Chapter 3: Holy Cross Historic District - DRUM
... environmentally friendly upgrades, the upgrades focus on individual building energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions. Currently these organizations have conducted only limited research into climate change adaptation advancements for historic sites and structures. These innovations are, howev ...
... environmentally friendly upgrades, the upgrades focus on individual building energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions. Currently these organizations have conducted only limited research into climate change adaptation advancements for historic sites and structures. These innovations are, howev ...
Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in the Blue Mountains
... drought tolerant native species, maintaining or restoring natural flow regimes to buffer against future changes, and reducing stresses such as conifer encroachment, livestock grazing, and ungulate browsing. Tactics include planting species with a broad range of moisture tolerance, controlling non-na ...
... drought tolerant native species, maintaining or restoring natural flow regimes to buffer against future changes, and reducing stresses such as conifer encroachment, livestock grazing, and ungulate browsing. Tactics include planting species with a broad range of moisture tolerance, controlling non-na ...
Sea-Level Rise
... damages and costs, although many of these countries are the most prepared for climate change in the European Union. • In addition, sea-level rise will affect coastal ecosystems. Wetlands act as natural flood barriers and feeding grounds, and have recreational value. The analysis has estimated that, ...
... damages and costs, although many of these countries are the most prepared for climate change in the European Union. • In addition, sea-level rise will affect coastal ecosystems. Wetlands act as natural flood barriers and feeding grounds, and have recreational value. The analysis has estimated that, ...
A Climate Modelling Primer - THIRD EDITION
... Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. All brand names and product names used in this book are trade names, service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The Publisher is not associated with any product or vendor ...
... Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. All brand names and product names used in this book are trade names, service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The Publisher is not associated with any product or vendor ...
Spatial Planning in Coastal Regions
... coastal regions and SIDS. The impacts are likely to intensify over the next century. There is the need therefore to plan for adaptation now so as to reduce some of the negative future effects of climate change in the coastal zone. It was identified that comparatively, developed countries have techni ...
... coastal regions and SIDS. The impacts are likely to intensify over the next century. There is the need therefore to plan for adaptation now so as to reduce some of the negative future effects of climate change in the coastal zone. It was identified that comparatively, developed countries have techni ...
Economic Costs and Benefits of Climate Change Impacts and
... global tourism, recent studies have estimated that changes in tourism preferences because of climate change could result in a significant loss of tourism revenues in the Maldives of over 30% by 2100. Based on existing studies, we found that coral bleaching events may further limit tourism related to ...
... global tourism, recent studies have estimated that changes in tourism preferences because of climate change could result in a significant loss of tourism revenues in the Maldives of over 30% by 2100. Based on existing studies, we found that coral bleaching events may further limit tourism related to ...
Corporate Report Draft.indd
... Forum held in Port Moresby, PNG. A side event was also held at the Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Congress in February this year with representatives from Port Vila and Honiara city councils. City council representatives from the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and PNG will attend the ICLEI World Congress 2 ...
... Forum held in Port Moresby, PNG. A side event was also held at the Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Congress in February this year with representatives from Port Vila and Honiara city councils. City council representatives from the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and PNG will attend the ICLEI World Congress 2 ...
South America - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... particular vulnerability of developing countries to this process, a significant increase in adaptation action has been witnessed in recent years in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean. These actions are providing opportunities to: increase understanding of the implications of c ...
... particular vulnerability of developing countries to this process, a significant increase in adaptation action has been witnessed in recent years in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean. These actions are providing opportunities to: increase understanding of the implications of c ...
Peat stratigraphy and climate change
... peat stratigraphy and climate change. The papers fall into two main categories; half are focussed on methods and proxy refinement, and how they can be used to reconstruct past climate/environmental change, while the other half document/review past climate change from a range of locations. The current ...
... peat stratigraphy and climate change. The papers fall into two main categories; half are focussed on methods and proxy refinement, and how they can be used to reconstruct past climate/environmental change, while the other half document/review past climate change from a range of locations. The current ...
