energy: Supply, Demand, and impacts
... profile of electricity demand, each of which is vulnerable to climate change. Projected changes in runoff due to potential decreased precipitation and increased evaporation (Chapter 6) means less water for hydropower production. Earlier snowmelt (Chapter 6) and shifts in the frequency of extreme eve ...
... profile of electricity demand, each of which is vulnerable to climate change. Projected changes in runoff due to potential decreased precipitation and increased evaporation (Chapter 6) means less water for hydropower production. Earlier snowmelt (Chapter 6) and shifts in the frequency of extreme eve ...
guidelines on local adaptation to climate change for water
... The role of mountains in the provision of indispensable water resources for municipal and industrial water supply, irrigation, hydropower production and other environmental services is well-known and unquestioned (e.g. Barnett et al., 2005; EEA 20091; Viviroli 2003, 2007, 2010). In particular, the A ...
... The role of mountains in the provision of indispensable water resources for municipal and industrial water supply, irrigation, hydropower production and other environmental services is well-known and unquestioned (e.g. Barnett et al., 2005; EEA 20091; Viviroli 2003, 2007, 2010). In particular, the A ...
Pattern scaled climate change scenarios: are these useful for adaptation? - Working Paper 71 (699 kB) (opens in new window)
... model simulated changes are robust independently of model biases; and third, that responses to external forcings and natural internal variability are independent, specifically that anthropogenic forcings do not modify the internal variability of the climate system. We argue that, in general, these as ...
... model simulated changes are robust independently of model biases; and third, that responses to external forcings and natural internal variability are independent, specifically that anthropogenic forcings do not modify the internal variability of the climate system. We argue that, in general, these as ...
Will plant movements keep up with climate change?
... variables may diverge. A modeling study of montane vertebrates found that the risks of extinction from warming alone (when a species is ‘pushed off the top’ of a mountain by rising temperature) were <5%, but these increased tenfold when the often divergent changes in precipitation were also consider ...
... variables may diverge. A modeling study of montane vertebrates found that the risks of extinction from warming alone (when a species is ‘pushed off the top’ of a mountain by rising temperature) were <5%, but these increased tenfold when the often divergent changes in precipitation were also consider ...
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies in Northwest
... on many physical and biological systems, and will has long-term impacts on future natural ecology and socioeconomic development. To rely on policy measures of both adaptation and mitigation could reduce the risk of climate change. Northwest China is located in China’s inland, far away from the ocean ...
... on many physical and biological systems, and will has long-term impacts on future natural ecology and socioeconomic development. To rely on policy measures of both adaptation and mitigation could reduce the risk of climate change. Northwest China is located in China’s inland, far away from the ocean ...
Section 4.2 v2 - Eionet Forum
... and persons of lower socio-economic status also have a heightened risk of heat-related mortality (Wolf, et al., 2015). Furthermore, health risks during heat extremes are greater in people who are physically very active. This has importance for outdoor recreational activities, and it is especially re ...
... and persons of lower socio-economic status also have a heightened risk of heat-related mortality (Wolf, et al., 2015). Furthermore, health risks during heat extremes are greater in people who are physically very active. This has importance for outdoor recreational activities, and it is especially re ...
Earth climate identification vs. anthropic global warming
... shows the 3-components decomposition of the TSI reconstruction SORCE/TIM (SOlar Radiation and Climate Experiment/Total Irradiance Monitor) by Kopp and Lean (2011). This composite reconstruction is based both on modern satellite measurements and on sunspots observed since 1610 (invention of the Galil ...
... shows the 3-components decomposition of the TSI reconstruction SORCE/TIM (SOlar Radiation and Climate Experiment/Total Irradiance Monitor) by Kopp and Lean (2011). This composite reconstruction is based both on modern satellite measurements and on sunspots observed since 1610 (invention of the Galil ...
Vulnerability of land cover and land use due to progress of
... Figure 1. Mean annual precipitation vs. annual evapotranspiration in forests as measured at selected global eddy flux measurement sites (precipitation < 1000 mm/year). Explanation in the text (Mátyás & Sun, 2014) Water use by forests Globally, zonal (i.e. climate-dependent) forests are generally fou ...
