The resilience renaissance? Unpacking of resilience for tackling
... The importance of social values and structures is acknowledged because association between individuals can have a positive impact on cooperation in a community which may lead to more equal access to natural resources and greater resilience; it may also bring down transaction costs as agreements betw ...
... The importance of social values and structures is acknowledged because association between individuals can have a positive impact on cooperation in a community which may lead to more equal access to natural resources and greater resilience; it may also bring down transaction costs as agreements betw ...
NSW Climate Impact Profile - Adapt NSW Home
... Sea level rise and extreme storms are virtually certain to adversely affect vulnerable developments along the coast: Some coastal areas are already subject to the effects of coastal erosion, which will be exacerbated by rising sea levels. It is predicted that sandy beaches are likely to recede by ab ...
... Sea level rise and extreme storms are virtually certain to adversely affect vulnerable developments along the coast: Some coastal areas are already subject to the effects of coastal erosion, which will be exacerbated by rising sea levels. It is predicted that sandy beaches are likely to recede by ab ...
climate change strategy of ajara
... fields of agricultural sector, due to what Ajara can be considered as the specimen area for the development of both national priorities – tourism and agriculture; it can also be regarded as a strategic polygon, where the newest technologies should be introduced in order to reach the most ambitious t ...
... fields of agricultural sector, due to what Ajara can be considered as the specimen area for the development of both national priorities – tourism and agriculture; it can also be regarded as a strategic polygon, where the newest technologies should be introduced in order to reach the most ambitious t ...
UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON
... Contributing editors: Daniel Blobel and Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf of Ecologic – Institute for International and European Environmental Policy, Berlin, and Carmen Schlosser-Allera and Penny Steel. Design and layout: bounford.com Printed in Halesworth, UK by Technographic Design and Print Ltd using chlorin ...
... Contributing editors: Daniel Blobel and Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf of Ecologic – Institute for International and European Environmental Policy, Berlin, and Carmen Schlosser-Allera and Penny Steel. Design and layout: bounford.com Printed in Halesworth, UK by Technographic Design and Print Ltd using chlorin ...
Battling Promethean dreams and Trojan horses: Revealing the critical discourses of geoengineering
... contribute a little to the existing portfolio of options for managing climate change. We also conduct a comparative analysis of the differences between the two discourses, as presented in Anshelm and Hansson [4]. It is worth noting that, in the scientific literature, very few researchers unreservedl ...
... contribute a little to the existing portfolio of options for managing climate change. We also conduct a comparative analysis of the differences between the two discourses, as presented in Anshelm and Hansson [4]. It is worth noting that, in the scientific literature, very few researchers unreservedl ...
Drivers of the tropospheric ozone budget throughout the 21st
... carbon monoxide (CO) during daylight hours (Denman et al., 2007); therefore air pollution policy can be expected to play a significant role in the evolution of tropospheric ozone through the 21st century and beyond. Depending on the sensitivity of ozone budget reactions to humidity and temperature, ...
... carbon monoxide (CO) during daylight hours (Denman et al., 2007); therefore air pollution policy can be expected to play a significant role in the evolution of tropospheric ozone through the 21st century and beyond. Depending on the sensitivity of ozone budget reactions to humidity and temperature, ...
China Meteorological Administration
... Participating in the central government decision-making process in meteorological disaster prevention, preparedness and mitigation; organizing a joint trans-regional and inter-departmental prevention campaign to combat major severe weather events; organizing and guiding the efforts to prevent and mi ...
... Participating in the central government decision-making process in meteorological disaster prevention, preparedness and mitigation; organizing a joint trans-regional and inter-departmental prevention campaign to combat major severe weather events; organizing and guiding the efforts to prevent and mi ...
Linking long-term, large-scale climatic and environmental variability
... analytical approaches, multiple regression, quantile regression and wavelet analysis, we found that recruitment of the barnacles Balanus glandula and Chthamalus dalli and mussels Mytilus spp. varied in generally similar ways with climate variation as expressed in ENSO, NPGO, and PDO indices, and wit ...
