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i Dissertation Topic: An assessment of the RDP settlements
... Figure 14: Climatic Zone Map of South Africa .......................................................... 47 Figure 15: settlements in South Africa impacted by climate change ........................ 52 Figure 16: Coastal erosion affecting settlements in Durban ..................................... 52 ...
... Figure 14: Climatic Zone Map of South Africa .......................................................... 47 Figure 15: settlements in South Africa impacted by climate change ........................ 52 Figure 16: Coastal erosion affecting settlements in Durban ..................................... 52 ...
How does fishing alter marine populations and ecosystems
... Evidence has accumulated that climate variability influences the state and functioning of marine ecosystems. At the same time increasing pressure from exploitation and other human activities has been shown to impact exploited and non-exploited species and potentially modify ecosystem structure. Ther ...
... Evidence has accumulated that climate variability influences the state and functioning of marine ecosystems. At the same time increasing pressure from exploitation and other human activities has been shown to impact exploited and non-exploited species and potentially modify ecosystem structure. Ther ...
DICE 2013R - Yale Economics
... the DICE model as an example of an IAM, and the results of the latest projections and analysis using the DICE-2013R model. The main focus here is an introduction to the DICE-2013R model (which is an acronym for the Dynamic Integrated model of Climate and the Economy). The 2013 version is a major upd ...
... the DICE model as an example of an IAM, and the results of the latest projections and analysis using the DICE-2013R model. The main focus here is an introduction to the DICE-2013R model (which is an acronym for the Dynamic Integrated model of Climate and the Economy). The 2013 version is a major upd ...
Evolving Comparative Advantage and the Impact of
... fields will produce wheat—which will then be exported to South—whereas all southern fields will produce rice—which will then be exported to North. As a result, world production and world consumption will be exactly the same as before climate change. Here, in spite of causing large negative productiv ...
... fields will produce wheat—which will then be exported to South—whereas all southern fields will produce rice—which will then be exported to North. As a result, world production and world consumption will be exactly the same as before climate change. Here, in spite of causing large negative productiv ...
Climate change impacts on Yangtze River discharge at the Three
... properties for the Tibetan Plateau and there is some information available for the Sichuan Basin (Li et al., 2007; Zhou and Li, 1992). Li et al. (2007) note that the surface sediments in the Sichuan Basin can produce an unconfined aquifer. Due to these uncertainties, where there is a subsoil, an aqu ...
... properties for the Tibetan Plateau and there is some information available for the Sichuan Basin (Li et al., 2007; Zhou and Li, 1992). Li et al. (2007) note that the surface sediments in the Sichuan Basin can produce an unconfined aquifer. Due to these uncertainties, where there is a subsoil, an aqu ...
A method to consider whether dams mitigate climate change effects
... elevation, multiuse projects operated for water supply, hydropower, and flood protection, which are owned and operated by the state and federal governments (Aspen Environmental and M.Cubed, 2005). ...
... elevation, multiuse projects operated for water supply, hydropower, and flood protection, which are owned and operated by the state and federal governments (Aspen Environmental and M.Cubed, 2005). ...
Summary for Policymakers
... The degree of certainty in key findings in this assessment is based on the author teams’ evaluations of underlying scientific understanding and is expressed as a qualitative level of confidence (from very low to very high) and, when possible, probabilistically with a quantified likelihood (from exce ...
... The degree of certainty in key findings in this assessment is based on the author teams’ evaluations of underlying scientific understanding and is expressed as a qualitative level of confidence (from very low to very high) and, when possible, probabilistically with a quantified likelihood (from exce ...
Full Report - Focus on Energy
... utility to developing both climate-adaptation and climate-mitigation strategies: laying the policy and infrastructure groundwork for adapting to the climate changes that are inevitable or at least highly probable (approximated by the B1 scenario) while developing mitigation strategies that reduce gr ...
... utility to developing both climate-adaptation and climate-mitigation strategies: laying the policy and infrastructure groundwork for adapting to the climate changes that are inevitable or at least highly probable (approximated by the B1 scenario) while developing mitigation strategies that reduce gr ...
factors influencing climate change adaptation
... therefore need to carefully analyse the implications and implement adaptations and diversifications. The purpose of this study was to assess the factors influencing climate change adaptations among tea farmers in Chebut catchment area in Nandi Central District. The research was based on a descriptiv ...
