Consequences of climate change for biogeochemical cycling in
... Understanding the consequences of climate change in this relatively populated region is important because there is an active effort to develop policies aimed at reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The governors of New England and premiers of eastern Canada approved a climate change action plan ...
... Understanding the consequences of climate change in this relatively populated region is important because there is an active effort to develop policies aimed at reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The governors of New England and premiers of eastern Canada approved a climate change action plan ...
Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from US Agriculture September 30, 2013
... in climate, we believe they are a substantial improvement over existing approaches. Our median estimate is that corn yields will be about 15% lower by mid-century relative to a world without climate change, with some climate models projecting losses as low as 7% and others as high as 64%. Valued at ...
... in climate, we believe they are a substantial improvement over existing approaches. Our median estimate is that corn yields will be about 15% lower by mid-century relative to a world without climate change, with some climate models projecting losses as low as 7% and others as high as 64%. Valued at ...
The importance of glacier and forest change in hydrological climate
... accumulation zone of a glacier, comprises 60 % of the total glacier area, on average (MBB, 2005; Paul et al., 2007). An increase of the ELA entails adaptation of the glacier to the altered condition until the ELA divides the glacier at a ratio of 40 to 60 % again. This adaptation occurs delayed over ...
... accumulation zone of a glacier, comprises 60 % of the total glacier area, on average (MBB, 2005; Paul et al., 2007). An increase of the ELA entails adaptation of the glacier to the altered condition until the ELA divides the glacier at a ratio of 40 to 60 % again. This adaptation occurs delayed over ...
National Climate Change Strategy
... Climate may change more rapidly than expected and is expected to have complex, long term consequences for the environment, and for our production systems. The adverse impacts of climate change are now far reaching and evident in most parts of the world. It is a serious risk to poverty reduction and ...
... Climate may change more rapidly than expected and is expected to have complex, long term consequences for the environment, and for our production systems. The adverse impacts of climate change are now far reaching and evident in most parts of the world. It is a serious risk to poverty reduction and ...
Global warming and thermohaline circulation stability
... different behaviours are possible. In particular both a ‘smooth’ response to increasing greenhouse gases and various shifts of state (possibly abrupt) are possible. Attempts to understand future climate inevitably depend on models, and over the past 15 years a large body of literature has emerged in ...
... different behaviours are possible. In particular both a ‘smooth’ response to increasing greenhouse gases and various shifts of state (possibly abrupt) are possible. Attempts to understand future climate inevitably depend on models, and over the past 15 years a large body of literature has emerged in ...
Climate Change: what do we know about the IPCC?
... to the natural sciences in the construction of ‘IPCC knowledge’ about climate change has been remarked on for many years. Even before the Second Assessment Report was published in 1996, Shackley and Skodvin (1995) were critical of the lack of appreciation by the IPCC of the interpretative social sci ...
... to the natural sciences in the construction of ‘IPCC knowledge’ about climate change has been remarked on for many years. Even before the Second Assessment Report was published in 1996, Shackley and Skodvin (1995) were critical of the lack of appreciation by the IPCC of the interpretative social sci ...
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... Most scientists agree that the earth’s climate is changing, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects that sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will be one of the most severely affected regions. Temperatures across SSA are projected to increase 3-4° Celsius over the course of the 21st ce ...
... Most scientists agree that the earth’s climate is changing, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects that sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will be one of the most severely affected regions. Temperatures across SSA are projected to increase 3-4° Celsius over the course of the 21st ce ...
Framework Programme on Climate Change Adaptation
... projected to reach 9.1 billion by 2050. Looking ahead, FAO recognizes that these two challenges must be addressed together. Climate change adaptation, a must for the agricultural sectors, will require substantial technical and financial investments in order to achieve food and nutrition security, par ...
... projected to reach 9.1 billion by 2050. Looking ahead, FAO recognizes that these two challenges must be addressed together. Climate change adaptation, a must for the agricultural sectors, will require substantial technical and financial investments in order to achieve food and nutrition security, par ...
Climate finance in the Pacific: An overview of flows to the region`s
... The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Pacific face serious threats from climate change, particularly due to sea-level rise. Addressing these threats will require a wide array of adaptation measures, at a cost that far exceeds many countries’ financial capacities. At the same time, governm ...
... The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Pacific face serious threats from climate change, particularly due to sea-level rise. Addressing these threats will require a wide array of adaptation measures, at a cost that far exceeds many countries’ financial capacities. At the same time, governm ...
Glantz 2004 - Ilan Kelman
... are not new, the notion of climate affairs is. The notion is designed to meet the growing educational interests and needs associated with climate and climate-related decision making. Climate-related issues include but are not limited to food, water, energy, health, and public safety. The notion of C ...
... are not new, the notion of climate affairs is. The notion is designed to meet the growing educational interests and needs associated with climate and climate-related decision making. Climate-related issues include but are not limited to food, water, energy, health, and public safety. The notion of C ...
Military Expert Panel Report Sea Level Rise
... of that climate, and the stability of those coastlines from which the military launches its operations, is set to change dramatically due to sea level rise and storm surge. For example, major transportation, command and control, intelligence, and deployment hubs may face unrelenting erratic outages, ...
... of that climate, and the stability of those coastlines from which the military launches its operations, is set to change dramatically due to sea level rise and storm surge. For example, major transportation, command and control, intelligence, and deployment hubs may face unrelenting erratic outages, ...
