Demand reduction is key
... biofuels…While Europeans maintain their lifestyle based on automobile culture, the population of Southern countries will have less and less land for food crops and will loose its food sovereignty…We are therefore appealing to the governments and people of the European Union countries to seek solutio ...
... biofuels…While Europeans maintain their lifestyle based on automobile culture, the population of Southern countries will have less and less land for food crops and will loose its food sovereignty…We are therefore appealing to the governments and people of the European Union countries to seek solutio ...
SNC Vulnerability and Adaptation Coastal Zones detailed version
... UN Population Division’s World Population Prospects for population growth data ...
... UN Population Division’s World Population Prospects for population growth data ...
Do Not Cite, Quote, or Distribute IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 7
... The chapter presents a very interesting analysis of likely climate change effecst on various food production systems. The discussion of literature on direct effects of climate change on crop yields and other food production systems is extensive and covers all important crops and regions. In contrast ...
... The chapter presents a very interesting analysis of likely climate change effecst on various food production systems. The discussion of literature on direct effects of climate change on crop yields and other food production systems is extensive and covers all important crops and regions. In contrast ...
global forum on food security and nutrition
... even the research arm of the World Bank itself had already identified such biases back in the 1990ies, but never acted on them, speaks long for what is basically a governance failure in many organisations and countries. Regardless of whether we consider climate change as fundamentally different chal ...
... even the research arm of the World Bank itself had already identified such biases back in the 1990ies, but never acted on them, speaks long for what is basically a governance failure in many organisations and countries. Regardless of whether we consider climate change as fundamentally different chal ...
Part IV - Urban Climate Change Research Network
... city-scale or macro-scale patterns, and built environment to refer to micro-scale or structural aspects of cities. A city’s urban form, the overall characteristics of a city’s existing built environment, e.g., dispersed versus compact settlement form, the extent and pattern of open spaces and imperv ...
... city-scale or macro-scale patterns, and built environment to refer to micro-scale or structural aspects of cities. A city’s urban form, the overall characteristics of a city’s existing built environment, e.g., dispersed versus compact settlement form, the extent and pattern of open spaces and imperv ...
Norway`s Fifth National Communication under the Framework
... a concern of Norwegian policy since the late 1980s. Most sources of greenhouse gas emissions are currently addressed through economic measures (taxes, emissions trading) that put a price on emissions. Norway has advocated cost-effectiveness across emission sources, sinks, sectors and greenhouse gase ...
... a concern of Norwegian policy since the late 1980s. Most sources of greenhouse gas emissions are currently addressed through economic measures (taxes, emissions trading) that put a price on emissions. Norway has advocated cost-effectiveness across emission sources, sinks, sectors and greenhouse gase ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources
... The Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources and its employees do not warrant or make any representation regarding the use, or results of the use, of the information contained herein as regards to its correctness, accuracy, reliability, currency or otherwise. The Department of Environm ...
... The Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources and its employees do not warrant or make any representation regarding the use, or results of the use, of the information contained herein as regards to its correctness, accuracy, reliability, currency or otherwise. The Department of Environm ...
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... Indonesia and Brazil are special cases in that their emissions profile is dominated by carbon from deforestation and other land-based sources. These have been broadly stagnant over recent years, and in some cases might fall even without specific climate policy interventions, resulting in only small ...
... Indonesia and Brazil are special cases in that their emissions profile is dominated by carbon from deforestation and other land-based sources. These have been broadly stagnant over recent years, and in some cases might fall even without specific climate policy interventions, resulting in only small ...
Understanding the Forecast Second Edition David Archer d
... as other planets such as Venus and Mars). For the threat of humaninduced climate change to go away, we’d have to toss out greenhouse theory, and come up with some other explanation for why the Earth has been warming over the past decades. But there is no existing model or theory of climate that can ...
... as other planets such as Venus and Mars). For the threat of humaninduced climate change to go away, we’d have to toss out greenhouse theory, and come up with some other explanation for why the Earth has been warming over the past decades. But there is no existing model or theory of climate that can ...
LIFE and climate change adaptation
... The EU has made a clear pledge to contribute to the global effort. We are committed to a binding, economywide greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of at least 40% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. We also want the Paris Agreement to provide a long-term vision to enhance climate-resilient sustai ...
... The EU has made a clear pledge to contribute to the global effort. We are committed to a binding, economywide greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of at least 40% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. We also want the Paris Agreement to provide a long-term vision to enhance climate-resilient sustai ...
Israel`s Second National Communication on Climate
... comparison to a business as usual scenario by ...
... comparison to a business as usual scenario by ...
Urban Forest Climate Adaptation Framework for Metro Vancouver
... urban forests usually consist of a combination of native and non‐native trees selected for their tolerance to urban conditions. By contrast, native stands of trees in the urban forest tend to occur in locations that have been protected from, or are yet to experience, substantial site modification. ...
... urban forests usually consist of a combination of native and non‐native trees selected for their tolerance to urban conditions. By contrast, native stands of trees in the urban forest tend to occur in locations that have been protected from, or are yet to experience, substantial site modification. ...
The Virgin Islands Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment of the
... Figure 3.1-10 Average percentage (%) change in rainfall (for future time periods examined) compared to the baseline................................................................................................................................................. 99 Table 3.1-6. Average percentage (%) ...
... Figure 3.1-10 Average percentage (%) change in rainfall (for future time periods examined) compared to the baseline................................................................................................................................................. 99 Table 3.1-6. Average percentage (%) ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan
... It represents the collaborative effort of the more than 25 people who attended in-person workshops, participated in online webinars and conference calls, and reviewed written outputs of this project. Their participation is directly responsible for the success of this pl ...
