Framing Climate: Implications for Local Government Policy
... considerable strain on infrastructure, built environments and emergency services. Long terms effects of such weather events can include a withdrawal of insurance coverage and increased public liability risks. It is important to note that extreme weather events have non-linear repercussions; for exam ...
... considerable strain on infrastructure, built environments and emergency services. Long terms effects of such weather events can include a withdrawal of insurance coverage and increased public liability risks. It is important to note that extreme weather events have non-linear repercussions; for exam ...
Government of Nepal Ministry of Population and Environment
... Nepal has experienced changes in temperature and mean precipitation. The country, with the exception of some isolated pockets, has become warmer. Data on temperature trends from 1975 to 2005 showed 0.060C rise in temperature annually whereas mean rainfall has significantly decreased on an average of ...
... Nepal has experienced changes in temperature and mean precipitation. The country, with the exception of some isolated pockets, has become warmer. Data on temperature trends from 1975 to 2005 showed 0.060C rise in temperature annually whereas mean rainfall has significantly decreased on an average of ...
The Fate of Alpine Species in the Face of Climate Change: A
... reside on mountaintops (Sekercioglu et al., 2008). The limitations imposed on species and their ranges through elevation include climatic, ecological, and physiological realities. Topographic isolation and harsh abiotic environments often found on mountaintops correspond to high levels of adaptatio ...
... reside on mountaintops (Sekercioglu et al., 2008). The limitations imposed on species and their ranges through elevation include climatic, ecological, and physiological realities. Topographic isolation and harsh abiotic environments often found on mountaintops correspond to high levels of adaptatio ...
Impacts of climate warming on forests in Ontario
... and floods, advancing desertification. melting glaciers C.S. Papadopol and permafrost and rising oceans levels. At the same time, especially in the last few decades, the frequency of extreme phenomena (severe floods, prolonged droughts, extensive fires, etc.) has increased (Houghton 1997). The mecha ...
... and floods, advancing desertification. melting glaciers C.S. Papadopol and permafrost and rising oceans levels. At the same time, especially in the last few decades, the frequency of extreme phenomena (severe floods, prolonged droughts, extensive fires, etc.) has increased (Houghton 1997). The mecha ...
View/Download - National Gender and Equality Commission
... to promote gender balance at the UNFCCC negotiations platforms as envisaged by decision 23/COP 18. Other remarks were made by Mr. Ibrahim Ceasay of African Youth Initiative on Climate Change (AYICC) who informed the stakeholders that AYICC was celebrating its 10th anniversary. Mme MONICA the Coordi ...
... to promote gender balance at the UNFCCC negotiations platforms as envisaged by decision 23/COP 18. Other remarks were made by Mr. Ibrahim Ceasay of African Youth Initiative on Climate Change (AYICC) who informed the stakeholders that AYICC was celebrating its 10th anniversary. Mme MONICA the Coordi ...
Aasprang.Brita.Envir..
... of Iceland, Reykjavik. Working group: Environment, risk and expertise . ...
... of Iceland, Reykjavik. Working group: Environment, risk and expertise . ...
The social construct of climate and climate change
... ment of risks is influenced by social and cultural factors. The first view tends to focus on the manufacture (by experts) of conjectures, stressing their objective, undeniable consequences, while the second approach chooses to emphasize the reception (by laymen) of such hypotheses in different socia ...
... ment of risks is influenced by social and cultural factors. The first view tends to focus on the manufacture (by experts) of conjectures, stressing their objective, undeniable consequences, while the second approach chooses to emphasize the reception (by laymen) of such hypotheses in different socia ...
Environment, Politics and Development Working Paper Series
... speeches was seen to have numerous implications: by not confronting climate issues explicitly, it was argued that opportunities for further scientific research and policy action were severely limited (Boykoff 2012). The discursive silence from the Obama Administration on climate change was thought t ...
... speeches was seen to have numerous implications: by not confronting climate issues explicitly, it was argued that opportunities for further scientific research and policy action were severely limited (Boykoff 2012). The discursive silence from the Obama Administration on climate change was thought t ...
