United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
... small proportion of greenhouse gas emissions. The particular needs of developing countries in adapting to climate change is of critical importance. In many key ways, the problem of climate change is interlinked with development: economic growth is essential for developing countries to improve the he ...
... small proportion of greenhouse gas emissions. The particular needs of developing countries in adapting to climate change is of critical importance. In many key ways, the problem of climate change is interlinked with development: economic growth is essential for developing countries to improve the he ...
Assessment of climate change impact on hydrological extremes in
... Climate change impact studies associated with global warming as a result of an increase in greenhouse gases (GHG) has been given ample attention worldwide in the recent decades. The advancements in climate models have increased confidence in the outputs required as inputs for hydrological applicatio ...
... Climate change impact studies associated with global warming as a result of an increase in greenhouse gases (GHG) has been given ample attention worldwide in the recent decades. The advancements in climate models have increased confidence in the outputs required as inputs for hydrological applicatio ...
There is general agreement that the negative effects of global
... resilience, can reduce the effects of the events associated with climate change. Ayers discusses how adaptation investments should be additional to, or mainstreamed into traditional development assistance. For the most part, however, the literature has so far focused on what the additional adaptatio ...
... resilience, can reduce the effects of the events associated with climate change. Ayers discusses how adaptation investments should be additional to, or mainstreamed into traditional development assistance. For the most part, however, the literature has so far focused on what the additional adaptatio ...
UNFCCC: UNITING ON CLIMATE
... small proportion of greenhouse gas emissions. The particular needs of developing countries in adapting to climate change is of critical importance. In many key ways, the problem of climate change is interlinked with development: economic growth is essential for developing countries to improve the he ...
... small proportion of greenhouse gas emissions. The particular needs of developing countries in adapting to climate change is of critical importance. In many key ways, the problem of climate change is interlinked with development: economic growth is essential for developing countries to improve the he ...
The Potential Contribution of the 2010 Exploratory Study among Tourism Industry
... make to climate change. However, when these contributions are linked to an event such as the 2010 Soccer World Cup, greater consideration is given to this phenomenon in their business operations. This study indicates that it is of crucial importance to consider and responsibly manage the impacts tha ...
... make to climate change. However, when these contributions are linked to an event such as the 2010 Soccer World Cup, greater consideration is given to this phenomenon in their business operations. This study indicates that it is of crucial importance to consider and responsibly manage the impacts tha ...
An Update on the View of CCS in Tim Dixon
... • Replacing average efficiency coal fired power plants with modern high efficiency natural gas plants or CHP • Proviso’s o Natural gas is available ...
... • Replacing average efficiency coal fired power plants with modern high efficiency natural gas plants or CHP • Proviso’s o Natural gas is available ...
Simulation of regional climate change under the IPCC A2 scenario
... manner, in proportion to the variation of ice-covered surface in global models for each hemisphere. To increase our confidence, we use the SST and sea-ice outputs from three different global climate system models, developed and run in IPSL (Dufresne et al. 2002), CNRM (Gibelin and Déqué 2003) and ...
... manner, in proportion to the variation of ice-covered surface in global models for each hemisphere. To increase our confidence, we use the SST and sea-ice outputs from three different global climate system models, developed and run in IPSL (Dufresne et al. 2002), CNRM (Gibelin and Déqué 2003) and ...
June 2012 - International Association for Urban Climate
... makers “should be alert to the unintended consequences of their policies.” Finally, the commission recommends using locally-scaled pilot projects that include active dialogue and continuous assessment. The report also includes some case studies of public works and policy decisions that have had a po ...
... makers “should be alert to the unintended consequences of their policies.” Finally, the commission recommends using locally-scaled pilot projects that include active dialogue and continuous assessment. The report also includes some case studies of public works and policy decisions that have had a po ...
Uncertainty in science and its role in climate policy
... be of value to policy-making by stifling overconfidence in the details of today’s model output. It does not imply that climate science is of no value in supporting climate policy today, as climate science provides a basis for risk management much deeper and firmer than the latest simulation model. Mode ...
