Risk communication: climate change as a human
... malaria and dengue fever. The effects of climate change on water security, food security and air quality are recognized as having the greatest effect on human health, especially in the developing world.3,4 In the knowledge that climate change is very likely anthropogenic,5 mainly due to increased gr ...
... malaria and dengue fever. The effects of climate change on water security, food security and air quality are recognized as having the greatest effect on human health, especially in the developing world.3,4 In the knowledge that climate change is very likely anthropogenic,5 mainly due to increased gr ...
Potentials for Adaptation to Climate Change in Human
... environmental events. Anthropogenic actions or beliefs, however, in many cases shaped the severity of the environmental impacts. Founders of cities often evidenced a lack of care in regard to their sitting, focusing on the positive aspects of a location such as commercial or recreational possibiliti ...
... environmental events. Anthropogenic actions or beliefs, however, in many cases shaped the severity of the environmental impacts. Founders of cities often evidenced a lack of care in regard to their sitting, focusing on the positive aspects of a location such as commercial or recreational possibiliti ...
Community Adaptation Plan Port Antonio, Jamaica
... The earth is getting warmer. Over the past hundred years, the earth’s average temperature has gone up by approximately 0.8°C or 1.5°F. The earth has got warmer in the past, but what is different this time is that it is warming much faster now, and the changes we are seeing are bigger than before. Th ...
... The earth is getting warmer. Over the past hundred years, the earth’s average temperature has gone up by approximately 0.8°C or 1.5°F. The earth has got warmer in the past, but what is different this time is that it is warming much faster now, and the changes we are seeing are bigger than before. Th ...
Ideological cultures and media discourses on
... Efficiency in the flow of data seemed to be the main goal. In recent decades, research has become more sophisticated. Awareness of the media’s transformative logics and mechanisms has led to investigation of the news values in operation in science reporting, the representations of risk associated to ...
... Efficiency in the flow of data seemed to be the main goal. In recent decades, research has become more sophisticated. Awareness of the media’s transformative logics and mechanisms has led to investigation of the news values in operation in science reporting, the representations of risk associated to ...
Caritas Guidelines on Environmental Justice
... endowed with the capability of choosing freely, has a grave ...
... endowed with the capability of choosing freely, has a grave ...
downloadable pdf
... Victronix posted her comments). The group in question, which is named the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change, published a report entitled Climate Science Reconsidered. Arguing that global warming is not human-caused, this report said: “Nature, not human activity, rules the planet. ...
... Victronix posted her comments). The group in question, which is named the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change, published a report entitled Climate Science Reconsidered. Arguing that global warming is not human-caused, this report said: “Nature, not human activity, rules the planet. ...
Success factors for communicating climate change
... The foremost important step is to identify, determine and comprehend the recipients of the message, namely the dialogue groups. Communication can only be successful, if it is adequately adapted to the recipient(s). This is of high significance, as not only the awareness on climate change within the ...
... The foremost important step is to identify, determine and comprehend the recipients of the message, namely the dialogue groups. Communication can only be successful, if it is adequately adapted to the recipient(s). This is of high significance, as not only the awareness on climate change within the ...
Community and ecosystem responses to recent climate change
... of plant and animal species correlate well with mean spring air temperature (Walther et al. 2002; Rosenzweig et al. 2007). A global meta-analysis revealed a mean advance of 2.3 days/decade among 677 species averaged over the last four decades (Parmesan & Yohe 2003), but not every species is equally ...
... of plant and animal species correlate well with mean spring air temperature (Walther et al. 2002; Rosenzweig et al. 2007). A global meta-analysis revealed a mean advance of 2.3 days/decade among 677 species averaged over the last four decades (Parmesan & Yohe 2003), but not every species is equally ...
Northward Shifts of the Distributions of Spanish Reptiles in
... polynomial regressions yielded poorer fits. In the northern hemisphere when one controls for sampling effort, a response to climate change is suggested if there is a significant increase in the northern extent of the distribution, without significant changes in the southern extent of the distributio ...
... polynomial regressions yielded poorer fits. In the northern hemisphere when one controls for sampling effort, a response to climate change is suggested if there is a significant increase in the northern extent of the distribution, without significant changes in the southern extent of the distributio ...
full version of paper
... This paper was rejected by Nature in 2003 because the Editor said that “Comparison of data sets does not have sufficient importance to warrant publication.” It is provided here so readers can judge the importance of the information for themselves. Synopsis ...
... This paper was rejected by Nature in 2003 because the Editor said that “Comparison of data sets does not have sufficient importance to warrant publication.” It is provided here so readers can judge the importance of the information for themselves. Synopsis ...
Global and African Regional Climate during the Cenozoic
... ENSO SST variability in the tropical Pacific is the dominant mode of global interannual (2–7 yr) climate variability, with well-documented regional and global climate effects. El Niño events most strongly influence East and South Africa with strengthened upper westerly winds that lead to decreased r ...
