vulnerability analysis to climate change in the caribbean belize
... Current and future effects of climate change are constantly more complex, creating more pressure on ecosystems and affecting the lifestyles of the people who depend on natural resources under constantly changing conditions. For this reason coastal communities need to anticipate and prepare for chang ...
... Current and future effects of climate change are constantly more complex, creating more pressure on ecosystems and affecting the lifestyles of the people who depend on natural resources under constantly changing conditions. For this reason coastal communities need to anticipate and prepare for chang ...
Assessment of Climate Variability Impact on Water Resources within
... influence the spatial distribution and availability of natural resources, ecosystems, and human economy (American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007). The IPCC described climate change as a significant long-term shift or change in weather conditions identified by changes in temp ...
... influence the spatial distribution and availability of natural resources, ecosystems, and human economy (American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007). The IPCC described climate change as a significant long-term shift or change in weather conditions identified by changes in temp ...
Climate sensitivity, sea level and atmospheric carbon dioxide
... climate feedback in response to warming [22]. One implication is that if humans burn most of the fossil fuels, thus injecting into the atmosphere an amount of CO2 at least comparable to that injected during the PETM, the CO2 would stay in the surface carbon reservoirs (atmosphere, ocean, soil, biosp ...
... climate feedback in response to warming [22]. One implication is that if humans burn most of the fossil fuels, thus injecting into the atmosphere an amount of CO2 at least comparable to that injected during the PETM, the CO2 would stay in the surface carbon reservoirs (atmosphere, ocean, soil, biosp ...
Do Not Cite, Quote, or Distribute IPCC WGII AR5
... 3) Harmonization with the Working Group I contribution to the AR5 -- The chapter team should ensure that all cross-references to the Working Group I contribution are updated based on the final drafts of the volume. (Mach, Katharine, IPCC WGII TSU) 4) Report release -- The chapter team should be awar ...
... 3) Harmonization with the Working Group I contribution to the AR5 -- The chapter team should ensure that all cross-references to the Working Group I contribution are updated based on the final drafts of the volume. (Mach, Katharine, IPCC WGII TSU) 4) Report release -- The chapter team should be awar ...
Modelling the Response of Mountain Glacier Discharge
... period of the melt season. Currently, many conceptual runoff models do not include explicit routing routines for water transport through the glacier, taking into account the different hydraulic properties of snow, firn and ice with respect to throughflow velocities. Such routines are necessary to accu ...
... period of the melt season. Currently, many conceptual runoff models do not include explicit routing routines for water transport through the glacier, taking into account the different hydraulic properties of snow, firn and ice with respect to throughflow velocities. Such routines are necessary to accu ...
Summary for Policymakers
... Human interference with the climate system is occurring,1 and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems (Figure SPM.1). The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns ...
... Human interference with the climate system is occurring,1 and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems (Figure SPM.1). The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns ...
Climate Educator Guide
... 1. Show students the objects you have brought in and ask what they all have in common. If students do not think of it, point out that all of the items are mostly made of carbon. Discuss carbon and why it is important. Ask for example: • What is carbon? (Carbon is one of the most abundant elements ...
... 1. Show students the objects you have brought in and ask what they all have in common. If students do not think of it, point out that all of the items are mostly made of carbon. Discuss carbon and why it is important. Ask for example: • What is carbon? (Carbon is one of the most abundant elements ...
African Americans and Climate Change: An
... change, and have the most to gain from the policies that promote more efficient technologies and lower overall energy costs. The benefits of reducing carbon emissions such as lower air pollution, new jobs and reduced oil imports would help all Americans, and particularly African Americans. Policies ...
... change, and have the most to gain from the policies that promote more efficient technologies and lower overall energy costs. The benefits of reducing carbon emissions such as lower air pollution, new jobs and reduced oil imports would help all Americans, and particularly African Americans. Policies ...
