World Heritage and Tourism in a Changing Climate
... limate change is fast becoming one of the most significant risks for World Heritage sites worldwide. Unequivocal scientific evidence shows that concentrations of the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere are greater now than at any time in the past 800 000 years and that global temp ...
... limate change is fast becoming one of the most significant risks for World Heritage sites worldwide. Unequivocal scientific evidence shows that concentrations of the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere are greater now than at any time in the past 800 000 years and that global temp ...
Watershed Modeling to Assess the Sensitivity of Streamflow
... Watershed modeling was conducted in 20 large, U.S. watersheds to characterize the sensitivity of streamflow, nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus), and sediment loading to a range of plausible mid-21st century climate change and urban development scenarios. The study also provides an improved understan ...
... Watershed modeling was conducted in 20 large, U.S. watersheds to characterize the sensitivity of streamflow, nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus), and sediment loading to a range of plausible mid-21st century climate change and urban development scenarios. The study also provides an improved understan ...
Process-based modelling of biogenic monoterpene emissions
... can be derived directly from the emission capacity by calculation of photosynthesis and hence J at standard conditions. This derivation assumes that either there is no storage of monoterpenes, or the storage pool is in a steady state. Although this assumption might be invalid for individual cases on ...
... can be derived directly from the emission capacity by calculation of photosynthesis and hence J at standard conditions. This derivation assumes that either there is no storage of monoterpenes, or the storage pool is in a steady state. Although this assumption might be invalid for individual cases on ...
Governance Reform Overview
... The broader Alpine Resort Futures Project will assist the alpine sector adapt to climate change by broadening recreational and tourism opportunities and growing local and regional economies. The Alpine Resorts Governance Reform Project is focused on consolidating sector governance arrangements to im ...
... The broader Alpine Resort Futures Project will assist the alpine sector adapt to climate change by broadening recreational and tourism opportunities and growing local and regional economies. The Alpine Resorts Governance Reform Project is focused on consolidating sector governance arrangements to im ...
Centennial and Millennial climate- carbon cycle feedback analysis
... of anthropogenic emissions, as land and ocean continuously taken up carbon from the atmosphere. Enhanced atmospheric CO2 concentration can result in higher primary production of terrestrial plants under the condition of available water and nutrient which is termed as ‘CO 2 fertilization effect’ (Gif ...
... of anthropogenic emissions, as land and ocean continuously taken up carbon from the atmosphere. Enhanced atmospheric CO2 concentration can result in higher primary production of terrestrial plants under the condition of available water and nutrient which is termed as ‘CO 2 fertilization effect’ (Gif ...
Program of the Climate Engineering Conference 2014
... first broadened the conversation. The 2010 Asilomar International Conference on Climate Intervention Technologies represented the first attempt by the academic community to generate research guidelines, but new governance proposals and initiatives have since proliferated. International governance fo ...
... first broadened the conversation. The 2010 Asilomar International Conference on Climate Intervention Technologies represented the first attempt by the academic community to generate research guidelines, but new governance proposals and initiatives have since proliferated. International governance fo ...
Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
... problematic for SIDS. Seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers is caused by groundwater withdrawals and overdraft to help meet the freshwater demand for more than one billion people living in coastal zones7,18. Seawater intrusion on SIDS has generally increased between 2000 and 2010 (Fig. 3).13 Exacer ...
... problematic for SIDS. Seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers is caused by groundwater withdrawals and overdraft to help meet the freshwater demand for more than one billion people living in coastal zones7,18. Seawater intrusion on SIDS has generally increased between 2000 and 2010 (Fig. 3).13 Exacer ...
LIFE and climate change adaptation
... The EU has made a clear pledge to contribute to the global effort. We are committed to a binding, economywide greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of at least 40% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. We also want the Paris Agreement to provide a long-term vision to enhance climate-resilient sustai ...
... The EU has made a clear pledge to contribute to the global effort. We are committed to a binding, economywide greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of at least 40% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. We also want the Paris Agreement to provide a long-term vision to enhance climate-resilient sustai ...
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... Africa’s population has just passed 1 billion and is due to double by 2050. FAO has estimated that subSaharan Africa is the region with the highest proportion of undernourished people on the continent (30 percent in 2010), compared with a 16 percent average for developing countries (FAO 2011a). FAO ...
