Confronting Climate Change in the Gulf Coast Region
... From Texas to Florida, the Gulf coast region is rich with ecological resources that support the region’s economic wealth. Over time, human activities from dam construction to shoreline development have dramatically altered natural landscapes, waterways, and ecological processes. Pressures from human ...
... From Texas to Florida, the Gulf coast region is rich with ecological resources that support the region’s economic wealth. Over time, human activities from dam construction to shoreline development have dramatically altered natural landscapes, waterways, and ecological processes. Pressures from human ...
Warming up the region The impacts of climate change in the
... the Regional Development Agency, local authorities and their partners recognise that climate change is an important consideration for future development: “Climate change is another major challenge facing the region. The consequences seem to be beginning to manifest themselves through more frequent e ...
... the Regional Development Agency, local authorities and their partners recognise that climate change is an important consideration for future development: “Climate change is another major challenge facing the region. The consequences seem to be beginning to manifest themselves through more frequent e ...
Adapting for a green economy updated
... are interested in increasing their strategic focus on adaptation in developing countries where they have operations, supply chains, employees and current or potential customers. While many companies are focused on climate change mitigation — slowing the rate of climate change through reduction of gr ...
... are interested in increasing their strategic focus on adaptation in developing countries where they have operations, supply chains, employees and current or potential customers. While many companies are focused on climate change mitigation — slowing the rate of climate change through reduction of gr ...
2 Methods and Data - Santa Clara University
... variability, it is conceivable that the effect of QM on the GCM trends may change. It is ...
... variability, it is conceivable that the effect of QM on the GCM trends may change. It is ...
Psychology and Global Climate Change
... Many structural and psychological barriers stand in the way of behavioral changes that would help limit climate change. Many people are taking action in response to the risks of climate change, but many others are unaware of the problem, unsure of the facts or what to do, do not trust experts or bel ...
... Many structural and psychological barriers stand in the way of behavioral changes that would help limit climate change. Many people are taking action in response to the risks of climate change, but many others are unaware of the problem, unsure of the facts or what to do, do not trust experts or bel ...
Climate Change: Adaptation for Queensland Issues Paper
... need to be continued and strengthened. At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change conference in Cancun in December 2010 the world agreed to take action to limit global warming to 2°C above pre-industrial levels. Even with only 2°C global warming there are serious risks to Queenslan ...
... need to be continued and strengthened. At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change conference in Cancun in December 2010 the world agreed to take action to limit global warming to 2°C above pre-industrial levels. Even with only 2°C global warming there are serious risks to Queenslan ...
Future Changes in Drought Characteristics over Southern South
... The impact of climate change on drought main characteristics was assessed over Southern South America. This was done through the precipitation outputs from a multi-model ensemble of 15 climate models of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). The Standardized Precipitation Index w ...
... The impact of climate change on drought main characteristics was assessed over Southern South America. This was done through the precipitation outputs from a multi-model ensemble of 15 climate models of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). The Standardized Precipitation Index w ...
Forestry Actions to Tackle Climate Change and Its Impact on... Emission and Employment Creation in China
... Launching forestry key projects are both the strategic content of forestry sustainable development and Chinese positive action to deal with the challenge of global warming. At present China has carried out six forestry key programs with the widest range and the biggest scale in the history. The Fore ...
... Launching forestry key projects are both the strategic content of forestry sustainable development and Chinese positive action to deal with the challenge of global warming. At present China has carried out six forestry key programs with the widest range and the biggest scale in the history. The Fore ...
Psychology and Global Climate Change
... Many structural and psychological barriers stand in the way of behavioral changes that would help limit climate change. Many people are taking action in response to the risks of climate change, but many others are unaware of the problem, unsure of the facts or what to do, do not trust experts or bel ...
... Many structural and psychological barriers stand in the way of behavioral changes that would help limit climate change. Many people are taking action in response to the risks of climate change, but many others are unaware of the problem, unsure of the facts or what to do, do not trust experts or bel ...
Management & Engineering
... 3.4 The contribution of Chinese forestry action to low-carbon development Forestry has quite positive effects on the execution of Chinese low-carbon development. Carrying out forestry action, such as afforestation, reforestation, forest management, wetland protection, and fossil energy substitution, ...
... 3.4 The contribution of Chinese forestry action to low-carbon development Forestry has quite positive effects on the execution of Chinese low-carbon development. Carrying out forestry action, such as afforestation, reforestation, forest management, wetland protection, and fossil energy substitution, ...
Analysis of vegetation distribution in Interior Alaska and sensitivity to
... Methods A logistic regression model was developed that predicts the potential equilibrium distribution of four major vegetation types: tundra, deciduous forest, black spruce forest and white spruce forest based on elevation, aspect, slope, drainage type, fire interval, average growing season tempera ...
... Methods A logistic regression model was developed that predicts the potential equilibrium distribution of four major vegetation types: tundra, deciduous forest, black spruce forest and white spruce forest based on elevation, aspect, slope, drainage type, fire interval, average growing season tempera ...
Chapter 18: Inter-Relationships Between Adaptation and
... synergistic in climate policy. Owing to it being a new research field, the amount of literature is still small, although it is growing fast. At the same time, the literature is very diverse: there is no consensus as to whether or not exploiting interrelationships between adaptation and mitigation is ...
