Up in smoke? Asia and the Pacific - iied iied
... rainfall, including droughts and more extreme inundations. Tropical cyclones are projected to increase in magnitude and frequency, while monsoons, around which farming systems are designed, are expected to become more temperamental in their strength and time of onset. Ironically, if certain types of ...
... rainfall, including droughts and more extreme inundations. Tropical cyclones are projected to increase in magnitude and frequency, while monsoons, around which farming systems are designed, are expected to become more temperamental in their strength and time of onset. Ironically, if certain types of ...
Second National Communication of Brazil to the United Nations
... correct and adapt these works. There was also an unexpected delay in the Agriculture Sector due to the fact that the 2006 Agriculture and Livestock Census results – a source of essential information for the detailed methodologies adopted in the Inventory – had not been published until October 2009. ...
... correct and adapt these works. There was also an unexpected delay in the Agriculture Sector due to the fact that the 2006 Agriculture and Livestock Census results – a source of essential information for the detailed methodologies adopted in the Inventory – had not been published until October 2009. ...
Particulate air pollution from wildfires in the Western US under
... study focuses only on the climate impacts on wildfire activity, and not on the climate impacts on the transport and fate of smoke in the atmosphere. Details about GEOS-Chem spatial resolution and validation can be found in Supplementary Methods 1. For wildfire emissions, we relied on a fire-predicti ...
... study focuses only on the climate impacts on wildfire activity, and not on the climate impacts on the transport and fate of smoke in the atmosphere. Details about GEOS-Chem spatial resolution and validation can be found in Supplementary Methods 1. For wildfire emissions, we relied on a fire-predicti ...
Changes in climate and changing climate regions in Slovakia
... Most of the other selected stations observed no significant trends in precipitation, which is in agreement with previous studies (Brázdil et al., 2009; Brázdil et al., 2012). Since the late 1990s, most studies dealing with air temperature and precipitation were focused on the comparison of observat ...
... Most of the other selected stations observed no significant trends in precipitation, which is in agreement with previous studies (Brázdil et al., 2009; Brázdil et al., 2012). Since the late 1990s, most studies dealing with air temperature and precipitation were focused on the comparison of observat ...
United Nations Development Assistance Framework
... At Marrakech Parties did not succeed to attain consent in relation to legal character of the mode of observance of obligations, in particular in relation to that, whether must be statutory normative approvals for non-fulfillment by the countries of the obligations. The decision-making this is carrie ...
... At Marrakech Parties did not succeed to attain consent in relation to legal character of the mode of observance of obligations, in particular in relation to that, whether must be statutory normative approvals for non-fulfillment by the countries of the obligations. The decision-making this is carrie ...
Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological Diversity
... enhancement of soil carbon are already employed as climate change mitigation activities and are not regarded by some as geo-engineering technologies. To have a significant impact on the climate, CDR interventions, individually or collectively, would need to involve the removal from the atmosphere of ...
... enhancement of soil carbon are already employed as climate change mitigation activities and are not regarded by some as geo-engineering technologies. To have a significant impact on the climate, CDR interventions, individually or collectively, would need to involve the removal from the atmosphere of ...
No Slide Title - WWF
... causing water logging and salinity which required technically viable drainage infrastructure to reclaim the soils • Irrigation Efficient Methods such as use of sprinkler, drip and trickle irrigation systems be promoted ...
... causing water logging and salinity which required technically viable drainage infrastructure to reclaim the soils • Irrigation Efficient Methods such as use of sprinkler, drip and trickle irrigation systems be promoted ...
Desertification: a security threat?
... positions as greenhouse-gas emitters, but also between the emerging economies and other developing countries. Any suspicions of the industrialised countries seeking to hinder growth among the developing countries or of others becoming »free riders« by violating environmental requirements or not even ...
... positions as greenhouse-gas emitters, but also between the emerging economies and other developing countries. Any suspicions of the industrialised countries seeking to hinder growth among the developing countries or of others becoming »free riders« by violating environmental requirements or not even ...
In Search of Shelter - Center for International Earth Science
... the least developed countries and island states will be affected first and worst. The consequences for almost all aspects of development and human security could be devastating. There may also be substantial implications for political stability. Most people will seek shelter in their own countries w ...
