Governance Reform Overview
... The broader Alpine Resort Futures Project will assist the alpine sector adapt to climate change by broadening recreational and tourism opportunities and growing local and regional economies. The Alpine Resorts Governance Reform Project is focused on consolidating sector governance arrangements to im ...
... The broader Alpine Resort Futures Project will assist the alpine sector adapt to climate change by broadening recreational and tourism opportunities and growing local and regional economies. The Alpine Resorts Governance Reform Project is focused on consolidating sector governance arrangements to im ...
Short-Lived Promise? - Oxford Martin School
... over the next few decades, but would have little impact on peak warming unless CO2 emissions are substantially reduced at the same time. Immediate reductions in CO2 emissions would also deliver a more substantial climate benefit to future generations. Discussions of climate policy often focus exclus ...
... over the next few decades, but would have little impact on peak warming unless CO2 emissions are substantially reduced at the same time. Immediate reductions in CO2 emissions would also deliver a more substantial climate benefit to future generations. Discussions of climate policy often focus exclus ...
Appendix L: Climate impacts and adaptation actions for shrub
... connectivity enhancement has become the most frequently recommended climate adaptation strategy for biodiversity conservation.5 However, little work has been done to translate this broad strategy into specific, on-the-ground actions. Furthermore, to our knowledge, no previous work has identified s ...
... connectivity enhancement has become the most frequently recommended climate adaptation strategy for biodiversity conservation.5 However, little work has been done to translate this broad strategy into specific, on-the-ground actions. Furthermore, to our knowledge, no previous work has identified s ...
Sensitivity of burned area in Europe to climate change, atmospheric
... from climate forcing), and human population density (provided as external forcing). A limited set of global parameters were derived by inversion of SIMFIRE against global multiyear satellite-observed burned area [Knorr et al., 2014]. When using only European burned area data for the optimization, it ...
... from climate forcing), and human population density (provided as external forcing). A limited set of global parameters were derived by inversion of SIMFIRE against global multiyear satellite-observed burned area [Knorr et al., 2014]. When using only European burned area data for the optimization, it ...
FIRST-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 4 Do Not Cite
... dominate the threats to freshwater ecosystems and many terrestrial ecosystems, with climate change becoming an increasing stress later in the century. Climate change exacerbates the other threats. In some systems, such as high altitude and latitude freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems will with hig ...
... dominate the threats to freshwater ecosystems and many terrestrial ecosystems, with climate change becoming an increasing stress later in the century. Climate change exacerbates the other threats. In some systems, such as high altitude and latitude freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems will with hig ...
Does extreme precipitation intensity depend on the emissions
... therefore, it is important to understand how they might change in a warming climate. Observations show precipitation extremes have already increased with twentieth-century warming driven by anthropogenic forcing [Min et al., 2011; Zhang et al., 2013], and climate model projections show further incre ...
... therefore, it is important to understand how they might change in a warming climate. Observations show precipitation extremes have already increased with twentieth-century warming driven by anthropogenic forcing [Min et al., 2011; Zhang et al., 2013], and climate model projections show further incre ...
Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological
... soil moisture, ice-sheet dynamics, sea-level rise, ocean acidification and the frequency and magnitude of extreme events such as floods, droughts and wildfires. Future climatic perturbations could be abrupt or irreversible, and potentially extend over millennial time scales; they will inevitably hav ...
... soil moisture, ice-sheet dynamics, sea-level rise, ocean acidification and the frequency and magnitude of extreme events such as floods, droughts and wildfires. Future climatic perturbations could be abrupt or irreversible, and potentially extend over millennial time scales; they will inevitably hav ...
Primer on Hydrofluorocarbons
... The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report concludes that climate change is unequivocal, significantly caused by human activities, occurring faster than anticipated, with impacts that are more severe than predicted, and that urgent action is required to reduce climate pollutants.1 This Primer describes how ...
... The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report concludes that climate change is unequivocal, significantly caused by human activities, occurring faster than anticipated, with impacts that are more severe than predicted, and that urgent action is required to reduce climate pollutants.1 This Primer describes how ...
Migration as Societal Response to Climate Change and Land
... and context-dependent. The challenge for empirical research is therefore to relate the multiple factors influencing migration in order to understand the specific weight of each and their interactions. Given this overall agreement in the scientific debate, most studies have moved from simple push-pull ...
... and context-dependent. The challenge for empirical research is therefore to relate the multiple factors influencing migration in order to understand the specific weight of each and their interactions. Given this overall agreement in the scientific debate, most studies have moved from simple push-pull ...
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... overestimates corn yields damages by 30 to 70% under a 5ºF warming scenario in the Upper Midwest. They rely on the fact that a warmer climate results in a longer non-freezing period that provides greater flexibility in the choice of planting date. Because yield sensitivity to high temperatures is st ...
... overestimates corn yields damages by 30 to 70% under a 5ºF warming scenario in the Upper Midwest. They rely on the fact that a warmer climate results in a longer non-freezing period that provides greater flexibility in the choice of planting date. Because yield sensitivity to high temperatures is st ...
Death and Death Rates Due to Extreme Weather Events Indur M. Goklany
... locations and other periods. Some of the effects of these changes will tend to offset each other and/or be redistributed over space and time. For instance, an increase in deaths due to heat waves at one location might be compensated for by a decline in deaths due to fewer or less intense cold waves ...
... locations and other periods. Some of the effects of these changes will tend to offset each other and/or be redistributed over space and time. For instance, an increase in deaths due to heat waves at one location might be compensated for by a decline in deaths due to fewer or less intense cold waves ...
