Sean B. Hecht - UCLA Law Review
... insure against climate change-related risks and will strain capital markets’ ability to compensate those who are affected. If the industry rises to the challenge, it stands to profit while facilitating our most successful responses to climate changerelated threats around the world. If not, insurers ...
... insure against climate change-related risks and will strain capital markets’ ability to compensate those who are affected. If the industry rises to the challenge, it stands to profit while facilitating our most successful responses to climate changerelated threats around the world. If not, insurers ...
Land Ecosystems and Hydrology
... els require a suite of land-surface variables for operation other greenhouse gases from the land surface influence in the AGCMs, including land cover, leaf-area index the global circulation models directly, and changes in land (LAI), roughness length, and albedo. Some of these varicover change the l ...
... els require a suite of land-surface variables for operation other greenhouse gases from the land surface influence in the AGCMs, including land cover, leaf-area index the global circulation models directly, and changes in land (LAI), roughness length, and albedo. Some of these varicover change the l ...
doc - Eldis
... events that may be attributed to human activity and the greenhouse gas (GHG)4 emissions that have created global warming. It is often viewed as a purely scientific and technical phenomenon, and yet climate change is also a social, economic and political phenomenon with profound implications for soci ...
... events that may be attributed to human activity and the greenhouse gas (GHG)4 emissions that have created global warming. It is often viewed as a purely scientific and technical phenomenon, and yet climate change is also a social, economic and political phenomenon with profound implications for soci ...
Climate, Community and Biodiversity Project Design Standards SECOND EDITION
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fourth Assessment Report1 documents the dramatic effects of human-induced climate change on ecosystems, productivity and the global economy. These impacts, which are expected to worsen in the coming decades, will fall disproportionately on the world’s ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fourth Assessment Report1 documents the dramatic effects of human-induced climate change on ecosystems, productivity and the global economy. These impacts, which are expected to worsen in the coming decades, will fall disproportionately on the world’s ...
Agriculture and Forestry Climate change report card technical paper
... Soil N mineralisation, by which organic matter is converted to inorganic N forms, depends on the amount and nature of the organic matter but also, among others, on temperature and rainfall (Rustad et al., 2001; Rowe et al., 2012). A study of 39 different soil types incubated under standard condition ...
... Soil N mineralisation, by which organic matter is converted to inorganic N forms, depends on the amount and nature of the organic matter but also, among others, on temperature and rainfall (Rustad et al., 2001; Rowe et al., 2012). A study of 39 different soil types incubated under standard condition ...
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... disease management) and to conserving or enhancing biodiversity in forests (e.g. by effective management of forest conservation areas, enhancing connectivity between forest areas). Many of these management actions also contribute to climate change mitigation through reducing emissions from forests, ...
... disease management) and to conserving or enhancing biodiversity in forests (e.g. by effective management of forest conservation areas, enhancing connectivity between forest areas). Many of these management actions also contribute to climate change mitigation through reducing emissions from forests, ...
Impacts of changes in climate, land use and land cover on
... et al. (2015) studied the impacts of climate change on atmospheric mercury deposition in the Arctic following the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES-A1B) (Nakicenovic et al., 2000) as a sensitivity study and found that climate change would reduce atmospheric mercury deposition to the Arctic ...
... et al. (2015) studied the impacts of climate change on atmospheric mercury deposition in the Arctic following the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES-A1B) (Nakicenovic et al., 2000) as a sensitivity study and found that climate change would reduce atmospheric mercury deposition to the Arctic ...
Small global-mean cooling due to volcanic radiative forcing
... ρ = α + κ. In this picture, T is a surface skin temperature, with negligible thermal inertia, determined by the Earth energy balance F = N + αT , where N is the net downward radiative heat flux at the top of the atmosphere, and N = κT if we neglect heat storage other than in the ocean. We call F = ρ ...
... ρ = α + κ. In this picture, T is a surface skin temperature, with negligible thermal inertia, determined by the Earth energy balance F = N + αT , where N is the net downward radiative heat flux at the top of the atmosphere, and N = κT if we neglect heat storage other than in the ocean. We call F = ρ ...
part 3. technical summary
... Elrick and Coastal Zone Management (CZM, Australia) in formulation of Strategic Documents, produced in the frame of project and summarized in this publication. ...
... Elrick and Coastal Zone Management (CZM, Australia) in formulation of Strategic Documents, produced in the frame of project and summarized in this publication. ...
Climate Change Issues and Impacts in the Wet Tropics
... Stream 2 of the Regional NRM Planning for Climate Change Fund supports the project “Knowledge to manage land and sea: A framework for the future” run by a consortium of scientists from James Cook University (JCU) and CSIRO. This report is the first major product of the consortium project. It is not ...
... Stream 2 of the Regional NRM Planning for Climate Change Fund supports the project “Knowledge to manage land and sea: A framework for the future” run by a consortium of scientists from James Cook University (JCU) and CSIRO. This report is the first major product of the consortium project. It is not ...
Getting to Zero - Forum for the Future
... even be some legal risk to embracing a narrow boundary, with regulatory bodies such as the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK advising against companies making absolute claims of any kind. Embracing a broad boundary poses a number of practical problems however. Measuring emissions up and down ...
... even be some legal risk to embracing a narrow boundary, with regulatory bodies such as the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK advising against companies making absolute claims of any kind. Embracing a broad boundary poses a number of practical problems however. Measuring emissions up and down ...
UNITED UNTIIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME ( UNEP)
... In 2002, Liberia became party to the Convention on Climate Change and subsequently appointed the focal point to the convention. In June 2003 Liberia attended the Scientific Meeting held in Bonn, Germany and the NAPA participatory training workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. There is an ongoing discus ...
