Linking Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge of Climate Change
... can in turn perhaps contribute tools and methods that will allow indigenous communities to make informed decisions about their current situations and future prospects. Faithfully representing the people, voices, and history that hold much of the richness of indigenous knowledge is difficult, but by ...
... can in turn perhaps contribute tools and methods that will allow indigenous communities to make informed decisions about their current situations and future prospects. Faithfully representing the people, voices, and history that hold much of the richness of indigenous knowledge is difficult, but by ...
Climate Change and the World Council of Churches
... 1974 to launch a study on science and technology which culminated in a major conference at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1979. One of the organizing foci for the Budapest 1974 event was to reflect on the Club of Rome’s report Limits to Growth. A key contribution of that event and re ...
... 1974 to launch a study on science and technology which culminated in a major conference at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1979. One of the organizing foci for the Budapest 1974 event was to reflect on the Club of Rome’s report Limits to Growth. A key contribution of that event and re ...
Theoretical mechanism for natural radiative forcing of El Nino
... •Coral evidence of La Nina-like anomalies during the 12thearly 13th centuries, and El Nino-like anomalies during the late 17th century, are reproduced by the simulated response to total (solar+volcanic) natural radiative forcing ...
... •Coral evidence of La Nina-like anomalies during the 12thearly 13th centuries, and El Nino-like anomalies during the late 17th century, are reproduced by the simulated response to total (solar+volcanic) natural radiative forcing ...
Work package No 2F: Ecosystems and Forests
... Ecosystem Assessment, 2005a). Assessing their changes under climate change therefore requires taking these complex interactions into account. For example, changes in abiotic components such as water availability impact the biotic factors of a system, which in turn feedbacks on the water cycle. To as ...
... Ecosystem Assessment, 2005a). Assessing their changes under climate change therefore requires taking these complex interactions into account. For example, changes in abiotic components such as water availability impact the biotic factors of a system, which in turn feedbacks on the water cycle. To as ...
Republic of the Marshall Islands
... ecosystems are likely. Rising temperatures and ocean acidification may have substantial adverse impacts upon coral reefs, coastal ecosystems, and migratory fish stocks such as tuna, which represent a substantial economic resource for RMI. ...
... ecosystems are likely. Rising temperatures and ocean acidification may have substantial adverse impacts upon coral reefs, coastal ecosystems, and migratory fish stocks such as tuna, which represent a substantial economic resource for RMI. ...
1st PDCI Conference Report - Practitioners` Dialogue on Climate
... (GCF) elaborated on the question how the GCF could stimulate the business and financial sector to invest in renewable energy projects, energy efficiency improvements and climate change adaptation measures. The Private Sector Facility (PSF) of the GCF uses innovative tools and concessional funding to ...
... (GCF) elaborated on the question how the GCF could stimulate the business and financial sector to invest in renewable energy projects, energy efficiency improvements and climate change adaptation measures. The Private Sector Facility (PSF) of the GCF uses innovative tools and concessional funding to ...
Robust Bayesian Uncertainty Analysis of Climate System Properties
... comparisons between model predictions and climate observations. The methods of Bayesian statistics seem to be best suited to combine prior knowledge about the climate system with observational evidence (Knutti et al. 2002, 2003; Forest et al. 2002; Tebaldi et al. 2005), ...
... comparisons between model predictions and climate observations. The methods of Bayesian statistics seem to be best suited to combine prior knowledge about the climate system with observational evidence (Knutti et al. 2002, 2003; Forest et al. 2002; Tebaldi et al. 2005), ...
A review of the consideration of climate change in the planning of
... There may also be complacency in certain parts of the continent because the results of several GCMs for certain regions of sub-Saharan Africa predict an increase in annual average precipitation under various scenarios. However, these figures mask the temporal variability of the data that indicates t ...
... There may also be complacency in certain parts of the continent because the results of several GCMs for certain regions of sub-Saharan Africa predict an increase in annual average precipitation under various scenarios. However, these figures mask the temporal variability of the data that indicates t ...
23-9-E
... The cooling of the stratosphere caused by climate change will hasten the return of global ozone as well as Arctic springtime ozone to 1980 levels, with projections suggesting their returns will occur between about 2025 and 2040. ...
