Deltas - World Water Council
... the different drivers and trends. The first perspective is very much driven by the (liberal) economic perspective: the role of the (central) government is reduced through privatization and decentralization. Also there is less government influence in spatial planning, etc. The balance between central ...
... the different drivers and trends. The first perspective is very much driven by the (liberal) economic perspective: the role of the (central) government is reduced through privatization and decentralization. Also there is less government influence in spatial planning, etc. The balance between central ...
Climate Change and Health in New Zealand
... as increasingly possible, given the level of emission reduction pledges by countries and with the continuation of fossil fuel intensive global development16,17,18,19,20. Conversely if the world was to take strong coordinated action to rapidly reduce GHG emissions it may be possible to limit long-ter ...
... as increasingly possible, given the level of emission reduction pledges by countries and with the continuation of fossil fuel intensive global development16,17,18,19,20. Conversely if the world was to take strong coordinated action to rapidly reduce GHG emissions it may be possible to limit long-ter ...
PRECIS – The Hadley Centre Regional Climate Modelling system
... How will the boundary conditions for PRECIS be supplied? The boundary conditions and other Hadley Centre fields required to drive PRECIS will be supplied on tape or hard disk. Requests for these data will be made through the PRECIS web site. In order to reduce costs, Hadley Centre boundary condition ...
... How will the boundary conditions for PRECIS be supplied? The boundary conditions and other Hadley Centre fields required to drive PRECIS will be supplied on tape or hard disk. Requests for these data will be made through the PRECIS web site. In order to reduce costs, Hadley Centre boundary condition ...
Managing Physical Impacts of Climate Change: An Attentional
... In a study of Australian firms, Linnenluecke, Griffiths, and Mumby (2015) found for example that their perceived vulnerability was an important mediator between managers’ use of scientific information about climate change and their perceived need to take action to adapt to physical impacts. While th ...
... In a study of Australian firms, Linnenluecke, Griffiths, and Mumby (2015) found for example that their perceived vulnerability was an important mediator between managers’ use of scientific information about climate change and their perceived need to take action to adapt to physical impacts. While th ...
Phoenix Islands Protected Area Climate Change Vulnerability
... The time to full recovery of coral cover may be estimated therefore at 12-15 years for general recovery, with a time scale of 6-8 years for the sites with fastest recovery. ...
... The time to full recovery of coral cover may be estimated therefore at 12-15 years for general recovery, with a time scale of 6-8 years for the sites with fastest recovery. ...
session22test
... maintain their dividends per share over time. They change dividends infrequently, and when they do, it is more likely to be an increase than a decrease. 2. d. Companies feel much less secure or certain about future earnings. The tax disadvantage associated with dividends has actually decreased over ...
... maintain their dividends per share over time. They change dividends infrequently, and when they do, it is more likely to be an increase than a decrease. 2. d. Companies feel much less secure or certain about future earnings. The tax disadvantage associated with dividends has actually decreased over ...
the book - Connecting Delta Cities
... innovations for investors and spatial planners. Challenges include, for example: are current city plans climate proof or do we need to fine-tune our ongoing investments?; can we develop a flood proof subway system?; and can we develop new infrastructure in such a way that it serves flood protection, ...
... innovations for investors and spatial planners. Challenges include, for example: are current city plans climate proof or do we need to fine-tune our ongoing investments?; can we develop a flood proof subway system?; and can we develop new infrastructure in such a way that it serves flood protection, ...
Tipping elements and climate-economic shocks: Pathways toward
... Whether labeled ‘tipping points’ [Lenton and Schellnhuber, 2007; Lenton et al., 2008], ‘large-scale singular events’ [O’Neill et al., in rev.; Smith et al., 2001, 2009; Oppenheimer et al., 2014], or ‘abrupt impacts’ [National Research Council, 2002, 2013], large-scale, non-linear shifts in the Earth ...
... Whether labeled ‘tipping points’ [Lenton and Schellnhuber, 2007; Lenton et al., 2008], ‘large-scale singular events’ [O’Neill et al., in rev.; Smith et al., 2001, 2009; Oppenheimer et al., 2014], or ‘abrupt impacts’ [National Research Council, 2002, 2013], large-scale, non-linear shifts in the Earth ...
Ethics as the grounding of a new paradigm of ecological
... requirements to cope with these shifts in climate and there will need to be a consequent readjustment in expectations of frequency of extreme events.” (p2) New Zealand’s changing climate and oceans: The impact of human activity and implications for the future : An assessment of the current state of ...
... requirements to cope with these shifts in climate and there will need to be a consequent readjustment in expectations of frequency of extreme events.” (p2) New Zealand’s changing climate and oceans: The impact of human activity and implications for the future : An assessment of the current state of ...
Charting A New Low-Carbon Route To Development
... Part I contends that the world only has 100 months to address climate change (Chapter 1) and that scaling up efforts to meet climate change challenges will require a dramatic shift in public and private investments from fossil fuels to more sustainable climate-friendly alternatives (Chapter 2). It w ...
... Part I contends that the world only has 100 months to address climate change (Chapter 1) and that scaling up efforts to meet climate change challenges will require a dramatic shift in public and private investments from fossil fuels to more sustainable climate-friendly alternatives (Chapter 2). It w ...
Extreme Weather Events
... With climate change it no longer mattered if temperature observations failed to match model projections. Regardless of whether global temperatures warmed or cooled, the new terminology implied that rising CO2 could be the cause of both! A second important advantage was that the new phrase allowed cl ...
