Camels and Climate Resilience: Adaptation in Northern Kenya
... Dabasso and Okomoli 2015). The majority of land in the region is below 800 m.a.s.l., where rainfall is low (between 200 and 250 mm per annum), uneven and unpredictable (Adano and Witsenburg 2008). Breaking the monotony of the rocky dryland plains are isolated but significant regions of higher land, ...
... Dabasso and Okomoli 2015). The majority of land in the region is below 800 m.a.s.l., where rainfall is low (between 200 and 250 mm per annum), uneven and unpredictable (Adano and Witsenburg 2008). Breaking the monotony of the rocky dryland plains are isolated but significant regions of higher land, ...
- National Model United Nations
... UNEP was created at the recommendation of the 1972 UN Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden.4 Six months later, the General Assembly adopted resolution 2997 (XXVII) of 1972 on “Institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation,” which established UNE ...
... UNEP was created at the recommendation of the 1972 UN Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden.4 Six months later, the General Assembly adopted resolution 2997 (XXVII) of 1972 on “Institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation,” which established UNE ...
Seasonal Variations in Groundwater Level and Salinity in Coastal
... study area. The fitting curve showed positive correlations among groundwater level, precipitation, and river stage, as well as a negative correlation between groundwater level and evaporation. Estimating a dependent variable, which is precipitation, largely contributed to obtaining groundwater level ...
... study area. The fitting curve showed positive correlations among groundwater level, precipitation, and river stage, as well as a negative correlation between groundwater level and evaporation. Estimating a dependent variable, which is precipitation, largely contributed to obtaining groundwater level ...
Protected areas helping people cope with climate change
... be even greater, and their strengthening will yield one of the most powerful natural solutions to the climate crisis. Protected areas can contribute to the two main responses to climate change through: Mitigation • Store: Prevent the loss of carbon that is already present in vegetation and soils • ...
... be even greater, and their strengthening will yield one of the most powerful natural solutions to the climate crisis. Protected areas can contribute to the two main responses to climate change through: Mitigation • Store: Prevent the loss of carbon that is already present in vegetation and soils • ...
National Integrated Mitigation Planning in Agriculture: A review paper
... propose NAMAs in the agriculture sector. A number of NAMAs are also under development but have not been officially communicated to the UNFCCC. A total of 62 agricultural NAMAs from 30 countries have been identified. Those NAMAs that have quantified emission reduction targets or mitigation potentials ...
... propose NAMAs in the agriculture sector. A number of NAMAs are also under development but have not been officially communicated to the UNFCCC. A total of 62 agricultural NAMAs from 30 countries have been identified. Those NAMAs that have quantified emission reduction targets or mitigation potentials ...
Protected areas helping peopel cope with climate change
... be even greater, and their strengthening will yield one of the most powerful natural solutions to the climate crisis. Protected areas can contribute to the two main responses to climate change through: Mitigation • Store: Prevent the loss of carbon that is already present in vegetation and soils • ...
... be even greater, and their strengthening will yield one of the most powerful natural solutions to the climate crisis. Protected areas can contribute to the two main responses to climate change through: Mitigation • Store: Prevent the loss of carbon that is already present in vegetation and soils • ...
Climate Change and Migration - Institute for Governance and Policy
... likely to be fiercely contested by refugee-receiving states adjacent to conflict- and disaster-prone areas that are already burdened by large refugee populations and would be required to assume even greater obligations. Moreover, not all states in the Asia–Pacific region are signatories to the 1951 ...
... likely to be fiercely contested by refugee-receiving states adjacent to conflict- and disaster-prone areas that are already burdened by large refugee populations and would be required to assume even greater obligations. Moreover, not all states in the Asia–Pacific region are signatories to the 1951 ...
India - unfccc
... Note: The monthly per capita poverty lines for rural and urban areas are defined as Rs. 356.30 and Rs. 538.60 r ...
... Note: The monthly per capita poverty lines for rural and urban areas are defined as Rs. 356.30 and Rs. 538.60 r ...
5. Analysis of effects of the megatrends - Eionet Forum
... The megatrends shaping the world’s future will affect the global environment, and they will ultimately have both direct and indirect consequences for Europe. However, those consequences may not necessarily arise directly from the drivers and megatrends, but also indirectly as the effects of megatren ...
... The megatrends shaping the world’s future will affect the global environment, and they will ultimately have both direct and indirect consequences for Europe. However, those consequences may not necessarily arise directly from the drivers and megatrends, but also indirectly as the effects of megatren ...
A stochastic reconstruction framework for analysis of water resource
... in particular with respect to the representation of precipitation [e.g., Leith and Chandler, 2010; Anagnostopoulos et al., 2010]. Kundzewiz et al. [2007] presented results for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report, using an ensemble of climate models, which show many ...
... in particular with respect to the representation of precipitation [e.g., Leith and Chandler, 2010; Anagnostopoulos et al., 2010]. Kundzewiz et al. [2007] presented results for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report, using an ensemble of climate models, which show many ...
