Climate Change and International Relations Theory: Northeast Asia as a Case Study
... Decisions on adaptation are made by individuals, groups within society, organisations, and governments on behalf of society. But all decisions privilege one set of interests over another and create winners and losers. Thus, the effectiveness of adaptation strategies depend on the social acceptabilit ...
... Decisions on adaptation are made by individuals, groups within society, organisations, and governments on behalf of society. But all decisions privilege one set of interests over another and create winners and losers. Thus, the effectiveness of adaptation strategies depend on the social acceptabilit ...
now - The City of Edinburgh Council
... A Climate Change Adaptation Framework for Edinburgh has been prepared, setting out Edinburgh’s strategic approach to building resilience to the impacts of climate change. Climate change adaptation provides a unique opportunity for the Council and its citywide partners to work together to ensure that ...
... A Climate Change Adaptation Framework for Edinburgh has been prepared, setting out Edinburgh’s strategic approach to building resilience to the impacts of climate change. Climate change adaptation provides a unique opportunity for the Council and its citywide partners to work together to ensure that ...
Tsetse, trypanosomiasis and climate change
... population dynamics of the genus are more strongly affected by temperature than by other meteorological variables. Mean temperatures are important since they affect the general metabolic rate and thus influence such factors as the rate at which tsetse need to feed, the frequency with which they depo ...
... population dynamics of the genus are more strongly affected by temperature than by other meteorological variables. Mean temperatures are important since they affect the general metabolic rate and thus influence such factors as the rate at which tsetse need to feed, the frequency with which they depo ...
IPCC Factsheet: What is the IPCC?
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the international body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to provide policymakers with regular assessme ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the international body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to provide policymakers with regular assessme ...
Chapter 5
... of coastline, and only one land-locked administrative region (out of a total of 13). Indicatively, coastal tourism alone accounts for 15-18% of national GDP. Projections place the sea level rise (SLR) at between 0.2 m and 2 m by 2100. The impact of rising sea levels will, apart from the built enviro ...
... of coastline, and only one land-locked administrative region (out of a total of 13). Indicatively, coastal tourism alone accounts for 15-18% of national GDP. Projections place the sea level rise (SLR) at between 0.2 m and 2 m by 2100. The impact of rising sea levels will, apart from the built enviro ...
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... This approach will allow the EU to demonstrate international leadership on climate issues. It will also give a signal to industry that the ETS will continue beyond 2012 and will encourage investment in emission reduction technologies and low carbon alternatives. After 2020, developing country emissi ...
... This approach will allow the EU to demonstrate international leadership on climate issues. It will also give a signal to industry that the ETS will continue beyond 2012 and will encourage investment in emission reduction technologies and low carbon alternatives. After 2020, developing country emissi ...
California Climate Extremes Workshop Report Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA
... Water is a common element to many of the extreme impacts, through the effects of droughts, floods, and sea level rise. A possible decline in reliability of surface or ground water was cited as an area of concern by farmers, and an economic analysis explored the implications of changes in water deliv ...
... Water is a common element to many of the extreme impacts, through the effects of droughts, floods, and sea level rise. A possible decline in reliability of surface or ground water was cited as an area of concern by farmers, and an economic analysis explored the implications of changes in water deliv ...
Resurrection ecology and global climate change research in
... niches have shifted over time and could help reveal whether direct effects of climate change (increased temperatures and CO2 concentrations and hydrological alterations) or other anthropogenic stressors (e.g., contamination, landuse change) have caused microevolution. Insights gained from resurrecti ...
... niches have shifted over time and could help reveal whether direct effects of climate change (increased temperatures and CO2 concentrations and hydrological alterations) or other anthropogenic stressors (e.g., contamination, landuse change) have caused microevolution. Insights gained from resurrecti ...
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... Crop productivity is projected to increase slightly at mid- to high latitudes for local mean temperature increases of up to 1 to 3 C depending on the crop, and then decrease beyond that in some regions (medium confidence). {WGII 5.4, SPM} At lower latitudes, especially in seasonally dry and tropical ...
... Crop productivity is projected to increase slightly at mid- to high latitudes for local mean temperature increases of up to 1 to 3 C depending on the crop, and then decrease beyond that in some regions (medium confidence). {WGII 5.4, SPM} At lower latitudes, especially in seasonally dry and tropical ...
Chapter 2: AFRICAN CLIMATE CHANGE: PAST AND FUTURE
... southern Africa, eastern Africa and north Africa (Fig 2.3: Meehl et al., 2000; Boko et al., 2007). The temperature of African tropical forest increases by 0.29oC since 1960, and that of Sahel increased by 0.2oC-0.3oC during the 1990s (Hulme et al., 2005; Boko et al., 2007). Collins (2011) reported s ...
... southern Africa, eastern Africa and north Africa (Fig 2.3: Meehl et al., 2000; Boko et al., 2007). The temperature of African tropical forest increases by 0.29oC since 1960, and that of Sahel increased by 0.2oC-0.3oC during the 1990s (Hulme et al., 2005; Boko et al., 2007). Collins (2011) reported s ...
Print this article - Nepal Journals Online
... tendency of individuals to include among his cognitions those items of knowledge that are in agreement with his beliefs, attitudes, values, and needs and to exclude those that are not. Selectivity occurs in perception, interpretation, and remembering. It is this knowledge, which can be better used f ...
