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Agroforestry from Mediterranean Partner Countries: Report on
... precipitation decrease (Terink et al., 2013). Whilst societies in this region have historically adapted to water scarcity there is a need for alternative approaches, including the use of agroforestry systems, to deal with these environmental constraints to agricultural production. As described in Se ...
... precipitation decrease (Terink et al., 2013). Whilst societies in this region have historically adapted to water scarcity there is a need for alternative approaches, including the use of agroforestry systems, to deal with these environmental constraints to agricultural production. As described in Se ...
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
... decade than global warming. A large body of evidence CO2 concentration and temperature. An example of one demonstrates that global temperatures are rising. Eleven such correlation is shown in Figure 1. A strong connection exists between temperature and atmospheric CO2 content, of the past 12 years r ...
... decade than global warming. A large body of evidence CO2 concentration and temperature. An example of one demonstrates that global temperatures are rising. Eleven such correlation is shown in Figure 1. A strong connection exists between temperature and atmospheric CO2 content, of the past 12 years r ...
Shifting Course: Climate Adaptation for Water Management Institutions
... variability and change. Therefore, the question may be framed simply: What are the qualities of institutions that make them successful in adapting to climate change? This question sparked great interest and lively debate at a conference session organized by WWF, IUCN, and Conservation International ...
... variability and change. Therefore, the question may be framed simply: What are the qualities of institutions that make them successful in adapting to climate change? This question sparked great interest and lively debate at a conference session organized by WWF, IUCN, and Conservation International ...
Longterm climate forcings to assess vulnerability in North Africa dry
... climate, we used species distribution modelling (SDM) to estimate its potential range. Then, SDM was used to estimate its potential distribution during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM; 21,000 BP) and the Middle Holocene (Mid-Holocene; 6,000 BP). Model predictions for past scenarios were compared with ...
... climate, we used species distribution modelling (SDM) to estimate its potential range. Then, SDM was used to estimate its potential distribution during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM; 21,000 BP) and the Middle Holocene (Mid-Holocene; 6,000 BP). Model predictions for past scenarios were compared with ...
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... factors – as if on a knife-edge – some that we know well and others where knowledge is incomplete. Clouds are one Achilles heel, and aerosol particles another. There are also probably things that we don’t yet know that we don’t know. Still, the models provide a good description of the observed clima ...
... factors – as if on a knife-edge – some that we know well and others where knowledge is incomplete. Clouds are one Achilles heel, and aerosol particles another. There are also probably things that we don’t yet know that we don’t know. Still, the models provide a good description of the observed clima ...
The Third Oregon Climate Assessment Report
... Oregon must do more to adapt to climate changes already underway. Climate change is happening here, now. The climate in our dear state is already changing and will continue to change. We know much about the expected effects of climate change that Oregon is likely to see. We must strive, in our gover ...
... Oregon must do more to adapt to climate changes already underway. Climate change is happening here, now. The climate in our dear state is already changing and will continue to change. We know much about the expected effects of climate change that Oregon is likely to see. We must strive, in our gover ...
Air-mass Origin in the Arctic. Part II: Response to Increases in
... (Barnes and Polvani 2013; Simpson et al. 2014). And yet, while strong longitudinal variations in the jet response may have large impacts on regional transport and climate (Simpson et al. 2014), these transport changes have yet to be assessed. In addition to future changes in the tropospheric midlati ...
... (Barnes and Polvani 2013; Simpson et al. 2014). And yet, while strong longitudinal variations in the jet response may have large impacts on regional transport and climate (Simpson et al. 2014), these transport changes have yet to be assessed. In addition to future changes in the tropospheric midlati ...
The Third Oregon Climate Assessment Report
... Oregon must do more to adapt to climate changes already underway. Climate change is happening here, now. The climate in our dear state is already changing and will continue to change. We know much about the expected effects of climate change that Oregon is likely to see. We must strive, in our gover ...
