Land, Water, and Forests: - Global Environment Facility
... a luxury we cannot afford. At GEF, our view is that these challenging economic times – and the linkage between economic and environmental health — make these initiatives all the more important. The three programs highlighted in this publication will serve to open new opportunities for delivering res ...
... a luxury we cannot afford. At GEF, our view is that these challenging economic times – and the linkage between economic and environmental health — make these initiatives all the more important. The three programs highlighted in this publication will serve to open new opportunities for delivering res ...
Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Scientific
... climate system, but also very strong evidence that certain changes currently taking place are exceedingly unusual and do not fit into natural patterns. In particular, the current global average temperature is likely higher now than in at least the last 2000 years (Jones and Mann, 2004). The broad co ...
... climate system, but also very strong evidence that certain changes currently taking place are exceedingly unusual and do not fit into natural patterns. In particular, the current global average temperature is likely higher now than in at least the last 2000 years (Jones and Mann, 2004). The broad co ...
Sustainability of the Great Plains in an Uncertain Climate
... worsening climate depends on several factors, but a key charaaerisiic is whether the system is fundamentally adaptable (able to change form and function markedly under new conditions) or resilient (like& to attempt to maintain "normal" operations via disaster relief and other social maintenance sche ...
... worsening climate depends on several factors, but a key charaaerisiic is whether the system is fundamentally adaptable (able to change form and function markedly under new conditions) or resilient (like& to attempt to maintain "normal" operations via disaster relief and other social maintenance sche ...
Paris Agreement and Marrakech Climate Conference
... Agreement was reached in Paris on 12 December 2015 on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol that will apply to all signatory states, not just developed countries. Prior to the conference, countries published Intended NDCs for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. This was a bottom-up approach, with ...
... Agreement was reached in Paris on 12 December 2015 on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol that will apply to all signatory states, not just developed countries. Prior to the conference, countries published Intended NDCs for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. This was a bottom-up approach, with ...
Adapting to sea level rise in Charlottetown, P.E.I
... of sea level rise, more intense and frequent storm surges, and the loss of sea ice. Winter ice forms a natural barrier that protects the coast from heavy wave action, but on occasion also causes direct damage to coastal infrastructure. Charlottetown is an early Canadian innovator in planning how to ...
... of sea level rise, more intense and frequent storm surges, and the loss of sea ice. Winter ice forms a natural barrier that protects the coast from heavy wave action, but on occasion also causes direct damage to coastal infrastructure. Charlottetown is an early Canadian innovator in planning how to ...
June 2012 - International Association for Urban Climate
... pilot projects that include active dialogue and continuous assessment. The report also includes some case studies of public works and policy decisions that have had a positive impact on public health. In Mumbai, India, the Slum Sanitation Program (SSP) aims to provide access to one public toilet per ...
... pilot projects that include active dialogue and continuous assessment. The report also includes some case studies of public works and policy decisions that have had a positive impact on public health. In Mumbai, India, the Slum Sanitation Program (SSP) aims to provide access to one public toilet per ...
Water: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and
... manage, and operate water systems. At the same time, not everything is uncertain. The research done to date tells us many things, both positive and negative, about how hydrology and U.S. water resources could be affected by climate variability and changes. We have learned important things about the ...
... manage, and operate water systems. At the same time, not everything is uncertain. The research done to date tells us many things, both positive and negative, about how hydrology and U.S. water resources could be affected by climate variability and changes. We have learned important things about the ...
Agriculture and food systems in sub
... policy support needed to successfully implement such adaptation on the scale that SSA requires in a 4◦ C+ world would probably be very substantial [16]. We stress that planning for and implementing successful adaptation strategies with local communities and households are key to maintaining options ...
... policy support needed to successfully implement such adaptation on the scale that SSA requires in a 4◦ C+ world would probably be very substantial [16]. We stress that planning for and implementing successful adaptation strategies with local communities and households are key to maintaining options ...
Here - Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.
... local hydrological processes these gradients are very important, and therefore further downscaling of climate projections is necessary (Buytaert et al., 2009). The need for downscaling is particularly urgent for mountainous regions. Mountain regions provide important environmental services, such as ...
... local hydrological processes these gradients are very important, and therefore further downscaling of climate projections is necessary (Buytaert et al., 2009). The need for downscaling is particularly urgent for mountainous regions. Mountain regions provide important environmental services, such as ...
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... Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210-1293; [email protected] ...
... Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210-1293; [email protected] ...
Assessing the impacts of global warming on meteorological hazards
... rainfalls and winds critically depend on local topographic features and relative distances from ...
... rainfalls and winds critically depend on local topographic features and relative distances from ...
Overview of IACCF
... to illustrate how significant emissions reductions may be practically delivered on a global level. However, the original approach was not without its problems and, as proposed by many advocates, contains weaknesses arising from an inappropriate choice of stabilisation levels and resulting unrealisti ...
... to illustrate how significant emissions reductions may be practically delivered on a global level. However, the original approach was not without its problems and, as proposed by many advocates, contains weaknesses arising from an inappropriate choice of stabilisation levels and resulting unrealisti ...
Forecasting the combined effects of urbanization
... 1. Streams collect runoff, heat, and sediment from their watersheds, making them highly vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances such as urbanization and climate change. Forecasting the effects of these disturbances using process-based models is critical to identifying the form and magnitude of like ...
... 1. Streams collect runoff, heat, and sediment from their watersheds, making them highly vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances such as urbanization and climate change. Forecasting the effects of these disturbances using process-based models is critical to identifying the form and magnitude of like ...
