the Measurement Problem Advances Pol. Psych. (forthcoming) PRELIMINARY DRAFT
... form, the problem reflects the use of externally invalid measures of the dynamics that generate cultural conflict over risk and other policy-relevant facts. But at a more fundamental level, the science-of-science-communication measurement problem inheres in the phenomena being measured themselves. T ...
... form, the problem reflects the use of externally invalid measures of the dynamics that generate cultural conflict over risk and other policy-relevant facts. But at a more fundamental level, the science-of-science-communication measurement problem inheres in the phenomena being measured themselves. T ...
Effects of Man-Made Air Pollution on the Climate Teruyuki N
... optical properties by Takemura et al. (2001) has been validated by surface measurements of the aerosol optical thickness and single scattering albedo, so that the result is expected to be more accurate than the others. As for the radiative forcing of the indirect effect, Nakajima et al. (2001) obtai ...
... optical properties by Takemura et al. (2001) has been validated by surface measurements of the aerosol optical thickness and single scattering albedo, so that the result is expected to be more accurate than the others. As for the radiative forcing of the indirect effect, Nakajima et al. (2001) obtai ...
Climate change impacts on Yangtze River discharge at the Three
... 2010). Therefore, it is instructive to examine how climate change may impact river discharges in the Yangtze Basin, as any modifications to the seasonal distribution of precipitation and temperature may also have a major effect on flooding, water resources and hydropower generation in the TGD. Using ...
... 2010). Therefore, it is instructive to examine how climate change may impact river discharges in the Yangtze Basin, as any modifications to the seasonal distribution of precipitation and temperature may also have a major effect on flooding, water resources and hydropower generation in the TGD. Using ...
Project management
... important development securing the ownership of certain aspects of the Third National Communication process, but which also presents an opportunity for linking project activities with the municipality’s strategic plans as the city has committed to significantly reduce GHG emissions by 2020. This mea ...
... important development securing the ownership of certain aspects of the Third National Communication process, but which also presents an opportunity for linking project activities with the municipality’s strategic plans as the city has committed to significantly reduce GHG emissions by 2020. This mea ...
KidsCall-Climate Change
... http://www.pik-potsdam.de/infodesk/climatechange-knowledge-in-a-nutshell ...
... http://www.pik-potsdam.de/infodesk/climatechange-knowledge-in-a-nutshell ...
Can We Feed the World in 2050? A Scoping Paper
... food demands in the future. Their estimates immediately after the 2007-8 food price spikes, suggesting the need to double food production from 2005/07- by 2050, served as the basis for international alarms about our ability to feed the world. While that figure is still cited by policy-makers, the FA ...
... food demands in the future. Their estimates immediately after the 2007-8 food price spikes, suggesting the need to double food production from 2005/07- by 2050, served as the basis for international alarms about our ability to feed the world. While that figure is still cited by policy-makers, the FA ...
Modeling Impacts of Climate Change on Giant Panda Habitat
... more rapid economic development than B1 and B2 families, which also assume more ecologically responsible societies by the year 2100 [35]. The A2 family assumes more heterogeneous future societies with regionally divergent economic growth and more fragmented growth in technological changes while the ...
... more rapid economic development than B1 and B2 families, which also assume more ecologically responsible societies by the year 2100 [35]. The A2 family assumes more heterogeneous future societies with regionally divergent economic growth and more fragmented growth in technological changes while the ...
... Since energy use is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, policies designed to increase energy efficiency or induce a switch to less greenhouse gas-intensive fuels, such as from coal to natural gas, can reduce emissions in the short term. In the long term, however, major technology chang ...
Response of hydrological processes to land
... extensively during the past two decades. In terms of climate change, there has been a marked increase in temperature. The impact of these changes on hydrological processes required investigation: hence, this paper assesses aspects of changes in land cover and climate. The response of hydrological pr ...
