Interactive influences of climate change and agriculture on aquatic
... addition to increasing overall acreage of farming, there is also interest in converting dryland production systems to irrigated agriculture, which has much higher crop values relative to dryland production. These higher crop values not only result from increased yield of crops already grown in those ...
... addition to increasing overall acreage of farming, there is also interest in converting dryland production systems to irrigated agriculture, which has much higher crop values relative to dryland production. These higher crop values not only result from increased yield of crops already grown in those ...
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... ecosystem biomass remains in each island nation for use by future generations. Mangrove conservation values can be enhanced by development of educational resource materials, for distribution in schools and community fora. Research needs to be carried out on forest community structure, primary produc ...
... ecosystem biomass remains in each island nation for use by future generations. Mangrove conservation values can be enhanced by development of educational resource materials, for distribution in schools and community fora. Research needs to be carried out on forest community structure, primary produc ...
The Heat Is On - Climate Central
... been aware that global warming doesn’t happen uniformly over time; global temperatures rise more quickly during some decades than in others, and can even decline temporarily. Nor does it affect every place the same way. The Arctic, for example, is warming significantly faster than the tropics, for r ...
... been aware that global warming doesn’t happen uniformly over time; global temperatures rise more quickly during some decades than in others, and can even decline temporarily. Nor does it affect every place the same way. The Arctic, for example, is warming significantly faster than the tropics, for r ...
Impact of Climate Change and Human Activity on the Runoff
... human activity in the hydrological cycle is becoming more intensive (Dong et al.,2012). With ...
... human activity in the hydrological cycle is becoming more intensive (Dong et al.,2012). With ...
"Evolving Comparative Advantage and the Impact of Climate Change in Agricultural Markets: Evidence from a 9 Million-Field Partition of the Earth"
... appear not to reflect country borders. Within-country heterogeneity is a central feature of these data. To go beyond the evolution of comparative advantage documented in the agronomic GAEZ data and quantify the economic macro-consequences of climate change, we need an economic model of agricultural ...
... appear not to reflect country borders. Within-country heterogeneity is a central feature of these data. To go beyond the evolution of comparative advantage documented in the agronomic GAEZ data and quantify the economic macro-consequences of climate change, we need an economic model of agricultural ...
Climate Risk Screening and Management Tool for Strategy Design
... ● Moderate to high climate risk: Moderate or high climate risk must be addressed by the mission based on its technical judgment and integrated into the development hypothesis and results framework, as appropriate. Consideration of tradeoffs and how USAID can best promote resilient development should ...
... ● Moderate to high climate risk: Moderate or high climate risk must be addressed by the mission based on its technical judgment and integrated into the development hypothesis and results framework, as appropriate. Consideration of tradeoffs and how USAID can best promote resilient development should ...
one planet – one Future
... The pathway to sustainable development Today our planet is home to more than seven billion people and will be home to two billion more by 2050.1 At the same time, economic and social inequality and environmental degradation are increasingly contributing to complex global crises. Growing global consu ...
... The pathway to sustainable development Today our planet is home to more than seven billion people and will be home to two billion more by 2050.1 At the same time, economic and social inequality and environmental degradation are increasingly contributing to complex global crises. Growing global consu ...
Results Part A: amount of appearances
... (Zahariadis, 2006; Walgrave et al., 2008). This makes it important to take a better look at the influences on this public concern. There are several different effects influencing public concern. For instance Brugge and colleagues (2011) indicated various different influences, such as media, on the p ...
... (Zahariadis, 2006; Walgrave et al., 2008). This makes it important to take a better look at the influences on this public concern. There are several different effects influencing public concern. For instance Brugge and colleagues (2011) indicated various different influences, such as media, on the p ...
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... agricultural sector to feed the world’s increasing population. This issue is particularly felt in Niger, where the agriculture sector is characterised by land scarcity and unstable rainfall. A recent mapping of vulnerability and poverty in Africa listed Niger as one of the countries that are both mo ...
