The impacts of climate change on soil functions
... conclusions from it have been included in the report. They are summarised according to the generic climatic changes listed above for each of the different soil functions. Potential risk management practices and practical measures that land managers might need to consider to climate-proof soils in th ...
... conclusions from it have been included in the report. They are summarised according to the generic climatic changes listed above for each of the different soil functions. Potential risk management practices and practical measures that land managers might need to consider to climate-proof soils in th ...
- Deltas in Times of Climate Change
... home to many millions of people. However, deltas also face problems. Sea levels are rising and land is subsiding. As floods become more frequent, as salt water intrudes more aggressively and as heat waves become routine, these dangers combined with increasing populations put larger numbers of people ...
... home to many millions of people. However, deltas also face problems. Sea levels are rising and land is subsiding. As floods become more frequent, as salt water intrudes more aggressively and as heat waves become routine, these dangers combined with increasing populations put larger numbers of people ...
Reconciling International Investment Law and Climate Change
... investors, the ISDS mechanism has been heavily criticized for allowing investors to challenge government policies intended to protect public health and the environment.4 To date, governments have paid out substantial damage awards under the United States’ IIAs alone; over one-half of the awards pert ...
... investors, the ISDS mechanism has been heavily criticized for allowing investors to challenge government policies intended to protect public health and the environment.4 To date, governments have paid out substantial damage awards under the United States’ IIAs alone; over one-half of the awards pert ...
1 Guidance Manual RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE
... within them is the food and nutrition they provide - food security. Most residents of the Lower Mekong Basin are dependent to some degree on wetland resources for their livelihoods, especially when domestic crops and livestock fail due to drought or flood. Therefore wetland rehabilitation, maintenan ...
... within them is the food and nutrition they provide - food security. Most residents of the Lower Mekong Basin are dependent to some degree on wetland resources for their livelihoods, especially when domestic crops and livestock fail due to drought or flood. Therefore wetland rehabilitation, maintenan ...
Shifting plant phenology in response to global change
... approaches is necessary to understand how phenology will shift in response to different aspects of global change, and to identify the processes that scale between species and ecosystem phenology. Phenology and climate are intimately linked Phenology is a dominant and often overlooked aspect of plant ...
... approaches is necessary to understand how phenology will shift in response to different aspects of global change, and to identify the processes that scale between species and ecosystem phenology. Phenology and climate are intimately linked Phenology is a dominant and often overlooked aspect of plant ...
The Wegman report
... the criticisms of MM03/05a/05b to be valid and compelling. We also comment that they were attempting to draw attention to the discrepancies in MBH98 and MBH99, and not to do paleoclimatic temperature reconstruction. Normally, one would try to select a calibration dataset that is representative of th ...
... the criticisms of MM03/05a/05b to be valid and compelling. We also comment that they were attempting to draw attention to the discrepancies in MBH98 and MBH99, and not to do paleoclimatic temperature reconstruction. Normally, one would try to select a calibration dataset that is representative of th ...
Political Reviews
... restaurants, and shopping centers, and vital infrastructure from roads and the seaport to power facilities. The vulnerability assessment urged that climatechange considerations be prioritized for western low-lying areas and better integrated with flood-control studies and development plans. The Clim ...
... restaurants, and shopping centers, and vital infrastructure from roads and the seaport to power facilities. The vulnerability assessment urged that climatechange considerations be prioritized for western low-lying areas and better integrated with flood-control studies and development plans. The Clim ...
Joint Advocacy Workshop
... • ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) (to be operated in mid-2011) ...
... • ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) (to be operated in mid-2011) ...
Treeline dynamics with climate change at the central Nepal Himalaya
... monthly mean minimum temperature was decreasing while monthly mean maximum temperature was increasing significantly (Supplementary Fig. S1). Similarly, mean annual rainfall at Larke, Gorkha, was 1252 mm (SD = 535). In Larke, during the past 30 years (1980–2009) there was a significant (n = 30, R 2 = ...
... monthly mean minimum temperature was decreasing while monthly mean maximum temperature was increasing significantly (Supplementary Fig. S1). Similarly, mean annual rainfall at Larke, Gorkha, was 1252 mm (SD = 535). In Larke, during the past 30 years (1980–2009) there was a significant (n = 30, R 2 = ...
CRISIS IN THE SAHEL - The Bixby Center for Population, Health
... The Sahel comprises one million square miles of arid and semi-arid land along the edge of the Sahara, stretching from the Atlantic to the Red Sea. In 1950, the region contained 31 million people; today there are more than 100 million, and in 2050, there could be more than 300 million. New projection ...
... The Sahel comprises one million square miles of arid and semi-arid land along the edge of the Sahara, stretching from the Atlantic to the Red Sea. In 1950, the region contained 31 million people; today there are more than 100 million, and in 2050, there could be more than 300 million. New projection ...
Publisher version
... institutional structures is discussed in relation to their importance for national arrangements for NAMAs implementation. Case examples from Mexico, Costa Rica, Indonesia and Ghana are presented to illustrate innovative models for institutional structures for handling NAMAs in the context of sustain ...
... institutional structures is discussed in relation to their importance for national arrangements for NAMAs implementation. Case examples from Mexico, Costa Rica, Indonesia and Ghana are presented to illustrate innovative models for institutional structures for handling NAMAs in the context of sustain ...
Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Carpathian region
... Danube basin, while western and northern parts might experience increases. In particular, southern parts of Hungary and Romania as well as the Republic of Serbia, are expected to face severe droughts and water shortages. Groundwater recharge is likely to be reduced, whilst more frequent droughts in ...
... Danube basin, while western and northern parts might experience increases. In particular, southern parts of Hungary and Romania as well as the Republic of Serbia, are expected to face severe droughts and water shortages. Groundwater recharge is likely to be reduced, whilst more frequent droughts in ...
united - Stockholm Convention
... Climate change could affect primary releases of persistent organic pollutants to air by changing their rate of mobilization from materials or stockpiles, or by altering use patterns. This could result in an increase in primary releases that could offset some of the efforts made to reduce emissions o ...
... Climate change could affect primary releases of persistent organic pollutants to air by changing their rate of mobilization from materials or stockpiles, or by altering use patterns. This could result in an increase in primary releases that could offset some of the efforts made to reduce emissions o ...
LIFE and climate change adaptation
... We are already making good progress. For instance, the number of Member States with a national adaptation strategy has risen from 13 in 2013 to 20 today. The Mayors Adapt initiative is helping cities and towns across the EU develop adaptation plans at the local level. The Climate-ADAPT platform is i ...
... We are already making good progress. For instance, the number of Member States with a national adaptation strategy has risen from 13 in 2013 to 20 today. The Mayors Adapt initiative is helping cities and towns across the EU develop adaptation plans at the local level. The Climate-ADAPT platform is i ...
Green tourism seminar
... • The earth’s atmosphere and the climate that sustains life as we know it, is commonly owned by everyone and utilised by all – noone has to pay to live on earth! • As a consequence, the environment suffers the effects of negative externalities, specifically the pollution that occurs during all our p ...
... • The earth’s atmosphere and the climate that sustains life as we know it, is commonly owned by everyone and utilised by all – noone has to pay to live on earth! • As a consequence, the environment suffers the effects of negative externalities, specifically the pollution that occurs during all our p ...
the effects of climate stability on northern temperate forests
... Quaternary climate and phylogenetic structure of temperate forests The Quaternary Period is marked by glacial-interglacial cycles in pace with the Earth’s orbital variations, known as the Milankovitch cycles ranged from 104 to 105 years (Hays et al., 1976). The distribution range of trees contracted ...
... Quaternary climate and phylogenetic structure of temperate forests The Quaternary Period is marked by glacial-interglacial cycles in pace with the Earth’s orbital variations, known as the Milankovitch cycles ranged from 104 to 105 years (Hays et al., 1976). The distribution range of trees contracted ...
Governing Climate Change: Towards a New Paradigm for Risk
... era of risk regulation and calls for the establishment of a new paradigm for risk regulation. Climate change is altering the EU’s conception of environmental risks and its design of regulatory responses. In contrast to conventional risk regulation, climate change regulation must prioritise the risks ...
... era of risk regulation and calls for the establishment of a new paradigm for risk regulation. Climate change is altering the EU’s conception of environmental risks and its design of regulatory responses. In contrast to conventional risk regulation, climate change regulation must prioritise the risks ...
League of Conservation Voters 2013
... As a result, we are well positioned for the fights ahead. LCV will work tirelessly with the Obama administration to build on the president’s strong record on climate change, clean water, and conserving public lands during his final year and a half in office. This includes working with states to impl ...
... As a result, we are well positioned for the fights ahead. LCV will work tirelessly with the Obama administration to build on the president’s strong record on climate change, clean water, and conserving public lands during his final year and a half in office. This includes working with states to impl ...
Variability and Trends of Air Temperature and Pressure in the
... 5–15 yr. Elucidating the mechanisms behind this relationship will be critical to understanding the complex nature of low-frequency variability. ...
... 5–15 yr. Elucidating the mechanisms behind this relationship will be critical to understanding the complex nature of low-frequency variability. ...
Download: swipa-spm - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment
... • The frequency of some extreme events is changing. Recent observations include a widespread decline in periods of extreme cold during both winter and summer, and increases in extreme warm periods in some areas, such as northern Alaska and northeastern Russia in autumn and spring. ...
... • The frequency of some extreme events is changing. Recent observations include a widespread decline in periods of extreme cold during both winter and summer, and increases in extreme warm periods in some areas, such as northern Alaska and northeastern Russia in autumn and spring. ...
Climate Change Act 2017
... The Parliament of Victoria recognises on behalf of the people of Victoria that the international community has reached agreement to hold the global average temperature increase to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1·5 ...
... The Parliament of Victoria recognises on behalf of the people of Victoria that the international community has reached agreement to hold the global average temperature increase to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1·5 ...
Temperature and precipitation history of the Arctic
... and ocean, and with potential global impacts through changes in sea level, the release of greenhouse gases, and impacts on the ocean’s meridional overturning circulation. Recent instrumental records show that during the past few decades, surface air temperatures throughout much of the Arctic have ri ...
... and ocean, and with potential global impacts through changes in sea level, the release of greenhouse gases, and impacts on the ocean’s meridional overturning circulation. Recent instrumental records show that during the past few decades, surface air temperatures throughout much of the Arctic have ri ...