A Climate Change Exposure Summary for Species and
... al. (2007) and highlights recent (<150 years) climate trends. Readers should review these reports for more information. Finer-scale projections for Maine were not included because they were not better at distinguishing projected regional climate change trends. Projections from Jacobson et al. (2009) ...
... al. (2007) and highlights recent (<150 years) climate trends. Readers should review these reports for more information. Finer-scale projections for Maine were not included because they were not better at distinguishing projected regional climate change trends. Projections from Jacobson et al. (2009) ...
Japan`s private climate finance support
... of Japanese technologies and/or expertise in a particular developing country. This is further highlighted in the summary statistics in Table 2, which show that 62% of the PCFS is targeted to recipients that are at least partially Japanese owned. Given the nature and mission of the actors involved in ...
... of Japanese technologies and/or expertise in a particular developing country. This is further highlighted in the summary statistics in Table 2, which show that 62% of the PCFS is targeted to recipients that are at least partially Japanese owned. Given the nature and mission of the actors involved in ...
Port of Manzanillo: Climate Risk Management
... heat waves and storms are becoming more common. Even if emissions of greenhouse gases are reduced dramatically, the world faces inevitable future changes. If the risks are not addressed, the implications of climate variability and change for ports and their stakeholders could be significant. ‘Adapta ...
... heat waves and storms are becoming more common. Even if emissions of greenhouse gases are reduced dramatically, the world faces inevitable future changes. If the risks are not addressed, the implications of climate variability and change for ports and their stakeholders could be significant. ‘Adapta ...
Background paper
... million people and the population growth rate was about 2.9% per year. This population was nearly five times larger than it had been in 1948. At this rate, the population would double in about 25 years. According to the latest State of World Population Report launched in Dar es Salaam on 18th Novemb ...
... million people and the population growth rate was about 2.9% per year. This population was nearly five times larger than it had been in 1948. At this rate, the population would double in about 25 years. According to the latest State of World Population Report launched in Dar es Salaam on 18th Novemb ...
Flood risk and climate change: global and regional perspectives
... reported flood disasters and flood losses through time. However, part of this increase may be attributed to improvements in reporting (Peduzzi et al. 2009, 2012), population increase and urbanization in flood-prone areas, increase of property value and degraded awareness about natural risks (due to ...
... reported flood disasters and flood losses through time. However, part of this increase may be attributed to improvements in reporting (Peduzzi et al. 2009, 2012), population increase and urbanization in flood-prone areas, increase of property value and degraded awareness about natural risks (due to ...
ISSN 1392-2785 Inzinerine Ekonomika
... manner, as the outcome of the economic evaluations and empirical investigations on actions towards climate change taken by the enterprises in Lithuania, Latvia and Poland executed by the author, the set of corporate management measures to solve the tasks arisen with regard to climate change challeng ...
... manner, as the outcome of the economic evaluations and empirical investigations on actions towards climate change taken by the enterprises in Lithuania, Latvia and Poland executed by the author, the set of corporate management measures to solve the tasks arisen with regard to climate change challeng ...
Lessons from the field: experiences of FAO climate change projects
... includes short-term impacts of increased climate variability, and long-term impacts such as shifts in precipitation and temperature patterns, agro-ecological zones and species distribution. To protect livelihoods and food security of future generations, agricultural communities will have to adapt to ...
... includes short-term impacts of increased climate variability, and long-term impacts such as shifts in precipitation and temperature patterns, agro-ecological zones and species distribution. To protect livelihoods and food security of future generations, agricultural communities will have to adapt to ...
Extreme climate events and wet grasslands: plant traits for
... twentieth century, mostly due to drainage and agricultural changes (Joyce, 2014). Projections of climate effects on wetlands are generally not well understood (Erwin, 2009) due to the complexity of many wetland systems. This is especially the case for wet grasslands, despite their cultural, biodiver ...
... twentieth century, mostly due to drainage and agricultural changes (Joyce, 2014). Projections of climate effects on wetlands are generally not well understood (Erwin, 2009) due to the complexity of many wetland systems. This is especially the case for wet grasslands, despite their cultural, biodiver ...
