Linking Adaptation Research and Practice
... Climate modelling work by the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP), the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, DEFRA and the Hadley Centre are consistently showing that the climate in the UK will change over the next 100 years. Specifically, the UK climate will become warmer, high summer temper ...
... Climate modelling work by the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP), the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, DEFRA and the Hadley Centre are consistently showing that the climate in the UK will change over the next 100 years. Specifically, the UK climate will become warmer, high summer temper ...
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 ...
Mapping South African Farming
... In Southern Africa, the manifestations of climate change are predicted to be greatest in the northern regions. Temperature increases in the range of 10C to 30C are expected by the mid 21st century, with the highest increases expected for the most arid parts of Southern Africa. Of greater consequence ...
... In Southern Africa, the manifestations of climate change are predicted to be greatest in the northern regions. Temperature increases in the range of 10C to 30C are expected by the mid 21st century, with the highest increases expected for the most arid parts of Southern Africa. Of greater consequence ...
oup_conphy_cox005 1..11 ++ - Oxford Academic
... facing anthropogenic climate change and therefore changes in their environmental conditions at an unprecedented rate. In contrast to the continuously but slowly changing conditions of the past, climate change projections of increased water temperatures, reduced ocean pH and reductions in dissolved o ...
... facing anthropogenic climate change and therefore changes in their environmental conditions at an unprecedented rate. In contrast to the continuously but slowly changing conditions of the past, climate change projections of increased water temperatures, reduced ocean pH and reductions in dissolved o ...
Glantz 2004 - Ilan Kelman
... educational interests and needs associated with climate and climate-related decision making. Climate-related issues include but are not limited to food, water, energy, health, and public safety. The notion of Climate Affairs encompasses the following components: climate science, climate impacts on e ...
... educational interests and needs associated with climate and climate-related decision making. Climate-related issues include but are not limited to food, water, energy, health, and public safety. The notion of Climate Affairs encompasses the following components: climate science, climate impacts on e ...
Establishing a Climate Change Department in
... resilient and a resource efficient island with low emissions and an inclusive economy that presents a replicable model for other island states. Jamaica is designated as a small island state in a hurricane belt with a steep hilly interior and a narrow coastline that supports major infrastructure and ...
... resilient and a resource efficient island with low emissions and an inclusive economy that presents a replicable model for other island states. Jamaica is designated as a small island state in a hurricane belt with a steep hilly interior and a narrow coastline that supports major infrastructure and ...
FINAL EVALUATION REPORT EVALUATION OF DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT PROJECT 08/09 AO(6B) March
... many other political, social and economic factors are at play. RECOMMENDATIONS To consolidate further the project’s results, ECLAC should (i) continue building the capacity of relevant line ministries on extreme events assessment, meeting the demand that was successfully generated by the project for ...
... many other political, social and economic factors are at play. RECOMMENDATIONS To consolidate further the project’s results, ECLAC should (i) continue building the capacity of relevant line ministries on extreme events assessment, meeting the demand that was successfully generated by the project for ...
African Americans and Climate Change: An
... Similarly, at present, African Americans are at a greater risk of dieing during extreme heat events. The most direct health effect of climate change will be intensifying heat waves that selectively impact poor and urban populations. Future heat waves will be most lethal in the inner cities of the no ...
... Similarly, at present, African Americans are at a greater risk of dieing during extreme heat events. The most direct health effect of climate change will be intensifying heat waves that selectively impact poor and urban populations. Future heat waves will be most lethal in the inner cities of the no ...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND CONFLICT: a
... Appendices). These were compiled on the basis of the team expert’s knowledge of the field. These searches were largely conducted manually, going through key journal publications since 2001 and retrieving those papers within our inclusion criteria. In one instance, with the journal ‘Nature’, this inv ...
... Appendices). These were compiled on the basis of the team expert’s knowledge of the field. These searches were largely conducted manually, going through key journal publications since 2001 and retrieving those papers within our inclusion criteria. In one instance, with the journal ‘Nature’, this inv ...
The implications for climate sensitivity of AR5 forcing and heat...
... captures much of the available information, since internal variability is high on sub-decadal timescales and only during the last decade or two has total forcing become reasonably large relative to its uncertainty. Base and final periods varying between one and four decades long have been used in en ...
... captures much of the available information, since internal variability is high on sub-decadal timescales and only during the last decade or two has total forcing become reasonably large relative to its uncertainty. Base and final periods varying between one and four decades long have been used in en ...
How much do precipitation extremes change in a warming
... other hand, the model results are about a factor of 8 lower than GPCP values, substantially above the uncertainty of the GPCP data. [13] To ascertain that the large difference between the model-simulated values derived by Sun et al. [2007] and the other three cases is not due to different analysis m ...
