Towards a Strategy on Climate Change, Ecosystem Services
... responses to policy initiatives, a precautionary approach is necessary. This would make use of a variety of policy options including regulation, market based instruments, insurance, soft options (e.g. awareness raising and education measures), research and development thereby combining top-down and ...
... responses to policy initiatives, a precautionary approach is necessary. This would make use of a variety of policy options including regulation, market based instruments, insurance, soft options (e.g. awareness raising and education measures), research and development thereby combining top-down and ...
France - Met Office
... available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with human health. In this case, these impacts are strongly dependant on local factors and do not easily le ...
... available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with human health. In this case, these impacts are strongly dependant on local factors and do not easily le ...
Key steps in adaptation assessment for LULUCF sector
... To facilitate cooperation among different ministries To build strategies to deal with climate change To create a coherent base of information of climate change impacts on and opportunities in key sectors These points are addressed in the project ...
... To facilitate cooperation among different ministries To build strategies to deal with climate change To create a coherent base of information of climate change impacts on and opportunities in key sectors These points are addressed in the project ...
Global Massive Change
... correlated, interaction between the parts. These correlated relationships create a differentiated structure which can act as a system and interact freely with other systems. The coordinated system exhibits properties that are not carried by, or dictated by, its individual parts. The organisational a ...
... correlated, interaction between the parts. These correlated relationships create a differentiated structure which can act as a system and interact freely with other systems. The coordinated system exhibits properties that are not carried by, or dictated by, its individual parts. The organisational a ...
an advanced envelope-based selection approach
... models (GCMs) are usually directly downscaled to higher resolution using empirical–statistical downscaling methods or are used as boundary conditions for regional climate models (RCMs), with their outputs being subsequently downscaled to a higher resolution. The downscaled outputs are then used to a ...
... models (GCMs) are usually directly downscaled to higher resolution using empirical–statistical downscaling methods or are used as boundary conditions for regional climate models (RCMs), with their outputs being subsequently downscaled to a higher resolution. The downscaled outputs are then used to a ...
Climate change hits home
... they are also the key driver of changes in other natural systems such as sea levels and hydrologic cycles. However, global temperature rise is not expected to occur uniformly. There are two ways to predict future temperatures in any one place: local trend analysis and downscaling global-scale climat ...
... they are also the key driver of changes in other natural systems such as sea levels and hydrologic cycles. However, global temperature rise is not expected to occur uniformly. There are two ways to predict future temperatures in any one place: local trend analysis and downscaling global-scale climat ...
Chapter 19 Climate Change Effects on Watershed Processes in
... to have many important effects on watershed processes that in turn will affect values such as water quality, water supplies, slope stability, and terrestrial and aquatic habitats. In many parts of British Columbia, the effects of too much or too little water have already been observed and it is possibl ...
... to have many important effects on watershed processes that in turn will affect values such as water quality, water supplies, slope stability, and terrestrial and aquatic habitats. In many parts of British Columbia, the effects of too much or too little water have already been observed and it is possibl ...
Bradford, Mark A., et al. "Climate fails to predict wood decomposition
... proper understanding of these activities is needed to inform model projections such as carbon cycle–climate feedbacks1,14 . ...
... proper understanding of these activities is needed to inform model projections such as carbon cycle–climate feedbacks1,14 . ...
Who`s holding us back?
... safer and more equitable economy. However, we won’t be able to ensure we make the global transition soon enough to avoid catastrophic climate change impacts and much human suffering unless national governments take strong measures at home and we are able to reach a fair, ambitious and legally bindin ...
... safer and more equitable economy. However, we won’t be able to ensure we make the global transition soon enough to avoid catastrophic climate change impacts and much human suffering unless national governments take strong measures at home and we are able to reach a fair, ambitious and legally bindin ...
dispersal, adaptation and the response of spatially structured
... The important role of genetic adaptation in species response to changing climate has already been demonstrated for a range of taxa [10–14], including the rapid adaptation of both dispersal traits and thermal tolerance [15]. The dispersal characteristics of a species, combined with such exogenous fac ...
... The important role of genetic adaptation in species response to changing climate has already been demonstrated for a range of taxa [10–14], including the rapid adaptation of both dispersal traits and thermal tolerance [15]. The dispersal characteristics of a species, combined with such exogenous fac ...
Effects of Climate Warming, North Atlantic Oscillation, and
... anomalies in the tropical Pacific, or the Southern Oscillation index[162], which is defined as the air pressure difference between Tahiti and Darwin (Australia). ENSO is the most important driving mechanism of seasonal to interannual climate variability not only over tropical but also over vast extr ...
... anomalies in the tropical Pacific, or the Southern Oscillation index[162], which is defined as the air pressure difference between Tahiti and Darwin (Australia). ENSO is the most important driving mechanism of seasonal to interannual climate variability not only over tropical but also over vast extr ...
Adapting ecosystems to climate change
... Embed consideration of climate change impacts on biodiversity in policy-making across all sectors: This will help to avoid sector-based decisions leading to negative outcomes for ecosystems. For example, water management for urban security should also consider environmental flows. Target key habitat ...
... Embed consideration of climate change impacts on biodiversity in policy-making across all sectors: This will help to avoid sector-based decisions leading to negative outcomes for ecosystems. For example, water management for urban security should also consider environmental flows. Target key habitat ...
Public Perceptions of Climate Change
... understanding of human causes, and concern over its effects................................................................ 1 Millennials are uneasy about climate change effects ........................................................................... 2 Millennials say climate change will harm com ...
... understanding of human causes, and concern over its effects................................................................ 1 Millennials are uneasy about climate change effects ........................................................................... 2 Millennials say climate change will harm com ...
