Climatic controls on diffuse groundwater
... solar radiation, vapour pressure deficit and CO2 concentration as these climate characteristics influence the vegetation water demands and water use efficiency (McCallum et al., 2010). Natural vegetation is largely adapted to local climatic conditions, and some titles of climate types reflect this ( ...
... solar radiation, vapour pressure deficit and CO2 concentration as these climate characteristics influence the vegetation water demands and water use efficiency (McCallum et al., 2010). Natural vegetation is largely adapted to local climatic conditions, and some titles of climate types reflect this ( ...
CURRICULUM VITAE
... Uncertainty: Weather Information, Economic Planning and Business Management. In Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 52:326-328. 13. Easterling, W. E., N. J. Rosenberg, M. S. McKenney and C. A. Jones. 1992. An Introduction to the Methodology, the Region of the Study, and a Historical Analog of Clima ...
... Uncertainty: Weather Information, Economic Planning and Business Management. In Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 52:326-328. 13. Easterling, W. E., N. J. Rosenberg, M. S. McKenney and C. A. Jones. 1992. An Introduction to the Methodology, the Region of the Study, and a Historical Analog of Clima ...
The Threat of Climate Change to Coral Reefs
... climate change pose the greatest threat to the long-term sustainability of coral reefs. There are natural threats to coral reefs like storms, plagues, diseases, earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis. However, coral reefs generally recover from those disturbances. Coral reef degradation often originate ...
... climate change pose the greatest threat to the long-term sustainability of coral reefs. There are natural threats to coral reefs like storms, plagues, diseases, earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis. However, coral reefs generally recover from those disturbances. Coral reef degradation often originate ...
IFinland`s National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change
... change and its impacts, other experts and representatives of different sectors were involved in the preparation process. The comments sent by stakeholders were also taken into account in finalising the strategy. The increase in the greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere leads to global warmin ...
... change and its impacts, other experts and representatives of different sectors were involved in the preparation process. The comments sent by stakeholders were also taken into account in finalising the strategy. The increase in the greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere leads to global warmin ...
Application for CMIP6-Endorsed MIPs
... impact between 2015 and 2055 (this is the time frame over which aerosol and precursor emissions are expected to be significant). The impact analysis will be performed by contrasting the following simulations: a) SSP3‐7 from ScenarioMIP (note that additional diagnostics will have to be included f ...
... impact between 2015 and 2055 (this is the time frame over which aerosol and precursor emissions are expected to be significant). The impact analysis will be performed by contrasting the following simulations: a) SSP3‐7 from ScenarioMIP (note that additional diagnostics will have to be included f ...
Climate Science, the Public and the News Media
... 2) Effective communication of climate science needs new ways of engaging with the public. Key findings from the focus groups and a review of the relevant literature on how communication of climate science through the news media might be improved are: • Cultural factors influence the way the public a ...
... 2) Effective communication of climate science needs new ways of engaging with the public. Key findings from the focus groups and a review of the relevant literature on how communication of climate science through the news media might be improved are: • Cultural factors influence the way the public a ...
Evaluation of FAO's contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation
... Based on their vulnerability to climate change, size of FAO’s CCAM-related portfolio and other factors, 11 member countries were visited in the regions of: Sub-Saharan Africa (Malawi, Zambia, Kenya), Asia and the Pacific (Bangladesh, Vietnam, Philippines, Vanuatu), the Near East and North Africa (Mo ...
... Based on their vulnerability to climate change, size of FAO’s CCAM-related portfolio and other factors, 11 member countries were visited in the regions of: Sub-Saharan Africa (Malawi, Zambia, Kenya), Asia and the Pacific (Bangladesh, Vietnam, Philippines, Vanuatu), the Near East and North Africa (Mo ...
Surviving climate change in small islands
... not seem to be succeeding after 13 years of international agreement on the need to do so (in 1992 most of the world’s governments signed up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change acknowledging that climate change is a problem). ii) Remove the greenhouse gases from the atmospher ...
... not seem to be succeeding after 13 years of international agreement on the need to do so (in 1992 most of the world’s governments signed up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change acknowledging that climate change is a problem). ii) Remove the greenhouse gases from the atmospher ...
