Climate Change and Vector-borne Diseases: An Economic Impact
... habitat is a function of the ambient temperature [12,19]. Rainfall rises the abundance of the breeding habitat while higher temperature increases the malaria risk by shortening the malaria parasites development-cycle [20]. The average life span of a mosquito carrying malaria parasites is about 21 da ...
... habitat is a function of the ambient temperature [12,19]. Rainfall rises the abundance of the breeding habitat while higher temperature increases the malaria risk by shortening the malaria parasites development-cycle [20]. The average life span of a mosquito carrying malaria parasites is about 21 da ...
Simulating climate change and its effects on the wind energy
... HIRLAM, several changes have been made to the radiation scheme, the turbulence scheme and the cloud parameterization. A new land surface scheme has been developed and implemented in RCA3, which is described in detail in Samuelsson et al.14 Within a model grid cell, several tiles with different surfa ...
... HIRLAM, several changes have been made to the radiation scheme, the turbulence scheme and the cloud parameterization. A new land surface scheme has been developed and implemented in RCA3, which is described in detail in Samuelsson et al.14 Within a model grid cell, several tiles with different surfa ...
Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change
... profound changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean that have serious implications for marine species, with concomitant risks to marine industries dependent on those species (Hartmann et al., 2013; Rhein et al., 2013; Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2014; Pörtner et al., 2014). The global o ...
... profound changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean that have serious implications for marine species, with concomitant risks to marine industries dependent on those species (Hartmann et al., 2013; Rhein et al., 2013; Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2014; Pörtner et al., 2014). The global o ...
Draft African Union Strategy on Climate Change (2015)
... Future climate change will continue to affect people, economies, and the environment differently in different places on the continent. Some African countries have and will confront risks from sea level rise, extreme weather, including stifling heat, intense rains, and powerful storm surges. Others h ...
... Future climate change will continue to affect people, economies, and the environment differently in different places on the continent. Some African countries have and will confront risks from sea level rise, extreme weather, including stifling heat, intense rains, and powerful storm surges. Others h ...
Simple Messages Help Set the Record Straight about Scientific
... that human-caused climate change is occurring. A 2013 survey showed that only 42% of American adults believe “most scientists think global warming is happening.” Moreover, only about 1 in 5 survey respondents (22%) estimated the level of agreement among climate scientists at more than 80%; the most ...
... that human-caused climate change is occurring. A 2013 survey showed that only 42% of American adults believe “most scientists think global warming is happening.” Moreover, only about 1 in 5 survey respondents (22%) estimated the level of agreement among climate scientists at more than 80%; the most ...
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[City/Town/County] of [Jurisdiction]
... buying recycled products, green building and Bay-Friendly Landscaping play an important role in a local government’s emission mitigation strategy. In fact, climate change mitigation can be seen as an umbrella under which the agency’s programs play a substantial role. ...
... buying recycled products, green building and Bay-Friendly Landscaping play an important role in a local government’s emission mitigation strategy. In fact, climate change mitigation can be seen as an umbrella under which the agency’s programs play a substantial role. ...
The Critical Decade 2013
... in combination with other stresses, is increasing the risk of species extinctions and threatening many iconic ecosystems including the Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu National Park and the alpine zone. 4. One quarter of the way into the Critical Decade it is clear: some progress is being made globally to ...
... in combination with other stresses, is increasing the risk of species extinctions and threatening many iconic ecosystems including the Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu National Park and the alpine zone. 4. One quarter of the way into the Critical Decade it is clear: some progress is being made globally to ...
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... These stepwise changes during the late 1990s accompanied basin-scale climate change in the Pacific. Figure 1 shows the observed changes in surface air temperature and precipitation from the 1991–1995 period to the 2000–2004 period. A significant increase in surface air temperature is observed in the w ...
... These stepwise changes during the late 1990s accompanied basin-scale climate change in the Pacific. Figure 1 shows the observed changes in surface air temperature and precipitation from the 1991–1995 period to the 2000–2004 period. A significant increase in surface air temperature is observed in the w ...
