Making Climate Data Relevant to Decision Making: The important
... Throughout the world, there is a major need for climate change science to inform on-the-ground adaptation planning. However, a major gap exists between the well-developed state of climate science and decision-makers preparing for a future climate. There is no shortage of scientific data that has bee ...
... Throughout the world, there is a major need for climate change science to inform on-the-ground adaptation planning. However, a major gap exists between the well-developed state of climate science and decision-makers preparing for a future climate. There is no shortage of scientific data that has bee ...
Assessing Effects of Variation in Global Climate Data Sets on Spatial
... degree of ecological specialization, allowing us to test performance and predictions of CEMs across a range of ecological contexts. We selected these species because their precarious status in the United States makes them likely candidates for vulnerability assessments (USFWS 2010), for which climat ...
... degree of ecological specialization, allowing us to test performance and predictions of CEMs across a range of ecological contexts. We selected these species because their precarious status in the United States makes them likely candidates for vulnerability assessments (USFWS 2010), for which climat ...
here - circle-2
... each location. As a result, their work also represents a great number of advances towards an integrated, proactive, and interdisciplinary management approach to the problems facing Mediterranean coastal areas. With this goal in mind, the participatory experiments undertaken at the local level have b ...
... each location. As a result, their work also represents a great number of advances towards an integrated, proactive, and interdisciplinary management approach to the problems facing Mediterranean coastal areas. With this goal in mind, the participatory experiments undertaken at the local level have b ...
Natural and forced air temperature variability in the Labrador region
... to poor ice and snow conditions (Wolf et al. 2013). Regional climate models suggest that these conditions will occur more frequently due to regional warming expected to be on the order of 3 °C by 2038–2070 (Finnis 2013). However, relevant internal climate variability associated with North Atlantic s ...
... to poor ice and snow conditions (Wolf et al. 2013). Regional climate models suggest that these conditions will occur more frequently due to regional warming expected to be on the order of 3 °C by 2038–2070 (Finnis 2013). However, relevant internal climate variability associated with North Atlantic s ...
detailed chapter
... Precipitation. At this time, climate scientists have less confidence in climate model projections of regional precipitation than of regional temperature. For the 21 st century, the Canadian model projects the percentage increases in precipitation will be largest in the Southwest and California,while ...
... Precipitation. At this time, climate scientists have less confidence in climate model projections of regional precipitation than of regional temperature. For the 21 st century, the Canadian model projects the percentage increases in precipitation will be largest in the Southwest and California,while ...
Disasters in ASEAN Countries
... events (several sources of uncertainties exists and they are inherent in nature) – Past is not a good indicator of future – Frequency, location, magnitude, duration of extremes may change – Chance of extreme event is not the same from one year to next and is strongly related to large‐scale climate ...
... events (several sources of uncertainties exists and they are inherent in nature) – Past is not a good indicator of future – Frequency, location, magnitude, duration of extremes may change – Chance of extreme event is not the same from one year to next and is strongly related to large‐scale climate ...
PwC Survey on Sustainable Development in Latin America
... the hydrological systems, cause droughts or floods, and will make some ecosystems and many human systems more vulnerable, as indicated by the latest IPCC report, “Climate Change 2014: Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability – Summary for Policymakers” . In this regard, the Global Commission on the Eco ...
... the hydrological systems, cause droughts or floods, and will make some ecosystems and many human systems more vulnerable, as indicated by the latest IPCC report, “Climate Change 2014: Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability – Summary for Policymakers” . In this regard, the Global Commission on the Eco ...
Labor and Climate Change - Labor Network for Sustainability
... task begins with a clear understanding of the complicated dynamic around climate change in the labor movement. While unions are bargaining opponents of their employers over wages and working conditions, they have a long tradition of building alliances with them over public policy issues that affect ...
... task begins with a clear understanding of the complicated dynamic around climate change in the labor movement. While unions are bargaining opponents of their employers over wages and working conditions, they have a long tradition of building alliances with them over public policy issues that affect ...
