Climate change policies and the WTO: Greening the GATT
... forward. Hence, this is an area where the wishes of the G20 and the reality at the WTO are in conflict. Here, the WTO (the common agent) could be mandated by members to play a more active role in marshalling evidence worldwide on similar subsidies. Second, the provision on non-actionable subsidies n ...
... forward. Hence, this is an area where the wishes of the G20 and the reality at the WTO are in conflict. Here, the WTO (the common agent) could be mandated by members to play a more active role in marshalling evidence worldwide on similar subsidies. Second, the provision on non-actionable subsidies n ...
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... indicate that biodiversity will continue to decline over the 21st century. However, the range of projected changes is much broader than most studies suggest, partly because there are significant opportunities to intervene through better policies, but also because of large uncertainties in projection ...
... indicate that biodiversity will continue to decline over the 21st century. However, the range of projected changes is much broader than most studies suggest, partly because there are significant opportunities to intervene through better policies, but also because of large uncertainties in projection ...
Climate change, phenological shifts, eco
... is embedded in the mechanistic approach and there is continuous exchange between the two. It is not realistic to aim for an understanding of all causal relationships underlying eco-evolutionary processes and to translate them into a set of equations. Hence, models will include correlations, which ma ...
... is embedded in the mechanistic approach and there is continuous exchange between the two. It is not realistic to aim for an understanding of all causal relationships underlying eco-evolutionary processes and to translate them into a set of equations. Hence, models will include correlations, which ma ...
Governing climate change: the politics of risk society?
... will be gradual, incremental and within societal control. On the other hand, the IPCC suggest that significant changes in global average temperatures and regional climatic conditions are to be expected, and that there are possibilities for unpredictable alterations to the climate system (Grubb 1999; ...
... will be gradual, incremental and within societal control. On the other hand, the IPCC suggest that significant changes in global average temperatures and regional climatic conditions are to be expected, and that there are possibilities for unpredictable alterations to the climate system (Grubb 1999; ...
Heat stress, outdoor public space use and
... mobility, visual impairment, varying levels of cognitive decline and waning social connectedness and support, all reduce the capacity of the elderly to adequately protect themselves from the effects of extreme heat (Western Australia Department of Health. 2008). Groups most vulnerable to heat impact ...
... mobility, visual impairment, varying levels of cognitive decline and waning social connectedness and support, all reduce the capacity of the elderly to adequately protect themselves from the effects of extreme heat (Western Australia Department of Health. 2008). Groups most vulnerable to heat impact ...
Global Warming - Atmospheric Aerosol Group
... infrared radiation. Increasing CO2, therefore, effectively increases radiative energy input to the Earth’s atmosphere. The path of this radiative input is complex. It is redistributed, both vertically and horizontally, by various physical processes, including advection, convection, and diffusion in ...
... infrared radiation. Increasing CO2, therefore, effectively increases radiative energy input to the Earth’s atmosphere. The path of this radiative input is complex. It is redistributed, both vertically and horizontally, by various physical processes, including advection, convection, and diffusion in ...
Climate Risk and Business
... actions that can be taken to reduce vulnerability to climate change. For instance, adaptation can include increasing a port’s ...
... actions that can be taken to reduce vulnerability to climate change. For instance, adaptation can include increasing a port’s ...
The Infinity of Water: Climate Change Adaptation in the Arabian
... in the Arabian Gulf that places Abu Dhabi’s arid saline landscape outside the possible normalcy of European geographies. As Diana K. Davis (2011: 4) writes, “Much of the early Western representation of the Middle East and North Africa environment, in fact, might be interpreted as a form of environme ...
... in the Arabian Gulf that places Abu Dhabi’s arid saline landscape outside the possible normalcy of European geographies. As Diana K. Davis (2011: 4) writes, “Much of the early Western representation of the Middle East and North Africa environment, in fact, might be interpreted as a form of environme ...
