- Wiley Online Library
... in particular. Much attention has focused on the absolute magnitude of future climate change, and uncertainties in this magnitude [e.g., Randall et al., 2007]. But in many situations it is not the absolute magnitude that matters so much as the magnitude of change relative to the background levels of ...
... in particular. Much attention has focused on the absolute magnitude of future climate change, and uncertainties in this magnitude [e.g., Randall et al., 2007]. But in many situations it is not the absolute magnitude that matters so much as the magnitude of change relative to the background levels of ...
Broader perspectives for comparing different greenhouse gases
... of present-day levels, and CO2 stabilized at levels about 10 per cent higher than its present-day levels.1 Continual revision of the GWP value in the policy framework arising from such adjustments would lead to progressive increases in the carbon price for methane emissions, and so potentially towar ...
... of present-day levels, and CO2 stabilized at levels about 10 per cent higher than its present-day levels.1 Continual revision of the GWP value in the policy framework arising from such adjustments would lead to progressive increases in the carbon price for methane emissions, and so potentially towar ...
IPCC Sea level rise AR 5 SLR etc
... acceleration in GMSL when accounting for multi-decadal fluctuations, two out of three records still indicate a significant positive value. The trend in GMSL observed since 1993, however, is not significantly larger than the estimate of 18-year trends in previous decades (e.g., 1920–1950). ...
... acceleration in GMSL when accounting for multi-decadal fluctuations, two out of three records still indicate a significant positive value. The trend in GMSL observed since 1993, however, is not significantly larger than the estimate of 18-year trends in previous decades (e.g., 1920–1950). ...
Climate change, the Food Energy Water Nexus
... climate change. Practices on farms suggest that farmers have already started to implement adaptation strategies at various levels in response to climate variability and change. Climate variability and change could also benefit food production, but the gains and losses will vary across farming system ...
... climate change. Practices on farms suggest that farmers have already started to implement adaptation strategies at various levels in response to climate variability and change. Climate variability and change could also benefit food production, but the gains and losses will vary across farming system ...
high confidence
... but future irrigation will be constrained by reduced runoff, demand from other sectors, and by economic costs By 2050s, irrigation will not be sufficient to prevent damage from heat waves to crops in some sub-regions [medium confidence]. System costs will increase under all climate scenarios [high c ...
... but future irrigation will be constrained by reduced runoff, demand from other sectors, and by economic costs By 2050s, irrigation will not be sufficient to prevent damage from heat waves to crops in some sub-regions [medium confidence]. System costs will increase under all climate scenarios [high c ...
INTRODUCTION What can demographers contribute to the study of
... changing educational composition of populations stratified by age and sex is a key determinant of future socioeconomic challenges, ranging from total population size (Lutz and KC 2011), to economic growth (Lutz et al. 2008), to disaster mortality (Lutz et al. 2014). Depending on the context, other d ...
... changing educational composition of populations stratified by age and sex is a key determinant of future socioeconomic challenges, ranging from total population size (Lutz and KC 2011), to economic growth (Lutz et al. 2008), to disaster mortality (Lutz et al. 2014). Depending on the context, other d ...
The Kyoto Protocol: A Review and Perspectives
... business-as-usual emissions, and (ii) it established a broad international mechanism for widening and deepening climate protection activities in the future. Opponents to the Protocol rejected it as a “deeply flawed agreement that manages to be both economically inefficient and politically impractica ...
... business-as-usual emissions, and (ii) it established a broad international mechanism for widening and deepening climate protection activities in the future. Opponents to the Protocol rejected it as a “deeply flawed agreement that manages to be both economically inefficient and politically impractica ...
A Vulnerable Country in the Face of Climate Change
... some analysis on the effects of climate change on the country’s future development. The World Bank (2009) report details Indonesia’s rising policy and priorities that will help the country mitigate climate change. The 2009 report, entitled “Mainstreaming Climate Change for Sustainability”, summariz ...
... some analysis on the effects of climate change on the country’s future development. The World Bank (2009) report details Indonesia’s rising policy and priorities that will help the country mitigate climate change. The 2009 report, entitled “Mainstreaming Climate Change for Sustainability”, summariz ...
North East England Greenhouse Gas Emissions Baselines and
... to the delivery of sustainable development. The subsequent ‘Planning and Climate Change : Supplement to PPS1’ takes this commitment further and states that : “Tackling climate change is a key Government priority for the planning system. The ambition and policies in this PPS should therefore be fully ...
... to the delivery of sustainable development. The subsequent ‘Planning and Climate Change : Supplement to PPS1’ takes this commitment further and states that : “Tackling climate change is a key Government priority for the planning system. The ambition and policies in this PPS should therefore be fully ...
Setting a long-term climate objective
... Members of the International Taskforce on Climate Change agreed at their meeting in Windsor UK in March 2004 that the Taskforce should make a recommendation on a global, long-term objective to guide action on climate change. The case for doing so is persuasive. Each of the countries that have ratifi ...
... Members of the International Taskforce on Climate Change agreed at their meeting in Windsor UK in March 2004 that the Taskforce should make a recommendation on a global, long-term objective to guide action on climate change. The case for doing so is persuasive. Each of the countries that have ratifi ...
Impact of Climate Change on Irrigation Demand and Crop Growth in a Mediterranean Environment of Turkey
... time step from sowing to maturity, based on eco-physiological processes that describe daily phenological development and growth in response to environmental factors such as soil and climate, and crop management. This sub-model of the SWAP is a version of the WOFOST (WOrld FOod STudies) which require ...
