Evaluating the Use of Ocean Models of Different Complexity in
... of carbon, phosphate, dissolved organic phosphorus, and alkalinity. The physical ocean model velocities and diffusion are used to transport these tracers; in addition chemical and biological processes are parameterized. Air-sea exchange of carbon dioxide follows Wannikof (1992), and carbonate chemis ...
... of carbon, phosphate, dissolved organic phosphorus, and alkalinity. The physical ocean model velocities and diffusion are used to transport these tracers; in addition chemical and biological processes are parameterized. Air-sea exchange of carbon dioxide follows Wannikof (1992), and carbonate chemis ...
The Climate Change Performance Index
... Another good sign for the Paris negotiations is that the blocking fraction seems to have lost a strong member: with the new government, Canada is back in the negotiations. In the end, it will be crucial that countries such as India or Morocco, which are still well below the world average regarding p ...
... Another good sign for the Paris negotiations is that the blocking fraction seems to have lost a strong member: with the new government, Canada is back in the negotiations. In the end, it will be crucial that countries such as India or Morocco, which are still well below the world average regarding p ...
Confronting Climate Change in New Mexico
... and Elephant Butte reservoirs reached historically low levels, reducing allocations of irrigation water for farmers by more than 90 percent and forcing the city of El Paso to depend entirely on groundwater (Voiland 2013). Ranchers have struggled to maintain their herds, and farmers have become incre ...
... and Elephant Butte reservoirs reached historically low levels, reducing allocations of irrigation water for farmers by more than 90 percent and forcing the city of El Paso to depend entirely on groundwater (Voiland 2013). Ranchers have struggled to maintain their herds, and farmers have become incre ...
The contribution of Portuguese agriculture to the climate
... changes, on tools and on technologies for monitoring, preventing and mitigating of environmental pressures, risks including on health and for the sustainability of the natural and manmade environment, and adaptation strategies. Models should include climate projections, the hydrological and biogeoch ...
... changes, on tools and on technologies for monitoring, preventing and mitigating of environmental pressures, risks including on health and for the sustainability of the natural and manmade environment, and adaptation strategies. Models should include climate projections, the hydrological and biogeoch ...
Adaptive Capacity and Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability
... Farming households in developing countries like the Philippines are most vulnerable to climate change and variability because of their climate/weather-sensitive livelihood and lack of resources to finance adaptation measures. Climate change/variability impacts can still be disproportionate across h ...
... Farming households in developing countries like the Philippines are most vulnerable to climate change and variability because of their climate/weather-sensitive livelihood and lack of resources to finance adaptation measures. Climate change/variability impacts can still be disproportionate across h ...
Science Communication
... feel a high degree of spatial and temporal distance from the issue, making it hard to comprehend (Hulme, 2009; Moser & Dilling, 2004; O’Neill & Nicholson-Cole, 2009; Wibeck, 2014). Second, communication efforts often incorporate excessive scientific information, relying on fear and catastrophe frame ...
... feel a high degree of spatial and temporal distance from the issue, making it hard to comprehend (Hulme, 2009; Moser & Dilling, 2004; O’Neill & Nicholson-Cole, 2009; Wibeck, 2014). Second, communication efforts often incorporate excessive scientific information, relying on fear and catastrophe frame ...
Oceans Day Bulletin
... scientific community, academia, and non-governmental organizations. It was organized by the Global Ocean Forum in association with the Government of South Africa (Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Intergo ...
... scientific community, academia, and non-governmental organizations. It was organized by the Global Ocean Forum in association with the Government of South Africa (Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Intergo ...
Climate Change Impacts on South American Rangelands
... America, projected to the end of the century by several climate models, ranges from 1–4°C (1.9–7.2°F) or 2–6°C (3.6–10.8°F), depending on scenario assumptions for each model. For 2020, temperature changes range from a warming of 0.4°C to 1.8°C (0.7–3.25°F), and for 2080 of 1.0– 4.5°C (1.8–8.1°F). Th ...
... America, projected to the end of the century by several climate models, ranges from 1–4°C (1.9–7.2°F) or 2–6°C (3.6–10.8°F), depending on scenario assumptions for each model. For 2020, temperature changes range from a warming of 0.4°C to 1.8°C (0.7–3.25°F), and for 2080 of 1.0– 4.5°C (1.8–8.1°F). Th ...
