Allergies and Asthma - The Medical Society Consortium on Climate
... Mother and daughter who lived in a moldy house presented with asthmatic symptoms that were refractory to treatment until they were moved to a different environment. (Ohio) Recent rainfall and flooding increased patient in-home exposure to mold and humidity, (this) resulted in asthma emergency visits ...
... Mother and daughter who lived in a moldy house presented with asthmatic symptoms that were refractory to treatment until they were moved to a different environment. (Ohio) Recent rainfall and flooding increased patient in-home exposure to mold and humidity, (this) resulted in asthma emergency visits ...
8 Research and systematic observation
... environment. Climate change is a point of focus of one of four research programmes of the LYNET consortium. Energy and climate change research is a focal area in public research funding in Finland. Energy research, development and demonstration (RD&D) expenditure has steadily increased in recent yea ...
... environment. Climate change is a point of focus of one of four research programmes of the LYNET consortium. Energy and climate change research is a focal area in public research funding in Finland. Energy research, development and demonstration (RD&D) expenditure has steadily increased in recent yea ...
8 Research and systematic observation
... environment. Climate change is a point of focus of one of four research programmes of the LYNET consortium. Energy and climate change research is a focal area in public research funding in Finland. Energy research, development and demonstration (RD&D) expenditure has steadily increased in recent yea ...
... environment. Climate change is a point of focus of one of four research programmes of the LYNET consortium. Energy and climate change research is a focal area in public research funding in Finland. Energy research, development and demonstration (RD&D) expenditure has steadily increased in recent yea ...
National Park Service - UAF SNAP
... personnel. The group also saw the need for increased staffing – particularly with local hire -- in fire suppression and technology innovation, and increased education efforts focused on Native life, science-based climate change information, and community presentations. Increased infrastructure would ...
... personnel. The group also saw the need for increased staffing – particularly with local hire -- in fire suppression and technology innovation, and increased education efforts focused on Native life, science-based climate change information, and community presentations. Increased infrastructure would ...
White Paper on the Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change
... c. Those that are most vulnerable to climate change harms are often least able to pay for adaptation measures needed to protect them from climate change impacts; d. Because there is a need to set an agreed upon global atmospheric target, climate change policy makers will need to face the question ...
... c. Those that are most vulnerable to climate change harms are often least able to pay for adaptation measures needed to protect them from climate change impacts; d. Because there is a need to set an agreed upon global atmospheric target, climate change policy makers will need to face the question ...
The Arab Spring and Climate Change
... crises, and conflicts were resulting from a more complex and intertwined set of causes. Over the past two decades, the role of planetary changes—the human impact on climate, biodiversity, and natural resources, from water to fish to for- ...
... crises, and conflicts were resulting from a more complex and intertwined set of causes. Over the past two decades, the role of planetary changes—the human impact on climate, biodiversity, and natural resources, from water to fish to for- ...
UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Climate Change
... INTERVIEW with Patricia Espinosa (UNFCCC): 'Climate change is really about the wellbeing of people' (17 August 2016): http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54696 Shifting from climate change reaction to prevention saves lives for healthier, sustainable future, Secretary-General says, in messa ...
... INTERVIEW with Patricia Espinosa (UNFCCC): 'Climate change is really about the wellbeing of people' (17 August 2016): http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54696 Shifting from climate change reaction to prevention saves lives for healthier, sustainable future, Secretary-General says, in messa ...
Four Case Studies in the United States
... more frequent and larger low-oxygen “dead zone” events that damage fisheries and diminish tourist appeal. These authors are leading thinkers and practitioners in their respective fields and provide authoritative views on what must be done to adapt to climate change and diminish the threats to our en ...
... more frequent and larger low-oxygen “dead zone” events that damage fisheries and diminish tourist appeal. These authors are leading thinkers and practitioners in their respective fields and provide authoritative views on what must be done to adapt to climate change and diminish the threats to our en ...