Financing Climate Policies through Climate Bonds
... climate policies are carried out through private agents in a market economy, but those agents are reimbursed for their eort by the issuance of green bonds. Sovereign debt may rise as environmental and climate eects are reduced to a sustainable level. Finally, in the third stage, the future generat ...
... climate policies are carried out through private agents in a market economy, but those agents are reimbursed for their eort by the issuance of green bonds. Sovereign debt may rise as environmental and climate eects are reduced to a sustainable level. Finally, in the third stage, the future generat ...
Recent radical shifts of atmospheric circulations and rapid changes
... Arctic storm activity, given the correspondence between the centers of action and the maximum storm activity [e.g., Zhang et al., 2004]. [7] The atmospheric circulation pattern shift is not always in a stable state. The poleward center of action shifted continuously northeastward from 65.0°N, 18.0°W ...
... Arctic storm activity, given the correspondence between the centers of action and the maximum storm activity [e.g., Zhang et al., 2004]. [7] The atmospheric circulation pattern shift is not always in a stable state. The poleward center of action shifted continuously northeastward from 65.0°N, 18.0°W ...
(AGE). OPIM 319, Spring 2010 - Operations, Information and
... change is the issue of controlling the release of “greenhouse gases” (GHGs) into the earth’s atmosphere. Principal among the anthropogenic (human-caused) sources are CO2 (carbon dioxide), which is principally sourced by burning fossil fuels, N2 O (nitrous oxide), and CH4 (methane), which comes from ...
... change is the issue of controlling the release of “greenhouse gases” (GHGs) into the earth’s atmosphere. Principal among the anthropogenic (human-caused) sources are CO2 (carbon dioxide), which is principally sourced by burning fossil fuels, N2 O (nitrous oxide), and CH4 (methane), which comes from ...
Dialogue on Long Term Persistence
... If the temperature of this year is not related to that of last year or next year we can use statistics to determine whether the increase in global temperature is significant or not. In such an “uncorrelated climate”, i.e. if the temperature of this year is fully independent of other years, the avera ...
... If the temperature of this year is not related to that of last year or next year we can use statistics to determine whether the increase in global temperature is significant or not. In such an “uncorrelated climate”, i.e. if the temperature of this year is fully independent of other years, the avera ...
The role of biospheric feedbacks in the simulation of the... historical land cover change on the Australian January climate
... there is no Human-induced LCC, temperature changes of 0.1 – 0.2C are widespread. This is the result of the biospheric feedback that lead to large scale warming in Bio as the vegetation responds to increasing CO2 and climate change by reducing gs [cf. Sellers et al., 1996]. [12] We test the statisti ...
... there is no Human-induced LCC, temperature changes of 0.1 – 0.2C are widespread. This is the result of the biospheric feedback that lead to large scale warming in Bio as the vegetation responds to increasing CO2 and climate change by reducing gs [cf. Sellers et al., 1996]. [12] We test the statisti ...
climate, water, and political-economic crises
... are constantly emerging, although sometimes they emerge abruptly and without warning. Solving problems requires the investment and expenditure of resources. Some of these resources are easily accessible and will be the ones first utilized. However, once they have been exhausted, less accessible reso ...
... are constantly emerging, although sometimes they emerge abruptly and without warning. Solving problems requires the investment and expenditure of resources. Some of these resources are easily accessible and will be the ones first utilized. However, once they have been exhausted, less accessible reso ...
Sea-level rise impacts on Africa and the effects of mitigation and
... could increase from 1 million/year in 1990 to 70 million/ year in the 2080s (Nicholls et al. 1999). UN-HABITAT (2008) also suggests that many of the major coastal cities around the continent will be affected by rising sea levels, and the impacts could be severe due to the lack of preparedness and ad ...
... could increase from 1 million/year in 1990 to 70 million/ year in the 2080s (Nicholls et al. 1999). UN-HABITAT (2008) also suggests that many of the major coastal cities around the continent will be affected by rising sea levels, and the impacts could be severe due to the lack of preparedness and ad ...
Climate change, natural disasters and displacement: a
... its own estimate, the Stern Review points out that the number of displaced people will ‘depend on the level of investment, planning and resources’.11 In the near future at least, displacement is likely to go on being mostly internal, and in some cases regional.12 All countries will eventually be aff ...