... Oregon must do more to adapt to climate changes already underway. Climate change is happening here, now. The climate in our dear state is already changing and will continue to change. We know much about the expected effects of climate change that Oregon is likely to see. We must strive, in our gover ...
CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION, AND THE PUGET SOUND REGION
... Warming is already driving change Global climate change is not a future phenomenon but an active process that is currently underway. Warming of the earth’s surface since the pre-industrial era is well-documented and has resulted in losses in snow and ice, sea level rise, and, in some regions, shifts ...
... Warming is already driving change Global climate change is not a future phenomenon but an active process that is currently underway. Warming of the earth’s surface since the pre-industrial era is well-documented and has resulted in losses in snow and ice, sea level rise, and, in some regions, shifts ...
A Briefing for Councillors
... At the recent COP21 climate negotiations in Paris, world leaders agreed to ambitious (and necessary) goals to address climate change, keeping temperature increases to within 1.5 degrees. We know that it will not be possible to meet these goals while we continue to dig up and burn fossil fuels. Witho ...
... At the recent COP21 climate negotiations in Paris, world leaders agreed to ambitious (and necessary) goals to address climate change, keeping temperature increases to within 1.5 degrees. We know that it will not be possible to meet these goals while we continue to dig up and burn fossil fuels. Witho ...
GEP_CourseGuide_2012
... This course examines the key actors and political dynamics shaping global environmental issues. Environmental challenges are profoundly political and involve issues of power, sovereignty, justice and political action. The global dimension of environmental issues pose additional distinctive challenge ...
... This course examines the key actors and political dynamics shaping global environmental issues. Environmental challenges are profoundly political and involve issues of power, sovereignty, justice and political action. The global dimension of environmental issues pose additional distinctive challenge ...
The Third Oregon Climate Assessment Report
... Oregon must do more to adapt to climate changes already underway. Climate change is happening here, now. The climate in our dear state is already changing and will continue to change. We know much about the expected effects of climate change that Oregon is likely to see. We must strive, in our gover ...
... Oregon must do more to adapt to climate changes already underway. Climate change is happening here, now. The climate in our dear state is already changing and will continue to change. We know much about the expected effects of climate change that Oregon is likely to see. We must strive, in our gover ...
Insights to Key Questions about Climate Change
... were a century ago. Important conclusions from these data are that i) regional climate trends over the past 50-100 years that are consistent with theoretical expectations of an enhanced greenhouse effect (for example, higher precipitation and more heavy rainfall events in northern mid-latitudes) do ...
... were a century ago. Important conclusions from these data are that i) regional climate trends over the past 50-100 years that are consistent with theoretical expectations of an enhanced greenhouse effect (for example, higher precipitation and more heavy rainfall events in northern mid-latitudes) do ...
Protecting Climate Progress - League of Conservation Voters
... Despite the difficult electoral outcomes, we are proud of our efforts this election cycle. This year we spent more than ever before—over $45 million—and we came away with an array of important successes, particularly at the state level. In North Carolina, Washington and Montana—all of LCV’s priority ...
... Despite the difficult electoral outcomes, we are proud of our efforts this election cycle. This year we spent more than ever before—over $45 million—and we came away with an array of important successes, particularly at the state level. In North Carolina, Washington and Montana—all of LCV’s priority ...
Semiarid watershed response in central New Mexico and its
... Numerical watershed models are useful tools to address the impact of climate change on hydrologic processes in the Southwest US. A range of simulation tools exist for capturing differences in precipitation and temperature on the basin response, ranging from lumped models (e.g., Rango and van Katwijk ...
... Numerical watershed models are useful tools to address the impact of climate change on hydrologic processes in the Southwest US. A range of simulation tools exist for capturing differences in precipitation and temperature on the basin response, ranging from lumped models (e.g., Rango and van Katwijk ...
attachment-1311-CRGE Facility TERMS OF REFERENCE
... (COP 17) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). 5. Over 60 Green Economy initiatives have been identified for their potential to ensure that Ethiopia’s 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels do not exceed the current 150 megatonne CO2 equivalent. This avoids about ...
