physical risks from climate change
... The primary sources of information for investors seeking to learn how publicly traded companies are evaluating and managing risks material to their operations and performance are companies’ filings with the SEC. The SEC requires publicly traded companies to disclose in their filings all information ...
... The primary sources of information for investors seeking to learn how publicly traded companies are evaluating and managing risks material to their operations and performance are companies’ filings with the SEC. The SEC requires publicly traded companies to disclose in their filings all information ...
A vulnerability driven approach to identify adverse climate and land
... These bottom-up approaches are sometimes also termed decision scaling or context-first approaches. They can be used in a wide variety of problems and have proved very useful for decision making when projections of the future are highly uncertain [Moody and Brown, 2013; Kunreuther et al., 2013]. Lempe ...
... These bottom-up approaches are sometimes also termed decision scaling or context-first approaches. They can be used in a wide variety of problems and have proved very useful for decision making when projections of the future are highly uncertain [Moody and Brown, 2013; Kunreuther et al., 2013]. Lempe ...
Climate Change Scenarios for the Congo Basin
... Historically, vulnerability has been approached from two points of view, the top-down and bottom-upapproach (Figure 3). The Bottom-up approach is often used more in social sciences studies, with focus on vulnerability of society or communities. It derives its data from studying the existing local so ...
... Historically, vulnerability has been approached from two points of view, the top-down and bottom-upapproach (Figure 3). The Bottom-up approach is often used more in social sciences studies, with focus on vulnerability of society or communities. It derives its data from studying the existing local so ...
Physical Risks from Climate Change: A guide
... The primary sources of information for investors seeking to learn how publicly traded companies are evaluating and managing risks material to their operations and performance are companies’ filings with the SEC. The SEC requires publicly traded companies to disclose in their filings all information ...
... The primary sources of information for investors seeking to learn how publicly traded companies are evaluating and managing risks material to their operations and performance are companies’ filings with the SEC. The SEC requires publicly traded companies to disclose in their filings all information ...
The Disputed Science of
... Despite the recent increase there are good reasons to believe that these levels were exceeded in the last 150 years and certainly in the last 50,000 years. Firstly, a graph of mean value of atmospheric carbon dioxide measured in Europe, North America and Peru shows that in the period 1820 to 1880 le ...
... Despite the recent increase there are good reasons to believe that these levels were exceeded in the last 150 years and certainly in the last 50,000 years. Firstly, a graph of mean value of atmospheric carbon dioxide measured in Europe, North America and Peru shows that in the period 1820 to 1880 le ...
Dynamic responses of terrestrial ecosystems structure and function
... been of key concern [e.g., Pacala et al., 2001; Bachelet et al., 2003; Cao et al., 2003; Tian et al., 2003; Schröter et al., 2005; Morales et al., 2007; Doherty et al., 2010], both to address uncertainties and to inform policies to mitigate anthropogenic CO2 emissions. With increasing scientific and ...
... been of key concern [e.g., Pacala et al., 2001; Bachelet et al., 2003; Cao et al., 2003; Tian et al., 2003; Schröter et al., 2005; Morales et al., 2007; Doherty et al., 2010], both to address uncertainties and to inform policies to mitigate anthropogenic CO2 emissions. With increasing scientific and ...
2010 - National Center for Science Education
... 20. How convinced are you that climate change, whether natural or anthropogenic, is occurring now? 46 21. How convinced are you that most of recent or near future climate change is, or will be, a result of anthropogenic causes? ________________________________________________________________ 46 22. ...
... 20. How convinced are you that climate change, whether natural or anthropogenic, is occurring now? 46 21. How convinced are you that most of recent or near future climate change is, or will be, a result of anthropogenic causes? ________________________________________________________________ 46 22. ...
assessing the climate change adaptability of buildings
... collection of various design and policy approaches including regulatory initiatives being used internationally and in Australia. Past, current and planned research activities that specifically relate to the subject are also outlined in this part. The paper concludes with observations and recommendat ...
