Climate change and the human right to health
... change as changes to the physical environment resulting from climate change that have significant deleterious effects on human health and welfare. Article 3 calls upon Parties to the Convention to take measures to minimize the causes of climate change and minimize its adverse effects, including on ...
... change as changes to the physical environment resulting from climate change that have significant deleterious effects on human health and welfare. Article 3 calls upon Parties to the Convention to take measures to minimize the causes of climate change and minimize its adverse effects, including on ...
The impacts of climate change in coastal marine systems
... responses in the Earth’s biota (IPCC 2001). As these changes continue, we risk serious degradation of marine ecosystems, with far-reaching consequences for human health and welfare. Given their global importance, coastal marine environments are a major focus of concern regarding the potential impact ...
... responses in the Earth’s biota (IPCC 2001). As these changes continue, we risk serious degradation of marine ecosystems, with far-reaching consequences for human health and welfare. Given their global importance, coastal marine environments are a major focus of concern regarding the potential impact ...
Motivated for Action and Collaboration
... a disturbing warming of the climatic system. In recent decades this warming has been accompanied by a constant rise in the sea level and, it would appear, by an increase of extreme weather events, even if a scientifically determinable cause cannot be assigned to each particular phenomenon (§23). He ...
... a disturbing warming of the climatic system. In recent decades this warming has been accompanied by a constant rise in the sea level and, it would appear, by an increase of extreme weather events, even if a scientifically determinable cause cannot be assigned to each particular phenomenon (§23). He ...
Modeling the Monsoons in a Changing Climate
... estimates of natural (e.g., solar irradiance, volcanic aerosols) and anthropogenic (e.g., greenhouse gases, sulfate aerosols, ozone) climate forcing during this period. For each model, June–September averaged rainfall climatology of the last 30-years from the 20c3m simulations was constructed and co ...
... estimates of natural (e.g., solar irradiance, volcanic aerosols) and anthropogenic (e.g., greenhouse gases, sulfate aerosols, ozone) climate forcing during this period. For each model, June–September averaged rainfall climatology of the last 30-years from the 20c3m simulations was constructed and co ...
Broader perspectives for comparing different greenhouse gases
... estimating it are significant [5], and that they have tended to increase, rather than decrease, with further analysis [6]. This is coming from growing recognition of uncertainties in the long-term response of the carbon cycle to future climate change, but also from considering the full range of poten ...
... estimating it are significant [5], and that they have tended to increase, rather than decrease, with further analysis [6]. This is coming from growing recognition of uncertainties in the long-term response of the carbon cycle to future climate change, but also from considering the full range of poten ...
Observed Climate Change and the Negligible Global Effect of
... lights, many of these settlements were located very near (the already-receding) shoreline to provide ready access to the oceans, a primary source of the coastal Inuit’s sustenance. But as the processes leading to shoreline erosion have continued and perhaps even intensified, the ocean has begun encr ...
... lights, many of these settlements were located very near (the already-receding) shoreline to provide ready access to the oceans, a primary source of the coastal Inuit’s sustenance. But as the processes leading to shoreline erosion have continued and perhaps even intensified, the ocean has begun encr ...
Midterm review - UCLA: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
... Climatology includes the normal seasonal cycle. • e.g., anomaly of summer rainfall for June, July and August 1997, = average of rainfall over that period minus averages of all June, July and August values over a much longer period, such as 1950-1998. • To be precise, the averaging time period for ...
... Climatology includes the normal seasonal cycle. • e.g., anomaly of summer rainfall for June, July and August 1997, = average of rainfall over that period minus averages of all June, July and August values over a much longer period, such as 1950-1998. • To be precise, the averaging time period for ...
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... Because of the difficulty in observing the atmospheric circulation and its long-term trends, this review will not only rely on observation-based evidence but also include findings from general circulation models (GCMs). GCMs are certainly not perfect representations of the real system, but they are ...
