A Review of Drought in the Middle East and Southwest Asia
... precipitation gradients, with major rivers originating in relatively moist highland zones and often ...
... precipitation gradients, with major rivers originating in relatively moist highland zones and often ...
UNDP Project Document - Global Environment Facility
... and magnitude of the risks now known to be associated with climate change represent a challenge to environmental and economic goals that must be taken into account today ... the understanding of human response to climate change is still at an early stage, with much to be learned from historical expe ...
... and magnitude of the risks now known to be associated with climate change represent a challenge to environmental and economic goals that must be taken into account today ... the understanding of human response to climate change is still at an early stage, with much to be learned from historical expe ...
Climate Change and Natural Resources Conflicts in Africa
... Programme (ESP) of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Nairobi Office. The climate change phenomenon is a global concern, which typically threatens the sustainability of the livelihoods of the majority of the population living in the developing countries. Africa, particularly the sub-Saharan r ...
... Programme (ESP) of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Nairobi Office. The climate change phenomenon is a global concern, which typically threatens the sustainability of the livelihoods of the majority of the population living in the developing countries. Africa, particularly the sub-Saharan r ...
CLIVAR Research Foci Development Team ENSO in a changing
... 2005; McPhaden et al. 2006). Despite considerable progress in our understanding of the impact of climate change on many of the processes that contribute to ENSO variability (e.g., Collins et al. 2010), it is not yet possible to say whether ENSO activity will be enhanced or damped, or if the frequenc ...
... 2005; McPhaden et al. 2006). Despite considerable progress in our understanding of the impact of climate change on many of the processes that contribute to ENSO variability (e.g., Collins et al. 2010), it is not yet possible to say whether ENSO activity will be enhanced or damped, or if the frequenc ...
PDF 4.2MB - Strong Growth, Low Pollution
... through a market mechanism provides incentives for emission reductions to occur where they are cheapest. As the Productivity Commission found, when firms and consumers make the decisions, rather than governments, the costs of reducing emissions are lower. A carbon price is the most economically resp ...
... through a market mechanism provides incentives for emission reductions to occur where they are cheapest. As the Productivity Commission found, when firms and consumers make the decisions, rather than governments, the costs of reducing emissions are lower. A carbon price is the most economically resp ...
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... 3-Developing new strategies in water resources management according to climate change. 4-Flood forecasting modeling with data assimilation. ...
... 3-Developing new strategies in water resources management according to climate change. 4-Flood forecasting modeling with data assimilation. ...
Review and recommendations for climate change vulnerability
... information on the expected response of individual resources with information on how such impacts change relative management needs among multiple resources. Thus, vulnerability is often measured in relation to a reference level that is relevant to contemporary human societies. The specific measure o ...
... information on the expected response of individual resources with information on how such impacts change relative management needs among multiple resources. Thus, vulnerability is often measured in relation to a reference level that is relevant to contemporary human societies. The specific measure o ...
Republic of Maldives
... Societies have always faced risks and shocks. Sustainable societies are those that have devised mechanisms to help reduce or mitigate risk and cope with the effects of shock. The focus of the ...
... Societies have always faced risks and shocks. Sustainable societies are those that have devised mechanisms to help reduce or mitigate risk and cope with the effects of shock. The focus of the ...
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and the Highway System
... Major trends affecting the future of the United States and the world will dramatically reshape transportation priorities and needs. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials established the NCHRP Project 20-83 research series to examine global and domestic long-range str ...
... Major trends affecting the future of the United States and the world will dramatically reshape transportation priorities and needs. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials established the NCHRP Project 20-83 research series to examine global and domestic long-range str ...
NRDC: Sneezing and Wheezing - How Climate Change Could
... This is bad news for allergy sufferers and asthmatics because both ragweed pollen and high levels of ozone smog can trigger asthma attacks and worsen allergic symptoms in adults and children. Moreover, studies show that people exposed to both ragweed allergens and ozone are likely to become more ill ...
... This is bad news for allergy sufferers and asthmatics because both ragweed pollen and high levels of ozone smog can trigger asthma attacks and worsen allergic symptoms in adults and children. Moreover, studies show that people exposed to both ragweed allergens and ozone are likely to become more ill ...
Effect of increased fire activity on global warming in the
... Abstract: Forest fires are an important disturbance in the boreal forest. They are influenced by climate, weather, topography, vegetation, surface deposits, and human activities. In return, forest fires affect the climate through emission of gases and aerosols, and changes in surface albedo, soil proce ...
... Abstract: Forest fires are an important disturbance in the boreal forest. They are influenced by climate, weather, topography, vegetation, surface deposits, and human activities. In return, forest fires affect the climate through emission of gases and aerosols, and changes in surface albedo, soil proce ...
Final Consultants Report
... be slightly warmer, but the daily and seasonal warm periods will become much longer in the future, especially in the latter half of the century. Both daily maximum temperature and daily minimum temperatures will increase. In addition, the hot season will become longer, and expand to a wider area of ...
... be slightly warmer, but the daily and seasonal warm periods will become much longer in the future, especially in the latter half of the century. Both daily maximum temperature and daily minimum temperatures will increase. In addition, the hot season will become longer, and expand to a wider area of ...
full report - Royal Society of New Zealand
... include hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) that are used as refrigerants, solvents etc. Even though they have grown since 1990, these other gases remain of little significance in New Zealand (~2% of total emissions) so were not covered in this study. ...
... include hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) that are used as refrigerants, solvents etc. Even though they have grown since 1990, these other gases remain of little significance in New Zealand (~2% of total emissions) so were not covered in this study. ...
