“Community Vulnerability Mapping”: Enabling Participation and
... change and variation to which a system is exposed, its sensitivity, and its adaptive capacity.”20There are various definitions on vulnerability that have been suggested by various authors. Neil Adger suggests that it ‘is the state of susceptibility to harm from exposure to stresses associated with e ...
... change and variation to which a system is exposed, its sensitivity, and its adaptive capacity.”20There are various definitions on vulnerability that have been suggested by various authors. Neil Adger suggests that it ‘is the state of susceptibility to harm from exposure to stresses associated with e ...
Climate Change, Water Supplies and Health Report
... Maori have important spiritual and cultural connections to waterways based on whakapapa. This kinship-based connection establishes a reciprocal relationship, requiring local hapu and iwi to care for and sustain the natural environment as it has for them. The potentially damaging effects of climate c ...
... Maori have important spiritual and cultural connections to waterways based on whakapapa. This kinship-based connection establishes a reciprocal relationship, requiring local hapu and iwi to care for and sustain the natural environment as it has for them. The potentially damaging effects of climate c ...
Hot or Not?: Recognizing and Preparing for Climate
... early estimates suggest negative health effects for many individuals (IPCC 2001). Climate change contributes to 160,000 annual deaths globally due to vector borne diseases, food insecurity, heatwaves and other problems (Campbell-Lendrum et al. 2003). This paper presents an analytical framework for t ...
... early estimates suggest negative health effects for many individuals (IPCC 2001). Climate change contributes to 160,000 annual deaths globally due to vector borne diseases, food insecurity, heatwaves and other problems (Campbell-Lendrum et al. 2003). This paper presents an analytical framework for t ...
Climate Change Policy Jason Shogren and Michael Toman •
... its own right. The many uncertainties are characterized in Chapter 8 of the same report.) A recent report by the National Research Council (NRC 2000) found that evidence for a human contribution is rising. At the same time, however, the report found that scientists were becoming less confident in cu ...
... its own right. The many uncertainties are characterized in Chapter 8 of the same report.) A recent report by the National Research Council (NRC 2000) found that evidence for a human contribution is rising. At the same time, however, the report found that scientists were becoming less confident in cu ...
Global Climate Change - Vanderbilt University
... predict that increasing CO2 concentration will cause decreasing O2 concentration in the atmosphere, which is what we observe (IPCC 2007). The current atmospheric O2 concentration of 21% is just right for trees: If O2 rose to 25%, forests would burn after every lightning strike, but if it fell to 13% ...
... predict that increasing CO2 concentration will cause decreasing O2 concentration in the atmosphere, which is what we observe (IPCC 2007). The current atmospheric O2 concentration of 21% is just right for trees: If O2 rose to 25%, forests would burn after every lightning strike, but if it fell to 13% ...
Iyigun et al._2013_Clustering climate regions of
... gas in the atmosphere, also called global warming (Türkeş 2008a, 2011). As a result of this, rise in global surface temperatures followed by the alteration in hydrological cycle, a shift in climate belts, the occurrence of more frequent and severe heat waves, extreme rains in some regions and severe ...
... gas in the atmosphere, also called global warming (Türkeş 2008a, 2011). As a result of this, rise in global surface temperatures followed by the alteration in hydrological cycle, a shift in climate belts, the occurrence of more frequent and severe heat waves, extreme rains in some regions and severe ...
The effects of climate changes on aquifer storage
... The three (one present, two future) annual series of smoothed daily recharge estimates for the Chalk and Triassic sandstone aquifers are shown in Fig. 6(a) and (b), expressed in dimensionless form. Assuming that the proportion of excess rainfall going to recharge remains constant, the percentage cha ...
... The three (one present, two future) annual series of smoothed daily recharge estimates for the Chalk and Triassic sandstone aquifers are shown in Fig. 6(a) and (b), expressed in dimensionless form. Assuming that the proportion of excess rainfall going to recharge remains constant, the percentage cha ...
Issues relating to GHG, Sectors and Source Categories in IPCC
... Kyoto Protocol for the first commitment period, “factoring out” has been addressed through the cap for carbon credits for forest management under Articles 3.4 and 6. “The "factoring out" issue is currently under consideration by the IPCC … (2003)” WMO ...
... Kyoto Protocol for the first commitment period, “factoring out” has been addressed through the cap for carbon credits for forest management under Articles 3.4 and 6. “The "factoring out" issue is currently under consideration by the IPCC … (2003)” WMO ...
KidsCall-Climate Change
... North America: Heat waves with adverse health impacts. Water stress. Hurricanes. ...
... North America: Heat waves with adverse health impacts. Water stress. Hurricanes. ...
Volcanic Impacts on Short- and Long-Term Climate
... Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a result of complex air-sea interactions and causes periodic temperature-variations and interannual climate-fluctuations in the tropical Pacific. This event involves cooling and warming events and includes (1) La Niña, an enhancement of the east-to-west flow of wa ...
... Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a result of complex air-sea interactions and causes periodic temperature-variations and interannual climate-fluctuations in the tropical Pacific. This event involves cooling and warming events and includes (1) La Niña, an enhancement of the east-to-west flow of wa ...
Analysis of Monthly, Seasonal and Annual Air Temperature
... present century are that average temperature rises by 2100 would be in the range of 1.4-5.8℃ [4,9]. Records show that global temperatures, averaged world-wide over the land and sea, rose 0.6 ± 0.2℃ during the 20th century. A number of recent studies have been devoted to global, hemispherical, or reg ...
... present century are that average temperature rises by 2100 would be in the range of 1.4-5.8℃ [4,9]. Records show that global temperatures, averaged world-wide over the land and sea, rose 0.6 ± 0.2℃ during the 20th century. A number of recent studies have been devoted to global, hemispherical, or reg ...
