Deep South National Science Challenge Engagement Strategy
... “The RUG will consist of members who can provide external perspectives and strategic insight, and facilitate engagement and drive improvements, in decision making in the climate-sensitive sectors most affected by extreme weather; drought; sea level rise; and shifts in typical weather patterns. ...
... “The RUG will consist of members who can provide external perspectives and strategic insight, and facilitate engagement and drive improvements, in decision making in the climate-sensitive sectors most affected by extreme weather; drought; sea level rise; and shifts in typical weather patterns. ...
The Faithful Skeptics: Conservative Christian Religious Beliefs and
... The Faithful Skeptics: Conservative Christian Religious Beliefs and Perceptions of Climate Change Chairperson: Michael Patterson, Ph.D. Global climate change presents one of the most challenging ecological and social problems facing the world today. In order to prevent potentially harmful ecological ...
... The Faithful Skeptics: Conservative Christian Religious Beliefs and Perceptions of Climate Change Chairperson: Michael Patterson, Ph.D. Global climate change presents one of the most challenging ecological and social problems facing the world today. In order to prevent potentially harmful ecological ...
A Study of Climate Monitoring Capabilities in Newfoundland and
... well as longer-term and more research-oriented needs that focus on, for example, changes in the climate over time. Newfoundland and Labrador has a variety of climate monitoring stations and various information products, each of which may be owned and maintained by a variety of entities including gov ...
... well as longer-term and more research-oriented needs that focus on, for example, changes in the climate over time. Newfoundland and Labrador has a variety of climate monitoring stations and various information products, each of which may be owned and maintained by a variety of entities including gov ...
Distributions and climate effects of atmospheric aerosols from the
... climate system differ. In previous reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), RF was defined as a change in net irradiance (solar plus thermal radiation in W m−2 ) at the tropopause, after allowing for the stratospheric temperature to readjust to radiative equilibrium but with ...
... climate system differ. In previous reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), RF was defined as a change in net irradiance (solar plus thermal radiation in W m−2 ) at the tropopause, after allowing for the stratospheric temperature to readjust to radiative equilibrium but with ...
climate change and african forest and wildlife resources
... better planning and management of other land uses like communication infrastructure (like dams, roads, railways and power lines), large scale crop and forest plantations, and urbanization; all of which are land ...
... better planning and management of other land uses like communication infrastructure (like dams, roads, railways and power lines), large scale crop and forest plantations, and urbanization; all of which are land ...
Preparing for a Changing Climate in Northern Ireland
... The UKCIP08 climate change scenarios, due in 2008, are not likely to alter the strategic findings of this report. However, significantly more detail will be provided, including probabilistic projections, and this will be particularly useful for detailed technical assessments for key sectors – an ess ...
... The UKCIP08 climate change scenarios, due in 2008, are not likely to alter the strategic findings of this report. However, significantly more detail will be provided, including probabilistic projections, and this will be particularly useful for detailed technical assessments for key sectors – an ess ...
Climate Change and Aspen
... communities as the canary in the coal mine for global warming. Aspen’s goal: to aggressively reduce its contribution to global warming, and to engage other communities to send a clear message on the importance of this issue. Data for the past 50 years collected at Aspen’s weather station, and compil ...
... communities as the canary in the coal mine for global warming. Aspen’s goal: to aggressively reduce its contribution to global warming, and to engage other communities to send a clear message on the importance of this issue. Data for the past 50 years collected at Aspen’s weather station, and compil ...
Climate Change, Carbon, and Forestry in Northwestern North America:
... Interactions between forests, climatic change and the Earth’s carbon cycle are complex and represent a challenge for forest managers – they are integral to the sustainable management of forests. In this volume, a number of papers are presented that describe some of the complex relationships between ...
... Interactions between forests, climatic change and the Earth’s carbon cycle are complex and represent a challenge for forest managers – they are integral to the sustainable management of forests. In this volume, a number of papers are presented that describe some of the complex relationships between ...
you can - Allianz
... Learning: In the UK, Age Concern reports a 26% fall in the number of over 60s in education. Old age was once revered, bringing wisdom, experience and knowledge. Now, with an aging population, it’s time to embrace this maturity through lifelong learning opportunities and a new emphasis on financial l ...