... The cooling of the stratosphere caused by climate change will hasten the return of global ozone as well as Arctic springtime ozone to 1980 levels, with projections suggesting their returns will occur between about 2025 and 2040. ...
Global response of terrestrial ecosystem structure and function to
... The possible responses of ecosystem processes to rising atmospheric CO2 concentration and climate change are illustrated using six dynamic global vegetation models that explicitly represent the interactions of ecosystem carbon and water exchanges with vegetation dynamics. The models are driven by th ...
... The possible responses of ecosystem processes to rising atmospheric CO2 concentration and climate change are illustrated using six dynamic global vegetation models that explicitly represent the interactions of ecosystem carbon and water exchanges with vegetation dynamics. The models are driven by th ...
Towards Climate Change Resilient of Hail Haor, Sylhet:
... change impact. Borrini-Feyerabend et al. (2004) defined co-management as „a situation in which two or more social actors negotiate, define and guarantee amongst themselves a fair sharing of the management functions, entitlements, and responsibilities for a given territory, area or set of natural res ...
... change impact. Borrini-Feyerabend et al. (2004) defined co-management as „a situation in which two or more social actors negotiate, define and guarantee amongst themselves a fair sharing of the management functions, entitlements, and responsibilities for a given territory, area or set of natural res ...
Climate Change in Australia: Risks to Human Wellbeing and Health
... increased variability in weather patterns that will result. In Australia, we can expect more injuries, deaths, post-traumatic stress disorders, and infectious disease outbreaks as a result of more frequent or intense extreme events, including storms, cyclones, floods, and bushfires. Many infectious ...
... increased variability in weather patterns that will result. In Australia, we can expect more injuries, deaths, post-traumatic stress disorders, and infectious disease outbreaks as a result of more frequent or intense extreme events, including storms, cyclones, floods, and bushfires. Many infectious ...
Drivers of adaptation: Responses to weather
... Climate adaptation, however, may be quite a different story. Climate adaptation is more appropriately framed as a risk management strategy, rather than as an environmental protection or sustainability strategy (Travis and Bates, 2014). There may therefore be very different reasons why cities would und ...
... Climate adaptation, however, may be quite a different story. Climate adaptation is more appropriately framed as a risk management strategy, rather than as an environmental protection or sustainability strategy (Travis and Bates, 2014). There may therefore be very different reasons why cities would und ...
- Sierra Club
... degrees Celsius of warming. That’s the road we are on. We can get off that road, but we’re now so far along it, we’ve put off the crucial policies for so long, that now we can’t do it gradually. We have to swerve, right? And swerving requires such a radical departure from the kind of political and ...
... degrees Celsius of warming. That’s the road we are on. We can get off that road, but we’re now so far along it, we’ve put off the crucial policies for so long, that now we can’t do it gradually. We have to swerve, right? And swerving requires such a radical departure from the kind of political and ...
WEST AFRICA SAHEL
... Fishing is a key livelihood activity, offering one of the most common and cheapest protein sources to those living in the Sahel. Both coastal and inland fishing suffer from overfishing and habitat degradation. Climate change introduces new threats to the ecosystems that support fisheries, through in ...
... Fishing is a key livelihood activity, offering one of the most common and cheapest protein sources to those living in the Sahel. Both coastal and inland fishing suffer from overfishing and habitat degradation. Climate change introduces new threats to the ecosystems that support fisheries, through in ...
Climate Information and Early Warning Systems for
... • The mandate for disaster risk management in South Africa is the responsibility of the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC), – whose objective is to coordinate and promote and integrated disaster management at all levels of government, national, provincial and local municipalities as well oth ...
... • The mandate for disaster risk management in South Africa is the responsibility of the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC), – whose objective is to coordinate and promote and integrated disaster management at all levels of government, national, provincial and local municipalities as well oth ...
Independent review of the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008
... The Act has legislated the State’s greenhouse gas emissions target, which is for a 60% reduction on 1990 levels by 2050. The latest (2014) greenhouse gas accounts indicate that Tasmania’s emissions have been reduced by more than 90% on 1990 levels: this reflects reduced harvesting activity in the st ...
