Lee County Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
... Disclaimer: The material and descriptions compiled for this document (and appendices) are not Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council guidance, policy, nor a rulemaking effort, but are provided for informational and discussion purposes only. This document is not intended, nor can it be relied u ...
... Disclaimer: The material and descriptions compiled for this document (and appendices) are not Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council guidance, policy, nor a rulemaking effort, but are provided for informational and discussion purposes only. This document is not intended, nor can it be relied u ...
In the Supreme Court of the State of California
... Warming Solutions Act of 2006, commonly referred to as AB 32 (Health & Saf. Code, § 38500 et seq.). Where the proposed update to a 40-year regional transportation plan shows near-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, but the reductions are not projected to continue over the longer-term, the l ...
... Warming Solutions Act of 2006, commonly referred to as AB 32 (Health & Saf. Code, § 38500 et seq.). Where the proposed update to a 40-year regional transportation plan shows near-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, but the reductions are not projected to continue over the longer-term, the l ...
6 Assessing Transformation Pathways
... Stabilizing greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations will require largescale transformations in human societies, from the way that we produce and consume energy to how we use the land surface. A natural question in this context is what will be the ‘transformation pathway’ towards stabilization; that is, ...
... Stabilizing greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations will require largescale transformations in human societies, from the way that we produce and consume energy to how we use the land surface. A natural question in this context is what will be the ‘transformation pathway’ towards stabilization; that is, ...
Vulnerability ofPaci c Island agriculture and forestry to climate change
... the region will need to grapple with. These changes could compromise the very ability of Pacific communities to meet their economic development needs. Agriculture and forestry underpin the livelihoods of a large number of people across the region and also account for a significant share of export in ...
... the region will need to grapple with. These changes could compromise the very ability of Pacific communities to meet their economic development needs. Agriculture and forestry underpin the livelihoods of a large number of people across the region and also account for a significant share of export in ...
Geoengineering: Governance and Technology Policy
... traditional approaches to climate change (mitigation and adaptation). If deployed, these new technologies could modify the Earth’s climate on a large scale. Moreover, these new technologies may become available to foreign governments and entities in the private sector to use unilaterally—without aut ...
... traditional approaches to climate change (mitigation and adaptation). If deployed, these new technologies could modify the Earth’s climate on a large scale. Moreover, these new technologies may become available to foreign governments and entities in the private sector to use unilaterally—without aut ...
Pius Yanda
... The committee consists of 18 scientists selected by mutual agreement between the three sponsoring organizations and representing climate-related disciplines in atmospheric, oceanic, hydrological and cryospheric sciences. These committee provides scientific guidance for the World Climate Research Pro ...
... The committee consists of 18 scientists selected by mutual agreement between the three sponsoring organizations and representing climate-related disciplines in atmospheric, oceanic, hydrological and cryospheric sciences. These committee provides scientific guidance for the World Climate Research Pro ...
A multistage crucible of revision and approval shapes IPCC
... and perspectives on IPCC governmental approval have been widely documented in the scientific literature (3–11), media (12–15), blogs (16, 17), and scientific memoirs (18–20). Approval-plenary interpretations for the recent IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) range from assertions of politicization re ...
... and perspectives on IPCC governmental approval have been widely documented in the scientific literature (3–11), media (12–15), blogs (16, 17), and scientific memoirs (18–20). Approval-plenary interpretations for the recent IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) range from assertions of politicization re ...
The rise and fall of the kyoto protocol: climate change as a political
... Abstract: This research focuses on climate change as a political process: it describes the Kyoto Protocol, its origins and ratification process in the international climate-diplomatic arena, as well as the climate strategy based on the United Nations’ framework convention on climate change, its resu ...
... Abstract: This research focuses on climate change as a political process: it describes the Kyoto Protocol, its origins and ratification process in the international climate-diplomatic arena, as well as the climate strategy based on the United Nations’ framework convention on climate change, its resu ...
Religious engagement in the interface between ethics, policy and
... This dissertation is an explorative research paper with a central aim of exploring the potential for religious voice to become a leading moral authority within the international climate change arena. The thesis begins by reviewing the current climate change regime, noting that an ethical and/or mora ...
