NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES PRESERVING THE OCEAN
... thropogenic interference. This method is similar to the climate targeting approaches discussed, for example, by Nordhaus [1997], or Ha-Duong et al. [1997]. We refine a basic integrated assessment model to include specific consideration of the thermohaline circulation. In particular, we add the prese ...
... thropogenic interference. This method is similar to the climate targeting approaches discussed, for example, by Nordhaus [1997], or Ha-Duong et al. [1997]. We refine a basic integrated assessment model to include specific consideration of the thermohaline circulation. In particular, we add the prese ...
Volume 1 - Assessment Report - Caribbean Regional Fisheries
... hazards as well. Agencies in the region see considerable convergence between CCA and DRM and encourage an integrated approach. Of prime concern to many stakeholders are the negative impacts of storms and hurricanes on small-scale marine fisheries. Despite the regional downscaling of global climate m ...
... hazards as well. Agencies in the region see considerable convergence between CCA and DRM and encourage an integrated approach. Of prime concern to many stakeholders are the negative impacts of storms and hurricanes on small-scale marine fisheries. Despite the regional downscaling of global climate m ...
PREPARING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE: An Implementation Guide
... changes over the next decades. Preparing for these changes and the impacts they will have on natural systems and human communities is usually called “climate change adaptation,” and is the subject of this guide. Understandably, much attention has been focused to date on “climate change mitigation,” ...
... changes over the next decades. Preparing for these changes and the impacts they will have on natural systems and human communities is usually called “climate change adaptation,” and is the subject of this guide. Understandably, much attention has been focused to date on “climate change mitigation,” ...
Turning Up the Heat - Environmental Investigation Agency
... HFC emissions in 2015 are pre dicte d to have ove r twice the impact on the climate than the re quire d greenhouse gas re ductions under the Kyoto Protocol. It is now abundantly clear that ozone depletion and climate change are not only inextricably linked in terms of their causes and mechanics, but ...
... HFC emissions in 2015 are pre dicte d to have ove r twice the impact on the climate than the re quire d greenhouse gas re ductions under the Kyoto Protocol. It is now abundantly clear that ozone depletion and climate change are not only inextricably linked in terms of their causes and mechanics, but ...
rosenberg_stormwater_cc_jan10 - UW Hydro
... and 10-day durations from 1961 to 2000 in the United Kingdom. We take their approach one step further and analyze changes in design storms of sub-daily durations, as discussed in Section 3. 2.2 Future projections and adaptation options As noted above, few previous studies have evaluated the vulnerab ...
... and 10-day durations from 1961 to 2000 in the United Kingdom. We take their approach one step further and analyze changes in design storms of sub-daily durations, as discussed in Section 3. 2.2 Future projections and adaptation options As noted above, few previous studies have evaluated the vulnerab ...
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management in
... hazards as well. Agencies in the region see considerable convergence between CCA and DRM and encourage an integrated approach. Of prime concern to many stakeholders are the negative impacts of storms and hurricanes on small-scale marine fisheries. Despite the regional downscaling of global climate m ...
... hazards as well. Agencies in the region see considerable convergence between CCA and DRM and encourage an integrated approach. Of prime concern to many stakeholders are the negative impacts of storms and hurricanes on small-scale marine fisheries. Despite the regional downscaling of global climate m ...
The Global Climate Observing System Programme The Global
... Are prevalent in all sectors — agriculture, food security, water, health, planning; ...
... Are prevalent in all sectors — agriculture, food security, water, health, planning; ...
Climate and the Carbon Cycle - CARBO
... It is now beyond scientific doubt that climate change is occurring and that it is being driven by human activity. Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the greenhouses gases responsible for climate change, have reached levels that are higher than any time during the past million ...
... It is now beyond scientific doubt that climate change is occurring and that it is being driven by human activity. Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the greenhouses gases responsible for climate change, have reached levels that are higher than any time during the past million ...
Republic of Gambia, Initial National Communication
... Figure 4.3.6.3: Estimates of average monthly live biomass for warm season grass under various 86 climate scenarios Figure 4.3.6.4: Estimates of dry matter production for warm season grass under various climate 87 scenarios Figure 4.3.7.1: Framework for vulnerability assessment and adaptation study ...