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... predicting man-made climate change due to global warming. Our approach also allows to relate variations in marine biota to alterations in OMZ strength by exploring the sensitivity of marine life to changes in oxygenation under natural conditions. These findings may prove instrumental for predictions ...
... predicting man-made climate change due to global warming. Our approach also allows to relate variations in marine biota to alterations in OMZ strength by exploring the sensitivity of marine life to changes in oxygenation under natural conditions. These findings may prove instrumental for predictions ...
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[City/Town/County] of [Jurisdiction]
... buying recycled products, green building and Bay-Friendly Landscaping play an important role in a local government’s emission mitigation strategy. In fact, climate change mitigation can be seen as an umbrella under which the agency’s programs play a substantial role. ...
... buying recycled products, green building and Bay-Friendly Landscaping play an important role in a local government’s emission mitigation strategy. In fact, climate change mitigation can be seen as an umbrella under which the agency’s programs play a substantial role. ...
Climate Change Effects on Forest and Alpine (and Western Prairie
... Disturbances (e.g., droughts, insect outbreaks, grazing, and fire) are part of the ecological history of most ecosystems and influence ecological communities and landscapes.25 Both human-induced and natural disturbances shape ecosystems by influencing species composition, structure, and function (e. ...
... Disturbances (e.g., droughts, insect outbreaks, grazing, and fire) are part of the ecological history of most ecosystems and influence ecological communities and landscapes.25 Both human-induced and natural disturbances shape ecosystems by influencing species composition, structure, and function (e. ...
Ho Chi Minh City Adaptation to Climate Change
... HCMC. But there is still time to develop appropriate solutions and to adapt. Detailed adaptation planning is the key to a resilient HCMC. All sectors and areas will have to consider the impact of climate change in their development plans, and will require adaptation plans and guidance. Balance in ad ...
... HCMC. But there is still time to develop appropriate solutions and to adapt. Detailed adaptation planning is the key to a resilient HCMC. All sectors and areas will have to consider the impact of climate change in their development plans, and will require adaptation plans and guidance. Balance in ad ...
Committee on America's Climate Choices; National Research Council
... change? This is the fundamental question addressed by America’s Climate Choices—a suite of activities requested by the U.S. Congress and conducted by the U.S. National Research Council. Book shelves and the internet are replete with studies of climate change: Why conduct another one? First among the ...
... change? This is the fundamental question addressed by America’s Climate Choices—a suite of activities requested by the U.S. Congress and conducted by the U.S. National Research Council. Book shelves and the internet are replete with studies of climate change: Why conduct another one? First among the ...
Carbon pricing: how best to use the revenue?
... economy in a market-friendly way (Bowen, 2011). It can also raise considerable amounts of revenue for governments, which in turn raises a crucial question: how should these new revenues be spent? This question matters because the potential level of revenue from pricing carbon, whether by taxation or ...
... economy in a market-friendly way (Bowen, 2011). It can also raise considerable amounts of revenue for governments, which in turn raises a crucial question: how should these new revenues be spent? This question matters because the potential level of revenue from pricing carbon, whether by taxation or ...
Assessing and Enhancing Adaptive Capacity
... On the other hand, information on socio-economic systems, including both past and possible future evolution, is important. Within these evolving socio-economic and developmental contexts, viable adaptation strategies can be designed. Adaptation and capacity development strategies must also be accept ...
... On the other hand, information on socio-economic systems, including both past and possible future evolution, is important. Within these evolving socio-economic and developmental contexts, viable adaptation strategies can be designed. Adaptation and capacity development strategies must also be accept ...
The Geopolitics of Climate Change
... capacity as a stand-alone report, this document has the ambition of being suitable for use by a European and international readership of scholars and policymakers. In its capacity as a first study in a series of many with a more specifically Swedish focus, an important task of this report is to iden ...
... capacity as a stand-alone report, this document has the ambition of being suitable for use by a European and international readership of scholars and policymakers. In its capacity as a first study in a series of many with a more specifically Swedish focus, an important task of this report is to iden ...