... Figure 1. Mean annual precipitation vs. annual evapotranspiration in forests as measured at selected global eddy flux measurement sites (precipitation < 1000 mm/year). Explanation in the text (Mátyás & Sun, 2014) Water use by forests Globally, zonal (i.e. climate-dependent) forests are generally fou ...
Poverty and climate change: assessing impacts in developing
... United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification United Nations Development Programme United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United States Agency for International Development ...
... United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification United Nations Development Programme United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United States Agency for International Development ...
Climate Change, Human Rights and the Problem of Motivation
... subsistence and to health. These rights are usually considered to be positive rights. In line with the minimalist approach I have introduced above, I will instead consider them as negative rights. I assess how climate change threatens them by using mainly the 2007 IPCC Report,10 the most authoritati ...
... subsistence and to health. These rights are usually considered to be positive rights. In line with the minimalist approach I have introduced above, I will instead consider them as negative rights. I assess how climate change threatens them by using mainly the 2007 IPCC Report,10 the most authoritati ...
Understanding Climate Variability : Implications for Water Resources
... Climate Change – 10% reduction ...
... Climate Change – 10% reduction ...
Presenters
... Session 2: Observations (part 2); Detection/attribution; Physical and biogeochemical feedbacks; Forcing and climate sensitivity (part 1) Session 2: Observations (part 2); Detection/attribution; Physical and biogeochemical feedbacks; Forcing and climate sensitivity (part 1) Session 2: Observations (p ...
... Session 2: Observations (part 2); Detection/attribution; Physical and biogeochemical feedbacks; Forcing and climate sensitivity (part 1) Session 2: Observations (part 2); Detection/attribution; Physical and biogeochemical feedbacks; Forcing and climate sensitivity (part 1) Session 2: Observations (p ...
Climate Changes Caucasus - WWF
... Climate change has already started to have a significant impact on nature and people in the Southern Caucasus region – effects that will become even more severe in the future. This will create an extra burden on the development of societies in all the three countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georg ...
... Climate change has already started to have a significant impact on nature and people in the Southern Caucasus region – effects that will become even more severe in the future. This will create an extra burden on the development of societies in all the three countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georg ...
Architecture, Energy and Climate - Nordic Journal of Architectural
... This paper addresses the dual challenge of designing sustainable low-energy buildings while still providing thermal comfort under warmer summer conditions produced by anthropogenic climate change—a key challenge for building designers in the 21st century. These issues are evaluated by predictions of ...
... This paper addresses the dual challenge of designing sustainable low-energy buildings while still providing thermal comfort under warmer summer conditions produced by anthropogenic climate change—a key challenge for building designers in the 21st century. These issues are evaluated by predictions of ...
A look at the Cuban experience of protection against climate change
... This study comes about through the interest of Oxfam in deepening and clarifying the elements that are at the foundation of the processes to combat climate change, developed and implemented in Cuba since the mid nineties. The general perspective is that there are useful elements that should be incor ...
... This study comes about through the interest of Oxfam in deepening and clarifying the elements that are at the foundation of the processes to combat climate change, developed and implemented in Cuba since the mid nineties. The general perspective is that there are useful elements that should be incor ...
Interhemispheric Temperature Asymmetry over the
... circulation and tropical rainfall. The authors examine the ITA in historical observations and in phases 3 and 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3 and CMIP5) simulations. The observed annual-mean ITA (north minus south) has varied within a 0.88C range and features a significant posi ...
... circulation and tropical rainfall. The authors examine the ITA in historical observations and in phases 3 and 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3 and CMIP5) simulations. The observed annual-mean ITA (north minus south) has varied within a 0.88C range and features a significant posi ...
Chapter 1 - Open Knowledge Repository
... deteriorating irrigation infrastructure, as previously postulated, but also to adverse climate phenomena from local pollution and global warming.25 Extrapolating from past year-to-year variations in climate and agricultural outcomes, yields of major crops in India are projected to decline by 4.5 to ...
... deteriorating irrigation infrastructure, as previously postulated, but also to adverse climate phenomena from local pollution and global warming.25 Extrapolating from past year-to-year variations in climate and agricultural outcomes, yields of major crops in India are projected to decline by 4.5 to ...
