Shifting plant phenology in response to global change
... phases of plant development. The Spring Indices (SI), a suite of such phenoclimatic measures, found that first leaf dates and last frost dates were 1.2 days and 1.5 per decade earlier, respectively, for Northern Hemisphere temperate land areas from 1955 to 2002 [26]. This acceleration of spring has ...
... phases of plant development. The Spring Indices (SI), a suite of such phenoclimatic measures, found that first leaf dates and last frost dates were 1.2 days and 1.5 per decade earlier, respectively, for Northern Hemisphere temperate land areas from 1955 to 2002 [26]. This acceleration of spring has ...
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Climate is one of the essential and
... from being a niche market to become a market at global scale. Carbon stored in biomass through sequestration, conservation or substitution measures has become a real asset that can generate additional income for forestry dependent communities and the rural poor in developing countries. Carbon seques ...
... from being a niche market to become a market at global scale. Carbon stored in biomass through sequestration, conservation or substitution measures has become a real asset that can generate additional income for forestry dependent communities and the rural poor in developing countries. Carbon seques ...
Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook MODULE 10: Climate-smart fisheries and aquaculture
... to fisheries and aquaculture will depend on a variety of factors including: whose vulnerability is of concern; the scale at which adaptation planning is to take place; and the availability of data. Thus Allison et al., (2009) described the vulnerability of national economies through climate change p ...
... to fisheries and aquaculture will depend on a variety of factors including: whose vulnerability is of concern; the scale at which adaptation planning is to take place; and the availability of data. Thus Allison et al., (2009) described the vulnerability of national economies through climate change p ...
Responding to climate change in national forests: a
... Responding to Climate Change” (USDA FS 2010c) was issued in July 2010 to aid field units in translating goals into action. Responses to climate change as defined in the roadmap include (1) assessing current risks, vulnerabilities, policies, and gaps in knowledge; (2) engaging internal and external p ...
... Responding to Climate Change” (USDA FS 2010c) was issued in July 2010 to aid field units in translating goals into action. Responses to climate change as defined in the roadmap include (1) assessing current risks, vulnerabilities, policies, and gaps in knowledge; (2) engaging internal and external p ...
Compounds, creativity and complexity in climate change
... embedded in wider semantic fields or networks, such as the network surrounding „carbon finance‟ (carbon trading, credits, tax, budget, accounts, years, management, fraud etc.); some are rooted in entrenched cultural narratives, such as dieting and weight loss, e.g. „carbon diet‟ or „low carbon diet‟ ...
... embedded in wider semantic fields or networks, such as the network surrounding „carbon finance‟ (carbon trading, credits, tax, budget, accounts, years, management, fraud etc.); some are rooted in entrenched cultural narratives, such as dieting and weight loss, e.g. „carbon diet‟ or „low carbon diet‟ ...
www.epa.ie Report No. 164 w.epa.ie
... Sophisticated computer modelling of the projected impacts of increased concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere has been undertaken, and this has been calibrated against the observed changes in climate over the last century. These models suggest that increases in energy-trapping g ...
... Sophisticated computer modelling of the projected impacts of increased concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere has been undertaken, and this has been calibrated against the observed changes in climate over the last century. These models suggest that increases in energy-trapping g ...
Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Programme of Action for the Palestinian Authority PDF
... the strategic planning of the agriculture sector by the PA needs to consider the potential impacts of climate change on food availability elsewhere in the world. 6. Historic forms of household and community coping by Palestinians in the face of climate and other hazards offer potential templates fo ...
... the strategic planning of the agriculture sector by the PA needs to consider the potential impacts of climate change on food availability elsewhere in the world. 6. Historic forms of household and community coping by Palestinians in the face of climate and other hazards offer potential templates fo ...
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... contributed to the regreening of the region (Olsson, Eklundh, and Ardö 2005), and the potential for increasing precipitation in eastern Africa. The increasing vegetation is due to the increasing rainfall, which is a result of the monsoon winds in West Africa (Olsson, Eklundh, and Ardö 2005; UNFPA 20 ...