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Interactive influences of climate change and agriculture on aquatic
... salmonids (Huppert and Kantor 1998). Numerous human activities have negatively influenced water quality in the region over the last several hundred years, including logging, urban and suburban development, and agriculture (NRC 1996). The future of aquatic systems in the Pacific Northwest is predicte ...
... salmonids (Huppert and Kantor 1998). Numerous human activities have negatively influenced water quality in the region over the last several hundred years, including logging, urban and suburban development, and agriculture (NRC 1996). The future of aquatic systems in the Pacific Northwest is predicte ...
Sensitivity of East Asian Climate to the Progressive Uplift and
... experiments, i.e., TP00, TP10, · · · , TP100, corresponding to different percentages of the Tibetan Plateau altitude. The aim is to explore the sensitivity of East Asian climate to the uplift and expansion of the Tibetan Plateau under the reconstructed boundary conditions for the mid-Pliocene about 3 ...
... experiments, i.e., TP00, TP10, · · · , TP100, corresponding to different percentages of the Tibetan Plateau altitude. The aim is to explore the sensitivity of East Asian climate to the uplift and expansion of the Tibetan Plateau under the reconstructed boundary conditions for the mid-Pliocene about 3 ...
Climate change data and risk assessment methodologies for the
... This Technical Note draws upon key concepts from both the climate change and disaster risk reduction communities of practice. As each community has developed distinct definitions related to risk assessment and risk management, it is prudent to define key concepts and specify the terminology that wil ...
... This Technical Note draws upon key concepts from both the climate change and disaster risk reduction communities of practice. As each community has developed distinct definitions related to risk assessment and risk management, it is prudent to define key concepts and specify the terminology that wil ...
2009-PIK-Additional Study-WP1
... is rather insufficient. Hyderabad is in the same situation as other cities in India in that respect, i.e. the share of buses in relation to the total registered vehicles in India was constantly decreasing since 1952 (3iNetwork, 2006). Urban/suburban trains are serving commuters and intra-urban passe ...
... is rather insufficient. Hyderabad is in the same situation as other cities in India in that respect, i.e. the share of buses in relation to the total registered vehicles in India was constantly decreasing since 1952 (3iNetwork, 2006). Urban/suburban trains are serving commuters and intra-urban passe ...
The Effects of Climate Change and Urbanization on
... affect of either urbanization or climate change on watershed runoff. However, the combined effect of these two variables has been coming under increased scrutiny in recent years in order to assess the regional influence of climate change on developing watersheds. The hydrological characteristics of ...
... affect of either urbanization or climate change on watershed runoff. However, the combined effect of these two variables has been coming under increased scrutiny in recent years in order to assess the regional influence of climate change on developing watersheds. The hydrological characteristics of ...
Mountains for the world_2.indd
... The Rio Earth Summit Set the Stage for the Mountain Agenda With the inclusion of Chapter 13 – ‘Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Sustainable Mountain Development’ – into Agenda 21 in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), or ‘Earth Summit’, in Rio de Janeiro, the im ...
... The Rio Earth Summit Set the Stage for the Mountain Agenda With the inclusion of Chapter 13 – ‘Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Sustainable Mountain Development’ – into Agenda 21 in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), or ‘Earth Summit’, in Rio de Janeiro, the im ...
Guidelines on Analysis of extremes in a changing climate in support
... impacts of climate change. For example, a recent evaluation (Ten Brink and others, 2008) indicates that at least 15 per cent of the primary dyke system in the Netherlands does not meet the safety standards as set down in Dutch national law due to increasing sea height extremes associated with rising ...
... impacts of climate change. For example, a recent evaluation (Ten Brink and others, 2008) indicates that at least 15 per cent of the primary dyke system in the Netherlands does not meet the safety standards as set down in Dutch national law due to increasing sea height extremes associated with rising ...
Wally Was Right: Predictive Ability of the North Atlantic “Conveyor Belt” Hypothesis
... Broecker et al. (1985) argued, “Until now, our thinking about past and future climate changes has been dominated by the assumption that the response to any gradual forcing will be smooth. But if . . . the system has more than one quasi-stable mode of operation, then the situation is more complex” (p ...
... Broecker et al. (1985) argued, “Until now, our thinking about past and future climate changes has been dominated by the assumption that the response to any gradual forcing will be smooth. But if . . . the system has more than one quasi-stable mode of operation, then the situation is more complex” (p ...
28 REDD+: What should come next?
... Local and sub-national REDD+ projects exist in 47 countries. Most of these are selfdefined and not part of a national REDD+ strategy as such (Simonet et al. 2014). In an in-depth review of 23 initiatives, de Sassi et al. (2014, p. 421) conclude that most projects have served their explorative roles, ...
... Local and sub-national REDD+ projects exist in 47 countries. Most of these are selfdefined and not part of a national REDD+ strategy as such (Simonet et al. 2014). In an in-depth review of 23 initiatives, de Sassi et al. (2014, p. 421) conclude that most projects have served their explorative roles, ...
How Can African Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change?
... followed by the farm households that actually undertook an adaptation measure. 4 Farmers’ decision to adapt and what strategy to adopt is voluntary and based on individual selfselection. Farm households that adopted a particular strategy are not a random sample of the original population, they may h ...
... followed by the farm households that actually undertook an adaptation measure. 4 Farmers’ decision to adapt and what strategy to adopt is voluntary and based on individual selfselection. Farm households that adopted a particular strategy are not a random sample of the original population, they may h ...