... The Act has legislated the State’s greenhouse gas emissions target, which is for a 60% reduction on 1990 levels by 2050. The latest (2014) greenhouse gas accounts indicate that Tasmania’s emissions have been reduced by more than 90% on 1990 levels: this reflects reduced harvesting activity in the st ...
The Researches on China
... Carbon finance, as a carrier of the innovative financial system, will have a wide and profound impact on the global economy and financial patterns after the financial crisis. A new pattern of carbon emissions has brought unprecedented opportunities as well as challenges. Therefore, it is vital for C ...
... Carbon finance, as a carrier of the innovative financial system, will have a wide and profound impact on the global economy and financial patterns after the financial crisis. A new pattern of carbon emissions has brought unprecedented opportunities as well as challenges. Therefore, it is vital for C ...
open access
... begun to emerge (Peterson et al. 2011, NFWPCAP 2012, Stein et al. 2013). Conditions on the ground will significantly affect where and how these principles are applied in practice. The California context California provides a particularly good place for understanding and rapidly piloting approaches f ...
... begun to emerge (Peterson et al. 2011, NFWPCAP 2012, Stein et al. 2013). Conditions on the ground will significantly affect where and how these principles are applied in practice. The California context California provides a particularly good place for understanding and rapidly piloting approaches f ...
Climate change and mammals: evolutionary
... 33-year study due to earlier emergence from the previous hibernation (Inouye et al. 2000), earlier weaning and a longer active season (Ozgul et al. 2010). The changes, although relatively gradual, have been accompanied by rapid increases in population size since 2000 but the link to climate change r ...
... 33-year study due to earlier emergence from the previous hibernation (Inouye et al. 2000), earlier weaning and a longer active season (Ozgul et al. 2010). The changes, although relatively gradual, have been accompanied by rapid increases in population size since 2000 but the link to climate change r ...
Adapting to climate change: A perspective from evolutionary
... traits play an important initial demographic role by influencing survival and reproduction under a given set of environmental conditions (Soberón 2007). The significance of understanding such relationships between the phenotype and the environment has recently been highlighted by 2 studies (Deutsch ...
... traits play an important initial demographic role by influencing survival and reproduction under a given set of environmental conditions (Soberón 2007). The significance of understanding such relationships between the phenotype and the environment has recently been highlighted by 2 studies (Deutsch ...
Sustainable Development and Climate Change
... government programmes and policies have also helped. The Constitution of India and relevant amendments that have been incorporated over the years, reinforce the policy and legal basis of sustainable development in India. The pillars of sustainable development are embedded in the fundamental rights g ...
... government programmes and policies have also helped. The Constitution of India and relevant amendments that have been incorporated over the years, reinforce the policy and legal basis of sustainable development in India. The pillars of sustainable development are embedded in the fundamental rights g ...
Climate Change and Poverty in Mozambique
... It is, therefore, no wonder that Country Office (CO) staff draw strong linkages between climate change, their mission and activities – especially those concerned with food security, natural resource (including forest, soil and water) management, and humanitarian response to emergencies. Staff recomm ...
... It is, therefore, no wonder that Country Office (CO) staff draw strong linkages between climate change, their mission and activities – especially those concerned with food security, natural resource (including forest, soil and water) management, and humanitarian response to emergencies. Staff recomm ...
A Climate of Concern: Climate Change and Health Strategy
... Toronto’s Health in a Changing Climate The evidence is clear, and it has been for some time. Climate change is a reality and it is already having an impact on our health. Whether our focus is on the creeping effects of gradual climate change or the unexpected and often violent effects of severe wea ...
... Toronto’s Health in a Changing Climate The evidence is clear, and it has been for some time. Climate change is a reality and it is already having an impact on our health. Whether our focus is on the creeping effects of gradual climate change or the unexpected and often violent effects of severe wea ...
Fall 2015
... The lectureship is presented only occasionally and recipients are chosen for their significant contributions to the understanding of atmospheric processes through multidisciplinary research. The lectureship was created to foster exchanges and collaboration between atmospheric science and other disci ...
... The lectureship is presented only occasionally and recipients are chosen for their significant contributions to the understanding of atmospheric processes through multidisciplinary research. The lectureship was created to foster exchanges and collaboration between atmospheric science and other disci ...
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.