climate-change scepticism and asserted rights to private property
... which require coastal residents to move away from the sea when sea levels rise above a certain level (Cooper and McKenna 2008, Abel et al. 2011). Most of the consequences of anthropogenic climate change are far-reaching and causality is hard to establish, and it is politically challenging to define ...
... which require coastal residents to move away from the sea when sea levels rise above a certain level (Cooper and McKenna 2008, Abel et al. 2011). Most of the consequences of anthropogenic climate change are far-reaching and causality is hard to establish, and it is politically challenging to define ...
Motivated for Action and Collaboration
... to honor their covenantal relationship with God, with one-another, and with Earth. To underscore the significance of this covenantal web of relatedness, he weaves it into Jewish celebrations to focus on particular problems and to initiate action. For example, during Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish festival ...
... to honor their covenantal relationship with God, with one-another, and with Earth. To underscore the significance of this covenantal web of relatedness, he weaves it into Jewish celebrations to focus on particular problems and to initiate action. For example, during Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish festival ...
Italian Policies and Measures to Respond to Climate Change
... sustainable development. The second objective makes the CDM probably the most interesting of the Kyoto mechanisms, in the light of its great potential in trying to convince LDC’s to actively co-operate with industrialised countries and economies in transition to contribute to the fulfilment of the u ...
... sustainable development. The second objective makes the CDM probably the most interesting of the Kyoto mechanisms, in the light of its great potential in trying to convince LDC’s to actively co-operate with industrialised countries and economies in transition to contribute to the fulfilment of the u ...
- Wiley Online Library
... physiological limits and adaptive evolution into spatial modelling of the impacts of climate change on biological distributions (Fig. 2a). The framework is general enough to be applied to any environmental variable or set of variables. Four key parameters are defined at both the upper and lower ends ...
... physiological limits and adaptive evolution into spatial modelling of the impacts of climate change on biological distributions (Fig. 2a). The framework is general enough to be applied to any environmental variable or set of variables. Four key parameters are defined at both the upper and lower ends ...
Sea-level rise impacts on Africa and the effects of mitigation and
... could increase from 1 million/year in 1990 to 70 million/ year in the 2080s (Nicholls et al. 1999). UN-HABITAT (2008) also suggests that many of the major coastal cities around the continent will be affected by rising sea levels, and the impacts could be severe due to the lack of preparedness and ad ...
... could increase from 1 million/year in 1990 to 70 million/ year in the 2080s (Nicholls et al. 1999). UN-HABITAT (2008) also suggests that many of the major coastal cities around the continent will be affected by rising sea levels, and the impacts could be severe due to the lack of preparedness and ad ...
Links between climate change, conflict and governance in Africa
... climate change and the threat of violent conflict.10 Conflicts between pastoral communities in the arid and semi-arid borderlands of northern Kenya, southern Sudan and southern Ethiopia are linked to competition over access to pasture and water, livestock raiding and the heavy presence of small arm ...
... climate change and the threat of violent conflict.10 Conflicts between pastoral communities in the arid and semi-arid borderlands of northern Kenya, southern Sudan and southern Ethiopia are linked to competition over access to pasture and water, livestock raiding and the heavy presence of small arm ...
Climate Change Awareness - Minnesota Department of Health
... Benson E. Society’s Grand Challenges: Global Climate Change. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. Available online at: http://www.apa.org/science/resources/grand-challenges.aspx Berry HL, Kelly BJ, Hanigan IC, Coates JH, McMichael AJ, Welsh JA, Kjellstrom T. 2008. Garnaut climate chan ...
... Benson E. Society’s Grand Challenges: Global Climate Change. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. Available online at: http://www.apa.org/science/resources/grand-challenges.aspx Berry HL, Kelly BJ, Hanigan IC, Coates JH, McMichael AJ, Welsh JA, Kjellstrom T. 2008. Garnaut climate chan ...
Latest version - Broads Authority
... closely related to water quality, with changes to the levels of salinity and excess nutrients influencing a number of special qualities. As a starting point for debate and evidence gathering, we have assessed potential short-term priorities and longer-term goals for managing this risk (Chapter 5). ...
... closely related to water quality, with changes to the levels of salinity and excess nutrients influencing a number of special qualities. As a starting point for debate and evidence gathering, we have assessed potential short-term priorities and longer-term goals for managing this risk (Chapter 5). ...
