assessment of the vulnerability of rural livelihoods in the Pacific to
... Whilst the EVI climate change sub-index provides a comprehensive assessment of environmental vulnerability, it fails to take into account the broader economic and social capitals and interactions that are reflected in the broad range of livelihood strategies operating in the Pacific. The EVI also pr ...
... Whilst the EVI climate change sub-index provides a comprehensive assessment of environmental vulnerability, it fails to take into account the broader economic and social capitals and interactions that are reflected in the broad range of livelihood strategies operating in the Pacific. The EVI also pr ...
PNAS proof
... vulnerability levels in low- and high-income countries have been converging, due to a relatively strong trend of vulnerability reduction in developing countries. Finally, we present projections of flood losses and fatalities under 100 individual scenario and model combinations, and three possible gl ...
... vulnerability levels in low- and high-income countries have been converging, due to a relatively strong trend of vulnerability reduction in developing countries. Finally, we present projections of flood losses and fatalities under 100 individual scenario and model combinations, and three possible gl ...
the Measurement Problem Advances Pol. Psych. (forthcoming) PRELIMINARY DRAFT
... general education has been understood to have the aim of imparting the capacity to recognize and use pertinent scientific information in ordinary decisionmaking—personal, professional, and civic (Baron 1993). Someone who attains this form of “ordinary science intelligence” will no doubt have acquire ...
... general education has been understood to have the aim of imparting the capacity to recognize and use pertinent scientific information in ordinary decisionmaking—personal, professional, and civic (Baron 1993). Someone who attains this form of “ordinary science intelligence” will no doubt have acquire ...
Border Tax Adjustments and Developing Countries
... Conventional analysis has primarily reviewed this important policy question through the lens of economic policy analysis or the legality under the WTO. Some researchers argue that BTAs are required for economic efficiency in carbon abatement.5 Others consider that such a proposal would be a nuclear ...
... Conventional analysis has primarily reviewed this important policy question through the lens of economic policy analysis or the legality under the WTO. Some researchers argue that BTAs are required for economic efficiency in carbon abatement.5 Others consider that such a proposal would be a nuclear ...
Potential Impacts of Contemporary Changing Climate on Caribbean
... associated impacts were discussed, and estimates of sea-level rise were projected, t6 The estimates were based on observed changes during the past century, though these estimates are largely uncertain. The historical trend in global relative sea-level rise is in the order of an increase of about 12 ...
... associated impacts were discussed, and estimates of sea-level rise were projected, t6 The estimates were based on observed changes during the past century, though these estimates are largely uncertain. The historical trend in global relative sea-level rise is in the order of an increase of about 12 ...
2014, a climate emergency
... Two months ago, on 8 November 2013, a devastating typhoon struck south-central islands in the Philippines. There were early warnings of what was to come, but over 6,000 people were killed and hundreds of thousands of homes and livelihoods destroyed [2]. Some initial news reports indicated that wind ...
... Two months ago, on 8 November 2013, a devastating typhoon struck south-central islands in the Philippines. There were early warnings of what was to come, but over 6,000 people were killed and hundreds of thousands of homes and livelihoods destroyed [2]. Some initial news reports indicated that wind ...
Collapse Informatics - Donald Bren School of Information and
... the magnitude of change by reducing the causes of change (e.g., greenhouse gas emissions). Mitigation reduces the need for future adaptation, if it occurs soon enough and with sufficient scale to avoid a tipping point. But, if change becomes inevitable and begins to occur (i.e., as opportunities to ...
... the magnitude of change by reducing the causes of change (e.g., greenhouse gas emissions). Mitigation reduces the need for future adaptation, if it occurs soon enough and with sufficient scale to avoid a tipping point. But, if change becomes inevitable and begins to occur (i.e., as opportunities to ...
Historical Overview of Climate Change Science
... to evolve over recent decades, increasing evidence of anthropogenic influences on climate change has been found. Correspondingly, the IPCC has made increasingly more definitive statements about human impacts on climate. Debate has stimulated a wide variety of climate change research. The results of ...
... to evolve over recent decades, increasing evidence of anthropogenic influences on climate change has been found. Correspondingly, the IPCC has made increasingly more definitive statements about human impacts on climate. Debate has stimulated a wide variety of climate change research. The results of ...
