Report of DPWG
... Predicting the climate of the coming decades January 11-15, 2010; RSMAS, Miami, FL Workshop goal: The goal of this workshop is to bring together people from different communities who have shared interests in predicting the climate of the coming decades. Key elements: Socioeconomic considerations, Me ...
... Predicting the climate of the coming decades January 11-15, 2010; RSMAS, Miami, FL Workshop goal: The goal of this workshop is to bring together people from different communities who have shared interests in predicting the climate of the coming decades. Key elements: Socioeconomic considerations, Me ...
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... Catalyst for Legislation: The U.S. Climate Action Partnership “To reduce risk from extreme short-term price volatility USCAP recommends that Congress authorize . . . ample amounts of offsets to be used for compliance purposes.” “Congress should set an overall upper level limit on the use of offsets ...
... Catalyst for Legislation: The U.S. Climate Action Partnership “To reduce risk from extreme short-term price volatility USCAP recommends that Congress authorize . . . ample amounts of offsets to be used for compliance purposes.” “Congress should set an overall upper level limit on the use of offsets ...
Implementation Framework for Climate Change Adaptation Planning
... traditional watershed issues of flood, drought, erosion, stormwater and fisheries need to be evaluated and robust but flexible adaptation measures need to be identified. The interconnectedness of a watershed and the broad range of scientific, social, cultural and economic issues that water managers ...
... traditional watershed issues of flood, drought, erosion, stormwater and fisheries need to be evaluated and robust but flexible adaptation measures need to be identified. The interconnectedness of a watershed and the broad range of scientific, social, cultural and economic issues that water managers ...
Predicting regional climate change: living with uncertainty
... majority of the scientific evidence contained in these reports is concerned with the global response of the climate system to anthropogenic forcing, but people, cities and nations will be affected by the regional1 responses. The IPCC (Watson et al., 1998) was therefore asked to prepare a special rep ...
... majority of the scientific evidence contained in these reports is concerned with the global response of the climate system to anthropogenic forcing, but people, cities and nations will be affected by the regional1 responses. The IPCC (Watson et al., 1998) was therefore asked to prepare a special rep ...
When Islands Drown: The Plight Of "Climate Change Refugees" And
... their pictorial way of life.”1 Some scientists predict that Tuvalu may become the first populated island to be swallowed by the ocean.2 If and when that happens, the island’s more than 11,000 inhabitants will need more than just a dry place to go; they will need a new land on which to re-create thei ...
... their pictorial way of life.”1 Some scientists predict that Tuvalu may become the first populated island to be swallowed by the ocean.2 If and when that happens, the island’s more than 11,000 inhabitants will need more than just a dry place to go; they will need a new land on which to re-create thei ...
Evolutionary response of the egg hatching date of LETTERS *
... change leads to genetic changes in wild populations have been few2,3 . The synchronization between the timing of egg hatching of a herbivorous insect, the winter moth (Operophtera brumata), and the seasonal bud burst of its food plant, oak (Quercus robur), has been disrupted by climate change4 and a ...
... change leads to genetic changes in wild populations have been few2,3 . The synchronization between the timing of egg hatching of a herbivorous insect, the winter moth (Operophtera brumata), and the seasonal bud burst of its food plant, oak (Quercus robur), has been disrupted by climate change4 and a ...
English
... going hungry without protecting our food systems; we will not be able to ensure we have sustainable cities and communities without protecting them from storms or floods; and we cannot ensure children are healthy without addressing the changes in vector-borne diseases due to changing temperatures. Th ...
... going hungry without protecting our food systems; we will not be able to ensure we have sustainable cities and communities without protecting them from storms or floods; and we cannot ensure children are healthy without addressing the changes in vector-borne diseases due to changing temperatures. Th ...
Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Urban Forests in the
... Climate change creates both challenges and opportunities for sustaining urban forests. The recent Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment projected sea level rise, temperature increase, and change in precipitation for Washington State (UW-CIG, 2009). Little research, however, has been done to g ...
... Climate change creates both challenges and opportunities for sustaining urban forests. The recent Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment projected sea level rise, temperature increase, and change in precipitation for Washington State (UW-CIG, 2009). Little research, however, has been done to g ...
... al. 2002). It is addressed here, because this framework appears to link the human development approach and the risk approach. In this framework, climate scenarios are useful in characterising future climate risks and for evaluating the performance of adaptation options in a risk assessment ( Nakićen ...
Uncertainty, scepticism and attitudes towards climate change
... Uncertainty & attitudes towards climate change creating the impression that the causes of climate change are more controversial than they actually are. Corbett and Durfee (2004) have emphasised that the word ‘uncertainty’ need not be present in an article in order for the science to be portrayed as ...
... Uncertainty & attitudes towards climate change creating the impression that the causes of climate change are more controversial than they actually are. Corbett and Durfee (2004) have emphasised that the word ‘uncertainty’ need not be present in an article in order for the science to be portrayed as ...
EPA Research - 2016 Call EPA Research –Climate Research Call 2016
... Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, (UNFCCC), Ireland makes an annual report on greenhouse gas emissions related to land management. Land use in Ireland is changing and this can have an important impact on the landscape and the carbon stocks within the landscape. Previou ...
... Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, (UNFCCC), Ireland makes an annual report on greenhouse gas emissions related to land management. Land use in Ireland is changing and this can have an important impact on the landscape and the carbon stocks within the landscape. Previou ...
Lost in the problem: the role of boundary organisations in the
... ‘quality boundary work’ are met is near impossible since the detailed data needed do not (yet) exist. Second, even if data limitations were less serious, any criteria and conditions for ‘good’ boundary work can only be very broadly specified because successful boundary organisations have adjusted to ...
