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... The IMPACT model was originally developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for projecting global food supply, food demand, and food security to 2020 and beyond.4 It analyzes 32 crop and livestock commodities in 281 regions of the world that together cover the earth’s land ...
... The IMPACT model was originally developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for projecting global food supply, food demand, and food security to 2020 and beyond.4 It analyzes 32 crop and livestock commodities in 281 regions of the world that together cover the earth’s land ...
rapid climate change
... and structure of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation or Atlantic Heat Conveyor. The system made its first observations on 29 March 2004 and has been in continuous operation since then. The monitoring system has already significantly advanced knowledge of the North Atlantic circulation. ‘ ...
... and structure of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation or Atlantic Heat Conveyor. The system made its first observations on 29 March 2004 and has been in continuous operation since then. The monitoring system has already significantly advanced knowledge of the North Atlantic circulation. ‘ ...
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... towards higher altitudes and latitudes (Hamilton et al., 2005a, b). The redistribution of tourism flows could negatively affect countries and regions that depend heavily on income from tourism. On the other hand, it could also bring benefits to places that are currently not popular with tourists. Th ...
... towards higher altitudes and latitudes (Hamilton et al., 2005a, b). The redistribution of tourism flows could negatively affect countries and regions that depend heavily on income from tourism. On the other hand, it could also bring benefits to places that are currently not popular with tourists. Th ...
“icehouse” (cold) climates
... maximum continentality and slower sea-floor spreading. Apparent long-term periodicities in global tectonic phenomena and impact cratering have been linked to motions of the solar system through the galaxy (e.g., Rampino and Stothers, 1986). ...
... maximum continentality and slower sea-floor spreading. Apparent long-term periodicities in global tectonic phenomena and impact cratering have been linked to motions of the solar system through the galaxy (e.g., Rampino and Stothers, 1986). ...
“Smart Climate Change” for Professional Societies Workshop WORKSHOP REPORT
... now changing, and this is evident through the extreme weather patterns and events that we are experiencing on the planet, and their associated flood and drought disasters. The impacts of the extreme weather patterns and events depend on the magnitude of the event and the vulnerability and exposure o ...
... now changing, and this is evident through the extreme weather patterns and events that we are experiencing on the planet, and their associated flood and drought disasters. The impacts of the extreme weather patterns and events depend on the magnitude of the event and the vulnerability and exposure o ...
The World Meteorological Organization at a glance
... Since its inception, WMO has galvanized the global community to improve our understanding of weather, climate and water. WMO provides a unique mechanism for the timely exchange of data, information and products. It makes major contributions to sustainable development, the reduction of loss of life a ...
... Since its inception, WMO has galvanized the global community to improve our understanding of weather, climate and water. WMO provides a unique mechanism for the timely exchange of data, information and products. It makes major contributions to sustainable development, the reduction of loss of life a ...
Achieving Sustainable Food Security in the Face of Climate Change
... increases the demand for food and sustenance, increases in demand for land development and the like. This ends up with a delicate balancing act that is often left in the hands of policymakers, who have to balance efficiency, sustainability, social impacts, and other factors. This paper aims to explo ...
... increases the demand for food and sustenance, increases in demand for land development and the like. This ends up with a delicate balancing act that is often left in the hands of policymakers, who have to balance efficiency, sustainability, social impacts, and other factors. This paper aims to explo ...
Earth`s Climate System
... central Asia; Atacama, South America; central Australia). Descending air over the South Pole creates a cold desert in Antarctica where rainfall is no more plentiful than it is in Arizona. The world's lowest average annual precipitation is 0.075 centimeters (0.03 inches) and occurs in Arica, Chile, ...
... central Asia; Atacama, South America; central Australia). Descending air over the South Pole creates a cold desert in Antarctica where rainfall is no more plentiful than it is in Arizona. The world's lowest average annual precipitation is 0.075 centimeters (0.03 inches) and occurs in Arica, Chile, ...
Description of the correction made on the dry season on
... binary output during the dry season downscaling process. As a consequence the final maps and area average statistics presented in the article in 2015 are incorrect for the dry season (exception is the island of Oahu where old and new results are identical, because the coding error did not affect the ...
... binary output during the dry season downscaling process. As a consequence the final maps and area average statistics presented in the article in 2015 are incorrect for the dry season (exception is the island of Oahu where old and new results are identical, because the coding error did not affect the ...
1. Background information
... As in 2007-2013, the financial allocation per category included in the operational programme would be indicative, however the list of categories to be used (for the dimension: "intervention field", which defines the content of actions to be financed) would need to be included in the operational prog ...
... As in 2007-2013, the financial allocation per category included in the operational programme would be indicative, however the list of categories to be used (for the dimension: "intervention field", which defines the content of actions to be financed) would need to be included in the operational prog ...
Item 5 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... How this ‘urban heat island effect’ will change in the future is uncertain and will depend on development and adaptation of existing buildings in Trafford. Without adaptation, future extremes of temperature are expected to increase human mortality, especially when they are sustained for an extended ...
... How this ‘urban heat island effect’ will change in the future is uncertain and will depend on development and adaptation of existing buildings in Trafford. Without adaptation, future extremes of temperature are expected to increase human mortality, especially when they are sustained for an extended ...
Atmospheric Rivers State of Knowledge Report
... How Climate Change may Affect Atmospheric River Behaviour The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report Working Group 1 Summary for Policy Makers states that a ”warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in gl ...
... How Climate Change may Affect Atmospheric River Behaviour The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report Working Group 1 Summary for Policy Makers states that a ”warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in gl ...
Final qualitative report
... increases driven (largely) by rising electricity prices, plus a focus on carbon emissions from energy production as an assumed focus of the carbon tax, top of mind associations with the carbon tax are predominantly concerns about its cost impacts, especially on electricity pricing. A point of conf ...