CLIMATE FORCINGS, FEEDBACKS, AND TELECONNECTIONS IN THE LAND SURFACE-VEGETATION-WATER COMPONENTS OF THE
... forcing, while each vertical line is an estimate of the uncertainty range associated with the forcing guided by the spread in the published record and physical understanding, and with no statistical connotation. Each forcing agent is associated with a level of scientific understanding, which is base ...
... forcing, while each vertical line is an estimate of the uncertainty range associated with the forcing guided by the spread in the published record and physical understanding, and with no statistical connotation. Each forcing agent is associated with a level of scientific understanding, which is base ...
Demographics of true and false climate facts
... Research finds that better-educated or informed respondents are more likely to align with their parties on climate change. This information–elite polarization resembles a process of biased assimilation first described in psychological experiments. In nonexperimental settings, college graduates could ...
... Research finds that better-educated or informed respondents are more likely to align with their parties on climate change. This information–elite polarization resembles a process of biased assimilation first described in psychological experiments. In nonexperimental settings, college graduates could ...
Multimodel assessment of water scarcity under climate change
... absolute sense. Moreover, because most water is used for irrigated agriculture, which does not necessarily take place in the same location where people live, water scarcity can be assessed more appropriately on a larger spatial scale than on the grid-cell level. A widely used, simple indicator of wa ...
... absolute sense. Moreover, because most water is used for irrigated agriculture, which does not necessarily take place in the same location where people live, water scarcity can be assessed more appropriately on a larger spatial scale than on the grid-cell level. A widely used, simple indicator of wa ...
Effects of Climate Change on Crop Production in Thaba-Tseka
... clear skies with a mean of 8. 8 hours of daily sunshine (NES, 2000) with great intensity because of the high altitude and the low levels of atmospheric pollution. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC) assessments indicate that most of the parts of the world are likely to experience negat ...
... clear skies with a mean of 8. 8 hours of daily sunshine (NES, 2000) with great intensity because of the high altitude and the low levels of atmospheric pollution. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC) assessments indicate that most of the parts of the world are likely to experience negat ...
Climate Change and Democratisation
... countries over how democratization should be brought about and over how binding policy measures concerning climate issues should come about, especially over the role that foreign actors and international institutions can play or should play. A further assumption is that the benefits of greater econo ...
... countries over how democratization should be brought about and over how binding policy measures concerning climate issues should come about, especially over the role that foreign actors and international institutions can play or should play. A further assumption is that the benefits of greater econo ...
Science Communication - Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
... examined the extent to which watching the disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow (2004) led viewers to change their perceptions of risk, levels of concern, motivations for taking action, and sense of responsibility for contributing to climate change. Although the play uses the term global warming, ou ...
... examined the extent to which watching the disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow (2004) led viewers to change their perceptions of risk, levels of concern, motivations for taking action, and sense of responsibility for contributing to climate change. Although the play uses the term global warming, ou ...
Global Warming`s Increasingly Visible Impacts
... Global warming is no longer just a prediction—it is actually happening. It is undisputed that the average temperature at the surface of the Earth has increased over the past century by about 1°F (0.6°C), with both the air and the oceans warming.1 Since 1880, when people in many locations first began ...
... Global warming is no longer just a prediction—it is actually happening. It is undisputed that the average temperature at the surface of the Earth has increased over the past century by about 1°F (0.6°C), with both the air and the oceans warming.1 Since 1880, when people in many locations first began ...
the book - Connecting Delta Cities
... measures that anticipate a 0.5-meter sea level rise. However, for the most vulnerable countries or regions, costs could reach almost 1% of GDP, and for a rise in sea level of one meter, the costs could even exceed several percent of GDP. Based on these estimates of adaptation costs, it appears that ...
... measures that anticipate a 0.5-meter sea level rise. However, for the most vulnerable countries or regions, costs could reach almost 1% of GDP, and for a rise in sea level of one meter, the costs could even exceed several percent of GDP. Based on these estimates of adaptation costs, it appears that ...
Aerobic rice: An adaptation strategy that also reduces methane
... Methane emissions can be reduced by switching from continuously flooded paddies to a programme of intermittent irrigation and drainage, and by limiting the amount of plant residue incorporated in soils after harvest and before planting.31,32,33,34,35 Small reductions in the time that rice paddies ar ...
... Methane emissions can be reduced by switching from continuously flooded paddies to a programme of intermittent irrigation and drainage, and by limiting the amount of plant residue incorporated in soils after harvest and before planting.31,32,33,34,35 Small reductions in the time that rice paddies ar ...