Brown, Lessons Learned From The Climate Change Disinformation
... Reduce Its GHG Emissions Contingent On What Other Nations Do? http://blogs.law.widener.edu/climate/2014/09/29/may-any-nation-such-as-the-unitedstates-or-china-make-its-willingness-to-reduce-its-ghg-emissions-contingent-on-whatother-nations-do/, Sept, 2014 Brown, A Picture To Help Citizens Understan ...
... Reduce Its GHG Emissions Contingent On What Other Nations Do? http://blogs.law.widener.edu/climate/2014/09/29/may-any-nation-such-as-the-unitedstates-or-china-make-its-willingness-to-reduce-its-ghg-emissions-contingent-on-whatother-nations-do/, Sept, 2014 Brown, A Picture To Help Citizens Understan ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts
... available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with human health. In this case, these impacts are strongly dependant on local factors and do not easily le ...
... available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with human health. In this case, these impacts are strongly dependant on local factors and do not easily le ...
The Impact of CO2 Emissions on Agricultural Productivity and
... Climate change has become one of the most important development challenges worldwide. It affects various sectors, with agriculture the most vulnerable. In Ethiopia, climate change impacts are exacerbated due to the economy’s heavy dependence on agriculture. The Ethiopian government has started to im ...
... Climate change has become one of the most important development challenges worldwide. It affects various sectors, with agriculture the most vulnerable. In Ethiopia, climate change impacts are exacerbated due to the economy’s heavy dependence on agriculture. The Ethiopian government has started to im ...
The Economic Impacts of Climate Change
... year-to-year variation in temperature and precipitation to estimate whether agricultural profits are higher or lower in years that are warmer and wetter. Specifically, we estimate the impacts of temperature and precipitation on agricultural profits and then multiply them by the predicted change in c ...
... year-to-year variation in temperature and precipitation to estimate whether agricultural profits are higher or lower in years that are warmer and wetter. Specifically, we estimate the impacts of temperature and precipitation on agricultural profits and then multiply them by the predicted change in c ...
Changing Climate, Changing Forests: The Impacts of Climate Change on
... and abundance of many wildlife species in the region through changes in habitat, food availability, thermal tolerances, species interactions such as competition, and susceptibility to parasites and disease. Birds are the most studied northeastern taxa. Twenty-seven of the 38 bird species for which w ...
... and abundance of many wildlife species in the region through changes in habitat, food availability, thermal tolerances, species interactions such as competition, and susceptibility to parasites and disease. Birds are the most studied northeastern taxa. Twenty-seven of the 38 bird species for which w ...
Overcoming Obstacles to U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change
... significant action to address this issue. President Obama identifies energy policy and climate change as top priorities. Significant action by the federal government on climate change is likely in the years ahead. In China, energy efficiency has received serious attention, with significant national ...
... significant action to address this issue. President Obama identifies energy policy and climate change as top priorities. Significant action by the federal government on climate change is likely in the years ahead. In China, energy efficiency has received serious attention, with significant national ...
Working Paper 177 - Grodecka & Kuralbayeva (opens in new window)
... Growth Institute. It has nine research programmes: 1. Adaptation and development 2. Carbon trading and finance 3. Ecosystems, resources and the natural environment 4. Energy, technology and trade 5. Future generations and social justice 6. Growth and the economy 7. International environmental negoti ...
... Growth Institute. It has nine research programmes: 1. Adaptation and development 2. Carbon trading and finance 3. Ecosystems, resources and the natural environment 4. Energy, technology and trade 5. Future generations and social justice 6. Growth and the economy 7. International environmental negoti ...
Changing climate, changing forests
... and abundance of many wildlife species in the region through changes in habitat, food availability, thermal tolerances, species interactions such as competition, and susceptibility to parasites and disease. Birds are the most studied northeastern taxa. Twenty-seven of the 38 bird species for which w ...
... and abundance of many wildlife species in the region through changes in habitat, food availability, thermal tolerances, species interactions such as competition, and susceptibility to parasites and disease. Birds are the most studied northeastern taxa. Twenty-seven of the 38 bird species for which w ...
Trends in river floods: why is there no clear signal in observations?
... events but could serve to reduce the length of the flood season. All modelling exercises involve assumptions and simplifications, and river flows calculated using outputs from climate models are associated with a considerable degree of uncertainty. Although many studies suggest an increase in high-f ...
... events but could serve to reduce the length of the flood season. All modelling exercises involve assumptions and simplifications, and river flows calculated using outputs from climate models are associated with a considerable degree of uncertainty. Although many studies suggest an increase in high-f ...
Effects of systematic biases in the stratosphere on the tropospheric
... Climate science makes use of observations, theory, and modelling to understand better the functioning of the climate system on Earth in present and past conditions, and to explore possible future climates. Comprehensive climate models developed for this purpose integrate the knowledge on the process ...
... Climate science makes use of observations, theory, and modelling to understand better the functioning of the climate system on Earth in present and past conditions, and to explore possible future climates. Comprehensive climate models developed for this purpose integrate the knowledge on the process ...
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... world, with 6.2 children born per woman in 2011 (Uganda Bureau of Statistics, 2011b). The population is young, with a median age of 15 years (CIA, 2009). Uganda continues to be one of the poorest nations in the world, with 24.5 percent of the population living on less than $1.25 a day (World Bank, 2 ...
... world, with 6.2 children born per woman in 2011 (Uganda Bureau of Statistics, 2011b). The population is young, with a median age of 15 years (CIA, 2009). Uganda continues to be one of the poorest nations in the world, with 24.5 percent of the population living on less than $1.25 a day (World Bank, 2 ...