the hidden part of the climate cycle
... Northern countries may receive more total rainfall and experience more intense rain storms. The capacity of water absorption and infiltration of soils will become even more important. In addition, the delicate ecosystems in the Boreal region are threatened by the rapid thawing of the frozen soils in ...
... Northern countries may receive more total rainfall and experience more intense rain storms. The capacity of water absorption and infiltration of soils will become even more important. In addition, the delicate ecosystems in the Boreal region are threatened by the rapid thawing of the frozen soils in ...
Understanding future risks to ports in Australia
... the continuing successful operation of Australia’s seaports. In response, this report documents the activity and findings of research that was carried out to better understand the future risks that ports need to plan for. In the first instance, a comprehensive literature review was carried out to es ...
... the continuing successful operation of Australia’s seaports. In response, this report documents the activity and findings of research that was carried out to better understand the future risks that ports need to plan for. In the first instance, a comprehensive literature review was carried out to es ...
The nature of climate change report
... This report presents the evidence that wildlife in the UK and beyond is already facing a more challenging time due to the climate change that has occurred; and that things are, for the most part, only likely to get worse. Higher rainfall will likely have a detrimental effect on bearded tits, caperca ...
... This report presents the evidence that wildlife in the UK and beyond is already facing a more challenging time due to the climate change that has occurred; and that things are, for the most part, only likely to get worse. Higher rainfall will likely have a detrimental effect on bearded tits, caperca ...
Impacts of climate change on Australian marine life
... • International studies indicate that productivity of marine systems will be affected by climate change, and this report provides evidence that Australia's already low productivity is likely to decrease further. 5. How would reduction in non-climate related stressors increase ecosystem resilience to ...
... • International studies indicate that productivity of marine systems will be affected by climate change, and this report provides evidence that Australia's already low productivity is likely to decrease further. 5. How would reduction in non-climate related stressors increase ecosystem resilience to ...
France - Met Office
... available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with human health. In this case, these impacts are strongly dependant on local factors and do not easily le ...
... available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with human health. In this case, these impacts are strongly dependant on local factors and do not easily le ...
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... the likely impacts of climate change. • Identify forest management measures that would reduce the vulnerability of forest-dependent people and forest areas to climate change or would increase their adaptation capacity, and estimate the costs of implementing these measures in the FMU. • Gather info ...
... the likely impacts of climate change. • Identify forest management measures that would reduce the vulnerability of forest-dependent people and forest areas to climate change or would increase their adaptation capacity, and estimate the costs of implementing these measures in the FMU. • Gather info ...
Second National Communication
... Appendix 5 : Reef restructuring and beach rehabilitation at Flic en Flac ...
... Appendix 5 : Reef restructuring and beach rehabilitation at Flic en Flac ...
Center for Global Environmental Research
... the twelfth publication of research results achieved by the users of the supercomputer facilities at the Center for Global Environmental Research (CGER) of the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES). Our computer resources have been used by the collaborative research group at NIES, the ...
... the twelfth publication of research results achieved by the users of the supercomputer facilities at the Center for Global Environmental Research (CGER) of the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES). Our computer resources have been used by the collaborative research group at NIES, the ...
The 2007 Eco Tourism conference held at the Pan
... the description of UNWTOs high-risk destinations. Secondly, Kenya is a long-haul destination. This makes Kenya vulnerable to any actions that may be taken at source markets regarding longdistance air travel. Luckily the UNWTO has come to the rescue of long-haul destinations by describing mitigation ...
... the description of UNWTOs high-risk destinations. Secondly, Kenya is a long-haul destination. This makes Kenya vulnerable to any actions that may be taken at source markets regarding longdistance air travel. Luckily the UNWTO has come to the rescue of long-haul destinations by describing mitigation ...
Permafrost-and-Climate
... GEES' project exploring the open licensing of climate change and sustainability resources in the Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. The C-change in GEES project was funded by HEFCE as part of the JISC/HE Academy UKOER programme and coordinated by the GEES Subject Centre. This resource is l ...
... GEES' project exploring the open licensing of climate change and sustainability resources in the Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. The C-change in GEES project was funded by HEFCE as part of the JISC/HE Academy UKOER programme and coordinated by the GEES Subject Centre. This resource is l ...