Climate change challenge badge
... to embrace long-term behaviour change. Many current social and environmental problems are caused by unhealthy or unsustainable human behaviour. Most people need to adapt their behaviour, and not just for the duration of a project, such as working on this badge, but for life. Young people know more a ...
... to embrace long-term behaviour change. Many current social and environmental problems are caused by unhealthy or unsustainable human behaviour. Most people need to adapt their behaviour, and not just for the duration of a project, such as working on this badge, but for life. Young people know more a ...
Results compilation 2B - Charles Sturt University
... reported low survival rates for tree seedlings from planting and direct seeding. There was also evidence that the drought had reduced landholder engagement in Landcare and group activities. At the same time, many interviewees said they intended to establish native vegetation in the future. Importanc ...
... reported low survival rates for tree seedlings from planting and direct seeding. There was also evidence that the drought had reduced landholder engagement in Landcare and group activities. At the same time, many interviewees said they intended to establish native vegetation in the future. Importanc ...
Climate Change and Cultural Heritage Conservation
... addresses climate change and the conservation of cultural heritage. The initial purpose of this review is to help inform organizations like the Association for Preservation Technology (APT), the National Centre for Preservation & Training (NCPTT), and others involved in preservation/conservation res ...
... addresses climate change and the conservation of cultural heritage. The initial purpose of this review is to help inform organizations like the Association for Preservation Technology (APT), the National Centre for Preservation & Training (NCPTT), and others involved in preservation/conservation res ...
2.1 Causes of Vulnerability Associated with Climate Change
... In its decision VIII/5 B, paragraph 6, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) noted the specific vulnerabilities of indigenous and local communities to the impacts of climate change and the accelerated threats to traditional knowledge, innovations and pra ...
... In its decision VIII/5 B, paragraph 6, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) noted the specific vulnerabilities of indigenous and local communities to the impacts of climate change and the accelerated threats to traditional knowledge, innovations and pra ...
climate change WG II
... Human interference with the climate system is occurring,1 and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems (Figure SPM.1). The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns ...
... Human interference with the climate system is occurring,1 and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems (Figure SPM.1). The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns ...
Chapter 13 Thermodynamic Feedbacks in the Climate System
... The relationship between the magnitude of the climate forcing and the magnitude of the climate change response defines the climate sensitivity. A process that changes the sensitivity of the climate response is called a feedback mechanism. A feedback is positive if the process increases the magnitude ...
... The relationship between the magnitude of the climate forcing and the magnitude of the climate change response defines the climate sensitivity. A process that changes the sensitivity of the climate response is called a feedback mechanism. A feedback is positive if the process increases the magnitude ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... in a programmatic manner; (iii) Attract and drive direct private and public investment towards lower carbon technologies and sustainable land use practices; (iv) Integrate climate change into UN and UNDP development assistance at the global, regional and national levels. This proposal falls under th ...
... in a programmatic manner; (iii) Attract and drive direct private and public investment towards lower carbon technologies and sustainable land use practices; (iv) Integrate climate change into UN and UNDP development assistance at the global, regional and national levels. This proposal falls under th ...
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... climate policy assessment by explicitly describing the interdependence of energy consumption, carbon emissions and the development patterns of cities. This is done in two steps. First we develop a dynamic model of urban systems with location choices and mobility patterns in the light of the new econ ...
... climate policy assessment by explicitly describing the interdependence of energy consumption, carbon emissions and the development patterns of cities. This is done in two steps. First we develop a dynamic model of urban systems with location choices and mobility patterns in the light of the new econ ...
Draft Discussion Paper Ilaria Carrozza ESCAP/FfD/04/2015
... with a further 350 at risk of inland flooding.7 In the case of the Pacific Islands, several national capitals are under direct threat of total inundation rendering them uninhabitable. Further, each degree of warming is projected to decrease renewable water resources by at least 20 percent for an add ...
... with a further 350 at risk of inland flooding.7 In the case of the Pacific Islands, several national capitals are under direct threat of total inundation rendering them uninhabitable. Further, each degree of warming is projected to decrease renewable water resources by at least 20 percent for an add ...
