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 ...
Facilitator Guide - Climate Finance and Markets
... The equity (money invested in EVM, against which the loans are made) is provided by EDF Energies Nouvelles, a subsidiary of French energy giant EdF. Walmart holds a very small (>1%) equity stake in EVM, the point of which is solely to exploit a “selfsupply” loophole in Mexican energy laws. This allo ...
... The equity (money invested in EVM, against which the loans are made) is provided by EDF Energies Nouvelles, a subsidiary of French energy giant EdF. Walmart holds a very small (>1%) equity stake in EVM, the point of which is solely to exploit a “selfsupply” loophole in Mexican energy laws. This allo ...
In Search of Shelter - Center for International Earth Science
... migration may be prevented through the implementation of adaptation measures. However, poorer countries are underequipped to support widespread adaptation. As a result, societies affected by climate change may find themselves locked into a downward spiral of ecological degradation, towards the botto ...
... migration may be prevented through the implementation of adaptation measures. However, poorer countries are underequipped to support widespread adaptation. As a result, societies affected by climate change may find themselves locked into a downward spiral of ecological degradation, towards the botto ...
Media coverage of climate change: current trends, strengths
... what counts as adaptation to climate change, how much funding is needed for poor nations to adapt to climate change, and on how much money is available under the Kyoto protocol and other aid mechanisms (e.g. Muller and Hepburn 2006). However, those seeing an important role for international assistan ...
... what counts as adaptation to climate change, how much funding is needed for poor nations to adapt to climate change, and on how much money is available under the Kyoto protocol and other aid mechanisms (e.g. Muller and Hepburn 2006). However, those seeing an important role for international assistan ...
Emulating coupled atmosphere-ocean and carbon cycle models
... Abstract. Current scientific knowledge on the future response of the climate system to human-induced perturbations is comprehensively captured by various model intercomparison efforts. In the preparation of the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), i ...
... Abstract. Current scientific knowledge on the future response of the climate system to human-induced perturbations is comprehensively captured by various model intercomparison efforts. In the preparation of the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), i ...
INFORMATION DOCUMENT
... understanding, mitigation, and adaptation. The draft Review report and its recommendations were made available to and studied in detail by the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee, leadership of the WCRP core projects and working groups. The WCRP team was highly encouraged by the praise and clear recogni ...
... understanding, mitigation, and adaptation. The draft Review report and its recommendations were made available to and studied in detail by the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee, leadership of the WCRP core projects and working groups. The WCRP team was highly encouraged by the praise and clear recogni ...
Guidance to the interaction between POPs and climate change and
... impact on the releases of hazardous substances into the environment, their long-range transport and environmental fate, and to human and environmental exposure. These climate change impacts may lead to higher health risks both for human populations and the environment from hazardous substances. To s ...
... impact on the releases of hazardous substances into the environment, their long-range transport and environmental fate, and to human and environmental exposure. These climate change impacts may lead to higher health risks both for human populations and the environment from hazardous substances. To s ...
Chapter 3
... • The IPCC concludes “climate sensitivity is likely to be in the range 2 to 4.5oC with a best estimate of about 3oC, and is very unlikely to be less than 1.5°C. Values substantially higher than 4.5oC cannot be excluded, but agreement of models with observations is not as good for those values” 36 ...
... • The IPCC concludes “climate sensitivity is likely to be in the range 2 to 4.5oC with a best estimate of about 3oC, and is very unlikely to be less than 1.5°C. Values substantially higher than 4.5oC cannot be excluded, but agreement of models with observations is not as good for those values” 36 ...
Climate change adaptation in water management for food security
... intensity of rainfall events may have increased together with increased durations of dry spells. The apparent increased incidence of flooding, landslides and droughts in the recent past could probably be attributed to such changes in the temporal pattern of rainfall distribution (ibid). Annual rainf ...
... intensity of rainfall events may have increased together with increased durations of dry spells. The apparent increased incidence of flooding, landslides and droughts in the recent past could probably be attributed to such changes in the temporal pattern of rainfall distribution (ibid). Annual rainf ...