... tendency of individuals to include among his cognitions those items of knowledge that are in agreement with his beliefs, attitudes, values, and needs and to exclude those that are not. Selectivity occurs in perception, interpretation, and remembering. It is this knowledge, which can be better used f ...
Observed climate variability and change
... the influence of human activities. Finally, there is emerging evidence for significant, rapid (time-scales of several decades or more), regional temperature changes during the last 10 000 years, well before the period for which anthropogenic influences could have been important (Fig. 2.24 of Chapter ...
... the influence of human activities. Finally, there is emerging evidence for significant, rapid (time-scales of several decades or more), regional temperature changes during the last 10 000 years, well before the period for which anthropogenic influences could have been important (Fig. 2.24 of Chapter ...
Chapter 5 - Government.se
... Although most terrestrial areas are expected to heat up more than marine areas, this effect is exacerbated in northern Europe by a feedback effect via albedo5 as a result of the effect of warming on winter snow cover and sea ice. Another typical feature of the area is uncertainty as to future change ...
... Although most terrestrial areas are expected to heat up more than marine areas, this effect is exacerbated in northern Europe by a feedback effect via albedo5 as a result of the effect of warming on winter snow cover and sea ice. Another typical feature of the area is uncertainty as to future change ...
The Global Climate System Patterns, Processes, and Teleconnections
... Patterns, Processes, and Teleconnections Over the last 20 years, developments in climatology have provided an amazing array of explanations for the pattern of world climates. This textbook examines the Earth’s climate systems in light of this incredible growth in data availability, data retrieval sy ...
... Patterns, Processes, and Teleconnections Over the last 20 years, developments in climatology have provided an amazing array of explanations for the pattern of world climates. This textbook examines the Earth’s climate systems in light of this incredible growth in data availability, data retrieval sy ...
Climate Change - Division on Earth and Life Studies
... atmospheric CO2 increased by about 40% from 1800 to 2012. Measurements of different forms of carbon (isotopes, see Question 3) reveal that this increase is due to human activities. Other greenhouse gases (notably methane and nitrous oxide) are also increasing as a consequence of human activities. Th ...
... atmospheric CO2 increased by about 40% from 1800 to 2012. Measurements of different forms of carbon (isotopes, see Question 3) reveal that this increase is due to human activities. Other greenhouse gases (notably methane and nitrous oxide) are also increasing as a consequence of human activities. Th ...
Met 10
... • avoiding the impact by not taking a certain action; • minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action; • rectifying the impact by repairing or restoring the affected environment ...
... • avoiding the impact by not taking a certain action; • minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action; • rectifying the impact by repairing or restoring the affected environment ...
Antarctic Penguins and Climate Change
... The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Earth’s dramatic warming is (IPCC) concluded that the “unequivocal”.This warming is caused by increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere which have now reached unprecedented levels. This phenomenon is produced ...
... The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Earth’s dramatic warming is (IPCC) concluded that the “unequivocal”.This warming is caused by increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere which have now reached unprecedented levels. This phenomenon is produced ...
Influence of Indian Ocean warming on the southern hemisphere
... To illustrate storm activity, high-frequency (2.5-8d period) variance was calculated in the two runs (Fig. 3). The result shows an enhanced storm activity consistent with an eastward shift of the maximum in activity and zonal extension of the maximum south of Australia and New Zealand. Atmospheric e ...
... To illustrate storm activity, high-frequency (2.5-8d period) variance was calculated in the two runs (Fig. 3). The result shows an enhanced storm activity consistent with an eastward shift of the maximum in activity and zonal extension of the maximum south of Australia and New Zealand. Atmospheric e ...
Indicator and data needs - Eionet Forum
... the introduction mentioned the importance of socio-economic scenarios within vulnerability assessments. A key policy development the past years was an increased focus on green economy and resource efficiency, in relation to the Europe 2020 – Europe’s growth strategy. Climate change mitigation is cov ...
... the introduction mentioned the importance of socio-economic scenarios within vulnerability assessments. A key policy development the past years was an increased focus on green economy and resource efficiency, in relation to the Europe 2020 – Europe’s growth strategy. Climate change mitigation is cov ...
The Strategic Threat of Inevitable Climate Change
... vulnerability” and that “climate change is more likely to be an exacerbating cause for failure to meet basic human needs and for social conflict, rather than the root cause.”23 Much of the discussion regarding the implications of climate change has centered on the potential for increased conflict, v ...
... vulnerability” and that “climate change is more likely to be an exacerbating cause for failure to meet basic human needs and for social conflict, rather than the root cause.”23 Much of the discussion regarding the implications of climate change has centered on the potential for increased conflict, v ...
Thailand
... recent years, an increasingly critical one. Changes in rainfall patterns and the frequency and intensity of rainfall have affected the quantity and quality of water resources from some watersheds (for example, Chaophraya Basin) down to rivers and estuaries ...
... recent years, an increasingly critical one. Changes in rainfall patterns and the frequency and intensity of rainfall have affected the quantity and quality of water resources from some watersheds (for example, Chaophraya Basin) down to rivers and estuaries ...