... time step from sowing to maturity, based on eco-physiological processes that describe daily phenological development and growth in response to environmental factors such as soil and climate, and crop management. This sub-model of the SWAP is a version of the WOFOST (WOrld FOod STudies) which require ...
Does global environmental change cause vulnerability to disaster
... many resource-dependent societies. Cumulative environmental change as described in Table 1 may be the direct result of human manipulation of the local surface environment or of climate change, a systemic process which may in turn be caused by anthropogenic modification of the global atmospheric envi ...
... many resource-dependent societies. Cumulative environmental change as described in Table 1 may be the direct result of human manipulation of the local surface environment or of climate change, a systemic process which may in turn be caused by anthropogenic modification of the global atmospheric envi ...
Tuesday 1 December Wednesday 2 December
... Presentation of the Red River study (financed by AFD) at the Climate Change Adaptation side event (Blue Zone, Vietnam Pavilion) ...
... Presentation of the Red River study (financed by AFD) at the Climate Change Adaptation side event (Blue Zone, Vietnam Pavilion) ...
Now more than ever: The need for more societally
... This paper argues, however, that geographers cannot rest on the laurels of their past achievements in fundamental and applied climate change research, and moreover that not enough of us are getting involved in this critical issue in the places where answers are needed most at this time: in the world ...
... This paper argues, however, that geographers cannot rest on the laurels of their past achievements in fundamental and applied climate change research, and moreover that not enough of us are getting involved in this critical issue in the places where answers are needed most at this time: in the world ...
Adaptation to the infectious disease impacts of climate change
... 2008). Because a health ministry, NGOs, and others may have individual or joint responsibility for these programs, representatives from all relevant organizations and institutions should be consulted to determine what is working well, what could be improved, and the capacity of the policies and meas ...
... 2008). Because a health ministry, NGOs, and others may have individual or joint responsibility for these programs, representatives from all relevant organizations and institutions should be consulted to determine what is working well, what could be improved, and the capacity of the policies and meas ...
A Climate Chronology - University of Maine
... and the rate is increasing every year. Today this factor is larger than any contribution from the inorganic world. Thus today man by his own activities is increasing the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere at the rate of 30 per cent a century….Even if there may be some question as to whether or not the ...
... and the rate is increasing every year. Today this factor is larger than any contribution from the inorganic world. Thus today man by his own activities is increasing the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere at the rate of 30 per cent a century….Even if there may be some question as to whether or not the ...
ethics and climate change cost-benefit analysis: stern and after
... uniform valuation. They argue that determining policy on this basis may lead to a welfare loss. Suppose again that the unadjusted value of life in poor countries is £500,000, but that economists input the adjusted valuation of £1,500,000 into a CBA; the CBA then recommends immediate costly action to ...
... uniform valuation. They argue that determining policy on this basis may lead to a welfare loss. Suppose again that the unadjusted value of life in poor countries is £500,000, but that economists input the adjusted valuation of £1,500,000 into a CBA; the CBA then recommends immediate costly action to ...
Rapporteurs Report - Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia
... measures are necessary and should be given more priority, especially in the next 20-30 years. In addition, mitigation measures should also be taken into account and the policy options that could be explored may be either regulatory or economic in nature with instruments such as trading permits, carb ...
... measures are necessary and should be given more priority, especially in the next 20-30 years. In addition, mitigation measures should also be taken into account and the policy options that could be explored may be either regulatory or economic in nature with instruments such as trading permits, carb ...
CARIBSAVE Climate Change Risk Profile for Jamaica
... Men in the community indicated a stronger dependence on the natural resource base than women for their livelihoods – likely due to the larger participation of males in fishing and agriculture over women. This aspect of vulnerability is linked to the climate-sensitivity of their livelihood resources. ...
... Men in the community indicated a stronger dependence on the natural resource base than women for their livelihoods – likely due to the larger participation of males in fishing and agriculture over women. This aspect of vulnerability is linked to the climate-sensitivity of their livelihood resources. ...
Fossil Fuel Risk Bonds - Center for Sustainable Economy
... ü Governments at every level face burgeoning economic and financial risks from fossil fuel extraction, storage, refining, transport, and combustion – including risks associated with climate change. ü Sources of risk include explosions, spills, abandoned infrastructure and mines, extractionrelated ea ...
... ü Governments at every level face burgeoning economic and financial risks from fossil fuel extraction, storage, refining, transport, and combustion – including risks associated with climate change. ü Sources of risk include explosions, spills, abandoned infrastructure and mines, extractionrelated ea ...
Global Climate Risk Index 2016
... sets available on the impacts of extreme weather events and associated socio-economic data. The Germanwatch Climate Risk Index 2016 is the 11th edition of the annual analysis. Its aim is to contextualize ongoing climate policy debates—especially the international climate talks—with realworld impacts ...
... sets available on the impacts of extreme weather events and associated socio-economic data. The Germanwatch Climate Risk Index 2016 is the 11th edition of the annual analysis. Its aim is to contextualize ongoing climate policy debates—especially the international climate talks—with realworld impacts ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES CLIMATE ECONOMICS: A META-REVIEW AND SOME SUGGESTIONS Geoffrey Heal
... About a year ago, the U.K. government published the Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change, written by a team led by Nicholas Stern [35]. The publication of the Stern Review provoked an unprecedented outpouring of papers on the same topic: we have probably seen more economics papers on clim ...
... About a year ago, the U.K. government published the Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change, written by a team led by Nicholas Stern [35]. The publication of the Stern Review provoked an unprecedented outpouring of papers on the same topic: we have probably seen more economics papers on clim ...
- White Rose Research Online
... climate change on food crops in Africa varies widely among different studies. These ...
... climate change on food crops in Africa varies widely among different studies. These ...