Sensitivity of Northern Peatland Carbon
... latitude (dark gray), the boreal/taiga biome (light gray), and northern peatland regions based on 0.5° ´ 0.5°-gridded instrumental climate data for the period 1960–1990 [Rawlins and Willmott, 1999]. The location in climate space of C accumulation sites is shown by yellow triangles (site numbers as i ...
... latitude (dark gray), the boreal/taiga biome (light gray), and northern peatland regions based on 0.5° ´ 0.5°-gridded instrumental climate data for the period 1960–1990 [Rawlins and Willmott, 1999]. The location in climate space of C accumulation sites is shown by yellow triangles (site numbers as i ...
Climate change and its impact on the livelihood of farmers and
... Furthermore, those countries with the technical and financial resources and transnational institutions are obliged to set a global precedent, which is currently not the case. The European Union, for instance, committed to an average of eight percent (8%) reduction in emissions by 2012; in 2007 a mer ...
... Furthermore, those countries with the technical and financial resources and transnational institutions are obliged to set a global precedent, which is currently not the case. The European Union, for instance, committed to an average of eight percent (8%) reduction in emissions by 2012; in 2007 a mer ...
Mental Health and Our Changing Climate
... Psychological well-being includes positive emotions, a sense of meaning and purpose, and strong social connections. Although the psychological impacts of climate change may not be obvious, they are no less serious because they can lead to disorders, such as depression, antisocial behavior, and suici ...
... Psychological well-being includes positive emotions, a sense of meaning and purpose, and strong social connections. Although the psychological impacts of climate change may not be obvious, they are no less serious because they can lead to disorders, such as depression, antisocial behavior, and suici ...
Climate Extremes: Challenges in Estimating
... discusses some aspects of projections for the twenty-first century, although this is not its primary focus. Extremes are not discussed on paleo time scales, in the context of the present (i.e., short term forecasting), or in the context of climate surprises (tipping points). These choices reflect ou ...
... discusses some aspects of projections for the twenty-first century, although this is not its primary focus. Extremes are not discussed on paleo time scales, in the context of the present (i.e., short term forecasting), or in the context of climate surprises (tipping points). These choices reflect ou ...
The Effect of Potential Future Climate Change on the Marine
... below those needed to saturate the pore waters and form methane hydrate (Dickens 2001). To explore the effect of climate change on the actual hydrate inventory, a first-order estimate of the volume of hydrate present within the GHSZ is made using a sediment porosity profile that decreases exponentia ...
... below those needed to saturate the pore waters and form methane hydrate (Dickens 2001). To explore the effect of climate change on the actual hydrate inventory, a first-order estimate of the volume of hydrate present within the GHSZ is made using a sediment porosity profile that decreases exponentia ...
Fall 2013 – Imagining our Environmental Future
... elsewhere; and suggestions for how they can serve as a model for people in other places looking to plan for a more resilient future. Ultimately, the goal is to facilitate a conversation among citizens and policymakers about how to advance implementation of the featured initiatives and a future for V ...
... elsewhere; and suggestions for how they can serve as a model for people in other places looking to plan for a more resilient future. Ultimately, the goal is to facilitate a conversation among citizens and policymakers about how to advance implementation of the featured initiatives and a future for V ...
Climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion Early effects on
... The World Health Organization was established in 1948 as a specialized agency of the United Nations serving as the directing and coordinating authority for international health matters and public health. One of WHO’s constitutional functions is to provide objective and reliable information and advi ...
... The World Health Organization was established in 1948 as a specialized agency of the United Nations serving as the directing and coordinating authority for international health matters and public health. One of WHO’s constitutional functions is to provide objective and reliable information and advi ...
Adaptation at the negotiations
... participatory and fully transparent approach, taking into consideration vulnerable groups, communities and ecosystems • The best available science, and as appropriate traditional knowledge • Taking into account their common but differentiated responsibilities ...
... participatory and fully transparent approach, taking into consideration vulnerable groups, communities and ecosystems • The best available science, and as appropriate traditional knowledge • Taking into account their common but differentiated responsibilities ...
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... in global temperatures. • This trend, known as global warming, is believed to be caused by human activities, such as the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas. ...
