Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Tanzania
... benefits are clear and could be increased if this approach would be extended to the coastal forest area in Tanzania. This strategy would not only have benefits for climate adaptation and social development, but would also have the potential to benefit biodiversity conservation. It could also be expl ...
... benefits are clear and could be increased if this approach would be extended to the coastal forest area in Tanzania. This strategy would not only have benefits for climate adaptation and social development, but would also have the potential to benefit biodiversity conservation. It could also be expl ...
Fourth Carbon Budget Review – part 1
... taking into account the range of criteria in the Act including affordability, competitiveness and security of supply. As part of the agreement to set the budget, the Government announced that it would be reviewed in 2014. If there is to be a review, then the Climate Change Act states that it must be ...
... taking into account the range of criteria in the Act including affordability, competitiveness and security of supply. As part of the agreement to set the budget, the Government announced that it would be reviewed in 2014. If there is to be a review, then the Climate Change Act states that it must be ...
Climate Change and Agricultural Vulnerability
... complement climate-change mitigation, and both have to be central to an integrated strategy to reduce risks and impacts of climate change. Most of the discussion on climate change has focused on mitigation measures, for example the Kyoto Protocol. Not much attention has been given to climatechange a ...
... complement climate-change mitigation, and both have to be central to an integrated strategy to reduce risks and impacts of climate change. Most of the discussion on climate change has focused on mitigation measures, for example the Kyoto Protocol. Not much attention has been given to climatechange a ...
The Mediterranean: vulnerability to coastal implications of` climate
... salinity intrusion. Global climate change will exacerbate all these ongoing problems and its potential implications are causing much concern around the world's coasts. 4,5 The Mediterranean is a good example of a coastal region where human stresses are already significant and continue to grow. 6 Inc ...
... salinity intrusion. Global climate change will exacerbate all these ongoing problems and its potential implications are causing much concern around the world's coasts. 4,5 The Mediterranean is a good example of a coastal region where human stresses are already significant and continue to grow. 6 Inc ...
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... Exponential trend was also determined (exponential trend equation is ŷt = 699.86*0.99992 t). It can be concluded that linear trend is fitting better the dataset, because the relative standard error is lower in case of this function. (Relative standard error is 20.18% for linear trend and 20.29% for ...
... Exponential trend was also determined (exponential trend equation is ŷt = 699.86*0.99992 t). It can be concluded that linear trend is fitting better the dataset, because the relative standard error is lower in case of this function. (Relative standard error is 20.18% for linear trend and 20.29% for ...
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... Vulnerabilities for the Allocation of Resources With Gaël Giraud, Chief Economist, Executive Research Director at AFD Climate Generations AreaS, Room 1 ...
... Vulnerabilities for the Allocation of Resources With Gaël Giraud, Chief Economist, Executive Research Director at AFD Climate Generations AreaS, Room 1 ...
Note by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
... This report constitutes Phase 1 of a study on greenhouse gas emissions from ships. This is an update of a study done for IMO in 2000. As in the 2000 report, a main objective of the update is to establish emission inventories and reduction potentials for greenhouse gas emissions from international sh ...
... This report constitutes Phase 1 of a study on greenhouse gas emissions from ships. This is an update of a study done for IMO in 2000. As in the 2000 report, a main objective of the update is to establish emission inventories and reduction potentials for greenhouse gas emissions from international sh ...
515475 Alabama Law Review 62.5 R3.ps
... the Earth for future generations.9 The former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher, compared each generation’s right to use the Earth to a “full repairing lease.”10 The challenge lies in getting people to recognize and fulfill this moral obligation. As Margaret Thatcher explained, ...
... the Earth for future generations.9 The former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher, compared each generation’s right to use the Earth to a “full repairing lease.”10 The challenge lies in getting people to recognize and fulfill this moral obligation. As Margaret Thatcher explained, ...