... agricultural sector to feed the world’s increasing population. This issue is particularly felt in Niger, where the agriculture sector is characterised by land scarcity and unstable rainfall. A recent mapping of vulnerability and poverty in Africa listed Niger as one of the countries that are both mo ...
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... Scientists learned last year that the permafrost permamelt contains a staggering “1.5 trillion tons of frozen carbon, about twice as much carbon as contained in the atmosphere [2] ,” much of which would be released as methane. Methane is is 25 times as potent a heat-trapping gas as CO2 over a 100 ye ...
... Scientists learned last year that the permafrost permamelt contains a staggering “1.5 trillion tons of frozen carbon, about twice as much carbon as contained in the atmosphere [2] ,” much of which would be released as methane. Methane is is 25 times as potent a heat-trapping gas as CO2 over a 100 ye ...
DHM - MIS - Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
... quality, water quality, limnology, snow hydrology, glaciology, wind and solar energy. DHM provides general and aviation weather forecasts, forecasting and early warning of hydro-meteorological hazards; and contributes to the global exchange of meteorological data on a regular basis as a member of th ...
... quality, water quality, limnology, snow hydrology, glaciology, wind and solar energy. DHM provides general and aviation weather forecasts, forecasting and early warning of hydro-meteorological hazards; and contributes to the global exchange of meteorological data on a regular basis as a member of th ...
publication - rr369
... Even under conservative scenarios, populations are predicted to decrease by up to 60%. Indeed, declines in populations of eight out of 14 common wader species have already been recorded. These distributional shifts may have important impacts on the effectiveness of current conservation policy in the ...
... Even under conservative scenarios, populations are predicted to decrease by up to 60%. Indeed, declines in populations of eight out of 14 common wader species have already been recorded. These distributional shifts may have important impacts on the effectiveness of current conservation policy in the ...
Climate Change – Impact on the Sundarbans: A case study (PDF
... Due to climate change the Sundarbans faces several challenges. With rising sea levels, islands are disappearing and the increasing salinity in the water and soil has severely threatened the health of mangrove forests and the quality of soil and crops. Additionally, there have been serious disturbanc ...
... Due to climate change the Sundarbans faces several challenges. With rising sea levels, islands are disappearing and the increasing salinity in the water and soil has severely threatened the health of mangrove forests and the quality of soil and crops. Additionally, there have been serious disturbanc ...
Effect of climate and landcover change
... Soil data were obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Soil Conservation Service [14]. Although more than five groups of soils were distributed in the basin, they originated from similar parent materials and geological processes. In this study, they were regrouped into two categor ...
... Soil data were obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Soil Conservation Service [14]. Although more than five groups of soils were distributed in the basin, they originated from similar parent materials and geological processes. In this study, they were regrouped into two categor ...
Detection and Attribution of Temperature Changes in the
... observed increase in annual-mean North American surface air temperature (30° and 65°N) from 1950 to 1999. Christidis et al. (2007) reported a significant anthropogenic contribution to North American growing season length, largely because of an earlier date of spring onset. Finally, Bonfils et al. (2 ...
... observed increase in annual-mean North American surface air temperature (30° and 65°N) from 1950 to 1999. Christidis et al. (2007) reported a significant anthropogenic contribution to North American growing season length, largely because of an earlier date of spring onset. Finally, Bonfils et al. (2 ...
Industrialized-Country Mitigation Policy and Resource Transfers to
... crucial at this stage in the climate regime’s evolution (Frankel 2007). Most obviously, large developing countries—especially India and China—account for an increasingly important share of global emissions as a result of rapid population and GDP growth (Stern 2007: 169). The International Energy Age ...
... crucial at this stage in the climate regime’s evolution (Frankel 2007). Most obviously, large developing countries—especially India and China—account for an increasingly important share of global emissions as a result of rapid population and GDP growth (Stern 2007: 169). The International Energy Age ...