Climate Change Adaptation Plan – City of Red Deer Part One
... program. The purpose of the pilot was to help municipalities develop a Climate Change Adaptation Plan and build capacity for local climate change planning, implementation and monitoring within their organization. During the 2011 budget, Council approved a special funding request to implement the pri ...
... program. The purpose of the pilot was to help municipalities develop a Climate Change Adaptation Plan and build capacity for local climate change planning, implementation and monitoring within their organization. During the 2011 budget, Council approved a special funding request to implement the pri ...
Shiri Avnery
... warming world, combining CLM-DGVM simulations with high resolution paleoclimate proxies may provide insight into the historic relationship between terrestrial ecosystems and climate. ...
... warming world, combining CLM-DGVM simulations with high resolution paleoclimate proxies may provide insight into the historic relationship between terrestrial ecosystems and climate. ...
Transcript
... If you take the UK Met Office’s Hadley Centre for example and their data on the changing global temperatures in the recent past they leave blanks in regions where they don’t have any information. But if you look at the temperature set you can see that it demonstrates an effect that’s become known as ...
... If you take the UK Met Office’s Hadley Centre for example and their data on the changing global temperatures in the recent past they leave blanks in regions where they don’t have any information. But if you look at the temperature set you can see that it demonstrates an effect that’s become known as ...
The climate of the Mediterranean region: research progress and
... Crete Island, by applying two thermal indices: physiological equivalent temperature (PET) and Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). This is meant to provide a framework for considering the effects of climatic conditions on human beings and to help stake holders to make any necessary adaptations an ...
... Crete Island, by applying two thermal indices: physiological equivalent temperature (PET) and Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). This is meant to provide a framework for considering the effects of climatic conditions on human beings and to help stake holders to make any necessary adaptations an ...
Human Induced Climate Change: The IPCC Fourth Assessment
... estimated the climate sensitivity, dT2x, to be in the range of 1.54.5°C, with a best estimate of 2.5°C10. In the AR4 the best estimate has been raised to 3°C and a “likely” range of 2 to 4.5°C, with it being “very unlikely” to be less than 1.5°C. It was not possible to attach a formal likelihood of ...
... estimated the climate sensitivity, dT2x, to be in the range of 1.54.5°C, with a best estimate of 2.5°C10. In the AR4 the best estimate has been raised to 3°C and a “likely” range of 2 to 4.5°C, with it being “very unlikely” to be less than 1.5°C. It was not possible to attach a formal likelihood of ...
Climate Change and Respiratory Health
... RHA has been a leader in Illinois in the areas of air quality and environmental health. With a substantial client and grassroots base in the Chicago metropolitan area, the State of Illinois, and the Midwest, RHA is committed to exploring emerging issues that could affect vulnerable populations in th ...
... RHA has been a leader in Illinois in the areas of air quality and environmental health. With a substantial client and grassroots base in the Chicago metropolitan area, the State of Illinois, and the Midwest, RHA is committed to exploring emerging issues that could affect vulnerable populations in th ...
The dynamics of technology diffusion and the impacts of climate
... the impact of combinations of policies does not correspond to the sum of impacts of individual instruments: synergies exist between policy tools. We argue that the carbon price required to break the current fossil technology lock-in can be much lower when combined with other policies, and that a 90% ...
... the impact of combinations of policies does not correspond to the sum of impacts of individual instruments: synergies exist between policy tools. We argue that the carbon price required to break the current fossil technology lock-in can be much lower when combined with other policies, and that a 90% ...
Piedmont Upland Pools and Depressions
... These communities are isolated and contrast strongly with the surrounding uplands. They will be unable to migrate. However, most of their component species range well to the south, and the change in temperature is not expected to have a major effect on them. The change in hydroperiod may be more imp ...
... These communities are isolated and contrast strongly with the surrounding uplands. They will be unable to migrate. However, most of their component species range well to the south, and the change in temperature is not expected to have a major effect on them. The change in hydroperiod may be more imp ...
Energy and technology lessons since Rio
... no single nation capture all of the benefits of its mitigation actions, but also no single generation of the Earth's population can capture all of the benefits from its mitigation actions. Carbon dioxide (CO2), the most important greenhouse gas emitted by human activities, is only removed from the car ...
