Monitoring and evaluating climate change adaptation and
... evaluating adaptation. This report therefore presents findings of a scoping study undertaken by independent consultants on behalf of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) to provide a basis for developing a national framework for tracking climate change adaptation and DR ...
... evaluating adaptation. This report therefore presents findings of a scoping study undertaken by independent consultants on behalf of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) to provide a basis for developing a national framework for tracking climate change adaptation and DR ...
Oceanic climate and circulation changes during the past four
... 2004] and early 1800s (E. Druffel and S. Griffin, unpublished data, 2006) ranged from 65% to 82%, suggesting that the contribution of SAMW varied significantly over time. [12] The mechanism responsible for the variable SAMW entrainment likely involves zonal processes. As southeast trade wind inten ...
... 2004] and early 1800s (E. Druffel and S. Griffin, unpublished data, 2006) ranged from 65% to 82%, suggesting that the contribution of SAMW varied significantly over time. [12] The mechanism responsible for the variable SAMW entrainment likely involves zonal processes. As southeast trade wind inten ...
Projected effects of climate change on water supply reliability in Mid
... in the river flow projections. This uncertainty is compounded by the snow sub-model of Topnet, which could not be directly validated because there are no systematic measurements of snow storage in the catchment. The methodology and tools tested in this project are sufficiently robust, notwithstandin ...
... in the river flow projections. This uncertainty is compounded by the snow sub-model of Topnet, which could not be directly validated because there are no systematic measurements of snow storage in the catchment. The methodology and tools tested in this project are sufficiently robust, notwithstandin ...
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 ...
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... coupled with economic growth of nearly 7% per year to 2030 will translate into strong growth in food demand and hence crop production in India. Given that roughly 60% of crops produced in India are irrigated this will likely require a major expansion in demand for water. Growing demand for irrigatio ...
... coupled with economic growth of nearly 7% per year to 2030 will translate into strong growth in food demand and hence crop production in India. Given that roughly 60% of crops produced in India are irrigated this will likely require a major expansion in demand for water. Growing demand for irrigatio ...
Delaying climate action would be costly for Australia and the
... Australia is also facing additional pressure to act strongly, given the announcement of emissions reductions targets by the EU and United States, and China’s climate action. China has adopted the 2020 target of reducing their emissions intensity by 40-45% on 2005 levels and pledged to peak their em ...
... Australia is also facing additional pressure to act strongly, given the announcement of emissions reductions targets by the EU and United States, and China’s climate action. China has adopted the 2020 target of reducing their emissions intensity by 40-45% on 2005 levels and pledged to peak their em ...
Water Transformed - Lecture 1.2
... found evidence of a pole-ward shift due to climate change for cyclones over the last thirty years. 4. Australia’s research scientists have found similar trends. Abbs et al in their 2006 study on the Projections of Extreme Rainfall and Cyclones3 predict that, if current trends continue, an increase i ...
... found evidence of a pole-ward shift due to climate change for cyclones over the last thirty years. 4. Australia’s research scientists have found similar trends. Abbs et al in their 2006 study on the Projections of Extreme Rainfall and Cyclones3 predict that, if current trends continue, an increase i ...
World Bank Document - Open Knowledge Repository
... early maps of the region show that the downstream outlet of the Ganges River has steadily been shifting eastward towards the Brahmaputra over the last several thousand years (Allison, 1998). The implications of this river migration have been great, first leading to efforts to save the port of Calcut ...
... early maps of the region show that the downstream outlet of the Ganges River has steadily been shifting eastward towards the Brahmaputra over the last several thousand years (Allison, 1998). The implications of this river migration have been great, first leading to efforts to save the port of Calcut ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... Benin to promote development which is resilient to climate change at the national and local levels. The project is focused on strengthening the capacity of national and sub-national entities to monitor climate change, generate reliable hydro-meteorological information (including forecasts) and to be ...
... Benin to promote development which is resilient to climate change at the national and local levels. The project is focused on strengthening the capacity of national and sub-national entities to monitor climate change, generate reliable hydro-meteorological information (including forecasts) and to be ...
Implications of climate change
... early maps of the region show that the downstream outlet of the Ganges River has steadily been shifting eastward towards the Brahmaputra over the last several thousand years (Allison, 1998). The implications of this river migration have been great, first leading to efforts to save the port of Calcut ...
... early maps of the region show that the downstream outlet of the Ganges River has steadily been shifting eastward towards the Brahmaputra over the last several thousand years (Allison, 1998). The implications of this river migration have been great, first leading to efforts to save the port of Calcut ...
A plants perspective of extremes: terrestrial plant responses to
... 2008) or on flood occurrence, which is an important driver of plant distribution (Crawford, 1992; Colmer & Flowers, 2008; Parolin & Wittmann, 2010). Furthermore, interactions between changing climatic variables as well as thereby induced community shifts may affect the response of plants to new cond ...
... 2008) or on flood occurrence, which is an important driver of plant distribution (Crawford, 1992; Colmer & Flowers, 2008; Parolin & Wittmann, 2010). Furthermore, interactions between changing climatic variables as well as thereby induced community shifts may affect the response of plants to new cond ...
A plant`s perspective of extremes: terrestrial plant responses to
... 2008) or on flood occurrence, which is an important driver of plant distribution (Crawford, 1992; Colmer & Flowers, 2008; Parolin & Wittmann, 2010). Furthermore, interactions between changing climatic variables as well as thereby induced community shifts may affect the response of plants to new cond ...
