Slide 1
... Production of climate predictions and climate change projections (global scale, regional focuses). Communication of the results and information obtained to a broad range of users: decision makers and stakeholders, political bodies and public administration, researchers from other disciplines. Coordi ...
... Production of climate predictions and climate change projections (global scale, regional focuses). Communication of the results and information obtained to a broad range of users: decision makers and stakeholders, political bodies and public administration, researchers from other disciplines. Coordi ...
Climate Variability and Change: Introduction
... section is ENSO (observations, mechanisms and impacts (teleconnections). In addition we will discuss decadal variability – important to be aware of this when attempting to attribute anomalies to a “global warming” trend. We will discuss how climate predictions are made ...
... section is ENSO (observations, mechanisms and impacts (teleconnections). In addition we will discuss decadal variability – important to be aware of this when attempting to attribute anomalies to a “global warming” trend. We will discuss how climate predictions are made ...
Newsletter 2. Jan-March 2011
... increase finance for sustainable land management through climate change financing mechanisms in Central Africa”, the EX-ACT tool was briefly presented by FAO for UNFCCC and UNCCD focal points of Central Africa. During the workshop, participants expressed the need to identify, formulate and implement ...
... increase finance for sustainable land management through climate change financing mechanisms in Central Africa”, the EX-ACT tool was briefly presented by FAO for UNFCCC and UNCCD focal points of Central Africa. During the workshop, participants expressed the need to identify, formulate and implement ...
Crisis? What Crisis? - Sustainable Futures Institute
... greenhouse gases (water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone). E5.4C Analyze the empirical relationship between the emissions of carbon dioxide, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, and the average global temperature over the past 150 years. E5.4D Based on evidence of observable ch ...
... greenhouse gases (water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone). E5.4C Analyze the empirical relationship between the emissions of carbon dioxide, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, and the average global temperature over the past 150 years. E5.4D Based on evidence of observable ch ...
Climate is changing
... Estimates of future deposition and fluxes of substances like sulphur , nitrogen oxides, and carbondioxide depend on future emissions. Atmospheric factors are less important than emission changes. In the narrow coastal zone plant and animal communities have to adapt to changing climate and to land up ...
... Estimates of future deposition and fluxes of substances like sulphur , nitrogen oxides, and carbondioxide depend on future emissions. Atmospheric factors are less important than emission changes. In the narrow coastal zone plant and animal communities have to adapt to changing climate and to land up ...
What are the risks of a changing climate?
... 1. Place water in a glass (#1) and add ice until the water level is even with the rim of the glass. 2. Fill another glass (#2) with ice so it is higher than the edge of glass. 3. Fill glass #2 with water. 4. As ice melts, what is the difference between the levels of glass #1 versus glass #2? ...
... 1. Place water in a glass (#1) and add ice until the water level is even with the rim of the glass. 2. Fill another glass (#2) with ice so it is higher than the edge of glass. 3. Fill glass #2 with water. 4. As ice melts, what is the difference between the levels of glass #1 versus glass #2? ...
A MODEL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE CAPACITY
... temperatures in the north central part of Nigeria will increase by up to 3.5°C ...
... temperatures in the north central part of Nigeria will increase by up to 3.5°C ...
Steven McNulty - NSTA Learning Center
... Steven McNulty Southern Global Change Program USDA Forest Service ...
... Steven McNulty Southern Global Change Program USDA Forest Service ...
gpi nuclear briefing q#859A.qxd
... Since the first assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1990, it has been clear that even if industrialised countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to zero, it will not be enough to stabilise atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Hence action by all countries i ...
... Since the first assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1990, it has been clear that even if industrialised countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to zero, it will not be enough to stabilise atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Hence action by all countries i ...
Global Warming
... Risk Assessment Using your knowledge about global warming, you need to complete a risk assessment which clearly shows the consequences of taking action or not taking action against global warming. Consider the political, social, economic, and environmental aspects ...
... Risk Assessment Using your knowledge about global warming, you need to complete a risk assessment which clearly shows the consequences of taking action or not taking action against global warming. Consider the political, social, economic, and environmental aspects ...
Chapter 21: Global Climate Change (2013)
... can be likened to a top running down, and beginning to wobble back and forth on its axis. • The precession of Earth wobbles from pointing at Polaris (North Star) to pointing at the star Vega. • When this shift to the axis pointing at Vega occurs, Vega would then be considered the North Star. This to ...
... can be likened to a top running down, and beginning to wobble back and forth on its axis. • The precession of Earth wobbles from pointing at Polaris (North Star) to pointing at the star Vega. • When this shift to the axis pointing at Vega occurs, Vega would then be considered the North Star. This to ...
Satellite Data - Galileo Movement
... and other areas of northern Russia were natural vents for large scale CO2 outgassing, exacerbating global warming fears. ...
... and other areas of northern Russia were natural vents for large scale CO2 outgassing, exacerbating global warming fears. ...
Hauger Climate security
... • Shift from climate change perspective to one of climate-related global changes. • Better integrate social and ecological sciences to inform decisions. • Build an integrated observational system that connects observations of the physical environment with social and ecological observations. ...
... • Shift from climate change perspective to one of climate-related global changes. • Better integrate social and ecological sciences to inform decisions. • Build an integrated observational system that connects observations of the physical environment with social and ecological observations. ...
(donors) - JICA/Japanese Embassy, Mr. Kosuke Takeda
... active participation in formulating a future framework on climate change in which all major economies participate in more responsible manner Japanese assistance can promote the Indonesian Government’s measures addressing climate change and also boost the international efforts to cope with climate ...
