Yes Impact – Water Wars
... atmosphere. Iréne Wåhlström, a marine researcher from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, investigated two of the coastal seas off Siberia, the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea, in a ship-borne expedition, and – in the case of the Laptev Sea – by mathematical modelling. 'The greenhouse gases r ...
... atmosphere. Iréne Wåhlström, a marine researcher from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, investigated two of the coastal seas off Siberia, the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea, in a ship-borne expedition, and – in the case of the Laptev Sea – by mathematical modelling. 'The greenhouse gases r ...
No Slide Title - WWF
... Recommendations (Conti…) • Climate resilient infrastructure should be built along the coastal belt and wind power potential already identified along Sindh coast be harnessed to initiate economic activity - a step towards green economy • Increasing losses of crops and livestock due to frequent flood ...
... Recommendations (Conti…) • Climate resilient infrastructure should be built along the coastal belt and wind power potential already identified along Sindh coast be harnessed to initiate economic activity - a step towards green economy • Increasing losses of crops and livestock due to frequent flood ...
The millennial atmospheric lifetime of anthropogenic CO2
... Received: 19 December 2006 / Published online: 4 June 2008 # The Author(s) 2008 ...
... Received: 19 December 2006 / Published online: 4 June 2008 # The Author(s) 2008 ...
Contrasting responses of heterotrophic and autotrophic respiration
... Rh from Rs. During 3 years of experiment from January 2010 to December 2012, warming had no significant effect on Rs. The neutral response of Rs to warming was due to compensatory effects of warming on Rh and Ra. Warming significantly (P < 0.05) stimulated Rh but decreased Ra. Clipping only marginal ...
... Rh from Rs. During 3 years of experiment from January 2010 to December 2012, warming had no significant effect on Rs. The neutral response of Rs to warming was due to compensatory effects of warming on Rh and Ra. Warming significantly (P < 0.05) stimulated Rh but decreased Ra. Clipping only marginal ...
The influence of constrained fossil fuel emissions scenarios on
... 2. plant growth is highly dependent on temperature and atmospheric CO2 (both of which substantially depend on the emissions scenario), and modeled vegetation processes have been shown to contribute significantly to the hydrological cycle, especially runoff (Betts et al., 2007); and 3. future advance ...
... 2. plant growth is highly dependent on temperature and atmospheric CO2 (both of which substantially depend on the emissions scenario), and modeled vegetation processes have been shown to contribute significantly to the hydrological cycle, especially runoff (Betts et al., 2007); and 3. future advance ...
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... scientists a quarter of a century ago, there was a degree of recognition that any mitigation of emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions would need to be complemented by at least some adaptation to the effects of climate change. Pielke et al (2007, p. 597), for example, state that ‘during ...
... scientists a quarter of a century ago, there was a degree of recognition that any mitigation of emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions would need to be complemented by at least some adaptation to the effects of climate change. Pielke et al (2007, p. 597), for example, state that ‘during ...
Impact analysis of climate change for an Alpine catchment using
... meteorological fields to a much higher spatial resolution to take account of regional climate phenomena. The changes of atmospheric state due to regional climate change must be translated into surface and sub-surface water fluxes so that the impact on water balances in specific catchments can be inv ...
... meteorological fields to a much higher spatial resolution to take account of regional climate phenomena. The changes of atmospheric state due to regional climate change must be translated into surface and sub-surface water fluxes so that the impact on water balances in specific catchments can be inv ...
Turning Up the Heat - Environmental Investigation Agency
... temperatures.4 The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has doubled in the last 35 years5 , and the flow of ice from glaciers in Greenland has more than doubled over the past decade.6 Last month, a report commissioned by the US Congress confirmed what the world’s leading scientists have known for y ...
... temperatures.4 The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has doubled in the last 35 years5 , and the flow of ice from glaciers in Greenland has more than doubled over the past decade.6 Last month, a report commissioned by the US Congress confirmed what the world’s leading scientists have known for y ...
