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 ...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Why the
... Why the IPCC was created Human activities now occur on a scale that is starting to interfere with natural systems such as the global climate. Because climate change is such a complex and challenging issue, policymakers need an objective source of information about the causes of climate change, its p ...
... Why the IPCC was created Human activities now occur on a scale that is starting to interfere with natural systems such as the global climate. Because climate change is such a complex and challenging issue, policymakers need an objective source of information about the causes of climate change, its p ...
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. ...
The influence of climate change on flood risks in France
... River floods have caused increasing damages in Europe in the last decades, and it is widely accepted that almost all of this increase has been due to changes in flood exposure, i.e. in the population and assets that are located in flood-prone areas (Barredo, 2009). In particular, the impact of clima ...
... River floods have caused increasing damages in Europe in the last decades, and it is widely accepted that almost all of this increase has been due to changes in flood exposure, i.e. in the population and assets that are located in flood-prone areas (Barredo, 2009). In particular, the impact of clima ...
McCarty, 2001. Ecological consequences of recent climate change.
... cooler time of year may be a sufficient response to climate change. But it is not safe to assume that this will be a general pattern. Timing of life-history events depends on factors besides temperature, and a shift in phenology may disrupt important correlations with other ecological factors. Speci ...
... cooler time of year may be a sufficient response to climate change. But it is not safe to assume that this will be a general pattern. Timing of life-history events depends on factors besides temperature, and a shift in phenology may disrupt important correlations with other ecological factors. Speci ...
Assessing the impact of late Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions on
... and Liu (2008) found that local deforestation led to an extended snow cover period and increased atmospheric stability, strengthening the Siberian High and thus decreasing convective precipitation in the region. These findings thus hint at a significant impact of high-latitude forests on regional cl ...
... and Liu (2008) found that local deforestation led to an extended snow cover period and increased atmospheric stability, strengthening the Siberian High and thus decreasing convective precipitation in the region. These findings thus hint at a significant impact of high-latitude forests on regional cl ...
A Global Model of Climate Change Impacts on Timber Markets
... to explore how global markets may adapt to a range of ecological effects in different regions. The analysis, however, has several important limitations. First, we use only two climate scenarios and one ecological model. Consequently, we cannot present a full range of possible ecological predictions. ...
... to explore how global markets may adapt to a range of ecological effects in different regions. The analysis, however, has several important limitations. First, we use only two climate scenarios and one ecological model. Consequently, we cannot present a full range of possible ecological predictions. ...
Turning the Tide: Recognizing Climate Change Refugees in
... 569). The problem is furthermore aggravated by the historical tensions within the region, with neighboring India and Burma reluctant to absorb the increasing number of migrants (see Ali 1993 for an overview of historical tensions within South Asia). Finally, less conspicuous than rising sea levels b ...
... 569). The problem is furthermore aggravated by the historical tensions within the region, with neighboring India and Burma reluctant to absorb the increasing number of migrants (see Ali 1993 for an overview of historical tensions within South Asia). Finally, less conspicuous than rising sea levels b ...
Yes, He Can: President Obama’s Power to Make an International Climate Commitment
... Copenhagen? As this paper demonstrates, the answer is clearly, “yes, he can.” It only remains to be seen whether he will. ...
... Copenhagen? As this paper demonstrates, the answer is clearly, “yes, he can.” It only remains to be seen whether he will. ...
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... Potential impacts were identified through a review of previous Highways Agency work and published evidence and through discussions with experts. This led to the selection of pavements and structures (bridges) as the key assets to be considered for this analysis. Discussions with Highways Agency expe ...
... Potential impacts were identified through a review of previous Highways Agency work and published evidence and through discussions with experts. This led to the selection of pavements and structures (bridges) as the key assets to be considered for this analysis. Discussions with Highways Agency expe ...
Climate extremes and ozone pollution: a growing threat to China`s
... Abstract. Ensuring global food security requires a sound understanding of climate and environmental controls on crop productivity. The majority of existing assessments have focused on physical climate variables (i.e., mean temperature and precipitation), but less on the increasing climate extremes ( ...
... Abstract. Ensuring global food security requires a sound understanding of climate and environmental controls on crop productivity. The majority of existing assessments have focused on physical climate variables (i.e., mean temperature and precipitation), but less on the increasing climate extremes ( ...
Climate change adaptation and mitigation
... Global warming. Early decades of the twenty-first century will see a moderate warming of 1‑2oC, resulting in reduced crop yields in seasonally dry and tropical regions, while crop and pasture yields in temperate regions may benefit. Further warming in the second half of the century will negatively a ...
... Global warming. Early decades of the twenty-first century will see a moderate warming of 1‑2oC, resulting in reduced crop yields in seasonally dry and tropical regions, while crop and pasture yields in temperate regions may benefit. Further warming in the second half of the century will negatively a ...
Interactions between climate and desertification
... are found in the arid and semi-arid lands. Using a dynamic simulation model of land use changes, Stéphanne and Lambin (2001) showed that in Burkina Faso, a phase of expansion of cropland, fallow and pastoral land was accompanied by deforestation in 1970s and early 1980s and the first signs of land ...
