https://www.environment.gov.za/sites/default/files/reports/sa1stbiennialupdatereport.pdf
... 42% below BAU by 2025. However, the extent to which this action can be implemented is dependent on the provision of financial resources, and the transfer of technology and capacity building support by developed countries”. ...
... 42% below BAU by 2025. However, the extent to which this action can be implemented is dependent on the provision of financial resources, and the transfer of technology and capacity building support by developed countries”. ...
Coastal ecosystems
... will be, affected by climate change impacts in the coastal zone. Freshwater ecosystems are included to the extent that they influence coastal ecosystems or are directly affected by climate change impacts in the coastal zone. Finally, for each climate and each ecosystem, four aspects are explored: ...
... will be, affected by climate change impacts in the coastal zone. Freshwater ecosystems are included to the extent that they influence coastal ecosystems or are directly affected by climate change impacts in the coastal zone. Finally, for each climate and each ecosystem, four aspects are explored: ...
Cotton and Climate Change - International Trade Centre
... water for irrigation, in particular in Xinjiang (China), Pakistan, Australia and the western United States. Heat stress risks creating depressed yields in Pakistan in particular, while in other countries limited increases in temperatures could favour cotton plant growth and lengthen the cotton growi ...
... water for irrigation, in particular in Xinjiang (China), Pakistan, Australia and the western United States. Heat stress risks creating depressed yields in Pakistan in particular, while in other countries limited increases in temperatures could favour cotton plant growth and lengthen the cotton growi ...
APPENDIX VII. Thesis and Dissertations authored by GREF Fellows.
... Derek P. Brown, PhD 2011: “Characteristics of atmospheric humidity derived from reanalysis and stable isotopic analysis from space.” – Advisor David C. Noone, University of Colorado at Boulder. Posy E. Busby, PhD 2012; “Causes and ecological consequences of fungal disease in cottonwoods.” Advisor – ...
... Derek P. Brown, PhD 2011: “Characteristics of atmospheric humidity derived from reanalysis and stable isotopic analysis from space.” – Advisor David C. Noone, University of Colorado at Boulder. Posy E. Busby, PhD 2012; “Causes and ecological consequences of fungal disease in cottonwoods.” Advisor – ...
Optimal intensity targets for greenhouse gas emissions
... commitments, and for bringing greater complexity.1 Here we take a single-period, stochastic, globally integrated, though mainly partial equilibrium, theoretical model of emissions trading with flexible targets under uncertainty, named Mechanisms for Abating Total Emissions under Stochasticity (MATES ...
... commitments, and for bringing greater complexity.1 Here we take a single-period, stochastic, globally integrated, though mainly partial equilibrium, theoretical model of emissions trading with flexible targets under uncertainty, named Mechanisms for Abating Total Emissions under Stochasticity (MATES ...
chapter 1 - UNDPCC.org
... Research on Farming Systems Change to Enable Adaptation to Climate Change ...
... Research on Farming Systems Change to Enable Adaptation to Climate Change ...
COM SEC(2009)
... clear that stakeholders found it easier to identify problem areas than to propose concrete action. They also emphasised the importance of giving adaptation a high priority considering it in parallel with mitigation efforts, and that more recognition should be given to the differences in vulnerabilit ...
... clear that stakeholders found it easier to identify problem areas than to propose concrete action. They also emphasised the importance of giving adaptation a high priority considering it in parallel with mitigation efforts, and that more recognition should be given to the differences in vulnerabilit ...
On Climate Change A Human Health Perspective A Report Outlining the
... agents and other health-enhancing products is also needed. Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke— Climate change may exacerbate existing cardiovascular disease by increasing heat stress, increasing the body burden of airborne particulates, and changing the distribution of zoonotic vectors that cause inf ...
... agents and other health-enhancing products is also needed. Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke— Climate change may exacerbate existing cardiovascular disease by increasing heat stress, increasing the body burden of airborne particulates, and changing the distribution of zoonotic vectors that cause inf ...
Media Echo
... made this link, this is the first time it has been shown on a continental scale," said Gottfried. This phenomenon, which the GLORIA researchers have called thermophilization, has now been measured and quantified for the first time and is expressed by the researchers as a thermophilization indicator ...
