined how the earth had warmed considerably over the past 30 years and that this warming is not a ―normal fluc ...
What`s In A Name? Global Warming vs. Climate Change
... negative affect and stronger perceptions of personal and familial threat among Republicans; they are also more likely to believe that global warming is already affecting weather in the United States. By contrast, the use of the term climate change appears to actually reduce issue engagement by Democ ...
... negative affect and stronger perceptions of personal and familial threat among Republicans; they are also more likely to believe that global warming is already affecting weather in the United States. By contrast, the use of the term climate change appears to actually reduce issue engagement by Democ ...
Communication for Climate Change Multi
... IMAX’s Power of Film to Effect Change (March 2016) ............................................................ 87 Digital Media Zone at UN High-level Signing Ceremony for Paris Agreement (April 2016) .... 87 Panel Discussion “Media as a Force for Change” at the United Nations (April 2016 ...
... IMAX’s Power of Film to Effect Change (March 2016) ............................................................ 87 Digital Media Zone at UN High-level Signing Ceremony for Paris Agreement (April 2016) .... 87 Panel Discussion “Media as a Force for Change” at the United Nations (April 2016 ...
SEE Project-OrientGate: A structured network for integration of
... climate change relies on various factors, such as financial and human resources, scientific knowledge, access to information, technology, social institutions and infrastructure (IPCC- AR5, Chapter 16, 2014). In many countries, the risks of climate change for the agricultural sector are a particularl ...
... climate change relies on various factors, such as financial and human resources, scientific knowledge, access to information, technology, social institutions and infrastructure (IPCC- AR5, Chapter 16, 2014). In many countries, the risks of climate change for the agricultural sector are a particularl ...
The ground-based FTIR network`s potential for investigating the
... the HDO and H2 O ratios against each other, which is essential for an optimal estimation of tropospheric H2 O and δD profiles (Schneider et al., 2006a,b). The H2 O and δD profiles presented in the following are generated by analysing H2 O and HDO signatures of the 1100–1330 cm−1 wavenumber range. Th ...
... the HDO and H2 O ratios against each other, which is essential for an optimal estimation of tropospheric H2 O and δD profiles (Schneider et al., 2006a,b). The H2 O and δD profiles presented in the following are generated by analysing H2 O and HDO signatures of the 1100–1330 cm−1 wavenumber range. Th ...