Genetic adaptive response: missing issue in climate change
... Adaptation is the dynamic evolutionary process that leads to a trait becoming adapted to local environmental conditions by means of natural selection, i.e. differential survival as a consequence of differences in values of the trait under selection. Adaptive capacity in its genetic sense is potentia ...
... Adaptation is the dynamic evolutionary process that leads to a trait becoming adapted to local environmental conditions by means of natural selection, i.e. differential survival as a consequence of differences in values of the trait under selection. Adaptive capacity in its genetic sense is potentia ...
Why Should We Care about Sustainability?
... bear to quantify or monetize the impact of potential risk mitigation and adaptation strategies, while members of academia, industry, and the actuarial profession will present current key issues of environmental, social and economic importance, and their relevant models and data, that can be addresse ...
... bear to quantify or monetize the impact of potential risk mitigation and adaptation strategies, while members of academia, industry, and the actuarial profession will present current key issues of environmental, social and economic importance, and their relevant models and data, that can be addresse ...
Philosophy of Climate Science Part II: Modelling
... the calculation. Sub-grid processes are one of the main sources of uncertainty in climate models. There are currently around 20 complex climate models, which are under continuous development by national modelling centres like NASA, the UK Met Office and the Beijing Climate Center. In order to be abl ...
... the calculation. Sub-grid processes are one of the main sources of uncertainty in climate models. There are currently around 20 complex climate models, which are under continuous development by national modelling centres like NASA, the UK Met Office and the Beijing Climate Center. In order to be abl ...
Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics and Climate
... include: banks, shelves and shallow seas; eastern boundary currents; the Southern Ocean; and critical regions of the open ocean. The first U.S. GLOBEC field study is occurring in the Northwest Atlantic on Georges Bank—the site of oceanographic and fisheries studies for more than a century and a regi ...
... include: banks, shelves and shallow seas; eastern boundary currents; the Southern Ocean; and critical regions of the open ocean. The first U.S. GLOBEC field study is occurring in the Northwest Atlantic on Georges Bank—the site of oceanographic and fisheries studies for more than a century and a regi ...
From Climate Science to Adaptation Decision-Making Mark Stafford Smith
... 2. Long lifetime decisions (where most risk falls to government) 1. Monotonic, ~certain to occur, timing unsure – E.g. 2°C, 1m sea level rise, more hot periods, more extremes, more CO2 – Plan for these, look for no regrets actions, use precautionary principle 2. Direction sure but extent unsure – E. ...
... 2. Long lifetime decisions (where most risk falls to government) 1. Monotonic, ~certain to occur, timing unsure – E.g. 2°C, 1m sea level rise, more hot periods, more extremes, more CO2 – Plan for these, look for no regrets actions, use precautionary principle 2. Direction sure but extent unsure – E. ...
Hydrological Responses to Climate Change in the Water Receiving
... GCMs, different models have different simulating results, especially for the simulated regional precipitation, which will increase the uncertainty of runoff simulation for the direct influence of precipitation (Zhang et al. 2008). Many researches have proved that the average result of multiple model ...
... GCMs, different models have different simulating results, especially for the simulated regional precipitation, which will increase the uncertainty of runoff simulation for the direct influence of precipitation (Zhang et al. 2008). Many researches have proved that the average result of multiple model ...
Solar forcing of Holocene climate: New insights from a speleothem
... Pacific Decadal Oscillation and El Niño–Southern Oscillation systems of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Given the link between increased warming and aridity in the southwest, additional warming due to greenhouse forcing could potentially lead to persistent hyperarid conditions, similar to those seen in ...
... Pacific Decadal Oscillation and El Niño–Southern Oscillation systems of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Given the link between increased warming and aridity in the southwest, additional warming due to greenhouse forcing could potentially lead to persistent hyperarid conditions, similar to those seen in ...
Inter American Institute for Global Change Research
... in the Americas Topics included in this area: • Tropical Atlantic Variability (TAV), El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and other forms of low-frequency climate variability. • Ocean variability, including sudden climate change, and its influence on climate and weather of the surrounding continents. ...
... in the Americas Topics included in this area: • Tropical Atlantic Variability (TAV), El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and other forms of low-frequency climate variability. • Ocean variability, including sudden climate change, and its influence on climate and weather of the surrounding continents. ...
Climate change and the long-term viability of the World`s busiest
... ground (Vaughan et al. 2013). These trends are expected to continue as global temperatures continue to rise. Climate models project a globally averaged temperature increase of 0.3–4.8 °C by the end of the twenty-first century, with a very ...
... ground (Vaughan et al. 2013). These trends are expected to continue as global temperatures continue to rise. Climate models project a globally averaged temperature increase of 0.3–4.8 °C by the end of the twenty-first century, with a very ...
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... CO2 and other long-lived greenhouse gases—needs to be reached well within this century. …[E]very year of delayed action increases the chances of exceeding 2°C warming (UNSW 2009: 7). Even with mitigation efforts, climate models predict that the planet will continue to warm as a result of past carbon ...
... CO2 and other long-lived greenhouse gases—needs to be reached well within this century. …[E]very year of delayed action increases the chances of exceeding 2°C warming (UNSW 2009: 7). Even with mitigation efforts, climate models predict that the planet will continue to warm as a result of past carbon ...
7. Agriculture
... According to the IPCC TAR (McCarthy et al., 2001), climate change is already happening and will continue to happen even if global GHG emissions are curtailed. Many studies document the implications of climate change for agriculture and pose a reasonable concern that climate change is a threat to sus ...