... active participation in formulating a future framework on climate change in which all major economies participate in more responsible manner Japanese assistance can promote the Indonesian Government’s measures addressing climate change and also boost the international efforts to cope with climate ...
Effects of Stratospheric Ozone Depletion the Environment and
... many ways that it's hard to predict the outcomes. Scientists are becoming more aware that they have to focus their research on the many interactive processes that are occurring, rather than on just one event. This makes the science both exciting, and a challenge for future generations, and opens up ...
... many ways that it's hard to predict the outcomes. Scientists are becoming more aware that they have to focus their research on the many interactive processes that are occurring, rather than on just one event. This makes the science both exciting, and a challenge for future generations, and opens up ...
ESPON Climate Change project
... • The EU-wide approach is complemented with in-depth case study analyses to: – Provide a deeper understanding of the impacts of climate change at the regional / local levels – Apply the EU-wide methodology at the case study level – Use the findings from the case studies to refine the findings from t ...
... • The EU-wide approach is complemented with in-depth case study analyses to: – Provide a deeper understanding of the impacts of climate change at the regional / local levels – Apply the EU-wide methodology at the case study level – Use the findings from the case studies to refine the findings from t ...
ppt
... One definition: “CRM focuses on pressing issues of here and now while factoring in projected changes” (WB) Protecting against climate hazards so climate opportunities can be utilized Methodology to increase decision-making as a major pathway to adaptation for climate change by leveraging climate sci ...
... One definition: “CRM focuses on pressing issues of here and now while factoring in projected changes” (WB) Protecting against climate hazards so climate opportunities can be utilized Methodology to increase decision-making as a major pathway to adaptation for climate change by leveraging climate sci ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in North America
... Let’s look at wheat, which is important to large swaths of North America. At least two options are open to farmers in adapting to climate change to maximize benefits from thermal resources: change the planting date and/or the variety. Sometimes increased irrigation is also an option. For a 1 or 1.5° ...
... Let’s look at wheat, which is important to large swaths of North America. At least two options are open to farmers in adapting to climate change to maximize benefits from thermal resources: change the planting date and/or the variety. Sometimes increased irrigation is also an option. For a 1 or 1.5° ...
Climate Change - Province of British Columbia
... and achieve environmental, social and economic sustainability. Climate change impacts present risks and opportunities in B.C.’s transition to a green economy. Climate variability and extreme events have already affected B.C.’s natural resources and environment, and B.C. has begun to address these ad ...
... and achieve environmental, social and economic sustainability. Climate change impacts present risks and opportunities in B.C.’s transition to a green economy. Climate variability and extreme events have already affected B.C.’s natural resources and environment, and B.C. has begun to address these ad ...
Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast (CCRUN)
... U.S.&are&at&the&vanguard&of&resilience&efforts,&in&part&due&to&the& involvement&of&CCRUN&scienHsts&in&each&city’s&efforts.&However,( prepara+on(for(the(full(range(of(climate(risks(facing(the(region( requires(much(more(work.(The&primary&challenge&is&to(make(these( resilience(efforts(–(both(underway(and( ...
... U.S.&are&at&the&vanguard&of&resilience&efforts,&in&part&due&to&the& involvement&of&CCRUN&scienHsts&in&each&city’s&efforts.&However,( prepara+on(for(the(full(range(of(climate(risks(facing(the(region( requires(much(more(work.(The&primary&challenge&is&to(make(these( resilience(efforts(–(both(underway(and( ...
Towards Reviewing and Reshaping Comprehensive Disaster
... Temperature increases: 11 of the 12 warmest years on record have occurred in the last 12 years. If concentrations of all GHG and aerosols kept constant at 2000 levels, further warming of 0.1degrees C would be expected * ‘Very likely” that extreme heat events and heavy precipitation will become more ...
... Temperature increases: 11 of the 12 warmest years on record have occurred in the last 12 years. If concentrations of all GHG and aerosols kept constant at 2000 levels, further warming of 0.1degrees C would be expected * ‘Very likely” that extreme heat events and heavy precipitation will become more ...
Powerpoints - Paws.wcu.edu.
... Why the excitement about costs? First, there is uncertainty about the true costs. Second, there is a high up front cost as energy inefficient capital is replaced, while cost savings are spread over time. Third, some sectors of the economy will be hurt more drastically than others (for exampl ...
... Why the excitement about costs? First, there is uncertainty about the true costs. Second, there is a high up front cost as energy inefficient capital is replaced, while cost savings are spread over time. Third, some sectors of the economy will be hurt more drastically than others (for exampl ...
EMB Science Commentary
... To understand this question, it is helpful to look back in time. There are two main drivers for sea-level rise: the loss of land ice and the expansion of the oceanic water column due to an increase in water temperature (thermal expansion). At the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), which occurred around 21 ...
... To understand this question, it is helpful to look back in time. There are two main drivers for sea-level rise: the loss of land ice and the expansion of the oceanic water column due to an increase in water temperature (thermal expansion). At the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), which occurred around 21 ...
IPCC - wcrp-climate.org
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (page 49) stated: “Climate change is expected to exacerbate current stresses on water resources from population growth and economic and land-use change, including urbanisation. On a regional scale, mountain snow pack, glaciers and small ice caps play a cruci ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (page 49) stated: “Climate change is expected to exacerbate current stresses on water resources from population growth and economic and land-use change, including urbanisation. On a regional scale, mountain snow pack, glaciers and small ice caps play a cruci ...