Learning to Live in a Changing Climate
... Climate change presents one of the greatest development challenges of our time, and it is now clear that the eradication of poverty and inequality cannot be achieved without also addressing the causes and consequences of climate change. At the global level this requires a twin-track approach, of bot ...
... Climate change presents one of the greatest development challenges of our time, and it is now clear that the eradication of poverty and inequality cannot be achieved without also addressing the causes and consequences of climate change. At the global level this requires a twin-track approach, of bot ...
State of Climate Change Science in the Great Lakes Basin
... • There is a lack of clarity in the understanding of multiple factors (including hydroclimatic factors) influencing water level projections for the Great Lakes. • The diversity of inland lake types and the impacts of climate change on those lakes has not been well characterized. ...
... • There is a lack of clarity in the understanding of multiple factors (including hydroclimatic factors) influencing water level projections for the Great Lakes. • The diversity of inland lake types and the impacts of climate change on those lakes has not been well characterized. ...
Integrating Mitigation and Adaptation in Climate and Land Use
... change domain, or the extent to which positive and negative interactions between mitigation and adaptation are taken into account in policy formulation. The paper is based on a systematic content analysis of major federal level climate change and land use policies. The results indicate a stronger fo ...
... change domain, or the extent to which positive and negative interactions between mitigation and adaptation are taken into account in policy formulation. The paper is based on a systematic content analysis of major federal level climate change and land use policies. The results indicate a stronger fo ...
Improving runoff estimates from regional climate models: a
... global runoff reference of the UNH/GRDC dataset is evaluated, as a contrast of the “best estimator” of current runoff on a large scale. Results show that the bias is minimised using the direct original interpolation method and the best alternative for bias correction of the monthly direct runoff tim ...
... global runoff reference of the UNH/GRDC dataset is evaluated, as a contrast of the “best estimator” of current runoff on a large scale. Results show that the bias is minimised using the direct original interpolation method and the best alternative for bias correction of the monthly direct runoff tim ...
S1501174_en.pdf
... not necessarily reflect the views of the Organization or of the partner institutions. Text was prepared by Julie Lennox, Diana Ramírez and Jaime Olivares, Staff of the Agricultural Development and Economics of Climate Change Unit of the ECLAC Subregional Headquarters in Mexico. The boundaries and na ...
... not necessarily reflect the views of the Organization or of the partner institutions. Text was prepared by Julie Lennox, Diana Ramírez and Jaime Olivares, Staff of the Agricultural Development and Economics of Climate Change Unit of the ECLAC Subregional Headquarters in Mexico. The boundaries and na ...
CLIMATE CHANGE: IMPACTS, VULNERABILITIES AND
... Change (UNFCCC) secretariat has produced this book to highlight the concerns and needs of developing countries in adapting to the effects of climate change. This book outlines the impact of climate change in four developing country regions: Africa, Asia, Latin America and small island developing Sta ...
... Change (UNFCCC) secretariat has produced this book to highlight the concerns and needs of developing countries in adapting to the effects of climate change. This book outlines the impact of climate change in four developing country regions: Africa, Asia, Latin America and small island developing Sta ...
Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Europe - Clima-net
... climate change impacts have been planned or are about to commence. Research started more recently in support of planning of national and international adaptation measures. In 2004, the European Commission initiated the development of a European action programme on flood risk management, including a ...
... climate change impacts have been planned or are about to commence. Research started more recently in support of planning of national and international adaptation measures. In 2004, the European Commission initiated the development of a European action programme on flood risk management, including a ...
Bill McKibben on NY Attorney General`s Exxon Investigation
... Working Families Party “For decades, scientists have known about the reality of climate change and the existential threat it poses. It is difficult to believe one of the richest multinational corporations was not aware of this too. If Exxon and other fossil fuel companies were aware of the perils of ...
