China`s National Climate Change Programme
... Foreword Climate change is a major global issue of common concern to the international community. It is an issue involving both environment and development, but it is ultimately an issue of development. As noted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter referred to a ...
... Foreword Climate change is a major global issue of common concern to the international community. It is an issue involving both environment and development, but it is ultimately an issue of development. As noted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter referred to a ...
Tropical Forest, Deforestation and Climate Change - Heinrich
... the Amazon before a regional plan has been established and agreed upon by local society (ex, along the Cuiaba-Santarem highway3 in Central Amazon). Through the “Deforestation Control and Prevention Action Plan for Legal Amazon”4, some initiative related to land tenure organization and support for su ...
... the Amazon before a regional plan has been established and agreed upon by local society (ex, along the Cuiaba-Santarem highway3 in Central Amazon). Through the “Deforestation Control and Prevention Action Plan for Legal Amazon”4, some initiative related to land tenure organization and support for su ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES CARBON GEOGRAPHY:
... voters in each area. We document that counties with high carbon emissions per-capita are more likely to be poorer and represented by a conservative (based on voting records). Assuming that counties with high carbon emissions will have the most trouble in substituting away from carbon, these areas wi ...
... voters in each area. We document that counties with high carbon emissions per-capita are more likely to be poorer and represented by a conservative (based on voting records). Assuming that counties with high carbon emissions will have the most trouble in substituting away from carbon, these areas wi ...
2015 - RSA Group
... discuss and provide feedback on WWF Canada’s Renewable Energy mapping project undertaken in 2014. In 2014, WWF Canada worked in partnership with the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) to develop a map that shows the potential of Renewable Energy across the country. Upon completion, WWF ...
... discuss and provide feedback on WWF Canada’s Renewable Energy mapping project undertaken in 2014. In 2014, WWF Canada worked in partnership with the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) to develop a map that shows the potential of Renewable Energy across the country. Upon completion, WWF ...
Report
... Since the whole world will pay if climate change is not mitigated, carbon has been given a value. Although broad market valuation of carbon has not yet occurred, carbon has been recognized as valuabl ...
... Since the whole world will pay if climate change is not mitigated, carbon has been given a value. Although broad market valuation of carbon has not yet occurred, carbon has been recognized as valuabl ...
Discussion Papers in Economics The distributional impact of climate
... prices. The study takes price changes from the projections of [Hertel et al., 2010]. Because the price changes are taken as exogenous, their model is not appropriate to study the role of trade as an adaptation mechanism. For instance, how do welfare impacts vary between a closed and an open economy? ...
... prices. The study takes price changes from the projections of [Hertel et al., 2010]. Because the price changes are taken as exogenous, their model is not appropriate to study the role of trade as an adaptation mechanism. For instance, how do welfare impacts vary between a closed and an open economy? ...
Project Document for WP (Part 1)
... the 1994 inventory using the revised IPCC methodology (1996). To compare the GHG emission evolution, the UCC also recalculated the 1990 inventory with the revised methodology. The 1994 Inventory, including its comparison with the 1990 inventory, was published in November 1998. Again, emission factor ...
... the 1994 inventory using the revised IPCC methodology (1996). To compare the GHG emission evolution, the UCC also recalculated the 1990 inventory with the revised methodology. The 1994 Inventory, including its comparison with the 1990 inventory, was published in November 1998. Again, emission factor ...
from cnrs.fr - Station d`Ecologie Théorique et Expérimentale
... warmer climates. However, these abilities may vary within species and such intraspecific variation can strongly impact species responses to climate change. Facing warmer climates, individuals should disperse according to their thermal optimum with consequences for species range shifts. Here, we stud ...
... warmer climates. However, these abilities may vary within species and such intraspecific variation can strongly impact species responses to climate change. Facing warmer climates, individuals should disperse according to their thermal optimum with consequences for species range shifts. Here, we stud ...
a tool to enhanCe Conservation tillage praCtiCes in namiBia
... waters, (3) improvement of dryland crop production, (4) increased use of new and drought-resistant crops, (5) introduction of energy efficient stoves and (6) increased awareness about adaptation and mitigating strategies. At present, the methods are being piloted at different sites. A comparative an ...