... other hand, the model results are about a factor of 8 lower than GPCP values, substantially above the uncertainty of the GPCP data. [13] To ascertain that the large difference between the model-simulated values derived by Sun et al. [2007] and the other three cases is not due to different analysis m ...
The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia
... long Asian Development Bank (ADB) technical assistance project, funded by the Government of the United Kingdom, which examines climate change issues in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The study is intended to enrich the debate on t ...
... long Asian Development Bank (ADB) technical assistance project, funded by the Government of the United Kingdom, which examines climate change issues in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The study is intended to enrich the debate on t ...
Climate Change Act 2017 - Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary
... 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 ...
- Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
... One line often used to define the region is the Arctic Circle, drawn at the latitude north of which the sun does not rise above the horizon at winter solstice and does not set below it at summer solstice – “the land of the midnight sun”. Other boundaries used to define the Arctic include treeline, c ...
... One line often used to define the region is the Arctic Circle, drawn at the latitude north of which the sun does not rise above the horizon at winter solstice and does not set below it at summer solstice – “the land of the midnight sun”. Other boundaries used to define the Arctic include treeline, c ...
IPCC WGI AR5 Chapter Template
... convictions were driven by the strength of his outstanding scientific expertise. He was highly respected as Founding Editor of the interdisciplinary journal Climatic Change and hundreds of books and published papers, many of which were co-authored with scientists from diverse disciplines. His associ ...
... convictions were driven by the strength of his outstanding scientific expertise. He was highly respected as Founding Editor of the interdisciplinary journal Climatic Change and hundreds of books and published papers, many of which were co-authored with scientists from diverse disciplines. His associ ...
The Positive Externalities of Carbon Dioxide
... and Agriculture Organization (FAO), annual global crop yield and production data were obtained, as well as the monetary value associated with that production (FAO, 2013). These data sources are published in the FAO’s statistical database FAOSTAT, which is available online at http://faostat.fao.org/s ...
... and Agriculture Organization (FAO), annual global crop yield and production data were obtained, as well as the monetary value associated with that production (FAO, 2013). These data sources are published in the FAO’s statistical database FAOSTAT, which is available online at http://faostat.fao.org/s ...
Vulnerability of reef-building corals on the Great Barrier Reef to
... insight into the evolutionary limits of reef-building corals, which is important in understanding how corals might, or might not, be able to cope with the major environmental changes projected to occur over this century. This is particularly relevant to problems associated with the acidification of ...
... insight into the evolutionary limits of reef-building corals, which is important in understanding how corals might, or might not, be able to cope with the major environmental changes projected to occur over this century. This is particularly relevant to problems associated with the acidification of ...
Economic Costs and Benefits of Climate Change Impacts and
... Tourism is the largest sector of the economy in the Maldives, and it is critical to the country’s economic future. However, tourism in the Maldives is at risk to climate and non-climate influences. Non-climate influences – such as land-use pressure and coastal erosion, waste management, limited fres ...
... Tourism is the largest sector of the economy in the Maldives, and it is critical to the country’s economic future. However, tourism in the Maldives is at risk to climate and non-climate influences. Non-climate influences – such as land-use pressure and coastal erosion, waste management, limited fres ...
Why the United States did not become a party to the Kyoto Protocol
... an agreement after its terms have been negotiated. Nevertheless, the Senate or House sometimes proposes negotiations and influences them through advice and consultation. Moreover, the executive is supposed to advise appropriate congressional leaders and committees of its intention to negotiate signi ...
... an agreement after its terms have been negotiated. Nevertheless, the Senate or House sometimes proposes negotiations and influences them through advice and consultation. Moreover, the executive is supposed to advise appropriate congressional leaders and committees of its intention to negotiate signi ...
Land Cover Land Use Change and Soil Organic Carbon Under
... the 9 LCLU classes and the SOC modeled for the corresponding spatially explicit model inputs for those classes. White shows areas where no SOC was modeled (water bodies, clouds, cloud shadows, settlement areas, or no Landsat data). ......................................... 77 Figure 6 Histograms of ...
... the 9 LCLU classes and the SOC modeled for the corresponding spatially explicit model inputs for those classes. White shows areas where no SOC was modeled (water bodies, clouds, cloud shadows, settlement areas, or no Landsat data). ......................................... 77 Figure 6 Histograms of ...
The influence of volcanic eruptions on the climate
... for a less ambiguous comparison of simulations and paleoclimate records and for hypothesis testing. It is unclear whether or not the current proxy archives are suitable to test such a prediction with high confidence, given dating uncertainties (in both proxies and in the actual timing of eruptions), ...
... for a less ambiguous comparison of simulations and paleoclimate records and for hypothesis testing. It is unclear whether or not the current proxy archives are suitable to test such a prediction with high confidence, given dating uncertainties (in both proxies and in the actual timing of eruptions), ...