Devils Postpile National Monument
... rocks. Later granitic rocks would also be uplifted to combine with this landscape. ...
... rocks. Later granitic rocks would also be uplifted to combine with this landscape. ...
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... The process of formulating, articulating and developing a set of strategies geared to enhancing a specific landscape and improving the quality of human life, as part of a sustainable development approach using the appropriate instruments and implementing the programmes and actions set out in a lands ...
... The process of formulating, articulating and developing a set of strategies geared to enhancing a specific landscape and improving the quality of human life, as part of a sustainable development approach using the appropriate instruments and implementing the programmes and actions set out in a lands ...
Maintaining Stability
... global warming is free of tensions and trade-offs. These two global menaces are of such far reaching implications for mankind, however, that it would be imprudent to allow the shorter-term emergency of the global financial crisis and economic downturn to unduly deflect the policy attention away from ...
... global warming is free of tensions and trade-offs. These two global menaces are of such far reaching implications for mankind, however, that it would be imprudent to allow the shorter-term emergency of the global financial crisis and economic downturn to unduly deflect the policy attention away from ...
the Measurement Problem Advances Pol. Psych. (forthcoming) PRELIMINARY DRAFT
... science of science communication involves how observation perturbs this dualism: the intrusion of cultural status competition into the educational, political, and other domains in which we take stock of what we know forces individual reasoners to engage information from one of these perspectives onl ...
... science of science communication involves how observation perturbs this dualism: the intrusion of cultural status competition into the educational, political, and other domains in which we take stock of what we know forces individual reasoners to engage information from one of these perspectives onl ...
Climate Change and Water Resources in the Tropical Andes
... warming on the order of 4.5–5°Celsius by the end of this century—again with largest temperature increases at higher elevations.17 In a follow-up study, Urrutia and Vuille conducted the first high-resolution, regional climate model simulation for this region.18 Figure 1 shows the projected surface wa ...
... warming on the order of 4.5–5°Celsius by the end of this century—again with largest temperature increases at higher elevations.17 In a follow-up study, Urrutia and Vuille conducted the first high-resolution, regional climate model simulation for this region.18 Figure 1 shows the projected surface wa ...
Climate Change is (not) for the Birds
... response. Migrating birds will arrive at breeding grounds earlier than their food sources – whether that’s nectar, insects, or seeds – are available. Not enough food can negatively impact breeding success, resulting in smaller broods. There will also be an evolution of something called no analog eco ...
... response. Migrating birds will arrive at breeding grounds earlier than their food sources – whether that’s nectar, insects, or seeds – are available. Not enough food can negatively impact breeding success, resulting in smaller broods. There will also be an evolution of something called no analog eco ...
Adaptation strategies to increase human resilience against climate
... the face of climate-related shocks. In countries where drought can be expected to increase in duration and frequency, measures such as these can operate as de facto climate change adaptation options. These measures warrant careful consideration in adaptation policy and planning, alongside larger-sca ...
... the face of climate-related shocks. In countries where drought can be expected to increase in duration and frequency, measures such as these can operate as de facto climate change adaptation options. These measures warrant careful consideration in adaptation policy and planning, alongside larger-sca ...
Building Resilient Communities in Maryland: A Stakeholder Forum
... Promotion Administration, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (MD DHMH). The Bureau’s responsibilities include: food protection; environmental, occupational, and injury epidemiology; and a wide array of healthy homes programs. He joined MD DHMH in 2006, after 14 years on the faculty of ...
... Promotion Administration, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (MD DHMH). The Bureau’s responsibilities include: food protection; environmental, occupational, and injury epidemiology; and a wide array of healthy homes programs. He joined MD DHMH in 2006, after 14 years on the faculty of ...
Climate Change and Security in Africa
... serious implications for international security. Climate change—by redrawing the maps of water availability, food security, disease prevalence and coastal boundaries— could increase forced migration, raise tensions and trigger new conflicts. The security threat posed by climate change has caught the ...
... serious implications for international security. Climate change—by redrawing the maps of water availability, food security, disease prevalence and coastal boundaries— could increase forced migration, raise tensions and trigger new conflicts. The security threat posed by climate change has caught the ...
Autumn, the neglected season in climate change
... This neglect occurs despite the importance of autumn events, including leaf senescence, fruit ripening, bird and insect migration, and induction of hibernation and diapause. Changes in autumn phenology alter the reproductive capacity of individuals, exacerbate invasions, allow pathogen amplification ...
... This neglect occurs despite the importance of autumn events, including leaf senescence, fruit ripening, bird and insect migration, and induction of hibernation and diapause. Changes in autumn phenology alter the reproductive capacity of individuals, exacerbate invasions, allow pathogen amplification ...
Climate Change and Justice: A Non-Welfarist Treaty Negotiation
... states) should be able to justify their proposals, to each other as well as to the people whom they represent, by reference to a reasonable conception of justice that they all can endorse. Such a conception would be the focus of an overlapping consensus.13 This means that a treaty proposal justified ...
... states) should be able to justify their proposals, to each other as well as to the people whom they represent, by reference to a reasonable conception of justice that they all can endorse. Such a conception would be the focus of an overlapping consensus.13 This means that a treaty proposal justified ...
3 Climate change and the Law of the Sea Convention
... global adherence concerned with, inter alia, the prevention, reduction and control of marine pollution and has the advantage of enshrining compulsory dispute settlement procedures that entail binding decisions. 19 However, we are also conscious that, on the one hand, scientific uncertainties pertain ...