... waters, (3) improvement of dryland crop production, (4) increased use of new and drought-resistant crops, (5) introduction of energy efficient stoves and (6) increased awareness about adaptation and mitigating strategies. At present, the methods are being piloted at different sites. A comparative an ...
TSRA Climate Change Strategy-2014-2018
... Australian Government departments and several research organisations, has undertaken a number of activities to support Torres Strait Islanders to make informed decisions about adaptation to sea level rise and other climate change impacts in implementing the 2010–2013 Strategy. However, much of this ...
... Australian Government departments and several research organisations, has undertaken a number of activities to support Torres Strait Islanders to make informed decisions about adaptation to sea level rise and other climate change impacts in implementing the 2010–2013 Strategy. However, much of this ...
International Geographical Union Regional Conference, Chile 2011
... water is facilitated by its existence. It is essential for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, including poverty reduction. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was carried out by natural and social scientists of 95 countries. It found the trend of loss of biodiversity over several p ...
... water is facilitated by its existence. It is essential for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, including poverty reduction. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was carried out by natural and social scientists of 95 countries. It found the trend of loss of biodiversity over several p ...
Working Paper
... reelative to 1986–2005, for the SRES IPCC AR4 and RCPs do IPCC AR5. The number of models is indicated among brackets. The boxes on the right side of the panel show the mean and the wiskers show the standard deviation on the projected warming by 2100 (Knutti and Sedlacek 2013). Figure 8. Observed (a- ...
... reelative to 1986–2005, for the SRES IPCC AR4 and RCPs do IPCC AR5. The number of models is indicated among brackets. The boxes on the right side of the panel show the mean and the wiskers show the standard deviation on the projected warming by 2100 (Knutti and Sedlacek 2013). Figure 8. Observed (a- ...
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FISHERIES: IMPLICATIONS
... (Barange and Perry, 2010). Climate change poses significant threats to fisheries on top of many other concurrent pressures such as overfishing, habitat degradation, pollution, introduction of new species and so on (Brander, 2010). Globally, relative to the level that would support maximum sustainabl ...
... (Barange and Perry, 2010). Climate change poses significant threats to fisheries on top of many other concurrent pressures such as overfishing, habitat degradation, pollution, introduction of new species and so on (Brander, 2010). Globally, relative to the level that would support maximum sustainabl ...
Population, Wealth, and Climate Change
... Introduction. The main aim of this paper is to review the evidence that challenges the widely held viewi that population growth is the most important underlying cause of increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fossil fuel use. The paper also aims to review the policy implications of our analy ...
... Introduction. The main aim of this paper is to review the evidence that challenges the widely held viewi that population growth is the most important underlying cause of increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fossil fuel use. The paper also aims to review the policy implications of our analy ...
climate change adaptation, planning, and the law
... and justice around the world. Through various programs, we focus on projects that improve access to education in the first instance, so young people can progress to a level at which we can actively engage with them through our careers-based community development projects. We are also deeply concerne ...
... and justice around the world. Through various programs, we focus on projects that improve access to education in the first instance, so young people can progress to a level at which we can actively engage with them through our careers-based community development projects. We are also deeply concerne ...
Assessments of moisture fluxes east of the Andes in South America
... topographic blocking by the Andes and then flow parallel to the Andes towards south/southeast South America (southern Brazil and northern Argentina). Marengo et al. (2004) show that this transport exhibits an annual cycle, where in summer, the moisture that goes into the La Plata Basin is mostly fro ...
... topographic blocking by the Andes and then flow parallel to the Andes towards south/southeast South America (southern Brazil and northern Argentina). Marengo et al. (2004) show that this transport exhibits an annual cycle, where in summer, the moisture that goes into the La Plata Basin is mostly fro ...
