Climate change vulnerability in South East Queensland: a spatial
... Human settlements, infrastructure, unique ecosystems, and primary industries all face threats from more extreme weather events, increased temperatures and altered rainfall patterns as a result of increased greenhouse gas emissions. Despite these risks and challenges, climate change may also bring so ...
... Human settlements, infrastructure, unique ecosystems, and primary industries all face threats from more extreme weather events, increased temperatures and altered rainfall patterns as a result of increased greenhouse gas emissions. Despite these risks and challenges, climate change may also bring so ...
- Deltas in Times of Climate Change
... When people face similar challenges, they possess a wealth of valuable knowledge and experience that they can share for mutual benefit. This is exactly what we had in mind when we were preparing the Deltas in Times of Climate Change conference. ...
... When people face similar challenges, they possess a wealth of valuable knowledge and experience that they can share for mutual benefit. This is exactly what we had in mind when we were preparing the Deltas in Times of Climate Change conference. ...
Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities
... © 2012 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Reproduction of this report by electronic means for personal and noncommercial purposes is permitted as long as proper acknowledgement is included. Users are re ...
... © 2012 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Reproduction of this report by electronic means for personal and noncommercial purposes is permitted as long as proper acknowledgement is included. Users are re ...
Watershed Modeling to Assess the Sensitivity of Streamflow
... Watershed modeling was conducted in 20 large, U.S. watersheds to characterize the sensitivity of streamflow, nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus), and sediment loading to a range of plausible mid-21st century climate change and urban development scenarios. The study also provides an improved understan ...
... Watershed modeling was conducted in 20 large, U.S. watersheds to characterize the sensitivity of streamflow, nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus), and sediment loading to a range of plausible mid-21st century climate change and urban development scenarios. The study also provides an improved understan ...
Measuring Vulnerability - global change SysTem for Analysis
... interrogate assumptions, hypotheses, and the processes that contribute to vulnerability; They provide a means of depicting differential vulnerability; The output maps can be dangerous if the concepts and methods are not transparent, and if they are taken as reality, rather than as one representation ...
... interrogate assumptions, hypotheses, and the processes that contribute to vulnerability; They provide a means of depicting differential vulnerability; The output maps can be dangerous if the concepts and methods are not transparent, and if they are taken as reality, rather than as one representation ...
Understanding and responding to climate change in the
... developments are likely to affect nearly every part of the seafood industry (from production to consumption). Such developments may be negative, but could also be positive. Observations suggest current rates of change far greater than in recent history. As such industry stakeholders will need to: • ...
... developments are likely to affect nearly every part of the seafood industry (from production to consumption). Such developments may be negative, but could also be positive. Observations suggest current rates of change far greater than in recent history. As such industry stakeholders will need to: • ...
Climate Change and Water Quality in the Great Lakes Basin
... greenhouse gases. Both mitigation and adaptation actions are required as a balanced response to climate change. Mitigation measures are geared to reduce emissions and increase sinks of greenhouse gases, while adaptation actions seek to increase resilience by reducing risks and taking advantage of op ...
... greenhouse gases. Both mitigation and adaptation actions are required as a balanced response to climate change. Mitigation measures are geared to reduce emissions and increase sinks of greenhouse gases, while adaptation actions seek to increase resilience by reducing risks and taking advantage of op ...
Climate Change in the European Alps
... Percentage of naturally snow-reliable ski areas in the European Alps under present and future climate conditions............................. 108 Number of naturally snow-reliable ski areas in the Swiss Alps under present and future climate conditions ..................................... 109 Number ...
... Percentage of naturally snow-reliable ski areas in the European Alps under present and future climate conditions............................. 108 Number of naturally snow-reliable ski areas in the Swiss Alps under present and future climate conditions ..................................... 109 Number ...
The Impact of Climate Change and Population Growth
... annual expected loss levels, and possible administrative considerations. The study is groundbreaking in two major ways. First, it demonstrates innovative methods to capture the influence of climate change and population growth on the nation's flood hazards through the century, accounting for both ri ...
... annual expected loss levels, and possible administrative considerations. The study is groundbreaking in two major ways. First, it demonstrates innovative methods to capture the influence of climate change and population growth on the nation's flood hazards through the century, accounting for both ri ...
The rise and fall of the kyoto protocol: climate change as a political
... 8.4 Energy-saving target....................................................................... 260 ...
... 8.4 Energy-saving target....................................................................... 260 ...
www.epa.ie Report No. 164 w.epa.ie
... of how we might effect a transition towards the level of climate resilience that society will require in future. In Ireland, how strategies of this kind will be developed, and by whom, is set out under the National Climate Change Adaptation Framework (NCCAF). The NCCAF mandates local authorities and ...
... of how we might effect a transition towards the level of climate resilience that society will require in future. In Ireland, how strategies of this kind will be developed, and by whom, is set out under the National Climate Change Adaptation Framework (NCCAF). The NCCAF mandates local authorities and ...
PREPARING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE: An Implementation Guide
... designed to assist local government elected officials and staff, including planners, engineers, chief administrative officers, financial officers and others, to plan and act in ways that will make their communities more resilient to the impacts of climate change. The effects of a changing climate va ...
... designed to assist local government elected officials and staff, including planners, engineers, chief administrative officers, financial officers and others, to plan and act in ways that will make their communities more resilient to the impacts of climate change. The effects of a changing climate va ...
