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... In many parts of the United States, climate change is likely to result in higher average temperatures, hotter daily maximums, and more frequent heat waves – all of which could increase thermal stress for livestock. Thermal stress reduces meat and milk production and lowers animal reproduction rates. ...
... In many parts of the United States, climate change is likely to result in higher average temperatures, hotter daily maximums, and more frequent heat waves – all of which could increase thermal stress for livestock. Thermal stress reduces meat and milk production and lowers animal reproduction rates. ...
Arctic Academy Programme (ARKTIKO) 2014 – 2018 Project
... Finland and Florian Stammler, University of Lapland The Arctic region is often seen as a biodiversity-poor area where animal husbandry is solely based on the herding of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). However, in northern Europe and Siberia, also breeding of special autochthonous cattle (Bos taurus) a ...
... Finland and Florian Stammler, University of Lapland The Arctic region is often seen as a biodiversity-poor area where animal husbandry is solely based on the herding of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). However, in northern Europe and Siberia, also breeding of special autochthonous cattle (Bos taurus) a ...
Coastal flooding and wetland loss in the 21st century: changes
... flooding by storm surges; and (2) potential losses of coastal wetlands through the 21st century. These scenarios are derived from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES). Four different storylines are analysed: the A1FI, A2, B1 and B2 ‘worlds’ ...
... flooding by storm surges; and (2) potential losses of coastal wetlands through the 21st century. These scenarios are derived from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES). Four different storylines are analysed: the A1FI, A2, B1 and B2 ‘worlds’ ...
Climate and Pest-Driven Geographic Shifts in Global Coffee
... subject to important geographic shifts in their distribution. Many projected coffee-optimal areas will coincide with existing forest and agricultural land uses, including cocoa, demand for which is expected to increase more quickly than for coffee. The future projected distribution and expansion of ...
... subject to important geographic shifts in their distribution. Many projected coffee-optimal areas will coincide with existing forest and agricultural land uses, including cocoa, demand for which is expected to increase more quickly than for coffee. The future projected distribution and expansion of ...
Soil Organic Carbon: the hidden potential
... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the presence of climate change, land degradation and biodiversity loss, soils have become one of the most vulnerable resources in the world. Soils are a major carbon reservoir containing more carbon than the atmosphere and terrestrial vegetation combined. Soil organic carbon (S ...
... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the presence of climate change, land degradation and biodiversity loss, soils have become one of the most vulnerable resources in the world. Soils are a major carbon reservoir containing more carbon than the atmosphere and terrestrial vegetation combined. Soil organic carbon (S ...
- Deltas in Times of Climate Change
... home to many millions of people. However, deltas also face problems. Sea levels are rising and land is subsiding. As floods become more frequent, as salt water intrudes more aggressively and as heat waves become routine, these dangers combined with increasing populations put larger numbers of people ...
... home to many millions of people. However, deltas also face problems. Sea levels are rising and land is subsiding. As floods become more frequent, as salt water intrudes more aggressively and as heat waves become routine, these dangers combined with increasing populations put larger numbers of people ...
viet nam`s intended nationally determined contribution
... • Nationally determined: “Nationally determined” means that the contributions should be developed by countries themselves rather than through a common decision. • Contribution: The INDCs, as regulated in Warsaw, have to be seen as a contribution to achieving the targets of the Convention. They wil ...
... • Nationally determined: “Nationally determined” means that the contributions should be developed by countries themselves rather than through a common decision. • Contribution: The INDCs, as regulated in Warsaw, have to be seen as a contribution to achieving the targets of the Convention. They wil ...
Understanding Earth`s Deep Past: Lessons for Our Climate Future
... across climate states as well as records of past warming far greater than witnessed by Earth over the past few tens of millions of years but within the scope of that projected for our future. This report is the committee’s collective assessment of both the demonstrated and the underdeveloped potenti ...
... across climate states as well as records of past warming far greater than witnessed by Earth over the past few tens of millions of years but within the scope of that projected for our future. This report is the committee’s collective assessment of both the demonstrated and the underdeveloped potenti ...
Climate Projections for Metro Vancouver
... followed by detailed descriptions of specific climate indicators. This is followed with a thematic discussion of potential impacts of climate change that we can expect to experience in our region in years to come. ...
... followed by detailed descriptions of specific climate indicators. This is followed with a thematic discussion of potential impacts of climate change that we can expect to experience in our region in years to come. ...
Climate Change Adaptation and the Australian Urban Water Industry
... climate change presents a significant strategic challenge for our industry, This emerging realisation is echoed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report, Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to advance Climate Change Adaptation which states that "where extreme weather ...
... climate change presents a significant strategic challenge for our industry, This emerging realisation is echoed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report, Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to advance Climate Change Adaptation which states that "where extreme weather ...
Anchoring amid uncertainty - Personal Page: Prof. Dr. Jeroen van
... Over the past few decades, several attempts have been made to assess to what extent man-made emissions of greenhouse gases may change the Earth’s climate. This thesis consists mainly of a critical analysis of the processes by which the climate issue has been assessed over that period. We focus parti ...
... Over the past few decades, several attempts have been made to assess to what extent man-made emissions of greenhouse gases may change the Earth’s climate. This thesis consists mainly of a critical analysis of the processes by which the climate issue has been assessed over that period. We focus parti ...
