GSA presentation 2012
... Fact: “Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities and poses significant risks for – and in many cases is already affecting – a broad range of human and natural systems.” ...
... Fact: “Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities and poses significant risks for – and in many cases is already affecting – a broad range of human and natural systems.” ...
http://en.openei.org/w/images/2/29/GhanaGreen.pdf
... The forestry sector, for example, employs approximately 2.5 million people and contributes about 6% to our national GDP. Our natural resources are, however, being depleted at an alarming rate, according to the 2006 Country Environmental Analysis, with fears that we could lose our natural forests in ...
... The forestry sector, for example, employs approximately 2.5 million people and contributes about 6% to our national GDP. Our natural resources are, however, being depleted at an alarming rate, according to the 2006 Country Environmental Analysis, with fears that we could lose our natural forests in ...
10 IISD (17 March 2016):Arctic Council Addresses
... more than average: one is the Arctic. As for most people and regions in the world, including the Arctic, the main causes of climate change have been almost solely originated from outside. The Arctic is a very sensitive socio-ecological region. The (cold) Arctic has become a global hot spot in global ...
... more than average: one is the Arctic. As for most people and regions in the world, including the Arctic, the main causes of climate change have been almost solely originated from outside. The Arctic is a very sensitive socio-ecological region. The (cold) Arctic has become a global hot spot in global ...
Downscaling climate change scenarios for apple pest and disease
... Note that assumptions inherent in many climate projections are that the range of model uncertainty is fully sampled by the available model projections, and that systematic model biases do not change with time. These assumptions were also made here (for more details, see Fischer et al., 2011). Despit ...
... Note that assumptions inherent in many climate projections are that the range of model uncertainty is fully sampled by the available model projections, and that systematic model biases do not change with time. These assumptions were also made here (for more details, see Fischer et al., 2011). Despit ...
Ecological and Evolutionary Responses to Recent Climate Change
... Change,” Vitousek wrote, “ultimately, climate change probably has the greatest potential to alter the functioning of the Earth system . . . . nevertheless, the major effects of climate change are mostly in the future while most of the others are already with us.” Individual authors in that volume te ...
... Change,” Vitousek wrote, “ultimately, climate change probably has the greatest potential to alter the functioning of the Earth system . . . . nevertheless, the major effects of climate change are mostly in the future while most of the others are already with us.” Individual authors in that volume te ...
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... Projected increase in temperature will have effect on water availability (Mimi and Jamous, 2010) and chill unit accumulation, especially in fruit producing areas. Water resources are of more concern because changes in the water supply will affect the water availability for household use, water use i ...
... Projected increase in temperature will have effect on water availability (Mimi and Jamous, 2010) and chill unit accumulation, especially in fruit producing areas. Water resources are of more concern because changes in the water supply will affect the water availability for household use, water use i ...
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... simulation-based crop growth models have been developed to examine the vulnerability of agriculture to climate change (Hoogenboon, 2000) particularly for situations of developed temperate countries. Many studies (Parry et al., 1999; Darwin, 2004; Olesen and Bindi, 2002; Adams et al., 2003 and Tsvets ...
... simulation-based crop growth models have been developed to examine the vulnerability of agriculture to climate change (Hoogenboon, 2000) particularly for situations of developed temperate countries. Many studies (Parry et al., 1999; Darwin, 2004; Olesen and Bindi, 2002; Adams et al., 2003 and Tsvets ...
Tackling the Limits to Adaptation
... 6. See Boxes 2 and 5 in the main text for definitions of loss and damage and non-economic losses. 7. See Box 5 in the main text for an explanation of economic and non-economic losses. ...
... 6. See Boxes 2 and 5 in the main text for definitions of loss and damage and non-economic losses. 7. See Box 5 in the main text for an explanation of economic and non-economic losses. ...
Global response of terrestrial ecosystem structure and function to
... HadCM2-SUL. Simulations with changing CO2 alone show a widely distributed terrestrial carbon sink of 1.4±3.8 Pg C y±1 during the 1990s, rising to 3.7±8.6 Pg C y±1 a century later. Simulations including climate change show a reduced sink both today (0.6± 3.0 Pg C y±1) and a century later (0.3±6.6 Pg ...