Climate change and drought policy in Victoria: context and
... individuals and rural communities will be subjected to increased risk and reduced recovery periods. Extreme weather events of all types also have a significant social impact in terms of stress, trauma, grief and loss. These impacts can be compounded by the duration and re-occurring nature of these e ...
... individuals and rural communities will be subjected to increased risk and reduced recovery periods. Extreme weather events of all types also have a significant social impact in terms of stress, trauma, grief and loss. These impacts can be compounded by the duration and re-occurring nature of these e ...
rapid climate change - BADC
... The Atlantic array pilot scheme: it is now possible to make continuous, daily measurements of the strength and structure of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation or Atlantic Heat Conveyor. The system made its first observations on 29 March 2004 and has been in continuous operation since th ...
... The Atlantic array pilot scheme: it is now possible to make continuous, daily measurements of the strength and structure of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation or Atlantic Heat Conveyor. The system made its first observations on 29 March 2004 and has been in continuous operation since th ...
Climate Change: Guidance for Tree Species Selection
... Shifts of climate envelopes – a visualization tool Note: This is one representation at the zonal level using BC analogues ...
... Shifts of climate envelopes – a visualization tool Note: This is one representation at the zonal level using BC analogues ...
a 2017 national survey of broadcast meteorologists
... of these weathercasters said their viewer feedback is predominantly positive, while another quarter (26%) said that their viewer feedback is mixed “about 50/50.” About one in ten (12%) said their viewer feedback was predominantly negative, but many (28%) said they get very few viewer reactions eithe ...
... of these weathercasters said their viewer feedback is predominantly positive, while another quarter (26%) said that their viewer feedback is mixed “about 50/50.” About one in ten (12%) said their viewer feedback was predominantly negative, but many (28%) said they get very few viewer reactions eithe ...
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... of rainy season and increased uncertainty in rainfall patterns in the region. Farmers make sequential decisions: adjusting planting timing in response to delays in the onset of rainy season while changing crop variety responding to delays in the end of the previous year’s rainy season. In the case o ...
... of rainy season and increased uncertainty in rainfall patterns in the region. Farmers make sequential decisions: adjusting planting timing in response to delays in the onset of rainy season while changing crop variety responding to delays in the end of the previous year’s rainy season. In the case o ...
Redalyc.Climate Change and the Caribbean: Review and Response
... variability) or long timescale (climate change) changes in climate with the impacts being felt throughout Caribbean existence. The evidence is most easily seen in the annual impact of hurricanes, floods or droughts on the economies of the region, as captured in Table 1 for some recent extreme events ...
... variability) or long timescale (climate change) changes in climate with the impacts being felt throughout Caribbean existence. The evidence is most easily seen in the annual impact of hurricanes, floods or droughts on the economies of the region, as captured in Table 1 for some recent extreme events ...
NAMAs seeking International Support: Selected cases from
... implementation framework and arrangement for NAMA was undertaken prudently. Available financing opportunity on NAMA is limited and highly uncertain. This situation increases the difficulty in convincing agencies to commit efforts in pursuing NAMAs, especially those requiring large investment or al ...
... implementation framework and arrangement for NAMA was undertaken prudently. Available financing opportunity on NAMA is limited and highly uncertain. This situation increases the difficulty in convincing agencies to commit efforts in pursuing NAMAs, especially those requiring large investment or al ...
Exploring the relationship between climate change and rice yield in
... yield. However, these studies were confined to simulation modelling to assist in identifying the physiological effects of high temperatures on crop yield (Schlenker and Roberts, 2008). Regression models that use historical data on both climate variables and yields are more capable of providing accura ...
... yield. However, these studies were confined to simulation modelling to assist in identifying the physiological effects of high temperatures on crop yield (Schlenker and Roberts, 2008). Regression models that use historical data on both climate variables and yields are more capable of providing accura ...
3 The role of biodiversity in societal adaptation to climate change
... Forest adaptation: Discussion of forests in relation to climate change tends to focus on their role in mitigation. However, forests provide a range of regulating services whilst providing important resources to those who depend on forests for their livelihoods, and can be particularly important dur ...
