Climate Change and Agricultural Production
... started. Annual losses in barley, maize, and wheat output due to global warming since 1981 amount to 40 million tons (or US$5 billion as of 2002),6 although these were offset by yield gains due to crop breeding and other agro-technology advances. It appears that high seasonal temperatures, beyond w ...
... started. Annual losses in barley, maize, and wheat output due to global warming since 1981 amount to 40 million tons (or US$5 billion as of 2002),6 although these were offset by yield gains due to crop breeding and other agro-technology advances. It appears that high seasonal temperatures, beyond w ...
Natural Disaster Reduction in Coastal Lowland Areas
... kilometres under the seabed and 250 kilometres south-southwest of Banda Aceh (OCHA, 2005). The earthquake triggered powerful tsunamis reaching 10 metres in height, and these moved through neighboring parts of the Indian Ocean at over 500 kilometres an hour wrecking coastal areas in India, Indonesia, ...
... kilometres under the seabed and 250 kilometres south-southwest of Banda Aceh (OCHA, 2005). The earthquake triggered powerful tsunamis reaching 10 metres in height, and these moved through neighboring parts of the Indian Ocean at over 500 kilometres an hour wrecking coastal areas in India, Indonesia, ...
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... at developing a CSA methodology and testing its application. The experience accumulated through the project shows that appropriate implementation of CSA actually depends on specific conditions, including: the role of agriculture in the national economy and its importance for poverty reduction as w ...
... at developing a CSA methodology and testing its application. The experience accumulated through the project shows that appropriate implementation of CSA actually depends on specific conditions, including: the role of agriculture in the national economy and its importance for poverty reduction as w ...
Jack, Jill, and Jane in a Perfect Moral Storm
... his George 7 than my Case 6. Since my claim is about how we tend to see such acts and Gardiner’s claim is about how we ought to see them, we do not yet have a disagreement. However, since Gardiner thinks that his George cases undermine my argument he is committed to the claim that we do tend to see ...
... his George 7 than my Case 6. Since my claim is about how we tend to see such acts and Gardiner’s claim is about how we ought to see them, we do not yet have a disagreement. However, since Gardiner thinks that his George cases undermine my argument he is committed to the claim that we do tend to see ...
Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel
... climate and their impacts in East Mediterranean. Month 46 with RT2B • = D2B.26 Month 48 with RT2B • D6.14: Joint WP 6.2 paper on the use of probabilistic climate projections in assessing the risk of impacts in Europe. Month 54 ...
... climate and their impacts in East Mediterranean. Month 46 with RT2B • = D2B.26 Month 48 with RT2B • D6.14: Joint WP 6.2 paper on the use of probabilistic climate projections in assessing the risk of impacts in Europe. Month 54 ...
Local Strategies for Addressing Climate Change
... climate change, and reducing runoff and working to improve water quality may help address potential climate change impacts to water. A national guide for how coastal communities can plan and adapt is featured in this publication, as are examples of how coastal managers are addressing climate challen ...
... climate change, and reducing runoff and working to improve water quality may help address potential climate change impacts to water. A national guide for how coastal communities can plan and adapt is featured in this publication, as are examples of how coastal managers are addressing climate challen ...
S e c u r i t y A n...
... to prevent destabilizing effects from climate change, including setting targets for long term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. 3. The U.S. should commit to global partnerships that help less developed nations build the capacity and resiliency to better manage climate impacts. As President Bush ...
... to prevent destabilizing effects from climate change, including setting targets for long term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. 3. The U.S. should commit to global partnerships that help less developed nations build the capacity and resiliency to better manage climate impacts. As President Bush ...
Building a Climate Resilient Victoria
... We intend to maintain our strong reputation. We are taking decisive action to address the challenges associated with the possibility of reduced rainfall, less snowfall, possible sea level rise and higher frequency of heatwaves and drought. A changing climate has the potential to put our public asset ...
... We intend to maintain our strong reputation. We are taking decisive action to address the challenges associated with the possibility of reduced rainfall, less snowfall, possible sea level rise and higher frequency of heatwaves and drought. A changing climate has the potential to put our public asset ...
