Climate Change Adaptation for Natural World Heritage Sites A
... The impact of climate change on World Heritage natural and cultural properties was brought to the attention of the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2005 by a group of concerned organizations and individuals. The Committee requested the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration wi ...
... The impact of climate change on World Heritage natural and cultural properties was brought to the attention of the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2005 by a group of concerned organizations and individuals. The Committee requested the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration wi ...
Climate Change: Kyoto Protocol and International Actions
... The concerns over climate change, often termed “global warming,” have emerged both in the United States and internationally as major policy issues. Reports in 2007 of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provided additional scientific underpinnings for these concerns, ...
... The concerns over climate change, often termed “global warming,” have emerged both in the United States and internationally as major policy issues. Reports in 2007 of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provided additional scientific underpinnings for these concerns, ...
Modeling plant species distributions under future climates: how fine
... Recent studies suggest that species distribution models (SDMs) based on fine-scale climate data may provide markedly different estimates of climate-change impacts than coarse-scale models. However, these studies disagree in their conclusions of how scale influences projected species distributions. I ...
... Recent studies suggest that species distribution models (SDMs) based on fine-scale climate data may provide markedly different estimates of climate-change impacts than coarse-scale models. However, these studies disagree in their conclusions of how scale influences projected species distributions. I ...
International Legal Protection for Climate Refugees: Where Lies the
... limate change and sea level rise are not just mere words for the Maldivian people; they are a grim reality that is consuming their nation. Sea level rise presents one of the gravest dangers for the Maldives because of its already low-lying characteristics. As the levels continue to rise, the nation ...
... limate change and sea level rise are not just mere words for the Maldivian people; they are a grim reality that is consuming their nation. Sea level rise presents one of the gravest dangers for the Maldives because of its already low-lying characteristics. As the levels continue to rise, the nation ...
Assessing the impact of climate change on ecosystem services in
... involved; their timing and frequency; the range within which they vary; where they occur geographically; how they act in combination; which ecosystems or components of ecosystems are affected; and the sensitivity of different ecosystems to the changes in environmental conditions. It is widely accept ...
... involved; their timing and frequency; the range within which they vary; where they occur geographically; how they act in combination; which ecosystems or components of ecosystems are affected; and the sensitivity of different ecosystems to the changes in environmental conditions. It is widely accept ...
A Credible Foundation for Long Term International
... energy users with conflict between two private sector groups: permit owners and energy users. It doesn’t eliminate the difficulty of reducing emissions but it does even out the political landscape and reduces the pressure on future governments to repeal the policy. Despite this advantage, an interna ...
... energy users with conflict between two private sector groups: permit owners and energy users. It doesn’t eliminate the difficulty of reducing emissions but it does even out the political landscape and reduces the pressure on future governments to repeal the policy. Despite this advantage, an interna ...
Fritz Reusswig, Lutz Meyer-Ohlendorf Social Representation of
... Climate change is one of the most striking problems in the world today, not only politically, but also economically. It has gained international political importance, however only in the last two decades. Before, it has long been mainly a scientific problem. This is not only because of its complexity ...
... Climate change is one of the most striking problems in the world today, not only politically, but also economically. It has gained international political importance, however only in the last two decades. Before, it has long been mainly a scientific problem. This is not only because of its complexity ...
PDF - Journal of Resources and Ecology
... precipitation and warming in spring from late April to early June; the EGS remained unchanged (Cong et al., 2016), as did rainfall from mid-August to mid-October and temperature from late September to October. Further analysis indicated that the threshold of precipitation was 80–120 mm for the BGS a ...
... precipitation and warming in spring from late April to early June; the EGS remained unchanged (Cong et al., 2016), as did rainfall from mid-August to mid-October and temperature from late September to October. Further analysis indicated that the threshold of precipitation was 80–120 mm for the BGS a ...
Making Climate Data Relevant to Decision Making:
... Section 1: Introduction and Executive Summary Throughout the world, there is a major need for climate change science to inform on-the-ground adaptation planning. However, a big gap exists between the well-developed state of climate science and decision-makers preparing for a future climate. There i ...
