Volume 25, Nº1, 2011
... The impact of climate variability and change on agricultural production and natural resources management is under further study by scientists at all levels and in developed and developing countries alike. There has been a call for technological and scientific innovations to mitigate the effects of c ...
... The impact of climate variability and change on agricultural production and natural resources management is under further study by scientists at all levels and in developed and developing countries alike. There has been a call for technological and scientific innovations to mitigate the effects of c ...
The Wegman report
... been federally funded. Our experience with funding agencies has been that they do not in general articulate clear guidelines to the investigators as to what must be disclosed. Federally funded work including code should be made available to other researchers upon reasonable request, especially if th ...
... been federally funded. Our experience with funding agencies has been that they do not in general articulate clear guidelines to the investigators as to what must be disclosed. Federally funded work including code should be made available to other researchers upon reasonable request, especially if th ...
Carbon and climate system coupling on timescales from the
... the atmospheric vertical temperature gradient and the planetary effective blackbody radiative temperature are relatively fixed, this leads to an increase in surface temperature. The radiative impact of changing CO2 varies in an approximate logarithmic fashion with concentration; that is, each doubli ...
... the atmospheric vertical temperature gradient and the planetary effective blackbody radiative temperature are relatively fixed, this leads to an increase in surface temperature. The radiative impact of changing CO2 varies in an approximate logarithmic fashion with concentration; that is, each doubli ...
toward a constructive dialogue on federal and state roles in u.s.
... In the United States to date, states have taken most of the significant actions to address climate change. Yet enactment of a nationwide program requiring reductions across the entire United States is both necessary and increasingly likely. This prospect raises a number of questions as to the approp ...
... In the United States to date, states have taken most of the significant actions to address climate change. Yet enactment of a nationwide program requiring reductions across the entire United States is both necessary and increasingly likely. This prospect raises a number of questions as to the approp ...
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... into evapotranspiration, runoff and soil water content [10–12]. These alterations are a consequence of the changes in the surface characteristics resulting from replacing forests by croplands or grasslands. For example, forests have lower albedo than pastures or croplands. Therefore, clearing the fo ...
... into evapotranspiration, runoff and soil water content [10–12]. These alterations are a consequence of the changes in the surface characteristics resulting from replacing forests by croplands or grasslands. For example, forests have lower albedo than pastures or croplands. Therefore, clearing the fo ...
Ecosystem Processes and Human Influences
... 2011). Nevertheless, many human actions, natural disturbance effects, and ecosystem processes complicate, mitigate, and potentially counteract the climate effects on streamflow (Meybeck 2003, Jones 2011). Relevant human actions include ongoing disturbance and legacies of past disturbance, as well as ...
... 2011). Nevertheless, many human actions, natural disturbance effects, and ecosystem processes complicate, mitigate, and potentially counteract the climate effects on streamflow (Meybeck 2003, Jones 2011). Relevant human actions include ongoing disturbance and legacies of past disturbance, as well as ...
American Meteorological Society Member Survey on Global
... average temperature has been increasing over the past 150 years, may be increasing more in the future, and that the world’s climate may change as a result.” The investigators received separate emails fr ...
... average temperature has been increasing over the past 150 years, may be increasing more in the future, and that the world’s climate may change as a result.” The investigators received separate emails fr ...
The Role of Local Institutions in Adaptation to Climate Change
... concern its potentially disastrous impacts on the prospects for development, especially for poorer populations in the global South. Earlier writings on climate change had tended to focus more on its links with biodiversity loss, spread of pathogens and diseases, land use planning, ecosystem change, ...
... concern its potentially disastrous impacts on the prospects for development, especially for poorer populations in the global South. Earlier writings on climate change had tended to focus more on its links with biodiversity loss, spread of pathogens and diseases, land use planning, ecosystem change, ...
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... Improve access to and understanding of the characteristics of genetic resources .......... 57 ...
