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... biodiversity provides the fundamental goods and services upon which all life depends, including human societies, it is of particular importance to the 2.7 billion people – more than a quarter of the world’s population – who survive on less than $2 a day.5 As much as 70 percent of the world’s poorest ...
... biodiversity provides the fundamental goods and services upon which all life depends, including human societies, it is of particular importance to the 2.7 billion people – more than a quarter of the world’s population – who survive on less than $2 a day.5 As much as 70 percent of the world’s poorest ...
Dynamics, Stratospheric Ozone, and Climate Change
... Warming of the tropical tropopause provides another mechanism by which volcanic eruptions can affect stratospheric ozone; by allowing more water vapour into the stratosphere, the HOx budget can be perturbed for approximately five years (Fig. 4 of Shepherd (2002)). A coherent internal source of natur ...
... Warming of the tropical tropopause provides another mechanism by which volcanic eruptions can affect stratospheric ozone; by allowing more water vapour into the stratosphere, the HOx budget can be perturbed for approximately five years (Fig. 4 of Shepherd (2002)). A coherent internal source of natur ...
A FARMer`s View of the Ricardian Approach to Measuring
... 1.4.1. Land Values in FARM Climate is captured by six land classes (LCs) defined by length of growing season – the longest continuous period in a year that soil temperature and moisture conditions support plant growth. Length of growing season forms the basis for the Food and Agriculture Organizatio ...
... 1.4.1. Land Values in FARM Climate is captured by six land classes (LCs) defined by length of growing season – the longest continuous period in a year that soil temperature and moisture conditions support plant growth. Length of growing season forms the basis for the Food and Agriculture Organizatio ...
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... Vulnerability assessments can play a vital role in the design of appropriate adaptation and mitigation policies targeted towards climate change and its impacts on marine and aquatic ecosystems, and those who depend upon these resources for their livelihoods and well-being. Assessing which particular ...
... Vulnerability assessments can play a vital role in the design of appropriate adaptation and mitigation policies targeted towards climate change and its impacts on marine and aquatic ecosystems, and those who depend upon these resources for their livelihoods and well-being. Assessing which particular ...
Free version - Derek Lemoine
... Our results indicate strong interactions between the different tipping points. A simple analytic theory model cannot determine whether the joint policy effect of multiple tipping points is larger or smaller than the sum of the adjustments derived from individual tipping point models. On the one hand ...
... Our results indicate strong interactions between the different tipping points. A simple analytic theory model cannot determine whether the joint policy effect of multiple tipping points is larger or smaller than the sum of the adjustments derived from individual tipping point models. On the one hand ...
Phenology of coastal upwelling in the California Current
... central CCLME can be attributed to anomalously strong upwelling intensity. In the 1970s, TUMI decreased meridionally from southern California to Washington, while the latter period of strong upwelling led to higher TUMI in northern California (39° –42°N). Total upwelling intensity (indexed by TUMI) ...
... central CCLME can be attributed to anomalously strong upwelling intensity. In the 1970s, TUMI decreased meridionally from southern California to Washington, while the latter period of strong upwelling led to higher TUMI in northern California (39° –42°N). Total upwelling intensity (indexed by TUMI) ...
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... 1946–1975, the rate was 16.1 mm/10a, while during 1975–1999, it was −2.8 mm/10a [17]. In Europe, the precipitation in central and western regions was reduced and the climate became dry in summer. However, in western Russia, the climate became wetter [18]. In Africa, the precipitation in three region ...
... 1946–1975, the rate was 16.1 mm/10a, while during 1975–1999, it was −2.8 mm/10a [17]. In Europe, the precipitation in central and western regions was reduced and the climate became dry in summer. However, in western Russia, the climate became wetter [18]. In Africa, the precipitation in three region ...
Battling Promethean dreams and Trojan horses: Revealing the critical discourses of geoengineering
... care, in a precautionary way as an emergency option. In the present paper, and in our previous paper on the pro-geoengineering discourse [4], we treat this and similar positions as advocating geoengineering, well aware that some “advocates” would probably not consider themselves as such. Hence, we i ...