The roles of public and private actors in the governance of adaptation
... We suggest that the actors involved and how they interact is an increasingly important factor in building successful adaptation policies. Many adaptation policies or programmes contain implicit assumptions of the role of the national government and the private sector for example, but these are rarel ...
... We suggest that the actors involved and how they interact is an increasingly important factor in building successful adaptation policies. Many adaptation policies or programmes contain implicit assumptions of the role of the national government and the private sector for example, but these are rarel ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Ontario`s Forests
... role in absorbing and storing carbon from the atmosphere. Although not presently a stated goal, carbon sequestration (storage) could in the future become an objective of forest management. Carbon sequestration is maximized by silvicultural practices that increase tree growth rates but release little ...
... role in absorbing and storing carbon from the atmosphere. Although not presently a stated goal, carbon sequestration (storage) could in the future become an objective of forest management. Carbon sequestration is maximized by silvicultural practices that increase tree growth rates but release little ...
SJmaintext
... Projecting the impact of future climate change on population persistence hinges on good measurements and thorough understanding of species’ susceptibility to climate change, which are critical to both the quality of science and its application to public policy (Berteaux et al. 2006). The goal of thi ...
... Projecting the impact of future climate change on population persistence hinges on good measurements and thorough understanding of species’ susceptibility to climate change, which are critical to both the quality of science and its application to public policy (Berteaux et al. 2006). The goal of thi ...
Discussion Papers in Economics The distributional impact of climate
... prices. The study takes price changes from the projections of [Hertel et al., 2010]. Because the price changes are taken as exogenous, their model is not appropriate to study the role of trade as an adaptation mechanism. For instance, how do welfare impacts vary between a closed and an open economy? ...
... prices. The study takes price changes from the projections of [Hertel et al., 2010]. Because the price changes are taken as exogenous, their model is not appropriate to study the role of trade as an adaptation mechanism. For instance, how do welfare impacts vary between a closed and an open economy? ...
Adaptation Strategy and Mitigation of Biological Resources
... Therefore, it is necessary for a fundamental change in development planning. Problem of climate variability today and the next should be used as one important variable in determining the basics of national planning development of short, medium and long term as well. Tackling climate change requires ...
... Therefore, it is necessary for a fundamental change in development planning. Problem of climate variability today and the next should be used as one important variable in determining the basics of national planning development of short, medium and long term as well. Tackling climate change requires ...
Suitability of European climate for the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes
... regional climate models (RCMs) to evaluate how suitability for the mosquito might change in the near future (e.g. 2030–2050). This ensemble includes the most up-to-date RCMs that are routinely run by the biggest climate centres in Europe to study climate change (UK Met Office, Météo-France, etc.). ...
... regional climate models (RCMs) to evaluate how suitability for the mosquito might change in the near future (e.g. 2030–2050). This ensemble includes the most up-to-date RCMs that are routinely run by the biggest climate centres in Europe to study climate change (UK Met Office, Météo-France, etc.). ...
the Disclosure report 2016
... The commitment of these 16 governments marked the start of this initiative that has continued to grow year-onyear, with 62 governments joining by the time of COP22 in Marrakech in November this year. Responsible for over 3 GtCO2e (more than the combined emissions of India and Canada) and representin ...
... The commitment of these 16 governments marked the start of this initiative that has continued to grow year-onyear, with 62 governments joining by the time of COP22 in Marrakech in November this year. Responsible for over 3 GtCO2e (more than the combined emissions of India and Canada) and representin ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts
... available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with human health. In this case, these impacts are strongly dependant on local factors and do not easily le ...
... available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with human health. In this case, these impacts are strongly dependant on local factors and do not easily le ...
Establishing Links between Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate
... Both disasters – be they climate-induced or otherwise created – and climate change impacts negatively affect development outcomes (Schipper and Pelling, 2006; IPCC, 2012). Similarly, the most effective disaster risk reduction and adaptation approaches are those that promote development by increasing ...
... Both disasters – be they climate-induced or otherwise created – and climate change impacts negatively affect development outcomes (Schipper and Pelling, 2006; IPCC, 2012). Similarly, the most effective disaster risk reduction and adaptation approaches are those that promote development by increasing ...
