Evidence that local land use practices influence regional climate
... precipitation, during the summer months in four river basins, which also indicates cooler summer temperatures and lower transpiration at landscape scales. Combined, the mesoscale atmospheric/land-surface model, short-term trends in regional temperatures, forest distribution changes, and hydrology da ...
... precipitation, during the summer months in four river basins, which also indicates cooler summer temperatures and lower transpiration at landscape scales. Combined, the mesoscale atmospheric/land-surface model, short-term trends in regional temperatures, forest distribution changes, and hydrology da ...
Cash transfer programs in sub-Saharan Africa: measuring the impact on climate change adaptation
... However, we would expect these programs to have impacts on the economic livelihoods of beneficiaries as well, and help protect those most vulnerable to climate risks, with low levels of adaptive capacity. Cash transfers influence the livelihood strategies of the poor, who in rural areas often depend ...
... However, we would expect these programs to have impacts on the economic livelihoods of beneficiaries as well, and help protect those most vulnerable to climate risks, with low levels of adaptive capacity. Cash transfers influence the livelihood strategies of the poor, who in rural areas often depend ...
Weather, Climate – Society and Culture
... There are six climatic zones derived recently based on 0.5◦ X 0.5◦ grid level rainfall data and average potential evapotranspiration for 144 stations located across India to compute moisture index needed for delineation of different climatic zones based on datasets refer to the period 1971–2005.Thes ...
... There are six climatic zones derived recently based on 0.5◦ X 0.5◦ grid level rainfall data and average potential evapotranspiration for 144 stations located across India to compute moisture index needed for delineation of different climatic zones based on datasets refer to the period 1971–2005.Thes ...
Combating Climate Change – A Role for UK
... abatement equivalent to 10% of total GHG emissions at that time. Such a programme would represent a 4% change in land cover and would bring UK forest area to 16% which would still be well below the European average (see map below). Woodland creation provides highly cost-effective and achievable abat ...
... abatement equivalent to 10% of total GHG emissions at that time. Such a programme would represent a 4% change in land cover and would bring UK forest area to 16% which would still be well below the European average (see map below). Woodland creation provides highly cost-effective and achievable abat ...
Aug 14, 2010 - Science and Environmental Policy Project
... 2009 document, which was prepared under the direction of the U.S. National Climatic Data Center, we can read the principal findings of what the document describes as the work of "more than 300 scientists from 48 countries." Their primary conclusion, as stated in the Report's first paragraph, is that ...
... 2009 document, which was prepared under the direction of the U.S. National Climatic Data Center, we can read the principal findings of what the document describes as the work of "more than 300 scientists from 48 countries." Their primary conclusion, as stated in the Report's first paragraph, is that ...
tourism coastal Kenya climate
... The city has a long history of frequent natural disasters associated with extreme climatic events, most recently the severe flooding in October 2006. This event, caused by intense precipitation, affected approximately 60,000 people in the city and caused damage to important infrastructure. The analy ...
... The city has a long history of frequent natural disasters associated with extreme climatic events, most recently the severe flooding in October 2006. This event, caused by intense precipitation, affected approximately 60,000 people in the city and caused damage to important infrastructure. The analy ...
Endangered, Neglected, Indigenous Resilient Crops: A Potential
... yield and nutritional quality of fodder, increasing disease and disease-spreading pests, reducing water availability, and making it difficult to survive in extreme environments – without a doubt, changes in weather patterns are inevitable and these will have significant impacts on agriculture, fores ...
... yield and nutritional quality of fodder, increasing disease and disease-spreading pests, reducing water availability, and making it difficult to survive in extreme environments – without a doubt, changes in weather patterns are inevitable and these will have significant impacts on agriculture, fores ...
Climate_Change_CARDS-2011 - Willits Economic Localization
... The burning of fossil fuel releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. As a result, carbon dioxide has been steadily increasing in the atmosphere and oceans since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Over the same period of time, deforestation has eliminated a significant fraction of the ter ...
... The burning of fossil fuel releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. As a result, carbon dioxide has been steadily increasing in the atmosphere and oceans since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Over the same period of time, deforestation has eliminated a significant fraction of the ter ...
