Water and Climate Change - Background Document
... of the surface and groundwater resources in the region are drawn from shared rivers and aquifers respectively, complicating the situation even further. The consequences of water scarcity and conflicts could lead to serious crisis and possible confrontations, if they are not looked at, and dealt wit ...
... of the surface and groundwater resources in the region are drawn from shared rivers and aquifers respectively, complicating the situation even further. The consequences of water scarcity and conflicts could lead to serious crisis and possible confrontations, if they are not looked at, and dealt wit ...
Impact of climate change on infectious diseases of animals
... The IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report (AR4; 17 Nov. 2007, http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessmentreport/ar4/syr/ar4_syr.pdf) provides an integrated view of climate change. There is now major consensus of ongoing global warming, as evidenced from observations of increased average air and ocean temperatures i ...
... The IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report (AR4; 17 Nov. 2007, http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessmentreport/ar4/syr/ar4_syr.pdf) provides an integrated view of climate change. There is now major consensus of ongoing global warming, as evidenced from observations of increased average air and ocean temperatures i ...
Projecting global marine biodiversity impacts
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Center for Policy Research
... requires an accurate assessment of critical scientific uncertainties. The degree of consensus among scientists is, at best, an imperfect indicator of scientific uncertainty. Until the major reasons for agreement or disagreement among scientists are understood, it is not possible to assess accurately ...
... requires an accurate assessment of critical scientific uncertainties. The degree of consensus among scientists is, at best, an imperfect indicator of scientific uncertainty. Until the major reasons for agreement or disagreement among scientists are understood, it is not possible to assess accurately ...
NB Climate Change Hub | News Monitoring | April
... WASHINGTON - A senior Republican in the United States Senate, conservative Senator Lisa Murkowski, said she would consider voting for a "cap and trade" climate change bill Democrats are pushing if it also contains a vigorous expansion of nuclear energy and domestic oil drilling. In an interview set ...
... WASHINGTON - A senior Republican in the United States Senate, conservative Senator Lisa Murkowski, said she would consider voting for a "cap and trade" climate change bill Democrats are pushing if it also contains a vigorous expansion of nuclear energy and domestic oil drilling. In an interview set ...
English - Inter-American Development Bank
... Quito, Ecuador; and Bogotá, Colombia—were covered with ice until approximately 12,000 years ago. And many of today’s deserts were once covered by lush forests. In these cases, transformations were due to natural phenomena. But today, climate changes aren’t just coming from natural causes; they are a ...
... Quito, Ecuador; and Bogotá, Colombia—were covered with ice until approximately 12,000 years ago. And many of today’s deserts were once covered by lush forests. In these cases, transformations were due to natural phenomena. But today, climate changes aren’t just coming from natural causes; they are a ...
Sensitivity of pines in Mexico to temperature varies with age
... et al., 2015). However, Colenutt and Luckman (1991) have suggested that in some cases this duality has not been proven; for example, they found no difference in the response of both young and older Larix lyallii trees to climate. With these precedents, analyzing the response of trees to climate can ...
... et al., 2015). However, Colenutt and Luckman (1991) have suggested that in some cases this duality has not been proven; for example, they found no difference in the response of both young and older Larix lyallii trees to climate. With these precedents, analyzing the response of trees to climate can ...
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Nunavut Setting the
... patterns can affect everything from the stability of the buildings in our communities to the timing and methods we use to harvest food from the land and sea. The environmental changes and impacts we see today are projected to continue into the future. A collaborative and comprehensive approach is ne ...
... patterns can affect everything from the stability of the buildings in our communities to the timing and methods we use to harvest food from the land and sea. The environmental changes and impacts we see today are projected to continue into the future. A collaborative and comprehensive approach is ne ...
Migration and Climate - International Institute for Sustainable
... migrants (sometimes called “climate refugees”)—the most widely repeated prediction being 200 million by 2050. But repetition does not make the figure any more accurate. While the scientific argument for climate change is increasingly confident, the consequences of climate change for human population ...
... migrants (sometimes called “climate refugees”)—the most widely repeated prediction being 200 million by 2050. But repetition does not make the figure any more accurate. While the scientific argument for climate change is increasingly confident, the consequences of climate change for human population ...
Annotated draft outline of the 2016 EEA CCIV report
... Birgit Georgi (ACC4) Revised section climate change in urban regions 6. Strengthening the knowledge base 6.1 Indicator and data Andre Jol (ACC4) needs 6.2 Copernicus Climate Andre Jol (ACC4) New section describing the current state and Change Service planned development of the C3S Andre Jol (ACC4) P ...
... Birgit Georgi (ACC4) Revised section climate change in urban regions 6. Strengthening the knowledge base 6.1 Indicator and data Andre Jol (ACC4) needs 6.2 Copernicus Climate Andre Jol (ACC4) New section describing the current state and Change Service planned development of the C3S Andre Jol (ACC4) P ...
Word - UNEP
... initiative, launched in 2008 by UNEP, which aims to motivate Governments and businesses significantly to increase investment in the environment as a new engine for economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction in the twenty-first century. The concept was subsequently adopted in 2009 as one of ...
... initiative, launched in 2008 by UNEP, which aims to motivate Governments and businesses significantly to increase investment in the environment as a new engine for economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction in the twenty-first century. The concept was subsequently adopted in 2009 as one of ...
Use of general circulation model output in the creation of climate
... variability of climate, including the effects of volcanic eruptions, E1 Nifio/Southern Oscillations (ENSOs), internal atmospheric and oceanic circulation variations, and possible solar variations, and all agree that surface air temperatures will rise, precipitation patterns will change, and sea leve ...