IP035: Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment 2016 Update
... contribute more than a metre of sea-level rise by 2100 and more than 15 metres by 2500, if emissions continue unabated. In this case, atmospheric warming will soon become the dominant driver of ice loss, but prolonged ocean warming will delay its recovery for thousands of years. 7. Another model by ...
... contribute more than a metre of sea-level rise by 2100 and more than 15 metres by 2500, if emissions continue unabated. In this case, atmospheric warming will soon become the dominant driver of ice loss, but prolonged ocean warming will delay its recovery for thousands of years. 7. Another model by ...
Sustainable Development and Climate Change
... MDGs in 2014, the penultimate year, is assessed in Box 12.1 (Chapter 13 contains details of the key individual indicators). With the MDGs due to end in 2015, international deliberations on a post 2015 development framework have commenced. There is also urgency to turn the vision for sustainable deve ...
... MDGs in 2014, the penultimate year, is assessed in Box 12.1 (Chapter 13 contains details of the key individual indicators). With the MDGs due to end in 2015, international deliberations on a post 2015 development framework have commenced. There is also urgency to turn the vision for sustainable deve ...
Climate change and disaster management
... in a sustainable fashion then reducing the impact of disasters is an urgent priority (Middleton and O’Keefe, 2001; DFID, 2004a; UNDP, 2004a; Wisner and Walker, 2005). The data mentioned above refer to losses stemming from natural disasters of all types; however, there is mounting concern about the i ...
... in a sustainable fashion then reducing the impact of disasters is an urgent priority (Middleton and O’Keefe, 2001; DFID, 2004a; UNDP, 2004a; Wisner and Walker, 2005). The data mentioned above refer to losses stemming from natural disasters of all types; however, there is mounting concern about the i ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Tourism in Spain
... rainfall patterns that would occur in the coming century as a consequence of climate change, there is still much uncertainty regarding the societal costs of climate change (e.g. Tol, 2002; Stern, 2006). This uncertainty is due to the remaining uncertainty in climate change models, the difficulty of ...
... rainfall patterns that would occur in the coming century as a consequence of climate change, there is still much uncertainty regarding the societal costs of climate change (e.g. Tol, 2002; Stern, 2006). This uncertainty is due to the remaining uncertainty in climate change models, the difficulty of ...
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... However, the factor common to all adaptation measures is the uncertainty that is the hallmark of climate change. In particular, it is not clear at this stage how much change will occur, its precise nature, or the timing of any specific change. Climate models reflect this lack of knowledge because si ...
... However, the factor common to all adaptation measures is the uncertainty that is the hallmark of climate change. In particular, it is not clear at this stage how much change will occur, its precise nature, or the timing of any specific change. Climate models reflect this lack of knowledge because si ...
How will Climate Change Affect the Water Cycle?
... changes in land use and land cover – both due to development and forest management – can dramatically affect the hydrology of the region.4 Similarly, many watersheds contain reservoirs, which are often ...
... changes in land use and land cover – both due to development and forest management – can dramatically affect the hydrology of the region.4 Similarly, many watersheds contain reservoirs, which are often ...
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
... however observations from tidal gauges surrounding the Caribbean basin indicate that SLR in the Caribbean is broadly consistent with the global trend. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in their 5th Assessment Report, states the following projected changes over 2081–2100 (relative ...
... however observations from tidal gauges surrounding the Caribbean basin indicate that SLR in the Caribbean is broadly consistent with the global trend. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in their 5th Assessment Report, states the following projected changes over 2081–2100 (relative ...
Air Pollution, Climate Disruption, and Ozone Depletion
... – Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a colorless, odorless gas. • About 93% of the CO2 in the atmosphere is the result of the natural carbon cycle. • The rest comes from human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels and the clearing of CO2absorbing forests and grasslands. • Until recently CO2 has not ...
... – Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a colorless, odorless gas. • About 93% of the CO2 in the atmosphere is the result of the natural carbon cycle. • The rest comes from human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels and the clearing of CO2absorbing forests and grasslands. • Until recently CO2 has not ...
