Special Climate Change Program 2014-2018
... Message from the Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources ...
... Message from the Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources ...
A comparison of structural and behavioural adaptations to future
... the case of the school (figure 1), peak temperatures are found to rise from a present day 31.9°C to 32.8°C when using the 10th percentile, to 37.3°C under the 50th percentile, to 39.5°C assuming the 90th percentile. It is clear from just these numbers that the scale of the challenge is proportional ...
... the case of the school (figure 1), peak temperatures are found to rise from a present day 31.9°C to 32.8°C when using the 10th percentile, to 37.3°C under the 50th percentile, to 39.5°C assuming the 90th percentile. It is clear from just these numbers that the scale of the challenge is proportional ...
an analysis of factors affecting climate change adaptation strategies
... food security are highly vulnerable to these climatic change (Kurukulakusuriya and Rosenthal, 2003). ...
... food security are highly vulnerable to these climatic change (Kurukulakusuriya and Rosenthal, 2003). ...
Climate change and the northern Russian treeline zone
... Climate change and the northern Russian treeline zone G. M. MacDonald*, K. V. Kremenetski and D. W. Beilman Department of Geography, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1524, USA The Russian treeline is a dynamic ecotone typified by steep gradients in summer temperature and r ...
... Climate change and the northern Russian treeline zone G. M. MacDonald*, K. V. Kremenetski and D. W. Beilman Department of Geography, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1524, USA The Russian treeline is a dynamic ecotone typified by steep gradients in summer temperature and r ...
Emerging trends in heavy precipitation and hot temperature
... studies on the larger scale [e.g., Seneviratne et al., 2016; Westra et al., 2013], whereas the comparison with sSAT allows a somewhat more physical interpretation with the local changes. For the continuous variables (e.g., Rx1day, TXx[N]d and their scalings) linear trends are computed using the robu ...
... studies on the larger scale [e.g., Seneviratne et al., 2016; Westra et al., 2013], whereas the comparison with sSAT allows a somewhat more physical interpretation with the local changes. For the continuous variables (e.g., Rx1day, TXx[N]d and their scalings) linear trends are computed using the robu ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES LIFE David Albouy
... change forecast, we rely primarily on the business-as-usual A2 scenario used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) fourth assessment report (2007), which predicts an 8.3°F increase in U.S. temperatures by 2100. Our simulated welfare effects are predicated on technology and preferen ...
... change forecast, we rely primarily on the business-as-usual A2 scenario used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) fourth assessment report (2007), which predicts an 8.3°F increase in U.S. temperatures by 2100. Our simulated welfare effects are predicated on technology and preferen ...
Why Climate Demands Change Michael A. Taylor
... modelling, sustainable water management, and incorporating climate change into agricultural planning. Of special interest is his work on the link between climate change and dengue, through the vector mosquito. Although dengue seemed to be under control in the 1980s, increased incidence since then m ...
... modelling, sustainable water management, and incorporating climate change into agricultural planning. Of special interest is his work on the link between climate change and dengue, through the vector mosquito. Although dengue seemed to be under control in the 1980s, increased incidence since then m ...
Evidence and Implications of Dangerous Climate Change in the Arctic
... The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, signed by nearly 200 countries (including the United States) after the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, sets the policy framework for international efforts to tackle the climate problem. Its guiding principle is to avoid “dangerous anthropogenic interference w ...
... The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, signed by nearly 200 countries (including the United States) after the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, sets the policy framework for international efforts to tackle the climate problem. Its guiding principle is to avoid “dangerous anthropogenic interference w ...
Donner Webbe Kiribati KAP 2013
... important for SIDS in the Pacific, which face the dual challenge of making decisions with long-term consequences while also building the institutional capacity—often using international assistance—to implement those decisions (Nunn 2009). Many researchers have proposed that successful adaptation is ...
... important for SIDS in the Pacific, which face the dual challenge of making decisions with long-term consequences while also building the institutional capacity—often using international assistance—to implement those decisions (Nunn 2009). Many researchers have proposed that successful adaptation is ...
Evidence and Implications of Dangerous Climate Change in the Arctic
... The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, signed by nearly 200 countries (including the United States) after the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, sets the policy framework for international efforts to tackle the climate problem. Its guiding principle is to avoid “dangerous anthropogenic interference w ...
... The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, signed by nearly 200 countries (including the United States) after the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, sets the policy framework for international efforts to tackle the climate problem. Its guiding principle is to avoid “dangerous anthropogenic interference w ...
Global Climate Projections
... modelling groups worldwide, climate change projections are now based on multi-model means, differences between models can be assessed quantitatively and in some instances, estimates of the probability of change of important climate system parameters complement expert judgement. New results corrobora ...
... modelling groups worldwide, climate change projections are now based on multi-model means, differences between models can be assessed quantitatively and in some instances, estimates of the probability of change of important climate system parameters complement expert judgement. New results corrobora ...
North America
... possibly encouraging more human activity in at-risk areas. • Responses by insurers to recent extreme events through limiting insurance availability, increasing prices and establishing new risk-spreading mechanisms. Improving building codes, land-use planning and disaster preparedness also reduce dis ...
