Attribution of climate forcing to economic sectors
... to global climate change and therefore mitigation policies and actions must focus on this species even though impacts may take decades to be realized. The coemitted air pollutants tropospheric ozone (O3 ) and fine aerosol particles also significantly affect global climate but in complex ways involvi ...
... to global climate change and therefore mitigation policies and actions must focus on this species even though impacts may take decades to be realized. The coemitted air pollutants tropospheric ozone (O3 ) and fine aerosol particles also significantly affect global climate but in complex ways involvi ...
Lecture 2 FINAL DRAFT
... success of policy proposals are deeply influenced by a host of socio-economic and political factors. More and better science and technology, alone, will not lead to optimal climate policies. Climate change policy makers face many challenges. They must deal with considerable and irreducible uncertain ...
... success of policy proposals are deeply influenced by a host of socio-economic and political factors. More and better science and technology, alone, will not lead to optimal climate policies. Climate change policy makers face many challenges. They must deal with considerable and irreducible uncertain ...
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... to climate conditions, and is among the most vulnerable sectors to the impacts of global climate change [3–5]. As a result, adaptation to climate change in agriculture has become an important research issue in recent years [6]. In China, rain-fed agriculture is the dominant source of food production ...
... to climate conditions, and is among the most vulnerable sectors to the impacts of global climate change [3–5]. As a result, adaptation to climate change in agriculture has become an important research issue in recent years [6]. In China, rain-fed agriculture is the dominant source of food production ...
Earth System Modeling—An Integrated Assessment Tool for Environmental Studies R. A. P
... on the accelerating rate of tropical deforestation. Pitman and Zhao (2000), and Chase et al. (1996, 2000a) have presented results that indicate a substantial effect on the Earth’s atmospheric circulation thousands of kilometers from where historical landscape changes occurred. These teleconnections ...
... on the accelerating rate of tropical deforestation. Pitman and Zhao (2000), and Chase et al. (1996, 2000a) have presented results that indicate a substantial effect on the Earth’s atmospheric circulation thousands of kilometers from where historical landscape changes occurred. These teleconnections ...
Parmesan and Yohe, 2003
... ‘stable’. This category does not represent a single result, as apparent stability could arise from a diversity of situations17 such as: 1) the phenology, abundance or distribution of the species is not driven by climatic factors; 2) the species is actually changing, but poor data resolution could no ...
... ‘stable’. This category does not represent a single result, as apparent stability could arise from a diversity of situations17 such as: 1) the phenology, abundance or distribution of the species is not driven by climatic factors; 2) the species is actually changing, but poor data resolution could no ...
Burlando-Rosso_Extreme storm rainfall and climatic change
... hydrologic interest for both scientific or practical purposes. Therefore, the outputs of GCMs must be disaggregated and used to input hydrological models. For instance, this route has been pioneered in the recent works by Lettenmaier and Gan (1990), who used different GCMs results to analyze hydrolo ...
... hydrologic interest for both scientific or practical purposes. Therefore, the outputs of GCMs must be disaggregated and used to input hydrological models. For instance, this route has been pioneered in the recent works by Lettenmaier and Gan (1990), who used different GCMs results to analyze hydrolo ...
A globally coherent fingerprint of climate change
... ‘stable’. This category does not represent a single result, as apparent stability could arise from a diversity of situations17 such as: 1) the phenology, abundance or distribution of the species is not driven by climatic factors; 2) the species is actually changing, but poor data resolution could no ...
... ‘stable’. This category does not represent a single result, as apparent stability could arise from a diversity of situations17 such as: 1) the phenology, abundance or distribution of the species is not driven by climatic factors; 2) the species is actually changing, but poor data resolution could no ...
Advent Light/”Light for Lima” - Christian Concern for One World
... There are multiple mitigation pathways that are likely to limit warming to below 2°C relative to preindustrial levels. These pathways would require substantial emissions reductions over the next few decades and near zero emissions of carbon dioxide and other long-lived greenhouse gases by the end of ...
