assessing the climate change adaptability of buildings
... well as unexpected climate change impacts. These impacts will have consequences for building design and fabric, as well as for people in and around buildings and for their health and well-being. It is essential that we identify the nature and extent of their vulnerabilities and resilience if they ar ...
... well as unexpected climate change impacts. These impacts will have consequences for building design and fabric, as well as for people in and around buildings and for their health and well-being. It is essential that we identify the nature and extent of their vulnerabilities and resilience if they ar ...
Development, trade and carbon reduction
... Leo Peskett looks at one of the most advanced proposals for a market-based approach, REDD, the mechanism to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation. He examines some of the problems in designing and funding programmes to provide incentives for developing countries to conserve their fores ...
... Leo Peskett looks at one of the most advanced proposals for a market-based approach, REDD, the mechanism to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation. He examines some of the problems in designing and funding programmes to provide incentives for developing countries to conserve their fores ...
Antarctic penguin response to habitat change as Earth`s troposphere
... statistically meaningful, decades-long time series exists with which to assess the species’ response to habitat change. Likewise, Adélie Penguins currently breed in ;160 colonies (see Woehler 1993, Woehler and Croxall 1997, Ainley 2002; Fig. 2), eight of which have been investigated over the long t ...
... statistically meaningful, decades-long time series exists with which to assess the species’ response to habitat change. Likewise, Adélie Penguins currently breed in ;160 colonies (see Woehler 1993, Woehler and Croxall 1997, Ainley 2002; Fig. 2), eight of which have been investigated over the long t ...
Climate Change Impacts on Environmental Hazards on the Great
... the region (drought, wind erosion, and inland excess water), based on regional climate model simulation data. Since the greatest economic damages usually occur in agriculture due to these hazards, this assessment is focused on arable lands. 3.1 Calculation of Climate Data For assessing future climat ...
... the region (drought, wind erosion, and inland excess water), based on regional climate model simulation data. Since the greatest economic damages usually occur in agriculture due to these hazards, this assessment is focused on arable lands. 3.1 Calculation of Climate Data For assessing future climat ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 5 Coordinating Lead Authors
... observed coastal changes, there is a long-term commitment to experience the impacts of sea level rise because of a delay in its response to temperature [5.5.8] (high agreement). In contrast, coral bleaching and species ranges can be attributed to ocean temperature change and ocean acidity [5.4.2.4, ...
... observed coastal changes, there is a long-term commitment to experience the impacts of sea level rise because of a delay in its response to temperature [5.5.8] (high agreement). In contrast, coral bleaching and species ranges can be attributed to ocean temperature change and ocean acidity [5.4.2.4, ...
Financial Services and Climate-Resilient Value Chains: The case of
... with higher intensity and frequency of heavy rainfall events, especially during the short rainy season, as well as longer, more frequent and more severe heat waves and droughts (Climate Service Center, 2013). The research explored the current experiences with climate hazards and changes in the case ...
... with higher intensity and frequency of heavy rainfall events, especially during the short rainy season, as well as longer, more frequent and more severe heat waves and droughts (Climate Service Center, 2013). The research explored the current experiences with climate hazards and changes in the case ...
Energy and Climate Change Element
... and tidal patterns of San Francisco and San Pablo bays; coastal erosion; water restrictions; vegetation changes; and disrupted species migration patterns and extinctions. The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission has identified several portions of Richmond’s shoreline which may b ...
... and tidal patterns of San Francisco and San Pablo bays; coastal erosion; water restrictions; vegetation changes; and disrupted species migration patterns and extinctions. The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission has identified several portions of Richmond’s shoreline which may b ...
White Paper on the Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change
... Given the severity of impact to be expected and given the likelihood that some level of important disruptions in living conditions will occur for great numbers of people due to climate change events, we contend that there is sufficient convergence among ethical principles to make a number of concret ...
... Given the severity of impact to be expected and given the likelihood that some level of important disruptions in living conditions will occur for great numbers of people due to climate change events, we contend that there is sufficient convergence among ethical principles to make a number of concret ...
- White Rose Research Online
... the role of climate change in flooding.6 Each flood risk perception question was presented with a probability response scale that ranged from 0% (=no chance) to 100% (=certainty), following established national surveys such as the Health and Retirement Study and the National Longitudinal Study of Yo ...
... the role of climate change in flooding.6 Each flood risk perception question was presented with a probability response scale that ranged from 0% (=no chance) to 100% (=certainty), following established national surveys such as the Health and Retirement Study and the National Longitudinal Study of Yo ...
Climate change and the demise of Minoan civilization
... Around 800 AD, the Mayans were at the peak of civilization with a population of about 15 million occupying the area from Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula to Honduras, before they ultimately and rather suddenly disappeared. In addition to hypotheses concerning epidemic disease as the agent, evidence has e ...