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... a single adjustment factor may not be appropriate, and we therefore did not apply the MMTS adjustment to any of the six stations now using the MMTS. The urban adjustment was not much of a factor in this study, since most of the sites are rural or come from small towns that have not had significant p ...
... a single adjustment factor may not be appropriate, and we therefore did not apply the MMTS adjustment to any of the six stations now using the MMTS. The urban adjustment was not much of a factor in this study, since most of the sites are rural or come from small towns that have not had significant p ...
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... magnify this effect, resulting in higher temperatures and an unstable climate system. ...
... magnify this effect, resulting in higher temperatures and an unstable climate system. ...
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... economy, and the natural environment. Ecosystem productivity and biodiversity are threatened by the risk of abrupt and non-linear ecological changes, such as fires, droughts, pest infestations, invasion of exotic species, storms, and coral bleaching events. Human populations and the global economy m ...
... economy, and the natural environment. Ecosystem productivity and biodiversity are threatened by the risk of abrupt and non-linear ecological changes, such as fires, droughts, pest infestations, invasion of exotic species, storms, and coral bleaching events. Human populations and the global economy m ...
Bopp et al, 2013
... (Taylor et al., 2012). These simulations include four future scenarios referred to as RCPs (Moss et al., 2010; van Vuuren et al., 2011): RCP8.5, RCP6.0, RCP4.5 and RCP2.6. The RCPs are labeled according to the additional radiative forcing level in 2100 with CO2 concentrations reaching 936, 670, 538 ...
... (Taylor et al., 2012). These simulations include four future scenarios referred to as RCPs (Moss et al., 2010; van Vuuren et al., 2011): RCP8.5, RCP6.0, RCP4.5 and RCP2.6. The RCPs are labeled according to the additional radiative forcing level in 2100 with CO2 concentrations reaching 936, 670, 538 ...
The biophysical link between climate, water, and vegetation in
... biophysical water and climate impacts of bioenergy expansion and the biophysical interactions with biogeochemical impacts have received far less attention, and large uncertainties on the magnitude of biophysical impacts remain. The regulation of climate and water are important ecosystem services tha ...
... biophysical water and climate impacts of bioenergy expansion and the biophysical interactions with biogeochemical impacts have received far less attention, and large uncertainties on the magnitude of biophysical impacts remain. The regulation of climate and water are important ecosystem services tha ...
problems in evaluating regional and local trends in temperature
... a single adjustment factor may not be appropriate, and we therefore did not apply the MMTS adjustment to any of the six stations now using the MMTS. The urban adjustment was not much of a factor in this study, since most of the sites are rural or come from small towns that have not had significant p ...
... a single adjustment factor may not be appropriate, and we therefore did not apply the MMTS adjustment to any of the six stations now using the MMTS. The urban adjustment was not much of a factor in this study, since most of the sites are rural or come from small towns that have not had significant p ...
Soil Erosion Climate Change Impact Snapshot
... summer months when groundcover is low (Yang 2015). Figure 10 shows the projected hillslope erosion risk if groundcover has been removed, which increases the erosion risk across the east of the State. The removal of all groundcover can occur after extreme events such as a severe bushfire. In these ar ...
... summer months when groundcover is low (Yang 2015). Figure 10 shows the projected hillslope erosion risk if groundcover has been removed, which increases the erosion risk across the east of the State. The removal of all groundcover can occur after extreme events such as a severe bushfire. In these ar ...
Green Resilience: Climate Adaptation + Mitigation Synergies
... stakeholders. NCAnet has several “affinity groups,” one of which is AMNex. The purpose of the AMNex affinity group is to conduct research on, provide guidance for, and encourage implementation of integrative adaptation and mitigation practices. This work will inform the NCA’s focus on evaluating pro ...
... stakeholders. NCAnet has several “affinity groups,” one of which is AMNex. The purpose of the AMNex affinity group is to conduct research on, provide guidance for, and encourage implementation of integrative adaptation and mitigation practices. This work will inform the NCA’s focus on evaluating pro ...