... collection of various design and policy approaches including regulatory initiatives being used internationally and in Australia. Past, current and planned research activities that specifically relate to the subject are also outlined in this part. The paper concludes with observations and recommendat ...
Selected International Legal Materials on Global Warming and
... 14. A coalition of reason is required, in particular, a rapid reduction of both North-South inequalities and East-West tensions if we are to achieve the understanding and agreements needed to secure a sustainable future for planet Earth and its inhabitants. 15. It takes a long time to develop an int ...
... 14. A coalition of reason is required, in particular, a rapid reduction of both North-South inequalities and East-West tensions if we are to achieve the understanding and agreements needed to secure a sustainable future for planet Earth and its inhabitants. 15. It takes a long time to develop an int ...
Accurate estimates of yield gaps - Van Bussel et al 2015
... Accurate estimation of yield gaps is only possible for locations where high quality local data are available, which are, however, lacking in many regions of the world. The challenge is how yield gap estimates based on location-specific input data can be used to obtain yield gap estimates for larger s ...
... Accurate estimation of yield gaps is only possible for locations where high quality local data are available, which are, however, lacking in many regions of the world. The challenge is how yield gap estimates based on location-specific input data can be used to obtain yield gap estimates for larger s ...
Trillion Dollar Transformation: Fiduciary Duty, Divestment and Fossil
... era of a fossil-fuel based economy must and will end in the coming decades. As the global community enacts and implements policies to achieve the Paris Vision of a world well below 2 degrees of warming and as markets respond to that action, carbon assets and carbon intensive industries face a fundam ...
... era of a fossil-fuel based economy must and will end in the coming decades. As the global community enacts and implements policies to achieve the Paris Vision of a world well below 2 degrees of warming and as markets respond to that action, carbon assets and carbon intensive industries face a fundam ...
THE EVOLVING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE AND SELF-HELP HOUSING Earl Kessler
... large, reasonably priced land was available. But such strategies did not work well, since they were away from employment, services and amenities. An alternative could have been infill shelter projects that built on existing infrastructure that disperse low-income families on sites convenient to jobs ...
... large, reasonably priced land was available. But such strategies did not work well, since they were away from employment, services and amenities. An alternative could have been infill shelter projects that built on existing infrastructure that disperse low-income families on sites convenient to jobs ...
KURUKULASURIYA MENDELSOHN 2006 Crop Selection Adapting to Climate Change in Afrika
... cowpea-sorghum, maize-millet, and maize when medium wet, and maize-beans and maizegroundnut when wet. As temperatures warm, farmers will shift towards more heat tolerant crops. Depending upon whether precipitation increases or decreases, farmers will also shift towards drought tolerant or water lovi ...
... cowpea-sorghum, maize-millet, and maize when medium wet, and maize-beans and maizegroundnut when wet. As temperatures warm, farmers will shift towards more heat tolerant crops. Depending upon whether precipitation increases or decreases, farmers will also shift towards drought tolerant or water lovi ...
Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and
... the U.S. population is protected against adverse health outcomes associated with weather and/or climate by existing public health and medical care systems, although certain populations are at increased risk. This chapter of SAP 4.6 updates the 2000 Health Sector Assessment. It also examines adaptati ...
... the U.S. population is protected against adverse health outcomes associated with weather and/or climate by existing public health and medical care systems, although certain populations are at increased risk. This chapter of SAP 4.6 updates the 2000 Health Sector Assessment. It also examines adaptati ...
Climate Change in the Midwest: Impacts on Biodiversity
... sometimes be restored, protection is crucial. Even when we invest in restoring these critical systems, it is typical for important services and structural components to lag behind conservation goals based on conditions in less disturbed wetlands, even after a decade or two of restoration efforts (Mo ...
... sometimes be restored, protection is crucial. Even when we invest in restoring these critical systems, it is typical for important services and structural components to lag behind conservation goals based on conditions in less disturbed wetlands, even after a decade or two of restoration efforts (Mo ...