Geographic disparities and moral hazards in the predicted impacts
... examine the importance of agricultural production as a potential covariate in relationships between climate and human population density. Third, we develop a climate vulnerability index (CVI) by combining regional climate–density relationships with predicted regional climate change. High vulnerabili ...
... examine the importance of agricultural production as a potential covariate in relationships between climate and human population density. Third, we develop a climate vulnerability index (CVI) by combining regional climate–density relationships with predicted regional climate change. High vulnerabili ...
Development and Climate Change: A Strategic Framework for the
... The development challenge is to accelerate or maintain robust economic growth in poorer countries despite the asymmetric impacts of climate change. In addition to a higher burden of adaptation, these countries may also need to moderate their emissions trajectories within the constraints of much lowe ...
... The development challenge is to accelerate or maintain robust economic growth in poorer countries despite the asymmetric impacts of climate change. In addition to a higher burden of adaptation, these countries may also need to moderate their emissions trajectories within the constraints of much lowe ...
Buddhist Contributions to Climate Response
... areas in search of new homes and livelihoods.3 City, state, and national government budgets are being stretched beyond capacity by climaterelated disasters. In some areas, people face widespread famine, in others, emotional stress and social chaos. All predictions point to many m ...
... areas in search of new homes and livelihoods.3 City, state, and national government budgets are being stretched beyond capacity by climaterelated disasters. In some areas, people face widespread famine, in others, emotional stress and social chaos. All predictions point to many m ...
Climate Change Briefing: Questions for Directors to Ask
... Climate change is one of the biggest risks facing businesses, economies and societies around the world today, in terms of both likelihood and severity of potential impact. The physical effects of climate change are clearly evident, and these have implications for a business’s strategy, competitivene ...
... Climate change is one of the biggest risks facing businesses, economies and societies around the world today, in terms of both likelihood and severity of potential impact. The physical effects of climate change are clearly evident, and these have implications for a business’s strategy, competitivene ...
Key Meteorological Indicators of Climate Change in Ireland Environmental Research Centre Report
... Total annual precipitation at Malin Head Total annual precipitation at Birr Percentage change in annual precipitation, 1960-2005 Change in number of days in spring when precipitation is greater than, or equal to 10 mm Change in number of days in summer when precipitation is greater than, or equal to ...
... Total annual precipitation at Malin Head Total annual precipitation at Birr Percentage change in annual precipitation, 1960-2005 Change in number of days in spring when precipitation is greater than, or equal to 10 mm Change in number of days in summer when precipitation is greater than, or equal to ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES CLIMATE ECONOMICS: A META-REVIEW AND SOME SUGGESTIONS Geoffrey Heal
... large collection in World Economics.1 And many of them were by very distinguished colleagues, so the Stern Review provoked not only quantity but quality too. What have we learned from all of this? Are there any emerging conclusions? In particular, what do we have to assume to make an economic case f ...
... large collection in World Economics.1 And many of them were by very distinguished colleagues, so the Stern Review provoked not only quantity but quality too. What have we learned from all of this? Are there any emerging conclusions? In particular, what do we have to assume to make an economic case f ...
Reducing climate change impacts on agriculture: Global and
... The AEZ model further classifies amounts of non-arable and arable land as a function of environmental constraints. Land is classified as having severe (too cold, too wet, too steep; or having serious soil-quality constraints), moderate, slight, or no constraints to cultivation. Classification is als ...
... The AEZ model further classifies amounts of non-arable and arable land as a function of environmental constraints. Land is classified as having severe (too cold, too wet, too steep; or having serious soil-quality constraints), moderate, slight, or no constraints to cultivation. Classification is als ...
The net climate impact of coal
... Abstract. Coal-fired power plants influence climate via both the emission of long-lived carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and shortlived ozone and aerosol precursors. Using a climate model, we perform the first study of the spatial and temporal pattern of radiative forcing specifically for coal plant emissions. ...