... no single nation capture all of the benefits of its mitigation actions, but also no single generation of the Earth's population can capture all of the benefits from its mitigation actions. Carbon dioxide (CO2), the most important greenhouse gas emitted by human activities, is only removed from the car ...
A New Approach to Climate Change: A Consideration of Ancillary
... agreement or a bottom-up linkage of existing regional carbon markets, makes it important to consider the economic and environmental benefits of a global agreement. If a global agreement can’t be reached, then certain elements of a global carbon market can be accessed through the linkage of carbon ma ...
... agreement or a bottom-up linkage of existing regional carbon markets, makes it important to consider the economic and environmental benefits of a global agreement. If a global agreement can’t be reached, then certain elements of a global carbon market can be accessed through the linkage of carbon ma ...
Enhancing Climate Change Mitigation Efforts
... weak implementation systems, and the lack of penalties for non-compliance, several outputs have been developed with a view to achieving the ultimate objective of the Convention (as stated in Article 2). These include: building an information base on what parties are doing to achieve the objectives s ...
... weak implementation systems, and the lack of penalties for non-compliance, several outputs have been developed with a view to achieving the ultimate objective of the Convention (as stated in Article 2). These include: building an information base on what parties are doing to achieve the objectives s ...
the Climate Change Report here…
... Studies into past conditions have revealed that the climate is not fixed and has changed before. Could the change we are seeing now just be part of a natural cycle rather than a result of man's actions? The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was formed to try to answer t ...
... Studies into past conditions have revealed that the climate is not fixed and has changed before. Could the change we are seeing now just be part of a natural cycle rather than a result of man's actions? The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was formed to try to answer t ...
Governance of Bladen Nature Reserve in Belize
... The IUCN 1a designation has been met with some resistance from local inhabitants who have not seen immediate or tangible benefits from the designation. Areas surrounding the reserve are used for agriculture and there is continuing pressure to convert some of the reserve for agricultural purposes (Bl ...
... The IUCN 1a designation has been met with some resistance from local inhabitants who have not seen immediate or tangible benefits from the designation. Areas surrounding the reserve are used for agriculture and there is continuing pressure to convert some of the reserve for agricultural purposes (Bl ...
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
... Specific examples and quotes included to illustrate richness of information and elaborate on issues. Not intended to be comprehensive and complete coverage of all national experiences Terms and topics covered are that as used by Parties; may not match the terms and topics of workshop Coverage and de ...
... Specific examples and quotes included to illustrate richness of information and elaborate on issues. Not intended to be comprehensive and complete coverage of all national experiences Terms and topics covered are that as used by Parties; may not match the terms and topics of workshop Coverage and de ...
Scientific uncertainty and climate change: Part I. Uncertainty
... Instead, withholding emission cuts and continuing with “business as usual” equates to an active decision to add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. This realization is non-trivial because it reframes the issue from whether or not societies “should do something,” to an acknowledgment that we are doin ...
... Instead, withholding emission cuts and continuing with “business as usual” equates to an active decision to add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. This realization is non-trivial because it reframes the issue from whether or not societies “should do something,” to an acknowledgment that we are doin ...
A Micro-econometric Analysis of Adaptation to Climate Change
... successful and efficient future product strategies by tourism providers and affected holiday destinations as well as for policy makers in order to respond to the challenges of the predicted demand shifts due to climate change. In this respect, German households certainly play a pivotal role, at lea ...
... successful and efficient future product strategies by tourism providers and affected holiday destinations as well as for policy makers in order to respond to the challenges of the predicted demand shifts due to climate change. In this respect, German households certainly play a pivotal role, at lea ...
Summary
... developed countries could generate as much as US$20-40bn a year by 20206 and another US$7-30bn could be collected through auctioning revenues. Whilst it is crucial to move swiftly at Copenhagen and beyond to reach agreement on scaling up the carbon market, financial flows to developing countries wil ...
... developed countries could generate as much as US$20-40bn a year by 20206 and another US$7-30bn could be collected through auctioning revenues. Whilst it is crucial to move swiftly at Copenhagen and beyond to reach agreement on scaling up the carbon market, financial flows to developing countries wil ...