... Learning: In the UK, Age Concern reports a 26% fall in the number of over 60s in education. Old age was once revered, bringing wisdom, experience and knowledge. Now, with an aging population, it’s time to embrace this maturity through lifelong learning opportunities and a new emphasis on financial l ...
IFC Climate Implementation Plan (April 2016)
... institutions pledge to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy and other climate investments.2 Due to country risk or perceived technology and project risk, major financial institutions have expressed interest for IFC to help unlock commercial investments by addressing these risks. In ...
... institutions pledge to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy and other climate investments.2 Due to country risk or perceived technology and project risk, major financial institutions have expressed interest for IFC to help unlock commercial investments by addressing these risks. In ...
Workstream I: Scope, guiding principles, and cross-cutting
... The GCF was created to close the financing gap that currently exists, especially in adaptation finance, but also in other matters that are very sensible for developing countries, like technology development and transfer and capacity building. This gap was also extended by the lack of public resource ...
... The GCF was created to close the financing gap that currently exists, especially in adaptation finance, but also in other matters that are very sensible for developing countries, like technology development and transfer and capacity building. This gap was also extended by the lack of public resource ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... United Nations Development Programme United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change World Health Organization ...
... United Nations Development Programme United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change World Health Organization ...
Working 9 to 5 on Climate Change: An Office Guide
... energy use in our office, and after purchasing offsets—that is, emissions reduction projects that reduce another organization’s emissions. To engage staff in its new commitment, a contest was organized to solicit the best ideas to achieve emissions reductions. Ideas submitted ranged from providing i ...
... energy use in our office, and after purchasing offsets—that is, emissions reduction projects that reduce another organization’s emissions. To engage staff in its new commitment, a contest was organized to solicit the best ideas to achieve emissions reductions. Ideas submitted ranged from providing i ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Clayoquot Sound
... Historically, the Earth is accustomed to experiencing wide-spread severe environmental change and has always been able to adapt to these changes accordingly. Yet, the difference now is the speed and scale of the warming that is currently occurring. Most of this change has occurred within the past 30 ...
... Historically, the Earth is accustomed to experiencing wide-spread severe environmental change and has always been able to adapt to these changes accordingly. Yet, the difference now is the speed and scale of the warming that is currently occurring. Most of this change has occurred within the past 30 ...
Economic Modeling of Effects of Climate Change on the Forest
... change, and carbon flux remains an important research topic, not only for economists and ecologists separately, but more importantly for these scientists working together. In the third chapter, leading into the mitigation section, Alig provides background information about U.S. land and forest resou ...
... change, and carbon flux remains an important research topic, not only for economists and ecologists separately, but more importantly for these scientists working together. In the third chapter, leading into the mitigation section, Alig provides background information about U.S. land and forest resou ...
Arctic Climate Change and Security Policy Conference
... way of life is changing, and new health and disease concerns are arising as climate changes in the North. If this were not sufficient cause for the urgent attention of policy makers, concerns also have arisen about whether the Arctic could become the focal point for a new “great game” of power polit ...
... way of life is changing, and new health and disease concerns are arising as climate changes in the North. If this were not sufficient cause for the urgent attention of policy makers, concerns also have arisen about whether the Arctic could become the focal point for a new “great game” of power polit ...
Strategies for Reducing the Impacts of Surface Transportation on
... from the state Departments of Transportation (DOTs). Project 20-24 is intended to fund studies of interest to the leadership of AASHTO and its member DOTs. The report was prepared by Cynthia J. Burbank of Parsons Brinckerhoff, with major contributions by Kathy Leotta, Tiffany Batac, Katherine Vowles ...
... from the state Departments of Transportation (DOTs). Project 20-24 is intended to fund studies of interest to the leadership of AASHTO and its member DOTs. The report was prepared by Cynthia J. Burbank of Parsons Brinckerhoff, with major contributions by Kathy Leotta, Tiffany Batac, Katherine Vowles ...