Land Use and Driving - Urban Land Institute
... This report summarizes the land use findings of these three in-depth studies and translates them into clear, accessible terms. We hope it will be a useful document for conversations from the national to the local scale about the role that changes in land use patterns can play in reducing long-term g ...
... This report summarizes the land use findings of these three in-depth studies and translates them into clear, accessible terms. We hope it will be a useful document for conversations from the national to the local scale about the role that changes in land use patterns can play in reducing long-term g ...
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... The size and scope of the IPCC has grown significantly since its inception in 1988, reflecting the growing body of academic literature on climate change (Grieneisen and Zhang, 2011), but this growth has rendered the IPCC process increasingly cumbersome. In this article, we assess the scope of the IP ...
... The size and scope of the IPCC has grown significantly since its inception in 1988, reflecting the growing body of academic literature on climate change (Grieneisen and Zhang, 2011), but this growth has rendered the IPCC process increasingly cumbersome. In this article, we assess the scope of the IP ...
Disrupted seasonal biology impacts health, food security and
... These internal rhythms can precede or follow those of resources, but for adaptive timing, the internal and external rhythms need to match. There are three theoretical scenarios that can account for disruptions of the match between seasonal timing to local climates: (b) phase shifts between internal ...
... These internal rhythms can precede or follow those of resources, but for adaptive timing, the internal and external rhythms need to match. There are three theoretical scenarios that can account for disruptions of the match between seasonal timing to local climates: (b) phase shifts between internal ...
- National Model United Nations
... UNEP was created at the recommendation of the 1972 UN Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden.4 Six months later, the General Assembly adopted resolution 2997 (XXVII) of 1972 on “Institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation,” which established UNE ...
... UNEP was created at the recommendation of the 1972 UN Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden.4 Six months later, the General Assembly adopted resolution 2997 (XXVII) of 1972 on “Institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation,” which established UNE ...
The Resolution Dependence of Contiguous U.S. Precipitation
... Schoof and Robeson 2016). Common approaches to work around such issues include the use of high-resolution atmosphere-only models or downscaling techniques. The latter includes methods based on the statistical distribution of precipitation in the present-day climate or further integration with a regi ...
... Schoof and Robeson 2016). Common approaches to work around such issues include the use of high-resolution atmosphere-only models or downscaling techniques. The latter includes methods based on the statistical distribution of precipitation in the present-day climate or further integration with a regi ...
Catarina Henriques PhD thesis
... flows are lower and it has a much larger arable agricultural area; e.g. under most futures there is a deficit between the water supply and demand. Anticipatory adaptation options within the context of the storylines of each socio-economic scenario were generally successful in managing water demand a ...
... flows are lower and it has a much larger arable agricultural area; e.g. under most futures there is a deficit between the water supply and demand. Anticipatory adaptation options within the context of the storylines of each socio-economic scenario were generally successful in managing water demand a ...
On the Economics of Happiness and Climate Change Filka Sekulova
... events for happiness. The chapter takes floods as a proxy for extreme events which occur as a result of climate change. Floods are considered the most commonly distributed natural hazard, associated with substantial social and economic damages. Data was collected in fifteen Bulgarian villages and to ...
... events for happiness. The chapter takes floods as a proxy for extreme events which occur as a result of climate change. Floods are considered the most commonly distributed natural hazard, associated with substantial social and economic damages. Data was collected in fifteen Bulgarian villages and to ...
Ocean dynamics determine the response of oceanic CO2 uptake to
... ocean to increase the transport of anthropogenic CO2 into the deep ocean. The main scope of this study is to investigate the mechanisms responsible for the projected changes in CO2 uptake by the oceans. For that reason we evaluate two transient simulations of the Max Planck Institute Earth System Mo ...
... ocean to increase the transport of anthropogenic CO2 into the deep ocean. The main scope of this study is to investigate the mechanisms responsible for the projected changes in CO2 uptake by the oceans. For that reason we evaluate two transient simulations of the Max Planck Institute Earth System Mo ...
