The Hamburg Climate Action Plan
... give priority to those areas where most greenhouse gases occur. ...
... give priority to those areas where most greenhouse gases occur. ...
A severe centennial-scale drought in mid
... climatology (Woodhouse and Overpeck, 1998). A pollen record from alluvial sediments in the same region shows a brief spike in Ambrosia (ragweed) and corresponding decrease in Quercus (oak) (Baker et al., 2002), indicating transient drought. Another record of moisture balance, which provides a more r ...
... climatology (Woodhouse and Overpeck, 1998). A pollen record from alluvial sediments in the same region shows a brief spike in Ambrosia (ragweed) and corresponding decrease in Quercus (oak) (Baker et al., 2002), indicating transient drought. Another record of moisture balance, which provides a more r ...
pdf - Climate Change in Australia
... Coastal infrastructure and coastal ecosystems are most at risk during extreme sea-level events, caused by storm surges and other contributing factors such as astronomical tides. It is therefore of vital importance that credible and robust up-to-date information on SLR projections and the impacts on ...
... Coastal infrastructure and coastal ecosystems are most at risk during extreme sea-level events, caused by storm surges and other contributing factors such as astronomical tides. It is therefore of vital importance that credible and robust up-to-date information on SLR projections and the impacts on ...
kg/ha/yr - Clinton Devon Estates
... (and renewable fuels) combined with changes in farming practices to reduce GHG emissions. But the targets being set by the Committee on Climate Change for 60 – 80% emission reductions for other sectors would not be achievable in British agriculture at current levels oif scientific knowledge, and sig ...
... (and renewable fuels) combined with changes in farming practices to reduce GHG emissions. But the targets being set by the Committee on Climate Change for 60 – 80% emission reductions for other sectors would not be achievable in British agriculture at current levels oif scientific knowledge, and sig ...
Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Migration
... and a place of communication between science, politics and business. IZA is an independent nonprofit organization supported by Deutsche Post Foundation. The center is associated with the University of Bonn and offers a stimulating research environment through its international network, workshops and ...
... and a place of communication between science, politics and business. IZA is an independent nonprofit organization supported by Deutsche Post Foundation. The center is associated with the University of Bonn and offers a stimulating research environment through its international network, workshops and ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 24 Subject to Final Copyedit
... and affect many people in future. Integrated water management strategies could help adapt to climate change, including developing water saving technologies, increasing water productivity, and water reuse. The impacts of climate change on food production and food security in Asia will vary by region ...
... and affect many people in future. Integrated water management strategies could help adapt to climate change, including developing water saving technologies, increasing water productivity, and water reuse. The impacts of climate change on food production and food security in Asia will vary by region ...
Empirical evidence for Thailand surface temperature changes and
... 1970s have been in phase with the persistent and exceptionally strong warm phase of ENSO cycles. Furthermore, the EOF1 coefficient series of T min and T amin have monotonically increased at a faster rate than those of T max , and T amax since the mid 1950s that resemble the greenhouse warming finger ...
... 1970s have been in phase with the persistent and exceptionally strong warm phase of ENSO cycles. Furthermore, the EOF1 coefficient series of T min and T amin have monotonically increased at a faster rate than those of T max , and T amax since the mid 1950s that resemble the greenhouse warming finger ...
changes in ground-level air pollution over europe
... strengths of natural sources and sinks. – Constraining anthropogenic CH4 seems better feasible: shorter lifetime, anthropogenic emissions less well known and of similar magnitude as natural emissions. ...
... strengths of natural sources and sinks. – Constraining anthropogenic CH4 seems better feasible: shorter lifetime, anthropogenic emissions less well known and of similar magnitude as natural emissions. ...
Full Press Release
... annual bleaching will greatly reduce the capacity of coral reefs to provide goods and services, such as fisheries and coastal protection, to human communities.” The need to act is clear. Between 2014 and 2016, the world witnessed the longest global bleaching event ever recorded, which killed coral o ...
... annual bleaching will greatly reduce the capacity of coral reefs to provide goods and services, such as fisheries and coastal protection, to human communities.” The need to act is clear. Between 2014 and 2016, the world witnessed the longest global bleaching event ever recorded, which killed coral o ...
Climate change and eastern Africa: a review of impact on major crops
... declines after; moderate increases in GHG emissions, and A2: Economic development is regionally divided; global population continually grows; consistent fossil fuel use; relatively higher increase in GHG emissions). As shown in Figure 3, projected median increase in temperature by the end of this ce ...
... declines after; moderate increases in GHG emissions, and A2: Economic development is regionally divided; global population continually grows; consistent fossil fuel use; relatively higher increase in GHG emissions). As shown in Figure 3, projected median increase in temperature by the end of this ce ...
Climate change and tourism: Where will the journey
... The international tourism industry has had to face many challenges in the recent past. These include the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, which disturbed air travel, as well as those in tourist destinations such as Bali (2002 and 2005), Djerba (2002), Morocco (2003) and Egypt (1997, 2005 und ...
... The international tourism industry has had to face many challenges in the recent past. These include the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, which disturbed air travel, as well as those in tourist destinations such as Bali (2002 and 2005), Djerba (2002), Morocco (2003) and Egypt (1997, 2005 und ...
S T A ?
... sector activities. There has been far less attention paid to the question of adaptation – how governments, businesses, communities and individuals should take action to manage the consequences of a changed climate and to reduce vulnerability to the effects of climate change.5 Compared with other dev ...
... sector activities. There has been far less attention paid to the question of adaptation – how governments, businesses, communities and individuals should take action to manage the consequences of a changed climate and to reduce vulnerability to the effects of climate change.5 Compared with other dev ...