Urban Planning for Climate Change – Position Paper of FIG Working
... Because of the fact that climate change threatens all countries, with developing countries the most vulnerable, an international and multipartner approach towards climate change action is needed. The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) supports national governments and other partners (e.g. F ...
... Because of the fact that climate change threatens all countries, with developing countries the most vulnerable, an international and multipartner approach towards climate change action is needed. The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) supports national governments and other partners (e.g. F ...
Climate change vulnerability assessment for aquatic ecosystems in
... greater risk of hypoxia (Dove et al. 2011). Human activities, such as non-native species introductions, river regulation, groundwater withdrawal, shoreline development, and point and non-point source pollution will further stress these ecosystems. While agreement is widespread of the need to recogni ...
... greater risk of hypoxia (Dove et al. 2011). Human activities, such as non-native species introductions, river regulation, groundwater withdrawal, shoreline development, and point and non-point source pollution will further stress these ecosystems. While agreement is widespread of the need to recogni ...
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... water demand. There are increased risks for planning and investment in infrastructure development. The natural environment and biodiversity of the region are also affected, threatening important wetlands and habitats with important roles in safeguarding the overall ecological balance. A wide range o ...
... water demand. There are increased risks for planning and investment in infrastructure development. The natural environment and biodiversity of the region are also affected, threatening important wetlands and habitats with important roles in safeguarding the overall ecological balance. A wide range o ...
BCS331 Module 10
... For many years’ scientists studying the earth’s climate have noticed general warming appeared to be occurring. In the 1980s, concern about the implications of general warming of the earth’s climate began to develop. The United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organiz ...
... For many years’ scientists studying the earth’s climate have noticed general warming appeared to be occurring. In the 1980s, concern about the implications of general warming of the earth’s climate began to develop. The United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organiz ...
Dynamics of Culture and Climate Change and their Implications on
... That climate is changing is evident in all the regions of the world, and people in those areas have been attempting to reorganize their livelihoods around the changing local contexts. One elusive issue about climate change is that it is producing mixed paradoxes – extremes of drought and dryness in ...
... That climate is changing is evident in all the regions of the world, and people in those areas have been attempting to reorganize their livelihoods around the changing local contexts. One elusive issue about climate change is that it is producing mixed paradoxes – extremes of drought and dryness in ...
Policy tools for implementing assisted migration for species and
... Shirey and Lamberti, 2010). However, it is well known in the legal literature that the PP is not an effective decision-making tool and was never intended as such (Cooney, 2004; Hahn and Sunstein, 2005; IUCN (International Union for Conservation and Nature) Council, 2007; Peterson, 2007; Weier and Lo ...
... Shirey and Lamberti, 2010). However, it is well known in the legal literature that the PP is not an effective decision-making tool and was never intended as such (Cooney, 2004; Hahn and Sunstein, 2005; IUCN (International Union for Conservation and Nature) Council, 2007; Peterson, 2007; Weier and Lo ...
Moving beyond scientific knowledge: leveraging
... practice and actions that impact climate change. Connection to educators’ professional communities was influential on their efficacy beliefs and motivation to respond to climate change (Allen and Crowley, 2014; Pruneau et al., 2006). This kind of conversation-based participation is particularly effe ...
... practice and actions that impact climate change. Connection to educators’ professional communities was influential on their efficacy beliefs and motivation to respond to climate change (Allen and Crowley, 2014; Pruneau et al., 2006). This kind of conversation-based participation is particularly effe ...
Agriculture and Forestry Climate Change Impacts
... therefore inevitably affect the wellbeing of human populations, now and in the future. Climate-related impacts may occur through gradual change or as a result of more rapid changes triggered by extreme weather events. So far, however, it has been difficult to disentangle the impacts of climate chang ...
... therefore inevitably affect the wellbeing of human populations, now and in the future. Climate-related impacts may occur through gradual change or as a result of more rapid changes triggered by extreme weather events. So far, however, it has been difficult to disentangle the impacts of climate chang ...
The impact of high-end climate change on agricultural welfare
... differences in surpluses. Three indicators are considered: change in consumer surplus, change in producer surplus, and change in total agricultural welfare (the last indicator being the sum of the first two) (Fig. 1C). The economic valuation of climate change impacts in agriculture is measured by ch ...
... differences in surpluses. Three indicators are considered: change in consumer surplus, change in producer surplus, and change in total agricultural welfare (the last indicator being the sum of the first two) (Fig. 1C). The economic valuation of climate change impacts in agriculture is measured by ch ...
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... Discussion of responses to climate change has focused on the options of mitigation and adaptation. These have frequently been presented as polar alternatives, with some opponents of action to stabilize the global climate arguing that it would be more cost-effective to focus on adaptation. However, ...
... Discussion of responses to climate change has focused on the options of mitigation and adaptation. These have frequently been presented as polar alternatives, with some opponents of action to stabilize the global climate arguing that it would be more cost-effective to focus on adaptation. However, ...
Factors Affecting Farmers` Adaptation Strategies to Environmental
... technologies have been developed and introduced at the farm level in order to achieve target measures of the Millennium Development Goals [5]. Specific adaptation strategies to climate change effects include changing the timing of planting and using heat and drought resistant varieties [6–9] with ne ...
... technologies have been developed and introduced at the farm level in order to achieve target measures of the Millennium Development Goals [5]. Specific adaptation strategies to climate change effects include changing the timing of planting and using heat and drought resistant varieties [6–9] with ne ...
Csc_ADS_2011 - University of Minnesota
... weather radars as well as in-situ sensors and sensor networks like weather station and radiation measurements ...
... weather radars as well as in-situ sensors and sensor networks like weather station and radiation measurements ...