... Because of the difficulty in observing the atmospheric circulation and its long-term trends, this review will not only rely on observation-based evidence but also include findings from general circulation models (GCMs). GCMs are certainly not perfect representations of the real system, but they are ...
Green Climate Fund - Philippine Movement for Climate Justice
... countries would be prioritised for finance), with medium developing countries (MDCs) concerned that societies with overall rising per capita incomes, such as Saudi Arabia, India or China, could be overlooked even as vast swathes of their populations – even a growing proportion – remain below the pov ...
... countries would be prioritised for finance), with medium developing countries (MDCs) concerned that societies with overall rising per capita incomes, such as Saudi Arabia, India or China, could be overlooked even as vast swathes of their populations – even a growing proportion – remain below the pov ...
A U.S.-centric Chronology of the International Climate Change Negotiations Jane A. Leggett
... remained remarkably stable in the years since: greenhouse gas (GHG)1 emissions from humanrelated activities are very likely causing the major portion of climate change observed in recent decades and, if these continue, could lead to potentially catastrophic impacts on human societies and their envir ...
... remained remarkably stable in the years since: greenhouse gas (GHG)1 emissions from humanrelated activities are very likely causing the major portion of climate change observed in recent decades and, if these continue, could lead to potentially catastrophic impacts on human societies and their envir ...
01 Trevor Ballance.indd
... This may indeed be unlikely, but what are the chances that climate change will cause serious disturbances to people’s lives throughout the world? It has been said that avoiding serious climate disruption depends on how much we can reduce the emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause climate chang ...
... This may indeed be unlikely, but what are the chances that climate change will cause serious disturbances to people’s lives throughout the world? It has been said that avoiding serious climate disruption depends on how much we can reduce the emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause climate chang ...
Influences of Climate on Ontario Forests
... Many researchers have addressed the topic of climate in relation to vegetation using different types of modelling approaches. Most use a biome approach, which relates the current areal extent of biomes to current climate and uses those relationships to predict where the vegetation might be in the fu ...
... Many researchers have addressed the topic of climate in relation to vegetation using different types of modelling approaches. Most use a biome approach, which relates the current areal extent of biomes to current climate and uses those relationships to predict where the vegetation might be in the fu ...
Aerosols and Climate Change
... • “Radiative forcing is a measure of the influence a factor has in altering the balance of incoming and outgoing energy in the Earth-atmosphere system and is an index of the importance of the factor as a potential climate change mechanism. In this report radiative forcing values are for changes rela ...
... • “Radiative forcing is a measure of the influence a factor has in altering the balance of incoming and outgoing energy in the Earth-atmosphere system and is an index of the importance of the factor as a potential climate change mechanism. In this report radiative forcing values are for changes rela ...
NATIONAL PARKS|Fall 2009
... FINANCING CLIMATE CHANGE: The OECD is ready to assist G20 countries in their efforts to find lasting solutions to finance action on climate change, building on the long-standing work of the organization to share country experiences and identify lessons learnt and policy recommendations for good prac ...
... FINANCING CLIMATE CHANGE: The OECD is ready to assist G20 countries in their efforts to find lasting solutions to finance action on climate change, building on the long-standing work of the organization to share country experiences and identify lessons learnt and policy recommendations for good prac ...
A climatic basis for microrefugia: the influence of terrain on climate
... the dispersal capacity of species in response to anthropogenic warming. Indeed, there are many implications of microrefugia and yet our understanding of them is quite limited. Most notably, we lack an understanding of the climatic basis for explaining their existence. Investigators commonly attribut ...
... the dispersal capacity of species in response to anthropogenic warming. Indeed, there are many implications of microrefugia and yet our understanding of them is quite limited. Most notably, we lack an understanding of the climatic basis for explaining their existence. Investigators commonly attribut ...
Global collapse—Fact or fiction? Futures
... 2.2. Global collapse Even if overshoot is an emerging reality, collapse has not yet (2008) occurred at a global scale. And neither did the Limits authors expect this to happen until later in the 21st century, even if society failed to take action.12 But this gets us to the central question: Is large ...
