Climate Projections FAQ
... and consistency of agency investments while enhancing opportunities for long-term partnerships with research institutions, other agencies, and contractors. (back) 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in t ...
... and consistency of agency investments while enhancing opportunities for long-term partnerships with research institutions, other agencies, and contractors. (back) 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in t ...
Carbon Emission Accounting – Balancing the books for the UK
... Future questions Important questions that need to be addressed include: • How can consumption-based carbon accounts be published alongside territorialbased emissions inventories? • What are the indirect carbon impacts of energy technologies and how does this affect the future policy mix to achieve a ...
... Future questions Important questions that need to be addressed include: • How can consumption-based carbon accounts be published alongside territorialbased emissions inventories? • What are the indirect carbon impacts of energy technologies and how does this affect the future policy mix to achieve a ...
Climate change impacts on crop production in Iran`s Zayandeh
... Currently, more than 73% of the basin's available water resources are used for agriculture. Zayandeh-Rud River Basin has 6 irrigation networks, which are located in the lower sub-basins (Abshar, Nekuabad, Rudasht, Mahyar-Jarghuyeh, Borkhar, and Traditional networks). This study focuses on three of t ...
... Currently, more than 73% of the basin's available water resources are used for agriculture. Zayandeh-Rud River Basin has 6 irrigation networks, which are located in the lower sub-basins (Abshar, Nekuabad, Rudasht, Mahyar-Jarghuyeh, Borkhar, and Traditional networks). This study focuses on three of t ...
Stepping Stone or Stumbling Block
... problem of climate change will be a multilateral agreement. The alternative-a series of uncoordinated national-level measures-is not an effective means of limiting greenhouse gases to sustainable levels because of international disagreements on how to divide greenhouse gas emissions among nations an ...
... problem of climate change will be a multilateral agreement. The alternative-a series of uncoordinated national-level measures-is not an effective means of limiting greenhouse gases to sustainable levels because of international disagreements on how to divide greenhouse gas emissions among nations an ...
Cryosphere, Instability, Sea Level Rise Session 1
... The global carbon cycle and global climate are linked through many, often non-linear, processes and feedbacks. Interventions in the carbon cycle of terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems – with an aim to increase ecosystem carbon stocks (‘carbon sequestration’) – though changes in resource use a ...
... The global carbon cycle and global climate are linked through many, often non-linear, processes and feedbacks. Interventions in the carbon cycle of terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems – with an aim to increase ecosystem carbon stocks (‘carbon sequestration’) – though changes in resource use a ...
Climate projections FAQ - Eastern Forest Environmental Threat
... and consistency of agency investments while enhancing opportunities for long-term partnerships with research institutions, other agencies, and contractors. (back) 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in t ...
... and consistency of agency investments while enhancing opportunities for long-term partnerships with research institutions, other agencies, and contractors. (back) 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in t ...
HOW THE PALM OIL INDUSTRY IS
... ADM-Kuok-Wilmar alliance, currently the world’s biggest biofuels manufacturer and Synergy Drive, the Malaysian government controlled company that is soon to become the world’s biggest palm oil conglomerate. Following business-as-usual logic, industry’s current expansion strategy – including taking a ...
... ADM-Kuok-Wilmar alliance, currently the world’s biggest biofuels manufacturer and Synergy Drive, the Malaysian government controlled company that is soon to become the world’s biggest palm oil conglomerate. Following business-as-usual logic, industry’s current expansion strategy – including taking a ...
Adapting to Climate Change: Natural Resource Management and
... are a number of reasons for these unrealised linkages between both communities, some of which will be touched upon below. The point to be made, however, is that although these two communities have come to use somewhat different language or apply shared terminology in slightly different ways as a res ...
... are a number of reasons for these unrealised linkages between both communities, some of which will be touched upon below. The point to be made, however, is that although these two communities have come to use somewhat different language or apply shared terminology in slightly different ways as a res ...
