Climate Change and Cultural Heritage Conservation
... effectiveness, efficiency, equity and legitimacy are important in judging success in terms of the sustainability of development pathways into an uncertain future. We further argue that each of these elements of decision-making is implicit within presently formulated scenarios of socio-economic futur ...
... effectiveness, efficiency, equity and legitimacy are important in judging success in terms of the sustainability of development pathways into an uncertain future. We further argue that each of these elements of decision-making is implicit within presently formulated scenarios of socio-economic futur ...
IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
... • World primary energy demand expected to increase by 33% between 2011 & 2035 (IEA) • Energy production and consumption contributes over 80% of global GHG emissions (IIASA) ...
... • World primary energy demand expected to increase by 33% between 2011 & 2035 (IEA) • Energy production and consumption contributes over 80% of global GHG emissions (IIASA) ...
Managing forests for climate change
... Various funds managed by the Global Environment Facility (e.g. the Adaptation Fund), as well as other support – through multilateral, bilateral and NGO channels, provide financial assistance for climate change adaptation of forests, forestry and forest-dependent people. The need for funding for adap ...
... Various funds managed by the Global Environment Facility (e.g. the Adaptation Fund), as well as other support – through multilateral, bilateral and NGO channels, provide financial assistance for climate change adaptation of forests, forestry and forest-dependent people. The need for funding for adap ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... impact for air transportation ranges from US$10,727 million (SRES B2 scenario) to US$12,279 million (SRES A2 scenario), and for maritime transportation impact estimates range from US$1,992 million (SRES B2 scenario) to US$2,606 million (SRES A2 scenario). For international transportation as a whole, ...
... impact for air transportation ranges from US$10,727 million (SRES B2 scenario) to US$12,279 million (SRES A2 scenario), and for maritime transportation impact estimates range from US$1,992 million (SRES B2 scenario) to US$2,606 million (SRES A2 scenario). For international transportation as a whole, ...
early human health effects of climate change and stratospheric
... United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United States Environment Protection Agency United States Global Change Research Programme Ultraviolet radiation West Antarctic ice sheet World Health Organization World Meteorologi ...
... United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United States Environment Protection Agency United States Global Change Research Programme Ultraviolet radiation West Antarctic ice sheet World Health Organization World Meteorologi ...
Vulnerability of Wyoming`s Terrestrial Wildlife and Habitats
... to three of those challenges: residential development, wildlife species and their habitats. energy development, and climate change. The Vulnerability assessments are useful for assessment also highlighted wildlife disease, highlighting species or habitats that may which was identified as an importan ...
... to three of those challenges: residential development, wildlife species and their habitats. energy development, and climate change. The Vulnerability assessments are useful for assessment also highlighted wildlife disease, highlighting species or habitats that may which was identified as an importan ...
Human Impacts on Climate: A Broader View than Reported in the IPCC
... and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing asymmetric uncertainty estimates from the component terms, and cannot be obtained by simple addition. Additional forcing factors not included here ar ...
... and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing asymmetric uncertainty estimates from the component terms, and cannot be obtained by simple addition. Additional forcing factors not included here ar ...
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... as the appropriate tool to be integrated with a reduced-form climate model in the ICLIPS integrated assessment. The eleven-region model of the world economy involves exogenous population and endogenous investment dynamics with productivity progress based on a technological diffusion model. World reg ...
... as the appropriate tool to be integrated with a reduced-form climate model in the ICLIPS integrated assessment. The eleven-region model of the world economy involves exogenous population and endogenous investment dynamics with productivity progress based on a technological diffusion model. World reg ...
Using the UKCP09 probabilistic scenarios to model the amplified
... generate runoff and simulate erosion and deposition at the short-time scales needed to explore the effect of extreme events. One of these models is the CAESAR model (see Van de Wiel et al., 2007) which has been used to simulate changes in sediment yield from river catchments over the Holocene (Coult ...
... generate runoff and simulate erosion and deposition at the short-time scales needed to explore the effect of extreme events. One of these models is the CAESAR model (see Van de Wiel et al., 2007) which has been used to simulate changes in sediment yield from river catchments over the Holocene (Coult ...
States (and Cities) as Actors in Global Climate Regulation: Unitary
... leading edge of vehicle emissions technology forcing and regulation globally.5 Thus far 18 “piggyback” states have adopted or plan to adopt California’s proposed motor vehicle regulations.6 The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a group of ten northeastern and mid-Atlantic States (possibly ...
... leading edge of vehicle emissions technology forcing and regulation globally.5 Thus far 18 “piggyback” states have adopted or plan to adopt California’s proposed motor vehicle regulations.6 The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a group of ten northeastern and mid-Atlantic States (possibly ...
Quantifying surface albedo and other direct biogeophysical climate
... (E + T)is directly related to the amount of moisture exchanged from the surface to the atmosphere (E + T) which is governed largely by moisture availability (P – RO I) (Wang & Dickinson, 2012). For example, owed to their deeper rooting depths and enhanced ability to access water stored in soils, L ...
... (E + T)is directly related to the amount of moisture exchanged from the surface to the atmosphere (E + T) which is governed largely by moisture availability (P – RO I) (Wang & Dickinson, 2012). For example, owed to their deeper rooting depths and enhanced ability to access water stored in soils, L ...