Weathering the Storm: the impact of climate change
... London’s status as a global city makes its economy increasingly vulnerable to climate change. Not only do we face higher risk of flooding, drought and heatwave events at home, but our city’s interdependence with economies elsewhere in the world means we 'import' risk through the financial services s ...
... London’s status as a global city makes its economy increasingly vulnerable to climate change. Not only do we face higher risk of flooding, drought and heatwave events at home, but our city’s interdependence with economies elsewhere in the world means we 'import' risk through the financial services s ...
Climate Change and Forest Genetic Resources - state of knowledge, risks and opportunities
... increased. In the absence of appropriate mitigation and adaptation measures, there is a significant danger that climate change – together with other inter-related challenges such as high human population growth, fuel scarcity, deforestation, soil degradation and biodiversity loss – may result in cat ...
... increased. In the absence of appropriate mitigation and adaptation measures, there is a significant danger that climate change – together with other inter-related challenges such as high human population growth, fuel scarcity, deforestation, soil degradation and biodiversity loss – may result in cat ...
Energy-Water-Climate Change Scenario Report
... concentrations of several categories of emissions based on assumptions about economic activity, energy sources, population growth and other socio-economic factors. 3 If one assumes a value for RCP, it can be translated into a range of potential future global temperature increases relative to a given ...
... concentrations of several categories of emissions based on assumptions about economic activity, energy sources, population growth and other socio-economic factors. 3 If one assumes a value for RCP, it can be translated into a range of potential future global temperature increases relative to a given ...
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... finds that only approximately 30 percent of farmers in the Limpopo river basin of South Africa have adjusted their farming practices to account for the impacts of climate change. The results highlight that household size, wealth, farm size, farming experience, perception of soil fertility, extension ...
... finds that only approximately 30 percent of farmers in the Limpopo river basin of South Africa have adjusted their farming practices to account for the impacts of climate change. The results highlight that household size, wealth, farm size, farming experience, perception of soil fertility, extension ...
7 Financial resources and transfer of technology
... The Finnish development policy emphasises that developments in all countries should be ecologically, socially and economically sustainable. The legally binding obligations that come from the multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are taken into account in Finland’s development policy. Providin ...
... The Finnish development policy emphasises that developments in all countries should be ecologically, socially and economically sustainable. The legally binding obligations that come from the multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are taken into account in Finland’s development policy. Providin ...
Climate change and Sea-level rise
... Scientists hypothesize that changes in natural systems will continue and become even more apparent in the future, potentially resulting in degradation and loss of global biodiversity. With continued and more severe changes in the climate, the ability of wildlife to adapt through migration and physio ...
... Scientists hypothesize that changes in natural systems will continue and become even more apparent in the future, potentially resulting in degradation and loss of global biodiversity. With continued and more severe changes in the climate, the ability of wildlife to adapt through migration and physio ...
Global Warming Primer here - National Center for Policy Analysis
... Part III: Responses to Future Warming Even though there have been few visible consequences of global warming in the 20th century, the latest United Nations report projects increased coastal flooding (due to sea levels rising approximately 17 inches) and millions of additional cases of malaria (as mo ...
... Part III: Responses to Future Warming Even though there have been few visible consequences of global warming in the 20th century, the latest United Nations report projects increased coastal flooding (due to sea levels rising approximately 17 inches) and millions of additional cases of malaria (as mo ...
Petition - Center for Biological Diversity
... several times over.18 Consequently, the vast majority of fossil fuels must remain in the ground. The physical question of what amount of fossil fuels can be extracted and burned without negating a realistic chance of meeting a 1.5°C or even 2ºC target is relatively easy to answer. The question of w ...
... several times over.18 Consequently, the vast majority of fossil fuels must remain in the ground. The physical question of what amount of fossil fuels can be extracted and burned without negating a realistic chance of meeting a 1.5°C or even 2ºC target is relatively easy to answer. The question of w ...
