Transformational adaptation
... a myriad of interconnected pressures, thresholds and boundaries. However, these terms may also threaten our sense of stability; a steady change from business as usual may be far more ...
... a myriad of interconnected pressures, thresholds and boundaries. However, these terms may also threaten our sense of stability; a steady change from business as usual may be far more ...
The Impact of Climate Change and Population Growth
... methods and engineering inference designed to produce a realistic estimate within limited time and budget constraints. No new climate modeling or projections were developed. Instead, the work plan specified that estimates should be based upon available material published through the United States Cl ...
... methods and engineering inference designed to produce a realistic estimate within limited time and budget constraints. No new climate modeling or projections were developed. Instead, the work plan specified that estimates should be based upon available material published through the United States Cl ...
Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK, Department of Health
... 1. The Department of Health asked the Expert Group on Climate Change and Health in the UK to advise on the likely effects of climate change on health in the United Kingdom (UK). This report presents the Group’s findings.The available evidence has been examined and it has been concluded that climate ...
... 1. The Department of Health asked the Expert Group on Climate Change and Health in the UK to advise on the likely effects of climate change on health in the United Kingdom (UK). This report presents the Group’s findings.The available evidence has been examined and it has been concluded that climate ...
Can marine cloud brightening reduce coral bleaching?
... As mentioned earlier, a primary requirement of SRM research is to fully examine all possible adverse consequences of deployment, and to abandon this work if significant ones cannot be remedied. Previous modeling analyses of the potential adverse effects of MCB have largely been restricted to global ...
... As mentioned earlier, a primary requirement of SRM research is to fully examine all possible adverse consequences of deployment, and to abandon this work if significant ones cannot be remedied. Previous modeling analyses of the potential adverse effects of MCB have largely been restricted to global ...
'Deciding our future in Copenhagen: will the world rise to the challenge of climate change?' (pdf)
... hinders development over the next two decades can never build the global coalition on which action on climate change depends. Annual global emissions of greenhouse gases are likely to be about 47 billion tonnes of carbon-dioxide-equivalent next year. These emissions will add to the concentration in ...
... hinders development over the next two decades can never build the global coalition on which action on climate change depends. Annual global emissions of greenhouse gases are likely to be about 47 billion tonnes of carbon-dioxide-equivalent next year. These emissions will add to the concentration in ...
Global Environmental Change: The Threat to Human Health
... conduct rigorous, location-specific risk assessments to identify which populations are at highest risk for which threats. Governments and other stakeholders will also need to mobilize substantial financial resources, technical capacity (both in assessment and appropriate technologies), and new partn ...
... conduct rigorous, location-specific risk assessments to identify which populations are at highest risk for which threats. Governments and other stakeholders will also need to mobilize substantial financial resources, technical capacity (both in assessment and appropriate technologies), and new partn ...
climate change: a deadly threat to coral reefs
... Generally, southern areas are faring better, especially offshore (GBRMPA 2017). Climate change is the greatest threat to the Great Barrier Reef. The Reef supports a huge variety of marine biodiversity and an estimated 69,000 Australian jobs, and provides $7 billion to the Australian economy every ye ...
... Generally, southern areas are faring better, especially offshore (GBRMPA 2017). Climate change is the greatest threat to the Great Barrier Reef. The Reef supports a huge variety of marine biodiversity and an estimated 69,000 Australian jobs, and provides $7 billion to the Australian economy every ye ...
Central Mekong Delta Region Connectivity Project
... confidence of how climate is changing and more importantly the science behind it. We now have evidence that temperatures are becoming hotter and more variable, rainfall in tropical regions will also increase in both intensity and variability with wetter wet seasons and drier dry sea ...
... confidence of how climate is changing and more importantly the science behind it. We now have evidence that temperatures are becoming hotter and more variable, rainfall in tropical regions will also increase in both intensity and variability with wetter wet seasons and drier dry sea ...
Climate Change and Food Systems
... of the supply chain, notably the seed supply sector (16), and increasingly the retail sector. Supermarkets’ share in retail food markets increased from 5%–10% in 1990 to 50%–60% in South America and South Africa, and to 20%– 50% in Mexico, Central America, and Southeast Asia by 2007 (17). Well-funct ...
... of the supply chain, notably the seed supply sector (16), and increasingly the retail sector. Supermarkets’ share in retail food markets increased from 5%–10% in 1990 to 50%–60% in South America and South Africa, and to 20%– 50% in Mexico, Central America, and Southeast Asia by 2007 (17). Well-funct ...
Climate change and tropical Andean glaciers
... This looming threat of changes in water supply associated with tropical glacier retreat has received little attention so far, mostly because the climate change community is very much focused on observed and projected large climatic changes at high northern latitudes. However, these global projection ...
... This looming threat of changes in water supply associated with tropical glacier retreat has received little attention so far, mostly because the climate change community is very much focused on observed and projected large climatic changes at high northern latitudes. However, these global projection ...
How Corporations Have Influenced the U.S. Dialogue on Climate
... dioxide, the most abundant heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere, were steadily rising (Keeling 1960). The “Keeling Curve” showed that carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere not only were increasing but also that they were doing so at a much faster rate than Arrhenius had originally pre ...
... dioxide, the most abundant heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere, were steadily rising (Keeling 1960). The “Keeling Curve” showed that carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere not only were increasing but also that they were doing so at a much faster rate than Arrhenius had originally pre ...
a new approach to international greenhouse gas controls
... This illustration demonstrates that action targets would have the effect of bending the emissions trajectory of a country downward. It follows that, if emissions are actually 100 MtC during the compliance year and the country has demonstrated 5 MtC of domestic reductions, then emissions would have b ...