... Section 1: Introduction and Executive Summary Throughout the world, there is a major need for climate change science to inform on-the-ground adaptation planning. However, a big gap exists between the well-developed state of climate science and decision-makers preparing for a future climate. There i ...
international legal implications of climate change for the polar
... Council and the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings. So far, discussion within these institutions has focused on the science of climate change, and it is certainly the case that research done within both regions has made important contributions to regional and global knowledge. The development of ...
... Council and the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings. So far, discussion within these institutions has focused on the science of climate change, and it is certainly the case that research done within both regions has made important contributions to regional and global knowledge. The development of ...
Climate in the Pacific: a regional summary of new science and
... Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste are already experiencing higher temperatures, shifts in rainfall patterns, rising sea levels and changes in frequency and intensity of extreme climate events, with further changes expected long into the future as a result of climate change associated with human activi ...
... Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste are already experiencing higher temperatures, shifts in rainfall patterns, rising sea levels and changes in frequency and intensity of extreme climate events, with further changes expected long into the future as a result of climate change associated with human activi ...
Regional Assessment
... and TC Winston struck Fiji on 20 February 2016. Severe TC Winston is the strongest cyclone ever recorded in the Southern hemisphere in terms of wind strength and caused extensive destruction totalling FJD 2 billion in costs. Apart from cyclones, the region is also prone to floods, droughts and non-c ...
... and TC Winston struck Fiji on 20 February 2016. Severe TC Winston is the strongest cyclone ever recorded in the Southern hemisphere in terms of wind strength and caused extensive destruction totalling FJD 2 billion in costs. Apart from cyclones, the region is also prone to floods, droughts and non-c ...
Iyigun et al._2013_Clustering climate regions of
... gas in the atmosphere, also called global warming (Türkeş 2008a, 2011). As a result of this, rise in global surface temperatures followed by the alteration in hydrological cycle, a shift in climate belts, the occurrence of more frequent and severe heat waves, extreme rains in some regions and severe ...
... gas in the atmosphere, also called global warming (Türkeş 2008a, 2011). As a result of this, rise in global surface temperatures followed by the alteration in hydrological cycle, a shift in climate belts, the occurrence of more frequent and severe heat waves, extreme rains in some regions and severe ...
Bias corrections of global models for regional climate simulations
... important to also remember that the GCM data were generated at a coarse resolution, where local processes and terrain heterogeneity were not taken into account. It also is possible that statistical downscaling methods developed on past climate might not hold true under climate change conditions. An ...
... important to also remember that the GCM data were generated at a coarse resolution, where local processes and terrain heterogeneity were not taken into account. It also is possible that statistical downscaling methods developed on past climate might not hold true under climate change conditions. An ...
Initial national communication on climate change: St. Vincent and
... St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a small Eastern Caribbean island state consisting of 30 islands, inlets, and cays with a total land area of 345 Km². These islands are part of the Windward Island chain of the Lesser Antilles. Most of the land area and 91 percent of the country’s population of 111,1 ...
... St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a small Eastern Caribbean island state consisting of 30 islands, inlets, and cays with a total land area of 345 Km². These islands are part of the Windward Island chain of the Lesser Antilles. Most of the land area and 91 percent of the country’s population of 111,1 ...
Flood risk and climate change: global and regional perspectives
... The Special Report on “Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation” of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), here abbreviated to SREX report (Field et al. 2012), critically assessed the recent scientific literature on climate change and the ...
... The Special Report on “Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation” of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), here abbreviated to SREX report (Field et al. 2012), critically assessed the recent scientific literature on climate change and the ...
Climate Change and State Consent - U
... these respectively the universal method and the club method since this is how they are known by many contemporary commentators. What are these two methods? The Universal Method The universal method is illustrated by the current main approach to treaty construction in approaching climate change. It i ...
