contributions by the world meteorological organization to the
... instrumental in establishing and organizing Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs) in eleven subregions of the world (see box above). The forums develop and issue regional seasonal climate outlooks, which are downscaled and used at the national level by policymakers and sectoral users, including po ...
... instrumental in establishing and organizing Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs) in eleven subregions of the world (see box above). The forums develop and issue regional seasonal climate outlooks, which are downscaled and used at the national level by policymakers and sectoral users, including po ...
An Independent National Adaptation Programme for England (625 kB) (opens in new window)
... decentralised adaptation. The role of the public sector – Government departments, local authorities and public agencies – can be categorised into four types, which represent different state functions and grades of public intervention: • providing adaptation services directly, if the public sector c ...
... decentralised adaptation. The role of the public sector – Government departments, local authorities and public agencies – can be categorised into four types, which represent different state functions and grades of public intervention: • providing adaptation services directly, if the public sector c ...
5. Conclusion: Political change in social
... by regional-scale case studies (e.g. Olsson 2006; Walker and Salt 2006). Walker et al. (2006b) cite numerous case studies (for example lakes and wetlands, rangelands, irrigation systems and coral reefs) that have been important to the development and generalisation of the resilience approach. Narrat ...
... by regional-scale case studies (e.g. Olsson 2006; Walker and Salt 2006). Walker et al. (2006b) cite numerous case studies (for example lakes and wetlands, rangelands, irrigation systems and coral reefs) that have been important to the development and generalisation of the resilience approach. Narrat ...
Quantifying Intensive and extensive margin adaptation responses to
... on the United States uses a utility planning model developed by Linder et al. (1987) to simulate the impact on electric utilities in the United States. Baxter and Calandri (1992) focus on California’s electricity use. They utilize a partial equilibrium model of the residential, commercial, agricultu ...
... on the United States uses a utility planning model developed by Linder et al. (1987) to simulate the impact on electric utilities in the United States. Baxter and Calandri (1992) focus on California’s electricity use. They utilize a partial equilibrium model of the residential, commercial, agricultu ...
an inconvenient burden of proof? co2 nuisance plaintiffs will face
... fossil fuels.21 It is believed that CO2 concentrations began to slowly increase by the 19th Century at the dawn of the industrial revolution and to increase rapidly in the mid-20th Century after World War II.22 Because CO2 is a known “greenhouse gas,” scientists began to consider whether CO2 increas ...
... fossil fuels.21 It is believed that CO2 concentrations began to slowly increase by the 19th Century at the dawn of the industrial revolution and to increase rapidly in the mid-20th Century after World War II.22 Because CO2 is a known “greenhouse gas,” scientists began to consider whether CO2 increas ...
A comment on climate change, conflict and forced migration
... the population live directly from agriculture and many of these from subsistence farming. Importantly, adaptation, involving for example different land-use techniques and livelihood diversification, would lessen the need to migrate. Climate change is also likely to lead to an increase in the frequen ...
... the population live directly from agriculture and many of these from subsistence farming. Importantly, adaptation, involving for example different land-use techniques and livelihood diversification, would lessen the need to migrate. Climate change is also likely to lead to an increase in the frequen ...
Solution Aversion: On the Relation Between Ideology and Motivated
... largely responsible for climate change (and humankind is also the cause of other environment risks, such as lung damage; State of the Air, 2013). However, there is a near political party-line divide over the veracity of many of the same issues. In the United States, Democrats (liberals) tend to agre ...
... largely responsible for climate change (and humankind is also the cause of other environment risks, such as lung damage; State of the Air, 2013). However, there is a near political party-line divide over the veracity of many of the same issues. In the United States, Democrats (liberals) tend to agre ...
A Sign of Things to Come? Examining four major climate
... future, but uncertainty in the exact trajectory of future climate, it is valuable to consider hypothetical scenarios for larger or more frequent events, and how these might impact food security. In this report, explorative scenario analysis demonstrates the potential for adaptive capacities to be ov ...
... future, but uncertainty in the exact trajectory of future climate, it is valuable to consider hypothetical scenarios for larger or more frequent events, and how these might impact food security. In this report, explorative scenario analysis demonstrates the potential for adaptive capacities to be ov ...
Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the International Climate Change Policy Agenda
... most past and current GHG emissions. Under the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities”, the Convention places the heaviest burden for fighting climate change on industrialized nations.9 Article 3.1 of the Convention states that “developed country Parties should take the lead in com ...
... most past and current GHG emissions. Under the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities”, the Convention places the heaviest burden for fighting climate change on industrialized nations.9 Article 3.1 of the Convention states that “developed country Parties should take the lead in com ...
14.2.2 Predictability in a Chaotic System
... Further work is required to improve the ability to detect, attribute, and understand climate change, to reduce uncertainties, and to project future climate changes. In particular, there is a need for additional systematic observations, modelling and process studies. A serious concern is the decline ...
... Further work is required to improve the ability to detect, attribute, and understand climate change, to reduce uncertainties, and to project future climate changes. In particular, there is a need for additional systematic observations, modelling and process studies. A serious concern is the decline ...
Paleoclimate Implications for Human-Made Climate Change
... that continent, an amplifying feedback that contributed to the sharp drop of global temperature at that time. Moderate warming between 30 and 15 Mya was not sufficient to melt all Antarctic ice. The cooling trend resumed about 15 Mya and accelerated as the climate became cold enough for ice sheets t ...
... that continent, an amplifying feedback that contributed to the sharp drop of global temperature at that time. Moderate warming between 30 and 15 Mya was not sufficient to melt all Antarctic ice. The cooling trend resumed about 15 Mya and accelerated as the climate became cold enough for ice sheets t ...
Climate change in Australia | Southern and South
... periods: the near future 2020–2039 (herein referred to as 2030) and late in the century 2080–2099 (herein referred to as 2090). The spread of model results are presented as the range between the 10th and 90th percentile in the CMIP5 ensemble output. For each time period, the model spread can be attr ...
... periods: the near future 2020–2039 (herein referred to as 2030) and late in the century 2080–2099 (herein referred to as 2090). The spread of model results are presented as the range between the 10th and 90th percentile in the CMIP5 ensemble output. For each time period, the model spread can be attr ...
34 pages - World bank documents
... Alvarinho, 2006). Moreover O’Shea and Field (1992) illustrate the connections between the functioning of infrastructure and extreme weather events: floods may cause contamination of water sources as sewerage systems fail to function with heavy water loads, and storm run-offs can cause proliferation ...
... Alvarinho, 2006). Moreover O’Shea and Field (1992) illustrate the connections between the functioning of infrastructure and extreme weather events: floods may cause contamination of water sources as sewerage systems fail to function with heavy water loads, and storm run-offs can cause proliferation ...
Bangladesh, climate disasters
... natural hazards, but also to a whole range of economic, social and political vulnerabilities which make individuals vulnerable (or more vulnerable) to these disasters. Risk reduction is therefore central to the current debate and there are numerous issues at both local and global level, as climate d ...
... natural hazards, but also to a whole range of economic, social and political vulnerabilities which make individuals vulnerable (or more vulnerable) to these disasters. Risk reduction is therefore central to the current debate and there are numerous issues at both local and global level, as climate d ...
Paleoclimate Implications for Human
... that continent, an amplifying feedback that contributed to the sharp drop of global temperature at that time. Moderate warming between 30 and 15 Mya was not sufficient to melt all Antarctic ice. The cooling trend resumed about 15 Mya and accelerated as the climate became cold enough for ice sheets t ...
... that continent, an amplifying feedback that contributed to the sharp drop of global temperature at that time. Moderate warming between 30 and 15 Mya was not sufficient to melt all Antarctic ice. The cooling trend resumed about 15 Mya and accelerated as the climate became cold enough for ice sheets t ...
Building Resilient Communities in Maryland: A Stakeholder Forum
... Weather: It is what you get: look out of the window now. Climate: Aggregated pattern of weather averages, extremes, timing, geographic distribution) of… ...
... Weather: It is what you get: look out of the window now. Climate: Aggregated pattern of weather averages, extremes, timing, geographic distribution) of… ...
Potentials for greenhouse gas mitigation in agriculture
... Review of research findings, options for mitigation and recommendations for development cooperation ...
... Review of research findings, options for mitigation and recommendations for development cooperation ...