... global adherence concerned with, inter alia, the prevention, reduction and control of marine pollution and has the advantage of enshrining compulsory dispute settlement procedures that entail binding decisions. 19 However, we are also conscious that, on the one hand, scientific uncertainties pertain ...
teaching manual - Live and Learn
... The combination of the probability of an event and the scale of it’s negative consequences. Disaster risks are the potential disaster losses, in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets and services, which could occur in a particular community or a society over some specified future time period. ...
... The combination of the probability of an event and the scale of it’s negative consequences. Disaster risks are the potential disaster losses, in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets and services, which could occur in a particular community or a society over some specified future time period. ...
UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Climate Change
... INTERVIEW with Patricia Espinosa (UNFCCC): 'Climate change is really about the wellbeing of people' (17 August 2016): http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54696 Shifting from climate change reaction to prevention saves lives for healthier, sustainable future, Secretary-General says, in messa ...
... INTERVIEW with Patricia Espinosa (UNFCCC): 'Climate change is really about the wellbeing of people' (17 August 2016): http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54696 Shifting from climate change reaction to prevention saves lives for healthier, sustainable future, Secretary-General says, in messa ...
North Atlantic storminess and Atlantic Meridional Overturning
... Given the fact of two contradicting hypotheses settled on proxy evidence, the purpose of this study is to review the two hypotheses in great detail in the following sections. In a third and final section, we expand upon existing model-based studies (e.g., Raible et al., 2007) to provide a possible re ...
... Given the fact of two contradicting hypotheses settled on proxy evidence, the purpose of this study is to review the two hypotheses in great detail in the following sections. In a third and final section, we expand upon existing model-based studies (e.g., Raible et al., 2007) to provide a possible re ...
Official PDF , 34 pages
... At present, Bangladesh faces serious flooding that may submerge over 60% of the country every 4 to 5 years (GoB, 2009). Flooding in Bangladesh is a result of a complex set of factors. Most of Bangladesh is located in the delta of three large rivers, the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Meghna. Uncert ...
... At present, Bangladesh faces serious flooding that may submerge over 60% of the country every 4 to 5 years (GoB, 2009). Flooding in Bangladesh is a result of a complex set of factors. Most of Bangladesh is located in the delta of three large rivers, the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Meghna. Uncert ...
Accessing and Using Climate Data and Information in Fragile, Data
... International Institute for Sustainable Development The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) contributes to sustainable development by advancing policy recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change and energy, and management of natural a ...
... International Institute for Sustainable Development The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) contributes to sustainable development by advancing policy recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change and energy, and management of natural a ...
Training Your People How to Think About Climate Change
... instrumentation, I can assure you that quality assurance is a major problem. Measurement technology has changed during the data record period with little or no overlap to compare different sensor performance. Instrument exposure has changed during the record period due to increasing urbanization. Me ...
... instrumentation, I can assure you that quality assurance is a major problem. Measurement technology has changed during the data record period with little or no overlap to compare different sensor performance. Instrument exposure has changed during the record period due to increasing urbanization. Me ...
Young People`s Burden: Requirement of Negative CO2 Emissions
... alleged climate change consequences, if accurate, could be considered “beyond the pale”, and he rejected the motion to dismiss the case. Judge Coffin’s ruling must be certified by a second judge, after which the case can proceed to trial. It is anticipated that the plausibility of achieving the emis ...
... alleged climate change consequences, if accurate, could be considered “beyond the pale”, and he rejected the motion to dismiss the case. Judge Coffin’s ruling must be certified by a second judge, after which the case can proceed to trial. It is anticipated that the plausibility of achieving the emis ...
Is it Colonial Déjà Vu? Indigenous Peoples and Climate Injustice
... ancient or more recently developed cultural practices associated with being Potawatomi or Indigenous North American. Potawatomi participate in numerous trading and business transactions, diplomatic relationships, and cultural exchanges with many Indigenous peoples as well as with settler and other n ...
... ancient or more recently developed cultural practices associated with being Potawatomi or Indigenous North American. Potawatomi participate in numerous trading and business transactions, diplomatic relationships, and cultural exchanges with many Indigenous peoples as well as with settler and other n ...
Research on the Sustainable Development Road Being Oriented by Low-carbon Economy
... in developing and utilizing solar energy, wind energy, light energy, hydrogen energy, fuel cells and other alternative energy sources and renewable energy sources. They actively develop the research on tidal energy, hydropower and geothermal energy. They stop or limit the development of high energy ...
... in developing and utilizing solar energy, wind energy, light energy, hydrogen energy, fuel cells and other alternative energy sources and renewable energy sources. They actively develop the research on tidal energy, hydropower and geothermal energy. They stop or limit the development of high energy ...
JUST WATER:
... become heirs of this eternal life, is sealed by the pouring of water on our heads. The waters of Baptism bring us new life. Jesus chose the symbol of water for Baptism for a reason. He knew that human beings couldn’t live without it, just as we cannot live, in the spiritual sense, without Christ him ...
... become heirs of this eternal life, is sealed by the pouring of water on our heads. The waters of Baptism bring us new life. Jesus chose the symbol of water for Baptism for a reason. He knew that human beings couldn’t live without it, just as we cannot live, in the spiritual sense, without Christ him ...