the global monsoon systems
... affected regions. The prediction of active-break cycles has been improved in recent years, with skill for up to 20 days in advance using weather forecast models, though many challenges remain. ...
... affected regions. The prediction of active-break cycles has been improved in recent years, with skill for up to 20 days in advance using weather forecast models, though many challenges remain. ...
Communicating climate change: conduits, content
... The discussion in this article is structured around several tensions which are discernable in contemporary communication about climate change, and which represent dilemmas in discussions of how climate change can be communicated. The first of these tensions is a theme we first considered in 2010, name ...
... The discussion in this article is structured around several tensions which are discernable in contemporary communication about climate change, and which represent dilemmas in discussions of how climate change can be communicated. The first of these tensions is a theme we first considered in 2010, name ...
ADAPTool - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... management of natural and social capital, as well as the enabling role of communication technologies in these areas. We report on international negotiations and disseminate knowledge gained through collaborative projects, resulting in more rigorous research, capacity building in developing countries ...
... management of natural and social capital, as well as the enabling role of communication technologies in these areas. We report on international negotiations and disseminate knowledge gained through collaborative projects, resulting in more rigorous research, capacity building in developing countries ...
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... models and their CC projections, outliers (i.e. the worst and best cases) should not be ignored, as they illustrate the (plausible) extreme responses. The best choice for a given impact study, therefore, is not to rely on the ensemble mean plus the single most extreme outliers in both directions. In ...
... models and their CC projections, outliers (i.e. the worst and best cases) should not be ignored, as they illustrate the (plausible) extreme responses. The best choice for a given impact study, therefore, is not to rely on the ensemble mean plus the single most extreme outliers in both directions. In ...
Climate Change in the Himalayas
... Armstrong (2010) and Kargel et al. (2011) have made excellent contributions toward solving some of the controversies and myths. A comprehensive review not only helps to expose common myths, but also to identify research gaps and areas where scientific investigation is critically important. Economic ...
... Armstrong (2010) and Kargel et al. (2011) have made excellent contributions toward solving some of the controversies and myths. A comprehensive review not only helps to expose common myths, but also to identify research gaps and areas where scientific investigation is critically important. Economic ...
Guidelines for Use of Climate Scenarios Developed from Statistical
... impact studies can also be obtained via more sophisticated statistical downscaling (SD) methods but such studies have, to date, largely restricted themselves to the use of a single driving GCM. The purpose of this report is to provide background information and guidance on the application of SD meth ...
... impact studies can also be obtained via more sophisticated statistical downscaling (SD) methods but such studies have, to date, largely restricted themselves to the use of a single driving GCM. The purpose of this report is to provide background information and guidance on the application of SD meth ...
Climate Change: ImplIcatIons and strategIes for the luxury fashIon
... production. It outlines some of the key actions and solutions that are already available for businesses, including working with primary producers to develop agricultural systems that incorporate reduced emissions and dependency on water and that offer diversity of livelihood options. Through this in ...
... production. It outlines some of the key actions and solutions that are already available for businesses, including working with primary producers to develop agricultural systems that incorporate reduced emissions and dependency on water and that offer diversity of livelihood options. Through this in ...
6 Manufacturing gas in New Zealand
... ETS. These participants are required to collect certain data to calculate and report on the greenhouse gas emissions associated with certain activities from 1 January 2013. The details of these obligations are set out in the Climate Change (Stationary Energy and Industrial Processes) Regulations 200 ...
... ETS. These participants are required to collect certain data to calculate and report on the greenhouse gas emissions associated with certain activities from 1 January 2013. The details of these obligations are set out in the Climate Change (Stationary Energy and Industrial Processes) Regulations 200 ...
adaptation planning developing resilience to climate change in the
... change and to anticipate possible future changes. Guidance and information on adaptation to climate change is provided by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The science in relation to the warming of the climate system i ...
... change and to anticipate possible future changes. Guidance and information on adaptation to climate change is provided by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The science in relation to the warming of the climate system i ...
noaa climate program
... provided by the private sector *S 1281 NASA Authorization Act of 2005 (Hutchinson), SIGNED INTO LAW: Section 306 of S 1281 limits the NASA Administrator’s flexibility to transfer “any NASA earth science mission or Earth observing system to NOAA” until funds to support such a transfer are in the Pres ...
... provided by the private sector *S 1281 NASA Authorization Act of 2005 (Hutchinson), SIGNED INTO LAW: Section 306 of S 1281 limits the NASA Administrator’s flexibility to transfer “any NASA earth science mission or Earth observing system to NOAA” until funds to support such a transfer are in the Pres ...
A Method to Estimate Climate-Critical Construction Materials
... Seaports sit on the front lines of coastal climate change. Many seaports are located in areas most exposed to natural disasters (Becker et al., 2012). Mean sea level (MSL) rise, higher storm surges and river floods (Jonkeren et al., 2013; Tebaldi et al., 2012; Von Storch ...
... Seaports sit on the front lines of coastal climate change. Many seaports are located in areas most exposed to natural disasters (Becker et al., 2012). Mean sea level (MSL) rise, higher storm surges and river floods (Jonkeren et al., 2013; Tebaldi et al., 2012; Von Storch ...
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... "The insurance industry has always played a key role in helping business and society understand new risks. We provide an early warning, if you will. Allianz believes it is already seeing signs that climate change is a serious emerging risk, and we expect it to remain a top-tier issue for the insuran ...
... "The insurance industry has always played a key role in helping business and society understand new risks. We provide an early warning, if you will. Allianz believes it is already seeing signs that climate change is a serious emerging risk, and we expect it to remain a top-tier issue for the insuran ...
