Workshop Proceedings Report: South Asia Media Workshop
... cryosphere – overall, deglaciation is rapid in the Himalaya. Water demand is rising relative to supply, and this is going to be a point of contention, resulting in social conflicts. This could also have adverse impact on the food security situation of the region. For planning and decision making to ...
... cryosphere – overall, deglaciation is rapid in the Himalaya. Water demand is rising relative to supply, and this is going to be a point of contention, resulting in social conflicts. This could also have adverse impact on the food security situation of the region. For planning and decision making to ...
Is there an ASEAN policy on Climate Change?
... and survival if left unchecked. It is challenging because of its multifaceted nature, affecting almost all sectors and the basic means and lifestyle of human existence. It is no more a mere environmental issue that can be fixed by technology or finite human and capital resources. It is more urgent i ...
... and survival if left unchecked. It is challenging because of its multifaceted nature, affecting almost all sectors and the basic means and lifestyle of human existence. It is no more a mere environmental issue that can be fixed by technology or finite human and capital resources. It is more urgent i ...
Working Paper 170 - Doda 2014 (opens in new window)
... 2 See Robock et al (2009) and Table 3.6 in Royal Society (2009). 3 See Socolow et al (2011), Mcglashan et al (2012), Socolow and Tavoni (2013) and references therein. ...
... 2 See Robock et al (2009) and Table 3.6 in Royal Society (2009). 3 See Socolow et al (2011), Mcglashan et al (2012), Socolow and Tavoni (2013) and references therein. ...
Why is geoengineering so tempting?
... 2 See Robock et al (2009) and Table 3.6 in Royal Society (2009). 3 See Socolow et al (2011), Mcglashan et al (2012), Socolow and Tavoni (2013) and references therein. ...
... 2 See Robock et al (2009) and Table 3.6 in Royal Society (2009). 3 See Socolow et al (2011), Mcglashan et al (2012), Socolow and Tavoni (2013) and references therein. ...
PDF - IPCC Working Group II
... Figure A1. Schematic Illustration of SRES Scenarios .........................................................128 Figure A2. Scenarios for GHG Emissions from 2000 to 2100 (In the Absence of Additional Climate Policies) and Projections of Surface Temperatures..................129 Figure B1. Global Sol ...
... Figure A1. Schematic Illustration of SRES Scenarios .........................................................128 Figure A2. Scenarios for GHG Emissions from 2000 to 2100 (In the Absence of Additional Climate Policies) and Projections of Surface Temperatures..................129 Figure B1. Global Sol ...
Water and Climate Change
... Climate change and the World Bank............................................................................. 2 Climate change and the water sector............................................................................. 3 Value added and content of this report.................................. ...
... Climate change and the World Bank............................................................................. 2 Climate change and the water sector............................................................................. 3 Value added and content of this report.................................. ...
Catarina Henriques PhD thesis
... Future water resource management is of primary importance to society, economy and the environment. Planning for climate change and adapting to those changes, which requires an understanding of the complex consequences of climate change for the hydrology and human and environmental uses of water, is ...
... Future water resource management is of primary importance to society, economy and the environment. Planning for climate change and adapting to those changes, which requires an understanding of the complex consequences of climate change for the hydrology and human and environmental uses of water, is ...
Pennsylvania Climate Impact Assessment Report to
... “Observational evidence from all continents and most oceans shows that many natural systems are being affected by regional climate changes, particularly temperature increases.” The report also finds that “A global assessment of data since 1970 has shown it is likely that anthropogenic warming has ha ...
... “Observational evidence from all continents and most oceans shows that many natural systems are being affected by regional climate changes, particularly temperature increases.” The report also finds that “A global assessment of data since 1970 has shown it is likely that anthropogenic warming has ha ...
Deconstructing the BRICS: Bargaining Coalition
... observers believe that well-choreographed encounters, handpicked initiatives, or lofty plans signify that diverse and potentially antagonistic states are either willing or able to translate their combined economic prowess into collective geopolitical clout. In international negotiations, BRICS deleg ...