English - Stockholm Convention
... precipitation form and pattern, cloudiness, salinity regime, fresh water run-off and soil erosion. The polar regions and Mountain zones will experience decreased snow cover, reduced glaciers and permafrost thawing, increased cloudiness and increased precipitation. The polar sea ice will break open a ...
... precipitation form and pattern, cloudiness, salinity regime, fresh water run-off and soil erosion. The polar regions and Mountain zones will experience decreased snow cover, reduced glaciers and permafrost thawing, increased cloudiness and increased precipitation. The polar sea ice will break open a ...
National Capacity Self-Assessment
... Identification and submission of technology needs; Capacity building to assess technology needs, modalities to acquire and absorb them, design, evaluate and host projects; Capacity building for participation in systematic observation networks; and Preparation of programs to address climate change. ...
... Identification and submission of technology needs; Capacity building to assess technology needs, modalities to acquire and absorb them, design, evaluate and host projects; Capacity building for participation in systematic observation networks; and Preparation of programs to address climate change. ...
Global Increase in Climate-Related Disasters
... this paper considers the three main disaster risk factors—rising population exposure, greater population vulnerability, and increasing climate-related hazards—behind the global increase in frequency of intense natural hazards. One important difference from previous work is that our empirical analysi ...
... this paper considers the three main disaster risk factors—rising population exposure, greater population vulnerability, and increasing climate-related hazards—behind the global increase in frequency of intense natural hazards. One important difference from previous work is that our empirical analysi ...
Annex II Risk profile outline
... impact on the releases of hazardous substances into the environment, their long-range transport and environmental fate, and to human and environmental exposure. These climate change impacts may lead to higher health risks both for human populations and the environment from hazardous substances. To s ...
... impact on the releases of hazardous substances into the environment, their long-range transport and environmental fate, and to human and environmental exposure. These climate change impacts may lead to higher health risks both for human populations and the environment from hazardous substances. To s ...
The roles of public and private actors in the governance of adaptation
... brings up another important issue: the question of insurability. Some experts warn that risks might become uninsurable in the future (see Charpentier 2008; Herweijer et al. 2009), others argue that there are some clear opportunities for the insurance sector to develop new products (Mills 2009). One ...
... brings up another important issue: the question of insurability. Some experts warn that risks might become uninsurable in the future (see Charpentier 2008; Herweijer et al. 2009), others argue that there are some clear opportunities for the insurance sector to develop new products (Mills 2009). One ...
GOVERNMENT LIABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE: SELECTED LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO FLOOD
... caused by government actions or inactions are increased or would not ordinarily occur may be expected in the coming years. This is particularly true where scientific studies quantify climate change and increases in the frequency and intensity of flooding. To reduce flood damages from climate change, ...
... caused by government actions or inactions are increased or would not ordinarily occur may be expected in the coming years. This is particularly true where scientific studies quantify climate change and increases in the frequency and intensity of flooding. To reduce flood damages from climate change, ...
Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global
... Eliminating papers that were not peer-reviewed, not climate-related or without an abstract reduced the analysis to 11,944 abstracts with 3,896 (32.6%) endorsing AGW, 78 (0.7%) rejecting AGW and 7,970 (66.7%) expressing no position on AGW. Among abstracts expressing a position on AGW, 98.2% endorse t ...
... Eliminating papers that were not peer-reviewed, not climate-related or without an abstract reduced the analysis to 11,944 abstracts with 3,896 (32.6%) endorsing AGW, 78 (0.7%) rejecting AGW and 7,970 (66.7%) expressing no position on AGW. Among abstracts expressing a position on AGW, 98.2% endorse t ...
Lecture 1 CIP Module Montreal Conference Draft
... Figure 16 Extent of various forms of radiative forcing since 1750 ......................................................... 29 Figure 17 Depiction of the global carbon cycle and capacity of various sources and sinks. .................. 35 Figure 18 Observed changes in global average surface temperat ...
... Figure 16 Extent of various forms of radiative forcing since 1750 ......................................................... 29 Figure 17 Depiction of the global carbon cycle and capacity of various sources and sinks. .................. 35 Figure 18 Observed changes in global average surface temperat ...