... therefore need to carefully analyse the implications and implement adaptations and diversifications. The purpose of this study was to assess the factors influencing climate change adaptations among tea farmers in Chebut catchment area in Nandi Central District. The research was based on a descriptiv ...
Climate Change, Agricultural Adaptation and Fairtrade
... to fund and implement adaptations. Value chain partnerships should be sought with different actors in the value chain brought together to raise awareness of climate changes issues and responsibilities. It is important the burden of responding to climate change is not placed on the shoulders of alrea ...
... to fund and implement adaptations. Value chain partnerships should be sought with different actors in the value chain brought together to raise awareness of climate changes issues and responsibilities. It is important the burden of responding to climate change is not placed on the shoulders of alrea ...
Climate Change, Indigenous Peoples and the Arctic: The Changing
... residence and movement, and inviolability of the home; their own means of subsistence; and culture, to the extent that it is recognized under international law.39 The requested relief included (i) preparing a report, with facts and applicable law, declaring that the US is internationally responsible ...
... residence and movement, and inviolability of the home; their own means of subsistence; and culture, to the extent that it is recognized under international law.39 The requested relief included (i) preparing a report, with facts and applicable law, declaring that the US is internationally responsible ...
Evidence for a Rapid Global Climate Shift across the Late 1960s
... represent the mean state before the late 1960s shift. Taking the period 1948–2004 and removing the mean for the whole period, the first EOF of tropical rainfall anomalies explains 25.7% of the variance (Fig. 2b). The corresponding amplitude time series (Fig. 2c) shows a sharp increase centered on th ...
... represent the mean state before the late 1960s shift. Taking the period 1948–2004 and removing the mean for the whole period, the first EOF of tropical rainfall anomalies explains 25.7% of the variance (Fig. 2b). The corresponding amplitude time series (Fig. 2c) shows a sharp increase centered on th ...
CIRCE urban heat island simulations
... responds to the radiative forcing and feedbacks resulting from emissions of well-mixed greenhouse gases while regional climates will further respond to such drivers as land-use change, agriculture, deforestation, and irrigation. In addition localised micro-climates can develop as a result of immedia ...
... responds to the radiative forcing and feedbacks resulting from emissions of well-mixed greenhouse gases while regional climates will further respond to such drivers as land-use change, agriculture, deforestation, and irrigation. In addition localised micro-climates can develop as a result of immedia ...
The coupled atmosphere–chemistry–ocean model SOCOL
... (Song and Robinson, 2004; Gerber et al., 2012), but the underlying coupling mechanisms of stratosphere–troposphere interactions are still debated (Thompson et al., 2006; Gerber et al., 2012). The winter climate at high latitudes is also closely related to modes of variability – the barotropic Northe ...
... (Song and Robinson, 2004; Gerber et al., 2012), but the underlying coupling mechanisms of stratosphere–troposphere interactions are still debated (Thompson et al., 2006; Gerber et al., 2012). The winter climate at high latitudes is also closely related to modes of variability – the barotropic Northe ...
ADAPTATION OPTIONS IN AGRICULTURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
... promote and facilitate adaptation, and deploy adaptation technologies to address climate change (UNFCCC 1998). Canada, like many other countries, recognizes adaptation as an important component of its climate change response strategy and is exploring adaptation options in several sectors (Canada 200 ...
... promote and facilitate adaptation, and deploy adaptation technologies to address climate change (UNFCCC 1998). Canada, like many other countries, recognizes adaptation as an important component of its climate change response strategy and is exploring adaptation options in several sectors (Canada 200 ...
Sensitivity of tree growth to the atmospheric vertical profile in the
... synoptic scale (approx. 2000 km) and the global scale (approx. 5000 km). In addition to the classical approach of inferring the relation between tree growth and the horizontal structure of the troposphere, analyses were extended vertically to the mid-stratospheric level. There is increasing evidence ...
... synoptic scale (approx. 2000 km) and the global scale (approx. 5000 km). In addition to the classical approach of inferring the relation between tree growth and the horizontal structure of the troposphere, analyses were extended vertically to the mid-stratospheric level. There is increasing evidence ...
