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... changes. The development of adaptive planning (sectorspecific), however, has lagged behind. This can, in part, be attributed to uncertainty and the lack of fine-scale climate impact projections for local and regional levels as most projections are for broader geographic areas (Hayhoe et al. 200 ...
... changes. The development of adaptive planning (sectorspecific), however, has lagged behind. This can, in part, be attributed to uncertainty and the lack of fine-scale climate impact projections for local and regional levels as most projections are for broader geographic areas (Hayhoe et al. 200 ...
22nd conference of parties to the united nations
... to the UNFCCC Secretariat and negotiating parties that are focused on the development of technical guidelines and policy support on integrating migration into the NAPs and INDCs. 8. Partnerships: IOM is developing strategic partnerships for greater visibility and improved action on migration, envir ...
... to the UNFCCC Secretariat and negotiating parties that are focused on the development of technical guidelines and policy support on integrating migration into the NAPs and INDCs. 8. Partnerships: IOM is developing strategic partnerships for greater visibility and improved action on migration, envir ...
Paleoclimate Implications for Human-Made
... loss, if warming continues unabated, will be characterized better by a doubling time for mass loss rate than by a linear trend. Satellite gravity data, though too brief to be conclusive, are consistent with a doubling time of 10 years or less, implying the possibility of multi-meter sea level rise t ...
... loss, if warming continues unabated, will be characterized better by a doubling time for mass loss rate than by a linear trend. Satellite gravity data, though too brief to be conclusive, are consistent with a doubling time of 10 years or less, implying the possibility of multi-meter sea level rise t ...
Climate and carbon cycle models in Integrated Assessment Models
... Several characteristics render CO2 by far the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas. The human-caused perturbation in atmospheric CO2 is two to five orders of magnitude larger than those in the concentrations of other anthropogenic forcing agents such as methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, chlorofl ...
... Several characteristics render CO2 by far the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas. The human-caused perturbation in atmospheric CO2 is two to five orders of magnitude larger than those in the concentrations of other anthropogenic forcing agents such as methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, chlorofl ...
Eurasian Arctic greening reveals teleconnections and the potential
... in winter24 . Moreover, tall shrubs trap snow, enhancing snow depth and reducing winter snow loss due to sublimation2 . Sheltered, tall shrub-favourable locations result from erosive processes operating over different spatial and temporal scales, such as fluvial valleys and cryogenic landslides. Whe ...
... in winter24 . Moreover, tall shrubs trap snow, enhancing snow depth and reducing winter snow loss due to sublimation2 . Sheltered, tall shrub-favourable locations result from erosive processes operating over different spatial and temporal scales, such as fluvial valleys and cryogenic landslides. Whe ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES THE ECONOMICS OF CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE CHANGE
... easily drive applications of expected utility (EU) theory much more than anything else. When fed back into an economic analysis, the great open-ended uncertainty about eventual mean planetary temperature change cascades into yet-greater yet-more-open-ended uncertainty about eventual changes in utili ...
... easily drive applications of expected utility (EU) theory much more than anything else. When fed back into an economic analysis, the great open-ended uncertainty about eventual mean planetary temperature change cascades into yet-greater yet-more-open-ended uncertainty about eventual changes in utili ...
Re-Investigating Climate Change
... There is no doubt that human activity is damaging the environment. For example, industrial pollution and “industrialized” fishing and agricultural practices have, it is clear, destroyed habitat and caused the extinction of a number of species of flora and fauna – in various ways, and for various rea ...
... There is no doubt that human activity is damaging the environment. For example, industrial pollution and “industrialized” fishing and agricultural practices have, it is clear, destroyed habitat and caused the extinction of a number of species of flora and fauna – in various ways, and for various rea ...
Challenging Knowledge: How Climate Science Became a Victim of the Cold War
... recent scientific literature concludes that if all human carbon emissions were to stop tomorrow, the earth would still warm at least another 0.5 oC.8 But emissions will not stop tomorrow, so the “climate commitment” we have already made to future warming is much larger—most likely 2-3 oC or more, an ...
... recent scientific literature concludes that if all human carbon emissions were to stop tomorrow, the earth would still warm at least another 0.5 oC.8 But emissions will not stop tomorrow, so the “climate commitment” we have already made to future warming is much larger—most likely 2-3 oC or more, an ...
