Developing and Implementing Climate Change Adaptation
... These trends of increasing temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and increasing extreme events such as drought and fire are expected to continue in this century, driving changes in forest ecosystems [10,11]. Adapting to climate change, or “the process of adjustment to actual or expected cli ...
... These trends of increasing temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and increasing extreme events such as drought and fire are expected to continue in this century, driving changes in forest ecosystems [10,11]. Adapting to climate change, or “the process of adjustment to actual or expected cli ...
Wetland
... permanency of water. Wetland hydroperiod – the timing and permanency of inundation – is among the strongest filters for species persistence relative to other attributes. In montane wetlands, water permanence and the periodicity of drying set important ecological thresholds that determine which speci ...
... permanency of water. Wetland hydroperiod – the timing and permanency of inundation – is among the strongest filters for species persistence relative to other attributes. In montane wetlands, water permanence and the periodicity of drying set important ecological thresholds that determine which speci ...
DISCUSSION PAPER: Cross Cutting Climate Change
... climate change. The cost of taking action now will be much less than the cost of dealing with the consequences later.” Report of the HLP of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda’ Current and projected climate change – the science. Scientists now concur that it is at least 95 per cent l ...
... climate change. The cost of taking action now will be much less than the cost of dealing with the consequences later.” Report of the HLP of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda’ Current and projected climate change – the science. Scientists now concur that it is at least 95 per cent l ...
decoding intended nationally determined contributions (indcs)
... to work towards this consistency over time. A strong INDC will be backed by a political commitment at the highest level, with clear mandates and defined roles, responsibilities and timelines for design and implementation. Likewise, coordination among relevant institutions is essential and can improv ...
... to work towards this consistency over time. A strong INDC will be backed by a political commitment at the highest level, with clear mandates and defined roles, responsibilities and timelines for design and implementation. Likewise, coordination among relevant institutions is essential and can improv ...
DETR - Climate Change
... believe that the UK will benefit from strong action to tackle climate change, and they have set a separate goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions to 20% below 1990 levels by 2010. There will be opportunities from taking early action and starting the transition to the lower carbon economy that wil ...
... believe that the UK will benefit from strong action to tackle climate change, and they have set a separate goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions to 20% below 1990 levels by 2010. There will be opportunities from taking early action and starting the transition to the lower carbon economy that wil ...
Amphibians in the climate vice - Ecological Society of America
... permanency of water. Wetland hydroperiod – the timing and permanency of inundation – is among the strongest filters for species persistence relative to other attributes. In montane wetlands, water permanence and the periodicity of drying set important ecological thresholds that determine which speci ...
... permanency of water. Wetland hydroperiod – the timing and permanency of inundation – is among the strongest filters for species persistence relative to other attributes. In montane wetlands, water permanence and the periodicity of drying set important ecological thresholds that determine which speci ...
Multi-hazard Risks and Vulnerable Populations in the Caribbean
... regions confront a dual hazard—the number and severity of extreme events are increasing while simultaneously populations are moving into more vulnerable land areas; aging, poorly maintained infrastructure may exacerbate these interacting hazards. Yet even this basic insight is poorly understood beca ...
... regions confront a dual hazard—the number and severity of extreme events are increasing while simultaneously populations are moving into more vulnerable land areas; aging, poorly maintained infrastructure may exacerbate these interacting hazards. Yet even this basic insight is poorly understood beca ...
Cities and Climate Change: Adaptation in London, UK - UN
... adapt to tomorrow’s climate should therefore help buffer the city from the extremes of today’s. 2. Some climate change is now inevitable – carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere for about 100 years. The world is therefore still subject to the emissions of the past, and yet to experience the change ...
... adapt to tomorrow’s climate should therefore help buffer the city from the extremes of today’s. 2. Some climate change is now inevitable – carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere for about 100 years. The world is therefore still subject to the emissions of the past, and yet to experience the change ...
Mapping institutional fragmentation in the climate governance
... Global climate governance has become a complex web of actors and institutions, norms and discourses. Where once the UNFCCC took an uncontested center stage, there has been a veritable explosion of international and transnational institutions demanding attention. This has led to various levels of int ...
... Global climate governance has become a complex web of actors and institutions, norms and discourses. Where once the UNFCCC took an uncontested center stage, there has been a veritable explosion of international and transnational institutions demanding attention. This has led to various levels of int ...
challenges for future sustainable water resources management in
... The situation is further exacerbated by climate variability and predicted climate change - manmade or naturally occurring - which affect the various components of the hydrological cycle in ways yet not well understood and which are most likely to wreak havoc for water resources availability and sust ...
... The situation is further exacerbated by climate variability and predicted climate change - manmade or naturally occurring - which affect the various components of the hydrological cycle in ways yet not well understood and which are most likely to wreak havoc for water resources availability and sust ...
Global Climate Change - Vanderbilt University
... Ayers, John C To understand these changes, we must make clear the meaning of “climate.” Climate is what you expect, but weather is what you get. Climate is the "long-term characterization of the 'average' weather.” It changes over decades, while weather changes on a daily and even hourly basis. Huma ...