... (COP 17) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). 5. Over 60 Green Economy initiatives have been identified for their potential to ensure that Ethiopia’s 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels do not exceed the current 150 megatonne CO2 equivalent. This avoids about ...
Climate challenge – the safety`s off
... However, the sun is not just a white disc 150 million kilometres away, and the number of sunspots does not give a good picture of the sun’s activity. Henrik Lundstedt at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Lund paints a more dynamic portrait of an active corona sun with solar flares and solar ...
... However, the sun is not just a white disc 150 million kilometres away, and the number of sunspots does not give a good picture of the sun’s activity. Henrik Lundstedt at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Lund paints a more dynamic portrait of an active corona sun with solar flares and solar ...
a chapter for the Handbook of Macroeconomics
... within the area of sustainability more broadly. Finally, Section 2 should be viewed as a delivering a building block for the IAMs to be discussed later in the chapter, in particular that in Section 5. In Section 4, we take our second step and develop a very simple, static integrated assessment model ...
... within the area of sustainability more broadly. Finally, Section 2 should be viewed as a delivering a building block for the IAMs to be discussed later in the chapter, in particular that in Section 5. In Section 4, we take our second step and develop a very simple, static integrated assessment model ...
The Climate Change Generation?
... On some issues people feel that they have all the information they need in order to form a firm opinion, while on other issuesthey would like more information before making up their mind. For global warming, where would you place yourself? ...
... On some issues people feel that they have all the information they need in order to form a firm opinion, while on other issuesthey would like more information before making up their mind. For global warming, where would you place yourself? ...
Assessing risk of and adaptation to sea-level rise
... Specifically, the new data on elevation and areal extents were calculated for the EU27 countries using data from the more detailed SRTM digital elevation model (Rabus et al. 2003; http://srtm.usgs.gov/). Due to their higher resolution (90 m instead of 1 km) SRTM data are better suited to regional-sc ...
... Specifically, the new data on elevation and areal extents were calculated for the EU27 countries using data from the more detailed SRTM digital elevation model (Rabus et al. 2003; http://srtm.usgs.gov/). Due to their higher resolution (90 m instead of 1 km) SRTM data are better suited to regional-sc ...
Coastal Evolution, Behaviour and Climate Change
... established a wealth of information about coastal evolution and change since the last glacial maximum. Palaeo-environmental evidence can also help us understand more about past fluctuations of climate for example during peak periods known in Europe as the Medieval Warm Phase and the Little Ice Age. ...
... established a wealth of information about coastal evolution and change since the last glacial maximum. Palaeo-environmental evidence can also help us understand more about past fluctuations of climate for example during peak periods known in Europe as the Medieval Warm Phase and the Little Ice Age. ...
Australian horticulture`s response to climate change and
... study focused on the gathering of knowledge on work already undertaken in the area of climate variability and climate change, and the potential for the Australian vegetable industry to capitalise on tools and programs currently available. The Final Report “Climate Change and Climate Variability – Ri ...
... study focused on the gathering of knowledge on work already undertaken in the area of climate variability and climate change, and the potential for the Australian vegetable industry to capitalise on tools and programs currently available. The Final Report “Climate Change and Climate Variability – Ri ...
Key players` perspective on climate change in the Mediterranean
... that have the capacity to bolster the region’s low-carbon development in a consistent and structured manner. The Union for the Mediterranean is the intergovernmental mechanism for political dialogue between the EuroMediterranean nations. It is an essential instrument for making the Mediterranean reg ...
... that have the capacity to bolster the region’s low-carbon development in a consistent and structured manner. The Union for the Mediterranean is the intergovernmental mechanism for political dialogue between the EuroMediterranean nations. It is an essential instrument for making the Mediterranean reg ...