... care, in a precautionary way as an emergency option. In the present paper, and in our previous paper on the pro-geoengineering discourse [4], we treat this and similar positions as advocating geoengineering, well aware that some “advocates” would probably not consider themselves as such. Hence, we i ...
investment and financial flows to address climate change
... development pathways will lock the world into scenarios of emissions, implying more adverse climate change impacts, thereby leading to higher costs for adaptation. Underpinning this urgent need to modify development and emission pathways is the role of technology and additional financing and investm ...
... development pathways will lock the world into scenarios of emissions, implying more adverse climate change impacts, thereby leading to higher costs for adaptation. Underpinning this urgent need to modify development and emission pathways is the role of technology and additional financing and investm ...
investment and financial flows to address climate change
... development pathways will lock the world into scenarios of emissions, implying more adverse climate change impacts, thereby leading to higher costs for adaptation. Underpinning this urgent need to modify development and emission pathways is the role of technology and additional financing and investm ...
... development pathways will lock the world into scenarios of emissions, implying more adverse climate change impacts, thereby leading to higher costs for adaptation. Underpinning this urgent need to modify development and emission pathways is the role of technology and additional financing and investm ...
Peatlands and Climate Change
... 21. Peatland restoration is growing in importance in Europe and North America and is likely to remain important over the next half century. It is also gaining recognition in tropical peatland areas where some of the greatest challenges exist following inappropriate and unsuccessful ...
... 21. Peatland restoration is growing in importance in Europe and North America and is likely to remain important over the next half century. It is also gaining recognition in tropical peatland areas where some of the greatest challenges exist following inappropriate and unsuccessful ...
The unseen world of coral reefs: impact of local and global stressors
... community shifts in corals experiencing stress from climate change, pollution or overfishing. Stress was associated with shifts in coral microbial communities. I found that regardless of stressor, microbial alpha diversity increased under stress, with Vibrionales, Flavobacteriales and Rhodobacterale ...
... community shifts in corals experiencing stress from climate change, pollution or overfishing. Stress was associated with shifts in coral microbial communities. I found that regardless of stressor, microbial alpha diversity increased under stress, with Vibrionales, Flavobacteriales and Rhodobacterale ...
Petition - Center for Biological Diversity
... 36 recognized American pika subspecies in North America, 31 of which occur in the United States. Pikas are extremely temperature-sensitive and are restricted to cool, moist microhabitats on higher peaks. In the northern part of its range, the pika is found at elevations from near sea level to 3,000 ...
... 36 recognized American pika subspecies in North America, 31 of which occur in the United States. Pikas are extremely temperature-sensitive and are restricted to cool, moist microhabitats on higher peaks. In the northern part of its range, the pika is found at elevations from near sea level to 3,000 ...
DISASTER-RELATED DISpLACEMENT RISK
... • Climate change may increase displacement risk in the future in at least two ways: first, by increasing the frequency and intensity of some weather-related hazards; and second by increasing certain communities’ vulnerability and reducing thresholds at which point people become displaced. • The pr ...
... • Climate change may increase displacement risk in the future in at least two ways: first, by increasing the frequency and intensity of some weather-related hazards; and second by increasing certain communities’ vulnerability and reducing thresholds at which point people become displaced. • The pr ...
WHAT DO WE KNOW? WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?
... reduce the greenhouse gasses produced and used. Three international research debates frame Canadian research and strategic response to the climate impact and implications for work and employment. The first international debate develops within the international climate science community, and concerns ...
... reduce the greenhouse gasses produced and used. Three international research debates frame Canadian research and strategic response to the climate impact and implications for work and employment. The first international debate develops within the international climate science community, and concerns ...
