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... be able to identify the work that is required to adapt to climate change, where research efforts need to focus, and the types of decision making frameworks required. To help participants envisage the potential “net effect” of the various individual changes that are being anticipated (e.g. reduced pr ...
... be able to identify the work that is required to adapt to climate change, where research efforts need to focus, and the types of decision making frameworks required. To help participants envisage the potential “net effect” of the various individual changes that are being anticipated (e.g. reduced pr ...
Global Climate Change and Wetlands: Issues and Awareness by
... regimes. "Any alterations of these regimes will influence biological, biogeochemical, and hydrological functions in wetland ecosystems, thereby affecting the socio-economic benefits of wetlands that are valued by humans ." Because of the differing hydrologic conditions across wetlands, the impacts o ...
... regimes. "Any alterations of these regimes will influence biological, biogeochemical, and hydrological functions in wetland ecosystems, thereby affecting the socio-economic benefits of wetlands that are valued by humans ." Because of the differing hydrologic conditions across wetlands, the impacts o ...
The Geoengineering Option
... The European Union has adopted an emissions-trading scheme that, although promising in theory, has not yet had much real eªect because carbon prices are still too low to cause any significant change in behavior. Even Norway, which in 1991 became one of the first nations to impose a stiª tax on emissio ...
... The European Union has adopted an emissions-trading scheme that, although promising in theory, has not yet had much real eªect because carbon prices are still too low to cause any significant change in behavior. Even Norway, which in 1991 became one of the first nations to impose a stiª tax on emissio ...
Introduction to Integrated Environment Assessment Models
... • Diverse socio-economic scenarios • Macro and micro-economies • Local and regional boundaries • Short and long time horizons • Local and global environmental concerns • Rural and urban perspectives • Regional emissions and impact assessment • Probability and Decision under uncertainty • Technology ...
... • Diverse socio-economic scenarios • Macro and micro-economies • Local and regional boundaries • Short and long time horizons • Local and global environmental concerns • Rural and urban perspectives • Regional emissions and impact assessment • Probability and Decision under uncertainty • Technology ...
Chapter 12 CE
... The implemented carbon price scheme is similar in some respects to the design of the earlier proposed ACPRS.39 Nevertheless, the Committee’s carbon pricing mechanism provided some substantial improvements. For example, a generous industry compensation package was implemented as a temporary measure b ...
... The implemented carbon price scheme is similar in some respects to the design of the earlier proposed ACPRS.39 Nevertheless, the Committee’s carbon pricing mechanism provided some substantial improvements. For example, a generous industry compensation package was implemented as a temporary measure b ...
Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Cities
... The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) was established in 1998 with the mission to reduce the loss of life and property caused by severe weather and earthquakes through the identification and support of sustained actions to improve society’s capacity to adapt to, anticipate, mitigate, ...
... The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) was established in 1998 with the mission to reduce the loss of life and property caused by severe weather and earthquakes through the identification and support of sustained actions to improve society’s capacity to adapt to, anticipate, mitigate, ...
Physical and ecological impacts of climate change relevant to
... experience reduced ice cover, warmer water temperatures, a longer growing season and, as a consequence, increased algal abundance and productivity. In contrast, some deep tropical lakes will experience reduced algal abundance and declines in productivity, likely due to reduced resupply of nutrients. ...
... experience reduced ice cover, warmer water temperatures, a longer growing season and, as a consequence, increased algal abundance and productivity. In contrast, some deep tropical lakes will experience reduced algal abundance and declines in productivity, likely due to reduced resupply of nutrients. ...
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... The survey questionnaire had two parts: the first was implemented between October and November 2013 and aimed to collect information regarding the agricultural season between May and August of the same year (“Primera” season in Nicaragua). The second part of the questionnaire, implemented between Ap ...
... The survey questionnaire had two parts: the first was implemented between October and November 2013 and aimed to collect information regarding the agricultural season between May and August of the same year (“Primera” season in Nicaragua). The second part of the questionnaire, implemented between Ap ...
