Adapting to Climate Change: A Business Approach
... II. The Case for Business Adaptation: What is at Risk? Business efforts to address the potential risks posed by the physical effects of climate change have in general lagged behind consideration of the financial risks associated with mitigation. Moreover, although the hurricanes, cyclones, heat wa ...
... II. The Case for Business Adaptation: What is at Risk? Business efforts to address the potential risks posed by the physical effects of climate change have in general lagged behind consideration of the financial risks associated with mitigation. Moreover, although the hurricanes, cyclones, heat wa ...
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... Climate change impacts on the sustainability of the firewood harvest and vegetation and soil carbon stocks in a tropical dry forest in Santa Teresinha Municipality, Northeast Brazil ....................................................... 10 Valuing climate change impacts on European forest ecosyste ...
... Climate change impacts on the sustainability of the firewood harvest and vegetation and soil carbon stocks in a tropical dry forest in Santa Teresinha Municipality, Northeast Brazil ....................................................... 10 Valuing climate change impacts on European forest ecosyste ...
Flexible_Mechanisms_of_the_Kyoto_Protocol
... the current year; 2) organise project tenders, evaluate the projects according to the regulatory enactments regarding the criteria for evaluation of projects for implementation of the climate change financial instrument and grant financing for these projects; 3) supervise the implementation of proje ...
... the current year; 2) organise project tenders, evaluate the projects according to the regulatory enactments regarding the criteria for evaluation of projects for implementation of the climate change financial instrument and grant financing for these projects; 3) supervise the implementation of proje ...
The influence of climate change on flood risks in France
... on uncertainties. They find that the uncertainty arising from the global climate model is more important than downscaling uncertainty, which in turn is more important than the uncertainty from hydrological modeling. Quintana Seguı́ et al. (2011) study the change in flood extremes and assess the unce ...
... on uncertainties. They find that the uncertainty arising from the global climate model is more important than downscaling uncertainty, which in turn is more important than the uncertainty from hydrological modeling. Quintana Seguı́ et al. (2011) study the change in flood extremes and assess the unce ...
1 WEATHER AND CLIMATE SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE LAKE
... In the past, ‘climate services’ that embrace past, present and future climate information, assessment and advice on climaterelated issues have somewhat developed as an extension of weather services which extend from monitoring, analysis, and seamless prediction f ...
... In the past, ‘climate services’ that embrace past, present and future climate information, assessment and advice on climaterelated issues have somewhat developed as an extension of weather services which extend from monitoring, analysis, and seamless prediction f ...
Increasing bioenergy production on arable land - CLM
... from different vegetation types and of agricultural practices. The ease of which energy and matter can be exchanged between the soil and the atmosphere depends on the vegetation density and vegetation type. As such, evapotranspiration is a critical variable in the context of terrestrial vegetation in ...
... from different vegetation types and of agricultural practices. The ease of which energy and matter can be exchanged between the soil and the atmosphere depends on the vegetation density and vegetation type. As such, evapotranspiration is a critical variable in the context of terrestrial vegetation in ...
Durham Research Online
... In a classic reply, Richard Jeffrey (1956) challenged Rudner’s conclusion by denying that scientists are in the business of accepting or rejecting hypotheses in the first place. According to Jeffrey, scientists’ job is to assign probabilities (degrees of belief) to hypotheses; it is then up to decis ...
... In a classic reply, Richard Jeffrey (1956) challenged Rudner’s conclusion by denying that scientists are in the business of accepting or rejecting hypotheses in the first place. According to Jeffrey, scientists’ job is to assign probabilities (degrees of belief) to hypotheses; it is then up to decis ...
Climate change and seafood safety: Human health implications
... 2.1. Climate change and the oceans About 520 million people (i.e., around 8% of the world’s population) depend on seafood as a source of protein, income or family stability (FAO, 2009). The oceans and estuaries (i.e., productive coastal environments where rivers meet the sea) that support these fishe ...
... 2.1. Climate change and the oceans About 520 million people (i.e., around 8% of the world’s population) depend on seafood as a source of protein, income or family stability (FAO, 2009). The oceans and estuaries (i.e., productive coastal environments where rivers meet the sea) that support these fishe ...