... contributed to the regreening of the region (Olsson, Eklundh, and Ardö 2005), and the potential for increasing precipitation in eastern Africa. The increasing vegetation is due to the increasing rainfall, which is a result of the monsoon winds in West Africa (Olsson, Eklundh, and Ardö 2005; UNFPA 20 ...
Canada`s Marine Coasts in a Changing Climate – Chapter 5
... The environment and socio-economic characteristics of the northern coast are unique. Inhabited primarily by Indigenous populations living in small remote communities, Canada’s northern coastline is vast, representing more than 70% of all Canadian coasts. The presence of sea ice is a defining feature ...
... The environment and socio-economic characteristics of the northern coast are unique. Inhabited primarily by Indigenous populations living in small remote communities, Canada’s northern coastline is vast, representing more than 70% of all Canadian coasts. The presence of sea ice is a defining feature ...
Fertilizers, Climate Change and Enhancing Agricultural Productivity
... opportunity. Financing mechanisms need to address barriers to technology adoption. They also need to take into account the specific needs of agriculture. Efforts by the fertilizer industry to take responsibility for its greenhouse gas emissions can only be fully effective if policy makers and other ...
... opportunity. Financing mechanisms need to address barriers to technology adoption. They also need to take into account the specific needs of agriculture. Efforts by the fertilizer industry to take responsibility for its greenhouse gas emissions can only be fully effective if policy makers and other ...
Establishing a Climate Change Department in
... national development plan; and iii. Using transformational efforts to exemplify the Island State as a sustainable, resilient and a resource efficient island with low emissions and an inclusive economy that presents a replicable model for other island states. Jamaica is designated as a small island s ...
... national development plan; and iii. Using transformational efforts to exemplify the Island State as a sustainable, resilient and a resource efficient island with low emissions and an inclusive economy that presents a replicable model for other island states. Jamaica is designated as a small island s ...
Complete Higher Tier Q Booklet File
... Suggest two reasons why carbon dioxide emissions are higher in Greater Manchester than in Cumbria.(2) Describe one way in which human activity is contributing to climate change.(2) Describe how orbital changes and varying solar output can lead to climate change.(4) Describe one possible economic imp ...
... Suggest two reasons why carbon dioxide emissions are higher in Greater Manchester than in Cumbria.(2) Describe one way in which human activity is contributing to climate change.(2) Describe how orbital changes and varying solar output can lead to climate change.(4) Describe one possible economic imp ...
Yukon Climate Change Indicators and Key
... Climate change is both complex and dynamic. It affects most sectors of our natural and human world. The climate can be sensitive, yet not at the scale that we as humans tend to perceive it. For example we would not be surprised if the temperature outside was 10°C warmer in the day compared to the ov ...
... Climate change is both complex and dynamic. It affects most sectors of our natural and human world. The climate can be sensitive, yet not at the scale that we as humans tend to perceive it. For example we would not be surprised if the temperature outside was 10°C warmer in the day compared to the ov ...
Projected river discharge in the Euphrates Tigris Basin
... to water scarcity, and investigated future climaterelated risks to water systems. Gleick (2014) concluded that without improvements in water management strategies and comprehensive international agreements, water-related factors are likely to produce even greater risks to the local and regional poli ...
... to water scarcity, and investigated future climaterelated risks to water systems. Gleick (2014) concluded that without improvements in water management strategies and comprehensive international agreements, water-related factors are likely to produce even greater risks to the local and regional poli ...
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... Ihara et al. (2009) investigated the IOD response to global warming based on the coupled general climate models (CGCMs) of phase 3 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3), but they did not find an IOD intensification in global warming simulations. So a question arises: Why does the IOD ...
... Ihara et al. (2009) investigated the IOD response to global warming based on the coupled general climate models (CGCMs) of phase 3 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3), but they did not find an IOD intensification in global warming simulations. So a question arises: Why does the IOD ...
Coastal Processes and Climate Change Predictions
... landmass. As sea level has risen, earlier coastal deposits may have been driven landwards. In some areas extensive intertidal flat deposits were formed which later became drowned or are presently being eroded. Most of the coastal lowlands around the modern coast are underlain by intertidal deposits, ...