... There are multiple mitigation pathways that are likely to limit warming to below 2°C relative to preindustrial levels. These pathways would require substantial emissions reductions over the next few decades and near zero emissions of carbon dioxide and other long-lived greenhouse gases by the end of ...
East Riding of Yorkshire Council Climate Change Strategy
... This strategy takes our commitment to tackling climate change further and details how we expect to cut the carbon footprint of the Council, adapt our services to a changing climate and lead the county towards a low carbon future. Climate change is a global issue and it is a human one. The warming of ...
... This strategy takes our commitment to tackling climate change further and details how we expect to cut the carbon footprint of the Council, adapt our services to a changing climate and lead the county towards a low carbon future. Climate change is a global issue and it is a human one. The warming of ...
Public!Intellectuals
... In a July 2012 article at Rolling Stone magazine, Bill McKibben warned that fossil fuel companies were committed to extracting as much of their oil, gas, and coal holdings as possible, a goal that ...
... In a July 2012 article at Rolling Stone magazine, Bill McKibben warned that fossil fuel companies were committed to extracting as much of their oil, gas, and coal holdings as possible, a goal that ...
Initial Results Management Framework
... Paragraph 2: “The Fund will contribute to the achievement of the ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In the context of sustainable development, the Fund will promote the paradigm shift towards low-emission and climate-resilient development pathwa ...
... Paragraph 2: “The Fund will contribute to the achievement of the ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In the context of sustainable development, the Fund will promote the paradigm shift towards low-emission and climate-resilient development pathwa ...
American Indians, Climate Change, and Ethics for a Warming World
... reflected back into the atmosphere.5 The atmosphere is a global commons; no matter where in the world you are, your emissions contribute to its increasing insulating properties. Further, the atmosphere cannot be compartmentalized. For example, the fact that the United States has the highest historic ...
... reflected back into the atmosphere.5 The atmosphere is a global commons; no matter where in the world you are, your emissions contribute to its increasing insulating properties. Further, the atmosphere cannot be compartmentalized. For example, the fact that the United States has the highest historic ...
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... It is important to note at this point that for any country both the benefits and the costs are not to be considered in isolation: their magnitude depends also on the policies implemented abroad, ...
... It is important to note at this point that for any country both the benefits and the costs are not to be considered in isolation: their magnitude depends also on the policies implemented abroad, ...
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... from Netra et al. (2004), which is used to examine the central role of drought conditions as a motivator of the farmers to perceive, innovate and ultimately adapt to climate change in Kyuso District. Climate is one of the important resources for crop growth and development. By altering crop growth a ...
... from Netra et al. (2004), which is used to examine the central role of drought conditions as a motivator of the farmers to perceive, innovate and ultimately adapt to climate change in Kyuso District. Climate is one of the important resources for crop growth and development. By altering crop growth a ...
Global Climate Risk Index 2016
... How to read the Global Climate Risk Index The Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index is an analysis based on one of the most reliable data sets available on the impacts of extreme weather events and associated socio-economic data. The Germanwatch Climate Risk Index 2016 is the 11th edition of the ann ...
... How to read the Global Climate Risk Index The Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index is an analysis based on one of the most reliable data sets available on the impacts of extreme weather events and associated socio-economic data. The Germanwatch Climate Risk Index 2016 is the 11th edition of the ann ...
Assessing and Enhancing Adaptive Capacity
... conditions or the loss of other species, although the loss of keystone species may have dramatic implications for the survival of ecosystems. Ecosystems that are geographically constrained will be less able to adapt to change than those that have space to migrate with shifts in climatic zones. Migra ...
... conditions or the loss of other species, although the loss of keystone species may have dramatic implications for the survival of ecosystems. Ecosystems that are geographically constrained will be less able to adapt to change than those that have space to migrate with shifts in climatic zones. Migra ...
Range of reductions for Annex 1
... • Scale of emission reductions to be achieved by Annex 1 Parties in aggregate and • allocation of the corresponding mitigation effort, and • agreement on their further commitments ...