The Effect of Climate Change on the Vegetation Cover of the Mujib
... Degree project for Master of Science (60 credits) with a major in Atmospheric Science 60 hec Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Gothenburg ...
... Degree project for Master of Science (60 credits) with a major in Atmospheric Science 60 hec Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Gothenburg ...
Integrating Climate-Change Adaptation into Sectoral Policies in Ireland Report Series No. 10
... behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government by the Environmental Protection Agency, which has the statutory function of co-coordinating and promoting environmental research. The authors would like to thank staff at the National University of Ireland Cork (University Co ...
... behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government by the Environmental Protection Agency, which has the statutory function of co-coordinating and promoting environmental research. The authors would like to thank staff at the National University of Ireland Cork (University Co ...
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... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2007) defines climate change as “a change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties and that persists for an extended period, typically decades ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2007) defines climate change as “a change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties and that persists for an extended period, typically decades ...
Introduction
... Task 6.2.2: Collection of data for the calibration and testing of impact models and as reference data for model input (DISAT, FUB, ULUND, UREADMM) (Completed) Task 6.2.3: Design of sensitivity analyses based on existing climate projections and some initial performance tests (FUB, SYKE, ULUND, UNIK) ...
... Task 6.2.2: Collection of data for the calibration and testing of impact models and as reference data for model input (DISAT, FUB, ULUND, UREADMM) (Completed) Task 6.2.3: Design of sensitivity analyses based on existing climate projections and some initial performance tests (FUB, SYKE, ULUND, UNIK) ...
Paulo Nobre
... Paulo Nobre, V. B. Capistrano, M. Baptista Jr., E. Giarolla, M. Bottino, D. S. Moreira, S. N. Figueroa, D. Alvin, P. Kubota, J. P. Bonatti, E. Ramirez, B. Antunes, T. Tarasova, F. Pesquero, M. H. Costa, G. Sampaio, M. Cardoso, C. Augusto Jr, M. Sanches, H. C. Soares, F. Casagrande, F. Odorizi, C. Fo ...
... Paulo Nobre, V. B. Capistrano, M. Baptista Jr., E. Giarolla, M. Bottino, D. S. Moreira, S. N. Figueroa, D. Alvin, P. Kubota, J. P. Bonatti, E. Ramirez, B. Antunes, T. Tarasova, F. Pesquero, M. H. Costa, G. Sampaio, M. Cardoso, C. Augusto Jr, M. Sanches, H. C. Soares, F. Casagrande, F. Odorizi, C. Fo ...
- Macquarie University ResearchOnline
... Pross et al. 2009). Thus, climate changes (on multi-centennial to glacial-interglacial time scales) can be reconstructed by applying the modern spatial relationships between climate and plant assemblages to the ‘‘downcore’’ temporal variations in pollen, ignoring plant succession and ...
... Pross et al. 2009). Thus, climate changes (on multi-centennial to glacial-interglacial time scales) can be reconstructed by applying the modern spatial relationships between climate and plant assemblages to the ‘‘downcore’’ temporal variations in pollen, ignoring plant succession and ...
2012 Annual Report on the Monitoring of
... 7 miles from the trailhead), treacherous or unsafe terrain, or inappropriate for sampling because of significant activities not representative of national forest management like major water diversions, extensive private land in close proximity or flow manipulations not under the jurisdiction of the ...
... 7 miles from the trailhead), treacherous or unsafe terrain, or inappropriate for sampling because of significant activities not representative of national forest management like major water diversions, extensive private land in close proximity or flow manipulations not under the jurisdiction of the ...
Quantifying the relative contribution of the climate and direct human
... annual total precipitation have increased during the period of 1948–1997 across the eastern United States, and the trends appear to arise primarily from the increase in autumn precipitation [Small et al., 2006]. More recently, Luce and Holden [2009] examined changes to the distribution of annual str ...
... annual total precipitation have increased during the period of 1948–1997 across the eastern United States, and the trends appear to arise primarily from the increase in autumn precipitation [Small et al., 2006]. More recently, Luce and Holden [2009] examined changes to the distribution of annual str ...