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... society, writes Sven Kullander, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. According to studies carried out within the Academy’s energy committee, it is esti mated that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil energy sources could be reduced from the current figure of 28 billion tonnes per year to 20 billion t ...
... society, writes Sven Kullander, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. According to studies carried out within the Academy’s energy committee, it is esti mated that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil energy sources could be reduced from the current figure of 28 billion tonnes per year to 20 billion t ...
full - School of GeoSciences
... Quinn, T. M., F. W. Taylor, T. J. Crowley, and S. M. Link, 1996. Evaluation of sampling resolution in coral stable isotope records: A case study using records from New Caledonia and Tarawa, Paleoceanography 11, 529-542. ...
... Quinn, T. M., F. W. Taylor, T. J. Crowley, and S. M. Link, 1996. Evaluation of sampling resolution in coral stable isotope records: A case study using records from New Caledonia and Tarawa, Paleoceanography 11, 529-542. ...
Beyond Known Worlds: Climate Change Governance by Arbitral
... between climate change and foreign direct investments. Despite the upsurge in arbitrations at the crossroads between investment and climate change, the interplay between climate change and foreign direct investments remains underexplored and in need of systematization. Climate change has introduced ...
... between climate change and foreign direct investments. Despite the upsurge in arbitrations at the crossroads between investment and climate change, the interplay between climate change and foreign direct investments remains underexplored and in need of systematization. Climate change has introduced ...
Up in smoke? Asia and the Pacific - iied iied
... The human drama of climate change will largely be played out in Asia, where over 60 per cent of the world’s population, around four billion people, live. Over half of those live near the coast, making them directly vulnerable to sea-level rise. Disruption to the region’s water cycle caused by climat ...
... The human drama of climate change will largely be played out in Asia, where over 60 per cent of the world’s population, around four billion people, live. Over half of those live near the coast, making them directly vulnerable to sea-level rise. Disruption to the region’s water cycle caused by climat ...
The Montreal Protocol Protection of Ozone and Climate
... The baseline ODS scenario is shown in several forms in Figure 1. With the metric of CFC-11-equivalent emissions, substantial growth in ODS emissions can be seen in Figure 1A in the latter half of the twentieth century in response to increased consumer application demand. For example, as the number o ...
... The baseline ODS scenario is shown in several forms in Figure 1. With the metric of CFC-11-equivalent emissions, substantial growth in ODS emissions can be seen in Figure 1A in the latter half of the twentieth century in response to increased consumer application demand. For example, as the number o ...
Hunter, Central and Lower North Coast Regional
... As can be seen, many of these risks are already present in the region. Rather than creating a whole new set of risks, changes in extreme events arising from climate change will exacerbate a number of existing risks for which, in many cases, effective control strategies are already ...
... As can be seen, many of these risks are already present in the region. Rather than creating a whole new set of risks, changes in extreme events arising from climate change will exacerbate a number of existing risks for which, in many cases, effective control strategies are already ...
Hunter, Central and Lower North Coast Regional Climate Change
... As can be seen, many of these risks are already present in the region. Rather than creating a whole new set of risks, changes in extreme events arising from climate change will exacerbate a number of existing risks for which, in many cases, effective control strategies are already ...
... As can be seen, many of these risks are already present in the region. Rather than creating a whole new set of risks, changes in extreme events arising from climate change will exacerbate a number of existing risks for which, in many cases, effective control strategies are already ...
Marine climate change in South East Australia
... resolution of models and oceanographic data that was more readily available (better off-shore) and that which was required for many biological projects (most of which are concentrated closer to the coast). Many projects also require social and economic data although most of these projects were at in ...
... resolution of models and oceanographic data that was more readily available (better off-shore) and that which was required for many biological projects (most of which are concentrated closer to the coast). Many projects also require social and economic data although most of these projects were at in ...
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.