Climate change adaptation in water management for food security
... and seasonal) daytime maximum and mean (annual and seasonal) nighttime minimum air temperatures have both increased during the period 1960-2001 with trends of 0.026 °C and 0.017 °C per year, respectively. ...
... and seasonal) daytime maximum and mean (annual and seasonal) nighttime minimum air temperatures have both increased during the period 1960-2001 with trends of 0.026 °C and 0.017 °C per year, respectively. ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES A SUMMARY AND INTERPRETATION
... projected to increase in ways that pose serious challenges to wellbeing; for example, the number of days per year when the typical American will experience a mean (average of the minimum and maximum) temperature that exceeds 90 °F is projected to increase from the current 1.3 days to 32.2 days (Desc ...
... projected to increase in ways that pose serious challenges to wellbeing; for example, the number of days per year when the typical American will experience a mean (average of the minimum and maximum) temperature that exceeds 90 °F is projected to increase from the current 1.3 days to 32.2 days (Desc ...
COP15 side event
... Uncertainty is intrinsic to complex systems: permanent Uncertainty can be result of new ways of knowledge production Acknowledge that not all uncertainties can be quantified Openly deal with deeper dimensions of uncertainty Tools: Knowledge Quality Assessment ...
... Uncertainty is intrinsic to complex systems: permanent Uncertainty can be result of new ways of knowledge production Acknowledge that not all uncertainties can be quantified Openly deal with deeper dimensions of uncertainty Tools: Knowledge Quality Assessment ...
Guide to new specification
... Candidates should be able to: demonstrate and describe ethical, safe and skilful practical techniques and processes, selecting appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods. make, record and communicate reliable and valid observations and measurements with appropriate precision and accuracy. ...
... Candidates should be able to: demonstrate and describe ethical, safe and skilful practical techniques and processes, selecting appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods. make, record and communicate reliable and valid observations and measurements with appropriate precision and accuracy. ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES INCORPORATING CLIMATE UNCERTAINTY INTO ESTIMATES OF CLIMATE
... In particular, we find that the variation in impact projections due to climate uncertainty is several times larger than that resulting from uncertainty in the historical relationship between climate variables (such as temperature and precipitation) and agricultural output. In fact, even with perfect ...
... In particular, we find that the variation in impact projections due to climate uncertainty is several times larger than that resulting from uncertainty in the historical relationship between climate variables (such as temperature and precipitation) and agricultural output. In fact, even with perfect ...
The social cost of atmospheric release
... the beneficial effects of CO2 fertilization at their maximum estimated effectiveness are excluded (Parry et al. 2004). I assume a mid-range effectiveness with 3 times more malnutrition cases for warming without CO2 fertilization, and an uncertainty of 100 % so that the maximum (6 times more) is cons ...
... the beneficial effects of CO2 fertilization at their maximum estimated effectiveness are excluded (Parry et al. 2004). I assume a mid-range effectiveness with 3 times more malnutrition cases for warming without CO2 fertilization, and an uncertainty of 100 % so that the maximum (6 times more) is cons ...
A Multi-Model Assessment of Regional Climate Disparities Caused
... choices of regions could include division by climate type, population density, or economic ...
... choices of regions could include division by climate type, population density, or economic ...
- The University of Liverpool Repository
... ecological overshoot mean for urban political economy, and the effectiveness of grassroots urbanism as a response to it. The paper argues that given the pervasiveness of the ‘entrepreneurial thesis’ of urban management, alternatives to ‘growth’ as the objective of local economic development policy a ...
... ecological overshoot mean for urban political economy, and the effectiveness of grassroots urbanism as a response to it. The paper argues that given the pervasiveness of the ‘entrepreneurial thesis’ of urban management, alternatives to ‘growth’ as the objective of local economic development policy a ...
LINKS BETWEEN RELIGION, EVOLUTION, AND CLIMATE
... are less likely to believe global warming is happening, that it is caused by human activity, and are less worried about it. For instance, they find 61% of Evangelicals think global warming is happening, while 78% of non-Evangelicals think so. Even so, they recognize that Evangelicals are not homogen ...
... are less likely to believe global warming is happening, that it is caused by human activity, and are less worried about it. For instance, they find 61% of Evangelicals think global warming is happening, while 78% of non-Evangelicals think so. Even so, they recognize that Evangelicals are not homogen ...
effects of land cover, water redistribution, and temperature on
... water fluxes for converted grasslands, while the effect of temperature changes on productivity and water fluxes was stronger in the mountain vegetation. Throughout the basin, land cover change increased the annual loss of water to the atmosphere by 114 mm via evaporation and transpiration, an increa ...
... water fluxes for converted grasslands, while the effect of temperature changes on productivity and water fluxes was stronger in the mountain vegetation. Throughout the basin, land cover change increased the annual loss of water to the atmosphere by 114 mm via evaporation and transpiration, an increa ...
CSPR Briefing CS PR B
... scenario (Stocker et al. 2013). RCP stands for Representative Concentration Pathways highlighting the importance of greenhouse gas emissions for the level of change in temperature. In this paper, results from a scenario describing a rather low degree of future change (RCP 4.5) were used to present e ...
... scenario (Stocker et al. 2013). RCP stands for Representative Concentration Pathways highlighting the importance of greenhouse gas emissions for the level of change in temperature. In this paper, results from a scenario describing a rather low degree of future change (RCP 4.5) were used to present e ...
Briefing on Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill 2017
... A just transition away from fossil fuels is critical. Social Justice Ireland, St. Vincent De Paul and Trócaire took a joint platform ahead of the last general election calling for a move from current fossil fuel-based measures that tackle energy poverty (such as the fuel allowance), to a more sustai ...