Chapter 9: Marine Systems - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... Several physical factors combine to make arctic marine systems unique including: a very high proportion of continental shelves and shallow water; a dramatic seasonality and overall low level of sunlight; extremely low water temperatures; presence of extensive areas of multi-year and seasonal sea-ice ...
... Several physical factors combine to make arctic marine systems unique including: a very high proportion of continental shelves and shallow water; a dramatic seasonality and overall low level of sunlight; extremely low water temperatures; presence of extensive areas of multi-year and seasonal sea-ice ...
Read the Full Report - MAP Dashboard
... Extreme weather impacts the economy of cities across the Western United States in many ways. Since 2010, the state of Arizona has lost more than $3 billion in direct damages from extreme weather. Averaging $500 million per year, losses equal more than 5% of the state government’s annual operating bu ...
... Extreme weather impacts the economy of cities across the Western United States in many ways. Since 2010, the state of Arizona has lost more than $3 billion in direct damages from extreme weather. Averaging $500 million per year, losses equal more than 5% of the state government’s annual operating bu ...
Climate change adaptation in the boardroom
... increasing, profits diminishing and climate-related events are causing an increasingly disproportionate percentage of payouts. Two benchmark surveys by CERES (2011; 2013) show that almost 90% of US insurers interviewed fail to consider a changing climate in their portfolio management. This disturbin ...
... increasing, profits diminishing and climate-related events are causing an increasingly disproportionate percentage of payouts. Two benchmark surveys by CERES (2011; 2013) show that almost 90% of US insurers interviewed fail to consider a changing climate in their portfolio management. This disturbin ...
FAO - NWP: Climate Related Risks and Extreme Events 2007 (pp.3-10)
... between weather and crop yields for many different climate regimes in many countries worldwide on the basis of observed meteorological data and the FAO crop-specific soil water balance model. Droughts are the most common agronomic weather-related extremes. The impact of a meteorological drought on a ...
... between weather and crop yields for many different climate regimes in many countries worldwide on the basis of observed meteorological data and the FAO crop-specific soil water balance model. Droughts are the most common agronomic weather-related extremes. The impact of a meteorological drought on a ...
Drought in the Midwest - Atmospheric Science Program
... there is not a significant difference region-wide in precipitation amounts year-to-year, but the frequency of heavy precipitation is markedly ...
... there is not a significant difference region-wide in precipitation amounts year-to-year, but the frequency of heavy precipitation is markedly ...
East Midlands Sustainable Development Round Table The Potential
... The Region’s Settlements in the Top 100 of the Index of Local Deprivation The Region’s Land Uses Local Environment Agency Plans and their Coverage Changes in mean annual, winter and summer temperatures (ºC) of Eastern England with respect to the 1961-90 mean for thirty-year periods centred on the 20 ...
... The Region’s Settlements in the Top 100 of the Index of Local Deprivation The Region’s Land Uses Local Environment Agency Plans and their Coverage Changes in mean annual, winter and summer temperatures (ºC) of Eastern England with respect to the 1961-90 mean for thirty-year periods centred on the 20 ...
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... a sea level rise of 1 m, it is estimated that the economic losses would amount to 10% of GDP. That would mean a serious blow to Vietnam’s strategy of sustained economic growth as the main mechanism for poverty alleviation. In addition to the long-term climate change vulnerability, Vietnam is also on ...
... a sea level rise of 1 m, it is estimated that the economic losses would amount to 10% of GDP. That would mean a serious blow to Vietnam’s strategy of sustained economic growth as the main mechanism for poverty alleviation. In addition to the long-term climate change vulnerability, Vietnam is also on ...
Selected Tools to Evaluate Water Monitoring Networks for Climate
... The impacts of a changing climate are evident in every region of Canada. Planned adaptation to climate change (the result of deliberate policy decisions based on an awareness of changing conditions) requires decision-makers to understand the degree to which a system is susceptible to and able to cop ...
... The impacts of a changing climate are evident in every region of Canada. Planned adaptation to climate change (the result of deliberate policy decisions based on an awareness of changing conditions) requires decision-makers to understand the degree to which a system is susceptible to and able to cop ...