GENERAL Climate Change, Water and Policy-making in
... warming and its effect on climatic change are being pursued vigorously as a multidisciplinary problem. Global warming due to enhanced greenhouse effect is expected to cause major changes in various climatic variables such as absolute humidity, precipitation and net terrestrial and global solar radia ...
... warming and its effect on climatic change are being pursued vigorously as a multidisciplinary problem. Global warming due to enhanced greenhouse effect is expected to cause major changes in various climatic variables such as absolute humidity, precipitation and net terrestrial and global solar radia ...
Efforts on Climate Change in Malaysia: A Preliminary Assessment
... Phase 1 focused on documenting viewpoints obtained from eleven meetings over a period of four years, from 2005 to 2008. The meetings involved about 1150 participants. The main objectives of this phase are to identify key issues of concern and compile ideas and recommendations expressed by stakeholde ...
... Phase 1 focused on documenting viewpoints obtained from eleven meetings over a period of four years, from 2005 to 2008. The meetings involved about 1150 participants. The main objectives of this phase are to identify key issues of concern and compile ideas and recommendations expressed by stakeholde ...
lecture20erk - UA Atmospheric Sciences
... • Notice that because of the greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere, 91% (=64/70) of the IR emitted to space comes from the atmosphere and only 9% (=6/70) comes from Earth’s surface • When additional GHG’s are added to the atmosphere, the altitude of IR emission to space rises and less IR from the s ...
... • Notice that because of the greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere, 91% (=64/70) of the IR emitted to space comes from the atmosphere and only 9% (=6/70) comes from Earth’s surface • When additional GHG’s are added to the atmosphere, the altitude of IR emission to space rises and less IR from the s ...
Climate Change
... Victims of climate change being interviewed and many more! Use your imagination! Creativity is an asset for this activity! ...
... Victims of climate change being interviewed and many more! Use your imagination! Creativity is an asset for this activity! ...
Advances in Environmental Biology Ecotourism and Climate Change: Challenges and Solutions
... indigenous people, and generating jobs and income opportunities for the community. Utility value of biodiversity makes an important motivation directly by tourism for conservation of biodiversity especially in developing countries. Over the past decades, ecotourism has become one of the fastest grow ...
... indigenous people, and generating jobs and income opportunities for the community. Utility value of biodiversity makes an important motivation directly by tourism for conservation of biodiversity especially in developing countries. Over the past decades, ecotourism has become one of the fastest grow ...
expedition_RSV
... Reduction of uncertainty in climate predictions at regional and decadal scales Improved predictive insights for key precipitation processes Providing credible assessments of extreme hydro-meteorological events New knowledge about climate processes (e.g., teleconnection patterns) ...
... Reduction of uncertainty in climate predictions at regional and decadal scales Improved predictive insights for key precipitation processes Providing credible assessments of extreme hydro-meteorological events New knowledge about climate processes (e.g., teleconnection patterns) ...
amicus brief
... Author of Chapter 30 (The Oceans) in the Fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, due to be released in 2014. Amicus Pushker Kharecha is a climate scientist with NASA GISS and the Columbia University Earth Institute whose main focus is conducting scientific research ...
... Author of Chapter 30 (The Oceans) in the Fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, due to be released in 2014. Amicus Pushker Kharecha is a climate scientist with NASA GISS and the Columbia University Earth Institute whose main focus is conducting scientific research ...
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... To get an overview on how adaption is proceeding in different sectors, to undertake an evaluation of the implementation of the NAS during the first half of 2009 and to support the deelopment of future adaption policies. ...
... To get an overview on how adaption is proceeding in different sectors, to undertake an evaluation of the implementation of the NAS during the first half of 2009 and to support the deelopment of future adaption policies. ...
An investigation into the impact of science communication and
... Results Kruskal Wallis tests were used for all analyses due to the nonparametric nature of the Climate Change Skepticism Scale. No statistically significant difference was identified in overall CCSS scores by level of cognitive strain, χ2(1)=0.335, p=0.563, with a mean rank score of 61.08 for the no ...