... variability of climate, including the effects of volcanic eruptions, E1 Nifio/Southern Oscillations (ENSOs), internal atmospheric and oceanic circulation variations, and possible solar variations, and all agree that surface air temperatures will rise, precipitation patterns will change, and sea leve ...
Connecting Changing Ocean Circulation with Changing Climate
... model’s response to increased CO2 with and without an ocean circulation response. Inhibiting the ocean circulation response, by specifying a seasonally varying preindustrial climatology of currents, has a much larger influence on the heat storage pattern than on the carbon storage pattern. The heat ...
... model’s response to increased CO2 with and without an ocean circulation response. Inhibiting the ocean circulation response, by specifying a seasonally varying preindustrial climatology of currents, has a much larger influence on the heat storage pattern than on the carbon storage pattern. The heat ...
The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon: Theory and
... dioxide (CO2) emissions and the lowest share of U.S. power generation by coal in some four decades (U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2009). Longer‐term evaluations of the impacts of energy prices on markets have found that higher prices have induced more innovation – measur ...
... dioxide (CO2) emissions and the lowest share of U.S. power generation by coal in some four decades (U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2009). Longer‐term evaluations of the impacts of energy prices on markets have found that higher prices have induced more innovation – measur ...
Science Communication Research
... which they can talk about their work so that it is more likely to be shared by way of social media. ! Strategies for developing communication materials such as presentations, web sites, brochures, and ...
... which they can talk about their work so that it is more likely to be shared by way of social media. ! Strategies for developing communication materials such as presentations, web sites, brochures, and ...
Forests, Agriculture, and Climate: Economics and
... recycling, rainfall generation and disease regulation that all will be negatively affected by the recent global deforestation and forest degradation trends.” (Parker et al. 2008). The total economic value of forests includes all these services, as well as other benefits such as recreation opportunit ...
... recycling, rainfall generation and disease regulation that all will be negatively affected by the recent global deforestation and forest degradation trends.” (Parker et al. 2008). The total economic value of forests includes all these services, as well as other benefits such as recreation opportunit ...
Assessing Current Climate Risks
... The goal of this section is to guide the user through the process of assessing current climate risks, as outlined in Figure 4-3, rather than provide a tight prescription for how to proceed. There are two major paths one can use, depending on whether the starting point focuses on climate or on vulner ...
... The goal of this section is to guide the user through the process of assessing current climate risks, as outlined in Figure 4-3, rather than provide a tight prescription for how to proceed. There are two major paths one can use, depending on whether the starting point focuses on climate or on vulner ...
Response of river flow regime to various climate change scenarios
... precipitation by one month[6]. This leads to the relation of Q at time (t), treated as a function of P and T at time (t) and (t-1) ...
... precipitation by one month[6]. This leads to the relation of Q at time (t), treated as a function of P and T at time (t) and (t-1) ...
... are difficult to predict (Goodess 2000). In particular, the future radiative forcing from greenhouse gases is difficult to quantify because the emissions of these gases depend on many assumptions and uncertain factors such as population growth, the use of carbon fuel as an energy source, technologic ...
Climate Risk and Adaptation Strategy Discussion Paper (DOCX, 6.9
... Council is strongly committed to both types of action. Our mitigation response is outlined in our Carbon Neutral Strategy1 – which is guiding Council to 2020 and 2025 reduction targets. This discussion paper will focus on our adaptation response. While we acknowledge that mitigation is necessary to ...
... Council is strongly committed to both types of action. Our mitigation response is outlined in our Carbon Neutral Strategy1 – which is guiding Council to 2020 and 2025 reduction targets. This discussion paper will focus on our adaptation response. While we acknowledge that mitigation is necessary to ...
The CC-Bio Project: Studying the Effects of Climate Change
... All over the world, biodiversity conservation largely rests on two complementary approaches that involve (1) identifying species at risk and taking actions to decrease extinction risks, and (2) protecting and restoring areas which represent the diversity of ecosystems. Implementing both approaches d ...
... All over the world, biodiversity conservation largely rests on two complementary approaches that involve (1) identifying species at risk and taking actions to decrease extinction risks, and (2) protecting and restoring areas which represent the diversity of ecosystems. Implementing both approaches d ...
the results of the scientific congress
... Key Message 4: Equity Dimensions Climate change is having, and will have, strongly differential effects on people within and between countries and regions, on this generation and future generations, and on human societies and the natural world. An effective, well-funded adaptation safety net is requ ...
... Key Message 4: Equity Dimensions Climate change is having, and will have, strongly differential effects on people within and between countries and regions, on this generation and future generations, and on human societies and the natural world. An effective, well-funded adaptation safety net is requ ...
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... While climate change is widely regarded as a threat to food security in southern Africa, few studies attempt to link the science of climate change impacts on agriculture with the specificities of smallholder livelihoods. In this paper, we build a series of linear programming (LP) farm-household mode ...
... While climate change is widely regarded as a threat to food security in southern Africa, few studies attempt to link the science of climate change impacts on agriculture with the specificities of smallholder livelihoods. In this paper, we build a series of linear programming (LP) farm-household mode ...
How does climate mitigation policy affect adaptation? An empirical
... In the case of forests, private owners of forestland can adapt to climate change by altering their timing and intensity of harvests, and by altering their planted tree species to better suit the changing climate (Guo and Costello, 2013). They may conduct more aggressive thinning or fertilizing activ ...
... In the case of forests, private owners of forestland can adapt to climate change by altering their timing and intensity of harvests, and by altering their planted tree species to better suit the changing climate (Guo and Costello, 2013). They may conduct more aggressive thinning or fertilizing activ ...