Climate Change Effects on Vegetation Distribution and Carbon
... resolutionfor the same two transientscenariosafter they were averaged and transformedinto equilibrium scenarios, and the results were compared to those of MC1. Our objectives were thus to use both the static model MAPSS and the dynamic model MC1 to simulate (a) vegetation distribution(both models), ...
... resolutionfor the same two transientscenariosafter they were averaged and transformedinto equilibrium scenarios, and the results were compared to those of MC1. Our objectives were thus to use both the static model MAPSS and the dynamic model MC1 to simulate (a) vegetation distribution(both models), ...
Cognitive and affective risk judgements related to climate change
... attention in the last decades. The attention is motivated by claims that GCC will cause enormous worldwide problems in the future, and that it constitutes a challenge for humanity to mitigate or adapt to (United Nations’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC], 2007a, 2007b). Attention is ...
... attention in the last decades. The attention is motivated by claims that GCC will cause enormous worldwide problems in the future, and that it constitutes a challenge for humanity to mitigate or adapt to (United Nations’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC], 2007a, 2007b). Attention is ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... independent from climate policy, can significantly reduce emissions. Similarly, non-climate development policies at multiple scales can affect adaptive capacity and vulnerability. In this context, UNDP’s climate change strategy is to support the design of integrated climate change (adaptation and mi ...
... independent from climate policy, can significantly reduce emissions. Similarly, non-climate development policies at multiple scales can affect adaptive capacity and vulnerability. In this context, UNDP’s climate change strategy is to support the design of integrated climate change (adaptation and mi ...
BIBLIOGRAPHY BOMAL-O, CARLA G. APRIL 2012. Documentation
... has already been seen to affect crops, especially when these environmental conditions occur during the critical conditions of the crops. On the other hand, excessive moisture could also cause substantial crop losses due to flooding and loss of nutrients and soil erosion. The predicted changes in tem ...
... has already been seen to affect crops, especially when these environmental conditions occur during the critical conditions of the crops. On the other hand, excessive moisture could also cause substantial crop losses due to flooding and loss of nutrients and soil erosion. The predicted changes in tem ...
Field Survey of Vulnerable Glacial Lakes in Kangchenjunga
... Nepal, India and China. It emphasized that the nineteenths was the hottest decade and 1998 the hottest year of millennium. ASTER shows that the 200 observed mountain glaciers have globally reduced by 6000 to 8000 km³ between 1961 and 1990. OECD (2003) studied the effects of climate change on develop ...
... Nepal, India and China. It emphasized that the nineteenths was the hottest decade and 1998 the hottest year of millennium. ASTER shows that the 200 observed mountain glaciers have globally reduced by 6000 to 8000 km³ between 1961 and 1990. OECD (2003) studied the effects of climate change on develop ...
How positive is the feedback between climate change and the
... explored the ecosystem level response to enhanced CO2 . These data show that forest ecosystems have an enhanced growth rate under elevated CO2 (25% increase for a 200 ppmv increase in atmospheric CO2 ) (DeLucia et al., 1999) but still a reduced increase in soil carbon (Schlesinger and Lichter, 2001) ...
... explored the ecosystem level response to enhanced CO2 . These data show that forest ecosystems have an enhanced growth rate under elevated CO2 (25% increase for a 200 ppmv increase in atmospheric CO2 ) (DeLucia et al., 1999) but still a reduced increase in soil carbon (Schlesinger and Lichter, 2001) ...
The Influence on Climate Change of Differing Scenarios for Future
... independent policy analysis, and public education in global environmental change. It seeks to provide leadership in understanding scientific, economic, and ecological aspects of this difficult issue, and combining them into policy assessments that serve the needs of ongoing national and internationa ...
... independent policy analysis, and public education in global environmental change. It seeks to provide leadership in understanding scientific, economic, and ecological aspects of this difficult issue, and combining them into policy assessments that serve the needs of ongoing national and internationa ...
Chapter 3: U.S. Legal Developments: Legislative, Executive, and
... and stronger winter storms. Impacts of climate change are likely to become more severe, affecting water resources, altering ecosystems, and challenging crop and livestock production. Higher sea levels and storm surges will threaten coastal areas. Climate change may exacerbate other social and enviro ...
