report 2009 final - Inter
... 2009, agencies targeted the climate change negotiations as well as international and regional conferences and raised awareness with Geneva-based Permanent Missions. The agencies coordinated their advocacy work through systematically sharing information before, during and after the ongoing negotiatio ...
... 2009, agencies targeted the climate change negotiations as well as international and regional conferences and raised awareness with Geneva-based Permanent Missions. The agencies coordinated their advocacy work through systematically sharing information before, during and after the ongoing negotiatio ...
National Programme for Spatial Adaptation to Climate Change (ARK)
... management. In the meantime, it has become clear that today's elevated greenhouse gas concentrations will impact the climate and weather systems for many years to come. This can be attributed to the delay in the climate system's response to change. Therefore, even very dramatic reductions in current ...
... management. In the meantime, it has become clear that today's elevated greenhouse gas concentrations will impact the climate and weather systems for many years to come. This can be attributed to the delay in the climate system's response to change. Therefore, even very dramatic reductions in current ...
Cultural and Economic Factors That Influence Brazilian Public
... climate change threaten not only the natural world, but also the human systems that we have established (IPCC 2014, 4). The devastating effects of climate change will not be confined to those regions of the world that have contributed the most to this problem. Already, every continent and ocean has ...
... climate change threaten not only the natural world, but also the human systems that we have established (IPCC 2014, 4). The devastating effects of climate change will not be confined to those regions of the world that have contributed the most to this problem. Already, every continent and ocean has ...
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 ...
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... When animal stress is above a certain THI threshold, productivity can decline. Following StPierre, Cobanov and Schnitkey (2003) and Key and Sneeringer (2014) we generate a minimum and maximum THI for each month and location based on minimum and maximum temperatures (dry bulb temperatures) and the d ...
... When animal stress is above a certain THI threshold, productivity can decline. Following StPierre, Cobanov and Schnitkey (2003) and Key and Sneeringer (2014) we generate a minimum and maximum THI for each month and location based on minimum and maximum temperatures (dry bulb temperatures) and the d ...
The effects of climate change in the Netherlands
... areas. However, the increasing temperature might lead to a deterioration in the quality of the swimming water (if no extra management measures are taken) due to, for example, an increased blooming of (toxic) blue algae; this can pose a threat to the health of swimmers. The Netherlands can probably c ...
... areas. However, the increasing temperature might lead to a deterioration in the quality of the swimming water (if no extra management measures are taken) due to, for example, an increased blooming of (toxic) blue algae; this can pose a threat to the health of swimmers. The Netherlands can probably c ...
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Temperature (Word) - Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
... Narragansett Bay’s estuarine water temperature may increase at a rate of 0.027-0.032°C (0.05-0.06°F) per year for a total of 2.7-3.2°C (5-6°F) over the next 100 years (Figure 4). Winter temperatures are expected to increase by 0.032-0.040°C (0.06-0.07°F) per year based on the data. This could lead ...
... Narragansett Bay’s estuarine water temperature may increase at a rate of 0.027-0.032°C (0.05-0.06°F) per year for a total of 2.7-3.2°C (5-6°F) over the next 100 years (Figure 4). Winter temperatures are expected to increase by 0.032-0.040°C (0.06-0.07°F) per year based on the data. This could lead ...
Sea level variability at the Lithuanian coast of the Baltic Sea
... The longest time series of the tide gauge in the Klaipėda Strait covers the period of over 100 years, from 1898 to 2002 with the interruption from 1940 to 1948 (Table 1). Historically more attention is paid to this station as the only Lithuanian harbor is located in the Klaipėda Strait. Therefore th ...
... The longest time series of the tide gauge in the Klaipėda Strait covers the period of over 100 years, from 1898 to 2002 with the interruption from 1940 to 1948 (Table 1). Historically more attention is paid to this station as the only Lithuanian harbor is located in the Klaipėda Strait. Therefore th ...
Problems with making and governing global kinds of knowledge
... discourse of much global environmental change research can also be found through the erasure of difference in how the environment – or, in the case considered here, climate – gets valued. Economists of course see it as their unique role to reduce heterodox and incommensurate human values to uniform ...
... discourse of much global environmental change research can also be found through the erasure of difference in how the environment – or, in the case considered here, climate – gets valued. Economists of course see it as their unique role to reduce heterodox and incommensurate human values to uniform ...
Trophic amplification of climate warming
... correlation analysis. Correlation analyses were performed on both original and detrended data to examine the relationships between temperature and ecosystem change more closely (figure 1a,b). A one-year lag was introduced when the correlations were calculated between fish data (SSB and recruits) and ...
... correlation analysis. Correlation analyses were performed on both original and detrended data to examine the relationships between temperature and ecosystem change more closely (figure 1a,b). A one-year lag was introduced when the correlations were calculated between fish data (SSB and recruits) and ...
Climate change adaptation plan for the
... climate conditions, are extremely influenced by the temperature. These changes can generate an increase in the growth rate of some pests (harmful insects) and multiply the number of generations in a season. The changing climate may also modify the geographic distribution area of insects. It may also ...
... climate conditions, are extremely influenced by the temperature. These changes can generate an increase in the growth rate of some pests (harmful insects) and multiply the number of generations in a season. The changing climate may also modify the geographic distribution area of insects. It may also ...