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... transforming grasslands to croplands results in higher albedo values. Another important variable is root depth, which determines transpiration. Trees with deeper roots compared to crops extract water from deeper layers, leading to higher evapotranspiration values [10,13,14]. To understand the influe ...
... transforming grasslands to croplands results in higher albedo values. Another important variable is root depth, which determines transpiration. Trees with deeper roots compared to crops extract water from deeper layers, leading to higher evapotranspiration values [10,13,14]. To understand the influe ...
South Korea`s 2030 Carbon Mitigation Target and the INDC
... was to make clear that Korea was still motivated to lower its emissions and the second was to reach national consensus as the country prepared to submit its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This release divided ...
... was to make clear that Korea was still motivated to lower its emissions and the second was to reach national consensus as the country prepared to submit its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This release divided ...
Adaptive Capacity Benchmarking: Handbook and Tool Kit
... services that we are only beginning to understand. As society responds, we need to figure out how to maintain economic activity, provide essential services and meet basic human needs in a vastly changing energy economy. Organisations play a key role in such responses – whether government at local, r ...
... services that we are only beginning to understand. As society responds, we need to figure out how to maintain economic activity, provide essential services and meet basic human needs in a vastly changing energy economy. Organisations play a key role in such responses – whether government at local, r ...
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... in China and India may have been dented by the recent world financial crisis, relatively robust economic growth in China, India and other middle-income developing countries is expected in the next two decades. ...
... in China and India may have been dented by the recent world financial crisis, relatively robust economic growth in China, India and other middle-income developing countries is expected in the next two decades. ...
adaptation and the mortality effects of temperature across us climate
... an annual mortality increase of about 2.8 percent, over 3 times the magnitude of the estimate that ignores heterogeneity in temperature effects. Finally, if we allow for ZIP codes to adapt over time in the sense that the temperature-mortality relationship for their future climate is the same as for ...
... an annual mortality increase of about 2.8 percent, over 3 times the magnitude of the estimate that ignores heterogeneity in temperature effects. Finally, if we allow for ZIP codes to adapt over time in the sense that the temperature-mortality relationship for their future climate is the same as for ...
Yukon Climate Change Indicators and Key
... In its most recent global assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of ...
... In its most recent global assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of ...
Queensland Climate Change Centre of
... being aware that we are doing so. Human-induced climate change is making our climate less predictable in two senses. Firstly, factors like temperature and rainfall are being pushed outside their recorded historical ranges. Secondly, climate is less predictable because it is more variable, producing ...
... being aware that we are doing so. Human-induced climate change is making our climate less predictable in two senses. Firstly, factors like temperature and rainfall are being pushed outside their recorded historical ranges. Secondly, climate is less predictable because it is more variable, producing ...
National summary - Northern Ireland
... • More action needed. New, stronger or different Government policies or implementation activity – over and above that already planned – are needed in the next five years to reduce long-term vulnerability to climate change. • Research priority. Research is needed in the next five years to fill signif ...
... • More action needed. New, stronger or different Government policies or implementation activity – over and above that already planned – are needed in the next five years to reduce long-term vulnerability to climate change. • Research priority. Research is needed in the next five years to fill signif ...
Hydrologic response to climate change and human activities in a
... the frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation events and drought related to ENSO events increased in the past few decades (Cruz et al. 2007; Vasiliades et al. 2009; Das et al. 2011). On the other hand, intensive human activities such as dam construction and urbanization play critical roles in ...
... the frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation events and drought related to ENSO events increased in the past few decades (Cruz et al. 2007; Vasiliades et al. 2009; Das et al. 2011). On the other hand, intensive human activities such as dam construction and urbanization play critical roles in ...
A Warm Response, Our Climate Change Challenge
... Strategic Components It is widely accepted that a twin-track approach comprising of mitigation and adaptation measures is the most appropriate strategy option. The mitigation agenda addresses the causes of climate change and is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and/or enhancing carbon sinks ...
... Strategic Components It is widely accepted that a twin-track approach comprising of mitigation and adaptation measures is the most appropriate strategy option. The mitigation agenda addresses the causes of climate change and is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and/or enhancing carbon sinks ...
THERMAL METROLOGY FOR METEOROLOGY AND
... Sea ice, Surface current, Ocean colour, Carbon dioxide partial pressure, Ocean acidity, Phytoplankton. ...
... Sea ice, Surface current, Ocean colour, Carbon dioxide partial pressure, Ocean acidity, Phytoplankton. ...
Sustainable Land-use Practices in European Mountain Regions
... Unfortunately, there is no universally accepted typology of EGS (Haines-Young and Potschin 2009, Gómez-Baggethun et al. 2010, Braat and de Groot 2012). There is an ongoing debate dealing with the need to distinguish benefits from services and ecological functions, as well as intermediate vs. final s ...
... Unfortunately, there is no universally accepted typology of EGS (Haines-Young and Potschin 2009, Gómez-Baggethun et al. 2010, Braat and de Groot 2012). There is an ongoing debate dealing with the need to distinguish benefits from services and ecological functions, as well as intermediate vs. final s ...
MEMORANDUM To: March 11, 2010
... Despite concerns that climate change may be more severe and more rapid than estimated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report in 2007,7 progress toward a global reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions remains slow. Prompted ...
... Despite concerns that climate change may be more severe and more rapid than estimated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report in 2007,7 progress toward a global reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions remains slow. Prompted ...
climate change and ocean acidification
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) synthesized research regarding observed and projected impacts of climate change on physical and biological processes in the oceans, at both global and regional levels. The impacts of these changes on human health and ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) synthesized research regarding observed and projected impacts of climate change on physical and biological processes in the oceans, at both global and regional levels. The impacts of these changes on human health and ...