... analytical approaches, multiple regression, quantile regression and wavelet analysis, we found that recruitment of the barnacles Balanus glandula and Chthamalus dalli and mussels Mytilus spp. varied in generally similar ways with climate variation as expressed in ENSO, NPGO, and PDO indices, and wit ...
Linking long-term, large-scale climatic and environmental variability to patterns of
... analytical approaches, multiple regression, quantile regression and wavelet analysis, we found that recruitment of the barnacles Balanus glandula and Chthamalus dalli and mussels Mytilus spp. varied in generally similar ways with climate variation as expressed in ENSO, NPGO, and PDO indices, and wit ...
... analytical approaches, multiple regression, quantile regression and wavelet analysis, we found that recruitment of the barnacles Balanus glandula and Chthamalus dalli and mussels Mytilus spp. varied in generally similar ways with climate variation as expressed in ENSO, NPGO, and PDO indices, and wit ...
Climate change impacts on fire regimes and key ecosystem services
... severity of fire seasons. Fire frequency is likely to increase in the short term in all areas because of the warmer, longer, and drier fire seasons, but this change is likely to lead to a longer-term reduction in vegetation productivity in some of the most moisture-limited forest types, such as piñon- ...
... severity of fire seasons. Fire frequency is likely to increase in the short term in all areas because of the warmer, longer, and drier fire seasons, but this change is likely to lead to a longer-term reduction in vegetation productivity in some of the most moisture-limited forest types, such as piñon- ...
MASUD-DISSERTATION-2016
... The primary tools to assess climate change are the Atmosphere–Ocean General Circulation Model (AOGCM) or Regional Climate Model (RCM) transient climate change simulations. Currently, RCMs offer higher spatial resolution than AOGCMs and therefore are preferred for assessing impact of climate change o ...
... The primary tools to assess climate change are the Atmosphere–Ocean General Circulation Model (AOGCM) or Regional Climate Model (RCM) transient climate change simulations. Currently, RCMs offer higher spatial resolution than AOGCMs and therefore are preferred for assessing impact of climate change o ...
4. The CO2 fertilization effect
... Production Systems (with and without available mitigation and adaptation response strategies) ® National Scenarios of Economics and Well-being of Farmers, Agricultural Commerce, and Consumers ® Country-by-Country and Global Interaction Scenarios of World Trade (food and all other commodities). Popul ...
... Production Systems (with and without available mitigation and adaptation response strategies) ® National Scenarios of Economics and Well-being of Farmers, Agricultural Commerce, and Consumers ® Country-by-Country and Global Interaction Scenarios of World Trade (food and all other commodities). Popul ...
A Changing Arctic Climate Science and Policy in the
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United States Ultraviolet (radiation) World Climate Research Programme Working Group World Meteorological Organization World Wide Fund for Nature ...
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United States Ultraviolet (radiation) World Climate Research Programme Working Group World Meteorological Organization World Wide Fund for Nature ...
Extreme climate events counteract the effects of climate and land
... also impact the provisioning of ecosystem services (Bellard et al. 2012). Land-use changes, be it by conversion of natural habitats into agricultural or urban lands, or by abandonment of managed areas, could aggravate the effects of climate change, as well as contribute to large and sudden changes o ...
... also impact the provisioning of ecosystem services (Bellard et al. 2012). Land-use changes, be it by conversion of natural habitats into agricultural or urban lands, or by abandonment of managed areas, could aggravate the effects of climate change, as well as contribute to large and sudden changes o ...
English - unfccc
... Niue is a very small Pacific Island Nation and is one of the most vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change. With its small population, economic size and industrial base, it is one of the countries that contributes least to the emissions of greenhouse gases. However with increased intensit ...
... Niue is a very small Pacific Island Nation and is one of the most vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change. With its small population, economic size and industrial base, it is one of the countries that contributes least to the emissions of greenhouse gases. However with increased intensit ...
ECCA 2017 Full Programme
... Andrea Tilche, Head of Unit, Climate Action and Earth Observations, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission ...