... are found in the arid and semi-arid lands. Using a dynamic simulation model of land use changes, Stéphanne and Lambin (2001) showed that in Burkina Faso, a phase of expansion of cropland, fallow and pastoral land was accompanied by deforestation in 1970s and early 1980s and the first signs of land ...
Variation in the sensitivity of organismal body and geographic scales
... mussel bed, with no tidal submergence, revealed even greater BTS to air (0.95). Tidal regimes and intertidal heights also differed at the geographic scale, as did the five other climate factors, and some combination of these factors is likely contributing to geographic variation in BTS as well. The ...
... mussel bed, with no tidal submergence, revealed even greater BTS to air (0.95). Tidal regimes and intertidal heights also differed at the geographic scale, as did the five other climate factors, and some combination of these factors is likely contributing to geographic variation in BTS as well. The ...
Early effects of climate change: do they include changes in vector
... non-anthropogenic causes such as solar and volcanic activity; and (iii) more emphasis being placed on climate changes in areas of low natural variability. Climate variability can be expressed at various temporal scales (by day, season and year) and is an inherent characteristic of climate, whether t ...
... non-anthropogenic causes such as solar and volcanic activity; and (iii) more emphasis being placed on climate changes in areas of low natural variability. Climate variability can be expressed at various temporal scales (by day, season and year) and is an inherent characteristic of climate, whether t ...
A guide on climate change for private equity investors
... Investment strategies that do not adequately consider the implications of climate change may be exposed to additional risks. The Economist estimates that climate change will result in US$4.3 trillion of losses in privately held assets due to damage caused by extreme weather including droughts, flood ...
... Investment strategies that do not adequately consider the implications of climate change may be exposed to additional risks. The Economist estimates that climate change will result in US$4.3 trillion of losses in privately held assets due to damage caused by extreme weather including droughts, flood ...
Source control as an adaptation measure to
... synthesized in Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) curves which present, based on past records, rainfall intensities for different durations and frequencies. The development of IDF curves is closely associated with the use of the rational method since the early 1900s. It is however generally recogniz ...
... synthesized in Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) curves which present, based on past records, rainfall intensities for different durations and frequencies. The development of IDF curves is closely associated with the use of the rational method since the early 1900s. It is however generally recogniz ...
NAP-GSP Support to Developing Countries
... Stocktaking report prepared; it will be used by the Government to assess the institutional framework that is appropriate for the NAP process in Madagascar as well as identify priority interventions to advance national adaptation planning. Applying for GCF funding for the development of its NAP with ...
... Stocktaking report prepared; it will be used by the Government to assess the institutional framework that is appropriate for the NAP process in Madagascar as well as identify priority interventions to advance national adaptation planning. Applying for GCF funding for the development of its NAP with ...
Slide 1
... IPCC (2001) “Most of the warming of the past 50 years is likely (>66%) to be attributable to human ...
... IPCC (2001) “Most of the warming of the past 50 years is likely (>66%) to be attributable to human ...
Chapter 18 - Santa Rosa Home
... Shall we pursue mitigation or adaptation? • Most people accept that our planet is changing - They are searching for solutions • Mitigation = pursue actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions to lessen severity of future climate change - Energy efficiency, renewable energy, protecting soil, preven ...
... Shall we pursue mitigation or adaptation? • Most people accept that our planet is changing - They are searching for solutions • Mitigation = pursue actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions to lessen severity of future climate change - Energy efficiency, renewable energy, protecting soil, preven ...
China`s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change
... concern of mankind. Ever since the industrial revolution, human activities, especially the massive consumption of energy and resources by developed countries in their process of industrialization, have increased the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, caused a significant change of globa ...
... concern of mankind. Ever since the industrial revolution, human activities, especially the massive consumption of energy and resources by developed countries in their process of industrialization, have increased the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, caused a significant change of globa ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES UNCERTAINTY AND DECISION IN CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMICS
... warming that results from a doubling of the atmospheric concentration of CO2 , in equilibrium. It thus tells us how sensitive global average temperature is to changes in CO2 concentration in the long run, and is perhaps the most studied, and often quoted, summary statistic in all of climate science2 ...
... warming that results from a doubling of the atmospheric concentration of CO2 , in equilibrium. It thus tells us how sensitive global average temperature is to changes in CO2 concentration in the long run, and is perhaps the most studied, and often quoted, summary statistic in all of climate science2 ...
What is climate change?
... Shall we pursue mitigation or adaptation? • Most people accept that our planet is changing - They are searching for solutions • Mitigation = pursue actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions to lessen severity of future climate change - Energy efficiency, renewable energy, protecting soil, preven ...
... Shall we pursue mitigation or adaptation? • Most people accept that our planet is changing - They are searching for solutions • Mitigation = pursue actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions to lessen severity of future climate change - Energy efficiency, renewable energy, protecting soil, preven ...