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON LARGE SCALE OCEAN
... western Europe resulting in our relatively benign maritime climate: the ocean is acting as a giant radiator (Bryden and Imawaki, 2001). As a consequence of this circulation north-west Europe enjoys a mild climate for its latitude: annual mean air temperatures over the northern North Atlantic and Wes ...
... western Europe resulting in our relatively benign maritime climate: the ocean is acting as a giant radiator (Bryden and Imawaki, 2001). As a consequence of this circulation north-west Europe enjoys a mild climate for its latitude: annual mean air temperatures over the northern North Atlantic and Wes ...
Long-term macroinvertebrate responses to climate change
... It was also successful in detecting significant differences between groups in an external dataset including 40 reference sites throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, which suggests that this indicator could be I ...
... It was also successful in detecting significant differences between groups in an external dataset including 40 reference sites throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, which suggests that this indicator could be I ...
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... *To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected] ...
Ecosystem-based adaptation: An approach for building
... protection, fuel-wood, soil stability, and pollination. People who depend directly on natural resources are affected most severely. The draft findings of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Ad-Hoc Technical Expert Group on biodiversity and climate change are in full accord with these conclusion ...
... protection, fuel-wood, soil stability, and pollination. People who depend directly on natural resources are affected most severely. The draft findings of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Ad-Hoc Technical Expert Group on biodiversity and climate change are in full accord with these conclusion ...
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... climate-related issues, however, such notions seem to be reappearing - sonre strongly, others subtly. Such 'neo-environmental determinism" is hinted at in the works of Carpenter (1968) and Bryson, Lamb and Donley (1974), for example, who suggest that drought was the chief cause of decline of Mycenae ...
... climate-related issues, however, such notions seem to be reappearing - sonre strongly, others subtly. Such 'neo-environmental determinism" is hinted at in the works of Carpenter (1968) and Bryson, Lamb and Donley (1974), for example, who suggest that drought was the chief cause of decline of Mycenae ...
Trend Analysis of the Mean Annual Temperature in
... (IPCC) projected that the average global surface temperatures will continue to increase to between 1.4˚C to 5.8˚C above 1990 levels, by 2100 [2]. To some extent, other factors such as variations in solar radiation [11] and at regional scale, land use are also considered to be among the causes of the ...
... (IPCC) projected that the average global surface temperatures will continue to increase to between 1.4˚C to 5.8˚C above 1990 levels, by 2100 [2]. To some extent, other factors such as variations in solar radiation [11] and at regional scale, land use are also considered to be among the causes of the ...
Climate Change and Human Rights
... and conflicts will result. Only very gradually will these awful consequences reach those whose lifestyles and activities are most to blame. Climate change will, in short, have immense human consequences. We have known this for a long time. This report is not by any means the first to draw attention ...
... and conflicts will result. Only very gradually will these awful consequences reach those whose lifestyles and activities are most to blame. Climate change will, in short, have immense human consequences. We have known this for a long time. This report is not by any means the first to draw attention ...
11 Appendix A part 2 - Kettering Borough Council
... The International Response to Climate Change As part of the Kyoto protocol, the UK has agreed to ensure annual greenhouse gas emissions are at least 12.5% below 1990 levels in the period 2008-2012. European Union heads of state have agreed that greenhouse gases must be reduced by 20% by 2020 from 19 ...
... The International Response to Climate Change As part of the Kyoto protocol, the UK has agreed to ensure annual greenhouse gas emissions are at least 12.5% below 1990 levels in the period 2008-2012. European Union heads of state have agreed that greenhouse gases must be reduced by 20% by 2020 from 19 ...
Modeling plant species distributions under future climates: how fine
... certainly less appropriate for wide-ranging species at the 4 km scale. We report AUC values as an indication of model fits (Fielding & Bell, 1997), but do not compare AUC values across scales. Although there have been criticisms of the use of AUC to evaluate SDMs (Lobo et al., 2008), and AUC based o ...
... certainly less appropriate for wide-ranging species at the 4 km scale. We report AUC values as an indication of model fits (Fielding & Bell, 1997), but do not compare AUC values across scales. Although there have been criticisms of the use of AUC to evaluate SDMs (Lobo et al., 2008), and AUC based o ...
