18_Lecture_Presentation_PC
... Tourists think the Maldives Islands are a paradise Rising seas due to global climate change could submerge them Erode beaches, cause flooding Damage coral reefs ...
... Tourists think the Maldives Islands are a paradise Rising seas due to global climate change could submerge them Erode beaches, cause flooding Damage coral reefs ...
From `fearing` to `empowering` climate refugees: Governing climate
... persist’ (Holling 1973: 27). However, beyond this general consensus resilience can refer to different conceptions. The ‘father’ of the resilience concept, C. S. Holling (1973), was eager to distinguish between two types: engineering resilience (or resilience as maintenance) and ecological resilience ...
... persist’ (Holling 1973: 27). However, beyond this general consensus resilience can refer to different conceptions. The ‘father’ of the resilience concept, C. S. Holling (1973), was eager to distinguish between two types: engineering resilience (or resilience as maintenance) and ecological resilience ...
Quantifying the relative contribution of the climate and direct human
... watersheds in the contiguous United States. The data for annual precipitation, runoff, and potential evaporation are obtained from the international Model Parameter Estimation Experiment (MOPEX), which is often assumed to only include gauges unaffected by human interferences. The data are split into ...
... watersheds in the contiguous United States. The data for annual precipitation, runoff, and potential evaporation are obtained from the international Model Parameter Estimation Experiment (MOPEX), which is often assumed to only include gauges unaffected by human interferences. The data are split into ...
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
... determined that a single atom of chlorine released into the atmosphere is able to destroy tens of thousands of unstable ozone molecules (O3) (Stolarski and Cicerone, 1974). The ‘ozone layer,’ a band of the atmosphere in which ozone concentrations are high, was already recognised as vital in preventi ...
... determined that a single atom of chlorine released into the atmosphere is able to destroy tens of thousands of unstable ozone molecules (O3) (Stolarski and Cicerone, 1974). The ‘ozone layer,’ a band of the atmosphere in which ozone concentrations are high, was already recognised as vital in preventi ...
Conceptualising Climate Change Governance
... the public and informing policy, for example, through the media or awarenessraising, and can work as advocates of climate change initiatives. Acknowledging this potential, NGOs should be integrated and utilised. Climate mitigation and adaptation calls for new state, economic and civil society struct ...
... the public and informing policy, for example, through the media or awarenessraising, and can work as advocates of climate change initiatives. Acknowledging this potential, NGOs should be integrated and utilised. Climate mitigation and adaptation calls for new state, economic and civil society struct ...
Interdependency of tropical marine ecosystems in
... such as sediment accretion and reef growth. To examine the effect of ecosystem specific response to SLR on the likelihood of seagrass occurring, we factored in habitat specific accretion to modify the bathymetry concurrently with SLR. From this point onwards, for computational efficiency, we used on ...
... such as sediment accretion and reef growth. To examine the effect of ecosystem specific response to SLR on the likelihood of seagrass occurring, we factored in habitat specific accretion to modify the bathymetry concurrently with SLR. From this point onwards, for computational efficiency, we used on ...
Climate Variability and Urbanization in Athens
... Fig. 1. Annual march of maximum and minimum air temperature for NOA and ALI, along with a ten year moving average ®lter ...
... Fig. 1. Annual march of maximum and minimum air temperature for NOA and ALI, along with a ten year moving average ®lter ...
Impacts of climate change on disadvantaged UK coastal communities
... comparatively, climate change is simply not a major issue. In addition, it is likely that self-protection actions at the household level would not be practical for extreme events such as tidal surges or severe storms. ...
... comparatively, climate change is simply not a major issue. In addition, it is likely that self-protection actions at the household level would not be practical for extreme events such as tidal surges or severe storms. ...
Adaptive Thermoregulation in Endotherms May
... in endotherms is related to Tb in a manner similar to performance in ectotherms and can therefore be described using thermal performance curves. A performance curve describes the nonlinear relationship between some physiological trait, in this case Tb, and a measure of performance. A performance cur ...
... in endotherms is related to Tb in a manner similar to performance in ectotherms and can therefore be described using thermal performance curves. A performance curve describes the nonlinear relationship between some physiological trait, in this case Tb, and a measure of performance. A performance cur ...
A method to consider whether dams mitigate climate change effects
... mitigating climate change effects on stream temperatures at a regional scale. Reservoirs of varying size, latitude, and elevation in California’s west-slope Sierra Nevada mountain region are used for this proof of concept study. This research begins to quantify the extent to which dams may provide t ...
... mitigating climate change effects on stream temperatures at a regional scale. Reservoirs of varying size, latitude, and elevation in California’s west-slope Sierra Nevada mountain region are used for this proof of concept study. This research begins to quantify the extent to which dams may provide t ...
European atmosphere in 2050, a regional
... by the externalities constituted by climate change and global pollution burden bearing upon ozone and particulate pollution over Europe. Four models are involved: a coupled ocean–atmosphere global circulation model (AOGCM), a global chemistry transport model (GCTM), a regional climate model (RCM) an ...
... by the externalities constituted by climate change and global pollution burden bearing upon ozone and particulate pollution over Europe. Four models are involved: a coupled ocean–atmosphere global circulation model (AOGCM), a global chemistry transport model (GCTM), a regional climate model (RCM) an ...
