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... climate-carbon-cycle feedbacks that the IPCC models, could easily take us to the unmitigated catastrophe of 1000 ppm [14]. The good news is that a 2009 NOAA-led study found “Near-zero CH4 growth in the Arctic during 2008 suggests we have not yet activated strong climate feedbacks from permafrost and ...
... climate-carbon-cycle feedbacks that the IPCC models, could easily take us to the unmitigated catastrophe of 1000 ppm [14]. The good news is that a 2009 NOAA-led study found “Near-zero CH4 growth in the Arctic during 2008 suggests we have not yet activated strong climate feedbacks from permafrost and ...
THE IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE AND WEATHER FOR TOURISM
... systematic changes as projected under different climate change scenarios. For example, surface and sea temperatures are generally forecast to increase, rain patterns will change with some areas becoming wetter and others driers, and the occurrence of extreme events is likely to increase. For this re ...
... systematic changes as projected under different climate change scenarios. For example, surface and sea temperatures are generally forecast to increase, rain patterns will change with some areas becoming wetter and others driers, and the occurrence of extreme events is likely to increase. For this re ...
Request for CEO Endorsement - Global Environment Facility
... implementation of the REDD+ mechanism and electricity generation us¬ing clean technologies. This study also points out that achieving the goals for 2020 and 2050 will require incorporating an additional 17 actions to the PECC as well as a combi-nation of NAMAs, which would contribute 46.5 MtCO2 eq. ...
... implementation of the REDD+ mechanism and electricity generation us¬ing clean technologies. This study also points out that achieving the goals for 2020 and 2050 will require incorporating an additional 17 actions to the PECC as well as a combi-nation of NAMAs, which would contribute 46.5 MtCO2 eq. ...
USA–NPN Attributed Publications - USA National Phenology Network
... Schwartz, M. D. & Hanes, J. M. Continental-scale phenology: warming and chilling. International Journal of Climatology 1595-1598 (2010). Schwartz, M. D. & Hanes, J. M. Intercomparing Multiple Measures of the Onset of Spring in Eastern North America. International Journal of Climatology 1614-1626 (20 ...
... Schwartz, M. D. & Hanes, J. M. Continental-scale phenology: warming and chilling. International Journal of Climatology 1595-1598 (2010). Schwartz, M. D. & Hanes, J. M. Intercomparing Multiple Measures of the Onset of Spring in Eastern North America. International Journal of Climatology 1614-1626 (20 ...
on Clean Growth and Climate Change
... been early leaders in the fight against climate change and have taken proactive steps, such as adopting carbon pricing mechanisms, placing caps on emissions, involvement in international partnerships with other states and regions, closing coal plants, carbon capture and storage projects, renewable e ...
... been early leaders in the fight against climate change and have taken proactive steps, such as adopting carbon pricing mechanisms, placing caps on emissions, involvement in international partnerships with other states and regions, closing coal plants, carbon capture and storage projects, renewable e ...
Climate change impacts on coastal fisheries and
... These affect species at the population level. They drive changes in the abundance and diversity of communities, and may also affect species distributions. Climate impacts such as sea-level rise, altered rainfall regimes, and increased frequency of extreme weather events can all be considered seconda ...
... These affect species at the population level. They drive changes in the abundance and diversity of communities, and may also affect species distributions. Climate impacts such as sea-level rise, altered rainfall regimes, and increased frequency of extreme weather events can all be considered seconda ...
Greenland
... Climate and Climate Change • The average annual temperature in Greenland ranges from 16˚F to 45˚F. • Greenland is the world’s largest island, consisting of 80% ice. It contains 10% of the world’s total supply of fresh water. • Arctic temperatures are rising twice as fast as elsewhere in the world ...
... Climate and Climate Change • The average annual temperature in Greenland ranges from 16˚F to 45˚F. • Greenland is the world’s largest island, consisting of 80% ice. It contains 10% of the world’s total supply of fresh water. • Arctic temperatures are rising twice as fast as elsewhere in the world ...