Indirect Land Use Change, Uncertainty, and Biofuels, Policy
... Indirect land use change (ILUC)- the theory that the use of cropland for biofuels raisesfood prices and thus increases the incentive to convert forests and grasslands to crop production, thereby releasing stored carbon and decreasingfuture carbon sequestration-is a particularconcern with ethanol pro ...
... Indirect land use change (ILUC)- the theory that the use of cropland for biofuels raisesfood prices and thus increases the incentive to convert forests and grasslands to crop production, thereby releasing stored carbon and decreasingfuture carbon sequestration-is a particularconcern with ethanol pro ...
The Arab Spring and Climate Change
... arid, and the aquifers it is draining for the project are shared by Egypt, Chad, and Sudan. Moreover, climate projections estimate that Libya’s “drought days” per annum will rise from more than 100 to more than 200—an enormous and potentially devastating increase. It is not difficult to see how thes ...
... arid, and the aquifers it is draining for the project are shared by Egypt, Chad, and Sudan. Moreover, climate projections estimate that Libya’s “drought days” per annum will rise from more than 100 to more than 200—an enormous and potentially devastating increase. It is not difficult to see how thes ...
Women Warming Up! - Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and
... makes climate denial impossible. With 2014 the hottest year on record, it’s difficult to deny the daily realities of a warming planet on current crop yields, displacement and livelihoods. ...
... makes climate denial impossible. With 2014 the hottest year on record, it’s difficult to deny the daily realities of a warming planet on current crop yields, displacement and livelihoods. ...
From Davos to Copenhagen and Beyond
... global carbon dioxide emissions. By 2035, under a “business as usual” scenario, carbon dioxide emissions from global tourism are projected to increase by 130 per cent. Most of the increase is attributed to air travel but the tourism sector has pledged to substantia ...
... global carbon dioxide emissions. By 2035, under a “business as usual” scenario, carbon dioxide emissions from global tourism are projected to increase by 130 per cent. Most of the increase is attributed to air travel but the tourism sector has pledged to substantia ...
Working Paper 235 - Watkiss and Cimato (opens in new window)
... This working paper is intended to stimulate discussion within the research community and among users of research, and its content may have been submitted for publication in academic journals. It has been reviewed by at least one internal referee before publication. The views expressed in this paper ...
... This working paper is intended to stimulate discussion within the research community and among users of research, and its content may have been submitted for publication in academic journals. It has been reviewed by at least one internal referee before publication. The views expressed in this paper ...
Identifying Synergies Among MEAs Using IEA Tools
... Indirect Drivers Articulate the primary impacts associated with changes in the environmental state(s). Use the ecosystem services categories to assist with this analysis. ...
... Indirect Drivers Articulate the primary impacts associated with changes in the environmental state(s). Use the ecosystem services categories to assist with this analysis. ...
Global action on climate change in agriculture: Linkages to food security, markets and trade policies in developing countries
... change adaptation and mitigation. The report offers some answers and concrete proposals – while recognizing that much more needs to be learned, more questions formulated, and more experience gained, to build an effective strategy to support global agricultural adaptation while harnessing its signifi ...
... change adaptation and mitigation. The report offers some answers and concrete proposals – while recognizing that much more needs to be learned, more questions formulated, and more experience gained, to build an effective strategy to support global agricultural adaptation while harnessing its signifi ...
MTA Adaptations to Climate Change – A Categorical Imperative1
... 2007a). The technical details are in the IPCC Synthesis Report (IPCC, 2007b). These consensus documents provide much of the scientific framework and will be generally used to develop local applications with one prominent exception: for sea-level rise projections subsequent new scientific evidence ha ...
... 2007a). The technical details are in the IPCC Synthesis Report (IPCC, 2007b). These consensus documents provide much of the scientific framework and will be generally used to develop local applications with one prominent exception: for sea-level rise projections subsequent new scientific evidence ha ...
UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Climate Change
... INTERVIEW with Patricia Espinosa (UNFCCC): 'Climate change is really about the wellbeing of people' (17 August 2016): http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54696 Shifting from climate change reaction to prevention saves lives for healthier, sustainable future, Secretary-General says, in messa ...
... INTERVIEW with Patricia Espinosa (UNFCCC): 'Climate change is really about the wellbeing of people' (17 August 2016): http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54696 Shifting from climate change reaction to prevention saves lives for healthier, sustainable future, Secretary-General says, in messa ...
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation and mitigation – good
... This report provides an overview of different projects that are being undertaken in Europe to mitigate and help people and ecosystems adapt to climate change using ecosystem-based approaches. Through the case studies, the report shows what is being and can be done, and provides an assessment of good ...
... This report provides an overview of different projects that are being undertaken in Europe to mitigate and help people and ecosystems adapt to climate change using ecosystem-based approaches. Through the case studies, the report shows what is being and can be done, and provides an assessment of good ...
Coastal Zones and Urbanization
... risk-management decision-making. As with all global challenges, what’s required are innovation, cooperation, investment, and political will. This short summary aims to advance the conversation and generate greater interest among today’s decision-makers and tomorrow’s, for coastal zone flooding is a ...
... risk-management decision-making. As with all global challenges, what’s required are innovation, cooperation, investment, and political will. This short summary aims to advance the conversation and generate greater interest among today’s decision-makers and tomorrow’s, for coastal zone flooding is a ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 17 Subject to Final Copyedit
... Both private and public sectors have a role to play in the development and implementation of adaptation measures (high confidence). Economic theory and empirical results show that a degree of adaptation will be autonomously carried out by private parties in response to climate change. However the pr ...
... Both private and public sectors have a role to play in the development and implementation of adaptation measures (high confidence). Economic theory and empirical results show that a degree of adaptation will be autonomously carried out by private parties in response to climate change. However the pr ...