... observers believe that well-choreographed encounters, handpicked initiatives, or lofty plans signify that diverse and potentially antagonistic states are either willing or able to translate their combined economic prowess into collective geopolitical clout. In international negotiations, BRICS deleg ...
Anchoring amid uncertainty - Personal Page: Prof. Dr. Jeroen van
... have had to deal with new insights, theories and data. This history, and the prevalence of large scientific and epistemologic uncertainties regarding future climate, mean that anthropogenic climate change is an issue which can be used effectively for investigating the science-policy interface and th ...
... have had to deal with new insights, theories and data. This history, and the prevalence of large scientific and epistemologic uncertainties regarding future climate, mean that anthropogenic climate change is an issue which can be used effectively for investigating the science-policy interface and th ...
Responses to Rapid Environmental Change
... case in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere that were strongly influenced, either directly or indirectly, by glaciation. These are also the environments that have the longest tradition of studies of late Quaternary fluvial evolution, so the discussion below will open with a brief overview o ...
... case in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere that were strongly influenced, either directly or indirectly, by glaciation. These are also the environments that have the longest tradition of studies of late Quaternary fluvial evolution, so the discussion below will open with a brief overview o ...
Air Quality and Climate Connections - Lamont
... although regional projections may be confounded by interannual to decadal natural climate variability. Continued implementation of U.S. NOx emission controls guards against rising pollution levels triggered either by climate change or by global emission growth. Improved accuracy and trends in emissi ...
... although regional projections may be confounded by interannual to decadal natural climate variability. Continued implementation of U.S. NOx emission controls guards against rising pollution levels triggered either by climate change or by global emission growth. Improved accuracy and trends in emissi ...
English - Global Environment Facility
... (a) A national inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, to the extent its capacities permit, using comparable methodologies to be promoted and agreed upon by the Conference of the Parties; (b) A general des ...
... (a) A national inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, to the extent its capacities permit, using comparable methodologies to be promoted and agreed upon by the Conference of the Parties; (b) A general des ...
English - Global Environment Facility
... (a) A national inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, to the extent its capacities permit, using comparable methodologies to be promoted and agreed upon by the Conference of the Parties; (b) A general des ...
... (a) A national inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, to the extent its capacities permit, using comparable methodologies to be promoted and agreed upon by the Conference of the Parties; (b) A general des ...
Climate Change: Comparison of S. 2191 as Amendment
... indirect access (by purchasing international allowances) to these lower-cost reduction opportunities. The Boxer Amendment permits direct use of these options. However, there may be some concern that the increased use of international offsets, particularly those in the forestry sector, could flood th ...
... indirect access (by purchasing international allowances) to these lower-cost reduction opportunities. The Boxer Amendment permits direct use of these options. However, there may be some concern that the increased use of international offsets, particularly those in the forestry sector, could flood th ...
Mngumi, Julius (2016) Perceptions of climate change
... conducted in Mwanga District in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania to assess the nature and impacts of climate change and environmental variability on agriculture-dependent livelihoods and the adaptation strategies adopted by small-scale rural farmers. To attain its objective, the study employed a m ...
... conducted in Mwanga District in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania to assess the nature and impacts of climate change and environmental variability on agriculture-dependent livelihoods and the adaptation strategies adopted by small-scale rural farmers. To attain its objective, the study employed a m ...
Assessing the Impacts of Land Cover Change on
... The thesis begins by providing a theoretical framework of land-atmosphere interactions. It then reviews the process of land use and land cover change and subsequent climatic consequences in non-Amazonian South America and identifies those ecosystems most affected and least studied. The review highli ...
... The thesis begins by providing a theoretical framework of land-atmosphere interactions. It then reviews the process of land use and land cover change and subsequent climatic consequences in non-Amazonian South America and identifies those ecosystems most affected and least studied. The review highli ...
Queensland Coastal Processes and Climate Change
... identified as a key priority in the Queensland Government’s climate change strategy ClimateQ: toward a greener Queensland and as an initiative in the ClimateSmart Adaptation Plan 2007–2012. Additionally, the Government has placed a greater emphasis on the impacts of climate change with the new Queen ...
