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Integrated climate and land use change scenarios for California
... use/land cover change scenarios Downscaled global climate models Water supply Soil carbon Grassland Climate change adaptation ...
... use/land cover change scenarios Downscaled global climate models Water supply Soil carbon Grassland Climate change adaptation ...
The effects of climate change in the Netherlands
... The scientifically undisputable changes in the climate and extreme weather conditions elsewhere raise questions as to the possible effects for the Netherlands. At the beginning of 2005, the State Secretary for the Environment posed a number of pertinent questions to the Netherlands Environment Asses ...
... The scientifically undisputable changes in the climate and extreme weather conditions elsewhere raise questions as to the possible effects for the Netherlands. At the beginning of 2005, the State Secretary for the Environment posed a number of pertinent questions to the Netherlands Environment Asses ...
Final Report
... Within the last 200 years both summer and winter tourism emerged as core economic sectors within the Alpine countries. After the Mediterranean Region the Alps are the second most favoured holiday destination in Europe. With 60 million overnight guests tourism is the most important economic sector in ...
... Within the last 200 years both summer and winter tourism emerged as core economic sectors within the Alpine countries. After the Mediterranean Region the Alps are the second most favoured holiday destination in Europe. With 60 million overnight guests tourism is the most important economic sector in ...
A Region Responds to a Changing Climate
... Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe Counties, their municipalities and partners, has worked over the past two years to develop this plan with an initial five-year horizon. The plan is a critical milestone of the Compact, entered into by Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties in Jan ...
... Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe Counties, their municipalities and partners, has worked over the past two years to develop this plan with an initial five-year horizon. The plan is a critical milestone of the Compact, entered into by Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties in Jan ...
Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research The Met. Office
... suggested two scenarios of emissions reductions which stabilised CO2 concentrations at 750 ppm and 550 ppm, about twice present-day and pre-industrial levels respectively. The profiles of anthropogenic emissions and the resulting CO2 concentration profiles are shown below; it can be seen that emissi ...
... suggested two scenarios of emissions reductions which stabilised CO2 concentrations at 750 ppm and 550 ppm, about twice present-day and pre-industrial levels respectively. The profiles of anthropogenic emissions and the resulting CO2 concentration profiles are shown below; it can be seen that emissi ...
Farming in a Changing Climate in Manitoba
... nant enteric fermentation (i.e. livestock burps), account for one-third of Manitoba’s total greenhouse gas emissions. This is about equal to the contribution from burning fossil fuels for transportation. Although carbon dioxide (CO2) is ...
... nant enteric fermentation (i.e. livestock burps), account for one-third of Manitoba’s total greenhouse gas emissions. This is about equal to the contribution from burning fossil fuels for transportation. Although carbon dioxide (CO2) is ...
F-Gas information point
... HFC in some applications can be more important than the impact resulting from the HFC used if it was emitted (which is not necessarily the case). • Energy efficiency improvements from using HFCs and the impact of their use through the lifetime of the equipment should thus be ...
... HFC in some applications can be more important than the impact resulting from the HFC used if it was emitted (which is not necessarily the case). • Energy efficiency improvements from using HFCs and the impact of their use through the lifetime of the equipment should thus be ...
Climate warming and Bergmann`s rule through time: is
... (Gould and Lewontin 1979). Therefore, we need to establish the adaptive nature of size changes and their plastic or genetic basis (Gienapp et al. 2008; Hansen et al. 2012; Meril€a and Hendry 2014). Here, we review the evidence that (i) decreases in body size through time have occurred with recent cl ...
... (Gould and Lewontin 1979). Therefore, we need to establish the adaptive nature of size changes and their plastic or genetic basis (Gienapp et al. 2008; Hansen et al. 2012; Meril€a and Hendry 2014). Here, we review the evidence that (i) decreases in body size through time have occurred with recent cl ...
Net carbon uptake has increased through warming-induced changes in temperate forest phenology LETTERS
... terrestrial ecosystems. Warmer springs, for example, stimulate an early emergence from winter dormancy, leading to an extension of an ecosystem’s carbon uptake period10 . Warmer autumns, on the other hand, are thought to lead to carbon losses from ecosystems due to a greater increase in respiration ...
... terrestrial ecosystems. Warmer springs, for example, stimulate an early emergence from winter dormancy, leading to an extension of an ecosystem’s carbon uptake period10 . Warmer autumns, on the other hand, are thought to lead to carbon losses from ecosystems due to a greater increase in respiration ...
Palutikof
... • There are procedures to deal with ‘grey literature’ • Submissions of literature and/or text can be made to the appropriate CLA, the Co-Chairs or the TSU, for consideration IPCC Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability ...
... • There are procedures to deal with ‘grey literature’ • Submissions of literature and/or text can be made to the appropriate CLA, the Co-Chairs or the TSU, for consideration IPCC Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability ...
Climate Change in Zimbabwe - Konrad-Adenauer
... Natural resources Zimbabwe has abundant natural resources, including minerals, agricultural land, water, natural vegetation and wildlife. The population in both urban and rural areas depends heavily on ecosystem services that provide a clean, regular water supply, fertile soils and trees for fuel, b ...
... Natural resources Zimbabwe has abundant natural resources, including minerals, agricultural land, water, natural vegetation and wildlife. The population in both urban and rural areas depends heavily on ecosystem services that provide a clean, regular water supply, fertile soils and trees for fuel, b ...
the caribbean and climate change
... called “rapid stabilization” or “low-impact”—the world begins taking action in the very near future and greatly reduces emissions by mid-century with additional decreases through the end of the century. Under the pessimistic scenario—called “business-as-usual” or “high-impact”— greenhouse gas emissi ...