Australia`s Energy Sector – Drivers for Change
... 6. Over the next one hundred years many Australians will be at risk from sea level rises. The IPCC warns that that 1 cm rise in sea level erodes beaches about 1 m horizontally.19 Therefore, even the lower end of the IPCC predictions, 9 cm is likely to result in as much as 9 m of eroded beach and coa ...
... 6. Over the next one hundred years many Australians will be at risk from sea level rises. The IPCC warns that that 1 cm rise in sea level erodes beaches about 1 m horizontally.19 Therefore, even the lower end of the IPCC predictions, 9 cm is likely to result in as much as 9 m of eroded beach and coa ...
Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Climate Change
... water flows ($1,360), and soil erosion ($694). The mean value of other services combined—timber and non-timber forest products, food, water, genetic information, pharmaceuticals ($1,313) is less than the value of water flow regulation alone. This indicates the existence of substantial off-site benef ...
... water flows ($1,360), and soil erosion ($694). The mean value of other services combined—timber and non-timber forest products, food, water, genetic information, pharmaceuticals ($1,313) is less than the value of water flow regulation alone. This indicates the existence of substantial off-site benef ...
Climate change: island life in a volatile world
... More importantly, such transformations are often contentious and painfully wrought at the ‘ground level’ where people live, frequently leaving some people unsettled or uncertain as to where they belong. But amid all this relentless activity, it can be tempting to think of the land masses themselves, ...
... More importantly, such transformations are often contentious and painfully wrought at the ‘ground level’ where people live, frequently leaving some people unsettled or uncertain as to where they belong. But amid all this relentless activity, it can be tempting to think of the land masses themselves, ...
Rhodes Fairbridge and the idea that the solar system regulates the
... measure of the influence on the solar cycle by the planets. TSUI (2000) has found there are non-inertial Coriolis forces acting on the sun as a result of its barycentric motion. He conjectured that these would be sufficient to significantly modulate the cyclical rhythm of the solar dynamo. Noting th ...
... measure of the influence on the solar cycle by the planets. TSUI (2000) has found there are non-inertial Coriolis forces acting on the sun as a result of its barycentric motion. He conjectured that these would be sufficient to significantly modulate the cyclical rhythm of the solar dynamo. Noting th ...
Climate engineering
Climate engineering, also referred to as geoengineering or climate intervention, is the deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth’s climatic system with the aim of limiting adverse climate change. Climate engineering is an umbrella term for two types of measures: carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management. Carbon dioxide removal addresses the cause of climate change by removing one of the greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere. Solar radiation management attempts to offset effects of greenhouse gases by causing the Earth to absorb less solar radiation.Climate engineering approaches are sometimes viewed as additional potential options for limiting climate change, alongside mitigation and adaptation. There is substantial agreement among scientists that climate engineering cannot substitute climate change mitigation. Some approaches might be used as accompanying measures to sharp cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Given that all types of measures addressing climate change have economic, political or physical limitations a some climate engineering approaches might eventually be used as part of an ensemble of measures. Research on costs, benefits, and various types of risks of most climate engineering approaches is at an early stage and their understanding needs to improve to judge their adequacy and feasibility.No known large-scale climate engineering projects have taken place to date. Almost all research into solar geoengineering has consisted of computer modelling or laboratory tests, and attempts to move to real-world experimentation have proved controversial for many types of climate engineering. Some practices, such as planting of trees and whitening of surfaces as well as bio-energy with carbon capture and storage projects are underway, their scalability to effectively affect global climate is however debated. Ocean iron fertilization has been given small-scale research trials, sparking substantial controversy.Most experts and major reports advise against relying on geoengineering techniques as a simple solution to climate change, in part due to the large uncertainties over effectiveness and side effects. However, most experts also argue that the risks of such interventions must be seen in the context of risks of dangerous climate change. Interventions at large scale may run a greater risk disrupting natural systems resulting in a dilemma that those approaches that could prove highly (cost-) effective in addressing extreme climate risk, might themselves cause substantial risk. Some have suggested that the concept of geoengineering the climate presents a moral hazard because it could reduce political and public pressure for emissions reduction, which could exacerbate overall climate risks.Groups such as ETC Group and some climate researchers (such as Raymond Pierrehumbert) are in favour of a moratorium on out-of-doors testing and deployment of SRM.