Response of river flow regime to various climate change scenarios
... the ecological integrity of a river basin[3]. River flows respond to changes in basin runoff which is more sensitive to changes in precipitation and evaporation than other climate variables. For a catchment with a low runoff ratio, the effect of a 10% reduction in precipitation may range from a 50% ...
... the ecological integrity of a river basin[3]. River flows respond to changes in basin runoff which is more sensitive to changes in precipitation and evaporation than other climate variables. For a catchment with a low runoff ratio, the effect of a 10% reduction in precipitation may range from a 50% ...
POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN SPAIN
... climate change and the need to adapt water management to hotter and more extreme conditions. It is certain that the need for increased spending as a result of intensified damage caused by extreme weather events will lead to a loss of rural income and economic imbalances between the more and less pro ...
... climate change and the need to adapt water management to hotter and more extreme conditions. It is certain that the need for increased spending as a result of intensified damage caused by extreme weather events will lead to a loss of rural income and economic imbalances between the more and less pro ...
Plenary White Paper
... 3. The role of the oceans in climate change The oceans cover about 71% of the Earth’s surface and contain 97% of the Earth’s water. Through their fluid motions, their high heat capacity, and their ecosystems, the oceans play a central role in shaping the Earth’s climate and its variability (as disc ...
... 3. The role of the oceans in climate change The oceans cover about 71% of the Earth’s surface and contain 97% of the Earth’s water. Through their fluid motions, their high heat capacity, and their ecosystems, the oceans play a central role in shaping the Earth’s climate and its variability (as disc ...
Climate and Culture - George Mason University
... now change direction and become actors in the policy process . . . using the collaboration that has become a hallmark of our research to build relationships with other organizations, associations, think tanks, and foundations, who have a stake in this issue—or create new ones.” As an ethnographer wh ...
... now change direction and become actors in the policy process . . . using the collaboration that has become a hallmark of our research to build relationships with other organizations, associations, think tanks, and foundations, who have a stake in this issue—or create new ones.” As an ethnographer wh ...
INFLUENCE OF LONG- AND SHORT
... the study area, the Belgorod oblast (region) which is situated in western Russia or more generally the East European plains, climate repeatedly changed during the Holocene, which led to the time-spatial changes of the boundaries for natural geographic and soil zones. The naturalclimatic periodizati ...
... the study area, the Belgorod oblast (region) which is situated in western Russia or more generally the East European plains, climate repeatedly changed during the Holocene, which led to the time-spatial changes of the boundaries for natural geographic and soil zones. The naturalclimatic periodizati ...
Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist`s Guide to Global Warming
... benefits” (36). Lomborg’s point to all of this: “We clearly need smarter ways to deal with climate change” (38). Living in a Hotter World: Lomborg is putting forth that claim that warmer temperatures will actually save lives until at least 2200. When considering lives saved in the third world (which ...
... benefits” (36). Lomborg’s point to all of this: “We clearly need smarter ways to deal with climate change” (38). Living in a Hotter World: Lomborg is putting forth that claim that warmer temperatures will actually save lives until at least 2200. When considering lives saved in the third world (which ...
Are we ready to build health systems that consider the climate?
... the development of seasonal forecasting and early warning systems for extreme events affecting health (e.g. heat and flood-health warnings) and for infectious diseases (e.g. epidemic malaria) as well as other health protection surveillance systems for vector- and water-borne diseases. Connections must ...
... the development of seasonal forecasting and early warning systems for extreme events affecting health (e.g. heat and flood-health warnings) and for infectious diseases (e.g. epidemic malaria) as well as other health protection surveillance systems for vector- and water-borne diseases. Connections must ...
Stewardship: Energy, Climate and You
... We use energy every day - to extract the raw materials we use to make products, to transport products to stores, or to actually use some products (electricitypowered alarm clock or battery-powered flashlight). Energy is also used at the end of a product’s life to recycle or dispose of it. ...
