The Arab Spring and Climate Change
... political and socioeconomic motives behind the protests were discussed abundantly, while significant indirect causes of the Arab Spring received little mention. In what could be called “hazard globalization,” a once-in-a-century winter drought in China reduced global wheat supply and contributed to ...
... political and socioeconomic motives behind the protests were discussed abundantly, while significant indirect causes of the Arab Spring received little mention. In what could be called “hazard globalization,” a once-in-a-century winter drought in China reduced global wheat supply and contributed to ...
climate change adaptation guided by the law
... Following on from its findings, DLA Piper has sought to address concerns about legal liability associated with climate change, and to facilitate the implementation of climate change adaptation strategies within organisations, that is, not only private sector but government organisations as well. It ...
... Following on from its findings, DLA Piper has sought to address concerns about legal liability associated with climate change, and to facilitate the implementation of climate change adaptation strategies within organisations, that is, not only private sector but government organisations as well. It ...
Does climate adaptation policy need probabilities?
... In order to elaborate the point that probabilities might be required for climate adaptation policy, we shall focus on a particular IAA, the US national assessment (NAST, 2001). This assessment was a major exercise devised to evaluate and summarize the potential consequences of climate variability an ...
... In order to elaborate the point that probabilities might be required for climate adaptation policy, we shall focus on a particular IAA, the US national assessment (NAST, 2001). This assessment was a major exercise devised to evaluate and summarize the potential consequences of climate variability an ...
Implications of global climate change for natural resource damage
... restoration/rehabilitation of natural resources to preincident baseline conditions, a process often referred to as natural resource damage assessment and restoration (NRDAR). Here, we, the authors, describe how global climate change (GCC) will challenge each of the steps of NRDAR processes and offer ...
... restoration/rehabilitation of natural resources to preincident baseline conditions, a process often referred to as natural resource damage assessment and restoration (NRDAR). Here, we, the authors, describe how global climate change (GCC) will challenge each of the steps of NRDAR processes and offer ...
What is Climate Change and How it will effect Bangladesh?
... summer; sea-level rise could inundate large areas of low lying countries; and the changing climate may indirectly cause misery by increasing the incidence of disease and conflict. Furthermore biological diversity the source of enormous environmental, economic, and cultural value will be threatened b ...
... summer; sea-level rise could inundate large areas of low lying countries; and the changing climate may indirectly cause misery by increasing the incidence of disease and conflict. Furthermore biological diversity the source of enormous environmental, economic, and cultural value will be threatened b ...
Does climate change pose a threat or opportunity to Swedish business?
... Scientist and decision-makers on the international and national arena agree that the climate is changing and will continue to change over this century. In fact, even if greenhouse gas emissions are brought to a halt today, the earth is already, to an extent, locked in towards climate change over the ...
... Scientist and decision-makers on the international and national arena agree that the climate is changing and will continue to change over this century. In fact, even if greenhouse gas emissions are brought to a halt today, the earth is already, to an extent, locked in towards climate change over the ...
The Impact of Climate Change and Variability on Heavy
... an area of concern in quantifying the extent to which global and regional scale precipitation have changed. In situ measurements are especially impacted by wind effects on the gauge catch, especially for snow and light rain (Adam and Lettenmaier, 2003), and few measurements exist in areas of steep a ...
... an area of concern in quantifying the extent to which global and regional scale precipitation have changed. In situ measurements are especially impacted by wind effects on the gauge catch, especially for snow and light rain (Adam and Lettenmaier, 2003), and few measurements exist in areas of steep a ...
Adapting ecosystems to climate change
... Embed consideration of climate change impacts on biodiversity in policy-making across all sectors: This will help to avoid sector-based decisions leading to negative outcomes for ecosystems. For example, water management for urban security should also consider environmental flows. Target key habitat ...
... Embed consideration of climate change impacts on biodiversity in policy-making across all sectors: This will help to avoid sector-based decisions leading to negative outcomes for ecosystems. For example, water management for urban security should also consider environmental flows. Target key habitat ...
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... differences in the orders of magnitude, all models agree on the qualitative message that policy costs are limited.3 2.2 The policy’s genuine cost ...
... differences in the orders of magnitude, all models agree on the qualitative message that policy costs are limited.3 2.2 The policy’s genuine cost ...
Sub-regional report on vulnerability and impacts of climate change
... • Training and public awareness is identified as a priority, although its application is unequally distributed Vulnerability and impacts • Different national reports highlight the high level of uncertainty associated to the likely effects of CC on coastal and marine biodiversity in the medium-to-lon ...
... • Training and public awareness is identified as a priority, although its application is unequally distributed Vulnerability and impacts • Different national reports highlight the high level of uncertainty associated to the likely effects of CC on coastal and marine biodiversity in the medium-to-lon ...
California Getting Wetter to the North, Drier to the South: Natural
... Recent studies have shown that both precipitation and precipitable water have increased in many regions of North America as the atmosphere has warmed over the last century [1–4]. Karl and Knight [5] found a 10% increase in annual precipitation in the United States between 1910 and 1996 with over hal ...
... Recent studies have shown that both precipitation and precipitable water have increased in many regions of North America as the atmosphere has warmed over the last century [1–4]. Karl and Knight [5] found a 10% increase in annual precipitation in the United States between 1910 and 1996 with over hal ...