Climate Vulnerability Monitor
... the average per capita emissions of the developing countries. Costa Rica aims to be carbon neutral by 2021. But there are limits to what individual countries can achieve. Solving the climate challenge requires broadest international cooperation. And yet countries still argue economic barriers to cha ...
... the average per capita emissions of the developing countries. Costa Rica aims to be carbon neutral by 2021. But there are limits to what individual countries can achieve. Solving the climate challenge requires broadest international cooperation. And yet countries still argue economic barriers to cha ...
Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines in Coastal Management and
... frequently cannot be delayed until new science, research or understanding is available. However, such decisions made now may determine how a particular part of the coastal zone is used for many years into the future, at a time when the local climate extremes and concomitant hazard to that developmen ...
... frequently cannot be delayed until new science, research or understanding is available. However, such decisions made now may determine how a particular part of the coastal zone is used for many years into the future, at a time when the local climate extremes and concomitant hazard to that developmen ...
colorado climate plan
... extreme weather events that can impact air quality and recreation. The challenges we face will affect everyone, and require collaborative solutions. The goal of this document is to promote state policy recommendations and actions that help to improve Colorado’s ability to adapt to future climate cha ...
... extreme weather events that can impact air quality and recreation. The challenges we face will affect everyone, and require collaborative solutions. The goal of this document is to promote state policy recommendations and actions that help to improve Colorado’s ability to adapt to future climate cha ...
English - Inter-Parliamentary Union
... (12) Recalling that the international community raised this issue at the First World Climate Conference (Geneva, 1979); the Vienna Conference on depletion of the ozone layer (1985); the International Conference in on the protection of the ozone layer (Montreal, 1987); the Toronto Conference on globa ...
... (12) Recalling that the international community raised this issue at the First World Climate Conference (Geneva, 1979); the Vienna Conference on depletion of the ozone layer (1985); the International Conference in on the protection of the ozone layer (Montreal, 1987); the Toronto Conference on globa ...
Local Implications of Globally Restricted Mobility and climate change
... (Peeters and Dubois, 2010). The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty signed by most countries recognising the need to tackle the challenge posed by climate change. An amendment to the UFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol, is an agreement that sets binding ta ...
... (Peeters and Dubois, 2010). The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty signed by most countries recognising the need to tackle the challenge posed by climate change. An amendment to the UFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol, is an agreement that sets binding ta ...
Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector
... issue whether diversity enhances resilience and adaptive capacity and whether there is a trade-off between diversity and efficiency. It was found that there is no trade-off in land use diversity and resource use efficiency – and in fact there are even cases of positive correlation between diversity ...
... issue whether diversity enhances resilience and adaptive capacity and whether there is a trade-off between diversity and efficiency. It was found that there is no trade-off in land use diversity and resource use efficiency – and in fact there are even cases of positive correlation between diversity ...
The City of Lewes Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Action
... 3.7 Potential for tropical system winds that could affect Sussex County for a 100‐year wind event ................. 19 3.8 Car caught in snowdrift on Second Street, Lewes, DE .................................................................................... 20 3.9 Control‐burn of a Phragmites ...
... 3.7 Potential for tropical system winds that could affect Sussex County for a 100‐year wind event ................. 19 3.8 Car caught in snowdrift on Second Street, Lewes, DE .................................................................................... 20 3.9 Control‐burn of a Phragmites ...
Process-based modelling of biogenic monoterpene emissions
... the amount (or concentration) in the leaves. The seasonal cycle of emissions thus differs from the seasonal cycle of production. However, all produced monoterpenes are released after a (varying) period of storage, so averaged over longer periods of time (years), the amount produced and the amount em ...
... the amount (or concentration) in the leaves. The seasonal cycle of emissions thus differs from the seasonal cycle of production. However, all produced monoterpenes are released after a (varying) period of storage, so averaged over longer periods of time (years), the amount produced and the amount em ...