Climate change imprinting on stable isotopic compositions of high
... model was systematically implemented in all experiments, we consider GENESIS predictions of Δδ18O to be robust. Nonetheless, our results should be viewed as a guide to, but not an absolute prediction of, large-scale δ18Op, and require confirmation by higher resolution climate models with dynamic oce ...
... model was systematically implemented in all experiments, we consider GENESIS predictions of Δδ18O to be robust. Nonetheless, our results should be viewed as a guide to, but not an absolute prediction of, large-scale δ18Op, and require confirmation by higher resolution climate models with dynamic oce ...
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... arithmetic average of climate variables in winter (December, January, February), spring (March, April, May), summer (June, July, August) and autumn (September, October, November). For farmland value, land in farms, and other agricultural data, we rely on the U.S. Census of Agriculture (USDA 1978, 19 ...
... arithmetic average of climate variables in winter (December, January, February), spring (March, April, May), summer (June, July, August) and autumn (September, October, November). For farmland value, land in farms, and other agricultural data, we rely on the U.S. Census of Agriculture (USDA 1978, 19 ...
14 January 2013
... Institute (WRI) in Washington, D.C. The event drew more than 60 participants representing a range of constituencies from the region. The programme included briefings on important issues for UNEP, including post Rio+20 processes and UNEP’s Program of Work and Medium Term Strategy, as well as ample op ...
... Institute (WRI) in Washington, D.C. The event drew more than 60 participants representing a range of constituencies from the region. The programme included briefings on important issues for UNEP, including post Rio+20 processes and UNEP’s Program of Work and Medium Term Strategy, as well as ample op ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... Thus, any value placed on reducing CO2 emissions in this rulemaking is subject to change. DOE, together with other Federal agencies, will continue to review various methodologies for estimating the monetary value of reductions in CO2 and other GHG emissions. This ongoing review will consider the com ...
... Thus, any value placed on reducing CO2 emissions in this rulemaking is subject to change. DOE, together with other Federal agencies, will continue to review various methodologies for estimating the monetary value of reductions in CO2 and other GHG emissions. This ongoing review will consider the com ...
A normative account of dangerous climate change
... In trying to understand the nature of dangerous climate change it would be folly not to incorporate the findings of climate science. We need to understand what CO2 does in the atmosphere, how long it stays there, what its likely climatic effects are, and the variety of positive feedbacks that warmin ...
... In trying to understand the nature of dangerous climate change it would be folly not to incorporate the findings of climate science. We need to understand what CO2 does in the atmosphere, how long it stays there, what its likely climatic effects are, and the variety of positive feedbacks that warmin ...
Climate change: the global public good
... estimates of the costs to of reducing GHGs emissions – i.e. the costs that individuals, firms, and Governments have to face to modify their behaviour in order to abate emissions – are highly ambiguous. For instance, according to the Stanford University Energy Modeling Forum (Weyant and Hill, 1999) t ...
... estimates of the costs to of reducing GHGs emissions – i.e. the costs that individuals, firms, and Governments have to face to modify their behaviour in order to abate emissions – are highly ambiguous. For instance, according to the Stanford University Energy Modeling Forum (Weyant and Hill, 1999) t ...
CIRCE Stakeholder guidance document
... 1.6. Adaptive process: Clearly stakeholders have an important contribution in the process to reduce vulnerability or increase adaptive capacity to climate change. Stakeholders input to the process of adaptation may range from the use of indigenous knowledge (e.g., Goldtooth and Carino, 2006; Osman-E ...
... 1.6. Adaptive process: Clearly stakeholders have an important contribution in the process to reduce vulnerability or increase adaptive capacity to climate change. Stakeholders input to the process of adaptation may range from the use of indigenous knowledge (e.g., Goldtooth and Carino, 2006; Osman-E ...