Maple Syrup and Climate Change
... bullet list of brainstorm topics on board, hopefully hitting on tree range, drought / waterfall, severe storm damage, invasive species as some useful possibilities. Each of these can be discussed in part with students at this point, just to provide teaser info for them, to get them thinking. Groups ...
... bullet list of brainstorm topics on board, hopefully hitting on tree range, drought / waterfall, severe storm damage, invasive species as some useful possibilities. Each of these can be discussed in part with students at this point, just to provide teaser info for them, to get them thinking. Groups ...
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... 4. the price of wheat in each production year is known by the farmer at the start of crop sowing. Given the emergence of forward pricing options this assumption is reasonable. 5. all costs of wheat production are known with certainty. Most cropping input purchases (fertilisers, chemicals, fuel) are ...
... 4. the price of wheat in each production year is known by the farmer at the start of crop sowing. Given the emergence of forward pricing options this assumption is reasonable. 5. all costs of wheat production are known with certainty. Most cropping input purchases (fertilisers, chemicals, fuel) are ...
Good for climate, good for health
... Scotland has achieved reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in all sectors of society. However, it has missed its last three statutory annual targets. These targets are motivated by acknowledgement from the Scottish Government and the United Nations that global temperature rise should be limited to ...
... Scotland has achieved reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in all sectors of society. However, it has missed its last three statutory annual targets. These targets are motivated by acknowledgement from the Scottish Government and the United Nations that global temperature rise should be limited to ...
Cryosphere, Instability, Sea Level Rise Session 1
... Vulnerability in Carbon Sinks Since the industrial revolution, the natural cycles of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and other greenhouse gases have been strongly unbalanced by human activities. For CO2, this has led to carbon sinks in land and ocean systems which together absorb more than half of ant ...
... Vulnerability in Carbon Sinks Since the industrial revolution, the natural cycles of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and other greenhouse gases have been strongly unbalanced by human activities. For CO2, this has led to carbon sinks in land and ocean systems which together absorb more than half of ant ...
Ecosystem services - International Risk Governance Council
... people have been ultimately dependent upon the world’s ecosystems and the benefits that flow from them, and this dependence will continue. But as the human population has flourished, ecosystems have suffered in order to meet the accelerating demands for food, water, timber, and other natural resourc ...
... people have been ultimately dependent upon the world’s ecosystems and the benefits that flow from them, and this dependence will continue. But as the human population has flourished, ecosystems have suffered in order to meet the accelerating demands for food, water, timber, and other natural resourc ...
Climate Change, Public Health and Health Inequalities
... in England.5 We know people die in extremes of temperature – yet we seem unprepared when it happens. There is a 1 in 40 chance that by 2012, southern England will have a severe heatwave which could again cause up to 10,000 heat related deaths.6 A wide variety of people are at risk, but particularly ...
... in England.5 We know people die in extremes of temperature – yet we seem unprepared when it happens. There is a 1 in 40 chance that by 2012, southern England will have a severe heatwave which could again cause up to 10,000 heat related deaths.6 A wide variety of people are at risk, but particularly ...
institutional capacity and climate actions case studies
... different parts of the world as well as in preparing for future actions in the medium term. The companion paper to this document, Institutional Capacity and Climate Actions by Willems & Baumert (2003), attempts to provide a general assessment of the institutional challenges to climate mitigation (an ...
... different parts of the world as well as in preparing for future actions in the medium term. The companion paper to this document, Institutional Capacity and Climate Actions by Willems & Baumert (2003), attempts to provide a general assessment of the institutional challenges to climate mitigation (an ...
Impact of extreme weather on critical infrastructure Deliverable D2.1
... the Work Package (WP) 2. They will be analyzed over Europe with a special focus on the critical infrastructures (CI) identified in the frame of WP5. It is very important to emphasize that EWIs represent a concise way to characterize the expected changes, in frequency and intensity, of weather induce ...
... the Work Package (WP) 2. They will be analyzed over Europe with a special focus on the critical infrastructures (CI) identified in the frame of WP5. It is very important to emphasize that EWIs represent a concise way to characterize the expected changes, in frequency and intensity, of weather induce ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in Management of Prairie Grasslands
... In grazing management, most of the adaptations that have been discussed are based on shortterm resistance to drought or other extreme events. These include reducing cattle herds, finding alternative grazing, increased feeding, and addressing stockwater shortages. Medium-term adaptations aimed at inc ...
... In grazing management, most of the adaptations that have been discussed are based on shortterm resistance to drought or other extreme events. These include reducing cattle herds, finding alternative grazing, increased feeding, and addressing stockwater shortages. Medium-term adaptations aimed at inc ...
Articulating Climate Justice in Copenhagen: Antagonism, the
... constellation of events beyond and before Copenhagen. The first use of the term was in a 1999 report appearing on a website4 followed by a November 2000 Amsterdam conference of the National Committee for Sustainable Development (NCDO) of the Netherlands, during the COP6 Climate Change negotiations.5 ...
... constellation of events beyond and before Copenhagen. The first use of the term was in a 1999 report appearing on a website4 followed by a November 2000 Amsterdam conference of the National Committee for Sustainable Development (NCDO) of the Netherlands, during the COP6 Climate Change negotiations.5 ...
PREDICTING ECOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE FLORIDA
... For resource managers, a major point is that climate change needs to be explicitly considered while the multi-billion dollar Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is implemented, or else that project may not achieve its intended outcomes. A careful process is needed that: (1) acknowledges ...
... For resource managers, a major point is that climate change needs to be explicitly considered while the multi-billion dollar Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is implemented, or else that project may not achieve its intended outcomes. A careful process is needed that: (1) acknowledges ...