... 2.2. Global collapse Even if overshoot is an emerging reality, collapse has not yet (2008) occurred at a global scale. And neither did the Limits authors expect this to happen until later in the 21st century, even if society failed to take action.12 But this gets us to the central question: Is large ...
Demographic models and IPCC climate projections predict the
... observation period; these thresholds range from $0.32 for model IPSL-CM4 to $0.02 for model UKMO-HadGEM1, with 50% of the threshold values falling in the range [$0.14,$0.07]. The same calculation applied to SIE from satellite data yields a threshold of $0.15. Thus, we used a range of SIE threshold v ...
... observation period; these thresholds range from $0.32 for model IPSL-CM4 to $0.02 for model UKMO-HadGEM1, with 50% of the threshold values falling in the range [$0.14,$0.07]. The same calculation applied to SIE from satellite data yields a threshold of $0.15. Thus, we used a range of SIE threshold v ...
Climate change impact and adaptation in temperate grassland and
... of global agriculture has been given little attention despite its importance for global food security (IPCC, 2014). Since the last International Grassland Congress in 2013, there have only been limited additions to our knowledge of climate change impacts on grassland and livestock industries. The 5t ...
... of global agriculture has been given little attention despite its importance for global food security (IPCC, 2014). Since the last International Grassland Congress in 2013, there have only been limited additions to our knowledge of climate change impacts on grassland and livestock industries. The 5t ...
Primer on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
... phase down can be achieved through the Montreal Protocol, while simultaneously improving the energy efficiency of refrigerators, air conditioners, and other equipment and products that use these chemicals, thus reducing CO2 emissions as well. The Federated States of Micronesia has made a formal prop ...
... phase down can be achieved through the Montreal Protocol, while simultaneously improving the energy efficiency of refrigerators, air conditioners, and other equipment and products that use these chemicals, thus reducing CO2 emissions as well. The Federated States of Micronesia has made a formal prop ...
Three Key Elements of Post-2012 International Climate Policy
... discussed climate target of stabilizing atmospheric CO2 concentrations at or below 450 parts per million (ppm) without significant reductions by China and India. The Kyoto Protocol may not be as fair as originally intended, given how dramatically the world has changed since the UNFCCC divided count ...
... discussed climate target of stabilizing atmospheric CO2 concentrations at or below 450 parts per million (ppm) without significant reductions by China and India. The Kyoto Protocol may not be as fair as originally intended, given how dramatically the world has changed since the UNFCCC divided count ...
Draft Resolution X
... has established climate change as a Priority Area for Interdisciplinary Action, in order to assist countries in developing cross-sectoral policies to address the negative impacts of climate variability and change on agriculture; has organized the “High-Level Conference on World Food Security: The Ch ...
... has established climate change as a Priority Area for Interdisciplinary Action, in order to assist countries in developing cross-sectoral policies to address the negative impacts of climate variability and change on agriculture; has organized the “High-Level Conference on World Food Security: The Ch ...
NASA Research Strategy for Earth System Science
... a multiplicity of national and international sources, including research and operational satellite programs, as well as surface-based observations carried out by research institutions and government agencies. The ESE seeks the cooperation of these national and foreign partners to maximize returns fr ...
... a multiplicity of national and international sources, including research and operational satellite programs, as well as surface-based observations carried out by research institutions and government agencies. The ESE seeks the cooperation of these national and foreign partners to maximize returns fr ...
Document
... There are some problems related to Climate change such as temperature, typhoon, radiation, sea level and rainfall. Moreover, all of them can bring bad effects to our life in general and to agriculture in particular. 1.1.2. Reasons for Climate change Climate change is a long process. It does not happ ...
... There are some problems related to Climate change such as temperature, typhoon, radiation, sea level and rainfall. Moreover, all of them can bring bad effects to our life in general and to agriculture in particular. 1.1.2. Reasons for Climate change Climate change is a long process. It does not happ ...
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.