... made this link, this is the first time it has been shown on a continental scale," said Gottfried. This phenomenon, which the GLORIA researchers have called thermophilization, has now been measured and quantified for the first time and is expressed by the researchers as a thermophilization indicator ...
DRAFT P W
... the analysis) and the hydrologic conditions for the year of analysis. The analysis didn’t consider any changes in re-operations of reservoirs such as Friant Dam. The results presented by Benjamin & Associates (2005) were based on the assumption that the levee failure occurred due to seismic event in ...
... the analysis) and the hydrologic conditions for the year of analysis. The analysis didn’t consider any changes in re-operations of reservoirs such as Friant Dam. The results presented by Benjamin & Associates (2005) were based on the assumption that the levee failure occurred due to seismic event in ...
Environmental governance and climate change in Africa
... variability, a situation aggravated by the interaction of ‘multiple stresses’, occurring at various levels, and low adaptive capacity … Africa’s major economic sectors are vulnerable to current climate sensitivity, with huge economic impacts, and this vulnerability is exacerbated by existing develop ...
... variability, a situation aggravated by the interaction of ‘multiple stresses’, occurring at various levels, and low adaptive capacity … Africa’s major economic sectors are vulnerable to current climate sensitivity, with huge economic impacts, and this vulnerability is exacerbated by existing develop ...
Contrasting the direct radiative effect and direct radiative forcing of
... Climate feedbacks can also drive changes in natural aerosols; for example, rising carbonaceous aerosol emissions associated with enhanced fire activity (Spracklen et al., 2009; Westerling et al., 2006), the impacts of CO2 fertilization on aerosol precursor emissions (Heald et al., 2009), increases i ...
... Climate feedbacks can also drive changes in natural aerosols; for example, rising carbonaceous aerosol emissions associated with enhanced fire activity (Spracklen et al., 2009; Westerling et al., 2006), the impacts of CO2 fertilization on aerosol precursor emissions (Heald et al., 2009), increases i ...
Global warming in the American mind
... It is said that it takes a village to raise a child. In my case, it has taken several villages to raise an interdisciplinary scholar. Thank you to the Department of Geography, my focal discipline, and especially to Dr. Shaul Cohen for his invaluable advice, perspective and support. Thank you to Drs. ...
... It is said that it takes a village to raise a child. In my case, it has taken several villages to raise an interdisciplinary scholar. Thank you to the Department of Geography, my focal discipline, and especially to Dr. Shaul Cohen for his invaluable advice, perspective and support. Thank you to Drs. ...
Couplings Between Changes in the Climate System and
... occurring in the atmosphere, land and ocean. The radiative properties of the atmosphere, a major controlling factor of the Earth’s climate, are strongly affected by the biophysical state of the Earth’s surface and by the atmospheric abundance of a variety of trace constituents. These constituents in ...
... occurring in the atmosphere, land and ocean. The radiative properties of the atmosphere, a major controlling factor of the Earth’s climate, are strongly affected by the biophysical state of the Earth’s surface and by the atmospheric abundance of a variety of trace constituents. These constituents in ...
Technology Needs Assessment For Climate Change Adaptation
... The nation’s commitment to remain carbon neutral while ensuring overall social-economic development reflects, its vision to address the challenges of climate change and move towards a sustainable future. The challenges of addressing climate change, particularly by developing and least developed coun ...
... The nation’s commitment to remain carbon neutral while ensuring overall social-economic development reflects, its vision to address the challenges of climate change and move towards a sustainable future. The challenges of addressing climate change, particularly by developing and least developed coun ...
Hegemony – Dartmouth 2012
... observations attesting to the importance of these effects are those showing that climate changes caused by transient volcanic aerosol loading persist for more than 5 y (7, 10), and a portion can be expected to last more than a century in the ocean (11–13); clearly these signals persist far longer th ...
... observations attesting to the importance of these effects are those showing that climate changes caused by transient volcanic aerosol loading persist for more than 5 y (7, 10), and a portion can be expected to last more than a century in the ocean (11–13); clearly these signals persist far longer th ...
time invariance and implications for bias correction
... projected impacts of climate change [Christensen et al., 2007], statistical downscaling of daily ...