... ‘quality boundary work’ are met is near impossible since the detailed data needed do not (yet) exist. Second, even if data limitations were less serious, any criteria and conditions for ‘good’ boundary work can only be very broadly specified because successful boundary organisations have adjusted to ...
Global Warming Primer - National Center for Policy Analysis
... Even though there have been few visible consequences of global warming in the 20th century, the latest United Nations report projects increased coastal flooding (due to sea levels rising approximately 17 inches) and millions of additional cases of malaria (as mosquitoes breed at higher elevations) a ...
... Even though there have been few visible consequences of global warming in the 20th century, the latest United Nations report projects increased coastal flooding (due to sea levels rising approximately 17 inches) and millions of additional cases of malaria (as mosquitoes breed at higher elevations) a ...
Elemental Geosystems, 5e (Christopherson)
... A) There is a surprising lack of correlation between ...
... A) There is a surprising lack of correlation between ...
Urban Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
... Explain clearly and concisely to policy makers and other stakeholders the potential impacts of climate change in your area; and Describe the basic information needed to begin a climate adaptation planning effort. ...
... Explain clearly and concisely to policy makers and other stakeholders the potential impacts of climate change in your area; and Describe the basic information needed to begin a climate adaptation planning effort. ...
Functional and Phylogenetic Approaches to Forecasting Species
... Most research concerning the link between environmental conditions and organismal performance and demography focuses on mean environmental conditions over time (Easterling et al. 2000, Stenseth et al. 2002). Yet, temperature variability and extreme events can substantially impact organismal stress a ...
... Most research concerning the link between environmental conditions and organismal performance and demography focuses on mean environmental conditions over time (Easterling et al. 2000, Stenseth et al. 2002). Yet, temperature variability and extreme events can substantially impact organismal stress a ...
Urban Climate Change Adaptation and - East
... Explain clearly and concisely to policy makers and other stakeholders the potential impacts of climate change in your area; and Describe the basic information needed to begin a climate adaptation planning effort. ...
... Explain clearly and concisely to policy makers and other stakeholders the potential impacts of climate change in your area; and Describe the basic information needed to begin a climate adaptation planning effort. ...
Review and Analysis of CAPA and LAPA
... Climate Change Adaptation can be defined as adjustment in ecological, social, or economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli and their effects or impacts (IPCC 2001). Adapting to the changes has consequently emerged as a solution to address the impacts of climate change that ...
... Climate Change Adaptation can be defined as adjustment in ecological, social, or economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli and their effects or impacts (IPCC 2001). Adapting to the changes has consequently emerged as a solution to address the impacts of climate change that ...
Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook MODULE 12: Local institutions
... The Sustainable Agriculture in a Changing Climate (SACC) project The Sustainable Agriculture in a Changing Climate project (SACC), a partnership between CARE, the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) with funding fr ...
... The Sustainable Agriculture in a Changing Climate (SACC) project The Sustainable Agriculture in a Changing Climate project (SACC), a partnership between CARE, the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) with funding fr ...
CLIMATE CHANGE RISK PERCEPTION AND POLICY
... seem concerned about global warming, yet view it as less important than nearly all other national or environmental issues. What explains this paradox? Additionally, why do some Americans see climate change as an urgent, immediate danger, while others view it as a gradual, incremental problem, or not ...
... seem concerned about global warming, yet view it as less important than nearly all other national or environmental issues. What explains this paradox? Additionally, why do some Americans see climate change as an urgent, immediate danger, while others view it as a gradual, incremental problem, or not ...
Climate Change and Existing Law: A Survey Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney
... endless ramifications of climate change preclude any claim to exhaustiveness. The report takes as its point of departure the current scientific consensus that climate change is occurring and, to the degree it continues, will cause sea level rise and extreme weather events.2 Inclusion of some legal i ...
... endless ramifications of climate change preclude any claim to exhaustiveness. The report takes as its point of departure the current scientific consensus that climate change is occurring and, to the degree it continues, will cause sea level rise and extreme weather events.2 Inclusion of some legal i ...
Climate finance for cities: how can climate funds best support low
... infrastructure in the more mature cities of the developed world (Dodman and Satterthwaite 2009). Decentralisation means that municipal governments across the developing world increasingly hold the levers to delivering the key services, such as transport, waste, water and energy that are centrally im ...
... infrastructure in the more mature cities of the developed world (Dodman and Satterthwaite 2009). Decentralisation means that municipal governments across the developing world increasingly hold the levers to delivering the key services, such as transport, waste, water and energy that are centrally im ...
Climatic Threat Spaces as a Tool to Assess Current and Future
... AIACC Working Papers, published on-line by Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC), is a series of papers and paper abstracts written by researchers participating in the AIACC project. Papers published in AIACC Working Papers have been peer reviewed and accepted for publicat ...
... AIACC Working Papers, published on-line by Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC), is a series of papers and paper abstracts written by researchers participating in the AIACC project. Papers published in AIACC Working Papers have been peer reviewed and accepted for publicat ...
1 UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE
... The RMI recognizes that the success of the FCCC relies heavily on cooperation among all nations in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Although the Marshall Islands is an insignificant contributor to the global emission of greenhouse gases, global climate change poses a serious threat to the nation’s ...
... The RMI recognizes that the success of the FCCC relies heavily on cooperation among all nations in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Although the Marshall Islands is an insignificant contributor to the global emission of greenhouse gases, global climate change poses a serious threat to the nation’s ...