(Box 3). Increased understanding of climate change and biodiversity
... the importance of situating biodiversity conservation within the larger context of human wellbeing at multiple spatial and temporal scales and the need to recognize climate change as one of many drivers of change. A new module focusing on the co-benefits of mitigation and adaptation strategies from ...
... the importance of situating biodiversity conservation within the larger context of human wellbeing at multiple spatial and temporal scales and the need to recognize climate change as one of many drivers of change. A new module focusing on the co-benefits of mitigation and adaptation strategies from ...
Low-Carbon Development for the Least Developed Countries (opens in new window)
... of accelerating mitigation actions globally, deriving from induced technical change and the option value of early global action. Second, it does not place enough weight on the risk that poor countries may stay poor if subjected to a higher incidence of climate-related disasters. We cannot be sure th ...
... of accelerating mitigation actions globally, deriving from induced technical change and the option value of early global action. Second, it does not place enough weight on the risk that poor countries may stay poor if subjected to a higher incidence of climate-related disasters. We cannot be sure th ...
Modelling risk based cost analysis of port adaptation measures to
... diverse interpretations from different stakeholders and across geographical regions. Also, most ports are under financial constraints, complicating decisions about when, how and to what extent appropriate strategies and capacity investments should be committed, in order to successfully adapt to this ...
... diverse interpretations from different stakeholders and across geographical regions. Also, most ports are under financial constraints, complicating decisions about when, how and to what extent appropriate strategies and capacity investments should be committed, in order to successfully adapt to this ...
- Wiley Online Library
... [11] Different GCMs show a very wide range of interannnual variability [e.g., Randall et al., 2007]. These differences in variability characteristics across GCMs raises a key issue: what estimate for the variability should be used to estimate ToE? One option is to use the historical observations, bu ...
... [11] Different GCMs show a very wide range of interannnual variability [e.g., Randall et al., 2007]. These differences in variability characteristics across GCMs raises a key issue: what estimate for the variability should be used to estimate ToE? One option is to use the historical observations, bu ...
The Global Ozone Layer
... Global surface UV levels have not increased significantly because the global ozone loss has been limited. If there were no MP, the surface UV levels would have been large Factors other than stratospheric ozone will determine surface UV levels in the future. ...
... Global surface UV levels have not increased significantly because the global ozone loss has been limited. If there were no MP, the surface UV levels would have been large Factors other than stratospheric ozone will determine surface UV levels in the future. ...
Word version of course outline - Vula
... In order to assess vulnerability it is important that the right questions are asked. This section highlights the need to understand the complexity of vulnerability and the details of the case in question in order to choose appropriate methods and tools that capture relevant information. The example ...
... In order to assess vulnerability it is important that the right questions are asked. This section highlights the need to understand the complexity of vulnerability and the details of the case in question in order to choose appropriate methods and tools that capture relevant information. The example ...
action kit - Climate Reality Project
... Schedule a Customized Presentation About the Crisis from a Trained Climate Leader You know the climate crisis is happening – and you understand we need to take action. But how? “I’m just one person,” you might say. The truth is, you are only one person – but you’re someone who understands the need f ...
... Schedule a Customized Presentation About the Crisis from a Trained Climate Leader You know the climate crisis is happening – and you understand we need to take action. But how? “I’m just one person,” you might say. The truth is, you are only one person – but you’re someone who understands the need f ...
Taking Stock of Bank Activities in Energy, Environment and Climate
... A(Suite(of(Climate(Financing(Instruments Africa!is !dependent!upon!its!natural!resources!to! grow!and!develop.!It!has!contributed!the!least!to! greenhouse!gas!emissions!but!stands!to!lose!the! most.! Droughts,! floods! and! other! waterDrelated! phenomena! are! among! the! clearest! signs! of! climat ...
... A(Suite(of(Climate(Financing(Instruments Africa!is !dependent!upon!its!natural!resources!to! grow!and!develop.!It!has!contributed!the!least!to! greenhouse!gas!emissions!but!stands!to!lose!the! most.! Droughts,! floods! and! other! waterDrelated! phenomena! are! among! the! clearest! signs! of! climat ...