Sensitivity of the Humboldt Current system to global warming: a
... limited viewpoint on regional climate change. However, due to the computational cost of dynamical downscaling and since the paper focuses on the processes at work under global warming, this limitation is not detrimental for the purpose of the paper. Two 30-year time periods were selected from the PI ...
... limited viewpoint on regional climate change. However, due to the computational cost of dynamical downscaling and since the paper focuses on the processes at work under global warming, this limitation is not detrimental for the purpose of the paper. Two 30-year time periods were selected from the PI ...
climate change adaptation guided by the law
... For those of us living and working in cities like London, New York, Shanghai or Sydney, the prospects for the coming decades are worrying. But for those living in Pacific Island Countries (PICs), there is far more concern. PICs are already experiencing the effects of climate change and rising sea le ...
... For those of us living and working in cities like London, New York, Shanghai or Sydney, the prospects for the coming decades are worrying. But for those living in Pacific Island Countries (PICs), there is far more concern. PICs are already experiencing the effects of climate change and rising sea le ...
Directory of finance sources for climate change mitigation in
... Introduction This directory includes information on potential sources of funding for projects that seek to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture in low-income countries. To meet food security needs as well as commitments to reducing GHG emissions, a number of countries have been inte ...
... Introduction This directory includes information on potential sources of funding for projects that seek to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture in low-income countries. To meet food security needs as well as commitments to reducing GHG emissions, a number of countries have been inte ...
Gippsland Coastal Board v South Gippsland Shire Council
... effects of climate change. We conclude that sea level rise and risk of coastal inundation are relevant matters to consider in appropriate circumstances. We accept the general consensus that some level of climate change will result in extreme weather conditions beyond the historical record that plann ...
... effects of climate change. We conclude that sea level rise and risk of coastal inundation are relevant matters to consider in appropriate circumstances. We accept the general consensus that some level of climate change will result in extreme weather conditions beyond the historical record that plann ...
International Geographical Union Regional Conference, Chile 2011
... significant threat to biodiversity, ecosystems and the goods and services they provide. The projected changes in temperature and CO2 concentration may alter growth and reproduction in both plants and animals. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its summary report has estimated huge loss ...
... significant threat to biodiversity, ecosystems and the goods and services they provide. The projected changes in temperature and CO2 concentration may alter growth and reproduction in both plants and animals. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its summary report has estimated huge loss ...
Maurits van der Vlugt
... urrent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projections estimate a global sea level rise (including ice sheet contribution) of up to 80 cm by 2100, with potentially significant effects on Australia’s coastline and inter-tidal foreshores. An average rise of 50 cm over the 21st century wou ...
... urrent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projections estimate a global sea level rise (including ice sheet contribution) of up to 80 cm by 2100, with potentially significant effects on Australia’s coastline and inter-tidal foreshores. An average rise of 50 cm over the 21st century wou ...
The importance of glacier and forest change in hydrological climate
... To run the hydrological model with these climate scenarios, we first scaled the observed precipitation and temperature time series of every meteorological station with the station-specific annual cycle of daily change values. Then, the scaled time series were interpolated to the catchment scale with ...
... To run the hydrological model with these climate scenarios, we first scaled the observed precipitation and temperature time series of every meteorological station with the station-specific annual cycle of daily change values. Then, the scaled time series were interpolated to the catchment scale with ...
water - Evian
... need to recognize that climate change is a “clear and present danger”. We are well aware of these risks, thanks to the evidence from the InterGovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC), and we now need to ensure that humanity changes its course and moderates its activities to prevent severe climate ...
... need to recognize that climate change is a “clear and present danger”. We are well aware of these risks, thanks to the evidence from the InterGovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC), and we now need to ensure that humanity changes its course and moderates its activities to prevent severe climate ...
Modeling Uncertainty in Climate Change
... the possibility of non‐linearities in responses, particularly the potential for triggering thresholds in earth systems, in ecosystem, or in economic outcomes. To be sure, uncertainties have been explored in major reports, such as the IPCC Scientific Assessment Reports from the first to the fifth. ...
