PDF - Bentham Open
... Some of these studies focus on global changes in various phenomena that are important for the Middle East such as changes in storm tracks (Bengtsson et al. [4]; Lambert and Fyfe [5]), temperature (Min and Hense [6]) and drought (Wang [7]). Evans [8] presents the changes in climate predicted for the ...
... Some of these studies focus on global changes in various phenomena that are important for the Middle East such as changes in storm tracks (Bengtsson et al. [4]; Lambert and Fyfe [5]), temperature (Min and Hense [6]) and drought (Wang [7]). Evans [8] presents the changes in climate predicted for the ...
Variation in the sensitivity of organismal body and geographic scales
... locations, but the magnitude of change was location-dependent. For example, at the highest latitude site (48.39°N) BTS to Ta for lower intertidal animals was reduced by 22% from that of upper intertidal animals, but in southern California (34.72°N) lower intertidal animals showed an 88% reduction in ...
... locations, but the magnitude of change was location-dependent. For example, at the highest latitude site (48.39°N) BTS to Ta for lower intertidal animals was reduced by 22% from that of upper intertidal animals, but in southern California (34.72°N) lower intertidal animals showed an 88% reduction in ...
Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
... risks to the delivery of road transport services is increases in temporary flooding of vulnerable reaches of roadway resulting from precipitation events of increasing frequency and/or intensity. In both cases there are adverse economic consequences that can affect the estimated net present value of ...
... risks to the delivery of road transport services is increases in temporary flooding of vulnerable reaches of roadway resulting from precipitation events of increasing frequency and/or intensity. In both cases there are adverse economic consequences that can affect the estimated net present value of ...
Climate Finance Study Group
... timescales required to transform our economies and infrastructures to meet this challenge, coherent action is needed now to limit the rise of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally and then to reduce them rapidly. Policy instruments will be most effective when underpinned by a clear, long-term comm ...
... timescales required to transform our economies and infrastructures to meet this challenge, coherent action is needed now to limit the rise of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally and then to reduce them rapidly. Policy instruments will be most effective when underpinned by a clear, long-term comm ...
front cover
... 1992: Earth Summit meets in Rio de Janeiro. Governments agree on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which commits them to preventing “dangerous climate change”. 1995: After a fierce debate, in particular with OPEC nations, the IPCC Second Assessment establishes the strong link b ...
... 1992: Earth Summit meets in Rio de Janeiro. Governments agree on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which commits them to preventing “dangerous climate change”. 1995: After a fierce debate, in particular with OPEC nations, the IPCC Second Assessment establishes the strong link b ...
Increasing Atmospheric Poleward Energy Transport with Global
... where a is the radius of the earth, φ is latitude, and λ is longitude. To evaluate the change in MSE flux, we calculate the difference between the warmer and the control periods listed in Table 1. The change in northward MSE flux in each model is plotted in Fig. 1. Most models show increasing polewa ...
... where a is the radius of the earth, φ is latitude, and λ is longitude. To evaluate the change in MSE flux, we calculate the difference between the warmer and the control periods listed in Table 1. The change in northward MSE flux in each model is plotted in Fig. 1. Most models show increasing polewa ...
- Wiley Online Library
... land-atmosphere dynamics over southeast Australia and identifies the challenges for future research. Relevant processes are investigated and if possible their importance to regional climate is identified. Many coupled land-atmosphere dynamic processes, identified as important in the Northern Hemisph ...
... land-atmosphere dynamics over southeast Australia and identifies the challenges for future research. Relevant processes are investigated and if possible their importance to regional climate is identified. Many coupled land-atmosphere dynamic processes, identified as important in the Northern Hemisph ...
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)
... Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) are voluntary country engagement proposals to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The concept of NAMAs emerged as part of the Bali Road Map that was agreed at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali in Dec ...
... Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) are voluntary country engagement proposals to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The concept of NAMAs emerged as part of the Bali Road Map that was agreed at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali in Dec ...
Climate Change, Federalism, and the Constitution
... Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, in GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND U.S. LAW, supra note , at 315; David Hodas, State Initiatives, in GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND U.S. LAW, supra note , at 343; Robert B. McKinstry, Laboratories for Local Solutions for Global Problems State, Local, and Private Leadership in D ...
... Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, in GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND U.S. LAW, supra note , at 315; David Hodas, State Initiatives, in GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND U.S. LAW, supra note , at 343; Robert B. McKinstry, Laboratories for Local Solutions for Global Problems State, Local, and Private Leadership in D ...
Warm Words II
... officers give public statements on television news. Typical terms such as ‘offenders’, ‘victims’ and ‘the occupants of the premises’ are set into a distinctive structuring of speech that might sound odd in any other context. Repertoires are a mix of content (such as ‘typical’ topics or lines of argu ...
... officers give public statements on television news. Typical terms such as ‘offenders’, ‘victims’ and ‘the occupants of the premises’ are set into a distinctive structuring of speech that might sound odd in any other context. Repertoires are a mix of content (such as ‘typical’ topics or lines of argu ...
Communicating climate change in mainstream
... people creating reports, and increase the relevance of disclosure for the investment community. Climate change is already affecting businesses and society in diverse ways, and will continue to present a range of risks and opportunities into the future. These may be: ...
... people creating reports, and increase the relevance of disclosure for the investment community. Climate change is already affecting businesses and society in diverse ways, and will continue to present a range of risks and opportunities into the future. These may be: ...
Uncertainty in the impacts of projected climate change on the
... change scenarios on the quantity and seasonality of water resources for a large, complex, mountainous, subarctic environment located in an area influenced by climatic warming. The major source of uncertainty considered is that derived from several GCM scenarios where (1) parameters and algorithms in ...
... change scenarios on the quantity and seasonality of water resources for a large, complex, mountainous, subarctic environment located in an area influenced by climatic warming. The major source of uncertainty considered is that derived from several GCM scenarios where (1) parameters and algorithms in ...
Adapting to Climate Change in Tasmania
... The benefits of adapting to climate change also need to be considered with multiple outcomes in mind, as in some instances there may be conflicts or trade-offs. For example, building a dam to increase water storage security and availability may be detrimental to natural systems adaptation if the dam ...
... The benefits of adapting to climate change also need to be considered with multiple outcomes in mind, as in some instances there may be conflicts or trade-offs. For example, building a dam to increase water storage security and availability may be detrimental to natural systems adaptation if the dam ...
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... income effects). For years, the secondary clause of this theorem--that the distribution of property rights would not affect efficiency--was used as a justification to ignore equity, since it had no affect on efficiency. Ironically, it now offers a reason to address it. For example, as noted in the i ...
... income effects). For years, the secondary clause of this theorem--that the distribution of property rights would not affect efficiency--was used as a justification to ignore equity, since it had no affect on efficiency. Ironically, it now offers a reason to address it. For example, as noted in the i ...
SEE Project-OrientGate: A structured network for integration of
... climate change relies on various factors, such as financial and human resources, scientific knowledge, access to information, technology, social institutions and infrastructure (IPCC- AR5, Chapter 16, 2014). In many countries, the risks of climate change for the agricultural sector are a particularl ...
... climate change relies on various factors, such as financial and human resources, scientific knowledge, access to information, technology, social institutions and infrastructure (IPCC- AR5, Chapter 16, 2014). In many countries, the risks of climate change for the agricultural sector are a particularl ...
impact of climate change to small scale farmers
... It is crucial for Tanzania to invest in terms of financial resources and research on adaptation measures farmers could implement to cope with climatic changes especially in the agriculture sector. Guthiga and Newsham, (2011) argue that in recent years indigenous people have been recognised as powerf ...
... It is crucial for Tanzania to invest in terms of financial resources and research on adaptation measures farmers could implement to cope with climatic changes especially in the agriculture sector. Guthiga and Newsham, (2011) argue that in recent years indigenous people have been recognised as powerf ...
1/ Format an contents of the « National overview…
... the last 30 years. At l’Estartit, North East Spain, between 1973 and 2001 the mean annual water temperature has increased 0.7 ºC and 1.24 ºC at 80 m and 20 m depth. Mobile thermophile species of fish and echinoderms are present, and in some cases abundant, in the North Western Mediterranean waters s ...
... the last 30 years. At l’Estartit, North East Spain, between 1973 and 2001 the mean annual water temperature has increased 0.7 ºC and 1.24 ºC at 80 m and 20 m depth. Mobile thermophile species of fish and echinoderms are present, and in some cases abundant, in the North Western Mediterranean waters s ...
