The Arab Spring and Climate Change
... land, water, food, migration, urbanization, and economic, social, and political stress. Yet almost none of those issues shows up in a traditional course on international relations, which focuses far more on the traditional geopolitics of interstate relations, particularly the distribution of milita ...
... land, water, food, migration, urbanization, and economic, social, and political stress. Yet almost none of those issues shows up in a traditional course on international relations, which focuses far more on the traditional geopolitics of interstate relations, particularly the distribution of milita ...
Potential Threats from Climate Change to Human
... Mountains are among the most fragile environments on Earth. They are also rich repositories of biodiversity and water and providers of ecosystem goods and services on which downstream communities (both regional and global) rely. Mountains are home to some of the world’s most threatened and endemic s ...
... Mountains are among the most fragile environments on Earth. They are also rich repositories of biodiversity and water and providers of ecosystem goods and services on which downstream communities (both regional and global) rely. Mountains are home to some of the world’s most threatened and endemic s ...
Climate Change & Resource Development Scenarios for the
... the Nechako watershed: Workshop report May 2015. Prince George, BC: University of Northern British Columbia. Retrieved from http://nhg.unbc.ca/datafiles/FinalWorkshopReport2015.pdf ...
... the Nechako watershed: Workshop report May 2015. Prince George, BC: University of Northern British Columbia. Retrieved from http://nhg.unbc.ca/datafiles/FinalWorkshopReport2015.pdf ...
Barriers to Municipal Climate Adaptation: Examples From Coastal
... how policy ideas in general, and specific climate adaptation practices in particular, may travel and implant across a region (Pitt & Bassett, 2013). Although we focus on municipal planners, we recognize that adaptation involves collaboration across a variety of governmental and nongovernmental actor ...
... how policy ideas in general, and specific climate adaptation practices in particular, may travel and implant across a region (Pitt & Bassett, 2013). Although we focus on municipal planners, we recognize that adaptation involves collaboration across a variety of governmental and nongovernmental actor ...
An Initial Look at DoD`s Activities Toward Climate Change Resiliency
... high-level effects, and the Department has responded with strategy and policy statements, most recently in the 2014 Defense Quadrennial Review, Defense Science Board study Trends and Implications of Climate Change for National and International Security (2011), and the DoD Climate Change Roadmap (20 ...
... high-level effects, and the Department has responded with strategy and policy statements, most recently in the 2014 Defense Quadrennial Review, Defense Science Board study Trends and Implications of Climate Change for National and International Security (2011), and the DoD Climate Change Roadmap (20 ...
a 2017 national survey of broadcast meteorologists
... management responds, or was expected to respond, to their reporting on climate change. About one quarter (27%) felt they get or would get few reactions either way. About two in ten (22%) felt they get or would get predominantly positive reactions from management. Another two in ten (21%) felt the fe ...
... management responds, or was expected to respond, to their reporting on climate change. About one quarter (27%) felt they get or would get few reactions either way. About two in ten (22%) felt they get or would get predominantly positive reactions from management. Another two in ten (21%) felt the fe ...
Estimating the impact of traffic on the UTLS QUANTIFY
... nutrient (N, P) concentrations and eutrophication in a reference river network with reservoirs used for drinking water supply and recreation (IAP). Study of the impacts of global change signal on local climate variability of airsea coupled modes for the western Black Sea coast. (NMA, NIHWM). ...
... nutrient (N, P) concentrations and eutrophication in a reference river network with reservoirs used for drinking water supply and recreation (IAP). Study of the impacts of global change signal on local climate variability of airsea coupled modes for the western Black Sea coast. (NMA, NIHWM). ...
Development of a metamodel tool for regional integrated climate
... allows the impacts and interactions of future climate or socio-economic change to be assessed by stakeholders across the agricultural, hydrological, biodiversity and coastal sectors. The Regional Impact Simulator contains the: Metamodels – a range of calibrated and validated metamodels simulating ...
... allows the impacts and interactions of future climate or socio-economic change to be assessed by stakeholders across the agricultural, hydrological, biodiversity and coastal sectors. The Regional Impact Simulator contains the: Metamodels – a range of calibrated and validated metamodels simulating ...
Climate change, natural disasters and human displacement
... time trigger larger and more complex movements of population, both within and across borders, and has the potential to render some people stateless. Since climate change is certain to have a major impact on future patterns of human mobility, approaches which address environmental issues in isolation ...
... time trigger larger and more complex movements of population, both within and across borders, and has the potential to render some people stateless. Since climate change is certain to have a major impact on future patterns of human mobility, approaches which address environmental issues in isolation ...
The effect of climate and climate change on ammonia emissions in
... of Europe and study how these emissions are related to geographical and year-to-year variations in atmospheric temperature alone. For simplicity we focus on the emission from a storage facility related to a standard Danish pig stable with 1000 animals and display how emissions from this source would ...
... of Europe and study how these emissions are related to geographical and year-to-year variations in atmospheric temperature alone. For simplicity we focus on the emission from a storage facility related to a standard Danish pig stable with 1000 animals and display how emissions from this source would ...
Community Adaptation Plan Port Antonio, Jamaica
... Climate change1 is affecting livelihoods in coastal communities throughout the Caribbean. Across the region, communities need to find ways of coping now and adapting in the future. Port Antonio in Portland Jamaica is no exception. This Community Adaptation Plan is a positive step by the residents of ...
... Climate change1 is affecting livelihoods in coastal communities throughout the Caribbean. Across the region, communities need to find ways of coping now and adapting in the future. Port Antonio in Portland Jamaica is no exception. This Community Adaptation Plan is a positive step by the residents of ...