... possibly encouraging more human activity in at-risk areas. • Responses by insurers to recent extreme events through limiting insurance availability, increasing prices and establishing new risk-spreading mechanisms. Improving building codes, land-use planning and disaster preparedness also reduce dis ...
Jessica Ayers - Initiative on Climate Adaptation Research and
... by whom, and for whom. In the case of globally governed problems, the objective of undertaking participation is to achieve ‘local’ or ‘community’ inputs. This creates the aggregated categories of ‘local’ and ‘community’, and immediately limits the potential of the participatory exercise to reveal th ...
... by whom, and for whom. In the case of globally governed problems, the objective of undertaking participation is to achieve ‘local’ or ‘community’ inputs. This creates the aggregated categories of ‘local’ and ‘community’, and immediately limits the potential of the participatory exercise to reveal th ...
Warming the world : economic models of global
... upon to sacrifice hundreds of billions of dollars of present consumption in an effort that will largely benefit people in other countries, where the benefit will not come until well into the next century and beyond, and where the threat is highly uncertain and based on modeling rather than direct ob ...
... upon to sacrifice hundreds of billions of dollars of present consumption in an effort that will largely benefit people in other countries, where the benefit will not come until well into the next century and beyond, and where the threat is highly uncertain and based on modeling rather than direct ob ...
Chapter 10
... strategies and policies to exploit ‘no regret’ measures and ‘winwin’ options were to be preferred over other options. Adaptations to deal with sea-level rise, potentially more intense cyclones, and threats to ecosystems and biodiversity were recommended as high priority actions in temperate and trop ...
... strategies and policies to exploit ‘no regret’ measures and ‘winwin’ options were to be preferred over other options. Adaptations to deal with sea-level rise, potentially more intense cyclones, and threats to ecosystems and biodiversity were recommended as high priority actions in temperate and trop ...
The Political Impact of Global Warming on Developing Countries
... issues, issues of political stability, among others. For this reason, this topic has received serious attention by scholars in the hard sciences, social sciences and policymakers in the global community. Climate change is a global pandemic, it should be addressed collectively by both developed and d ...
... issues, issues of political stability, among others. For this reason, this topic has received serious attention by scholars in the hard sciences, social sciences and policymakers in the global community. Climate change is a global pandemic, it should be addressed collectively by both developed and d ...
Total aerosol effect: radiative forcing or radiative flux perturbation?
... wider set of calculations to be performed. However, fixing land-surface temperature is difficult in a full GCM that includes a diurnal cycle. In this study we focus on the RFP method, which is straightforward to calculate in most global aerosol models. Two questions arise about the RFP method: (1) I ...
... wider set of calculations to be performed. However, fixing land-surface temperature is difficult in a full GCM that includes a diurnal cycle. In this study we focus on the RFP method, which is straightforward to calculate in most global aerosol models. Two questions arise about the RFP method: (1) I ...
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... Pavements are designed based on historic climatic patterns, reflecting local climate and incorporating assumptions about a reasonable range of temperatures and precipitation levels. Given anticipated climate changes and the inherent uncertainty associated with such changes, a pavement could be su ...
... Pavements are designed based on historic climatic patterns, reflecting local climate and incorporating assumptions about a reasonable range of temperatures and precipitation levels. Given anticipated climate changes and the inherent uncertainty associated with such changes, a pavement could be su ...
English
... focussed on climatic (physico-chemical) issues or impacts on agricultural systems, while social scientists have addressed governance, framing and ethical considerations. This 2015 Update, as the original 2012 Studies, considers the impacts of geoengineering on the drivers of biodiversity loss, inclu ...
... focussed on climatic (physico-chemical) issues or impacts on agricultural systems, while social scientists have addressed governance, framing and ethical considerations. This 2015 Update, as the original 2012 Studies, considers the impacts of geoengineering on the drivers of biodiversity loss, inclu ...
Danish strategy for adaptation to a changing climate
... The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that our climate will change. Science tells us that the planet will see more extreme weather events in the form of drought, flooding, storm surges, hurricanes and rising sea levels due to melting glaciers. Responsible politicians must ...
... The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that our climate will change. Science tells us that the planet will see more extreme weather events in the form of drought, flooding, storm surges, hurricanes and rising sea levels due to melting glaciers. Responsible politicians must ...
Land use planning tools for local adaptation to climate change
... wildfires. A changing climate magnifies all these risks. In 2008, Elkford, with support of the Columbia Basin Trust, a provincial crown corporation, developed a local adaptation strategy to assess the risks posed by climate change and identify corresponding adaptation actions. The Adaptation Strateg ...
... wildfires. A changing climate magnifies all these risks. In 2008, Elkford, with support of the Columbia Basin Trust, a provincial crown corporation, developed a local adaptation strategy to assess the risks posed by climate change and identify corresponding adaptation actions. The Adaptation Strateg ...
US Senate Minority Report
... Over 650 dissenting scientists from around the globe challenged man-made global warming claims made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. This new 231-page U.S. Senate Minority Report -updated from 2007’s groundbreaking report of ov ...
... Over 650 dissenting scientists from around the globe challenged man-made global warming claims made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. This new 231-page U.S. Senate Minority Report -updated from 2007’s groundbreaking report of ov ...
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.