Climate Change, Migration, and Displacement | Greenpeace
... and flight cannot be proven. For this reason, we at the Nansen Initiative do not use the term climate refugee, but speak of disaster victims.” 8 At present, an important issue in legal research on climate change is to explore how the gap in protection can be closed for people who migrate due to envi ...
... and flight cannot be proven. For this reason, we at the Nansen Initiative do not use the term climate refugee, but speak of disaster victims.” 8 At present, an important issue in legal research on climate change is to explore how the gap in protection can be closed for people who migrate due to envi ...
Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Climate
... to improve understanding of the potential impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities and cultures and their associated ecosystems; ...
... to improve understanding of the potential impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities and cultures and their associated ecosystems; ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Ontario`s Forests
... on Ontario’s forests. There is growing evidence that environmental changes caused by elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and its potential effects on global climate will alter forest ecosystems in Ontario. A doubling of CO2 from pre-industrial levels is expected to occur within 80 years. Incre ...
... on Ontario’s forests. There is growing evidence that environmental changes caused by elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and its potential effects on global climate will alter forest ecosystems in Ontario. A doubling of CO2 from pre-industrial levels is expected to occur within 80 years. Incre ...
How Corporations Have Influenced the U.S. Dialogue on Climate
... poisoning even in the early years of manufacture, the prevailing consensus was that lead toxicity was a health concern only at those high levels of exposure (Bridbord and Hanson 2009). Until the 1960s, most research published on lead was conducted by the Kettering Laboratory, a research institution ...
... poisoning even in the early years of manufacture, the prevailing consensus was that lead toxicity was a health concern only at those high levels of exposure (Bridbord and Hanson 2009). Until the 1960s, most research published on lead was conducted by the Kettering Laboratory, a research institution ...
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... welfare effects of climate change come up with significant cost estimates for the global economy.1 But the majority of researchers also agrees that there is considerable uncertainty about the magnitude of damages. This uncertainty rapidly increases when the temperature hike exceeds the threshold of ...
... welfare effects of climate change come up with significant cost estimates for the global economy.1 But the majority of researchers also agrees that there is considerable uncertainty about the magnitude of damages. This uncertainty rapidly increases when the temperature hike exceeds the threshold of ...
Hosted by: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Program
... I started my career interested in the impacts that humans were having on natural systems. My thesis was on the cycling of heavy metals in sewage sludge on a salt marsh. I moved from sewage sludge to the transport of N from septic effluent into coastal waters for my post-doc. I then later spent nearl ...
... I started my career interested in the impacts that humans were having on natural systems. My thesis was on the cycling of heavy metals in sewage sludge on a salt marsh. I moved from sewage sludge to the transport of N from septic effluent into coastal waters for my post-doc. I then later spent nearl ...
Evaluation of FAO's contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation
... concerned some stakeholders that FAO is adopting more of a political role in the UNFCCC and GACSA. If FAO does not clarify its approach to CSA in relation to those of other members of the forums, it will run a risk to its reputation. Generally, members believe that the Agency’s most valuable contrib ...
... concerned some stakeholders that FAO is adopting more of a political role in the UNFCCC and GACSA. If FAO does not clarify its approach to CSA in relation to those of other members of the forums, it will run a risk to its reputation. Generally, members believe that the Agency’s most valuable contrib ...
Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory for all sectors of Sonoma
... Municipalities can focus on GHG emissions produced by their internal operations, on emissions produced by all sectors in the jurisdiction, or first one and then the other. Sonoma municipalities chose to “lead by example,” focusing on internal operations first. This study represents Sonoma’s first as ...
... Municipalities can focus on GHG emissions produced by their internal operations, on emissions produced by all sectors in the jurisdiction, or first one and then the other. Sonoma municipalities chose to “lead by example,” focusing on internal operations first. This study represents Sonoma’s first as ...
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... hypothesised to be a function of its exposure (to the external stressor causing vulnerability), sensitivity of the entity’s outcome to the external stressor, and its adaptive capacity in overcoming the adverse impact of the stressor on its outcome. In this section, the results of vulnerability indic ...
... hypothesised to be a function of its exposure (to the external stressor causing vulnerability), sensitivity of the entity’s outcome to the external stressor, and its adaptive capacity in overcoming the adverse impact of the stressor on its outcome. In this section, the results of vulnerability indic ...