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... as other climatic factors. The normal rainfall is 853.1 mm in the district. In order to assess the impact of climate change a multi-stage random sampling design was employed for the selection of the sample respondents. The total sample constitute 90 sample respondents and the needed information for ...
... as other climatic factors. The normal rainfall is 853.1 mm in the district. In order to assess the impact of climate change a multi-stage random sampling design was employed for the selection of the sample respondents. The total sample constitute 90 sample respondents and the needed information for ...
On development, demography and climate change: The end of the
... Accordingly, the present paper attempts to provide new perspective on global warming and climate change by adopting an holistic approach. Essentially, it addresses five main points. First, that since about 1800 economic development has been based on the burning of fossil fuels, and this will continu ...
... Accordingly, the present paper attempts to provide new perspective on global warming and climate change by adopting an holistic approach. Essentially, it addresses five main points. First, that since about 1800 economic development has been based on the burning of fossil fuels, and this will continu ...
Estimating the impact of traffic on the UTLS QUANTIFY
... regional to local scale for the territory of central and eastern Europe, with emphasis on using very high climate resolution in order to capture the effects of the complex terrain of the region. From the viewpoint of climate scenario production, this goal will be achieved through a strategy of multi ...
... regional to local scale for the territory of central and eastern Europe, with emphasis on using very high climate resolution in order to capture the effects of the complex terrain of the region. From the viewpoint of climate scenario production, this goal will be achieved through a strategy of multi ...
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... This study builds on a significant amount of work already undertaken by the Agency to identify climate change risks and potential adaptation measures. It aimed to quantify a sub-set of the risks associated with climate impacts, focusing on hotter, drier summers, and taking account of capital and mai ...
... This study builds on a significant amount of work already undertaken by the Agency to identify climate change risks and potential adaptation measures. It aimed to quantify a sub-set of the risks associated with climate impacts, focusing on hotter, drier summers, and taking account of capital and mai ...
Regional coordination and support for the EU
... of the significant existing and long-term costs related to not addressing these concerns in a comprehensive way, Kazakhstan took the decision to transit to a green economy model, as announced in the country's 2050 Strategy (December 2012) and further detailed in the government's Green Economy Concep ...
... of the significant existing and long-term costs related to not addressing these concerns in a comprehensive way, Kazakhstan took the decision to transit to a green economy model, as announced in the country's 2050 Strategy (December 2012) and further detailed in the government's Green Economy Concep ...
THE COST OF DELAYING ACTION TO STEM CLIMATE CHANGE
... The changing climate and increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations are projected to accelerate multiple threats, including more severe storms, droughts, and heat waves, further sea level rise, more frequent and severe storm surge damage, and acidification of the oceans (USGCRP 2014) ...
... The changing climate and increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations are projected to accelerate multiple threats, including more severe storms, droughts, and heat waves, further sea level rise, more frequent and severe storm surge damage, and acidification of the oceans (USGCRP 2014) ...
Report of the Smith College Study Group on Climate Change
... for future ones fall well short of what is needed.2,3,4 How did climate change become one of modern society’s most pressing issues, and what are the risks? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has declared warming of the climate system to be unequivocal and its root cause the emissio ...
... for future ones fall well short of what is needed.2,3,4 How did climate change become one of modern society’s most pressing issues, and what are the risks? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has declared warming of the climate system to be unequivocal and its root cause the emissio ...
Late Cenozoic uplift of mountain ranges and global climate change
... effect d4 • In view of the simple logic of these physical mechanisms, and the impressive correlations of calculated with existing regional climate differences 13 , the weak link in the argument relating climate change to late Cenozoic mountain building becomes the inference that mountain ranges and ...
... effect d4 • In view of the simple logic of these physical mechanisms, and the impressive correlations of calculated with existing regional climate differences 13 , the weak link in the argument relating climate change to late Cenozoic mountain building becomes the inference that mountain ranges and ...
Québec and Climate change 2006-2012 Action Plan
... The comprehensive energy efficiency and new technologies plan (comprehensive plan) will be submitted by the Agence de l’efficacité énergétique to the Régie de l’énergie in the fall of 2007 and will include three-year action targets and priorities for improving the energy efficiency of residential bu ...
... The comprehensive energy efficiency and new technologies plan (comprehensive plan) will be submitted by the Agence de l’efficacité énergétique to the Régie de l’énergie in the fall of 2007 and will include three-year action targets and priorities for improving the energy efficiency of residential bu ...
WEST AFRICA SAHEL
... Fishing is a key livelihood activity, offering one of the most common and cheapest protein sources to those living in the Sahel. Both coastal and inland fishing suffer from overfishing and habitat degradation. Climate change introduces new threats to the ecosystems that support fisheries, through in ...
... Fishing is a key livelihood activity, offering one of the most common and cheapest protein sources to those living in the Sahel. Both coastal and inland fishing suffer from overfishing and habitat degradation. Climate change introduces new threats to the ecosystems that support fisheries, through in ...
Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... reasons: first, many lines of evidence demonstrate that these changes are primarily the result of human activities (see Question I for more info); and second, these changes are occurring (and are projected to continue to occur) faster than many past changes in the Earth’s climate. In the past, clima ...
... reasons: first, many lines of evidence demonstrate that these changes are primarily the result of human activities (see Question I for more info); and second, these changes are occurring (and are projected to continue to occur) faster than many past changes in the Earth’s climate. In the past, clima ...
the greater mekong and climate change
... BIODIVERSITY, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT AT RISK ...
... BIODIVERSITY, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT AT RISK ...
This is an author produced version of a paper published in
... There is now consensus amongst most scientists that climate change is a human-induced problem that needs to be dealt with immediately, but the question is how. In December 2010, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) formulated the Cancun Agreements, which stated that cle ...