... identified as a key priority in the Queensland Government’s climate change strategy ClimateQ: toward a greener Queensland and as an initiative in the ClimateSmart Adaptation Plan 2007–2012. Additionally, the Government has placed a greater emphasis on the impacts of climate change with the new Queen ...
Smoke, Mirrors & Hot Air How ExxonMobil Uses Big Tobacco’s Tactics
... UCS would like to thank Kert Davies, Research Director for ExxonSecrets.org, for pointing the author to original source material, Annie Petsonk for providing input during initial scoping of the project, and the Natural Resources Defense Council for sharing FOIA documents. UCS is thankful to the in ...
... UCS would like to thank Kert Davies, Research Director for ExxonSecrets.org, for pointing the author to original source material, Annie Petsonk for providing input during initial scoping of the project, and the Natural Resources Defense Council for sharing FOIA documents. UCS is thankful to the in ...
Keywords: climate change, land use, gravel-bed rivers
... The goal of our research is to evaluate the influence of specific land use and climate change scenarios on stream channel bed sediment characteristics in the MidAtlantic region. To accomplish this goal, we first defined two scenarios with differing land use and climate characteristics. One scenario ...
... The goal of our research is to evaluate the influence of specific land use and climate change scenarios on stream channel bed sediment characteristics in the MidAtlantic region. To accomplish this goal, we first defined two scenarios with differing land use and climate characteristics. One scenario ...
WP 87 Bagchi/Castro/Michaelowa
... The example demonstrates the problem, although it does not even discuss a pure public good: The neighbor of a vaccinated person is not as fully protected as the vaccinated person him- or herself, and hence we would rather speak of positive externalities or spillover effects. However, when externalit ...
... The example demonstrates the problem, although it does not even discuss a pure public good: The neighbor of a vaccinated person is not as fully protected as the vaccinated person him- or herself, and hence we would rather speak of positive externalities or spillover effects. However, when externalit ...
Climate feedback efficiency and synergy - MPG.PuRe - Max
... This will be explored in Sect. 4. 3 Model, experiments and methods We use a modified version of the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Meteorology atmospheric model ECHAM6 version 6.0 at T63 horizontal resolution with 47 vertical levels (Stevens et al. 2013). ECHAM6 at this resolution comprises the atmo ...
... This will be explored in Sect. 4. 3 Model, experiments and methods We use a modified version of the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Meteorology atmospheric model ECHAM6 version 6.0 at T63 horizontal resolution with 47 vertical levels (Stevens et al. 2013). ECHAM6 at this resolution comprises the atmo ...
ESCC Hub Research Plan Version 2 (2016)
... • Develop and enhance Australia’s national capability in Earth System and Climate simulation through ongoing improvement of the Australian Climate Community Earth System Simulator (ACCESS) in the areas of accessibility and simulation performance. 2. Improving our understanding of how the climate sys ...
... • Develop and enhance Australia’s national capability in Earth System and Climate simulation through ongoing improvement of the Australian Climate Community Earth System Simulator (ACCESS) in the areas of accessibility and simulation performance. 2. Improving our understanding of how the climate sys ...
Addressing Environmental Challenges and their Social
... renewable energy, and sustainable public transport). • Climate change adaptation: strengthening resilience to (extreme) climate events (urban and rural adaptation, disaster risk management, and action to address potential risks from climate-driven migration). 6. In addition to continuing to address ...
... renewable energy, and sustainable public transport). • Climate change adaptation: strengthening resilience to (extreme) climate events (urban and rural adaptation, disaster risk management, and action to address potential risks from climate-driven migration). 6. In addition to continuing to address ...
English
... environment of a nature and scale intended to counteract anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. This definition is the same as used in CBD (2012)1, and is used here without prejudice to any definition that may subsequently be agreed under the Convention. “Climate engineering” and “climate int ...
... environment of a nature and scale intended to counteract anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. This definition is the same as used in CBD (2012)1, and is used here without prejudice to any definition that may subsequently be agreed under the Convention. “Climate engineering” and “climate int ...