... increases driven (largely) by rising electricity prices, plus a focus on carbon emissions from energy production as an assumed focus of the carbon tax, top of mind associations with the carbon tax are predominantly concerns about its cost impacts, especially on electricity pricing. A point of conf ...
Working Paper 202 - Heal and Millner (opens in new window)
... internal variability and model uncertainty dominate in the short to medium run, while emissions uncertainty dominates in the long run. In addition, all uncertainties explode ...
... internal variability and model uncertainty dominate in the short to medium run, while emissions uncertainty dominates in the long run. In addition, all uncertainties explode ...
Climate changes and animal health and food safety
... focussed future research and development of food production in the context of climate change and animal health and food safety. • Research in robust production technologies – focusing on improved technologies making it possible to produce safe and healthy food in a more extreme and varying climate ...
... focussed future research and development of food production in the context of climate change and animal health and food safety. • Research in robust production technologies – focusing on improved technologies making it possible to produce safe and healthy food in a more extreme and varying climate ...
Mapping vulnerability to multiple stressors: climate change and
... case studies in selected districts. This method may be used to assess differential vulnerability for any particular sector within a nation or region, and it can serve as a basis for targeting policy interventions. We focus on India’s agricultural vulnerability to two stressors: climate change and ec ...
... case studies in selected districts. This method may be used to assess differential vulnerability for any particular sector within a nation or region, and it can serve as a basis for targeting policy interventions. We focus on India’s agricultural vulnerability to two stressors: climate change and ec ...
http://germanwatch.org/en/download/8551.pdf
... The Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index is an analysis based on one of the most reliable data sets available on the impacts of extreme weather events and associated socioeconomic data. The Germanwatch Climate Risk Index 2014 is the 9th edition of the annual analysis. It represents one important pi ...
... The Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index is an analysis based on one of the most reliable data sets available on the impacts of extreme weather events and associated socioeconomic data. The Germanwatch Climate Risk Index 2014 is the 9th edition of the annual analysis. It represents one important pi ...
global climate change and presidential leadership
... elites as well as the general public have made global climate change particularly difficult to resolve. Much of the confrontation has come in rhetorical exchanges among politicians, scientists, policy makers, and media spokespersons. Intense feelings on both sides of the issue have been heard. In th ...
... elites as well as the general public have made global climate change particularly difficult to resolve. Much of the confrontation has come in rhetorical exchanges among politicians, scientists, policy makers, and media spokespersons. Intense feelings on both sides of the issue have been heard. In th ...
An econometric analysis of determinants of climate change attitudes
... The data used in this analysis was selected from the Eurobarometer database “Special Eurobarometer 300: Europeans’ attitudes towards climate change” (2008). This Eurobarometer survey was commissioned by the Directorate General for Communication of the European Commission, on behalf of the European P ...
... The data used in this analysis was selected from the Eurobarometer database “Special Eurobarometer 300: Europeans’ attitudes towards climate change” (2008). This Eurobarometer survey was commissioned by the Directorate General for Communication of the European Commission, on behalf of the European P ...
REPUBLIC REPUBLIC OF NAURU
... ground that addresses the needs in relation to coastal zone management, water, capacity building, gender, policy and planning. Addressing the challenges, barriers and gaps are therefore important for building the resilience of Nauru. These can be addressed through building and strengthening the info ...
... ground that addresses the needs in relation to coastal zone management, water, capacity building, gender, policy and planning. Addressing the challenges, barriers and gaps are therefore important for building the resilience of Nauru. These can be addressed through building and strengthening the info ...
Dec 2006
... an advisory group, the IISD team will be providing research, analysis and policy recommendations over the next two years with a final outcomes presentation at an international conference in the winter of 2008. Shortly afterwards John attended the Make Markets Work for Climate International Conferenc ...
... an advisory group, the IISD team will be providing research, analysis and policy recommendations over the next two years with a final outcomes presentation at an international conference in the winter of 2008. Shortly afterwards John attended the Make Markets Work for Climate International Conferenc ...
Climate Change Impact Assessment in Taiwan Chung
... changes. Fisheries have been suffering because valuable cold-water fish stocks have retreated northward. Therefore, fishers are adapting to profit, using species that come from the southern warm oceans. Agricultural practices have also been changing, but the harvest is disturbed by droughts and typh ...
... changes. Fisheries have been suffering because valuable cold-water fish stocks have retreated northward. Therefore, fishers are adapting to profit, using species that come from the southern warm oceans. Agricultural practices have also been changing, but the harvest is disturbed by droughts and typh ...
Overlooked and Neglected Issues in Climate Change Studies: The Need for a
... Everything he's writing has to be taken very seriously. It's not just some 'Doomsday' prediction. I think this is really meant as a wake-up call - among the many scenarios about the future of the planet. If we do not really fight global warming, then this is certainly in the upper range of catastrop ...
... Everything he's writing has to be taken very seriously. It's not just some 'Doomsday' prediction. I think this is really meant as a wake-up call - among the many scenarios about the future of the planet. If we do not really fight global warming, then this is certainly in the upper range of catastrop ...
the future of florida and the coast - Florida Center for Environmental
... flat, porous, and densely and expensively populated, especially near the coast. Low-lying internal areas are not to be spared as ground water levels rise and flooding becomes an ongoing phenomena. This is often the location of low income and minority communities, who are often most vulnerable. Sea L ...
... flat, porous, and densely and expensively populated, especially near the coast. Low-lying internal areas are not to be spared as ground water levels rise and flooding becomes an ongoing phenomena. This is often the location of low income and minority communities, who are often most vulnerable. Sea L ...