Options for support to
... forces them to avoid risks. Climate change is of particular significance for these countries, which already grapple with global and regional environmental changes and significant interannual variability in climate (Arndt and Bacou, 2000; Haile, 2005). For example, changes in the mean and variability ...
... forces them to avoid risks. Climate change is of particular significance for these countries, which already grapple with global and regional environmental changes and significant interannual variability in climate (Arndt and Bacou, 2000; Haile, 2005). For example, changes in the mean and variability ...
First International Workshop on the “Responses of Marine Hazards
... models. Scientists also briefly introduced their on‐going research activities relevant with this project and expressed their willingness to work together towards the objectives of the project. The workshop recognized with concerns the ever increasing impacts of climate change ...
... models. Scientists also briefly introduced their on‐going research activities relevant with this project and expressed their willingness to work together towards the objectives of the project. The workshop recognized with concerns the ever increasing impacts of climate change ...
Nigeria`s INDC
... Work towards ending gas flaring by 2030 Work towards Off-grid solar PV of 13GW (13,000MW) Efficient gas generators 2% per year energy efficiency (30% by 2030) Transport shift car to bus ...
... Work towards ending gas flaring by 2030 Work towards Off-grid solar PV of 13GW (13,000MW) Efficient gas generators 2% per year energy efficiency (30% by 2030) Transport shift car to bus ...
Will we leave the Great Barrier Reef for our children?
... causing a warming effect. For at least the past 650,000 years prior to the Industrial Revolution the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere varied between 180 and 300 parts per million (ppm).23 Since the Industrial Revolution, globally averaged concentrations of CO2, the major greenhouse gas in the ...
... causing a warming effect. For at least the past 650,000 years prior to the Industrial Revolution the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere varied between 180 and 300 parts per million (ppm).23 Since the Industrial Revolution, globally averaged concentrations of CO2, the major greenhouse gas in the ...
Projected climate change impacts on forest land cover and land use
... productivity (Latta et al. 2010), and changes in tree species composition (Coops and Waring 2011). In the Pacific Northwest, these potential impacts have been studied using climate change scenarios and a variety of empirical or process-based modeling approaches (Rogers et al. 2011; Shafer et al. 200 ...
... productivity (Latta et al. 2010), and changes in tree species composition (Coops and Waring 2011). In the Pacific Northwest, these potential impacts have been studied using climate change scenarios and a variety of empirical or process-based modeling approaches (Rogers et al. 2011; Shafer et al. 200 ...
A P R
... As the negotiations mature into their third decade, a new strategy, first formulated in Copenhagen, has been proposed and will, in all likelihood, represent a key building block of the Paris negotiations this December (Grubb, 2015). This strategy revolves around a national self-determination of capa ...
... As the negotiations mature into their third decade, a new strategy, first formulated in Copenhagen, has been proposed and will, in all likelihood, represent a key building block of the Paris negotiations this December (Grubb, 2015). This strategy revolves around a national self-determination of capa ...
extreme events and climate change
... Group I: incontestable evidence of climate change and its attribution to human intervention linking greenhouse gases to climate change. Group II: Impacts are undeniable and can be traced as additional stress sustainable development. Local impacts are aggravated by development, physical and structura ...
... Group I: incontestable evidence of climate change and its attribution to human intervention linking greenhouse gases to climate change. Group II: Impacts are undeniable and can be traced as additional stress sustainable development. Local impacts are aggravated by development, physical and structura ...
Climate Trends and Projections for the South Sask. River
... the 1790s, when sand dune fields in the SSRB became active, and the sustained drought of the 1850-60s, when the southern prairies were deemed unsuitable for agriculture. The observed temperature changes can be directly related to global and external factors such as earth’s energy balance which curre ...
... the 1790s, when sand dune fields in the SSRB became active, and the sustained drought of the 1850-60s, when the southern prairies were deemed unsuitable for agriculture. The observed temperature changes can be directly related to global and external factors such as earth’s energy balance which curre ...