7.6 adaptation
... At present approximately 40 per cent of the Earth’s land surface is managed for cropland and pasture (Foley et al., 2005). It is further estimated that the livelihoods of approximately 450 million people in developing areas are entirely dependent on managed ecosystem services (FAO, 2004), reflecting ...
... At present approximately 40 per cent of the Earth’s land surface is managed for cropland and pasture (Foley et al., 2005). It is further estimated that the livelihoods of approximately 450 million people in developing areas are entirely dependent on managed ecosystem services (FAO, 2004), reflecting ...
Arctic Biodiversity - Harvard Life Sciences Outreach Program
... • “Specialist predators [like the snowy owl and arctic fox] depend on a high density of of prey [lemmings] in the spring to breed successfully.” • “Models of climate change predict that winters in the Arctic will become considerably warmer and more variable . . . .” Ims, Rolf A., Eva Fuglei. Trophic ...
... • “Specialist predators [like the snowy owl and arctic fox] depend on a high density of of prey [lemmings] in the spring to breed successfully.” • “Models of climate change predict that winters in the Arctic will become considerably warmer and more variable . . . .” Ims, Rolf A., Eva Fuglei. Trophic ...
Severe weather and UK food chain resilience
... considerably worse. A recent paper highlights that during the baseline 1950s-1980s period, in any one year about 1% of the earth’s surface experienced extreme heat (then defined as more than 3 standard deviations above the mean), now the figure is typically 10% 14. Unprecedented extremes with values ...
... considerably worse. A recent paper highlights that during the baseline 1950s-1980s period, in any one year about 1% of the earth’s surface experienced extreme heat (then defined as more than 3 standard deviations above the mean), now the figure is typically 10% 14. Unprecedented extremes with values ...
ALC Working Paper Climate Change, Gender and Human Development:
... the Tuareg rebellion in Mali which started in 1990. The conflict began amid famine and widespread political repression despite being primarily an attempt by various Tuareg groups in Niger and Mali to secure an autonomous Tuareg state.10The displaced population particularly the women are faced with i ...
... the Tuareg rebellion in Mali which started in 1990. The conflict began amid famine and widespread political repression despite being primarily an attempt by various Tuareg groups in Niger and Mali to secure an autonomous Tuareg state.10The displaced population particularly the women are faced with i ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the context of Sustainable
... of analysis; it may be represented as either long-term changes in climate conditions, or by changes in climate variability, including the magnitude and frequency of extreme events” (IPCC 2001). Smit et al. (2000), define sensitivity as, “the degree to which a system will be affected by, or responsiv ...
... of analysis; it may be represented as either long-term changes in climate conditions, or by changes in climate variability, including the magnitude and frequency of extreme events” (IPCC 2001). Smit et al. (2000), define sensitivity as, “the degree to which a system will be affected by, or responsiv ...
UNEP Topic A: New Perspectives on the Kyoto Protocol FEMUN V III
... feature that must change in order to solve this problem within all possible scenarios. ...
... feature that must change in order to solve this problem within all possible scenarios. ...
part 3. technical summary
... lagoons and island areas. The Kune-Vain protected area (with a total surface of approximately 2300 ha) and the Knalla Lagoon lie within the Drini Delta. The area has been recognized as an IBA and is also recognized for its landscape values under the Ramsar Convention. It provides wintering and nesti ...
... lagoons and island areas. The Kune-Vain protected area (with a total surface of approximately 2300 ha) and the Knalla Lagoon lie within the Drini Delta. The area has been recognized as an IBA and is also recognized for its landscape values under the Ramsar Convention. It provides wintering and nesti ...
The Economic Impact of Climate Change on Cash Crop Farms in
... it experienced a drier than normal year in 2011 (Environment Canada 2012), future projections suggest that precipitation will increase in the range of +20% for the annual mean and +30% during the winter months (Christensen 2007). These changes will require adapting different management strategies an ...
... it experienced a drier than normal year in 2011 (Environment Canada 2012), future projections suggest that precipitation will increase in the range of +20% for the annual mean and +30% during the winter months (Christensen 2007). These changes will require adapting different management strategies an ...
Are observed changes in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the
... that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.” The so called “evidence” cited in Chapter 8 of the main report was based on one paper that at the time had not been published in the refereed scientific literature. Moreover, one of the authors of this paper was also the convening lead ...
... that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.” The so called “evidence” cited in Chapter 8 of the main report was based on one paper that at the time had not been published in the refereed scientific literature. Moreover, one of the authors of this paper was also the convening lead ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable
... of analysis; it may be represented as either long-term changes in climate conditions, or by changes in climate variability, including the magnitude and frequency of extreme events” (IPCC 2001). Smit et al. (2000), define sensitivity as, “the degree to which a system will be affected by, or responsiv ...
... of analysis; it may be represented as either long-term changes in climate conditions, or by changes in climate variability, including the magnitude and frequency of extreme events” (IPCC 2001). Smit et al. (2000), define sensitivity as, “the degree to which a system will be affected by, or responsiv ...
Why models run hot: results from an irreducibly simple climate
... outsider to climate science has no rational choice but to accept that, on a balance of probabilities, the mainstream science is right in pointing to high risks from unmitigated climate change.’’ However, as Sir Fred Hoyle put it, ‘‘Understanding the Earth’s greenhouse effect does not require complex ...
... outsider to climate science has no rational choice but to accept that, on a balance of probabilities, the mainstream science is right in pointing to high risks from unmitigated climate change.’’ However, as Sir Fred Hoyle put it, ‘‘Understanding the Earth’s greenhouse effect does not require complex ...