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
... Management of transboundary water resources is one of the most important issues. The 1992 UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes provides a firm basis for transboundary cooperation, including climate change adaptation context. According to th ...
... Management of transboundary water resources is one of the most important issues. The 1992 UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes provides a firm basis for transboundary cooperation, including climate change adaptation context. According to th ...
Climate Change in the Himalayas
... pole” (Schild, 2008) and the “water tower of Asia” (Xu et al., 2009). Extending along the northern fringe of the Indian subcontinent, from the bend of the Indus River in the northwest to the Brahmaputra River in the east, the Himalayas directly or indirectly affect lives and livelihood of over 300 m ...
... pole” (Schild, 2008) and the “water tower of Asia” (Xu et al., 2009). Extending along the northern fringe of the Indian subcontinent, from the bend of the Indus River in the northwest to the Brahmaputra River in the east, the Himalayas directly or indirectly affect lives and livelihood of over 300 m ...
WHAT IS THE “DAMAGES FUNCTION” FOR GLOBAL WARMING
... reasonable approximation to be useful in practical applications where one wants an analytically tractable functional form that does not excessively undermine reality. The following postulate requires that the coefficient of relative temperature-risk aversion is the same for all levels of the economy ...
... reasonable approximation to be useful in practical applications where one wants an analytically tractable functional form that does not excessively undermine reality. The following postulate requires that the coefficient of relative temperature-risk aversion is the same for all levels of the economy ...
European atmosphere in 2050, a regional
... are based on the recent representative concentration pathways (RCP) produced for the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) whereas regional air quality modelling is based on the updated emissions scenarios produced in the framework of the Global Energy ...
... are based on the recent representative concentration pathways (RCP) produced for the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) whereas regional air quality modelling is based on the updated emissions scenarios produced in the framework of the Global Energy ...
Iceland`s Climate Change Strategy - Ministry for the Environment
... Protocol to that Convention, which was ratified in 1997 and took effect in 2005. These nations work within the boundaries of the Framework Convention in order to co-ordinate measures for mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Iceland is a party to the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol. The current ...
... Protocol to that Convention, which was ratified in 1997 and took effect in 2005. These nations work within the boundaries of the Framework Convention in order to co-ordinate measures for mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Iceland is a party to the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol. The current ...
The physical concept of climate forcing
... of the climate-forcing concept remains surprisingly small. Here, this overview focuses on explaining to an interdisciplinary audience the physical interpretation of the concept, including its limitations. It also examines new developments, such as polluter-based emission scenarios, energy budget app ...
... of the climate-forcing concept remains surprisingly small. Here, this overview focuses on explaining to an interdisciplinary audience the physical interpretation of the concept, including its limitations. It also examines new developments, such as polluter-based emission scenarios, energy budget app ...
Uganda National Adaptation Programmes of Action
... The Convention recognized the most disadvantaged and least able to respond to challenges of climate change. It urged developed country Parties to take into account the specific needs and special situations of least developed countries (LDCs) (Article 4.9 of the Convention). This group of countries c ...
... The Convention recognized the most disadvantaged and least able to respond to challenges of climate change. It urged developed country Parties to take into account the specific needs and special situations of least developed countries (LDCs) (Article 4.9 of the Convention). This group of countries c ...
Going Global - The George Wright Society
... IUCN as a founder and promoter of a large component of this body of protected area policy must monitor and learn from the implementation of policy in practice and advocate enhancements at all levels. IUCN and WCPA have a rich heritage of involvement in guiding and enhancing best practices for the es ...
... IUCN as a founder and promoter of a large component of this body of protected area policy must monitor and learn from the implementation of policy in practice and advocate enhancements at all levels. IUCN and WCPA have a rich heritage of involvement in guiding and enhancing best practices for the es ...
2.0 air quality, climate and climate change
... The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) is a comprehensively researched, fully referenced and independently reviewed evaluation of climate change and its impacts for the region and for the world. The Overview Report entitled “Impacts of a Warming Arctic” (November 2004) concludes that: “The Arct ...