... HadCM2-SUL. Simulations with changing CO2 alone show a widely distributed terrestrial carbon sink of 1.4±3.8 Pg C y±1 during the 1990s, rising to 3.7±8.6 Pg C y±1 a century later. Simulations including climate change show a reduced sink both today (0.6± 3.0 Pg C y±1) and a century later (0.3±6.6 Pg ...
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... We look at two such policy areas in the Indian agriculture, namely irrigation and fertilizer, and attempt to analyse their contribution—positive or negative—to adaptation-led-mitigation between 1990 and 2010. Our study is important in light of the following. First, irrigation and fertilizer are cruc ...
... We look at two such policy areas in the Indian agriculture, namely irrigation and fertilizer, and attempt to analyse their contribution—positive or negative—to adaptation-led-mitigation between 1990 and 2010. Our study is important in light of the following. First, irrigation and fertilizer are cruc ...
How to engage with National Adaptation Plans Guidance for National Red Cross and
... projections allow to vary influential factors – such as the global amount of greenhouse gas emissions – in order to understand how the future climate might develop under different conditions. In other words, projections can be understood as conditional expectations (if this happens, then that is wha ...
... projections allow to vary influential factors – such as the global amount of greenhouse gas emissions – in order to understand how the future climate might develop under different conditions. In other words, projections can be understood as conditional expectations (if this happens, then that is wha ...
2006 Annual Review - Purves Environmental Fund
... funded. At year end, the research project is nearing completion. A series of focus groups and an online survey has been conducted. The output from the project will be a communications toolkit that will be available for use by all CANA members. It is hoped that the research will lead to more effectiv ...
... funded. At year end, the research project is nearing completion. A series of focus groups and an online survey has been conducted. The output from the project will be a communications toolkit that will be available for use by all CANA members. It is hoped that the research will lead to more effectiv ...
THE IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE AND WEATHER FOR TOURISM
... systematic changes as projected under different climate change scenarios. For example, surface and sea temperatures are generally forecast to increase, rain patterns will change with some areas becoming wetter and others driers, and the occurrence of extreme events is likely to increase. For this re ...
... systematic changes as projected under different climate change scenarios. For example, surface and sea temperatures are generally forecast to increase, rain patterns will change with some areas becoming wetter and others driers, and the occurrence of extreme events is likely to increase. For this re ...
Adapting to Climate Change - City of Sydney
... actions to address these risks such as a Heatwave Response Plan, flood management plans, and a Sea Level Rise Adaptation Action Plan. It is a collaborative strategy which establishes a framework to work with leading scientists, other levels of government, businesses, utilities, the not-for-profit se ...
... actions to address these risks such as a Heatwave Response Plan, flood management plans, and a Sea Level Rise Adaptation Action Plan. It is a collaborative strategy which establishes a framework to work with leading scientists, other levels of government, businesses, utilities, the not-for-profit se ...
Accounting for Health Impacts of Climate Change
... First, while planning adaptation investments in the health sector must be a significant component of an overall climate change adaptation strategy, to a large extent it remains an approach based on reacting to an increase in the health impacts of climate change as opposed to preventing such increase ...
... First, while planning adaptation investments in the health sector must be a significant component of an overall climate change adaptation strategy, to a large extent it remains an approach based on reacting to an increase in the health impacts of climate change as opposed to preventing such increase ...
External link to publication
... Sweden´s economy is probably less vulnerable to climate change than most European economies, even though temperatures may rise more than the global average given the country’s latitude. A full assessment needs to take into account Sweden’s links with the rest of the world (e.g. throu ...
... Sweden´s economy is probably less vulnerable to climate change than most European economies, even though temperatures may rise more than the global average given the country’s latitude. A full assessment needs to take into account Sweden’s links with the rest of the world (e.g. throu ...
