NATURAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND GLOBAL WARMING
... winters, and in the southern hemisphere summer and autumn (from December to June), insolation receipts in the early Holocene were below modern values, but increased through the Holocene. The rapid warming of the late 20th century is unrelated to this forcing; rather, the rate, seasonal pattern, and ...
... winters, and in the southern hemisphere summer and autumn (from December to June), insolation receipts in the early Holocene were below modern values, but increased through the Holocene. The rapid warming of the late 20th century is unrelated to this forcing; rather, the rate, seasonal pattern, and ...
approach and technical work - Parliamentary Monitoring Group
... The group produces similar products using similar processes; and/or The group carries out similar activities; and/or The group’s carbon footprint make-up is similar for each entity The group shares similar carbon mitigation opportunities and/or constraints; and/or The group is organised and can work ...
... The group produces similar products using similar processes; and/or The group carries out similar activities; and/or The group’s carbon footprint make-up is similar for each entity The group shares similar carbon mitigation opportunities and/or constraints; and/or The group is organised and can work ...
Conference Proceeding
... adaptations being practised showcase strategies that serve in enhancing resilience. Therefore there is a need to better understand the manifestations of climate change its implications on livelihoods and design and scale-up sustainable adaptations, this will enable mainstreaming adaptation into poli ...
... adaptations being practised showcase strategies that serve in enhancing resilience. Therefore there is a need to better understand the manifestations of climate change its implications on livelihoods and design and scale-up sustainable adaptations, this will enable mainstreaming adaptation into poli ...
climate, water, and political-economic crises
... fluctuations, hinterland incursions, trade collapses, and political regime changes.6 So, not only did these problems occur, they also occurred in intermittent but serial clusters or constellations of political-economic crises. We should be reluctant to privilege one part of the constellation over th ...
... fluctuations, hinterland incursions, trade collapses, and political regime changes.6 So, not only did these problems occur, they also occurred in intermittent but serial clusters or constellations of political-economic crises. We should be reluctant to privilege one part of the constellation over th ...
Modeling plant species distributions under future climates: how fine
... Recent studies suggest that species distribution models (SDMs) based on fine-scale climate data may provide markedly different estimates of climate-change impacts than coarse-scale models. However, these studies disagree in their conclusions of how scale influences projected species distributions. I ...
... Recent studies suggest that species distribution models (SDMs) based on fine-scale climate data may provide markedly different estimates of climate-change impacts than coarse-scale models. However, these studies disagree in their conclusions of how scale influences projected species distributions. I ...
VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN MEXICAN ARID
... A development bank is defined by the Oxford business dictionary as a financial institution dedicated to fund new and upcoming businesses and economic development projects by providing equity capital and/or loan capital. The World Bank has been considered the first multilateral development bank in th ...
... A development bank is defined by the Oxford business dictionary as a financial institution dedicated to fund new and upcoming businesses and economic development projects by providing equity capital and/or loan capital. The World Bank has been considered the first multilateral development bank in th ...
The costs of adaptation: Working Paper 7 (260 kB) (opens in new window)
... 2. Mitigation of climate change (including the roles of carbon markets and lowcarbon technologies) 3. Impacts of, and adaptation to, climate change, and its effects on development 4. Governance of climate change 5. Management of forests and ecosystems More information about the Grantham Research Ins ...
... 2. Mitigation of climate change (including the roles of carbon markets and lowcarbon technologies) 3. Impacts of, and adaptation to, climate change, and its effects on development 4. Governance of climate change 5. Management of forests and ecosystems More information about the Grantham Research Ins ...
A framework to assess returns on investments in the dryland
... the merits of each option. Without these, there is a risk that some proposed changes could in fact reduce rather than increase benefits to the economy and society. At present, there is no definitive framework for assessing the returns to Northern Kenya’s predominantly pastoralist land use, nor any p ...
... the merits of each option. Without these, there is a risk that some proposed changes could in fact reduce rather than increase benefits to the economy and society. At present, there is no definitive framework for assessing the returns to Northern Kenya’s predominantly pastoralist land use, nor any p ...
23-9-E
... very large ozone depletion and consequent substantial increases of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. These changes in UV radiation would have had serious impacts on human health and the environment. The decline of ODSs has brought benefits not just to the ozone layer but also to Earth’s climate. The amoun ...
... very large ozone depletion and consequent substantial increases of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. These changes in UV radiation would have had serious impacts on human health and the environment. The decline of ODSs has brought benefits not just to the ozone layer but also to Earth’s climate. The amoun ...
Provided for non-commercial research and educational use
... (HC) and second, extratropical circulation change, as manifested by a poleward shift of the zone of high westerly winds in the midlatitudes, also known as an enhanced positive phase of the annular modes (AMs). Although both changes are associated with similar poleward displacements, it still remains ...
... (HC) and second, extratropical circulation change, as manifested by a poleward shift of the zone of high westerly winds in the midlatitudes, also known as an enhanced positive phase of the annular modes (AMs). Although both changes are associated with similar poleward displacements, it still remains ...
14 Climate change: science and the precautionary principle
... been observed (2). A second reason was the poor knowledge that most meteorologists then had of radiative transfer of heat radiation (also called ...
... been observed (2). A second reason was the poor knowledge that most meteorologists then had of radiative transfer of heat radiation (also called ...
The Science of Geoengineering - Carnegie Department of Global
... Carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of coal, oil, and gas are increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. These increased concentrations cause additional energy to be retained in Earth’s climate system, thus increasing Earth’s temperature. Various methods have been proposed to preven ...
... Carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of coal, oil, and gas are increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. These increased concentrations cause additional energy to be retained in Earth’s climate system, thus increasing Earth’s temperature. Various methods have been proposed to preven ...
Chhatra Bahadur Khadka Tribhuvan University
... I would like to acknowledge my sincere gratitude to my respected advisor Dr. Krishna Prasad Tiwari, Assistant Professor of IOF, Pokhara for my research thesis for his continuous and valuable suggestions that inspired and encouraged me to work hard for this study. I am equally indebted to my Co-advis ...
... I would like to acknowledge my sincere gratitude to my respected advisor Dr. Krishna Prasad Tiwari, Assistant Professor of IOF, Pokhara for my research thesis for his continuous and valuable suggestions that inspired and encouraged me to work hard for this study. I am equally indebted to my Co-advis ...
IMPACT2C – Policy Brief 3
... future. However, there has already been an increase of about 0.85°C over the period 1880–2012 (IPCC, 2013), and at the current time, international negotiations have had modest success. Current commitments and pledges are therefore not on track to achieve the 2°C goal. Indeed, at the current time (No ...
... future. However, there has already been an increase of about 0.85°C over the period 1880–2012 (IPCC, 2013), and at the current time, international negotiations have had modest success. Current commitments and pledges are therefore not on track to achieve the 2°C goal. Indeed, at the current time (No ...
Envisioning adaptive strategies to change
... informants, extended meetings with local stakeholders and a new series of experts meetings. To assess changes in vulnerability we followed Fraser (2007) who argues that livelihood multidimensional vulnerability is a function of three overlapping elements: (1) ecological resilience of agro-ecosystems ...
... informants, extended meetings with local stakeholders and a new series of experts meetings. To assess changes in vulnerability we followed Fraser (2007) who argues that livelihood multidimensional vulnerability is a function of three overlapping elements: (1) ecological resilience of agro-ecosystems ...
Security implications of climate change in the Sahel region
... and second, significant disagreement between climate model projections for the Sahel (particularly for precipitation), with some predicting a greener Sahel and others a drier one. Both imply a significant degree of uncertainty. We also carried-out a historical analysis of 23 security events that too ...
... and second, significant disagreement between climate model projections for the Sahel (particularly for precipitation), with some predicting a greener Sahel and others a drier one. Both imply a significant degree of uncertainty. We also carried-out a historical analysis of 23 security events that too ...
Climate change, Health, and General Practice in
... This policy statement does not aim to detail the convincing body of evidence supporting projected changes to global temperature or its impacts on the environment. This research has been extensively covered by qualified, reputable institutions – most notably the International Panel on Climate Change ...
... This policy statement does not aim to detail the convincing body of evidence supporting projected changes to global temperature or its impacts on the environment. This research has been extensively covered by qualified, reputable institutions – most notably the International Panel on Climate Change ...
PREPARING FOR CLIMATIC CHANGE: THE WATER, SALMON, AND
... surface models, though of varying complexity and spatial resolution. The simulations used time-varying, or ‘transient’, climatic forcing by carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and anthropogenic sulfate aerosol. Sulfate aerosol have a cooling effect on parts of the planet’s surface and are represented in the model ...
... surface models, though of varying complexity and spatial resolution. The simulations used time-varying, or ‘transient’, climatic forcing by carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and anthropogenic sulfate aerosol. Sulfate aerosol have a cooling effect on parts of the planet’s surface and are represented in the model ...
Impact of extreme weather on critical infrastructure Deliverable D2.1
... reduce the risks caused by extreme weather by providing information, methods, tools and examples of good practices. The identification of the Extreme Weather Indicators (EWIs) represents the first goal of the Work Package (WP) 2. They will be analyzed over Europe with a special focus on the critical ...
... reduce the risks caused by extreme weather by providing information, methods, tools and examples of good practices. The identification of the Extreme Weather Indicators (EWIs) represents the first goal of the Work Package (WP) 2. They will be analyzed over Europe with a special focus on the critical ...
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... generate yield responses to times of sowing under current and projected climatic conditions for several locations in the grainbelt of Western Australia. A model for investment in crop sowing machinery draws on these simulated yield relationships at each location and is used to determine a farmer’s o ...
... generate yield responses to times of sowing under current and projected climatic conditions for several locations in the grainbelt of Western Australia. A model for investment in crop sowing machinery draws on these simulated yield relationships at each location and is used to determine a farmer’s o ...
The 3D Printing Revolution, Climate Change and
... computer, or “virtual” age, with an unprecedented population, resource and climate crisis as an anxious backdrop. But as we stare at our screens, a new age is sneaking up on us, quite unexpectedly - one that combines the solidity, durability and strength of the industrial age, with the nimbleness, f ...
... computer, or “virtual” age, with an unprecedented population, resource and climate crisis as an anxious backdrop. But as we stare at our screens, a new age is sneaking up on us, quite unexpectedly - one that combines the solidity, durability and strength of the industrial age, with the nimbleness, f ...
High Resolution - Responses to Climate Change
... 1.1 A Note on the Water Resources Region Scale USACE and other resource management agencies require reliable, science-based methods for incorporating climate change information into the assessments that support water resources decisions and actions. Such planning assessments must quantify projection ...
... 1.1 A Note on the Water Resources Region Scale USACE and other resource management agencies require reliable, science-based methods for incorporating climate change information into the assessments that support water resources decisions and actions. Such planning assessments must quantify projection ...
Water management for wheat grown in sandy soil under climate
... and Valley under surface irrigation and old land (Eid ...
... and Valley under surface irrigation and old land (Eid ...