... these respectively the universal method and the club method since this is how they are known by many contemporary commentators. What are these two methods? The Universal Method The universal method is illustrated by the current main approach to treaty construction in approaching climate change. It i ...
Global Change and Air Quality, In: Technical challenges of multipollutant air quality management,
... reduced frequency and northward shift of mid-latitude cyclones. Such a trend in cyclone activity is a robust feature of GCMs at least in winter (Lambert and Fyfe 2006), and can be explained by weakening of the meridional thermal gradient due to strong Arctic warming. Observations for the past severa ...
... reduced frequency and northward shift of mid-latitude cyclones. Such a trend in cyclone activity is a robust feature of GCMs at least in winter (Lambert and Fyfe 2006), and can be explained by weakening of the meridional thermal gradient due to strong Arctic warming. Observations for the past severa ...
What to include in INDCs - Low Emission Capacity Building
... This presentation report was prepared by NewClimate Institute on behalf of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the United Nations Development Project (UNDP), under the project Experiences and lessons learned in the preparation of INDCs. The contents express the vi ...
... This presentation report was prepared by NewClimate Institute on behalf of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the United Nations Development Project (UNDP), under the project Experiences and lessons learned in the preparation of INDCs. The contents express the vi ...
Australia and New Zealand
... and agriculture, changed natural ecosystems, reduced seasonal snow cover, and glacier shrinkage [11.2.1, 11.2.3]. ...
... and agriculture, changed natural ecosystems, reduced seasonal snow cover, and glacier shrinkage [11.2.1, 11.2.3]. ...
Changing Communities: Changing Climate,
... that protect their local citizens, environment and economy. ICLEI is an association of local governments that are committed to sustainability. ICLEI works with its members to build the capacity of municipal staff and elected officials to fulfill this commitment. We develop process-based frameworks a ...
... that protect their local citizens, environment and economy. ICLEI is an association of local governments that are committed to sustainability. ICLEI works with its members to build the capacity of municipal staff and elected officials to fulfill this commitment. We develop process-based frameworks a ...
Ocean-Based Food Security Threatened in a High CO2
... acidification, its dependence on and consumption of fish and seafood and its level of adaptive capacity based on several socioeconomic factors. Country rankings are developed for risks from climate change and ocean acidification independently, as well as from both problems combined. Fish and seafood ...
... acidification, its dependence on and consumption of fish and seafood and its level of adaptive capacity based on several socioeconomic factors. Country rankings are developed for risks from climate change and ocean acidification independently, as well as from both problems combined. Fish and seafood ...
Ocean-Based Food Security Threatened in a High CO2 World
... acidification, its dependence on and consumption of fish and seafood and its level of adaptive capacity based on several socioeconomic factors. Country rankings are developed for risks from climate change and ocean acidification independently, as well as from both problems combined. Fish and seafood ...
... acidification, its dependence on and consumption of fish and seafood and its level of adaptive capacity based on several socioeconomic factors. Country rankings are developed for risks from climate change and ocean acidification independently, as well as from both problems combined. Fish and seafood ...
Challenges of a Sustained Climate Observing System
... Moreover, because the climate is changing from natural and human influences (IPCC 2007) it is an imperative to document what is happening, understand those changes and their causes, sort out the human contribution, and make projections and predictions on various time horizons into the future (Trenbe ...
... Moreover, because the climate is changing from natural and human influences (IPCC 2007) it is an imperative to document what is happening, understand those changes and their causes, sort out the human contribution, and make projections and predictions on various time horizons into the future (Trenbe ...
Petition - Center for Biological Diversity
... the elderly, the sick and children bearing the brunt of public health effects, property damage, and food insecurity. Indeed, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded in April 2009 that “the evidence provides compelling support for finding that greenhouse gas air pollution endangers the pu ...
... the elderly, the sick and children bearing the brunt of public health effects, property damage, and food insecurity. Indeed, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded in April 2009 that “the evidence provides compelling support for finding that greenhouse gas air pollution endangers the pu ...