The PRUDENCE project
... • quantitatively assess the risks rising from changes in regional weather and climate over all of Europe, and estimate future changes in extreme events such as flooding and wind storms, by providing a robust estimation of the likelihood and magnitude of the changes; ...
... • quantitatively assess the risks rising from changes in regional weather and climate over all of Europe, and estimate future changes in extreme events such as flooding and wind storms, by providing a robust estimation of the likelihood and magnitude of the changes; ...
Climate Change: the atmosphere as an impaired air
... people affected by more frequent severe weather events in an unstable atmosphere. According to the statistics of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2004), the number of people reported affected by disasters climbed by 59% from an average of 163 million per year (19 ...
... people affected by more frequent severe weather events in an unstable atmosphere. According to the statistics of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2004), the number of people reported affected by disasters climbed by 59% from an average of 163 million per year (19 ...
Economic Analysis of EU-wide Emissions Trading of CO2
... related EU-wide polices and measures, to assess their concrete implementation in the Member States, to assess the resulting actual and projected emission reductions, and on the basis of this analysis, to discuss the further development of EU climate change policies to achieve the EU’s and Member Sta ...
... related EU-wide polices and measures, to assess their concrete implementation in the Member States, to assess the resulting actual and projected emission reductions, and on the basis of this analysis, to discuss the further development of EU climate change policies to achieve the EU’s and Member Sta ...
Research and systematic observations +
... • The UNFCCC meetings adopted a number of important decisions aimed at strengthening the global observing systems for climate (GCOS) • COP 3 on the GCOS: 'atmospheric' data were declining/this trend should be reversed, particularly in developing countries • COP5: 5/CP.5 and the SBSTA sessions adopte ...
... • The UNFCCC meetings adopted a number of important decisions aimed at strengthening the global observing systems for climate (GCOS) • COP 3 on the GCOS: 'atmospheric' data were declining/this trend should be reversed, particularly in developing countries • COP5: 5/CP.5 and the SBSTA sessions adopte ...
Supplementary Material - Proceedings of the Royal Society B
... Romero & Velázquez 1999). Second, more recent climatic changes have been detected in the distributional area of Romerolagus diazi, in particular an increase in the winter temperature of more than 1.5 °C in the last 40 years (Domínguez 2007). It is this combination of pressures that makes this specie ...
... Romero & Velázquez 1999). Second, more recent climatic changes have been detected in the distributional area of Romerolagus diazi, in particular an increase in the winter temperature of more than 1.5 °C in the last 40 years (Domínguez 2007). It is this combination of pressures that makes this specie ...
Overview - Ensembles
... Predictions of natural climate variability and the human impact on climate are inherently probabilistic due to uncertainties in: initial conditions representation of key processes within models climatic forcing factors Reliable estimates of climatic risk can only be made through ensemble integ ...
... Predictions of natural climate variability and the human impact on climate are inherently probabilistic due to uncertainties in: initial conditions representation of key processes within models climatic forcing factors Reliable estimates of climatic risk can only be made through ensemble integ ...
Climate Dynamics & Variability MEA 593O 002 call no
... reports is May/01/2003. You will be expected to give a power point presentation on May/01/2003. The countries will be assigned in a ballot. Give all references and sources of your information (not part of page limit) Your search for information may include (i) the CLIVAR WebPages for country summari ...
... reports is May/01/2003. You will be expected to give a power point presentation on May/01/2003. The countries will be assigned in a ballot. Give all references and sources of your information (not part of page limit) Your search for information may include (i) the CLIVAR WebPages for country summari ...
Ch15Pres - Leornian.org
... The consensus of scientific opinion is that the present global warming trend is largely anthropogenic in origin – Human activity, principally the combustion of fossil fuels, is responsible for the build-up of carbon dioxide and other infrared-absorbing gases in the atmosphere – The amount of anthr ...