Robert J. Erhardt: Curriculum Vitae
... Anderson, T.M., White, S., Davis† , B., Erhardt, R., Palmer, M., Swanson, A., Kosmala, M., and Packer, C. (2016). The spatial distribution of African savannah herbivores: species associations and habitat occupancy in a landscape context. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 371:1702. J ...
... Anderson, T.M., White, S., Davis† , B., Erhardt, R., Palmer, M., Swanson, A., Kosmala, M., and Packer, C. (2016). The spatial distribution of African savannah herbivores: species associations and habitat occupancy in a landscape context. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 371:1702. J ...
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 ...
COM SEC(2009)
... on a list of other reports and papers quoted in footnotes or detailed in an appendix, together with a glossary and a report providing detailed results on the public and stakeholder consultations on the Green Paper. Annex 1 provides further details on the framework for integrated assessment of adapta ...
... on a list of other reports and papers quoted in footnotes or detailed in an appendix, together with a glossary and a report providing detailed results on the public and stakeholder consultations on the Green Paper. Annex 1 provides further details on the framework for integrated assessment of adapta ...
IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
... • World primary energy demand expected to increase by 33% between 2011 & 2035 (IEA) • Energy production and consumption contributes over 80% of global GHG emissions (IIASA) ...
... • World primary energy demand expected to increase by 33% between 2011 & 2035 (IEA) • Energy production and consumption contributes over 80% of global GHG emissions (IIASA) ...
F_Green_Nationally_Self_Interested_Climate_Change_Mitigation (opens in new window)
... carries an economic cost, but the benefits (in the form of reduced damages from climate change) are spread around the world … [the] public good characteristics of climate protection (non-excludability and non-rivalry) create incentives for actors to ‘free ride’ on other actors’ investments in mitiga ...
... carries an economic cost, but the benefits (in the form of reduced damages from climate change) are spread around the world … [the] public good characteristics of climate protection (non-excludability and non-rivalry) create incentives for actors to ‘free ride’ on other actors’ investments in mitiga ...
SpecieS and climate change
... to diseases. In addition, rising sea temperatures often present more suitable conditions for the pathogens themselves, and this also worsens outbreaks of coral diseases. The rapid, large-scale devastating loss of staghorn corals in the Caribbean is due to an unprecedented rise in coral diseases and ...
... to diseases. In addition, rising sea temperatures often present more suitable conditions for the pathogens themselves, and this also worsens outbreaks of coral diseases. The rapid, large-scale devastating loss of staghorn corals in the Caribbean is due to an unprecedented rise in coral diseases and ...
Climate change economic growth and health
... benefits of reduced air pollution (Burtraw et al., 2003; Aunan et al., 2007; Bahn and Leach, 2008; Bollen et al., 2009). Strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would thus decrease air pollutants as well. The magnitude of this co-benefit influences abatement strategies in each region, and thus ...
... benefits of reduced air pollution (Burtraw et al., 2003; Aunan et al., 2007; Bahn and Leach, 2008; Bollen et al., 2009). Strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would thus decrease air pollutants as well. The magnitude of this co-benefit influences abatement strategies in each region, and thus ...
- Friends of the Earth International
... “Filling of wetlands along the STDP site creates flooding which has become a severe threat with increased rainfall due to climate change” ...
... “Filling of wetlands along the STDP site creates flooding which has become a severe threat with increased rainfall due to climate change” ...
- Adaptation
... Burkina Faso ratified the UNFCCC in September 1993 and is currently included in the list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Furthermore, the following LDCF criteria and priorities are thus met: § Country ownership: Burkina Faso approved and submitted its National Adaptation Programme of Action (N ...
... Burkina Faso ratified the UNFCCC in September 1993 and is currently included in the list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Furthermore, the following LDCF criteria and priorities are thus met: § Country ownership: Burkina Faso approved and submitted its National Adaptation Programme of Action (N ...
Climate Change Report for Gulf of the Farallones and
... Sea Level Rise: Intertidal organisms will respond to sea level rise by shifting their distributions to keep pace with rising sea level. It has been suggested that all but the slowest growing organisms will be able to keep pace with rising sea level (Harley et al. 2006) but few studies have thoroughl ...
... Sea Level Rise: Intertidal organisms will respond to sea level rise by shifting their distributions to keep pace with rising sea level. It has been suggested that all but the slowest growing organisms will be able to keep pace with rising sea level (Harley et al. 2006) but few studies have thoroughl ...
Biogeosciences
... Although the deficiencies of BC are known, the effects of BC on the climate change signal and hence the consequences of BC on hydrometeorology, biogeochemistry, ecological, and agricultural estimates are still unclear. Recently, studies have attempted to quantify the effects of bias correcting input ...
... Although the deficiencies of BC are known, the effects of BC on the climate change signal and hence the consequences of BC on hydrometeorology, biogeochemistry, ecological, and agricultural estimates are still unclear. Recently, studies have attempted to quantify the effects of bias correcting input ...
Malawi has established weather related early warning systems for
... range of dissemination methods are used including radio (national and local), email, television, print media, internet websites, telephone, regional and national workshops and cell phones. There is limited understanding of the effectiveness of these methods particularly regarding effective informati ...
... range of dissemination methods are used including radio (national and local), email, television, print media, internet websites, telephone, regional and national workshops and cell phones. There is limited understanding of the effectiveness of these methods particularly regarding effective informati ...