... • Scale of emission reductions to be achieved by Annex 1 Parties in aggregate and • allocation of the corresponding mitigation effort, and • agreement on their further commitments ...
climate change in Kyiv - Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National
... negative effects of climate change in Kyiv. The object of the study are climate changes in Kyiv. Main material of the study with evaluation of the research results. The city of Kyiv is one of Europe's largest natural landscape, business, financial, commercial and industrial centers that has the foll ...
... negative effects of climate change in Kyiv. The object of the study are climate changes in Kyiv. Main material of the study with evaluation of the research results. The city of Kyiv is one of Europe's largest natural landscape, business, financial, commercial and industrial centers that has the foll ...
Climate change: agriculture and rural development as part
... • Adaptation is uncertain and economic appraisal difficult • Mitigation, a range of actions technically possible and economically feasible Food security goals • Policies to encourage a “low carbon” agriculture may impede the goal of producing more food in the short run, BUT ...
... • Adaptation is uncertain and economic appraisal difficult • Mitigation, a range of actions technically possible and economically feasible Food security goals • Policies to encourage a “low carbon” agriculture may impede the goal of producing more food in the short run, BUT ...
Actions needed to halt deforestation and promote climate
... further for their potential for delivering food security, adaptation to climate change and mitigation of climate change (FAO 2010). Effort should be made to maximize these synergies and minimize trade-offs through targeted research, financing and location of production zones and projects. Nepstad (2 ...
... further for their potential for delivering food security, adaptation to climate change and mitigation of climate change (FAO 2010). Effort should be made to maximize these synergies and minimize trade-offs through targeted research, financing and location of production zones and projects. Nepstad (2 ...
Climate - Discovery Education
... The series is an entire "course" in the wonders of weather while each program stands alone in approaching the various facets of meteorology. These delightful and entertaining programs are geared toward kids' fascination with weather. Each program may be used as an introduction, supplement, or follow ...
... The series is an entire "course" in the wonders of weather while each program stands alone in approaching the various facets of meteorology. These delightful and entertaining programs are geared toward kids' fascination with weather. Each program may be used as an introduction, supplement, or follow ...
Here - Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.
... fragile to environmental change. Many of the meteorological, hydrological and biological processes in mountain areas are characterised by strong spatial gradients that can be easily perturbed. At the same time, climate models predict a stronger effect of global warming in mountain regions compared t ...
... fragile to environmental change. Many of the meteorological, hydrological and biological processes in mountain areas are characterised by strong spatial gradients that can be easily perturbed. At the same time, climate models predict a stronger effect of global warming in mountain regions compared t ...
Emergence of polycentric climate governance and
... Two important challenges remain for those working on national policies. First, scholars must find better ways to define and track policy adoptions and innovations; an under-appreciated challenge when policy-making activity is constant and no single actor is responsible for collecting comparable data ...
... Two important challenges remain for those working on national policies. First, scholars must find better ways to define and track policy adoptions and innovations; an under-appreciated challenge when policy-making activity is constant and no single actor is responsible for collecting comparable data ...
Article The uncertainties of climate change in Spanish daily
... takes into account not only the so-called cognitive deficits but also the factors that influence social appropriation of such knowledge. As the literature shows, scientific knowledge is usually incorporated within objects and services as well as individuals through their skills and qualifications, w ...
... takes into account not only the so-called cognitive deficits but also the factors that influence social appropriation of such knowledge. As the literature shows, scientific knowledge is usually incorporated within objects and services as well as individuals through their skills and qualifications, w ...
Junk to Green Funk
... Activity 3: The reality of Climate Change Regardless of the debate what do we know is happening for sure? Using the paragraphs below, discuss what is already changing. Using a large map, look at which countries appear to be suffering the most. Are they the rich or the poor countries? “Beyond the He ...
... Activity 3: The reality of Climate Change Regardless of the debate what do we know is happening for sure? Using the paragraphs below, discuss what is already changing. Using a large map, look at which countries appear to be suffering the most. Are they the rich or the poor countries? “Beyond the He ...