... The consensus of scientific opinion is that the present global warming trend is largely anthropogenic in origin – Human activity, principally the combustion of fossil fuels, is responsible for the build-up of carbon dioxide and other infrared-absorbing gases in the atmosphere – The amount of anthr ...
COUNTRY REPORT: TURKEY Turkey`s Climate Change Dilemma
... Unfortunately, Turkish law contains no clear references to climate change. However, some existing laws can be interpreted in support of climate change actions. First of all, the Constitution of Turkey states that ‘everyone has the right to live in a healthy, balanced environment’. It further provide ...
... Unfortunately, Turkish law contains no clear references to climate change. However, some existing laws can be interpreted in support of climate change actions. First of all, the Constitution of Turkey states that ‘everyone has the right to live in a healthy, balanced environment’. It further provide ...
Introduction Definition of Key Terms
... Major Countries and Organizations Involved People’s Republic of China China is the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, emitting 10,540,000 kilotons of carbon dioxide just from 2014. China together with the United States came together in 2016 after negotiations to ratify the Pari ...
... Major Countries and Organizations Involved People’s Republic of China China is the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, emitting 10,540,000 kilotons of carbon dioxide just from 2014. China together with the United States came together in 2016 after negotiations to ratify the Pari ...
Stepping up to the challenge
... security now and that it is no longer a hypothetical future scenario. It is also accepted that the negative effects of climate change are projected to affect communities that have the lowest capacity to adapt, yet have the highest need to increase production, in order to secure food and nutrition se ...
... security now and that it is no longer a hypothetical future scenario. It is also accepted that the negative effects of climate change are projected to affect communities that have the lowest capacity to adapt, yet have the highest need to increase production, in order to secure food and nutrition se ...
Biogeoengineering Solutions to Climate Change
... – many parts of the world iron in seawater is virtually non-existent and plankton levels correspondingly low. – Research is underway to better understand processes ...
... – many parts of the world iron in seawater is virtually non-existent and plankton levels correspondingly low. – Research is underway to better understand processes ...
Annex N Sunflowers and Climate Change
... agriculture. Central England temperatures have seen a 1ºC rise during the twentieth century, whilst the occurrence of hot summer days (>25ºC) almost doubled during the first half of the 20th century. The UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) was set up by Defra in 1997 to provide a research framework ...
... agriculture. Central England temperatures have seen a 1ºC rise during the twentieth century, whilst the occurrence of hot summer days (>25ºC) almost doubled during the first half of the 20th century. The UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) was set up by Defra in 1997 to provide a research framework ...
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... from around 28 billion tonnes of CO2e today, to around 32-33 billion tonnes in 2020 (possibly higher), to 37-38 in 2030 (note ‘budget’ is around 32 for a 2ºC path in 2030) (See lecture 1, Part 5). • The increase reflects the changing structure of the world economy. • 2ºC (50-50) path simply not poss ...
... from around 28 billion tonnes of CO2e today, to around 32-33 billion tonnes in 2020 (possibly higher), to 37-38 in 2030 (note ‘budget’ is around 32 for a 2ºC path in 2030) (See lecture 1, Part 5). • The increase reflects the changing structure of the world economy. • 2ºC (50-50) path simply not poss ...
Business and Climate Change Issues: Discussion on Awareness and Motivational Factors
... change in terms of market and political strategies such as economic and policy responses for tackling climate change. For example, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) operates worldwide to collect and distribute high quality information that motivates investors, corporations and governments to take ...
... change in terms of market and political strategies such as economic and policy responses for tackling climate change. For example, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) operates worldwide to collect and distribute high quality information that motivates investors, corporations and governments to take ...
Understanding Ocean Acidification
... impact than either on its own. Warming and acidification together result in faster reef degradation. Recent research by scientists has shown that coral will die at much lower temperatures if exposed to acidity at the same timev. Other animals, such as crabs, show more sensitivity to warming when pla ...