Problems with making and governing global kinds of knowledge
... Subjecting scientific knowledge to geographical enquiry helps us to distinguish between the universalising drive of scientific enquiry and what I call here the instinct to make global kinds of knowledge. Universal knowledge claims to be ‘true’ irrespective of scale and place, for example our understan ...
... Subjecting scientific knowledge to geographical enquiry helps us to distinguish between the universalising drive of scientific enquiry and what I call here the instinct to make global kinds of knowledge. Universal knowledge claims to be ‘true’ irrespective of scale and place, for example our understan ...
Sierra Leone Climate Action Report
... Sierra Leone states that this target will only be achieved with the availability of international support that will come in the form of finance, investment, technology development and transfer, and capacity building. This would require substantial donor support, estimated at approximately $900 milli ...
... Sierra Leone states that this target will only be achieved with the availability of international support that will come in the form of finance, investment, technology development and transfer, and capacity building. This would require substantial donor support, estimated at approximately $900 milli ...
Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation in the
... ABSTRACT: A workshop was held in Casablanca, Morocco, in March 2012, to enhance knowledge of climate extremes and their changes in the Arab region. This workshop initiated intensive data compilation activities of daily observational weather station data from the Arab region. After conducting careful ...
... ABSTRACT: A workshop was held in Casablanca, Morocco, in March 2012, to enhance knowledge of climate extremes and their changes in the Arab region. This workshop initiated intensive data compilation activities of daily observational weather station data from the Arab region. After conducting careful ...
Full text (pdf format) - Boreal Environment Research
... Obviously, as a direct response to the rise in ...
... Obviously, as a direct response to the rise in ...
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF THE GREEN CLIMATE FUND*
... used to guide such negotiations. Further, the population-based voting concept of preference score compromises (PSC), which was proposed by Müller (1999), could be used to aggregate ...
... used to guide such negotiations. Further, the population-based voting concept of preference score compromises (PSC), which was proposed by Müller (1999), could be used to aggregate ...
Airport expansion doesn`t make climate sense
... https://www.theccc.org.uk/tackling-climate-change/the-science-of-climate-change/setting-a-target-for-emission-reduction/ 20 Committee on Climate Change website, The Climate Change Act and UK regulations: https://www.theccc.org.uk/tackling-climate-change/the-legal-landscape/global-action-on-climate- ...
... https://www.theccc.org.uk/tackling-climate-change/the-science-of-climate-change/setting-a-target-for-emission-reduction/ 20 Committee on Climate Change website, The Climate Change Act and UK regulations: https://www.theccc.org.uk/tackling-climate-change/the-legal-landscape/global-action-on-climate- ...
Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome
... in wetter versus drier sites1 . In addition, landscape-level studies of shrub change in northern Alaska showed greater increases in wet floodplains relative to well-drained hill slopes3,10 . Our study, using a new circumarctic dendroecological data set consisting of almost exclusively different site ...
... in wetter versus drier sites1 . In addition, landscape-level studies of shrub change in northern Alaska showed greater increases in wet floodplains relative to well-drained hill slopes3,10 . Our study, using a new circumarctic dendroecological data set consisting of almost exclusively different site ...
The pathological history of weather and climate
... social and environmental challenges such as water shortages and drought, property damage and loss of life from severe storms, and the threat of “inadvertent” climate change as justifications for new national and international initiatives in weather modification research. On a grander, planetary scale, ...
... social and environmental challenges such as water shortages and drought, property damage and loss of life from severe storms, and the threat of “inadvertent” climate change as justifications for new national and international initiatives in weather modification research. On a grander, planetary scale, ...
Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation in the
... ABSTRACT: A workshop was held in Casablanca, Morocco, in March 2012, to enhance knowledge of climate extremes and their changes in the Arab region. This workshop initiated intensive data compilation activities of daily observational weather station data from the Arab region. After conducting careful ...
... ABSTRACT: A workshop was held in Casablanca, Morocco, in March 2012, to enhance knowledge of climate extremes and their changes in the Arab region. This workshop initiated intensive data compilation activities of daily observational weather station data from the Arab region. After conducting careful ...