... be of value to policy-making by stifling overconfidence in the details of today’s model output. It does not imply that climate science is of no value in supporting climate policy today, as climate science provides a basis for risk management much deeper and firmer than the latest simulation model. Mode ...
perspectives on climate change - Canadian Institute of Planners
... change since 2007. Part of this dialogue comprised a series of benchmarking surveys and focus groups. Since March 2008, CIP has conducted four benchmarking surveys. To augment the survey data, focus groups were held in every Affiliate between the second and third survey. These surveys and the suppor ...
... change since 2007. Part of this dialogue comprised a series of benchmarking surveys and focus groups. Since March 2008, CIP has conducted four benchmarking surveys. To augment the survey data, focus groups were held in every Affiliate between the second and third survey. These surveys and the suppor ...
ENG - UN CC:Learn
... Key stakeholders may include community members, policymakers, researchers, experts, civil society and nongovernmental organizations Stakeholders’ involvement also helps in empowering local communities and decision makers as they can see decision themselves as valuable sources of knowledge for develo ...
... Key stakeholders may include community members, policymakers, researchers, experts, civil society and nongovernmental organizations Stakeholders’ involvement also helps in empowering local communities and decision makers as they can see decision themselves as valuable sources of knowledge for develo ...
Investing for the climate in Asia
... Against the backdrop of extreme weather events disrupting economic activity and causing hazards across the Asia Pacific, the Paris Climate Agreement was a landmark deal in the fight against climate change. The nations of the world came together to state their commitments to reducing greenhouse gas e ...
... Against the backdrop of extreme weather events disrupting economic activity and causing hazards across the Asia Pacific, the Paris Climate Agreement was a landmark deal in the fight against climate change. The nations of the world came together to state their commitments to reducing greenhouse gas e ...
On Assessing the Relative Roles of Initial and Boundary Conditions
... for North Atlantic SSTs nor for NINO3 SSTs. The climate change signal is more likely to emerge on global scales because of the “noise” being reduced relative to the “signal” by spatial averaging (Stott and Tett (1998)). Also land areas are likely to warm at a greater rate than the ocean because of t ...
... for North Atlantic SSTs nor for NINO3 SSTs. The climate change signal is more likely to emerge on global scales because of the “noise” being reduced relative to the “signal” by spatial averaging (Stott and Tett (1998)). Also land areas are likely to warm at a greater rate than the ocean because of t ...
Fact sheets of the international experiences on the formulation and
... ASEAN is addressing climate change, not only through a policy on climate change, but also through the framework of ASEAN community building. Strategies and actions rooted in the various development and sectoral areas are adopted, for example, mainstreaming climate change adaptation in ...
... ASEAN is addressing climate change, not only through a policy on climate change, but also through the framework of ASEAN community building. Strategies and actions rooted in the various development and sectoral areas are adopted, for example, mainstreaming climate change adaptation in ...
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... Applying this simple view of unfolding climate change to Australia suggests that temperate agriculture in Australia will gradually shift its emphasis southwards as it follows the drift towards the higher latitudes of the ‘optimal’ temperate climate (Quiggin and Horowicz 2003). At first glance an ini ...
... Applying this simple view of unfolding climate change to Australia suggests that temperate agriculture in Australia will gradually shift its emphasis southwards as it follows the drift towards the higher latitudes of the ‘optimal’ temperate climate (Quiggin and Horowicz 2003). At first glance an ini ...
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... centigrade until the end of this century, if no measures are taken to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions [IPCC (2007)]. Many prominent studies on the welfare effects of climate change come up with significant cost estimates for the global economy.1 The majority of researchers also agree that ther ...
... centigrade until the end of this century, if no measures are taken to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions [IPCC (2007)]. Many prominent studies on the welfare effects of climate change come up with significant cost estimates for the global economy.1 The majority of researchers also agree that ther ...
The Economic Impact of Climate Change on Cash Crop Farms in
... The impact of climate change and the resulting variation in climate can have a serious impact on the agricultural industry. Defined as a change in the state of the climate, climate change can be continually identified by shifts in the mean or variability of temperature and precipitation (Chen 2011). ...
... The impact of climate change and the resulting variation in climate can have a serious impact on the agricultural industry. Defined as a change in the state of the climate, climate change can be continually identified by shifts in the mean or variability of temperature and precipitation (Chen 2011). ...