Attributing regional trends of evapotranspiration and gross primary
... have explored the relative contributions of climate change and vegetation dynamics to changes in global land surface evapotranspiration and river runoff (Betts et al., 2007; Piao et al., 2007; Alkama et al., 2010; Liu et al., 2012; Chen et al., 2014, 2015; Banger et al., 2015), but the conclusions a ...
... have explored the relative contributions of climate change and vegetation dynamics to changes in global land surface evapotranspiration and river runoff (Betts et al., 2007; Piao et al., 2007; Alkama et al., 2010; Liu et al., 2012; Chen et al., 2014, 2015; Banger et al., 2015), but the conclusions a ...
Synthesis Report “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges
... waste disposal. A contemporary example of globally enforced regulation ...
... waste disposal. A contemporary example of globally enforced regulation ...
Readying California`s Fisheries for Climate Change
... Every OPC-SAT member has something to offer these projects and working groups. This is about bringing our scientific thinking skills into the process, not just about particular aspects of our respective disciplines. The cross-disciplinary discussion is critical; the problems of climate change are mu ...
... Every OPC-SAT member has something to offer these projects and working groups. This is about bringing our scientific thinking skills into the process, not just about particular aspects of our respective disciplines. The cross-disciplinary discussion is critical; the problems of climate change are mu ...
here - IGBP
... primarily spreading news of projects, meetings and workshops across the IGBP network, to communicating a spectrum of recent IGBP and related global change and Earth System science to an audience spanning science, policy and education. It continues to evolve to meet the needs of the IGBP network, and ...
... primarily spreading news of projects, meetings and workshops across the IGBP network, to communicating a spectrum of recent IGBP and related global change and Earth System science to an audience spanning science, policy and education. It continues to evolve to meet the needs of the IGBP network, and ...
Framing the flood: a media analysis of themes of resilience in the
... Still, there has been little critical inquiry into what resilience means in this context and little guidance for individuals, communities and governments regarding behavioral or procedural change that they should adopt as a consequence. For example, one view gaining currency suggests that resilience ...
... Still, there has been little critical inquiry into what resilience means in this context and little guidance for individuals, communities and governments regarding behavioral or procedural change that they should adopt as a consequence. For example, one view gaining currency suggests that resilience ...
the full chapter
... by communities to climate change is a priority concern, which requires careful balancing. Generally, in FCACs, greater reliance on well-formulated planned adaptation is called for in the mix of autonomous and planned adaptation, as adaptive responses can worsen social tensions. Yet planned adaptatio ...
... by communities to climate change is a priority concern, which requires careful balancing. Generally, in FCACs, greater reliance on well-formulated planned adaptation is called for in the mix of autonomous and planned adaptation, as adaptive responses can worsen social tensions. Yet planned adaptatio ...
Regulatory Watchdogs Call for Oversight Reform | Heartlander Ma
... addition to a stronger OIRA, in order to get a real significant change in the quality of analysis and information about regulations,” Ellig said. “That will probably require putting some type of standards for analysis in statute and making them enforceable in court.” Ken Glozer, a former deputy asso ...
... addition to a stronger OIRA, in order to get a real significant change in the quality of analysis and information about regulations,” Ellig said. “That will probably require putting some type of standards for analysis in statute and making them enforceable in court.” Ken Glozer, a former deputy asso ...
Using Ecological Theory to Guide Urban Planting
... organisms can disrupt networks of community interactions such as predation and pollination, critical components of ecosystem health (Brooker et al. 2007; Gilman et al. 2010). The capacity of ecosystems to deliver services defines their “health” from the perspective of human need (Rapport 1998). Heal ...
... organisms can disrupt networks of community interactions such as predation and pollination, critical components of ecosystem health (Brooker et al. 2007; Gilman et al. 2010). The capacity of ecosystems to deliver services defines their “health” from the perspective of human need (Rapport 1998). Heal ...