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. (2010) Adapting Institutions to Climate Change, Twenty-eighth report. David Stainforth is acknowledged in the report as a key contributor
... Recent legislation and government policy does indeed require adaptation to climate change to be addressed, but little detailed attention has been given to the central issue of this study, which focuses on capabilities of institutions – on the organisations and the institutional frameworks which regu ...
... Recent legislation and government policy does indeed require adaptation to climate change to be addressed, but little detailed attention has been given to the central issue of this study, which focuses on capabilities of institutions – on the organisations and the institutional frameworks which regu ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Marine and
... seem to be the winners under low-oxygen conditions, as they outcompete larger organisms due to their advantageous body-mass to oxygen-consumption ratio.81 Many sea and shorebirds have medium or high vulnerability to climate change.82 These include the Aleutian Tern, Kittlitz‘s Murrelet,83 beach-nest ...
... seem to be the winners under low-oxygen conditions, as they outcompete larger organisms due to their advantageous body-mass to oxygen-consumption ratio.81 Many sea and shorebirds have medium or high vulnerability to climate change.82 These include the Aleutian Tern, Kittlitz‘s Murrelet,83 beach-nest ...
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... recognised role of anthropogenic influence on climate change, the policies mentioned first were the so-called mitigation strategies: namely those devoted to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and concentration in the atmosphere However the perception of the role potentially played by “adaptat ...
... recognised role of anthropogenic influence on climate change, the policies mentioned first were the so-called mitigation strategies: namely those devoted to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and concentration in the atmosphere However the perception of the role potentially played by “adaptat ...
Economic Analysis of Climate-Proofing Investment Projects
... 1. Climate change 2. Risk management 3. Adaptation I. Asian Development Bank. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB do ...
... 1. Climate change 2. Risk management 3. Adaptation I. Asian Development Bank. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB do ...
Climate Time Series Analysis
... Climate is a paradigm of a complex system. Analysing climate data is an exciting challenge. Analysis connects the two other fields where climate scientists work, measurements and models. Climate time series analysis uses statistical methods to learn about the time evolution of climate. The most impo ...
... Climate is a paradigm of a complex system. Analysing climate data is an exciting challenge. Analysis connects the two other fields where climate scientists work, measurements and models. Climate time series analysis uses statistical methods to learn about the time evolution of climate. The most impo ...
Climate Change and Aspen
... communities as the canary in the coal mine for global warming. Aspen’s goal: to aggressively reduce its contribution to global warming, and to engage other communities to send a clear message on the importance of this issue. Data for the past 50 years collected at Aspen’s weather station, and compil ...
... communities as the canary in the coal mine for global warming. Aspen’s goal: to aggressively reduce its contribution to global warming, and to engage other communities to send a clear message on the importance of this issue. Data for the past 50 years collected at Aspen’s weather station, and compil ...
Final Consultants Report
... Recent research has shown that climate change and air pollution are two sides of the same coin. A remarkable finding is that nearly 50% of the emissions causing global warming are from air pollutants other than carbon dioxide including black carbon, methane, and ground level ozone (UNEP, 2009). The ...
... Recent research has shown that climate change and air pollution are two sides of the same coin. A remarkable finding is that nearly 50% of the emissions causing global warming are from air pollutants other than carbon dioxide including black carbon, methane, and ground level ozone (UNEP, 2009). The ...
DownloadTéléchargez - Canadian Institute of Planners
... Facilitating improved transportation networks with options that both reduce urban traffic congestion and support greener modes of transportation (public transportation, van and bus transportation, cycling, walking, etc.); ...
... Facilitating improved transportation networks with options that both reduce urban traffic congestion and support greener modes of transportation (public transportation, van and bus transportation, cycling, walking, etc.); ...
Synthesis of Climate Change Knowledge and Planning Practices
... highly significant habitats. For example, the climate change threat to biodiversity has been especially well documented for the Wet Tropics rainforests (Hilbert et al., 2001; Kanowski, 2001; Williams et al., 2003; Hilbert et al., 2004; Williams et al., 2008). However, other climate related informati ...
... highly significant habitats. For example, the climate change threat to biodiversity has been especially well documented for the Wet Tropics rainforests (Hilbert et al., 2001; Kanowski, 2001; Williams et al., 2003; Hilbert et al., 2004; Williams et al., 2008). However, other climate related informati ...
Update on Climate Geoengineering in Relation to the
... Climate change is increasingly becoming an important driver of biodiversity loss and degradation of ecosystem services. The Paris Agreement, which strengthened international support for limiting global warming, will enter into force on November 2016 and is a positive step, especially from the point ...
... Climate change is increasingly becoming an important driver of biodiversity loss and degradation of ecosystem services. The Paris Agreement, which strengthened international support for limiting global warming, will enter into force on November 2016 and is a positive step, especially from the point ...
Victorian climate change adaptation plan
... climate may put each of these assets under pressure if we don’t act to protect them. The Victorian Government is leading the way, helping Victorians prepare for future climate challenges, ensuring that we manage risks and can adapt to change. A changing climate presents us with risks such as hotter ...
... climate may put each of these assets under pressure if we don’t act to protect them. The Victorian Government is leading the way, helping Victorians prepare for future climate challenges, ensuring that we manage risks and can adapt to change. A changing climate presents us with risks such as hotter ...
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.