SpecieS and climate change
... to diseases. In addition, rising sea temperatures often present more suitable conditions for the pathogens themselves, and this also worsens outbreaks of coral diseases. The rapid, large-scale devastating loss of staghorn corals in the Caribbean is due to an unprecedented rise in coral diseases and ...
... to diseases. In addition, rising sea temperatures often present more suitable conditions for the pathogens themselves, and this also worsens outbreaks of coral diseases. The rapid, large-scale devastating loss of staghorn corals in the Caribbean is due to an unprecedented rise in coral diseases and ...
Climate Change and the Emergence of New Organizational
... Let us start with some numbers. There appears to be a general consensus among the countries that constitute the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that a 2˚Celsius warming of the planet will have dangerous, perhaps even catastrophic consequences. It will take 1 trillion t ...
... Let us start with some numbers. There appears to be a general consensus among the countries that constitute the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that a 2˚Celsius warming of the planet will have dangerous, perhaps even catastrophic consequences. It will take 1 trillion t ...
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... The review of the status and trends of global biodiversity showed that the target ³to achieve by 2010 a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national level as a contribution to poverty alleviation and to the benefit of all life on (DUWK´ has not ...
... The review of the status and trends of global biodiversity showed that the target ³to achieve by 2010 a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national level as a contribution to poverty alleviation and to the benefit of all life on (DUWK´ has not ...
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... human health (MEA, 2005). This, in turn, has led to an increasing number of scientific studies focusing on the mapping and identification of the scale of climate change impacts on ecosystem performance and the respective provisioning of ecosystem goods and services. More recently, accompanying studi ...
... human health (MEA, 2005). This, in turn, has led to an increasing number of scientific studies focusing on the mapping and identification of the scale of climate change impacts on ecosystem performance and the respective provisioning of ecosystem goods and services. More recently, accompanying studi ...
City of Calgary - Canadian Institute of Planners
... what is happening locally and what we can do about it, instead of grappling with the monumental global challenge of greenhouse gas emissions. Community planners and municipal engineers will find themselves at the crux of local discussions, especially in relation to assessing potential impacts and de ...
... what is happening locally and what we can do about it, instead of grappling with the monumental global challenge of greenhouse gas emissions. Community planners and municipal engineers will find themselves at the crux of local discussions, especially in relation to assessing potential impacts and de ...
Tropical reforestation and climate change
... Table 1. Types and examples of contributions of tropical reforestation (TR) to climate change mitigation and adaptation to climate variations (either climate variability or climate change), for which some evidence is available. Type of Contribution ...
... Table 1. Types and examples of contributions of tropical reforestation (TR) to climate change mitigation and adaptation to climate variations (either climate variability or climate change), for which some evidence is available. Type of Contribution ...
Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Rising Seas
... costly features of life for many communities along the East and Gulf Coasts of the United States, and incidences of each are worsening with a warming climate (Office of Atmospheric Programs 2015; IPCC 2014a; Melillo, Richmond, and Yohe 2014; Spanger-Siegfried, Fitzpatrick, and Dahl 2014; The Risky B ...
... costly features of life for many communities along the East and Gulf Coasts of the United States, and incidences of each are worsening with a warming climate (Office of Atmospheric Programs 2015; IPCC 2014a; Melillo, Richmond, and Yohe 2014; Spanger-Siegfried, Fitzpatrick, and Dahl 2014; The Risky B ...
Vol.5, No.2, 2005
... of Technology) and colleagues found no statistically significant increase in the world-wide frequency of tropical cyclones over the last 30 years. He did note, though, significantly more storms at category 4 and 5 levels, an indication that storms have become stronger. For the western North Pacific, a ...
... of Technology) and colleagues found no statistically significant increase in the world-wide frequency of tropical cyclones over the last 30 years. He did note, though, significantly more storms at category 4 and 5 levels, an indication that storms have become stronger. For the western North Pacific, a ...
copyrighted material - Beck-Shop
... diversity, and increase in soil pathogens) factors. In the most recent analysis, Bai et al. (2008) concluded that 24% of the global land area, home to 1.5 billion people, was currently degrading. Although many of these areas were in developing countries, some degree of soil degradation is almost uni ...
... diversity, and increase in soil pathogens) factors. In the most recent analysis, Bai et al. (2008) concluded that 24% of the global land area, home to 1.5 billion people, was currently degrading. Although many of these areas were in developing countries, some degree of soil degradation is almost uni ...