Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Tanzania
... Multiple mechanisms link ecosystem services to human well-being. Tanzania hosts a variety of ecosystems including freshwater rivers, mountains, drylands, wetlands, savannah, coastal and marine ecosystems, many of which are transboundary like the Lake Tanganyika ecosystem, which is shared between fou ...
... Multiple mechanisms link ecosystem services to human well-being. Tanzania hosts a variety of ecosystems including freshwater rivers, mountains, drylands, wetlands, savannah, coastal and marine ecosystems, many of which are transboundary like the Lake Tanganyika ecosystem, which is shared between fou ...
Understanding public complacency about climate
... (accumulates) net radiative forcing (minus net heat transfer to the deep ocean). In turn, radiative forcing is affected by the level of GHGs in the atmosphere, which integrates emissions less the rate at which GHGs are removed from the atmosphere. Anthropogenic GHG emissions are now roughly double t ...
... (accumulates) net radiative forcing (minus net heat transfer to the deep ocean). In turn, radiative forcing is affected by the level of GHGs in the atmosphere, which integrates emissions less the rate at which GHGs are removed from the atmosphere. Anthropogenic GHG emissions are now roughly double t ...
Beyond Known Worlds: Climate Change Governance by Arbitral
... systematization. Climate change has introduced a new dimension in the balancing of competing interests in international investment law and arbitration, whereby measures to address climate change are sometimes to be assessed and balanced against competing economic interests. Investigating the nexus b ...
... systematization. Climate change has introduced a new dimension in the balancing of competing interests in international investment law and arbitration, whereby measures to address climate change are sometimes to be assessed and balanced against competing economic interests. Investigating the nexus b ...
The role of meteorological processes in the
... wide range of applications. The BCSD methodology consists of (1) a bias correction procedure that uses quantile mapping to correct model biases based on an observed 1950–1999 climatology and (2) a spatial downscaling interpolation of the monthly bias-corrected models based on a high-resolution (1/8° ...
... wide range of applications. The BCSD methodology consists of (1) a bias correction procedure that uses quantile mapping to correct model biases based on an observed 1950–1999 climatology and (2) a spatial downscaling interpolation of the monthly bias-corrected models based on a high-resolution (1/8° ...
- Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
... and traditional knowledge was noted as central to understanding the changes that are occurring in Arctic communities and for developing appropriate responses. At ...
... and traditional knowledge was noted as central to understanding the changes that are occurring in Arctic communities and for developing appropriate responses. At ...
Potential effects of climate change on geographic distribution
... useful for estimating such patterns and the resultant risk of extinction. It can produce spatially explicit and comprehensive maps that are particularly valuable for identifying areas where conservation efforts and management strategies are most needed. Our main objective is to apply an SDM approach ...
... useful for estimating such patterns and the resultant risk of extinction. It can produce spatially explicit and comprehensive maps that are particularly valuable for identifying areas where conservation efforts and management strategies are most needed. Our main objective is to apply an SDM approach ...
Getting to Zero - Forum for the Future
... sincerity of any neutrality claim – either because the use of their product or service leads to emissions that dwarf their direct emissions, or because they are seen as fundamentally unsustainable. For those companies, we recommend that they avoid the use of the language of carbon neutrality, and i ...
... sincerity of any neutrality claim – either because the use of their product or service leads to emissions that dwarf their direct emissions, or because they are seen as fundamentally unsustainable. For those companies, we recommend that they avoid the use of the language of carbon neutrality, and i ...
Climate change-induced water stress and its
... While adaptation will to a large extent occur at decentralised levels, adaptation measures being implemented locally and regionally, a strong role for governments and for policydriven adaptation is nevertheless recognised widely. Government action can contribute to motivating early adaptation and to ...
... While adaptation will to a large extent occur at decentralised levels, adaptation measures being implemented locally and regionally, a strong role for governments and for policydriven adaptation is nevertheless recognised widely. Government action can contribute to motivating early adaptation and to ...
terms of reference
... Climate change is one of the most critical issues facing children today. Tackling the challenges of environmental sustainability is imperative for UNICEF to protect the world’s most disadvantaged children. The Office of Civil Society Partnerships is uniquely placed to mobilize civil society organiza ...
... Climate change is one of the most critical issues facing children today. Tackling the challenges of environmental sustainability is imperative for UNICEF to protect the world’s most disadvantaged children. The Office of Civil Society Partnerships is uniquely placed to mobilize civil society organiza ...
Year of presentation
... forcers, black carbon in particular, which allows for necessary integration between scales and processes in socio-ecological systems, and the addressing of issues relevant for policy making. A consistent effort for positioning our center in the media, among our peers, and among stakeholders, has bee ...