- Wiley Online Library
... ABSTRACT: The southeastern Australian climate and climate variability is driven primarily by large-scale climate dynamics. How these dynamics translate into local effects is influenced by the nature of the landscape, the vegetation, soil moisture, fire, snow, irrigation and orography. This local lan ...
... ABSTRACT: The southeastern Australian climate and climate variability is driven primarily by large-scale climate dynamics. How these dynamics translate into local effects is influenced by the nature of the landscape, the vegetation, soil moisture, fire, snow, irrigation and orography. This local lan ...
C13_David Sadoway.indd - Hong Kong Institute of Planners
... bundling of policies—ranging from land use, transportation, water management and economic development—will increasingly be critical in tackling climate change issues (Dhakal 2008). All three of these Asian tiger city-regions have—until recently at least—shared a degree of ambivalence in taking local ...
... bundling of policies—ranging from land use, transportation, water management and economic development—will increasingly be critical in tackling climate change issues (Dhakal 2008). All three of these Asian tiger city-regions have—until recently at least—shared a degree of ambivalence in taking local ...
Limits of pastoral adaptation to permafrost regions caused by
... Here I have examined the issue of culture and permafrost in a period of climate change by focusing on the river terrace grasslands (as opposed to the alaas). My findings draw on anthropological fieldwork in Sakha villages situated mainly on the west bank of Lena River and specifically in communities on ...
... Here I have examined the issue of culture and permafrost in a period of climate change by focusing on the river terrace grasslands (as opposed to the alaas). My findings draw on anthropological fieldwork in Sakha villages situated mainly on the west bank of Lena River and specifically in communities on ...
Assets and Adaptation - Overseas Development Institute
... reduced supply of freshwater and reduced access to communal land. In this example, accumulation for some has been at the expense of reduced resilience for many: the poor have become increasingly vulnerable to the physical impacts of climate change through reduced income and declining food security ( ...
... reduced supply of freshwater and reduced access to communal land. In this example, accumulation for some has been at the expense of reduced resilience for many: the poor have become increasingly vulnerable to the physical impacts of climate change through reduced income and declining food security ( ...
Protecting Cultural Heritage and Adapting to Climate Change
... sustainable planning and adaptation to climate change. Using the concept of indigenous blue infrastructure, the aim is to present and raise questions concerning contemporary planning and stormwater management of the urban core, and the consequent flooding incidents in the surrounding countryside. ...
... sustainable planning and adaptation to climate change. Using the concept of indigenous blue infrastructure, the aim is to present and raise questions concerning contemporary planning and stormwater management of the urban core, and the consequent flooding incidents in the surrounding countryside. ...
OPEN-ENDED CONSULTATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
... vulnerable to climate change, who are already beginning to experience adverse effects. He referred to the Maldives’ submission to the OHCHR study which sets out the harmful effects climate change is already having and the disastrous consequences for the Maldivians’ human rights if it is not mitigate ...
... vulnerable to climate change, who are already beginning to experience adverse effects. He referred to the Maldives’ submission to the OHCHR study which sets out the harmful effects climate change is already having and the disastrous consequences for the Maldivians’ human rights if it is not mitigate ...
A Framework for the Development of New Socio
... set of experiments to investigate carbon-climate feedbacks and other emerging research questions. They have been developed by four IAMs and as such imply consistent socioeconomic and mitigation assumptions for each of the four RCPs, but these were not reported and will be replaced by new driving for ...
... set of experiments to investigate carbon-climate feedbacks and other emerging research questions. They have been developed by four IAMs and as such imply consistent socioeconomic and mitigation assumptions for each of the four RCPs, but these were not reported and will be replaced by new driving for ...
Uganda Climate Change Profile General Climate
... The combination of loss of habitat and increasing stress of climate change will put Uganda’s rich biodiversity at greater risk. The country has lost at least 7 percent of its wetland, for example, which have been converted to other uses. Wetlands (excluding open water) currently cover around 13 perc ...