CLIMATIC CHANGE IN MOUNTAIN REGIONS: A REVIEW OF
... • Socio-economic issues, such as tourism, trade and transportation, people and culture, and financial mechanisms and strategies; • Integrated themes, with a focus on health and well-being, risks and hazards, watershed management, mountain protected areas, integrated mountain development, conflicts, ...
... • Socio-economic issues, such as tourism, trade and transportation, people and culture, and financial mechanisms and strategies; • Integrated themes, with a focus on health and well-being, risks and hazards, watershed management, mountain protected areas, integrated mountain development, conflicts, ...
Climate change and European forests: What do we know, what are
... do not respond linearly to changes in climate parameters such as annual temperature and precipitation (Stephenson, 1990), which are often used when communicating climate scenario results to decision makers. Third, climate model results vary much more at regional compared to the continental and globa ...
... do not respond linearly to changes in climate parameters such as annual temperature and precipitation (Stephenson, 1990), which are often used when communicating climate scenario results to decision makers. Third, climate model results vary much more at regional compared to the continental and globa ...
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... Trade-offs are particularly relevant on an average, national, or global level. And they are perhaps nowhere more apparent on the planetary scale than in the case of climate change. It’s the ultimate battle of growth versus the environment. Stronger climate policy now implies higher, immediate econo ...
... Trade-offs are particularly relevant on an average, national, or global level. And they are perhaps nowhere more apparent on the planetary scale than in the case of climate change. It’s the ultimate battle of growth versus the environment. Stronger climate policy now implies higher, immediate econo ...
National Programme for Spatial Adaptation to Climate Change (ARK)
... However, the sense that "acting after the fact" is no longer a sound option either is becoming more and more painfully evident. The State will not be able to climate proof the Netherlands on its own, neither can the other authorities, nor the business community. The government, business community, c ...
... However, the sense that "acting after the fact" is no longer a sound option either is becoming more and more painfully evident. The State will not be able to climate proof the Netherlands on its own, neither can the other authorities, nor the business community. The government, business community, c ...
4 Anthropogenic Changes and the Global Carbon Cycle
... absorbed by the ocean each year7,11 through a combination of physical exchange and biological activity at the ocean surface. In comparison, only 6.3 Gt C/year is emitted by human combustion of fossil fuel and another 1.6 to 2.0 Gt C/year by land-use change, but these fluxes are emissions only, with ...
... absorbed by the ocean each year7,11 through a combination of physical exchange and biological activity at the ocean surface. In comparison, only 6.3 Gt C/year is emitted by human combustion of fossil fuel and another 1.6 to 2.0 Gt C/year by land-use change, but these fluxes are emissions only, with ...
How climate adaptation in cities creates a resilient place for
... water management across the river basin. Sempra’s natural gas power plants are built to standards that minimize water use6. City action: The city is delivering a water resources plan and urban water management plan to reduce water demand within the city and conserve water resources, which reduces th ...
... water management across the river basin. Sempra’s natural gas power plants are built to standards that minimize water use6. City action: The city is delivering a water resources plan and urban water management plan to reduce water demand within the city and conserve water resources, which reduces th ...
Bright et al _GCB Invited Review_v4
... the turbulent sensible heat flux; L( E T ) is the turbulent latent heat flux, with L as the latent ...
... the turbulent sensible heat flux; L( E T ) is the turbulent latent heat flux, with L as the latent ...
Draft 1:Layout 1.qxd - Defenders of Wildlife
... Recent evidence shows a clear link between climate change and larger and more frequent forest fires in the western United States. Researchers have found a clear increase in large wildfire activity that begins in the mid-1980s and is strongly tied to climate patterns. This increase is evident even in ...
... Recent evidence shows a clear link between climate change and larger and more frequent forest fires in the western United States. Researchers have found a clear increase in large wildfire activity that begins in the mid-1980s and is strongly tied to climate patterns. This increase is evident even in ...