3. Plant health
... people affected in this respect. Vulnerable groups. As already estimated in relation to the impact of heat waves, the overall health effects of climate change should be unevenly distributed across the regions of Europe. Since health and well being are also strongly related to socio-economic drivers ...
... people affected in this respect. Vulnerable groups. As already estimated in relation to the impact of heat waves, the overall health effects of climate change should be unevenly distributed across the regions of Europe. Since health and well being are also strongly related to socio-economic drivers ...
Farmers` perceptions of and adaptation strategies to climate change
... Agriculture is the main source of support for the majority of the rural households and attached urban populations in developing countries as well as in Pakistan. Hence, adapting the agricultural sector to the negative effects of climate variability may be necessary to assure food security for the co ...
... Agriculture is the main source of support for the majority of the rural households and attached urban populations in developing countries as well as in Pakistan. Hence, adapting the agricultural sector to the negative effects of climate variability may be necessary to assure food security for the co ...
11.2MB - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... ... and that in order to have a reasonable chance to limit global warming to no more than 2°C, stabilisation of concentrations well below 550 ppmv CO2 equivalent may be needed; ... ... NOTES that keeping this long-term temperature objective within reach will require global greenhouse gas emissions t ...
... ... and that in order to have a reasonable chance to limit global warming to no more than 2°C, stabilisation of concentrations well below 550 ppmv CO2 equivalent may be needed; ... ... NOTES that keeping this long-term temperature objective within reach will require global greenhouse gas emissions t ...
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... significant role as a major route to export market accounting for about 48 percent of all grain tonnages for export over the same period (Marathon and Denicoff 2011). Mississippi River and its tributaries on the Mississippi river basin are the largest inland water way system shipping grains especial ...
... significant role as a major route to export market accounting for about 48 percent of all grain tonnages for export over the same period (Marathon and Denicoff 2011). Mississippi River and its tributaries on the Mississippi river basin are the largest inland water way system shipping grains especial ...
adaptation to climate change: key terms
... Various workshops and expert meetings facilitated by the UNFCCC Secretariat were held to enhance knowledge about adaptation to climate change. There are also numerous events outside the official UNFCCC process that stimulate informal discussions and development of analytical papers aimed at advancin ...
... Various workshops and expert meetings facilitated by the UNFCCC Secretariat were held to enhance knowledge about adaptation to climate change. There are also numerous events outside the official UNFCCC process that stimulate informal discussions and development of analytical papers aimed at advancin ...
Science Stories - ComunicaRSE | ComunicaRSE
... Combining COIN’s climate change communication expertise with a series of 16 interviews with leading figures from the UK media and civil society – experts on translating the science of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for their audiences – this report asks what the IPCC process wou ...
... Combining COIN’s climate change communication expertise with a series of 16 interviews with leading figures from the UK media and civil society – experts on translating the science of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for their audiences – this report asks what the IPCC process wou ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Saskatchewan`s Water Resources
... 2006) are not useful in water balance analyses and hydrological flow predictions in this dry environment, because potential rates display inverse behaviour to actual rates and cannot be directly related to any water resource variable (Armstrong et al., 2008; Fernandes et al., 2009). Groundwater rech ...
... 2006) are not useful in water balance analyses and hydrological flow predictions in this dry environment, because potential rates display inverse behaviour to actual rates and cannot be directly related to any water resource variable (Armstrong et al., 2008; Fernandes et al., 2009). Groundwater rech ...
climate change in afghanistan
... economic and security concerns which are at the top of the government’s priorities. Climate change will make it extremely challenging to maintain—let alone increase— any economic and development gains achieved so far in Afghanistan. Increasingly frequent and severe droughts and floods, accelerated d ...
... economic and security concerns which are at the top of the government’s priorities. Climate change will make it extremely challenging to maintain—let alone increase— any economic and development gains achieved so far in Afghanistan. Increasingly frequent and severe droughts and floods, accelerated d ...
Climate change and tourism: Where will the journey
... According to the IPCC, the transport sector, with its roughly 13% of global greenhouse gas emissions, is contributing considerably to anthropogenic climate change. Of particular importance is the fact that the transport sector has grown rapidly worldwide in the last few years: the notable improvemen ...
... According to the IPCC, the transport sector, with its roughly 13% of global greenhouse gas emissions, is contributing considerably to anthropogenic climate change. Of particular importance is the fact that the transport sector has grown rapidly worldwide in the last few years: the notable improvemen ...
Future Climate, Hydrology, Vegetation, and Wildfire Projections for
... The IPCC emission scenario used in this assessment was the “business-‐as-‐ usual” trajectory (A2) that assumes that most nations fail to act to lower emissions.4 If the U.S. and other key nations drast ...
... The IPCC emission scenario used in this assessment was the “business-‐as-‐ usual” trajectory (A2) that assumes that most nations fail to act to lower emissions.4 If the U.S. and other key nations drast ...
Climate Change in Levelock, Alaska
... weather, seasons, landscape, plants, and wildlife with important implications for community health. Understanding the local impact of climate change is important for assessing negative and positive effects, and developing appropriate adaptation strategies. Levelock is in an area characterized by san ...