... With climate change it no longer mattered if temperature observations failed to match model projections. Regardless of whether global temperatures warmed or cooled, the new terminology implied that rising CO2 could be the cause of both! A second important advantage was that the new phrase allowed cl ...
Marine climate change impacts
... This presents challenges when trying to identify appropriate management responses as there is a need to attribute any impacts to human activities, natural variability, climate change or a combination of these factors. Within networks: The identification and establishment of marine protected areas in ...
... This presents challenges when trying to identify appropriate management responses as there is a need to attribute any impacts to human activities, natural variability, climate change or a combination of these factors. Within networks: The identification and establishment of marine protected areas in ...
Climate Change, Migration, and Displacement | Greenpeace
... which implies that the increase in average temperatures is actually much higher in some parts of the world. Record temperatures have been accompanied by a rise in sea levels, by sudden natural disasters, and by other gradual but steadily increasing changes. Weather patterns have been thrown off kilt ...
... which implies that the increase in average temperatures is actually much higher in some parts of the world. Record temperatures have been accompanied by a rise in sea levels, by sudden natural disasters, and by other gradual but steadily increasing changes. Weather patterns have been thrown off kilt ...
text - Tilburg University
... includes the difficulties for the decision maker to assess the nature of the alleged harm feared, and the identification of whether the source of that harm is attributable to climate change. Lastly, the decision maker would need to assess whether that harm amounts to a violation of a human right, fo ...
... includes the difficulties for the decision maker to assess the nature of the alleged harm feared, and the identification of whether the source of that harm is attributable to climate change. Lastly, the decision maker would need to assess whether that harm amounts to a violation of a human right, fo ...
Co-management institutions, knowledge, and learning: Adapting to
... Impacts of global climate change are not distributed evenly. The largest temperature increases are projected to occur over the Polar region, the land of the Inuit and other Indigenous peoples (ACIA 2005; IPCC 2007). Given that these Indigenous groups have also experienced extensive social, cultural, ...
... Impacts of global climate change are not distributed evenly. The largest temperature increases are projected to occur over the Polar region, the land of the Inuit and other Indigenous peoples (ACIA 2005; IPCC 2007). Given that these Indigenous groups have also experienced extensive social, cultural, ...
Confronting Climate Change in California
... by 2100. [See The International Consensus on Climate Change, page 12.] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a group of more than 500 scientists who reviewed the scientific literature on climate variability and change, concluded in 1995 that warming by 2100 will range between 2° and ...
... by 2100. [See The International Consensus on Climate Change, page 12.] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a group of more than 500 scientists who reviewed the scientific literature on climate variability and change, concluded in 1995 that warming by 2100 will range between 2° and ...
PDF
... Productivity Impact Calculator), originally a soil erosion model, has been adapted to a crop yield model. The range of models include a range of variables such as weather, hydrology, erosion, nutrients, pests, solar radiation, evapotranspiration, farming practices, and economic factors. A third and ...
... Productivity Impact Calculator), originally a soil erosion model, has been adapted to a crop yield model. The range of models include a range of variables such as weather, hydrology, erosion, nutrients, pests, solar radiation, evapotranspiration, farming practices, and economic factors. A third and ...
How Will I Be Remembered? Conserving the
... Department of Psychology, Columbia University; 2Center for Research on Environmental Decisions, Columbia University; 3Center for Decision Sciences, Columbia University; 4Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, Princeton University; and 5Department of Environmental Conservation, U ...
... Department of Psychology, Columbia University; 2Center for Research on Environmental Decisions, Columbia University; 3Center for Decision Sciences, Columbia University; 4Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, Princeton University; and 5Department of Environmental Conservation, U ...
Conserving Freshwater and Coastal Resources in a Changing Climate
... While a broad spectrum of interests, stakeholders and governments have engaged in international negotiations and action plans to reduce the sources of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, significant effort remains before this global phenomenon is controlled and mitigated. The persi ...
... While a broad spectrum of interests, stakeholders and governments have engaged in international negotiations and action plans to reduce the sources of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, significant effort remains before this global phenomenon is controlled and mitigated. The persi ...
Climate Science, the Public and the News Media
... (i) document and evaluate public opinion about climate change and examine recent trends; (ii) investigate how effectively the main conclusions of climate science are being communicated to the general public in the UK; and (iii) explore how communication of climate science through the news media migh ...
... (i) document and evaluate public opinion about climate change and examine recent trends; (ii) investigate how effectively the main conclusions of climate science are being communicated to the general public in the UK; and (iii) explore how communication of climate science through the news media migh ...
Paper - Wharton Marketing
... Department of Psychology, Columbia University; 2Center for Research on Environmental Decisions, Columbia University; 3Center for Decision Sciences, Columbia University; 4Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, Princeton University; and 5Department of Environmental Conservation, U ...
... Department of Psychology, Columbia University; 2Center for Research on Environmental Decisions, Columbia University; 3Center for Decision Sciences, Columbia University; 4Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, Princeton University; and 5Department of Environmental Conservation, U ...
SECOND BIENNIAL REPORT of the United States of America
... President Obama understands the urgency of the issue and has been leading domestic and international efforts to confront this challenge. Building on major first-term actions, such as fuel economy standards, the President released the Climate Action Plan in 2013, which outlines his vision to cut gree ...
... President Obama understands the urgency of the issue and has been leading domestic and international efforts to confront this challenge. Building on major first-term actions, such as fuel economy standards, the President released the Climate Action Plan in 2013, which outlines his vision to cut gree ...