... impact than either on its own. Warming and acidification together result in faster reef degradation. Recent research by scientists has shown that coral will die at much lower temperatures if exposed to acidity at the same timev. Other animals, such as crabs, show more sensitivity to warming when pla ...
Climate Action – Time to Act (PDF 4 MB, accessible)
... happening – and it is mostly caused by human action. Only if we systematically reduce greenhouse gas emissions will it still be possible to keep climate change within manageable limits. In the least developed countries in particular, climate change is posing a threat to development achievements and ...
... happening – and it is mostly caused by human action. Only if we systematically reduce greenhouse gas emissions will it still be possible to keep climate change within manageable limits. In the least developed countries in particular, climate change is posing a threat to development achievements and ...
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... the damage is understated if one prices the lost land at the pre-flood value of interior tracts. Second, a non-marginal loss of coastal land presumably involves the destruction of a significant amount of public infrastructure—roads, bridges, seawalls, etc.—which then has to be rebuilt along the new ...
... the damage is understated if one prices the lost land at the pre-flood value of interior tracts. Second, a non-marginal loss of coastal land presumably involves the destruction of a significant amount of public infrastructure—roads, bridges, seawalls, etc.—which then has to be rebuilt along the new ...
Response to reviewer 1
... This pressure was assumed to be constant over the sites as lack of local observations on the food web scale prevented calibration. Nevertheless, the LTL detritus supply to the HTL model was calibrated to reflect the only available regional detritivore size spectrum observations, representing a fishe ...
... This pressure was assumed to be constant over the sites as lack of local observations on the food web scale prevented calibration. Nevertheless, the LTL detritus supply to the HTL model was calibrated to reflect the only available regional detritivore size spectrum observations, representing a fishe ...
The Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna delta system
... Ganges reducing nutrient loads, but with changes to agriculture, industrial development and atmospheric pollution increasing nutrients as population increases. Kay et al.5 examine increases in the sources of coastal oods under simulations of climate change and delta plain subsidence. The rise in re ...
... Ganges reducing nutrient loads, but with changes to agriculture, industrial development and atmospheric pollution increasing nutrients as population increases. Kay et al.5 examine increases in the sources of coastal oods under simulations of climate change and delta plain subsidence. The rise in re ...
The Use of Climate Change Scenarios for Supporting Decision
... difficulty they likely will have in imagining other, equally or more likely, ways in which the same outcome could be reached.” (Morgan and Keith, 2008) ...
... difficulty they likely will have in imagining other, equally or more likely, ways in which the same outcome could be reached.” (Morgan and Keith, 2008) ...
Three Meanings of Climate Change
... We see evidence of this linguistic trope not just in the places we would expect it – in the media, via environmental campaigners – but also in the words of civil servants, ‘I believe that climate change is a bigger threat than global terrorism’ ...
... We see evidence of this linguistic trope not just in the places we would expect it – in the media, via environmental campaigners – but also in the words of civil servants, ‘I believe that climate change is a bigger threat than global terrorism’ ...
Climate Change in Africa - Heinrich-Böll
... Declining rainfall and a rising rate of evaporation due to higher temperatures will probably further aggravate water scarcity during the North African summer. In contrast, current climate models do not allow for any reliable forecasts of average rainfall for the Sahel zone. The scenarios are contrad ...
... Declining rainfall and a rising rate of evaporation due to higher temperatures will probably further aggravate water scarcity during the North African summer. In contrast, current climate models do not allow for any reliable forecasts of average rainfall for the Sahel zone. The scenarios are contrad ...
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... production will become one of the most significant policy issues, in both developed and developing countries, in the first few decades of the 21st century. Global and regional climate change will modify both agricultural production capacity and its location, and the intensity of agricultural product ...
... production will become one of the most significant policy issues, in both developed and developing countries, in the first few decades of the 21st century. Global and regional climate change will modify both agricultural production capacity and its location, and the intensity of agricultural product ...