... forcers, black carbon in particular, which allows for necessary integration between scales and processes in socio-ecological systems, and the addressing of issues relevant for policy making. A consistent effort for positioning our center in the media, among our peers, and among stakeholders, has bee ...
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 ...
Sinaloa - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... supplies and services market. AARFS A.C. also supports development and transfer of technology and applied research in agriculture and the integration of agriculture and agrobusiness processes at the national and international levels. CAADES supports agribusinesses, exports, subsidies, water efficien ...
... supplies and services market. AARFS A.C. also supports development and transfer of technology and applied research in agriculture and the integration of agriculture and agrobusiness processes at the national and international levels. CAADES supports agribusinesses, exports, subsidies, water efficien ...
17 - City of Santa Cruz
... Global climate change is a subject that is gaining statewide, national and international attention. Human activities such as fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and other land use changes are resulting in the accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere, the most prevalent of which is ...
... Global climate change is a subject that is gaining statewide, national and international attention. Human activities such as fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and other land use changes are resulting in the accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere, the most prevalent of which is ...
Hosted by: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Program
... It is our pleasure to welcome you to the 9th Graduate Climate Conference! The GCC has a successful history of bringing together graduate students to present and discuss their research on diverse aspects of climate science. We are excited to join this effort by organizing the 2015 edition of this uni ...
... It is our pleasure to welcome you to the 9th Graduate Climate Conference! The GCC has a successful history of bringing together graduate students to present and discuss their research on diverse aspects of climate science. We are excited to join this effort by organizing the 2015 edition of this uni ...
Effects of Climate Change in Amphibians and Reptiles
... specialization, 2) reduced population size, 3) long generation time, 4) fluctuating abundance, 5) low reproductive rate, and 6) complex life cycles. These characteristics suit species more vulnerable to threats (Reed & Shine, 2002; Williams & Hero, 1998). The traits alone may not cause the decline, ...
... specialization, 2) reduced population size, 3) long generation time, 4) fluctuating abundance, 5) low reproductive rate, and 6) complex life cycles. These characteristics suit species more vulnerable to threats (Reed & Shine, 2002; Williams & Hero, 1998). The traits alone may not cause the decline, ...
Climate Change Adaptation and Development
... change that are already evident in some regions. However, this course of action has not always been considered relevant within science and policy (Schipper, 2006a; Klein, 2003). Adaptation responds directly to the impacts of the increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in both precautionary and ...
... change that are already evident in some regions. However, this course of action has not always been considered relevant within science and policy (Schipper, 2006a; Klein, 2003). Adaptation responds directly to the impacts of the increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in both precautionary and ...
Climate Change and Alberta`s Forests
... Aspen forests in the southern boreal region particularly are expected to decline, shift northward, and suffer reduced productivity due to periods of drought and recurring insect defoliations. Some tree species such as Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, western larch, Scots pine and Siberian larch may gai ...
... Aspen forests in the southern boreal region particularly are expected to decline, shift northward, and suffer reduced productivity due to periods of drought and recurring insect defoliations. Some tree species such as Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, western larch, Scots pine and Siberian larch may gai ...
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... covers regulated projects (Projects that qualify for compliance credits), Voluntary Projects (projects aimed at delivering tradable carbon credits to the voluntary markets) or projects demonstrating action towards climate change. The projects should deliver long term sustainable reductions that woul ...
... covers regulated projects (Projects that qualify for compliance credits), Voluntary Projects (projects aimed at delivering tradable carbon credits to the voluntary markets) or projects demonstrating action towards climate change. The projects should deliver long term sustainable reductions that woul ...
Assessment of Climate Variability Impact on Water Resources within
... over the period. Total nitrogen load increases occurred in some central subbasins. Subbasins with high total nitrogen loads also had predominantly agricultural land uses with corn, soybean, cotton and pasture as major crops, for which nutrient management could impact nitrogen nonpoint source polluti ...
... over the period. Total nitrogen load increases occurred in some central subbasins. Subbasins with high total nitrogen loads also had predominantly agricultural land uses with corn, soybean, cotton and pasture as major crops, for which nutrient management could impact nitrogen nonpoint source polluti ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Saskatchewan`s Water Resources
... available in the headwater basins are themselves uncertain and need to be better quantified to permit more reliable comparisons of future climate and water resource predictions with the current situation. ...
... available in the headwater basins are themselves uncertain and need to be better quantified to permit more reliable comparisons of future climate and water resource predictions with the current situation. ...