... weather, seasons, landscape, plants, and wildlife with important implications for community health. Understanding the local impact of climate change is important for assessing negative and positive effects, and developing appropriate adaptation strategies. Levelock is in an area characterized by san ...
Greening of the Earth and its drivers
... 0.051 ± 0.029 m2 m−2 yr−1 ). This suggests that, although incorporating nitrogen in ecosystem models does not significantly (t-test, p < 0.05) change the contribution of the CO2 fertilization effects to the global trend of LAI, it reduces the spread of model simulations (F-test, p < 0.05). Vegetatio ...
... 0.051 ± 0.029 m2 m−2 yr−1 ). This suggests that, although incorporating nitrogen in ecosystem models does not significantly (t-test, p < 0.05) change the contribution of the CO2 fertilization effects to the global trend of LAI, it reduces the spread of model simulations (F-test, p < 0.05). Vegetatio ...
Temperature sensitivity of drought-induced tree mortality portends
... frequency of mortality-inducing events (Fig. 3B). This projection is conservative because it is based on the historical drought record and therefore does not include changes in drought frequency, which is predicted to increase concurrently with warming (2, 37–39). In addition, populations of tree pe ...
... frequency of mortality-inducing events (Fig. 3B). This projection is conservative because it is based on the historical drought record and therefore does not include changes in drought frequency, which is predicted to increase concurrently with warming (2, 37–39). In addition, populations of tree pe ...
green growth development based on low carbon city in jakarta
... • 40% of land area in northern Jakarta is below sea level • Crossed by 13 rivers from the upstream region of Jakarta (Jabodetabek). • Total population 9.6 mill (BPS 2010) • Day time population 10.8 mill including commuters from surounding area • Population Density : 13.000 to 15.000 per km2 in c ...
... • 40% of land area in northern Jakarta is below sea level • Crossed by 13 rivers from the upstream region of Jakarta (Jabodetabek). • Total population 9.6 mill (BPS 2010) • Day time population 10.8 mill including commuters from surounding area • Population Density : 13.000 to 15.000 per km2 in c ...
Population Engineering and the Fight against Climate Change
... raising mean surface temperatures and altering our climate. These changes already imperil human well-being and will only get worse without intervention. The most frequently cited harms of climate change include those associated with extreme weather, changing disease vectors, rising sea levels, biodi ...
... raising mean surface temperatures and altering our climate. These changes already imperil human well-being and will only get worse without intervention. The most frequently cited harms of climate change include those associated with extreme weather, changing disease vectors, rising sea levels, biodi ...
Solar irradiance reduction to counteract radiative forcing from a
... in the experiment of Govindasamy et al. (2003) a reduction of 3.6 % was sufficient. In a simulation where transient greenhouse gas (GHG) forcing was balanced by a solar constant reduction, changing with time, Matthews and Caldeira (2007) studied regional responses. They found a precipitation decreas ...
... in the experiment of Govindasamy et al. (2003) a reduction of 3.6 % was sufficient. In a simulation where transient greenhouse gas (GHG) forcing was balanced by a solar constant reduction, changing with time, Matthews and Caldeira (2007) studied regional responses. They found a precipitation decreas ...
Port of Manzanillo: Climate Risk Management
... heat waves and storms are becoming more common. Even if emissions of greenhouse gases are reduced dramatically, the world faces inevitable future changes. If the risks are not addressed, the implications of climate variability and change for ports and their stakeholders could be significant. ‘Adapta ...
... heat waves and storms are becoming more common. Even if emissions of greenhouse gases are reduced dramatically, the world faces inevitable future changes. If the risks are not addressed, the implications of climate variability and change for ports and their stakeholders could be significant. ‘Adapta ...
Research paper: Improving Communication of Uncertainty in the
... Sentences with very likely 1. It is very likely that hot extremes, heat waves, and heavy precipitation events will continue to become more frequent. 2. Continued greenhouse gas emissions at or above current rates would cause further warming and induce many changes in the global climate system during ...
... Sentences with very likely 1. It is very likely that hot extremes, heat waves, and heavy precipitation events will continue to become more frequent. 2. Continued greenhouse gas emissions at or above current rates would cause further warming and induce many changes in the global climate system during ...
Quantifying the impacts of land surface schemes and dynamic
... budgets over land surface are important steps toward improving our confidence in climate change projections. In this study, the contribution of land surface models to the inter-GCM variation of projected future changes in land surface energy and water fluxes are assessed based on output from 19 global ...
... budgets over land surface are important steps toward improving our confidence in climate change projections. In this study, the contribution of land surface models to the inter-GCM variation of projected future changes in land surface energy and water fluxes are assessed based on output from 19 global ...
The millennial atmospheric lifetime of anthropogenic CO2
... pCO2 of about 490 ppm to keep the global warming below the 2°C danger limit. This corresponds to about 400 Gton C of anthropogenic carbon in the atmosphere. If we divide 400 Gton C by a maximum airborne fraction of 55%, we calculate a maximum allowable total emission of about 700 Gton C, of which 30 ...
... pCO2 of about 490 ppm to keep the global warming below the 2°C danger limit. This corresponds to about 400 Gton C of anthropogenic carbon in the atmosphere. If we divide 400 Gton C by a maximum airborne fraction of 55%, we calculate a maximum allowable total emission of about 700 Gton C, of which 30 ...