... 2008) or on flood occurrence, which is an important driver of plant distribution (Crawford, 1992; Colmer & Flowers, 2008; Parolin & Wittmann, 2010). Furthermore, interactions between changing climatic variables as well as thereby induced community shifts may affect the response of plants to new cond ...
How Do The Atmosphere and Ocean Affect Temperatures
... bags when exposed to a light source. 2) To understand the connection between global warming and carbon dioxide emissions. 3) To understand how individuals can help lower carbon dioxide production. Back Ground Information: Carbon dioxide is a trace gas that has existed in our atmosphere for billions ...
... bags when exposed to a light source. 2) To understand the connection between global warming and carbon dioxide emissions. 3) To understand how individuals can help lower carbon dioxide production. Back Ground Information: Carbon dioxide is a trace gas that has existed in our atmosphere for billions ...
Air Pollution, Climate Disruption, and Ozone Depletion
... • Climate is determined by the average weather conditions of the earth or of a particular area, especially temperature and precipitation, over periods of at least three decades to thousands of years. • One or two warmer or colder years or decades can result simply from changes in the weather; don’t ...
... • Climate is determined by the average weather conditions of the earth or of a particular area, especially temperature and precipitation, over periods of at least three decades to thousands of years. • One or two warmer or colder years or decades can result simply from changes in the weather; don’t ...
Climate Systems Regional Report: Southern Africa
... Southern Africa's continental climate is generally hot and rainy in summer with cold and dry winters. This largely results from the atmospheric systems that dominate the regional climate; namely an anticyclonic high pressure system over the continent during winter and an intermittent thermal trough ...
... Southern Africa's continental climate is generally hot and rainy in summer with cold and dry winters. This largely results from the atmospheric systems that dominate the regional climate; namely an anticyclonic high pressure system over the continent during winter and an intermittent thermal trough ...
Biogeosciences
... ocean (Boyd et al., 2007). Two steps are required to explore the relationship between climate-change mediated alteration of ocean properties and the consequent phytoplankton response on intermediary time-scales, i.e. decades – relevant to present experimental and observing system design and to polic ...
... ocean (Boyd et al., 2007). Two steps are required to explore the relationship between climate-change mediated alteration of ocean properties and the consequent phytoplankton response on intermediary time-scales, i.e. decades – relevant to present experimental and observing system design and to polic ...
ITU and Early Warning
... the way for Internet access from remote areas and allows to apply paperless working methods, switch from physical distribution DVDs and CDs to online delivery. ...
... the way for Internet access from remote areas and allows to apply paperless working methods, switch from physical distribution DVDs and CDs to online delivery. ...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Economics Working Paper Series
... 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 ...
Microsoft Word 2007 - UWE Research Repository
... terms was tested using a semi-structured questionnaire applied across two campuses of James Cook University, Australia. Quantitative data were complemented by use of open-ended questions that yielded qualitative insight into a range of student knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and normative influence ...
... terms was tested using a semi-structured questionnaire applied across two campuses of James Cook University, Australia. Quantitative data were complemented by use of open-ended questions that yielded qualitative insight into a range of student knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and normative influence ...
Climate change and marine plankton
... changes in distribution because they are free floating and Box 1. What is plankton? The word ‘plankton’ derives from the Greek ‘planktos’ meaning to ‘drift’ or ‘wander’ and is used to describe passively drifting small plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton) in aquatic systems. Although plan ...
... changes in distribution because they are free floating and Box 1. What is plankton? The word ‘plankton’ derives from the Greek ‘planktos’ meaning to ‘drift’ or ‘wander’ and is used to describe passively drifting small plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton) in aquatic systems. Although plan ...
Climate change and marine plankton Graeme C. Hays , Anthony J. Richardson
... changes in distribution because they are free floating and Box 1. What is plankton? The word ‘plankton’ derives from the Greek ‘planktos’ meaning to ‘drift’ or ‘wander’ and is used to describe passively drifting small plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton) in aquatic systems. Although plan ...
... changes in distribution because they are free floating and Box 1. What is plankton? The word ‘plankton’ derives from the Greek ‘planktos’ meaning to ‘drift’ or ‘wander’ and is used to describe passively drifting small plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton) in aquatic systems. Although plan ...
REQUEST FOR CLIMATE SIMULATION LABORATORY
... apply it to grand challenge climate issues. The development and assessment of this modeling system has been ongoing for the past ten years. The simulations produced by the CCSM have improved continuously over this time period, and the results from the model are an important contribution to internati ...
... apply it to grand challenge climate issues. The development and assessment of this modeling system has been ongoing for the past ten years. The simulations produced by the CCSM have improved continuously over this time period, and the results from the model are an important contribution to internati ...
Climate Change Legislation in the 110 Congress
... diffusion of technologies to reduce GHG emissions, such as carbon capture and storage (or sequestration). Within the legislative proposals, there are different methods of promoting technology deployment. One deployment strategy may involve tax incentives for investment in technologies to improve eff ...
... diffusion of technologies to reduce GHG emissions, such as carbon capture and storage (or sequestration). Within the legislative proposals, there are different methods of promoting technology deployment. One deployment strategy may involve tax incentives for investment in technologies to improve eff ...