... The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) is a comprehensively researched, fully referenced and independently reviewed evaluation of climate change and its impacts for the region and for the world. The Overview Report entitled “Impacts of a Warming Arctic” (November 2004) concludes that: “The Arct ...
Gaurnet Review - Garnaut Climate Change Review
... therefore assuming the highest level of temperature increase, along with the greatest decline in rainfall and relative humidity. With this level of emissions mainland Australia experiences a 1°C temperature increase by 2030 and generally exceeds 5°C by 2100. Varying in different regions, rainfall mo ...
... therefore assuming the highest level of temperature increase, along with the greatest decline in rainfall and relative humidity. With this level of emissions mainland Australia experiences a 1°C temperature increase by 2030 and generally exceeds 5°C by 2100. Varying in different regions, rainfall mo ...
Impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystems: a global
... two sets of flow time series representing natural and anthropogenically altered conditions at the same site are compared using 32 indicators of flow magnitude, frequency, duration, timing and rate of change. Large differences between the indicators under natural and altered flow conditions are likel ...
... two sets of flow time series representing natural and anthropogenically altered conditions at the same site are compared using 32 indicators of flow magnitude, frequency, duration, timing and rate of change. Large differences between the indicators under natural and altered flow conditions are likel ...
GCC Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool v1.0
... discussion back on track if it veers off course, 5) sense whether participants do not understand something, 6) decide whether guiding questions from the facilitator’s guide need to be used or adapted, 7) think quickly and formulate additional probing questions to follow up on what has been said, 8) ...
... discussion back on track if it veers off course, 5) sense whether participants do not understand something, 6) decide whether guiding questions from the facilitator’s guide need to be used or adapted, 7) think quickly and formulate additional probing questions to follow up on what has been said, 8) ...
Future deforestation in the Amazon and consequences
... plant cover properties on the atmosphere in the tropics is dominated by the control of surface latent heat fluxes, with secondary effects from surface albedo (Bonan 2008). The leaf area of any plant type in the model is calculated as a function of the specific leaf area and the mass of carbon in the ...
... plant cover properties on the atmosphere in the tropics is dominated by the control of surface latent heat fluxes, with secondary effects from surface albedo (Bonan 2008). The leaf area of any plant type in the model is calculated as a function of the specific leaf area and the mass of carbon in the ...
The Real Truth about Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change:
... years ago, that is widely agreed (although timing and values are still quite uncertain), but he neglects to add that the global climate then was very different, being warm enough for what is now tropical vegetation in polar latitudes. In addition, all indications are that those very high concentrati ...
... years ago, that is widely agreed (although timing and values are still quite uncertain), but he neglects to add that the global climate then was very different, being warm enough for what is now tropical vegetation in polar latitudes. In addition, all indications are that those very high concentrati ...
Insights into Media Coverage of Climate Change and Severe
... unprecedented conditions. Despite the challenges of working without electricity, waiting in hours-long lines for gasoline, and other hardships, stakeholders said they believed the media as a whole performed somewhat effectively or very effectively in distributing news and information during this per ...
... unprecedented conditions. Despite the challenges of working without electricity, waiting in hours-long lines for gasoline, and other hardships, stakeholders said they believed the media as a whole performed somewhat effectively or very effectively in distributing news and information during this per ...
Guide to Climate Change Convention
... over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities”. Updating the findings of its 1995 Second Assessment Report, the IPCC projects that the climate will change more rapidly than previously expected. Global mean surface temperatures are projected to increase by 1.4 - 5.8°C by 2100, the fastes ...
... over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities”. Updating the findings of its 1995 Second Assessment Report, the IPCC projects that the climate will change more rapidly than previously expected. Global mean surface temperatures are projected to increase by 1.4 - 5.8°C by 2100, the fastes ...