Introduction to Integrated Environment Assessment Models
... • Diverse socio-economic scenarios • Macro and micro-economies • Local and regional boundaries • Short and long time horizons • Local and global environmental concerns • Rural and urban perspectives • Regional emissions and impact assessment • Probability and Decision under uncertainty • Technology ...
... • Diverse socio-economic scenarios • Macro and micro-economies • Local and regional boundaries • Short and long time horizons • Local and global environmental concerns • Rural and urban perspectives • Regional emissions and impact assessment • Probability and Decision under uncertainty • Technology ...
7 Financial resources and transfer of technology
... partners in development cooperation were Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Vietnam and Zambia. Five of these countries are officially classified as least developed countries, and all of them are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Several changes were introduced in 2012 ...
... partners in development cooperation were Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Vietnam and Zambia. Five of these countries are officially classified as least developed countries, and all of them are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Several changes were introduced in 2012 ...
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... variables were excluded on the grounds either that prices did not vary in their single-year cross-section for specific commodities or that transport-related differentials would continue in the future, and that technology was “equally” accessible to all farmers in the United States; obviously this pr ...
... variables were excluded on the grounds either that prices did not vary in their single-year cross-section for specific commodities or that transport-related differentials would continue in the future, and that technology was “equally” accessible to all farmers in the United States; obviously this pr ...
Time-Dependent Greenhouse-Gas-Induced Climate Change
... To estimate these effects, and to make reliable predictions of climate change under realistic scenarios of increasing forcing, coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation models (GCMs) are essential Such models should be designed to simulate the time and space dependence of the basic atmospheric an ...
... To estimate these effects, and to make reliable predictions of climate change under realistic scenarios of increasing forcing, coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation models (GCMs) are essential Such models should be designed to simulate the time and space dependence of the basic atmospheric an ...
english - Sustainable Development of Tourism
... Tourism – business and leisure travel - is a significant global industry making positive contributions to growth, trade and development, with particular potential for poor countries. Tourism is both affected fundamentally by climate change and a significant contributor to the global emissions of gre ...
... Tourism – business and leisure travel - is a significant global industry making positive contributions to growth, trade and development, with particular potential for poor countries. Tourism is both affected fundamentally by climate change and a significant contributor to the global emissions of gre ...
SIDS Brochure - the United Nations
... groups from international debates on climate change, the Climate Frontlines Forum - available online in English, French and Spanish - promotes the sharing and exchange of community-level observations, concerns and innovations with respect to climate change: impacts, opportunities and adaptation. It ...
... groups from international debates on climate change, the Climate Frontlines Forum - available online in English, French and Spanish - promotes the sharing and exchange of community-level observations, concerns and innovations with respect to climate change: impacts, opportunities and adaptation. It ...
11th Scientific Statement: Air Pollution
... EEA, (2011). Laying the foundations for greener transport. Term 2011, Transport indicators tracking progress towards environmental targets in Europe, 07/2011. ...
... EEA, (2011). Laying the foundations for greener transport. Term 2011, Transport indicators tracking progress towards environmental targets in Europe, 07/2011. ...
Uncertainty in science and its role in climate policy
... model output. It does not imply that climate science is of no value in supporting climate policy today, as climate science provides a basis for risk management much deeper and firmer than the latest simulation model. Models can increase our understanding long before they start providing realistic num ...
... model output. It does not imply that climate science is of no value in supporting climate policy today, as climate science provides a basis for risk management much deeper and firmer than the latest simulation model. Models can increase our understanding long before they start providing realistic num ...
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... out of steam... Acceptance, however, does not mean inaction. Since the beginning of time, creatures have adapted to changes in their environment..." The term "adaptation", within this context, refers to adjustments in ecological, social or economic systems for reducing potential damage from climate ...
... out of steam... Acceptance, however, does not mean inaction. Since the beginning of time, creatures have adapted to changes in their environment..." The term "adaptation", within this context, refers to adjustments in ecological, social or economic systems for reducing potential damage from climate ...
