TABLE OF CONTENTS
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) text was adopted and the Convention opened for signature in June at the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro. The UNFCCC entered into force in March 1994. Jamaica ratified the Convention in January 1995. ...
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) text was adopted and the Convention opened for signature in June at the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro. The UNFCCC entered into force in March 1994. Jamaica ratified the Convention in January 1995. ...
Defining the limits of physiological plasticity: how gene expression
... Anthropogenic stressors, such as climate change, are driving fundamental shifts in the abiotic characteristics of marine ecosystems. As the environmental aspects of our world’s oceans deviate from evolved norms, of major concern is whether extant marine species possess the capacity to cope with such ...
... Anthropogenic stressors, such as climate change, are driving fundamental shifts in the abiotic characteristics of marine ecosystems. As the environmental aspects of our world’s oceans deviate from evolved norms, of major concern is whether extant marine species possess the capacity to cope with such ...
Ted Hamilton∗ - Vermont Journal of Environmental Law
... The climate core is where global warming’s causes and effects are directly confronted, in the sense that the science, economics, and politics of climate change provide the factual material upon which legal claims are based. Legal action at the core usually seeks government intervention to stop publi ...
... The climate core is where global warming’s causes and effects are directly confronted, in the sense that the science, economics, and politics of climate change provide the factual material upon which legal claims are based. Legal action at the core usually seeks government intervention to stop publi ...
A regional climate change decision framework for natural resource
... were initially assessed to be those that are not managed intensively, or those that are managed intensively but have long management response timeframes (namely coastal and bushfire management), and biodiversity conservation and perennial horticultural systems. Other systems will require significant ...
... were initially assessed to be those that are not managed intensively, or those that are managed intensively but have long management response timeframes (namely coastal and bushfire management), and biodiversity conservation and perennial horticultural systems. Other systems will require significant ...
Module 1: Introduction to climate change in the context of
... contextual explanations are to be found in a) the dominant model of economic development and its fundamental dependence on energy; b) the challenges facing political leaders and policy makers to agree and enact courses of action for mitigation and adaptation. While human beings impact on climate ch ...
... contextual explanations are to be found in a) the dominant model of economic development and its fundamental dependence on energy; b) the challenges facing political leaders and policy makers to agree and enact courses of action for mitigation and adaptation. While human beings impact on climate ch ...
Integrating Climate Change into Northeast and Midwest State
... There is abundant evidence that the climate is warming (Hartmann et al. 2013; Kennedy et al. 2010), and that the global atmosphere has warmed faster over the past century than any point in at least the last millennium (Masson-Delmotte et al. 2013). Global average temperature has risen by slightly un ...
... There is abundant evidence that the climate is warming (Hartmann et al. 2013; Kennedy et al. 2010), and that the global atmosphere has warmed faster over the past century than any point in at least the last millennium (Masson-Delmotte et al. 2013). Global average temperature has risen by slightly un ...
A Warm Response, Our Climate Change Challenge
... Such changes would persist for many centuries and may indeed be irreversible. The UK Climate Change Programme (DETR, 2000) has been developed in close consultation with key stakeholders and recognises that local authorities (LAs) are critical to its success. In addition to taking direct action to re ...
... Such changes would persist for many centuries and may indeed be irreversible. The UK Climate Change Programme (DETR, 2000) has been developed in close consultation with key stakeholders and recognises that local authorities (LAs) are critical to its success. In addition to taking direct action to re ...
LCCARL398_en.pdf
... produced in the Caribbean. Estimates focused on sugarcane, rice, banana/plantain, cassava, yam, sweet potato and tomato. Estimates were calculated of percentage changes in annual average income, and changes in land suitability for specific crops. Initial results indicated that significant losses in ...
... produced in the Caribbean. Estimates focused on sugarcane, rice, banana/plantain, cassava, yam, sweet potato and tomato. Estimates were calculated of percentage changes in annual average income, and changes in land suitability for specific crops. Initial results indicated that significant losses in ...
Adaptive Capacity Benchmarking: Handbook and Tool Kit
... work on individual behaviour change that we and HCC had undertaken together. We drew on a range of expertise and wider research to set out six levels of organisational response to climate change. It described these across nine different areas, or ‘pathways’. It resulted in the publication of the rep ...
... work on individual behaviour change that we and HCC had undertaken together. We drew on a range of expertise and wider research to set out six levels of organisational response to climate change. It described these across nine different areas, or ‘pathways’. It resulted in the publication of the rep ...
National Climate Response Strategy
... It is universally accepted that climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity this century. In Kenya, this phenomenon is already unmistakable and intensifying at an alarming rate as is evident from countrywide temperature increases and rainfall irregularity and intensification. Th ...
... It is universally accepted that climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity this century. In Kenya, this phenomenon is already unmistakable and intensifying at an alarming rate as is evident from countrywide temperature increases and rainfall irregularity and intensification. Th ...
Technical Summary
... Climate change: A change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. Climate change may be due to natural internal process ...
... Climate change: A change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. Climate change may be due to natural internal process ...
Climate change and natural disasters.
... In recent years, Russia has experienced several extreme weather events that have caused serious incidents. As the number and frequency of these have increased, the cause of these disasters can possibly be traced to the effects of global warming and climate change. Average temperatures in Russia, esp ...