Global Environment Facility 4th Assembly Punta del Este, Uruguay
... GEF providing a focal area for persistent organic pollutants has significantly contributed to the implementation of the Stockholm Convention. We appreciate the constructive cooperation between GEF and the Convention, in particular an increasing recognition of chemicals in general that are receiving ...
... GEF providing a focal area for persistent organic pollutants has significantly contributed to the implementation of the Stockholm Convention. We appreciate the constructive cooperation between GEF and the Convention, in particular an increasing recognition of chemicals in general that are receiving ...
Not Under My Backyard: Geographic proximity and public
... consistent set of risks with it, including CO2 leakage, induced seismicity, explosions, and groundwater contamination.(26, 30, 31) The risk perception literature makes it clear that, irrespective of probabilities, people are less likely to accept risk if it includes potentially catastrophic effects, ...
... consistent set of risks with it, including CO2 leakage, induced seismicity, explosions, and groundwater contamination.(26, 30, 31) The risk perception literature makes it clear that, irrespective of probabilities, people are less likely to accept risk if it includes potentially catastrophic effects, ...
Reining in Phaëthon`s Chariot: Principles for the
... change. 6 At a concentration of 390 parts per million and climbing, high levels of atmospheric CO2 are contributing to a rise in global average temperature that could potentially exceed two degrees Celsius by 2100. 7 As more heat energy gathers in the climatic system, unpredictable and non-linear po ...
... change. 6 At a concentration of 390 parts per million and climbing, high levels of atmospheric CO2 are contributing to a rise in global average temperature that could potentially exceed two degrees Celsius by 2100. 7 As more heat energy gathers in the climatic system, unpredictable and non-linear po ...
The Second National Communication of the Republic of Malawi
... Basline data for river run-off for selected rivers in Malawi Mean river run-off reductions as affected by baseline rainfall for some rivers in Malawi Mean and increased run-off due to increases in baseline mean rainfall Monthly means of naturalised Lake levels (Meanntr): Lake rise and/or fall scenar ...
... Basline data for river run-off for selected rivers in Malawi Mean river run-off reductions as affected by baseline rainfall for some rivers in Malawi Mean and increased run-off due to increases in baseline mean rainfall Monthly means of naturalised Lake levels (Meanntr): Lake rise and/or fall scenar ...
THE GARNAUT CLIMATE CHANGE REvIEW
... five issues papers, the discussion paper on the emissions trading scheme and the interim report, all of which stimulated considerable public discussion and debate on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Australia. This final report is the last stage of a wide-ranging process that has transpar ...
... five issues papers, the discussion paper on the emissions trading scheme and the interim report, all of which stimulated considerable public discussion and debate on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Australia. This final report is the last stage of a wide-ranging process that has transpar ...
UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON
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... Printed in Halesworth, UK by Technographic Design and Print Ltd using chlorine free paper from sustainable forests accredited with EMAS environmental certification Disclaimer and Rights This publication is issued for public information purposes and is not an official text of the Convention in any le ...
a call to action - CDM Policy Dialogue
... to new political and market conditions by enhancing its role. Perhaps the greatest contribution the CDM has made to date has been helping nations and stakeholders gain valuable experience with innovative climate solutions through hands-on practical action. To ensure it continues to perform as a prio ...
... to new political and market conditions by enhancing its role. Perhaps the greatest contribution the CDM has made to date has been helping nations and stakeholders gain valuable experience with innovative climate solutions through hands-on practical action. To ensure it continues to perform as a prio ...
Global Monsoon Dynamics and Climate Change
... for the transition from the thermal equilibrium to the angular momentum conservation regime. They demonstrated that for a forcing smaller than the threshold, the relative vorticity is weak, the absolute vorticity is determined by the planetary part, and the atmospheric response takes the regular lin ...
... for the transition from the thermal equilibrium to the angular momentum conservation regime. They demonstrated that for a forcing smaller than the threshold, the relative vorticity is weak, the absolute vorticity is determined by the planetary part, and the atmospheric response takes the regular lin ...