... landmass. As sea level has risen, earlier coastal deposits may have been driven landwards. In some areas extensive intertidal flat deposits were formed which later became drowned or are presently being eroded. Most of the coastal lowlands around the modern coast are underlain by intertidal deposits, ...
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... welfare. Third, both adaptation avenues (adoption of a major management practice and reallocations of inputs and outputs along the frontier) are allowed to vary across asset levels incorporating inherent differences in adaptation possibilities across the wealth spectrum. Table 1 illustrates how the ...
... welfare. Third, both adaptation avenues (adoption of a major management practice and reallocations of inputs and outputs along the frontier) are allowed to vary across asset levels incorporating inherent differences in adaptation possibilities across the wealth spectrum. Table 1 illustrates how the ...
Petition - Center for Biological Diversity
... accurately reflects the most recent scientific knowledge. Petitioners further request that EPA similarly designate other greenhouse gases as criteria pollutants and establish pollution caps for those gases at science-based levels. Under the Clean Air Act, the Obama administration and the EPA have no ...
... accurately reflects the most recent scientific knowledge. Petitioners further request that EPA similarly designate other greenhouse gases as criteria pollutants and establish pollution caps for those gases at science-based levels. Under the Clean Air Act, the Obama administration and the EPA have no ...
SYNCHRONIZATION OF POLAR CLIMATE VARIABILITY OVER
... relatively little attention even though the BA-YD is likely the most studied abrupt climate change sequence in the paleoclimate record (Broecker and others, 2010). Data analyses and modeling results to be introduced below indicate that the BA-YD temperature oscillation as recorded in Greenland is fr ...
... relatively little attention even though the BA-YD is likely the most studied abrupt climate change sequence in the paleoclimate record (Broecker and others, 2010). Data analyses and modeling results to be introduced below indicate that the BA-YD temperature oscillation as recorded in Greenland is fr ...
Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK, Department of Health
... by the year 2050 excess cold weather deaths will have declined significantly, perhaps by 20 000 per year.This estimation assumes that other social and material conditions do not change.We also estimate that heat-related deaths occurring in the summer will increase from about 800 to around 2800 per y ...
... by the year 2050 excess cold weather deaths will have declined significantly, perhaps by 20 000 per year.This estimation assumes that other social and material conditions do not change.We also estimate that heat-related deaths occurring in the summer will increase from about 800 to around 2800 per y ...
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... referred as ‘ambiguity’ and where list of possible outcomes is not known is referred as ‘fundamental uncertainty’. To date, only a handful of SP studies have addressed the issue of ambiguity in field experiments. Cameron (2005) applied a Bayesian information updating model in a single bounded conti ...
... referred as ‘ambiguity’ and where list of possible outcomes is not known is referred as ‘fundamental uncertainty’. To date, only a handful of SP studies have addressed the issue of ambiguity in field experiments. Cameron (2005) applied a Bayesian information updating model in a single bounded conti ...
NorthSouth asymmetry in the modeled phytoplankton community
... under projected 21st century climate change, accepted, Journal of Climate, 2013)]. While our understanding of the temporal and spatial evolution of midlatitude westerlies and their impact on ocean biogeochemistry has been gradually improving, the net impact of these wind shifts on ocean phytoplankto ...
... under projected 21st century climate change, accepted, Journal of Climate, 2013)]. While our understanding of the temporal and spatial evolution of midlatitude westerlies and their impact on ocean biogeochemistry has been gradually improving, the net impact of these wind shifts on ocean phytoplankto ...
R Cook Master Thesis 2010
... change regime is designed to respond to mitigation and adaptation requirements. It was created by two international treaties; the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)6 and 1997 Kyoto Protocol,7 alongside the expansive development of institutional bodies.8 The scientifi ...
... change regime is designed to respond to mitigation and adaptation requirements. It was created by two international treaties; the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)6 and 1997 Kyoto Protocol,7 alongside the expansive development of institutional bodies.8 The scientifi ...