Climate Protection as a World Citizen Movement
... latest. In this report the WBGU outlines a dual strategy for global climate protection based on interaction between multilateralism and civil society. To achieve this, on the one hand the Paris climate agreement targeted for late 2015 should exhibit certain characteristics set out by the WBGU. In pa ...
... latest. In this report the WBGU outlines a dual strategy for global climate protection based on interaction between multilateralism and civil society. To achieve this, on the one hand the Paris climate agreement targeted for late 2015 should exhibit certain characteristics set out by the WBGU. In pa ...
The terrestrial carbon cycle on the regional and global scale
... aspects of the response of the terrestrial biosphere to changing environmental conditions and land use, and the consequences for the global and regional C cycle. Developing a more robust understanding of this response and its consequences is needed to define the required long-term emission reduction ...
... aspects of the response of the terrestrial biosphere to changing environmental conditions and land use, and the consequences for the global and regional C cycle. Developing a more robust understanding of this response and its consequences is needed to define the required long-term emission reduction ...
Treeline advance – driving processes and adverse factors
... 2004, 2005a, 2005c). In the Handölan Valley (southern Swedish Scandes) Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) population increased overall by 50% during a 32-year monitoring period ...
... 2004, 2005a, 2005c). In the Handölan Valley (southern Swedish Scandes) Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) population increased overall by 50% during a 32-year monitoring period ...
Investigating the response of subtropical forests to environmental
... help and encouragement. Firstly I would like to thank my supervisor, Professor Alistair Jump for giving me the opportunity to do this research and for his continued support, advice and belief in my work. My PhD was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council and I would like to thank them for ...
... help and encouragement. Firstly I would like to thank my supervisor, Professor Alistair Jump for giving me the opportunity to do this research and for his continued support, advice and belief in my work. My PhD was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council and I would like to thank them for ...
Adaptation made to measure
... Development work has traditionally taken account of climate variability and weather extremes like drought or floods, and is generally aimed at improving the conditions under which people live. Adaptation to climate change is not, therefore, a completely new area for development support: indeed, it o ...
... Development work has traditionally taken account of climate variability and weather extremes like drought or floods, and is generally aimed at improving the conditions under which people live. Adaptation to climate change is not, therefore, a completely new area for development support: indeed, it o ...
Chapter 12. Human Security - Center for International Earth Science
... indigenous, local and traditional knowledge will be challenged by climate change impacts. Such forms of knowledge are often neglected in policy and research, and their mutual recognition and integration with scientific knowledge will increase the effectiveness of adaptation [12.3.3, 12.3.4]. Climate ...
... indigenous, local and traditional knowledge will be challenged by climate change impacts. Such forms of knowledge are often neglected in policy and research, and their mutual recognition and integration with scientific knowledge will increase the effectiveness of adaptation [12.3.3, 12.3.4]. Climate ...
Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation
... change and its local impacts (“A-track” steps for planning and implementation of adaptation measures). Many local governments, however, are not ready to apply those steps directly. Therefore, it provides a second set of steps easy for those who consider adaptation measures for the first time. These ...
... change and its local impacts (“A-track” steps for planning and implementation of adaptation measures). Many local governments, however, are not ready to apply those steps directly. Therefore, it provides a second set of steps easy for those who consider adaptation measures for the first time. These ...
traditional agroecosystems and global change implications in mexico
... The CGCM2 SRES climate change model was used, which was created by the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis (Flato et al., 2000). It is a spectral model with triangular truncation at the wave number 32 (that gives a resolution of the grid surface 3.7º x3.7º) and 10 vertical levels. In ...
... The CGCM2 SRES climate change model was used, which was created by the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis (Flato et al., 2000). It is a spectral model with triangular truncation at the wave number 32 (that gives a resolution of the grid surface 3.7º x3.7º) and 10 vertical levels. In ...
Instrumental temperature record
The instrumental temperature record shows fluctuations of the temperature of earth's climate system. Initially the instrumental temperature record only documented land and sea surface temperature, but in recent decades instruments have also begun recording ocean temperature. Data is collected from thousands of meteorological stations around the globe and through satellite observations. The longest-running temperature record is the Central England temperature data series, that starts in 1659. The longest-running quasi-global record starts in 1850.