Adaptation to the infectious disease impacts of climate change
... 2008). Because a health ministry, NGOs, and others may have individual or joint responsibility for these programs, representatives from all relevant organizations and institutions should be consulted to determine what is working well, what could be improved, and the capacity of the policies and meas ...
... 2008). Because a health ministry, NGOs, and others may have individual or joint responsibility for these programs, representatives from all relevant organizations and institutions should be consulted to determine what is working well, what could be improved, and the capacity of the policies and meas ...
News of our world - Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare Committee
... “Rural and regional communities place an immense value on this network but the funding had not been continued under Caring for our Country. “It is my job to listen to their concerns and ensure we now deliver the funding so these people can keep working as links in their communities. “I thank the loc ...
... “Rural and regional communities place an immense value on this network but the funding had not been continued under Caring for our Country. “It is my job to listen to their concerns and ensure we now deliver the funding so these people can keep working as links in their communities. “I thank the loc ...
An overview of climate change impacts on European viticulture
... southern/northern Europe (Christensen et al. 2007) are also expected under higher anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) forcing in the future. These changes were shown to occur not only in the normal values but also in the rate of occurrence of extremes (Hanson et al. 2007). In fact, changes in the fre ...
... southern/northern Europe (Christensen et al. 2007) are also expected under higher anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) forcing in the future. These changes were shown to occur not only in the normal values but also in the rate of occurrence of extremes (Hanson et al. 2007). In fact, changes in the fre ...
Welcome and Introduction - U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank
... anomalies) and local physics (tides, winds, heat flux) affects biological dynamics including NPZDcopepod species-fish species. This paper also includes predictions of how biological dynamics will change with future physical forcing scenarios and more generally how temperate marine ecosystems are lik ...
... anomalies) and local physics (tides, winds, heat flux) affects biological dynamics including NPZDcopepod species-fish species. This paper also includes predictions of how biological dynamics will change with future physical forcing scenarios and more generally how temperate marine ecosystems are lik ...
¿Es sustentable la privatización de los “bienes públicos”
... While they are relatively less responsible of cumulative emissions, developing countries will suffer earlier and more strongly the impacts of climate change. All countries will need to adapt, but poor countries will have to do that earlier and with weaker adaptation capabilities and resources. While ...
... While they are relatively less responsible of cumulative emissions, developing countries will suffer earlier and more strongly the impacts of climate change. All countries will need to adapt, but poor countries will have to do that earlier and with weaker adaptation capabilities and resources. While ...
Climate Change. A Global Threat to Cardiopulmonary Health
... Increases in allergen exposure may also result in health effects beyond allergic disease. At least one study identified an increase in cardiovascular and respiratory mortality in association with higher pollen levels, a concerning finding that deserves further scientific investigation (67). ...
... Increases in allergen exposure may also result in health effects beyond allergic disease. At least one study identified an increase in cardiovascular and respiratory mortality in association with higher pollen levels, a concerning finding that deserves further scientific investigation (67). ...
Defining loss and damage: The science and politics around one of
... As a concept, loss and damage is well grounded in climate science. There are clearly limits to what people or natural systems can adapt to: humans cannot live underwater; most crops cannot grow in salty soil; many Arctic species won’t survive without ice. Given the slow pace of mitigation to date, i ...
... As a concept, loss and damage is well grounded in climate science. There are clearly limits to what people or natural systems can adapt to: humans cannot live underwater; most crops cannot grow in salty soil; many Arctic species won’t survive without ice. Given the slow pace of mitigation to date, i ...
publications - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
... Cook, K.H., E.K. Vizy, Z.S. Launer, and C.M. Patricola, 2008: Springtime intensification of the Great Plains low-level jet and Midwest precipitation in GCM simulations of the 21st century. Submitted to J. Climate. Hsieh, J-.S. and K.H. Cook, 2008: On the Instability of the African easterly jet and t ...
... Cook, K.H., E.K. Vizy, Z.S. Launer, and C.M. Patricola, 2008: Springtime intensification of the Great Plains low-level jet and Midwest precipitation in GCM simulations of the 21st century. Submitted to J. Climate. Hsieh, J-.S. and K.H. Cook, 2008: On the Instability of the African easterly jet and t ...