... This dissertation is an explorative research paper with a central aim of exploring the potential for religious voice to become a leading moral authority within the international climate change arena. The thesis begins by reviewing the current climate change regime, noting that an ethical and/or mora ...
An Evidence Base Review of Public Attitudes to Climate Change
... psychology, public understanding of science, travel behaviour research, marketing and sociology to achieve its aims. The review used a search strategy designed to capture all aspects of travel behaviour including the choice of all transport modes, car purchasing, the frequency and amount of travel a ...
... psychology, public understanding of science, travel behaviour research, marketing and sociology to achieve its aims. The review used a search strategy designed to capture all aspects of travel behaviour including the choice of all transport modes, car purchasing, the frequency and amount of travel a ...
Cloud feedback mechanisms and their representation in global
... which is assumed to perturb the top-of-atmosphere radiative balance by a given amount per degree warming. The largest such process involves the increase in emitted longwave radiation following Planck’s law (a negative feedback). Additional feedbacks result from increased longwave emiss ...
... which is assumed to perturb the top-of-atmosphere radiative balance by a given amount per degree warming. The largest such process involves the increase in emitted longwave radiation following Planck’s law (a negative feedback). Additional feedbacks result from increased longwave emiss ...
Soil Organic Carbon: the hidden potential
... inventories fulfill the criteria of completeness, transparency, consistency, accuracy and thus comparability. To achieve greater specificity and accuracy, improved methods are required to measure, account, monitor and report on this specific carbon pool. Climate change poses a major threat to food s ...
... inventories fulfill the criteria of completeness, transparency, consistency, accuracy and thus comparability. To achieve greater specificity and accuracy, improved methods are required to measure, account, monitor and report on this specific carbon pool. Climate change poses a major threat to food s ...
Global Climate Models and Their Limitations
... the forecast period. This uncertainty and its impact on the flow evolution can be measured by using differential equations and then making multiple runs of the model with slight variations in initial conditions. The error associated with the initial conditions amplifies into the flow structure and p ...
... the forecast period. This uncertainty and its impact on the flow evolution can be measured by using differential equations and then making multiple runs of the model with slight variations in initial conditions. The error associated with the initial conditions amplifies into the flow structure and p ...
Canada`s Sixth National Report on Climate Change 2014
... climate is changing and Canadians are experiencing its effects. Since Canada’s last National Communication, Canadian governments have continued to take action to help Canadians adapt to a changing climate. The Government of Canada is providing $148.8 million in funding over 5 years (2011–2016) to su ...
... climate is changing and Canadians are experiencing its effects. Since Canada’s last National Communication, Canadian governments have continued to take action to help Canadians adapt to a changing climate. The Government of Canada is providing $148.8 million in funding over 5 years (2011–2016) to su ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of the Galápagos Islands
... coming changes. As climate change has already altered the balance of the oceans with serious and irreversible consequences for marine ecosystems and the services they provide, it becomes imperative to take actions to increase the adaptive capacity of coastal marine ecosystems and the people that dep ...
... coming changes. As climate change has already altered the balance of the oceans with serious and irreversible consequences for marine ecosystems and the services they provide, it becomes imperative to take actions to increase the adaptive capacity of coastal marine ecosystems and the people that dep ...
International Law-Making Process in the United Nations
... The PrepCom was established by the General Assembly in December 1989' 7 to "prepare draft decisions for the Conference and submit them to the Conference for consideration and adoption."'" It held one organizational session in March 1990'9 and four substantive sessions before the Conference. 2' Under ...
... The PrepCom was established by the General Assembly in December 1989' 7 to "prepare draft decisions for the Conference and submit them to the Conference for consideration and adoption."'" It held one organizational session in March 1990'9 and four substantive sessions before the Conference. 2' Under ...
Climate change - Citizens` Climate Lobby
... million (ppm) in our atmosphere (Scientific American, May 9). For hundreds of thousands of years, CO2 levels have not risen above 300 ppm. The last time CO2 was at 400 ppm was about 3 million ...
