Adaptation Planning – What U.S. States and Localities are Doing
... projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicate the continental United States can expect temperature increases of between 5.4ºF and 12.6ºF by the year 2100.1 This warming will have significant consequences, causing a rise in sea-level and the gradual inundation of coasta ...
... projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicate the continental United States can expect temperature increases of between 5.4ºF and 12.6ºF by the year 2100.1 This warming will have significant consequences, causing a rise in sea-level and the gradual inundation of coasta ...
Water management for wheat grown in sandy soil under climate
... wheat grown in sandy soil with an amount of either 1.0 or 0.8 of ETc with fertigation application in 80% of application time is recommended to enhance growth and yield, and to reduce wheat’s damage caused by extreme climate change. Keywords: fertigation, wheat, sandy soil, CropSyst model, Hadley mod ...
... wheat grown in sandy soil with an amount of either 1.0 or 0.8 of ETc with fertigation application in 80% of application time is recommended to enhance growth and yield, and to reduce wheat’s damage caused by extreme climate change. Keywords: fertigation, wheat, sandy soil, CropSyst model, Hadley mod ...
Nunavut`s Natural Environment - Nunavut Climate Change Centre
... distribution, and land use planning.3 Climate change adaptation is about taking action and changing behaviour to reduce the negative impacts of climate change and take advantage of new opportunities. In the context of a changing climate and its effects on the natural environment, climate change adap ...
... distribution, and land use planning.3 Climate change adaptation is about taking action and changing behaviour to reduce the negative impacts of climate change and take advantage of new opportunities. In the context of a changing climate and its effects on the natural environment, climate change adap ...
A simple object-oriented and open-source model for scientific and
... FUND, and MERGE have a highly simplified carbon/climate system (Nordhaus, 2008; Anthoff and Tol, 2014; Manne and Richels, 2005). IAMs focusing more on the physical processes of the natural system and the economy employ more complex representations of the climate/carbon system. Models like GCAM (Glob ...
... FUND, and MERGE have a highly simplified carbon/climate system (Nordhaus, 2008; Anthoff and Tol, 2014; Manne and Richels, 2005). IAMs focusing more on the physical processes of the natural system and the economy employ more complex representations of the climate/carbon system. Models like GCAM (Glob ...
Maple Syrup and Climate Change
... for them, to get them thinking. Groups will be assigned. Once in groups, go over the process and definition of an inquiry with students so they understand the “assignment.” They will be given time in groups to discuss the list from board and pick the inquiry topic they would like to explore.] [Other ...
... for them, to get them thinking. Groups will be assigned. Once in groups, go over the process and definition of an inquiry with students so they understand the “assignment.” They will be given time in groups to discuss the list from board and pick the inquiry topic they would like to explore.] [Other ...
Kyoto and Beyond - European Business Council for Sustainable
... The threat of global climate change has been described as the biggest environmental challenge of the 21st century. The latest projections of the IPCC are for global average surface temperatures to rise by between 1.4 and 5.8°C over the course of the next century. This is a projected rate of temperat ...
... The threat of global climate change has been described as the biggest environmental challenge of the 21st century. The latest projections of the IPCC are for global average surface temperatures to rise by between 1.4 and 5.8°C over the course of the next century. This is a projected rate of temperat ...
Now You “Sea” Ice, Now You Don`t
... Climatic changes--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Activity programs. I. Sandro, Luke H. II. Lee, Richard E. III. Title. QC981.8.C5C697 2008 577.2’20712--dc22 ...
... Climatic changes--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Activity programs. I. Sandro, Luke H. II. Lee, Richard E. III. Title. QC981.8.C5C697 2008 577.2’20712--dc22 ...
National Policy on Climate Change for Namibia 2011
... has been the warmest period in the history of global temperature records (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, 2007). Human induced global warming is caused by the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs), which trap heat in the atmosphere, causing a gradual warming of the earth’s sur ...
... has been the warmest period in the history of global temperature records (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, 2007). Human induced global warming is caused by the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs), which trap heat in the atmosphere, causing a gradual warming of the earth’s sur ...
SUB-COMPONENT STUDY: PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE
... Ecuador has diverse populations, cultures and economic sectors spread in a broad rural to urban continuum. It is also a country with a multitude of highly specialized ecosystems, such as the mountain páramos to varied forests, and significant biodiversity. Both the human and environmental continuums ...