... Improve access to and understanding of the characteristics of genetic resources .......... 57 ...
Ecosystem Processes and Human Influences Regulate Streamflow Response to Climate Change at
... 2011). Nevertheless, many human actions, natural disturbance effects, and ecosystem processes complicate, mitigate, and potentially counteract the climate effects on streamflow (Meybeck 2003, Jones 2011). Relevant human actions include ongoing disturbance and legacies of past disturbance, as well as ...
... 2011). Nevertheless, many human actions, natural disturbance effects, and ecosystem processes complicate, mitigate, and potentially counteract the climate effects on streamflow (Meybeck 2003, Jones 2011). Relevant human actions include ongoing disturbance and legacies of past disturbance, as well as ...
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... at delivering tradable carbon credits to the voluntary markets) or projects demonstrating action towards climate change. The projects should deliver long term sustainable reductions that would not occur in business as usual scenario. ...
... at delivering tradable carbon credits to the voluntary markets) or projects demonstrating action towards climate change. The projects should deliver long term sustainable reductions that would not occur in business as usual scenario. ...
Rethinking the Role of Cost-Benefit Analysis
... does not have the capacity to provide much guidance on climate issues. For CBA to have much relevance to the control of air and water pollution, major legislative changes would be required. But a much more fruitful direction for legislative change in economic terms would be a broad cap-and-trade sys ...
... does not have the capacity to provide much guidance on climate issues. For CBA to have much relevance to the control of air and water pollution, major legislative changes would be required. But a much more fruitful direction for legislative change in economic terms would be a broad cap-and-trade sys ...
Climate Change and Cherry Tree Blossom Festivals in
... Climate Change A unique data set that can potentially supply these insights is the record of annual cherry blossom festivals in Japan. Cherry blossom fes- ...
... Climate Change A unique data set that can potentially supply these insights is the record of annual cherry blossom festivals in Japan. Cherry blossom fes- ...
A Summary of the Effects of Climate Change on
... carbon uptake, and promoting the increased use of wood products over energy-intensive, non-renewable alternatives. • Help resource users and partners participate in a carbon offset market, by working with our partners to ensure that a robust trading system is in place based on rules established in ...
... carbon uptake, and promoting the increased use of wood products over energy-intensive, non-renewable alternatives. • Help resource users and partners participate in a carbon offset market, by working with our partners to ensure that a robust trading system is in place based on rules established in ...
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... found within communities, but which sometimes are not “visible” as formal institutions such as development ...
... found within communities, but which sometimes are not “visible” as formal institutions such as development ...
Resilience to natural hazards: How useful is this concept?
... them. The concept of adaptive capacity has been introduced to reflect this awareness. Adaptive capacity is defined as the ability to plan, prepare for, facilitate, and implement adaptation options. Factors that determine a country’s or community’s adaptive capacity to climate change include its econom ...
... them. The concept of adaptive capacity has been introduced to reflect this awareness. Adaptive capacity is defined as the ability to plan, prepare for, facilitate, and implement adaptation options. Factors that determine a country’s or community’s adaptive capacity to climate change include its econom ...
Uncertainty in climate change projections: the role of internal
... dominates before (after) *2040, while internal variability plays a significant role for interannual air temperature changes before *2010. A follow-up study by Hawkins and Sutton (2010) for regional-scale precipitation found that internal variability is the dominant source of uncertainty for decadal- ...
... dominates before (after) *2040, while internal variability plays a significant role for interannual air temperature changes before *2010. A follow-up study by Hawkins and Sutton (2010) for regional-scale precipitation found that internal variability is the dominant source of uncertainty for decadal- ...
Livestock and Climate Change cows, pigs, and chickens?
... undercounting in official statistics of both pastoral and industrial livestock. Livestock’s Long Shadow not only uses no correction factor for such undercounting, but in some sections actually uses lower numbers than appear in FAO statistics and elsewhere. For example, Livestock’s Long Shadow report ...