Introduction: Humidity and Climate Change
... and synoptic scale weather systems; atmospheric circulation; and flooding and drought events (Elliott, 1995). Atmospheric circulation is mainly forced by latent heat release in the tropics and radiative cooling in the polar regions (Arpe, 1991; Sohn et al., 2004), giving us the more predictable mode ...
... and synoptic scale weather systems; atmospheric circulation; and flooding and drought events (Elliott, 1995). Atmospheric circulation is mainly forced by latent heat release in the tropics and radiative cooling in the polar regions (Arpe, 1991; Sohn et al., 2004), giving us the more predictable mode ...
Policies for Developing Country Engagement
... directly supporting consumers with lump-sum distributions (such as per capita rebates) and/or (in the case of electricity) by subsidizing the cost of connections rather than energy (UNEP 2008). This raises the possibility of an agreement where the developed world provides financing and technical as ...
... directly supporting consumers with lump-sum distributions (such as per capita rebates) and/or (in the case of electricity) by subsidizing the cost of connections rather than energy (UNEP 2008). This raises the possibility of an agreement where the developed world provides financing and technical as ...
DOC - unece
... The transboundary nature of water resources in the UNECE region entails that risks and challenges are shared and thus solutions need to be coordinated. This guidance aims at supporting countries in their implementation of the Water Convention and its Protocol on Water and Health in the context of cl ...
... The transboundary nature of water resources in the UNECE region entails that risks and challenges are shared and thus solutions need to be coordinated. This guidance aims at supporting countries in their implementation of the Water Convention and its Protocol on Water and Health in the context of cl ...
Abstract Book The Human Side of Climate Change Bergen 16
... Reflecting on the ‘unusual’: Climate change narratives in decision-making about the future The experience of an extreme event can serve to open up spaces for reflection upon the nature of the event, the underpinning causes, the immediate responses and effects on longer-term decision making. Extreme ...
... Reflecting on the ‘unusual’: Climate change narratives in decision-making about the future The experience of an extreme event can serve to open up spaces for reflection upon the nature of the event, the underpinning causes, the immediate responses and effects on longer-term decision making. Extreme ...
climate change and education maldives
... depend upon a country’s financial ability, political will and level of awareness. it is important to study the implications of Ca, Cm and Ci (Figure below) in a particular country vulnerable to climate change. this will help in planning for its target towards climate change which is a trade off (ada ...
... depend upon a country’s financial ability, political will and level of awareness. it is important to study the implications of Ca, Cm and Ci (Figure below) in a particular country vulnerable to climate change. this will help in planning for its target towards climate change which is a trade off (ada ...
A climate change report card for water Working Technical Paper 9
... water supply have received much attention, but relatively little is known about the likely impacts on water quality. Projected changes in air temperature and rainfall will affect catchment water balance and hence river flows and the mobility and dilution of nutrients and contaminants. Increased wate ...
... water supply have received much attention, but relatively little is known about the likely impacts on water quality. Projected changes in air temperature and rainfall will affect catchment water balance and hence river flows and the mobility and dilution of nutrients and contaminants. Increased wate ...
Carbon Capture and Storage Association
... The carbon budgets need to set a path that is achievable from today without being over-optimistic about what is achievable in later periods to prepare for the 2050 target. The Committee has previously set out scenarios for 2030 that balance effort before 2030 with potential opportunities from 2030 t ...
... The carbon budgets need to set a path that is achievable from today without being over-optimistic about what is achievable in later periods to prepare for the 2050 target. The Committee has previously set out scenarios for 2030 that balance effort before 2030 with potential opportunities from 2030 t ...
Explaining Media and Congressional Attention to Global Climate
... climate change. Our findings confirm that these attention-grabbing factors indeed generally promote issue salience, but these factors may work differently across agenda venues. Attention inertia, inter-agenda interaction, and partisan advantage on agenda setting are also included and analyzed in the ...
... climate change. Our findings confirm that these attention-grabbing factors indeed generally promote issue salience, but these factors may work differently across agenda venues. Attention inertia, inter-agenda interaction, and partisan advantage on agenda setting are also included and analyzed in the ...