... extensively during the past two decades. In terms of climate change, there has been a marked increase in temperature. The impact of these changes on hydrological processes required investigation: hence, this paper assesses aspects of changes in land cover and climate. The response of hydrological pr ...
Climate Change and Conflict in the Southern Philippines
... physical, in which the ecological character of an area is vulnerable to the physical effects of climate change, or social, in which the capacity for individuals and societies to meet the physical challenges of climate change is low. The dissemination of climate impacts varies geographically; both i ...
... physical, in which the ecological character of an area is vulnerable to the physical effects of climate change, or social, in which the capacity for individuals and societies to meet the physical challenges of climate change is low. The dissemination of climate impacts varies geographically; both i ...
Towards a Strategy on Climate Change, Ecosystem Services
... the worst-case IPCC scenario trajectories (or even worse) are being realised. For many key parameters, the climate system is already moving beyond the patterns of natural variability within which our society and economy have developed and thrived. These parameters include global mean surface tempera ...
... the worst-case IPCC scenario trajectories (or even worse) are being realised. For many key parameters, the climate system is already moving beyond the patterns of natural variability within which our society and economy have developed and thrived. These parameters include global mean surface tempera ...
a tool to enhanCe Conservation tillage praCtiCes in namiBia
... Local climate change and its variability pose greater risks for vulnerable, poor, and marginalized communities due to the physical impact it makes there. Since 2009, the UNDP-GEF CBA project in Namibia has been working with 12 villages that are facing a number of key problems that stem from extreme ...
... Local climate change and its variability pose greater risks for vulnerable, poor, and marginalized communities due to the physical impact it makes there. Since 2009, the UNDP-GEF CBA project in Namibia has been working with 12 villages that are facing a number of key problems that stem from extreme ...
IOC and COP21 - UNESDOC
... ocean basins (the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Southern). This global ocean has absorbed more than 25% of the CO2 and 93% of excess heat generated by humans since industrialization. But its climate regulating role is threatened: warmer atmosphere and increasing concentration of greenhouse g ...
... ocean basins (the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Southern). This global ocean has absorbed more than 25% of the CO2 and 93% of excess heat generated by humans since industrialization. But its climate regulating role is threatened: warmer atmosphere and increasing concentration of greenhouse g ...
Environmental tipping points and food system dynamics: Main Report
... typically driving variation around this trend, but, on average, yield variation is manageable relative to what is expected. The system is quite resilient, and farmers can plan their operations because they understand this variability. However, imagine if, over time, agricultural intensification has ...
... typically driving variation around this trend, but, on average, yield variation is manageable relative to what is expected. The system is quite resilient, and farmers can plan their operations because they understand this variability. However, imagine if, over time, agricultural intensification has ...
IPCC AR5 Synthesis Report
... Projected climate changes Continued emissions of greenhouse gases will cause further warming and changes in the climate system ...
... Projected climate changes Continued emissions of greenhouse gases will cause further warming and changes in the climate system ...
Chapter 4: Traditional Ricardian Method and
... food prices a global issue. How climate affects food prices depends on the magnitude of the gains in some regions versus the losses in others (Reilly et al. 1994). Until a reasonable global model is constructed that quantifies climate impacts across the world, it is not clear what will happen to foo ...
... food prices a global issue. How climate affects food prices depends on the magnitude of the gains in some regions versus the losses in others (Reilly et al. 1994). Until a reasonable global model is constructed that quantifies climate impacts across the world, it is not clear what will happen to foo ...
Determinants of Farmers` Climate Risk Perceptions in Agriculture—A
... Risk has been defined as the result of physically distinct hazards interacting with exposed systems—taking into consideration the properties of the systems, such as their sensitivity or social vulnerability. Risk also has been described as the combination of an event, its likelihood and its conseque ...
... Risk has been defined as the result of physically distinct hazards interacting with exposed systems—taking into consideration the properties of the systems, such as their sensitivity or social vulnerability. Risk also has been described as the combination of an event, its likelihood and its conseque ...