... Abstract. Coal-fired power plants influence climate via both the emission of long-lived carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and shortlived ozone and aerosol precursors. Using a climate model, we perform the first study of the spatial and temporal pattern of radiative forcing specifically for coal plant emissions. ...
Building Climate Resilience in the Blue Nile/Abay Highlands: A Role
... research and applications aimed at building greater climate resilience in the area. In this context, we examine climate resilience at the community level, defining it as the ability of communities to withstand and recover from climate-induced stresses. Communities can engage in resilience-building a ...
... research and applications aimed at building greater climate resilience in the area. In this context, we examine climate resilience at the community level, defining it as the ability of communities to withstand and recover from climate-induced stresses. Communities can engage in resilience-building a ...
22nd conference of parties to the united nations
... to the UNFCCC Secretariat and negotiating parties that are focused on the development of technical guidelines and policy support on integrating migration into the NAPs and INDCs. 8. Partnerships: IOM is developing strategic partnerships for greater visibility and improved action on migration, envir ...
... to the UNFCCC Secretariat and negotiating parties that are focused on the development of technical guidelines and policy support on integrating migration into the NAPs and INDCs. 8. Partnerships: IOM is developing strategic partnerships for greater visibility and improved action on migration, envir ...
New Zealand`s Journey toward a Low-Emission Future
... becoming stranded as the shift to a low-carbon economy accelerates. …If the 2oC target is rigorously applied, then up to 80 percent of declared reserves owned by the world’s largest listed coal, oil and gas companies and their investors would be subject to impairment as these assets become stranded. ...
... becoming stranded as the shift to a low-carbon economy accelerates. …If the 2oC target is rigorously applied, then up to 80 percent of declared reserves owned by the world’s largest listed coal, oil and gas companies and their investors would be subject to impairment as these assets become stranded. ...
The Millennium Development Goals and Climate Change: Taking
... to foster carbon markets. This would allow development assistance to focus on development objectives and co-benefits in delivering mitigation actions. In adaptation a concept of additionality should be applied on the side of resource generation, to ensure new resources and to avoid a shift of money. ...
... to foster carbon markets. This would allow development assistance to focus on development objectives and co-benefits in delivering mitigation actions. In adaptation a concept of additionality should be applied on the side of resource generation, to ensure new resources and to avoid a shift of money. ...
Communicating the Impacts of Potential Future Climate Change on
... communities and mitigating exposure to risk. In their Fourth Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) discussed the science behind the warming of the climate system, illustrated observed effects of this warming on natural systems, and described possible mitigati ...
... communities and mitigating exposure to risk. In their Fourth Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) discussed the science behind the warming of the climate system, illustrated observed effects of this warming on natural systems, and described possible mitigati ...
on the front line of climate change and displacement
... he “Regional Workshop on Internal Displacement Caused by Natural Disasters and Climate Change in the Pacific” was held in Suva, Fiji from 4-6 May 2011 as a joint initiative of the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement, the Regional Office for the Pacific of the Office of the High Commission ...
... he “Regional Workshop on Internal Displacement Caused by Natural Disasters and Climate Change in the Pacific” was held in Suva, Fiji from 4-6 May 2011 as a joint initiative of the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement, the Regional Office for the Pacific of the Office of the High Commission ...
N°20 - AFD
... The morning of interchange was spent first on presentations by representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF), each of which gave an update on their activities and the relevant role of the ...
... The morning of interchange was spent first on presentations by representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF), each of which gave an update on their activities and the relevant role of the ...
Examining Links Between Religion, Evolution Views, and Climate
... story?” The four potential responses ranged from “not at all likely” to “very likely.” The second item asked, “As far as the people running these institutions are concerned, how much confidence do you have in? The scientific community.” Possible responses were “hardly any,” “some,” or “a great deal. ...
... story?” The four potential responses ranged from “not at all likely” to “very likely.” The second item asked, “As far as the people running these institutions are concerned, how much confidence do you have in? The scientific community.” Possible responses were “hardly any,” “some,” or “a great deal. ...
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.