5-Russel 2012
... Implementing conservation measures to protect habitatforming species may also have a positive feedback that ameliorates the eVects of stressors over local scales. Habitatformers, or biogenic habitats, are often seen as ecosystem engineers (sensu Jones et al. 1994, 1997) because they can substantiall ...
... Implementing conservation measures to protect habitatforming species may also have a positive feedback that ameliorates the eVects of stressors over local scales. Habitatformers, or biogenic habitats, are often seen as ecosystem engineers (sensu Jones et al. 1994, 1997) because they can substantiall ...
chapter conduct a cl mate change vulnerab l ty assessment
... thresholds are exceeded will increase in many places. Many coldwater fish species, for example, have temperature “envelopes” that bound the ranges of comfort and tolerance. Pacific salmon rely on cool, ample summer streamflows for juvenile rearing and adult migration back to their spawning grounds. ...
... thresholds are exceeded will increase in many places. Many coldwater fish species, for example, have temperature “envelopes” that bound the ranges of comfort and tolerance. Pacific salmon rely on cool, ample summer streamflows for juvenile rearing and adult migration back to their spawning grounds. ...
climate change adaptation in nigeria
... effectively and equitably to the impacts of both climate change and climate variability. In recent years, adaptation has become a key focus of the scientific and policy-making communities and is now a major area of discussion in the multilateral climate change process. Adaptation has been implicitly ...
... effectively and equitably to the impacts of both climate change and climate variability. In recent years, adaptation has become a key focus of the scientific and policy-making communities and is now a major area of discussion in the multilateral climate change process. Adaptation has been implicitly ...
Some Pressing Global Environmental Problems of Our
... ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS – Vol. I - Some Pressing Global Environmental Problems of Our Time and Strategies for Mitigating their Impacts - Bhaskar Nath ...
... ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS – Vol. I - Some Pressing Global Environmental Problems of Our Time and Strategies for Mitigating their Impacts - Bhaskar Nath ...
The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond: The World After 2012
... decisions by private households for heating and transportation and by corporations for these and other needs, all outside the government sphere. The government can influence these decisions, but only indirectly through regulations or incentives’.12 In short, we are used to thinking about fossil fue ...
... decisions by private households for heating and transportation and by corporations for these and other needs, all outside the government sphere. The government can influence these decisions, but only indirectly through regulations or incentives’.12 In short, we are used to thinking about fossil fue ...
STRATEGIES FOR A HOLISTIC RESPONSE TO OZONE
... intensification of the other. In order to achieve success in such enterprise, it is important to analyze the experiences of different States and organs in this respect. Therefore, the second part of the paper will present national policies aimed at addressing both ozone depletion and the increase of ...
... intensification of the other. In order to achieve success in such enterprise, it is important to analyze the experiences of different States and organs in this respect. Therefore, the second part of the paper will present national policies aimed at addressing both ozone depletion and the increase of ...
8. Human Health
... A country-level model was developed to show how the range of stable falciparum malaria in Zimbabwe could change under different climate change scenarios (Ebi et al., in press). Zimbabwe was chosen because it has areas where the climate is suitable for endemic malaria transmission, areas where transm ...
... A country-level model was developed to show how the range of stable falciparum malaria in Zimbabwe could change under different climate change scenarios (Ebi et al., in press). Zimbabwe was chosen because it has areas where the climate is suitable for endemic malaria transmission, areas where transm ...
Time series analyses reveal possible responses by the lichen
... units, and values are presented in Table 1. The convexity (θ) was initially set to 0.9 in the ...
... units, and values are presented in Table 1. The convexity (θ) was initially set to 0.9 in the ...
Understanding the Links between Climate Change and Development
... deteriorating irrigation infrastructure, as previously postulated, but also to adverse climate phenomena from local pollution and global warming.25 Extrapolating from past year-to-year variations in climate and agricultural outcomes, yields of major crops in India are projected to decline by 4.5 t ...
