The EU and Strategies for New Climate Treaty Negotiations
... emissions below the 1990 levels in the first commitment period (2008-12). An agreement on setting the targets of reductions of greenhouse gas emissions is essential in the post-2012 Kyoto Protocol era, as the IPCC suggests that stabilisation of global greenhouse gas concentration is necessary for th ...
... emissions below the 1990 levels in the first commitment period (2008-12). An agreement on setting the targets of reductions of greenhouse gas emissions is essential in the post-2012 Kyoto Protocol era, as the IPCC suggests that stabilisation of global greenhouse gas concentration is necessary for th ...
Establishment of an ecosystem transect to address climate change
... A synthesis of ecological research relevant to climate change adaptation for South Australia (AECOM 2013) only makesgeneric, high-level conclusions about promoting ecosystem resilience. Similarly, in an overview of a landscape assessment framework used by South Australia's Department of Environment, ...
... A synthesis of ecological research relevant to climate change adaptation for South Australia (AECOM 2013) only makesgeneric, high-level conclusions about promoting ecosystem resilience. Similarly, in an overview of a landscape assessment framework used by South Australia's Department of Environment, ...
An Assessment of Sustainable Maize Production for Smallholder
... evaluating possible impacts of climatic changes on present-day agro-ecosystem responses. A goal-orientated framework was adapted from von Wiren-Lehr’s (2001) goal-orientated system. This framework has been devised to answer the following questions: How can an actual agroecosystem be identified as be ...
... evaluating possible impacts of climatic changes on present-day agro-ecosystem responses. A goal-orientated framework was adapted from von Wiren-Lehr’s (2001) goal-orientated system. This framework has been devised to answer the following questions: How can an actual agroecosystem be identified as be ...
Impact of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture: A Review
... and the farmers have to apply more fertilizers to get the same yield, they were getting with less fertilizers 20–30 years ago. Climate change will further affect soil conditions. Changes in temperature and in precipitation patterns and amount will influence soil water content, run-off and erosion, s ...
... and the farmers have to apply more fertilizers to get the same yield, they were getting with less fertilizers 20–30 years ago. Climate change will further affect soil conditions. Changes in temperature and in precipitation patterns and amount will influence soil water content, run-off and erosion, s ...
Climate Change: Portfolio Analysis
... Executive summary This document describes BHP Billiton’s scenario planning approach, including the potential portfolio implications of a transition to a 2°C world, where the global average temperature increase stays below 2°C relative to pre-industrial levels. ...
... Executive summary This document describes BHP Billiton’s scenario planning approach, including the potential portfolio implications of a transition to a 2°C world, where the global average temperature increase stays below 2°C relative to pre-industrial levels. ...
manukan island sabah
... variables such as consequences of climate change are increase in air temperature, increase in sea surface temperature, and more extreme weather conditions. These parameters are considered critical parameters for climate change impact modeling in aquifers. The behavior of the aquifer and its sustaina ...
... variables such as consequences of climate change are increase in air temperature, increase in sea surface temperature, and more extreme weather conditions. These parameters are considered critical parameters for climate change impact modeling in aquifers. The behavior of the aquifer and its sustaina ...
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... Cross-sectional observations across different climates can reveal the climate sensitivity of farms. The advantage of this empirical approach is that the method includes not only the direct effect of climate on productivity but also the adaptation response by farmers to local climate. This farmer beh ...
... Cross-sectional observations across different climates can reveal the climate sensitivity of farms. The advantage of this empirical approach is that the method includes not only the direct effect of climate on productivity but also the adaptation response by farmers to local climate. This farmer beh ...
Introduction: Humidity and Climate Change
... consistent evidence for anthropogenic influences across a broad range of climate variables increases our confidence in the reality of human-induced global warming. ...
... consistent evidence for anthropogenic influences across a broad range of climate variables increases our confidence in the reality of human-induced global warming. ...
ECMWF`s activities in atmospheric composition and climate
... HE-01 Tools and Information for Health Decision-Making ...
... HE-01 Tools and Information for Health Decision-Making ...
North Atlantic storminess and Atlantic Meridional Overturning
... smaller. The resulting increased zonal SST gradient enhances trade winds and leads to further anomalous upwelling and a La Niña-like state in the eastern tropical Pacific. The purported La Niña-like state of the Medieval Pacific Ocean is hypothesized to affect the North Atlantic region in two potentia ...
... smaller. The resulting increased zonal SST gradient enhances trade winds and leads to further anomalous upwelling and a La Niña-like state in the eastern tropical Pacific. The purported La Niña-like state of the Medieval Pacific Ocean is hypothesized to affect the North Atlantic region in two potentia ...
Attribution of Weather and Climate-Related Extreme Events
... changes does not imply that a specific weather or climate extreme can necessarily be attributed unambiguously to human influence, since many types of weather extremes, including heatwaves, extreme rainfall and drought can happen in an unaltered climate and indeed have happened in pre-industrial time ...
... changes does not imply that a specific weather or climate extreme can necessarily be attributed unambiguously to human influence, since many types of weather extremes, including heatwaves, extreme rainfall and drought can happen in an unaltered climate and indeed have happened in pre-industrial time ...