... Andrea Tilche, Head of Unit, Climate Action and Earth Observations, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission ...
Mirrored at GFMC Archive - The Global Fire Monitoring Center
... to be driven by changes in land use, principally through (i) fire suppression policies in mid-latitude temperate regions, which reduce fire activity in the short term but may lead to a greater incidence of catastrophic fire in the long term (Liell et al., 2009) and (ii) increased use of fire to clear f ...
... to be driven by changes in land use, principally through (i) fire suppression policies in mid-latitude temperate regions, which reduce fire activity in the short term but may lead to a greater incidence of catastrophic fire in the long term (Liell et al., 2009) and (ii) increased use of fire to clear f ...
Impact of two different types of El Niño events on runoff over the
... of El Niño on runoff over the US (Dracup and Kahya, 1994; Guetter and Georgakakos, 1996; Kahya and Dracup, 1993; Piechota et al., 1997; Twine et al., 2005; Zorn and Waylen, 1997). While these studies are informative, they either focus on only one single river basin or do not categorize the El Niño e ...
... of El Niño on runoff over the US (Dracup and Kahya, 1994; Guetter and Georgakakos, 1996; Kahya and Dracup, 1993; Piechota et al., 1997; Twine et al., 2005; Zorn and Waylen, 1997). While these studies are informative, they either focus on only one single river basin or do not categorize the El Niño e ...
investment and financial flows to address climate change
... Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report has underscored that mitigation efforts in the next 15 – 20 years will have a large impact on opportunities to achieve lower stabilization levels and have the potential to minimize major climate change impacts. Failure to mitigate now through mod ...
... Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report has underscored that mitigation efforts in the next 15 – 20 years will have a large impact on opportunities to achieve lower stabilization levels and have the potential to minimize major climate change impacts. Failure to mitigate now through mod ...
investment and financial flows to address climate change
... Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report has underscored that mitigation efforts in the next 15 – 20 years will have a large impact on opportunities to achieve lower stabilization levels and have the potential to minimize major climate change impacts. Failure to mitigate now through mod ...
... Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report has underscored that mitigation efforts in the next 15 – 20 years will have a large impact on opportunities to achieve lower stabilization levels and have the potential to minimize major climate change impacts. Failure to mitigate now through mod ...
An investigation of the pattern scaling technique for describing future
... It is now generally recognised that climate change is real, and that humans are at least partly responsible. In 1996 a scientific consensus was reached that “the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate” (IPCC, 1996a, p5). In 2001 this scientific consensus was upd ...
... It is now generally recognised that climate change is real, and that humans are at least partly responsible. In 1996 a scientific consensus was reached that “the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate” (IPCC, 1996a, p5). In 2001 this scientific consensus was upd ...
Enabling Access to the Funds. PROFONANPE`s Adaptation
... PROFONANPE’S NIE ACCREDITATION TO THE AF .................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Timeline of Accreditation Process ....................................... ...
... PROFONANPE’S NIE ACCREDITATION TO THE AF .................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Timeline of Accreditation Process ....................................... ...
Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation
... We wish to acknowledge Michael MacCracken whose drive and steady encouragement helped to propel us in the early years. A number of public and private agencies generously lent their time and insights to this report. We thank the Houston-Galveston Area Council and the City of Galveston for hosting the ...
... We wish to acknowledge Michael MacCracken whose drive and steady encouragement helped to propel us in the early years. A number of public and private agencies generously lent their time and insights to this report. We thank the Houston-Galveston Area Council and the City of Galveston for hosting the ...
Behaviour of the monsoon-ENSO system in current and future
... and ENSO, especially in lag-lead relationships which are stronger and better timed. The improvement is related to better evolution of El Niño during its developing phase. Some form of flux correction may thus be beneficial, for seasonal prediction at least, where systematic model errors compromise ...
... and ENSO, especially in lag-lead relationships which are stronger and better timed. The improvement is related to better evolution of El Niño during its developing phase. Some form of flux correction may thus be beneficial, for seasonal prediction at least, where systematic model errors compromise ...