... This illustration demonstrates that action targets would have the effect of bending the emissions trajectory of a country downward. It follows that, if emissions are actually 100 MtC during the compliance year and the country has demonstrated 5 MtC of domestic reductions, then emissions would have b ...
GCF - The Basics
... is meant to ensure that funding is not given to activities At the same time, there is mounting evidence that the that harm people or the environment, and that GCFGCF could repeat the mistakes of the MDBs and other funded activities support gender equality in compliance climate funds. In fact, most o ...
... is meant to ensure that funding is not given to activities At the same time, there is mounting evidence that the that harm people or the environment, and that GCFGCF could repeat the mistakes of the MDBs and other funded activities support gender equality in compliance climate funds. In fact, most o ...
EVALUATION OF LAND COVER AND CROP TYPE CHANGE: BUILDING
... field officer in Yatta District for his support during the field activities, the farmers for providing the land and labour during field experiments and Mr. Nictor Namoi my colleague for his support and assistance. I would also like to thank Mr. Ferdinand Anyika the laboratory technician at the depar ...
... field officer in Yatta District for his support during the field activities, the farmers for providing the land and labour during field experiments and Mr. Nictor Namoi my colleague for his support and assistance. I would also like to thank Mr. Ferdinand Anyika the laboratory technician at the depar ...
CLIMATE CHANGE 2014 SYNTHESIS REPORT Longer report
... Risks and co-benefits also arise from policies that aim to mitigate climate change or to adapt to it. Risk is often represented as the probability of occurrence of hazardous events or trends multiplied by the magnitude of the consequences if these events occur. Therefore, high risk can result not on ...
... Risks and co-benefits also arise from policies that aim to mitigate climate change or to adapt to it. Risk is often represented as the probability of occurrence of hazardous events or trends multiplied by the magnitude of the consequences if these events occur. Therefore, high risk can result not on ...
Marine Net Primary Production
... over 2000 mg C m 2 day 1 during the year, and mean annual production varies across years from a low of 182 to a high of 339 g C m 2 year 1 (Lindahl et al. 2009). ...
... over 2000 mg C m 2 day 1 during the year, and mean annual production varies across years from a low of 182 to a high of 339 g C m 2 year 1 (Lindahl et al. 2009). ...
Vulnerability to Climate Change and Reasons for
... the relationship between increases in global mean temperature and impacts. The chapter focuses on certain “reasons for concern” that may aid readers in making their own determination about what is a “dangerous” climate change. Each reason for concern is consistent with a paradigm that can be used by ...
... the relationship between increases in global mean temperature and impacts. The chapter focuses on certain “reasons for concern” that may aid readers in making their own determination about what is a “dangerous” climate change. Each reason for concern is consistent with a paradigm that can be used by ...
Mid-Pliocene Westerlies from PlioMIP Simulations
... should perhaps see westerlies shifting equatorward in a cooling climate with a reduction of greenhouse gases. However, while some simulations have shown an equatorward shift, others have shown a poleward shift, or no significant shift at all (Rojas et al., 2009; Chavaillaz et al., 2013; Sime et al., ...
... should perhaps see westerlies shifting equatorward in a cooling climate with a reduction of greenhouse gases. However, while some simulations have shown an equatorward shift, others have shown a poleward shift, or no significant shift at all (Rojas et al., 2009; Chavaillaz et al., 2013; Sime et al., ...
Chapter 10 - Graduate Institute of International and Development
... countries resisted any commitment to limit their greenhouse gas emissions, arguing that they were not responsible for creating the climate change problem and had other priorities, most importantly economic development. However, industrialized countries and, in particular, the United States have argu ...
... countries resisted any commitment to limit their greenhouse gas emissions, arguing that they were not responsible for creating the climate change problem and had other priorities, most importantly economic development. However, industrialized countries and, in particular, the United States have argu ...
The climate of the UK and recent trends
... *Schwartz et al. (2007) claim that the model error has been underestimated, and should be twice that shown (in pink) in Figure 2, thus weakening the attribution to human activities. This claim has subsequently been challenged in Forster et al. (2007). ...
... *Schwartz et al. (2007) claim that the model error has been underestimated, and should be twice that shown (in pink) in Figure 2, thus weakening the attribution to human activities. This claim has subsequently been challenged in Forster et al. (2007). ...
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... substantial discussion, not least about the validity of the headline conclusion that climate change would cause a welfare loss equivalent to a permanent income loss of 5 to 20%. The initial responses of many economists (Arrow, 2007; Dasgupta, 2007; Mendelsohn, 2006; Nordhaus, 2007a; Nordhaus, 2007b; ...
... substantial discussion, not least about the validity of the headline conclusion that climate change would cause a welfare loss equivalent to a permanent income loss of 5 to 20%. The initial responses of many economists (Arrow, 2007; Dasgupta, 2007; Mendelsohn, 2006; Nordhaus, 2007a; Nordhaus, 2007b; ...
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... reduction in the state’s hydropower resources, which last year accounted for 14.5 percent of California’s total system power. At the same time, projected inland migration and population growth combined with higher temperatures will increase residential electricity demand. If, as some predict, per c ...
... reduction in the state’s hydropower resources, which last year accounted for 14.5 percent of California’s total system power. At the same time, projected inland migration and population growth combined with higher temperatures will increase residential electricity demand. If, as some predict, per c ...
6. Earth radiation balance under present day conditions Radiation
... Governs fraction of solar energy absorbed by the Earth Similarly: surface albedo = reflected divided by incident solar radiation at the surface Radiation and Climate Change FS 2016 Martin Wild ...
... Governs fraction of solar energy absorbed by the Earth Similarly: surface albedo = reflected divided by incident solar radiation at the surface Radiation and Climate Change FS 2016 Martin Wild ...