... According to the IPCC TAR (McCarthy et al., 2001), climate change is already happening and will continue to happen even if global GHG emissions are curtailed. Many studies document the implications of climate change for agriculture and pose a reasonable concern that climate change is a threat to sus ...
IUCN TILCEPA COP18 Climate Negotiations Report
... strengthening civil society movements which could positive impact on the negotiations and direct actions at local, national and regional levels. The overview is that IUCN has not fully considered its potential catalytic role in changing the dynamics of negotiations and also providing a complimentary ...
... strengthening civil society movements which could positive impact on the negotiations and direct actions at local, national and regional levels. The overview is that IUCN has not fully considered its potential catalytic role in changing the dynamics of negotiations and also providing a complimentary ...
Center for Policy Research
... question 5, where 74.6% disagreed and 17.8% agreed, was there anything resembling a ...
... question 5, where 74.6% disagreed and 17.8% agreed, was there anything resembling a ...
Ontario Climate Change and Health Modelling Study
... anthropogenic release of greenhouses gases has led to a warmer climate and the legacy greenhouse gases and new emissions commit the world to a warming climate for decades to come. Between 1948 and 2008, the average annual temperature in Ontario has increased by approximately 1.5 degrees Celsius. In ...
... anthropogenic release of greenhouses gases has led to a warmer climate and the legacy greenhouse gases and new emissions commit the world to a warming climate for decades to come. Between 1948 and 2008, the average annual temperature in Ontario has increased by approximately 1.5 degrees Celsius. In ...
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... analyse and suggest alternative agronomic adaptation measures to reduce adverse impacts on crop yields and environment (e.g. soil conservation to reduce soil erosion and retain soil water content), they do not include any economic and policy aspects. Schönhart et al. (2014), however, show in a first ...
... analyse and suggest alternative agronomic adaptation measures to reduce adverse impacts on crop yields and environment (e.g. soil conservation to reduce soil erosion and retain soil water content), they do not include any economic and policy aspects. Schönhart et al. (2014), however, show in a first ...
ELPIS-JP: a dataset of local-scale daily climate change scenarios for
... Among various SDMs, weather generators (WGs) are a unique tool that can generate many sequences of daily weather data at a specific site without heavy computational requirement. The daily values of a climatic variable are sampled from the probability distribution of climatic variables estimated from ...
... Among various SDMs, weather generators (WGs) are a unique tool that can generate many sequences of daily weather data at a specific site without heavy computational requirement. The daily values of a climatic variable are sampled from the probability distribution of climatic variables estimated from ...
the european investment bank
... Dedicated envelope under the FEMIP Trust Fund (FTF) created to support improved energy security, emission reductions and improved resilience to climate change through the identification and development of new climate action projects. CAMENA can be used: to identify, catalyse and prepare climate ac ...
... Dedicated envelope under the FEMIP Trust Fund (FTF) created to support improved energy security, emission reductions and improved resilience to climate change through the identification and development of new climate action projects. CAMENA can be used: to identify, catalyse and prepare climate ac ...
Coastal Sea-Level Change Societal Challenge Needs Assessment
... eustatic sea levels are rising, local levels, or relative sea levels in certain places, may be rising or falling. While some coastal areas are experiencing falling local sea levels, the majority of coastal communities are facing the impacts of sea-level rise. Needs Assessment for Coastal Challenge: ...
... eustatic sea levels are rising, local levels, or relative sea levels in certain places, may be rising or falling. While some coastal areas are experiencing falling local sea levels, the majority of coastal communities are facing the impacts of sea-level rise. Needs Assessment for Coastal Challenge: ...
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WATER
... Many countries in Africa live under water stress, defined as those using more than 20 per cent of their renewable water resources (WBGU, 2003), while withdrawals of over 40 per cent mean serious water stress (Pittock, 2005). For example, reports show that water withdrawal in Nigeria during the 1990s ...
... Many countries in Africa live under water stress, defined as those using more than 20 per cent of their renewable water resources (WBGU, 2003), while withdrawals of over 40 per cent mean serious water stress (Pittock, 2005). For example, reports show that water withdrawal in Nigeria during the 1990s ...
Integrated Coastal Zone Management Update
... INTERNATIONAL NEWS Census of Marine Life Completed After 10 years of work and collaboration by 2,700 scientists from 80 countries, the Census of Marine Life has finally been completed. The report reveals what, where and how much lives and hides in global oceans. The Census has established a baseline ...
... INTERNATIONAL NEWS Census of Marine Life Completed After 10 years of work and collaboration by 2,700 scientists from 80 countries, the Census of Marine Life has finally been completed. The report reveals what, where and how much lives and hides in global oceans. The Census has established a baseline ...
From adaptation to climate-resilient development: the costs of climate-proofing the Millennium Development Goals in Africa (388 kB ) (opens in new window)
... lesson is that top-down approaches aimed at estimating global adaptation expenditures have severe flaws and may underestimate the true cost of adaptation.3 So the debate around adaptation estimates is moving towards bottom-up intervention-based approaches – just like the earlier debate on the MDGs. ...
... lesson is that top-down approaches aimed at estimating global adaptation expenditures have severe flaws and may underestimate the true cost of adaptation.3 So the debate around adaptation estimates is moving towards bottom-up intervention-based approaches – just like the earlier debate on the MDGs. ...