... Results Kruskal Wallis tests were used for all analyses due to the nonparametric nature of the Climate Change Skepticism Scale. No statistically significant difference was identified in overall CCSS scores by level of cognitive strain, χ2(1)=0.335, p=0.563, with a mean rank score of 61.08 for the no ...
Medieval Warm Epoch, Little Ice Age
... acidity means few or minor eruptions and high acidity indicates intensive and persistent volcanic activity. Note general correspondence of low volcanic activity to the Medieval Warm Period and high, persistent activity during the Little Ice Age. There is also good correspondence to the lowering of s ...
... acidity means few or minor eruptions and high acidity indicates intensive and persistent volcanic activity. Note general correspondence of low volcanic activity to the Medieval Warm Period and high, persistent activity during the Little Ice Age. There is also good correspondence to the lowering of s ...
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... • Use O2 (or other proxy) as an imprint of convection/climate variability and change Need data mining Need to setup new JGOFS or ARGO long time surveys • Develop lab experiments to evaluate biological responses to dissolved CO2 Need diverse planktonic assemblages, but how to jump in open condi ...
... • Use O2 (or other proxy) as an imprint of convection/climate variability and change Need data mining Need to setup new JGOFS or ARGO long time surveys • Develop lab experiments to evaluate biological responses to dissolved CO2 Need diverse planktonic assemblages, but how to jump in open condi ...
Study of Impacts of Global Warming on Climate Change
... to 6o Celsius within year 2100, which is a tremendous increase from our current average temperature of 1.7o Celsius as predicted by IPCC. This may cause huge changes to our civilization, both positive and negative, but the total impact on our society is currently very uncertain. Forecasts indicate t ...
... to 6o Celsius within year 2100, which is a tremendous increase from our current average temperature of 1.7o Celsius as predicted by IPCC. This may cause huge changes to our civilization, both positive and negative, but the total impact on our society is currently very uncertain. Forecasts indicate t ...
International Progress on Kyoto - Law Associates Ltd Consultants
... technology is the only solution to the problem, so lets work on that first. New technology will be vital in the medium to long term, but there is existing technology that can make a great start on the problem. Any technology needs a financial situation which encourages and rewards its use. Best esti ...
... technology is the only solution to the problem, so lets work on that first. New technology will be vital in the medium to long term, but there is existing technology that can make a great start on the problem. Any technology needs a financial situation which encourages and rewards its use. Best esti ...
Canada`s Marine Coasts in a Changing Climate – Chapter 1
... sinks) are sometimes portrayed as distinct responses to climate change, they are inextricably linked. The success of mitigation directly affects the need for adaptation, as well as the viability of different adaptation options. Mitigation reduces both the magnitude and the rate of climate change. Th ...
... sinks) are sometimes portrayed as distinct responses to climate change, they are inextricably linked. The success of mitigation directly affects the need for adaptation, as well as the viability of different adaptation options. Mitigation reduces both the magnitude and the rate of climate change. Th ...
climatic cataclysm
... need to be alert to the possibility that although our current circumstances are doubly dangerous, this confluence could give us an opportunity to design a set of changes in our energy systems that will help us deal with both problems. ...
... need to be alert to the possibility that although our current circumstances are doubly dangerous, this confluence could give us an opportunity to design a set of changes in our energy systems that will help us deal with both problems. ...
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... same discounting procedure to evaluate changes in expected future risks from climate change. Instead, these changes in future risk are treated as benefits reaped by the current generation, and their value reflects the marginal rate of substitution for the current generation between their own welfare ...
... same discounting procedure to evaluate changes in expected future risks from climate change. Instead, these changes in future risk are treated as benefits reaped by the current generation, and their value reflects the marginal rate of substitution for the current generation between their own welfare ...
2008 4 7 Kristen Miller Report
... that Scotland should seek to lead the way in the United Kingdom on emissions targets and investment in renewable energy technologies. Progress on both will enable us to be even more ambitious in the years to come. Indeed, COSLA has long argued for an integrated Scottish Energy strategy and encourage ...
... that Scotland should seek to lead the way in the United Kingdom on emissions targets and investment in renewable energy technologies. Progress on both will enable us to be even more ambitious in the years to come. Indeed, COSLA has long argued for an integrated Scottish Energy strategy and encourage ...
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.