... Africa’s population has just passed 1 billion and is due to double by 2050. FAO has estimated that subSaharan Africa is the region with the highest proportion of undernourished people on the continent (30 percent in 2010), compared with a 16 percent average for developing countries (FAO 2011a). FAO ...
Evidence and Implications of Dangerous Climate Change in the Arctic
... As noted above, GCMs used to simulate the effect of GHGs on climate through the 20th and 21st centuries show a marked amplification of temperature changes at high northern latitudes. Simulated temperature increases at southern high latitudes are on average less than half those at corresponding north ...
... As noted above, GCMs used to simulate the effect of GHGs on climate through the 20th and 21st centuries show a marked amplification of temperature changes at high northern latitudes. Simulated temperature increases at southern high latitudes are on average less than half those at corresponding north ...
Evidence and Implications of Dangerous Climate Change in the Arctic
... As noted above, GCMs used to simulate the effect of GHGs on climate through the 20th and 21st centuries show a marked amplification of temperature changes at high northern latitudes. Simulated temperature increases at southern high latitudes are on average less than half those at corresponding north ...
... As noted above, GCMs used to simulate the effect of GHGs on climate through the 20th and 21st centuries show a marked amplification of temperature changes at high northern latitudes. Simulated temperature increases at southern high latitudes are on average less than half those at corresponding north ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on London
... The London Climate Change Partnership, a group of stakeholders originally convened by the Government Office for London in July 2001, commissioned this work to take a first look at the impacts that climate change will have on our capital city. The members of the partnership are: The Greater London Au ...
... The London Climate Change Partnership, a group of stakeholders originally convened by the Government Office for London in July 2001, commissioned this work to take a first look at the impacts that climate change will have on our capital city. The members of the partnership are: The Greater London Au ...
Curriculum Vitae - Population Health Sciences
... Parkes M, Bienen L, Breilh J, Hsu L, McDonald M, Patz J, Rosenthal J, Sahani M, Sleigh A, WaltnerToews D, Yassi A. All hands on deck: Transdisciplinary approaches to emerging infectious disease. Ecohealth (2005); 2: 258-272. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-005-8387-y. Tong S, Hu W, Nicholls N, Dale P, ...
... Parkes M, Bienen L, Breilh J, Hsu L, McDonald M, Patz J, Rosenthal J, Sahani M, Sleigh A, WaltnerToews D, Yassi A. All hands on deck: Transdisciplinary approaches to emerging infectious disease. Ecohealth (2005); 2: 258-272. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-005-8387-y. Tong S, Hu W, Nicholls N, Dale P, ...
LCCARL399_en.pdf
... D. Water balance baseline 1961 – 1990 ............................................................................................... 42 IV. Climate change impacts on Caribbean water resources ......................................................................... 45 A. IPCC scenarios ............ ...
... D. Water balance baseline 1961 – 1990 ............................................................................................... 42 IV. Climate change impacts on Caribbean water resources ......................................................................... 45 A. IPCC scenarios ............ ...
Interdependency of tropical marine ecosystems in
... Our aim was to predict the response of seagrass distribution to altered wave conditions resulting from rising seas and the response of distinct ecosystems (coral reefs and seagrass) to changes in sea level [Fig 1]. We examined this process at an intensively studied coral reef environment at Lizard I ...
... Our aim was to predict the response of seagrass distribution to altered wave conditions resulting from rising seas and the response of distinct ecosystems (coral reefs and seagrass) to changes in sea level [Fig 1]. We examined this process at an intensively studied coral reef environment at Lizard I ...
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... implemented. Lands under homestead and graveyards were historically regular cropland. In the empirical analysis presented below, we will examine statistical significance and signs of the effects of the LUC variables on corn and soybean yields. 2.4 Corn and soybean growing seasons Due to the spatial ...
... implemented. Lands under homestead and graveyards were historically regular cropland. In the empirical analysis presented below, we will examine statistical significance and signs of the effects of the LUC variables on corn and soybean yields. 2.4 Corn and soybean growing seasons Due to the spatial ...
