Use of Traditional Weather/Climate Knowledge by Farmers in the
... methods and indigenous technologies for coping with climate variability. The paper reviews the options that Low External Inputs Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) farmers have in coping with risk of agrometeorological and agroclimatological calamities. This is based on the role that the pertinent meteo ...
... methods and indigenous technologies for coping with climate variability. The paper reviews the options that Low External Inputs Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) farmers have in coping with risk of agrometeorological and agroclimatological calamities. This is based on the role that the pertinent meteo ...
Tools and Approaches for Capacity Building for - ClimDev
... decision making. This includes weather forecasting tools and climate scenarios, which are plausible and simplified representation of the future climate constructed from climate simulations for longer term planning. The section also elaborates on climate models, which are representations of the clima ...
... decision making. This includes weather forecasting tools and climate scenarios, which are plausible and simplified representation of the future climate constructed from climate simulations for longer term planning. The section also elaborates on climate models, which are representations of the clima ...
Indoor air pollution
... years, and combust them in an instant, sending CO2 into the atmosphere. Deforestation: Cutting down trees, removing vegetation from the land, decreases the sink for carbon. Some of the C in plants becomes CO2 sent into the atmosphere. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin ...
... years, and combust them in an instant, sending CO2 into the atmosphere. Deforestation: Cutting down trees, removing vegetation from the land, decreases the sink for carbon. Some of the C in plants becomes CO2 sent into the atmosphere. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin ...
Forest, mitigation and adaptation: Exploring evidence, synergies
... and are not at the moment. Agroforestry is part of ABC Plan but, for example, the systems that are supported are sequential monocultures (e.g. eucalyptus plantations). Another problem with the ABC Plan is that actions are not focuses (or suitable) for smallholder but primarily for large scale agricu ...
... and are not at the moment. Agroforestry is part of ABC Plan but, for example, the systems that are supported are sequential monocultures (e.g. eucalyptus plantations). Another problem with the ABC Plan is that actions are not focuses (or suitable) for smallholder but primarily for large scale agricu ...
An Inter-Comparison of the Holiday Climate Index (HCI) and the
... spending [29,30]. The latest assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that, “after 2050, tourism activity is projected to decrease in Southern Europe (low confidence) and increase in Northern and Continental Europe (medium confidence)” [31]. Moreover, the r ...
... spending [29,30]. The latest assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that, “after 2050, tourism activity is projected to decrease in Southern Europe (low confidence) and increase in Northern and Continental Europe (medium confidence)” [31]. Moreover, the r ...
Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and
... 1.1 billion still practice open defecation.2 The human rights to water and sanitation are inextricably linked, in functional and normative terms. These rights are fundamental to human dignity and essential for the realisation of many other internationally recognised human rights. They are also the f ...
... 1.1 billion still practice open defecation.2 The human rights to water and sanitation are inextricably linked, in functional and normative terms. These rights are fundamental to human dignity and essential for the realisation of many other internationally recognised human rights. They are also the f ...
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... sea level rise, flood risk, and urban heat island effects. The ability to adapt and level of resilience differ largely between cities, depending on the institutional and managerial capacities to decide on and implement policies, as well as on the economic wealth and the character of the social relat ...
... sea level rise, flood risk, and urban heat island effects. The ability to adapt and level of resilience differ largely between cities, depending on the institutional and managerial capacities to decide on and implement policies, as well as on the economic wealth and the character of the social relat ...
Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook MODULE 10: Climate-smart fisheries and aquaculture
... fisheries (see Box 10.3), while Bell et al., (2011) focused on the vulnerability of species, food webs and ecosystems, and explored the issues related to tunas, their food web, coral reefs, mangroves, freshwater habitats and fisheries activities in the tropical Pacific islands. Cinner et al. (2012) ...
... fisheries (see Box 10.3), while Bell et al., (2011) focused on the vulnerability of species, food webs and ecosystems, and explored the issues related to tunas, their food web, coral reefs, mangroves, freshwater habitats and fisheries activities in the tropical Pacific islands. Cinner et al. (2012) ...
2016 - LCLUC
... will then be used in an interdisciplinary overview paper that summarizes the main results and conclusions from the EAT transect. We will further address science questions related to landscape and spectral-reflectance variation along the EAT in comparison to a similar transect in North America, whic ...
... will then be used in an interdisciplinary overview paper that summarizes the main results and conclusions from the EAT transect. We will further address science questions related to landscape and spectral-reflectance variation along the EAT in comparison to a similar transect in North America, whic ...
On the climate response of the low
... potentially alter the ocean circulation, through their impact on density. A modified ocean circulation could further alter the climate (e.g., Dong and Sutton 2002; Vellinga and Wood 2002), potentially allowing rapid climatic changes, as seen in the past in palaeoclimate records from long Greenland ic ...
... potentially alter the ocean circulation, through their impact on density. A modified ocean circulation could further alter the climate (e.g., Dong and Sutton 2002; Vellinga and Wood 2002), potentially allowing rapid climatic changes, as seen in the past in palaeoclimate records from long Greenland ic ...
Central Asia - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... areas for adaptation include: reducing risks associated with extreme weather events (identified by Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan); pastoralism and livestock production (identified by Kazakhstan); and management of coastal areas along the Caspian Sea (identified by Turkmenistan). Various adap ...
... areas for adaptation include: reducing risks associated with extreme weather events (identified by Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan); pastoralism and livestock production (identified by Kazakhstan); and management of coastal areas along the Caspian Sea (identified by Turkmenistan). Various adap ...
Climate Change Impacts on New York Wine Grape Growing Regions
... throughout the 21st century regardless of greenhouse gas emission reductions (IPCC, 2014b). This rise will likely be between 0.3 and ...
