Hollowed et al. 2009
... climate projection. These uncertainties arise because the models are imperfect and because of the intrinsic variability of the climate system. In other words, from a single simulation, it can be very difficult to separate a meaningful signal from the climate “noise” that exists over a vast range of ...
... climate projection. These uncertainties arise because the models are imperfect and because of the intrinsic variability of the climate system. In other words, from a single simulation, it can be very difficult to separate a meaningful signal from the climate “noise” that exists over a vast range of ...
What Trees Can Do to Reduce Atmospheric C02
... Well documented increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N20) have occurred over the last 200 years. Collectively, these gases are referred to as ‘greenhouse gases’ (GHG), because they absorb longwave radiation emitted from the Earth and this leads to the heati ...
... Well documented increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N20) have occurred over the last 200 years. Collectively, these gases are referred to as ‘greenhouse gases’ (GHG), because they absorb longwave radiation emitted from the Earth and this leads to the heati ...
Rapporteurs Report - Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia
... clear that their management should be mainstreamed into national policies, programmes and plans as both are cross-sectoral issues. Although the institutional capacity in the country is capable of managing disasters, there is still much room for improvement. The existing mechanism for stakeholder con ...
... clear that their management should be mainstreamed into national policies, programmes and plans as both are cross-sectoral issues. Although the institutional capacity in the country is capable of managing disasters, there is still much room for improvement. The existing mechanism for stakeholder con ...
Use of Indigenous Knowledge as a Strategy for Climate Change
... and forests [14]. A practice similar to this has been described in south western part of Nigeria to raise shade tolerant crops such as Dioscorea spp and cocoyam in essentially a permanent forest setting [15]. In addition to the fact that agro forestry techniques can be perfected to cope with the new ...
... and forests [14]. A practice similar to this has been described in south western part of Nigeria to raise shade tolerant crops such as Dioscorea spp and cocoyam in essentially a permanent forest setting [15]. In addition to the fact that agro forestry techniques can be perfected to cope with the new ...
Computational data sciences may offer a path
... well as policy makers dealing with urbanization, population growth or migration, land use or energy and water sustainability, and energy or emissions control, require actionable insights about climate extremes at local to regional scales. The cost of action and inaction can both be large, as adaptat ...
... well as policy makers dealing with urbanization, population growth or migration, land use or energy and water sustainability, and energy or emissions control, require actionable insights about climate extremes at local to regional scales. The cost of action and inaction can both be large, as adaptat ...
Slide 1
... Forests: Although some forests may derive near-term benefits from an extended growing season, climate change is also expected to encourage wildfires by extending the length of the summer fire season. Longer periods of hot weather could stress trees, and make them more susceptible to wildfires, inse ...
... Forests: Although some forests may derive near-term benefits from an extended growing season, climate change is also expected to encourage wildfires by extending the length of the summer fire season. Longer periods of hot weather could stress trees, and make them more susceptible to wildfires, inse ...
Final Programme
... The complexity of climate change means that appropriate approaches, methods and tools to communicate the problem and its various ramifications are urgently needed. Article 6 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) clearly addresses the importance of climate change commu ...
... The complexity of climate change means that appropriate approaches, methods and tools to communicate the problem and its various ramifications are urgently needed. Article 6 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) clearly addresses the importance of climate change commu ...
External link to publication
... Figure 7. Impact of cutting US GHG emissions to 50% of their 1990 levels by 2050, starting in 2012 ........... 18 Figure 8. The share of low‐carbon energy sources in total primary energy supply in 2050 ........................... 18 Figure 9. Reserves versus carbon budgets for different global war ...
... Figure 7. Impact of cutting US GHG emissions to 50% of their 1990 levels by 2050, starting in 2012 ........... 18 Figure 8. The share of low‐carbon energy sources in total primary energy supply in 2050 ........................... 18 Figure 9. Reserves versus carbon budgets for different global war ...
Mission Report Downscalling - Global Climate Change Alliance
... vegetation and hydrology (Whiteman, 2000). As a result, mountains exhibit high biodiversity, often with sharp transitions (ecotones) in vegetation sequences, and equally rapid changes from vegetation and soil to snow and ice. Further, mountains ecosystems are often endemic, because many species rema ...