- Wiley Online Library
... the Ethiopian endemic Lobelia rhynchopetalum as a model. We modeled the habitat suitability of L. rhynchopetalum and assessed how its range is affected under two climate models and four emission scenarios. We used three statistical algorithms calibrated to represent two different complexity levels o ...
... the Ethiopian endemic Lobelia rhynchopetalum as a model. We modeled the habitat suitability of L. rhynchopetalum and assessed how its range is affected under two climate models and four emission scenarios. We used three statistical algorithms calibrated to represent two different complexity levels o ...
CBIS` Perspective on Fossil Fuel Divestment
... threats posed by CO2 emissions. In our view, there are several challenges associated with divestment. These challenges do not negate its power as an expression of an organization’s spiritual and social values, but they may cause divestment to be less effective than desired at fostering constructive ...
... threats posed by CO2 emissions. In our view, there are several challenges associated with divestment. These challenges do not negate its power as an expression of an organization’s spiritual and social values, but they may cause divestment to be less effective than desired at fostering constructive ...
Assessing knowledge of social representations of climate change
... offered by tourist destinations and thus, any change in atmospheric conditions could have a considerable impact [4–9]. Similarly, it should not be forgotten that tourism has been, and is, one of the factors responsible for climate change: at present, tourism reflects the general energy consumption m ...
... offered by tourist destinations and thus, any change in atmospheric conditions could have a considerable impact [4–9]. Similarly, it should not be forgotten that tourism has been, and is, one of the factors responsible for climate change: at present, tourism reflects the general energy consumption m ...
Development of a system emulating the global carbon cycle in Earth
... change anomalies is assumed fixed, and calculated as the difference between a control run (e.g. a pre-industrial climate simulation) and an equilibrium run under different boundary conditions, typically 2×CO2 with a slab ocean model. For transient simulations, the pattern of climate change is then s ...
... change anomalies is assumed fixed, and calculated as the difference between a control run (e.g. a pre-industrial climate simulation) and an equilibrium run under different boundary conditions, typically 2×CO2 with a slab ocean model. For transient simulations, the pattern of climate change is then s ...
The University of Miami`s Rosenstiel School of Marine and
... Sharan Majumdar at [email protected] • For administrative questions, e-mail the RSMAS Graduate Studies Office at [email protected] ...
... Sharan Majumdar at [email protected] • For administrative questions, e-mail the RSMAS Graduate Studies Office at [email protected] ...
What is Climate Change and How it will effect
... summer; sea-level rise could inundate large areas of low lying countries; and the changing climate may indirectly cause misery by increasing the incidence of disease and conflict. Furthermore biological diversity the source of enormous environmental, economic, and cultural value will be threatened b ...
... summer; sea-level rise could inundate large areas of low lying countries; and the changing climate may indirectly cause misery by increasing the incidence of disease and conflict. Furthermore biological diversity the source of enormous environmental, economic, and cultural value will be threatened b ...
Adapting to a changing climate
... (especially in winter and in the north), it will be windier and there will be more extreme weather events. The Fourth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Parry et al. 2007) predicted that global temperatures will increase by between 1.8°C (range = 1.1–2.9°C) and 4.0 ...
... (especially in winter and in the north), it will be windier and there will be more extreme weather events. The Fourth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Parry et al. 2007) predicted that global temperatures will increase by between 1.8°C (range = 1.1–2.9°C) and 4.0 ...
How do the effects of SAE and CO 2 reduction
... tens of billions of US$ annually, although this does not include the environmental costs of implementing the programme. Close to typical annual profit made by ExxonMobil. ...
... tens of billions of US$ annually, although this does not include the environmental costs of implementing the programme. Close to typical annual profit made by ExxonMobil. ...
watershed views - Kezar Lake Watershed Association
... long-term climate change trends, and to address their impact upon the waters, lands, and wildlife of the watershed. The KLWA is actively collaborating with partners engaged in climate change activities by sharing information and monitoring techniques with state/federal agencies, researchers, and uni ...
... long-term climate change trends, and to address their impact upon the waters, lands, and wildlife of the watershed. The KLWA is actively collaborating with partners engaged in climate change activities by sharing information and monitoring techniques with state/federal agencies, researchers, and uni ...
Conserving Freshwater and Coastal Resources in a Changing Climate
... While a broad spectrum of interests, stakeholders and governments have engaged in international negotiations and action plans to reduce the sources of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, significant effort remains before this global phenomenon is controlled and mitigated. The persi ...
... While a broad spectrum of interests, stakeholders and governments have engaged in international negotiations and action plans to reduce the sources of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, significant effort remains before this global phenomenon is controlled and mitigated. The persi ...
Using Data from Climate Science to Teach Introductory Statistics
... explaining the AGGI to students would add another level of abstraction to the analysis. One goal of this example is to avoid unnecessary complexity. If, however, instructors believe their students will benefit from a more realistic example, the AGGI can be used to replace carbon dioxide concentratio ...
... explaining the AGGI to students would add another level of abstraction to the analysis. One goal of this example is to avoid unnecessary complexity. If, however, instructors believe their students will benefit from a more realistic example, the AGGI can be used to replace carbon dioxide concentratio ...