... ENSO SST variability in the tropical Pacific is the dominant mode of global interannual (2–7 yr) climate variability, with well-documented regional and global climate effects. El Niño events most strongly influence East and South Africa with strengthened upper westerly winds that lead to decreased r ...
here - Green Climate Fund
... The Maldives consists of 1,190 small, low-lying coral islands spread over 90,000 square kilometres. There are high levels of poverty on the outer islands, which experience drinking water shortages during the dry season causing significant human, environmental, and social impacts. Groundwater becomes ...
... The Maldives consists of 1,190 small, low-lying coral islands spread over 90,000 square kilometres. There are high levels of poverty on the outer islands, which experience drinking water shortages during the dry season causing significant human, environmental, and social impacts. Groundwater becomes ...
global warming, human-induced carbon emissions,and their
... snow and ice melt, sea-level rising, and disturbances in the hydrological cycle; and meanwhile the increase in CO2 concentrations will lead to the acidification of sea water. Such effects will directly or indirectly threaten terrestrial and marine ecosystems and social systems. (4) Climate model pro ...
... snow and ice melt, sea-level rising, and disturbances in the hydrological cycle; and meanwhile the increase in CO2 concentrations will lead to the acidification of sea water. Such effects will directly or indirectly threaten terrestrial and marine ecosystems and social systems. (4) Climate model pro ...
How to motivate people about climate change
... the median donation amount across all experimental conditions in the Audubon study is equal to the max potential donation, a ceiling effect in that study may prevent observation of the full potential effect of the treatment. These points, coupled with the importance of replication in the social scie ...
... the median donation amount across all experimental conditions in the Audubon study is equal to the max potential donation, a ceiling effect in that study may prevent observation of the full potential effect of the treatment. These points, coupled with the importance of replication in the social scie ...
Risks of Climate Change on the Singapore
... globally averaged combined land and surface between the average of the 1850-1900 period and the 2003 to 2012 period is 0.78°C (0.72 to 0.85). But should we prepare for such the relatively small change? The importance is not the mean of the warming but the considerable likelihood of climate change th ...
... globally averaged combined land and surface between the average of the 1850-1900 period and the 2003 to 2012 period is 0.78°C (0.72 to 0.85). But should we prepare for such the relatively small change? The importance is not the mean of the warming but the considerable likelihood of climate change th ...
On predicting climate under climate change
... supported by subsequent analysis of the ensemble produced by the third Climate Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3) (Hawkins and Sutton 2009). This implies that relatively small IC ensembles are appropriate for multi-decadal climate change prediction. Here, using results from a low-dimensional nonl ...
... supported by subsequent analysis of the ensemble produced by the third Climate Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3) (Hawkins and Sutton 2009). This implies that relatively small IC ensembles are appropriate for multi-decadal climate change prediction. Here, using results from a low-dimensional nonl ...
Assimilation and Impact of GPS Radio Occultation data
... This system is currently under development by UCAR, NESDIS, + UKMO Data available to weather centers within < 180 minutes ...
... This system is currently under development by UCAR, NESDIS, + UKMO Data available to weather centers within < 180 minutes ...
Workshop report ”Adaptation options in the Barents – Writers
... policy and decision making in a rapidly changing Arctic; the project consists of three separate activities. The AACA-‐A project led by the Arctic Council’s Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) and is ...
... policy and decision making in a rapidly changing Arctic; the project consists of three separate activities. The AACA-‐A project led by the Arctic Council’s Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) and is ...
document - Africa-wide Civil Society Climate Change
... Management who is also the National Focal Point for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Mrs Sangarwe reiterated the aim of the workshop i.e. to create awareness and initiate dialogue on climate change in the country with full participation of legislators, the industri ...
... Management who is also the National Focal Point for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Mrs Sangarwe reiterated the aim of the workshop i.e. to create awareness and initiate dialogue on climate change in the country with full participation of legislators, the industri ...
The International Climate Change Negotiations
... Ever since the Kyoto Protocol’s entry into force in 2005, the central question facing the United Nations climate change regime has been what to do after 2012, when the Kyoto Protocol’s initial limits on greenhouse gas emissions expire. When states negotiated the Kyoto Protocol more than a decade ago ...
... Ever since the Kyoto Protocol’s entry into force in 2005, the central question facing the United Nations climate change regime has been what to do after 2012, when the Kyoto Protocol’s initial limits on greenhouse gas emissions expire. When states negotiated the Kyoto Protocol more than a decade ago ...
Increasing bioenergy production on arable land - CLM
... valleys, land cover types, vegetation parameter, topography, and soil type. The land surface processes are controlled by physical vegetation and soil properties. Parameter values are assigned to each grid cell depending on the land cover type. The allocation of types is derived from a global land co ...
... valleys, land cover types, vegetation parameter, topography, and soil type. The land surface processes are controlled by physical vegetation and soil properties. Parameter values are assigned to each grid cell depending on the land cover type. The allocation of types is derived from a global land co ...