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... IMCORE stands for "Innovative Management for Europe's Changing Coastal Resource". The main objective of IMCORE is to promote a transnational, innovative and sustainable approach to reduce the ecological, social and economic impacts of climate change on coastal resources of North West Europe. IMCORE ...
... IMCORE stands for "Innovative Management for Europe's Changing Coastal Resource". The main objective of IMCORE is to promote a transnational, innovative and sustainable approach to reduce the ecological, social and economic impacts of climate change on coastal resources of North West Europe. IMCORE ...
Impacts of climate variability and change on fishery
... different sectors may also be significant and compound the effects of direct climate impacts on fish production and dependent livelihoods. These potential interactions make impact predictions difficult to make and more uncertain. For example, changing patterns of precipitation and increasing frequency ...
... different sectors may also be significant and compound the effects of direct climate impacts on fish production and dependent livelihoods. These potential interactions make impact predictions difficult to make and more uncertain. For example, changing patterns of precipitation and increasing frequency ...
A Framework for the Development of New Socio
... associated climate model simulations for the development and assessment of integrated research (IPCC 2012). Subsequent to the Berlin meeting, a team of authors produced a manuscript documenting an over-arching conceptual framework for the development and use of SSPs (Arnell et al. 2011). This “frame ...
... associated climate model simulations for the development and assessment of integrated research (IPCC 2012). Subsequent to the Berlin meeting, a team of authors produced a manuscript documenting an over-arching conceptual framework for the development and use of SSPs (Arnell et al. 2011). This “frame ...
Climate Change News 10 February 10
... This policy brief, published by the research network NCCR North-South, argues that good natural resource management can benefit poor farmers and help developing countries mitigate climate change and adapt to its effects. In Ethiopia, farmers have increased their yields by rehabilitating degraded soi ...
... This policy brief, published by the research network NCCR North-South, argues that good natural resource management can benefit poor farmers and help developing countries mitigate climate change and adapt to its effects. In Ethiopia, farmers have increased their yields by rehabilitating degraded soi ...
Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Urban Forests in the
... Sound area, considering diverse seed sources—not only from current seed transfer zones in the Puget Sound but also from adjacent seed transfer zones (e.g., Toutle)—could ensure that the future climate matches suitable climate conditions for specific ecotypes. ...
... Sound area, considering diverse seed sources—not only from current seed transfer zones in the Puget Sound but also from adjacent seed transfer zones (e.g., Toutle)—could ensure that the future climate matches suitable climate conditions for specific ecotypes. ...
Climate Change and the Historic Environment
... activity in the North Atlantic since about 1970, correlating with increases of tropical sea surface temperatures. Drawing on these observations and recent climate modelling at the international level, IPPC Working Group I suggests that for the next two decades a warming of about 0.2°C per decade is ...
... activity in the North Atlantic since about 1970, correlating with increases of tropical sea surface temperatures. Drawing on these observations and recent climate modelling at the international level, IPPC Working Group I suggests that for the next two decades a warming of about 0.2°C per decade is ...
Mapping vulnerability to multiple stressors: climate change and
... There is growing recognition in the human dimensions research community that climate change impact studies must take into account the effects of other ongoing global changes. Yet there has been no systematic methodology to study climate change vulnerability in the context of multiple stressors. Usin ...
... There is growing recognition in the human dimensions research community that climate change impact studies must take into account the effects of other ongoing global changes. Yet there has been no systematic methodology to study climate change vulnerability in the context of multiple stressors. Usin ...
Climate System Observations and Prediction Experiment (COPE)
... Developing a Coordinated Plan for Pan-WCRP Seasonal Prediction ...
... Developing a Coordinated Plan for Pan-WCRP Seasonal Prediction ...
Governing climate change: the politics of risk society?
... the risks posed by climate change has been another area of contention, and has spawned international negotiations, domestic strategies and public concern throughout the 1990s. The challenges of governing climate change have been apparent as nation-states struggle to come to international agreement a ...