... We use energy every day - to extract the raw materials we use to make products, to transport products to stores, or to actually use some products (electricitypowered alarm clock or battery-powered flashlight). Energy is also used at the end of a product’s life to recycle or dispose of it. ...
Climate adaptation: what it means for Australian consumers
... priority for consumers? To understand how important climate change is for consumers, we asked respondents to rank what they felt were the most important social issues. Results revealed that the most important social issues currently facing consumers are mainly household related, i.e. the cost of liv ...
... priority for consumers? To understand how important climate change is for consumers, we asked respondents to rank what they felt were the most important social issues. Results revealed that the most important social issues currently facing consumers are mainly household related, i.e. the cost of liv ...
"The Response of Dissolved Oxygen to Climate and Other Anthropogenic Change"
... Oregon Coast, USA Upwelling increase linked to shifts in regional climate forcing: • Strong interannual changes in upwelling wind stress • Nutrient supply to California Coastal Current Severe inner-shelf hypoxia and anoxia since 2000, >32,000 km2 in 2006 ...
... Oregon Coast, USA Upwelling increase linked to shifts in regional climate forcing: • Strong interannual changes in upwelling wind stress • Nutrient supply to California Coastal Current Severe inner-shelf hypoxia and anoxia since 2000, >32,000 km2 in 2006 ...
Climate change and global water resources
... resources are calculated, including both internally generated runo! and upstream imports, and compared with national water use estimates developed for the United Nations Comprehensive Assessment of the Freshwater Resources of the World. Although there is variation between scenarios, the results sugg ...
... resources are calculated, including both internally generated runo! and upstream imports, and compared with national water use estimates developed for the United Nations Comprehensive Assessment of the Freshwater Resources of the World. Although there is variation between scenarios, the results sugg ...
Houston, Texas, 9th February 2005
... This is the term originally used by the White House to mean reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to slow down the rate of climate change. While the word “mitigation” is still used around the world, it is interesting to see how many US scientists feel that the White House has lost its “leadership” ...
... This is the term originally used by the White House to mean reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to slow down the rate of climate change. While the word “mitigation” is still used around the world, it is interesting to see how many US scientists feel that the White House has lost its “leadership” ...
The economic impact of climate change
... fundamental to our food production and our energy system. There are no easy solutions. The sources of greenhouse gas emissions are also more diffuse than that of any other environmental problem. Every company, every farm, every household emits some greenhouse gases. The impacts are similarly pervasi ...
... fundamental to our food production and our energy system. There are no easy solutions. The sources of greenhouse gas emissions are also more diffuse than that of any other environmental problem. Every company, every farm, every household emits some greenhouse gases. The impacts are similarly pervasi ...
Preventology: Bring back prevention
... Political responses to climate change • The history climate change discussion • Early 1980s US focus was on prevention, not adaptation or mitigation • Adaptation was seen as ‘giving up’ • Mitigation referred to softening the impacts of extremes • In mid 1980s there was a shift to adaptation and mit ...
... Political responses to climate change • The history climate change discussion • Early 1980s US focus was on prevention, not adaptation or mitigation • Adaptation was seen as ‘giving up’ • Mitigation referred to softening the impacts of extremes • In mid 1980s there was a shift to adaptation and mit ...
Climate Change Impacts on the Mediterranean Coastal Zones
... occur at a faster rate than any that have occurred during mankind’s recorded history, is also generally agreed upon. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) defines climate change as “a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alt ...
... occur at a faster rate than any that have occurred during mankind’s recorded history, is also generally agreed upon. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) defines climate change as “a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alt ...
WCRP Grand Challenge: Regional Sea Level Change and Coastal
... Over the coming decades, regional sea level changes and variability will significantly deviate from global mean values. The detailed sea level change along coastlines can therefore potentially be far ...
... Over the coming decades, regional sea level changes and variability will significantly deviate from global mean values. The detailed sea level change along coastlines can therefore potentially be far ...