... Ayers, John C To understand these changes, we must make clear the meaning of “climate.” Climate is what you expect, but weather is what you get. Climate is the "long-term characterization of the 'average' weather.” It changes over decades, while weather changes on a daily and even hourly basis. Huma ...
PAK-INDC
... conducive macro-economic environment are likely to amplify future emissions. Future projections for the period 2015-30 show a steady increase in emissions due to the ambitious plans of the present government to spark economic activity through large-scale investments in energy, communication and indu ...
... conducive macro-economic environment are likely to amplify future emissions. Future projections for the period 2015-30 show a steady increase in emissions due to the ambitious plans of the present government to spark economic activity through large-scale investments in energy, communication and indu ...
Provenance Trials in Alpine Range – Review and Perspectives for
... tree traits and different environmental conditions at the seed source origins. Analyzing local adaptations and utilizing this information to find appropriate seed material has been a primary objective of provenance tests for more than 200 years [73, 75]. Later, provenance tests have also been used f ...
... tree traits and different environmental conditions at the seed source origins. Analyzing local adaptations and utilizing this information to find appropriate seed material has been a primary objective of provenance tests for more than 200 years [73, 75]. Later, provenance tests have also been used f ...
Viticultureclimate relationships in Greece: the impacts
... were gathered and systematically explored using linear regression models and principal component analysis for three ‘effective’ growing season time period definitions (calendar year, growing season and ripening period). The eight study regions had marked differences in their general climatic charact ...
... were gathered and systematically explored using linear regression models and principal component analysis for three ‘effective’ growing season time period definitions (calendar year, growing season and ripening period). The eight study regions had marked differences in their general climatic charact ...
Environmental Changes Affecting the Andes of Ecuador
... (Bendix et al. 2008b) until 2100, the increase of temperature must result in an altitudinal shift of ecothermal belts in the study area (Bendix et al. 2010). An increase in temperature of 3 C during the course of the twenty-first century would result in climatic conditions currently prevailing at ...
... (Bendix et al. 2008b) until 2100, the increase of temperature must result in an altitudinal shift of ecothermal belts in the study area (Bendix et al. 2010). An increase in temperature of 3 C during the course of the twenty-first century would result in climatic conditions currently prevailing at ...
Probability in the attribution and prediction of climate change
... Politicians tend to talk about climate change as an environmental or ethical issue: care for polar bears or future generations. This diverts attention from the injustices that are happening now: we all benefit from burning fossil fuels, but some are losing out much more than others from the impacts ...
... Politicians tend to talk about climate change as an environmental or ethical issue: care for polar bears or future generations. This diverts attention from the injustices that are happening now: we all benefit from burning fossil fuels, but some are losing out much more than others from the impacts ...
CO2, the greenhouse effect and global warming: from the
... geologist who was interested in the geochemical carbon cycle of the Earth and in particular how atmospheric carbon dioxide is buffered by the ocean, vegetation on land, and the formation of carbonates and silicates by weathering (breakdown of rocks and minerals via contact with the environment).18 ‘ ...
... geologist who was interested in the geochemical carbon cycle of the Earth and in particular how atmospheric carbon dioxide is buffered by the ocean, vegetation on land, and the formation of carbonates and silicates by weathering (breakdown of rocks and minerals via contact with the environment).18 ‘ ...
Deepa Badrinarayana - Three Degrees Warmer
... proportionately higher economic wealth.3 Most of these analyses emphasize international legal and policy responses that would maintain the economic status quo of core countries while simultaneously reducing carbon emissions. Indeed, the thrust of international climate change negotiations has been on ...
... proportionately higher economic wealth.3 Most of these analyses emphasize international legal and policy responses that would maintain the economic status quo of core countries while simultaneously reducing carbon emissions. Indeed, the thrust of international climate change negotiations has been on ...
Future directions in adaptation research
... Risks and costs Calculating the cost implications of climate impacts ...
... Risks and costs Calculating the cost implications of climate impacts ...
Climate change and impacts in the Eastern Mediterranean and the
... The climate of the northern EMME is mostly temperate with warm to hot, dry summers, occasional droughts, and mild, relatively wet winters (Bolle 2003; Lionello et al. 2006). In the southern EMME, an arid hot desert climate prevails, where precipitation is low and vegetation scanty (Issar and Zohar 2 ...
... The climate of the northern EMME is mostly temperate with warm to hot, dry summers, occasional droughts, and mild, relatively wet winters (Bolle 2003; Lionello et al. 2006). In the southern EMME, an arid hot desert climate prevails, where precipitation is low and vegetation scanty (Issar and Zohar 2 ...
Nullifying the climate null hypothesis
... argued that null hypothesis testing leads to relatively little increase in understanding and diverts attention from issues of estimation of effect size and meaningful mechanistic understanding and modeling of predictive and causal relationships. A frequent criticism of null hypothesis testing is the ...
... argued that null hypothesis testing leads to relatively little increase in understanding and diverts attention from issues of estimation of effect size and meaningful mechanistic understanding and modeling of predictive and causal relationships. A frequent criticism of null hypothesis testing is the ...