... In 2002, Liberia became party to the Convention on Climate Change and subsequently appointed the focal point to the convention. In June 2003 Liberia attended the Scientific Meeting held in Bonn, Germany and the NAPA participatory training workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. There is an ongoing discus ...
Atmosphere and Climate Change ppt
... Stratospheric ozone depletion Reasons for success of the Montreal Protocol: • Government and industry cooperated on finding solutions (cheap replacement technologies for CFCs), so battles typical to environmental debates were minimized. • Protocol was implemented with “adaptive management”—ability ...
... Stratospheric ozone depletion Reasons for success of the Montreal Protocol: • Government and industry cooperated on finding solutions (cheap replacement technologies for CFCs), so battles typical to environmental debates were minimized. • Protocol was implemented with “adaptive management”—ability ...
Promoting Climate Resilient Infrastructure in
... areas: rural areas have far more poverty than urban areas; areas with a large ethnic minority population often have high poverty levels, and; hilly and mountainous areas experience high poverty levels. Poverty is particularly entrenched in the Northern Mountains, where: The lack of infrastructure, r ...
... areas: rural areas have far more poverty than urban areas; areas with a large ethnic minority population often have high poverty levels, and; hilly and mountainous areas experience high poverty levels. Poverty is particularly entrenched in the Northern Mountains, where: The lack of infrastructure, r ...
Geoengineering the climate: science, governance
... Unless future efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are much more successful then they have been so far, additional action may be required should it become necessary to cool the Earth this century. Such action might involve geoengineering, defined as the deliberate large-scale intervention in t ...
... Unless future efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are much more successful then they have been so far, additional action may be required should it become necessary to cool the Earth this century. Such action might involve geoengineering, defined as the deliberate large-scale intervention in t ...
Curriculum Vitae - Population Health Sciences
... Martens P, McMichael AJ, Patz JA. Globalisation, environmental change and health. Global Change and Human Health; 2000. 1(1):4-8. Speelmon EC, Checkley W, Gilman RH, Patz JA, Calderon M, Manga S. Cholera incidence and El Niñorelated higher ambient temperature. JAMA 2000; 283: 3072-4. Rose JB, Daesch ...
... Martens P, McMichael AJ, Patz JA. Globalisation, environmental change and health. Global Change and Human Health; 2000. 1(1):4-8. Speelmon EC, Checkley W, Gilman RH, Patz JA, Calderon M, Manga S. Cholera incidence and El Niñorelated higher ambient temperature. JAMA 2000; 283: 3072-4. Rose JB, Daesch ...
Agriculture and Future Climate Dynamics in Africa: Impacts and Adaptation Options
... Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA) Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences University of Pretoria South Africa ...
... Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA) Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences University of Pretoria South Africa ...
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... Framework for ecological-economic world food system analysis Agro-ecological suitability and land productivity ...
... Framework for ecological-economic world food system analysis Agro-ecological suitability and land productivity ...
FIRST-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 4 Do Not Cite
... that is altered by humans without any feedback to the human system (Gunderson and Holling, 2001). The emerging view is of relatively tightly coupled social-ecological systems, which means that their joint dynamics are governed not only by biophysical processes such as energy flows, material cycles, ...
... that is altered by humans without any feedback to the human system (Gunderson and Holling, 2001). The emerging view is of relatively tightly coupled social-ecological systems, which means that their joint dynamics are governed not only by biophysical processes such as energy flows, material cycles, ...
The colour of climate: changes in peat
... on and knowledge about past changes in climate is crucial for our understanding of natural climate variability. Analyses on different spatial and temporal scales have been conducted on a number of raised bogs in southcentral Sweden in order to gain more knowledge about Holocene climate variability. ...
... on and knowledge about past changes in climate is crucial for our understanding of natural climate variability. Analyses on different spatial and temporal scales have been conducted on a number of raised bogs in southcentral Sweden in order to gain more knowledge about Holocene climate variability. ...
Print this article - Canadian Center of Science and Education
... Diop, 2003). Other studies conducted in this region have also noticed a trend towards delayed onset and early cessation, resulting in a shorter rainy season (Houndenon and Hernandez, 1998; Traore et al., 2000). With further significant variations in the climate of the Sahel being predicted by Genera ...
... Diop, 2003). Other studies conducted in this region have also noticed a trend towards delayed onset and early cessation, resulting in a shorter rainy season (Houndenon and Hernandez, 1998; Traore et al., 2000). With further significant variations in the climate of the Sahel being predicted by Genera ...
LD166 Cumbria Local Climate Impacts Profile
... weather events in the past 60 years. More recent media reports show that these events are associated with varying levels of severity and impacts for LAs, communities and the environment. Heavy rainfall and severe flooding are the most frequent events to impact Cumbria, closely followed by windstorms ...
... weather events in the past 60 years. More recent media reports show that these events are associated with varying levels of severity and impacts for LAs, communities and the environment. Heavy rainfall and severe flooding are the most frequent events to impact Cumbria, closely followed by windstorms ...
Planning for Climate Change Effects on Coastal Margins
... One of the physical functions of a coastal margin is to absorb the energy generated by waves, any temporary rise in sea level (or storm surge) during storms, and the regular twice-daily dose of tides. In other words, the coast as we see it today is the integrated response of a very dynamic marine e ...
... One of the physical functions of a coastal margin is to absorb the energy generated by waves, any temporary rise in sea level (or storm surge) during storms, and the regular twice-daily dose of tides. In other words, the coast as we see it today is the integrated response of a very dynamic marine e ...