English - unfccc
... and unity, good governance, high quality education and global competitiveness. Since Tanzania’s economy is largely dependent on agriculture, it is deemed that sustainable development can be achieved when strategic actions, both short term and long term are put in place to address climate change impa ...
... and unity, good governance, high quality education and global competitiveness. Since Tanzania’s economy is largely dependent on agriculture, it is deemed that sustainable development can be achieved when strategic actions, both short term and long term are put in place to address climate change impa ...
Perspectives on Canada`s West Coast region
... Projections of future changes in temperature, precipitation and other climate variables are available online at provincial and regional scales from the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (www.pacificclimate.org; see also www.Plan2Adapt.ca). Temperature projections suggest that warming will continue ...
... Projections of future changes in temperature, precipitation and other climate variables are available online at provincial and regional scales from the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (www.pacificclimate.org; see also www.Plan2Adapt.ca). Temperature projections suggest that warming will continue ...
Forest Sinks and the Kyoto Protocol
... seriously. We recognise the importance sinks have in reducing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. The development of policies to meet our obligations under the Protocol is being conducted openly and transparently. Considerable effort is being put into consultation with interested groups ...
... seriously. We recognise the importance sinks have in reducing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. The development of policies to meet our obligations under the Protocol is being conducted openly and transparently. Considerable effort is being put into consultation with interested groups ...
Spending adaptation money wisely: Working Paper 37 (opens in new window)
... and energy to the discussion of process: how funds should be raised, through which channels they should be disbursed, how spending decisions should be governed and, above all, how activities are to be monitored, reported and verified. This preoccupation with monitoring and governance is a direct ref ...
... and energy to the discussion of process: how funds should be raised, through which channels they should be disbursed, how spending decisions should be governed and, above all, how activities are to be monitored, reported and verified. This preoccupation with monitoring and governance is a direct ref ...
Weathercaster Views on Informal Climate Education: Similarities
... human activities. The implications of these findings are twofold. First, without interventions to empower all weathercasters as science communicators, the community may split into communicators explaining the contributions of human activities to climate change versus those who question it. Second, p ...
... human activities. The implications of these findings are twofold. First, without interventions to empower all weathercasters as science communicators, the community may split into communicators explaining the contributions of human activities to climate change versus those who question it. Second, p ...
New Zealand - Environmental Defense Fund
... from 2015 onwards New Zealand firms will not be able to use CERs and ERUs for compliance. 39 There is no limitation on trading domestic or approved international units, nor are there quantitative limits for banking or offsets.40 During the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, New Zealand m ...
... from 2015 onwards New Zealand firms will not be able to use CERs and ERUs for compliance. 39 There is no limitation on trading domestic or approved international units, nor are there quantitative limits for banking or offsets.40 During the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, New Zealand m ...
Reports of Phase 2 Activity, January 2005
... The first explicit risk management responses for adaptation to climate change in south-west Western Australia were taken, in 1988, by water managers who based forward planning on a scenario of gradual decline in rainfall from 1970 to 2040 caused by global warming from the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect. ...
... The first explicit risk management responses for adaptation to climate change in south-west Western Australia were taken, in 1988, by water managers who based forward planning on a scenario of gradual decline in rainfall from 1970 to 2040 caused by global warming from the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect. ...
12th Scientific Statement: Climate Change and the Food Chain
... gas emanating from the digestive systems of ruminant livestock. Some have therefore advocated a switch away from livestock production towards forms of agriculture (or food consumption) that generate lower GHG emissions. One proposed solution is a reduction in the average level of meat consumption, t ...
... gas emanating from the digestive systems of ruminant livestock. Some have therefore advocated a switch away from livestock production towards forms of agriculture (or food consumption) that generate lower GHG emissions. One proposed solution is a reduction in the average level of meat consumption, t ...