Climate Change and Geohazards in South West England
... have also been postulated to exist. The main known cause of present-day irradiance variability is the presence of sunspots and faculae on the Sun’s disc: respectively, dark regions with locally depleted radiation, and bright regions with locally enhanced radiation (Solomon et al., 2007). Larger numb ...
... have also been postulated to exist. The main known cause of present-day irradiance variability is the presence of sunspots and faculae on the Sun’s disc: respectively, dark regions with locally depleted radiation, and bright regions with locally enhanced radiation (Solomon et al., 2007). Larger numb ...
Climate Change and Water in Southeast Asia
... Countries Knowledge Sharing and Exchange Exchanging Information and Creation Awareness in a Structured ...
... Countries Knowledge Sharing and Exchange Exchanging Information and Creation Awareness in a Structured ...
Official PDF , 34 pages
... prices) to protect roads and railways, river embankments surrounding agricultural lands, and drainage systems and erosion control measures for major towns. With gradual climate change, however, required investments would be phased. Beyond these capital-intensive investments, improved policies, plann ...
... prices) to protect roads and railways, river embankments surrounding agricultural lands, and drainage systems and erosion control measures for major towns. With gradual climate change, however, required investments would be phased. Beyond these capital-intensive investments, improved policies, plann ...
Cosmopolitan Justice, Responsibility, and Global Climate Change
... such as wealth and income. It is important, then, to ask whether this framework can usefully be extended to include environmental burdens and benefits. In particular, we face the question of how to value the environment. Should it be valued because of its impact on what Rawls terms ‘primary goods’, ...
... such as wealth and income. It is important, then, to ask whether this framework can usefully be extended to include environmental burdens and benefits. In particular, we face the question of how to value the environment. Should it be valued because of its impact on what Rawls terms ‘primary goods’, ...
Letter to Lamar Smith 18 December 2015 (opens in new window)
... The first part of his testimony is based on a new paper on ‘Impact of Current Climate Proposals’ which Dr Lomborg has had accepted for publication in the journal ‘Global Policy’. Dr Lomborg’s paper concludes that the pledges for limiting and reducing annual emissions of greenhouse gases that were co ...
... The first part of his testimony is based on a new paper on ‘Impact of Current Climate Proposals’ which Dr Lomborg has had accepted for publication in the journal ‘Global Policy’. Dr Lomborg’s paper concludes that the pledges for limiting and reducing annual emissions of greenhouse gases that were co ...
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... days earlier than they did 80 years ago (33). Arrival dates have been linked to temperature, where wood thrushes arrive earlier in warmer years (34). Because wood thrushes are long distance migrants they may be less adaptable to changes in climate (5). This is because environmental indicators on the ...
... days earlier than they did 80 years ago (33). Arrival dates have been linked to temperature, where wood thrushes arrive earlier in warmer years (34). Because wood thrushes are long distance migrants they may be less adaptable to changes in climate (5). This is because environmental indicators on the ...
Executive Summary CHILE`S FIRST BIENNIAL UPDATE REPORT
... Chile submitted its Second National Communication on Climate Change in 2011, compiling the actions performed in the country in the first decade of 21st century. Although not much time has passed, the recent developments in institutionalizing climate change in the country has been unique: there is no ...
... Chile submitted its Second National Communication on Climate Change in 2011, compiling the actions performed in the country in the first decade of 21st century. Although not much time has passed, the recent developments in institutionalizing climate change in the country has been unique: there is no ...
What do realists think about climate change?
... it has become one of the main talking points on the international political agenda. From floods in Bangladesh and Brazil, severe drought in Syria and California, and agricultural crises in southern Italy, to dangerously polluted air in Beijing, the oceans’ fishing stocks nearing the brink of collaps ...
... it has become one of the main talking points on the international political agenda. From floods in Bangladesh and Brazil, severe drought in Syria and California, and agricultural crises in southern Italy, to dangerously polluted air in Beijing, the oceans’ fishing stocks nearing the brink of collaps ...
The impact of global warming on the tropical Pacific and El Niño
... mean climate and ENSO variability11,15. In addition, the basis for the evaluation of GCMs continues to improve due to continued coordination of experiments and databases of CGCM output and the standardization of metrics and diagnostics6. New techniques are emerging for evaluation of ENSO in CGCMs an ...
