Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea Sixth National
... competences of the central Government. The Italian Ministry for the Environment Land and Sea (IMELS) is also responsible for the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol; under this framework, it has started the process for the adoption of the national strategy for adaptation to climatic change. The Int ...
... competences of the central Government. The Italian Ministry for the Environment Land and Sea (IMELS) is also responsible for the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol; under this framework, it has started the process for the adoption of the national strategy for adaptation to climatic change. The Int ...
Water: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and
... importance of the consequences of climate change and variability for the United States. The draft synthesis report was released for public comment in June 2000 and the final will be published in the Fall 2000. Each of the regional, sectoral, and synthesis activities is being led by a team comprised ...
... importance of the consequences of climate change and variability for the United States. The draft synthesis report was released for public comment in June 2000 and the final will be published in the Fall 2000. Each of the regional, sectoral, and synthesis activities is being led by a team comprised ...
Selected Tools to Evaluate Water Monitoring Networks for Climate
... CCME gratefully acknowledges the following for their reviews of the document: Dr. Alain Mailhot, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Centre Eau Terre Environnement; Dr. Paulin Coulibaly, McMaster University; Dr. Ashok K. Mishra, University of Texas; and Dr. Don Burn, University of Waterl ...
... CCME gratefully acknowledges the following for their reviews of the document: Dr. Alain Mailhot, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Centre Eau Terre Environnement; Dr. Paulin Coulibaly, McMaster University; Dr. Ashok K. Mishra, University of Texas; and Dr. Don Burn, University of Waterl ...
Regional Climate Projections
... southern Andes, although changes in atmospheric circulation may induce large local variability in precipitation response in mountainous areas. Winter precipitation in Tierra del Fuego and summer precipitation in south-eastern South America is likely to increase. It is uncertain how annual and season ...
... southern Andes, although changes in atmospheric circulation may induce large local variability in precipitation response in mountainous areas. Winter precipitation in Tierra del Fuego and summer precipitation in south-eastern South America is likely to increase. It is uncertain how annual and season ...
Evidence and Implications of Dangerous Climate Change in the Arctic
... In the Arctic, even a slight shift in temperature, pushing averages to above freezing, can bring about rapid and dramatic changes in an ecosystem that is defined by being frozen. Various threshold levels of global warming (1.5°, 2°, 3°, 4°C) have been used in studies of what constitutes dangerous cl ...
... In the Arctic, even a slight shift in temperature, pushing averages to above freezing, can bring about rapid and dramatic changes in an ecosystem that is defined by being frozen. Various threshold levels of global warming (1.5°, 2°, 3°, 4°C) have been used in studies of what constitutes dangerous cl ...
Feb 27, 2016 - Science and Environmental Policy Project
... by regulating carbon dioxide emissions. The unusual judicial stay stops the implementation of the Administration’s plan until it has undergone judicial review, which will take several years. The stay was discussed in the February 13 TWTW. As of now, the steps appear to be first a hearing before a th ...
... by regulating carbon dioxide emissions. The unusual judicial stay stops the implementation of the Administration’s plan until it has undergone judicial review, which will take several years. The stay was discussed in the February 13 TWTW. As of now, the steps appear to be first a hearing before a th ...
NDVI-based increase in growth of temperate grasslands and its
... interannual variation in vegetation activity (Zhou et al., 2001; Schimel et al., 2001). Investigations of the correlation between NDVI and climate factors aid in finding key factors that control changes in the terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycle and shed light on the mechanisms controlling the respons ...
... interannual variation in vegetation activity (Zhou et al., 2001; Schimel et al., 2001). Investigations of the correlation between NDVI and climate factors aid in finding key factors that control changes in the terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycle and shed light on the mechanisms controlling the respons ...
Evidence and Implications of Dangerous Climate Change in the Arctic
... In the Arctic, even a slight shift in temperature, pushing averages to above freezing, can bring about rapid and dramatic changes in an ecosystem that is defined by being frozen. Various threshold levels of global warming (1.5°, 2°, 3°, 4°C) have been used in studies of what constitutes dangerous cl ...
... In the Arctic, even a slight shift in temperature, pushing averages to above freezing, can bring about rapid and dramatic changes in an ecosystem that is defined by being frozen. Various threshold levels of global warming (1.5°, 2°, 3°, 4°C) have been used in studies of what constitutes dangerous cl ...