... the least developed countries and island states will be affected first and worst. The consequences for almost all aspects of development and human security could be devastating. There may also be substantial implications for political stability. Most people will seek shelter in their own countries w ...
A Sign of Things to Come? Examining four major climate
... From 2010 to 2013 the world experienced a number of extreme weather events, several of which were notable for their intensity, duration, and impacts on livelihoods and food security. This report focuses on four case studies – a heat wave in Russia, flooding in Pakistan, drought in East Africa, and a ...
... From 2010 to 2013 the world experienced a number of extreme weather events, several of which were notable for their intensity, duration, and impacts on livelihoods and food security. This report focuses on four case studies – a heat wave in Russia, flooding in Pakistan, drought in East Africa, and a ...
A bitter cup: climate change profile of global production of Arabica
... may reduce yields of C. arabica, while C. canephora could suffer from increasing variability of intra-seasonal temperatures. Climate change will reduce the global area suitable for coffee by about 50 % across emission scenarios. Impacts are highest at low latitudes and low altitudes. Impacts at high ...
... may reduce yields of C. arabica, while C. canephora could suffer from increasing variability of intra-seasonal temperatures. Climate change will reduce the global area suitable for coffee by about 50 % across emission scenarios. Impacts are highest at low latitudes and low altitudes. Impacts at high ...
Bangladesh: Climate Change Impacts and
... In order to achieve the objective of the study the general methodology deals with a number of steps: a. collecting existing literature on climate change issues for Bangladesh, available both nationally and internationally, to the extent possible; b. digging into existing literature to find out and ...
... In order to achieve the objective of the study the general methodology deals with a number of steps: a. collecting existing literature on climate change issues for Bangladesh, available both nationally and internationally, to the extent possible; b. digging into existing literature to find out and ...
Climate Change Helplessness and Efficacy
... efforts to conserve energy and prevent climate change. This also model departs from previous work on learned helplessness in considering the special role of moralization. In classic helplessness scenarios, moralization plays no role in behavior or motivation because the consequences of (in)action af ...
... efforts to conserve energy and prevent climate change. This also model departs from previous work on learned helplessness in considering the special role of moralization. In classic helplessness scenarios, moralization plays no role in behavior or motivation because the consequences of (in)action af ...
CLIMATE CHANGE HELPLESSNESS 1 Running head: CLIMATE
... efforts to conserve energy and prevent climate change. This also model departs from previous work on learned helplessness in considering the special role of moralization. In classic helplessness scenarios, moralization plays no role in behavior or motivation because the consequences of (in)action af ...
... efforts to conserve energy and prevent climate change. This also model departs from previous work on learned helplessness in considering the special role of moralization. In classic helplessness scenarios, moralization plays no role in behavior or motivation because the consequences of (in)action af ...
Influence of Ocean and Atmosphere Components on
... compare the impact of this ‘‘ocean swap’’ with an ‘‘atmosphere swap’’ that produces the GFDL Climate Model version 3 (CM3) by replacing the AM2 atmospheric component with AM3 while retaining a depth coordinate ocean model. The atmosphere swap is found to have much larger influence on sensitivities o ...
... compare the impact of this ‘‘ocean swap’’ with an ‘‘atmosphere swap’’ that produces the GFDL Climate Model version 3 (CM3) by replacing the AM2 atmospheric component with AM3 while retaining a depth coordinate ocean model. The atmosphere swap is found to have much larger influence on sensitivities o ...
Paleoclimate Implications for Human
... and outgassing rates (Patriat et al., 2008). Although many mechanisms probably contributed to climate change through the Cenozoic era, it is clear that CO2 change was the dominant cause of the early warming and the subsequent long-term cooling trend. Plate tectonics today is producing relatively lit ...
... and outgassing rates (Patriat et al., 2008). Although many mechanisms probably contributed to climate change through the Cenozoic era, it is clear that CO2 change was the dominant cause of the early warming and the subsequent long-term cooling trend. Plate tectonics today is producing relatively lit ...
How does CDP & the Climate Disclosure Standards Board drive change?
... “We are a group of companies and investors sharing a concern that financial markets do not yet take sufficient account of climate-related corporate performance, risks and opportunities relevant to future shareholder value because of a lack of comprehensive and comparable information in “mainstream” ...
... “We are a group of companies and investors sharing a concern that financial markets do not yet take sufficient account of climate-related corporate performance, risks and opportunities relevant to future shareholder value because of a lack of comprehensive and comparable information in “mainstream” ...