... vegetation and hydrology (Whiteman, 2000). As a result, mountains exhibit high biodiversity, often with sharp transitions (ecotones) in vegetation sequences, and equally rapid changes from vegetation and soil to snow and ice. Further, mountains ecosystems are often endemic, because many species rema ...
Assessment of climate change impact on water Linköping University Post Print
... regional climate models (RCMs). The main strengths of RCM downscaling are that it keeps the physical consistency between variables and takes into account feedback mechanisms in the system as the forcing from the GCM changes with time. This paper presents integrations of the Rossby Centre Regional Cl ...
... regional climate models (RCMs). The main strengths of RCM downscaling are that it keeps the physical consistency between variables and takes into account feedback mechanisms in the system as the forcing from the GCM changes with time. This paper presents integrations of the Rossby Centre Regional Cl ...
- Wiley Online Library
... of possible responses. For example, it is possible that feedback effects could have quite different dynamics than presently included in carbon cycle models. Experimental evidence, for example, suggests that CO 2 feedbacks might be transient, effectively saturating much sooner than modelled. Other fe ...
... of possible responses. For example, it is possible that feedback effects could have quite different dynamics than presently included in carbon cycle models. Experimental evidence, for example, suggests that CO 2 feedbacks might be transient, effectively saturating much sooner than modelled. Other fe ...
The Climate of History: Four Theses
... destructive of our general sense of history. I will return to Weisman’s experiment in the last part of this essay. There is much in the debate on climate change that should be of interest to those involved in contemporary discussions about history. For as the idea gains ground that the grave environ ...
... destructive of our general sense of history. I will return to Weisman’s experiment in the last part of this essay. There is much in the debate on climate change that should be of interest to those involved in contemporary discussions about history. For as the idea gains ground that the grave environ ...
Agricultural technologies for climate change in developing
... to precipitation volatility. Since Africa only irrigates 6% (13.6 million hectares) of its arable land in contrast to 20% worldwide (FAO, 2010), African farmers are in desperate need of techniques, technologies and investments that improve water management efficiency, access to irrigation or to find w ...
... to precipitation volatility. Since Africa only irrigates 6% (13.6 million hectares) of its arable land in contrast to 20% worldwide (FAO, 2010), African farmers are in desperate need of techniques, technologies and investments that improve water management efficiency, access to irrigation or to find w ...
Setting a long-term climate objective
... require a political and financial package aimed at involving more countries in future mitigation efforts in a way that is demonstrably fair to all, and increased funding for mitigation and adaptation activities in the developing world. The very process of attempting to develop a long-term objective ...
... require a political and financial package aimed at involving more countries in future mitigation efforts in a way that is demonstrably fair to all, and increased funding for mitigation and adaptation activities in the developing world. The very process of attempting to develop a long-term objective ...
Adaptation to the infectious disease impacts of climate change
... For some diseases, early warning systems can be designed based on data collected from surveillance programs to provide timely interventions to reduce the magnitude or extent of a disease outbreak (Kuhn et al. 2009). Appropriately designed early warning systems can be adjusted over time to incorporat ...
... For some diseases, early warning systems can be designed based on data collected from surveillance programs to provide timely interventions to reduce the magnitude or extent of a disease outbreak (Kuhn et al. 2009). Appropriately designed early warning systems can be adjusted over time to incorporat ...
Livestock – Climate Change`s Forgotten Sector
... of, and responsiveness to, government policies. However, insufficient attention has been devoted to raising public awareness and preparing to shift societal behaviours. To examine the extent and nature of public awareness of this issue, in 2014 Chatham House and Glasgow University Media Group commis ...
... of, and responsiveness to, government policies. However, insufficient attention has been devoted to raising public awareness and preparing to shift societal behaviours. To examine the extent and nature of public awareness of this issue, in 2014 Chatham House and Glasgow University Media Group commis ...
PDF
... with water to produce carbohydrates (sugar, starches and cellulose). The green colour in plants comes from chlorophyll molecules, similar to haemoglobin that gives blood its red colour, which are made of proteins. Amino acids are the primary units of proteins. Each amino acid has at least one carbox ...