2. Global warming is occurring
... response to warming, because of spatial agreement between observed impacts and because of a modest number of modelling studies that show better simulations of climate impacts with anthropogenic forcing than without. 2. Warming is due to anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions Intergovernmental Panel ...
... response to warming, because of spatial agreement between observed impacts and because of a modest number of modelling studies that show better simulations of climate impacts with anthropogenic forcing than without. 2. Warming is due to anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions Intergovernmental Panel ...
An assessment of the foundational assumptions in high-resolution climate projections: the case of UKCP09
... is being planned, and similar projects are under consideration around the world.6 The question whether UKCP09 provides decision-relevant projections is widely debated inside the UK; this paper is intended to raise the profile of that discussion, as the answers have implications that reach far beyon ...
... is being planned, and similar projects are under consideration around the world.6 The question whether UKCP09 provides decision-relevant projections is widely debated inside the UK; this paper is intended to raise the profile of that discussion, as the answers have implications that reach far beyon ...
Climate Skepticism and the Manufacture of Doubt: Can Dissent in
... (Leuschner forthcoming; Lloyd 2010; 2012). There is near-unanimous consensus on these basics, as indicated by the IPCC, established in 1988 by the United Nations (UN) to represent the international state of knowledge about the issues of climate change. The IPCC assessment reports demonstrate that th ...
... (Leuschner forthcoming; Lloyd 2010; 2012). There is near-unanimous consensus on these basics, as indicated by the IPCC, established in 1988 by the United Nations (UN) to represent the international state of knowledge about the issues of climate change. The IPCC assessment reports demonstrate that th ...
early human health effects of climate change and stratospheric
... The evidence comprising the substance of this document is based on predominantly reductionist science. Consequently, any holistic view of interactions, and of synergistic or deleterious effects across species or their component parts, and across disciplinary lines would be minimal. Further, what is ...
... The evidence comprising the substance of this document is based on predominantly reductionist science. Consequently, any holistic view of interactions, and of synergistic or deleterious effects across species or their component parts, and across disciplinary lines would be minimal. Further, what is ...
Integrating Climate Change into Strategic Environmental Assessment in Ireland A Guidance Note
... Environmental decision-making, planning and investment needs to respond to the challenges posed by climate change. One of the key responses is to integrate (or mainstream) climate change into all levels of decision making including policies, plans and programmes and strategies (PPPS). The European C ...
... Environmental decision-making, planning and investment needs to respond to the challenges posed by climate change. One of the key responses is to integrate (or mainstream) climate change into all levels of decision making including policies, plans and programmes and strategies (PPPS). The European C ...
Lake Victoria CC Readness brief No. 3 English
... benefits gained in the area of food security and fisheries might be affected. In Tanzania, the assessment revealed that, a number of policies, legislations, programmes, strategies and plans providing for the context to implement national obligations in relation EACCCP are in place. Var ...
... benefits gained in the area of food security and fisheries might be affected. In Tanzania, the assessment revealed that, a number of policies, legislations, programmes, strategies and plans providing for the context to implement national obligations in relation EACCCP are in place. Var ...
FRAMES IN REPORTS AND IN REPORTING: HOW FRAMING
... appear five times in the report. The design of the document is subdued for the most part, as one would expect from a scientific document. There are only three uses of color in the report: a map, a chart, and the endboxes [12, pp. 5, 15, 22-23]. The only graphic elements on the cover page are solid h ...
... appear five times in the report. The design of the document is subdued for the most part, as one would expect from a scientific document. There are only three uses of color in the report: a map, a chart, and the endboxes [12, pp. 5, 15, 22-23]. The only graphic elements on the cover page are solid h ...
Potential Impacts of Contemporary Changing Climate on Caribbean
... Caribbean where there is incomplete tidal and weather station coverage, estimates of past and future temperature changes must rely on extrapolation from other regions. While our knowledge of global mean temperature change is still uncertain, even in the present era of instrumental meteorology, resea ...
... Caribbean where there is incomplete tidal and weather station coverage, estimates of past and future temperature changes must rely on extrapolation from other regions. While our knowledge of global mean temperature change is still uncertain, even in the present era of instrumental meteorology, resea ...