Factors Affecting Climate Change Mitigation Policy
... international climate conventions, one of the first being the 1997 Kyoto Protocol1. Kyoto began an international discussion on cooperative solutions to climate change, yet its mandatory language failed to achieve meaningful resolutions. It hoped to reduce greenhouse gases substantially, but today th ...
... international climate conventions, one of the first being the 1997 Kyoto Protocol1. Kyoto began an international discussion on cooperative solutions to climate change, yet its mandatory language failed to achieve meaningful resolutions. It hoped to reduce greenhouse gases substantially, but today th ...
View/Open
... of benefit to the theme of the conference. Firstly, I propose that global change is evident, including global warming and the loss of biodiversity, associated with and accelerated by human action—especially unsustainable use of land and water on parts of the planet. Secondly, we are at a turning poi ...
... of benefit to the theme of the conference. Firstly, I propose that global change is evident, including global warming and the loss of biodiversity, associated with and accelerated by human action—especially unsustainable use of land and water on parts of the planet. Secondly, we are at a turning poi ...
The IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources
... • Renewables can supply far more than the future world energy demand ...
... • Renewables can supply far more than the future world energy demand ...
The impact of climate change and weather on transport - MOWE-IT
... In ICF (2008) the impact of sea level rise on various types of transportation infrastructure along the East Coast of the United States is analyzed. Using digital elevation models they identify ‘‘transportation infrastructure that, without protection, will regularly be inundated by the ocean or at-ri ...
... In ICF (2008) the impact of sea level rise on various types of transportation infrastructure along the East Coast of the United States is analyzed. Using digital elevation models they identify ‘‘transportation infrastructure that, without protection, will regularly be inundated by the ocean or at-ri ...
... but given how far away they are, require on-the-ground confirmation. Results from both, in turn, can be added to the findings of the Boston Area Climate Experiment (BACE), an outdoor laboratory in Waltham, Mass., run by Purdue University and the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Primack’s BU lab ...
Climate Change Threatens Penguins
... emit significant levels of greenhouse gas emissions would be required to •direct harvest of eggs and birds analyze the impacts of those emissions One important tool for protecting on listed penguins, as well as adopt penguins globally is the U.S. solutions to reduce emissions so that Endangered Speci ...
... emit significant levels of greenhouse gas emissions would be required to •direct harvest of eggs and birds analyze the impacts of those emissions One important tool for protecting on listed penguins, as well as adopt penguins globally is the U.S. solutions to reduce emissions so that Endangered Speci ...
UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.22/28 Page 105 ATHENS DECLARATION We
... specific actions to protect their shared marine environment, Welcoming the outcome document of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, ‘Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 27 September 2015, its ...
... specific actions to protect their shared marine environment, Welcoming the outcome document of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, ‘Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 27 September 2015, its ...
Climate Change and the World Council of Churches
... The most direct lineage for the WCC Climate Change work comes from the work of the former WCC Church in Society which convened a pivotal consultation in Budapest in 1974 to launch a study on science and technology which culminated in a major conference at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ...
... The most direct lineage for the WCC Climate Change work comes from the work of the former WCC Church in Society which convened a pivotal consultation in Budapest in 1974 to launch a study on science and technology which culminated in a major conference at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ...
Climate change and ecosystems of the Mid
... Program 1995a). Rising sea levels threaten many Chesapeake Bay communities. Historically, sea level has been increasing at rates of 3 to 4 mm yr–1 in the MAR (Titus & Narayanan 1995). Rising water levels threaten low-lying islands and change hydrologic and salinity characteristics of coastal wetland ...
... Program 1995a). Rising sea levels threaten many Chesapeake Bay communities. Historically, sea level has been increasing at rates of 3 to 4 mm yr–1 in the MAR (Titus & Narayanan 1995). Rising water levels threaten low-lying islands and change hydrologic and salinity characteristics of coastal wetland ...