Institutionalizing delay
... was devoted to climate change activities. But these income breakdowns provide a measure of the sources of funding of the CCCM organizations, and thus their means of resource mobilization. The percentage distribution of income for these three different types of organizations is presented in Figure S- ...
... was devoted to climate change activities. But these income breakdowns provide a measure of the sources of funding of the CCCM organizations, and thus their means of resource mobilization. The percentage distribution of income for these three different types of organizations is presented in Figure S- ...
The Geopolitics of Climate Change
... capacity as a stand-alone report, this document has the ambition of being suitable for use by a European and international readership of scholars and policymakers. In its capacity as a first study in a series of many with a more specifically Swedish focus, an important task of this report is to iden ...
... capacity as a stand-alone report, this document has the ambition of being suitable for use by a European and international readership of scholars and policymakers. In its capacity as a first study in a series of many with a more specifically Swedish focus, an important task of this report is to iden ...
Projections of Future Climate Change in the 21st Century
... Research/National Institute for Environmental Studies (CCSR/NIES) CGCM used by Emori et al. (1999). From now on, we refer to the updated CGCM as CCSR/NIES2 and to the previous one as CCSR/NIES1. Although most of the dynamical and physical components of CCSR/NIES2 are exactly the same as those of CCS ...
... Research/National Institute for Environmental Studies (CCSR/NIES) CGCM used by Emori et al. (1999). From now on, we refer to the updated CGCM as CCSR/NIES2 and to the previous one as CCSR/NIES1. Although most of the dynamical and physical components of CCSR/NIES2 are exactly the same as those of CCS ...
Diplom/Master`s Thesis - Institute for the Study of Society and
... Hayhoe, Katharine, Laurence S. Kalkstein, Norman Miller, Susanne C. Moser, Scott C. Sheridan, Michael Dettinger. “A Tale of Two Cities: Climate Change, Extreme Heat, and Heat Mortality in California.” Environmental Health Perspectives, to be submitted. ...
... Hayhoe, Katharine, Laurence S. Kalkstein, Norman Miller, Susanne C. Moser, Scott C. Sheridan, Michael Dettinger. “A Tale of Two Cities: Climate Change, Extreme Heat, and Heat Mortality in California.” Environmental Health Perspectives, to be submitted. ...
Options for Marine Turtles - Organization of American States
... increase in atmospheric CO2 over the 21st Century 3, with consequences for society and ecosystems. Mitigation efforts alone are therefore insufficient for reducing climate change impacts on natural and societal systems and there is growing interest and research into climate change adaptation 4. Adap ...
... increase in atmospheric CO2 over the 21st Century 3, with consequences for society and ecosystems. Mitigation efforts alone are therefore insufficient for reducing climate change impacts on natural and societal systems and there is growing interest and research into climate change adaptation 4. Adap ...
Agenda training aviation ETS - Environment and Climate Regional
... Direct emissions from aviation account for about 3% of the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions. The large majority of these emissions stem from international flights. By 2020, global international aviation emissions are projected to be around 70% higher than in 2005 even if fuel efficiency improves ...
... Direct emissions from aviation account for about 3% of the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions. The large majority of these emissions stem from international flights. By 2020, global international aviation emissions are projected to be around 70% higher than in 2005 even if fuel efficiency improves ...
The Effects of Climate Change and Urbanization on
... hydrological cycle. This is of particular concern for highly urbanized basins, which are considered more vulnerable to changes in climate. Because the majority of previous studies have addressed the influences of either climate or urban land cover changes on runoff, there is a lack of research inves ...
... hydrological cycle. This is of particular concern for highly urbanized basins, which are considered more vulnerable to changes in climate. Because the majority of previous studies have addressed the influences of either climate or urban land cover changes on runoff, there is a lack of research inves ...
Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines
... List of tables Table A-1 Vulnerabilities of source waters to climate change .............................................................. 37 Table A-2: General climate change trends for source waters ............................................................... 38 Table A-3: Detailed modelling of ...
... List of tables Table A-1 Vulnerabilities of source waters to climate change .............................................................. 37 Table A-2: General climate change trends for source waters ............................................................... 38 Table A-3: Detailed modelling of ...