... undercounting in official statistics of both pastoral and industrial livestock. Livestock’s Long Shadow not only uses no correction factor for such undercounting, but in some sections actually uses lower numbers than appear in FAO statistics and elsewhere. For example, Livestock’s Long Shadow report ...
appendix - UA Atmospheric Sciences
... different temporal scales”, DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research, $970,020, 8/1/132/28/16, % Effort: 30%, Co-Investigator. “Impact of Total Column Water Vapor Measurements on Short-to-Medium Range Forecasts of North American Monsoon Precipitation”, NSF Large-Scale Dynamics Program, $4 ...
... different temporal scales”, DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research, $970,020, 8/1/132/28/16, % Effort: 30%, Co-Investigator. “Impact of Total Column Water Vapor Measurements on Short-to-Medium Range Forecasts of North American Monsoon Precipitation”, NSF Large-Scale Dynamics Program, $4 ...
A Hybrid Approach to the Valuation of Climate Change
... In this paper we present a systematic attempt to assess economic value of climate change impact on forest ecosystems and human welfare. In the present study, climate change impacts are downscaled to the different European countries, which in turn constitute the elements of our analysis. First, we an ...
... In this paper we present a systematic attempt to assess economic value of climate change impact on forest ecosystems and human welfare. In the present study, climate change impacts are downscaled to the different European countries, which in turn constitute the elements of our analysis. First, we an ...
Climate Change and International Economic Law
... ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AT ODDS IN THE CLIMATE CHANGE ERA In the neoliberal era of economic development, which began in the early 1980s and reached a zenith in the 1990s, developing states entered into international investment agreements with developed states hoping to attract muchneeded foreign capital.9 ...
... ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AT ODDS IN THE CLIMATE CHANGE ERA In the neoliberal era of economic development, which began in the early 1980s and reached a zenith in the 1990s, developing states entered into international investment agreements with developed states hoping to attract muchneeded foreign capital.9 ...
Adapting to Climate Change in Urban Areas
... greenhouse gas emissions. But within each locality, what is needed is a coherent, integrated response to all environmental hazards and risks. There is not much point in discussing how city or municipal governments can adapt to protect the populations within their jurisdiction from risks arising from ...
... greenhouse gas emissions. But within each locality, what is needed is a coherent, integrated response to all environmental hazards and risks. There is not much point in discussing how city or municipal governments can adapt to protect the populations within their jurisdiction from risks arising from ...
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... important food crops are copra, breadfruit and pandanus. These crops used to be abundant during their seasons but harvests are reported to have been disrupted by climatic extremes such as typhoons and droughts in recent years. Prolonged periods of drought over the past twenty years caused changes to ...
... important food crops are copra, breadfruit and pandanus. These crops used to be abundant during their seasons but harvests are reported to have been disrupted by climatic extremes such as typhoons and droughts in recent years. Prolonged periods of drought over the past twenty years caused changes to ...
Small Island Economies
... across the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with the highest concentration of SIDS in the Caribbean and southwest Pacific3 forty-three of them are located in the Caribbean and the Pacific regions. The group includes countries that are relatively rich by developing country standards, such as Singa ...
... across the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with the highest concentration of SIDS in the Caribbean and southwest Pacific3 forty-three of them are located in the Caribbean and the Pacific regions. The group includes countries that are relatively rich by developing country standards, such as Singa ...
When It Rains, It Pours - The Public Interest Network
... warming pollution, while improving energy efficiency and increasing the use of renewable energy. • To protect future generations, the United States should adopt a mandatory cap on global warming pollution that reduces total U.S. emissions by at least 15 to 20 percent by 2020 and by at least 80 perce ...
... warming pollution, while improving energy efficiency and increasing the use of renewable energy. • To protect future generations, the United States should adopt a mandatory cap on global warming pollution that reduces total U.S. emissions by at least 15 to 20 percent by 2020 and by at least 80 perce ...