Let Them Eat Coal - Oxfam International
... the whole of Africa, and their contribution to global warming will cost Africa alone more than $43bn per year by the 2080s and $84bn by 2100, and lead to several million tonnes of staple crops lost worldwide. To set the tone for a successful climate agreement at the UN talks in Paris in December 201 ...
... the whole of Africa, and their contribution to global warming will cost Africa alone more than $43bn per year by the 2080s and $84bn by 2100, and lead to several million tonnes of staple crops lost worldwide. To set the tone for a successful climate agreement at the UN talks in Paris in December 201 ...
Linking Adaptation Research and Practice
... action to prepare for climate change which is intentional or accidental. This broad definition can then include any action taken by anyone. To make this definition operational, we adopted the UKCIP two-way categorisation of adaptation. On re-visiting this definition on completion of the project, it ...
... action to prepare for climate change which is intentional or accidental. This broad definition can then include any action taken by anyone. To make this definition operational, we adopted the UKCIP two-way categorisation of adaptation. On re-visiting this definition on completion of the project, it ...
Climate change and
... productivity (Ludwig et al., 1993). Thus, even without any changes attributable to climate change, there is a generally perceived need to reduce fishing capacity and fishing effort in most fisheries. High profile collapses of Peruvian anchovy stocks, the North West Atlantic cod and sea cucumber fish ...
... productivity (Ludwig et al., 1993). Thus, even without any changes attributable to climate change, there is a generally perceived need to reduce fishing capacity and fishing effort in most fisheries. High profile collapses of Peruvian anchovy stocks, the North West Atlantic cod and sea cucumber fish ...
Put title here. - Denver Climate Study Group
... • known from Cretaceous to present • so we can look at habitats of modern species ...
... • known from Cretaceous to present • so we can look at habitats of modern species ...
An Economic Analysis of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations
... interviews, and risk-based assessment (New York City Panel on Climate Change [NPCC] 2010) to identify and where possible to assign costs of key sectoral vulnerabilities and adaptation options for climate change in New York State. The study draws conceptually from the general framework of cost benefi ...
... interviews, and risk-based assessment (New York City Panel on Climate Change [NPCC] 2010) to identify and where possible to assign costs of key sectoral vulnerabilities and adaptation options for climate change in New York State. The study draws conceptually from the general framework of cost benefi ...
American Climate Prospectus - Goldman School of Public Policy
... challenge. Uncertainty surrounding the level of GHG emissions going forward and the sensitivity of the climate system to those emissions makes it difficult to know exactly how much warming will occur, and when. Tipping points, beyond which abrupt and irreversible changes to the climate occur, could ...
... challenge. Uncertainty surrounding the level of GHG emissions going forward and the sensitivity of the climate system to those emissions makes it difficult to know exactly how much warming will occur, and when. Tipping points, beyond which abrupt and irreversible changes to the climate occur, could ...
Federal Agency Actions Following the Supreme Court’s Climate Change Decision Robert Meltz
... On April 2, 2007, the Supreme Court rendered one of its most important environmental decisions. In Massachusetts v. EPA, the Court held 5-4 that greenhouse gases (GHGs), widely viewed as contributing to climate change, constitute “air pollutants” as that phrase is used in the Clean Air Act (CAA). As ...
... On April 2, 2007, the Supreme Court rendered one of its most important environmental decisions. In Massachusetts v. EPA, the Court held 5-4 that greenhouse gases (GHGs), widely viewed as contributing to climate change, constitute “air pollutants” as that phrase is used in the Clean Air Act (CAA). As ...
Coastal Zones and Marine Ecosystems
... (Tsyban et al., 1990; Ittekkot et al., 1996) conclude that global warming will affect the oceans through changes in sea-surface temperature (SST), sea level, ice cover, ocean circulation, and wave climate. A review of the global ocean thermohaline circulation system—for which the term “ocean conveyo ...
... (Tsyban et al., 1990; Ittekkot et al., 1996) conclude that global warming will affect the oceans through changes in sea-surface temperature (SST), sea level, ice cover, ocean circulation, and wave climate. A review of the global ocean thermohaline circulation system—for which the term “ocean conveyo ...
Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum VI
... Decline in global climate services due to ecosystem degradation. Out of the total regional population of 313 948 about 35 604 in Zambezi and 118 823 in Kavango are categorised as poor (ibid). Majority of the poor are rural small-scale farmers, who directly depend on agriculture for their livelihoo ...
... Decline in global climate services due to ecosystem degradation. Out of the total regional population of 313 948 about 35 604 in Zambezi and 118 823 in Kavango are categorised as poor (ibid). Majority of the poor are rural small-scale farmers, who directly depend on agriculture for their livelihoo ...
- Wiley Online Library
... Received 13 May 2016; revised version received 7 September 2016 and accepted 22 September 2016 ...
... Received 13 May 2016; revised version received 7 September 2016 and accepted 22 September 2016 ...
Sustainable grape and wine production in the context of climate
... projects with India or south Mediterranean countries) or global (for example ensemble crop modelling) projects. International actions increase the range of climate conditions and model species under investigation. Considering the issues at stake, international cooperation is undoubtedly, along with ...
... projects with India or south Mediterranean countries) or global (for example ensemble crop modelling) projects. International actions increase the range of climate conditions and model species under investigation. Considering the issues at stake, international cooperation is undoubtedly, along with ...