Word - Council of Europe
... World protected areas cover more than 12% of the land surface (Chape et al. 2003), with new areas still being proposed (Rodrigues et al. 2004). In the European Union (EU), the Natura 2000 network was established with the aim of complementing nationally-designated protected areas and ensuring the lon ...
... World protected areas cover more than 12% of the land surface (Chape et al. 2003), with new areas still being proposed (Rodrigues et al. 2004). In the European Union (EU), the Natura 2000 network was established with the aim of complementing nationally-designated protected areas and ensuring the lon ...
economics of climate change: sensitivity analysis of social cost
... There is a wide range of future risks related to climate change. They include, for example, more frequent hazardous extreme events and increasing vulnerability and exposure of human and natural systems. IPCC (2014) estimates that rising rate of global warming, ocean acidification and other changes i ...
... There is a wide range of future risks related to climate change. They include, for example, more frequent hazardous extreme events and increasing vulnerability and exposure of human and natural systems. IPCC (2014) estimates that rising rate of global warming, ocean acidification and other changes i ...
Metropolitan District of Quito - Programa de las Naciones Unidas
... The ECCO-Q analyzes the environmental situation in the city, in the context of multiple pressures and in light of climate change. For Quito, this type of analysis was the first of its kind to compile and integrate all the available environmental and socio-economic information into one cohesive repor ...
... The ECCO-Q analyzes the environmental situation in the city, in the context of multiple pressures and in light of climate change. For Quito, this type of analysis was the first of its kind to compile and integrate all the available environmental and socio-economic information into one cohesive repor ...
Changing climate, changing forests
... and land use change are driving up concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The emissions of these gases, which are accelerating, are trapping heat and altering the Earth’s climate. Our climate shapes our basic living conditions. It controls the growth of agricu ...
... and land use change are driving up concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The emissions of these gases, which are accelerating, are trapping heat and altering the Earth’s climate. Our climate shapes our basic living conditions. It controls the growth of agricu ...
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... Climate change is expected to increase weather variability and incidences of extreme events, which will have an impact on livelihoods and wellbeing as it emasculates development efforts (IPCC 2012). Its negative impacts are mostly felt by poor people in developing countries (IPCC 2001a). Kenya in th ...
... Climate change is expected to increase weather variability and incidences of extreme events, which will have an impact on livelihoods and wellbeing as it emasculates development efforts (IPCC 2012). Its negative impacts are mostly felt by poor people in developing countries (IPCC 2001a). Kenya in th ...
Changing Climate, Changing Forests: The Impacts of Climate Change on
... and land use change are driving up concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The emissions of these gases, which are accelerating, are trapping heat and altering the Earth’s climate. Our climate shapes our basic living conditions. It controls the growth of agricu ...
... and land use change are driving up concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The emissions of these gases, which are accelerating, are trapping heat and altering the Earth’s climate. Our climate shapes our basic living conditions. It controls the growth of agricu ...
DECC Adaptation Strategy for Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity
... 1999 (Commonwealth). The global climate has changed significantly during the last 100 years, with the average surface temperature of the Earth increasing by 0.74±0.18oC. There is a very high confidence level that the globally averaged net effect of human activities since 1750 has been one of warming ...
... 1999 (Commonwealth). The global climate has changed significantly during the last 100 years, with the average surface temperature of the Earth increasing by 0.74±0.18oC. There is a very high confidence level that the globally averaged net effect of human activities since 1750 has been one of warming ...
Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on the Built Environment
... nificant uncertainty.6 Efforts are also being made to provide downscaled climate data and models that can be easily applied to regional and local impact analysis.7 In 2010, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published an international survey that found there is “ample s ...
... nificant uncertainty.6 Efforts are also being made to provide downscaled climate data and models that can be easily applied to regional and local impact analysis.7 In 2010, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published an international survey that found there is “ample s ...
Climate Action Plan - Reporting Institutions
... There are a number of factors that will influence campus population size through 2030: Campus growth policies, CSU enrollment policies, state demographics, economic conditions, technology changes that may increase access or alter student/faculty ratios, and funding. Current forecasting suggests that ...
... There are a number of factors that will influence campus population size through 2030: Campus growth policies, CSU enrollment policies, state demographics, economic conditions, technology changes that may increase access or alter student/faculty ratios, and funding. Current forecasting suggests that ...
Breeding Dates and Reproductive Performance ARTICLE IN PRESS
... studying the effects of temperature on reproductive performance. Recent studies based on nest records have provided mounting evidence that birds are starting to lay clutches earlier in response to warmer temperatures (Crick and Sparks, 1999; Dunn and Winkler, 1999). In the United Kingdom, 31% (20/67 ...
... studying the effects of temperature on reproductive performance. Recent studies based on nest records have provided mounting evidence that birds are starting to lay clutches earlier in response to warmer temperatures (Crick and Sparks, 1999; Dunn and Winkler, 1999). In the United Kingdom, 31% (20/67 ...
Identifying and Prioritising Adaptation Actions
... risks through strategic planning and the allocation of resources, rather than short term, reactive adjustments. The purpose of this task is to compile a list of adaptation actions which may be suitable to address priority risks. Key sources of information include: Climate Change Adaptation Actions f ...
... risks through strategic planning and the allocation of resources, rather than short term, reactive adjustments. The purpose of this task is to compile a list of adaptation actions which may be suitable to address priority risks. Key sources of information include: Climate Change Adaptation Actions f ...