Equilibrium Response of an Atmosphere–Mixed Layer Ocean Model
... The equilibrium response to various forcing agents, including CO2, solar irradiance, tropospheric ozone, black carbon, organic carbon, sulfate, and volcanic aerosols, is investigated using an atmospheric general circulation model coupled to a mixed layer ocean model. The experiments are carried out ...
... The equilibrium response to various forcing agents, including CO2, solar irradiance, tropospheric ozone, black carbon, organic carbon, sulfate, and volcanic aerosols, is investigated using an atmospheric general circulation model coupled to a mixed layer ocean model. The experiments are carried out ...
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... to estimate the economic implications of climate-change-induced changes in tourism. Berrittella et al. (in press) do this using HTM, version 1.0, and a computable general equilibrium model, but only for six world regions. Our economic approach is far simpler, but ...
... to estimate the economic implications of climate-change-induced changes in tourism. Berrittella et al. (in press) do this using HTM, version 1.0, and a computable general equilibrium model, but only for six world regions. Our economic approach is far simpler, but ...
Economics of PGRFA Management for Adaptation to Climate Change: A Review of Selected Literature
... management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) are key adaptation responses to climate change impacts in both the short and long run, however the nature of the change and the stakeholders involved vary. Houghton (2004) identifies three main ways in which climate change will a ...
... management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) are key adaptation responses to climate change impacts in both the short and long run, however the nature of the change and the stakeholders involved vary. Houghton (2004) identifies three main ways in which climate change will a ...
Towards Adaptive Spatial Planning for Climate Change
... However, the question is whether our current way of organizing spatial planning (in terms of design, decision-making and implementation) enables or supports the realization of climate adaptation. In this paper we explore the challenges climate change poses for the way western societies organize thei ...
... However, the question is whether our current way of organizing spatial planning (in terms of design, decision-making and implementation) enables or supports the realization of climate adaptation. In this paper we explore the challenges climate change poses for the way western societies organize thei ...
O b s e rved Impacts climate change in the U.S.
... animals, has shifted, and these changes have occurred in conjunction with changes in U.S. climate. If these timing shifts are synchronous across species that normally interact with each other (for example, if adult butterflies and the flowers they depend on for nectar both emerge two weeks earlier), ...
... animals, has shifted, and these changes have occurred in conjunction with changes in U.S. climate. If these timing shifts are synchronous across species that normally interact with each other (for example, if adult butterflies and the flowers they depend on for nectar both emerge two weeks earlier), ...
Similar estimates of temperature impacts on global wheat
... Impacts for major wheat-producing countries To understand how the different methods project such similar temperature impacts on global wheat yields, we disaggregated the temperature impacts to the national scale. Point-based and gridbased simulations were compared for 97 countries (Fig. 2a). General ...
... Impacts for major wheat-producing countries To understand how the different methods project such similar temperature impacts on global wheat yields, we disaggregated the temperature impacts to the national scale. Point-based and gridbased simulations were compared for 97 countries (Fig. 2a). General ...
2.2 Climate Change Impacts in Ghana
... The major climate change impacts affect all sectors and their objectives, places and people differentially depending on the levels of vulnerability. Ghana’s vulnerability to climate change is in large part defined by its exposure to the various impacts with droughts, floods, and sea erosion as the m ...
... The major climate change impacts affect all sectors and their objectives, places and people differentially depending on the levels of vulnerability. Ghana’s vulnerability to climate change is in large part defined by its exposure to the various impacts with droughts, floods, and sea erosion as the m ...
Business Responses to Climate Change in Developing Countries: A
... developing countries, others are proper for developed countries that does not occur in the developing countries such as changing expert opinion (a specific strategy of firms in the U.S. and Australia), acquisition of emission credits strategy, and policy inputs or lobbying activities in the informat ...
... developing countries, others are proper for developed countries that does not occur in the developing countries such as changing expert opinion (a specific strategy of firms in the U.S. and Australia), acquisition of emission credits strategy, and policy inputs or lobbying activities in the informat ...
Future Directions - WCRP Strategic Framework
... with the excellent collaboration that has evolved with its WCRPsponsoring partners over the past few decades. Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General, WMO ...
... with the excellent collaboration that has evolved with its WCRPsponsoring partners over the past few decades. Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General, WMO ...
Human Development Report 2007/2008 Climate Change and the
... rapid growth and development, the future of development in Asia is closely tied to the ability of Governments and communities in the region to effectively adapt to the emerging consequences of global climate change. The frequency and severity of floods is increasing in coastal regions of Asia. Examp ...
... rapid growth and development, the future of development in Asia is closely tied to the ability of Governments and communities in the region to effectively adapt to the emerging consequences of global climate change. The frequency and severity of floods is increasing in coastal regions of Asia. Examp ...
An assessment of the likely consequences of global warming on the
... The consequences of global warming................................................................................53 Global warming will not spread malaria........................................................................53 Global warming will not result in desertification .................... ...
... The consequences of global warming................................................................................53 Global warming will not spread malaria........................................................................53 Global warming will not result in desertification .................... ...
Does climate adaptation policy need probabilities?
... (see initial quotes). Parallel discussions surrounding the issue of uncertainty in climate change projections also had a forum in other journals (Allen et al., 2001; Reilly et al., 2001; Schneider, 2002). Though this topic is not new, the questions raised can no longer be ignored because of the subs ...
... (see initial quotes). Parallel discussions surrounding the issue of uncertainty in climate change projections also had a forum in other journals (Allen et al., 2001; Reilly et al., 2001; Schneider, 2002). Though this topic is not new, the questions raised can no longer be ignored because of the subs ...
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.