NPS SWAN report - UAF SNAP - University of Alaska Fairbanks
... parklands to administer, Alaska park managers need to better understand possible climate change trends in order to better manage Arctic, subarctic, and coastal ecosystems and human uses of these areas. National Park Service (NPS) managers have been exploring scenario planning as an alternative appro ...
... parklands to administer, Alaska park managers need to better understand possible climate change trends in order to better manage Arctic, subarctic, and coastal ecosystems and human uses of these areas. National Park Service (NPS) managers have been exploring scenario planning as an alternative appro ...
A Review of Climate Change Induced Effects on Avian Prey Species
... C and 15N (Dalerum et al., 2012). Coastal arctic foxes have also been recorded with higher levels of mercury (Bocharova et al., 2013). Research on populations of Svalbard inland and coastal arctic foxes found the coastal foxes to have significantly higher levels of persistent organic pollutants in t ...
... C and 15N (Dalerum et al., 2012). Coastal arctic foxes have also been recorded with higher levels of mercury (Bocharova et al., 2013). Research on populations of Svalbard inland and coastal arctic foxes found the coastal foxes to have significantly higher levels of persistent organic pollutants in t ...
Co Chairs Summary
... will lead to environmental degradation with reduced opportunities. The second trajectory is to recognise the changes and uncertainties ahead such as climate change and chart a course towards a sustainable ocean economy, which will ensure that the economic development of the ocean contributes to the ...
... will lead to environmental degradation with reduced opportunities. The second trajectory is to recognise the changes and uncertainties ahead such as climate change and chart a course towards a sustainable ocean economy, which will ensure that the economic development of the ocean contributes to the ...
Effect of increased fire activity on global warming in the
... Abstract: Forest fires are an important disturbance in the boreal forest. They are influenced by climate, weather, topography, vegetation, surface deposits, and human activities. In return, forest fires affect the climate through emission of gases and aerosols, and changes in surface albedo, soil proce ...
... Abstract: Forest fires are an important disturbance in the boreal forest. They are influenced by climate, weather, topography, vegetation, surface deposits, and human activities. In return, forest fires affect the climate through emission of gases and aerosols, and changes in surface albedo, soil proce ...
organisation of king`s bibliography of books on global warming
... corruption of science. Stacey International, 2010, 9781906768355 Roger Pielke, Jr. The climate fix: what scientists and politicians won’t tell you about global warming, Basic books, 2010, 9780465020522 Peter Taylor. Chill: a reassessment of global warming theory: does climate change mean the world i ...
... corruption of science. Stacey International, 2010, 9781906768355 Roger Pielke, Jr. The climate fix: what scientists and politicians won’t tell you about global warming, Basic books, 2010, 9780465020522 Peter Taylor. Chill: a reassessment of global warming theory: does climate change mean the world i ...
A comparison of structural and behavioural adaptations to future
... changes to the building to reduce any propensity to overheat, for example additional thermal mass. However if, behavioural adaptations are then added on top of these, it might well be possible that the result is a building that is still seen as acceptable even under the assumption of a more aggressi ...
... changes to the building to reduce any propensity to overheat, for example additional thermal mass. However if, behavioural adaptations are then added on top of these, it might well be possible that the result is a building that is still seen as acceptable even under the assumption of a more aggressi ...
From headwater tributaries to international river
... broader political and socioeconomic considerations. The second aspect is the international context of water management and allocation in the Nile basin: because of its size, climate variability or change that is manifest locally or regionally may have regional and even international consequences thr ...
... broader political and socioeconomic considerations. The second aspect is the international context of water management and allocation in the Nile basin: because of its size, climate variability or change that is manifest locally or regionally may have regional and even international consequences thr ...
Climate Change in Park City: An Assessment of Climate, Snowpack
... change may affect snow conditions, such as snow coverage and depth, can help Utah ski area managers plan for the changes to mitigate their adverse effects. In this study, we used climate, snowpack, and economic models to estimate how the duration and quality of the snowpack at the Park City ski area ...
... change may affect snow conditions, such as snow coverage and depth, can help Utah ski area managers plan for the changes to mitigate their adverse effects. In this study, we used climate, snowpack, and economic models to estimate how the duration and quality of the snowpack at the Park City ski area ...