National Climate Change Action Plan
... Action Plan, which establishes a framework for all of the nation’s activities aimed at evaluating the impact, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. It seeks to respond to the imperative made clear by recent scientific evidence regarding projected cli ...
... Action Plan, which establishes a framework for all of the nation’s activities aimed at evaluating the impact, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. It seeks to respond to the imperative made clear by recent scientific evidence regarding projected cli ...
Report
... Conference in Copenhagen (COP 15) in 2009. Signed by 112 nations, it also provides testament to the endurance and importance of forest-based solutions to climate change. Though voluntary and legally non-binding, the Accord acknowledges the critical role that Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and ...
... Conference in Copenhagen (COP 15) in 2009. Signed by 112 nations, it also provides testament to the endurance and importance of forest-based solutions to climate change. Though voluntary and legally non-binding, the Accord acknowledges the critical role that Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and ...
Should we believe model predictions of future climate
... assumptions, conditions, uncertainties and underlying framework of models would need to be communicated to those making decisions, for them to be able to evaluate the relevance of the information provided by the models, and to make informed decisions. This often turns out to be too complex, the tech ...
... assumptions, conditions, uncertainties and underlying framework of models would need to be communicated to those making decisions, for them to be able to evaluate the relevance of the information provided by the models, and to make informed decisions. This often turns out to be too complex, the tech ...
Hydrologic impacts of climate change on the Nile River Basin
... associated with population growth and a changing climate. Therefore, understanding the uncertainty in projected climate change over the next century is essential to understanding how the economy of the Nile basin will evolve, including social and environmental impacts. This uncertainty is attributab ...
... associated with population growth and a changing climate. Therefore, understanding the uncertainty in projected climate change over the next century is essential to understanding how the economy of the Nile basin will evolve, including social and environmental impacts. This uncertainty is attributab ...
Losing Ground - Rocky Mountain Climate Organization
... American West (home to many national parks) at more risk than lowlands.7 These changes area already profoundly affecting the scarce snow and water resources of the West: More winter precipitation is falling as snow rather than rain.8 Snowpacks have declined at most sites measured by the government.9 ...
... American West (home to many national parks) at more risk than lowlands.7 These changes area already profoundly affecting the scarce snow and water resources of the West: More winter precipitation is falling as snow rather than rain.8 Snowpacks have declined at most sites measured by the government.9 ...
Uncertainty in science and its role in climate policy
... only from economics and physics but also from other disciplines, such as ethics. Deep insights and frightening uncertainty in one link may prove either critical or irrelevant, as the implications of a policy option are propagated down the chain to explore their ultimate impact on people [1]. Many di ...
... only from economics and physics but also from other disciplines, such as ethics. Deep insights and frightening uncertainty in one link may prove either critical or irrelevant, as the implications of a policy option are propagated down the chain to explore their ultimate impact on people [1]. Many di ...
climate change - the National Sea Grant Library
... occur—the Ice Ages alone prove that—but up to a century ago conventional scientific thinking was that such changes occurred gradually, over tens of thousands of years. In the 1950s, scientists found evidence of climate shifts that had taken place much more rapidly, within a few thousand years. Furth ...
... occur—the Ice Ages alone prove that—but up to a century ago conventional scientific thinking was that such changes occurred gradually, over tens of thousands of years. In the 1950s, scientists found evidence of climate shifts that had taken place much more rapidly, within a few thousand years. Furth ...
Sensitivity of Amazon Regional Climate to Deforestation
... However, the coupling between atmosphere-ocean-land plays an equally important part in the moisture transport as water-vapour fluxes reveal that a large amount of the Amazon precipitation is due to evapotranspiration from the Amazon basin, especially during the summer [20] [21]. The role of the fore ...
... However, the coupling between atmosphere-ocean-land plays an equally important part in the moisture transport as water-vapour fluxes reveal that a large amount of the Amazon precipitation is due to evapotranspiration from the Amazon basin, especially during the summer [20] [21]. The role of the fore ...