... Forest adaptation: Discussion of forests in relation to climate change tends to focus on their role in mitigation. However, forests provide a range of regulating services whilst providing important resources to those who depend on forests for their livelihoods, and can be particularly important dur ...
Specialist Advice and literature review to support the Ad Hoc
... Forest adaptation: Discussion of forests in relation to climate change tends to focus on their role in mitigation. However, forests provide a range of regulating services whilst providing important resources to those who depend on forests for their livelihoods, and can be particularly important dur ...
... Forest adaptation: Discussion of forests in relation to climate change tends to focus on their role in mitigation. However, forests provide a range of regulating services whilst providing important resources to those who depend on forests for their livelihoods, and can be particularly important dur ...
Solar Irradiance Variability
... During the last 30 years of space measurements, TSI shows a decline after 1980 of about 50 mWm-2 /decade. Comparing the minima values this is most pronounced in cycle 23. This recent decrease cannot be explained by the changes deduced from MgII index or F10.7. The only solar parameter showing such a ...
... During the last 30 years of space measurements, TSI shows a decline after 1980 of about 50 mWm-2 /decade. Comparing the minima values this is most pronounced in cycle 23. This recent decrease cannot be explained by the changes deduced from MgII index or F10.7. The only solar parameter showing such a ...
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
... strategies and approaches are not provided. The range of available potential adaptation strategies is ever increasing, and selecting the appropriate adaptation measures requires site and project specific information that will best emerge at a departmental level, informed by this Guidance, and coordi ...
... strategies and approaches are not provided. The range of available potential adaptation strategies is ever increasing, and selecting the appropriate adaptation measures requires site and project specific information that will best emerge at a departmental level, informed by this Guidance, and coordi ...
Global warming and the Arctic: a new world beyond the reach of the
... today, even with significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions over this century, while 63.1% of the United States of America will have non-analogue climatic conditions if moderate increases in emissions occur (Saxon et al., 2005). Climate change is a normal part of the Earth’s environment. If ...
... today, even with significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions over this century, while 63.1% of the United States of America will have non-analogue climatic conditions if moderate increases in emissions occur (Saxon et al., 2005). Climate change is a normal part of the Earth’s environment. If ...
Practical consideration of climate change
... The impacts of climate change and the associated ramifications upon the vulnerability of floodplain risk management (FRM) mitigation options and development decisions can be significant and therefore cannot be ignored in decision making today. The climate change factors affecting flood behaviour and ...
... The impacts of climate change and the associated ramifications upon the vulnerability of floodplain risk management (FRM) mitigation options and development decisions can be significant and therefore cannot be ignored in decision making today. The climate change factors affecting flood behaviour and ...
... (Lauenroth and Milchunas, 1991; see Fig. 1 as a county scale example). Overall, vast areas of short-grass steppe were converted to dryland farming, where a wheat-fallow rotation is used for periodic soil moisture recharge. With the development and implementation of irrigation from the 1940s to 1980 ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Houston
... precipitation or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer) (EPA, 2007). While there has been much debate in the past 20 years over the causes of climate change, scientific organizations have documented statistically significant changes that have occurred due to climate change. The Nat ...
... precipitation or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer) (EPA, 2007). While there has been much debate in the past 20 years over the causes of climate change, scientific organizations have documented statistically significant changes that have occurred due to climate change. The Nat ...
An overview of regional land-use and land
... (Lauenroth and Milchunas, 1991; see Fig. 1 as a county scale example). Overall, vast areas of short-grass steppe were converted to dryland farming, where a wheat-fallow rotation is used for periodic soil moisture recharge. With the development and implementation of irrigation from the 1940s to 1980 ...
... (Lauenroth and Milchunas, 1991; see Fig. 1 as a county scale example). Overall, vast areas of short-grass steppe were converted to dryland farming, where a wheat-fallow rotation is used for periodic soil moisture recharge. With the development and implementation of irrigation from the 1940s to 1980 ...