... with water to produce carbohydrates (sugar, starches and cellulose). The green colour in plants comes from chlorophyll molecules, similar to haemoglobin that gives blood its red colour, which are made of proteins. Amino acids are the primary units of proteins. Each amino acid has at least one carbox ...
Folie 1 - uni
... Box 3: Climate Models: How are they built and how are they applied? Comprehensive climate models are based on physical laws represented by mathematical equations that are solved using a three-dimensional grid over the globe. For climate simulation, the major components of the climate system must be ...
... Box 3: Climate Models: How are they built and how are they applied? Comprehensive climate models are based on physical laws represented by mathematical equations that are solved using a three-dimensional grid over the globe. For climate simulation, the major components of the climate system must be ...
United Nations Climate Summit 2014 Agriculture Action Area One
... foresters can collaborate with partners from industry, academia, government and NGOs to share and discuss new adaptation practices, tools and production systems designed to improve resilience and mitigate the risks of changing climatic conditions. This new Alliance, which will collaborate with the G ...
... foresters can collaborate with partners from industry, academia, government and NGOs to share and discuss new adaptation practices, tools and production systems designed to improve resilience and mitigate the risks of changing climatic conditions. This new Alliance, which will collaborate with the G ...
Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap
... The Department's progress and strategies towards climate change mitigation, mainly through changes in our energy use, can be found in the main body of Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (SSPP), Goals 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6. ...
... The Department's progress and strategies towards climate change mitigation, mainly through changes in our energy use, can be found in the main body of Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (SSPP), Goals 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6. ...
Livestock – Climate Change`s Forgotten Sector: Global Public
... of, and responsiveness to, government policies. However, insufficient attention has been devoted to raising public awareness and preparing to shift societal behaviours. To examine the extent and nature of public awareness of this issue, in 2014 Chatham House and Glasgow University Media Group commis ...
... of, and responsiveness to, government policies. However, insufficient attention has been devoted to raising public awareness and preparing to shift societal behaviours. To examine the extent and nature of public awareness of this issue, in 2014 Chatham House and Glasgow University Media Group commis ...
LCCARL265_en.pdf
... generate climate information at spatial scales, typically of 25-50 km (e.g., Whetton et al., 2001; Nuñez et al., 2008), the use of nested RCM is too difficult because of its high computational cost, especially for those countries and regions with limited financial resources. Thus, using RCM ensemble ...
... generate climate information at spatial scales, typically of 25-50 km (e.g., Whetton et al., 2001; Nuñez et al., 2008), the use of nested RCM is too difficult because of its high computational cost, especially for those countries and regions with limited financial resources. Thus, using RCM ensemble ...
Regional Climate Messages for Southern Africa
... The climate across southern Africa varies from arid to humid subtropical conditions. It is mainly influenced by large scale seasonal atmospheric patterns as well as the cool South Atlantic Ocean and warm Indian Ocean. Most of the region receives the majority of its rainfall in the summer months with ...
... The climate across southern Africa varies from arid to humid subtropical conditions. It is mainly influenced by large scale seasonal atmospheric patterns as well as the cool South Atlantic Ocean and warm Indian Ocean. Most of the region receives the majority of its rainfall in the summer months with ...
Dutch Disease and Carbon Pricing in Resource
... in some cases, carbon pricing in oil producing countries may be the only way to slow climate change. That is, climate policy in energy-consuming economies may be ine¤ective, thus giving the presence of such policies in energy-rich countries critical importance in addressing global climate change. Th ...
... in some cases, carbon pricing in oil producing countries may be the only way to slow climate change. That is, climate policy in energy-consuming economies may be ine¤ective, thus giving the presence of such policies in energy-rich countries critical importance in addressing global climate change. Th ...
Employment and labour market implications of climate change
... trend would take cuts of 60–80 per cent in industrialized countries and still need 30 per cent lower levels in developing countries. Decoupling economic growth from emissions supposes major advances in energy efficiency of products and services, in power generation, in buildings and transport, a sig ...
... trend would take cuts of 60–80 per cent in industrialized countries and still need 30 per cent lower levels in developing countries. Decoupling economic growth from emissions supposes major advances in energy efficiency of products and services, in power generation, in buildings and transport, a sig ...