... in global temperatures. • This trend, known as global warming, is believed to be caused by human activities, such as the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas. ...
Development Aid and Climate Finance: Working Paper 123 (397 kB) (opens in new window)
... emissions, or boost climate-resilience) dissipates as the South reallocates its own resources to achieve the mitigation, adaptation and consumption balance it prefers. Only in the case of least-developed countries, which are unable to adapt fully due to income constraints, will adaptation support le ...
... emissions, or boost climate-resilience) dissipates as the South reallocates its own resources to achieve the mitigation, adaptation and consumption balance it prefers. Only in the case of least-developed countries, which are unable to adapt fully due to income constraints, will adaptation support le ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED LC/CAR/L.302
... vulnerable to events that occur in the United States that impact tourism. Apart from the vulnerability posed by the high dependence on tourists, particularly from one source country, the tourism sector is in imminent danger from another threat – climate change. Climate change presents an increasing ...
... vulnerable to events that occur in the United States that impact tourism. Apart from the vulnerability posed by the high dependence on tourists, particularly from one source country, the tourism sector is in imminent danger from another threat – climate change. Climate change presents an increasing ...
Tasmanian Greenhouse Gas Accounts State Greenhouse Gas
... Emissions from the agriculture sector include methane and nitrous oxide from enteric fermentation in livestock, manure management, crops, agricultural and forest soils, agricultural burning as well as prescribed burning of savannas. In 2011-12, agricultural emissions contributed about 30 per cent (2 ...
... Emissions from the agriculture sector include methane and nitrous oxide from enteric fermentation in livestock, manure management, crops, agricultural and forest soils, agricultural burning as well as prescribed burning of savannas. In 2011-12, agricultural emissions contributed about 30 per cent (2 ...
PRECIS – The Hadley Centre Regional Climate Modelling system
... How will the boundary conditions for PRECIS be supplied? The boundary conditions and other Hadley Centre fields required to drive PRECIS will be supplied on tape or hard disk. Requests for these data will be made through the PRECIS web site. In order to reduce costs, Hadley Centre boundary condition ...
... How will the boundary conditions for PRECIS be supplied? The boundary conditions and other Hadley Centre fields required to drive PRECIS will be supplied on tape or hard disk. Requests for these data will be made through the PRECIS web site. In order to reduce costs, Hadley Centre boundary condition ...
Visual Images and the Rhetoric of Environmental Advocacy
... they make appeals to ethos and logos. He explains that environmental image campaigns make ethical appeals to their public audience through rearticulating environmental issues as social injustice and inequality. DeLuca also posits that public audiences can be persuaded to a conservationist agenda thr ...
... they make appeals to ethos and logos. He explains that environmental image campaigns make ethical appeals to their public audience through rearticulating environmental issues as social injustice and inequality. DeLuca also posits that public audiences can be persuaded to a conservationist agenda thr ...
2. Global warming is occurring
... of global warming," said Peter Frumhoff, Director of Science and Policy at UCS. "The good news is that by taking action today to dramatically reduce our emissions, we can avoid much of the warming projected in this report." The new IPCC Working Group I Summary for Policymakers synthesizes the curren ...
... of global warming," said Peter Frumhoff, Director of Science and Policy at UCS. "The good news is that by taking action today to dramatically reduce our emissions, we can avoid much of the warming projected in this report." The new IPCC Working Group I Summary for Policymakers synthesizes the curren ...
Author`s personal copy - Santa Clara University
... year. Therefore, the rate and amount of future diversions will largely depend on the future climatic and hydrologic conditions within the MLB; however, to the best of our knowledge, these have not previously been assessed. The MLB represents an important and unique ecosystem for several species. The ...
... year. Therefore, the rate and amount of future diversions will largely depend on the future climatic and hydrologic conditions within the MLB; however, to the best of our knowledge, these have not previously been assessed. The MLB represents an important and unique ecosystem for several species. The ...
challenges in quantifying changes in the global water cycle
... observing ships (NOCSv2.0); Berry and Kent 2009, 2011] using in situ data (for measurement techniques and more background as well as dataset information, see the supplement), and results are quite robust across different data products (e.g., Dai 2006; Willett et al. 2007, 2013). Combined land and oc ...