First Nations` Governance and Climate Change
... determining and implementing the best means (i.e. of impact prediction, or mitigation or adaptation measure identification and implementation) to address climate change, there are extraordinary coordination challenges that exist. All orders of government have critical roles to play, each of which re ...
... determining and implementing the best means (i.e. of impact prediction, or mitigation or adaptation measure identification and implementation) to address climate change, there are extraordinary coordination challenges that exist. All orders of government have critical roles to play, each of which re ...
impacts of climate change on date palm in oman
... With an increased level of scientific certainty that man-made climate change is a reality (Solomon et al. 2007) the identification and assessment of potential impacts and key vulnerabilities and the need for adaptation becomes more urgent (Parry, 2007). Such assessment by necessity must take ...
... With an increased level of scientific certainty that man-made climate change is a reality (Solomon et al. 2007) the identification and assessment of potential impacts and key vulnerabilities and the need for adaptation becomes more urgent (Parry, 2007). Such assessment by necessity must take ...
Linking Population, Fertility and Family Planning with
... of climate change due to social, economic and environmental factors. In particular, high levels of poverty, rapid population growth, a high level of reliance on rain-fed agriculture, high levels of environmental degradation, chronic food insecurity and frequent natural drought cycles increase climat ...
... of climate change due to social, economic and environmental factors. In particular, high levels of poverty, rapid population growth, a high level of reliance on rain-fed agriculture, high levels of environmental degradation, chronic food insecurity and frequent natural drought cycles increase climat ...
Local Strategies for Addressing Climate Change Vol 2
... into two parts—with eight social science leaders. Each podcast typically lasts about 20 minutes, and transcripts of the broadcasts are provided. ...
... into two parts—with eight social science leaders. Each podcast typically lasts about 20 minutes, and transcripts of the broadcasts are provided. ...
Climate Change Summits beyond Copenhagen
... In order to achieve this goal, this research tries to answer two questions: Who now goes to the summits; and for those that do not go, how they cover it. The reference point to study is the attendance at the famous Conference on climate change (COP 15)4, held in Copenhagen in December 2009. As Jame ...
... In order to achieve this goal, this research tries to answer two questions: Who now goes to the summits; and for those that do not go, how they cover it. The reference point to study is the attendance at the famous Conference on climate change (COP 15)4, held in Copenhagen in December 2009. As Jame ...
Here - The Global Climate and Health Alliance
... about how we invest - now - in what we’re doing, and about how that’s going to affect future generations. … We know that how we act today has an impact on the future, and we’re taking this extraordinarily seriously." - Duncan Selbie, CEO of Public Health England on behalf of the health system in Eng ...
... about how we invest - now - in what we’re doing, and about how that’s going to affect future generations. … We know that how we act today has an impact on the future, and we’re taking this extraordinarily seriously." - Duncan Selbie, CEO of Public Health England on behalf of the health system in Eng ...
Climate change impacts on crop production in Iran`s Zayandeh
... increase the irrigation water requirement. While increased irrigation can result in higher crop production even under higher temperatures, generally lower crop production is expected with global warming due to the limited water supply (Chen and Wang, 2010). Climate warming can affect water use effici ...
... increase the irrigation water requirement. While increased irrigation can result in higher crop production even under higher temperatures, generally lower crop production is expected with global warming due to the limited water supply (Chen and Wang, 2010). Climate warming can affect water use effici ...
El Niño Southern Oscillation
... causing increased physical destruction of, for example, coral reef structures during La Niña events, c) more extreme rainfall (though changes in average rainfall are unclear), with more intense drought periods (exacerbated by warmer air temperatures) during El Niño events and more intense high rainf ...
... causing increased physical destruction of, for example, coral reef structures during La Niña events, c) more extreme rainfall (though changes in average rainfall are unclear), with more intense drought periods (exacerbated by warmer air temperatures) during El Niño events and more intense high rainf ...