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
... NEPA requires an agency to compare the potential environmental impacts of its proposed action and a reasonable range of alternatives. EPCA’s fuel economy requirements, including the four EPCA factors, NHTSA must consider in determining “maximum feasible” CAFE levels – technological feasibility, econ ...
... NEPA requires an agency to compare the potential environmental impacts of its proposed action and a reasonable range of alternatives. EPCA’s fuel economy requirements, including the four EPCA factors, NHTSA must consider in determining “maximum feasible” CAFE levels – technological feasibility, econ ...
Climate Change Mitigation and the Clean Development
... confirm beyond any reasonable doubt that the earth’s surface warmed during the twentieth century, with particularly rapid warming over the last few decades” (Dessler and Parson, 2006, p. 87). In the late 1990s, Michael Mann published the first serious attempt to calculate the average global temperat ...
... confirm beyond any reasonable doubt that the earth’s surface warmed during the twentieth century, with particularly rapid warming over the last few decades” (Dessler and Parson, 2006, p. 87). In the late 1990s, Michael Mann published the first serious attempt to calculate the average global temperat ...
Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities
... wind. Climate in a wider sense is the state, including a statistical description, of the climate system. The classical period of time is 30 years as defined by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Climate Change1 – Climate change refers to any change in climate over time due to natural varia ...
... wind. Climate in a wider sense is the state, including a statistical description, of the climate system. The classical period of time is 30 years as defined by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Climate Change1 – Climate change refers to any change in climate over time due to natural varia ...
arctic climate feedbacks: global implications
... soon push some systems past tipping points, with global implications. For example, the additional heat absorbed by an increasingly ice-free Arctic Ocean in summer is already accelerating local and regional warming and preventing sea ice from recovering. There is also a concern that arctic feedbacks ...
... soon push some systems past tipping points, with global implications. For example, the additional heat absorbed by an increasingly ice-free Arctic Ocean in summer is already accelerating local and regional warming and preventing sea ice from recovering. There is also a concern that arctic feedbacks ...
arctic climate feedbacks: global implications
... soon push some systems past tipping points, with global implications. For example, the additional heat absorbed by an increasingly ice-free Arctic Ocean in summer is already accelerating local and regional warming and preventing sea ice from recovering. There is also a concern that arctic feedbacks ...
... soon push some systems past tipping points, with global implications. For example, the additional heat absorbed by an increasingly ice-free Arctic Ocean in summer is already accelerating local and regional warming and preventing sea ice from recovering. There is also a concern that arctic feedbacks ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Freshwater
... 1964 to 1998.57 In Johnson Creek (OR) water temperature variability increased over a recent 10year period, suggesting that stream temperatures frequently exceed the local threshold level of 64.4°F (18°C).58 In western Washington, simulations of maximum August stream temperatures from 1970 to 1999 sh ...
... 1964 to 1998.57 In Johnson Creek (OR) water temperature variability increased over a recent 10year period, suggesting that stream temperatures frequently exceed the local threshold level of 64.4°F (18°C).58 In western Washington, simulations of maximum August stream temperatures from 1970 to 1999 sh ...
A Climate for Change
... involved in this discussion, to break the silence and to illustrate the linkages between climate change and human development, ranging from health impacts to economic damage. The potential exists to influence new thinking about adaptation and mitigation of climate effects in Croatia. First, agricult ...
... involved in this discussion, to break the silence and to illustrate the linkages between climate change and human development, ranging from health impacts to economic damage. The potential exists to influence new thinking about adaptation and mitigation of climate effects in Croatia. First, agricult ...
Learning tool on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in agriculture, forestry and other land use sector
... Developing monitoring systems that provide robust activity data is a fundamental requirement for successful MRV processes (Module 4). While the Tier 1 methodological level is the starting basis of a reporting process, for significant GHG sinks and sources Tier 2 and Tier 3 methodological levels are ...
... Developing monitoring systems that provide robust activity data is a fundamental requirement for successful MRV processes (Module 4). While the Tier 1 methodological level is the starting basis of a reporting process, for significant GHG sinks and sources Tier 2 and Tier 3 methodological levels are ...