New Zealand`s Climate Change Target
... towards a low carbon future. Key to this is a plan over the long term that achieves leadership on reducing emissions while delivering economic growth, investment and jobs.” (Business New Zealand, 4710) o “Target setting alone is not enough…” “ SBC [Sustainable Business Council] members want to see i ...
... towards a low carbon future. Key to this is a plan over the long term that achieves leadership on reducing emissions while delivering economic growth, investment and jobs.” (Business New Zealand, 4710) o “Target setting alone is not enough…” “ SBC [Sustainable Business Council] members want to see i ...
Effects of climate change on US crop production: simulation results
... obs.). The 4 climate change scenarios were generated as follows: For each specified time window (2030 or 2090), we applied to each daily quantity in the baseline period the corresponding (2020–2039 or 2080–2099) 20 yr averaged changes specified by each scenario, computed on a monthly basis. In this ...
... obs.). The 4 climate change scenarios were generated as follows: For each specified time window (2030 or 2090), we applied to each daily quantity in the baseline period the corresponding (2020–2039 or 2080–2099) 20 yr averaged changes specified by each scenario, computed on a monthly basis. In this ...
STRATEGIES FOR A HOLISTIC RESPONSE TO OZONE
... intensification of the other. In order to achieve success in such enterprise, it is important to analyze the experiences of different States and organs in this respect. Therefore, the second part of the paper will present national policies aimed at addressing both ozone depletion and the increase of ...
... intensification of the other. In order to achieve success in such enterprise, it is important to analyze the experiences of different States and organs in this respect. Therefore, the second part of the paper will present national policies aimed at addressing both ozone depletion and the increase of ...
Climate Change and Its Impacts - National Center for Policy Analysis
... In addition to urban observation stations being subject to heat island effects, many other observation stations have either been moved or removed, causing discontinuities in the location of measurements over time. Moreover, observation stations are biased toward mid-latitudes, coastal areas and lowe ...
... In addition to urban observation stations being subject to heat island effects, many other observation stations have either been moved or removed, causing discontinuities in the location of measurements over time. Moreover, observation stations are biased toward mid-latitudes, coastal areas and lowe ...
Chapter 6. Future climate changes
... factors (as discussed below) and some of the uncertainties in the estimates of future climate changes are related to these factors (see Fig. 6.8). This is the reason why, in the scientific literature, the term climate projection is generally preferred to the term climate prediction, as it emphasises ...
... factors (as discussed below) and some of the uncertainties in the estimates of future climate changes are related to these factors (see Fig. 6.8). This is the reason why, in the scientific literature, the term climate projection is generally preferred to the term climate prediction, as it emphasises ...
Climate-induced migration and displacement: closing the policy gap
... generally accepted to include people fleeing armed conflict) (Holzer, 2012). The misuse of this term is increasingly being recognised and corrected by experts and actors in this field, who now refrain from its use (for example, see Renaud et al., 2011). Furthermore, experts caution against the exten ...
... generally accepted to include people fleeing armed conflict) (Holzer, 2012). The misuse of this term is increasingly being recognised and corrected by experts and actors in this field, who now refrain from its use (for example, see Renaud et al., 2011). Furthermore, experts caution against the exten ...
Global temperature change
... sites are provided in Fig. 8, which is published as supporting information on the PNAS web site. Even though these sites do not have the largest warming in the WEP or largest cooling in the EEP, Fig. 3B reveals warming of the WEP relative to the EEP [135-year changes, based on linear trends, are ⫹0. ...
... sites are provided in Fig. 8, which is published as supporting information on the PNAS web site. Even though these sites do not have the largest warming in the WEP or largest cooling in the EEP, Fig. 3B reveals warming of the WEP relative to the EEP [135-year changes, based on linear trends, are ⫹0. ...
Evaluation of Climate Mitigation Potential for Yeniçağa Gölü (Bolu
... Change (IPCC), 2007). Even if the minimum predicted increase takes place, it will be larger than any century-long trend in the last 10,000 years (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2007). It is not only a threat to the biodiversity of the world but it is expected to cause other global ...
... Change (IPCC), 2007). Even if the minimum predicted increase takes place, it will be larger than any century-long trend in the last 10,000 years (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2007). It is not only a threat to the biodiversity of the world but it is expected to cause other global ...