Changing the Climate - Wyoming Outdoor Council
... sympathize, share strategies, and ideas. We nerves, and do whatever it might take to get can, metaphorically, pull one another out of you safely back on your way. the ditch. Maybe it’s this “everyone is a neighbor” But when we (some of us) talk about mentality that helps make us so devoted to human- ...
... sympathize, share strategies, and ideas. We nerves, and do whatever it might take to get can, metaphorically, pull one another out of you safely back on your way. the ditch. Maybe it’s this “everyone is a neighbor” But when we (some of us) talk about mentality that helps make us so devoted to human- ...
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... Predicting when, where and with what magnitude climate change is likely to affect the fitness, abundance and distribution of organisms and the functioning of ecosystems has emerged as a high priority for scientists and resource managers. However, even in cases where we have detailed knowledge of cur ...
... Predicting when, where and with what magnitude climate change is likely to affect the fitness, abundance and distribution of organisms and the functioning of ecosystems has emerged as a high priority for scientists and resource managers. However, even in cases where we have detailed knowledge of cur ...
Viet Nam Urban Development Policies/Strategies toward adaptation for climate change
... target program to cope with climate change (2008), National Strategy on Climate Change (2011), National Strategy for Growth Green (2012) and a lot of policies and legislation related to climate change was enacted in the field of natural resources, biology, agriculture, forestry, environmental constr ...
... target program to cope with climate change (2008), National Strategy on Climate Change (2011), National Strategy for Growth Green (2012) and a lot of policies and legislation related to climate change was enacted in the field of natural resources, biology, agriculture, forestry, environmental constr ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED LC/CAR/L.302
... negatively affect the tourism sector in the Netherlands Antilles. As a result, the costs were calculated taking into consideration not only changes in temperature and precipitation but also extreme events (frequency and intensity), sea level rise and the destruction of ecosystems (particularly coral ...
... negatively affect the tourism sector in the Netherlands Antilles. As a result, the costs were calculated taking into consideration not only changes in temperature and precipitation but also extreme events (frequency and intensity), sea level rise and the destruction of ecosystems (particularly coral ...
Making Climate Data Relevant to Decision Making:
... Daily bias-corrected spatial disaggregation (BCSD) downscaling ............................................................... 10 Daily downscaling method ....................................................................................................................................... 11 ...
... Daily bias-corrected spatial disaggregation (BCSD) downscaling ............................................................... 10 Daily downscaling method ....................................................................................................................................... 11 ...
7. Nature, “Soot a major contributor to climate change” (15 Jan 2013)
... 2°C threshold by the middle of this century even with strong CO2 mitigation. Reducing SLCPs is the most effective strategy for constraining warming in the short-term, since most of their warming effect disappears within weeks to a decade and a half after emissions are reduced. Third is the recogn ...
... 2°C threshold by the middle of this century even with strong CO2 mitigation. Reducing SLCPs is the most effective strategy for constraining warming in the short-term, since most of their warming effect disappears within weeks to a decade and a half after emissions are reduced. Third is the recogn ...
How does climate mitigation policy affect adaptation? An empirical
... adapt their management to both changes in climate and to changes in climate mitigation policies. In the case of forests, private owners of forestland can adapt to climate change by altering their timing and intensity of harvests, and by altering their planted tree species to better suit the changing ...
... adapt their management to both changes in climate and to changes in climate mitigation policies. In the case of forests, private owners of forestland can adapt to climate change by altering their timing and intensity of harvests, and by altering their planted tree species to better suit the changing ...
5. Scientific approach: description of the
... freshwater and terrestrial habitats. Over the pas centuries, many deltas have become among the most densely populated areas in the world, with a concentration of agriculture, urban areas, infrastructure and industrial areas. Deltas face a future with several threads for their sustainable functioning ...
... freshwater and terrestrial habitats. Over the pas centuries, many deltas have become among the most densely populated areas in the world, with a concentration of agriculture, urban areas, infrastructure and industrial areas. Deltas face a future with several threads for their sustainable functioning ...
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... followed or applied in such area. The study area, Wadi Surdud drainage basin, forms one part of the western drainage basins area of Yemen. It occupies a surface area of nearly 4050 km2, and is featured by an arid/semi-arid climate. Wadi Surdud is considered one of the main wadis (intermittent stream ...
... followed or applied in such area. The study area, Wadi Surdud drainage basin, forms one part of the western drainage basins area of Yemen. It occupies a surface area of nearly 4050 km2, and is featured by an arid/semi-arid climate. Wadi Surdud is considered one of the main wadis (intermittent stream ...
Gender and climate change in the Indian Himalayas: global threats
... often, the factors contributing to vulnerability are interlinked and compound insecurity. In the Indian Himalayas, for example, many of the victims of deadly flash floods in 2013 near Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, were from a single village nearby, where – in a high-risk livelihood strategy employed by ve ...
... often, the factors contributing to vulnerability are interlinked and compound insecurity. In the Indian Himalayas, for example, many of the victims of deadly flash floods in 2013 near Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, were from a single village nearby, where – in a high-risk livelihood strategy employed by ve ...