... Ecuador has diverse populations, cultures and economic sectors spread in a broad rural to urban continuum. It is also a country with a multitude of highly specialized ecosystems, such as the mountain páramos to varied forests, and significant biodiversity. Both the human and environmental continuums ...
6 Manufacturing gas in New Zealand
... activities from 1 January 2013. The details of these calculation methods are set out in the Climate Change (Stationary Energy and Industrial Processes) Amendment Regulations 2012. The details of the prescribed threshold are set out in the Climate Change (General Exemptions) ...
... activities from 1 January 2013. The details of these calculation methods are set out in the Climate Change (Stationary Energy and Industrial Processes) Amendment Regulations 2012. The details of the prescribed threshold are set out in the Climate Change (General Exemptions) ...
Word version of course outline - Vula
... of presenting the theory and linking it to key literature. Examples are provided in many places of how the theory is applied in case studies, often from work that the lecturer has been involved in and relevant to the southern African region. It is suggested that teachers who use this material in oth ...
... of presenting the theory and linking it to key literature. Examples are provided in many places of how the theory is applied in case studies, often from work that the lecturer has been involved in and relevant to the southern African region. It is suggested that teachers who use this material in oth ...
Green Resilience: Climate Adaptation + Mitigation Synergies
... Reflections on Policy, Research, Capacity Building and Funding Needs With this background on how the process of connecting adaptation and mitigation, we can now delve into how climate A+M fits into the policy, research, and funding aspects at the community and national levels. Susan Ruffo provided a ...
... Reflections on Policy, Research, Capacity Building and Funding Needs With this background on how the process of connecting adaptation and mitigation, we can now delve into how climate A+M fits into the policy, research, and funding aspects at the community and national levels. Susan Ruffo provided a ...
- Adaptation Learning Mechanism
... 11. The major energy source in Senegal is biomass. Traditional fuels such as fuel wood and charcoal account for 57% of total energy use, petroleum products contribute about 40% with the rest coming from electricity. It accounts for 98.5% of electricity generation, while natural gas accounts for the ...
... 11. The major energy source in Senegal is biomass. Traditional fuels such as fuel wood and charcoal account for 57% of total energy use, petroleum products contribute about 40% with the rest coming from electricity. It accounts for 98.5% of electricity generation, while natural gas accounts for the ...
Climate change economic growth and health
... (that is, the question whether σ ca > 0) is ambiguous: a policy on reducing aerosols (through µa ) may or may not affect CO2 emissions. Aerosols are generated in the process of fossil fuel combustion. Hence, activities that would reduce carbon emissions could also reduce aerosol emissions, thus imp ...
... (that is, the question whether σ ca > 0) is ambiguous: a policy on reducing aerosols (through µa ) may or may not affect CO2 emissions. Aerosols are generated in the process of fossil fuel combustion. Hence, activities that would reduce carbon emissions could also reduce aerosol emissions, thus imp ...
The Climate Change Tort Suits
... Criteria for Eliminating Technologies (cont’d) Economic Impacts – Consensus: – Use CO2e as basis. – $/ton removed will be much lower for GHGs than other pollutants because of larger quantities – Alternative non-consensus views: – $3-$15/ton versus $30-$150/ton (CCS is driver) – Other members want ...
... Criteria for Eliminating Technologies (cont’d) Economic Impacts – Consensus: – Use CO2e as basis. – $/ton removed will be much lower for GHGs than other pollutants because of larger quantities – Alternative non-consensus views: – $3-$15/ton versus $30-$150/ton (CCS is driver) – Other members want ...
Policy Briefings SUMERNET Research Projects Phase 2 (2010–2013) Sustainable Mekong Research Network
... With the purpose of supporting sustainable development in the Mekong Region, the Sustainable Mekong Research Network (SUMERNET) programme was established in 2005. SUMERNET aims to inform and influence sustainable development by supporting credible, collaborative research and regional assessment, sti ...
... With the purpose of supporting sustainable development in the Mekong Region, the Sustainable Mekong Research Network (SUMERNET) programme was established in 2005. SUMERNET aims to inform and influence sustainable development by supporting credible, collaborative research and regional assessment, sti ...
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Manual
... Alaska already is experiencing more direct effects than most of the United States due to its northern location, and scientists predict the north will experience more extreme impacts than many other places. Many of those impacts are likely to affect residents’ health, safety, comfort, and financia ...