US Senate Minority Report
... National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the UN IPCC; the Danish National Space Center; U.S. Department of Energy; Princeton University; the Environmental Protection Agency; University of Pe ...
... National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the UN IPCC; the Danish National Space Center; U.S. Department of Energy; Princeton University; the Environmental Protection Agency; University of Pe ...
protected areas and climate change in canada
... 6) To provoke a call to action for protected areas agencies in Canada to develop a coordinated approach to climate change adaptation. ...
... 6) To provoke a call to action for protected areas agencies in Canada to develop a coordinated approach to climate change adaptation. ...
Palmer LTER Site Review
... bounded on the north by the Polar Front extreme seasonality very high interannual variability strong winds & broken seas presence/absence of sea ice & related habitats relatively ‘simple’ food web with krill an important species upper level predators, some of whom (sea birds), breed on land & are th ...
... bounded on the north by the Polar Front extreme seasonality very high interannual variability strong winds & broken seas presence/absence of sea ice & related habitats relatively ‘simple’ food web with krill an important species upper level predators, some of whom (sea birds), breed on land & are th ...
Mngumi, Julius (2016) Perceptions of climate change
... parts of the world, which is witnessing increasing temperature rates and prolonged flood or drought conditions that affect agriculture activities and nature-dependent livelihoods. This study was conducted in Mwanga District in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania to assess the nature and impacts of cl ...
... parts of the world, which is witnessing increasing temperature rates and prolonged flood or drought conditions that affect agriculture activities and nature-dependent livelihoods. This study was conducted in Mwanga District in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania to assess the nature and impacts of cl ...
US Senate Minority Report
... National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the UN IPCC; the Danish National Space Center; U.S. Department of Energy; Princeton University; the Environmental Protection Agency; University of Pe ...
... National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the UN IPCC; the Danish National Space Center; U.S. Department of Energy; Princeton University; the Environmental Protection Agency; University of Pe ...
Australia`s Sixth National Communication on Climate Change
... geography, coastal population concentrations and biodiversity render it particularly vulnerable to small variations in climate. Many of Australia’s key industry sectors such as agriculture and tourism are also vulnerable to high variability in temperature and rainfall patterns. If global greenhouse ...
... geography, coastal population concentrations and biodiversity render it particularly vulnerable to small variations in climate. Many of Australia’s key industry sectors such as agriculture and tourism are also vulnerable to high variability in temperature and rainfall patterns. If global greenhouse ...
Trends in Intense Precipitation in the Climate Record
... 0.3% of daily precipitation events) have been analyzed for over half of the land area of the globe. These changes have been linked to changes in intense precipitation for three transient climate model simulations, all with greenhouse gas concentrations increasing during the twentieth and twenty-firs ...
... 0.3% of daily precipitation events) have been analyzed for over half of the land area of the globe. These changes have been linked to changes in intense precipitation for three transient climate model simulations, all with greenhouse gas concentrations increasing during the twentieth and twenty-firs ...
The impact of polar stratospheric ozone loss on Southern
... Abstract. The impact of polar stratospheric ozone loss resulting from chlorine activation on polar stratospheric clouds is examined using a pair of model integrations run with the fully coupled chemistry climate model UM-UKCA. Suppressing chlorine activation through heterogeneous reactions is found ...
... Abstract. The impact of polar stratospheric ozone loss resulting from chlorine activation on polar stratospheric clouds is examined using a pair of model integrations run with the fully coupled chemistry climate model UM-UKCA. Suppressing chlorine activation through heterogeneous reactions is found ...
2015 Arctic Report Card
... marine-terminating glaciers had retreated, but the advance of 9 relatively wide glaciers resulted in a low annual net area loss of 16.5 km2. This is the lowest annual net area loss in the 16-year ...
... marine-terminating glaciers had retreated, but the advance of 9 relatively wide glaciers resulted in a low annual net area loss of 16.5 km2. This is the lowest annual net area loss in the 16-year ...
Addressing Environmental Challenges and their Social
... • Climate change mitigation: “greening” the built environment (energy efficiency in buildings, cleaner and renewable energy, and sustainable public transport). • Climate change adaptation: strengthening resilience to (extreme) climate events (urban and rural adaptation, disaster risk management, and ...
... • Climate change mitigation: “greening” the built environment (energy efficiency in buildings, cleaner and renewable energy, and sustainable public transport). • Climate change adaptation: strengthening resilience to (extreme) climate events (urban and rural adaptation, disaster risk management, and ...
AMIDST FRAGMENTATION AND COHERENCE: A
... the region.28 Furthermore, rising temperatures would replace some species with others more attuned to drier conditions.29 As a remedy, not only onsite management measures, but also general plans of action to reduce GHG emissions were proposed, including the adoption by developed countries of consist ...
... the region.28 Furthermore, rising temperatures would replace some species with others more attuned to drier conditions.29 As a remedy, not only onsite management measures, but also general plans of action to reduce GHG emissions were proposed, including the adoption by developed countries of consist ...