Tuvalu and Climate Change in the Sydney Morning
... Tuvalu and climate change discourse Various discourses relate to the uptake of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies with which Tuvaluans are most concerned. Connell (2003, 98) identifies a ‘garbage can’ discourse by which diverse environmental changes on Tuvalu are attributed to clima ...
... Tuvalu and climate change discourse Various discourses relate to the uptake of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies with which Tuvaluans are most concerned. Connell (2003, 98) identifies a ‘garbage can’ discourse by which diverse environmental changes on Tuvalu are attributed to clima ...
Modeling the Monsoons in a Changing Climate
... temperature and atmospheric moisture content are inherently related the obvious question is how the global hydrological cycle will respond to changes in temperature. Observations over the last 1000 years indicate that carbon dioxide (CO2) amount has increased by 25% since the industrial revolution, ...
... temperature and atmospheric moisture content are inherently related the obvious question is how the global hydrological cycle will respond to changes in temperature. Observations over the last 1000 years indicate that carbon dioxide (CO2) amount has increased by 25% since the industrial revolution, ...
Case Study The Belgian coast
... From the Roman period on the coastal plain dried up, the channels were filled until the surface was back on the same level as the sea level, and the major part of the area evolved into salt marshes. As the coastline started receding and large areas of land located in the sea eroded, large parts of t ...
... From the Roman period on the coastal plain dried up, the channels were filled until the surface was back on the same level as the sea level, and the major part of the area evolved into salt marshes. As the coastline started receding and large areas of land located in the sea eroded, large parts of t ...
Geotourism and Climate Change Paradoxes and Promises
... to the paradoxes of geotourism in polar regions with the polar cryospheric environment being both threatened by climate change yet simultaneously becoming more accessible and attractive to tourists. The article concludes that, like any form of tourism, geotourism needs to be understood within the br ...
... to the paradoxes of geotourism in polar regions with the polar cryospheric environment being both threatened by climate change yet simultaneously becoming more accessible and attractive to tourists. The article concludes that, like any form of tourism, geotourism needs to be understood within the br ...
Joint Parliamentary meeting on Climate change and climate change
... industrial production for 12.9%, agriculture for 9.2%, industrial processes for 8.1% and the waste sector for 2.9%, the other emissions being caused by chemical solvents and non-specific combustion processes, M. whereas urgent measures are needed to tackle energy and fuel poverty, N. whereas many se ...
... industrial production for 12.9%, agriculture for 9.2%, industrial processes for 8.1% and the waste sector for 2.9%, the other emissions being caused by chemical solvents and non-specific combustion processes, M. whereas urgent measures are needed to tackle energy and fuel poverty, N. whereas many se ...
Vulnerability and Resilience in the Face of Climate Change: Current
... any particular society, since rights and resources are unevenly distributed. At more local levels, analyzing the relationships between exposure and sensitivity to climate change and climate variability, as well as the potential of adaptive capacity building and coping, is a crucial aspect in decisio ...
... any particular society, since rights and resources are unevenly distributed. At more local levels, analyzing the relationships between exposure and sensitivity to climate change and climate variability, as well as the potential of adaptive capacity building and coping, is a crucial aspect in decisio ...
How does climate change alter agricultural strategies to - PIM
... In this paper we focus on the issue of how climate change affects the way that agricultural systems and the people that manage and govern them need to change in the next 20 years in order to achieve food security, and how FAO and CGIAR can support that change. We build on a huge body of literature o ...
... In this paper we focus on the issue of how climate change affects the way that agricultural systems and the people that manage and govern them need to change in the next 20 years in order to achieve food security, and how FAO and CGIAR can support that change. We build on a huge body of literature o ...
BACKGROUND PAPER Prepared for the 2015 Global Assessment
... Efforts to reduce disaster risks and climate change risks have co-existed for a long time, and in the last two decades, they have increasingly been linked. In particular, the relationship between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction has received significant attention (Mercer, 2010; ...
... Efforts to reduce disaster risks and climate change risks have co-existed for a long time, and in the last two decades, they have increasingly been linked. In particular, the relationship between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction has received significant attention (Mercer, 2010; ...
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.