... It represents the collaborative effort of the more than 25 people who attended in-person workshops, participated in online webinars and conference calls, and reviewed written outputs of this project. Their participation is directly responsible for the success of this pl ...
Climate feedback efficiency and synergy - MPG.PuRe - Max
... allowing an attribution of the change in the radiative fluxes to the change in state. Feedbacks can be locked by prescribing for instance surface albedo, clouds or water vapor in the model radiation calculations to a climatology or states stored from another run. For example, Cess et al. (1991) comp ...
... allowing an attribution of the change in the radiative fluxes to the change in state. Feedbacks can be locked by prescribing for instance surface albedo, clouds or water vapor in the model radiation calculations to a climatology or states stored from another run. For example, Cess et al. (1991) comp ...
Risky business: Engaging the public on sea level rise
... identify threats according to views of the group culture with which they identify (Tansey and Rayner, 2009). Cross-culturally, groups at varying scales—from tribes to nations—can be characterized by certain belief traits, e.g., whether some individuals should have more power than others according to ...
... identify threats according to views of the group culture with which they identify (Tansey and Rayner, 2009). Cross-culturally, groups at varying scales—from tribes to nations—can be characterized by certain belief traits, e.g., whether some individuals should have more power than others according to ...
Climate Change Adaptation by Federal Agencies: An Analysis Jane A. Leggett, Coordinator
... Box below) as one of the 30 most significant risks facing the federal government.2 The purpose of this report is to provide background to Congress regarding efforts under way to identify and address through adaptation potential vulnerabilities of federal agencies’ resources (lands, facilities, opera ...
... Box below) as one of the 30 most significant risks facing the federal government.2 The purpose of this report is to provide background to Congress regarding efforts under way to identify and address through adaptation potential vulnerabilities of federal agencies’ resources (lands, facilities, opera ...
Effects of vegetation feedback on future climate change over West
... (Levis et al. 2004). CN is used to simulate terrestrial carbon and nitrogen cycling and plant phenology; DV is used to handle plant competition, establishment and survival at an annual time step based on the carbon budgets produced by CN. Compared to the MODIS-derived vegetation data, CLM4.0-CN-DV h ...
... (Levis et al. 2004). CN is used to simulate terrestrial carbon and nitrogen cycling and plant phenology; DV is used to handle plant competition, establishment and survival at an annual time step based on the carbon budgets produced by CN. Compared to the MODIS-derived vegetation data, CLM4.0-CN-DV h ...
Australia`s Sixth National Communication on Climate Change
... The Australian Government is taking strong and decisive action to address climate change. In the period since the Fifth National Communication on Climate Change was submitted, the Government has successfully implemented the Clean Energy Future Plan; a comprehensive suite of climate change measures. ...
... The Australian Government is taking strong and decisive action to address climate change. In the period since the Fifth National Communication on Climate Change was submitted, the Government has successfully implemented the Clean Energy Future Plan; a comprehensive suite of climate change measures. ...
5. integrated impacts on coastal areas and river flooding
... of East Anglia, and 7 % of the North West. Most of this land is expected to revert to grazing marsh, while in the Fens it is expected to revert to a mixture of grazing marsh and fenland, although this will also depend on the land management regime (e.g. amount of grazing). Order-of-magnitude calcula ...
... of East Anglia, and 7 % of the North West. Most of this land is expected to revert to grazing marsh, while in the Fens it is expected to revert to a mixture of grazing marsh and fenland, although this will also depend on the land management regime (e.g. amount of grazing). Order-of-magnitude calcula ...
Playing the Climate Dominoes: Tipping Points and the Cost of
... reductions. Unabated emissions accumulate in the atmosphere where they change the radiative balance, induce further warming feedbacks, increase global average surface temperature, and thereby cause economic damages. In addition to integrating tipping points, uncertainty, and learning, we also modify ...
... reductions. Unabated emissions accumulate in the atmosphere where they change the radiative balance, induce further warming feedbacks, increase global average surface temperature, and thereby cause economic damages. In addition to integrating tipping points, uncertainty, and learning, we also modify ...
gap analysis on adaptation to climate change in central asia
... widespread aridity, highly continental conditions, and unevenly distributed resources, the Central Asian region is particularly threatened by climate change, which will exacerbate an already difficult situation. Adaptation is defined as responses (preventative/preparatory/reactive) to climate change ...
... widespread aridity, highly continental conditions, and unevenly distributed resources, the Central Asian region is particularly threatened by climate change, which will exacerbate an already difficult situation. Adaptation is defined as responses (preventative/preparatory/reactive) to climate change ...
Chapter 3: Natural environment and natural assets
... Climate change presents a substantial risk to the UK’s native wildlife and also to the vital goods and services provided by the natural environment to people. These goods and services include clean water, food and fibre, pollination, carbon storage, climate regulation, and natural protection from ha ...
... Climate change presents a substantial risk to the UK’s native wildlife and also to the vital goods and services provided by the natural environment to people. These goods and services include clean water, food and fibre, pollination, carbon storage, climate regulation, and natural protection from ha ...
On Climate Change A Human Health Perspective A Report Outlining the
... “Workshop on a research agenda for managing the Health risks of climate change,” sponsored by the institute of medicine roundtable on environmental Health sciences, research, and medicine. This report identifies gaps in knowledge of the consequences for human health of climate change, and suggests r ...
... “Workshop on a research agenda for managing the Health risks of climate change,” sponsored by the institute of medicine roundtable on environmental Health sciences, research, and medicine. This report identifies gaps in knowledge of the consequences for human health of climate change, and suggests r ...