... The combination of loss of habitat and increasing stress of climate change will put Uganda’s rich biodiversity at greater risk. The country has lost at least 7 percent of its wetland, for example, which have been converted to other uses. Wetlands (excluding open water) currently cover around 13 perc ...
Preserving the Ocean Circulation
... greenhouse gas concentrations [Manabe and Stouffer, 1993, Wood et al., 1999, Schmittner and Stocker, 1999, Rahmstorf and Ganopolski, 1999]. An important link between atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and the ocean circulation is the density of the surface waters in regions like the North Atl ...
... greenhouse gas concentrations [Manabe and Stouffer, 1993, Wood et al., 1999, Schmittner and Stocker, 1999, Rahmstorf and Ganopolski, 1999]. An important link between atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and the ocean circulation is the density of the surface waters in regions like the North Atl ...
Explaining Media and Congressional Attention to Global Climate
... the changing factual indicators surrounding the problem. Problem indicators may come in various shapes, sizes, formats, and from multiple sources. Some indicators may come from direct experience (paying more at the gas station indicates certain conditions within the energy sector), but most indicato ...
... the changing factual indicators surrounding the problem. Problem indicators may come in various shapes, sizes, formats, and from multiple sources. Some indicators may come from direct experience (paying more at the gas station indicates certain conditions within the energy sector), but most indicato ...
- Energy
... Similarly, Finland or Canada might be more resilient to adverse impacts of climate change compared to those parts of Russia that ...
... Similarly, Finland or Canada might be more resilient to adverse impacts of climate change compared to those parts of Russia that ...
2007 August, Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Policy and Economics
... permits “would transfer income from energy consumers—among whom lower-income households would bear disproportionately large burdens—to shareholders of energy companies, who are disproportionately higher-income households.” However, if permits are auctioned, the revenue can be used to offset other ta ...
... permits “would transfer income from energy consumers—among whom lower-income households would bear disproportionately large burdens—to shareholders of energy companies, who are disproportionately higher-income households.” However, if permits are auctioned, the revenue can be used to offset other ta ...
PDF
... steady state values are small in absolute value, the percentage change rather than absolute change in values is the relevant statistic. For example, with η = 1, increasing the PRTP from 0.1% to 3% increases the fraction of steady state expenditures (relative to available income) by about 19%. Increa ...
... steady state values are small in absolute value, the percentage change rather than absolute change in values is the relevant statistic. For example, with η = 1, increasing the PRTP from 0.1% to 3% increases the fraction of steady state expenditures (relative to available income) by about 19%. Increa ...
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... Key words: participatory process; climate change; flood risk; decision support system; multi criteria analysis; MCA; eliciting responses; evaluating responses; integrated water resources management; IWRM; Mulino decision support system, mDSS. JEL classification: C61, Q01, Q54, Q56, Q58 ...
... Key words: participatory process; climate change; flood risk; decision support system; multi criteria analysis; MCA; eliciting responses; evaluating responses; integrated water resources management; IWRM; Mulino decision support system, mDSS. JEL classification: C61, Q01, Q54, Q56, Q58 ...
p4418-4433 - Parliament of Western Australia
... are falling behind those in the rest of the world. Queensland is on board. Interestingly, Premier Beattie is particularly upset with the federal government because our capacity as a nation to meet the Kyoto Protocol was partly in response to some significant changes in Queensland regarding bans on t ...
... are falling behind those in the rest of the world. Queensland is on board. Interestingly, Premier Beattie is particularly upset with the federal government because our capacity as a nation to meet the Kyoto Protocol was partly in response to some significant changes in Queensland regarding bans on t ...
Seychelles
... address climate change adaptation consistently mention Seychelles’ shortfalls in terms of capacity building and research. The National Climate Change Strategy (2009) addresses this specifically and, although some progress has been made, it was highlighted at the stakeholder workshop that improved ge ...
... address climate change adaptation consistently mention Seychelles’ shortfalls in terms of capacity building and research. The National Climate Change Strategy (2009) addresses this specifically and, although some progress has been made, it was highlighted at the stakeholder workshop that improved ge ...