Tried and tested: Learning from farmers on adaptation to
... knowledge and experience of how to cope with current and past climate variability provide a solid grounding for how best to adapt to current and future climate change. Many of these strategies and knowledge have been documented and supported by the International Institute for Environment and Develop ...
... knowledge and experience of how to cope with current and past climate variability provide a solid grounding for how best to adapt to current and future climate change. Many of these strategies and knowledge have been documented and supported by the International Institute for Environment and Develop ...
Sustainable Development Management Plan
... forecast to rise by 22% by 2020 and therefore energy efficiency and reduction measures are key. The introduction of the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) means that the Trust now pays for carbon emissions from building energy use. In the first three years of the scheme this ...
... forecast to rise by 22% by 2020 and therefore energy efficiency and reduction measures are key. The introduction of the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) means that the Trust now pays for carbon emissions from building energy use. In the first three years of the scheme this ...
Svalbard innmat
... The key science questions and challenges The Arctic dimension The Arctic is an important part of the global climate system through oceanic, terrestrial and atmospheric processes that impact hemispheric and global climates, through processes and feedbacks which can trigger rapid climate change and ” ...
... The key science questions and challenges The Arctic dimension The Arctic is an important part of the global climate system through oceanic, terrestrial and atmospheric processes that impact hemispheric and global climates, through processes and feedbacks which can trigger rapid climate change and ” ...
Report on climate change and migration scenario
... Boncour and Burson (2009), in their study of the South Pacific region accept that there is no definition of an environmental migrant. The term environmental refugee is in widespread use but does not have any basis in international law. Environmental impacts have long had an impact upon migration (e. ...
... Boncour and Burson (2009), in their study of the South Pacific region accept that there is no definition of an environmental migrant. The term environmental refugee is in widespread use but does not have any basis in international law. Environmental impacts have long had an impact upon migration (e. ...
Observed Strengthening of the Zonal Sea Surface Temperature Gradient
... that is not significantly different from zero, which is when DxSST is a climatological maximum and has been strengthening. Because the mean annual cycle of DxSLP is in phase with that of DxSST, it is a valid interpretation of Figs. 4a–c that, amid a general weakening, the seasonality of the zonal at ...
... that is not significantly different from zero, which is when DxSST is a climatological maximum and has been strengthening. Because the mean annual cycle of DxSLP is in phase with that of DxSST, it is a valid interpretation of Figs. 4a–c that, amid a general weakening, the seasonality of the zonal at ...
Climate change and the groundwater
... in glaciers, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc. The effects of climate change on subsurface water relates to the changes in its recharge and discharge rates plus changes in quantity and quality of water in aquifers. Climate change refers to the long-term changes in the components of climate such as tempera ...
... in glaciers, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc. The effects of climate change on subsurface water relates to the changes in its recharge and discharge rates plus changes in quantity and quality of water in aquifers. Climate change refers to the long-term changes in the components of climate such as tempera ...
How to motivate people about climate change
... However, because behavioral intent measures can provide insight into attitudinal changes that may in turn precipitate future behavioral changes, we investigated whether our experimental treatments could also alter projected future climate change behaviors. We recruited subjects who had not completed ...
... However, because behavioral intent measures can provide insight into attitudinal changes that may in turn precipitate future behavioral changes, we investigated whether our experimental treatments could also alter projected future climate change behaviors. We recruited subjects who had not completed ...
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... originating from the conversion of land between the different land use types as well as carbon sequestration from the establishment of SRPs1. With respect to the bioenergy sector, CO2 from biofuels processing is taken into consideration. For each emissions account, specific coefficients are defined ...
... originating from the conversion of land between the different land use types as well as carbon sequestration from the establishment of SRPs1. With respect to the bioenergy sector, CO2 from biofuels processing is taken into consideration. For each emissions account, specific coefficients are defined ...
Apocalypse Nicked! - Geoengineering Governance Research
... Talk of tipping points is now commonplace in climate science and policy. Concerns that prevailing linear models of climate change could be wrong were first voiced in the late 1980’s. Scientists started to warn that environmental changes would not be smooth, gradual events, but sudden “sharp jumps” ( ...
... Talk of tipping points is now commonplace in climate science and policy. Concerns that prevailing linear models of climate change could be wrong were first voiced in the late 1980’s. Scientists started to warn that environmental changes would not be smooth, gradual events, but sudden “sharp jumps” ( ...
Climate Change, Energy and South Africa`s Foreign Policy
... agreements.1 South Africa, however, has been slow to articulate a clear position on climate change and grasp the opportunity to play a decisive role in determining the current global climate change regime. As a result, Pretoria’s initial approach to the issue of climate change has been primarily pas ...
... agreements.1 South Africa, however, has been slow to articulate a clear position on climate change and grasp the opportunity to play a decisive role in determining the current global climate change regime. As a result, Pretoria’s initial approach to the issue of climate change has been primarily pas ...
The scientific consensus on climate change: How do we know we`re
... where expert opinion turned out to be wrong. At the start of the 20th century, Max Planck was advised not to go into physics because all the important questions had been answered; medical doctors prescribed arsenic for stomach ailments; and geophysicists were confident that continents could not drif ...