... its own estimate, the Stern Review points out that the number of displaced people will ‘depend on the level of investment, planning and resources’.11 In the near future at least, displacement is likely to go on being mostly internal, and in some cases regional.12 All countries will eventually be aff ...
Presentation
... 22Department of Earth & Environmental Engineering, Columbia University Department of Earth & Environmental Engineering, Columbia University ...
... 22Department of Earth & Environmental Engineering, Columbia University Department of Earth & Environmental Engineering, Columbia University ...
Nitrous Oxide from Agricultural Sources: Potential Role in Greenhouse Gas Emission
... Gases other than carbon dioxide accounted for nearly 15% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2008, yet there has been minimal discussion of these other greenhouse gases in climate and energy legislative initiatives. Reducing emissions from non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases, such as nitrous o ...
... Gases other than carbon dioxide accounted for nearly 15% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2008, yet there has been minimal discussion of these other greenhouse gases in climate and energy legislative initiatives. Reducing emissions from non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases, such as nitrous o ...
Southern Africa Climate Change Framework
... The SADC region has an aggregate GDP of USD 374.2 billion (SADC 2006). Its GDP is equivalent to more than half of the aggregate GDP of sub-Saharan Africa (ISS, 2006). However despite its relatively high aggregate GDP, individual countries’ social and economic growth and development vary considerably ...
... The SADC region has an aggregate GDP of USD 374.2 billion (SADC 2006). Its GDP is equivalent to more than half of the aggregate GDP of sub-Saharan Africa (ISS, 2006). However despite its relatively high aggregate GDP, individual countries’ social and economic growth and development vary considerably ...
Climate Change Threats and Effects: Challenges for Agriculture and
... throughout the world on small farms with less than two hectares. Using a definition of a small farm as having a land area less than 2 ha, it has been reported that an overwhelming majority of 87% of 470 million small farms worldwide is found in Asia (Nagayets 2005). It was further estimated that Chi ...
... throughout the world on small farms with less than two hectares. Using a definition of a small farm as having a land area less than 2 ha, it has been reported that an overwhelming majority of 87% of 470 million small farms worldwide is found in Asia (Nagayets 2005). It was further estimated that Chi ...
International Legal Protection for Climate Refugees: Where Lies the
... Rising levels of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, have warmed the earth and are the driving force behind the changes in the earth’s climate.9 Carbon dioxide concentrations amount to about 80 per cent of the total caused by greenhouse gases.10 Carbon dioxide emissions are ...
... Rising levels of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, have warmed the earth and are the driving force behind the changes in the earth’s climate.9 Carbon dioxide concentrations amount to about 80 per cent of the total caused by greenhouse gases.10 Carbon dioxide emissions are ...
climate action plan - Town of San Anselmo
... Earth’s climate by trapping infrared radiation (heat), a phenomenon known as the greenhouse effect. Significant evidence suggests that human activities are increasing the concentration of these gases (known as “greenhouse gases” or GHG) in the atmosphere, causing a rise in global average surface tem ...
... Earth’s climate by trapping infrared radiation (heat), a phenomenon known as the greenhouse effect. Significant evidence suggests that human activities are increasing the concentration of these gases (known as “greenhouse gases” or GHG) in the atmosphere, causing a rise in global average surface tem ...
Highly Significant Responses to Anthropogenic Forcings of the
... Nmin one simply sets T 5 2 in the above equation and solves for NLE . Note that this method requires knowledge of the population standard deviation (i.e., sLE ) which we estimate from the full 40-member ensemble, but alternatively could have been inferred from the PI control if such a large ensemble ...
... Nmin one simply sets T 5 2 in the above equation and solves for NLE . Note that this method requires knowledge of the population standard deviation (i.e., sLE ) which we estimate from the full 40-member ensemble, but alternatively could have been inferred from the PI control if such a large ensemble ...
Observed Climate Variability and Trends
... a combination of both natural changes and human‑induced change. • Sea level has risen globally and in the PCCSP region over recent decades. Extreme sea levels are also increasing, primarily as a result of increases in mean sea level. • There is significant interannual variability of sea level in t ...
... a combination of both natural changes and human‑induced change. • Sea level has risen globally and in the PCCSP region over recent decades. Extreme sea levels are also increasing, primarily as a result of increases in mean sea level. • There is significant interannual variability of sea level in t ...