... the possibility of non‐linearities in responses, particularly the potential for triggering thresholds in earth systems, in ecosystem, or in economic outcomes. To be sure, uncertainties have been explored in major reports, such as the IPCC Scientific Assessment Reports from the first to the fifth. ...
Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils
... Permafrost zone carbon balance The United Nations has set a target of limiting warming to 2 °C above pre-industrial temperatures to mitigate risk of the most damaging consequences of climate change (UNEP 2013). Maintaining global climate within this target depends on understanding ecosystem feedback ...
... Permafrost zone carbon balance The United Nations has set a target of limiting warming to 2 °C above pre-industrial temperatures to mitigate risk of the most damaging consequences of climate change (UNEP 2013). Maintaining global climate within this target depends on understanding ecosystem feedback ...
Expected changes in future temperature extremes
... could be associated with global climate change (Marengo et al., 2010). Recent model studies (based on both global and regional climate models) suggest that the 21st century is very likely to be characterized by more frequent and intense temperature extremes, which are not only due to the mean warmin ...
... could be associated with global climate change (Marengo et al., 2010). Recent model studies (based on both global and regional climate models) suggest that the 21st century is very likely to be characterized by more frequent and intense temperature extremes, which are not only due to the mean warmin ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
... legitimate concerns about their future, based on observational records, experience with current patterns and consequences of climate variability, and climate model projections. Although emitting less than 1% of global greenhouse gases, islands from the region have already perceived a need to realloc ...
... legitimate concerns about their future, based on observational records, experience with current patterns and consequences of climate variability, and climate model projections. Although emitting less than 1% of global greenhouse gases, islands from the region have already perceived a need to realloc ...
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... The different effects of solar and GHG forcings are more pronounced in the case of the hydrological response than for the temperature response. In simulations where CO2 concentrations are quadrupled from a pre-industrial baseline and sunshade ...
... The different effects of solar and GHG forcings are more pronounced in the case of the hydrological response than for the temperature response. In simulations where CO2 concentrations are quadrupled from a pre-industrial baseline and sunshade ...
The Meaning of Uncertainty: Debating Climate Change in the Gilded
... The writings produced over the course of the climate debate are rife with paradox and uncertainty. The scientists, boosters, and surveyors who argued about climate change in the late nineteenth century struggled with, embraced, and used uncertainty in myriad ways. Sometimes proponents of modern scie ...
... The writings produced over the course of the climate debate are rife with paradox and uncertainty. The scientists, boosters, and surveyors who argued about climate change in the late nineteenth century struggled with, embraced, and used uncertainty in myriad ways. Sometimes proponents of modern scie ...
3. estimated financial impact of the proposal/initiative
... The European Council's guidance on including land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) into the EU's 2030 climate and energy framework is also reflected in the EU's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution. The EU announced that its target is "an economy-wide absolute reduction from base ye ...
... The European Council's guidance on including land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) into the EU's 2030 climate and energy framework is also reflected in the EU's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution. The EU announced that its target is "an economy-wide absolute reduction from base ye ...
from boom to bust? climate risk in the golden state
... to the fertile Central Valley, and from the Mojave Desert ...
... to the fertile Central Valley, and from the Mojave Desert ...
Effects of climate extremes on the terrestrial carbon cycle: concepts
... will often reduce evapotranspiration and its cooling effect and thereby causes a positive local feedback on warming (e.g. Seneviratne et al., 2010; Teuling et al., 2010; Mueller & Seneviratne, 2012; Peng et al., 2014). Regional assessments clearly indicate the relevance of climate extremes on the ca ...
... will often reduce evapotranspiration and its cooling effect and thereby causes a positive local feedback on warming (e.g. Seneviratne et al., 2010; Teuling et al., 2010; Mueller & Seneviratne, 2012; Peng et al., 2014). Regional assessments clearly indicate the relevance of climate extremes on the ca ...