... synergistic in climate policy. Owing to it being a new research field, the amount of literature is still small, although it is growing fast. At the same time, the literature is very diverse: there is no consensus as to whether or not exploiting interrelationships between adaptation and mitigation is ...
Minnesota Climate and Health Profile 2015
... Goal 6: MDH will communicate and educate public health professionals, healthcare providers, state agency personnel, policy-makers, vulnerable populations and the general public on climate change’s effects on human health. In 2010 MDH’s MN Climate & Health Program received funding from the Centers fo ...
... Goal 6: MDH will communicate and educate public health professionals, healthcare providers, state agency personnel, policy-makers, vulnerable populations and the general public on climate change’s effects on human health. In 2010 MDH’s MN Climate & Health Program received funding from the Centers fo ...
Democracy as it Should Be
... I realized that anything my listeners intended to do as individuals was totally swamped by public policy, by what the government did or didn’t do. While I suggested ways for people to reduce their use of carbon, Congress extended a law that gave $18 billion in subsidies to oil and coal companies. It ...
... I realized that anything my listeners intended to do as individuals was totally swamped by public policy, by what the government did or didn’t do. While I suggested ways for people to reduce their use of carbon, Congress extended a law that gave $18 billion in subsidies to oil and coal companies. It ...
The climate of the UK and recent trends
... UKCP09, planned for launch in late 2008, and these are shown in Section 1 of this report. In addition, following the success of A handbook of climate trends across Scotland published by SNIFFER (Barnett et al., 2006), its was suggested that similar detailed graphics of climatology and trends be incl ...
... UKCP09, planned for launch in late 2008, and these are shown in Section 1 of this report. In addition, following the success of A handbook of climate trends across Scotland published by SNIFFER (Barnett et al., 2006), its was suggested that similar detailed graphics of climatology and trends be incl ...
The Effect of Climate Change on the Variability of the Northern
... met. Hence they argue that using a relative definition such as the northern annular mode (NAM) is more ...
... met. Hence they argue that using a relative definition such as the northern annular mode (NAM) is more ...
Collateral transgression of planetary boundaries due to climate
... Abstract. The planetary boundaries framework provides guidelines for defining thresholds in environmental ...
... Abstract. The planetary boundaries framework provides guidelines for defining thresholds in environmental ...
Spatial and Temporal Biases in Assessments of Environmental
... positive outcomes, while pessimists expect bad outcomes. A number of studies have found differences between optimists and pessimists in their perceptions of situations as well as their behaviour, such as engagement in actions to cope with health risks (Scheier, Carver, & Bridges, 2001). In terms of ...
... positive outcomes, while pessimists expect bad outcomes. A number of studies have found differences between optimists and pessimists in their perceptions of situations as well as their behaviour, such as engagement in actions to cope with health risks (Scheier, Carver, & Bridges, 2001). In terms of ...
Adaptive Capacity Benchmarking: Handbook and Tool Kit
... services that we are only beginning to understand. As society responds, we need to figure out how to maintain economic activity, provide essential services and meet basic human needs in a vastly changing energy economy. Organisations play a key role in such responses – whether government at local, r ...
... services that we are only beginning to understand. As society responds, we need to figure out how to maintain economic activity, provide essential services and meet basic human needs in a vastly changing energy economy. Organisations play a key role in such responses – whether government at local, r ...
1. The Ozone Layer
... The ozone layer absorbs most of the harmful ultraviolet-B radiation from the sun. It also completely screens out lethal UV-C radiation. The ozone shield is thus essential to life as we know it. Depleting the ozone layer allows more UV-B to reach the earth. More UV-B means more melanoma and non-melan ...
... The ozone layer absorbs most of the harmful ultraviolet-B radiation from the sun. It also completely screens out lethal UV-C radiation. The ozone shield is thus essential to life as we know it. Depleting the ozone layer allows more UV-B to reach the earth. More UV-B means more melanoma and non-melan ...
Infection, Disease, and Biosocial Processes at the End of
... territory. Recent paleoclimate reconstructions from the Beas River Valley demonstrate hydro-climatic stress due to a weakened monsoon system may have impacted urban centers like Harappa by the end of the third millennium B.C. the impact of environmental change was compounded by concurrent disruption ...
... territory. Recent paleoclimate reconstructions from the Beas River Valley demonstrate hydro-climatic stress due to a weakened monsoon system may have impacted urban centers like Harappa by the end of the third millennium B.C. the impact of environmental change was compounded by concurrent disruption ...
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... The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or ...
VIEW PDF - Virginia Journal of International Law
... supported by President Obama, for example, failed to pass the Senate in 2008.7 Plus, the United States has not joined a major global environmental agreement in more than fifteen years. Policymakers continue to have radically different views about the most appropriate role for the federal government ...
... supported by President Obama, for example, failed to pass the Senate in 2008.7 Plus, the United States has not joined a major global environmental agreement in more than fifteen years. Policymakers continue to have radically different views about the most appropriate role for the federal government ...
Coastal Zones and Marine Ecosystems
... significant socioeconomic value as suppliers of resources and products worth trillions of dollars each year (IPCC, 1998). Oceans function as areas of recreation and tourism, as a medium for transportation, as a repository of genetic and biological information, and as sinks for wastes. These function ...
... significant socioeconomic value as suppliers of resources and products worth trillions of dollars each year (IPCC, 1998). Oceans function as areas of recreation and tourism, as a medium for transportation, as a repository of genetic and biological information, and as sinks for wastes. These function ...