... Figure 4.3.6.3: Estimates of average monthly live biomass for warm season grass under various 86 climate scenarios Figure 4.3.6.4: Estimates of dry matter production for warm season grass under various climate 87 scenarios Figure 4.3.7.1: Framework for vulnerability assessment and adaptation study ...
Sea-level rise - Environmental Science Institute
... • Sea-level rise – life’s a beach, why worry? • Antarctica and sea-level rise • Getting out there • Science and policy – where next? Menu – human fingerprints on the last wilderness ...
... • Sea-level rise – life’s a beach, why worry? • Antarctica and sea-level rise • Getting out there • Science and policy – where next? Menu – human fingerprints on the last wilderness ...
Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change across Oceans
... Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have resulted in profound changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean that have serious implications for marine species, with concomitant risks to marine industries dependent on those species (Hartmann et al., 2013; Rhein et al., 2013; Hoegh-Gu ...
... Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have resulted in profound changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean that have serious implications for marine species, with concomitant risks to marine industries dependent on those species (Hartmann et al., 2013; Rhein et al., 2013; Hoegh-Gu ...
South Asia - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. In addition, rising annual mean temperatures have caused many Himalayan glaciers to retreat at a rapid rate of several tens of meters per year. These observed trends are likely to continue in the future; it is expected that annual te ...
... increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. In addition, rising annual mean temperatures have caused many Himalayan glaciers to retreat at a rapid rate of several tens of meters per year. These observed trends are likely to continue in the future; it is expected that annual te ...
Preserving the Ocean Circulation
... thropogenic interference. This method is similar to the climate targeting approaches discussed, for example, by Nordhaus [1997], or Ha-Duong et al. [1997]. We refine a basic integrated assessment model to include specific consideration of the thermohaline circulation. In particular, we add the prese ...
... thropogenic interference. This method is similar to the climate targeting approaches discussed, for example, by Nordhaus [1997], or Ha-Duong et al. [1997]. We refine a basic integrated assessment model to include specific consideration of the thermohaline circulation. In particular, we add the prese ...
LD166 Cumbria Local Climate Impacts Profile
... experience changes to its climate over the course of this century, including sea level rise, increased heat waves, drier summers and increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as intense rainfall and windstorms (UKCP09). The UK public and Government are demanding that more be ...
... experience changes to its climate over the course of this century, including sea level rise, increased heat waves, drier summers and increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as intense rainfall and windstorms (UKCP09). The UK public and Government are demanding that more be ...
Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change
... Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have resulted in profound changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean that have serious implications for marine species, with concomitant risks to marine industries dependent on those species (Hartmann et al., 2013; Rhein et al., 2013; Hoegh-Gu ...
... Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have resulted in profound changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean that have serious implications for marine species, with concomitant risks to marine industries dependent on those species (Hartmann et al., 2013; Rhein et al., 2013; Hoegh-Gu ...
Climate Change and Your Health: Rising Temperatures, Worsening
... meteorological conditions, such as stagnation events, conducive for formation of elevated levels of ozone. For instance, stagnation events often occur during periods of elevated temperatures. Temperature also determines rates of chemical reactions important for ozone formation. For example, perox ...
... meteorological conditions, such as stagnation events, conducive for formation of elevated levels of ozone. For instance, stagnation events often occur during periods of elevated temperatures. Temperature also determines rates of chemical reactions important for ozone formation. For example, perox ...
Climate change adaptation strategies for Australian birds
... birdwatchers of Australia to the distributional databases on which this report is based. Without their outstanding effort we would not be able to prepare for climate change or understand the processes that underlie bird distributions. We have benefited from the combined knowledge of a great many peo ...
... birdwatchers of Australia to the distributional databases on which this report is based. Without their outstanding effort we would not be able to prepare for climate change or understand the processes that underlie bird distributions. We have benefited from the combined knowledge of a great many peo ...
Climate Change, Emissions Trading and Indigenous Peoples
... increased greenhouse gases from human activities (IPCC, 2004). In 1988 the World Meteorological Organisation and United Nations Environment Programme established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to examine, monitor and report on matters relating to climate change. Early work of t ...