... observing ships (NOCSv2.0); Berry and Kent 2009, 2011] using in situ data (for measurement techniques and more background as well as dataset information, see the supplement), and results are quite robust across different data products (e.g., Dai 2006; Willett et al. 2007, 2013). Combined land and oc ...
Boreal Forest and Climate Change
... and very sparsely populated north, with a gradient of increasing human impact to the south. 7 In fact, more than half of the world´s remaining large tracts of relatively undisturbed forest are boreal forests in Canada and Russia.1 The most intensely managed part of the boreal forest is in Scandinav ...
... and very sparsely populated north, with a gradient of increasing human impact to the south. 7 In fact, more than half of the world´s remaining large tracts of relatively undisturbed forest are boreal forests in Canada and Russia.1 The most intensely managed part of the boreal forest is in Scandinav ...
Rapport (Engels)
... this first type of reduction measures can be either direct or indirect. Direct reduction means measures that directly reduce the emission of greenhouse gas sources, like for example integrating technologies that make it possible for sources to emit less greenhouse gases. Regulations that stimulate o ...
... this first type of reduction measures can be either direct or indirect. Direct reduction means measures that directly reduce the emission of greenhouse gas sources, like for example integrating technologies that make it possible for sources to emit less greenhouse gases. Regulations that stimulate o ...
Mountains for the world_2.indd
... With the Year, the Mountain Agenda gained new momentum and many new initiatives materialised, including the Adelboden Group out of which the SARD-M (Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Mountains) project emerged, GLOCHAMORE (Global Change in Mountain Regions), and the Mountain Research ...
... With the Year, the Mountain Agenda gained new momentum and many new initiatives materialised, including the Adelboden Group out of which the SARD-M (Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Mountains) project emerged, GLOCHAMORE (Global Change in Mountain Regions), and the Mountain Research ...
National Climate Change Strategy
... socio-economic systems. This was augmented by national consultations with various stakeholders ranging from zonal workshops which were undertaken to collect and collate views from individuals at community level, create awareness on climate change impacts and the need for a Strategy to harmonize on-g ...
... socio-economic systems. This was augmented by national consultations with various stakeholders ranging from zonal workshops which were undertaken to collect and collate views from individuals at community level, create awareness on climate change impacts and the need for a Strategy to harmonize on-g ...
4.2. Physics enriched by the climate change
... Heat waves with over 27 oC temperature exhibited a three-day increase during the 1901-2006 period. Flash floods caused by torrential rain. Monitoring of flash floods depends on population density, due to the small coverage of such phenomena. Chronicles usually mention them in connection with large d ...
... Heat waves with over 27 oC temperature exhibited a three-day increase during the 1901-2006 period. Flash floods caused by torrential rain. Monitoring of flash floods depends on population density, due to the small coverage of such phenomena. Chronicles usually mention them in connection with large d ...
The Land Use Model Intercomparison Project (LUMIP) contribution
... the effects on climate from LULCC relative to all forcings, (2) separation of biogeochemical from biogeophysical effects of land use, (3) the unique impacts of land-cover change vs. land-use change, (4) modulation of land-use impact on climate by land–atmosphere coupling strength, and (5) the extent ...
... the effects on climate from LULCC relative to all forcings, (2) separation of biogeochemical from biogeophysical effects of land use, (3) the unique impacts of land-cover change vs. land-use change, (4) modulation of land-use impact on climate by land–atmosphere coupling strength, and (5) the extent ...
achieving a climate for health
... intended to be a comprehensive list of all organizations working on an issue, nor are they intended as recommendations for funding. ...
... intended to be a comprehensive list of all organizations working on an issue, nor are they intended as recommendations for funding. ...
Green jobs and skills: the local labour market implications of
... opportunity to re-think our global model of growth within the challenge of moving towards a cleaner, lowcarbon economy is mobilising intelligence and innovative thinking worldwide to identify policies, measures, and strategies for future green growth. Beyond the volatile elements of these movements, ...
... opportunity to re-think our global model of growth within the challenge of moving towards a cleaner, lowcarbon economy is mobilising intelligence and innovative thinking worldwide to identify policies, measures, and strategies for future green growth. Beyond the volatile elements of these movements, ...