Peatlands and Their Role in the Global Carbon Cycle
... Fig. 2. Holocene peatland C dynamics and the global C cycle. (a) Net global peatland C sequestration rates per millennium (gigatons C per kiloyear) modeled from observed peat core data [Yu, 2011]. (b) True instantaneous C accumulation rates from northern peatlands as derived from net carbon balance ...
... Fig. 2. Holocene peatland C dynamics and the global C cycle. (a) Net global peatland C sequestration rates per millennium (gigatons C per kiloyear) modeled from observed peat core data [Yu, 2011]. (b) True instantaneous C accumulation rates from northern peatlands as derived from net carbon balance ...
Environmental Degradation, Social Sin, and the Common Good
... and how they will affect some of the poorest and most vulnerable communities of the world: One of the most significant aspects of the impacts of climate change, which has unfortunately not received adequate attention from scholars in the social sciences, relates to the equity implications of changes ...
... and how they will affect some of the poorest and most vulnerable communities of the world: One of the most significant aspects of the impacts of climate change, which has unfortunately not received adequate attention from scholars in the social sciences, relates to the equity implications of changes ...
European atmosphere in 2050, a regional
... ued air quality legislation given a defined level of economic growth. Further details are provided in (Riahi et al., 2012). The total emissions of the main anthropogenic pollutants or precursors thereof are given in Table 1. The reference or CLE1 scenario in absence of climate policy already shows a ...
... ued air quality legislation given a defined level of economic growth. Further details are provided in (Riahi et al., 2012). The total emissions of the main anthropogenic pollutants or precursors thereof are given in Table 1. The reference or CLE1 scenario in absence of climate policy already shows a ...
Primary Impacts of Climate Change in the Chicago Region
... experienced from one year to the next and northeastern Illinois’ continental climate is no exception (figure 1). Large yearto-year variability has and always will be a characteristic of the Chicago regions’ climate. In fact, some climate change studies have shown that year-to-year variability is mor ...
... experienced from one year to the next and northeastern Illinois’ continental climate is no exception (figure 1). Large yearto-year variability has and always will be a characteristic of the Chicago regions’ climate. In fact, some climate change studies have shown that year-to-year variability is mor ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Baltic Countries
... and are seldom undertaken in response to climate change alone (IPCC 2007: 720). The extent of climate change impacts upon different ecosystems, regions and sectors of the economy will depend not only on the sensitivity of the ecosystems to climate change, but also on the ecosystems' ability to adapt ...
... and are seldom undertaken in response to climate change alone (IPCC 2007: 720). The extent of climate change impacts upon different ecosystems, regions and sectors of the economy will depend not only on the sensitivity of the ecosystems to climate change, but also on the ecosystems' ability to adapt ...
Author`s personal copy - University of Alberta
... ecological and biogeochemical responses to atmospheric forcings conditioned by the ontogenic development of the ecosystems through time (Birks et al. 2000). Therefore, in the context of current global change, remote lakes are excellent ecological sentinels because their sediments contain an invaluab ...
... ecological and biogeochemical responses to atmospheric forcings conditioned by the ontogenic development of the ecosystems through time (Birks et al. 2000). Therefore, in the context of current global change, remote lakes are excellent ecological sentinels because their sediments contain an invaluab ...
Expansion of the world`s deserts due to vegetation
... reduces albedo by masking bright snow. This may have played an important role in early Holocene boreal warming [Foley et al., 1994]. Vegetation change due to anthropogenic land-use also impacts climate during the industrial time, a factor often under-appreciated compared to fossil fuel CO2 [Kalnay a ...
... reduces albedo by masking bright snow. This may have played an important role in early Holocene boreal warming [Foley et al., 1994]. Vegetation change due to anthropogenic land-use also impacts climate during the industrial time, a factor often under-appreciated compared to fossil fuel CO2 [Kalnay a ...
climate and construction - Development Alternatives
... The construction sector worldwide currently accounts for more than 11 per cent of the global GDP and is expected to reach 13.2 per cent of world’s GDP by 2020, growing by 67 per cent from the present $7.2 trillion to $12 trillion by 2020. As per estimates, seven countries – China, USA, India, Indone ...
... The construction sector worldwide currently accounts for more than 11 per cent of the global GDP and is expected to reach 13.2 per cent of world’s GDP by 2020, growing by 67 per cent from the present $7.2 trillion to $12 trillion by 2020. As per estimates, seven countries – China, USA, India, Indone ...