Expected impacts of climate change on extreme climate events
... RCM, in reproducing climate extremes statistics on present climate conditions [15]. Schmidli et al. [21] have recently compared the ability of a set of six SD methods and three RCM, to reproduce extreme precipitation over the Alps for present climate conditions (1979–1993). They conclude that, whate ...
... RCM, in reproducing climate extremes statistics on present climate conditions [15]. Schmidli et al. [21] have recently compared the ability of a set of six SD methods and three RCM, to reproduce extreme precipitation over the Alps for present climate conditions (1979–1993). They conclude that, whate ...
The Reinforced Strategy for Europe
... Effective results through ambitious targets CCP participants are invited to identify ambitious or radical targets for GHG emissions reduction and adaptation in their area of jurisdiction, both for the corporate area or for community-related activities, addressing all sectors. The Reinforced Strategy ...
... Effective results through ambitious targets CCP participants are invited to identify ambitious or radical targets for GHG emissions reduction and adaptation in their area of jurisdiction, both for the corporate area or for community-related activities, addressing all sectors. The Reinforced Strategy ...
Adaptation policy and practice in densely populated glacier
... the mainstream policy discourse of the concerned countries. There is already recognition of the threat by the national governments, as evident from several initiatives and policy measures adopted in the region. As part of their reporting obligations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Clim ...
... the mainstream policy discourse of the concerned countries. There is already recognition of the threat by the national governments, as evident from several initiatives and policy measures adopted in the region. As part of their reporting obligations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Clim ...
Vietnam Climate Change Country Profile
... – Vietnam has been listed by the World Bank34 as one of the five countries that will be worst-affected by climate change. Tropical cyclones – Much of Vietnam’s coastline of 3,260 km is exposed to typhoons, which strike the country an average of 6-8 times per year. The storms bring strong winds, heav ...
... – Vietnam has been listed by the World Bank34 as one of the five countries that will be worst-affected by climate change. Tropical cyclones – Much of Vietnam’s coastline of 3,260 km is exposed to typhoons, which strike the country an average of 6-8 times per year. The storms bring strong winds, heav ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... new studies and 20 experiments (involving more than 45 researchers) examining the ECS, each lowering the best estimate and tightening the error distribution about that estimate. Instead, the IWG wrote in its 2013 report: “It does not revisit other interagency modeling decisions (e.g., with regard to ...
... new studies and 20 experiments (involving more than 45 researchers) examining the ECS, each lowering the best estimate and tightening the error distribution about that estimate. Instead, the IWG wrote in its 2013 report: “It does not revisit other interagency modeling decisions (e.g., with regard to ...
Earth System Modeling—An Integrated Assessment Tool for Environmental Studies R. A. P
... involves much more than accurate knowledge of the level of carbon dioxide (or any other subset of climate forcing) in the future and its influence on the atmospheric radiative budget. This perspective has received confirmation even from proponents of the IPCC perspective. Trenberth (1999) stated tha ...
... involves much more than accurate knowledge of the level of carbon dioxide (or any other subset of climate forcing) in the future and its influence on the atmospheric radiative budget. This perspective has received confirmation even from proponents of the IPCC perspective. Trenberth (1999) stated tha ...
Climate Literacy Principles
... industrial revolution has increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Because carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere for many years (hundreds to thousands of years) before being removed by natural processes, this has contributed to Earth’s warming. ...
... industrial revolution has increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Because carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere for many years (hundreds to thousands of years) before being removed by natural processes, this has contributed to Earth’s warming. ...
Global Warming Guide
... depends on nutrients drawn from the ocean floor by the circulation, could also dwindle. Rising temperatures may cause greenhouse gases frozen in polar ice, permafrost and sea floors to be released, further strengthening the greenhouse effect. These, and other potentially unrecognised mechanisms, are ...
... depends on nutrients drawn from the ocean floor by the circulation, could also dwindle. Rising temperatures may cause greenhouse gases frozen in polar ice, permafrost and sea floors to be released, further strengthening the greenhouse effect. These, and other potentially unrecognised mechanisms, are ...