PDF free file avaible - Bioversity International
... highlands. Climatic models suggest a drying and warming trend for the entire study area during the main maize season, leading to substantial shifts in the spatial distribution patterns of agro-climate environments. For all communities except those in the highlands, predicted future maize environment ...
... highlands. Climatic models suggest a drying and warming trend for the entire study area during the main maize season, leading to substantial shifts in the spatial distribution patterns of agro-climate environments. For all communities except those in the highlands, predicted future maize environment ...
Draft Planning Policy Statement
... Conservation, pollution control, waste management and reduction and other environmental protection concerns are also supported through a comprehensive framework of European and national legislation. ...
... Conservation, pollution control, waste management and reduction and other environmental protection concerns are also supported through a comprehensive framework of European and national legislation. ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Coastal Habitats
... including Eric Brunden, Nina Garfield, Pati Glick, and Pati Delgado. The development team is also appreciative for members of the scientific community who took time to review and provide suggestions on this guidance document including Norm Christensen, Scott Neubauer, R.E. Turner, and Mike Unger. Th ...
... including Eric Brunden, Nina Garfield, Pati Glick, and Pati Delgado. The development team is also appreciative for members of the scientific community who took time to review and provide suggestions on this guidance document including Norm Christensen, Scott Neubauer, R.E. Turner, and Mike Unger. Th ...
Observed 20th Century Desert Dust Variability: Impact on Climate
... converted to a Palmer Drought Severity Index (Dai et al., 2004). There is a statistically significant correlation (r=-0.66, p <0.0001) between the Palmer drought severity index for the Sahel region and the Cape Verde coral record for the 1955-2000 time period. This relationship is slightly stronger ...
... converted to a Palmer Drought Severity Index (Dai et al., 2004). There is a statistically significant correlation (r=-0.66, p <0.0001) between the Palmer drought severity index for the Sahel region and the Cape Verde coral record for the 1955-2000 time period. This relationship is slightly stronger ...
Climate Change Adaptation Manual
... The need for climate change adaptation has become increasingly widely recognised in the last 20 years. Nature conservation was one of the first sectors to identify the need and to start developing approaches. To date, much of the focus has been on identifying general principles. This was an essentia ...
... The need for climate change adaptation has become increasingly widely recognised in the last 20 years. Nature conservation was one of the first sectors to identify the need and to start developing approaches. To date, much of the focus has been on identifying general principles. This was an essentia ...
Risks from Climate Change to Indigenous Communities in
... Appendix 4: Details provided to case study authors �����������������������������������������������������������������������������171 Appendix 5: Population projections in the tropical north������������������������������������������������������������������� 173 ...
... Appendix 4: Details provided to case study authors �����������������������������������������������������������������������������171 Appendix 5: Population projections in the tropical north������������������������������������������������������������������� 173 ...
Relative impacts of land use and climate change on summer
... areas (Feranec et al., 2010; Verburg et al., 2004). In addition, almost 1650 km2 of land was reclaimed from the sea in the former Zuiderzee, now called Lake Yssel (Hoeksema, 2007). Urban areas have increased from about 2 % in 1900 to 13 % in 2000, and are projected to further increase to 24 % in 204 ...
... areas (Feranec et al., 2010; Verburg et al., 2004). In addition, almost 1650 km2 of land was reclaimed from the sea in the former Zuiderzee, now called Lake Yssel (Hoeksema, 2007). Urban areas have increased from about 2 % in 1900 to 13 % in 2000, and are projected to further increase to 24 % in 204 ...
Climate Factsheets - Public Interest Research Centre
... weather stations.54 Urban, rural, land and ocean temperatures are all rising.55 The UHI effect has only a minor impact (roughly 0.02ºC of the 0.75ºC temperature rise over the last century56), and is corrected for in analyses.57,58 Both ‘poorly-located’ and ‘well-located’ weather stations show warmin ...
... weather stations.54 Urban, rural, land and ocean temperatures are all rising.55 The UHI effect has only a minor impact (roughly 0.02ºC of the 0.75ºC temperature rise over the last century56), and is corrected for in analyses.57,58 Both ‘poorly-located’ and ‘well-located’ weather stations show warmin ...