... increased greenhouse gases from human activities (IPCC, 2004). In 1988 the World Meteorological Organisation and United Nations Environment Programme established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to examine, monitor and report on matters relating to climate change. Early work of t ...
Climate change vulnerability in South East Queensland: a spatial
... areas, which include a number of localities assessed to be extremely vulnerable to the impacts of extreme heat events. Many of these localities that have been identified as highly vulnerable to extreme heat are also areas with low adaptive capacity. This is particularly noticeable in the south west ...
... areas, which include a number of localities assessed to be extremely vulnerable to the impacts of extreme heat events. Many of these localities that have been identified as highly vulnerable to extreme heat are also areas with low adaptive capacity. This is particularly noticeable in the south west ...
Climate Change, Economic Growth, and Conflict
... Gleditsch, 1998). A better understanding of whether or not, and if so under what conditions climatic changes contribute to violent conflict is very important not only for scientific reasons, but also because of its policy-implications. If climatic changes do indeed contribute to violent conflict, th ...
... Gleditsch, 1998). A better understanding of whether or not, and if so under what conditions climatic changes contribute to violent conflict is very important not only for scientific reasons, but also because of its policy-implications. If climatic changes do indeed contribute to violent conflict, th ...
Climate Vulnerability in Asia`s High Mountains
... outburst floods (GLOFs). GLOFs have become more common in the region in the past few decades, as shrinking glaciers shed their water into lakes (Stone, 2009; Ives et al., 2010; ICIMOD, 2011). These lakes are typically dammed by weakly bound sediment deposits and moraines, which can breach during ava ...
... outburst floods (GLOFs). GLOFs have become more common in the region in the past few decades, as shrinking glaciers shed their water into lakes (Stone, 2009; Ives et al., 2010; ICIMOD, 2011). These lakes are typically dammed by weakly bound sediment deposits and moraines, which can breach during ava ...
Modelling the Response of Mountain Glacier Discharge
... catchment area, and affects adjacent lowlands far beyond the limits of mountain ranges. The main impact occurs because glaciers temporarily store water as snow and ice on many different time scales (Jansson et al. 2003), the release from storage being controlled by both climate and internal drainage ...
... catchment area, and affects adjacent lowlands far beyond the limits of mountain ranges. The main impact occurs because glaciers temporarily store water as snow and ice on many different time scales (Jansson et al. 2003), the release from storage being controlled by both climate and internal drainage ...
Abbreviations and acronyms - Caribbean Regional Fisheries
... hazards as well. Agencies in the region see considerable convergence between CCA and DRM and encourage an integrated approach. Of prime concern to many stakeholders are the negative impacts of storms and hurricanes on small-scale marine fisheries. Despite the regional downscaling of global climate m ...
... hazards as well. Agencies in the region see considerable convergence between CCA and DRM and encourage an integrated approach. Of prime concern to many stakeholders are the negative impacts of storms and hurricanes on small-scale marine fisheries. Despite the regional downscaling of global climate m ...
New Observations Show - The Science and Public Policy Institute
... oceans are warming, "as they absorb most of the extra heat being added to the climate system from the build-up of heat-trapping gases," which contention is far from a proven fact, and is -in fact -- merely an hypothesis ... and a bad one at that, as we shall soon see. Another fault of the Report is ...
... oceans are warming, "as they absorb most of the extra heat being added to the climate system from the build-up of heat-trapping gases," which contention is far from a proven fact, and is -in fact -- merely an hypothesis ... and a bad one at that, as we shall soon see. Another fault of the Report is ...
Climate Vulnerability in Asia`s High Mountains
... outburst floods (GLOFs). GLOFs have become more common in the region in the past few decades, as shrinking glaciers shed their water into lakes (Stone, 2009; Ives et al., 2010; ICIMOD, 2011). These lakes are typically dammed by weakly bound sediment deposits and moraines, which can breach during ava ...
... outburst floods (GLOFs). GLOFs have become more common in the region in the past few decades, as shrinking glaciers shed their water into lakes (Stone, 2009; Ives et al., 2010; ICIMOD, 2011). These lakes are typically dammed by weakly bound sediment deposits and moraines, which can breach during ava ...