... Alaska already is experiencing more direct effects than most of the United States due to its northern location, and scientists predict the north will experience more extreme impacts than many other places. Many of those impacts are likely to affect residents’ health, safety, comfort, and financia ...
Effects of climate change on US crop production: simulation results
... We note that there is considerable uncertainty in the regional features of climate change projections made with GCMs, due to coarse spatial resolutions that often miss specific regional land patterns capable of controlling local climates (such as mountains, lakes, etc.). To this end, any specific sc ...
... We note that there is considerable uncertainty in the regional features of climate change projections made with GCMs, due to coarse spatial resolutions that often miss specific regional land patterns capable of controlling local climates (such as mountains, lakes, etc.). To this end, any specific sc ...
CHAPTER 9 POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
... warmer and wetter. Annual-average temperature rose 1 to 3°F (0.6 to 1.7°C) over most of the region, with nearly equal warming in summer and winter. Annual precipitation also increased nearly everywhere in the region, by 11% on average,with the largest relative increases about 50% in northeastern Was ...
... warmer and wetter. Annual-average temperature rose 1 to 3°F (0.6 to 1.7°C) over most of the region, with nearly equal warming in summer and winter. Annual precipitation also increased nearly everywhere in the region, by 11% on average,with the largest relative increases about 50% in northeastern Was ...
The 3D Printing Revolution, Climate Change and
... energetic burst of the Enlightenment and on to the manufacturing juggernaut of the industrial age, which took us from steamships on the Mississippi to robots on Mars in less than two hundred years. We are now furiously typing and tweeting our way through the computer, or “virtual” age, with an unpre ...
... energetic burst of the Enlightenment and on to the manufacturing juggernaut of the industrial age, which took us from steamships on the Mississippi to robots on Mars in less than two hundred years. We are now furiously typing and tweeting our way through the computer, or “virtual” age, with an unpre ...
OPEN-ENDED CONSULTATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
... With regard to the question of sinking island States, she pointed out how this gave rise to a variety of legal questions apart from human rights issues (for example, maritime issues, succession law, security issues). Moreover, when looking at the human rights implication of climate change, the displ ...
... With regard to the question of sinking island States, she pointed out how this gave rise to a variety of legal questions apart from human rights issues (for example, maritime issues, succession law, security issues). Moreover, when looking at the human rights implication of climate change, the displ ...
INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION INTO
... invest in digitizing, error checking, and adjusting data to account for known problems and biases. Because weather stations are often widely scattered, characterizing climate at a specific site usually requires spatial interpolation using records from stations located closest to the site. Weather st ...
... invest in digitizing, error checking, and adjusting data to account for known problems and biases. Because weather stations are often widely scattered, characterizing climate at a specific site usually requires spatial interpolation using records from stations located closest to the site. Weather st ...
The Kyoto Protocol, Citizens` Suits under the Clean Air Act, and the
... extremely complex, but scientists are looking especially carefully at the role played by one molecule: carbon dioxide (C0 2). Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, we have been producing increasing quantities of C0 2, and we are now dumping vast amounts of it into the global atmosphere . ...
... extremely complex, but scientists are looking especially carefully at the role played by one molecule: carbon dioxide (C0 2). Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, we have been producing increasing quantities of C0 2, and we are now dumping vast amounts of it into the global atmosphere . ...
svcrproc
... et al. (1985) developed energy-economy integrated models for climate change assessment, and Alcamo et al. (1990) developed the first IAM to extend fully from emission to impact for acid rain assessment. In 1990s, IAM studies for climate change assessment have rapidly expanded, and there now exists m ...
... et al. (1985) developed energy-economy integrated models for climate change assessment, and Alcamo et al. (1990) developed the first IAM to extend fully from emission to impact for acid rain assessment. In 1990s, IAM studies for climate change assessment have rapidly expanded, and there now exists m ...
Future Climate Impact on the Desertification in the Dry Land Asia
... Dry lands are areas of land with low amounts of water in the soil; they encompass hyper-arid, arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas [1]. A large majority of dry lands are located in Asia (34.4%) and Africa (24.1%), followed by the Americas (24%), Australia (15%) and Europe (2.5%) [2]. Dry lands oc ...
... Dry lands are areas of land with low amounts of water in the soil; they encompass hyper-arid, arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas [1]. A large majority of dry lands are located in Asia (34.4%) and Africa (24.1%), followed by the Americas (24%), Australia (15%) and Europe (2.5%) [2]. Dry lands oc ...
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.