Unintended effects of technology on climate change adaptation: an
... need to adapt to global climate change.1 Adaptation is particularly important for societies that are predicted to experience significant hydrologic variability under future climate change scenarios.2 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recognizes the vulnerability of these societies ...
... need to adapt to global climate change.1 Adaptation is particularly important for societies that are predicted to experience significant hydrologic variability under future climate change scenarios.2 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recognizes the vulnerability of these societies ...
THE ROLE OF LAND - SURFACE PROCESSES IN LOCAL, REGIONAL AND
... demands allowing for more carryover storage, — limited storage capacity has limited our ability to carry surplus supplies over for future dry years, — temporary exchanges with irrigation companies and use of their storage vessels helped secure more supply, — reduced supply has meant very little wate ...
... demands allowing for more carryover storage, — limited storage capacity has limited our ability to carry surplus supplies over for future dry years, — temporary exchanges with irrigation companies and use of their storage vessels helped secure more supply, — reduced supply has meant very little wate ...
Climate change and freshwater ecosystems: impacts across multiple
... of climate change in complex natural systems that can be applied across multiple spatio-temporal scales and levels of organization. We will also need to integrate long-term, empirical survey data with models and manipulative experiments if we are to develop a truly mechanistic, and hence predictive, ...
... of climate change in complex natural systems that can be applied across multiple spatio-temporal scales and levels of organization. We will also need to integrate long-term, empirical survey data with models and manipulative experiments if we are to develop a truly mechanistic, and hence predictive, ...
Ecological and Evolutionary Responses to Recent Climate Change
... The longest records of direct phenological observations are for flowering of cherry trees Prunus jamasakura and for grape harvests. Menzel & Dose (2005) show that timing of cherry blossom in Japan was highly variable among years, but no clear trends were discerned from 1400 to 1900. A statistically s ...
... The longest records of direct phenological observations are for flowering of cherry trees Prunus jamasakura and for grape harvests. Menzel & Dose (2005) show that timing of cherry blossom in Japan was highly variable among years, but no clear trends were discerned from 1400 to 1900. A statistically s ...
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... nature, extent, and variability of socio-economic impacts from climate change and appropriate policy responses. On one issue, virtually all observers concur: the Kyoto Protocol is inadequate to the task at hand. The Protocol’s lone goal is to stabilize atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases ...
... nature, extent, and variability of socio-economic impacts from climate change and appropriate policy responses. On one issue, virtually all observers concur: the Kyoto Protocol is inadequate to the task at hand. The Protocol’s lone goal is to stabilize atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases ...
Proposed table of contents - Energy: Renewable Generation
... A large proportion of future energy needs are expected to be met by wind power, which is, obviously, sensitive to changes in wind speed and direction. Other major sources of renewable electricity include hydropower, which depends on a balance of rainfall and evapo-transpiration (a function of temper ...
... A large proportion of future energy needs are expected to be met by wind power, which is, obviously, sensitive to changes in wind speed and direction. Other major sources of renewable electricity include hydropower, which depends on a balance of rainfall and evapo-transpiration (a function of temper ...
A climate change report card for water Working Technical Paper 9
... water quality standards, and to meet Water Framework Directive (WFD) objectives to restore and protect freshwater ecosystems. For example, Figure 2 shows the inverse relationship between phosphorous levels and flow in the River Tame, downstream of Birmingham, during summer months. Phosphorus increas ...
... water quality standards, and to meet Water Framework Directive (WFD) objectives to restore and protect freshwater ecosystems. For example, Figure 2 shows the inverse relationship between phosphorous levels and flow in the River Tame, downstream of Birmingham, during summer months. Phosphorus increas ...
Climate Change Action Plan for the Florida Reef System (2010
... Florida reefs so that they can continue to be strong environmental and economic drivers. The realization of climate change related threats makes the need for resilience-based management of the Florida Reef System even more important, but also presents new challenges and demands a more coordinated an ...
... Florida reefs so that they can continue to be strong environmental and economic drivers. The realization of climate change related threats makes the need for resilience-based management of the Florida Reef System even more important, but also presents new challenges and demands a more coordinated an ...
Gender perspectives on climate change
... This paper seeks to critically review existing literature on the gender dimensions of climate change. Academic literature regarding the issue seems to have been shifting from more conventional research on gender and the environment, gender and water, and gender and disasters, to more focused researc ...
... This paper seeks to critically review existing literature on the gender dimensions of climate change. Academic literature regarding the issue seems to have been shifting from more conventional research on gender and the environment, gender and water, and gender and disasters, to more focused researc ...
Needs Assessment: Turks and Caicos Islands
... changing pattern of rainfall that sees fewer but more intense rainfall events10. There are fears of an increase in the propensity and severity of risk of drought conditions on the TCI.11 Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) in region are already rising and this trend is forecast to continue. Over the past ...
... changing pattern of rainfall that sees fewer but more intense rainfall events10. There are fears of an increase in the propensity and severity of risk of drought conditions on the TCI.11 Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) in region are already rising and this trend is forecast to continue. Over the past ...