... deteriorating irrigation infrastructure, as previously postulated, but also to adverse climate phenomena from local pollution and global warming.25 Extrapolating from past year-to-year variations in climate and agricultural outcomes, yields of major crops in India are projected to decline by 4.5 t ...
Projected climate-induced faunal change in the Western Hemisphere
... model accuracy from semi-independent model-validation approaches can approximate validation estimates from more independent data sources, particularly for models that more accurately predict semi-independent data sets (Araújo et al. 2005). Despite these limitations, bioclimatic models can play a si ...
... model accuracy from semi-independent model-validation approaches can approximate validation estimates from more independent data sources, particularly for models that more accurately predict semi-independent data sets (Araújo et al. 2005). Despite these limitations, bioclimatic models can play a si ...
How far are biodiversity loss and climate change similar as policy
... both storylines are supported by science (by scientific findings, and by scientists as active advocates of policy change) mobilizations of networks of actors have been numerous, e.g., leading to major international agreements market-based solutions and economic strategies and incentives are proposed ...
... both storylines are supported by science (by scientific findings, and by scientists as active advocates of policy change) mobilizations of networks of actors have been numerous, e.g., leading to major international agreements market-based solutions and economic strategies and incentives are proposed ...
Tracking Greenhouse Gas Emissions on College Campuses in the U.S.
... During the past two years, a number of publications have issued “green college” rankings. Based on college sustainability coordinators’ responses to questionnaires, Sierra Magazine released its own “Cool Schools” rankings, including a top 10 green schools list, in September 2008; while the Sustainab ...
... During the past two years, a number of publications have issued “green college” rankings. Based on college sustainability coordinators’ responses to questionnaires, Sierra Magazine released its own “Cool Schools” rankings, including a top 10 green schools list, in September 2008; while the Sustainab ...
Yesterday`s dinner, tomorrow`s weather, today`s news? US
... and consumer engagement on the demand side. The US nutritional public health community can play an important role in communication and can take advantage of ‘co-benefits’ in opportunities to improve nutrition and mitigate climate change through individual and social food choices. To better shape and ...
... and consumer engagement on the demand side. The US nutritional public health community can play an important role in communication and can take advantage of ‘co-benefits’ in opportunities to improve nutrition and mitigate climate change through individual and social food choices. To better shape and ...
chapter eight climate change, northern subsistence and land based
... changes in mean conditions (Aharonian, 1994), and that unpredictable changes are more important and potentially damaging than predictable extreme events (Berkes, 1988). The relevant body of theory that bears on these issues concerns the resilience of ecological and social systems and adaptive manage ...
... changes in mean conditions (Aharonian, 1994), and that unpredictable changes are more important and potentially damaging than predictable extreme events (Berkes, 1988). The relevant body of theory that bears on these issues concerns the resilience of ecological and social systems and adaptive manage ...
Adaptive Co-Management for Climate Change Adaptation
... ―now policymakers face a new and challenging set of issues: how to develop strategies for attacking new environmental problems, how to develop better strategies for solving the old ones, and how to do both in ways that are more efficient, less taxing, and engender less political opposition‖ ([1], p. ...
... ―now policymakers face a new and challenging set of issues: how to develop strategies for attacking new environmental problems, how to develop better strategies for solving the old ones, and how to do both in ways that are more efficient, less taxing, and engender less political opposition‖ ([1], p. ...
Worksheets on Climate Change: Going under! The threat of rising
... for the small island nation of Tuvalu The scenarios and warnings of international scientists regarding climate change and its inevitable consequences must seem like a constant sword of Damocles hanging over the people of Tuvalu. In its new report (2013), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ...
... for the small island nation of Tuvalu The scenarios and warnings of international scientists regarding climate change and its inevitable consequences must seem like a constant sword of Damocles hanging over the people of Tuvalu. In its new report (2013), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ...