... called “rapid stabilization” or “low-impact”—the world begins taking action in the very near future and greatly reduces emissions by mid-century with additional decreases through the end of the century. Under the pessimistic scenario—called “business-as-usual” or “high-impact”— greenhouse gas emissi ...
Blue Nile Runoff Sensitivity to Climate Change
... the distributed hydrological model from monthly GCM outputs. The combined system was used to assess the sensitivity of upper Blue Nile flows at Diem flow gauging station to changes in future rainfall during the June-September rainy season based on output from three GCMs. The assessment also incorpor ...
... the distributed hydrological model from monthly GCM outputs. The combined system was used to assess the sensitivity of upper Blue Nile flows at Diem flow gauging station to changes in future rainfall during the June-September rainy season based on output from three GCMs. The assessment also incorpor ...
Long-Term Climate Change Commitment and Reversibility: An EMIC Intercomparison Please share
... then gradually cools. The initial warming is due to the fast elimination of the negative radiative forcing associated with aerosols, which have a short atmospheric residence time. Greenhouse gases, on the other hand, have a longer atmospheric lifetime and their concentration and associated radiative ...
... then gradually cools. The initial warming is due to the fast elimination of the negative radiative forcing associated with aerosols, which have a short atmospheric residence time. Greenhouse gases, on the other hand, have a longer atmospheric lifetime and their concentration and associated radiative ...
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... of the balanced growth equivalent, which was sadly lacking from the Stern Review. The Stern Review diverged from the usual approaches of calculating the welfare impact of climate change employed in the literature (Pearce et al., 1996; Smith et al., 2001) in a number of ways. For one, it presented th ...
... of the balanced growth equivalent, which was sadly lacking from the Stern Review. The Stern Review diverged from the usual approaches of calculating the welfare impact of climate change employed in the literature (Pearce et al., 1996; Smith et al., 2001) in a number of ways. For one, it presented th ...
Representation of Extreme Precipitation Events Leading to Opposite
... processes go beyond the scope of ESMs. For this reason, the nested regional climate modeling technique was developed to downscale the ESMs results to the regional scale, and thus these models are called Regional Climate Models (RCMs). By simulating the climate at a limited model domain, the higher-r ...
... processes go beyond the scope of ESMs. For this reason, the nested regional climate modeling technique was developed to downscale the ESMs results to the regional scale, and thus these models are called Regional Climate Models (RCMs). By simulating the climate at a limited model domain, the higher-r ...
Water-based Adhesives for Flexible Packaging
... The main driver of environmental differences among the alternatives is the production of the solvent of the solvent-based PU adhesive system. The main economic differences originate from the additional costs for the solvent of the solvent-based PU system and from differences in the adhesive prod ...
... The main driver of environmental differences among the alternatives is the production of the solvent of the solvent-based PU adhesive system. The main economic differences originate from the additional costs for the solvent of the solvent-based PU system and from differences in the adhesive prod ...
FAO - NWP: Climate Related Risks and Extreme Events 2007 (pp.3-10)
... best practices for climate change adaptation. Adaptation activities need also to focus on securing agricultural productivity in a sustainable manner. The improved use of Early Warning and Information Systems (EWIS) and Disaster Information Management Systems (DIMS), the short- and long-term impact o ...
... best practices for climate change adaptation. Adaptation activities need also to focus on securing agricultural productivity in a sustainable manner. The improved use of Early Warning and Information Systems (EWIS) and Disaster Information Management Systems (DIMS), the short- and long-term impact o ...
A Global Response to HFCs through Fair and
... could adopt similar guidelines for its support to transition economies. Another useful measure would be to fund the drawing up of HFC inventories in developing countries, many of which do not have a clear picture of their current patterns of HFC consumption. ...
... could adopt similar guidelines for its support to transition economies. Another useful measure would be to fund the drawing up of HFC inventories in developing countries, many of which do not have a clear picture of their current patterns of HFC consumption. ...
- Student Organizations
... DEFINITIONAL ISSUES AND CONCERNS MOSTAFA MAHMUD NASER ABSTRACT The impacts of climate change are likely to affect the lives of millions of people around the globe. With the predicted dangers of climate change displacement, the existing international legal framework and its laws and institutions do ...
... DEFINITIONAL ISSUES AND CONCERNS MOSTAFA MAHMUD NASER ABSTRACT The impacts of climate change are likely to affect the lives of millions of people around the globe. With the predicted dangers of climate change displacement, the existing international legal framework and its laws and institutions do ...
A comprehensive review of climate adaptation in the United States
... and stresses existing social, institutional, and legal arrangements. While a changing climate may create some new opportunities, the pace and magnitude of these changes will make historical planning and management practices insufficient to protect people and property. Building codes and landscaping ...
... and stresses existing social, institutional, and legal arrangements. While a changing climate may create some new opportunities, the pace and magnitude of these changes will make historical planning and management practices insufficient to protect people and property. Building codes and landscaping ...
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... threatens the very existence of humankind on the earth. It is against this background, that Ghana signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in June 1992, after the Convention was adopted on 9 May 1992. The climate Convention entered ...
... threatens the very existence of humankind on the earth. It is against this background, that Ghana signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in June 1992, after the Convention was adopted on 9 May 1992. The climate Convention entered ...
A review of the history of safety
... that this was the best place to locate the cost of workplace accidents came later. For example, it was two decades later in 1910, that Crystal Eastman published a major report, Work accidents and the Law, presenting results of research by the Russell Sage Foundation examining industrial accidents in ...
... that this was the best place to locate the cost of workplace accidents came later. For example, it was two decades later in 1910, that Crystal Eastman published a major report, Work accidents and the Law, presenting results of research by the Russell Sage Foundation examining industrial accidents in ...