... and stronger winter storms. Impacts of climate change are likely to become more severe, affecting water resources, altering ecosystems, and challenging crop and livestock production. Higher sea levels and storm surges will threaten coastal areas. Climate change may exacerbate other social and enviro ...
Motivated Rejection of Science
... More than 90% of climate scientists agree that the global climate is changing largely due to human CO2 emissions (Anderegg, Prall, Harold, & Schneider, 2010; Doran & Zimmerman, 2009).1 There are indications that the 2007 assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was conserva ...
... More than 90% of climate scientists agree that the global climate is changing largely due to human CO2 emissions (Anderegg, Prall, Harold, & Schneider, 2010; Doran & Zimmerman, 2009).1 There are indications that the 2007 assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was conserva ...
Exploring Climate Patterns Embedded in Global Climate Change
... Geographic Information Systems (GIS) offers a new methodological framework to study the interaction of atmospheric and oceanic processes. The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event is one such event with a global impact on weather patterns. On the other hand, the increase in CO2 can have signific ...
... Geographic Information Systems (GIS) offers a new methodological framework to study the interaction of atmospheric and oceanic processes. The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event is one such event with a global impact on weather patterns. On the other hand, the increase in CO2 can have signific ...
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... components, and the global scope. By addressing these issues specifically, we advance the understanding of climate change impacts, and show how ecosystems and humans adjust and adapt to climate change. At this point, the discussion revolves around the methodology we will use, while future papers wil ...
... components, and the global scope. By addressing these issues specifically, we advance the understanding of climate change impacts, and show how ecosystems and humans adjust and adapt to climate change. At this point, the discussion revolves around the methodology we will use, while future papers wil ...
NPS SWAN report - UAF SNAP - University of Alaska Fairbanks
... these areas. National Park Service (NPS) managers have been exploring scenario planning as an alternative approach for science-based decision-making in the face of an uncertain future. Climate change scenarios will help prepare NPS Alaska park managers for impending changes to make informed decision ...
... these areas. National Park Service (NPS) managers have been exploring scenario planning as an alternative approach for science-based decision-making in the face of an uncertain future. Climate change scenarios will help prepare NPS Alaska park managers for impending changes to make informed decision ...
1 - Australian Human Rights Commission
... reduce the value of these destinations for tourism. Sea-level rise is expected to exacerbate inundation, storm surge, erosion and other coastal hazards, thus threatening vital infrastructure, settlements and facilities that support the livelihood of island communities. Climate change is projected by ...
... reduce the value of these destinations for tourism. Sea-level rise is expected to exacerbate inundation, storm surge, erosion and other coastal hazards, thus threatening vital infrastructure, settlements and facilities that support the livelihood of island communities. Climate change is projected by ...
The Economic Climate: Establishing Expert Consensus on the
... Just over twenty years ago, William Nordhaus published the results of what is likely the most influential economic survey about the effects of climate change to date (Nordhaus, 1994). In the oftcited survey, Nordhaus interviewed 19 experts on climate change (10 economists, four other social scientis ...
... Just over twenty years ago, William Nordhaus published the results of what is likely the most influential economic survey about the effects of climate change to date (Nordhaus, 1994). In the oftcited survey, Nordhaus interviewed 19 experts on climate change (10 economists, four other social scientis ...
The effects of climate changes on aquifer storage
... The three (one present, two future) annual series of smoothed daily recharge estimates for the Chalk and Triassic sandstone aquifers are shown in Fig. 6(a) and (b), expressed in dimensionless form. Assuming that the proportion of excess rainfall going to recharge remains constant, the percentage cha ...
... The three (one present, two future) annual series of smoothed daily recharge estimates for the Chalk and Triassic sandstone aquifers are shown in Fig. 6(a) and (b), expressed in dimensionless form. Assuming that the proportion of excess rainfall going to recharge remains constant, the percentage cha ...
Climate Change and Food Systems
... radiative forcing drives both. In the absence of complete mitigation, society needs, in the long term, to adapt to gradual changes in the means and distributions of temperatures and precipitation. Depending on the speed and direction of these trends, incremental or transformative adaptation is neede ...
... radiative forcing drives both. In the absence of complete mitigation, society needs, in the long term, to adapt to gradual changes in the means and distributions of temperatures and precipitation. Depending on the speed and direction of these trends, incremental or transformative adaptation is neede ...