... mean climate and ENSO variability11,15. In addition, the basis for the evaluation of GCMs continues to improve due to continued coordination of experiments and databases of CGCM output and the standardization of metrics and diagnostics6. New techniques are emerging for evaluation of ENSO in CGCMs an ...
Provide an initial estimate of the uncertainty in UK predicted climate
... must again be regarded as broadly descriptive rather than quantitative. Nevertheless, it can be seen that both sources of uncertainty tend to be lower for SAT for the UKgradient index, but generally higher for precipitation. Also, for precipitation, the uncertainty due to large-scale internal variat ...
... must again be regarded as broadly descriptive rather than quantitative. Nevertheless, it can be seen that both sources of uncertainty tend to be lower for SAT for the UKgradient index, but generally higher for precipitation. Also, for precipitation, the uncertainty due to large-scale internal variat ...
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... latest developments of international climate change negotiations, additional warming cannot be excluded. To some extent, short-term and medium-term temperature increases are already predetermined, as well as the associated damages. The Fourth Assessment Report (Solomon et al. 2007, Parry et al. 2007 ...
... latest developments of international climate change negotiations, additional warming cannot be excluded. To some extent, short-term and medium-term temperature increases are already predetermined, as well as the associated damages. The Fourth Assessment Report (Solomon et al. 2007, Parry et al. 2007 ...
Sensitivity of Crop Water Need to 2071–95
... Climatic variability and trends have already been documented for the Caribbean, and such studies generally support predictions of a warmer, drier Caribbean climate in the future (Nurse and Sem 2001). Peterson et al. (Peterson et al. 2002), for example, report a statistically significant warming tren ...
... Climatic variability and trends have already been documented for the Caribbean, and such studies generally support predictions of a warmer, drier Caribbean climate in the future (Nurse and Sem 2001). Peterson et al. (Peterson et al. 2002), for example, report a statistically significant warming tren ...
Hollowed et al. 2009
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) models for regional ecosystems to select and estimate relevant environmental variables, (iii) evaluation of climate model scenarios and select IPCC models that appear to provide valid representations of forcing for the region of study, (iv) extraction ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) models for regional ecosystems to select and estimate relevant environmental variables, (iii) evaluation of climate model scenarios and select IPCC models that appear to provide valid representations of forcing for the region of study, (iv) extraction ...
Changing Cheviots
... Cheviot Futures supports the development of simple and practical long term resilience measures to maintain business viability, whilst also having strong social and environmental priorities, in the face of a changing climate. The approach will reflect the needs of land managers and ensure the emphasi ...
... Cheviot Futures supports the development of simple and practical long term resilience measures to maintain business viability, whilst also having strong social and environmental priorities, in the face of a changing climate. The approach will reflect the needs of land managers and ensure the emphasi ...
Climate Change and Social Protection in Bangladesh: Are Existing
... crops and livestock, in turn imposing long-term effects on food security and livelihoods. For example, more than 1.2 million metric tonnes of rice crops were damaged by cyclone Sidr (Raihan et al., 2007), and embankments were breached by cyclone Aila, leading to damage from saline-water inundation o ...
... crops and livestock, in turn imposing long-term effects on food security and livelihoods. For example, more than 1.2 million metric tonnes of rice crops were damaged by cyclone Sidr (Raihan et al., 2007), and embankments were breached by cyclone Aila, leading to damage from saline-water inundation o ...
1.2 Climate Change and the Water Cycle
... sound form only for land areas. Sponsored by the German Climate Research Programme (DEKLIM) and in cooperation with the Global Precipitation Climate Center (GPCC) operating under the leadership of the German Weather Service (DWD), a Frankfurt research group (Beck, Grieser, Rudolf, Schönwiese, Staege ...
... sound form only for land areas. Sponsored by the German Climate Research Programme (DEKLIM) and in cooperation with the Global Precipitation Climate Center (GPCC) operating under the leadership of the German Weather Service (DWD), a Frankfurt research group (Beck, Grieser, Rudolf, Schönwiese, Staege ...