... the risks posed by climate change has been another area of contention, and has spawned international negotiations, domestic strategies and public concern throughout the 1990s. The challenges of governing climate change have been apparent as nation-states struggle to come to international agreement a ...
Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change
... of Pacific Island Countries and communities. In 2007 the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders reiterated their deep concern over this serious and growing threat to the economic, social and environmental well being of Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs), their communities, peoples and cultures. ...
... of Pacific Island Countries and communities. In 2007 the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders reiterated their deep concern over this serious and growing threat to the economic, social and environmental well being of Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs), their communities, peoples and cultures. ...
The Effects of Climate Change on the Full Enjoyment of Human Rights
... 12. One of the main impacts on human health from climate change will result from malnutrition due to decreased food production. For example, one study that modeled the effect of climate change on future under-nutrition in five regions in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa in 2050 using the Special Re ...
... 12. One of the main impacts on human health from climate change will result from malnutrition due to decreased food production. For example, one study that modeled the effect of climate change on future under-nutrition in five regions in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa in 2050 using the Special Re ...
Arunanondchai, P., C.C. Fei, A.C. Fisher, B.A. McCarl, W.W. Wang
... such as emissions, temperature change and sea level rise tend to be conservative, with a history of under-predicting these indicators. We briefly note a couple of problems with the most recent projections. One is that they omit the potential increase in global mean temperature (GMT) due to Arctic pe ...
... such as emissions, temperature change and sea level rise tend to be conservative, with a history of under-predicting these indicators. We briefly note a couple of problems with the most recent projections. One is that they omit the potential increase in global mean temperature (GMT) due to Arctic pe ...
Final qualitative report
... carbon tax are predominantly concerns about its cost impacts, especially on electricity pricing. A point of confusion and concern on carbon pricing is its perceived structure, whereby the act of reducing emissions for companies or individuals simply averts a penalty, it is not rewarded. In plain l ...
... carbon tax are predominantly concerns about its cost impacts, especially on electricity pricing. A point of confusion and concern on carbon pricing is its perceived structure, whereby the act of reducing emissions for companies or individuals simply averts a penalty, it is not rewarded. In plain l ...
9 Holocene rapid land-cover changes – evidence and theory
... (1998) predicted that before 6000 years BP the atmosphere–vegetation system in North Africa revealed a stability as indicated by case III in Figure 9.4 with only one, green solution IIIg. Because of the change in insolation, the dashed line P*(V,E) shifts to the left until around 6000 years BP and a ...
... (1998) predicted that before 6000 years BP the atmosphere–vegetation system in North Africa revealed a stability as indicated by case III in Figure 9.4 with only one, green solution IIIg. Because of the change in insolation, the dashed line P*(V,E) shifts to the left until around 6000 years BP and a ...
Climate Change Risk Management - American Meteorological Society
... Other experts see climate change as a much more serious risk to society (Barnosky et al. 2012; Hansen et al. 2012; Rockström et al. 2009). The reasons for this include that the changes in climate expected over the next several decades are faster than anything the world has experienced since the star ...
... Other experts see climate change as a much more serious risk to society (Barnosky et al. 2012; Hansen et al. 2012; Rockström et al. 2009). The reasons for this include that the changes in climate expected over the next several decades are faster than anything the world has experienced since the star ...
AFGHANISTAN: CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES
... Afghanistan has a unique geography, ranging from the glaciered peaks of the Hindukush to the arid deserts of the South, covering altitudes from over 7,000 m.a.sl. down to under 250 m.a.sl. It is a landlocked country, located between 29-37° north, and its main geographical features are the very prono ...
... Afghanistan has a unique geography, ranging from the glaciered peaks of the Hindukush to the arid deserts of the South, covering altitudes from over 7,000 m.a.sl. down to under 250 m.a.sl. It is a landlocked country, located between 29-37° north, and its main geographical features are the very prono ...
Domestic dynamics and international influence
... (2007) test the theory empirically, but rather than focusing on the formulation of policy they measure directly the impact of political factors, broadly defined, on particular environmental outcomes (greenhouse gas emissions, urban air quality and lead in petrol, respectively). The global public goo ...