... million (ppm) in our atmosphere (Scientific American, May 9). For hundreds of thousands of years, CO2 levels have not risen above 300 ppm. The last time CO2 was at 400 ppm was about 3 million ...
Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations
... evolved very slowly. The lower limit has been nearly unchanged over time, with very few recent models below 2°. Difficulties in simulating Earth’s clouds and their response to climate change are the fundamental reasons preventing a reduction in this range in model-generated climate sensitivity. Othe ...
... evolved very slowly. The lower limit has been nearly unchanged over time, with very few recent models below 2°. Difficulties in simulating Earth’s clouds and their response to climate change are the fundamental reasons preventing a reduction in this range in model-generated climate sensitivity. Othe ...
5. Analysis of effects of the megatrends - Eionet Forum
... have both direct and indirect consequences for Europe. However, those consequences may not necessarily arise directly from the drivers and megatrends, but also indirectly as the effects of megatrends themselves can act as drivers of further change. For these reasons, an analysis of these megatrends ...
... have both direct and indirect consequences for Europe. However, those consequences may not necessarily arise directly from the drivers and megatrends, but also indirectly as the effects of megatrends themselves can act as drivers of further change. For these reasons, an analysis of these megatrends ...
Summer climate and heatwaves in Europe
... To cite this version: Annemiek Stegehuis. Summer climate and heatwaves in Europe. Biodiversity and Ecology. Université Paris-Saclay, 2016. English..
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... To cite this version: Annemiek Stegehuis. Summer climate and heatwaves in Europe. Biodiversity and Ecology. Université Paris-Saclay, 2016. English.
Climate change and transboundary water resource conflicts in Africa
... and the quantity of water it carries in its course, which is estimated at 84 billion m3 of water. The Nile has more riparian states (Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda) than any international river basin in the world. While other countrie ...
... and the quantity of water it carries in its course, which is estimated at 84 billion m3 of water. The Nile has more riparian states (Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda) than any international river basin in the world. While other countrie ...
Reducing subsistence farmers` vulnerability to climate change:
... decreasing rainfall in arid areas, warmer temperatures, and increasing severity and frequency of extreme weather events (Nelson 2010). It will be necessary to help small-scale farmers adapt to these significant climatic changes. Agroforestry, or the intentional use of trees in the cropping system, h ...
... decreasing rainfall in arid areas, warmer temperatures, and increasing severity and frequency of extreme weather events (Nelson 2010). It will be necessary to help small-scale farmers adapt to these significant climatic changes. Agroforestry, or the intentional use of trees in the cropping system, h ...
An Integrated Assessment of Changes in the Thermohaline Circulation
... other one being the Southern Ocean) where surface waters sink down to supply the global ocean with its deep water masses, in a process called deep water formation. This deep water formation is a key element of the global thermohaline circulation (THC), a recent introductory review of which is found ...
... other one being the Southern Ocean) where surface waters sink down to supply the global ocean with its deep water masses, in a process called deep water formation. This deep water formation is a key element of the global thermohaline circulation (THC), a recent introductory review of which is found ...
A Study of Climate Monitoring Capabilities in Newfoundland and
... In the second part of this study, individuals from approximately 50 government, academia, private sector, and other groups were surveyed and/or interviewed to learn of their present and potential future needs for climate data and information in Newfoundland and Labrador. This engagement was based on ...
... In the second part of this study, individuals from approximately 50 government, academia, private sector, and other groups were surveyed and/or interviewed to learn of their present and potential future needs for climate data and information in Newfoundland and Labrador. This engagement was based on ...
En56-155-2000E - Publications du gouvernement du Canada
... and visitor use of each national park were then examined using national park resource inventories and existing climatological and climate change studies. A broad range of inter-regional (altered disturbance patterns and successional trajectories, latitudinal and elevational ecotone shifts, extended ...
... and visitor use of each national park were then examined using national park resource inventories and existing climatological and climate change studies. A broad range of inter-regional (altered disturbance patterns and successional trajectories, latitudinal and elevational ecotone shifts, extended ...