Burbank - Climate Change: Operational and Land Use Strategies
... eco-driving and incentives for more efficient logistic organization, including point of use pricing for roads. “ • “More integrated transport and spatial planning policies might contain demand for motorized transport.” • Mode shifts … cannot … form the corner-stone of effective CO2 abatement policy ...
... eco-driving and incentives for more efficient logistic organization, including point of use pricing for roads. “ • “More integrated transport and spatial planning policies might contain demand for motorized transport.” • Mode shifts … cannot … form the corner-stone of effective CO2 abatement policy ...
Environmental Degradation, Social Sin, and the Common Good
... global climate. Effects on crop productivity are particularly problematic in seasonally dry and tropical regions where it is projected to decrease with small local temperature increases of 1-2 degrees Centigrade. Yields from rain-fed agriculture in some African countries could be reduced by up to 50 ...
... global climate. Effects on crop productivity are particularly problematic in seasonally dry and tropical regions where it is projected to decrease with small local temperature increases of 1-2 degrees Centigrade. Yields from rain-fed agriculture in some African countries could be reduced by up to 50 ...
Sensitivity of tree growth to the atmospheric vertical profile in the
... stratosphere (the innermost layers of the atmosphere) (Santer et al. 2003). Hoskins (2003) warned that continuing changes in these atmospheric layers due to human activity may have wide range implications in the climate system (namely through cloud formation, radiation, wind, temperature, precipitat ...
... stratosphere (the innermost layers of the atmosphere) (Santer et al. 2003). Hoskins (2003) warned that continuing changes in these atmospheric layers due to human activity may have wide range implications in the climate system (namely through cloud formation, radiation, wind, temperature, precipitat ...
climate change adaptation in serbia: the role of information networks
... change is one of the main challenges of our epoch, while availability, diffusion and exchange of information/knowledge represent a keyreinforcement of a green transition in economy and society. The importance of information networks becomes even more visible in societies exposed to severe economic, ...
... change is one of the main challenges of our epoch, while availability, diffusion and exchange of information/knowledge represent a keyreinforcement of a green transition in economy and society. The importance of information networks becomes even more visible in societies exposed to severe economic, ...
s ustainability
... have been valuable in achieving cross-boundary coordination in climate change adaptation. Both the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and National Park Service (NPS) have highlighted climate change as an agency priority and issued direction to administrative units for responding to climate change [8,9]. The ...
... have been valuable in achieving cross-boundary coordination in climate change adaptation. Both the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and National Park Service (NPS) have highlighted climate change as an agency priority and issued direction to administrative units for responding to climate change [8,9]. The ...
THE EFFECTS OF CARBON DIOXIDE
... Riebesell U, Zondervan I, Rost B, Tortell PD, Zeebe RE, Morel FMM. Reduced calcification of marine plankton in response to increased atmospheric CO2. Nature. 2000 Sept 21; [Internet]. [cited 2014 Jul 29] 407: 364-367. Available from: http://www.nature.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/nature/journal/v407/n6802/f ...
... Riebesell U, Zondervan I, Rost B, Tortell PD, Zeebe RE, Morel FMM. Reduced calcification of marine plankton in response to increased atmospheric CO2. Nature. 2000 Sept 21; [Internet]. [cited 2014 Jul 29] 407: 364-367. Available from: http://www.nature.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/nature/journal/v407/n6802/f ...
coping with climate change: the importance of genetic resources for
... Ecological dynamics and equilibriums are likely to be affected. Potential consequences include asynchrony between pollinators and crop flowering, enhanced pathways for invasive alien species, and improved conditions for pests and parasites. As temperatures rise and lead to range and phenological cha ...
... Ecological dynamics and equilibriums are likely to be affected. Potential consequences include asynchrony between pollinators and crop flowering, enhanced pathways for invasive alien species, and improved conditions for pests and parasites. As temperatures rise and lead to range and phenological cha ...
Climate in the Heartland
... developed from societal variables to which the GCMs respond. Scenarios are generally based on those adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Nakićenović et al. 2000), a program of the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Program. These allow models to ...
... developed from societal variables to which the GCMs respond. Scenarios are generally based on those adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Nakićenović et al. 2000), a program of the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Program. These allow models to ...