... In recent years, Russia has experienced several extreme weather events that have caused serious incidents. As the number and frequency of these have increased, the cause of these disasters can possibly be traced to the effects of global warming and climate change. Average temperatures in Russia, esp ...
Observed and simulated full-depth ocean heat
... Abstract. Greenhouse-gas emissions have created a planetary energy imbalance that is primarily manifested by increasing ocean heat content (OHC). Updated observational estimates of full-depth OHC change since 1970 are presented that account for recent advancements in reducing observation errors and ...
... Abstract. Greenhouse-gas emissions have created a planetary energy imbalance that is primarily manifested by increasing ocean heat content (OHC). Updated observational estimates of full-depth OHC change since 1970 are presented that account for recent advancements in reducing observation errors and ...
Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities
... Cooperative Report to the 2013 National Climate Assessment, pp. 150. Keywords: Climate change, climate variability, coasts, coastal region, coastal inundation, sea-level rise, adaptation, climate risks, extreme events, climate change indicators, decision making, vulnerability, mitigation, coastal ec ...
... Cooperative Report to the 2013 National Climate Assessment, pp. 150. Keywords: Climate change, climate variability, coasts, coastal region, coastal inundation, sea-level rise, adaptation, climate risks, extreme events, climate change indicators, decision making, vulnerability, mitigation, coastal ec ...
Di Gregorio et al 2016 - Centre for Climate Change Economics and
... governance. Her recent research focuses on climate change policies in the land use sector. Leandra Fatorelli is a postdoctoral researcher at the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds, UK and an Associate of the ESRC funded Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) ...
... governance. Her recent research focuses on climate change policies in the land use sector. Leandra Fatorelli is a postdoctoral researcher at the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds, UK and an Associate of the ESRC funded Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) ...
Integrating Mitigation and Adaptation in Climate and Land Use
... advance public and private action on climate change through rigorous, innovative research. Its five inter-linked research themes are: Theme 1: Understanding green growth and climate-compatible development Theme 2: Advancing climate finance and investment Theme 3: Evaluating the performance of climat ...
... advance public and private action on climate change through rigorous, innovative research. Its five inter-linked research themes are: Theme 1: Understanding green growth and climate-compatible development Theme 2: Advancing climate finance and investment Theme 3: Evaluating the performance of climat ...
World Heritage and Tourism in a Changing Climate
... brings needed financial and social benefits, but, as this report demonstrates, rapid or unplanned tourism developments, or excessive visitor numbers, can also have a negative effect on the properties. Climate change is likely to exacerbate existing stresses and bring direct impacts of its own. Sea-l ...
... brings needed financial and social benefits, but, as this report demonstrates, rapid or unplanned tourism developments, or excessive visitor numbers, can also have a negative effect on the properties. Climate change is likely to exacerbate existing stresses and bring direct impacts of its own. Sea-l ...
climate change and water quality in the great lakes region
... Biological productivity is expected to increase with moderate temperature increases. Zoogeographical boundaries move in a changing climate. Introduction of invasive species could be exacerbated. Existing community structures and interactions may change. A changing climate is expected to lead to redu ...
... Biological productivity is expected to increase with moderate temperature increases. Zoogeographical boundaries move in a changing climate. Introduction of invasive species could be exacerbated. Existing community structures and interactions may change. A changing climate is expected to lead to redu ...
before the secretary of the interior petition to list the emperor penguin
... sea ice), changes in sea ice dynamics can reduce krill populations and thus availability for predators such as emperor penguins. Containing more than half of Southern Ocean krill stocks, the southwest Atlantic sector has suffered a decline in krill density of as great as 80% since the 1970s, at leas ...
... sea ice), changes in sea ice dynamics can reduce krill populations and thus availability for predators such as emperor penguins. Containing more than half of Southern Ocean krill stocks, the southwest Atlantic sector has suffered a decline in krill density of as great as 80% since the 1970s, at leas ...
AMERICAN CLIMATE VALUES 2014 insights by racial
... If we seek to make climate solutions a national priority, it’s time we recognize the true meaning of “national.” For too long, important communities have not been well included in the climate change dialogue or the design of climate solutions. Climate change is coming once again to the forefront of ...
... If we seek to make climate solutions a national priority, it’s time we recognize the true meaning of “national.” For too long, important communities have not been well included in the climate change dialogue or the design of climate solutions. Climate change is coming once again to the forefront of ...
Climate and the Carbon Cycle - CARBO
... It is now beyond scientific doubt that climate change is occurring and that it is being driven by human activity. Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the greenhouses gases responsible for climate change, have reached levels that are higher than any time during the past million ...
... It is now beyond scientific doubt that climate change is occurring and that it is being driven by human activity. Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the greenhouses gases responsible for climate change, have reached levels that are higher than any time during the past million ...
climate change and food security in southern african cities
... food intake.15 In countries plagued by poor health, sanitation and inadequate safety standards, chronic illness may compromise a person’s digestion and undermine nutrient intake. Although the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) aims to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by ensuring that the cr ...
... food intake.15 In countries plagued by poor health, sanitation and inadequate safety standards, chronic illness may compromise a person’s digestion and undermine nutrient intake. Although the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) aims to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by ensuring that the cr ...