Climate Change, Gender and Development in Africa
... responsible for gathering water. This is crucial as their children’s survival depends on their ability to provide clean water for them. Furthermore, we need data to continuously report on disease burdens, particularly those affecting mothers, pregnant women, children, and those most at risk – becaus ...
... responsible for gathering water. This is crucial as their children’s survival depends on their ability to provide clean water for them. Furthermore, we need data to continuously report on disease burdens, particularly those affecting mothers, pregnant women, children, and those most at risk – becaus ...
georgia - Climate Forum East
... Civil society and the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement have a major role to play in alerting decision makers and the public to the risks of climate change and motivating people to take action based on these risks. Climate Forum East is a project in the six countries of the Eastern Partnership, aimed ...
... Civil society and the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement have a major role to play in alerting decision makers and the public to the risks of climate change and motivating people to take action based on these risks. Climate Forum East is a project in the six countries of the Eastern Partnership, aimed ...
atmospheric phenomena and climate evaluating the effect of climatic
... quantitatively. Snow is known to be a good thermal insulant, therefore warming would be its major effect. Vegetation, in particular, the lowest moss-peat layer (often equated with organic layer) is a thermal insulant whose features change over time, which serves as efficient regulator of the changin ...
... quantitatively. Snow is known to be a good thermal insulant, therefore warming would be its major effect. Vegetation, in particular, the lowest moss-peat layer (often equated with organic layer) is a thermal insulant whose features change over time, which serves as efficient regulator of the changin ...
- NERC Open Research Archive
... place at ~14 Ma, probably accelerated by the growing physical and thermal isolation of Antarctica as other continents drifted away from it and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) developed. At that time the ice sheet thickened to more or less its modern configuration. Alkenone-based CO2 reconst ...
... place at ~14 Ma, probably accelerated by the growing physical and thermal isolation of Antarctica as other continents drifted away from it and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) developed. At that time the ice sheet thickened to more or less its modern configuration. Alkenone-based CO2 reconst ...
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... projects according to criteria of sustainable and environmentally friendly development as well as benefits for the local community in addition to the certified reductions according to the CDM. In our experiment, GS-CERs serve as an alternative reduction mechanism that is assumed to be equally credible ...
... projects according to criteria of sustainable and environmentally friendly development as well as benefits for the local community in addition to the certified reductions according to the CDM. In our experiment, GS-CERs serve as an alternative reduction mechanism that is assumed to be equally credible ...
Impacts of climate change from 2000 to 2050 on wildfire activity and
... variables (surface temperature, rainfall, wind speed, and relative humidity) and calculated values of forest fuel moisture from the Canadian Fire Weather Index (FWI) System. Temperature and fuel moisture explained between 36 and 64% of the variance in monthly area burned depending on the ecosystem. ...
... variables (surface temperature, rainfall, wind speed, and relative humidity) and calculated values of forest fuel moisture from the Canadian Fire Weather Index (FWI) System. Temperature and fuel moisture explained between 36 and 64% of the variance in monthly area burned depending on the ecosystem. ...
Marine climate change in South East Australia
... The purpose of this meeting report is to provide an informal document that summarises much of the research activity currently occuring within the southeast region of Australia, and provide the contact details of key researchers, to facilitate better networking and communication between relevant rese ...
... The purpose of this meeting report is to provide an informal document that summarises much of the research activity currently occuring within the southeast region of Australia, and provide the contact details of key researchers, to facilitate better networking and communication between relevant rese ...
Saltwater Intrusion and Climate Change
... In coastal areas, fresh groundwater from inland sources mixes with saline (salty) groundwater originating beneath the ocean floor. The boundary between fresh groundwater and saline groundwater does not always remain in the same place and can often shift inland or seaward, depending on the conditions ...
... In coastal areas, fresh groundwater from inland sources mixes with saline (salty) groundwater originating beneath the ocean floor. The boundary between fresh groundwater and saline groundwater does not always remain in the same place and can often shift inland or seaward, depending on the conditions ...
Climate Change Impacts On Rainfed Corn Production In
... that simulates the crop yield response to water deficit conditions, is employed to assess potential rainfed corn production in the study area with and without climate change. Study results indicate an average temperature increase of 0.52 to 0.94oC, 1.26 to 2.20oC and 1.78 to 3.58oC in the nearterm ( ...
... that simulates the crop yield response to water deficit conditions, is employed to assess potential rainfed corn production in the study area with and without climate change. Study results indicate an average temperature increase of 0.52 to 0.94oC, 1.26 to 2.20oC and 1.78 to 3.58oC in the nearterm ( ...
Young People`s Burden: Requirement of Negative CO2 Emissions
... 0.18°C/decade, with the current annual temperature exceeding +1.25°C relative to 1880-1920. Global temperature has just reached a level similar to the mean level in the prior interglacial (Eemian) period, when sea level was several meters higher than today, and, if it long remains at this level, slo ...
... 0.18°C/decade, with the current annual temperature exceeding +1.25°C relative to 1880-1920. Global temperature has just reached a level similar to the mean level in the prior interglacial (Eemian) period, when sea level was several meters higher than today, and, if it long remains at this level, slo ...
as PDF - Natural Hazards Center
... people in climate mitigation and adaption. The integration of traditional knowledge into climate initiatives is promising. However, researchers wishing to integrate such knowledge into climate adaptation work must be aware of the potential risks that indigenous peoples face in sharing traditional kn ...
... people in climate mitigation and adaption. The integration of traditional knowledge into climate initiatives is promising. However, researchers wishing to integrate such knowledge into climate adaptation work must be aware of the potential risks that indigenous peoples face in sharing traditional kn ...