The Rockefeller Foundation Initiative Asian Cities Climate Change
... 6. assess the management and leadership of the Initiative in providing thought leadership in the Foundation and with its technical and donor partners and grantees, in the field of climate change resilience. 7. make recommendations for mid-course corrections to the Foundation on the approach of the ...
... 6. assess the management and leadership of the Initiative in providing thought leadership in the Foundation and with its technical and donor partners and grantees, in the field of climate change resilience. 7. make recommendations for mid-course corrections to the Foundation on the approach of the ...
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
... flood defence to a risk management approach, which takes both the probability and the potential consequences of flooding into account. It is expected that climate change and socio-economic development will lead to an increase in flood risk in the Rhine basin. To optimize spatial planning and flood m ...
... flood defence to a risk management approach, which takes both the probability and the potential consequences of flooding into account. It is expected that climate change and socio-economic development will lead to an increase in flood risk in the Rhine basin. To optimize spatial planning and flood m ...
Climate Trends, Hazards and Extremes – Taranaki Synthesis Report
... Figure 25. Accumulated July-June PED (mm) calculated from 0.05° gridded data set: average over 31-year period 1972/73 to 2002/03 (left), and PED levels in extreme drought year of 1997/98 El Niño (right) .............................................. 47 Figure 26. IPCC projections of global temperatu ...
... Figure 25. Accumulated July-June PED (mm) calculated from 0.05° gridded data set: average over 31-year period 1972/73 to 2002/03 (left), and PED levels in extreme drought year of 1997/98 El Niño (right) .............................................. 47 Figure 26. IPCC projections of global temperatu ...
Possible impacts on climate change on biocontrol systems in New
... productivity and threaten the sustainability of both the productive and natural environments. Furthermore, the effectiveness of some of the natural enemies controlling the pests will change. The predictions are that the frequency and intensity of pest outbreaks will increase as climate becomes more ...
... productivity and threaten the sustainability of both the productive and natural environments. Furthermore, the effectiveness of some of the natural enemies controlling the pests will change. The predictions are that the frequency and intensity of pest outbreaks will increase as climate becomes more ...
Chapter 3: Natural environment and natural assets
... Climate change presents a substantial risk to the UK’s native wildlife and also to the vital goods and services provided by the natural environment to people. These goods and services include clean water, food and fibre, pollination, carbon storage, climate regulation, and natural protection from ha ...
... Climate change presents a substantial risk to the UK’s native wildlife and also to the vital goods and services provided by the natural environment to people. These goods and services include clean water, food and fibre, pollination, carbon storage, climate regulation, and natural protection from ha ...
A Cost-Benefit Framework for Analyzing Forest Landscape
... impacts of restoration activities provides an opportunity to determine if their current designs warrant investments by governments, investors, and stakeholders, and when they do not preliminary analysis offers an opportunity to adjust restoration models so that investors see restoration as an invest ...
... impacts of restoration activities provides an opportunity to determine if their current designs warrant investments by governments, investors, and stakeholders, and when they do not preliminary analysis offers an opportunity to adjust restoration models so that investors see restoration as an invest ...
Scanning the Conservation Horizon
... Finally, climate change is not occurring in a vacuum, and assessments must be carried out in the context of existing stresses on our species and systems—from the fragmentation and loss of habitat to the ongoing deluge of invasive species. Vulnerability assessments can provide a factual underpinning ...
... Finally, climate change is not occurring in a vacuum, and assessments must be carried out in the context of existing stresses on our species and systems—from the fragmentation and loss of habitat to the ongoing deluge of invasive species. Vulnerability assessments can provide a factual underpinning ...
in ACP.
... NOx . The reaction of NO with HO2 produces O3 and recycles OH making the system less sensitive to perturbations. Pristine regions with low NOx and high OH concentrations conditions are favourable for OH-formation following ozone production from NOx -perturbations. Since emissions from the three tran ...
... NOx . The reaction of NO with HO2 produces O3 and recycles OH making the system less sensitive to perturbations. Pristine regions with low NOx and high OH concentrations conditions are favourable for OH-formation following ozone production from NOx -perturbations. Since emissions from the three tran ...
Scanning the Conservation Horizon
... Finally, climate change is not occurring in a vacuum, and assessments must be carried out in the context of existing stresses on our species and systems—from the fragmentation and loss of habitat to the ongoing deluge of invasive species. Vulnerability assessments can provide a factual underpinning ...
... Finally, climate change is not occurring in a vacuum, and assessments must be carried out in the context of existing stresses on our species and systems—from the fragmentation and loss of habitat to the ongoing deluge of invasive species. Vulnerability assessments can provide a factual underpinning ...
geothermal project funding through the clean
... Thus, humanity has been brought up on a planet where the average surface temperature has not significantly exceeded the current average temperature and for the most part, it has been lower. The agricultural revolution and the consequential population increase slowly started to affect the climate wit ...
... Thus, humanity has been brought up on a planet where the average surface temperature has not significantly exceeded the current average temperature and for the most part, it has been lower. The agricultural revolution and the consequential population increase slowly started to affect the climate wit ...
Effects of vegetation feedback on future climate change over West
... flow over West Africa. Zheng and Eltahir (1998) indicated that deforestation along the coastal areas of West Africa may induce a collapse of the monsoon circulation while desertification between Sahara and West Africa has a minor impact on regional precipitation. Using a regional climate model (RCM) ...
... flow over West Africa. Zheng and Eltahir (1998) indicated that deforestation along the coastal areas of West Africa may induce a collapse of the monsoon circulation while desertification between Sahara and West Africa has a minor impact on regional precipitation. Using a regional climate model (RCM) ...