The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond: The World After 2012
... small-scale emission reduction projects through the CDM in the least developed countries and poorest communities within the developing world. The Bank is also playing a part in advancing the goals of the global climate regime by launching a Prototype Carbon Fund, with investments from private sector ...
... small-scale emission reduction projects through the CDM in the least developed countries and poorest communities within the developing world. The Bank is also playing a part in advancing the goals of the global climate regime by launching a Prototype Carbon Fund, with investments from private sector ...
A look at the Cuban experience of protection against
... This study comes about through the interest of Oxfam in deepening and clarifying the elements that are at the foundation of the processes to combat climate change, developed and implemented in Cuba since the mid nineties. The general perspective is that there are useful elements that should be incor ...
... This study comes about through the interest of Oxfam in deepening and clarifying the elements that are at the foundation of the processes to combat climate change, developed and implemented in Cuba since the mid nineties. The general perspective is that there are useful elements that should be incor ...
Phenology: Step Together Step
... by the caterpillar of the winter moth. After that, the leaves fill with tannins, a bitter substance, and are less desirable as a food source. The hatching of the caterpillars is timed with the budburst so that this food source is available during their growing period. When the oak leaves are no long ...
... by the caterpillar of the winter moth. After that, the leaves fill with tannins, a bitter substance, and are less desirable as a food source. The hatching of the caterpillars is timed with the budburst so that this food source is available during their growing period. When the oak leaves are no long ...
Potential Impacts Of Climate Change On Tourism
... by storm activity in recent years with climate variability. Critically, no one knows for sure how long this intense period of hurricane activity will last. According to hurricane records maintained by the National Hurricane Center there was a wide band of hurricane activity across the region since 1 ...
... by storm activity in recent years with climate variability. Critically, no one knows for sure how long this intense period of hurricane activity will last. According to hurricane records maintained by the National Hurricane Center there was a wide band of hurricane activity across the region since 1 ...
An Initial Look at DoD`s Activities Toward Climate Change Resiliency
... directive, DoDD 4715.21 Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience (2016), which outlines the responsibilities of the major organizations within the Department for managing climate change risks. In addition, most services have created task forces and developed their own roadmaps to identify policy, gu ...
... directive, DoDD 4715.21 Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience (2016), which outlines the responsibilities of the major organizations within the Department for managing climate change risks. In addition, most services have created task forces and developed their own roadmaps to identify policy, gu ...
Document
... the climate system”. Atmospheric chemistry, without using this term before the 1950s, was a fundamental approach in the beginning of modern chemistry (air analysis and understanding combustion) some 200 years ago, and it is now enlarging to the interfaces (“interfacial chemistry”) with the biosphere ...
... the climate system”. Atmospheric chemistry, without using this term before the 1950s, was a fundamental approach in the beginning of modern chemistry (air analysis and understanding combustion) some 200 years ago, and it is now enlarging to the interfaces (“interfacial chemistry”) with the biosphere ...
A guide to climate change and adaptation in agriculture in South
... year over 1961 to 2003. The rate was faster over 1993 to 2003, about 3.1 [2.4 to 3.8] mm per year. There is high confidence that the rate of observed sea level rise increased from the 19th to the 20th century. The total 20th century rise is estimated to be 0.17 [0.12 to 0.22] m. ...
... year over 1961 to 2003. The rate was faster over 1993 to 2003, about 3.1 [2.4 to 3.8] mm per year. There is high confidence that the rate of observed sea level rise increased from the 19th to the 20th century. The total 20th century rise is estimated to be 0.17 [0.12 to 0.22] m. ...
Oregon`s Biodiversity in a Changing Climate
... are likely to result in decreases in ice cover and snowpack. For example, the number of glacial lakes, glacial runoff, and spring peak discharge in glacial streams and rivers have all increased (Adger et al. 2007). In addition, the western U.S. has experienced reductions in the area of spring snow c ...
... are likely to result in decreases in ice cover and snowpack. For example, the number of glacial lakes, glacial runoff, and spring peak discharge in glacial streams and rivers have all increased (Adger et al. 2007). In addition, the western U.S. has experienced reductions in the area of spring snow c ...