... projected impacts of climate change [Christensen et al., 2007], statistical downscaling of daily ...
Climate and Pest-Driven Geographic Shifts in Global Coffee
... for wild Coffea arabica L. (Arabica coffee), already restricted to small areas of Ethiopia, South Sudan and Kenya, is expected to diminish and even disappear [16], and with it much of the species’ genetic variability. Farmers rely almost entirely on two coffee species, Coffea arabica L. (Arabica cof ...
... for wild Coffea arabica L. (Arabica coffee), already restricted to small areas of Ethiopia, South Sudan and Kenya, is expected to diminish and even disappear [16], and with it much of the species’ genetic variability. Farmers rely almost entirely on two coffee species, Coffea arabica L. (Arabica cof ...
Couplings Between Changes in the Climate System
... occurring in the atmosphere, land and ocean. The radiative properties of the atmosphere, a major controlling factor of the Earth’s climate, are strongly affected by the biophysical state of the Earth’s surface and by the atmospheric abundance of a variety of trace constituents. These constituents in ...
... occurring in the atmosphere, land and ocean. The radiative properties of the atmosphere, a major controlling factor of the Earth’s climate, are strongly affected by the biophysical state of the Earth’s surface and by the atmospheric abundance of a variety of trace constituents. These constituents in ...
The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia
... The report also argues that Southeast Asia should play an active role in global mitigation efforts. Compared to developed countries, the region’s emissions on a per capita basis are relatively low. But they are considerably higher than the global average. In 2000, the region’s major sources of emiss ...
... The report also argues that Southeast Asia should play an active role in global mitigation efforts. Compared to developed countries, the region’s emissions on a per capita basis are relatively low. But they are considerably higher than the global average. In 2000, the region’s major sources of emiss ...
The Response of Precipitation Minus
... ocean (e.g., Byrne and O’Gorman 2013b), and we show here that the response of P 2 E is affected by these differences. A sensitivity of tropical precipitation to changes in relative humidity over land has already been proposed (Chadwick et al. 2013), but here we find it is gradients in fractional cha ...
... ocean (e.g., Byrne and O’Gorman 2013b), and we show here that the response of P 2 E is affected by these differences. A sensitivity of tropical precipitation to changes in relative humidity over land has already been proposed (Chadwick et al. 2013), but here we find it is gradients in fractional cha ...
Evaluating land-use related environmental impacts of biomass
... This thesis is the result of many interesting years of research work in research projects around the theme of environmental impacts of land use and their assessment with life cycle assessment methodology. I have been lucky enough to have been surrounded by very skilled and experienced colleagues all ...
... This thesis is the result of many interesting years of research work in research projects around the theme of environmental impacts of land use and their assessment with life cycle assessment methodology. I have been lucky enough to have been surrounded by very skilled and experienced colleagues all ...
The Governance of Scientific Assessment in the Context of the
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been an example of an effective science-policy interface in international environmental affairs. For its efforts “to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change and to lay the foundations for the measures that are ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been an example of an effective science-policy interface in international environmental affairs. For its efforts “to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change and to lay the foundations for the measures that are ...
Climate Change Impacts on New York Wine Grape Growing Regions
... Table 1: Contiguous United States Annual Temperature and Precipitation ....................... 32 Table 2: Northeast United States Annual Temperature and Precipitation .......................... 35 Table 3: New York State Annual Temperature and Precipitation ...................................... 37 ...
... Table 1: Contiguous United States Annual Temperature and Precipitation ....................... 32 Table 2: Northeast United States Annual Temperature and Precipitation .......................... 35 Table 3: New York State Annual Temperature and Precipitation ...................................... 37 ...
Conceptualizing urban adaptation to climate change. Findings from
... issues, heat and heat waves, air pollution, disease, fire, and biodiversity loss (Schauser et al. 2010; EU 2011). Many of the risks and hazards confronting cities as a result of climate change are modifications in scale of existing risks and hazards, or the result of a combination of climate depende ...
... issues, heat and heat waves, air pollution, disease, fire, and biodiversity loss (Schauser et al. 2010; EU 2011). Many of the risks and hazards confronting cities as a result of climate change are modifications in scale of existing risks and hazards, or the result of a combination of climate depende ...