... Around 800 AD, the Mayans were at the peak of civilization with a population of about 15 million occupying the area from Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula to Honduras, before they ultimately and rather suddenly disappeared. In addition to hypotheses concerning epidemic disease as the agent, evidence has e ...
Attribution of extreme weather and climate
... nthropogenic climate change provides a key challenge for mankind. The Fifth Assessment report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that ‘human influence on the climate system is clear’ and that ‘changes in many extreme weather and climate events have been observed s ...
... nthropogenic climate change provides a key challenge for mankind. The Fifth Assessment report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that ‘human influence on the climate system is clear’ and that ‘changes in many extreme weather and climate events have been observed s ...
Pacific Island Mangroves in a Changing Climate and Rising Sea
... Regional Seas Programme and Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. The authors are grateful for information provided by Taakena Redfern and Aberee Bauro of the Republic of Kiribati Ministry of Environment, Land, and Agricultural Development; Frank Dayton of the U.S. Army Corps of Engin ...
... Regional Seas Programme and Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. The authors are grateful for information provided by Taakena Redfern and Aberee Bauro of the Republic of Kiribati Ministry of Environment, Land, and Agricultural Development; Frank Dayton of the U.S. Army Corps of Engin ...
Communication for Climate Change Multi
... running global youth competitions, to building a knowledge network of more than 400 partners, to supporting World Bank operations across the African continent, to organizing high-profile and mass public outreach events that reached a potential audience of 4.4 billion during the UNFCCC COP21 in 2015, ...
... running global youth competitions, to building a knowledge network of more than 400 partners, to supporting World Bank operations across the African continent, to organizing high-profile and mass public outreach events that reached a potential audience of 4.4 billion during the UNFCCC COP21 in 2015, ...
Day3.C.Butchart.pdf
... Trends in the momentum flux follow those in the polar night and subtropical jets Eastward acceleration of the sub-tropical jets raises the breaking level of parameterized OGWs and thereby accelerates the tropical upwelling under climate change in a multimodel ensemble QBO period decreases in the ...
... Trends in the momentum flux follow those in the polar night and subtropical jets Eastward acceleration of the sub-tropical jets raises the breaking level of parameterized OGWs and thereby accelerates the tropical upwelling under climate change in a multimodel ensemble QBO period decreases in the ...
Future changes of the atmospheric composition and the impact of
... circulation (Shindell et al., 1998b; Dameris et al., 1998a). Tropospheric climate-chemistry interactions on the basis of a 2-D climate-chemistry model were investigated by focusing on carbon monoxide (Wang and Prinn, 1999) as well as other species, e.g., NO (Wang and Prinn, 1997). They found x indic ...
... circulation (Shindell et al., 1998b; Dameris et al., 1998a). Tropospheric climate-chemistry interactions on the basis of a 2-D climate-chemistry model were investigated by focusing on carbon monoxide (Wang and Prinn, 1999) as well as other species, e.g., NO (Wang and Prinn, 1997). They found x indic ...
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... the “Warsaw international mechanism for loss and damage associated with climate change impacts”1 initiated at the COP19 in 2013 aimed at creating an insurance scheme to provide compensations for developing countries being severely affected by ex-ante uncertain but climate change impacts. Therefore, ...
... the “Warsaw international mechanism for loss and damage associated with climate change impacts”1 initiated at the COP19 in 2013 aimed at creating an insurance scheme to provide compensations for developing countries being severely affected by ex-ante uncertain but climate change impacts. Therefore, ...
Whangarei District Climate Change Constraints Report
... Climate change has long been perceived as a threat to the environment, but in recent years this threat perception has expanded to include social, cultural, security, and economic concerns. The theory underpinning anthropogenic climate change, put very simplistically, is that increased emissions of s ...
... Climate change has long been perceived as a threat to the environment, but in recent years this threat perception has expanded to include social, cultural, security, and economic concerns. The theory underpinning anthropogenic climate change, put very simplistically, is that increased emissions of s ...
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... Only a few research studies focus on the loss or gain to China's farmers, impacts on crop prices, and especially agricultural trade due to climate change. Wang et al. (2009b) research based on 8405 households indicates that global climate change will likely be harmful to rain fed farms, but benefici ...
... Only a few research studies focus on the loss or gain to China's farmers, impacts on crop prices, and especially agricultural trade due to climate change. Wang et al. (2009b) research based on 8405 households indicates that global climate change will likely be harmful to rain fed farms, but benefici ...
Phenological events along the elevation gradient
... apparently adapting to changing climatic conditions, or they may be a negative sign because they show that climate change is, indeed, impacting living systems8. Phenology is the study of nature of plant events in response to seasonal and climatic changes to the environment. If the phenology of a spe ...
... apparently adapting to changing climatic conditions, or they may be a negative sign because they show that climate change is, indeed, impacting living systems8. Phenology is the study of nature of plant events in response to seasonal and climatic changes to the environment. If the phenology of a spe ...