... There is now consensus amongst most scientists that climate change is a human-induced problem that needs to be dealt with immediately, but the question is how. In December 2010, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) formulated the Cancun Agreements, which stated that cle ...
Links between the Built Environment, Climate and Population Health
... for an urban planning and population health approach developed by Elliott Sclar, an economist and professor of urban planning at Columbia University, and Mary Northridge, an epidemiologist with the Mailman School of Public Health. 16 With a focus on the urban-scale “intermediate factors” of the buil ...
... for an urban planning and population health approach developed by Elliott Sclar, an economist and professor of urban planning at Columbia University, and Mary Northridge, an epidemiologist with the Mailman School of Public Health. 16 With a focus on the urban-scale “intermediate factors” of the buil ...
Which Countries are Particularly Vulnerable?
... which countries are particularly vulnerable: ‘… low-lying and other small island countries, countries with low-lying coastal, arid and semi-arid areas or areas liable to floods, drought and desertification, and developing countries with fragile mountainous ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to t ...
... which countries are particularly vulnerable: ‘… low-lying and other small island countries, countries with low-lying coastal, arid and semi-arid areas or areas liable to floods, drought and desertification, and developing countries with fragile mountainous ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to t ...
Climate Dynamics and Global Change
... records from areas minimally affected by urbanization, though urban heat island effects mayhave introduced errors on the order of 0.1°C. Ocean data are limited, and such data as are available have been "corrected" substantially (several tenths of a degree). In formingglobal averages, data have been ...
... records from areas minimally affected by urbanization, though urban heat island effects mayhave introduced errors on the order of 0.1°C. Ocean data are limited, and such data as are available have been "corrected" substantially (several tenths of a degree). In formingglobal averages, data have been ...
Children`s health and Climate Change
... increase coal exports- these are both at odds with protecting our most precious asset – our children. As doctors we make daily decisions on whether to start treatment based on available evidence. In the case of climate change we have more than enough information to act. We therefore must speak up on ...
... increase coal exports- these are both at odds with protecting our most precious asset – our children. As doctors we make daily decisions on whether to start treatment based on available evidence. In the case of climate change we have more than enough information to act. We therefore must speak up on ...
Apr Via E E-Mail
... “As climate scientists, we share the prevailing view in our community that human-induced global warming is happening and that, without mitigating measures, the Earth will continue to warm over the next century with serious consequences. But we consider it unlikely that those consequences will inclu ...
... “As climate scientists, we share the prevailing view in our community that human-induced global warming is happening and that, without mitigating measures, the Earth will continue to warm over the next century with serious consequences. But we consider it unlikely that those consequences will inclu ...
Teng and Jotzo Reaping the Economic Benefits of Decarbonization for China
... countries (Pan et al., 2013). Third, the mitigation burden is compounded by the future damages and costs of adapting to climate change, which in many cases may disproportionately affect developing countries with low incomes and limited institutional capacity. The world’s nations are now working tow ...
... countries (Pan et al., 2013). Third, the mitigation burden is compounded by the future damages and costs of adapting to climate change, which in many cases may disproportionately affect developing countries with low incomes and limited institutional capacity. The world’s nations are now working tow ...
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... ponderosa pine forests in Northern Arizona are in dire need of fuel-reduction treatments in order to mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires [8,31–33]. In some circumstances, thinning treatments on these stands are estimated to result in positive net carbon storage when compared with untreated s ...
... ponderosa pine forests in Northern Arizona are in dire need of fuel-reduction treatments in order to mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires [8,31–33]. In some circumstances, thinning treatments on these stands are estimated to result in positive net carbon storage when compared with untreated s ...
Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) phenology in a warming world
... northern border of its distribution range. Specifically, we look at the effects of local temperature on oviposition date as this trait is associated with inter-annual weather variation and offspring fitness in this population [28, 29], and is connected, through its relationship with hatching date, t ...
... northern border of its distribution range. Specifically, we look at the effects of local temperature on oviposition date as this trait is associated with inter-annual weather variation and offspring fitness in this population [28, 29], and is connected, through its relationship with hatching date, t ...
Phenology: Step Together Step
... There are numerous synchronous relationships in nature between organisms that depend on each other for survival. Leaf budburst, flowering, fruiting, hatching (both insect and bird), arrival of migratory species, and hibernation cycles linked to climate variables and seasonal variations are just a fe ...
... There are numerous synchronous relationships in nature between organisms that depend on each other for survival. Leaf budburst, flowering, fruiting, hatching (both insect and bird), arrival of migratory species, and hibernation cycles linked to climate variables and seasonal variations are just a fe ...
Developing site scale projections of climate change in the Scottish
... of Atlantic, arctic, arctic-alpine and boreal elements occurring within a limited geographical area, and many species on the edge of their global distribution range (Birks 1997). Within this continuum of microclimates, most high-altitude plant species are adapted to slow growth with survival at a pa ...
... of Atlantic, arctic, arctic-alpine and boreal elements occurring within a limited geographical area, and many species on the edge of their global distribution range (Birks 1997). Within this continuum of microclimates, most high-altitude plant species are adapted to slow growth with survival at a pa ...
Responses to Climate Change and their Implications on
... Climate Change and Geo-Engineering As the Committee knows, the international policy community defines the term climate change as human-caused changes in climate and geophysical processes. The current assumption is that, if we do nothing, greenhouse gases will cause further increases in global temper ...
... Climate Change and Geo-Engineering As the Committee knows, the international policy community defines the term climate change as human-caused changes in climate and geophysical processes. The current assumption is that, if we do nothing, greenhouse gases will cause further increases in global temper ...