Climate Impacts in Europe The JRC PESETA II Project
... impacts covering, in particular, agriculture, energy, river floods, droughts, forest fires, transport infrastructure, coasts, tourism, habitat suitability of forest tree species and human health. Most of the biophysical impacts have been integrated into a general equilibrium economic model in order ...
... impacts covering, in particular, agriculture, energy, river floods, droughts, forest fires, transport infrastructure, coasts, tourism, habitat suitability of forest tree species and human health. Most of the biophysical impacts have been integrated into a general equilibrium economic model in order ...
Noosa Climate Action Plan
... as identified by UNESCO, and the stunning natural resources and rich biodiversity upon which the local economy is built and depends. NBL, in association with SEQ Catchments Ltd and University of Sunshine Coast, hosted each workshop at which panels of expert presenters shared their scientifically bas ...
... as identified by UNESCO, and the stunning natural resources and rich biodiversity upon which the local economy is built and depends. NBL, in association with SEQ Catchments Ltd and University of Sunshine Coast, hosted each workshop at which panels of expert presenters shared their scientifically bas ...
Working Paper 165 - Dechezlepretre et al 2015 (opens in new window)
... A few recent studies have begun to investigate the impact of the EU ETS on carbon leakage. Martin et al. (2013b) review the ex-post empirical evidence of the impact of the EU ETS on carbon leakage. Although the studies outcomes differ across papers, there is overall no indication that the EU ETS had ...
... A few recent studies have begun to investigate the impact of the EU ETS on carbon leakage. Martin et al. (2013b) review the ex-post empirical evidence of the impact of the EU ETS on carbon leakage. Although the studies outcomes differ across papers, there is overall no indication that the EU ETS had ...
Aalborg Universitet Hansen, Henning Sten; Fuglsang, Morten
... As recognized in several IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) assessments of the consequences of climate change, a key conclusion is that reactive and standalone efforts to reduce climate-related risks to coastal systems are less effective than responses, which are part of an integrated ...
... As recognized in several IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) assessments of the consequences of climate change, a key conclusion is that reactive and standalone efforts to reduce climate-related risks to coastal systems are less effective than responses, which are part of an integrated ...
Assessing Effects of Variation in Global Climate Data Sets on Spatial
... common approach in predictive modeling uses ensemble forecasts that draw on multiple projections from different models to describe some of the uncertainty in projections of future conditions (Araújo and New 2007). Much less attention has been directed at understanding how variation in contemporary ...
... common approach in predictive modeling uses ensemble forecasts that draw on multiple projections from different models to describe some of the uncertainty in projections of future conditions (Araújo and New 2007). Much less attention has been directed at understanding how variation in contemporary ...
Child Rights and Climate Change Adaptation: Voices from Kenya and Cambodia
... their aptitude for absorbing new information; proposing adaptation strategies; acting on future visions and the needs of future generations; and taking action for the benefit of their communities; prioritising sustainable management of natural resources and environmental concerns. This report propos ...
... their aptitude for absorbing new information; proposing adaptation strategies; acting on future visions and the needs of future generations; and taking action for the benefit of their communities; prioritising sustainable management of natural resources and environmental concerns. This report propos ...
- Wiley Online Library
... humid ecosystems responded in the opposite way. Our results provide a preliminary basis for predicting which ecosystems will respond more rapidly and strongly to climate change. We also provide support to the fact that protected areas are not static systems as their functioning is changing with diff ...
... humid ecosystems responded in the opposite way. Our results provide a preliminary basis for predicting which ecosystems will respond more rapidly and strongly to climate change. We also provide support to the fact that protected areas are not static systems as their functioning is changing with diff ...
A Multi-Criteria Assessment Framework for Carbon
... is that the markets for carbon do not spontaneously emerge, nor are they based on voluntary exchange. They are created markets, created by global and national institutions. Their creation involves changing property rights, often overturning long-established traditional management and property rights ...
... is that the markets for carbon do not spontaneously emerge, nor are they based on voluntary exchange. They are created markets, created by global and national institutions. Their creation involves changing property rights, often overturning long-established traditional management and property rights ...