... Working Families Party “For decades, scientists have known about the reality of climate change and the existential threat it poses. It is difficult to believe one of the richest multinational corporations was not aware of this too. If Exxon and other fossil fuel companies were aware of the perils of ...
state action plan on climate change for telangana state
... In 2009, the Ministry of Environment and Forests called upon the States to prepare the State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC) consistent with the strategy outlined in National Action Plan on Climate Change. EPTRI has prepared the SAPCC for combined Andhra Pradesh, which was endorsed by Nationa ...
... In 2009, the Ministry of Environment and Forests called upon the States to prepare the State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC) consistent with the strategy outlined in National Action Plan on Climate Change. EPTRI has prepared the SAPCC for combined Andhra Pradesh, which was endorsed by Nationa ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 5 Coordinating Lead Authors
... storms related impacts and associated storm surges will be worsened by GMSL rise although uncertainty related to changes in tropical and mid-latitude cyclones at the regional scale will signify that there is low confidence in projections of storm surge change [5.3.3.2]. Both relative sea level rise ...
... storms related impacts and associated storm surges will be worsened by GMSL rise although uncertainty related to changes in tropical and mid-latitude cyclones at the regional scale will signify that there is low confidence in projections of storm surge change [5.3.3.2]. Both relative sea level rise ...
Assessment Report
... There is growing concern about the increasing anthropogenic effect on the earth’s climate system and its impact on nature and human beings. The world community must take action to both investigate the problem and try to solve it. In recent years fundamental international (IPCC, 2007) and Russian (As ...
... There is growing concern about the increasing anthropogenic effect on the earth’s climate system and its impact on nature and human beings. The world community must take action to both investigate the problem and try to solve it. In recent years fundamental international (IPCC, 2007) and Russian (As ...
Psychology and Global Climate Change
... climate change and its impacts, mitigation, and adaptation. We also identified areas for future research and policy recommendations. The following paragraphs provide some background on our task force report. Our first challenge was to determine our audience. We believe that psychology has a crucial ...
... climate change and its impacts, mitigation, and adaptation. We also identified areas for future research and policy recommendations. The following paragraphs provide some background on our task force report. Our first challenge was to determine our audience. We believe that psychology has a crucial ...
Psychology and Global Climate Change
... climate change and its impacts, mitigation, and adaptation. We also identified areas for future research and policy recommendations. The following paragraphs provide some background on our task force report. Our first challenge was to determine our audience. We believe that psychology has a crucial ...
... climate change and its impacts, mitigation, and adaptation. We also identified areas for future research and policy recommendations. The following paragraphs provide some background on our task force report. Our first challenge was to determine our audience. We believe that psychology has a crucial ...
Adaptation made to measure
... With its wide-ranging impacts, climate change has become one of the major challenges to humankind. More frequent natural disasters, mounting weather extremes, increasing water scarcity, flooded coastal areas and accelerated species extinction count among the direct impacts of climate change in almos ...
... With its wide-ranging impacts, climate change has become one of the major challenges to humankind. More frequent natural disasters, mounting weather extremes, increasing water scarcity, flooded coastal areas and accelerated species extinction count among the direct impacts of climate change in almos ...
A Situation Analysis of Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives in
... supporting initiatives to improve governance and law, economic development, women’s empowerment, the environment, and regional cooperation. This study, undertaken by the Foundation, aims to provide a better understanding of the current projects, priorities and the critical gaps that need to be addre ...
... supporting initiatives to improve governance and law, economic development, women’s empowerment, the environment, and regional cooperation. This study, undertaken by the Foundation, aims to provide a better understanding of the current projects, priorities and the critical gaps that need to be addre ...
Refrigerants for commercial refrigeration applications
... recycled refrigerant will be allowed beyond 2020 to service existing systems, but chemical manufacturers will no longer be able to produce R-22. In the European Union, the F-Gas Regulation5 took effect as of July 2007. It requires leak inspections, leak-detection systems, recovery, and training and ...
... recycled refrigerant will be allowed beyond 2020 to service existing systems, but chemical manufacturers will no longer be able to produce R-22. In the European Union, the F-Gas Regulation5 took effect as of July 2007. It requires leak inspections, leak-detection systems, recovery, and training and ...