... A just transition away from fossil fuels is critical. Social Justice Ireland, St. Vincent De Paul and Trócaire took a joint platform ahead of the last general election calling for a move from current fossil fuel-based measures that tackle energy poverty (such as the fuel allowance), to a more sustai ...
Climate change drives a shift in peatland ecosystem plant
... Anthropogenic-driven climate change (i.e. postindustrial elevated temperature and atmospheric CO2 concentrations) has the potential to significantly change northern ecosystems, particularly peatlands (IPCC, 2007). Fenner et al. (2007) proposed that increased temperature and atmospheric CO2 concentra ...
... Anthropogenic-driven climate change (i.e. postindustrial elevated temperature and atmospheric CO2 concentrations) has the potential to significantly change northern ecosystems, particularly peatlands (IPCC, 2007). Fenner et al. (2007) proposed that increased temperature and atmospheric CO2 concentra ...
REDUCED RISK OF NORTH AMERICAN COLD EXTREMES DUE
... had a daily mean CENA temperature as cold or colder than –16.8°C, spread across six winters (Table 1). Such events have often occurred in clusters, with multiple days this cold in several years. Based on the 1980–99 PDF (Fig. 2a), the 7 January 2014 event has a probability of 1.1%, which equates to ...
... had a daily mean CENA temperature as cold or colder than –16.8°C, spread across six winters (Table 1). Such events have often occurred in clusters, with multiple days this cold in several years. Based on the 1980–99 PDF (Fig. 2a), the 7 January 2014 event has a probability of 1.1%, which equates to ...
Farmers` Risk Perception towards Climate Change: A Case of the
... and it will change features of the environment and ecology [5]. This results in the deterioration of resources, which negatively affects the welfare of societies. Current management practices are increasingly being assessed in terms of the ability to overcome climate change and uncertainty [6]. Agri ...
... and it will change features of the environment and ecology [5]. This results in the deterioration of resources, which negatively affects the welfare of societies. Current management practices are increasingly being assessed in terms of the ability to overcome climate change and uncertainty [6]. Agri ...
alexander b. polonsky
... wind climatic sets. The first of these is due to different techniques of wind observation and of wind stress calculation (space averaging, drag coefficient, etc.). The second is due to the difference in the periods of averaged observations. For example, Hellerman and Rosenstein (1983) used the ship ...
... wind climatic sets. The first of these is due to different techniques of wind observation and of wind stress calculation (space averaging, drag coefficient, etc.). The second is due to the difference in the periods of averaged observations. For example, Hellerman and Rosenstein (1983) used the ship ...
EuropeAid EuropeAid
... 1.b.i Measurable, reportable and verifiable nationally appropriate mitigation commitments, including quantified emission limitation and reduction objectives by all developed countries… ...
... 1.b.i Measurable, reportable and verifiable nationally appropriate mitigation commitments, including quantified emission limitation and reduction objectives by all developed countries… ...
The Role of Protected Areas in Regard to Climate Change
... (Dedoplistskaro, Black Sea coastal zone, Kvemo Svaneti) for the Second National UNFCCC Communication. Here, increased tendency for average annual air temperature and annual precipitation is shown for all three regions - in Western Georgia in a range of 0.2–0.40C and by 8-13%, and in eastern Georgia ...
... (Dedoplistskaro, Black Sea coastal zone, Kvemo Svaneti) for the Second National UNFCCC Communication. Here, increased tendency for average annual air temperature and annual precipitation is shown for all three regions - in Western Georgia in a range of 0.2–0.40C and by 8-13%, and in eastern Georgia ...
Climate Action Planning Progress in the San Diego Region
... Through extensive collaboration, the San Diego region has made marked improvements in the area of climate change with planning, cooperation and leadership. These accomplishments include: • All 19 local governments have performed a greenhouse gas emissions inventory, and more than half have develope ...
... Through extensive collaboration, the San Diego region has made marked improvements in the area of climate change with planning, cooperation and leadership. These accomplishments include: • All 19 local governments have performed a greenhouse gas emissions inventory, and more than half have develope ...
Warming experiments underpredict plant phenological responses to
... 4.0-fold, respectively, compared with long-term observations. For species that were common to both study types, the experimental results did not match the observational data in sign or magnitude. The observational data also showed that species that flower earliest in the spring have the highest temp ...
... 4.0-fold, respectively, compared with long-term observations. For species that were common to both study types, the experimental results did not match the observational data in sign or magnitude. The observational data also showed that species that flower earliest in the spring have the highest temp ...
anthropology and climate change - North Atlantic Biocultural
... brought climate change into their campaign vocabulary, framing it as one of the most urgent issues of our times. Climate change consistently makes front page stories of mainstream magazines and newspapers. The media portrayal of climate change, the excessive dramatizing of apocalyptic events, or the ...
... brought climate change into their campaign vocabulary, framing it as one of the most urgent issues of our times. Climate change consistently makes front page stories of mainstream magazines and newspapers. The media portrayal of climate change, the excessive dramatizing of apocalyptic events, or the ...
The Real Truth about Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change:
... Comment (MCM): First, when a scientist asserts we know a value from the past with more accuracy than at present (i.e., “was 270 ppm,” and with no specified time reference given, versus “about 390 ppm” at present), it is good to be cautious. Generally, air bubbles trapped in glacial ice indicate that ...
... Comment (MCM): First, when a scientist asserts we know a value from the past with more accuracy than at present (i.e., “was 270 ppm,” and with no specified time reference given, versus “about 390 ppm” at present), it is good to be cautious. Generally, air bubbles trapped in glacial ice indicate that ...