Forest, mitigation and adaptation: Exploring evidence, synergies
... 2. Another aspect is that many public policies might be suitable to integrated objectives between mitigation and adaptation, but are not explicitly oriented towards such integration. Policies outside forestry and agricultural policies that are included in the Pluri-Annual Plan, do not consider impac ...
... 2. Another aspect is that many public policies might be suitable to integrated objectives between mitigation and adaptation, but are not explicitly oriented towards such integration. Policies outside forestry and agricultural policies that are included in the Pluri-Annual Plan, do not consider impac ...
The Impact of Satellite-Derived Land Cover Uncertainty on Carbon
... mapping the means and variance components. In Figure 1(a) we see the change in estimated flux due to using the estimates of land cover proportions in [13] instead of those derived directly from LCM2000. Differences on a site by site basis range from −10 to +15 gC m−2 (for comparison, the estimated f ...
... mapping the means and variance components. In Figure 1(a) we see the change in estimated flux due to using the estimates of land cover proportions in [13] instead of those derived directly from LCM2000. Differences on a site by site basis range from −10 to +15 gC m−2 (for comparison, the estimated f ...
Climate Change Adaptation Manual
... The need for climate change adaptation has become increasingly widely recognised in the last 20 years. Nature conservation was one of the first sectors to identify the need and to start developing approaches. To date, much of the focus has been on identifying general principles. This was an essentia ...
... The need for climate change adaptation has become increasingly widely recognised in the last 20 years. Nature conservation was one of the first sectors to identify the need and to start developing approaches. To date, much of the focus has been on identifying general principles. This was an essentia ...
Human Effects of Climate-Related Changes in
... The effects of climate-driven changes in fisheries abundance on harvests depend in part on how fisheries managers respond to climate change. How managers respond depends in part on whether they understand the effects of climate change on the relationship between stock conditions and potential harves ...
... The effects of climate-driven changes in fisheries abundance on harvests depend in part on how fisheries managers respond to climate change. How managers respond depends in part on whether they understand the effects of climate change on the relationship between stock conditions and potential harves ...
Modelling Abrupt Glacial Climate Change
... recently became so prominent on the public agenda. I came into contact with Hans Renssen and Jef Vandenberghe from the Department of Earth Sciences at the VU who, at that time, were looking for a PhD candidate in paleoclimate modelling. Accepting the job turned out to be one of the best decisions in ...
... recently became so prominent on the public agenda. I came into contact with Hans Renssen and Jef Vandenberghe from the Department of Earth Sciences at the VU who, at that time, were looking for a PhD candidate in paleoclimate modelling. Accepting the job turned out to be one of the best decisions in ...
Does climate change create distinctive patterns of
... [1] Incised fluvial systems are typically interpreted as recording geologically recent changes in either climate or tectonics. However, few diagnostic tools exist to evaluate whether particular incised landscapes primarily reflect climatic or tectonic perturbation. Here we summarize the results of a ...
... [1] Incised fluvial systems are typically interpreted as recording geologically recent changes in either climate or tectonics. However, few diagnostic tools exist to evaluate whether particular incised landscapes primarily reflect climatic or tectonic perturbation. Here we summarize the results of a ...
challenges of hydrological analysis for water resources
... Figure 3.2 Catchments of the Karun1 and Dez dams in the Karun River basin generated by BTOPMC in 5 km spatial resolution. ............................ 33! Figure 3.3 Simulation results at the Karun1 dam site during the calibration period of 2000-2002. ................................................ ...
... Figure 3.2 Catchments of the Karun1 and Dez dams in the Karun River basin generated by BTOPMC in 5 km spatial resolution. ............................ 33! Figure 3.3 Simulation results at the Karun1 dam site during the calibration period of 2000-2002. ................................................ ...
Agreeing to disagree: Uncertainty management in assessing climate
... Groups, and do not exclude that other dimensions could also be considered. The division between the objective and the subjective views of probabilities is the oldest. Objective views of probabilities include the classical approach (probability is the proportion of favorable cases over total cases), ...
... Groups, and do not exclude that other dimensions could also be considered. The division between the objective and the subjective views of probabilities is the oldest. Objective views of probabilities include the classical approach (probability is the proportion of favorable cases over total cases), ...