Coastal Zones and Marine Ecosystems
... from uniform, either thematically or in regional coverage, and there are still substantial gaps in our understanding. The First and Second Assessment Reports on ocean systems (Tsyban et al., 1990; Ittekkot et al., 1996) conclude that global warming will affect the oceans through changes in sea-surfa ...
... from uniform, either thematically or in regional coverage, and there are still substantial gaps in our understanding. The First and Second Assessment Reports on ocean systems (Tsyban et al., 1990; Ittekkot et al., 1996) conclude that global warming will affect the oceans through changes in sea-surfa ...
Evidence for a Rapid Global Climate Shift across the Late 1960s
... Hadley Centre, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom (Manuscript received 3 November 2005, in final form 24 October 2006) ABSTRACT It is shown that a number of important characteristics of the global atmospheric circulation and climate changed in a near-monotonic fashion over the decade, or less, cente ...
... Hadley Centre, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom (Manuscript received 3 November 2005, in final form 24 October 2006) ABSTRACT It is shown that a number of important characteristics of the global atmospheric circulation and climate changed in a near-monotonic fashion over the decade, or less, cente ...
Works Cited - Institute for Domestic and International Affairs, Inc.
... Additionally, the UNWTO requested governments to “encourage the use of renewable energy sources in tourism transport companies and activities”.24 The Davos Declaration, issued in 2007, called upon governments to raise awareness on tourism’s effects on climate change and asked consumers to opt for e ...
... Additionally, the UNWTO requested governments to “encourage the use of renewable energy sources in tourism transport companies and activities”.24 The Davos Declaration, issued in 2007, called upon governments to raise awareness on tourism’s effects on climate change and asked consumers to opt for e ...
P6_TA-PROV(2009)0000 - European Parliament
... R. whereas the negotiations on a post-2012 agreement need to be concluded at the Copenhagen climate conference (COP 15) at the end of 2009 in order to avoid a gap between the first and second commitment periods, S. whereas the European Council of March 2008 stressed the need to speed up the negotia ...
... R. whereas the negotiations on a post-2012 agreement need to be concluded at the Copenhagen climate conference (COP 15) at the end of 2009 in order to avoid a gap between the first and second commitment periods, S. whereas the European Council of March 2008 stressed the need to speed up the negotia ...
CLIMATE CHANGE FORUM: Favouring a green economy and sustainable urban development
... The link between cumulative CO2 emissions and global mean temperature The ellipses show results from the WGIII models, using a simple climate model. It does not include climate and carbon cycle uncertainty, but explores more ...
... The link between cumulative CO2 emissions and global mean temperature The ellipses show results from the WGIII models, using a simple climate model. It does not include climate and carbon cycle uncertainty, but explores more ...
Socio-economic implications of climate change for tea producing countries
... A change in the supply structure in recent decades is the transformation from large plantations to smallholders. In Sri Lanka and Kenya, for example, smallholders are now responsible for about 76 percent and 62 percent of total production, respectively. Tea cultivation is attractive to smallholders ...
... A change in the supply structure in recent decades is the transformation from large plantations to smallholders. In Sri Lanka and Kenya, for example, smallholders are now responsible for about 76 percent and 62 percent of total production, respectively. Tea cultivation is attractive to smallholders ...
The potential contribution of British Columbia`s forest sector to
... The design of climate change mitigation portfolios for BC’s forest sector requires an understanding of the impacts of mitigation activities on (1) ecosystem carbon stocks, (2) carbon stored in harvested wood products, and (3) the displacement of fossil fuel emissions achieved through the use of harv ...
... The design of climate change mitigation portfolios for BC’s forest sector requires an understanding of the impacts of mitigation activities on (1) ecosystem carbon stocks, (2) carbon stored in harvested wood products, and (3) the displacement of fossil fuel emissions achieved through the use of harv ...
Independent Review of the Climate Change Act 2010 [MS Word
... positive, low carbon future for Victoria. A long-term target will bolster confidence for investors, including in renewable energy and clean technologies. In 2015, agreement was reached at the Paris Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to limit warmin ...
... positive, low carbon future for Victoria. A long-term target will bolster confidence for investors, including in renewable energy and clean technologies. In 2015, agreement was reached at the Paris Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to limit warmin ...
curriculum vitae - u.arizona.edu
... [40] Cook, E.R., P.J. Krusic, K.J. Anchukaitis, B.M. Buckley, T. Nakatsuka, M. Sano and the PAGES Asia2k members, Tree-ring reconstructed summer temperature anomalies for temperate East Asia since 800 C.E., Climate Dynamics, 41(11), 2957–2972, doi: 10.1007/s00382-012-1611-x, 2013. [39] Ummenhofer, C ...
... [40] Cook, E.R., P.J. Krusic, K.J. Anchukaitis, B.M. Buckley, T. Nakatsuka, M. Sano and the PAGES Asia2k members, Tree-ring reconstructed summer temperature anomalies for temperate East Asia since 800 C.E., Climate Dynamics, 41(11), 2957–2972, doi: 10.1007/s00382-012-1611-x, 2013. [39] Ummenhofer, C ...