Celebrating 20 years of The Montreal Protocol
... from the Netherlands and the United States estimate that, by 2010, phasing out CFCs and other ozone depleting substances will save the equivalent of eleven gigatonnes of carbon dioxide a year. This compares to a cut of just one gigatonne over 1990 levels mandated under the Kyoto Protocol, or two gig ...
... from the Netherlands and the United States estimate that, by 2010, phasing out CFCs and other ozone depleting substances will save the equivalent of eleven gigatonnes of carbon dioxide a year. This compares to a cut of just one gigatonne over 1990 levels mandated under the Kyoto Protocol, or two gig ...
Understanding pUblic perception of climate change in
... Cambodia is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, both in Asia and globally. Climate variability and extreme are projected to increase in duration, frequency and intensity. Higher temperature, rising sea level, changing rainfall patterns and increasing seriousness of extreme weathe ...
... Cambodia is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, both in Asia and globally. Climate variability and extreme are projected to increase in duration, frequency and intensity. Higher temperature, rising sea level, changing rainfall patterns and increasing seriousness of extreme weathe ...
Desert dust and anthropogenic aerosol interactions
... Anthropogenic and natural aerosols represent an additional process that has not yet been fully incorporated into coupled carbon-climate models. Aerosols are solids or liquids suspended in the atmosphere. They interfere with incoming and outgoing radiation, and potentially impact cloud formation (e.g ...
... Anthropogenic and natural aerosols represent an additional process that has not yet been fully incorporated into coupled carbon-climate models. Aerosols are solids or liquids suspended in the atmosphere. They interfere with incoming and outgoing radiation, and potentially impact cloud formation (e.g ...
Enabling the Transition report
... Ensure that basic environmental legal and regulatory systems are in place – including an efficient and widely accepted approach for intellectual property rights. Focus a significant portion of economic stimulus packages and infrastructure investments on development and use of low-carbon techn ...
... Ensure that basic environmental legal and regulatory systems are in place – including an efficient and widely accepted approach for intellectual property rights. Focus a significant portion of economic stimulus packages and infrastructure investments on development and use of low-carbon techn ...
On Climate Change A Human Health Perspective A Report Outlining the
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... from EHP may be reprinted freely; however, News articles may contain photographs or figures copyrighted by commercial organizations or individuals that may not be used without obtaining prior approval from the holder of the copyright. Use of materials published in EHP should be acknowledged (for exa ...
The Anatomy of A Silent Crisis The Anatomy of A Silent Crisis
... A global carbon economy has been the basis of all productive efforts since centuries. Emissions are still steadily increasing, and the world population is set to grow by forty percent by 2050. If we do not reverse current trends by close to 2020, however, we may have failed. Global warming will pass ...
... A global carbon economy has been the basis of all productive efforts since centuries. Emissions are still steadily increasing, and the world population is set to grow by forty percent by 2050. If we do not reverse current trends by close to 2020, however, we may have failed. Global warming will pass ...
Central Asia - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... during the summer (June to August) (Christensen et al., 2007). However, uncertainty remains regarding projected changes in temperature and, especially, precipitation in Central Asia; Global Circulation Models typically have difficulty capturing potential climatic changes in the region given its comp ...
... during the summer (June to August) (Christensen et al., 2007). However, uncertainty remains regarding projected changes in temperature and, especially, precipitation in Central Asia; Global Circulation Models typically have difficulty capturing potential climatic changes in the region given its comp ...
national adaptation strategy and plan of action on climate change for
... Direct health impacts of climate change stem from extreme events such as heat waves, floods, droughts, windstorms, and wildfires. Indirect effects of climate change on health may arise from malnutrition due to reduced food production, from spread of infectious disease and food- and water-borne illne ...
... Direct health impacts of climate change stem from extreme events such as heat waves, floods, droughts, windstorms, and wildfires. Indirect effects of climate change on health may arise from malnutrition due to reduced food production, from spread of infectious disease and food- and water-borne illne ...
Vulnerability Assessment of the Belize Coastal Zone
... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was presented in1992 at the Rio Summit and came into force in 1994. The Convention has been signed by 194 countries and sets the framework for intergovernmental collaboration on responding to the impacts of climate change. The Intergovernment ...
... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was presented in1992 at the Rio Summit and came into force in 1994. The Convention has been signed by 194 countries and sets the framework for intergovernmental collaboration on responding to the impacts of climate change. The Intergovernment ...