... where expert opinion turned out to be wrong. At the start of the 20th century, Max Planck was advised not to go into physics because all the important questions had been answered; medical doctors prescribed arsenic for stomach ailments; and geophysicists were confident that continents could not drif ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... Guatemala has submitted one national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2001 outlining Government actions and policy frameworks to address climate change adaptation. Vulnerability studies were carried out to estimate future impacts on human health, ...
... Guatemala has submitted one national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2001 outlining Government actions and policy frameworks to address climate change adaptation. Vulnerability studies were carried out to estimate future impacts on human health, ...
climate change - World Health Organization
... comparatively cheap, and likely to be effective. Well-designed mitigation measures could bring major health gains, giving local and immediate repayment on investments. Countries need additional policy, technical, capacity building, and (in many cases) financial support to protect and promote hea ...
... comparatively cheap, and likely to be effective. Well-designed mitigation measures could bring major health gains, giving local and immediate repayment on investments. Countries need additional policy, technical, capacity building, and (in many cases) financial support to protect and promote hea ...
Water, climate and conflict: security risks on the increase?
... agriculture and households. It is also needed for industries and energy production. In situations where water has become scarce, competition over water (and the remaining fertile land) has the potential to spark tensions between users at levels ranging from local communities up to international rive ...
... agriculture and households. It is also needed for industries and energy production. In situations where water has become scarce, competition over water (and the remaining fertile land) has the potential to spark tensions between users at levels ranging from local communities up to international rive ...
Paul Lumley - Tribal Leaders Climate Summit 03 10 2015
... Climate impact and non-impact pathways linking drivers and adaptation solutions ( From Brown et al. 2010 "A New Angle on Adaptive Management - Reducing Plausible Vulnerability in the Upper Great ...
... Climate impact and non-impact pathways linking drivers and adaptation solutions ( From Brown et al. 2010 "A New Angle on Adaptive Management - Reducing Plausible Vulnerability in the Upper Great ...
5-Russel 2012
... eVects of changing environmental conditions in ecosystems, but rather how climatic conditions themselves were likely to change and whether these changes could be attributed to human activities. As such, the scale of these investigations was both spatially and temporally large, investigating changes ...
... eVects of changing environmental conditions in ecosystems, but rather how climatic conditions themselves were likely to change and whether these changes could be attributed to human activities. As such, the scale of these investigations was both spatially and temporally large, investigating changes ...
Request for an Online Accreditation System
... Given the urgency and seriousness of climate change, the purpose of the Green Climate Fund (the GCF) is to make a significant and ambitious contribution to the global efforts towards attaining the goals set by the international community to combat climate change. The Fund will contribute to the achi ...
... Given the urgency and seriousness of climate change, the purpose of the Green Climate Fund (the GCF) is to make a significant and ambitious contribution to the global efforts towards attaining the goals set by the international community to combat climate change. The Fund will contribute to the achi ...
ELPIS-JP: a dataset of local-scale daily climate change scenarios for
... of ensembles are limited for such GCM experiments, constraining probabilistic impact assessment. To that end, many ensembles of higher resolution and less biased climate data for specific regions (referred to as climate change scenarios) are required for impact studies (e.g. [2,3]). Dynamical and sta ...
... of ensembles are limited for such GCM experiments, constraining probabilistic impact assessment. To that end, many ensembles of higher resolution and less biased climate data for specific regions (referred to as climate change scenarios) are required for impact studies (e.g. [2,3]). Dynamical and sta ...
Climate change impacts on human health
... Following careful problem definition, six common components frequently comprise the approaches taken to develop and deliver climate products and services for health. These include activities to create an enabling environment, build capacity, conduct research, develop and deliver products and service ...
... Following careful problem definition, six common components frequently comprise the approaches taken to develop and deliver climate products and services for health. These include activities to create an enabling environment, build capacity, conduct research, develop and deliver products and service ...
Evidence for parallel adaptation to climate across the natural range
... taken from 853 lines characterized at 149 SNPs. It was important to have evidence that the accessions had experienced the local climate for long enough to adapt to their collection climate locality. Thus, we attempted to only use accessions that were collected from less anthropogenically disturbed h ...
... taken from 853 lines characterized at 149 SNPs. It was important to have evidence that the accessions had experienced the local climate for long enough to adapt to their collection climate locality. Thus, we attempted to only use accessions that were collected from less anthropogenically disturbed h ...
Impacts of climate variability and change on fishery
... alternative livelihoods, placing pressures on other sectors or resources. For example, in West Africa, when coastal fisheries resources are scarce, fisherfolk adopt alternative livelihood strategies including hunting for bushmeat [33]. Climate change is thus likely to have multiple impacts across sect ...
... alternative livelihoods, placing pressures on other sectors or resources. For example, in West Africa, when coastal fisheries resources are scarce, fisherfolk adopt alternative livelihood strategies including hunting for bushmeat [33]. Climate change is thus likely to have multiple impacts across sect ...
Atmosphere and Ocean as Dynamic Drivers of Polar Climate
... cores (Held & Suarez, 1994) to understand how changes in the eddy length scale and jet latitude impact moist static energy (MSE) transport. In these experiments, I will modify the eddy length scale and jet latitude (for an example illustrating how the eddy length scale and jet latitude may be adjust ...
... cores (Held & Suarez, 1994) to understand how changes in the eddy length scale and jet latitude impact moist static energy (MSE) transport. In these experiments, I will modify the eddy length scale and jet latitude (for an example illustrating how the eddy length scale and jet latitude may be adjust ...