City of Thunder Bay Climate Adaptation Strategy - Climate
... The impacts of climate change have been recognized as an important issue in Canada, Ontario, the Great Lakes Region, and for the City of Thunder Bay. Ontario’s Great Lakes Strategy (2012) lists climate change as one of the main challenges facing the cities in the Great Lakes basin4 and the Governmen ...
... The impacts of climate change have been recognized as an important issue in Canada, Ontario, the Great Lakes Region, and for the City of Thunder Bay. Ontario’s Great Lakes Strategy (2012) lists climate change as one of the main challenges facing the cities in the Great Lakes basin4 and the Governmen ...
Global Climate Models and Their Limitations
... At the core of a GCM is an AGCM that dynamically simulates the circulation of the atmosphere, including the many processes that regulate energy transport and exchange by and within the atmospheric flow. The basic atmospheric flow is represented by fundamental equations that link the mass distributio ...
... At the core of a GCM is an AGCM that dynamically simulates the circulation of the atmosphere, including the many processes that regulate energy transport and exchange by and within the atmospheric flow. The basic atmospheric flow is represented by fundamental equations that link the mass distributio ...
Bridging the Adaptation Gap: Approaches to
... Disclaimer: The data provided in this report were prepared by the Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI). Publications of GARI are for information purposes only. Other than disclosures relating to GARI, the information contained in this publication has been obtained from sour ...
... Disclaimer: The data provided in this report were prepared by the Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI). Publications of GARI are for information purposes only. Other than disclosures relating to GARI, the information contained in this publication has been obtained from sour ...
British Columbia
... increase by 30 to 60% by 2025, and updating power-generating infrastructure, both of which are already part of current planning and management measures. Small hydro and ‘run of river’ alternatives can increase capacity but are more vulnerable to variable river flows than are facilities with large sto ...
... increase by 30 to 60% by 2025, and updating power-generating infrastructure, both of which are already part of current planning and management measures. Small hydro and ‘run of river’ alternatives can increase capacity but are more vulnerable to variable river flows than are facilities with large sto ...
Global warming controversy
The global warming controversy concerns the public debate over whether global warming is occurring, how much has occurred in modern times, what has caused it, what its effects will be, whether any action should be taken to curb it, and if so what that action should be. In the scientific literature, there is a strong consensus that global surface temperatures have increased in recent decades and that the trend is caused primarily by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases. No scientific body of national or international standing disagrees with this view, though a few organizations with members in extractive industries hold non-committal positions. Disputes over the key scientific facts of global warming are now more prevalent in the popular media than in the scientific literature, where such issues are treated as resolved, and more in the United States than globally.Political and popular debate concerning the existence and cause of climate change includes the reasons for the increase seen in the instrumental temperature record, whether the warming trend exceeds normal climatic variations, and whether human activities have contributed significantly to it. Scientists have resolved many of these questions decisively in favour of the view that the current warming trend exists and is ongoing, that human activity is the primary cause, and that it is without precedent in at least 2000 years. Disputes that also reflect scientific debate include estimates of how responsive the climate system might be to any given level of greenhouse gases (climate sensitivity), and what the consequences of global warming will be.Global warming remains an issue of widespread political debate, often split along party political lines, especially in the United States. Many of the largely settled scientific issues, such as the human responsibility for global warming, remain the subject of politically or economically motivated attempts to downplay, dismiss or deny them – an ideological phenomenon categorised by academics and scientists as climate change denial. The sources of funding for those involved with climate science – both supporting and opposing mainstream scientific positions – have been questioned by both sides. There are debates about the best policy responses to the science, their cost-effectiveness and their urgency. Climate scientists, especially in the United States, have reported official and oil-industry pressure to censor or suppress their work and hide scientific data, with directives not to discuss the subject in public communications. Legal cases regarding global warming, its effects, and measures to reduce it have reached American courts. The fossil fuels lobby and free market think tanks have often been identified as overtly or covertly supporting efforts to undermine or discredit the scientific consensus on global warming.