... (2007) test the theory empirically, but rather than focusing on the formulation of policy they measure directly the impact of political factors, broadly defined, on particular environmental outcomes (greenhouse gas emissions, urban air quality and lead in petrol, respectively). The global public goo ...
Working Paper 136 - Dietz and Matei 2013 revised October 2014 (opens in new window)
... 5. Resource security More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found at: http://www.lse.ac.uk/grantham. ...
... 5. Resource security More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found at: http://www.lse.ac.uk/grantham. ...
Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim?
... lose its ice sheets. This long-term climate sensitivity is relevant to GHGs that remain airborne for centuries-to-millennia. The humancaused atmospheric GHG increase will decline slowly if anthropogenic emissions from fossil fuel burning decrease enough, as we illustrate below using a simplified car ...
... lose its ice sheets. This long-term climate sensitivity is relevant to GHGs that remain airborne for centuries-to-millennia. The humancaused atmospheric GHG increase will decline slowly if anthropogenic emissions from fossil fuel burning decrease enough, as we illustrate below using a simplified car ...
The Paris Agreement: A New Beginning
... 1.5°C’ (Art. 2.1.(a)). This goes beyond what had been agreed in Copenhagen and confirmed in Cancún, namely to recognize ‘the scientific view that the increase in global temperature should be below 2 degrees Celsius’ (2/cp.15, para 1; 1/cp.16, para 4). While Parties could not agree on a specific date ...
... 1.5°C’ (Art. 2.1.(a)). This goes beyond what had been agreed in Copenhagen and confirmed in Cancún, namely to recognize ‘the scientific view that the increase in global temperature should be below 2 degrees Celsius’ (2/cp.15, para 1; 1/cp.16, para 4). While Parties could not agree on a specific date ...
Marine Board-ESF Response to the European Commission DG
... The Marine Board (representing 28 European Marine Research Institutes and Funding Agencies from 20 countries – see Annex I and II) welcomes the European Commission’s proposals for priority actions in the field of adaptation to climate change in Europe, as put forward in its Green Paper Adapting to c ...
... The Marine Board (representing 28 European Marine Research Institutes and Funding Agencies from 20 countries – see Annex I and II) welcomes the European Commission’s proposals for priority actions in the field of adaptation to climate change in Europe, as put forward in its Green Paper Adapting to c ...
Moana Ola Pasifika Public Health Network Submission on New
... facilitate clarity, transparency and understanding of New Zealand’s post-2020 climate change contribution under the UNFCCC. We refer to the information contained in the discussion document and in the government’s recent Sixth National Communication to the UNFCCC. 16 New Zealand’s post-2020 target fo ...
... facilitate clarity, transparency and understanding of New Zealand’s post-2020 climate change contribution under the UNFCCC. We refer to the information contained in the discussion document and in the government’s recent Sixth National Communication to the UNFCCC. 16 New Zealand’s post-2020 target fo ...
Mixed Messages - National Center for Science Education
... Although the mass media, informal education (such as museums and zoos), and advocacy While some individuals will have the ability and organizations play important roles in promoting resources to minimize the impact of climate scientific literacy, a special responsibility lies change on their own liv ...
... Although the mass media, informal education (such as museums and zoos), and advocacy While some individuals will have the ability and organizations play important roles in promoting resources to minimize the impact of climate scientific literacy, a special responsibility lies change on their own liv ...
Atmospheric circulation and hydroclimate impacts of alternative
... speculative. Nonetheless, the problem of disentangling the mix of radiative forcing agents that gave rise to Eocene warmth remains of crucial importance given its implications for climate sensitivity and thus predictions of future climate change (Caballero and Huber, 2013). Here, we explore the pote ...
... speculative. Nonetheless, the problem of disentangling the mix of radiative forcing agents that gave rise to Eocene warmth remains of crucial importance given its implications for climate sensitivity and thus predictions of future climate change (Caballero and Huber, 2013). Here, we explore the pote ...
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.