... throughout the 21st century regardless of greenhouse gas emission reductions (IPCC, 2014b). This rise will likely be between 0.3 and ...
Statistical methods for the analysis of simulated and observed
... Both the current climate as well as the projections of future climate, based on the greenhouse gas emission and landuse scenarios, developed by the International Panel on Climatic Change (IPCC) are calculated. Due to the variety of several climate models, scenarios and realisations huge amounts of d ...
... Both the current climate as well as the projections of future climate, based on the greenhouse gas emission and landuse scenarios, developed by the International Panel on Climatic Change (IPCC) are calculated. Due to the variety of several climate models, scenarios and realisations huge amounts of d ...
Vulnerability of Marine Turtles to Climate Change
... and warm events and therefore have some capacity for adaptation. The presentday rates of increase of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, and associated temperature changes, are very rapid; the capacity of marine turtles to adapt to this rapid change may be compromised by their relatively long ...
... and warm events and therefore have some capacity for adaptation. The presentday rates of increase of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, and associated temperature changes, are very rapid; the capacity of marine turtles to adapt to this rapid change may be compromised by their relatively long ...
DRAFT P W
... under the hydrologic conditions pertaining to the year 2002. They admit that the results could be very different if the failure occurred in a different month of the year or under different hydrologic conditions. Thus, it is of interest in this regard to predict the impact of levee failure under diff ...
... under the hydrologic conditions pertaining to the year 2002. They admit that the results could be very different if the failure occurred in a different month of the year or under different hydrologic conditions. Thus, it is of interest in this regard to predict the impact of levee failure under diff ...
Self-Governance and Peer Review in Science-for
... targets and timetables were to be negotiated. A sea change in American climate policy was widely rumored. Since the Reagan administration, official US policy had sanctioned only voluntary, non-binding emissions targets and further scientific research. If the United States were to abandon its resista ...
... targets and timetables were to be negotiated. A sea change in American climate policy was widely rumored. Since the Reagan administration, official US policy had sanctioned only voluntary, non-binding emissions targets and further scientific research. If the United States were to abandon its resista ...
Program of the Climate Engineering Conference 2014
... discussions will address topics from the natural and social sciences and the humanities, to questions such as how to enable and promote participation and open debate, whether research should proceed and if so in what form, and the role that climate engineering is likely to play in international clim ...
... discussions will address topics from the natural and social sciences and the humanities, to questions such as how to enable and promote participation and open debate, whether research should proceed and if so in what form, and the role that climate engineering is likely to play in international clim ...
Coastal Planning, Federal Consistency, and Climate Change: A
... A variety of impacts to the coast can be implicated by climate change, including increasing frequency and intensity of storm events leading to secondary effects, such as increased erosion rates. One result of climate change that will apply universally to all coastal areas (although the impacts will ...
... A variety of impacts to the coast can be implicated by climate change, including increasing frequency and intensity of storm events leading to secondary effects, such as increased erosion rates. One result of climate change that will apply universally to all coastal areas (although the impacts will ...
Global Climate Change and Coral Bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef
... communities is central to any consideration of the current health and future outlook for the Great Barrier Reef, and it is the subject of ongoing research by the authors. For this study, we needed to stand back from that level of detail while still producing a report that captures our current assess ...
... communities is central to any consideration of the current health and future outlook for the Great Barrier Reef, and it is the subject of ongoing research by the authors. For this study, we needed to stand back from that level of detail while still producing a report that captures our current assess ...
Climate impact on airborne particulate matter concentrations in
... The present study employs the highest spatial resolution (8 km) and the longest analysis windows (7 years) of any climate-air quality analysis conducted for California to date, but the results still have some degree of uncertainty. Most significantly, GCM calculations have inherent uncertainty that ...
... The present study employs the highest spatial resolution (8 km) and the longest analysis windows (7 years) of any climate-air quality analysis conducted for California to date, but the results still have some degree of uncertainty. Most significantly, GCM calculations have inherent uncertainty that ...
Climate Change Issues for the Cayman Islands
... Map 16 Buildings Affected by 0.25m-increment Sea-Level Rises, Grand Cayman ............................ 85 Map 17 Building Values Affected by 0.25m-increment Sea-Level Rises, Grand Cayman ................. 86 Map 18 Overlay of 2 metre Sea-Level Rise on the Cayman Islands ............................ ...
... Map 16 Buildings Affected by 0.25m-increment Sea-Level Rises, Grand Cayman ............................ 85 Map 17 Building Values Affected by 0.25m-increment Sea-Level Rises, Grand Cayman ................. 86 Map 18 Overlay of 2 metre Sea-Level Rise on the Cayman Islands ............................ ...
WHAT IS WRONG WITH STERN? Peter Lilley MP The Global Warming Policy Foundation
... Nor are they aware that, on Stern’s calculations, the sacrifices this generation is asked to make to prevent global warming will accrue centuries ahead when people will be many times richer than us and far better equipped to adapt to, prevent or even reverse global warming. Moreover, the worst thre ...
... Nor are they aware that, on Stern’s calculations, the sacrifices this generation is asked to make to prevent global warming will accrue centuries ahead when people will be many times richer than us and far better equipped to adapt to, prevent or even reverse global warming. Moreover, the worst thre ...
Fossil Fuel Divestment: Implications For The Future Of Sustainability
... and economic changes required to rapidly decarbonise our global energy systems. Given the movement’s relatively recent origin, FFD has scarcely been mentioned in higher education and environmental policy literature. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is threefold: (1) To provide a critical overvie ...
... and economic changes required to rapidly decarbonise our global energy systems. Given the movement’s relatively recent origin, FFD has scarcely been mentioned in higher education and environmental policy literature. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is threefold: (1) To provide a critical overvie ...