Uncertainty and Decision Making in Climate Change Economics
... and Fisher 2005; Schelnker and Lobell 2010), with their main focus being on agriculture, although there has also been some work on conflict and economic growth. The uncertainties associated with the regressions in these studies are measures of impact uncertainties: all of the studies use cross-secti ...
... and Fisher 2005; Schelnker and Lobell 2010), with their main focus being on agriculture, although there has also been some work on conflict and economic growth. The uncertainties associated with the regressions in these studies are measures of impact uncertainties: all of the studies use cross-secti ...
An NPS Framework for Addressing Climate Change with Cultural
... 14-02, there is potential to collaborate on monitoring across natural and cultural resources, although it is not yet clear in which situations a given monitoring system can provide data at spatial and temporal scales needed by multiple, different types of resources. For example, increased heat will ...
... 14-02, there is potential to collaborate on monitoring across natural and cultural resources, although it is not yet clear in which situations a given monitoring system can provide data at spatial and temporal scales needed by multiple, different types of resources. For example, increased heat will ...
Coral Reefs and Environmental Change
... sible, at least at present, to quantify many or regional management or policy, boils of these variables in terms of either future down to a similar type of local assessment, absolute levels or rates of change. Moreover, many of these changes will vary with although perhaps less concerned with locati ...
... sible, at least at present, to quantify many or regional management or policy, boils of these variables in terms of either future down to a similar type of local assessment, absolute levels or rates of change. Moreover, many of these changes will vary with although perhaps less concerned with locati ...
A Just Climate: Our Responsibility To Act
... prolonged drought. In part, the escalation of these disasters is attributed to the rising impact of climate change and global warming11. The increased likelihood and severity of these disasters will place further stress on communities with limited capacity and resources to respond; the lives and liv ...
... prolonged drought. In part, the escalation of these disasters is attributed to the rising impact of climate change and global warming11. The increased likelihood and severity of these disasters will place further stress on communities with limited capacity and resources to respond; the lives and liv ...
Climate Justice Action Kit for Secondary Schools
... In July 2015, governments gathered for important global negotiations on Financing for Development. In September 2015, the UN General Assembly agreed on a new set of Sustainable Development Goals, which provide a global structure for tackling poverty and promoting environmentally sustainable developm ...
... In July 2015, governments gathered for important global negotiations on Financing for Development. In September 2015, the UN General Assembly agreed on a new set of Sustainable Development Goals, which provide a global structure for tackling poverty and promoting environmentally sustainable developm ...
Appendix 4 Coding Sheet
... The search words should be ‘global warming’ or ‘climate change’ and ‘Paris’ or ‘UN summit’. If a story or content includes no mention of the Paris or UN summit, then it should be discarded, unless it is part of a package of background stories tied specifically to the summit. The ‘story’ is the basic ...
... The search words should be ‘global warming’ or ‘climate change’ and ‘Paris’ or ‘UN summit’. If a story or content includes no mention of the Paris or UN summit, then it should be discarded, unless it is part of a package of background stories tied specifically to the summit. The ‘story’ is the basic ...
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... change issues takes place in a moral and ethical context in which religious groups have significant influence. Such “issues cannot be solved by simply calculating an ‘optimal solution’. Rather, they invoke fundamental questions on how we ought to live and how humans should value and relate to each o ...
... change issues takes place in a moral and ethical context in which religious groups have significant influence. Such “issues cannot be solved by simply calculating an ‘optimal solution’. Rather, they invoke fundamental questions on how we ought to live and how humans should value and relate to each o ...
pdf version - Geophysical Institute
... components, but this article’s focus is on the modeling aspect, in which we use a set of hierarchical models (those with varied spatial–temporal scales and complexity) to estimate the environment’s current state. This helps us develop an understanding of model biases (IPY theme 1 is to determine the ...
... components, but this article’s focus is on the modeling aspect, in which we use a set of hierarchical models (those with varied spatial–temporal scales and complexity) to estimate the environment’s current state. This helps us develop an understanding of model biases (IPY theme 1 is to determine the ...